Health and Safety
Andalusian property administrators warn many community pools may face fines of up to €600,000
Experts estimate that nearly 30,000 swimming pools in the region must adapt to new health and safety regulations before January 2027
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Culture
Massive El Rocío pilgrimage to Huelva climaxes this weekend
Pilgrims dressed for the length of their journey in Andalusian costume have been converging there along historic routes since last weekend
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Drug-trafficking
Historic anti-drug operation in northern Spain: 400 police officers, sniffer dogs and excavators
The investigation that the courts launched more than a year and a half ago remains sealed and ongoing
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112 incident
Murcia town residents startled by 'loose tiger'
The police received several calls from concerned residents, who thought the toy was real
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Politics
Spain PM rules out calling early elections amid several investigations concerning his party
Pedro Sánchez firmly stated during his visit to meet with the Pope that these scandals cannot overshadow the government's achievements
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Endangered species
Four Iberian lynx cubs born in the Lorca highlands
Wildlife experts have discovered the first wild litter of the year in the Lorca highlands, marking the second successful breeding season for mother Urtsu
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Politics
Prime Minister Sánchez's Vatican meeting with the Pope overshadowed by raid on his party's headquarters in Madrid
Pedro Sánchez travelled to the Vatican ten days before the Pope's trip to Spain, while the Guardia Civil were carrying out searches at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid
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Child abuse
Spanish playwright arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse of 15-year-old girl in public
Ramón Paso has another open case for similar crimes concerning women between the ages of 18 and 25
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Health
Young Valencian man loses testicle following health centre misdiagnosis
The 23-year-old patient in Spain will receive less than 10,000 euros following a series of medical failures that led to irreversible damage
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Technology
Spain to fine AI abusers up to €35m under strict new laws
Cabinet approves draft bill to clamp down on sexual deepfakes and manipulative tech after Grok controversy
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Tourism
Spain Supreme Court ruling opens the door to a flood of claims from tourist accommodation providers
Business owners' association Fevitur predicts that the state could end up paying160 million euros in compensation
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Crime
Spanish police dismantle fraud network on suspicion of laundering millions in cryptocurrencies
The investigators have managed to trace 1.5 million euros, with estimated economic losses exceeding four million
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Hantavirus outbreak 2026
Spain confirms new hantavirus case among cruise ship passengers quarantining in Madrid
The Gómez Ulla hospital has confirmed the second case just days before the start of the home confinement period
Domenico Chiappe |
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Missing woman
British woman missing in Valencia during road trip from Costa Blanca to UK
Wendy Iles has vanished after her camper van and passports were reportedly stolen, with her family launching a desperate search after she missed a French ferry crossing
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Health
Spain's young smokers: the under-24s smoke twice as much as the rest of the population
One in ten smokes or vapes before they're 18, rising to one in four just a few years on, according to the latest survey by the Spanish society of family doctors