Copa del Rey 2025 final: Barcelona vs Real Madrid – start, team news, venue Barcelona and Real Madrid clash in a mouth-watering King’s Cup final featuring the two giants of Spanish football. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025
Sun, sea and rock’n’roll: how Torremolinos got its groove back A February festival brings a touch of glamour to the Costa del Sol resort – and a welcome off-season tourism boost The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
Spain swelters in extreme December heat as temperatures soar to record of nearly 30C Spain witnesses three days of record-breaking December heat after summer of heatwaves The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
Captive breeding helps endangered Iberian lynx population hit record The number of endangered Iberian lynx in the wild in Spain and Portugal reached 1,668 in 2022, Spain's environment ministry said on Friday - a new record since a conservation push began 20 years ago to save a population that had dwindled to below 100. Reuters · May 19, 2023
Spain's parliament approves revenue-focused pensions overhaul Spain's parliament on Thursday endorsed government-proposed changes to the pension system that increase contributions for nearly 11 million pensioners, putting most of the additional cost on the country's highest earners and their employers. Reuters · Mar 30, 2023
Five endangered Iberian lynx set free to populate new territory in Spain Five Iberian lynx have been released into the wild in southern Spain this week as part of an expanding breeding programme aimed at conserving one of the world's most endangered feline species with distinctive long black ear tufts. Reuters · Dec 20, 2022
Divers seal tank vents leaking oil from bulk carrier off Gibraltar Divers sealed two tank vents that leaked fuel from a bulk carrier that was damaged and beached after a collision off the British enclave of Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain, local authorities said on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 1, 2022
Nine million foreigners visited Spain in July, near pre-pandemic levels More than twice as many tourists visited Spain in July than in the same month last year, a number only slightly below pre-pandemic levels, National Statistics Institute data showed on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 1, 2022
Bulk carrier beached after collision with LNG tanker in Gibraltar An LNG tanker and a bulk carrier have collided off Gibraltar, leaving the latter beached, authorities in the British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula said on Tuesday. Reuters · Aug 30, 2022
'Climate change affects everyone': Europe battles wildfires in intense heat Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change. Reuters · Jul 17, 2022
Wildfire in southern Spain forces town evacuation; three hurt A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced evacuation of 2,000 people from the centre of the town of Benahavis and injured three firefighters, authorities said. Reuters · Jun 9, 2022
Spain swelters as temperatures soar above May average People waved fans, glugged water and splashed themselves at fountains in Spain on Saturday as the country sweltered under unseasonably high temperatures pushing close to 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. Reuters · May 21, 2022
Spanish village changes its name to Ukraine in show of solidarity A peaceful white-walled village in southern Spain has changed its name to Ukraine in solidarity with those caught up in the conflict more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) away. Reuters · Apr 16, 2022
Crowds throng Seville as curb-free Easter processions return to Spain For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, crowds thronged the streets of Seville as one of Spain's most iconic Easter processions wound its way through the city from midnight free of social distancing curbs. Reuters · Apr 15, 2022