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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

Bullfight On The Saturday Of The San Fermin Festivities In Pamplona

Madrid event with dwarf bullfighters cancelled after just 37 tickets are sold

For many Spaniards and foreigners alike, the mere idea of a bullfight in the 21st century is offensive enough. But one featuring bullfighting clowns with

29 Sep, 2022 @ 17:14

Lead·Madrid·National News

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Bull-running fiestas in Spain’s Valencia region claim an eighth victim for the year so far

THE bous al carrer bull-running festivals in the Valencia region have claimed their eighth victim this year so far, after an 80-year-old man was gored

15 Sep, 2022 @ 16:08

Lead·Valencian Community

Controversial Toro de la Vega bull run goes ahead, but with no violence toward bull

Spain’s notorious bull-spearing fiesta in the town of Tordesillas went ahead today, despite a legal battle in which even the central government had got involved.

13 Sep, 2022 @ 17:49

Lead·National News

Spain’s government takes action to stop controversial fiesta where bull is stabbed with spikes and hooks

The Spanish government has called on the public prosecutor’s office to take action in a bid to stop the controversial Toro de la Vega bull

8 Sep, 2022 @ 13:58

Lead·National News

Three die after bull running injuries sustained in different fiestas across Spain’s Valencia region

THREE men have died in 24 hours from wounds suffered during different bull-running festivals in eastern Spain. All three were unjured during traditional bous al

22 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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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

21 Jul, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Ole! Meet the 20-year-old female matador forging her way in a macho world as Spain turns it back on bullfighting

THERE are few spheres left in the modern world that remain predominantly the realm of men, but one of the last vestiges of machismo must

3 Jun, 2022 @ 09:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Coronavirus and culture wars: Spain’s bullfighting industry faces a crunch point in 2022

Duncan Wheeler, University of Leeds

19 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Must Read·National News

Demonstration Against The Abuse Of Greyhounds And Podenco In Spain Took Place In Amsterdam

ANALYSIS: The beastly dilemma of animal rights in Spain

A new draft bill triggers fears of an animal farm scenario among the far right, writes Heather Galloway.

12 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Must Read·National News

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Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been seriously injured after being gored in the first bullfighting weekend since the start of the pandemic in the town of

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

A ROW has broken out after it was revealed a €400 ‘gift voucher’ birthday present to 18-year-olds to spend on ‘cultural’ activities will not have

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

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Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as

25 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain: The Mayor Of Gijón Prohibits Bullfights

Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls

GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:00

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Outrage after escaped bull rammed to death by car during town fiesta in central Spain

ANIMAL rights groups have expressed outrage after a bull was mowed down by cars after escaping from a bullring during a fiesta in central Spain.

9 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Other News

Bullfight organisers fined €3,000 in Spain’s Valencia over escaped bull that was shot dead by police

THE tragic case of a bull that escaped from the bullring in Algemesi (Valencia) two years ago and was shot dead by the Local Police

23 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Animal welfare activists demand cancellation of Spain’s Cordoba bullfighting festival

ANIMAL rights party PACMA (El Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal) has demanded that the Junta cancel the Cordoba bullfighting show, scheduled for the middle

26 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Cordoba·Lead·Other News

Andalucian government enforces social distancing measures at bullfights

By Shay Conaghan CROWDS have been subjected to new coronavirus measures at bullrings after huge backlash from the public for not following original rules. The

16 Aug, 2020 @ 09:48

Lead

Bullfighting to return to Spain’s Andalucia from June 21, with 50% of spectators allowed

BULLFIGHTING will return to Andalucia from next week, with 50% of spectators allowed in bullrings, it has been announced.

19 Jun, 2020 @ 14:02

La Cultura·Lead

Bullfighters ask Spanish Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’ amid the coronavirus crisis

BULLFIGHTERS have asked the Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’.

31 Mar, 2020 @ 17:42

La Cultura·Lead·Sport

Bullring in Spain’s Andalucia offers bullfighting workshops to children THIS WEEKEND

Only 29% of the population support bullfighting, and three quarters of the population have not attended a fight in the past five years

2 Jan, 2020 @ 14:52

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

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Spain’s Marbella launches €1 million bullring revamp amid fears bullfighting could return

The local government announced plans to renovate the bullring in December last year.

30 Oct, 2019 @ 10:07

Lead

Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest

The Government is now investigating whether playing the song on the arena PA system is a violation of Democratic Memory Law

12 Aug, 2019 @ 11:34

Lead·Mallorca

PICTURED: Grisly fate of Pamplona bulls during Spain’s famous San Fermin festival

THE grisly fate of the bulls at this year’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona have been revealed. Each day of the iconic fiesta sees the

16 Jul, 2019 @ 12:09

La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Shocking moment bullring volunteer in Spain gored to death in front of 2,000 fans as bull ran back into pen

He was already unconscious when help reached him, and had been struck several times by the bull

18 Jun, 2019 @ 12:52

Lead

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

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

Bull-running fiestas in Spain’s Valencia region claim an eighth victim for the year so far

Controversial Toro de la Vega bull run goes ahead, but with no violence toward bull

Spain’s government takes action to stop controversial fiesta where bull is stabbed with spikes and hooks

Three die after bull running injuries sustained in different fiestas across Spain’s Valencia region

Outrage over ‘horror’ video showing bull suffering during fiesta in Albarracin, northeastern Spain

Ole! Meet the 20-year-old female matador forging her way in a macho world as Spain turns it back on bullfighting

Coronavirus and culture wars: Spain’s bullfighting industry faces a crunch point in 2022

ANALYSIS: The beastly dilemma of animal rights in Spain

Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls

Outrage after escaped bull rammed to death by car during town fiesta in central Spain

Bullfight organisers fined €3,000 in Spain’s Valencia over escaped bull that was shot dead by police

Animal welfare activists demand cancellation of Spain’s Cordoba bullfighting festival

Andalucian government enforces social distancing measures at bullfights

Bullfighting to return to Spain’s Andalucia from June 21, with 50% of spectators allowed

Bullfighters ask Spanish Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’ amid the coronavirus crisis

Bullring in Spain’s Andalucia offers bullfighting workshops to children THIS WEEKEND

Spain’s Marbella launches €1 million bullring revamp amid fears bullfighting could return

Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest

PICTURED: Grisly fate of Pamplona bulls during Spain’s famous San Fermin festival

WATCH: Shocking moment bullring volunteer in Spain gored to death in front of 2,000 fans as bull ran back into pen

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