Retail
When will the winter sales start at Spain's major fashion chains?
The OCU consumers association has offered some top tips to help you get the best deals in the sales
M.L.
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Christmas 2023
Why do we adorn our homes and streets in Spain with poinsettias at Christmas?
Some of the decorations we display over the festive period - including flying reindeer, the fir tree, mistletoe and red mushrooms with white polka dots - often have interesting stories behind them
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Retail
Mercadona and staff unions agree a five-year pay deal, partly linked to the company's results
The Spanish supermarket giant is also committed to reducing the number of working hours for employees from 2025 onwards
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Emergency exit was padlocked with chains at one of the nightclubs engulfed by flames in fatal Murcia fire
Thirteen people died and 24 were injured in the fire in October, and a damning fire brigade report has now revealed that one of the escape routes was padlocked from the inside
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Almost 130,000 euros in compensation for bar owner in Spain who lost an eye after beer bottle exploded
The brewery had argued that the bottle could have exploded for reasons for which it was not responsible, such as transport, the way it was stored by the distributor and even the handling by the injured person himself
Susana Zamora |
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Employment
New retirement age in Spain to be 66 years and six months, with effect from January 2024
Retirement requirements are set to become much stricter and these are the new rules
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Crime
'Kidnappers' steal baby Jesus from nativity scene in Alicante and demand 2,000-euro ransom on TikTok
The thieves shared a video on social media via an account called Secuestradores de San Vicente where they appeared wearing black balaclavas and hooded jackets
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'Stray bullet' from hunt kills woman at her home in northern Spain
Police seized weapons, breathalysed and questioned some 25 people who took part in the hunt in the Basque Country
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Weather forecast
What will the weather be like in Spain this week, ahead of Christmas Day?
After the recent unseasonal high temperatures, Aemet - the state Met Office - has offered the first clues about what weather we can expect through until 25 December
María Albert |
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Air travel
Eight days of strikes called by airline staff in Spain over Christmas and these are the dates affected
The industrial action could affect check in and handling at airlines manned by Iberia staff at Spanish airports, including Vueling and Aer Lingus
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Animal welfare
Spain's 'best friends' programme offers free veterinary help to those in need, and this is how to apply
The Mejores Amigos scheme is aimed at homeless people with animals, those living in substandard accommodation or are extremely disadvantaged. It is also available to victims of domestic or gender violence, and elderly people who live with a pet
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Food and drink
This is the chocolate product that has been banned in Spain for 18 years, and is now only available in a very small number of countries
The popular sweet was stripped from Spanish store shelves in 2005, and is rarely seen nowadays
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Man dies trapped inside a car wash in Spain's Valencia region
When emergency workers arrived at the scene they discovered the man trapped between his vehicle and the pillar of the car wash
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Animal welfare
Construction of 1,200 new homes could be put on hold to protect 70 street cats in Spain
A judge has ordered the works, which had already started, to stop in order to protect the colonies of felines. But the court requires a guarantee of 20,000 euros from the two animal welfare associations involved in the case which they don't have
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Nine-year-old boy dies after heart attack during football training session in Spain
As a mark of respect, all training sessions and matches of the Noblejas municipal football school in Toledo have been suspended until after the Christmas holidays
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