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Spain and Portugal battle wildfires amid forecast of soaring temperatures

News Desk1st August 20255th August 2025

1st August 20255th August 20253848

Thousands of firefighters across Spain and Portugal were still battling multiple wildfires on Thursday, as forecasters warned of rising temperatures that could worsen conditions across...

Brother of Spanish prime minister to face trial for alleged influence peddling

News Desk23rd May 20255th June 2025

23rd May 20255th June 20254843

A Spanish court on Thursday ordered David Sánchez, the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial for alleged crimes of misuse of public...

Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

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A partial disruption in the fixed telephone and internet services of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica caused outages in emergency service numbers for several hours on...

Spanish government to take legal action over PM’s leaked WhatsApp messages

News Desk14th May 202519th May 2025

14th May 202519th May 20252661

The Spanish government has decided to go on the offensive against the publication in El Mundo newspaper of leaked WhatsApp messages that Prime Minister Pedro...

New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three

News Desk19th April 202525th April 2025

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A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...

Spanish PM’s brother David Sánchez quits state role after judge suggests it was ‘created for him’

News Desk6th February 202511th February 2025

6th February 202511th February 20254788

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother has stepped down from his government role following a judge’s suggestion that the position may have been created specifically...

Spanish government slams ‘trumped-up’ charge against PM’s brother

News Desk12th June 202418th June 2024

12th June 202418th June 20243403

The Spanish government has lashed out over a new ‘trumped-up charge’ by a far-right linked group, this time targeting David Sánchez (left in main image),...

Spain on wildfire alert as another heatwave begins, with forecast up to 47C

News Desk7th August 202315th August 2023

7th August 202315th August 20234293

Although three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares in Spain over the weekend are now under control, the country remains on high alert for...

Spain’s Aragón becomes 4th region to be jointly governed by PP & far-right Vox

News Desk5th August 202316th August 2023

5th August 202316th August 20233971

Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group agreed on Friday to form a coalition in the region of Aragón, following the 28...

Extremadura becomes third region of Spain to be jointly governed by PP & Vox

News Desk30th June 20235th August 2023

30th June 20235th August 20232562

Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group said on Friday that they had reached a deal to jointly govern the Extremadura region...

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