Brits behaving badly
Two British tourists arrested after violent fight in Ibiza hotel room
One woman taken to hospital covered in blood after pair accuse each other of assault in San Antonio
Natalia Penza
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Heat tragedy
Toddler dies of heatstroke after being left in car in Fuerteventura
The 20-month-old victim was transferred to hospital in Gran Canaria, where he later died
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Society
A hominid skull fossil dating back more than 200,000 years has been discovered in Ciudad Real
The archaeologists who discovered it say their find supports the idea that, during the Middle Pleistocene, populations of hominids with different evolutionary trajectories coexisted in Europe
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Consumer rights
Consumer affairs fines a music festival organiser 320,000 euros for unfair practices
The company in question has admitted its responsibility for banning visitors from bringing in food and drink from outside, charging for re-entry to the premises and imposing administrative fees without providing any actual service in return
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The Government ignored more than 20 warnings over Morocco's migration 'hybrid war'
The national security agency had already identified Ceuta’s vulnerability in 2021 and called for a specific plan to protect it, but this plan was never drawn up
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Two million pairs of free protective glasses made available across Spain ahead of 12 August total eclipse
A nationwide initiative has been launched to promote safe viewing and improve public understanding of a rare series of astronomical events
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Spain's National Court opens state security probe into mass Ceuta border crossing
The investigating judge has ordered police to establish whether last week's crossing, in which at least 72 people died, was spontaneous or organised by criminal networks
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Migrant crisis
Ceuta migrant crisis leaves nearly a hundred people dead and dozens missing
The vast majority of those who crossed the border have returned to their country of their own accord and voluntarily
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Crime
Dangerous British fugitive facing life sentence arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The 27-year-old drug and firearms suspect was held in Algorfa before being placed on the UK's Most Wanted list
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112 incident
A 22-year-old worker has died after becoming trapped in a machine at a laundrette in Toledo
The Illescas fire brigade had to rescue the girl from the machine, which was difficult to access, and freeing her proved complicated
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Morocco blames the crisis in Ceuta on criminal gangs, disinformation and the Supreme Court ruling
The Moroccan ministry of interior has confirmed in a statement that eleven people have died on its territory, ten of whom drowned
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Property
Spanish government plans 21% IVA and 100% property tax hike to crack down on holiday lets
Cabinet postpones vote on draft decree imposing fine of up to €1m on booking platforms as it struggles to secure parliamentary support
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Man arrested for killing his father in A Coruña claims he was protecting his grandmother
Police say the 47-year-old victim was taken to hospital by emergency services but could not be saved, as investigators work to verify the suspect's account
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Immigration
The White House blames Spain's PM Sánchez's migration policies for Ceuta crisis
Washington criticises Spain's immigration model, while Marco Rubio reaffirms his support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
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Immigration
Von der Leyen calls Ceuta migration crisis 'unacceptable' and demands 'swift' returns
The President of the European Commission has stated that two commissioners are working to provide support to Spain