Spain

Earthquake Venezuela

‘We’re here to rescue people alive’: the Spanish military emergency unit’s race against time in La Guaira

Sixty-one Spanish military personnel landed in a Venezuela plunged into darkness to search for survivors where the locals had long since given up hope of finding anyone alive. The urban search and rescue team from the Military Emergency Unit pulled two people from the crushed concrete

Cosmetic clinics raided across Spain as police seize 40 kilos of illegal hyaluronic acid formula

Police have uncovered a criminal network that has been supplying cosmetic treatment materials, which don't meet EU standards, to several provinces, including Malaga

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British motorcyclist dies in accident at racing circuit in Catalonia

Samuel Levy was competing in an amateur bike race at the Alcarràs track in Lleida when the fatal accident occurred

Housing

Spanish study finds that taxes add more than 60% to original price of homes

On average, a homeowner pays around 55,000 euros in taxes when selling a property they originally bought for 90,000 euros and which now has an average market value of 240,000 euros

Hate crimes

Spanish authorities detain 12 suspects of homophobic attacks in the north

The detainees, seven of them underage at the time of the attacks, would arrange dates to carry out gang beatings

Barcelona

The Sagrada Familia: God, Gaudí and gobs of tourists

In 1926, Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí passed away in a Barcelona hospital after being hit by a tram, leaving behind his unfinished magnus opus, the Sagrada Família. One hundred years later, the church is still not finished, but attracts millions of visitors every year

Gender-based violence

Spain gender-based violence: man arrested for running over his partner and fleeing the scene

Several witnesses attended to the woman after her partner drove off

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Huesca wildfire burns 2,500 hectares as 240 residents are forced from their homes

The fire, which broke out between Tamarite de Litera and Alcampell, spread "extraordinarily quickly", according to Aragón regional president Jorge Azcón

Five-year-old girl helps save grandmother from Albacete house fire

The child remained calm throughout the emergency and opened the door for police officers, allowing rescuers to reach the woman more quickly

Venezuela earthquake

UPDATE: Venezuela earthquakes claim lives of three Spaniards and trap four, as missing Spanish reach 99

The scale of the disaster implies the numbers will continue growing as rescue teams work against the clock searching the mountains of concrete

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Catalan police arrest man on suspicion of starting forest fire near Barcelona

The fire in the Sierra de Marina has mobilised 20 fire crews

Venezuela earthquake

Eighty Spanish citizens missing in Venezuela after devastating twin earthquakes

Foreign minister confirms severe damage to Caracas consulate and tragic death of embassy driver’s family as emergency lines open

Politics

PM’s wife Begoña Gómez ordered to surrender passport

Ministers and police unions blast the judge's controversial claim that her official security detail could be used to help her leave the country

Venezuaela earthquake

Spain sends 54 UME rescue troops to Venezuela following the earthquakes

Rescue efforts ramp up in South American nation was hit by two massive tremors which killed hundreds