Champions League 2026/27 draw: Every league phase fixture The league phase fixtures for the Champions League 2026/27 see huge match-ups across the continent once more FourFourTwo · Aug 27
All aboard: New real-time map lets travellers track trains across France, Spain and Belgium A new live train map lets users track rail journeys across France, Spain and Belgium, including delays, cancellations and what type of facilities are available at stations. Euronews · Aug 27
Spanish baby started making abstract drawings at 5 months, had paintings sold in Marbella and set a Guinness record at 10 months At five months old, John Christian Caldeira Weibull was already making pictures, although nobody could have known where those first marks would lead. Given an LED drawing tablet by his parents in Spain, the baby began moving across its surface and producing colourful abstract patterns. What might easily have been… The Times of India · Aug 27
Is Spain facing another major earthquake? A geologist tells Euronews about the risks Euronews talks to a geologist from the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain about the real danger, the areas most at risk and what science can – and cannot – predict. Euronews · Aug 27
2027 eclipse sends prices soaring: Up to €33,129 a night in El Palmar With almost a year to go, accommodation prices in southern Spain are soaring, with some stays already reaching €33,129 for a single night. Euronews · Aug 27
La Tomatina 2026 in pictures: Tomato chaos takes over the streets of Buñol One of Spain's most famous (and messiest) festivals returned to the streets of Buñol, as thousands gathered to pelt tomatoes at one another. Euronews · Aug 27
Photos show revelers pelting one another with tomatoes at Spain’s La Tomatina food fight Thousands pelted one another with overripe tomatoes at La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain. The food fight began in 1945 and drew international crowds by the 1980s. About 40% of people come from abroad. One rule: Squash tomatoes before throwing them. The Independent UK · Aug 26
The world is burning less. Why does it feel like it’s burning more? Global burned areas are significantly below average, contradicting climate change narratives. Satellite data shows a quiet fire season worldwide, with continents experiencing less burning. Fires in France and Spain are severe but do not represent a planetary inferno. Improved land management and firefighting have reduced global fire occurrences over time.… The Economic Times · Aug 26
A black star in a false Spanish twilight: Here's the story of my 1st total solar eclipse I journeyed to the path of totality in Spain to watch the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with a group of passionate citizen scientists. Here's my story. Space · Aug 26
‘Escape wizard’ who has broken out of four prisons is arrested in Spain Albanian criminal has cut bars, descended sheets and even used human pyramid in escapes in Italy and Belgium The Guardian - UK · Aug 26
'Escape master' who broke out of multiple prisons across Europe arrested in Spain Officers tracked the fugitive down to a neighbourhood in Tarragona where they believed he was living. A judge ordered the man to be remanded in custody without bail while his extradition to Italy is processed. Euronews · Aug 26
Spain cuts estimate of minors in Ceuta after duplicates found in database Madrid is preparing to redistribute some of the minors across Spain as police found duplicate records had significantly inflated the figures. Euronews · Aug 26
2026–27 Champions League Draw: Barcelona and Real Madrid’s Potential League Phase Opponents Spain’s teams will find out their League Phase opponents this Thursday. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
EU countries face nearly €41bn in extra fossil fuel costs as Hormuz crisis exposes energy vulnerability European countries have spent unforeseen billions of euros on fossil fuel imports due to the drastic surge in prices that followed the war against Iran. Meanwhile, European and international groups are urging Ursula von der Leyen to set out a plan to phase out fossil fuels. Euronews · Aug 26
Euronews · Aug 26 Poland to get four Airbus refuelling aircraft by 2030 Poland and Spain plan to jointly buy at least seven Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft for air refuelling and strategic transport, with four due in Poland by 2030 under the SAFE programme.
Euronews · Aug 26 Spain set for a ‘Super September’ as travellers chase shoulder season sun September is having a moment among travellers as they swap the peak summer months for late-season sun, fewer crowds and more affordable fares.
Euronews · Aug 26 Partial lunar eclipse on Friday: Where to see it in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Germany At maximum eclipse on 27–28 August, Earth’s dark umbral shadow will cover 96% of the Moon’s face - an almost total eclipse.
The Times of India · Aug 26 Scientists found a 4-million-year-old baby tapir in Spain, the most complete juvenile skeleton of its kind ever found in Europe At the Camp dels Ninots site in Caldes de Malavella, near Girona in northeastern Spain, researchers have recovered a remarkably complete skeleton of a young tapir that died roughly 4 million years ago, when the region was still home to a humid subtropical landscape surrounding an ancient volcanic lake. The…
The Conversation · Aug 25 Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy In August 2026, a deep humanitarian crisis unfolded in Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave situated on Morocco’s northern coast. Around 72,000 people entered from Morocco over the course of two days. More than 100 drowned trying to cross into Spanish territory.
The Economic Times · Aug 25 China's Geely used 800 engineers and AI to create a modular EV manufacturing system; Ford is now applying it in Spain, aiming to slash development time and costs by half without building the system itself For decades, Western automakers entered Chinese joint ventures primarily to secure access to local buyers. That dynamic has quietly inverted at Ford's manufacturing site in Valencia, Spain, where the American brand is adopting a modular manufacturing architecture engineered by Geely. Rather than spending billions of dollars and nearly four years…
Euronews · Aug 25 Spain to reform asylum laws to align with EU rules as Ceuta crisis remains unresolved Spain is set to reform its asylum laws as the Ceuta crisis remains unresolved. The European legislation aims to make it easier to reject asylum requests and accelerate returns, in line with demands from the bloc's hardline countries
Latin Times · Aug 25 Premios Juventud 2026 in Marbella: 'Noche de Estrellas' Hosts, Performers and Airtimes - EXCLUSIVE Premios Juventud is expanding its historic move to Spain with a two-hour red carpet show featuring live performances, early award presentations and a team of television personalities and digital creators from both sides of the Atlantic.
Bored Panda · Aug 25 A Flight With 5 Rescued Spanish Galgos Inspired This Photographer’s Artistic Sighthound Photo Project After spending 25 years as an attorney, Kelly McNamara retired from law and built a second career around two things she cared deeply about: photography and animal welfare. That mission eventually took her to Spain, where she volunteered as a flight patron for five rescued Galgos, accompanying them all the…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25 At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves Figure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals