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PP chief seeking coalition to combat Catalan independence drive

Maiol Roger Barcelona

General secretary of the ruling party, Maria Dolores de Cospedal, accuses secessionists of totalitarian attitude toward those who disagree with their views

Socialist chief warns Catalan vote will “create greater fracture lines”

Pere Ríos Barcelona

Pedro Sánchez meets with regional premier Artur Mas to suggest alternatives to planned November referendum

Politician’s hit-and-run may be tried as a crime, says Madrid court

Defense of ex-regional premier Esperanza Aguirre contends that April incident on Gran Vía was just a minor contravention

GOVERNMENT REFORMS

15,000 members of Spain’s legal profession could lose immunity

PP government wants to eliminate controversial “aforamiento” for judges, attorneys and justices of the peace, but law associations are opposing the move

Who are Spain’s “aforados?”

El País Madrid

A guide to the many royals, politicians and judiciary members who enjoy immunity from standing trial in the lower courts

TV shows fined for showing sexual content at children’s viewing times

Antena 3 and Telecinco will pay €150,000 each for airing explicit stories about prostitution during popular morning shows

Minister suggests regulating burqa use in new Citizen Safety Law

José Precedo Madrid

Interior chief Jorge Fernández Díaz says he personally believes full covering denigrates women’s dignity, but leaves final say to Congress

British cancer patient Ashya King reunited with parents in Málaga

But Brett and Naghemeh King cannot take five-year-old out of hospital to undergo alternative treatment in Czech Republic until UK court returns custody to them

Basketball World Cup announcer fired for making sexist comment

El País Madrid

Carlos Olías de Lima made remark over PA system about “spending a night with a cheerleader” during performance at game in Bilbao on Saturday

Congolese journalist Caddy Adzuba. / claudio álvarez

Congolese journalist to receive Prince of Asturias Concord Prize

Caddy Adzuba, 33, honored for her work denouncing violence against women in her war-torn home country

The ‘Good Samaritans’ who only want to help other Spaniards

Anti-immigration group sets up soup kitchen in Madrid, prompting fears among locals of clashes with nearby anarchist groups

ECONOMY

Wage cuts causing Spanish households to struggle, says OECD

International organization warns Spain is over-reliant on temporary jobs but lauds its efforts to reduce unemployment

Crime writer Alexis Ravelo admits he created fake US author M. A. West. / Quique Curbelo

Spanish writer confesses to ‘fabricating’ US pulp author

Canarian Alexis Ravelo reveals that book he claimed to have unearthed by forgotten 1950s novelist was all his own work

POLITICS

Minister: Ex-Catalan chief may have committed “several crimes”

Cristóbal Montoro seeks to link Jordi Pujol’s hidden fortune to independence drive in Congress address, explaining that Tax Agency first started investigating family between 2000 and 2002

ECONOMY

Jobless figures rise again in August

El País Madrid

Seasonal factors to blame for new claims, with year-on-year fall coming in highest in the statistical series

Telefónica chief calls on EU to end privileges for internet giants

Ramón Muñoz Santander

César Alierta calls former EU information society commissioner Viviane Reding “the biggest disaster that Europe ever had”

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EDITOR’S PICK

Hieronymus Bosch's 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' is a major visitor draw at the Prado Museum. / Manuel Escalera

Prado will keep Bosch, Tintoretto and Van der Weyden masterpieces

Government plans to turn down request to transfer them to a new royal museum set to open in 2016

Jordi Évole: A voice that breaks the silence

The Spanish satirist’s landmark show about the Valencia Metro tragedy has shown him to be a peerless investigator

Auditions begin for Spanish ‘Game of Thrones’ shoot

Around 4,500 turn out in Seville for chance to appear as an extra in hit show

CINEMA

This week’s movie releases

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson steps into Greek hero Hercules’ sandals in Brett Ratner’s revisionist take on the legend

The perils of being a busker in Madrid

Tom Cox speaks to some of the capital’s street musicians about the effects of the city council’s clampdown

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LATIN AMERICA

“Sexists off the lists”

Bolivian activists successfully push for resignation of candidates accused of domestic violence

Chile’s business sector blames slowdown on reforms

Rocío Montes Santiago de Chile

President Bachelet rejects claims, arguing deep change is needed to end inequality

Santos proposes law to eliminate re-elections

Colombian leader says bill will “reestablish balance of power”

Rousseff inches forward in voter support

But incumbent would still lose out to surprise candidate Marina Silva in runoff

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