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Two dead, over 6,000 evacuated, as Spain activates ‘pre-emergency phase’ to combat wildfires

News Desk13th August 202518th August 2025

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UPDATE: Second volunteer firefighter dies in Castilla y León region – third death from wildfires. Wildfires sweeping through multiple parts of Spain in recent days...

Guardia Civil bust hallucinogenic drug ‘spiritual retreat’ in Alicante province

News Desk12th August 202520th August 2025

12th August 202520th August 20253748

Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had dismantled a network accused of running a so-called ‘spiritual retreat’ where hallucinogenic drugs were offered...

Wildfire in Tres Cantos area of Madrid under control as one fatality confirmed

News Desk12th August 202513th August 2025

12th August 202513th August 20255679

Firefighters have brought under control a wildfire in the Tres Cantos area, north of Madrid, which claimed one life and forced 180 residents to evacuate,...

Firefighters struggle to contain blaze near Roman-era heritage site in Castilla y León

News Desk11th August 202515th August 2025

11th August 202515th August 20252509

Firefighters in the region of Castilla y León, northwestern Spain, worked tirelessly on Monday to control a wildfire that damaged a Roman-era mining site and...

Spanish government orders town in Murcia to reverse its ban on Muslim festivities in sports venues

News Desk11th August 202519th August 2025

11th August 202519th August 20251322

Spain’s central government has ordered the town of Jumilla in the Murcia region to reverse its newly introduced ban on holding religious celebrations in municipal...

Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues

News Desk9th August 202511th August 2025

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A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...

Córdoba’s landmark mosque-cathedral La Mezquita ‘saved’ after fire extinguished

News Desk9th August 202511th August 2025

9th August 202511th August 20254613

A fire broke that out on Friday evening at the famed mosque-turned-cathedral, ‘La Mezquita’ in Córdoba (Andalusia) – but the landmark was spared thanks to...

Spain joins international condemnation of Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City

News Desk8th August 202515th August 2025

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Spain has been quick to condemn Israel’s plans to escalate its military occupation of Gaza, as pressure increases for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...

Spanish police dismantle gang smuggling marijuana to Ireland in farm feed

News Desk8th August 202512th August 2025

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Spanish police, working closely with authorities in the UK and Ireland, have broken up a criminal organisation accused of smuggling marijuana hidden in sacks of...

UK bans two ads by Spanish fashion brand Zara for ‘unhealthily thin’ models

News Desk7th August 202512th August 2025

7th August 202512th August 20252325

The UK’s advertising watchdog has prohibited two adverts from the Spanish fashion brand Zara after ruling that the models featured appeared ‘unhealthily thin’ and that...

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