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Spain’s PISA scores fall to record lows as reading, maths and science decline

News Desk8th September 202614th September 2026

8th September 202614th September 2026772

Spain’s education system has recorded its weakest results since the international PISA assessments began in 2000, with 15- and 16-year-old students losing ground in reading,...

Spain refers shooting of 60-year-old orca matriarch Toñi to prosecutors

News Desk3rd September 20269th September 2026

3rd September 20269th September 20261057

Spanish authorities have referred the shooting of Toñi, the oldest known orca in the Strait of Gibraltar and Gulf of Cadiz, to environmental prosecutors as...

Tens of thousands rally across Spain in support of Ceuta as crisis fuels anger at Sánchez government

News Desk3rd September 20267th September 2026

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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday in a nationwide show of support for Ceuta, as the continuing fallout...

Spain sets new tourism record as foreign visitors spend €82 billion in first seven months of 2026

News Desk1st September 20267th September 2026

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Spain has set another tourism record, with 58.1 million international visitors arriving during the first seven months of 2026 and spending more than €82 billion,...

Ten arrested after drug traffickers open fire on Guardia Civil patrol boat off Huelva coast

News Desk23rd August 202626th August 2026

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Ten suspected members of a drug trafficking organisation have been arrested following an armed attack on a Guardia Civil patrol boat during a high-speed pursuit...

Fresh earthquakes shake Granada, injuring three and forcing Alhambra evacuation

News Desk18th August 202624th August 2026

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Three people have been injured and buildings damaged after a new magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the province of Granada (Andalusia) on Tuesday morning, followed by...

Three family members including child killed in Isla Cristina shooting

News Desk17th August 202624th August 2026

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Three members of the same family, including a child, have been killed after two masked gunmen opened fire in the Huelva (Andalusia) coastal town of...

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Granada and is strongly felt across Malaga province

News Desk15th August 202617th August 2026

15th August 202617th August 20261463

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Granada province in Andalusia in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing damage to buildings and vehicles and sending...

Hundreds evacuated as fierce Huelva wildfire continues to defy firefighters

News Desk10th August 202617th August 2026

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Firefighters in southern Spain are continuing to battle a major wildfire in the province of Huelva that remains beyond containment, with strong winds, rugged terrain...

Three-year ban on new licences for tourist flats comes into force in Malaga

News Desk27th July 20263rd August 2026

27th July 20263rd August 20261788

Spain’s southern city of Malaga (Andalusia) has become the latest destination to tighten controls on tourist accommodation, with a three-year suspension on new licences for...

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