Octavi Vilà was named to succeed Cardinal Juan José Omella in Barcelona. His installation at the Sagrada Família was scheduled for 19 December, but the supplied account does not confirm whether it took place.
The Government of the Canary Islands has set a flood alert for La Palma from 12:30 on Wednesday 11 November. Forecast totals reach 100mm in 12 hours; the rest of the archipelago remains on pre-alert.
Roadblocks disrupted access to industrial areas across the region. CROEM said activity was largely normal and reported zero strike participation in sectors covering 35% of regional employment.
A strike-day edition of ‘Cafè d’idees’ was halted after demonstrators entered its Barcelona studio; it resumed minutes later. Canal Sur also cut to black during ‘Despierta Andalucía’.
Eight of the 13 people arrested during the first ten hours of the general strike in Euskadi were detained in Portugalete. The Ertzaintza also identified about 100 people as disruptions cut access roads to businesses and industrial estates.
The party says RTVE and El Terrat refused to release 40 minutes cut from Abascal’s La Revuelta appearance. Vox is suspending other recordings unless it can use the interview material.
Andalusia has moved its flood emergency plan to operational phase 1 as Storm Charles approaches the western coast. In-person classes are suspended in 30 municipalities, while parks and day centres are also closed in affected areas.
A 64-year-old known as El Ruso was sought after a blast killed a National Police sub-inspector and his dog in Oviedo. The explosion followed a shooting in which a 17-year-old girl was shot.
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid has suspended strike minimums in justice and education. Transport services are covered too, while Metro is exempt as the court considers CCOO’s appeal.
Pope León XIV has appointed Mons. Octavi Vilà Mayo to lead Barcelona’s archdiocese. The appointment was announced at noon on Wednesday 11 November; Vilà has been bishop of Girona since 2024.
Police reopened the V-21 at around 7.40am on Wednesday 11 November after a picket blocked it near Alboraia. Pickets also disrupted the Ronda Nord and Avenida del Cid as three approaches recorded two-kilometre queues.
Electricity demand stood at 28,785 megawatts at 9am on the strike day, 10.8% below the comparable Wednesday a week earlier. Red Eléctrica recorded a 19.98% fall during the 2012 general strike, measured against forecast demand at 5pm.
The strike focused on affordable housing, while unions also called for higher wages and more moderate prices. In Murcia city, El Corte Inglés lowered its shutter at 11:52 as pickets and demonstrators gathered nearby.
En Portada’s «Quemando rueda» examines illegal night-time races across Spain, where public car parks become makeshift circuits. A Madrid case involved 17 detentions, while some participants face requests for prison terms of up to four years.
Police have been searching for Manuel F. A. for more than 24 hours after a homemade device killed a National Police officer in Oviedo. Nearly 100 officers are involved as road checks and searches extend beyond the city.
Catalonia faces a general strike today after days of rail disruption. The Mossos d’Esquadra are deploying 9,000 officers, while peak-hour public transport is guaranteed at a minimum of 25%.
From 1 January 2027 Madrid is due to withdraw the 10% discount on regulated parking for cars with the DGT’s C label. The change affects a label held by 37.7% of Spain’s passenger-car fleet.
The stoppage came in a sector producing around 8,000 cars per working day or roughly 10,000 when vans and industrial vehicles are included. The full output loss was not yet known.
Police-intercepted chats recorded plans by Núcleo Nacional members and the White Boys group to target mosques and synagogues, as well as centres for unaccompanied minors. The investigation also details attacks on migrants and attempts to disrupt demonstrations.
The Guardia Civil says offences linked to illegal races and dangerous manoeuvres are increasing in Spain. If a driver causes a crash the criminal penalty can include up to five years in prison.
A police officer and his dog died when a backpack suspected of containing explosives detonated in Oviedo. A second officer was seriously injured and underwent surgery in an effort to save his leg.
CC OO and UGT called Spain’s first general strike in 14 years, with the stoppage beginning at midnight on 11 November. A poll for EL PAÍS and Cadena SER found 23% of employed respondents planned to join.
Madrid’s High Court has ordered immediate use of the minimum-service rules set for the 2012 general strike in Justice and Education, plus non-Metro transport. Rail and flight schedules remain subject to separate minimum-service orders.
When the current N combinations run out, newly registered vehicles are expected to move straight to P. Published estimates point to 2027, but the DGT has not announced an official date.
Ada Colau said on La Revuelta that her sex life has averaged four times a week since she left Barcelona's mayoralty. She also reported less than €10,000 in the bank and no debts. David Broncano asked about both subjects.
Miguel Cárcaba was removed as head of Spain’s Tax Agency delegation in Galicia while under investigation following a complaint by Hatta Energy. The agency says the decision stemmed from a central-level disagreement over human resources.
The Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid staged a protest inside Alquiler Seguro’s offices on Tuesday. Police initially stopped demonstrators from leaving, then held them outside while checking their identity documents.
Ada Colau called for action against large property investors and higher taxes on major fortunes during an interview on La Revuelta. She also criticised the PSOE over delays to rent controls.
Cayetano Martínez de Irujo hesitated for months before dining with Pablo Iglesias, put off by Gonzalo Miró’s political TV appearances. After dinner, he asked for a copy of the recording to keep in his library.
A 17-year-old was wounded in a shooting at a Villafría building. An explosion then killed a National Police officer and left another seriously injured. Residents described hearing gunfire before the blast.
The general strike scheduled for Wednesday is expected to bring pickets to ports and some major supermarket chains in A Mariña. Ence Navia workers have agreed a 10-hour production stoppage and plan to block truck movements from midnight.
The Council of Ministers has approved more than €11.8bn in defence programmes. The largest allocation is €3.4bn for mobile air-defence systems, alongside funding for submarines and counter-drone equipment.
The Valencian PSOE submitted a complaint to the regional prosecutor over two Finestrat contracts awarded between 2018 and 2023. The filing came 42 days after the party first announced legal action against Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s “Reconstrucción Nacional” programme proposes repealing two laws and tightening migration and citizenship rules. It also sets a seven-day period to identify people intercepted at Spain’s borders.
Imanol Pradales said remembrance should help build a fairer and freer society at the Basque Government’s Day of Memory. More than 50 victims of terrorism and illicit police violence attended.
