Heavy rain is expected across eastern areas from today, with the worst conditions forecast for parts of the Mediterranean coast. AEMET says very heavy and persistent showers could affect parts of Valencia, northern Alicante, Castellón, Tarragona, Lleida, Teruel and Cuenca. Some areas could see more than 150 millimetres of rain in less than six hours. The agency warns that the situation could cause sudden flooding in low-lying areas, streams and […]

The Government has approved two new housing decrees following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her Madrid home. The measures extend protection against evictions for vulnerable households until 2030, while a second decree provides for the automatic renewal of certain rental contracts until 2028. The Government also wants to restrict large investment funds from buying homes until 2028. The measures still need to be approved by Congress, with the vote […]

Congress has voted to begin processing a proposal to lower the legal alcohol limit for drivers. The measure, put forward by the PSOE, would reduce the maximum level from zero-point-five grams of alcohol per litre of blood to zero-point-two — equivalent to zero-point-one milligrams per litre of exhaled air. The proposal also aims to apply the same limit to all drivers, including professional and novice motorists. It will now go […]

There have been calls for a Vox councillor in Sabadell to resign after he appeared to simulate a gunshot to the back of his head during a council meeting. César Gil made the gesture towards an adviser from the Comuns who was sitting in the public gallery. The PSC and Comuns have called for his resignation and are considering disciplinary and legal action. Vox says the gesture has been taken […]

An agreement has been reached to allow 87-year-old Maricarmen to return to her Madrid home, just days after she was evicted from the property where she had lived for more than 70 years. Her representatives met the property company Urbagestión and the Madrid City Council today, with the company agreeing to a solution that would allow her to return. The details of the agreement have not yet been made public, […]

Benidorm has begun a day of official mourning following the death of a 33-year-old woman, in a case being investigated as possible gender-based violence. Policía Nacional has arrested her partner on suspicion of homicide, along with two other men accused of helping to move the woman's body to a rural area between Benidorm and Finestrat. The three men are aged between 30 and 45. A five-minute silent gathering will be […]

Spain's economy grew by zero-point-seven percent between April and June, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute. The increase was one tenth higher than in the first quarter, while the economy grew by two-point-six percent compared with the same period last year. Household spending increased by one-point-two percent during the quarter, while investment rose by one-point-seven percent. Employment, measured in full-time equivalent jobs, was up two-point-two percent […]

Newly released intelligence documents show Spain’s CNI warned authorities in Ceuta the day before July’s mass migrant entry that people were being encouraged on social media to “storm” the city by land and sea. A WhatsApp message sent on July twenty-ninth referred to a planned assault the following evening, coinciding with Morocco’s Throne Day celebrations. The CNI said the groups promoting the action had around 180,000 followers. More than seventy […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the Government is working around the clock to take a new housing decree to the Cabinet on Tuesday. The measure, already being referred to as the “Maricarmen decree”, follows the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from the Madrid home where she had lived for more than 70 years. Sánchez has called on parliamentary groups to make a final effort to support the decree, saying it is […]