News Archive for July 2018

Here you can find articles published in July 2018. Return to full archive here

01 July
- Ten years on, Nadal looks back on 'emotional' Wimbledon win over Federer
- First great white spotted off Spain in decades
- War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws
- Spain out of World Cup after falling to Russia in penalty shootout
- Remains of ancient Arab city in Spain gets Unesco heritage status
02 July
- Spanish press blame ex-coach Lopetegui for World Cup exit
- Who's to blame for Spain's World Cup failure?
03 July
- Boogie noches: how erotic cinema boom in 1970s helped shape modern Spain
- Imprisoned Catalan leaders to be moved to jails in the region this week
- VIDEO: Is this really the first great white shark spotted in Spanish waters for 30 years?
04 July
- The ultimate guide to Madrid Pride 2018
- Gabi quits Atletico for Qatar
- Spanish model makes history as first trans woman crowned Miss Universe
- Podemos twins arrive three months early
- Bucket list: Six clubs in Spain to visit at least once in your life
- Open Arms ship with 60 migrants aboard docks in Barcelona
- Overtourism in Barcelona - are the battle lines drawn?
05 July
- Black vs White clothes: Women at Spain's bull run festival divided over 'wolf pack' rape demo
- Barça deny buying Abidal illegal transplant liver
- Noticed Wikipedia wasn't working in Spain this morning? Here's why
- Underwater winemakers take the plunge in Spain
- For migrants in Spain, survival means squats and odd jobs
- Spain's dictionary society is giving away hundreds of unsold paper copies
- Ryanair staff call strike in Spain for July 25th and 26th
06 July
- 70,000 doctors to retire in the next decade in ageing Spain
- 'Spain shouldn't 'honour dictatorship': ex-Franco prisoner
- 19-year-old Spaniard rescued from drug-fuelled doomsday sect in Peru jungle
- Russian muse behind Dalí's work gets own show in Barcelona
- IN PICS: Spain's bull run festival kicks off under sexual abuse cloud
07 July
- Obama in Spain: 'We're seeing a global rise in nationalism'
- Spanish PM to meet Catalan president in bid to defuse tensions
- One gored, four hurt on first day of Spain's divisive bull run
08 July
- Spain may be new migrant hotspot, EU border agency chief warns
- Hierro quits Spain coach job after World Cup debacle
- Migrants dreaming of Spain live off Moroccan rubbish dump
09 July
- How Spaniards are helping to save the country’s 4,200 villages at risk of extinction
- Spanish army skirts around tattoo troubles by launching ‘unisex’ uniform
- France sees red after 10 million bottles of Spanish wine are sold off as rosé
- Ex Barça boss Luis Enrique takes over as Spain coach
- Spain's lesbians and single women get free fertility treatment back
- Not giving up: Catalan leader pushes for independence despite easing tensions
10 July
- Ex-Barça president Rosell charged with alleged tax fraud
- Spanish woman dies after cleaning her house with ammonia for two hours
- Benidorm police fear more clashes with England fans ahead of World Cup semis
- Spain's laziest civil servant gets ironic nine-year public work ban
- No more driving or parking in central Madrid without eco sticker
- Spain: All sexual acts that don't begin with a 'yes' deemed illegal
- Cristiano Ronaldo says 'adiós' to Real Madrid and 'ciao' to Juventus
11 July
- Spain court orders Puigdemont suspended as lawmaker
- Spanish taxi drivers threaten to 'skirt up' in wardrobe wars
- Spanish town to post fines to prostitute clients’ homes
- Catalan leader to meet Scotland's Sturgeon for historic talks
- Unemployment will drop to pre-crisis levels in 2019: Spanish bank
- Rescued Thai cave boys invited to Spain to meet football 'heroes'
- Video: Police chopper chases down speedboat smuggler at busy Spanish beach
12 July
- Spain plans truth commission on civil war and Franco's dictatorship
- Catalan leader hopes for Scottish 'support' in independence bid
- Spanish researchers develop five-strain vaccine against lethal Ebola virus
- Spain must take in more refugees: Supreme Court orders
- One dead, one missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks near Argentina
- Germany can extradite Puigdemont to Spain for graft, not treason
13 July
- Catalan separatists must be tried in Spanish courts: PM
- Popular Party MPs call on Spain to quit Schengen free movement deal
- 'Enviable dancer' on sick leave caught out by Spanish court
- Narcos dressed as cops steal two tonnes of hash from other dealers in Spain
15 July
- Famed Spanish bull run ends with two gored, dozens hurt
- Spain saves over 340 migrants at sea, one on truck tyre
- Thousands protest in Barcelona for release of Catalan leaders
- Remembering ETA in Basque Country, a divisive challenge
16 July
- At Franco's tomb, protesters rally against moving his body
- 25 survivors of Spanish shipwreck reach ports in South America
- Mad Cool festival chaos: What went wrong?
- Spanish bid for gender neutral constitution sparks row
- Strike in Spain planned for Amazon's Prime Day
17 July
- Catalan leader launches bid to unite separatist factions
- Former Spanish king's 'special friend' says he laundered money
- English Actually: Memoirs of an English teacher in Spain
- ANALYSIS: The 'stolen babies' trial in Spain finally shines a light on a scandal that cannot be forgotten
- Abidal liver transplant legal: Spanish health body
- Spain overtakes Italy as sea route destination for migrants
18 July
- Controversy as Spain's King Juan Carlos accused of getting tax amnesty
- The 14 best books about the Spanish Civil War
- Spanish rescue ship heads home after dramatic rescue
- Ten gorgeous undiscovered Spanish seaside towns
19 July
- Ryanair strike hits 600 flights affecting 100,000 passengers
- Spanish skateboard hero of London Bridge attack awarded posthumous medal by Queen
- Spain drops international arrest warrant for Puigdemont
- NBA star Marc Gasol recounts dramatic migrant rescue
20 July
- Saudi signs deal for five Spanish warships
- Irish teen becomes seventh fatality from Mallorca balcony fall
- Evolution, not revolution key, says new Spain boss Enrique
21 July
- Spain's ousted PM Rajoy bids emotional farewell to PP party
- Spanish NGO ship returns home after dramatic migrant rescue
- Spain's conservatives pick Casado to replace Rajoy as leader
23 July
- Dangerous craze: surgeon warns on balcony-jumping trauma in Balearic Islands
- What next for deposed Catalan leader Puigdemont?
- Brown bear with taste for mare faces expulsion from Pyrenees
- Twelve weird things that surprise Spaniards about the UK
- British boxers held in Ibiza over alleged gang rape
- Chaos looms as Ryanair cabin crew call strike Wednesday and Thursday
24 July
- Police in Spain issue 'In My Feelings' viral dance warning
- Scotland withdraws arrest warrant for Catalan ex-minister, Clara Ponsati
- Spain's expat tribes: Where do you fit in?
- How to survive a holiday romance
- Urbanisation of Spain's coast doubled in 30 years: Greenpeace
25 July
- Catalonia in raw milk row as Catalan minister insists it's as safe as 'four-week-old chicken from the fridge'
- Ryanair strike grounds flights across Europe with Spain most affected
- Spain rescues nearly 500 migrants at sea in a single day
- Puigdemont to return to Belgium from Germany
- Prosecutors want 11 yrs jail and €59 million fine for ex-Barça boss
26 July
- Spanish and Irish foreign ministers play down Brexit no-deal
- Energy, EU, migration on the agenda as Macron heads to Spain
- IN PICS: Uber and Cabify halt Barcelona services after striking drivers assaulted
- Bayern's James Rodriguez becomes latest footballer on Spanish taxman's hit-list
- Violence at Ceuta fence as 600 migrants storm border
27 July
- Man held for causing major wildfire in Spain
- Barça under fire as men's team fly business class, women go economy
- OPINION: Tourism is a solution, not a problem
- Spanish mother jailed for hiding with sons to escape domestic abuse
28 July
- Puigdemont heads back to Belgium to continue with Catalan independence cause
- Spain to build undersea power line in Bay of Biscay to ease energy woes
- Madrid taxis join Barcelona strike against 'unfair' Uber and Cabify
29 July
- Over 1,200 migrants rescued off Spanish coast in two days
30 July
- Spain's taxman approves Ronaldo multi-million tax settlement
- Tourism boosts job creation over summer months in Spain
- Ten touristy types you'll meet in Spain: Which one are you?
- Organ trafficking? Exhumation ordered in bid to solve 13-year mystery of Spaniard’s death in Sweden
- Taxi strike against Uber spreads across Spain
- Spain’s first heat wave of 2018 is on its way
31 July
- Spain taxi strike against Uber to continue
- Spain chosen for new anti-piracy base after Brexit
- Spain denies 'mass' migration, says Europe needs 'new blood'
- Benidorm Brits launch fundraiser for homeless man paid €100 for face tattoo in stag do prank
- VIDEO: Amazing rescue of Giant Devil Ray on Costa del Sol beach
- FOCUS: Spain under strain with spike in migrant arrivals