Crime
Spanish police seize 16 tonnes of counterfeit national football team kits
The police have so far arrested 95 people and searched 15 properties across the country
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Child welfare
Spanish teacher sentenced for pulling down student's pants as punishment
The provincial court of Vizcaya has banned the special education teacher from working in schools for a crime against the moral integrity of a seven-year-old child
Marina León | -
112 incident
Man's body found in house refrigerator in Castellón
The police made the gruesome discovery while searching for an individual reported for sexual assault
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Portugal
Body of missing British tourist found off Albufeira beach in the Algarve
Emergency services recover the 23-year-old holidaymaker near Peneco Beach after a five-day search
Natalia Penza | -
Hantavirus 2026
Madrid's Gómez Ulla hospital discharges last hantavirus patient
The rest of the people who were in quarantine at the hospital left on 7 June and there are no longer any people hospitalised in Spain
Cristián Ramón Cobos |
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Employment
Spain's wages and labour costs hit highest level in 26 years
Job vacancies also reached a record high in the first quarter, approaching 160,000 as employers, particularly in the service sector. struggle to recruit staff
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Burgos
Man, 85, crushed to death by goods lift at Burgos construction site
Initial reports suggest the pensioner was walking past the building when the fatal accident occurred
Gabriel de la Iglesia | -
Galicia
Suspected drug dealer, 31, shot dead by police in Pontevedra raid
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was killed during a National Police anti-drug operation in Cambados, Galicia.
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Housing crisis
Spain housing crisis: 40,000 euros only enough for home deposit in five provincial capitals
A study shows that prospective buyers needed far larger financial reserves in most parts of the country, while rising rents and stagnant wages continue to make saving increasingly difficult
Virginia López Esplá |
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Brazil
Brazil bungee jump tragedy: Mum’s agony after operators 'forget' rope killing daughter Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas
Heartbroken Valdenia Rodrigues slams 'cursed' rope after workers facing manslaughter charges over 130ft Skeleton Bridge horror tell police they 'cannot remember' whose job it was to secure her
Natalia Penza | -
Crime
Father arrested in Spain after fatal stabbing of toddler’s speech therapist
The self-confessed killer claimed he was protecting his son, allegedly cutting the therapist's throat in a Valencia clinic after a row over CCTV cameras
Natalia Penza | -
Murcia
Holidaymaker hit by falling balcony while swimming in La Manga hotel pool
According to witnesses, the balcony structure had detached from the ninth floor of the building in Cartagena
Natalia Penza | -
World Cup
Benidorm bar owners ask council to relax terrace rules so England football fans can watch World Cup games
The late-night noise limit drops to 55 decibels for pub terraces in the Little England area of the Costa Blanca resort where thousands of fans are expected
Gerard Couzens |
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Balearics
Activists stage anti-tourism protest in Menorca
The event, in which participants pretended to be ants crushed by the effects of mass tourism, comes ahead of a larger demonstration planned in Palma on 26 July
Natalia Penza | -
Courts
Footballer Rafa Mir sentenced to eight and a half years for sexual assault
The former Wolves and Nottingham Forest striker, who is currently on loan to Elche from Sevilla, protested his innocence at the hearing in May
Gerard Couzens |