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Culture news

San Fermín 2026 gets underway with rocket launch

The traditional chupinazo rocket has officially launched San Fermín 2026 in front of a packed City Hall square. Pamplona now embarks on nine days of festivities, with the first bull run set for Tuesday.

06/07/2026

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Activists covered in red paint protest bullfighting in Pamplona

Animal rights activists covered in red paint protest bullfighting in Pamplona before the San Fermin Festival, calling for an end to the tradition.

06/07/2026

Climate

Up to 44°C in Spain: red alert expected in several regions

Spain’s national meteorological agency has issued orange alerts across much of the country for the summer’s second heatwave, with temperatures of 42–44 ºC expected from Sunday to Tuesday in several regions.

05/07/2026

Climate

Up to 42ºC in Spain, nine regions on extreme heat alert

Spain's weather service has extended a special heatwave alert, the summer's second, with orange warnings and highs near 42°C in Andalucía, Extremadura and the Tagus valley this weekend.

04/07/2026

Earth News

Spain 2026 wildfires: by the numbers

Spain's wildfire season is intensifying, with nearly 50,000 hectares already burned. Cantabria has suffered the worst damage, June was the most destructive month and the country has recorded 14 major forest fires so far this year.

04/07/2026

Earth News

One held over Empordà blaze that has scorched 1,280 hectares

A tramontana-fuelled wildfire has burned 1,280 hectares on the Costa Brava (Girona), forcing 12,000 people to stay indoors. In Vilavenut, another blaze is affecting farmland.

03/07/2026

Sport

Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simón sets new Guinness World Record

Simón, who plays his club football for La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, has kept clean sheets against Austria, Cape Verde, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia at the 2026 World Cup.

03/07/2026

Europe in Motion

Where is tourism causing the steepest rise in local rents?

Greeks, Italians and Spaniards have endured some of the highest rent hikes since 2019, ranging from €200 to €300 a year, and no, it has nothing to do with energy or construction prices.

03/07/2026

Climate

Spain set to see temperatures soar again this weekend

Extremadura and Andalusia are under orange heat alerts, with temperatures of 40ºC to 42ºC expected.

03/07/2026

Sport

Spain cruise past Austria while Portugal edge Croatia into last-16

Spain blanked Austria 3–0 in California with a brace from Mikel Oyarzabal and a Pedro Porro header. They will meet Portugal, who edged Croatia 2–1 in Toronto thanks to a late Gonçalo Ramos header.

03/07/2026

Earth News

Fire in ground-floor flats forces evacuation of 80 in Valencia

A fire that broke out on Thursday in two ground-floor flats forced the preventive evacuation of 80 residents from two blocks in Valencia due to smoke; no injuries were reported, according to municipal sources.

02/07/2026

Europe News

Almost 1.2 million apply for Spain's migrant regularisation scheme

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has touted the benefits of immigration and the vast regularisation scheme for sectors such as construction that need to boost their workforce.

02/07/2026

Earth News

Spain on wildfire alert as active blazes prompt evacuations

Spain has already lost nearly 50,000 hectares to wildfires in 2026, according to European estimates.

02/07/2026

Business

Spain jobless rate at 2008 low, foreign employment hits record

The State Public Employment Service recorded 2,291,982 jobseekers in June, 28,739 fewer than in May, dropping below 2.3 million for the first time since January 2008. Social Security membership also hit a record high.

02/07/2026

Travel News

Is 'slow tourism' talk elitist, or just the sector's latest fad?

Travel platforms are rushing to praise slow travel as the must‑try trend for 2026, citing its potential environmental and psychological benefits. But can everyone afford it?

02/07/2026

Healthcare

Health ministry revises residents' terms in new framework statute

The draft bill, widely criticised in the sector and still awaiting Congress approval, improves students’ conditions, which the MIR Spain Association nonetheless deems insufficient.

01/07/2026