With last week marking forty years since the death of its late dictator, Francisco Franco, a familiar silence fell over Spain. Since his passing in 1975, the discussion of Franco’s totalitarian regime and its atrocities […]
A Spanish Year Abroad: Sun, Sand and Sangria
With the beach, mountains and city centre all within 20 minutes from where I lived, Valencia was the perfect destination for my year abroad. Often overlooked as a tourist spot, despite being the third largest […]
Postcards from Abroad: Barcelona, Spain
When I think about the fact that I’ve spent a month abroad already, I have to pinch myself a little bit. That’s a whole month without ringing my mum, crying about how much I want […]
Postcards from Abroad: Calamocha, Spain
Ella is a third year French and Spanish student who loves cooking almost as much as she loves eating. She’s just spent three months in France and her main worry about her year abroad is […]
The rise of Spain’s final hope
Something is lurking in Spain. The situation in Europe’s fifth largest economy has been bleak ever since its property bubble burst in 2008, causing a sharp contraction in Spain’s markets and a financial crisis that […]
Sport | Brazil lead the way as England prepare to say goodbye
As the last round of group matches got under way at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping rounds up the talking points from a busy day in Brazil and looks ahead to an English goodbye. […]
Sport | Spain back on the plane but will Greece slip up against Japan?
After a disappointing day of World Cup action on Tuesday that only saw five goals scored with two draws, normal service was resumed on Wednesday with 11 goals in the three matches played, with the […]
Sport | Everything you need to know about Brazil 2014 so far
With the first round of group matches coming to a close, there have already been some significant shocks and controversial highlights to whet our footballing appetites for the remainder of the group stage. Group A […]
Sport | Spain V Holland Preview
A repeat of the famous (or should that be infamous) 2010 World Cup final in Johannesburg, this game sees two European heavyweights go head to head. Euan Cunningham assesses the two sides chances in this […]
Sport | World Cup Preview
On the eve of the long-awaited tournament, Alex Bowmer looks over the main contenders chances Brazil The pressure is on for the hosts, who go into the tournament as favourites. However, an emphatic Confederations Cup […]
Travel | A Leeds student traveller's guide to Spanish road-tripping
Summer Travel Article – Road Trip Things can seem bleak in Leeds. Cold mornings, constant rain showers and the looming prospect of deadline week don’t really entice you to get out of bed in the […]
Sport | La Liga poised for exciting new year
As England’s football sides gear up for another gruelling Christmas period, teams in Spain are enjoying a well-earned rest, with La Liga finely poised and waiting to be decided in 2014. Barcelona and Atlético Madrid […]