Dissenting voices against abortion reform grow within Popular Party
Central government delegate in Madrid and Basque assembly spokesman speak out against restrictive bill Socialists vow to take opposition to the measure onto European stage
Lightning strike guts 300-year-old A Coruña monastery
Fire believed to have spread from an electrical installation
Room for us all
The king argues the case for a diverse Spain which is capable of reform based on law and dialogue
King Juan Carlos calls for national “unity and coexistence” in festive address
Catalan premier responds that Catalonia “will be asked to decide future” next year
An overstretched justice system
Courts investigating complicated corruption cases should be given more resources without delay
Cellphone costs plunge by 22 percent in a year
Price of a one-minute call has now dropped below 10 euro cents
62246: the Fat One
Leganés, Mondragón and Bailén share out 640-million-euro ticket
Return to the past
The government bows to the most retrograde conservative circles in its abortion reform
Spain “takes a step back” while other nations progress in abortion
Former Socialist minister adds voice to women’s group protests over reform which signals end to free choice on terminations
The year of Putin
Russian president’s astute diplomacy cannot hide the rise of authoritarianism in his country
Government approves most restrictive abortion laws since return of democracy
Justice minister announces that terminations in cases of deformity of fetus will no longer be allowed Legislation means an end to access to the procedure on demand up to 14 weeks into term
Rajoy promises consumers won’t see “unjustified” electricity rate rises
Government to review bills after invalidating wholesale tender due to suspicion of collusion
Burglar who stole pedophile videos reports his victim
The thief, whose identity remains unknown, broke into a house in Jaén city He later told police about the filmed abuse of children he discovered
This week’s movie releases
After the Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, Juan José Campanella returns with Foosball Avengers director Joss Whedon downsizes in Much Ado About Nothing
Messages reveal how PP officials used Caja Madrid as their personal bank
Bosses at lender were pressured to agree to a range of questionable deals
“There is a campaign against Spain”
Real Madrid and Barcelona presidents hit back over allegations engulfing clubs
The bank was a farm, after all
The Popular Party’s mismanagement turned Caja Madrid into its private watering hole
Andrés Iniesta extends Barça contract until 2018
World Cup hero ends speculation over a possible winter transfer window move to the Premier League
EU referee shows yellow card
The commission's report on the Liga warns that soccer clubs must not survive on public aid
Six urgent reforms
The troika confirms the end of the bailout, but demands corrections and a new fiscal model
Wages in Spain fall for record four quarters in a row
Average monthly income now at levels of two years ago as internal devaluation continues
Seville family deaths may be due to toxic infection
Ambulance was called twice to family home after three victims’ conditions worsened dramatically during night
Atlético and Barça take advantage of Real slip in Navarre
Valencia fires Miroslav Djukic as coach after 3-0 defeat at the Vicente Calderón stadium
Stability (and changes)
Merkel’s new government augurs the replacement of excessive austerity for a more balanced society
House prices rise on quarterly basis for first time in three years
But market still down on an annual basis and experts doubt prices have bottomed out
Barcelona and Paris finally get their high-speed rail link
Journey time between cities of six-and-a-half hours
Interior chief argues that crackdown on protests will “protect citizens”
Hundreds gather in Madrid to demonstrate against regional health cuts
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