Spain
British teenager’s disappearance spurs speculation and sleuthing
Even as Spanish authorities called off their search for Jay Slater, online sleuths continued with conspiracies and other theories spreading across the internet.
- by Isabella Kwai and Claire Moses
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‘I’ve learnt a lot’: De Minaur’s game has changed, thanks to girlfriend Katie Boulter
Tennis couple Alex de Minaur, the men’s world number seven, and Katie Boulter, Britain’s top-ranked woman, on changing each other’s game (and life).
- by Jane Wheatley
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before he vanished
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
- by Albert Tait
Instagram account of teen missing on Spanish island mysteriously active
Jay Slater, 19, was last heard from on Monday when he told a friend he was lost in the mountains and desperately thirsty before his phone ran out of battery.
- by Albert Tait
‘Largest problem’: Barcelona plans to ban all holiday apartments by 2028
The boom in short-term rentals in Barcelona, Spain’s most visited city by foreign tourists, means some residents cannot afford an apartment after rents rose 68 per cent in the past 10 years.
- by Joan Faus
The conflict that shook Spain’s most beautiful city
Though Barcelona is now renowned for its good food and impressive architecture, the city has a dark history.
- by Tim Richards
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Norway, Ireland and Spain are formally recognising Palestine as a state
Israel responded angrily to the news, recalling Israel’s ambassadors and summoned the three countries’ envoys in Israel.
Your life will never be the same after visiting this unfinished masterpiece
Here’s how to get the best out of a visit to Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia.
- by Ben Groundwater
The Camino is famous for miracles. It transformed this actor
On the Spanish path that pilgrims have walked for more than 1000 years, Australian actor Chris Haywood experienced a life-changing moment while shooting a new film.
- by Helen Pitt
Spain’s ‘Mr Handsome’ PM threatens to quit after his wife is accused of corruption
“I need to pause and think,” Pedro Sanchez said adding the seriousness of the attacks against him and his wife merited a measured response.
- by Aislinn Laing
Inside the killing of a Russian defector with all the hallmarks of a Kremlin hit job
The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. It didn’t help his cause that he was partying in Spain and messaging an ex-girlfriend back home.
- by Michael Schwirtz and José Bautista
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