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Diary of a firefighter: “This fire has a life of its own and behaves in a very strange way”

A 13-hour shift worked in the tough fight against the flames that ravage the Sierra Oeste de Madrid, told in the first person by an effective

The Italian Supreme Court confirms that the custody of Juana Rivas's youngest son belongs to his father

The Spanish woman's lawyers affirm that they will go to international justice. The criminal trial of his ex-partner for alleged child abuse is still ongoing in Sardinia

The Community of Madrid extinguishes the concession to the Vallecas Stadium Rayo to undertake “urgent” works for two to six months

The Madrid Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Mariano de Paco Serrano, has announced the measure that forces the club to look for a new venue for the start of the League against Alavés on August 20

Neither sneakers nor flats: the Adidas Samba Jane that are sweeping among those who know the most about style

The perfect mix between aesthetics and a sporty spirit that transforms any outfit without giving up comfort.

Zinedine Zidane, elected new France coach until 2030

The French coach, who led his country as a player to the 1998 World Cup, has not sat on the bench for five years, since he left Real Madrid

Kitchen's trial seen for sentencing after more than three months of sessions

The lawyer of Bárcenas' former driver, captured as a confidant, alleges that he never knew about or participated in any illegality: "My client is the last monkey in this operation"

The family of the Barcelona cleaning worker who died a year ago in the heat wave: “We still don't have the autopsy”

Montse Aguilar's sister assures that the trial remains paralyzed due to the lack of the necessary documents

Johnson & Johnson will pay almost 5,000 million in the US to settle the claims of talc as a cause of cancer

The company accepts a comprehensive resolution to end thousands of lawsuits open for up to 15 years

The definitive trick to defrost food without losing its juice or nutrients and without wasting electricity

It won't take you more than two hours to do it with a defrosting tray like the one we just signed up for: now, it costs less than 14 euros on Amazon

Catalonia extends rent caps for one year and expands the municipalities affected

The Generalitat excludes Lleida and Figueres from the list but includes Tordera and Martorell

What The Fav, the agency of Zapatero's daughters, shot up revenue and profits to record figures in 2025

The company, highlighted in the Plus Ultra case, increased its sales by 25% last year

Ariana Grande sues two hackers for stealing and leaking her songs and photographs that “were not intended for public consumption”

The singer and actress assures that the defendants, whose identity is unknown, have been infiltrating the devices of her inner circle for years to sell content "on the 'dark web' for significant sums of money." Their goal is “to hold them accountable for their invasive and reprehensible behavior.”

The Seville City Council approves the work of the great mosque, despite Vox's threat to withdraw its support

The PP gives the green light to construction after finding no legal impediments to the project, conceived as an Islamic cultural center

Distributed energy, the new lever of business control

The photovoltaic company Quantica Renovables promotes a self-consumption model that integrates generation, storage and PPA, with 38.5 million in turnover and 39.1 megawatts installed in 2025

Santander, awarded as the best bank in the world

Euromoney recognizes its global, simple and connected model, backed by record results, disciplined capital management and a sustained commitment to technology

How many hectares have burned? The map of the most serious active fires

The satellite data collected by the EFFIS project makes it possible to follow the evolution of active fires

The latest from OMA: a building like a puzzle

The Rotterdam studio completes with The Martin the transformation of the former Bijlmerbajes prison into a new sustainable neighborhood in the south of Amsterdam

The unemployment rate falls below 10% again in the second quarter, the lowest since 2008

The number of people working in Spain marks a new record, touching 22.8 million, after 486,000 jobs were created between April and June

The Supreme Court applies the amnesty to a former councilor of the 1-O Government and four former members of the Parliament

Serret and the deputies Simó, Corominas, Barrufet and Guió were convicted of a crime of disobedience by the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia

158,000 exams in question: Mexico's largest public university investigates the use of AI to cheat

UNAM faces one of the biggest crises in its history due to the massive use of technology in its access tests

Amazon sells off these 10 summer bestsellers with discounts of up to 73%

We have reached almost the halfway point of this summer period, signing a dozen top sales with outstanding discounts in technology, home, beauty and fashion and footwear

The alarm sensor for doors and windows that reinforces the security of your home for less than 25 euros

This magnetic device, which has a compact and minimalist design, emits a powerful acoustic signal to deter possible intruders

Milei's insults to Lula lead Argentina and Brazil to the worst diplomatic clash in years

The attacks of the ultra president on the leftist, which have motivated the call for consultations of the Brazilian ambassador, coexist with a strong economic relationship between both countries

Spanish energy companies are preparing to lead the creation of great trans-European champions

Iberdrola, Naturgy, Enagás, Acciona and Repsol lay the foundations for the consolidation of a sector at the community level that wants to face the threat from the United States, China or Russia

The three keys to understanding hunger in the 21st century

Investing in food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture or social protection contributes to reducing inequalities, strengthening communities and generating long-term prosperity

The lack of application of protocols against sexist violence spreads silence in the culture

After years of certain optimism due to the development of new regulations, the sector sees little real progress and denounces the persistence of impunity

Madrid negotiates for Diomande, the most expensive African footballer in history

Leipzig is asking for around 120 million euros for the 19-year-old Ivorian winger, the most effective dribbler of last season

Digital friends with AI, the new threat to adolescents' mental health

Psychologists warn that young people are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT in search of emotional support, a practice they consider highly dangerous

What does a child gain when he spends a few days away from home?

Summer camps help develop autonomy, responsibility, coexistence or tolerance for frustration, but they are not the only way for children to learn during the holidays.

The error in Catalonia's PISA and the mirage of reducing education to a figure

They say that the Catalan data will not be comparable, but no data is comparable if it is not integrated into the complex network of social relations that makes it understandable.

A court will review the 'hype' that assigns the destinations of diplomats

The consul in Mendoza appeals against the marginalization of those who have spent most of their careers outside Spain

These are the Salomon men's recovery clogs that your feet will appreciate

Neither sandals nor sneakers: this footwear is designed to relieve the feeling of fatigue after exertion

A girl dancing in the living room with Disney Channel

Not all memorable summers take place far from home. In my case, I enjoyed many of them from the couch with the songs from a film that revolutionized an entire generation.

Meditation retreats, 'noiseless' tourism and a point-in-mouth tour of the Cartuja de Granada

Overstimulation and noise pollution drive a slower way of traveling, in which more and more people seek to disconnect from everyday noise and discover destinations from calm and contemplation.

“There is only one way to be successful, to be mistreated”: inside the K-pop hit machine

Despite its formal limitations, 'K-Pop Idols', an essay by journalist Hark Joon Lee and academic Dal Yong Lin, shows the dark reality hidden behind the luminous Korean musical genre.

Ricardo Piñero, philosopher: “My tombstone is only missing the date”

The professor of Aesthetics and Theory of Art at the University of Navarra, who jumped from public to private education, reflects on beauty, human relationships and new generations

David Lowery, on his “very, very strange” film: “I wanted Anne Hathaway to represent all the pop stars I love”

The director of 'A Ghost Story' returns to ghosts with 'Mother Mary', where he combines music with paranormal elements and religion

The refugee protection system turns 75 under pressure: “No one chooses such a dangerous journey unless the alternatives are even more dangerous”

On July 28, 1951, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was born, an instrument that today faces various challenges: from misinformation, funding cuts, pressures in host States or policies that put to the test a system created to guarantee that no one was returned to the country where they were in serious danger.

Merz opens the door to strengthening the monitoring of dangerous Islamists after the Berlin attack

The alleged perpetrator of the attack, who was shot dead on Sunday, was free despite having been convicted in May of preparing a serious act of violence against State security.

Josep Pons praised the Liceu: “I'll rethink the traditional concert format from scratch”

The Catalan master gives the seventh stage to the captain of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Teatre de la Rambla

Why using eclipse glasses is the only safe way to look at the Sun

The Government and ONCE begin to distribute this Tuesday 2 million free glasses at coupon sales points and in science museums

Peridis: what fires, no fires

Vignette from July 28, 2026

“Behind every procedure there is a person,” says a reader

Reflections by letter on the remoteness of the Administrations, disaster prevention, the use of libraries in summer and tourist massification

Flavita Banana: moral priorities

Vignette from July 28, 2026

Judicial castism

Our judges resort to European law as a last resort in their fierce fight against independence leaders

The humility of power

That is the moment of truth of a democracy: not when power wins, but when it accepts losing without breaking the table

Right to study and right to a roof

The prices of the real estate market and the lack of residential places threaten equity in education in Spain

90 years have passed since the greatest tragedy in the history of mountaineering: the agony of Toni Kurz on the north face of the Eiger

In July 1936, the four mountaineers who were trying to climb the wall for the first time died, leading to a horror story that conditioned the way of narrating mountaineering for decades... until Ueli Steck arrived.

Jessica Goicoechea, the queen of bikinis who moves between success and debate on networks: “It doesn't rain to everyone's liking and there will always be criticism”

The 'influencer' and businesswoman has built an empire with Goi, the swimsuit brand consumed by celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Rosalía and Aitana, but which is not exempt from controversy. “I understand that in the end it is a very sexy concept and people already associate it with a thinner body, but it is not reality,” he defends.

“If there are any foreigners at my concert, let them leave”: Eric Clapton's racist words that changed British rock

50 years have passed since the creation of Rock Against Racism, a platform created as a reaction against the singer's statements for which he apologized many years later.