The long heatwave that has gripped Spain since early August is set to come to a close as cooler air pushes in from the Atlantic. This moderate temperature drop follows a period of extreme heat with maximums rising above forty degrees Celsius in areas like the Guadalquivir valley. The State Meteorological Agency reports that this heatwave lasted for sixteen days, ranking as one of the longest experienced in recent years. […]

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has expanded its alert regarding the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in several varieties of Brie and Camembert cheeses imported from France. The affected products, which are under scrutiny, include the 'Brie Meule' and 'Camembert du caractere vieux porche'. These cheeses have been distributed across various autonomous communities including Andalucía, Aragón, Cantabria, Cataluña, the Balearic Islands, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia, and the Basque Country. […]

Seventy-five migrants have reached the shores of the Balearic Islands this weekend, arriving on six small boats intercepted by maritime rescue teams and the Civil Guard. On Sunday, the Civil Guard located eight migrants in Sant Josep de sa Talaia, while a group of four was intercepted on a beach in Santanyí, Mallorca. The first boat was spotted at three thirty in the morning, with additional interceptions reported throughout the […]

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the People's Party in Spain, has declared his support for a ban on the burka and niqab, which only allows the eyes to be seen, in public spaces. However, he firmly opposes a ban on the hijab, the headscarf worn by Muslim women, asserting that it does not undermine women's dignity or public safety. Feijóo's comments followed increased attention to this matter in light […]

On the seventeenth of August, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the Operational Coordination Centre against Wildfires in Ourense. During his visit, he expressed the need for a national pact aimed at mitigating and adapting to the climate emergency in response to the surge of wildfires affecting Spain. Sánchez emphasised that this initiative requires cooperation from all public administrations, parliamentary groups, civil society, scientific institutions, businesses, and trade unions across […]

In a tragic turn of events, a second volunteer has died in the Castilla y León wildfire, which originated in Molezuelas de la Carballeda and has spread to both Zamora and León. The thirty-six-year-old man succumbed to his injuries early Thursday morning, after suffering extensive burns that covered eighty-five per cent of his body. This information was confirmed by Nicanor Sen, the regional government's delegate during a broadcast on 'La […]

Azul Handling, the ground services subsidiary of Ryanair, has commenced a strike at all its bases in Spain starting today, the fifteenth of August, due to ongoing tensions regarding penalties imposed on workers and alleged abuses relating to additional working hours. This action will extend to include the sixteenth and seventeenth of August, as announced by the trade union UGT. The strike is also set to affect the same days […]

Spanish police have confirmed the tragic discovery of the body of twenty-seven-year-old American hiker Cole Henderson, nearly a month after he went missing. Rescue teams located Henderson in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, situated along Spain's border with France. He was reported missing on fourteenth July after failing to return to his home in the Netherlands. Henderson had parked his vehicle in the town of Torla on ninth […]

Wildfires continue to rage across Spain, notably in the regions of Zamora and León, where the situation remains critical due to extreme temperatures, low humidity, and shifting winds. Currently, around eight thousand people have been evacuated from various areas, with one death confirmed and seven others injured. Four of the injured are reported to be in a critical condition, prompting urgent requests for emergency resources from the European Union. In […]