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FOUR floors of a Madrid building were destroyed by an explosion and at least four people have died in the blast. Emergency services have set up a field hospital to treat the wounded following the incident in Calle de Toledo in the city centre. It is believed a gas leak caused the explosion which is being treated as a major incident with the area sealed off by police. Residents from […]

MADRID and Castilla-La Mancha have been declared a ‘disaster zone’ by theSpanish government in the aftermath of Storm Filomena which brough extreme weather and record low temperatures. The move allows vital aid to be given to the areas hit by snowstorms and prompted a mammoth clean-up operation – the capital mobilised an army of 4,000 people, used 1.4 million of salt and more than 270,000 litres of brine to open […]

The Government maintains the ban on firing for six months, which was the most difficult during the negotiation. In addition, no new administrative authorizations are required. There is already an agreement to extend the ERTE until the 31st May. The Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, and the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, have presented the agreement after the directives of the unions and […]

THE Valencia regional government has announced it will increase its Covid-19 aid package to €340 million and include the long-suffering tourism industry following appeals from hotel associations. President Ximo Puig announced the measure today (Monday); intended to be a lifeline for companies and self-employed his hardest by the pandemic and the emergency health restrictions. And the goal is to assist 21,000 companies and 43,000 self-employed people hit hardest by the […]

THE mountain rescue team of the Guardia Civil in Andalusia has recovered the body of an elderly man buried in a cave house when it collapsed. Emergency services were immediately alerted to the incident, but an investigation was not possible for 24 hours because of the ‘instability’ of the rock and the depth the resident was feared trapped. The mountain rescue team were later allowed inside to investigate and recovere […]

ANTWERP’S cocaine king faces swapping a life of luxury in the Costa del Sol for a Belgium prison cell after being arrested during a festive family house party. The fugitive faces extradition northern Europe and 15-year-prison sentence after officers of the Guardia Civil arrested the 33-year-old in Almuñécar in Granada, acting on an international arrest warrant. Named as Yannick MW, he and his entire extended family – his wife, 12-year-old […]

Police arrested three alleged members of outlawed terrorist group Islamic State in Barcelona after a joint operation with international intelligence services. Spanish authorities launched an investigation in December after being made aware a ‘potentially dangerous’ Algerian man was in the country – the suspect believed to have fought for the terror group in Iraq. Armed officers arrested the ‘Jihadist fighter’ at a building occupied by squatters in the Catalonia capital’s […]

Low temperatures have turned snow into ice in the Community of Madrid. In just one day there were 50 fractures per hour due to falls, most of them are young people. After the intense snowfall, there is no calm. After the passage of Filomena through the Community of Madrid, low temperatures have turned snow into ice, causing multiple falls, especially in young people. In just one day, the region accumulated […]

AN aid package worth €120 million for the economic sectors hit worst by the Covid-19 pandemic was announced by Valencia’s president Ximo Puig this afternoon. The Cooperation Fund will be managed by town halls and aimed at the ‘most affected’ areas of the region, including the hospitality sector, leisure industry, and travel and tourism. The Valencia government will bear half the cost of the fund, its three provincial governments 30% […]