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Spanish scientists make robot to help stroke victims

Robotherapist 3D lets patients start exercising while still lying down, allowing them to practise arm movements more easily

Spain to launch its first underwater museum

Aquatic art in the underwater museumi meant to get locals ‘loving the planet’

Judge orders fresh DNA tests on clothes worn by murdered Alcasser girls 

A SPANISH court has mandated new DNA tests on clothes worn by Toñi, Miriam and Desire on the day they were kidnapped, raped, tortured...

Foreign investment boosts Spanish startups

Number of Spanish startups rise as foreign investments pour in

Spain registers 31,785 COVID-19 cases over weekend while Madrid REFUSES to close down as emergency meeting with central government...

An extra-ordinary meeting this evening between the Minister of Health Salvador Illa and councillor for the Community of Madrid Enrique Ruiz Escudero has ended without an agreement, according to sources from the Madrid executive

SAVE THE DATE: Clocks will change end of October

WINTER is officially coming in October as the clocks are set to be put back an hour. As with every year, the days will...

British woman warns of the cruel scam that all expats need to look out for

A British woman has warned her fellow countryman not to fall for the hoax that could see them fleeced out of money.  Lily Adamson, who...

Reclaiming the coasts

Government spends five billion euros in demolishing coastline constructionsTHOUSANDS of homes are to be demolished in a revolutionary new plan to save Spain’s coastline. Dozens...

Spain launches nationwide suicide prevention hotline as mental health worries surge

SPAIN’S Health Ministry has launched a nationwide suicide prevention line offering free, anonymous and confidential help to those in the depths of despair. The dedicated...

Ongoing treasure battle between US and Spain back in court

Treasure hunting company Odyssey refuses to recognize Spain as the owner of a massive treasure bounty recovered from the ‘Black Swan’

Hunger strike in Spain over restaurant refusal

Protestor claims mayor will not sign works licence A SPANISH woman has started a hunger strike at a local mayor’s refusal to allow her family...

Slaughterhouses in Spain will use video cameras to prove animal welfare rules are followed

ANIMAL welfare in Spain's slaughterhouses will be monitored by mandatory video surveillance systems. The Council of Ministers approved a royal decree on Tuesday establishing the...

These four seaside towns are officially the sunniest in Spain and they’re not on the Costa del Sol

THINK of Spain and you’ll undoubtedly think of sun-soaked days at the beach. But despite its name, the Costa del Sol isn’t actually the...

Burial site of the Spanish Armada’s crew found

Analysis reveals that almost 1,000 soldiers and sailors lie in a burial mound in Ireland

BREAKING: Latest coronavirus figures in Spain as health ministry counts infections among health workers for first time

THE number of new COVID-19 cases being reported daily in Spain has stagnated at around 180. Several small outbreaks across the country have managed to...

Debt woe mounts for Spain’s borrowers

Bad debt now accounts for 13% of all outstanding loans

Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech

KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he...
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Worrying photo sums up Costa del Sol’s huge drug problem

The Costa del Sol is notorious for its drug activity, but perhaps no other photo sums it up better than this one.  Dozens of petrol...

Don’t make him cry: Celebrity chef Dabiz Muñoz claims onions should never be added to Spanish tortilla

CELEBRITY chef Dabiz Muñoz has ignited fresh debate on the eternal question of what should go in an authentic Spanish tortilla. Muñoz claims that onion...

BREAKING: Mallorca rapper Valtonyc has fled Spain to avoid prison sentence for controversial lyrics

The rapper has gone into exile to fight for freedom of expression in Europe

Torrijas: This is the Easter treat to feast on in Spain during Semana Santa

SPAIN'S version of French toast or “eggy bread” is scrumptiously sweet, dangerously calorific and firmly associated with Easter in Spain in the same way...

‘SPAIN’S GEORGE FLOYD’: Video of young black man’s death in custody at hands of SIX officers sparks outrage

A LEAKED video showing the death of an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager in care has raised questions over Spain's youth detention system. The family of Iliass...

Film star Sophia Loren’s highest flat in Spain up for sale

The Madrid penthouse where Sophia Loren lived while filming El Cid is up for sale, and it's also the highest flat in Spain

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