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Santiago train driver “should have braked four kilometers earlier”

El País Madrid

Statements confirm theory that locomotive was traveling too fast. Authorities lower accident death toll from 80 to 78

Spain’s worst rail disasters

El País Madrid

The Santiago de Compostela crash is the deadliest the country has seen since 1972

“I had to go at 80km/h but I’m going at 190”

Sonia Vizoso Santiago de Compostela

After the crash, the driver used his cellphone to call the 24-hour emergency services number

"Accident. Don’t know if I’ll make it out. Stifling. Crushed"

Natalia Junquera Santiago de Compostela

WhatsApp messages from survivor of train crash left husband fearing the worst

“I hope there are no deaths - they would weigh on my conscience”

Mónica Ceberio Belaza / David Reinero Santiago de Compostela

Train driver caught in wreckage of Galicia crash tells colleagues he was travelling twice the permitted speed

Video footage emerges of crash

The Alvia train crash is caught on a security camera.

Images from the accident site

Video footage shows the devastation at the crash site, as emergency crews work to rescue the victims

Photogallery of the crash site

Images from the worst rail accident Spain has seen in 40 years (Spanish captions)

"All I could say was that there were a lot of dead bodies"

Eyewitnesses give their accounts of the incident

"I can’t go faster or they’ll give me a fine"

Driver made comments on Facebook last year

Última hora

Government toughens up punishment for drunk drivers

El País Madrid

Cabinet also approves rules forcing young cyclists to wear helmets

NÓOS CASE

Nóos judge to probe reform work to royal couple’s house

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

José Castro to investigate origins of three million euros poured into Pedralbes property

ECONOMY

Unemployment falls back below six million in the second quarter

Jobless rate declines to 26.26 percent

LAYOFF FUND SCANDAL

Ex-Andalusia comptroller claims premier knew of ERE fund report

The fund was a “very singular budgetary disease,” defendant testifies

construction

InTempo, which rises high above Benidorm's already crowded skyline. / ROSA FUSTER

Benidorm's prized high-rise tower becomes a symbol of incompetence

Ruben Esquitino Alicante

"Bad bank" Sareb holds InTempo's financing as architects quit

Downturn in economy slows in second quarter

Andrew Sim Madrid

Bank of Spain estimates GDP contracted a quarterly 0.1 percent

healthcare

Court lifts stay on sale process for Madrid hospitals

Socialist Party had called on the courts to analyze a last-minute change to the contract conditions

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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

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”

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

Más información

Barcelona unveils new coach

Gerardo Martino says he will stick to playing style of predecessors

Gerardo "Tata" Martino during his first press conference at Camp Nou. / QUIQUE GARCIA (AFP)

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FEATURES

TRANSPORT

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

Madrid's pirate cabbies

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

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?

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

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

LATIN AMERICA

Pope Francis backs the demands of protestors

Pablo Ordaz Río de Janeiro

The pontiff urges the youth to fight against corruption

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

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

Spain gains third medal

El País Madrid

Synchronized team claims silver in absence of China

Márquez’s turn of the corkscrew

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

EDITOR'S PICK

ENVIRONMENT

“You need to get involved in causes”

Mábel Galaz Madrid

Alejandro Sanz roughs it in the Arctic to highlight climate change

The unique blooms of Peñalara

José Marcos Madrid

Madrid's new National Park ranks second in the country for biodiversity

The architects building new dreams abroad

Faced with few opportunities at home, more graduates are moving overseas

“In my time, the whole Miss Spain thing was serious”

Borja Hermoso Madrid

Baroness Thyssen talks art collecting, beauty contests and turning 70

CINEMA

Bayona the bounty hunter

Director awarded National Cinema Prize for the success of ‘The Impossible’

This week’s movie releases

Nick Funnell Madrid

Hugh Jackman is back for his sixth outing as Wolverine

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Safety under fire

Investment in high-speed rail must not be made at the expense of safety measures

opinion

I'm back

Old Europe remains stuck in the mud, entangled in its governance of the euro, with an unfavorable demography

EDITORIAL

Disconcerting Griñán

El País Madrid

Andalusia premier alleges personal reasons for his sudden decision to step down

opinion

Don't dig in, just go

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

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