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The Spanish Army has confirmed an outbreak of scabies affecting 24 military personnel in Ceuta. The cases are being treated and the Defence Ministry has activated health protocols, including the disinfection of military facilities. The Army says there is no evidence linking the outbreak to the recent mass arrival of migrants into Ceuta, noting that two of the cases were diagnosed before the migrant crossings. Health officials are monitoring the […]
AEMET has issued a red alert for extreme heat in parts of the Valencian Community tomorrow. Temperatures could reach 44 degrees Celsius, with the highest temperatures expected along the coast of Valencia and northern Alicante. Image: Aemet The warning represents an extraordinary danger to health, while the combination of extreme heat, dry conditions and wind is also increasing the risk of wildfires. Authorities are advising people to avoid strenuous activity […]
More than 69,000 drivers have been reported for speeding during a nationwide traffic enforcement campaign between the third and ninth of August. Guardia Civil’s Traffic Division checked more than one million vehicles, with 69,231 drivers — around 6.7 percent of those checked — found to be exceeding the speed limit. Nineteen drivers were referred to the courts after allegedly exceeding the applicable limit by more than 80 kilometres per hour.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has chaired a new coordination meeting on the situation in Ceuta, as the government continues to monitor the aftermath of the mass migrant crisis. The meeting brought together the ministers responsible for the economy, foreign affairs, defence, interior, territorial policy and migration, among others. The government says it is reviewing the measures being taken to deal with the current situation in the autonomous city and remains […]
The Senate has again summoned Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska to appear before its Interior Committee on Thursday, to explain his ministry’s handling of the Ceuta migration crisis. The hearing is scheduled for eleven o’clock in the morning. Marlaska was previously due to appear but did not attend, and the government has indicated that he will not appear this week either. The Senate, where the PP has an absolute majority, has […]
Guardia Civil has seized almost 13 tonnes of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas”, in an operation in the south of Tenerife. Six people have been arrested and a further six are under investigation for alleged offences including membership of a criminal organisation, drug trafficking and money laundering. Officers seized more than 10,000 containers of nitrous oxide during raids in Arona, Adeje and Granadilla de Abona. Cocaine, cannabis, hashish, […]
Tributes have been paid after a soldier from the Military Emergency Unit, the UME, has died and two others have been injured in a traffic accident while fighting the wildfire at Las Peñas de Riglos in Huesca. Con profundo dolor, lamentamos informar del fallecimiento de nuestro compañero del #BIEM4 que participaba en el #IFPeñasdeRiglos.Todos los componentes de la @UMEgob nos unimos al dolor de su familia y compañeros y deseamos […]
Policía Nacional has dismantled an alleged criminal organisation involved in the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation in Soria and Burriana, in Castellón. Five people have been arrested. Police say the organisation targeted vulnerable women, particularly from South America, bringing some to Spain and exploiting them in two brothels. Investigators say the network used abusive conditions and psychological control to keep victims under its influence. Officers also seized documentation and […]
The latest figures from Spain’s National Statistics Institute show annual inflation rose to 3.6 percent in July, four tenths higher than in June. Core inflation, which excludes unprocessed food and energy, increased to three percent. Transport prices rose particularly sharply, with the annual rate reaching 6.2 percent, while housing prices increased by 5.7 percent, driven partly by electricity costs. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.3 percent.
