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 […]

A major operation conducted by the Guardia Civil and Polícia Nacional has resulted in the dismantling of a human trafficking network operating in Gandía, Valencia. Seven individuals have been arrested, including six men aged between thirty-five and fifty-four from Bulgaria and Romania, along with a twenty-year-old Colombian woman. They face multiple charges including organised crime, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and drug-related offences. The victims, predominantly Colombian women, were lured to Spain with promises of wealth and were forced to […]

The local police in Palma, Spain, are investigating a forty-four-year-old Colombian man and a twenty-six-year-old Colombian woman for multiple offences against road safety. The incident occurred on the night of August the eleventh in Joaquim Verdaguer Street, Playa de Palma, involving five vehicles. The police were alerted to a vehicle that had collided with parked cars and was attempting to flee. Upon arrival, officers from the SETUR twenty twenty-five patrol found the offending vehicle a few metres away, immobilised due […]

The Spanish government has declared several regions as severely affected by emergencies related to civil protection due to wildfires and flooding that occurred between the twenty-third of June and the twenty-fifth of August. This declaration allows victims to rapidly claim all forms of assistance available through legislation. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska assured that both citizens and institutions can count on the government to provide necessary support for recovery. The declaration includes all areas impacted by any of the one hundred […]