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Poland sends 105 firefighters to Spain as part of EU wildfire pre-positioning operation
The first of three 35-person shifts flew from Kraków to Castilla-La Mancha on 1 August to back up Spanish ground crews with hand-tool wildfire suppression, part of the EU’s largest-ever pre-positioning operation involving 777 firefighters from 14 nations.
- 4d ago
García-Page slams government corruption pardons as 'chantaje independentista', PP cries double standards
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page broke with the Sánchez government on Wednesday, saying the partial pardon of former Catalan parliament speaker Laura Borràs damaged credibility in the fight against corruption, while PP regional leader Paco Núñez accused him of ignoring a similar pardon for a socialist ex-mayor.
- 5d ago
Spain and France race to contain historic wildfires as fresh heatwave threatens to push temperatures past 40°C
Fires have already consumed over 77,000 hectares in central Spain and 42,000 in Gironde, France, forcing more than 325,000 people from their homes as forecasters warn of a punishing heatwave arriving mid-week.
- 6d ago
Spain activates four-day paid climate leave as wildfires force evacuations in Ávila, Madrid and Toledo
Tens of thousands evacuated or confined as fires burn across Ávila, Madrid and Toledo. The government reminds employers that workers are entitled to up to four days of paid absence under the climate leave introduced after the 2024 Valencia floods.
- Jul 26
Vox leader Santiago Abascal blames Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez for wildfires, ties disasters to ‘corruption, fanaticism, and mafia’
In a video posted Saturday, the far-right leader directly attributed repeated disasters including the current fires in Madrid and Ávila to government mismanagement, ‘climate fanaticism’, and political manipulation.
- Jul 24
France battles wildfires: 20,000 evacuated, EU sends Canadair and Black Hawk aircraft as heatwave fuels crisis
Wildfires in southwestern France have burned thousands of hectares, forced 20,000 evacuations and killed two firefighters, prompting President Macron to activate the EU civil protection mechanism for aerial support.
- Jul 9
Spanish police dismantle six illegal tobacco factories, seizing 20 million cigarettes and arresting 50 in EU-wide operation
The Guardia Civil, with Europol support, dismantled six clandestine tobacco factories across six provinces, arresting 50 suspects and seizing 20 million cigarettes valued at over €10 million.
- Jul 9
Flight instructor jumps to his death mid-lesson, leaving student to land plane alone in Argentina
Leandro Bertazzo, 42, opened the door of a Cessna C-150 at 250 metres and jumped, telling his 22-year-old student 'You know what to do.' She landed the aircraft unharmed.
- Jul 8
Argentina flight instructor jumps to his death, student lands plane alone
A 42-year-old flight instructor in Argentina jumped from a Cessna 150 during a training flight, leaving his 22-year-old student to land the aircraft alone. The instructor was found dead; the student landed safely.
- Jul 4
Castilla-La Mancha invests over €1 million to repair Toledo's Puy du Fou access road, worn by 17,000 vehicles a day
The regional government is milling and repaving the CM-40 southwest ring road, the main route to the theme park that drew 1.7 million visitors last year.
- Jun 15
Spanish doctors begin final strike week before summer, warn of indefinite action in September
More than 600 doctors gathered in Madrid as the fifth and final week of a national strike against healthcare reforms began, with unions saying they will escalate to indefinite strike after the summer break.
- Jun 14
Spanish Guardia Civil arrests man for 44 robberies across Cuenca, Toledo, and Madrid using frequency decoders
A 40-year-old man was detained for 44 crimes, including 18 shop burglaries and 22 vehicle thefts, after a year-long investigation by the Guardia Civil in three Spanish provinces.
- Jun 7
Two gunmen trade fire near Ohio's Old West End Festival, wounding 12 people aged 14 to 61
At least a dozen people were wounded Saturday afternoon when two men opened fire on each other near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio, scattering hundreds of attendees and leaving two victims in critical condition.
- Jun 3
Wildfire at Toledo infantry academy drops to level 1 after threatening Nambroca neighbourhood
A wildfire that broke out during shooting exercises at Spain's Infantry Academy in Toledo was downgraded to operational level 1 on Wednesday evening after crews contained the immediate threat to a nearby residential area.
- May 27
García-Page leads PSOE rebellion, demands Sánchez call elections or face confidence vote after Zapatero indictment
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page has openly challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, calling for immediate general elections or a parliamentary confidence vote after the indictment of former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
