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

News Desk20th February 202623rd February 2026

20th February 202623rd February 2026668

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...

Initial report from train tragedy investigators points to fracture in track prior to accident

News Desk25th January 202629th January 2026

25th January 202629th January 2026850

A preliminary investigation into last weekend’s deadly high-speed rail crash in southern Spain indicates that a fracture in the track may have existed before the...

Sánchez vows ‘to get to the truth’ about cause of train tragedy, as Spain declares three days of mourning

News Desk19th January 202626th January 2026

19th January 202626th January 2026859

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Monday to ‘get to the truth’ about the cause of the railway accident in the Andalusian town of...

Irregular migration to Spain dropped by over 40% in 2025

News Desk3rd January 20268th January 2026

3rd January 20268th January 20261929

Irregular migration to Spain dropped sharply in 2025, with arrivals falling by more than 40%, according to official data, driven mainly by a steep decline...

Spanish government categorises wildfire-hit areas as ‘disaster zones’

News Desk26th August 20252nd September 2025

26th August 20252nd September 20253387

The Spanish government on Tuesday categorised the recent wildfires sweeping the country as among its most serious environmental crises in years and signed off on...

Spain’s wildfires spark new political clash, as PP call civil protection head ‘just another arsonist’

News Desk22nd August 202526th August 2025

22nd August 202526th August 20256383

The wildfires that have been raging for several days across west and northwest regions of Spain have sparked a fresh political clash between the country’s...

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

News Desk14th July 202521st July 2025

14th July 202521st July 20252557

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...

Chaos at passport control sees hundreds miss flights at Madrid airport

News Desk3rd July 20258th July 2025

3rd July 20258th July 20255865

A combination of increased passenger traffic, understaffing and a technical glitch led to major delays at Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Wednesday, resulting in hundreds of...

Spain scraps €6.8m ammunition order from Israeli company after uproar

News Desk25th April 202529th April 2025

25th April 202529th April 20251944

Spain has decided to revoke an ammunition procurement deal with an Israeli defence company, following mounting pressure from the left-wing party within the socialist (POSE)...

Spain overhauls ‘VioGén’ programme used to identify potential victims of domestic violence

News Desk17th January 202523rd January 2025

17th January 202523rd January 20252938

The Spanish government has unveiled significant updates to a programme that uses an algorithm to identify potential repeat victims of domestic violence. The decision comes...

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