A meatier and classier variation of pork scratchings from Morito, the new cookbook from the founders of Moro restaurant Sam and Sam Clark's cooks' trip to Barcelona video Sam and Sam Clark's red pepper tortilla recipe Chicharrones are a meatier and classier variation of pork scratchings. This Cádiz version is made by slow-roasting belly of pork, chopping it up and serving it with lots of freshly...
Lucy Fisher cheered when she heard about a new law in Spain which forces children to help with household tasks, regardless of of their sex It was the headline that made lazy teens worldwide shudder: Spain is to introduce a law forcing children to do chores. Now, if you're thinking it seems more than a little heavy-handed to legally codify the responsibilities of under-18s in private households, then...
Euro-MPs from across the continent and political spectrum describe their weekly routine At the beginning I found it unbelievably difficult to get things moving in the European parliament, and to get people's attention. No one listens to you automatically. Continue reading... ...
Spanish police arrest man carrying ham and cheese sandwich with 100 grams of cocaine inside Spanish police have arrested a Colombian man after he was found to be carrying a ham and cheese sandwich stuffed with over 100 grams of cocaine. Continue reading... ...
Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Spanish government is trying to restrict the rights of women to terminate their pregnancies. Now campaigners have set up a mock travel agency to show what could happen if this legislation is passed "Be free in London, from 2,614." "Decide in Paris, from 1,942." "Choose in Berlin, from 2,180." At first glance it's just another...
Soaring numbers of albino California king snakes prompts warning that they could take over 70% of Spanish island Invasive species experts will gather in Gran Canaria this week to offer their advice on how best to control an albino variety of a popular pet snake whose population has exploded across the island in recent years, decimating local bird and lizard species. Originally brought to the island...
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Madrid residence threatens to expel male students who do their own laundry they are told to find female friends to do it instead It's not unusual to hear students at a university residence complain about terrible cafeteria food or slow Wi-Fi. But students at one residence in Madrid have added another, less familiar, complaint to their list: a long-standing rule that bans male students from using the...
Briefings reveal growing anxiety over sporting clashes with Argentina and Spain as conflict continued in South Atlantic The national football teams of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland faced the prospect of having to abandon their places in the World Cup finals at the height of the Falklands war, as the Thatcher government agonised over the political implications of playing in a tournament with...
Electronic cars will park free and hybrids will get 20% off under scheme to target emissions in Spanish capital The city of Madrid is introducing smart parking meters that will slap a surcharge on cars that pollute more and reduce parking charges for efficient vehicles, a system that city officials are touting as the first of its kind in the world. Continue reading... ...
My people must have the democratic right to decide on independence from Spain The Spanish parliament's rejection earlier this month of Catalonia's request for delegated powers to hold a referendum on our country's future came as no surprise. What happened in Madrid was exactly the opposite of what occurred in London when the UK government granted Scotland's request for a referendum without questioning...
From Wednesday 30 April the Catalan police force, Mossos d'Esquadra, has been banned from using rubber bullets as an anti-riot weapon. The Guardian spoke to five victims of the weapon, each of whom lost an eye on the streets of Barcelona, about their fight for justice and why the battle doesn't end here Continue reading... ...
Move follows campaign led by seven people who were hit by rubber bullets and each lost an eye in Barcelona A ban on the use of rubber bullets by the police force in Catalonia comes into force on Wednesday following a campaign led by seven people who each lost an eye on the streets of Barcelona. Continue reading... ...
'There is racism against foreigners,' says Alves after incident 'I would put a photo of fan on the net so he would be shamed' Dani Alves has hit out at Spain for being "very backward" in its approach towards racism and believes the fan who hurled a banana on the pitch in Barcelona's game away to Villarreal on Sunday should be publicly shamed. Continue reading... ...
A funeral held so soon after a death can seem impersonal, but in practice the rapid arrangements bring people back together The message comes on a Sunday evening: "My father has just passed away. Madrid Funeral Home from 10am tomorrow and burial in the Almudena cemetery at 5pm". Death is dealt with quickly in Spain and if you want to pay your respects you have to move fast. Funerals and burials...
Secularists demand the medal be revoked, arguing that the Virgin has not met any of the minimum requirements Spain's government is being taken to court over a minister's decision to give the country's top policing award to a statue of the Virgin Mary. The country's interior minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, singled out an icon of the Virgin Mary, in Málaga, to receive the gold medal...
Montserrat Caballé is suspected of funnelling earnings from foreign concerts through a company in the principality of Andorra Famed Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé has been placed under judicial investigation for alleged tax fraud, legal officials said on Tuesday. Caballé, 81, is suspected of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than 500,000 ($690,000) by funnelling...
Describing the civil war through the lives of three famous couples including Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn proves inspired "Me, I am going to Spain with the boys," Martha Gellhorn told a friend in 1937. "I don't know who the boys are, but I am going with them." In fact, she knew precisely who they were and she knew that Ernest Hemingway was among them. Soon, he would be a hero of...
As British expats have been finding out, a holiday shouldn't be for life. It should be just for Christmas, or a fortnight in the sun at most As I write this, I can see the sun shining on the Mediterranean. Live. I'm not just looking at hotel websites, clicking from a seashell with an azure backdrop to one of those extreme close-ups of a wine glass and a napkin which all hoteliers' web designers seem...
Doñana national park, a haven filled with rare birds and wildlife, survived a toxic flood. Now tourism, an oil pipeline, demand for water and the return of mining have left it on a knife edge The view from the visitors' centre at the southern edge of Doñana national park is striking, to say the least. From its plate-glass windows, you gaze over a small lake ringed with bulrushes at a group of...