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Charli

The singer is promoting 'Music, Fashion, Film', the album she will release next July and in which she addresses the “complicated relationship” she had with the project that gave her world fame in the summer of 2024.

Three members of a Latin gang who tried to kill a rival in Valladolid sentenced to 11 years in prison

The young people, from the Trinitarios group, beat and stabbed a member of Dominican Don't Play with a knife in February 2025.

Jason Bateman and his complicated relationship with money as a child star: “My parents were my bosses”

The actor, recently the protagonist of the successful miniseries 'Black Rabbit' and 'DTF St. Louis', has told how in his beginnings in the industry his earnings became essential for the family economy, with the consequent pressure for a child

The Supreme Court sentences Ábalos to 24 years and three months in prison, Koldo García to 19 years and eight months and Aldama to four and a half years.

The court exempts Aldama from entering prison if he meets a series of requirements, while the former minister will serve a maximum of 16 and a half years and his former advisor, 15 years.

Young Cultural Bonus 2026: now it can be spent on training, musical instruments and the purchase of artistic materials

Minister Ernest Urtasun sets as an indicator of success the expansion of access to the bonus among young people from vulnerable economic and social sectors, where currently only 30% request the benefit

Moreno urges Vox to close his investiture and the new Government “as soon as possible”

The PP maintains its objective of governing alone and securing stability during the legislature

The PSOE charges against the suspension of Aldama's sentence: “Is it worth being a corrupter?”

The Government condemns “without nuances” the “behavior” of José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García and the businessman

Sánchez advances that the new anti-crisis decree “will mobilize all the resources of the State for as long as necessary”

The second aid plan for the energy crisis that will be approved next Monday will maintain support “for families and the self-employed”

Jaime Siles denounces “negligence” in the sale of Estudiantes and studies legal measures

The IFM executive, who bid for the basketball club, affirms that the funds of the buyer, Diego Megía, “come from a tax haven”

The judge calls the therapist, Jonathan Andic's sisters and a hiker who helped him to testify as witnesses

The resolution also orders a reconstruction of the fall in Montserrat, with the Mossos and forensics

Italy invites Germany to join its project with the United Kingdom and Japan to build a new fighter

Leonardo's CEO admits, in statements to the 'Financial Times', that this would mean a delay, but would bring long-term benefits

More Madrid now qualifies its rejection of an alliance with IU in the regional elections: “When the time comes, we will explore what needs to be explored”

The party advocates maintaining its brand in the 2027 elections

Ábalos' 24 years and three months, the longest prison sentence for a former minister

The sentence of the former head of Transportation exceeds that of José Barrionuevo for the GAL or Eduardo Zaplana for the 'Erial case'

Social Security paves the way to anticipate the retirement of truck drivers after recognizing a “very high” mortality

The key report to grant reducing coefficients to these professionals, to which EL PAÍS has had access, highlights that there are more deaths among veterans and that they are increasing in recent years

Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, dies at 100

He led US monetary policy between 1987 and 2005 and was criticized for looking the other way as the bubbles that led to the Great Recession of 2008 formed.

50 years since the first major demonstration of the Transition

On June 22, 1976, more than 50,000 people packed Preciados Street in Madrid with a protest against the “high cost of living.”

The Junts candidate in Barcelona opens an agreement with the far-right party Aliança Catalana

Jordi Martí Galbis, who challenged the management, reveals that Carles Puigdemont has not congratulated him on his victory

'The House of the Dragon' grows in its third season: more blood, more epic, more characters and the same problems

The best moments of the series come when it focuses on its protagonists and the worst when it disperses.

Torres (BBVA): “We have not changed our commercial policy based on what we heard in the press conferences”

The president of BBVA highlights that the Spanish mortgage market is very competitive after the investigation opened by the CNMC

CC OO warns that it will promote mobilizations and strikes due to the employers' blockade of the agreement agreement

Unai Sordo, leader of the union, proposes “tools” to sustain strikes in the sectors where collective bargaining is most paralyzed

The cast of 'Legally Blonde' reunites for the first time in 25 years and passes the baton to the new generation of the saga

Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Ali Larter, Matthew Davis and Victor Garber have reunited at a fan event on the occasion of the premiere of 'Elle', the prequel starring Lexi Minetree about the adolescence of Elle Woods' character

Indra wins a contract of up to 65 million to make the ticket machines for the Washington D.C. subway.

The Spanish company thus reinforces its position in the United States, where at the beginning of the year it won another 300 million project to modernize air traffic.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation after months of pressure from his party

Labor resigns from office just two years after achieving a landslide election victory. Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, favorite to replace him, confirms that he will run in the primaries

Get ahead of Prime Day 2026: the standing fans with more than 4 stars that are already on sale on Amazon

Powerful and silent, these three models can now be purchased at a better price before the official start of the great Amazon sales event

David Hockney: a private funeral with only two attendees to say goodbye to the great master of painting

The artist, who died on June 12 at the age of 88, had requested that only his partner and his great-nephew attend the ceremony.

Kitchen favorites on sale: 5 small appliances to take advantage of early Prime Day

From an air fryer to a hand blender, discover exclusive offers to refresh your home at a great price for a limited time

World Cup 2026: Keys to Spain's improvement | Soccer video program Pin

The soccer player Vero Boquete and the journalists Tomás Roncero and Diego Torres analyze Spain's victory against Saudi Arabia

Ester Expósito, on Bad Bunny's controversial Casita: “You can be a feminist and twerk to the ground”

The actress once again responds to those who criticize that the people selected to dance with the Puerto Rican artist were mainly young and attractive girls

The map of the new soletes: More than 250 beach bars, bars, cafes, ice cream parlors or restaurants recommended by celebrities

The Repsol Guide's most popular initiative once again focuses on charming establishments spread across different parts of the country. As a novelty, this selection has for the first time suggestions from well-known faces

The new Vox Agriculture Minister in Castilla y León approved an opposition thanks to a master's degree that he could not have taken

Joaquín Antonio Pino studied Veterinary Medicine and obtained his position as an agricultural engineer after completing this postgraduate degree at a private university

The CGPJ begins the process to file charges against Peinado for suggesting that Begoña Gómez's bodyguards could help her flee

The president of the Judiciary imposes her casting vote and aligns herself with the progressives to promote the matter

Dua Lipa finally shows her wedding dress: the best kept secret of her wedding was a Chanel haute couture

With a two-meter train and a six-meter tulle veil, Matthieu Blazy's first haute couture bridal design for the 'maison' has included the work of several French artisan houses. It was the final jewel of the wedding, held in the Sicilian baroque jewel Villa Valguarnera

Ana Mena and Óscar Casas break up after almost two years of relationship

The singer and the actor, brother of Mario Casas, met in the summer of 2024, during the filming of the film 'Ídolos'

The deadline to request trips with Imserso begins: key dates of the new 2026-2027 season

879,213 places will be offered, of which a total of 7,447 places have been rebooked at a reduced rate

Keir Starmer, the prudent lawyer who ended up convicted for his indecision

The popularity of the former UK Labor prime minister plummeted months after his 2024 election victory

The heat wave spreads to 40 degrees and puts 85% of the municipalities in Spain on health alert

Temperatures well above normal will continue until Tuesday in the Eastern Cantabrian Sea, northeast of the Peninsula and in central and southern areas. Up to 15 communities have heat warnings

The writer who turned tragedy into success

With 'Oxígeno', a book that is based on her own experience, Marta Jiménez Serrano has become one of the most respected authors today. With the help of Hyundai and guided by Proust's questionnaire, it tells us about the value of decisions

The Government delegate asks the Sabadell goalkeeper to apologize to Sánchez for encouraging insults against him

The club's goalkeeper has incited fans to insult the President of the Government during the celebration of promotion to LaLiga Hypermotion

Judge Peinado summons Begoña Gómez to appear on Wednesday to claim her passport

The instructor issues the summons to Cristina Álvarez, the advisor to the wife of the President of the Government in La Moncloa

3 portable and silent air conditioners to telework without sweating in summer

These models take up little desk space and have enough power to refresh you during the workday.

Home mortgages exceeded 40,000 in April, the highest number in that month since 2010

The average interest on loans is close to 3%, the highest value since last November

Almost eight million viewers watched Spain's victory over Saudi Arabia on La 1

Spain's second match in the World Cup swept the average audience share of 55.9% and is the most watched so far this year

A driver dies after crashing into a toll booth on a Madrid highway and being ejected

The man, between 20 and 30 years old, died around 2:30 at the R-5 tollbooth, in Leganés

CEIP Miguel Primo de Rivera: the school that is not allowed to remove the name of a dictator

The Alcántara public school, in Cáceres, has approved changing its name, but the City Council and the Government of Extremadura resist

Senegal awaits Haaland's Norway in the middle of a volcano in its concentration

Coach Pape Thiaw admits problems ranging from non-payments to players to their renewal

The most effective Philips hair removal devices now with up to 49% discount

IPL technology and electric models to get soft skin this summer without leaving home (and at the best price)

The personal crisis that Lionel Scaloni overcame from Qatar to the United States

The Argentine coach, who faces Austria this Monday, shocked the country by proposing a possible resignation shortly after the success of 2022

Esther Lynch, head of European unions: “Not providing housing for the working class is a failure of public policies”

The general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation considers the rearmament of Europe “a big mistake” and calls on the EU to “stand up to Trump and the technology companies that support him”

A police report reactivates the investigation of four former ETA leaders for the T-4 attack

The document states that only the members of the band's executive committee could order the placement of that bomb in the midst of negotiations with the Government.

António Costa presents himself as the voice of the European Union to speak with Putin

The decision of the president of the European Council to open a “communication channel” with Putin exposes the differences on how to negotiate with Russia on the day when we really have to sit down at the table