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Correspondent covering communities and stories across Europe for The Guardian. Previously based in Spain & Canada for @guardian. Thoughts & ideas always welcome

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‘It’s going to be spectacular’: Millions flock to Spain seeking best view of total solar eclipse

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By Ashifa Kassam Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
The online forums are abuzz as people debate potential cloud cover and trade tips on the best viewing points. Hours before wide swathes of Spain were set to experience the country's first total solar eclipse in more than a century, the excitement was palpable. "It's going to be spectacular," said César González, an astronomer and science communicator at the Madrid Planetarium.
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Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies

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By Ashifa Kassam Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Italy's foreign minister has called Spain's decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy "incomprehensible and completely unacceptable" as people making their way between the two EU countries were left grappling with the fallout of the escalating feud. Spain started carrying out spot checks on visitors from Italy at midnight on Saturday.
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‘We have no tents or blankets': Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights

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By Okba Mohammad, Ashifa Kassam Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Along the wide avenues and tree-lined plazas of Ceuta's centre, there were few hints of the recent events that catapulted the Spanish enclave on the north African coast into global headlines. But less than a mile away from the bustling bars and restaurants, at the nearby El Trampolín beach, the lingering impact was impossible to ignore.
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