Eruption continues unabated
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma has continues – combining mild explosive phases producing pyroclastic deposits...
Booster shot for pensioners approved
Residents aged 70 and over will receive booster jabs to further protect them from Covid-19, starting at the end of October.
The government announced that...
Green light for minimum wage rise
An agreement to increase the minimum wage by 1.58%, to be effective retroactively from the first of this month once confirmed by the Cabinet...
Measures to slash bills approved
Government measures to reduce the average electricity bill by 22% until the end of December, given the ‘extraordinary situation caused by record prices in...
‘Sixth generation’ fire under control
President of Andalucía region Juanma Moreno announced this morning that the devastating wildfire in Málaga province is now ‘under control’.
He noted that there would...
‘Sixth generation’ fire hits Spain
A total of 2,670 people have now been evacuated from six municipalities in Málaga province in Spain’s first ever ‘sixth generation’ fire.
The blaze has...
Transmitters used to find out more about bears
An electronic transmitter has been fitted to a young female bear which was ‘searching for easy food’ in villages of the Alto Sil area...
Billion-euro transport plan presented
The first tranche of aid from the national government’s recovery, transformation and resilience plan (PRTR) will allocate a billion euros, with help from EU...
Electricity price promise
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged that by the end of this year people in Spain will be paying a similar amount for electricity to...
Sabadell bank to shed staff
Banco Sabadell called in union representatives today to announce that it intends to make job cuts.
Chiefs at the financial giant explained that they have...
Electricity price scandal rumbled
Electricity prices were due to hit yet another record high today (Thursday), a day after the national competition watchdog (CNMC) assured some companies were...
Electricity prices keep breaking records
The price of electricity hit its third consecutive record high on Wednesday.
The highest daily prices in history were recorded on the first three days...
Record employment figures unveiled
Extraordinary employment figures for July were published on Tuesday by the ministries for work and social security.
The number of people employed and paying social...
Funding vow for airport expansion plan
The national government and the Catalan executive have agreed a €1.7 billion extension to Barcelona’s El Prat airport, angering ecologists who said it would...