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Spanish government scraps €30,000 national bullfighting prize, sparking debate

News Desk4th May 20248th May 2024

4th May 20248th May 20243622

Spain’s coalition government said on Friday that it would be scrapping a national prize for bullfighting, prompting anger from supporters of the controversial spectacle –...

Thousands protest in Canary Islands against ‘unsustainable’ mass tourism model

News Desk21st April 202427th April 2024

21st April 202427th April 20243849

Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism that they say...

Possible hottest first quarter on record for Spain, as drought warnings continue despite recent heavy rain

News Desk7th April 202413th April 2024

7th April 202413th April 20243609

Predictions show that Spain has experienced its warmest first quarter on record since 1961, with January, February and March showing higher temperatures than usual, according...

Spanish police arrest 3 over deaths of 5 migrants forced out of smugglers’ boat

News Desk18th March 202425th March 2024

18th March 202425th March 20241973

Spain’s National Police, working with Europol and the Guardia Civil, said they have arrested three people for the deaths last November of five migrants who...

What makes Spanish wine special?

Matthew Desoutter11th March 202415th September 2025

11th March 202415th September 20255984

Spain is a big wine-producing country. In terms of pure numbers, it’s got more hectares of vine than any other country in the world –...

Right-wing opposition calls for resignations in ‘Koldo scandal’

News Desk6th March 202411th March 2024

6th March 202411th March 20243450

The Spanish coalition government is under increasing pressure from the country’s right-wing opposition due to a scandal involving the purchase of face masks during the...

PSOE suspend ex-minister Ábalos, who will now serve as an independent MP

News Desk27th February 20246th March 2024

27th February 20246th March 20246327

#UPDATED at 19h on Tuesday 27 February The PSOE socialists have now temporarily suspended former transport minister José Luis Ábalos from the party, following his...

Spanish police rescue then arrest ‘drug traffickers being held hostage at sea’

News Desk15th February 202420th February 2024

15th February 202420th February 20241523

Eight drug traffickers who were being held hostage by an armed member of their own gang were rescued at sea and then arrested by the...

Over 1,000 migrants reach the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past 3 days

News Desk5th February 202412th February 2024

5th February 202412th February 20241995

Over 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said on Monday....

Over 6,600 migrants died or disappeared trying to reach Spain last year

News Desk10th January 202415th January 2024

10th January 202415th January 20241990

A migrants rights group has reported that at least 6,618 people died or went missing while attempting to reach Spain by sea during 2023. This...

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