A Ukrainian is shot dead near the American School in Pozuelo de Alarcón
A 52-year-old Ukrainian man died on Wednesday after being shot multiple times in the middle of the street near the American School in the Madrid municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón.
Can a pedestrian reserve a parking space for a vehicle in Spain?
Finding parking spaces in busy or central areas can prove nearly impossible or extremely complicated. Faced with this challenge, however, some citizens in Spain are resorting to the controversial trick of "reserving" a parking space for one driver and denying other vehicles access.
Disposing of used cooking oil via the sink can be punished in Spain with...
Disposing of used cooking oil down the sink is a more common practice in many Spanish households than one might assume – often due to ignorance. However, this seemingly harmless act not only constitutes a serious violation of applicable law but also causes significant environmental damage.
The “Gaza Law,” a warning from the Spanish Congress to Netanyahu
In the United States, it is customary to name laws after the member of Congress who initiated them – a well-known example is the Helms-Burton Act to tighten the Cuba embargo. However, the 2007 reform of the law on the control of foreign trade in defense and dual-use goods, which the Spanish Congress debated on Tuesday
Spain’s reservoirs, after 12 weeks of growth at the highest level of the last...
Water reserves in Spain continue to rise, now recording their twelfth consecutive week of growth. Last week, reservoir capacity increased by 0.33 percentage points, bringing the total to 77.4% of their capacity.
In Alicante, the National Police rescued the driver of a car that was about...
National Police officers in Alicante managed to save the life of a 48-year-old woman. They prevented her from plunging her vehicle off a cliff near a popular beach. The dramatic operation was carried out by forces from the Citizens' Action Group (GAC) of the Provincial Public Security Brigade
Environmental pollution to this day: An accident at a nuclear reactor in the heart...
What may sound like the script of a science fiction film is a true story: On November 7, 1970, a serious accident occurred in the experimental nuclear reactor in the university city of Madrid. Dozens of liters of radioactive liquid escaped through a drain into the sewer system. From there, the contamination traveled via the Manzanares, Jarama, and Tajo rivers to the sea near Lisbon
Nanysex, Spain’s biggest pedophile, is free after 20 years in prison
He offered his services as a babysitter, sexually abused children—including infants entrusted to his care—recorded the sexual assaults, and distributed the videos online. Álvaro Iglesias Gómez, known as Nanysex, was arrested in Murcia in 2005 and sentenced to 58 years in prison three years later for five counts of sexual abuse
Why do people double-park in Valencia without using the handbrake?
In Spain's major cities, a lack of free parking spaces on the streets is common. This is due to the high number of vehicles, as well as the creation of regulated parking spaces or parking spaces reserved for residents.
Ten years in prison for the murder and dismemberment of his landlord in Barcelona
In November 2022, a scrap dealer, while rummaging through trash, discovered a man's torso in a suitcase in a container. This incident occurred in the Eixample district of Barcelona. On Monday, the defendant, who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his landlord, accepted a ten-year prison sentence for the murder, taking into account the mitigating circumstance of mental alteration