Three British nationals are among the sixteen people who died following a tragic accident involving the Gloria funicular in Lisbon. This incident occurred around six o'clock on Wednesday evening and left an additional twenty-two people injured. Eyewitnesses reported that one carriage of the funicular was almost entirely destroyed, prompting emergency workers to scramble to rescue those trapped inside the wreckage. Authorities have confirmed the nationalities of eleven victims, which include five individuals from Portugal, four of whom were employees at […]

Santos Cerdán, the former Secretary of Organisation for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), has applied to the Supreme Court for his release after spending seventy days in preventive custody. Cerdán, who entered prison on the thirtieth of June as a suspect in the Koldo case regarding alleged bribery in public works contracts, argues that the investigation lacks limits and targets activities typical of political participation. His legal team has submitted written requests to the Supreme Court today, seeking to […]

The President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, announced during the closing of the 'Spain, Vanguard of the Green Industry' forum that the government will invest over fifty-three million euros in a new battery gigafactory by Slovak company InoBat, to be established in Valladolid. This project entails a total investment of over seven hundred million euros and is expected to create approximately two hundred and sixty direct jobs alongside around five hundred indirect ones. The initiative is part of the third call […]

In a significant political move, the Spanish government has announced a ban on the entry of Israeli far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir. This decision is part of a broader array of measures aimed at addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares confirmed that the ban could potentially expand to include other individuals, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not on the list due to existing international legal obligations. The measures received attention […]

The Spanish Supreme Court has taken the unprecedented step of opening oral proceedings against Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz, imposing a bond of one hundred and fifty thousand euros. This action follows allegations that García Ortiz revealed confidential information regarding Alberto González Amador, the partner of Madrid's President Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The court has decided against suspending García Ortiz from his position, despite a request from the Asociación Profesional e Independiente de Fiscales, aimed at a temporary removal from office. […]

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 […]