Only one of 39 employees at Salamanca firm Metabos joined the 11N strike. Many shops in Madrid’s Villaverde district opened, with workers citing lost income, minimum-service duties or disagreement with the call.
Archaeologists have exhumed six people from a grave in Villabermudo, Palencia. DNA tests will be compared with samples from relatives to establish their identities, including that of a man missing since 1936.
Residents were directed to the municipal pavilion and San Juan de la Cruz school after heavy rain raised concern that the Horcajo dam could overflow. Protection Civil sent an ES-Alert across southern Ávila.
The Junta ordered residents of Piedralaves to leave because heavy rain could cause the Horcajo dam to overflow. School activity was suspended across 32 municipalities in southern Ávila.
A Valladolid municipal police officer tested positive for cocaine after an Audi crashed on Avenida de Salamanca. Her alcohol reading was 0.26, one tenth above the permitted limit; she was unhurt. A campaign banner featuring her has been taken down.
The Junta announced a Tuesday school shutdown across 32 municipalities in southern Ávila under a red rain warning. The alert covered 943 pupils, with forecasts at the time putting local rainfall as high as 300 litres per square metre.
A slope failure below kilometre seven led the Junta de Castilla y León to close the SA-203 while crews cleared the road and secured the site. Its report gave no reopening timetable.
Sediments in Cueva de Llamazares show the Curueño has cut its valley about 280 metres in 500,000 years. The cave is the oldest dated in León province, while nearby faults may have accelerated the erosion.
A man of about 40 died after his car struck a bridge parapet on the N-620 near La Fuente de San Esteban on Saturday morning. The death brings Salamanca province’s road toll for 2026 to 16.
Miguel Tellado used a PP campaign event in Ávila to accuse Pedro Sánchez of leaving Spain worse than he found it. In Granada, Santiago Abascal attacked immigration and the Government’s healthcare policy.
Police sources told elDiario.es that Pugilato was detained in Valladolid in an operation coordinated by a Gijón court. At the time of the report, 14 people had been arrested across Spain.
The filmmaker raised concerns about film-funding criteria and proposals he says could restrict works on ideological grounds. He also described the obstacles facing young creators as he presented his first novel.
Residents of Madrid and Valladolid can check online whether they have been selected for a polling station on 29 November. Postal notices are also being sent, though delivery can take longer if recipients are absent.
The Basque health department and AESAN say recalled Urkabe ham may still be in some homes. The affected 175-gram refrigerated packs were first distributed across four regions.
Spain could produce more than 100 TWh of biomethane a year, yet grid injections reached just 316 GWh in 2024. University of Valladolid researchers say supply-chain barriers remain central to the gap.
A 37-year-old man is under investigation after 1,861 fish were found in his car in Burgos. Most were dead. Seprona says the mass, indiscriminate capture caused serious damage to the river’s ecological balance.
After a rail disaster that killed 69 people, Óscar Puente left the Transport Ministry and abandoned the PSOE's Valladolid list. His decision came despite Pedro Sánchez's public backing.
Temperatures are forecast to fall across Spain on Tuesday 3 November, with Ávila reaching -2C and Segovia -1C. Heavy or persistent downpours are also possible in eastern areas, with the Balearic Islands and the Canaries also at risk.
Nine autonomous communities have moved the All Saints’ Day public holiday to Monday after 1 November fell on Sunday. Madrid city will also observe a local holiday on 9 November for Nuestra Señora de la Almudena.
Marta Shahbazi Alonso was travelling in carriage 8 of the AVE to a scientific congress in Huelva when it crashed at Urda. The 41-year-old Cambridge group leader was due to receive an award for scientific excellence.
Four members of a family died after their car left a straight stretch of road near Malva in Zamora and struck a culvert. The victims were a man aged 59 and a woman aged 29, alongside two children aged three and two.
Marta Shahbazi, 41, was travelling to Huelva to receive a scientific excellence award when she died in the Urda train crash. Carrizo de la Ribera’s council confirmed her death; she led a research group in Cambridge.
Tamara González Costa was travelling in carriage 8 of the Renfe train when it crashed in Urda. Her family has confirmed the 31-year-old scientist’s death; researcher Marta Shahbazi was also reported missing.
More than 30 people with political or union links hold board and senior management posts across Spain’s state-owned rail companies. The report says political-confidence profiles have gained ground against technical specialists.
Valladolid businesses used Seminci to put local products in front of festivalgoers. The 2025 edition drew 103,000 spectators and 2,200 audiovisual workers; one bakery estimated it would sell 800 to 900 official cakes.
Castilla y León and Senegal will continue talks on possible arrangements for returning unaccompanied foreign minors. Carlos Pollán met ambassador Ibrahim Al Khalil Seck; no agreement was announced.
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.
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.
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.
Castilla y León is setting up a commission to assess film projects seeking public money. The rules allow exclusions based on ideological content, while Spain’s Culture Ministry says it will challenge them in court.
Pedro Sánchez said the PSOE would reform Spain’s Constitution in the next legislature to protect abortion rights. At a packed Granada rally he also accused PP and Vox of driving a political and cultural rollback.
Police in Valladolid have referred an alleged bigamy case to a judge after two women fought in the Delicias district. If their account is confirmed, Article 217 of Spain's Penal Code sets a prison term of six months to one year.
At a Granada campaign rally, Pedro Sánchez said he would seek constitutional protection for abortion rights if he remained in office. He also defended Spain’s euthanasia law and accused Alberto Núñez Feijóo of proposing cuts.
Ahmed Benyahia and Youssef Abraoui say they will pursue joint legal action after being falsely identified online in the Burgos murder case. Police have detained six people as alleged perpetrators, yet the images continue to circulate abroad.
Castilla y León says its new levy on large solar parks is intended to keep more economic benefit in host areas. Rooftop systems and plants under 50,000 square metres are exempt; local investment agreements can cut the tax by 30%.
