Politics

Conservative candidate Isabel Díaz Ayuso was confirmed as the new leader following a tense debate at the regional assembly

Footage shows NATO-led jet closely tagging plane reportedly carrying Russian defense minister

Interior ministry confirms contact with Brussels to find safe port for Spanish rescue ship with 151 aboard

The footage shows a group of people unloading packages of narcotics from a boat in plain sight of the public

Firefighters are concentrating on putting out the blaze before a heatwave hits the area on Friday

The lack of a stable government means the state cannot release €5 billion promised as an advance

Women are being placed in private properties, where they are forced to pay €250 a week for a shared room, and hand over 50% of what they make from clients

Brussels says it cannot mediate until a member state makes a formal coordination petition

A 55-year-old man has been arrested for causing the blaze, which has razed a thousand hectares and could spread further due to strong winds

The Official State Bulletin has published data on the Republicans who lost their lives in the Nazi prison, as a way of “giving them back their dignity”

Another two men have been given provisional release for allegedly sexually assaulting two 20-year-old Norwegian women

David Sassoli has called on Jean-Claude Juncker to find a solution for the 121 people on board the boat, which has been denied entry by Italy and Malta

City Hall has ordered sports centers to get rid of any regulation that stops female swimmers from dressing as they wish

The victim, a Spanish national from the Dominican Republic, says she was called a “piece of shit,” hit and spat on while traveling on a bus in the center of the capital

The man told police he had been abducted and forced to go to a sex club, but investigators were able to uncover the real story

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is working on a new strategy to win the support of the anti-austerity party Unidas Podemos, which refused to back his investiture bid in July

The airline has been heavily criticized for failing to provide information when the plane cabin filled with smoke on the flight to Valencia

A growing number of Spanish women are delaying having children, but experts warn waiting could hurt their chances of falling pregnant

EL PAÍS spoke with public prosecutor Ana Villagómez about the shady underworld of the hashish trade in the south of Spain and what the justice system must do to stop it

The regional government has spent €1.2 million on an initiative against “abuse” that includes photos previously used in dental ads

Nineteen people were injured when one of the engines of the Airbus A321 caught fire on the flight from London

The public prosecutor is pushing regional authorities to do more to help the thousands of animals who die every year from being electrocuted in electricity cables

Police have arrested a Brazilian suspect for causing the unprovoked attack against the 23-year-old, who survived by flattening himself against the platform’s overhang

Authorities in Valencia and Catalonia have asked the government for permission to allow ‘Open Arms’ to dock

Eleven helicopters, three airtankers and 35 firefighting brigades are working to put out the blazes, which broke out on Sunday afternoon

The 26-year-old was killed after the bull made 20 centimeter-deep gash in his leg during the event in the southeastern province of Alicante

Isabel Díaz Ayuso from the Popular Party is set to become the next premier after Ciudadanos agreed to accept the demands made by the far-right group Vox