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At least 77 killed as train derails in Santiago de Compostela

The accident is the worst of its kind in Spain in the last 40 years, leaving more than 100 injured
The Madrid-Ferrol Alvia train left the tracks after taking an 80km/h bend in the track at 180km/h

Emergency crews on the scene in Santiago de Compostela after Wednesday night's crash. / Lavandeira Jr. (EFE)

David Reinero / Sonia Vizoso Santiago de Compostela

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is expected to travel to Santiago de Compostela today, while the regional premier, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will also be appearing to make an official statement. The accident happened at 8.41pm, just four kilometres from the train’s next stop. The forces involved were such that one of the eight carriages ended up 15 meters from the track.

Última hora

JUDICIAL SCANDAL

Judge dodges congressional appearance with votes from PP

Fernando Garea Madrid 1

Governing party blocks Constitutional Court chief’s grilling on bias claims. Judge has admitted that he was a card-carrying member of the PP from 2008 to 2011

Catalonia seeks to bar top judge from cases due to possible bias

El País Madrid

Andalusia also wants action against one-time PP card-carrying magistrate

Government defends top court judge over PP membership

El País Madrid 2

Deputy head of body overseeing judiciary says political beliefs are a “private” matter

The leader of the Andalusia Socialists during an emotional farewell speech on Wednesday. / Julian Rojas (EL PAÍS)

Socialist premier of Andalusia announces he is to step down

Manuel Planelles / Reyes Rincón / EFE Seville

José Antonio Griñán to hand over power as ERE investigation widens. Regional leader will leave post on August 27 for “personal and family reasons”

CORRUPTION

Once powerful Balearics chief sent to jail for corruption

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

Prosecutors say former leader of Unió Mallorquina Munar is a flight risk

Supreme Court ruling lets ex-minister escape jail

Mónica Ceberio Belaza / Andreu Manresa Madrid / Palma de Mallorca

Top judges overturn guilty verdicts on several of Jaume Matas's offenses and reduce sentence to nine-and-a-half months for influence peddling

The three missing mountaineers (from l to r): Xevi Gomez, Abel Alonso and Álvaro Paredes. / DIARIO AS (DIARIO AS)

Search continues for Spanish mountaineers missing in Pakistan

Agencies Islamabad

Three climbers lost contact with base camp Monday on descent of 8,068-meter peak

BUSINESS

Iberdrola bristles at plan to reform electricity sector

Agencies Madrid

Utility estimates cost at 170 million euros this year alone

ECONOMY

Downturn in economy slows in second quarter

Andrew Sim Madrid

Bank of Spain estimates GDP contracted a quarterly 0.1 percent

business

Telefónica buys KPN German unit for 8.1 billion euros

Andrew Sim Madrid

Spanish giant to pay 5 billion euros in cash and offer a 17.6-percent stake in its German unit

The scene of the 2006 Valencia Metro accident, in an image taken by rescue services.

Public prosecutor asks for Valencia Metro crash inquiry to be reopened

Sara Velert / Lorena Ortega Valencia

New evidence emerges over train derailing accident that killed 43 people in 2006

MEDICAL CUTBACKS

Contraceptive pills to be cut from health system subsidy list

María R. Sahuquillo Madrid

Ministry says move due to “sustainability and resource optimization”

THE PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Rajoy to explain “own version” of Bárcenas case in parliament

El País Madrid

Prime Minister bows to Socialist leader’s threat of censure motion

"Rajoy was lying when he said there was no substance to Bárcenas's accusations"

Javier Moreno Madrid

Socialist Party leader Rubalcaba had considered no confidence vote in Mariano Rajoy

Magistrate asks taxman to look into payments to PP officials

Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

Tax Agency to probe whether offenses were committed through alleged illegal donations

Penélope Cruz gives birth to second child in Madrid

Mábel Galaz Madrid

Madrid clinic confirms arrival of daughter of actress and Javier Bardem

PORTUGUESE CRISIS

Portuguese markets rally after political impasse lifted

Agencies Madrid

Threat of early elections dissipates after president gives blessing to Passos Coelho government reshuffle

SPORT

Barcelona unveils Gerardo Martino as new first team coach

Rob Train Madrid

Argentinean took Newell’s Old Boys, Leo Messi’s alma mater, to title last season

CRIME

José Bretón sentenced to 40 years for murder of his two children

Manuel J. Albert Córdoba

Magistrate upholds verdict of jury in case that convulsed Spanish society. Ruth, aged six, and José, aged two, put to sleep with tranquilizers before being burned in bonfire

WILDLIFE

A raccoon in an animal recovery center in Soto de Viñuelas. / MADRID REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

Madrid approves “capture and killing” of raccoons and parakeets

José Marcos Madrid 1

Regional government says exotic invaders are threat to endemic flora and fauna

Why the price of the sun is rising for home electricity producers

Juana Viúdez Madrid 2

The latest energy reform is making self-generation more expensive

Andalusian premier to bow out before term ends, say party insiders

Lourdes Lucio Seville

Supporters say José Antonio Griñán made his decision after March 2012 regional elections

Clubber calls police after overcrowding impedes exit

F. Javier Barroso Madrid

Officers evacuate 840 people from Madrid nightspot with license for 219 patrons

ADOPTION ROW

“Aisha,” an Algerian woman who says her child was taken from her by hospital staff. / XOSÉ MARRA

“I lost my child as I don’t speak Spanish”

Silvia R. Pontevedra Santiago

Galician social services accused of giving children up for adoption without consent

Brand Spain deputy resigns after Catalan Twitter insult

El País Madrid 1

Juan Carlos Gafo Acevedo had objected to booing of Spanish anthem by nationalists

TOURISM

Overseas visitors to Spain hit record numbers in June

Andrew Sim Madrid

Country receives over six million tourists for first time

BUSINESS

The failed real estate giant still walking the tightrope

Lluís Pellicer Barcelona

After suffering Spain’s biggest bankruptcy, Martinsa Fadesa’s viability is not yet guaranteed

JUDICIARY

Public prosecutor pursues judge for sending former banker to jail

Íñigo de Barrón Madrid

Elpidio José Silva Pacheco is accused of illegal detention and malpractice

OFFICIAL SECRETS

Hermetically sealed archives

Miguel González Madrid 1

Historians want access to files in the Foreign and Defense Ministries. The former's papers are off-limits while the latter has 10,000 secret reports

LA LIGA

FC Barcelona announces Tito Vilanova will step down

Rob Train Madrid

"It's a cruel blow" says club president as coach suffers cancer relapse

SOCIETY

Cabinet moves to allow more joint custody of children in divorce cases

Manuel Altozano Madrid

Interests of the progeny to take priority over wishes of parents

Más información

“You need to get involved in causes”

Alejandro Sanz roughs it in the Arctic to highlight climate change

Alejandro the activist: Sanz holds aloft a Greenpeace flag during his eight-day Arctic trip. / PEDRO ARMESTRE

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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FEATURES

TRANSPORT

A "pirate" taxi driver negotiates with a potential client. / Samuel Sánchez

Madrid's pirate cabbies

Rodrigo Casteleiro García Madrid

The capital's taxi owners are fed up with unlicensed drivers taking their custom, and aren't afraid to get violent with repeat offenders

EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS

Piñor Mayor Francisco Fraga (l) says that the central government “has no idea about the reality on the ground.” / NACHO GÓMEZ

The local councils that are running the risk of bankruptcy

María Fernández 1

During the good times in Spain, many small towns and villages overstretched themselves financially. Now many are having to seek urgent solutions to stay afloat

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Meeting the perfect stranger in Madrid

Julia Davis Madrid

Couchsurfing.org is gaining a foothold in Spain's “closed” social sphere

CULTURE

DJ Cristian Varela at the Monegros Desert Festival in Spain. / Víctor Lax (EFE)

The soundtrack of Europe

Daniel Verdú Madrid

From Salzburg to Monegros and from Bayreuth to Benicàssim, the big musical events of the summer lend themselves to food, fashion and travel

LEGAL SYSTEM

All equal before the law?

Manuel Altozano

Lawmakers, judges and policeman have the right to have their cases heard in a wider range of courts than the average citizen

EMPLOYMENT

Mourners attend a cemetery on All Saint's day to pay their respects. / © Tejederas (EL PAÍS)

Seeking a work-death balance

Lluís Pellicer

The right of workers to time off to attend funerals is under the spotlight

LATIN AMERICA

Surge in violence puts Peña Nieto to the test

Sonia Corona Mexico City

At least 22 people were killed in ambushes across the state in one day

Argentina’s top army chief linked to rights abuses

Francisco Peregil / El País Buenos Aires

Family of one soldier blames Milani for his disappearance in 1976

Pope launches crusade against inequalities

Thousands swarm pontiff’s vehicle as it enters Rio de Janeiro

MiG-21s found on North Korean ship were fueled

José Meléndez San José (Costa Rica)

UN inspectors due to survey military equipment on board detained vessel

North Korean ship searched in Panama found to be carrying arms

WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Spain gains third medal

El País Madrid

Synchronized team claims silver in absence of China

MOTOGP

Márquez’s turn of the corkscrew

MotoGP rider beats Rossi at his own game at Laguna Seca circuit

Última hora

CINEMA

“Robots have always turned me on”

Toni García

After five years without directing, Mexico's Guillermo del Toro is back with Pacific Rim

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Jesse Eisenberg heads a group of Robin Hood-style magicians in Now You See Me

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

More violence in Egypt

El País

Effective democratic government is incompatible with permanent convulsion

opinion

Don't dig in, just go

Baltasar Garzón

It is getting harder and harder to understand the indifference of those who stoically accept, or even excuse, the recurrent corruption scandals as part of our daily life

EDITORIAL