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Fans rejoice as Spain reaches Euro 2024 final

Spain beat France 2-1 in a high-intensity match.

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Pamplona's bull run, a dangerous chase

The third running of the bulls in Pamplona featured bulls from the Victoriano del Río ranch in Madrid.

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Spain reach Euro 2024 final after beating France with 2-1 comeback

Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo overturned France's lead to send La Roja to the Berlin final and stay on course for a record fourth European title.

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Watch: The fan-led league with inclusion at its heart

Rubén Almazán Estepa and Álvaro Cano are ambassadors for the Liga Genuine, a football league for players with intellectual disabilities.

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WATCH: Madrid Pride draws a million in festive call for rights

Organizers reported that a million people attended Madrid Pride on Saturday, July 6th, celebrating in a festive atmosphere with the slogan "Education, Rights, and Peace: Pride that Transforms."

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Spanish horse festival 'Rapa das bestas' grows in popularity

The 'Rapa das bestas' festival in Sabucedo dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July

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Thousands protest in Spain's most visited city against over-tourism

More than 150 organisations and social movements took to the streets of Barcelona with some symbolically sealing off hotels and restaurant terraces.

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Tens of thousands attend controversial San Fermín bull-running festival

The highlight of the festival is the early morning bull runs, which began on Friday, when thousands of daredevils started to race against six bulls.

Earth News

Has France’s ban on domestic flights actually cut emissions?

The regulation was much debated and has been in place for just over a year.

Travel News

‘A theme park for tourists’: Málaga locals protest city gentrification

Spain’s anti-tourism activism has arrived in Málaga, where locals are angry over soaring rent prices.

Tech News

Spain to introduce age-verification for accessing porn this year

Spanish authorities will be using digital wallets to verify a user’s age online when they try to access porn or adult sites.

Sport

Euro2024: France beat Portugal on penalties to face Spain in semifinal

No goals in France-Portugal as Les Bleus advance to next round following 5-3 penalty shootout thanks to fatal João Félix miss.

Spain

Spanish police bust Malaga crime group forcing women into prostitution

The gang abused at least 500 women across four brothels in Costa del Sol, authorities said.

Economy

Eurozone private sector expands in June: Spain grows, France contracts

Euro area private sector activity grew in June, surpassing earlier estimates and showing robust recovery. Activity in Spain showed the strongest growth, while contractionary conditions held in France amid election uncertainties.

Water Matters

‘Everyone’s Mar Menor’- lagoon with legal personhood tackles pollution

In partnership with the European Commission

From a crusade to save a dying lagoon by securing it the legal rights of a person, to building tree houses to lure back the bat population, environmental activists in Spain are doing what it takes to protect their local waterways from pollution and loss of biodiversity.

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Would a €750 fine stop you weeing in the sea?

Peeing in the sea could land you a fine, while elsewhere in Spain you’re not even allowed to swim after midnight.

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Tenerife announces plans for an island-wide train service

If the project comes to fruition, it’s set to cost a total of €5.65 billion.

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Barcelona is increasing its tourist tax again in October

Barcelona charges a tourist tax and a city tax: What's the difference and how much are they?

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UK expats in Spain show little interest in election back home

Spain hosts the largest British expat community in Europe. In the seaside town of Rojales, many UK citizens say they feel at home, but Brexit has complicated their lives.

Culture news

Spanish court blocks minister's pledge to remove Francoist symbol

Jose Manuel Albares’ pledge to remove Francoist symbols blocked after court orders portrait of General Francisco Gómez-Jordana y Sousa to be rehung.