- 7h ago
Andy Burnham secures 349 Labour MP nominations, becomes UK prime minister on 20 July
The Greater Manchester mayor received an additional 27 nominations on Monday, taking his total to 349 and making it impossible for any rival to reach the 81 endorsements needed to challenge. He will formally take over the Labour leadership on Friday and enter 10 Downing Street on 20 July.
- 2d ago
RTVE president apologises to Marta Gómez Montero as she returns to 'Malas Lenguas' after live breakdown
Marta Gómez Montero rejoined Jesús Cintora on La 2's 'Malas Lenguas' on Monday afternoon, hours after RTVE president José Pablo López publicly apologised in Congress and announced her return following the Saturday night incident in which she left the set in tears.
- 3d ago
Spain U19 wins record tenth European title with 2-0 final win over Germany, completing a tournament without conceding a single goal
Goals from Hugo López and Mario Rivas gave Spain a 2-0 victory over Germany at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales, securing their tenth U19 European Championship and a clean-sheet record across the entire tournament.
- 3d ago
Reyes Maroto and Enma López both clear 823-signature hurdle, setting up July 19 PSOE primary for Madrid mayor
The two city councillors submitted their endorsements to PSOE-Madrid headquarters on Saturday morning, beating the noon deadline. A first round of voting by roughly 5,400 party members will now take place on 19 July, with a possible runoff on 26 July.
- 3d ago
Óscar López secures PSOE nod, will challenge Ayuso for Madrid presidency in 2027
The Socialist minister and Madrid party chief gathered more than 2,092 endorsements on Saturday, eliminating the need for a primary vote. His lone challenger, activist Silvia López Quivira, failed to collect the required backing from PSOE members.
- 5d ago
Spain's Guardia Civil implicates Pedro Sánchez's former chief of staff in PSOE corruption probe
A Guardia Civil report alleges Juanma Serrano, once Pedro Sánchez's closest aide, helped place a party operative in the state postal service and steered public contracts to a law firm that funnelled money back to PSOE-linked figures.
- 5d ago
Erdogan gifts NATO leaders personalized revolvers with ammunition, sparking diplomatic confusion
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave each NATO leader a personalized revolver and ammunition at the Ankara summit, forcing governments across Europe to navigate customs, police, and legal hurdles to handle the unusual diplomatic gift.
- 6d ago
Jon Sistiaga reveals Telecinco refused to pay him for Kosovo kidnapping on 'La Revuelta'
During a sobering interview on La Revuelta, war correspondent Jon Sistiaga recounted his 1999 kidnapping in Kosovo and Telecinco's refusal to compensate him, while promoting his new Netflix documentary on Miguel Ángel Blanco.
- Jul 7
Cardinal López Romero steps aside after five women accuse him of sexual misconduct
The Archbishop of Rabat temporarily withdraws from public ministry after at least five women accused him of sexual violence, triggering a Vatican investigation.
- Jul 6
Vox boycotts Blas Infante commemoration as Moreno defends coalition pact with the far-right in Andalusia
The new PP-Vox government in Andalusia faced its first public rift as Vox refused to attend the annual tribute to the region's founding father, while president Juanma Moreno used the occasion to argue that Blas Infante's ideals of pluralism justify the coalition.
- Jul 6
Djokovic breaks Federer's Wimbledon wins record but labours past qualifier Safiullin
Novak Djokovic earned his 106th Wimbledon match win, surpassing Roger Federer's men's record, but had to overcome a tough challenge from qualifier Roman Safiullin and his own frustrations on Centre Court.
- Jul 4
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry in New York, Adam Sandler officiates ceremony
The pop star and the NFL tight end tied the knot in a private Madison Square Garden ceremony on Friday, with actor Adam Sandler leading the vows and over 1,000 guests celebrating.
- Jul 3
Moreno seals coalition with Vox in Andalusia, burying his moderate image and cementing the PP–far‑right alliance across Spain
Juanma Moreno takes office today for a third term as president of Andalusia, but this time he does so in coalition with Vox, the far‑right party he once vowed to keep at arm’s length.
- Jul 3
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden in star-studded ceremony
The pop superstar and NFL tight end tied the knot on July 3, with Adam Sandler officiating and a 1,000-strong guest list that included Karlie Kloss and Patrick Mahomes.
- Jul 3
Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 4,490 as 19,500 shelter in camps and aid efforts intensify
National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez confirmed the updated toll on Sunday, 18 days after two powerful tremors struck the coastal state of La Guaira and Caracas, leaving nearly 18,000 homeless.
- Jul 2
Madrid primary season opens: Más Madrid voting begins as PSOE-M closes candidate lists with last-minute surprise
Más Madrid opened telematic voting on Saturday for its leadership primary, while the Socialists closed precandidacies a day earlier with a surprise challenger to regional leader Óscar López and a two-way race for the capital's mayoral candidacy.
- Jul 1
Madrid Pride 2026 draws hundreds of thousands in protest against far-right rollback of LGTBIQ+ rights
Hundreds of thousands filled Madrid's streets on Saturday for the 2026 Pride march, the largest LGTBIQ+ event in Europe, under the slogan 'Dissidence and resistance' as organisers warned that physical attacks on the community have tripled in two years.
- Jul 1
Guardia Civil commander confirms Leire Díez offered him a top post in exchange for damaging UCO intel, citing orders from 'the one'
Rubén Villalba told a Madrid court that former PSOE militant Leire Díez promised to make him an advisor to the Guardia Civil chief if he supplied compromising information on the anti-corruption unit, claiming she acted on behalf of 'the one' in government.
- Jul 1
Spanish judge summons former top prosecutors as witnesses in Leire Díez sabotage investigation
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has called two former senior prosecutors to testify on July 15 about their meetings with Leire Díez, a former Socialist activist accused of orchestrating a network to derail judicial cases affecting the government and the ruling PSOE party.
- Jul 1
Spain weather: heat alerts in Murcia and Oria, storms in the north on July 10
AEMET issues yellow warnings for high temperatures in Murcia and Oria, while northern regions face thunderstorms and the Canary Islands prepare for rain.
