Crime
Five arrests in connection with fire at Murcia nightclubs that left 13 dead
Among them are the managers of several premises and the operator of a pyrotechnic machine
Juan Cano
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Politics
New government gets down to work in Spain faced with a challenging parliament
PM Sánchez has kept his PSOE and Sumar coalition cabinet the same size with many familiar faces but there is now no Podemos minister left
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Politics
Brussels to closely monitor if Spain's amnesty deal with Catalan separatists follows European law
The European Parliament hosted a fierce debate on the controversial bill, which triggered a wave of heated protests from far-right groups across the country
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Rail travel
Rail unions call off strike that was to due to lead to cancellation of 1,500 Renfe trains in Spain
Negotiators have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Transport just a few hours before the first of five days of stoppages was due to begin over the transfer of the state operator's Rodalies commuter services to Catalonia
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Environment
The richest 1% of people in Spain create as much pollution as a quarter of the population
Less than half a million people pollute as much as twelve million citizens in the country, according to Oxfam Intermón calculations
Alfonso Torices |
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Motoring
Electric vehicle subsidy of up to 9,000 euros in Spain to be extended
The Moves Plan has been extended for another seven months by the Spanish government
Raquel Merino | -
Internet
Spain's competition authority shelves fake review complaint against Amazon, Booking.com and Tripadvisor
A Spanish consumer organisation had lodged an official complaint for possible anti-competitive practices
Colpisa | -
Crime
Spain's Guardia Civil warns of two-euro coin scam
The police force has warned people to check their change carefully, to avoid losing money
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Food alert
Lidl ice cream recalled in Spain because it may contain 'foreign bodies'
The German supermarket chain has warned of the possible presence of "metallic" fragments and stressed that it should not be consumed "under any circumstances"
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Business
Strikes called at Amazon in Spain amid Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail rush
The workers' union wants the company to improve conditions, boost staff and raise wages, arguing the pay does not reflect the workload
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Politics
Spain and France move towards ending the 90-day rule for British second-home owners
In Spain, Hector Gómez, the then acting minister for industry, trade and tourism held a meeting with Jennifer Anderson, director of consular affairs and the UK Foreign Office last week
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Energy prices
Price of butane gas cylinders in Spain goes up as of today, and this is why
There will be a 5 per cent increase this Tuesday, 21 November, after the latest bimonthly review
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Politics
Pedro Sánchez announces new cabinet after winning third term as Spain's Prime Minister
Félix Bolaños will take over the Ministry of Justice and be tasked with implementing the controversial Catalan amnesty law
Paula de las Heras |
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Health
Spain rolls out national pilot screening programme for early detection of lung cancer
Hospitals and health centres in all regions will carry out scans and other tests on 50,000 smokers over the age of 50, the main risk group, until 2028
Alfonso Torices | -
Finances
Abandoned bank accounts in Spain: Millions of euros 'forgotten' by their owners transferred to the state
For the last year in which records are available the amount exceeded 32 million euros. This is how to prevent it happening to you or family members...
Almudena Nogués |