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Legendary Spanish bullfighter arrested in Madrid after ‘fighting with police outside burger shop’

BULLFIGHTER Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez spent Monday night in a cell at the Madrid City Centre Police Station after he was arrested after an altercation at

1 Jul, 2025 @ 12:28

Lead·Madrid

Sol or Sombra? As the bullfighting season starts in Spain, aficionado Michael Coy gives some insiders tips on going to see ‘los toros’

THE bullfighting season has arrived, and, if you live in Andalucia, there’s no escaping the buzz. Sevilla’s iconic ‘cartel’ (poster), markied the official launch on

26 Apr, 2025 @ 10:45

Andalucia·Lead

San Fermin Festival 2024: First running of the bulls

Watch: Historic San Fermin bull running festival gets underway in Spain

THE first running of the bulls at the world-famous Sanfermines fiestas took place on Sunday morning, with the streets of Pamplona packed out with runners

7 Jul, 2024 @ 12:18

Lead·Navarra

Watch: Heart-stopping moment toddlers are almost gored while taking part in traditional bull running festival in Spain – sparking fury among activists

THIS is the terrifying moment toddlers were almost gored during a traditional bull running festival in Spain. Shocking footage shows parents carrying or holding the

5 Jul, 2024 @ 17:11

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Motorist survives dramatic collision with massive bull on Valencia motorway in Spain

Watch: Icelandic tourist, 46, is seriously injured after being gored by a bull during traditional running festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 46-year-old man from Iceland was seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon when he was gored by a bull in Xabia on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The

19 Jun, 2024 @ 15:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

Bullfighting latest in Spain: Children set to be allowed to attend events in Mallorca

CHILDREN are set to be allowed back into bullfights in Mallorca, as the regional parliament is due to vote on a proposal tabled by far-right

3 Jun, 2024 @ 15:23

Balearic Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Bullfighting returns to Marbella after almost a DECADE: Roca Rey leads world-famous matadors hosting controversial event this summer – infuriating animal lovers

MARBELLA will host a bullfighting event for the first time in nine years, it was confirmed today. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante de la

15 May, 2024 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

Spain cancels this year’s national bullfighting prize that sees a top matador win €30,000: Culture Ministry hopes to eliminate the award for good

SPAIN’S Culture Ministry has decided to cancel a national bullfighting prize and is to start the process of eliminating the award for good. That’s according

3 May, 2024 @ 10:26

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

READ IN FULL: Letter from British campaigner Peter Tatchell to Spain’s first LGBT+ matador

BRITISH LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Spain’s first openly pansexual matador to ‘turn his back’ on the ‘cruel bloodsport’. Mario Alcalde, a 31-year

7 Mar, 2024 @ 10:48

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year

STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid’s conservative premier blames drought in Spain’s Barcelona on bizarre reason: the closure of their bullring

SINCE the coronavirus pandemic, when she forged a reputation for opposing the pandemic policies of the central government, the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz

4 Feb, 2024 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Bullfighting sadistic and despicable, says Spain’s new culture minister but can animal activists get their hopes up

Bullfighting ‘is sadistic and despicable’, says Spain’s new culture minister – but can animal activists get their hopes up?

A POLITICIAN who is an avowed anti-bullfighter has become Spain’s Minister of Culture in Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet announced on Monday. Ernest Urtasan, 41, is

21 Nov, 2023 @ 13:45

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

French Tourist Dies After Spending 9 Days In Coma After Bull Gored Him At Costa Blanca Festival In Spain

Man dies in Spain’s Valencia region after being gored by a bull at a local fiesta

A MAN has died in Spain’s Valencia region after he was gored by a bull during local fiestas. Another participant in the event was also

24 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia regional government to open probe into ‘dwarf bullfighting’ show authorised in early September

THE REGIONAL government in Valencia is to investigate a bullfighting festival after the line-up including so-called ‘dwarf bullfighters’, a form of ‘entertainment’ that is on

20 Sep, 2023 @ 11:11

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

Dwarf bullfighters slam ‘do-gooder’ activists who shut down their comedy show in Spain: Troupe insists performance is ‘not degrading’ and that ‘no animals are harmed’

A TROUPE of dwarf bullfighters have hit back after a regional Spanish government banned their comedy show following complaints from ‘woke’ activists. The mini matadors

7 Sep, 2023 @ 12:29

Lead·Murcia

Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls

The horror incident took place at the annual ‘Bous al carrer’ event in Calpe, on the Costa Blanca, just a few miles north of Benidorm

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:34

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Protesters take to Streets of Spain’s Malaga to rally against animal abuse and call for end to bullfighting

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es PROTESTERS have gathered in Central Malaga to oppose animal abuse and call for an end to bullfighting. Organized

7 Aug, 2023 @ 09:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Bull’s revenge: Bullfighter suffers horrific goring while rescuing fellow fighter in Spain’s Santander

EVERY bullfighter’s nightmare came to pass as one risked his own life and suffered a goring to distract a raging bull that had his fellow

28 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Basque Country·Lead·Sport

Woman, 74, left hospitalised in Valencia region after bull escapes and rampages through streets

A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was left in a critical condition on Saturday, after a bull escaped from a local taurine event in the Valencia region and

16 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Bull gores 21-year-old man to death at local fiestas in Toledo province

A 21-YEAR-OLD Moroccan national was killed on Saturday by a bull during local fiestas in the municipality of Cedillo del Condado, in Toledo province. The

11 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Bullfighting protestor is dragged out of the ring

Video: Female bullfighting protester dragged out of ring by Popular Party candidate for local council

A FEMALE bullfighting protester was dragged out of the ring during a demonstration on Tuesday by a man who is standing to be a local

4 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid

Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall

A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres

1 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate

SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or hen

19 Apr, 2023 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

British architect Norman Foster designs this year’s poster for the new bullfighting season in Sevilla

World-renowned British architect Norman Foster has designed the poster to announce the new bullfighting season in Sevilla. He was commissioned by the Real Maestranza to

17 Feb, 2023 @ 14:07

Lead·Sevilla

Video: Civil Guard investigates convoy of cars where passengers were hanging out of windows

SPAIN’S Civil Guard is investigating two people for dangerous driving after videos were shared on social media of a convoy of vehicles in Salamanca where

3 Oct, 2022 @ 17:44

Lead·National News