The Latest Breaking News from Andalusia

Mine in southern Spain set to reopen despite environmental concerns

Andalusia in southern Spain is attracting the attention of mining companies who want to extract metal ore. Near to Seville, the village of Aznalcollar is in the process of receiving the final permits to reopen a mine that was closed 26 years ago. In 1998, a wastewater reserve pool at…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

WEKU · Apr 26, 2024

Restaurants In This Spanish Province Will Charge Tourists Extra To Sit In The Shade

If restaurant owners in Andalusia want to charge more, they will need to ensure that customers can visibly be aware of the price changes for certain tables.

International Business Times UK · Apr 23, 2024

Spain's Andalusia region will expand the Doñana wetlands park. Critics applaud but want more action

The government of Spain’s southern Andalusia region plans to expand a prized national park that is home to one of Europe’s largest wetlands that is danger of drying up

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

When four nuclear bombs fell onto Spanish village of Palomares

During the Cold War, the US military conducted manoeuvres in Spain’s Andalusia region. On January 17, 1966, a bomber and a supply plane collided in mid-air. From the belly of the bomber, four thermonuclear bombs fell to the ground. There was no nuclear explosion, as luckily they were unarmed. But…

France 24 · Aug 25, 2023

Spanish farmers in battle against giant solar parks

In the Spanish countryside, farmland is being turned into space for solar panels and wind farms. Spain's government wants to produce at least 74 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030, an increase of 16 percent in five years. To meet those targets, the country is opting for…

France 24 · Jun 16, 2023

'We swapped 'unsafe' UK for sunny Spain and now save £1,000 a month'

Tim Sunderland and his fiancé Sally Biddall decided to leave their home in Fulham, London and move to Nerja, in Andalusia, southern Spain to work as digital nomads

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Spain travel warning as heavy rain causes flooding in popular holiday hotspots

The country's weather agency has issued weather alerts for rainfall and storms across regions including Andalusia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands

Chronicle Live · May 30, 2023

Democrats’ all-gender bathroom, gun lawsuit bills prompt heated debate — with GOP warnings of court challenges, violence

State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, told lawmakers that he would “beat the living p---” out of any man who walked into a restroom with his daughter. State Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford said GOP critics “don’t understand that life is evolving.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2023

Spanish Civil Guard raid illegal wells amid drought

Spain’s Civil Guard says it has arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a widening crackdown on unauthorized water use amid a prolonged drought

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023