Retirement
Why do some pensioners from a particular work sector in Spain receive almost 2,900 euros a month?
The average Spanish pension has risen by 4.5%, to currently stand at 1,309.1 euros per month
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Motoring
Vehicle registrations grew by 7% in April with more than 98,000 passenger car sales in Spain
The market for electric cars grew by 79% last month, with 15,957 sales
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Housing crisis
Rental property prices hit record high in Spain this April and this where they are highest
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Power blackout in Spain
Spain's central government was warned in January about potential grid failure due to renewable energy overload
Prior to the nationwide power blackout on 28 April, Red Eléctrica de España had proposed to the Ministry of Ecological Transition a change to the protocol of actions, which had become outdated
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Retail
Spanish supermarket fined 20,000 euros after video of customer was shared on social media
The national data protection agency said there was of a lack of security measures in place to ensure the proper processing of data collected by the store's CCTV surveillance system
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Health
EU warns of rise in measles cases due to falling vaccination rates
The increase lies in the failure to comply with recommendations to vaccinate 95% of children with the MMR vaccine, as "misinformation" is blamed
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Weather
Aemet warns of 'unstable weather' and plummeting temperatures due to arrival of polar air in Spain
The Spanish mainland will be affected by a new drop in the mercury over the next few days, which will leave near-winter lows and even snow and hail in some areas
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Weather
Arrival of Atlantic front will bring more storms and rain to Spain
Seven Spanish regions, including Andalucía, will be on alert for storms and coastal phenomena this Monday
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Blackout in Spain
No answer yet as to what caused electricity grid to collapse in Spain
The spotlight is on the national network operator and its boss who have changed messages over the week to align more closely with ministers
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Extra Helicópteros Sanitarios
Complex heart rhythm disorders treated by internationally recognised specialists
SUR in English
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Crime
Four arrested, one in Estepona, for distributing cocaine in several Spanish provinces
Police seized four kilos of cocaine, ten of hashish, other synthetic drugs and two hand-guns
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Health
Spain doubles the average European rate of donor bone marrow transplants
The national donor register also exceeded half a million volunteers last year, making it one of the largest in the world
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Crime
National Police arrest three people in Barcelona in an operation against jihadist terrorism
The detainees used various social media profiles to spread radical propaganda
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112 incident
Woman falls to her death while hiking in Toledo
The walker fell down a waterfall from a height of five metres in the area of La Jara
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Religion
Laura Esquibel, the trans woman with her faith restored: 'I hope the new Pope accepts us as we are'
"He told me that I was going to paradise, that the other place didn't exist," she recalls the Pontiff telling her during the meeting - one of several they had - at which she shared her fears with him
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Football
Avid football fan Manolo 'el del Bombo' dies aged 76
The passing of this iconic supporter of Spain's national football squad, who beat his drum for España at ten World Cups and eight European Championships, leaves the football world in mourning