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Cycle lanes scrapped in south-east Spain as council takes pro-car stance
Workers begin removing second bike route in Elche under orders of local rightwing coalition
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
29, Aug, 2023 @1:59 PM
Birds – and ornithologists – flock to huge rubbish dump in Spain
Storks, black kites and vultures feed at Los Barrios before migrating to Africa – but many now decide to stay
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
28, Aug, 2023 @1:39 PM
Spanish football federation threatens to sue Jenni Hermoso over kiss ‘lies’
Governing body says it will take ‘necessary legal action’ against female players protesting over Luis Rubiales kiss scandal
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
26, Aug, 2023 @10:22 AM
Barcelona gives hats to homeless people as heatwave sweeps southern Europe
Greek firefighters continue to battle wildfires and 17 areas of southern France remain on red alert
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona and Jon Henley, Europe correspondent
24, Aug, 2023 @1:56 PM
Spain’s conservative party leader proposed as PM despite no majority
People’s party’s Alberto Feijóo put forward by king to succeed Pedro Sánchez but would only be able to form minority government
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
22, Aug, 2023 @9:11 PM
Barcelona community resource named world’s best new public library
Gabriel García Márquez library in working-class district specialises in Latin American literature
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
22, Aug, 2023 @2:36 PM
Infighting at top of Spain’s far-right Vox party as spokesperson quits
Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, a founding member, marginalised by hardliners close to party leader
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
09, Aug, 2023 @1:27 PM
Spanish lottery ticket seller faces charges of defrauding winner of €4.7m
Man from A Coruña had been praised for trying to track down unclaimed ticket’s owner – whom police found
Stephen Burgen Barcelona
07, Aug, 2023 @2:53 PM
‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía
Naturalists decry extinction of species as loss of habitat, poaching and illegal hunting take toll
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
01, Aug, 2023 @9:59 AM
Soaring temperatures may signal the decline of summer holidays to the Mediterranean
Tourists are choosing milder destinations such as Ireland and Denmark as the heatwave over southern Europe leads to sea temperatures of up to 30c in Spain
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
21, Jul, 2023 @12:05 PM
Tributes pour in after Spanish cartoonist Francisco Ibáñez Talavera dies aged 87
The wildly popular author of the Mortadelo and Filemón books, which started life in 1958 and went on to entertain millions of children, continued working until soon before his death
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
18, Jul, 2023 @12:43 PM
Barcelona traders demand action over rise of CBD shops ‘posing as florists’
Over 100 ‘weed shops’ have opened in old city, says association, alleging many also sell psychoactive ingredient
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
12, Jul, 2023 @9:55 AM
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