Spain

Spain

Yellow ribbons for imprisoned politicians cause controversy in Catalonia

Symbols raise questions about role of local authorities

08/09/2018

Spain

A mat with picture of Donald Trump exists and you can jump on it

Two Dutch photographers printed a picture of Donald Trump on a mat and people are welcome to jump on it.

07/09/2018

World

EU has more 'ability than goodwill' | Uncut with Le Drian and Borrell

The latest "Uncut with Daniel Cohn-Bendit" tackles the issue that has the most potential to damage the European Union.

07/09/2018

Spain

Third time's a charm? Spain with another 'disaster' art restoration

Ecce Homo, then Saint George, and now saint carvings from the 15th and 16th centuries are being slammed as botched restoration jobs.

07/09/2018

Spain

Tiny apartments will open in Barcelona 'with or without a permit'

Spanish startup behind "beehive" housing projects says apartments will open "with or without a permit" from Barcelona's city council.

07/09/2018

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Five migrants found dead during rescue operation near Spain's coast

Five migrants drowned and 193 were rescued in the western Mediterranean sea off the Spanish coast, the Spanish coastguard said on Thursday, after six rafts sank.

06/09/2018

Spain

Spain to 'scrap sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia'

Military chiefs in Spain claim they are stopping the controversial sale of laser-precision bombs to Saudi Arabia.

04/09/2018

Spain

Stolen babies trial resumes in Madrid

Stolen babies trial resumes in Madrid

04/09/2018

Spain

Fake bomb uncovered at Spanish second-hand bookstore

Elena González never expected that a recent sort through of stock at her second-hand bookstore in western Spain would lead to a call to bomb disposal experts.

03/09/2018

Spain

Spain paints the town red with tomatoes

Spain paints the town red with La Tomatina tomato-throwing festival

29/08/2018

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Watch: Tomato battle at Tomatina festival

The streets were left covered in fruit slush after 165,000 kilograms of tomatoes were used as ammunition for participants to hurl at other festival-goers.

29/08/2018

Spain

Franco victims' remains exhumed from mass grave

Dozens of victims of Spain's dictator General Franco have had their remains exhumed from a mass grave near Valencia

29/08/2018

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Watch: Spanish police find cocaine in hollowed pineapples

The pineapples originated from Costa Rica, and Spanish police intercepted the drugs at a food market in Madrid.

28/08/2018

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Man seriously injured at Spanish 'Ball-Run' festival

The man was caught between the 250-kilogram styrofoam ball and the fence, leading him to be airlifted to a nearby hospital.

28/08/2018

Spain

Murder suspect arrested after 20 years

Police in Spain arrest a man suspected of murdering a schoolboy in the Netherlands in 1998

27/08/2018

Spain

Meet Marian, a catwalk star with Down syndrome

Marian Avila’s dream role is fast approaching. On September 8, she will become the first Spanish woman with Down syndrome to star in one of the most important fashion events in the world - New York Fashion Week.

24/08/2018

Spain

Spain's government issues decree to exhume Franco's body

The mausoleum outside Madrid where he is buried has long been a pilgrimage site for members of the far right.

24/08/2018

Spain

Madrid to open LGBT-friendly retirement home

Thanks to one man’s eight-year campaign, Madrid is set to open 'the world's first publicly-funded LGBT-friendly home' for the elderly before the end of the year.

24/08/2018

Spain

Spain's footballers threaten to strike over US match

The Spanish Players' Association wants the Spanish League to abandon plans to play a La Liga match in the United States.

23/08/2018

Spain

Spanish footballer's union hits out over La Liga match in US

"The time has come to say 'enough' ... The players are tired and willing to go to the end," said David Aganzo, the president of the players union.

23/08/2018

Spain

This 88-year-old grandmother makes masterpieces with Microsoft Paint

Spanish artists Concha García Zaera, an 88-year-old grandmother from Valencia has become an Instagram sensation.

22/08/2018

Spain

Migrants entering Spain douse police officers in corrosive substance

Seven Spanish policemen suffered burns caused by a corrosive substance thrown by migrants after more than 100 forced their way past the fortified border.

22/08/2018

Spain

Man shot dead wielding knife inside Spanish police station

The incident came just a few days after the first anniversary of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils by so-called Islamic State.

20/08/2018

Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain. However, the number of slaughtered pigs was greater than the total Spanish population last year.

20/08/2018

Spain

Spain terror attack remembrance

The Catalonian coastal town of Cambrils held a remembrance service one year after terrorists killed 16 people and injured many more in attacks there and in Barcelona

18/08/2018

Spain

Barcelona attack anniversary: "idea of integration is the wrong one"

A year after a deadly attack in the heart of Barcelona, experts say Spanish society have the wrong notion of social integration.

17/08/2018