Spain's minimum wage to rise by 8 per cent to 1,080 euros this year
The government has opted for the increase recommended by experts and reached an agreement with the unions, but without the support of the business community
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What will the weather in Spain be like in February?
January will bow out with sun and no rain - but very cold, according to the experts at state weather agency Aemet
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Junta issues recommendations as the end of mandatory masks on public transport in Spain nears
The regional government’s Minister of Health has called on people in Andalucia to be "sensible", see the mask as "a tool" and use it when they are in closed and poorly ventilated spaces
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When is the best time to see the once-in-a-lifetime ‘green’ comet in Spain?
The last time Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) approached Earth was around 50,000 years ago
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Air traffic controllers’ strikes in Spain: these are the dates and airports affected
The strike action in the privatised control towers begins this Monday, 30 January, and will hit flight operations at Alicante-Elche, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Jerez, Lanzarote, La Palma, Murcia, Seville and Valencia, among others
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British airline Flybe cancels all flights and has ceased trading
Passengers who still need to travel, will need to make their own alternative travel arrangements via other airlines, rail or coach operators said the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority this Saturday morning
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Spanish police arrest alleged jihadist, suspected of planning gun attack on Benidorm's tourist beaches
The 28-year-old man, of Moroccan origin and Spanish nationality, was arrested in Girona by National Police and Guardia Civil officers after a tip-off from the FBI in the United States
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Spain’s letter bomber was not a Kremlin spy but a pensioner from Burgos
Spanish police have arrested a septuagenarian, "nostalgic" for the USSR, for sending letter bombs to prime minister Sánchez and various embassies
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Mandatory face masks on public transport in Spain to end on 8 February
However, the coronavirus measure will be maintained in health facilities and pharmacies because "you have to go step by step", said the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias
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One person dead and a priest seriously injured in suspected jihadist attack on churches in Algeciras
The attacker, of North African origin, who has been arrested by police, allegedly stabbed one of the individuals with a large machete to the cry of Allahu Akbar
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Home food delivery company Glovo hit with another 38 million euros of fines in Spain
The latest fines were for having 7,022 workers not registered with Social Security, and also using 813 irregular workers – foreigners without work permits
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Only one week left to approve reform of Spain's controversial 'gag law'
The fifth Interior Commission meeting on Tuesday, which was supposed to be the last, ended without agreement on the main sticking points
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Microsoft suffers major outage: this is how it is affecting users around the world
Some of the tech giant's most popular services - including Outlook, Microsoft 365, Skype and Teams - have been hit this Wednesday morning
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Spain to send tanks to Ukraine following Germany's move
The Spanish army has 108 Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, the model that Ukraine has requested in order to halt the Russian advance and prepare a counter-offensive next spring
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Freezing weather across Spain puts 21 provinces on alert today
But the worst is yet to come, predicts Juan de Dios del Pin, the Aemet weather agency’s delegate in Andalucía
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