Francisco Martín
- 18h ago
Madrid closes Sol Metro station over ammonia in Puerta del Sol encampment
The Community of Madrid ordered the Sol Metro station shut on Friday, 16 October, citing ammonia readings and unsanitary conditions linked to the housing protest camp in Puerta del Sol. City and regional officials are now trading blame with the central government's delegate in Madrid.
- 2d ago
Sánchez puts Margarita Robles second on Madrid list for 29 November election
The Socialist Party placed Defence Minister Margarita Robles second on Pedro Sánchez's Madrid list, one of several lists in which eleven government ministers hold leading positions for the 29 November general election.
- 3d ago
Madrid education strike turnout disputed as students seek resignations over UCM police charges
Organisers say around 60% of public education staff struck on 16 October, a figure the regional government puts at 26.7%. Student groups want the Government delegate and the UCM rector to resign over police charges that they say injured ten people.
- Oct 10
Madrid asks government to clear Sol camp over possible radical groups
Madrid's regional government asked the central government's delegate on Saturday to lift the Puerta del Sol encampment, citing security and a possible evacuation need. Isabel Díaz Ayuso separately asked whether a group with pro-Palestinian terrorist antecedents runs the camp.
- Oct 9
PP files police complaint against Más Madrid's Bergerot over 'no peace' remark
Madrid's PP filed a complaint with the Policía Nacional after Más Madrid spokesperson Manuela Bergerot said there would be no peace on Madrid's streets following the death of an 87-year-old woman evicted from her home.
- Oct 2
Madrid judge elevates Ayuso petition to evict Puerta del Sol housing camp to TSJM
Contentious-Administrative Court Number 14 declared a lack of jurisdiction over the regional government's appeal against the central government delegation, transferring the urgent eviction decision to the higher regional court.
- Sep 14
Spain confirms 88-year-old woman murdered in Madrid domestic violence case
Spain's Ministry of Equality has confirmed the death of an 88-year-old woman in San Sebastián de los Reyes as a gender violence murder, raising the national toll for 2026 to 37.
- Jul 25
Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA and ESA deep-space antennas in Madrid, operations shifted to California
The wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Oeste of Madrid crossed the NASA Deep Space Communications Complex in Robledo de Chavela on 24 July 2026, forcing the evacuation of all 90 staff. Nearby, ESA's Cebreros station remained inaccessible on 25 July as the blaze continued to burn.
- Jul 24
Spain wildfires: two Madrid blazes merge, 19,000 evacuated as state of emergency declared
Two wildfires west of Madrid are merging into a single front, forcing at least 19,000 evacuations and prompting a state of emergency as the blazes peak under extreme weather conditions.
