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Spain evacuates 2,000 people in Andalucia as crews tackle wildfire

The blaze injured three firefighters after it broke out Wednesday amid gusting winds.

09/06/2022

Spain

Algeria suspends friendship treaty with Spain over Western Sahara

It is the latest blow to increasingly wobbly relations between Algiers and Madrid

09/06/2022

Spain

Spain first as court grants nationality to child born during migration

Leaving the girl stateless would have placed her "in a situation of inequality", the court said.

09/06/2022

Spain

Algeria suspends friendly treaty with Spain over Western Sahara stance

Tensions between Algiers and Madrid soared in March when Spain aligned with Morocco over the disputed North African territory.

08/06/2022

Spain

Spain has a huge market for prostitution. But for how much longer?

Medicos del Mundo estimates there are some 350,000 women in prostitution in Spain and 80% per cent of them are foreigners without legal papers.

08/06/2022

Spain

Fines and free 'doggy bags': Spain steps up fight against food waste

Spain wastes 1.36 million tonnes of food and drink each year, its government says.

07/06/2022

Culture news

A joyful Spanish pilgrimage is back on the road

Romería del Rocío is an important religious pilgrimage that has taken place for centuries in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia

07/06/2022

Europe News

Iberian Peninsula seeks to become renewables supplier

For Spain and Portugal, the EU plan to reduce its dependency on Russian fossil fuels may be a historical opportunity.

07/06/2022

Food and Drink

Under the sea: the unique flavour of fine wines aged beneath the waves

Salty Atlantic water and wildlife on the ocean floor give the wines a unique flavour, says this winery.

06/06/2022

Travel News

These are the countries where your money will go furthest in Europe

British tourists have voted on which holiday spots offer the best value for money.

06/06/2022

Spain

Spanish army captain suspended after soldiers kneel at Franco memorial

The video showed around 30 soldiers apparently paying homage to the dictator at the mausoleum where he used to be interred.

02/06/2022

Spain

Spanish government proposes law banning automated customer service

The bill would also do away with long waiting times by forcing companies to answer calls within three minutes and solve outstanding issues within 15 days.

31/05/2022

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Paddleboard pooches: Dogs take to the waves for surf race

A paddle surf race with your canine companion might sound like fun, but it demands a well-trained pooch who'll stay still on the board while you race.

31/05/2022

Scenes

Meet the team who are preserving marine life in Mallorca

In partnership with Media City

"Posidonia is extremely important because it's basically the lung of the Mediterranean".

30/05/2022

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25-tonne humpback whale dies off coast of Valencia

A dying humpback whale measuring 12 metres long and weighing around 25 tonnes appeared off the coast of Tavernes de la Valldigna coast

29/05/2022

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Real Madrid fans celebrate 14th Champions League win

Real Madrid fans jump and sing in the Spanish capital and in St-Denis.

29/05/2022

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King Felipe attends the military parade for Armed Forces Day

This year, Spain's biggest military celebration is back in its biggest version with a parade presided over by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.

28/05/2022

Spain

Spain's Doñana National Park under threat as groundwater pumping continues

UNESCO Heritage Site, Doñana National Park is drying out as rising temperatures, reduced rainfall and the pumping of groundwater for intensive agricultural purposes shrink the region’s aquifer. The wetlands are home to a variety of flora and fauna and also support many endangered migratory birds.

27/05/2022

World News

Good News: Laughter is the best medicine and plants grow in lunar soil

Technology reveals millennia-old secrets, we have grown plants on the moon's soil and three other positive stories.

27/05/2022

Spain

Spain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations

The country’s National Intelligence Center, or CNI, has been under fire since April after digital rights group Citizen Lab alleged that the phones of more than 60 Catalan politicians, lawyers and activists had been hacked with controversial spyware.

26/05/2022