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Spain’s deputy chief of police resigns after rape accusations against him made public

News Desk20th February 202626th February 2026

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Spain’s National Police force was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday after its second-highest-ranking officer stepped down amid accusations of rape, in a fresh scandal that...

Spanish Congress rejects Vox burqa and niqab ban, as JxCat proposes EU-aligned alternative

News Desk20th February 202625th February 2026

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The Spanish Congress on Tuesday narrowly rejected a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, defeating a bill introduced by the far-right...

Tenerife hacker arrested at Ritz in Madrid over one-cent luxury hotel bookings

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

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Spain’s National Police have broken up a sophisticated cyber fraud operation following the arrest of a 20-year-old hacker from Tenerife who was able to reserve...

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church as central tower is crowned

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

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Builders working on Barcelona’s still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica placed the final element atop its largest tower on Friday, bringing the height of the world’s tallest...

Huge counterfeit perfume factory supplying EU dismantled in Catalonia, 1.2 million items seized

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

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Spanish authorities have dismantled a major industrial operation in Catalonia that was producing tens of thousands of litres of counterfeit perfume, mimicking around 50 luxury...

Spain asks prosecutors to investigate X, Meta & TikTok over AI-created child pornography

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Tuesday that6 it will ask prosecutors to examine X, Meta and TikTok over potential offences linked to AI-generated child...

Apartment building fire in Catalonia kills 5 young people and injures another 5

News Desk17th February 202623rd February 2026

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Five young people have died and five others suffered light injuries after a fire broke out late Monday in a five-storey apartment building in Manlleu,...

Spanish government pledges €23bn for ‘Spain is growing’ fund to help tackle housing crisis

News Desk16th February 202623rd February 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday unveiled a new public investment vehicle which he said would generate up to €120 billion and help address...

Spain approves 3.1% minimum wage rise to €1,221 per month, over 14 payslips

News Desk16th February 202623rd February 2026

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The Spanish Labour Ministry reached an agreement on Monday with the country’s main trade unions to raise the national minimum wage once again. The 3.1%...

Spanish doctors begin first week of strikes against ministry’s reform, calling for profession-specific rules

News Desk16th February 202622nd February 2026

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Doctors in Spain commenced a strike this week to express their opposition to the Estatuto Marco (‘framework statue’) being imposed by the Ministry of Health,...

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