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Diary of a firefighter (part II): “The great victory has been the protection of life”

The officer Israel Naveso tells of his “immense satisfaction of being a participant” in the control of the fires in Madrid and Ávila

An enigmatic skull from 200,000 years ago found in Ciudad Real further complicates “the mess in the middle” of human evolution

The discovery of a teenager with ancestral features adds to the confusing crucial moment in which sapiens and Neanderthals emerge, and turns Ruidera into a key site after Atapuerca

Three folding mobiles for three different personalities

Samsung takes another step in the evolution of foldable smartphones with the new generation Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8. A family in which each device responds to a different way of understanding the mobile: discovering, working or expressing

Two minors aged 10 and 15 die in a house fire in Benalmádena (Málaga)

The mother has been transferred to a hospital with a serious prognosis and several police officers and firefighters have been treated for poisoning due to smoke.

George Clooney and his family, forced to evacuate their estate due to the devastating fires in France

The actor and his wife, Amal Clooney, have sent a letter to the mayor of Brignoles in which they announce their departure and in which they ask that they be counted on for the reconstruction tasks once the fire is extinguished.

The official family vocational training center with more than 25 years of experience

Cesur has been re-elected for the sixth consecutive year as the best Vocational Training center in Spain. It boasts an 80% job placement rate in the first year, thanks to a roadmap that focuses on the titles most in demand by companies.

More than half of the Catalan municipalities still do not have their emergency plan for the risk of fires up to date

Only 97 of the 947 towns have approved their situation according to a Civil Protection plan in 2026

Inflation rises to 3.5% in July due to fuel and electricity

Prices grow three tenths compared to the month of June; The underlying index also accelerates and stands at 3%, according to the INE

Consumer Affairs demands that five multinationals withdraw 141 new tourist rentals in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel

The Ministry redoubles the pressure on vacation accommodation platforms and once again requires the only firm that ignored the order issued in February

A death, fear of fires and distrust truncate the eclipse macro-festival in Soria: “The righteous are going to pay for the sinners”

In mid-July, a biker event at the Cuerda del Pozo reservoir culminated in a fatal outcome that has now led authorities to ban a four-day musical event there.

Say goodbye to calluses and cracked heels with this electric file that will save you visits to the beauty center

This is the personal care gadget that you should include in your toiletry bag in summer: it works wirelessly, files and smoothes your feet instantly and its handle is ergonomic

The secret to making your own probiotics at home: the ceramic pot for fermenting kimchi and sauerkraut

This container, which has a capacity of 2 liters, is part of a kit that also includes other accessories to facilitate the preparation of these foods.

A prison that strips migrants naked and another with “extreme cold”: the new bets of Trump's mass deportation plan

The Government acquired two detention centers with capacity for 4,500 people in California for $1.5 billion, which have sparked several complaints about the treatment they give to migrants.

Pavel Durov, the tycoon behind the success of Telegram, in Putin's target

The platform of the Russian businessman, resident in the Emirates and persecuted in his country, has more than 1,000 million users. The company has paralyzed its possible IPO and has carried out debt issues with the support of Abu Dhabi

John Healey, Hispanic writer: "When Franco died, young people were enthusiastic about democracy. Now it is more difficult to speak freely"

In 1969 he came to spend a season on the farm of the wayward and bohemian son of a millionaire American wine importer. Spain never left him: his autobiography is a 'sui generis' history of progressive Spain

When dancing is resisting

Memory, exile and resistance come together in Hannah Darabi's new project, which is exhibited at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne. Using archives, images and videos, the Iranian photographer investigates the role that popular dance has played as a space for emancipation, celebration and challenge against political and social impositions in Iran.

This is how Uganda has managed to end the latest Ebola outbreak, but the threat persists on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The authorities have declared the country free of the Bundibugyo strain, which entered due to an imported case from the DRC registered in mid-May

Goodbye to neck pain: the three favorite memory foam pillows of Amazon users

A real change in your rest. Its ergonomic design and memory effect promise to relieve cervical pressure and improve sleep quality.

Expressing emotions and organizing what has been experienced: advantages of a child writing a diary in summer

Warm, secure childhood memories are associated with a greater ability to tolerate emotional stress in the future, according to new research.

Benidorm, Alicante or the Costa Dorada: five getaways to the most secret Mediterranean

A few kilometers from the most popular beaches are hidden mountains, medieval fortresses, rice fields and towns where summer passes at a different pace.

The helplessness of Argentina

The Albiceleste holds its breath before the decisions of Messi and Scaloni, who have not yet confirmed their future in the national team

A sea of ​​red in Haworth to celebrate 'Wuthering Heights' day

Hundreds of women make pilgrimages every summer to the Brontë sisters' hometown to dance to the song that Kate Bush composed inspired by the famous novel.

The leader of Aliança resorted to emergency means to fill the position that her daughter won after freezing the oppositions

“Whoever has the slightest doubt should challenge it,” challenges the mayor of Ripoll.

Antonio Arroyo, the 'king of express money', is acquitted again for giving abusive loans and keeping the house of those affected

The Provincial Court considers that there was no deception in the signing of the contracts because it was done before a notary and that oral testimony is not sufficient to invalidate a public deed

Who are these women? The summer I didn't leave the house (or the closet) for 'Pasión de gavilanes'

No matter how much time you need to know who you are, never let them hijack your script, even if it is like that of a Colombian soap opera.

An octogenarian cannot collect an ONCE prize because her husband registered her without permission in the gambling self-prohibition registry

The woman is fighting in court to have the registration made in 2012 by the man, now deceased, declared null and void.

The odyssey of buying a newspaper

Readers' letters deal with the progressive disappearance of newsstands in towns, the lack of forest fire prevention policies, climate denialism and tourist overcrowding in Mallorca.

reality is a joke

Now not even the boldest of our magical realists can imagine what transgression or mistake would lead a minister to resign.

Literature is not something for intellectuals

Making an apology that you write books for the “plain people” does not make you popular, it makes you a classist and an agent in charge of keeping them intellectually marginalized.

Polarized glasses

For too long we have not only seen the speck in another's eye and not the beam in our own, but also blaming each other for everything with or without reason depending on our bias.

Yolanda Díaz and the 'springboard ministers'

That the Council of Ministers is an intermediate step for something else is revealing of the coalition Government's lack of economic ambition

Opacity of the Ayuso Government

The Community of Madrid must explain the cost and use of a luxury penthouse in one of the most expensive areas of the capital, beyond the president's confusing statements

The slow decline of La Sexta

It is difficult to know if the reason for eroding the progressive image of the entire network is the fickleness of the viewers or that dialogue between Ferreras and Villarejo in which he agreed to give “very crude” information.

The strange reinvention of Drea de Matteo, from The Sopranos: OnlyFans and the ultra movement are her second life

She won an Emmy and was one of the most beloved actresses on television. Two decades later, the New Yorker sells content on the platform for adults, presents a podcast with figures from the alternative right and assures that Hollywood punished her for her refusal to get vaccinated

Sara Aagesen: “It is time for the PP to clarify whether it joins the denialism of the extreme right or a pact”

The third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition criticizes that the popular ones “are not capable of sitting down with the Government for an agreement on the climate emergency”

13 free recommended Quadern film reviews on July 2026

Novel·les d'Irene Rubio or Emma Zafón, the new translation of the 'Odissea' or the letters between Bosch Gimpera and Tarradellas

The restaurant that has not decided its name for more than half a century

For some, it is Can Genís; for others, Els Pescadors, and the name of La Vela appears on the door. With this place in Pals (Girona) we start our series of bars and restaurants to make a pilgrimage to this summer

Flavita Banana: unconditional support

Flavita Banana's cartoon from July 30, 2026

Critics laugh at Adrien Brody's artistic work: dogs in bandanas, fried chicken and a Warhol-style mural

The New York actor has been focused on creating great collages for two years. At auctions they sell for thousands of dollars, but for networks and specialized critics they continue to be a source of ridicule.

“The only gift that life has given me is knowing how to read people and that is essential in the room”: Xavi Alba, director of the Enigma restaurant

He started working in his father's pizzeria and at 40 years old he has been working with Albert Adrià for more than half of his career.

Naked life is seen differently

Trying nudism is something everyone should experience at least once

Meta increases its profits by 22% in the first semester due to advertising on its networks and AI

The company earned 42,621 million dollars between January and June, after increasing its turnover by 30% to 117,117 million dollars

Judge Calama authorizes the UDEF to investigate 57 accounts belonging to Zapatero, his entourage and companies from the 'Plus Ultra case'

The Police intend to clarify suspicious banking movements between companies and the origin of the money with which a house for the former president and another for his secretary were paid.

The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged despite growing pressure from the escalation of the war on Iran

Three governors voted against the decision. They defend a rise in rates in the face of the threat of new inflationary pressures

Mourinho convinces Madrid to try to sign Rodri

The Portuguese coach persuades the board of the convenience of hiring Guardiola's City helmsman, whose contract ends in 2027

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against several Argentine players and Gavi for incidents at the World Cup final

The brawl that arose after the referee's whistle affected Paredes, Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada, the member of the coaching staff Roberto Ayala and the Barcelona footballer

More than 20,000 geoglyphs hidden in the jungle reveal a densely inhabited pre-colonial Amazon

A study identifies tens of thousands of these earthworks and estimates that between 1.25 and 3 million people inhabited just 3% of the territory almost two thousand years ago.

The Community of Madrid denounces Rayo for preventing access to the Vallecas Stadium to start the works

The regional government affirms that those responsible for the club, "specifically its Vice President and the Head of Legal Services", have refused to facilitate access to the technical and operational personnel who were going to begin the reforms.

Merz reorganizes his cabinet amid controversy over the dismissal of one of his ministers

The conditions that have surrounded the dismissal of the Minister of Transport unleash internal criticism of the leadership of the chancellor, increasingly less popular in eastern Germany

100 content to read, watch, listen to and play this summer

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