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Última hora

A man fights to put out the blaze in La Torre de les Maçanes (Alicante). / MANUEL LORENZO (EFE)

Two more fatalities as series of wildfires rage across Spain

El País Madrid

Thousands evacuated from areas of La Gomera as blazes advance across Canary island

Summer fires seen as worst in last decade, as heat wave takes hold

Araceli Guede Madrid

Blazes have razed 130,830 hectares of land to July, double the average of recent years

ROYAL SCANDAL

Prosecutors come up with new evidence against king's son-in-law

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca 3

Court may ask Urdangarin and partner to post multi-million-euro bond for money they received

GOVERNMENT

Elected officials cannot be fired, says State Council

Government's new rule of fiscal accountability would only apply to those in appointed posts

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Aid workers pledge to return to Sahrawi camps despite Madrid ban

Elsa García de Blas / El País Tindouf / Madrid

Humanitarian situation is now “critical” among the 180,000 refugees, say volunteers

CRIME

Triggerman arrested for female officer's killing after robbery

Suspect detained after post-office raiders opened fire on Madrid police patrol during getaway

CRIME

Police bust suspected Mexican traffickers

El País Madrid

One of four suspects is well-connected lawyer who once ran for office with the PRI

PROFILE

Andalusia's own Robin Hood

El País Madrid

Sánchez Gordillo is the leftist mayor encouraging the jobless to make the most of others’ wealth

Rebel mayor promises more supermarket food raids

Lourdes Lucio Seville

Renegade leftist also leads squatter takeover of military land

SOCIETY

City Hall locks garbage containers to stop "humiliating" food scramble

Antía Castedo Girona 3

Some remain sceptical about motives for new initiative

BANKING

FROB moves to burst Bankia speculation bubble

Financial fund’s warning that investors must take losses stems price rise on market floor

LABOR

Minister pushing to keep emergency subsidy for out-of-work

El País Madrid

Government may yet perform midsummer about-turn on 400-euro last-resort checks

Spaniards signing up to loss of spending power

Agencies / El País Madrid

Collective pay agreements see rises lag well behind country's official rate of inflation

HEALTH CONFUSION

Treatment of chronically ill migrants remains up in air

Health Ministry suggests emergency services will attend those without papers

Government to charge illegal immigrants for healthcare

Ania Elorza / Emilio de Benito Vitoria / Madrid

Rajoy administration tweaks previous full-exclusion decree by creating private insurance-style system

BUSINESS

Argentina condemns Repsol journalist payoffs

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

President Fernández de Kirchner claims firm supplied 1.9 million euros a year to media

TERRORISM

ETA inmates hold hunger strikes in two nations

El País Madrid

Spanish interior minister rejects any suggestion of negotiations with terrorist organization

ECONOMY

Luis Azanza

Why the bishops are turning their backs on churches in ruins

Carmen Morán Madrid

Tensions over ownership and maintenance are nothing new

FATAL ACCIDENT

Metro official and Swiss au pair killed in test track crash

Two survivors of Tuesday's accident escape with minor injuries.

ECONOMY

Offloading of Spanish debt sees ING group suffer

El País Madrid

Dutch banking group aims at lowering risk in hardest hit countries

CRIME

Police are warning people to be suspicious of bargains when renting summer vacation apartments. / Josep Lluis Sellart

Police and public team up to outwit Spain's vacation home scam artists

Fueled by the crisis, the number of fake apartment ads escalates in summer

POLITICS

Unions share spending-cut “suicide” alarm with king

El País Madrid

Labor leaders use meeting with monarch to propose referendum on government’s austerity measures

INTERVIEW

"I decided to take Julian Assange's case because I believe in his cause"

Controversial judge still fearless despite cut in his security

POLICE

Javier Roca Sierra: "Poliflauta." / Claudio Álvarez

'Hippy cop' who took part in 15-M assembly sees sanction overturned

Roca Sierra encourages other policemen to take a moment to be citizens first

EDUCATION CUTS

Madrid moots plan to charge students who pack school lunches

Pilar Álvarez Madrid 1

Catalonia and Valencia already enforcing new measure in response to the government's plan

BEAUTY SCAM

Mossos d'Esquadra arrest fake botox clinic owner in Barcelona

Up to 30 women received black market treatments, with devastating results

RESCUE FOR SPAIN

Investors show their confidence over bailout scenario

Agencies / El País Madrid 1

Socialists demand Rajoy cut short vacation to explain planned billions in spending cuts

Rajoy relaxes, but has the bailout dilemma been decided on?

Prime Minister faces hot return to work desk after summer break in his native Galicia

Más información

BUSINESS

Tapping into the cellphone wallet

Contactless pay terminals are still rare in Spain, but the technology is on the up

LONDON 2012

Spain’s silver Olympics dominated by unsung female athletes

El País Madrid

Basketball team pushes USA close in final after patchy London Games performance

Spain toasts its golden girls

Ramon Besa London

Female athletes, often in unsung events, bring home bulk of medal haul

Women sailors land stunning victory

Luis Martín / El País London / Madrid

Against all the odds, first-timers take gold in Elliott 6m match-racing event

Spain taekwondo medalists: “We gorged on McDonalds”

Amaya Iríbar London

González and Yagüe relive the hours that followed their Olympic success

"London is a games for the women"

Rob Train Madrid

Carlota Castrejana, Madrid regional sports director.

FEATURES

DRIVING

In Spain, 38 percent of drivers admit to taking the wheel after drinking. / Carlos Rosillo

Not so much as a can of beer

Spain's road-safety agency says it is considering a total ban on drivers drinking before getting behind the wheel

BRAIN DRAIN

The medics seeking life abroad

With healthcare spending being cut back in the name of austerity, growing numbers of Spanish professionals are looking for work in other parts of Europe

CULTURE

What crisis? A Rolls-Royce travels down the streets of Puerto Banús, Marbella. / Julian Rojas

The Puerto Banús bubble

In search of signs of the crisis in the Marbella millionaires' playground

NIGHTLIFE

The new Chueca? No, thanks

Lavapiés is a refuge for Madrid gays seeking a traditional neighborhood vibe

ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVISM

Francisco Polo, born in Valencia in 1981, believes that Spain needs to learn to accept greater access to information to become a more advanced democracy. / Carlos Rosillo

"It's a great time for new ideas"

Francisco Polo runs the Spanish division of the world's largest cyberactivism platform

LATIN AMERICA

Brazil sends 9,000 soldiers to southern borders

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Analysts believe move is a menacing warning to the Paraguayan government

Colombians give low scores to Santos

El País Madrid

President's approval rating drops as he reaches halfway point of his term

Gutsy 'ranchera' singer dies at 93

Chavela Vargas made a courageous comeback after surviving alcoholism

Inmates take part in Peronist rallies

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

Prisoner convicted of murder performs on behalf of Fernández de Kirchner

CINEMA

Cinema not so paradiso

The VAT rise on movie tickets threatens to deal a death blow to the industry

Five cities, 366 women and one online film project

Rocío Huerta Madrid

Madrid native aims to provide unique experience for viewers

This week's movie releases

El País Madrid

Tom Cruise surprises audiences in latest role as rock star

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Iberian warrior women in London

Female successes at the Olympic Games are cause for reflection in the Spanish sports world

OPINION

"For love of Spain"

Eighty years ago General José Sanjurjo rose up against the Second Republic

EDITORIAL

What would happen if…?

Foreign aid work is necessary, but security is the government’s unavoidable responsibility

OPINION

Broccoli and the US Elections

The debate over whether or not the government can force Americans to buy broccoli could mean the difference between Obama’s second term and Romney’s first

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