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UPDATE: Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France?
Travelling between Spain and the UK during the pandemic has been very difficult due to border closures, cancelled flights and quarantines, but what is the situation like now? Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France?
Tapas bars in Spain could put cork in France's Champagne name challenge
Tapas bars in Barcelona called 'champanillos' could see off a legal challenge from France's Champagne region if the European Court of Justice follows a legal opinion published on Thursday.
IN PICS: Madrid becomes haven for fun-starved Europeans but locals can't leave
With bars and restaurants open and its 11pm curfew, Madrid has become a highly-prized haven for hoards of leisure-starved Europeans in a reality that has rankled residents who remain restricted from leaving the region.
Young French people 'head to Madrid' to avoid curfews and closures
Young people in France have been flocking to Madrid for the weekend in order to skip restrictions and weekend lockdowns that have been imposed in some areas of their own country, according to a report by Madrid's TV channel TeleMadrid.
Google flags higher ad rates in France and Spain after digital tax
Google has told customers that it will raise the rates for advertisements on its French and Spanish platforms by two percent from May to help offset the impact of a digital tax on profits.
Reader question: Can I travel between Spain and the UK via France?
With flight cancellations and travel restrictions, many of our readers have been asking if it's possible to drive between Spain and the UK, going via France. Here's what you need to know.
Airbnb restricts under-25s in Spain, in a bid to put a stop to parties
Airbnb is restricting many under-25s in Spain from renting entire homes via its platform.
ETA legacy haunts leftist Basque separatist parties
With the end of ETA, the struggle for independence in Spain's Basque Country falls to left-wing separatist parties which have not yet fully distanced themselves from its bloody legacy.
LISTEN: Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, France stamps on sex pests
In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's government could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get?
Spanish widow wins right to use dead husband's sperm
A Spanish woman whose husband died in France last year won the right on Tuesday to use his frozen sperm and continue the in vitro treatment the couple had started before he died.
Felipe to honour Republicans in France
King Felipe VI will make his first state visit as king on Tuesday, speaking at France's National Assembly where he will pay tribute to the Spanish Republicans who liberated Paris after the Second World War.
Missing French students found dead in Pyrenees
The dead bodies of two young Zaragoza-based students from France reported missing by their families recently have been found in the car they were driving.
Spanish mum kills teacher in front of class
The 34-year-old school teacher who was stabbed to death in front her students in France on Friday was killed by the Spanish mother of a pupil, Spanish press are reporting.
Javier Bardem gaffe sparks diplomatic row
An off-the-cuff remark by Spanish movie star Javier Bardem, in which he let slip private comments by a French ambassador, has sparked a high-level diplomatic crisis between France and Morocco.
'Spaniards are taking our jobs': French builders
French builders claim Spanish companies are stealing work from them, paying lower wages and cutting corners to win construction contracts.
Spain's abortion law from 'Stone Age': French MP
A Spanish plan to tighten abortion laws will take women back to the Stone Age, French Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine said on Tuesday
'Give us Spain's abortion law': French pro-lifers
Thousands of anti-abortionists took to the streets of the French capital on Sunday calling for France to adopt similar pro-life legislation to that drafted by the Spanish government last month.
Spain doing better than 'stagnant' France
For the first time in nearly five years, the Spanish economy is outperforming that of France, official French figures released on Thursday show.
'I will publish Snowden leaks on Spain': Reporter
Brazil-based US reporter Glenn Greenwald said on Wednesday he would publish documents from intelligence leaker Edward Snowden focused on France and Spain.
Speeding Spanish drivers face fines in France
Drivers of vehicles with Spanish number plates will no longer be able to get away with not paying a speeding fine they picked up in France.
French air traffic strike causes flight chaos
At least 32 flights between Spain and France have been cancelled because of a strike by French air traffic controllers.
Spain's CEOs defy crisis to earn €788 an hour
The pre-bonus salaries of Spain's top executives are the second highest in Europe, research by the Federation of European Employers released on Monday shows.
Spaniard suspected in French 'skinhead' murder
A young Spanish skinhead is the principal suspect of the murder of the 18-year-old left-wing activist Clement Meric in Paris, Spanish media are reporting.