Spain recorded an unprecedented increase in sea turtle nests

Spain recorded an unprecedented increase in sea turtle nests

Spain is experiencing a historic increase in sea turtle nesting sites along its Mediterranean coasts, particularly of the Caretta caretta species. This was noted by 43 experts who gathered in Valencia for the III Workshop on Sea Turtle Nesting Sites.
Spain becomes the EU country with the highest risk of child poverty

Spain becomes the EU country with the highest risk of child poverty

Spain has the highest child poverty risk rate in the entire European Union, according to data released by Eurostat on Wednesday. This worrying record is the result of inadequate consideration of family needs in public policies.
Red Eléctrica injects more nuclear power and gas to avoid new chaos on the long May weekend

Red Eléctrica injects more nuclear power and gas to avoid new chaos on the...

Red Eléctrica, the company responsible for electricity management in Spain, is on high alert following the recent blackout. It continues to search for the cause of the largest energy shock in the country's history.
Illegal "squatting" of apartments in Spain has increased by 34% since 2018

Illegal “squatting” of apartments in Spain has increased by 34% since 2018

Currently, the latest data records a total of 16,426 complaints, which corresponds to approximately 317 per week. Compared to the previous year, illegal squatting has experienced a 7% increase. This trend highlights the persistence and complexity of the phenomenon in our country, despite statements by the government and many left-wing parties, including Podemos, that deny this situation.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) will be Spain’s first offshore plant for the production of renewable hydrogen

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) will be Spain’s first offshore plant...

The initiative, part of the H2VERDE project, aims to promote the archipelago's energy autonomy. The Canary Islands Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) will be Spain's first offshore renewable hydrogen production facility.
Marbella: The Wall Street of Crime

Marbella: The Wall Street of Crime

Juanjo Gómez, a retired National Police officer, has dedicated his career to pursuing major drug lords and dismantling their empires. Today, he has become a "reference book" for new agents.
The price of petrol in Spain is at its lowest level in almost four years

The price of petrol in Spain is at its lowest level in almost four...

Fuel prices continued to fall in free fall last week, reflecting the decline in oil prices a few weeks earlier. Super 95 gasoline has...
Dealing with paranoia: What the blackout reveals about our mental health

Dealing with paranoia: What the blackout reveals about our mental health

Amidst the reverberations of the chaos left behind by the blackout—or perhaps still suffering from its consequences, because when normality is lost in such a drastic way, it takes time to return—we are left, in most cases, with one central question: Will it happen again?
Telephone fraud: FACUA warns of calls pretending to be power companies offering false compensation for the blackout

Telephone fraud: FACUA warns of calls pretending to be power companies offering false compensation...

FACUA-Consumers in Action warns of the proliferation of scams exploiting the widespread power outage that affected mainland Spain on April 28 to obtain bank details from potential victims and withdraw money from their accounts.
In Madrid, a police officer was sentenced to 39 years in prison after pushing an elderly woman down the stairs

In Madrid, a police officer was sentenced to 39 years in prison after pushing...

The Madrid Provincial Court sentenced Fernando R.C., a local police officer, to 39 years and six months in prison. He killed an elderly woman by throwing her down the stairs of his home in Ciempozuelos (Madrid).