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Socialist leader agrees to negotiate with Podemos if Rajoy’s PM bid fails

Miquel Alberola Madrid

Pedro Sánchez thanks Pablo Iglesias for his deal offer, but says PP chief must be given first chance to govern

Podemos chief wants deputy PM job in a “government of change”

El Rey Felipe VI recibe al líder de Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, este viernes.

Pablo Iglesias tells king of intention to govern with Socialist Party and United Left, with Pedro Sánchez of the former group taking on role of prime minister

The recording of the prank call. / Radio Flaixbac

Radio show tricks PM into prank call with phony Catalan leader

Maiol Roger Barcelona

Pranksters “just as surprised” as Rajoy at how easily the Carles Puigdemont imitator got through and secured a future meeting

SPAIN’S JEWISH HERITAGE
Marco Macías swears before a picture of King Felipe at the ceremony.

Marco Macías swears before a picture of King Felipe at the ceremony. / A. S.

Welcoming back the Sephardim

Juan Carlos Sanz Tel Aviv

Following legislation passed in October, the first descendants of Jews expelled 500 years ago are given Spanish nationality

LATIN AMERICA

Bolivia’s Evo Morales celebrates 10 years in power

Evo Morales y el vicepresidente, Álvaro García Linera (izquierda).
Fernando Molina La Paz

The South American president will be remembered as the first indigenous head of state of a country where intense racism persists

LATIN AMERICA

US issues new alert about the dangers of traveling in Mexico

US issues new alert to citizens about the dangers of traveling in Mexico
Elena Reina Muñoz Mexico City

Officials report that 203 Americans were murdered in the country between 2014 and 2015 and have supplied a list of locations that should be avoided

Nazis in Spain
‘Experimento Stuka’ examines why the Nazis bombed Benassal.

‘Experimento Stuka’ examines why the Nazis bombed Benassal.

Why did Hitler bomb four villages in Castellón in 1938?

New documentary reveals Luftwaffe did not inform Franco of raid to test its Stuka dive bombers

ENVIRONMENT

Madrid to ban all cars from center if pollution reaches critical levels

Vías de acceso a la capital y en la M-30 a 70 kilómetros por hora.
Bruno García Gallo Madrid

Tough new protocol drawn up by Ahora Madrid-led council due to go into effect in February, in bid to address persistently high nitrogen dioxide emissions in the city

Taxman demanding €24,000 from pensioner for giving painting classes

Tax Agency demanding €24,000 from pensioner for giving painting classes
El País

Woman was called in by the local mayor to replace the regular instructor, and made under €2,000 from the courses

Madrid to revise case of 11-year-old’s suicide after note points to bullying

Pilar Álvarez Madrid

“I cannot stand going to school and there is no other way not to go,” Diego wrote to his parents in a letter before taking his own life

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuelan assembly set to vote on Maduro’s emergency decree

El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, durante un discurso en la Asamblea.
Ewald Scharfenberg Caracas

Opposition-controlled parliament expected to reject measures despite already having received approval from country’s Supreme Court

animal abuse
The video uploaded by the youths. (Viewers may find these images disturbing).

The video uploaded by the youths. (Viewers may find these images disturbing).

Youths film themselves crushing 72 piglets to death in Almería

Antonio Jesús Mora Caballero Seville

Civil Guard arrests the two suspects, who posted video of their actions on WhatsApp

politics

CUP sees no controversy in using a Venezuelan jet sent by Maduro

Maiol Roger / El País Barcelona / Madrid

Members of the anti-capitalist party and Podemos flew to Caracas in 2014 accompanied by the father of an ETA terrorist

Latin America

Video: Mexico's "weather girls" (in Spanish). / OSCAR A. SÁNCHEZ

How Mexico’s weather girls took the country by storm

The sexism on display in the daily forecasts, the most profitable programs on TV, has stoked controversy

Demographics

Spain’s population falls as number of foreigners leaving goes on rising

Spain’s population falls as number of foreigners leaving continues to rise
Álvaro Sánchez Madrid

On January 1, 2015 Spain had 146,959 fewer people than it did on the same day the year before. Experts predict more deaths than births in 2015

crime

Murder suspect claims León politician made sexual advances

Murder suspect claims León politician made sexual advances
Fernando J. Pérez León

During her first day on the stand, Triana Martínez says she told her mother not to kill Isabel Carrasco even though the latter was allegedly harassing her

Mother seeks daughter’s acquittal in León politician murder trial

Isabel Carrasco was shot in cold blood and broad daylight by the defendant, who was upset at how the victim treated her child

Ascensión Mendieta, during the exhumation on Tuesday.

Ascensión Mendieta, during the exhumation on Tuesday. / Bernardo Pérez

“I want to find my father so I can be buried with him”

Ninety-year-old’s campaign leads archaeologists to exhume mass grave in Guadalajara

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Editor’s pick

A tapas bar in Granada.

A tapas bar in Granada.

Ten Spanish cities where the tapas are free and plentiful

As well as the tradition of free snacks, the crisis has prompted many venues in Spain to offer a little extra to attract customers

Catalan pornography joins the fight for independence

Catalan pornography joins the fight for independence

Porno Catalá is the only website producing erotic movies in the regional language

Zygmunt Bauman, en Burgos tras la entrevista.

Zygmunt Bauman: “Social media are a trap”

An inspiration for Spain’s May 15 movement, the sociologist is skeptical about chances for change

An Idiot’s Guide To The Spanish Elections
Trans-Iberian blog

An Idiot’s Guide To The Spanish Elections

Tom Cox breaks down what were arguably the most interesting Spanish elections since 1970s

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TRAVEL

Nineteen unmissable Spanish getaways for the New Year

Nineteen unmissable Spanish getaways for the New Year

From coal mines to mountain peaks, discover the destinations worth exploring in 2016

Come to Burgos, Mr Eastwood

Come to Burgos, Mr Eastwood

Spanish fans of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ are racing to restore the film’s iconic cemetery for its 50th anniversary

Madrid’s 12 most surprising eateries

Twelve of Madrid’s most surprising restaurants

From Japanese-Spanish taverns to places specializing in raw food, our pick of eateries with something new to offer

Verne in english

Luisa Fernando Urrea, in an image recorded on video by Caracol Television.

Luisa Fernando Urrea, in an image recorded on video by Caracol Television.

Colombian cop becomes unlikely hero after breastfeeding newborn

Sally Palomino Bogotá

Luisa Fernanda Urrea hits headlines after “mother’s instinct” prompted her to put on uniform and attend to abandoned child

The Spanish hairdresser who uses a samurai sword and blow torch

The Spanish hairdresser who uses a sword and blow torch

After a video showing Madrid stylist Alberto Olmedo at work went viral, we dared head over for a quick trim

What do these men do when they meet a drunk woman in Madrid?

What do these men do when they meet a drunk woman on the streets of Madrid?

Hidden-camera video has been watched over 1m times on YouTube

MOST-READ ARTICLES

Madrid’s Azca financial district.

Madrid’s Azca financial district. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

Spain – A great place to live, a terrible place to work?

Spaniards tend to be less productive and more stressed than their neighbors, while many well-educated youngsters are heading abroad

Video: US tourists ask Madrileños to translate homophobic rant

Video: US tourists ask Madrileños to translate homophobic rant

Film is part of rights group’s campaign encouraging people to report hate crimes

Is fast food killing off Spain’s famed Mediterranean diet?

Is fast food killing off Spain’s famed Mediterranean diet?

Guillermo Altares Madrid

Busy young Spaniards are shifting away from traditional cooking habits

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