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Spanish election offers opportunity to far right as PP seeks power

Conservative People’s party struggles in final days of campaigning and is forecast to fall short of overall majority

The Guardian - UK

Does Spanish nationalism exist?

In the last two decades, the Spanish political scene has been characterised by convulsion. Among the many variables that shape this reality, one of them is the confrontation between the centre – Madrid – and the peripheral areas, some of which have their own distinct identity.

The Conversation

Tonight's rugby news as Johnny Sexton summoned and Wales stars wonder how much tougher it will get

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

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Factbox-Who's who in Spain's July 23 snap general election

Spain's snap parliamentary election on July 23 is unlikely to produce a working majority for any one party, with complex pre- and post-ballot alliances holding the key to governing Spain.

Reuters

Witnesses sought after cyclist killed in Humboldt Park hit-and-run

Rick Lomas, a British citizen who moved with his wife to Logan Square years ago, was working to get his U.S. citizenship. He was struck May 7 and died three days later.

Chicago Sun-Times

Albania's developing tourism industry could help stop its young people from leaving – and boost its economy

It has been more than 30 years since Albania opened its doors to tourists, but telling a friend that you’re off to Tirana or Dhërmi for a long weekend might still raise some eyebrows.

The Conversation

‘Brothers in arms, a long way from home’: the first Australians to fight fascism overseas

The discovery of a rare photo from the Spanish civil war raises questions about why volunteers from Australia are not commemorated

The Guardian - AU

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Body of Spain’s fascist party founder to be removed from basilica

Family will rebury José Antonio Primo de Rivera in Madrid cemetery to pre-empt state exhumation

The Guardian - UK

Rays get offensive in beating Tigers again

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There probably need to be some qualifiers.

Tribune News Service

The sister act from a successful family hospitality business who have opened a new coffee shop and bar in Swansea

Sisters Kristina Wadham, 43 and Mia McNab, 49, daughters of the man behind Remo's and Franco's in Aberavon, have opened their new family business, Mimi and Kiki's, in Clydach this week

Wales Online

Our Fathers Fought Franco: How one Lothian coalminer joined the fight against fascism

IN the new book Our Fathers Fought Franco (Luath Press), edited by Willy Maley, four adult children tell the stories of their fathers. Here’s an…

The National (Scotland)

'Serious concerns' over TGA's decision making on landmark psilocybin, MDMA ruling

How an intensive lobbying campaign penetrated the TGA ahead of its world-first ruling to label MDMA and psilocybin as medicines.

ABC News

We’re All Just Fine by Ana Penyas review – home truths in a tyrant’s reign

Rich in detail, this award-winning debut explores the evolution of Spanish womanhood through drudgery, dictatorship and liberation

The Guardian - UK

New book looks at lives of four Scottish volunteers who fought in Spanish Civil War

I HAVE written often enough

The National (Scotland)

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Remains of anti-Franco activist who died in 1973 recovered in Catalonia

Forensics identify remains of Cipriano Martos, an antifascist forced to drink sulphuric acid during a police interrogation

Radio France Internationale

Spanish director Carlos Saura dies aged 91

Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on Friday, hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with critiques of Franco's dictatorship, later focusing on films about music and dance, notably flamenco and tango.

ABC News

TGA psychedelics decision met with relief, cautious optimism and 'serious reservations'

Advocates welcome a surprise decision from Australia's drug regulator to approve two psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment, but some clinicians are concerned the decision may be premature.

The Guardian - UK

‘Some weeks I only speak to the postman’: how to escape learned loneliness – and soar socially

The time we spend with our close friends has plummeted over the past decade. Here is an expert guide to making new connections and reviving old ones

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What is Opus Dei, and why is it so controversial — both in and out of the Catholic Church?

While the group is known for its secrecy, this is far from the first time it has appeared in the headlines.

The Guardian - UK

Madrid exhibition tells story of Spaniards sent to Nazi concentration camp

About 7,500 Spanish Republicans who fled to France were deported to Mauthausen camp in Austria

Reuters

Spain exhumes 53 bodies from Franco dictatorship's shallow graves

Forensic archaeologists have exhumed 53 bodies from shallow graves in the Basque town of Orduna that were dug in 1941, as part of a process of healing the country's wounds from the Franco dictatorship era.

The Guardian - UK

‘Rebekah Vardy is a warrior’: the Game of Thrones star who’s turning Wagatha Christie into a serious drama

From learning to flush loos in fake nails, to acting like her face was frozen by cosmetics, taking on the trial of the century wasn’t easy. Ex-Harry Potter actor and wildling Natalia Tena tells all

Al Jazeera

Can new Spanish law lay the ghosts of the Civil War to rest?

‘Democratic Memory Laws’ bring some relief to families of General Franco’s victims, but much needs to be done, they say.

Motorsport

Ferrari | North America, Imola: Franco takes lights-to-flag win in interrupted race

It was poleman Manny Franco (Ferrari Lake Forest) who took the win in the gathering gloom of the first race of round 7 of the Ferrari Challenge North America after some of his closest rivals on the grid were eliminated in incidents that brought out the safety car three times.

Inverse

You need to watch the most revolutionary ghost story on HBO Max ASAP

“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again?”

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