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Culture news

China calls for more Spanish teachers as demand for language soars

Spanish language teaching is booming in China, with enrolments up 12.6% between 2023 and 2025. But the Cervantes Institute says there's a shortage of teachers to meet rising demand.

27 October 2026

Health news

Barcelona team develops AI that detects ageing in blood stem cells

ChromAgeNet has decoded chromatin architecture, the 3D organisation of DNA in the nucleus, distinguishing young from aged blood stem cells and opening new paths for cell rejuvenation.

Business

José Sevilla resigns as Unicaja chair and declines to remain at the bank

José Sevilla will step down as Unicaja chairman in April 2027 after deciding not to seek a new term, but will retain his non-executive role at the Málaga-based bank until then.

Culture news

Alliance against invisibility: Prado and Rijksmuseum join forces for women in art

Madrid's Prado Museum and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum are joining forces in a strategic alliance to explore women's role in history and reassess the shared heritage between Spain and the Netherlands.

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Culture news

Bardem calls for singer P!nk to be removed as Unicef ambassador over Palestine stance

Spanish actor Javier Bardem has urged Instagram followers to sign a Change.org petition calling for US singer P!nk to be removed as a Unicef ambassador; it already has over 150,000 signatures.

23 September 2026

Europe News

Spain seizes two tonnes of cocaine from yacht linked to Balkans

Spain's Tax Agency and French customs seized the drugs in the Atlantic and arrested four crew members of the yacht and the ringleader based in Girona.

21 September 2026

Culture news

Spanish archaeologists find 4,400-year-old tomb in Egypt with original colours intact

A Spanish-Egyptian archaeological team has found in Saqqara an outstanding late Fifth Dynasty tomb with two chapels and colourful reliefs of farming and offering processions.

10 September 2026

Tech News

New Spanish-made zinc-air battery design boosts capacity and power by 80%

A new technology from Barcelona's Institute of Materials Science reduces energy losses and boosts zinc-air battery performance, paving the way for other storage technologies.

10 September 2026

Culture news

Possible massacre and cannibalism 7,000 years ago uncovered in Granada

Analysis of nearly 1,000 bones found in three caves in Granada shows that cannibalism was a recurring Neolithic practice, with signs of collective violence, possible rituals and skulls turned into containers.

9 September 2026

Travel News

Spain breaks tourism record: 58.1 million visitors by July

Spain welcomed 58.1 million foreign visitors between January and July, 4.6% more than a year ago. Tourist spending rose 7.8% to a record €82.05 billion.

1 September 2026

Culture news

Thieves steal Villena Treasure in under four minutes, one of Europe's great Bronze Age hoards

The thieves distracted security forces with a false alarm on the outskirts of Villena and stole the museum's 59 prehistoric pieces in under four minutes.

Europe News

'Escape master' who broke out of multiple European prisons arrested

Officers tracked the fugitive down to a neighbourhood in Tarragona where they believed he was living. A judge ordered the man to be remanded in custody without bail while his extradition to Italy is processed.

Europe News

Ceuta migration sparks nearly 9,600 hate posts on social media

The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia logged 9,590 hate messages in two days tied to a July influx of some 80,000 migrants into Ceuta.

Europe News

Police decry conditions in Ceuta: One bathroom for 70 officers

Complaints about the conditions have already been formally submitted and the CEP expects measures to be taken as soon as possible to remedy the shortcomings and resolve the situation.

Health news

Madrid hospital creates first bone metamaterial prosthesis, prevents leg amputation

Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Hospital has created the world's first personalised metamaterial bone prosthesis, successfully implanted in a 38-year-old with tibial sarcoma, avoiding leg amputation.

Europe News

Ceuta and Melilla Spanish status beyond doubt, diplomatic sources say

The response of Spanish diplomatic officials comes as Morocco’s justice minister Abdellatif Ouahbi claims the issue "remains on the table" in talks with Spain.

Europe News

Thousands of migrants, including more than 860 minors, remain in Ceuta

Juan Vivas, the president of Ceuta, estimates that between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the city four days after the mass influx from Morocco.

Business

Madrid breaks tourism record, tops €10bn in international spending

Madrid saw a historic boost in international tourism in the first half of 2026, with spending reaching €10 billion, up 11.4% year on year, according to Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE).

Sport

Spain sets global audience records after World Cup win

Millions of fans followed Spain's national team throughout the FIFA World Cup via the media and social networks, pushing its audience to record levels.

Europe News

Boy, 13, dies as fountain collapses amid Spain's World Cup celebration

Three other people were seriously injured in the accident, which happened when the fountain collapsed during celebrations of Spain's World Cup win.

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