Two Americans and a Brit gored on first day of Pamplona running of the bulls
A total of 11 people were injured
‘Damien Hirst stole Banksy from me’ claims maverick British artist
A MAVERICK Andalucia-based British artist claims to be the ‘real Banksy’.
Londoner Michael Shurman claims he created the globally-known graffiti persona over a decade ago,...
Expat publishes book about baking bread with Fidel Castro
A Granada expat author has published a book about doing business with Fidel Castro in Cuba
Four more people gored in running of the bulls in Pamplona
Day five was the bloodiest day of this year’s festival
UPDATE: Two more gored in Pamplona on Monday
Day 7’s victims bring the festival’s goring tally to 10
Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls ends with quickest (and most uneventful) run yet
This year’s festival saw 10 gored, most of them foreigners
Poet Lorca named one of seven most important Spaniards in contemporary history
Fuentes Vaqueros receives award for Lorca's selection to list of seven top Spaniards
Spain raises age of marriage and consent
The changes come after pressure from children’s rights organisations
Madrid plaza renamed after late gay rights activist
The plaza Vasquez de Mella will be renamed as a tribute to Pedro Zerolo
Titanic relic resurfaces in Granada after nearly 100 years
A plaque presented by the Royal Mail Steamship Union, the day before HMS Titanic began its fateful voyage has miraculously turned up in Granada
Surprise acts set for Gibraltar Music Festival
Top Spanish acts could join Kings of León, Madness and Duran Duran
New Lorca centre in Granada opens without manuscripts
The architects of the Federico Garcia Lorca Centro de Granada are fighting with the Garcia Lorca Foundation to prove that the conditions of the library are suitable to house the manuscripts
Miss Universe Spain 2015 crowned at Marbella’s Starlite festival
Miss Spain, a Canary Islands native, works as a doctor and speaks three languages
Picasso painting seized by French police in illegal exportation attempt in Corsica
With an estimated worth of €26.2 million, the painting was deemed a Spanish cultural treasure and prohibited from leaving the country
Seven of the most important women in Spanish history
As macho Spain votes in a Magnificent Seven of influential Spaniards, every one of them male, Nina Chausow asks: where are all the women?
Matador attacks protester in Marbella’s bullring
The protester jumped into the ring after the third bull’s death
Beard transplants trending in Spain
This pricey procedure can give men the beards of their wildest hipster dreams
Film adaptation of British musical to close San Sebastian film festival
The adaptation of London Road will star Tom Hardy and Olivia Colman
Singer Diego El Cigala performs at LA Hollywood Bowl following wife’s death
The world-famous flamenco singer performed in front of a sold-out crowd following the death of his wife to cancer
Spain slaughters and abandons 100,000 hunting dogs every year
When they’re no longer useful to their owners, these dogs meet a tragic fate
Google doodle celebrates La Tomatina’s 70th birthday
Spanish Google has today transformed itself in honour of La Tomatina
World-famous ‘jackal’ literary agent heads to Spain
The Wylie Agency will open an office in Spain in an attempt to reach the growing Spanish-speaking market
Spanish entrepreneur cracks historic WWII decryption
Didac Sanchez has used his decryption of the message as the basis for a new security software package
‘Driving Over Lemons’ author Chris Stewart takes a sabbatical year
The farmer, author and former Genesis drummer has announced he is taking a year off from writing
Found in Translation
Need a soundtrack to Spanish life? The Olive Press selects a mix of the best contemporary, and more established bands… and gives some clues as to what their nearest English equivalents are. The similarities are often uncanny, discovers Caitlin Quinn
Goya portrait causes controversy at London’s National Gallery
Controversy at the National Gallery as scholars suspect Goya portrait is a fake