Alberto González Amador, the partner of the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is pursuing a four-year prison sentence against the Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz. This legal action arises from accusations of revealing confidential information related to González Amador's ongoing tax fraud case. Additionally, a professional body representing prosecutors, the Professional and Independent Association of Prosecutors (APIF), demands even greater penalties, including six years of imprisonment for García Ortiz and four years for the provincial prosecutor, […]

The Supreme Court of Spain has charged former PSOE official Santos Cerdán with allegations regarding irregular contract awards, intensifying scrutiny on the ruling party. In response to these charges, the Civil Guard's UCO unit has been ordered by the court to enter the PSOE headquarters to clone Cerdán's emails as part of the investigation. This development has drawn significant attention from political opposition, particularly from the Popular Party (PP). Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo criticized Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for […]

José Manuel Albares, el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores español, ha hecho un llamamiento a la desescalada en el conflicto entre Estados Unidos e Irán, instando a ambas naciones a retomar las negociaciones tras el reciente ataque de Estados Unidos a instalaciones nucleares iraníes. En una entrevista en TVE, Albares solicitó contención a todas las partes y afirmó que la resolución del conflicto debe centrarse en la diplomacia, no en medidas militares. Albares expresó su preocupación por la situación en Oriente […]

The association of electricity companies, Aelec, has published findings regarding the significant blackout that occurred on the twenty-eighth of April. According to Aelec, the principal cause was a severe failure in tension control, exacerbated by Red Eléctrica’s lack of adequate programming and failure to deploy available resources effectively. Marta Castro, Aelec's regulation director, stated that noticeable fluctuations in tension were already present prior to the blackout. The findings come after a government report attributed the incident to multifactorial issues related […]

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has presented a reasoned request to the Supreme Court to investigate Félix Bolaños, who serves as the Minister of the Presidency, Justice, and Relations with the Courts. This request stems from an ongoing investigation concerning the hiring of an advisor linked to Begoña Gómez, the partner of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. The allegations against Bolaños include misappropriation of funds and providing false testimony during the investigation. This development marks a significant turn in the case […]

Santos Cerdán, the former Secretary of Organisation of the Socialist Party (PSOE), is embroiled in a scandal surrounding alleged irregularities in public contract bidding. A document obtained by the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has revealed that Cerdán paid six thousand euros for a forty-five percent ownership in Servinabar, a company alleged to be part of a corrupt scheme. The defence of Cerdán asserts that the contract in question was never formalised publicly and thus holds no […]

Spain is facing a tragic spike in violence against women, with six women and one child killed in June alone. Investigations are underway for two potential cases in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Guadalajara. Authorities discovered the bodies of a fifty-seven-year-old woman and her partner exhibiting signs of violence. The police are also looking into another woman's mysterious disappearance, which could potentially add to the grim statistics. June is particularly notorious for such violence, with a historical increase in […]

The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled to partially accept the appeal filed by Cristina Álvarez, the advisor to Begoña Gómez, the wife of the Prime Minister. This decision results in the annulment of Álvarez's previous testimony given in December twenty twenty-four and allows for further investigation into her actions. The court confirmed that the investigation would focus on whether Álvarez exceeded her public functions to support alleged criminal plans related to influence peddling and corruption. The judge, Juan Carlos […]

Julio César Sánchez, the mayor of Villacastín from the political party Vox, has been detained on charges of domestic violence after an incident involving his wife at a local festival in Aldeavieja, Ávila. The events were reported to have escalated in front of an off-duty national police officer, who intervened upon witnessing the altercation. Sánchez was subsequently arrested and later released pending trial while the investigation continues. The officer, present at the festival, reacted to the distress caused by Sánchez's […]