Europe News Police clear Guano beach camp in Ceuta days before royal visit Spain's National Police have cleared Guano beach in Ceuta, where about 400 migrants were still camped, two days before the King and Queen visit the city. It was the last remaining camp; some migrants fled to the nearby hills. 11/10/2026
Europe News Spanish PM Sánchez launches campaign with housing as key theme Pedro Sánchez kicked off his 29 November campaign in the so-called "lucky city" of Dos Hermanas in Seville before some 5,000 people. 10/10/2026
Europe News Two people have died in Spain's Catalonia region due to flooding On Sunday, Spanish Civil Protection sent a new Es-Alert to five Catalan counties reminding residents of travel restrictions, after Barcelona saw its wettest day in at least 20 years and the Besòs river passed the danger threshold. 04/10/2026
Europe News Spanish police clear Ceuta's largest migrant camp Police undertook Operation Trampolín on Sunday to clear a makeshift settlement on Ceuta's Trampolín beach, home to about 3,000 people living in poor conditions for more than two months. 04/10/2026
Europe News Ceuta support T-shirt: €10 of its €35 price goes to Save Europe Act A T-shirt bearing the slogan “We are all from Ceuta” is being sold as a show of support for Ceuta, but part of the proceeds goes to Save Europe Act, a self-described patriotic movement that advocates remigration. 03/10/2026
Europe News Nearly 500,000 people protest in Madrid over Spain's housing crisis Thousands take to the streets across Spain as protesters call for a general strike after parliament rejects two government housing decrees. 03/10/2026
Europe News Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. 03/10/2026
Europe News Madrid protests for 87-year-old Maricarmen and housing ends in sit in Around 150 tents now occupy Madrid's Puerta del Sol after Saturday's protest over 87-year-old Maricarmen's eviction. Protesters, mobilised by the Tenants' Union, demand a housing decree on Tuesday: "Either rentierism falls or the government". 27/09/2026
Europe News Thousands take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis Almost two months after the mass arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, the situation in the autonomous city remains unresolved. 26/09/2026
Nature Scientists uncover surprising secret about the origins of bats A genomic study of 103 species and 44 fossils places the origin of bats in Europe 65 million years ago and dates the birth of flight and echolocation, in a Nature paper with CSIC participation. 26/09/2026
World News The drones Russia could strike Europe with from Mediterranean fleet Russia keeps up air strikes on Ukraine with an expanding fleet of drones, from the Shahed-136 to the jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5, while boosting production in Alabuga. 25/09/2026
Europe News Thousands of migrants return to beaches in Ceuta as port camp fills up Police had struggled to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site on Friday after weeks of living on the beaches and streets. 19/09/2026
Culture news Shakira returns to Spain in fire, tears and 'Waka Waka' Shakira kicked off her 12-show residency in Madrid on Friday, performing 25 songs before 50,000 fans in her first return to Spanish stages in years. 19/09/2026
Europe News Police fire shots in the air as migrants moved to new Ceuta facility Migrants are being moved to a fifth temporary reception space set up to deal with the crisis, which began in late July when more than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco. 18/09/2026
Tech News In Spain, football matches knock thousands of websites and services offline Spain's football season kick-off has revived LaLiga's court-backed mass blocking of IP addresses, hitting thousands whose sites and services fail whenever matches start. 18/09/2026
Europe News Spanish official resigns amid questions over Ceuta migrant warnings Gonzalo Sanz's resignation comes just two days after the government made public 40 declassified reports containing communications involving the National Intelligence Centre, the Government Delegation in Ceuta and the Civil Guard. 11/09/2026
Cinema 'The Survivor': Why did a Spanish woman lie about being a 9/11 victim? Catalan Alicia Esteve spent six years posing as Tania Head, a 9/11 survivor and head of a victims' association. In a new documentary "The Survivor", Kike Maíllo investigates how the lie endured until she was exposed by The New York Times in 2007. 11/09/2026
Earth News Mediterranean Sea now at spa temperature, daily average 28.54°C on 13 August On 13 August the Mediterranean averaged 28.54°C, its highest level since comparable records began in 1940, Aemet reports, capping a summer with the warmest July on record at sea and in mainland Spain. 06/09/2026
Culture news Bad Bunny keeps breaking records: 7 Emmys for Super Bowl show The Puerto Rican artist has picked up seven Emmy Awards for his Super Bowl LX show at the pre-gala, ahead of the main ceremony on 14 September in Los Angeles. 06/09/2026
Space Germany's satellite rocket marks first successful launch from continental Europe German company Isar Aerospace has placed its Spectrum rocket in low Earth orbit at the second attempt, becoming the first European firm to do so with its own launcher and hitting the first milestone of ESA's European Launcher Challenge. 06/09/2026