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What is the AP-7 road? Catalonia recently installed 10 mobile cameras to monitor speed on the roads.

Driving on the AP-7? Catalonia just put 10 mobile speed cameras on the road

Catalonia improves speed monitoring along the 344km AP-7 by installing new mobile radar units. Credit : csp, Shutterstock It is useful to know if the AP-7 is used regularly. From this week, the entire 344 kilometres of the AP-7 in Catalonia – from La Jonquera to Ulldecona – are now under mobile speed surveillance. Not only the usual accident hotspots. …

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Swedish kayak champion, 63, who braved raging flood waters to rescue his dogs ‘would do it again’ – and hits back at Jerez mayor for labelling him ‘irresponsible’

EXCLUSIVE: Former Swedish kayak champion, 63, who braved raging flood waters to rescue his dogs ‘would do it again’ – and hits back at Jerez mayor for labelling him ‘irresponsible’

He became famous in Spain after he disobeyed a police order to evacuate by swimming across a raging river to save his dogs. After first appearing on national television, a video showing him fighting through the terrifying floodwaters went viral worldwide. It didn’t help that the Swedish expat’s local mayor labelled him ‘irresponsible’, while police warned he could be arrested …

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Why does it rain so much in Spain? Will it ever stop raining?

Why is it raining so much in Spain in 2026? And will it stop?

Spain’s start of 2026 is a torrential deluge with an endless “train” of storms. The Atlantic storm systems continue to batter the Iberian Peninsula. These named storms, from Ingrid to Nils (the impending one), have caused record rainfall, flooding and infrastructure damage, leaving residents wondering when the skies are finally clearing. But why now? The name of the storm is …

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