‘Flambéed pizza’ leads to deadly fire at Madrid restaurant
Restaurant employee and customer die and 12 people injured in blaze after decorations caught light Two people died and 12 were injured in a fire...
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Spanish PM apologises for loophole in new sexual consent law
Pedro Sánchez asks victims for forgiveness after change allows some offenders to reduce sentences Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has apologised to victims for a...
Abusive working conditions endemic in Spain’s strawberry farms, report claims
UK supermarkets heavily reliant on strawberries from southern Spain, where workers allege they are regularly underpaid, have passports withheld and are forced to live in...
Imaginary Friends: Barcelona art show aims to connect with our inner child
Exhibition evoking childhood experiences brings together installations by nine artists Nine leading contemporary artists have come together to create an interactive exhibition in Barcelona for...
Catalonia confronts past racism after slave trade documentary
Programme highlights fact that much of 19th-century wealth was built on the back of transatlantic practice The government of Catalonia has said the wealthy Spanish...
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, director of ¡Ay Carmela!, has died aged 91
One of Spain’s most prolific auteurs continued to work until the end – his last film, Walls Can Talk, was released last week Veteran Spanish...
Former Andalucían bar confirmed as lost medieval synagogue
City of Utrera’s mayor heralds ‘extraordinary’ proof that building is part of legacy of Spain’s exiled Jews Archaeologists in the Andalucían city of Utrera have...
Spanish man accused of sending letter bombs denied bail over risk of fleeing to Russia
Alleged actions of man, 74, were an attempt to force Spanish authorities ‘to abstain from supporting Ukraine’ A 74-year-old Spanish man accused of sending six...
Climate crisis and neglect threaten Spain’s saffron crop
Growers fear a perfect storm for a tradition that has long bound rural communities together A sharp wind shunts clouds across the low and endless...
Spain ‘ready for any scenario’ as Gibraltar talks with UK falter
Spanish foreign minister says he does not want ‘no deal’ relationship, but EU is prepared for hard Brexit for territory Spain and the EU are...
