The Latest Breaking News from Franco

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 · Mar 31, 2025

‘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 · Mar 16, 2025

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m

Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

Papa Noël obituary

Congolese guitarist and songwriter who toured Europe with TPOK Jazz and gave a celebrated ‘unplugged’ performance at Womad in 2000

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

How Silvia Pinal Challenged The Censorship From The Vatican And The Spanish Dictatorship And Saved 'Viridiana'

Pinal's bravery was key for the movie to survive censorship and get international acclaim

Latin Times · Nov 29, 2024

Why is there no official memorial in Australia to citizens who fought and died in the Spanish civil war?

It is high time we properly acknowledge those 70 Australians who joined the International Brigades to bolster the resistance to Franco’s fascist forces

The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2024

Why is Barcelona vs Real Madrid a rivalry?

Real Madrid and Barcelona have had a fierce and heated rivalry for over a century

FourFourTwo · Oct 25, 2024

Pedro Almodóvar: 'We felt death's presence very strongly while shooting The Room Next Door'

The legendary Spanish director on what he learnt about mortality from his new film, why he loves working with Tilda Swinton and how he has to cast Penélope Cruz in his next film

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain

Pedro Sánchez’s tone sharply contrasts with that of his European counterparts. He needs to prove it’s not just rhetoric, says Guardian Europe columnist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024