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Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother

News Desk5th November 202510th November 2025

5th November 202510th November 20251378

Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...

Madrid may fine Rosalía over ‘serious public safety incidents’ during album launch

News Desk23rd October 202528th October 2025

23rd October 202528th October 20251041

Madrid’s mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, said on Wednesday that Spanish pop star Rosalía’s surprise album presentation in the city centre earlier in the week caused...

Spain submits ‘Sirat’ for best international feature film at Oscars

News Desk17th September 202522nd September 2025

17th September 202522nd September 20258072

Oliver Laxe’s Sirat, recipient of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has officially been selected as Spain’s candidate for Best International Feature...

Netflix to invest more than a billion euros in Spain over next four years

News Desk11th June 202517th June 2025

11th June 202517th June 20255939

The US streaming giant Netflix has said that it is going to invest €1.1 billion in productions in Spain between 2025 and 2029, which has...

Dozens of artists skip Barcelona’s Sónar festival in support of Palestinians

News Desk6th June 202510th June 2025

6th June 202510th June 20253368

Dozens of artists have pulled out of this year’s Sónar electronic music festival taking place from 12-14 June in Barcelona, protesting financial ties between its...

Tributes pour in for Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died aged 89

News Desk14th April 202521st April 2025

14th April 202521st April 20255249

Tributes have poured in for Spanish Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, the Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, who died on...

US court revives case surrounding a Nazi-looted painting in Madrid museum

News Desk12th March 202517th March 2025

12th March 202517th March 20255611

The future ownership of a French impressionist painting, once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman, is once again uncertain after the US Supreme...

Two films tie to win main prize at Goyas – and Richard Gere calls Trump ‘a bully, a thug’

News Desk9th February 202512th February 2025

9th February 202512th February 20254688

In a historic first, the 39th Goya Awards, Spain‘s equivalent to the Oscars, came down to a photo finish on Saturday night, with two films...

Netflix drops Spanish star of ‘Emilia Pérez’ from Oscar campaign after offensive tweets

News Desk6th February 202511th February 2025

6th February 202511th February 20254242

Offensive historic tweets posted by Karla Sofía Gascón, the transgender Spanish star of the Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, have led to a week of fallout...

Marisa Paredes, Spanish actor and Almodóvar favourite, dies aged 78

News Desk17th December 202423rd December 2024

17th December 202423rd December 20243837

Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodóvar, has died at the age of...

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