Road safety
Government wants to lower drink-driving limit for motorists on Spain's roads
The minister for the interior is confident that "society is ready" to accept this change and further reduce the number of traffic accidents
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Education
Spending a year abroad for university language students continues to be tough after Brexit
SUR in English talked with students and universities to discover the impact that Brexit has had on mobility between the UK and Spain
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Education
The costly requirements of a study visa in Spain for UK students
Students must prove that they have at least 600 euros per month of stay in Spain and must have medical insurance covering the full period
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Appeal
Spanish police appeal for help in locating five dangerous prisoners on the run from Portugal
The interior ministry suspects that some of them may be in Spain after Saturday's bizarre escape from the Vale de Judeus prison
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Housing
Landlord fined 5,300 euros for installing a video surveillance camera in a house in Spain
The Spanish data protection agency agrees with the complainant, who considered that her privacy had been violated, as the installation captured the common areas of the shared accommodation and access to her bedroom, bathroom and kitchen
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Politics
Catalonia Day independence turnout lower
This year saw the lowest number attending for many years as support for independence wanes and the two main separatist parties in the region - ERC and Junts - drift further apart
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Music
Aventura perform this Friday in front of 20,000 at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The renowned American bachata band have sold out all the concerts of their Spanish tour
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Health
Nine out of ten babies vaccinated against bronchiolitis during first campaign in Spain
The jab against the respiratory syncytial virus, of which 277,000 doses were administered, has prevented an estimated 10,000 hospital admissions of children
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Employment
Half of all artificial intelligence job vacancies in Spain remain unfilled
Spanish companies need more workers specialised in this technology, especially now that the new European law is being implemented
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Weather
Aemet warns of arrival of cold polar air to Spain: this is where frost and snow is forecast
The entry of a mass of cold air, accompanied by an Atlantic front, will bring a radical drop in temperatures to some parts of the country, according to the state weather agency
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Rail travel
Number of people taking high-speed trains in Spain soars by 23.5%
Train travel was the sector that grew the most in the month of July when more than 420 million public transport journeys were made across the country
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Crime
Nine arrested on Costa del Sol and in Ibiza as more than one million ecstasy pills seized
It is the largest stash of synthetic pills seized in Spain with the value of all the drugs recovered estimated at more than 25 million euros
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Number of foreigners being held in Spain's prisons rockets by 16% in last four years
Almost a third of the inmates locked up in the country's jails are not Spanish nationals, according to the latest data
Luis Cano |
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Food and drink
The best burger in the world can be found in Spain, according to prestigious guide
It's the first time in history the top title has been awarded to non-US company, beating off stiff competition from 800 rivals across more than 60 countries
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Crime
Why did a man throw 10,000 euros in cash from the balcony of an apartment in Benidorm?
Police officers burst into the property and made arrests shortly after the banknotes rained down from the sky
David Maroto |