‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m
November 2024
Bland, soggy slop or scratch-cooked chilli and pancakes? The best and worst hospital food around the world – in pictures
From Kenya to Brazil, patients need tasty, nutritious food more than most – so which countries do it best?
October 2024
The alternatives
‘Cloud-milking’: the zero-energy technique keeping young trees alive
The project that began in the Canary Islands mimics the way leaves capture water droplets from fog in order to produce water
America’s Cup: New Zealand take 4-0 lead but Ainslie backs British recovery
New Zealand have taken a 4-0 lead in the America’s Cup, but the Ineos Britannia skipper Ben Ainslie says his team ‘can come back from this’
‘We’re a powerhouse’: the Māori canoe and haka leading New Zealand into America’s Cup battle
New Zealand take 3-0 America’s Cup lead after Britain hit with penalty
Seascape: the state of our oceans
‘We look to the past to move forward’: the ancient method boosting cuttlefish numbers in the Mediterranean
August 2024
Overtourism and the climate crisis
Seville council can cut off water supply to illegal tourist flats, court rules
Overtourism and the climate crisis
‘It’s about money’: doubt over America’s Cup benefits in tourist hotspot Barcelona
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Resorts on Spain’s Costa Brava struggle with invasion of jellyfish as seas warm
Spanish judge calls for end to social media anonymity in hate crime cases
Overtourism and the climate crisis
‘Elitist and opaque’: Barcelona residents oppose America’s Cup and related tourism
‘What’s more important, my dream or the women of Afghanistan?’: breakdancer Manizha Talash on her Olympic protest
Fish thieves not welcome: Galicians coin term for stereotypical Madrid tourist
Carles Puigdemont no longer in Spain and will not give himself up, lawyer says
Europe live
Police officer arrested in connection with Puigdemont’s escape in Barcelona – as it happened
Police hunt for Puigdemont as pro-union MP takes Catalan presidency
Carles Puigdemont vows to return to Spain in headache for ruling coalition
July 2024
Spain’s traditional food markets are fading away – and with them, a whole way of life
Stephen Burgen
At my local market in Barcelona, I see how few young people have the time or inclination to join the queues for a friendly chat, says writer Stephen Burgen
