How England can close the gap to Spain and finally put an end to decades of hurt The Three Lions must catch up with the world champions - but do it their own way Evening Standard · Oct 7
How Spain’s torrential rainstorms put sewage into its rivers and seas After heavy rain, Spanish cities often awaken to refreshed air and clean streets, while the rainwater itself vanishes into storm drains along with everything it swept away. Under the ground, however, a very different story unfolds. The Conversation · Oct 7
Menopause drug Lenzetto to return to Spanish pharmacies in November Hungarian pharma company Gedeon Richter has told Euronews it expects to resume supply of its menopause treatment in Spain from mid-November, but warns global limits may stop it from meeting demand in 2027. Euronews · Oct 7
World Cup winner and ex-Chelsea star announces retirement aged 39 Former Chelsea winger Pedro has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 39. Pedro spent five years at Chelsea between 2015 and 2020, winning the Premier League under Antonio Conte in 2017. He was also part of the Spain squad that won the 2010 World Cup and… The Independent UK · Oct 7
‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election Campaigners set up in more than 1,200 tents in Puerto del Sol square say challenge now is to translate a groundswell of public support into concrete change The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Amber Heard Leaves Hollywood Behind? Actress Reveals New Life in Spain With Children and Fitness Amber Heard's new life in Spain includes motherhood, running and a first half marathon as speculation grows over her Hollywood future International Business Times UK · Oct 7
Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for Catalonia The Catalan pro-independence leader, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Waterloo for nine years, hailed the Supreme Court's move to lift his arrest warrant over alleged embezzlement linked to the 'procés'. Euronews · Oct 7
Sánchez announces 21 urgent housing measures after nationwide protests ahead of snap election Sánchez has come under fire domestically after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her residence in Madrid, sparking national controversy. Pressure have piled on Sanchez’s administration to step down as protesters accused the government of not doing enough to tackle a rampant housing crisis. Euronews · Oct 7
Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Scotland slump to damaging Nations League defeat as Spain survive scare against 10-man Croatia Slovenia fought back in the second half to claim a first win in seven meetings with Scotland after goals from Aljosa Matko and Danijel Sturm The Independent UK · Oct 6
Shakira and Gerard Piqué Return to Court: Singer Wants Their Sons to Make Fewer Trips to Spain Shakira and Gerard Piqué returned to a Barcelona courtroom Tuesday, October 6, nearly four years after reaching the agreement that allowed their sons to move to Miami. The Colombian singer is asking for changes to their visitation arrangements so that Piqué travels to Florida during short school vacations instead of… Latin Times · Oct 6
The 'World's Oldest' Bartender's Very Illegal Basement Bar A recent profile of 103-year-old Irv Koch's basement bar highlights all the ways that modern zoning codes crush novel and fun third places. Reason · Oct 6
Spain’s snap election: will Pedro Sánchez’s latest gamble pay off? On October 5, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for November 29, bringing the vote forward by 10 months. The Conversation · Oct 6
No glue, no rope and no synthetic assembly: Woven Pavilion uses interlocking modules to explore the future of temporary nature-based architecture Atelier DARN’s Woven is a temporary architectural pavilion in the Les Gavarres landscape of Girona, Spain, created around transformation, decay and regeneration. The structure includes wood with a biodegradable filament made from miscanthus, which is used to 3D print around 700 modular components. The pieces connect through an interlocking system… The Economic Times · Oct 6
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Scotland 1-2 Slovenia, Croatia 1-2 Spain, and more: Nations League football – as it happened Scotland and Croatia both led but lost at home as Slovenia and Spain came from behind to win
Sports Illustrated · Oct 6 How to Watch Croatia vs. Spain on TV, Live Stream La Roja have gone 41 matches without being beaten in regulation time—and Croatia appears unlikely to end that astonishing streak.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Pedro Sánchez is a master of the political comeback. But calling a snap election in Spain may be a gamble too far A thriving economy, a model green transition, social advances – Spain’s PM shouldn’t be in trouble. Yet he is, and it’s a lesson for progressives everywhere, says sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 South Korea’s golden boys and a brouhaha over military service In today’s Football Daily: A gold-medal winning captain’s boasts hasten South Korean defence reforms
The Economic Times · Oct 6 Europe’s Gen Z is out on the barricades: What's bothering the youth? In a wave of activism, youth in France, Belgium, Ireland, and Spain are taking to the streets to address critical challenges affecting their lives. Protesters highlight issues such as the failing education system in France, the financial hurdles in Irish higher education, and the steep rental prices pushing Spaniards into…
The Conversation · Oct 6 The global panel on inequality needs African evidence: here’s how it could work World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2026.
The Conversation · Oct 6 Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start Few historic figures are as divisive as Christopher Columbus. For some, in both Spain and the United States, he remains a great hero, an explorer who found a “new world.” He is reviled by others who see him as an arrogant conqueror: the first European to enslave Indigenous Americans, and…
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Spain lifts arrest warrant for Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont Spain has lifted the arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, allowing the politician to return home without fear of detention for the first time in nearly a decade
France 24 · Oct 6 Catalan separatist Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain after court lifts arrest warrant A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Tuesday lifted the arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, clearing the way for him to return home without fear of detention ahead of a general election in November.
The Economic Times · Oct 6 Fast-track permits turn Spain's Aragon into a $70 billion data centre magnet, but at what cost? Aragon, a sparsely populated region of northeast Spain, has become one of Europe's fastest-growing digital infrastructure hubs due to what tech companies hail as its agile local permitting laws and swift decision
Euronews · Oct 6 Spanish judge lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Puigdemont, opening door to his return The former regional president has lived abroad since Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence in 2017, and left the country without being detained after a brief public appearance in Barcelona in 2024.