Weather
UN warns of extreme weather events this summer as El Niño returns
The World Meteorological Organisation urges global leaders to prepare for severe heatwaves, droughts, and flooding as ocean temperatures surge
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Weather
Summer in Spain and the 'Super Niño' effect: Aemet experts explain
Feeling hot, hot hot: Spain's state meteorological agency is warning that this coming summer could see very high or even record-breaking temperatures
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Fraud
Police arrest man in Spain's Alicante province for trying to sell fake Ferrari
The suspect created a fiberglass body over another vehicle's chassis to build an exact replica of the iconic Ferrari 360 Spider model
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Princess of Asturias Awards
British historian Timothy Garton Ash wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
The prolific author and journalist is honoured for his lifelong dedication to chronicling Europe’s complex transformation from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the modern rise of authoritarianism
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Travel
Free hand luggage and flight delay compensation at the heart of new European airline debate
The European Parliament and EU Council meet to negotiate major reforms on cabin bag size limits, passenger refunds, and seat allocations for families
Nacho Ortega |
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Employment
Spain reaches new record of 22.3 million workers but the fall in unemployment stagnates
The Social Security system has added almost 232,000 employees before the start of the summer and unemployment has registered its lowest level since 2007
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Royal family
Princess Leonor makes history as first Spanish royal to complete a parachute jump
The Spanish royal household releases photos of the future queen completing an intensive military parachuting course in Murcia, which included a daring night jump
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Housewife awarded lifetime pension and €80,000 payout after 32 years of unpaid domestic work
A Spanish court ruled the 57-year-old sacrificed her career to care for her husband, making it unlikely she could find well-paid work now
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Valencia pigeon racing club hit by thieves for the sixth time this year
The La Unión de Mislata society has called for urgent security talks with the local mayor after 27 competition birds were stolen
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Man crushed to death by forklift after trainee driver pulls wrong lever at Spanish industrial estate
The 45-year-old victim died instantly during a mandatory training session in Paterna, near Valencia
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Crime
Brit remanded in custody after 37-year-old killed on Tenerife's Las Veronicas party strip
An investigating judge ordered the suspect to be held without bail after a nightclub row ended in a fatal assault in Playa de las Américas
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Brazil
Boy, 11, has leg amputated after horrific shark attack at Brazil holiday hotspot
The youngster was rushed to hospital after being bitten on a notorious stretch of Piedade Beach while swimming with family
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Mother and grandmother drown saving boy, 5, from reservoir in Palencia, northern Spain
The two women died after jumping into the Pisuerga River at the Baños de Cerrato dam when a current swept the child away
Natalia Penza |
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Economy
Spanish household consumer credit surges 11.3% in April
Household borrowing rose 2.8% year-on-year but dropped compared to March
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Sexual abuse
Bilbao police arrest woman for forcing her friend to do sex work and threatening her family
The suspect had convinced her friend to move to Europe to work in the hospitality industry, only revealing the true purpose of the trip upon the victim's arrival
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