Housewife awarded lifetime pension and €80,000 payout after 32 years of unpaid domestic work
A Spanish court ruled the 57-year-old sacrificed her career to care for her husband, making it unlikely she could find well-paid work now
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Valencia pigeon racing club hit by thieves for the sixth time this year
The La Unión de Mislata society has called for urgent security talks with the local mayor after 27 competition birds were stolen
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Man crushed to death by forklift after trainee driver pulls wrong lever at Spanish industrial estate
The 45-year-old victim died instantly during a mandatory training session in Paterna, near Valencia
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Crime
Brit remanded in custody after 37-year-old killed on Tenerife's Las Veronicas party strip
An investigating judge ordered the suspect to be held without bail after a nightclub row ended in a fatal assault in Playa de las Américas
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Brazil
Boy, 11, has leg amputated after horrific shark attack at Brazil holiday hotspot
The youngster was rushed to hospital after being bitten on a notorious stretch of Piedade Beach while swimming with family
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Mother and grandmother drown saving boy, 5, from reservoir in Palencia, northern Spain
The two women died after jumping into the Pisuerga River at the Baños de Cerrato dam when a current swept the child away
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Economy
Spanish household consumer credit surges 11.3% in April
Household borrowing rose 2.8% year-on-year but dropped compared to March
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Sexual abuse
Bilbao police arrest woman for forcing her friend to do sex work and threatening her family
The suspect had convinced her friend to move to Europe to work in the hospitality industry, only revealing the true purpose of the trip upon the victim's arrival
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Cybersecurity
Hacker arrested in Granada after leaking personal data of state officials
Spain's National Police warned of an "immediate risk" to security after sensitive data from the cyber institute and prosecution service was published
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Data protection
Complaints to the Spanish data protection agency are at an all-time high: up 64 per cent in 2025
According to the AEPD's annual report, increased user awareness of data breaches and the use of artificial intelligence to draft data infringement reports are driving up the number of complaints
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Crime
Moment riot policeman shoves retired teacher, 68, to the ground at Spanish protest, sparking internal probe
The unnamed officer faces disciplinary action after the pensioner was left covered in blood and needing 12 stitches during a teachers' strike in Valencia.
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Crime
Hitman suspect in Scots hoods' costa murders moved across Spain to avoid brother of victim
Michael Riley has been transferred 700 miles to a maximum-security prison ahead of Steven Lyons' expected extradition from the Netherlands
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Economy
Spain ends tax relief on gas and electricity bills
Tax measures on fuels will remain in effect until 30 June
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Barcelona inter-clan shooting injures ten-year-old girl
This was the third shooting in the Barcelona metropolitan area in May, which the regional police attribute to drug-trafficking territorial disputes
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British woman dies after 500m fall in Spain's Pyrenees mountains
The 42-year-old was climbing the Balaitus Peak with her partner when she slipped on a snow-covered ridge
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