The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an inquiry into suspected misuse of EU funds on the Madrid-Seville line. The UCO sought records from ADIF and AESF, as well as Spain’s Court of Auditors, after the Urda crash killed 69 people.
Seven venues will each offer two tapas priced at €3 for Peñaflor’s 11th route. The programme also revives Tapaportes and adds an online public vote. The supplied announcement gives 13-15 November as the dates but does not specify a year.
Fundación Telefónica has awarded its first 50 advanced technology scholarships, with 22 going to students from Madrid. Overseas recipients must return to Spain after completing their studies.
Carlos Cuerpo says there are no plans to close the Madrid-Barcelona line. He promises major reforms over the next three weeks and says lower train speeds remain an option after the Urda crash that killed 69 people.
Martin Sellner told EL PAÍS his Institute for Remigration plans to begin work in Spain. He said Spanish associates were preparing mass-expulsion proposals and confirmed contact with Vox.
Neither of Madrid's two Summa 112 helicopters was available for emergencies on Thursday. The regional government says Eliance could face penalties of €6,000 to €10,000 for each day its aircraft remain grounded.
Pedro Sánchez says he has no connection to six people arrested in a new branch of the Koldo case. He also wants Alberto Núñez Feijóo to explain claims that Koldo García was offered one million euros to implicate him.
The Junta Electoral Central has lifted its suspension of MiDNI for identification at polling stations. The decision followed confirmation from the Interior Ministry that electoral boards would have QR-verification devices.
Police in Córdoba warn that fraudsters are using genuine WhatsApp accounts to ask victims’ contacts for money. Victims may keep using the app normally; the police advise checking any urgent request by an ordinary phone call or in person.
Míriam Nogueras says MPs would keep using earpieces if Junts again held the balance of power. The response followed Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo’s proposal to remove simultaneous translation from Congress.
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.
The Guardia Civil’s UCO has arrested Andrea de la Torre and former Sánchez driver Cristian Corvillo in a sealed National Court inquiry into suspected public-works contract rigging. Six people are detained.
Three families have asked a court to investigate alleged repeated humiliation and disproportionate punishment at San Jaime school in Majadahonda. They also want it to examine whether the treatment reported by a 14-year-old was connected to his death.
Javier Milei used the Madrid plenary to defend free markets and place socialism alongside fascism. Ministers had agreed the draft Declaration of Madrid, but the account did not confirm its later ratification by leaders.
Ada Colau says the Frente Amplio would tax fortunes above €1 million at 2% a year and raise the rate to 3% for assets above €50 million. The party estimates about 231,000 people would be affected.
Javier Milei used the Ibero-American summit in Madrid to equate socialism with fascism and attack progressive agendas. He avoided personal insults against Pedro Sánchez and praised Felipe VI for keeping the meeting open to governments with differences.
A deep Atlantic low is forecast to bring heavy rain from Sunday 8 November. Jorge Rey predicts more than 200 litres per square metre in western Andalusia or northern Extremadura, while AEMET expects colder, unsettled weather.
The Supreme Court has archived the case after investigators found no evidence linking Alvise Pérez to the creation of the forged PCR test. A police report traced it to an unidentified Twitter account.
Spain’s energy ministry has revised its electricity planning proposal for La Rioja after reviewing 2,566 submissions. It includes capacity upgrades covering 152 kilometres of lines and provision for 17 MW of mainly industrial demand.
The Guardia Civil’s UCO has arrested six people in a secret Koldo case investigation, including Andrea de la Torre, partner of former minister José Luis Ábalos. Officers searched his Valencia home and requested procurement records from Adif.
A total of 374,131 people turning 18 in 2026 have applied for Spain’s €400 Bono Cultural Joven. That equals 66.6% of the age group estimated by the National Statistics Institute.
At the XXX Cumbre Iberoamericana in Madrid, Javier Milei argued that fascism and socialism share authoritarian features. He called on regional leaders to defend individual freedoms and curb political intervention.
A fire damaged part of Granada’s housing-rights camp after masked youths reportedly approached with sticks overnight. Police say they fled towards Camino de Ronda. No injuries have been confirmed.
Felipe VI closed the XXX Cumbre Iberoamericana in Madrid by defending multilateral dialogue as a counterweight to geopolitical blocs. He said the agreements reached must now become tangible results.
Four years after graduating in 2019-20, 77.9% of Spain’s university graduates were affiliated with Social Security in 2024. The analysis also records a €2,423 annual contribution-base gap between men and women.
A study by Autismo España found that more than 92% of 259 autistic students aged 8 to 20 had experienced at least one form of peer mistreatment. For 60%, at least one form occurred repeatedly.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso called the education strike “mafia corruption” during a tense Madrid Assembly session. Opposition politicians renewed demands over her pandemic care-home record as the dispute spread to public universities and railway politics.
At least nine non-university teachers staged a sit-in at Madrid’s education headquarters, demanding direct talks with regional minister Mercedes Zarzalejo. EFE reported they had been on indefinite strike since 14 October.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo called Óscar Puente’s resignation “teatrillo” and urged voters to make Pedro Sánchez resign at the 29 November election. The political row follows an Urda rail accident that killed 69 people and changes at Transport and Adif.
The people behind Xeito Libreros said they had started the process of transferring Pérgamo’s registered brand to Ana Serrano. EL PAÍS reported that the handover still depended on legal paperwork after the mark was registered in 2024.
Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña submitted his resignation to Carlos Cuerpo a day after Óscar Puente stepped down. The decision followed the Urda crash, which killed 69 people and injured more than 200.
The Urda train tragedy has brought questions about risk perception and railway safety into focus. Rescue teams supported survivors physically and psychologically as the search for explanations began.
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.
Javier Milei arrived in Madrid at about 17:00 and met Vox leader Santiago Abascal. He skipped the Ibero-American summit's opening ceremony and the royal gala dinner; neither event appeared on his official agenda.
Experts say two switches on the Adamuz line have reached intervention and alert thresholds despite being part of a renewal accepted about a month before the crash. They want ADIF-AV to provide missing quality records.
