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 […]

Spain's inflation rate has risen to two point two percent in June, reflecting a slight uptick compared to May, primarily due to increased costs in fuel and non-alcoholic beverages. This information comes from preliminary data released by the National Institute of Statistics. If this trend continues into July, it will break a three-month streak of declining prices. Notably, the core inflation rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, has remained constant at two point two percent, unchanged from May. […]

The Directorate General of Traffic, known as DGT, is preparing to embark on the first summer traffic operation of two thousand twenty-five, commencing this Friday and stretching until Sunday. This year, the DGT anticipates approximately four point seven million road trips. In an effort to prevent incidents, the agency will deploy extensive human and technical resources, such as fixed and mobile speed cameras, helicopters, drones, and unmarked vehicles to monitor mobile phone use and seatbelt compliance. To manage the expected […]

A small acrobatic plane has tragically crashed into the sea off Puerto de Sóller, located in the north of Mallorca. The incident occurred on Saturday evening after the aircraft took off from Binissalem aerodrome around six o'clock. The Deputy Mayor of Sóller, Carlos Darder, reported that the plane crashed approximately one hundred metres from Cap Gros, indicating that it was a two-seater aircraft and that it seems likely only one person was aboard. Emergency services were alerted to the crash […]

A major operation conducted by the Guardia Civil and Polícia Nacional has resulted in the dismantling of a human trafficking network operating in Gandía, Valencia. Seven individuals have been arrested, including six men aged between thirty-five and fifty-four from Bulgaria and Romania, along with a twenty-year-old Colombian woman. They face multiple charges including organised crime, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and drug-related offences. The victims, predominantly Colombian women, were lured to Spain with promises of wealth and were forced to […]

The local police in Palma, Spain, are investigating a forty-four-year-old Colombian man and a twenty-six-year-old Colombian woman for multiple offences against road safety. The incident occurred on the night of August the eleventh in Joaquim Verdaguer Street, Playa de Palma, involving five vehicles. The police were alerted to a vehicle that had collided with parked cars and was attempting to flee. Upon arrival, officers from the SETUR twenty twenty-five patrol found the offending vehicle a few metres away, immobilised due […]

The Spanish government has declared several regions as severely affected by emergencies related to civil protection due to wildfires and flooding that occurred between the twenty-third of June and the twenty-fifth of August. This declaration allows victims to rapidly claim all forms of assistance available through legislation. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska assured that both citizens and institutions can count on the government to provide necessary support for recovery. The declaration includes all areas impacted by any of the one hundred […]

Spain has been recognised as one of the top five most competitive agri-food sectors in the European Union, as highlighted in the 2024 Observatorio Agroalimentario report compiled by Cajamar and the Ministry of Agriculture. The findings reveal Spain's prominent position as the world's seventh-largest exporter of food and beverages, and the fourth largest within Europe. In twenty twenty-four, Spain's economy expanded by two point nine percent, with the agri-food sector contributing eight point six percent to its gross domestic product […]

The Supreme Court has launched an investigation into the financial activities of former Socialist Party (PSOE) secretary Santos Cerdán. Records indicate that Cerdán received a total of five hundred forty-three thousand six hundred fifty-six euros and eighty-four cents from the Congress of Deputies. However, when reviewing his bank accounts, only thirty-five thousand four hundred and fifty-three euros and twenty cents appear, leading to suspicions regarding the discrepancy in funds. The court has requested detailed information from the PSOE regarding all […]