Food&drink

Health

Spain orders nationwide poultry confinement over bird flu

Spain on Thursday extended poultry confinement measures to all its regions, after initially restricting birds to indoor enclosures in high-risk areas, the agriculture ministry said.

Health

Why Spaniards' habit of drinking alcohol every day is surprisingly healthy

Everyone knows that Spaniards love a drink. Yet despite being some of the most frequent drinkers in Europe, they rarely suffer the consequences of binge drinking and alcoholism rates are relatively low.

Crime

Intruder at Spanish winery pours away wine worth €2.5 million

Nearly 60,000 litres of premium red wine worth some €2.5 million ($2.7 million) were lost at a Spanish winery after someone broke in and opened the vats, the winery said on Tuesday.

Food&drink

British café chain Pret A Manger is coming to Spain

Brits in Spain who miss some of their favourite café food from back home, from sandwiches to big coffees, can rejoice as Pret A Manger is set to arrive in Spain and Portugal.