Mate Rimac has opened the door to a Tourbillon-based Bugatti with a non-electrified V16 and a genuine manual gearbox. The idea would favour lower weight and driver involvement over the car’s 1,800 hp headline figure.
Spanish designer Marta Beltrán says safety and environmental rules constrain how cars can be shaped. Manufacturers’ fear of standing apart also helps explain why many current models look alike.
The Flax-Type uses flax fibre grown at Diddly Squat Farm for its body panels. The one-off won a prize in Tuscany, while Clarkson’s Farm special is not due on Amazon Prime until well into 2027.
An AI-assisted concept gives Renault’s 1990s hot hatch a proposed 300 hp turbo and carbon-fibre body, while reworking the cabin. The design is a private digital exercise, not a confirmed Renault project.
Protests over a cancelled appearance by Vito Quiles were followed by fires involving cars and containers, plus attacks on shops. The Ertzaintza detained 19 people and investigated three more.
Ceuta president Juan Jesús Vivas used an appearance on ‘El Hormiguero’ to urge Spain’s government to act on migration. He said the crisis was costing the city €1m a day and damaging residents’ lives.
The PP and Vox have agreed to coordinate Senate candidacies after PSOE and Frente Amplio reached their own deal. Vox will stand aside in six provinces while the PP leaves three without its own candidate and includes Vox-backed independents in 14 territories.
Spain had 22,852,600 people in work in the third quarter, a record, but employment rose by just 73,600. Unemployment increased by 95,900 to 2,591,200 and the jobless rate returned to 10.2%.
A 46-year-old Instagrammer known as Paracetamol has been detained in Zaragoza on suspicion of inciting hatred. Police say songs in his videos ridiculed immigrants and other groups.
DANA Adam left six people dead during an October marked by torrential rain. The storms also caused widespread disruption in Mediterranean communities.
Passengers on Vueling flight VY3008 from Barcelona spent more than five hours aboard after a false bomb alert at Gran Canaria Airport. State security forces are investigating who made the report.
Two cars collided on Avenida de Finisterre near Ronda de Nelle at about 10:00 on Tuesday. A woman was struck and taken to hospital; the circumstances of the crash have not been reported.
A Madrid auction catalogue lists 689 objects from the Franco family’s private holdings at the Pazo de Meirás. Starting prices range from €20 to €5,000 as authorities check whether any items are protected or belong to the public domain.
A Moroccan family with six children was evicted in Vitoria-Gasteiz. El Correo cited an estimate of €2,450 a month in public support, but the figure is disputed and exact payments are unknown.
Spain’s National Police say 87 people were detained in an investigation into a Moroccan hashish network, including its alleged leader in Tangier. Officers seized 10.8 tonnes of the drug and uncovered seven storage sites.
A late-night fire in a two-level garage in A Coruña burned out three vehicles and damaged others, as well as the building’s fittings. No one was injured, and the cause has not been disclosed.
Spain recorded 95,900 more unemployed people in the third quarter as the jobless rate reached 10.18%. Net employment growth came from the public sector and foreign workers.
Spain's unemployment rate rose three tenths of a percentage point to 10.2% in July to September, even as employment reached 22.85 million. The labour force hit 25.4 million, while unemployment fell by 21,900 over the year.
The FAPE’s second 2026-2027 forum brought journalism and communication professionals to Madrid on 26 October to discuss emerging jobs and digital change. Speakers urged students to build multifunctional skills while upholding journalistic standards.
A 42-year-old Lebanese man and a 35-year-old American woman died after their paragliders collided near Algodonales in Cádiz. The man died at the scene; the woman died on the way to treatment for serious injuries.
The PP and Vox have agreed an unprecedented joint strategy for the Senate ahead of Spain’s 29 November election. PSOE and Frente Amplio will contest the chamber together under the Senado de progreso coalition.
At the PP campaign launch in León, Ester Muñoz urged voters to choose a reformist government led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo over Pedro Sánchez. She also accused Sánchez of taking 36 hours to condemn violence in Catalonia.
Up to 770,000 Spaniards are left financially vulnerable after paying rent or a mortgage, information from Oxfam Intermón. Economic journalist José María Camarero says one in three families cannot cover an unexpected cost.
Vox has challenged Castilla y León’s 2027 housing priorities for omitting “prioridad nacional” from the presentation. Isabel Blanco says eligibility will depend on verified local ties and rules set in later aid calls.
After parliament was dissolved and the draft Estatuto Marco lapsed, national medical unions suspended planned strikes. They redirected pressure towards political parties, keeping their demand for a separate statute and other demands, including an exclusive negotiating forum and voluntary 24-hour on-call shifts.
The revised draft gives data centre operators six months to meet renewable-energy requirements after signing a grid-access contract. The 80% clean-power target remains, with longer deadlines for strategic European AI projects.
At an academic ceremony presided over by the King, Félix Bolaños said some critics seek to erode institutional credibility when officeholders do not share their views. He also warned about online disinformation.
The Ertzaintza arrested 19 people and is investigating three more after violence in Bilbao following a protest against a cancelled Vito Quiles event. Seven detainees are minors; cars and rubbish bins were set alight.
Accounts linked to Blocus are circulating calls for Saturday 31 October in Madrid and Barcelona, with Málaga also named. Police are tracking posts as they move from TikTok into private messaging groups, where times and locations remain inconsistent.
Police warned shops and restaurants in Sants after a Blocus call was announced for 5pm at Plaza de Espanya. By 5.15pm, the meeting point was empty apart from patrols and journalists; no participants had appeared.
The 200-square-metre Alpine Store Madrid Pozuelo displays the A110 alongside the electric A290; the electric A390 is also on show. It gives the brand a standalone venue for customer gatherings and corporate events in the Madrid region.
Fires and barricades followed the cancellation of Vito Quiles’s planned appearance in Bilbao. The final official tally was 19 arrests and three people under investigation; eight were minors.
Spain’s PP has named Vox-linked Senate candidates under a pact that leaves Vox out of the race in 14 constituencies. The nominees include a former press chief for Javier Ortega-Smith and a former Valencian minister.
Juan de Dios Molina has taken over as president of the Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría Clínica after serving as vice-president. His board plans to focus on physical health in people with mental disorders and training for younger professionals.
A 24-hour general strike is scheduled for 11 November 2026. KPMG Abogados says employers cannot replace strikers or ask staff in advance whether they will join; necessary and safety services follow separate rules.
