DeVonta Smith of the Eagles visits Spain as NFL ambassador ahead of 2025 game in Madrid

BARCELONA – DeVonta Smith enjoyed his first international game experience last September, when the Philadelphia Eagles opened what became a Super Bowl championship season by beating the Green Bay Packers in Brazil in the NFL's first game in South …

DeVonta Smith of the Eagles visits Spain as NFL ambassador ahead of 2025 game in Madrid

Trump's migration crackdown causes spike in Venezuelans seeking asylum in Spain

Donald Trump's attempts to deport more than 300,000 Venezuelans are having the knock-on effect of causing a record number of asylum requests in Spain by nationals from the Latin American nation. The ever-increasing anti-migration policies of the Donald …

Why is it so rainy in Spain this year?

So far, 2025 is proving to be a particularly wet year in Spain, and colder than average for some. Here are the reasons for all the rain in recent months, according to Spanish meteorologists. Those living in Spain will have noticed that the past year has …

Over 50, foreign and ‘very demanding’: The average passenger in Spain’s booming cruise ship sector

THE tourism sector in Spain is booming, with Sevilla experiencing a surge in cruise passengers coming to the city. Sevilla’s port authority even claims that the city will see almost the same number of ships as in 2019, the year before the COVID-pandemic, …

Spain aims to ban fake tourism and hospitality reviews

Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs has proposed a ban on fake online reviews in order to protect the country's bars, restaurants and hotels, bedrocks of the Spanish economy. Through a new series of measures, including the possibility for business …

Eyebrows raised in Spain as UK sets strict English requirements for new immigrants to Britain

THE BRITISH government has announced plans to tighten immigration restrictions – including increasing the minimum level of English required to obtain visas.  It’s a move that has raised eyebrows among Spanish communities, with many noting a lack of effort …

Spain launches feasibility study for rail connection to Morocco

The idea for a rail tunnel connecting Europe and Africa has been circulating for decades, but its realisation has often been questioned. However, Spain has now launched a new feasibility study for a 60-kilometre underwater railway across the Strait of …

British couple die after Ferrari plunges into river in Spain

A British couple have died in northern Spain after the sports car they were travelling in came off the road and landed in a river. The crash happened in a mountainous area in the region of León. The Civil Guard said the victims, a 78-year-old man and a 58- …

Spain's famous Alhambra palace targeted by vandals

Javier F. Barrera Granada Monday, 12 May 2025, 21:32 Compartir Graffiti has appeared at the Alhambra palace in Granada. Spray paint, including the message 'borracho dot com' (drunkard dot com) appeared on the Torre de los Siete Suelos (tower of the …