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Barça star Lamine Yamal under scrutiny for having ‘dwarf entertainers’ at 18th party

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Barcelona footballer Lamine Yamal is under scrutiny following the presence of individuals with dwarfism performing as ‘entertainers’ at his 18th birthday celebration last weekend, according

Catalonia will collect its own taxes in new financial model agreed with central government

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Catalonia is set to begin collecting personal income tax (IRPF) from January 2026, following a landmark meeting on Monday between Spain’s central government and the

Tremors from 5.5 magnitude earthquake felt in Andalusia and Murcia

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Spain’s National Geographic Institute has reported a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Monday morning, with its epicentre located in the Mediterranean Sea near

Spain’s home minister blames ‘rhetoric’ of far-right Vox for anti-migrant unrest in Torre Pacheco

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Tensions remain high in Torre Pacheco, a town in the southeastern region of Murcia, following several nights of anti-migrant riots that have so far led

Search for two people feared swept away during storm in Catalonia, after witness report

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Two people were believed to be missing in Catalonia on Saturday night following intense rainfall that swept across the north and northeast of Spain, that

Emergency military units deployed in northern Spain due to ‘Dana’ and heavy rain

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Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms triggered weather alerts in 25 provinces across Spain on Saturday, with eight of them placed under an amber warning, as per

Catalan firefighters mourn death of colleague while battling Paüls wildfire

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A firefighter lost his life on Thursday afternoon while battling a wildfire in Paüls, located in southern Catalonia. The incident occurred at around 2.15pm, when

Climate change made recent EU heatwave ‘up to 4C hotter’ and ‘tripled heat-related deaths’

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Recent extreme heat across Europe was made significantly more intense by human-driven climate change, with temperatures rising up to 4°C higher in numerous cities and

Ex-Real Madrid and now Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti given 1-year jail sentence for tax fraud

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A Spanish court has handed Brazil national team coach Carlo Ancelotti a one-year jail sentence for tax fraud dating back to his time as Real

Pedro Sánchez vows not to quit, and presents 15-point anti-corruption plan

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday pledged ‘not to throw in the towel’, despite a damaging corruption scandal engulfing his socialist PSOE party. Rather

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