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Scandal inquiries by police cost Interior number two his job

Jesús Duva Madrid

Minister’s chief of staff couldn’t withstand pressure, sources say

REGIONAL POLITICS

Catalonia“wasting time” on independence, Deputy PM says

Carlos E. Cué

Sáenz de Santamaría warns Mas “Constitution will be defended”

Mas delivers petition for Catalonia separatist vote

Maiol Roger Barcelona

Document calls for “political and legal” sovereignty and integration into EU as a separate state

Ángel Carromero (right) leaves the Segovia prison after he was granted his freedom by penitentiary officials. / ÁLVARo Garcia

PP youth leader freed from Spanish jail after return from Cuba

Pol Pareja / María Sosa Troya Madrid / Segovia

Ángel Carromero was convicted by island authorities after car crash led to dissident’s death

Designer’s family stops bridal house executives from attending funeral

Mábel Galaz / Mercè Pérez Pons Madrid / Reus

Manuel Mota apparently took his life because he was under pressure by Pronovias, friends say.

Fashion designer found dead with stab wounds and three notes

Jesús Duva Madrid

Judge rules out homicide of bridalwear creator who is believed to have suffered from depression

HOSPITAL CRISIS

Firm where ex-Madrid health chief works takes over lucrative contracts

El País Madrid

Juan José Güemes helped privatized analysis services at six regional hospitals

ROYAL SCANDAL

Royal son-in-law told to “cover his tracks” in corruption probe email

Jesús García / Andreu Manresa Barcelona / Palma de Mallorca

Urdangarin’s business partner reveals a fresh batch of documents related to the Nóos Institute embezzlement affair

TECHNOLOGY

Spaniards are biggest smartphone users in Europe

Ramón Muñoz Madrid

More than six million say they are permanently connected to the internet through cellphones, tablets and TVs

Catalan forces call on Unió leader to resign over embezzled EU funds

Maiol Roger / Pere Ríos / Jesús García / El País Barcelona

UDC misappropriated almost 400,000 euros from work training program organized by Andorra businessman

DEBT MARKET

Spanish Treasury sails through first bond auction of the year

El País / Agencies

Debt-management agency surpasses issue target at lower rates in benign market conditions

FINANCIAL REGULATION

Bank of Spain tightens supervision of lenders

Íñigo de Barrón / Agencies

All 16 major banks will have embedded inspectors

Bank of Spain “looked the other way” over malpractice, says report

Íñigo de Barrón Madrid

Inspectors' association points to numerous "filters" between detection of wrongdoing and supervisor's reaction

Madrid deputy mayor dismissed in wake of Arena tragedy

Madrid environment chief Antonio de Guindos stripped of security role

PORTUGUESE HISTORY

Felipe Porra at the spot where he and a friend found the body of Humberto Delgado and his secretary in 1965. / FRANCISCO SECO

Reopening a murdered general’s tomb

Antonio Jiménez Barca

A new movie sheds light on the 1965 assassination of Portuguese dissident Humberto Delgado by dictator António de Salazar's secret police in Spain

CRIME

Rajda Shaoib Satti is accused of being a leader of the drug ring

The community leader who was actually a drug-trafficking ringleader

El País / Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Police operation against astute Pakistani businessman nets largest ever heroin haul

Company “offers 200 million euros” for Castellón’s ghost airport

Simon Hunter Madrid

The 150-million-euro installation is yet to see a single plane land or take off

ECONOMIC CRISIS

Household savings rate falls to record low

Álvaro Romero / AGENCIES Madrid

Spaniards dip into their piggy banks to maintain consumption as diposable income falls

Unemployment in Spain tops 6.1m, says Eurostat

El País Madrid

Figures from EU statistics office puts November jobless rate at 26.6 percent

HEALTH SECTOR STRIKE

Overflowing trash cans are now a common sight at the Alicante General Hospital, which serves nearly two million people. / PEPE OLIVARES

"Mom, bring me some bleach!"

Ruben Esquitino Alicante

A strike by cleaners at an Alicante Hospital has left filthy wards

Over 300 health chiefs hand in resignations over privatization

Elena G. Sevillano Madrid 1

Center directors will step down when Madrid administration’s plans to outsource services take effect

Drugs in Bank of Spain: ministry’s plan to safeguard seized narcotics

Javier Martín-Arroyo Seville

Raids by drug gangs on legal storehouses have sparked the need for increased security

OLYMPIC GAMES

Madrid 2020 “urgent and essential for boosting regeneration,” says bid

Bruno García Gallo Madrid

Hoping for third time lucky, the capital unveils what it calls its “realist” Olympic candidacy

DAKAR RALLY

Carlos Sainz forced to bow out of Dakar Rally

Nadia Tronchoni Calama

Engine failure on Red Bull buggy bring Spaniard’s desert travails to an end for this year

Gremlins plague Sainz

Red Bull advisor slams Alonso’s “funny comments”

El País Madrid

Helmut Marko says the Ferrari driver was too distracted last season to be as focused as champion Sebastian Vettel

LA LIGA REVIEW

New Year’s resolutions

James Badcock

Nine teams make winning starts to 2013, crowned by Rayo Vallecano's rousing 3-1 victory over Getafe

FINANCIAL CRISIS

Regions to get a third of Spain’s 2013 net sovereign debt issues

Amanda Mars / Agencies

Treasury to sell 71 billion euros in bills, notes and bonds

OECD lambastes Spain’s poor showing in fight against bribery

A. S. Madrid

Agency laments the absence of any prosecutions in this area since offense came into force

Brothel wars — stealing prostitutes and clients with bombs and threats

Rebeca Carranco / C. T. Burguès La Jonquera

Two attacks at Paradise club have hit the establishment's business hard

Parents in Montserrat, Valencia applaud as their children leave on the school bus for the first time since the route was cut. / MANUEL BRUQUE (EFE)

Valencia “yummy mummies” raise enough money to hire school bus

El País Madrid

Women in crisis-hit town stripped off for calendar to drum up funds

Photogallery: The mothers who made their own calendar

VALENCIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Splash out then watch the crash

Joaquín Gil Valencia

Slew of reports on the ruinous finances of Valencia region puts officials on the defensive

BANKING RESCUE

Banco de Valencia to lay off half of staff under bailout plan

Ignacio Zafra Valencia

Bank to shed 890 workers

Antonio Mayor Fernández has been at Roca for 46 years. "Thanks to our hard work, Roca has expanded worldwide." / ÁLVARO GARCÍA

The faces of a company crisis

Tono Calleja Madrid

Roca is closing its bathroom fittings plant in Alcalá de Henares, a serious blow to the already-struggling local economy

Spanish journalism legend signs off

El País Mexico City

Enrique Meneses, the first reporter to cover Che Guevara and Fidel Castro’s revolution, has died aged 83

“I had to feel history in my bones”

Más información

"I have never thought about throwing in the towel," says Mayor Botella

Madrid Arena tragedy prompts cabinet reshuffle one year after City Hall switch

Mayor Ana Botella, after Thursday's news conference. / ÁLVARO GARCÍA

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela court rules Chávez can miss inauguration

El País / E. S. Madrid / Caracas

Opposition wants new elections called as constitutional showdown looms

Search for Missoni CEO goes on in Caribbean

Mábel Galaz Madrid

Search teams look for plane that disappeared north of Venezuela

Chile seeks to extradite US car dealer for singer's murder

Rocío Montes Santiago

Víctor Jara was shot at national stadium days after 1973 coup

Honduran envoy resigns after Bogota embassy sex party

El País Madrid

An incident at the mission resulted in damage to diplomatic property

Mexico City maulings ignite debate among dog lovers

El País Madrid

Four people were killed over the past week by wild dogs

FEATURES

Franco (l) and Millán Astray during the founding of the Legion. / REP

An improved historical biography?

Tereixa Constenla / El País Madrid

The Royal Academy of History's latest volumes dodge repeated controversy

ADOPTION

War-orphaned children in Bunia, in the northeastern Congo. International adoptions fell by half across the world between 2004 and 2011. / F.O. (REUTERS)

International adoption as a last resort

J. A. Aunión / Jose Reinoso

Legal controls have seen the number of children taken into care fall drastically

A light in the interior of Cine Alba. / TOURMALET FILMS

Story of Madrid's last X-rated cinema could be nearing its end

Bruno García Gallo Madrid

The documentary 'Paradiso' shows the day-to-day efforts of Cine Alba's two employees, Rafael and Luisa, that keep the old film theater running

The annual military ceremony, held on Sunday, was attended by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia (l), King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía (second from left), and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (center, with beard and glasses). / J. L. (EFE)

A crown in need of a rebrand

Natalia Junquera Madrid

King Juan Carlos turned 75 on Saturday, but the celebrations were muted after a year of scandals that has seen the popularity of the monarchy reach an all-time low

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