News Archive for August 2019
Here you can find articles published in August 2019. Return to full archive here-
01 August
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Azotea'
- Fourteen brilliantly fun events happening in Spain in August
- Five traditional tipples you will only find in Spain
- Nudist beaches: The rules for taking your clothes off in Spain
- Brexit: What are the main differences between a deal and a no deal for Brits in the EU?
- Spy in the sky: Drones will be monitoring roads in Spain to catch bad drivers
- Housing: Rents soar by 50 percent within six years in Spanish cities
- Have you seen these fugitives? They could be hiding out in Spain
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02 August
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Espabilar'
- Spanish astronomers discover a whole new world and it could sustain life
- Daily dilemmas: Is Spanish tortilla better with onions or without?
- Why a village in northwestern Spain is about to be invaded by bloodthirsty Vikings
- What's the one question you want to ask about Spain or the Spanish?
- No-deal Brexit 'would mean 70,410 job losses in Spain': study
- The stats that reveal the true holidaying habits of the Spanish
- 03 August
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05 August
- Spanish Word of the day: 'Echar'
- Shepherds on French-Spanish border fear that bears will strike again
- OPINION: Brits relying on funds from the UK are feeling increasingly helpless
- Spain in grips of new viral challenge that puts the POO into pool
- WATCH: Take a peek inside giant giode, Spain's newest tourist attraction
- Spain loves gazpacho so much, someone just invented a beer that tastes like tomatoes
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06 August
- Spanish Word of the day: 'Cortar'
- WATCH: British Airways flight emergency lands in Spain after cabin fills with smoke
- VIDEO: Man who 'recycled' fridge by throwing it off a cliff in southern Spain made to drag it back up
- Most of Spain on alert for wildfire risk as temperatures soar
- Spain’s Carrefour supermarkets replace plastic with cotton mesh bags for fruit and veg
- WATCH: Anti-tourism activists vandalise rental cars in Mallorca
- The Afro-Spanish experience no one is talking about
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07 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Alpargata'
- 10 Spanish hits you won't be able to escape this summer
- Shopping in Spain: How to pick a perfect melon
- Meet the woman sharing her passion for Madrid's forgotten corners
- British Ambassador's parting message to Brits in Spain: 'Get registered'
- Spanish police arrest man over alleged kidnap of daughter at gunpoint in Britain
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08 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Entendederas'
- 12 restaurants in Spain you need to dine in least once in your life
- How to hurl insults like a Spaniard
- WATCH: First Eurasion Lynx born in Spanish Pyrenees for more than a century
- How a remarkable novel is helping Spain come to terms with the Basque Country’s violent past
- Spanish police smash trafficking gang that forced women to care for elderly
- Delays loom as security staff start indefinite strike at Barcelona airport
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09 August
- Scorchio! Temperatures to exceed 40C across eastern Spain
- Photo confiscated by Nazi prison guards returned to Spanish daughter, 80 years later
- Holidaymaker left bleeding and with severed tendon after fish bite on Costa Blanca beach
- Breaking point: British pensioners in Spain open up about money worries
- Benidorm: Five French teens charged in case alleging gang rape of Norwegian
- 10 August
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12 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Asar'
- OPINION: There’s a reason that more Brits live in Spain than any other European country and it's not just the sunshine
- Stargazing: When and where to see the Perseid meteor shower in Spain
- Storms hit Catalan coast: ‘It was like a hurricane’
- Ten ideas for a romantic summer date in Spain
- 13 August
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14 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Comecocos'
- Why is Spain ignoring calls to take in child refugees?
- Rail strike: 950 trains cancelled across Spain
- Miraculous survival of Spanish hiker lost for two days in storm on French mountains
- Group of friends buy entire abandoned Spanish village to fulfil retirement dream
- QPR call for UEFA action after alleged racist abuse in Spain
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19 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Trapo'
- Canary Islands: Eight thousand evacuated as wildfire rages across Gran Canaria
- IN PICS: 18 photos that prove Benidorm is beautiful
- How boozy boat parties are threatening Costa Brava's picturesque coves
- Afghan ambassador to Spain becomes latest victim in Barcelona crime wave
- 'It’s unstoppable': What you need to know about the Gran Canaria wildfire
- No flip-flops or hot pants: Seville Cathedral imposes strict dress code
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20 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Tostar'
- 'Disgrace to humanity': Spain slams Italy's Salvini over refusal to accept rescued migrants
- Seville woman becomes first victim in listeria outbreak blamed on meatloaf
- Dozens evacuated in Costa del Sol wildfire sparked by Frenchman burning a beehive
- Spanish Armada sets sail to save migrants stuck off Italy
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21 August
- Residents return home as Gran Canaria blaze weakens
- Spanish word of the day: 'Aguadilla'
- Pianist James Rhodes just trolled Vox leader in the most brilliant way
- Off the beaten track: Ten of Spain's most charming seaside towns
- Debunking the myth: How true are Spanish stereotypes?
- Ryanair cabin crew in Spain confirm 10 days of strikes in September
- Man arrested on Madrid metro for 'upskirting' over 500 women
- 22 August
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23 August
- 'No to bears': Farmers in Spain's Pyrenees protest against predators re-introduction
- Spanish word of the day: 'Chapuzón'
- ANALYSIS: Why are gang rape accusations treated as 'sexual abuse' in Spain? Another trial fails another victim
- Your rights as a passenger if your Ryanair flight is cancelled
- OPINION: Spain's struggle with gentrification, tourism and McDonalds
- Spanish naval ship arrives in Italy to take in 15 rescued migrants
- How a crime wave in Barcelona is turning residents into citizen crime fighters
- Two dead and 186 confirmed cases: What you need to know about the listeria outbreak sweeping across Spain
- 24 August
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26 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Manguera'
- Spain's Placido Domingo given standing ovation in Salzburg in first performance since sexual harassment claims
- German family among seven dead in mid-air collision in Mallorca
- WATCH: Man injured in Spain's 'Running of the Balls' fiesta was the mayor who tried to make it safer
- OPINION: Those of us who moved to EU countries in good faith don’t deserve to be stripped of our rights
- Stunt pilot killed as Spain's 'Eagle Patrol' military plane crashes at sea
- Barcelona beach evacuated after discovery of unexploded Civil War bomb
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27 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Solana'
- WATCH: Cars swept away in flash floods as Madrid hit by storms
- Twister: Video footage catches powerful tornado in southern Spain
- 130 flights cancelled at Munich Airport after Spanish man skips security check
- WATCH: Why Spaniards hate British holidaymakers summed up in one catchy song
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28 August
- La Tomatina: Why does Spain have a huge tomato street fight?
- WATCH: Woman escapes car in flashflood as Mallorca and Ibiza hit by violent storms
- Spanish word of the day: 'Coraje'
- 17 babies in Spain develop 'werewolf syndrome' after drugs mix-up
- Now Ryanair pilots in Spain call five days of strikes for September
- Screen legend Donald Sutherland to receive Spain's prestigious Donostia Award
- IN PICS: This is what happens when a town in Spain throws the world's biggest food fight
- 29 August
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30 August
- Spanish word of the day: 'Flechazo'
- Spectator gored to death during Spain's oldest bull running fiesta
- Spanish scientists make breakthrough identifying HIV resistance gene
- 'You will be the star that guides our family': Ex-Spain coach Luis Enrique loses 9-year-old daughter to cancer
- UPDATED: These are the strikes at airports in Spain that could affect your end of summer travel plans
- Family discover 'perfectly preserved' Roman tomb hidden beneath home in southern Spain
- Ceuta: 155 migrants force entry into Spanish enclave
- 31 August