Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her Madrid home became a symbol of the fight for affordable housing, has died at the age of 87. She had been taken to hospital after being evicted from the home where she had lived for around seven decades. Her case sparked protests and a housing campaign that continued after her eviction. An agreement was eventually reached allowing her to return home, but it came […]

The public prosecutor has asked for Begoña Gómez and her adviser to be acquitted in a case that is due to go before a jury in Madrid. Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is facing accusations of influence peddling and misuse of public funds. Her adviser, Cristina Álvarez, is also accused of misuse of public funds. The Fiscalía says the alleged actions do not constitute a criminal offence. […]

Guardia Civil has recovered a sixteenth-century papal bull linked to the Battle of Lepanto. The document had been missing for decades in El Viso del Alcor, in Seville province. Officers began investigating its disappearance in 2024 and traced it to a local resident, who voluntarily handed it over last month. Experts in Seville and the Vatican's Apostolic Archive have confirmed its authenticity. The document dates from the pontificate of Pope […]

People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has called for a change of government at the general election on the 29th of November. Feijóo says the election should mark the end of what he describes as a “black period” under Pedro Sánchez, and has called for what he describes as a national reconstruction. He says Sánchez’s record in government deserves “the greatest punishment” from voters. The PP leader is presenting the […]

The latest average of opinion polls suggests the PP would win the election, but would need support from Vox to form a government. The latest poll average puts the PP on around 137 seats, with Vox on 65 — giving the two parties more than 200 seats between them, comfortably above the 176 needed for a majority. The PSOE is projected to win around 113 seats, while Sumar is on […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for the 29th of November. The announcement follows last Friday's defeat in Congress of two Government housing decrees, and comes after a weekend of talks with ministers and senior PSOE figures. Sánchez said voters should now decide the country's future, arguing that a stronger progressive majority would allow Parliament to tackle issues including housing. The decision brings forward the election […]

Dear citizens, As you know, more than three years ago, the ballot boxes and the Congress of Deputies decided to once again opt for a progressive coalition government. They did it so that Spain could continue to advance along the path of transformation, ambition and social justice that it has been following since 2018. Achieving this has not been easy. In this legislature we have had to manage unprecedented emergencies […]

Two people have died and another is missing after torrential rain caused widespread flooding in Catalonia. One of the victims was a 75-year-old man in Tordera, near Barcelona, who died after a wall collapsed at a campsite. A second person was found dead in a flooded car park in Montornès del Vallès, while emergency services are searching for another missing person in Pineda de Mar. Authorities have warned people to […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is continuing talks with ministers and senior Socialist Party figures as he considers whether to call an early general election. The discussions follow Friday's defeat of the Government's two housing decrees in Congress and large demonstrations over the weekend demanding action on the housing crisis. Sánchez is expected to make a decision soon. If he calls an election immediately, the earliest possible polling date would be […]