At least 30 people have died after an AVE struck a stationary Iryo near Urda in Toledo. Early hypotheses point to human error after the LZB signalling system failed and control switched to manual operation.
Ten of the 13 defendants have agreed to prison terms in a Lugo case involving more than 100 buyers. The deal avoids a trial, while compensation will depend on each victim’s losses.
Five tractor columns left for Madrid between 6:30 and 7:30 as Asaja weighed cancelling the mobilisation after a train collision in Los Yébenes. Farmers' demands centred on production costs and prices at origin.
Begoña Gómez says the PP used an AI-generated video to imitate her face and voice without consent. Her complaint targets those responsible for the party’s official social-media accounts and asks Miguel Tellado to testify.
Gabriel Rufián and Irene Montero brought La Revuelta a series of pointed gifts aimed at Santiago Abascal and Alberto Núñez Feijóo. They think Abascal could accept an invitation to the show but say Feijóo will not.
Public security has become the central fight in Spain’s 29-N pre-campaign after looting in Barcelona and unrest in Bilbao. Feijóo promises tougher penalties while the Government accuses the PP and Vox of seeking electoral gain.
A population-driven redistribution assigns Madrid 38 seats and removes one from Cádiz. Each Madrid MP represents 188,655 residents, compared with just over 45,000 in Soria or Teruel. The population-to-seat gap is 3.6 points.
Judge María Tardón has asked the Council of Ministers to declassify CNI material on the Ceuta crisis within 15 calendar days of receiving her communication. She says incomplete replies are preventing further investigative steps.
Santiago Abascal said at a Vox rally in Zamora that he intended to file a complaint against subdelegate Ángel Blanco. Police identified about 20 protesters near Plaza de La Marina; they dispersed without further incident.
The first 46 lots from the Pazo de Meirás auction brought in €58,750 for the Franco family. A painting estimated at €50 sold for €6,000 as memorial groups criticised the authorities’ failure to intervene.
Parties have published their lists for the 29 November election, bringing internal disputes and contentious candidate choices into view. PSOE resignations and a major PP reshuffle accompany Vox candidates with disputed pasts.
Two years after the 29 October flood, the avenue linking Sedaví and Alfafar has seen some businesses reopen, but trauma remains widespread. Some relatives are still living away from homes destroyed in the inundation.
Spain’s National Court has rejected at least 45 urgent requests to halt the return of migrants who reached Ceuta. The rulings leave the full asylum appeals undecided while removing the immediate legal pause sought by applicants.
The European Commission has proposed expanding Frontex to 30,000 personnel, including a 17,000-member reserve for EU states. The plan also aims to speed up returns after shortcomings exposed during the Ceuta crisis.
Sixteen police and Guardia Civil representatives were removed by the UPR after a sit-in at the Interior Ministry. They began protesting at about 18:00, demanding risk-profession status and better retirement terms.
Gabriel Rufián and Irene Montero appeared together on ‘La Revuelta’ on Tuesday as Spain’s 29 November general election approached. Montero proposed cutting rents by 40%, while Rufián urged voters to back progressive parties.
The 26-year-old community leader announced a Senate bid as an independent for Frente Amplio on a joint list with PSOE. He also connected Madrid’s Puerta del Sol housing camp with about 8,000 people seeking homes in Ceuta.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo said he does not dance at rallies. Footage from a 2023 Madrid event organised by the Partido Popular Europeo shows him swaying as Henry Méndez performs ‘El tiburón’.
Lucía Fernández is 14th on the PP list; Rocío García Alcántara is 16th, with Paloma Tejero at 18th. The party won 16 Madrid seats in 2023 and expects all three to enter Congress.
Gabriel Rufián and Irene Montero discussed housing and the left’s divisions on La Revuelta. Their sharpest disagreement came over immigration, while Montero said many people in Madrid knew about the allegations against Íñigo Errejón.
Madrid expects 500 tractors on Wednesday, 28 October, as agricultural groups stage a march. The columns will meet at Plaza de Colón at 11.00 and continue to the Agriculture Ministry, with disruption expected from early morning.
Irene Montero receives €135,063.12 in gross annual pay as a Podemos MEP. Her latest publicly available asset declaration dates from 2024 and listed €143,616 in net assets. She shares a home in Galapagar with Pablo Iglesias.
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.
