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PP, Vox and Junts attack Sánchez’s record as Spain heads for November election

News Desk5th October 202612th October 2026

5th October 202612th October 20261208

Spain’s main right-wing opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), the far-right Vox group and the Catalan pro-independence party Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), have each responded...

Spain’s housing protests intensify as tenants’ unions push for general strike

News Desk3rd October 20267th October 2026

3rd October 20267th October 20261329

LATEST: Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Spain on Saturday, demanding action on...

87-year-old woman evicted from Madrid home after 70 years despite mass protests and offer to pay her rent

News Desk23rd September 202627th September 2026

23rd September 202627th September 20262151

LATEST: Protesters vow to stay in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing camp puts pressure on government. An 87-year-old woman with a disability has been...

Tens of thousands rally across Spain in support of Ceuta as crisis fuels anger at Sánchez government

News Desk3rd September 20267th September 2026

3rd September 20267th September 20261854

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday in a nationwide show of support for Ceuta, as the continuing fallout...

Political reactions from Spain following United States’ air strikes on Venezuela

News Desk3rd January 20266th January 2026

3rd January 20266th January 20263469

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the Spanish government is carrying out ‘close and comprehensive monitoring’ of developments in Venezuela, following the United...

Madrid may fine Rosalía over ‘serious public safety incidents’ during album launch

News Desk23rd October 202528th October 2025

23rd October 202528th October 20253673

Madrid’s mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, said on Wednesday that Spanish pop star Rosalía’s surprise album presentation in the city centre earlier in the week caused...

Four dead, after part of building collapses in Madrid

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

7th October 202513th October 20252227

Four people died after part of a six-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday, in Calle Hileras, central Madrid, authorities have confirmed. Two bodies were...

Spanish government proposes including the right to abortion in the constitution

News Desk3rd October 20259th October 2025

3rd October 20259th October 20252113

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Friday that it will seek to enshrine abortion rights in the Spanish Constitution, following uproar over a controversial decision...

PP accuses Spanish government of allowing ‘international embarrassment’ with La Vuelta

News Desk15th September 202521st September 2025

15th September 202521st September 20256756

Spain’s political parties are at loggerheads after mass pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Madrid disrupted La Vuelta on Sunday, cutting short the final stage and prompting accusations...

Consumer affairs ministry identifies over 15,000 illegal tourist flats in Madrid

News Desk25th March 202531st March 2025

25th March 202531st March 20252749

Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has been tracking all tourist apartment listings in the city of Madrid, and the numbers don’t add up. The department,...

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