Madrid
10 Mar
The title race in the English Premier League this year has been scintillating or perhaps the best we've seen and it is a three-horse race between Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal We are all looking forward to the game of the weekend between Liverpool and Manchester City. Ayomide Shotunbo previews the game in this edition of The Nutmeg.
3 Mar
The international window is just around the corner and what that means is that the superheroes of Nigeria are soon to be in our faces again. But before then, Manchester United Takes on Manchester City. Ayomide Shotubo and Hogan Niyi review the game and other topical issues in this edition of The Nutmeg.
27 Feb
Located one hour from Madrid, the Toledo Training Command centre is one of the largest military training centres in Europe. Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians who have volunteered to head to the front are training there as part of the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM), set up in October 2022. Spain is one of the EU's key training providers, having already trained 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
21 Feb
The UEFA Champions League returns this midweek with heavyweight matches between Spanish and Italian teams SSC Napoli and Barcelona FC. Ayomide Sotunbo previews the game on this edition of The Nutmeg on Guardian TV.
1 Nov
We've seen three months of action in European football. And we've seen enough to make an assessment of how some of the best teams are doing at the moment and some are up to speed while some are not doing so well on a downward spiral. And this is the focus of this week's edition of The Nutmeg today.
4 Oct 2023
Madrid is hosting a conference with climate leaders before COP28 in Dubai, as the European Union races to firm up a plan to cut harmful emissions.
17 Jun 2023
Talking Europe catches up with Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, as Madrid prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on July 1, 2023. We discuss the poor showing by the ruling Socialist party in May’s regional and municipal elections, in which both the right and the far right made gains.
15 May 2023
It is one of Europe’s largest shantytowns. Canada Real in the Spanish capital Madrid is just 15 kilometres away from the landmark square Puerta del Sol. A side of the city few tourists see. Conditions were already poor in much of the neighbourhood and then, in October 2020, the electricity was cut off to thousands of residents, including many young children.
14 May 2023
We look at reactions to a civil court ruling that Donald Trump is liable for sexual abuse and defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll. But will the verdict actually hamper his presidential hopes?
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As elections near, India's nationalist BJP is trying to wrestle votes away from the opposition in Indian-administrated Kashmir. But standard campaign tactics might not be enough to win over Muslim voters in the region.
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ing Abdullah II of Jordan defends his country's actions in shooting down Iranian missiles on Saturday, saying that Jordan's security comes above all else. Also, MPs in the UK back a new bill to ban smoking in the country, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces rebellion from within the Conservative Party. Finally, Paris Saint-Germain mount a comeback to beat Barcelona and qualify for the Champions League semi-final, with one Spanish newspaper blaming the result on "suspect refereeing".