Arrecife is recovering from severe flooding caused by torrential rains that occurred yesterday afternoon, with around seventy litres of rain per square metre reported. Mayor Yonathan de León thanked local residents, emergency responders, and authorities for their significant assistance in the ongoing clean-up efforts. Over one hundred personnel have been deployed to support affected families and businesses, particularly in areas like Montaña Mina and Zonzama, which experienced extensive mud and water damage. Several neighbourhoods, particularly Argana Alta, Maneje, and La […]

Félix Bolaños, the Minister of Justice, Presidencia and Relations with the Cortes, testified today in La Moncloa before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado as part of the investigation into Begoña Gómez, the spouse of the Prime Minister. The opposition Party Popular has reportedly called for Bolaños to resign, accusing him of damaging the integrity of his ministry and revealing what they describe as a failure of Spanish democracy. Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, co-spokesperson for the Party Popular in Congress, stated that […]

The Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Valencia has decided to open an investigation into Juan Manuel Badenas, a councillor for the political party Vox, over alleged crimes of prevarication, embezzlement, and document forgery linked to a sponsorship contract. The case came to light following a complaint by the Socialist municipal group, which raised concerns about the viability of a deal that amounted to fourteen thousand five hundred euros plus VAT with the publisher of OK Diario. In conjunction with the prosecutor's […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed Alberto González Amador’s defamation case against María Jesús Montero, the First Vice-President of the Government. Amador, who is in a relationship with Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the President of the Community of Madrid, sought forty thousand euros in damages, alleging that Montero's comments, labelling him a 'confessed delinquent' and suggesting that he resides in a property financed through tax fraud, infringed on his right to honour. The court determined that Montero's statements were legitimate political criticisms […]

Spain's grid operator, Red Electrica, and Iberdrola, the country's largest utility, are publicly exchanging blame regarding the causes of the biggest blackout in Spain's history, which occurred on April twenty eighth. Mario Ruiz-Tagle, the chief of Iberdrola's Spanish unit, expressed his frustration at being singled out for the incident. He insisted that power generators are being unfairly targeted in the aftermath of the outage. During a recent event in Madrid, Ruiz-Tagle pointed out that Red Electrica had recorded excess voltage […]

The Popular Party (PP) and Vox have called for the immediate resignation of Spain's Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz. This follows his indictment for allegedly revealing secrets related to businessman Alberto González Amador, who is associated with the President of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the PP, expressed through social media that it's time for both García Ortiz and those giving him directives to step down. PP spokesperson Borja Sémper highlighted that this situation threatens […]

In recent years, the number of self-employed workers in Spain has surged by one hundred six thousand six hundred fifty-four, a rise of three point two percent from May two thousand twenty-one to May two thousand twenty-five. Notably, the demographic of workers aged over fifty has contributed significantly to this growth, particularly those over sixty-four years old, who experienced an increase of fifty-six thousand one hundred eighty-six, reflecting a thirty-nine point six percent rise since two thousand twenty-one. The president […]

The National Police has detained sixty-one individuals during an extensive operation targeting child sexual exploitation. This operation included over one hundred searches conducted across nearly all provinces in the country. Authorities also investigate an additional seventeen suspects tied to the case. Numerous electronic devices were seized, including thirty-seven mobile phones, sixty-three computers, and more than one thousand six hundred items of data storage. The Central Cybercrime Unit coordinated the investigation, alongside the Special Prosecutor's Office for Computer Crime, resulting in […]

Spain's job market has set a new record at the start of summer, with employment figures reaching an all-time high. June saw an increase of seventy-six thousand seven hundred and twenty workers, bringing the total number of affiliates to over twenty-one point eight six million. At the same time, the number of unemployed residents dropped by forty-eight thousand nine hundred and twenty, resulting in a total of two point four million registered unemployed. This trend reflects the positive growth in […]