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Spain’s conservatives and far-right Vox increase ties with Andalucía coalition

Deal including ‘national priority’ policy brings prospect closer of countrywide agreement between parties

The Guardian - UK

After 49 years of struggle, Spain leads LGBTIQ+ inclusion: inside the first Pride march

It was 1977, two years after Franco’s death, when a group of people made history for Spain’s LGTBIQ+ community by marching on Barcelona’s Ramblas after years in the shadows.

Euronews

Bystanders help rescue passengers from burning jet after deadly crash on Texas highway in Laredo

The mayor called the rescue a miracle.

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How did Eurovision go from sequins and flares to geopolitical slugfest?

The contest is enduring the biggest boycott it has ever seen, but 2026 is far from its first year of controversy

The Guardian - UK

Carla Simón: ‘In Spain people use words like shame and blame. But my parents just had bad luck‘

The rising star of Spanish cinema discusses being orphaned at six, new feature Romería and why she always works with children

The Guardian - UK

Picasso’s Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain’s partisan squabbles

Forty years after the 1937 masterpiece returned to Madrid from its Franco-era exile in New York, it is again embroiled in politics, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

Beyond the ‘Spain is Different’ slogan: putting an end to tourist clichés about Spain

Spain’s image abroad and how it has evolved over the centuries was the focus of a recent episode of Karambolage, a TV show on Franco-German European culture channel Arte. It traced the evolution of the “Black Legend” from the 16th century to the tourist slogan “Spain is Different”, popularised in…

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Antonio Tejero obituary

Military officer who led an armed assault on the Spanish parliament in an attempted coup in 1981

The Guardian - UK

Spanish officer who led 1981 coup dies on day documents declassified

Antonio Tejero, who has died aged 93, was part of rightwing network whose efforts were thwarted by King Juan Carlos

The Guardian - UK

Gwyn Jones obituary

Other lives: Revolutionary socialist who devoted most of his life to political campaigning, including in Spain, Romania and Hungary

The Guardian - UK

Eurovision has faced political boycotts before – how does the latest compare?

Decision by four countries to pull out over Israel’s inclusion is significant for the contest but crisis may not be existential

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists examine Franco-era mass graves for possible identifications

Archaeologists in Spain say many victims of the Franco regime may never be identified, as mass graves continue to surface decades after the dictatorship ended.

Euronews

Spanish government approves decree to begin removal of 'Francoist symbols and vestiges'

The Spanish government has approved a decree to create a state catalogue of "Francoist symbols and vestiges" for their removal or resignification. Minister Ángel Víctor Torres puts the number of items to be reviewed at 4,000.

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Street performance marks Spain’s democracy campaigners 50 years after Franco

Amateur actors in Madrid staged a street performance reenacting the 1970s student movement to mark the 50th anniversary of Franco’s death.

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I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past

This week marks 50 years of Spanish democracy, but the failure to talk more about the crimes of the dictatorship leaves us vulnerable, says the journalist María Ramírez

Euronews

Fifty not-out: Madrid exhibition traces decades of democratic transitions in Portugal and Spain

"Inquietude: Freedom and Democracy" is the title of the exhibition at the Casa Encendida in the Spanish capital, organised by the Montemadrid Foundation and the Commission for the Commemoration of Fifty Years of Spain in Freedom.

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Starbucks CEO Promises Faster Service, New Snacks and Store Redesigns — But Baristas Say It's Breaking Them

Starbucks embarks on a bold 'Back to Starbucks' turnaround with redesigned stores, faster service via Green Apron Service and protein-forward menu, while staff concerns linger.

The Conversation

‘Historical time’ helps students truly understand the complexity of the past – and how they fit into it

Was the Franco dictatorship a cause or consequence of the Spanish Civil War? Was Einstein a medieval scientist? Confusions like these are quite common among secondary school students, who tend to learn history as a rote series of names and dates in varying degrees of detail.

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Cycling News

Bernardo Ruiz obituary – the international pioneer of Spanish racing

Remembering the first Spanish racer to reach the Tour de France podium and 1948 Vuelta a España winner, who died August 14, 2025 aged 100

The Guardian - UK

‘People were repressed into silence’: the Spanish artist creating a visual memory of fascism’s horrors

A Madrid exhibition of work by the celebrated comic book artist Paco Roca marks 50 years since the death of Franco

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s really crude’: concern over mix of misogyny and Franco nostalgia among Spanish teens

Netflix drama Adolescence sharpens debate over toxic masculinity – and in Spain it is mixed with ignorance over dictatorship

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for sausages with braised chicory

With a splash of white wine and a dash of balsamic, any good meaty sausages will do nicely in this simple but mouthwatering dish

The Guardian - UK

‘Closing the circles of pain’: Franco victims finally come home as 50th anniversary of dictator’s death looms

Bodies of 17 murdered men removed from monument to Francoism and returned to families amid political row over legacy of Spain’s civil war

The Guardian - UK

‘Deep down, all Englishmen are policemen’: a Spanish correspondent’s view of life in Edwardian London

The journalist and adventurer Julio Camba wrote exquisite sketches about the strange habits of the English

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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event

Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy

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