Health Alert activated over toxic substances found in popcorn from three brands

25-10-2025 National Canarian Weekly Photo Credit: Freepik The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has issued a food alert for the presence of tropane alkaloids, toxic natural compounds, found in popcorn maize imported from...

Spain housing crisis: Call for local councils to restrict the sale of houses to non-residents in Mallorca

Left-wing party Més per Mallorca has presented an initiative in the Balearic Parliament to allow municipalities in the Balearics to temporarily restrict the sale of homes to non-residents, legal entities and for second homes. The purpose of this...

Spain’s top court investigating steel firm for complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide

Spain’s Supreme Court has opened an investigation into a steel company for supplying material to an Israeli arms manufacturer amid the regime’s genocidal war on Gaza. Supreme Court judge Francisco de Jorge initiated a criminal case against the...

Spain shines again: Two cities just ranked among the world’s happiest

Seville ranked among the world’s happiest cities in Time Out’s 2025 list. Credit : illpaxphotomatic, Shutterstock Happiness might be hard to define, but if you’ve ever spent time in Spain, you’ll know the feeling – warm evenings in buzzing plazas,...

Spain shines at the 2025 World Travel Awards

Spain’s tourism hotspots have done it again, scooping up some of Europe’s top honours at this year’s World Travel Awards, held in Sardinia. The “Oscars of the travel industry” celebrate the very best in hotels, resorts, attractions and...

Picasso painting mistakenly taken by neighbour found safe in Madrid

Picasso painting missing before Granada show found safe in Madrid. Photo Credit: Spanish National Police EARLIER this month, a worrying report was filed with the police: on October 10, a Picasso painting was reported to have disappeared, ahead of...

ICCROM hosted the 97th Meeting of the Spanish Council for Historical Heritage

ICCROM welcomed the 97th Meeting of the Spanish Council for Historical Heritage, a body that brings together all regional authorities responsible for cultural heritage in Spain and is chaired by Ángeles Albert, Director-General for Cultural...

Spain receives request to extend life of nuclear plant

Spanish authorities have received a request from the country's biggest nuclear power plant to extend its life beyond a scheduled shutdown in 2028, a government source said Friday. The request comes after a nationwide power outage in April that...

Migrants abandon children on Spanish holidays so they can claim asylum

Migrants are travelling to Spain on tourist visas and abandoning their children so that their families can claim asylum, Spanish police have said. The parents leave their children outside police stations and children’s homes before flying home so...

Xabi Alonso responds when asked about Lamine Yamal accusing Real Madrid of ‘stealing’ ahead of El Clasico vs Barcelona

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has commented after Barcelona's Lamine Yamal claimed that Los Blancos 'steal and then complain'. The Spaniard is not interested in responding to the teenager in the press; instead, he wants his players to do it on...

Marcus Rashford sends four-word Barcelona message ahead of El Clasico showdown against Real Madrid

Marcus Rashford appears set to make his El Clasico debut on Sunday(Image: Getty Images) Marcus Rashford has made clear that he is all set for El Clasico on Sunday. Barcelona face Real Madrid for the first time this season, with just two points...

Marcus Rashford fires four-word Real Madrid message in clear El Clasico warning

Marcus Rashford has declared he is primed and ready for Sunday's eagerly anticipated El Clasico showdown. La Liga heavyweights Barcelona and Real Madrid will lock horns for the first time this campaign, with merely two points dividing them in the...

Family Accuses Rivers Real Madrid Academy of Concealing Alleged Rape Case

1 ITODE AKARI The family of a 13-year-old Junior Secondary School 2 student of the Real Madrid Football Academy, Rivers State, has accused the school management of attempting to cover up an alleged rape incident involving a 17-year-old male...

The Steady Hand Guiding America’s Economic Renaissance

When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engineered a unique deal with Argentina’s Javier Milei, Guy Nohra started paying attention to Bessent’s moves. Nohra, a venture capitalist with over three decades of experience, knows a solid operator when he...

Daily Schmankerl: Bayern Munich thinking new deal for Konrad Laimer; Serge Gnabry, Josip Stanišić should be ready for Gladbach; AC Milan pursuing FC Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski; Tom Bischof talks confidence; Real Madrid wants Chelsea star; and…

Bayern Munich has to be completely thrilled with the play of Konrad Laimer. Laimer, a midfielder by trade, has played exclusive ly at right-back and left-back this season and has done so with aplomb. It would be said that Laimer makes whichever...

Chelsea 3rd, Real Madrid 18th - Which clubs have spent the most money in 2025?

Top 20 revealed ©TM/IMAGO Although the growing demands of the modern football season now means that the European game is essentially on for most of the year, success and failure are still defined by the fine margins between one season and the...

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on unexpected reality of her move to Spain and working with Baz Ashmawy

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell has come a long way since her breakout role as Michelle Mallon in the hit series Derry Girls. The Derry-born actress is now starring opposite Baz Ashmawy in the second season of Faithless, and while her life has taken her from...

CenterPoint Energy Prepares for Severe Weather in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas — CenterPoint Energy activated its storm readiness plan on Thursday in anticipation of severe weather that could lead to street flooding, gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes this weekend. The utility company announced its...

Ruru Madrid goes 'back to zero' in martial arts training

Primetime action hero Ruru Madrid has become very passionate about learning Laraw Kali Pamuok, a Filipino martial arts system. According to the actor, he had to unlearn certain techniques which he picked up in other martial arts to correctly...

IMF Raises India’s Economic Growth Forecast to 6.6%, Projects Fastest Growth Among Major Economies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth to 6.6% for the fiscal year 2025-26, up from an earlier projection of 6.4%. This revision reflects India’s robust economic momentum, particularly visible in...