Faconauto has sent political parties 35 proposals for Spain’s next legislature, including multi-year purchase aid and a national fleet-renewal plan. It also wants 4,000 heavy-vehicle charging points above 350 kW by 2030.
A witness told Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutors that jewels linked to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero were delivered in 2019 as alleged payment for Saudi rail contracts. The statement values them at more than €4 million.
Most private surveys put the PP ahead and project about 204 seats for a PP and Vox bloc, above the 176-seat majority threshold. The CIS diverges sharply, placing the PSOE first with a lead of nearly 12 points.
Five cars remain inside the flooded AP-7 tunnel near Pilar de la Horadada, keeping traffic stopped both ways between km 770 and 774. One direction may reopen Wednesday; the other has no date.
Renfe restored all AVE services on Monday; Ouigo returns to its full timetable on Tuesday. Iryo will keep two morning trains suspended until Thursday, while 32 speed restrictions still add about 25 minutes to the journey.
Researchers from the University of Granada and ibs.GRANADA link higher prenatal exposure to a mixture of plastic-related chemicals with lower IQ scores at age three. The reported difference averages three points per unit increase in the mixture.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo says the PP is negotiating with Vox on joint Senate lists to reduce the left’s chances of controlling the chamber. The deadline to file candidate lists is Monday; an agreement could help the parties seek a three-fifths majority.
The visit brought €29.3 million in income and expenses, leaving organisers with balanced accounts and no borrowing. EY estimates its wider economic impact at €139.48 million in value added and 3,080 full-time equivalent jobs.
Montse Lluis has handled Vox’s negotiations with the PP in several regions. Her promotion comes as the party reshapes its Madrid slate after a term marked by senior departures; Juan Sergio Redondo is set for third place.
Ahmed Benyahia and Youssef Abraoui were falsely identified online as the men responsible for an 83-year-old woman’s death in Burgos. Their images reached hundreds of thousands of users, and their families are seeking an end to the circulation.
Roger Llanes will replace Pilar Bernabé as the Government’s delegate in the Valencian Community. The agronomist and civil servant has more than 30 years of experience and has worked on dana reconstruction alongside Bernabé.
El Palmar de Troya recorded the lowest gross average income per tax return in Seville province in 2024: €16,078. It ranked tenth-lowest in Spain, while Tomares led the province at €41,622.
Nancy de la Sierra and three relatives received Spanish nationality on 5 December 2023 under Spain’s Democratic Memory Law. Consular sources allege preferential treatment; her father and grandparents were born in Mexico.
Oxfam Intermón says housing costs leave 770,000 workers in Spain in poverty after they pay market-rate rent. Among working tenants the rate rises from 19.35% before rent to 34.08% afterwards.
AFI estimates that medicines and the pharmaceutical sector generate more than €27.3bn a year in savings and tax revenue. That exceeds the €24.8bn Spain spent on treatments in 2024, though the figures combine estimates from different years.
Police used charges to clear an exit route after striking teachers gathered outside the Chamber of Commerce. Unions put turnout at 1,000; two education officials had also faced protests.
Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider an appeal over the voting ban affecting beneficiaries of the Ley de nietos. Its legal advisers recommend rejecting it, while the government prepares a first package of social measures.
Fifteen years after ETA announced an end to its armed activity, the three masked messengers have taken different paths. David Pla works in Sortu; Iratxe Sorzabal is serving a 24-year-and-six-month sentence while Izaskun Lesaka remains out of public view.
More than 180 works chart Madrid’s rise from a settlement of 7,000 to a court capital of over 90,000. The exhibition runs at Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa from 20 October to 17 January.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez posted on X that he would not let Pedro Sánchez silence Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The warning came as the Madrid president accused the government of fuelling violence during teachers’ protests.
Four people on the Palencia PSOE’s proposed Congress slate have withdrawn after the national leadership replaced Álvaro Bilbao with María Luz Martínez Seijo. The decision emerged during Pedro Sánchez’s rally in Valladolid.
The Constitutional Court’s lawyers say the Ombudsman’s appeal over voting rights for people naturalised under the law of grandchildren is premature while the Supreme Court still accepts submissions. The case affects 163,020 people before the 29 November election.
Lucas Gámez Zea and Mattie Yáñez Walkley won the cadet races at the Spanish mountain-running Cup final in Jumilla. Andalusian runners also took medals in the senior overall standings.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed new members to the International Theological Commission for 2026-2031 and confirmed others. The body now has 30 members, including eight women and eight lay people.
The Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer has launched ‘Nos lo tomamos a pecho’ to share the experiences of patients and those around them. Spain expects 38,318 new breast cancer cases in 2026.
Subaru has opened reservations in Spain for the Solterra and Uncharted, with the E-Outback also included. EyeSight is standard across the range; first deliveries are due late in 2026, ahead of official sales in 2027.
KGM’s Torres range starts at €24,600 in Spain, with hybrid and electric versions for buyers seeking a spacious SUV. The EVX pairs an 80.6 kWh LFP battery with a 207 hp motor and has a homologated combined range of 503 km.
Seville’s ‘Tus Kilómetros Nos Dan Vida’ returns to Parque del Alamillo on Sunday 25 October. All 6,000 places sold out in record time, with proceeds supporting research into childhood cancer.
The Generalitat Valenciana has ended confinement in most of the 145 municipalities affected by the floods. Eight towns remain under restrictions as rescue teams continue their work.
Two people have died in Oliva as helicopters spent the morning rescuing residents from the flooded coastal area. Water reached at least 1.5 metres inside some homes and submerged the road to the beach.
Ford Almussafes turns 50 as the company plans five new vehicles for the Valencia plant from 2028. The proposed additions would join Kuga production at a factory that has built 10 million vehicles.
Spain’s new income map uses 2024 personal income tax returns to show gross average household income in more than 36,000 census sections. The figures expose sharp gaps within cities and across regions.
Santiago Abascal says Vox wants an understanding with the PP to protect the Senate after PSOE and Frente Amplio agreed to run together. He also accused Pedro Sánchez of seeking to steal the election and called for a mass turnout.
At least two people have died after torrential rain caused flooding in eastern Spain. Footage shows submerged cars near Alicante as rescue teams evacuate residents and campsite guests in the Valencian Community.
About 1,500 French businesses were affected during a weekend of unrest, with damage estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros. European markets opened lower as France’s divided Parliament debated the 2027 budget.
