Second volunteer firefighter dies in Castilla y León region – third death from wildfires
A second volunteer firefighter who was injured on Tuesday in the wildfires in the Castilla y León region has died – the third fatality in...
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Two dead, over 6,000 evacuated, as Spain activates ‘pre-emergency phase’ to combat wildfires
UPDATE: Second volunteer firefighter dies in Castilla y León region – third death from wildfires. Wildfires sweeping through multiple parts of Spain in recent days...
EU postpones vote on official status of Catalan, Basque & Galician languages
EU member states on Tuesday postponed a vote on the official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician being recognised as official languages of the European...
Galicia court overturns one of the jail terms in savage homophobic murder case
A Spanish court said on Thursday that it had overturned the conviction of a man previously sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement...
Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line
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...
‘Surf and turf’ protest in Galicia against textile factory and re-opening of mine
Thousands of demonstrators, both on boats and on land, gathered in northwest Spain on Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed textile factory and...
Spain reverses ban on hunting wolves in the north of the country
Spanish MPs voted on Thursday to lift a ban on hunting wolves in the northern part of the country, reversing a policy introduced three years...
Spanish city honours Senegal migrants for bravery in helping victim of homophobic murder
The city of A Coruña in Galicia, northern Spain, on Monday granted the title of adoptive sons to two Senegalese migrants who risked their lives...
Galicia court sentences 4 men to jail for 10 to 24 years for ‘savage’ homophobic murder
A Spanish court on Wednesday sentenced four men to jail terms of between 10 to 24 years for beating to death a young gay man,...
Four convicted in Galicia over roles in July 2021 homophobic murder
Four men were convicted in Spain on Sunday for their roles in the homophobic murder of a 24-year-old nursing assistant, a crime that ignited protests...
