Royals
King Felipe of Spain drops in on daughter Leonor at lunch with army training pals
The monarch sat down for a chat while the heir to the throne and her fellow students were having lunch in the canteen
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Environment
EU court fines Spain over nitrate levels in water
Eight regions have failed to comply with the EU's monitoring directive
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Catalan elections 2024
Carles Puigdemont of separatist party Junts will stand in May’s Catalan elections
The self-exiled politician is still wanted in Spain over the illegal independence referendum in 2017
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139 people killed on roads in Spain in 2023 were not wearing a seat belt
Not belting up will result in the loss of four points off one's licence as will not having the appropriate child restraints in place, according to the country's traffic laws
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Scam warning
Have you received a text from TikTok with a job offer? Be careful, it's a scam
The Spanish message states the jobs start at 50 euros a day, are part-time, and with minimal qualifications needed
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Video
Video: driver caught trying to stop other vehicles from overtaking on motorway in Spain
The man was recorded driving very slowly while occupying both lanes of a motorway, preventing other cars from passing him
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Can you be fined for parking too close to another car?
The fine for not leaving enough space between vehicles can vary between 80 euros and 200 euros, according to Spanish traffic regulations
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Spain
Expert discovers error in Spanish 10-euro coin which could multiply its value
This coin is a tribute to Margarita Salas, biochemist and researcher, considered to be the forerunner of molecular biology in Spain
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Madrid
Motorist finds corn snake inside her car while driving on motorway in Spain
After feeling something at her feet, she noticed the five-foot-long reptile between the pedals and her shoes
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Employment
Renfe looking to hire 600 new train drivers
Of the total number of job offers, 595 are to drive national rail services and five are to drive cross-border trains between Spain and France
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Consumer affairs
Best extra virgin olive oils sold in Spanish supermarkets revealed
Since 2000, the country's consumer watchdog has been carrying out various analyses of the extra virgin olive oils on sale in stores
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Motors
Does car colour affect the likelihood of a road accident? A new study explains how
An analysis was based on the accident history of thousands of vehicles in the past three years and it yielded surprising results
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Retail
Spain's Inditex fashion giant, owner of unstoppable Zara brand, rakes it in with 5billion-euro profit
Despite a major international expansion for the Spanish retail giant in recent years, the company's domestic market is still its strongest area
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Road safety
Drivers in Spain can be slapped with a fine of up to 500 euros for doing any of these things on a roundabout
The Directorate-General of Traffic has reminded motorists of the five "most common and dangerous" mistakes made at roundabouts, which could hit your wallet and lose you points from your licence
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Día del Padre
It's Father's Day in Spain today, but why is it celebrated on different dates in some countries?
Dads in Spain are celebrated on St. Joseph's Day, 19 March, but many other countries follow the American tradition and mark it in June
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