Theft
Reggaeton star Zion robbed of 2.5m euro backpack and luxury watches at Madrid airport
National Police arrested two men on Thursday this week at Madrid-Barajas Airport
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112 incident
BREAKING: Madrid firefighters rescue 20 people trapped in airport tunnel after major pipe burst
M-14 motorway closed and metro line 8 suspended as flooding hits access to Barajas terminal 4
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Rail transport
Spain train strike: train drivers stick to three-days of industrial action strike in February
Despite the meeting with the minister of transport, the strike will take place on 9, 10 and 11 February, affecting passenger and freight services
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Business
Spain's competition watchdog fines oil giant Repsol 20.5 million euros for unfair discounts
The company has said that it will appeal what it considers an "arbitrary" and "methodically flawed" ruling that bans it from bidding for public contracts
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Child protection
Spain social media ban: PM Sánchez announces under-16 restrictions
During his recent World Goverments 2026 summit meeting in Dubai, PM Sánchez stressed that he wants to protect children and young people from "the digital Wild West"
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Crime
Spain transphobia: 14 young people arrested for harassing trans person in Valencia
The suspects, all aged between 15 and 20 years, continuously verbally and physically abused the victim
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Tourism
Spain tourism statistics 2025: record 97 million visitors and €135bn revenue
International visitor spending outpaces arrivals as higher hospitality prices and a shift toward premium travel drive tourism’s 13% contribution to Spain's GDP
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Crime
Malaga bank thieves dismantled: Suspect with 18 identities among gang arrested after €200,000 spree
National Police crush two 'travelling' criminal cells that used earpieces, disguises, and tyre-puncturing kits to target bank branches across the Costa del Sol and Madrid
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Valencia
Valencia airport incident: Man climbs onto roof of Vueling plane and delays flight
The 24-year-old was evacuated by ambulance due to his 'altered mental state' after causing two-hour delays to an Amsterdam-bound flight
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Immigration
Spain migration reform: New ‘fast-track’ regularisation brings relief and red tape
An extraordinary royal decree could grant papers to half a million people, but some migrants already in the system fear their current progress may be derailed
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Politics
Valencia government slams PM over 'unequal' aid for Adamuz crash and dana flood victims
Spokesperson Miguel Barrachina claims families of the 2024 flood disaster received only a third of the €216,000 being granted to those affected by the Córdoba rail tragedy
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Politics
Corruption-hit former PSOE minister gives up seat in Spain's parliament
José Luis Ábalos had been sitting as an independent MP since details of the scandal around him broke
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Politics
MPs reject state pension increases in spat over too many policies in one vote
The PP said it supported pension increases but opposed the government's strategy of mixing social measures with controversial provisions
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Immigration
Residency to be granted to 500,000 undocumented migrants in Spain
Measure targets migrants who have been in the country for at least five months up to December and asylum seekers
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Crime
Valencia man remanded in custody after confessing to murder of son’s friend
The 13-year-old victim, Álex, was stabbed to death while playing video games at the suspect’s home in Sueca, with the father citing stress from a marriage break-up
Ignacio Cabanes |