Politics
Wife of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez formally investigated for embezzlement
The allegation against Begoña Gómez over misuse of her publicly-funded assistant's time comes on top of other lines of inquiry
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Crime
Real estate agency steals 120,000 euros from elderly woman by exchanging banknotes for paper cut-outs in Spain
The three people arrested in Alicante, including the company administrator, gained the victim's trust with outings and a trip to a spa in order to rob her in her absence
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Young woman dies after plunging into natural tourist attraction sink hole in Spain
Members of the Tarazona fire brigade were involved in recovering the 20-year-old's body from the 35-metre-deep Pozo de los Aines beauty spot
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Health
Third longest heatwave on record in Spain leaves 1,149 people dead
Deaths attributed to the high temperatures so far this summer have already exceeded those for the whole of last year
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Wildfires
Forest fires advance four times slower since end of heatwave in Spain
The situation is improving, but the threat continues: 21 major fires are still burning in five regions and thousands of people have been evacuated in León and Zamora
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Spanish tourist drowns while spearfishing in Bali
According to the local authorities in Indonesia, the 36-year-old man from Barcelona was apparently taking part in the underwater activity without the proper equipment
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Economy
Annual inflation in July in Spain was higher than the eurozone average at 2.7%
This is the second consecutive month that the eurozone has maintained its inflation rate at 2%, with the lowest rates recorded in France (0.9%) and Ireland (1.6%), while the highest increases compared to July 2024 were in Estonia (5.6%), Latvia (3.9%) and Greece (3.7%)
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Community spirit
Young woman in Mercadona checkout queue asks another shopper to pay for a carton of milk, and the request ends with a surprising outcome
Carolina Cazadora said she had left her purse at home and asked the lady if she would buy the item for her
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Animal welfare
Bull allegedly rammed by vehicles and taunted by dogs during event to celebrate patron saint in Guadalajara area of Spain
Animal welfare organisations from the area, including the Luna Nueva association, have denouced the "mistreatment" of the five-year-old beast that was captured on video
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Wildfires
Air force's reassuring message to residents of areas affected by forest fires in Spain: 'As long as there is a flame burning...'
Major wildfires continue to rage in several different regions of the Spanish mainland
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Wildfires
Spain faces another critical day as thousands of troops continue battling widespread forest fires
The weather offered a slight truce on Tuesday that allowed the return of some residents in the Extremadura and León regions to their homes, although the advance of the wildfires is still alarming in these areas and in Galicia, which has prompted the national government to declare them as 'disaster' zones
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Police shoot and kill man who tried to attack them with a knife in Spain
The officers were forced to act in self-defence when the Chinese man, armed with a bladed weapon, lunged at them in a neighbourhood of Valencia city
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Tourism
International tourism hits record highs: Spain receives 64 million passengers by air up to July, with Brits leading the way
The weather, infrastructure, culture, hospitality and gastronomy are the features that most attract foreign tourists. Another factor is the competitive prices, according to the experts
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Animals
Dog hotels in Spain: the booming business enterprise that caters for leaving your pooch in the lap of luxury
The increase in pet ownership has led to a new, increasingly sophisticated and 'humanised' kennel model
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Wildfires
Government will declare areas worst hit by wildfires in Spain as 'disaster' zones
PM Pedro Sánchez, from the ruling PSOE coalition, is putting together an economic aid package and also defended the need for a state pact to mitigate the effects of climate change, after the Partido Popular dismissed it as a "smokescreen"