- 8h ago
Messi and Yamal: From a 2007 charity bath photo to a World Cup final showdown
A 2007 UNICEF photoshoot that paired a 20-year-old Lionel Messi with a baby Lamine Yamal has resurfaced as the two prepare to face each other for the first time in Sunday's World Cup final in New York.
- yesterday
Meta employees sue, allege AI tools scored parental and medical leave against them in 8,000-person layoff
A federal lawsuit filed in Oakland, California, claims the company's internal AI systems transformed keyboard activity and token usage into productivity scores that penalised employees on protected leave when the firm cut 10% of its workforce this spring.
- 2d ago
Waerenskjold wins fastest Tour de France road stage ever as peloton clocks 50.91 km/h on Stage 11
The Norwegian Uno-X Mobility rider launched a long-range sprint to take Stage 11 from Vichy to Nevers. The 161.3 km flat stage was covered in 3 hours, 10 minutes and 6 seconds, setting a new record average speed for a road stage in the Tour's 123-year history.
- 2d ago
Spain's Congress rejects 2027 budget deficit path as PP, Vox and Junts vote together, raising early election stakes
A coalition of PP, Vox, and Junts, with UPN, voted 178 to 167 on 14 July 2026 to reject the government's stability objectives for 2027–2029, the mandatory step before presenting the state budget. The government plans to resubmit the same targets on 23 July.
- 2d ago
Josep Pedrerol leaves Atresmedia after 13 years; El Chiringuito to air final show on 20 July with World Cup special
The presenter will close his tenure with a special World Cup final broadcast, ending a chapter that reshaped Spanish sports debate television.
- 2d ago
Aitana and El Mago Pop unite to buy the historic Teatro Aquitània in Barcelona's Les Corts district
The singer Aitana and illusionist Antonio Díaz (El Mago Pop) announced on Monday their joint purchase of Barcelona's Teatro Aquitània, a historic cinema-turned-theatre, marking an uncommon entrepreneurial move by two of Spain's top stage artists.
- 3d ago
EU top court upholds Spain's amnesty law for Catalan separatists, clearing 47 defendants including Puigdemont
The EU's top court ruled that Spain's amnesty law for Catalan separatists does not breach EU law, removing a legal hurdle for dozens of defendants including Carles Puigdemont.
- 3d ago
Luis Goytisolo, last of Spain's celebrated Goytisolo literary brothers, dies at 91
The novelist, essayist and RAE academic, author of the tetralogy 'Antagonía', died on 12 July in Vimbodí, Tarragona. He was the youngest and last surviving of three brothers who reshaped 20th-century Spanish literature.
- 3d ago
Prosecutor drops charges against Catalan health officials over COVID vaccine delay for national police
The public prosecutor in Barcelona withdrew all prevarication charges on Monday against former Catalan health minister Alba Vergés and her senior team, who had been accused of deliberately delaying COVID-19 vaccinations for National Police and Guardia Civil agents in Catalonia during 2021.
- 3d ago
Catalonia plans to slash building permit wait from 12 months to one in sweeping urban reform
President Salvador Illa presented the draft law at Barcelona's Ebro factory on Monday, framing the changes as 'good politics' that will speed up housing and industrial projects without scrapping safeguards.
- 3d ago
Judge Peinado gives Begoña Gómez five days to prove she used her passport only for her daughter's London graduation
The investigating magistrate in Madrid has ordered the wife of Spain's prime minister to provide evidence that she did not breach a travel ban during the 8–10 July window, after noting her passport shows no entry or exit stamps.
- 3d ago
Spain's Supreme Court opens door to bilingual signage in over 5,000 Catalan schools
The Spanish Supreme Court has struck down a Catalan government instruction that prohibited the use of Spanish in the signage of publicly funded schools across Catalonia, a ruling that affects over 5,000 educational centers and could require bilingual rotulation throughout the region.
- 4d ago
Wildfire in Aiguamúrcia forces 2,500 into confinement as flames consume 114 hectares and threaten Catalan villages
A forest fire declared Sunday afternoon in Aiguamúrcia, Tarragona, has burned 114.82 hectares and forced the confinement of 2,500 residents across five municipalities, with firefighters working overnight to prevent the flames from reaching residential areas.
- 5d ago
Rajoy's 'no Frenchmen' column on France's World Cup team ignites cross-border political storm before Spain-France semifinal
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's column saying France's World Cup squad plays 'without Frenchmen' has been condemned as racist by both French and Spanish officials, overshadowing tonight's Spain-France semifinal.
- 5d ago
Van der Poel wins Tour stage nine as heat cuts route; Pogacar calls for earlier starts and calendar reform
Mathieu van der Poel sprinted to victory in a shortened stage nine of the Tour de France as extreme heat forced organisers to slash 30 km from the route, while yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar called for earlier start times and a revamped racing calendar.
- 5d ago
Atlético Madrid signs Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting CP in 40m-euro deal
The 27-year-old Danish defensive midfielder arrives from Sporting CP on a five-year contract until 2031, becoming the second summer reinforcement after Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 5d ago
Spain sends autonomous communities the financing reform draft agreed with ERC, with no alternative for those that reject it
The Ministry of Finance sent the detailed proposal on Friday 10 July 2026, maintaining the pact with Oriol Junqueras's ERC and warning that regions that do not accept it will remain under the 2009 model.
- 6d ago
Derecho y Relaciones Internacionales tops Catalonia's 2026 university cut-off marks with 12.972
The joint programme in Law and International Relations at the Autonomous University of Barcelona claimed the highest entry bar in Catalonia this year, overtaking the long-dominant Physics and Mathematics degree amid a general fall in admission scores.
- 6d ago
Márquez pursues record-tying Sachsenring win as MotoGP championship fight tightens before summer break
MotoGP arrives at Sachsenring for the German Grand Prix, the 11th round and last before the summer break. Marc Márquez, fifth in the standings and 40 points adrift, seeks his 13th win at the circuit to reignite his title bid.
- Jul 10
Barcelona shatters 112-year heat record as study reveals stark cooling inequality between rich and poor
Barcelona hit 40.9°C this week, its highest temperature in 112 years, while a new IDRA report shows only 39% of low-income households have air conditioning, compared to 71% of high-income ones.
