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Picture shows John Christmas, undated. The documentary Bankers Game, directed and co-produced by John Christmas, has earned two prestigious awards at the Madrid International Film Festival 2025 Best Editing of a Documentary and Best Short Documentary. (newsX)

John Christmas: From Banking Whistleblower To Award-Winning Filmmaker

Post author:ananova
Post published:October 22, 2025

The documentary Bankers Game, directed and co-produced by John Christmas, has earned two prestigious awards at the Madrid International Film Festival 2025 — Best Editing of a Documentary and Best…

Picture shows the killed foxes, undated. The PACMA Animalist Party has denounced the killing of 20 foxes in a hunt that took place on October 29 in the Community of Madrid, Spain. (PACMA/CEN)

Huntsmen Shamed Over Trophy Snap Of Slaughtered Foxes

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:November 14, 2023

Furious animal rights activists have shamed a group of hunters who posed for trophy pictures with the blooded bodies of foxes and wild boars. After the bloodbath the hunters boasted…

Picture shows Pita, undated. The dog died after it jumped from a seventh floor when scared by a pyrotechnic device thrown by a neighbour, in Alcorcon, Spain, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. (@morereichell/Newsflash)

Terrified Pooch Leapt 80ft To Its Death After Hooligan Threw Firecracker

Post author:William McGee
Post published:October 24, 2022

A terrified pet dog leapt to its death from a seventh-floor apartment window after a football hooligan set off a firecracker when his team scored. Municipal Police in Alcorcon, Madrid…

Picture shows Emma, 17-months-old, undated. She received the first intestine transplant from a deceased person in the world. (CEN)

13-Month-Old Receives Historic Intestine Transplant

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:October 20, 2022

An adorable infant named Emma has received the world’s first intestinal implant from a dead organ donor. The 17-month-old tot - from Segovia, Spain - is the first person in…

Picture shows the panda twins from the Madrid Zoo, undated photo. (@ZooAquariumdeMadrid/Newsflash)

Giant Panda Bear Twins Celebrate Their First Birthday At A Zoo In Madrid

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:September 21, 2022

The first two months in the lives of a pair of giant panda bear twins have been captured on film and released as they celebrate their first birthday at a…

The eagle chick walks in the middle of the street of El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, on 29th July 2022. The animal was finally rescued. (Newsflash)

Police Nab Eagle That Gatecrashed Royal Palace

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:August 18, 2022

This is the moment one of the rarest birds of prey in the world is rescued by policemen from a royal palace. The lost and dehydrated young imperial eagle was…

A man with monkeypox on the subway in Madrid, Spain, on July 15, 2022. He was spotted by a doctor. (@arturohenriques/Newsflash)

Doctor Snaps Pox Victim On Packed Tube Train

Post author:William McGee
Post published:August 11, 2022

A surgeon has stunned social media with a photo of a man covered in monkeypox blisters on a city tube train surrounded by other passengers. Venezuelan surgeon Arturo Henriques, 32,…

In this Hubble observation taken on 5 December 2005 the Main Belt asteroid 2001 SE101 passes in front of the Crab Nebula. (NASA, ESA HST, Melina Thvenot/Newsflash)

Astronomers Find 2,000 New Asteroids In Their Own Files

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:May 18, 2022

Astronomers have unearthed traces of nearly 2,000 previously unknown asteroids found by the Hubble Space Telescope but hidden in its files for 20 years. Artificial intelligence has helped scientists discover…

'Portrait of a Knight' painted by Velazquez that goes up for auction in Madrid. (Newsflash)

Last Ever Velazquez To Go Under Hammer Sells For Staggering EUR 4.27 Million At Auction

Post author:William McGee
Post published:March 10, 2022

A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait…

Read more about the article Animal Charity Supported By McCartney In Race To Save Cute Beagle Puppies Set To Be Killed After Being Experimented On

Dog behind bars in the lab of Madrid, Spain, reported by the organization in April 2021. (Carlota Saorsa-Cruelty Free International/Newsflash)

Animal Charity Supported By McCartney In Race To Save Cute Beagle Puppies Set To Be Killed After Being Experimented On

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 4, 2022

Outraged animal lovers including an animal charity supported by Paul McCartney are in a race against the clock to halt the experimentation on and killing of 32 Beagle puppies. An…