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Temperatures could challenge record SPAIN faces its first heatwave of the summer this weekend with temperatures set to top 40C across the southern half of the country. Weathermen have warned that July, August and September will be hotter than average this year – the highest temperature recorded in Spain was 47.3C in Montoro in Córdoba, Andalusia. This week the mercury had already risen to the high thirties across Andalusia, Murcia […]

Hundreds dead or missing at sea SPAIN is urged to take urgent action as a “catastrophic” and unprecedented toll of migrants perished trying to reach the country. A leading NGO believes there are 2,087 people listed as dead or missing as they tried to reach the country in the first six months of this year – nearly the same number of casualties for the whole of 2020. Caminando Fronteras – […]

Spanish cabinet approves ‘only yes means yes’ bill THE Spanish cabinet has approved sweeping legislation to protect people and assist victims of sexual violence. Popularly known as ‘solo si es si’ – or ‘only yes means yes’ – the law will consider all sex acts without explicit consent as rape. A weighty 113 pages, the bill is expected to go before the Spanish parliament in September and will define the […]

Player accused of bank fraud FORMER Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is accused of a massive scam on the Banque de Luxembourg – and faces a four-year jail sentence and a claim for €6.1 million in compensation. The 49-year-old and ex-husband Josep Santacana face charges related to hiding assets in a bid to avoid paying the debt to the bank – the businessman alleged to have concocted a plan […]

Four people killed in collision between a car and train SPANISH railway authority Adif has launched an inquiry after four people dies after their car was hit by an intercity train at an unmanned level crossing south west of Alicante on Friday evening. The high-speed train was running from Barcelona to Lorca and it took a kilometre to stop after colliding with the car on the crossing at Novelda. The […]

COMPANY chiefs predict a transformation of the Spanish economy as European Union recovery funds flood into the country. Spain looks set to receive as much as €140 billion in grants and bargain EU loans over the next six years; starting with a €19 billion instalment scheduled to arrive before the end of the year. Company bosses believe it will help make Spanish businesses cleaner, more energy efficient, and boost their […]