Coronavirus
This is what the 'new normal' looks like four years after Covid-19
Masks, PCRs and vaccines are here to stay, part of everyday life in Spain, four years after the WHO declared a pandemic in 2020
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Retail
Ikea is looking for workers in Spain: full-time contracts and pay rises on offer
The company, which will be opening new stores, already employs more than 10,000 people across the country
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Law
Basque party proposes legal change in Spain to evict squatters within 48 hours
The PNV has registered its proposal in parliament as an amendment to the draft law derived from the royal decree approved on 10 January
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Energy prices
Price of standard butane gas cylinder in Spain goes up as of Tuesday, and this is what you can expect to pay
The latest increase is mainly due to the increase in the cost of raw materials as well as the appreciation of the euro against the dollar
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Internet
017: the free phone number in Spain to help youngsters with social media problems
The National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe)'s cybersecurity hotline offers advice to children, teenagers and families any day of the year from 8am to 11pm
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Travel
Spanish company aims to take tourists into space in a balloon at 150,000 euros a time
Halo Space's goal is to operate 400 flights a year from launch sites in southern Spain, the United States, Australia and Saudi Arabia and take 3,000 paying passengers a year into the stratosphere
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Economy
Inflation in Spain: shopping basket price increase slows to lowest rate in two years
Figures released for February show the rate was 5.3%, mainly due to the fall in the price of pulses and vegetables (-2.7%) and milk (-1.3%) in the year-on-year rate
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112 incident
One dead and several injured after 40 vehicles involved in crash due to fog on AP-7 in Spain
The motorway has been closed in both directions in Castellón and diversions have been put in place
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Politics
Decision to call Catalan elections impacts 2024 budget approval nationally in Spain
Ministers realise that negotiations of spending plans will be difficult as a result of the upcoming vote on 12 May
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Politics
Spanish MPs approve controversial Catalan separatist amnesty bill as expected
The amnesty - modified last week following a last - minute pact between PSOE and the Catalan Junts and ERC parties - will now go to the Senate
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Tourism
Hoteliers in Spain predict record Easter week with tourists not being put off by rising prices
These optimistic forecasts raise the question of whether the tourism model is sustainable in the long term, and how high the number of tourists arriving in Spain can grow
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Nature
Watch as first golden jackals are spotted in the wild in Spain as experts say there is 'no doubt' more will arrive
The wolf-like canid - native to Eurasia - has spread to a dozen European countries in the past decade
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Crime
Police detect close to 20,000 falsely labelled bottles in major strike against counterfeiting of Malaga wines
The gang allegedly marketed a lower-quality product from La Rioja as a superior wine from Malaga province with a recognised and protected designation of origin
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Retail
Supermarket giant Mercadona has increased sales by 15% and posted a record profit of more than 1 billion euros
President Juan Roig, announcing the results, said he was "very proud of the 104,000 Spanish and Portuguese staff" and went on to predict lower prices for customers in 2024 and a "spectacular" future for the company
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Crime
This is the 'wangiri' missed phone call scam in Spain that will cost you dearly if you ring the number back
Spanish police have listed the most suspicious prefixes which people should be wary of
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