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Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd...
THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three...
VUELTA A ESPANA: Your virtual Tour of Spain
TWENTY-TWO teams, 21 stages and three weeks of spectacular aerial footage of Spain allowing you to watch a gripping race while planning your next trip.
TERUEL: Spain’s coolest summer spot
Take a trip to the inland province of Teruel to find Spain’s coolest place in summer… and make sure to stop off at Albarracin on the way, writes Fiona Govan
Video: Five-story building containing 21 homes suddenly collapses in Spain’s Teruel
A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident.
The caretaker...
Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain
A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the...
Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record
FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain.
The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged...
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning...
Abandoned Spanish train station converted into luxury five-star hotel
An abandoned train station in Spain has been totally revamped into a five-star hotel.
Canfranc Station in the Aragon Valley, near the French border and...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Superstition emptied a Spanish village in the 14th century before turning it into a must-visit festival
There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows
Spain’s Mallorca stages ancient banner carrying ceremony ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations
ONE of Europe's oldest non-religious celebrations takes place in Palma, Mallorca this Saturday.
The Festa de l'Estandard(banner) has its roots back to the early 13th...
Hospital operation and consultation waiting times fall in Spain but pandemic impact continues
THE average waiting time for a public hospital operation in Spain is 113 days according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health.
Their twice-yearly...
Amazon to open cloud computing unit in Spain’s Aragon region in €2.5 billion investment
AMAZON'S cloud computing division AWS(Amazon Web Services) has announced a €2.5 billion investment in Spain over the next decade.
The firm said on Wednesday that...
Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to clear out his bank account in Spain
A wife going through a divorce with her husband put a knock-out drug in a croquette so that she could steal €27,000 from his...
WATCH: Heartwarming moment firefighters help a deer caught in wildfire in northeastern Spain
A TEAM of firefighters battling flames in Aragon have shared a video of them giving water to a roe deer and soothing its burns,...
WATCH: Panic-stricken passengers break train window to escape as wildfire engulfs tracks in eastern Spain
AROUND a dozen passengers on a train travelling through a wildfire zone in Castellon province of eastern Spain suffered burns after they feared the...
Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain
FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group
Subject to clearances from competition...
Outrage over ‘horror’ video showing bull suffering during fiesta in Albarracin, northeastern Spain
Each summer in towns and villages across Spain, fiestas take place involving local townsfolk, many focusing on bullfighting activities.
But the latest video to provoke...
Spain’s hospital operation waiting lists are longest in 18 years
SPAIN'S operation waiting lists in public hospitals have reached their highest level since 2003.
Health Ministry figures going up to the end of 2021 show...
Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area
VOLKSWAGEN'S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City.
The factory, costing around €7 billion to...
EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them
EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as 'sixth wave' coronavirus infections fall.
Passport will...
Massive green energy project unveiled for Spain’s Aragon
SPAIN has unveiled plans for a massive green energy project in the northeast region of Aragon that aims to meet 30% of the nation’s...
EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor
SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like...
Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary
SPAIN'S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million.
The company had a turnover of €128 million in...
EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life
AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia...
Limits to Brits travelling abroad ‘considered for those who fail to take booster jabs’
LIMITS to Britains travelling abroad that are eligible but do not take a third booster jab are being considered by UK ministers.
If the proposal...
Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted decade’s best winery in Spain
ONE of Spain's most famous sherry and wine producers has been voted 'Best Spanish Winery of the Decade'.
The AEPEV association of wine journalists gave...
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