112 incident
Alicante province hospital fire injures two people and forces second-floor evacuation
Up to six other workers at the Torrevieja hospital have required treatment for smoke inhalation
Pau Sellés
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Spain government reports 550,000 migrant regularisation applications to Supreme Court
State Attorney rejects "automatic" legalisation claims as Madrid and Vox move to freeze decree over public service fears
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Weather
Tropical nights are brought forward by the arrival of a warm air mass to Spain this weekend but Malaga escapes the worst
Temperatures will be well above normal for the month of May in much of Spain
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Child welfare
Spain paedophile investigation: man caught with thousands of pornographic files is retired doctor
The man was previously under arrest in 2014 as part of a police operation in coordination with the US
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Child abuse
Mother and stepfather arrested in Portugal after allegedly abandoning young children 1,500 miles from home
French couple detained in Fatima after leaving boys, aged 3 and 5, in rural Alcacer do Sal
Gerard Couzens |
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Crime
Magaluf hotel arrest: Romanian man held for 'kissing British boy', 4, in swimming pool
A Romanian national has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after allegedly approaching and kissing a young child in front of tourists
Gerard Couzens | -
Wildfire campaign 2026
Spain deploys largest ever wildfire task force to tackle extreme risk in summer 2026
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces deployment of nearly 6,000 personnel, 500 vehicles and 70 aircraft as high-risk season is brought forward to 1 June following record destruction in 2025
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Economy
Spain to spearhead economic growth in Europe this year despite Iran war
The European Commission has improved forecasts for Spain, where the economy will grow above the European average, albeit at a slower pace
Olatz Hernández | -
Child welfare
Basque Country police arrest paedophile in possession of more than 110,000 photos and videos of children
The 71-year-old suspect has been in prison twice before: in 2011 for a grooming offence and in 2014 for a child pornography offence
L. Ochoa |
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Gender violence
Killer washes blood from arms in Spanish square as ex-partner lies dying just feet away
A man walked to a public fountain to clean himself after a fatal stabbing in the popular tourist town of Figueres
Natalia Penza | -
Tourism
Spanish government maintains single register of tourist accommodation despite expiring EU ultimatum
Brussels has warned that Spain must end the administrative duplication, given the the Andalusian regional government already has a census of holiday properties
Pilar Martínez | -
Child welfare
Two-year-old girl dies in Spain after father forgets her in car for several hours
The father took his eldest son to school and forgot to drop off his youngest daughter at daycare
Javier Arias Lomo | -
Gender-based violence
Catalan police arrest man for killing his partner in Switzerland and fleeing
The suspect moved to Spain after the victim's death, whose remains the Swiss authorities found at their home
CPS |
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Economy
Inflation: Spain again recorded the highest increase among the major eurozone economies for April
Inflation in Spain reached 3.5%, five-tenths of a percentage point above the eurozone average, according to Eurostat data, but why? Analysts proffer some answers
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Privacy laws
Landlord fined €3,000 for security video camera in shared flat: ‘A rented room is a protected space’
The Spanish Data Protection Agency orders the removal of CCTV after finding an ‘unjustified intrusion’ into the private lives of tenants