Music
Eric Clapton to play two gigs in Spain after more than 20 years since last time
The music legend will perform at the Movistar Arena in Madrid on 7 May and at the Palau Sant Jordi on 10 May
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Air travel
European court rules that compensation for lost dog should be same as a suitcase
The owner of the animal, which escaped as it was being loaded onto the plane, had claimed 5,000 euros from the airline Iberia for moral damages
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Employment
Government minister proposes ten days leave for death of close relatives and 15 for palliative care in Spain
Second deputy PM Yolanda Díaz has also proposed that workers be able to spread this time off as they wish over a period of four weeks and three months, respectively
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Technology
Amazon server outage in the US causes a knock-on effect with apps failing around the world
The problem has left millions of users without access to popular services such as Alexa
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Lifestyle
Spain proposes an end to changing clocks in European Union next year
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says that the current system "hardly helps to save energy, on top of having a negative impact on people's health and lives"
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Legal
Supreme Court rules that bricklayer's heart attack on building site was not a work-related incident
Spain's top court ruled out exertion as part of the job as a determining factor in the heart attack
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Crime
Manhunt for son after police rescue elderly woman from living among dead cats and squalor in Bilbao
Police found the 84-year-old had been kept locked in a room, with the door held closed with ropes, by her 60-year-old son
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Animal welfare
Why has a city in Spain temporarily banned the adoption of black cats?
Terrassa has issued a municipal order for its animal shelters that lasts until 1 November
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Economy
How much extra a month will pensioners in Spain get next year?
State pensions will be adjusted upwards in January, but the IMF has warned that an aging population will put more strain on public finances than in other neighbouring countries
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Travel
Spanish hotel designed like old railway station receives two Michelin Guide 'keys'
The second annual ranking of accommodation published by the French guide lists 109 Spanish hotels, although none of them has moved from two to three 'keys'
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Criminal investigation
Police reopen investigation into billionaire Mango fashion chain founder's death in Spain
Isak Andic's son, who was hiking with his father when he fell to his death, will have to testify again and homicide has not been ruled out
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Business
Spain's richest businessman buys logistics centre leased to Amazon in the UK for 92 million euros
The purchase is a warehouse near Liverpool with a surface area of almost 80,000 square metres
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Astronomy
This is the moment a spectacular fireball flew over Spain and Portugal
It could be seen across the entire Iberian Peninsula thanks to its great luminosity and speed, entering the atmosphere at 76,000km/h
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Child protection
Six out of ten children in Spain have social media accounts despite it being against the law
One in four youngsters aged 8 to 12 uses a mobile phone and surfs the internet with no restrictions or parental control
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Traffic
Driving distractions: mobile phones are main culprit in fatal accidents in Spain
24% of drivers use their phones to read text messages or check social media while at the wheel
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