Battle to resolve ITV ‘chaos’
The threat of further strikes may have been averted but drivers are still affected by severe delays to get appointments for ITV (MOT) motor...
BBVA launches hostile bid for Sabadell
Spain's second-largest bank, the BBVA, has announced a hostile takeover bid for the Sabadell, three days after an earlier approach was rejected.
The new bid...
Valencia get the Blues
Valencia has retained its leadership as the region with the most Blue Flags in Spain with a total of 159, including six new ones.
These...
Relief is at hand for prostate examinations
The design and validation of a new device to detect prostate cancer, in a more effective, precise and less invasive manner than the rectal...
Sabadell rebuffs BBVA merger
The administrative board of Banco Sabadell has rejected the offer of a merger from the BBVA bank.
After meeting on Monday to analyse the proposal,...
School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
Single charger law approved
The government has approved a modification to regulations which requires all new electronic devices to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port, the...
Paving the way for low emission zones
Regional government experts have been giving advice to town halls on how to implement low emission zones in their municipalities.
Debate rages over when exactly...
Bank proposes merger to create ‘one of Europe’s largest financial entities’
The BBVA bank has proposed a merger with Banco Sabadell, offering almost €11.5 billion in the form of an exchange of shares to take...
Plan to cut smoking to just 5% of the population by...
The government has given a detailed analysis of their ‘integral plan’ to reduce smoking – but has still not yet revealed which additional public...
Pledge to improve ‘deficient’ breast cancer screening
The Valencia government has vowed to improve the breast cancer screening programme after claiming that its inspection services have ‘confirmed irregularities’ over the past...
PM Sánchez ‘will continue’
After five days of ‘reflection’, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will continue is his post.
In an address to the nation at 11.00...
Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
PM considers his position
In a bombshell letter to the nation, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has cancelled his agenda and said he will spend the weekend deciding if...
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Heat alert
State weather agency AEMET has issued a special warning for heat in Spain this week – but Alicante is set to miss the worst...
