Spain
British tourist arrested after attack on taxi drivers at Palma de Mallorca Airport
The tourist is said to have lashed out after one of the cabbies reprimanded him for crossing the road on a red light
Natalia Penza
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Tenerife arrests
Police break up gang distributing laughing gas in night spots in the south of Tenerife
Some 13 tonnes of gas, as well as cocaine and other drugs, were seized in the operation in which six people were arrested
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Storms tragedy
Severe summer storms in Spain leave three dead and cause beach chaos
Torrential rain, landslides, and lightning trigger fatal incidents from the Pyrenees to the Costa Blanca.
Natalia Penza | -
Gender-based violence
Spanish authorities arrest man for attempting to burn alive ex-partner inside car in Segovia
The Guardia Civil had been searching for the suspect since the attack in September 2025, which left the woman seriously injured
Quique Yuste y Mónica Rico | -
112 incident
Irish tourist dies in Ibiza after falling ill during bar crawl on eclipse night
Health professionals and police tried to save him at the scene but he died shortly after arrival at Can Misses Hospital
Natalia Penza |
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Crime
Spain-based chiromassage therapist sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting female customers
The court has convicted the defendant of sexually assaulting five women during his practice
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Legal
San Sebastián court evicts two tenants who stopped paying rent due to cockroach infestation
The court has also told them to compensate the landlord with 24,368 euros for their failure to pay rent
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Spain's solar eclipse leaves more than 300 people needing treatment for eye injuries
Ophthalmologists warn that more serious damage can take several days to produce symptoms such as blurred vision, distorted images and changes in colour perception
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Spain wildfires 2026
Northern Spain fire worsens, forcing evacuation of 16 municipalities
The fire in the Huesca province reignited on Thursday
C. P. S. |
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Spain
Valencia man who lived with father’s mummified body for seven months says living with corpse was 'a little tough'
Antonio U. denies hiding his 94-year-old father's death to collect his pension, claiming he only did it to avoid losing the family home
Javier Martínez | -
Spain
Valencia man found living with father's mummified body for seven months
The 58-year-old was released on bail with a requirement to report regularly to court as investigators examine whether he concealed the 94-year-old’s death to keep collecting his pension
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Crime
Ceuta courts investigate three sexual assaults migrants who arrived on 29-30 July allegedly committed
The victims are all women, two of them underage, who were also entering the city at the time of the migrant influx
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Housing
Spanish rent rises capped at 2.49% for July as official index tracks below inflation
Limits set under national housing legislation keep annual rent adjustments lower than the broader cost of living
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Migration
Morocco announces that it is militarising the border and begins installing barbed wire
The country is deploying riot police and beginning to carry out checks in response to an online call for a mass gathering on 15 August
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Immigration
On the ground in Ceuta: relief efforts and personal accounts at the border
A detailed report on the daily operations of local services, border updates, and the ongoing support efforts in the region