Wildfires
León and Zamora fire on course to become the worst in Spain's history
The first estimates put at 37,000 hectares the area burnt since Sunday by a fire that started in Molezuelas and spread to Valdería on Monday
Borja Pérez
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Wildfires
Fires rage in Ourense, León and Zamora with seven more seriously injured in Spain
Three people have lost their lives in the fires with more than 10,000 people evacuated from more than 50 villages around the country while around 30 hotspots are still active
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Health and safety
Spain withdraws locally made alcoholic drinks from market
The products have been distributed in several regions in the country
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Employment
Carrefour worker buys sweets for his colleagues to mark his birthday and ends up fired: he must now be reinstated or compensated with 105,000 euros
The employee informed that there had been a mistake in the receipt and he paid the difference as soon as he became aware
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Wildfires
Forest fires advance in six Spanish regions causing evacuation of more than 9,500 people
The government has activated the pre-emergency situation to improve coordination after a week of relentless fires that have burned more than 25,000 hectares, resulting in the death of three people, as well as injuring more than a dozen others, most of them treated for burns and smoke inhalation
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Pilgrimage
All (Andalusian) roads lead to Santiago
More than 1,400 kilometres separate Malaga from Santiago de Compostela on a route that follows the stages of St James Way from Andalucía to Galicia
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Wildfires
Spain's government activates pre-emergency phase amid multiple wildfires around the country
The affected regions, where the wildfires have burned thousands of hectares and caused the urgent evacuation of civilians and one death in Tres Cantos, are Andalucía, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Galicia and Madrid
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Road safety
David Landazábal: 'I crashed my bike and was dead for three minutes. When I woke up, I couldn't move'
His parents were killed by a reckless driver, his brother died in another road accident and he crashed into a lamppost. Landazábal urges holidaymakers to: "Enjoy the journey"
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Travel
Julio Álamo finishes his journey in search of the Osborne bull in Japan
The Madrid-based motorcyclist made Matsunoyama Onsen the finishing line of a more than two-month-long journey through 11 countries - a challenge started in 2017 that united adventure, culture and personal transformation
C. P. S. |
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Economy
Used car prices soar 8.7% to 17,795 euros on average in Spain
Vehicles over 20 years old are the most expensive, with a 15% increase in price
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Crime
Pair of false police officers shoot at French tourists after stopping them on motorway to ask for money
The tourists escaped by driving the wrong way down the motorway and took refuge in a hotel
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Politics
Europe excludes Spain from Ukraine dialogue
The European Commission has published a resolution with the signatures of several leaders, excluding Pedro Sánchez
Antón Etxebarria | -
112 incident
Several major wildfires burn uncontrolled in one region of Spain with locals evacuated and main roads affected
The evolution of the blazes, with an afternoon of high temperatures, low humidity and the possibility of storms forecast, is causing serious concern to the emergency services
Alberto P. Castellanos |
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Energy
Could this be the end of the 120km/h speed limit on motorways in Spain?
The International Energy Agency, based in Paris, has proposed a reduction of speeds on main roads across Europe in a bid to make financial savings for drivers
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Economy
Falling fuel prices make this summer as cheap for drivers as 2022
The average price per litre of diesel is below what it was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine