José Ángel Núñez, the head of Climatology at the AEMET in Valencia, has voiced concerns over the lack of leadership during the emergency meeting of the Cecopi on twenty-ninth of October. He emphasised that this shortcoming was not just apparent during that meeting but also in subsequent gatherings he attended. On that day, multiple indications pointed to a severe situation, with reports of flooding and a missing truck driver in l'Alcúdia, yet he felt the Cecopi should have been convened […]

Jonny Smyth, a twenty six-year-old murder suspect from Belfast, has agreed to be extradited back to Spain from Portugal. Officials announced today that his return is expected within approximately two weeks. Smyth appeared in court this morning in Guimaraes, Portugal, after being arrested on Tuesday at an Airbnb in Braga. His extradition hearing was held behind closed doors, which is standard procedure in both Portugal and Spain. Smyth is wanted in Spain regarding the murder of John George, a father […]

The Spanish government has launched an investigation into the significant power outage that left nearly the entire Iberian Peninsula without electricity on April twenty-eighth. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the investigation is expected to take between three to six months to determine the cause of the blackout. The European Commission is also investigating and will provide its conclusions in a similar time frame. The popular opposition party, the PP, has raised the issue of extending nuclear energy use, […]

The Spanish Association of Distributors, Autoservices and Supermarkets, known as Asedas, has formally opposed a recently approved labour law aiming to reduce working hours. This law was passed by the Cabinet on the sixth of May and is currently being processed in Parliament. Asedas President Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida has sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz outlining his concerns. Duran expressed that the way the legislation has been showcased suggests it will primarily […]

The Juzgado de Instrucción number three in Madrid has summoned Doctor Antonio Burgueño, the author of the government's 'shock plan,' to testify regarding the tragic deaths of elderly residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing will take place next Monday, with Burgueño appearing alongside Carlos Mur and Francisco Javier Martínez Peromingo, both former senior officials of the Madrid government. They are considered responsible for protocols that hindered the transfer of elderly patients from nursing homes to hospitals during the critical […]

The Valencia court has ruled the fire that engulfed a residential building in the Campanar neighbourhood in February twenty twenty four as accidental. The incident led to the deaths of ten people and left fifteen others injured. The presiding magistrate concluded that there is no criminal liability in the case, prompting the closure of the investigation. The fire originated from a leak of refrigerant gas in one of the flats and rapidly spread, consuming the fourteen-storey building in just forty-five […]

Data from the General Council of the Judiciary indicates that between January and March of two thousand twenty-five, Spain recorded a total of seven thousand three hundred thirty-four evictions. Catalonia led with two thousand sixty-nine occurrences, representing twenty-eight point two percent of the national figure. Following Catalonia, Andalucía reported one thousand one hundred twenty-five evictions, while the Valencia Community witnessed seven hundred ninety-four and Madrid recorded seven hundred two. Although the total number of evictions has decreased by seventeen point […]

Spain is facing a tragic spike in violence against women, with six women and one child killed in June alone. Investigations are underway for two potential cases in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Guadalajara. Authorities discovered the bodies of a fifty-seven-year-old woman and her partner exhibiting signs of violence. The police are also looking into another woman's mysterious disappearance, which could potentially add to the grim statistics. June is particularly notorious for such violence, with a historical increase in […]

The National Institute of Statistics has reported a significant increase in business formations in the Balearic Islands for May, with new establishments rising by thirty point two percent compared to the same month last year. A total of five hundred and thirteen companies were created, marking the highest figure for May in the region's historical records. However, the report also noted a rise in business closures, with eighty-three companies dissolving in May, a fifty point nine percent increase from the […]