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Spain

80-year-old Spanish grandfather enrolls in Erasmus course

History student at the University of Valencia, a retired Valencia man has obtained a scholarship to spend the next four months in Verona.

14/02/2018

Living

Meet the designer using virtual reality to highlight femininity

Spanish designer Pilar Torrecillas' tribute to the arts and history of Grenada.

13/02/2018

Next Series

The new cameras that will revolutionise underwater research

Futuris travels to Spain to meet the scientist developing a new camera which could revolutionise underwater filming.

12/02/2018

Spain

Who is Elsa Artadi, the emerging future president of Catalonia?

An aide to Carles Puigdemont could be installed as the next leader of Catalan’s parliament, according to local media, while Puigdemont governs de facto from his refuge in Brussels.

09/02/2018

Spain

Spanish man fined more than 400 euros for photoshopping himself into a

The 24-year-old man was ordered to pay the fine for his “attack against religious feelings”.

08/02/2018

Economy

Puigdemont's 100 days of attitude

100 days have passed since the ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont established what he called a "government in exile" in Brussels. Puigdemont fled over the Pyrenees on October the 29th, a day after the government in Madrid dissolved self-rule in Catalonia and removed him from office.

07/02/2018

Spain

Heavy snow causes disruption in Madrid

Heavy snowfall shut down two of the main airport's runways and created chaos on the city's highways.

05/02/2018

Cinema

Stars of Spanish film at the 32nd Goya Awards in Madrid

The 32nd Goya Awards took place on Saturday in Madrid with red fans added to red carpets as women in Spanish cinema showed solidarity with Hollywood.

05/02/2018

Next Series

New technology juices up the food industry

Pulse electric field technology could revolutionise the way we process food - saving time, resources and nutrients.

05/02/2018

Living

Organic skincare made in Spain

Our review of four skincare cosmetic brands drawing from Spain’s natural resources in a sustainable way.

01/02/2018

Spain

Catalonia crisis: what next?

Political experts help us make sense of the drama.

31/01/2018

Spain

Puigdemont admits failure over Catalan independence bid

The ousted Catalan leader says he had had a moment of doubt, but insisted: "We continue!"

31/01/2018

Spain

Spanish police catch fruit thieves red-handed in orange heist

The thieves stole 4,000 kilos of oranges from a warehouse in Carmona near Seville.

31/01/2018

Spain

Puigdemont defies Madrid ruling

Carles Puigdemont has insisted that the Spanish government must not be allowed to ignore the will of the people, as Catalan's parliament postponed plans to invest him as president.

30/01/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament suspends session to invest Puigdemont

Move seen as tactical as support for defiant separatists shows no sign of ebbing.

30/01/2018

Spain

Catalonia vote postponed, support remains for Puigdemont

Catalonia's current president and parliamentary speaker insists the vote is delayed, not cancelled and says Carles Puigdemont is still the best candidate to lead the region.

30/01/2018

Spain

Puigdemont seek to attend inauguration

Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont is to ask for a judge's permission to attend a parliamentary session in Spain.

29/01/2018

Sport

Real Madrid: Zinedine Zidane faces the boot

Real Madrid are having one of their worst seasons in recent history, pushing coach Zinedine Zidane to apologise for the state of play,

25/01/2018

Spain

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

25/01/2018

Sport

Mascherano makes tearful exit from Barcelona

At 33 he becomes the latest star name to join the Chinese football league.

24/01/2018

Green News

The best offices with a view

Working in paradise: get ready for a 'workation'

24/01/2018

Spain

Court records expose details of 60 million euro food poisoning scam

British law firms dispatched “sales agents” in Mallorca to enlist holidaymakers to file false food poisoning claims against tour operators, court documents reveal.

19/01/2018

Spain

Busted: cocaine-filled pineapple ring

Spanish and Portuguese police have seized more than 700 kg of cocaine wrapped in pineapple skins and shipped from South America.

18/01/2018

Spain

Catalonia's pro-independence parties regain control of parliament

Catalonia's pro-independence parties regain control of the region’s parliament, but attempts to re elect ousted leader Carles Puigdemont look set to be more difficult.

17/01/2018

Spain

Pets in Madrid are blessed for Saint Anthony's day

Every January dozens of Catholics in Spain groom their pets with their best outfits to attend a mass in honour of Saint Anthony.

17/01/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament holds first meeting, voting in separatist MP as spe

The vote for a pro-secession speaker virtually guarantees the chamber's push for independence from Spain.

17/01/2018