Spain

'Terrifying cocktail': Spain's worst environmental disaster, 20 years

Never before had 63,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil washed up on Iberian coasts, creating a 2,000 kilometres-long polluted area stretching from Portugal to Spain and all the way to France.

14/11/2022

Spain

Two men go on trial in Spain over deadly 2013 train accident

Eighty people were killed and 140 others injured in the derailment near Santiago de Compostela.

05/10/2022

Culture news

The language app designed to save minority European languages

The app IndyLan was designed to help people learn minority languages, but a lack of funding post-Brexit is holding it back.

16/08/2022

Spain

Six people arrested in Spain over suspected homophobic killing

The death of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña at the weekend has shaken Spain and led to major demonstrations by LGBT+ organisations.

06/07/2021

World

Closures on Iberian peninsula make life tough for cross-border workers

At 400 metres long, the Friendship Bridge allows cross-border workers to reach their homes in just a few minutes. But with its closure, they now have to travel dozens more kilometres.

26/02/2021

Spain

Franco's family at war with Spain over control of his summer house

The former dictator's Galicia residence Pazo de Meirás was obtained through fraud and extortion, the government claims

08/07/2020

Spain

Spanish town half way to goal of losing 100,000 kilos

The Spanish town of Narón last year launched a pioneering healthy lifestyle initiative to help its residents shed a collective 100,000 kilos over a two-year period. So far, it seems to be working.

19/02/2019

Cult

In all its glory: Santiago de Compostela unveils newly restored portico

In all its glory: Santiago de Compostela unveils newly restored Portico de la Gloria

03/07/2018