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Holiday rental boom squeezes out residents in Spain's Málaga
Carlos Carrera Lopez has long lived in central Málaga but fears his neighbourhood in the southern Spanish city is slowly disappearing as holiday rentals and mass tourism drive residents out.
EU investigating fraud involving Spain's deadly crash rail line
The European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for the renovation of a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people, prosecutors said Friday.
Activists file Vatican complaint against Spanish pro-bullfighting priests
Animal activists filed a formal complaint at the Vatican Tuesday asking the Catholic Church to denounce five Spanish priests whom they accuse of glorifying animal cruelty in defending bullfighting.
Spanish inflation stays at three-year high before election
Spanish inflation in October remained at 4.9 percent, its highest level since February 2023, official data showed Friday, one month before an election in which the cost of living will be a major issue.
Grieving Spain demands answers for latest rail disaster
Spain is beginning to demand answers after its second high-speed train collision this year killed 69 people and injured scores, with distraught relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.
'Staying until there's change': Madrid housing protest camp marks one month
One month after starting as a small camp, a sprawling warren of tents and tarpaulin in Madrid has spearheaded protests over Spain's housing crisis - a key issue in November elections.
FIFA upholds punishment for anti-Muslim chants at Spain match
The FIFA Appeal Committee has rejected a Spanish appeal against punishment for racist chants during a friendly against Egypt in March, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Friday.
'I can't sleep': How Spain's housing crunch upends lives
Across Spain, soaring rents and a shortage of affordable homes are forcing people to delay starting families, putting pressure on households with children and leaving young people struggling to set up home.
Housing protesters vow to maintain pressure on Spain's government
Demonstrators camping in a central Madrid square vowed Monday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over Spain's housing crisis, as the 87-year-old woman at the centre of the protest called on them to "hold on".
'It's the law of the jungle': Pensioner's eviction exposes Spain's housing crisis
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home has highlighted a political paralysis that has thwarted efforts to resolve Spain's chronic housing crisis, fuelling debate before next year's election.
EU chief calls for 'emergency' migration tool amid crisis in Spain's Ceuta
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the bloc would propose an emergency tool for countries to better deal with mass migration movements following the deadly rush to the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
Morocco says it wasn't involved in mass migrant rush to Spain's Ceuta
Morocco said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the massive migrant rush into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta in July.
Intel reports show Spain was warned 18 times of Ceuta mass entry threat
Spanish Intelligence and security reports declassified on Wednesday warned of possible "mass entries" of migrants into Ceuta at least 18 times before thousands crossed into Spain's North African enclave from Morocco.
EU gives Spain €115 million in aid for Ceuta migrant crisis
The EU on Wednesday said it was granting Spain €115 million ($130 million) in emergency aid to help bolster border security and assist returns after the massive migrant rush into the north African exclave.
CONFIRMED: This has been Spain's hottest summer on record
Mainland Spain endured its hottest summer since records began in 1961, with an unprecedented 61 heatwave days across June, July and August, national weather agency Aemet said on Wednesday.
Moroccan media slam Spanish police report on Ceuta migrant influx
Moroccan media have criticised a Spanish police report that accused Morocco's security forces of failures as tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
Spain's PM insists no 'solid proof' Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday insisted there was no "solid proof" Morocco orchestrated July's migrant rush into Ceuta, after a police report highlighted multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.
Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows
Spain announced on Friday it would introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta.
Trump and far right seize on Spanish migration crisis
US President Donald Trump led far-right attempts Friday on both sides of the Atlantic to make political capital from Spain's migration crisis, portraying the migrant surge in Ceuta as a warning for America if his opponents get into power.
Spain's PM heads to Ceuta enclave over mass migrant crossing
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday planned to head to the country's north African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of Moroccan migrants crossed the border.
'No home': Spanish pensioner returns to charred ruins after wildfire
"I have no money, no documents, no home," said 74-year-old pensioner José Fernández, one victim of the wildfires that burned his town, Pelayos de la Presa, and numerous others west of Madrid.
Spain eases wildfire evacuation orders in Madrid, Ávila and Castellón
Mass evacuations and lockdowns began to be lifted gradually across wildfire-hit areas of Spain on Tuesday, allowing thousands of people to return home and assess the damage done to their homes and territories.
Spain fights to 'save lives' as thousands of wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday firefighters were working to "save lives" in the blazes raging west of Madrid, as authorities said a separate fire near Valencia killed one person.