EU website sets out EES border scheme, says UK Embassy
When the system becomes operative, which is expected to be in the autumn, Spain will require all non-EU short-stay travellers to register via an automated system at the border
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Politics
Ex-Catalan independence leader Puigdemont returns to Spain for five-minute speech - then vanishes, avoiding arrest
A police hunt was under way for the leader of Junts per Si party, who turned up for the investiture debate of Salvador Illa of the Catalan Socialists but limited himself to a speech at the door of the regional parliament and did not go inside the chamber
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The weather in Spain
New heatwave to bring record temperatures to Spain
Saturday will be the peak of the heatwave, and temperatures are likely to exceed 39-40C in the valleys of the Ebro, Duero, Tagus, Guadiana and Guadalquivir rivers
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Property
A ghost town in northern Spain with 50 houses for sale
This abandoned village is located about 40 kilometres from the city of Burgos
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Balearics
Climate activists vandalise Messi's Ibiza home
The organisation Futuro Vegetal gained access to the Argentinian footballer's property and daubed the façade with black and red paint
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Valencia
Foreign tourists leave their children behind by mistake on a Valencia bus
The parents soon realised that their two children, 3 and 5, had not got off at the stop and pursued the bus by taxi
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Balearics
Nine Dutch tourists arrested after breaking through the wall between two hotel rooms in Mallorca
The group, between the ages of 18 and 21, made a large hole in the wall of their adjoining hotel rooms and also smashed the television in one of the rooms. Repairs are estimated at 1,600 euros
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Lifestyle
Breathalyser refusal fine: up to 600 euros if 'no-blow' in alcohol-free areas
The most serious penalties under the future countrywide law on alcohol and under-age drinking are fines to businesses of up to 600,000 euros and a forced closure of up to five years
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Balearics
Dinner in Ibiza: six arrested after refusing to pay 12,300-euro bill
The high diners claimed to have been invited by a seventh person who had left the restaurant before the arrival of the police
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Domestic violence
Woman arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing husband during argument on Spain's Costa Blanca
The arrested woman, from Norway, was also injured, having reportedly used a knife to defend herself as they fought at a holiday home in Orihuela in front of their three children
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Will ham-flavoured crisps disappear? The European Commission responds
The EU has banned the use of eight additives that impart a smoky flavour to certain products
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Consumer affairs
Spanish consumer organisation warning: do not eat or buy this product sold in supermarkets
The OCU has said that the alarming sugar content and other ingredients found in 'natillas' are worrying experts, who already consider it "the worst food"
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Mortgages
Euribor gives mortgage customers another boost as July clocks up 18-month lows
The interest rate used by European banks registers the biggest fall of the year to date and places its monthly average at 3.52%. Variable rate mortgage clients with annual rate reviews have seen four months of reductions in their instalment payments
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112 incident
Man dies at a festival in northern Spain after mechanical arm comes off grasshopper ride
Eyewitnesses say the ride in Vigo, Galicia, was reversing when one of the arms broke and the passenger compartment fell to the ground
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Housing crisis
House prices in Spain set to rise another 5% this year with demand exceeding supply
The report from BBVA Research warns that the expected upturn in house-building will not be enough to ease the supply-demand mismatch in the market