The Supreme Court of Spain has given the green light for the Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit to investigate the financial dealings of former minister José Luis Ábalos. This investigation centres around discrepancies between Ábalos' reported wealth and amounts shown in tax records, raising questions about his financial transparency. The inquiry follows a report from the tax agency, indicating that Ábalos received a total of seven hundred fifty-one thousand four […]

Recent analysis by Funcas reveals that births in Spain have decreased by thirty-eight percent since two thousand and eight, which is the third largest drop within the European Union. Only Latvia and Greece experienced greater declines, at forty-one and forty percent, respectively. The study notes that this decrease in births is occurring in twenty-two of the twenty-seven EU countries from two thousand and eight to two thousand and twenty-three, during […]

The 2025 Christmas Lottery campaign has officially begun. The president of State Lotteries and Betting, Jesús Huerta, stated that distribution of the Christmas Lottery is underway across all the country's administrations. This draw will be held on December 22nd, with a total of 2.772 billion euros in prizes to be distributed among the lucky winners. This year, there are a total of 1,998 series, which is five more than the […]

In an extraordinary session at the Congress of Deputies, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez introduced a comprehensive anti-corruption package that includes fifteen new measures. Among the highlights are increased sentences for corruption-related crimes, an independent anti-corruption agency, and the introduction of specialised judges to speed up judicial processes. These initiatives come in the wake of the recent detention of his former deputy, Santos Cerdán, over alleged bribery charges. Sánchez emphasised […]

Unseen footage from The Beatles' concert in Barcelona, held on July third nineteen sixty-five, has been unearthed and is now stored at the Filmoteca de Catalunya. This two and a half minute recording showcases brief segments of five of their songs, capturing the atmosphere of the event. This marked The Beatles' first and only visit to Spain. The film, recorded on sixteen millimetre by an anonymous spectator in a prime […]

A fifty-three-year-old man has died from heat stroke after walking for several hours in Alicante. The Ministry of Health reported that he had pre-existing health conditions. Medical personnel from the Advanced Life Support Unit arrived at the man’s home and performed advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but unfortunately, he did not respond and was pronounced dead at the scene. The World Health Organization classifies the death as caused by heat stroke. This […]

In a significant escalation, Russia has executed its largest drone strike against Ukraine, targeting key cities and regions. Ukraine's air force confirmed that its defence systems successfully intercepted two hundred ninety-six drones. Additionally, four hundred fifteen drones were either lost from radar or jammed during the attack, with seven out of thirteen missiles also destroyed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the assault, highlighting the pressing need for stringent sanctions against […]

The UK government is putting forward significant reforms to address a burgeoning backlog in the courts that has people waiting years for their cases to be heard. With the Crown Court backlog soaring to a record seventy-six thousand nine hundred fifty-seven cases, Sir Brian Leveson, chairman of the independent review of criminal courts, is advocating for a reduction in the number of jury trials. The recommendations aim to divert less […]

The UK is preparing for a third heatwave of the summer, with a yellow heat health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency for the southern half of England. This alert is in effect from Wednesday at ten in the morning until the following Tuesday at ten in the morning. Regions including London, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, and South West are particularly affected […]