Food safety
Health alert due to presence of bacteria in several batches of cheeses from France sold in Spain
Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a number of dairy products and shoppers have been advised not to consume them
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Economy
Donald Trump's tariffs hit exports in Spain: olive oil and car sales plummet by around 20%
The ongoing trade war has caused the total export figure to the US to fall by 5% over the year to June and the Spanish trade deficit has soared by almost 40%
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Wildfires
One firefighter dies and another injured after fire engine overturns in northwest Spain
The vehicle crashed down an embankment near Espinoso de Compludo while tackling the forest fires ravaging the Castilla y León and other regions
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Wildfires
Map of wildfires in Spain: surface area burned this year is largest recorded in the last thirty years
The flames have already devastated more than 348,000 hectares, even though there have been half as many fires as in 2022 - a tragic year for the country's forests
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Weather
Third-longest heatwave on record ends with arrival of some rain in Spain
There will be generalised drop in temperatures of up to 10C this Tuesday on the Spanish mainland and in the Balearic Islands
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Consumer affairs
Complaint filed after diners charged 12 euros to hang their bags on hooks at the table
The Japanese restaurant in Ibiza argues that the charge is a deposit that is refunded to customers when they return the object at the end of their meal
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Employment
Spanish government reminds workers that they are entitled to paid leave during heatwaves in certain circumstances
An amendment to the workers' statute was made to incorporate this measure, following the 'Dana' flooding disaster of October 2024
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Wildfire crisis
More than 100 suspected arsonists face justice after wave of summer wildfires in Spain
Some of these forest fires are the result of the 14-day heatwave, occasionally sparked by lightning strikes, but most are caused by people
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Wildfire crisis
Spain burns for ninth consecutive day with more than 40 active forest fires, four dead and thousands evacuated from their homes
The wave of wildfires continues unabated in the northwest and west of the Spanish mainland, and the magnitude of the human disaster is also reflected in the number of injured
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112 incident
Spain accepts help from several European countries to help tackle the 19 active forest fires ravaging the country
Firefighting reinforcements from Germany, Slovakia and the Netherlands will be added to those already provided by Italy and France
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Weather
Aemet puts almost all of Spain on alert for hottest days of the heatwave with red warnings for up to 45C in several areas
The risk of fires will also increase over this long August weekend, to the point of being "very high or extreme in practically the whole of the country"
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Employment
Can companies in Spain require employees to answer calls and WhatsApp messages outside normal work hours?
In certain cases, the answer is Yes, as the key lies in the so-called availability bonus, which can affect the right to digital disconnection
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Religion
Town 'stops' Muslim events at sports grounds
Ruling PP party has accepted Vox's request to put an end to 'cultural, social or religious' activities unrelated to the council in these spaces
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Finance
Would you like to design our future euro banknotes? The ECB launches a competition
The selected submissions will go before the governing council of the European Central Bank that will choose the final designs in 2026 to go into production thereafter
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Consumer affairs
Renfe ordered to compensate passenger over 1,000 euros for missed flight to Cuba after train delays
The female rail passenger arrived at Madrid's Barajas Airport just as her plane was about to take off, so she had to buy a new ticket with another airline