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The King expresses his “indignation” at the “serious events” in Ceuta and asks for “measures” so that they are not repeated

Felipe VI has spoken with Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Remco Evenepoel achieves his fourth San Sebastián Classic and surpasses Marino Lejarreta's record

The peloton allowed the Belgian to return after an untimely puncture and he destroyed the group on the last ascent, with Carapaz as a privileged witness.

The promise of eternal youth: a multimillion-dollar business not without dangers

Products that claim to keep the passage of time at bay generate a million-dollar industry, but they also give rise to abuse

María Casado signs for Canal Sur a week after leaving Informativos Telecinco

The journalist will present the talent search program 'The Great Audition' with Pablo Puyol

The Government deploys a floating barrier on the border of Ceuta to comply with the Supreme Court ruling

The court determined that hot returns of migrants are only applicable to those who enter “overcoming border containment elements, such as fences.”

Nirmal Purja and his nine companions are declared dead on Broad Peak while the difficult task of recovering their remains continues

The guide company led by the famous Nepalese Himalayan confirms the magnitude of one of the worst tragedies recently recorded in the Karakoram

Feijóo assures that the Ceuta crisis is a “premeditated occupation” and blames the Government

The leader of the PP assures that the Executive had information that the massive entry of migrants was ending

Last minute of the entry of immigrants to Ceuta, live | The number of dead migrants rises to 67 after the massive entry into Ceuta

Feijóo assures that what has happened in Ceuta is a “premeditated occupation” and blames the Government | The Melilla border reopens after 36 hours of closure | Sánchez sends a letter to Brussels to complain about the attitude of some countries due to the migration crisis | Marlaska defends the Executive's actions in the crisis: “We have reversed the situation in 24 hours”

Extraordinary National Lottery draw for Saturday, August 1: check the winning numbers

State Lotteries and Betting has held the National Lottery draw like every Saturday, but with higher prizes

Rayo chooses the Burgos stadium as an alternative to Vallecas if they cannot start the League at home

The Vallecanos, in dispute with the Community of Madrid over the state of their field, opt for El Plantío, but it must be authorized by the organization directed by Javier Tebas

UEFA applauds the cancellation of plans to sell the World Cup but warns Infantino to be accountable

“The current leadership of FIFA has not only lost our trust, but also that of many other members of the football family,” says the body led by Ceferin.

The 'stories' of María Pombo: prejudices and racism

I analyze the influencer's message about Ceuta because Instagram stories are deleted, but prejudices are not

Sánchez denounces the “selfish” attitude of some European governments due to the Ceuta crisis and calls for an urgent meeting of the EU

“The European Union cannot afford this type of selfish, polarizing and illegal reaction,” Sanchez says by letter. Italy, Germany and 22 other countries ask Brussels for coordination for border control

Goethe and Victor Hugo meet in Munich

'Faust' by Charles Gounod and 'Rigoletto' by Giuseppe Verdi brilliantly close the great summer festival of the Bavarian State Opera

The future of Ceuta and the Hormuz model

The new international disorder is now governed by the force of 'the big guy doesn't always eat the small'

Demanding and legendary miuras in Huelva

Fandi came out on his shoulders after a waste of delivery, Conquero cut off a loving trophy and Manuel Escribano suffered a cut to his left earlobe when he was flipped into flags.

The World Cup brings La 1 to glory and Telecinco to hell: this is what the historic July audiences have been like

The Mediaset channel remains in the hole with a 7.1% average share, while the first TVE channel obtains its best monthly figure in almost 20 years, 18.8%

A Russian attack on kyiv causes at least nine deaths and 30 injuries

The bombing, with ballistic missiles, occurs at a time when Ukraine denounces the shortage of air defense systems

This week's fires have already emitted as much CO₂ as 660 ceramic companies in a year

If a company expelled this amount of carbon gas, it would be obliged to pay 363 million euros in the European emissions rights market.

The Joma sports skort that is sweeping this summer because it is comfortable, light and easy to combine

The perfect garment for training is a light, flexible skirt with inner shorts.

41,000 'reviews' can't be wrong: the best-selling Biodance facial mask on Amazon

This hydrogel mask has a formula rich in collagen that, combined with other ingredients, helps improve the appearance of the skin and provides luminosity.

We discover the all-in-one anti-aging serum: it contains pure retinol and vitamin B3

Reduces wrinkles, improves appearance and evens tone, a cosmetic gem recommended by dermatologists that has revolutionized skin care

The UNAM saves the beginning of the course with another entrance exam, but it does not clear up doubts about the original

The repetition of the test for applicants who passed and those who would have passed with the cut-off marks from previous years opens the door to a flood of complaints

More than 100 days without water: the crisis that hits thousands in Puerto Rico, in addition to the blackouts

To the lack of investments due to an economic crisis and poor maintenance of key infrastructure, a drought has recently been added that threatens partial rationing.

Abelardo de la Espriella delegates his strategy against Venezuela to Washington

The elected president of Colombia defines how to relate to Delcy Rodríguez, who governs under the tutelage of Donald Trump

The lack of incentives to take care of the mountains and prevent fires in Spain: “It is more profitable to do nothing”

With 70% of the forest mass in private hands and a poorly designed tax system according to experts, almost three quarters of the surface lack management plans

Trump activates tariffs on medicines and forces pharmaceutical companies to choose between paying more or moving to the country

Large European companies will pay 15% taxes to export to the United States

China is the winner of global chaos. Why have you chosen to invest in Spain?

The landing of the Asian giant in Spanish automobile factories responds to industrial and geopolitical factors. Brussels does not trust: the Beijing regime is an uncomfortable partner

Riki Blanco: 'photo finish'

Vignette from August 1, 2026

The unheeded lessons of fire

Fires can be prevented, and it is the obligation of public authorities to act to minimize their effects and avoid repeating this summer's tragedy.

The self, that unreliable narrator

The idea that the self is, to a large extent, a story about oneself no longer belongs only to philosophy or literature; neuroscience in recent decades has studied it in detail

The pact between PP and Vox in Andalusia aggravates the lack of Low Emission Zones by denying them financing

Areas with limited traffic protect health, save money and improve quality of life, but only seven of the 30 Andalusian cities required to have them are operational

Everyone believes that Paula Blasi can win the Tour de France, except her team

The UAE condemns the winner of the Vuelta in Angliru to the role of gregarious for two leaders in the 'grande boucle', which begins on Saturday and will have Mont Ventoux as a mythical summit

The Pazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

A collaborator releases a giant plastic spider on the audience. Ugh, this program is so funny (said someone who stayed in 1995, I guess). This absurd situation is followed by a hidden camera to discover “wonderful people” on the street or a tear-jerking story.

Hunza G, the swimsuits of a thousand colors, one size fits all and the prodigious fabric

Georgiana Huddart has breathed life into the Hunza G swimwear brand, making it the most desired brand on the planet. This summer launches collaboration with Burberry

Laestrygonians, Phaeacians and mermaids of Formentera

The island presents different faces - predatory, friendly or seductive - depending on the moment and luck

More than 190,000 attendees at the 52 concerts of the Botanical Nights 2026

The event celebrated its tenth edition in Madrid with performances by artists such as Love of Lesbian, Rubén Blades, Tom Jones and Rigoberta Bandini

A presidential TikTok and the 'Cara al Sol'

On this channel the important thing is the character and not the records or the books. Pedro Sánchez's communications do not spark dialogues, but rather reactions

The best children's and young people's books of summer 2026

A bald man who experiments with solutions for his baldness, a first approach to the phenomenon of eclipses or an illustrated version of 'The Odyssey', in this month's selection of booksellers from different Autonomous Communities

Honor and glory to David Munrow

Half a century after his death at age 33, Warner recovers the essential recordings of the multi-instrumentalist, popularizer and pioneer in the rediscovery of medieval and Renaissance music

The five books of the week

'Babelia' critics review the titles by Laura Ramos, Iosi Havilio, Dal Yong Jin and Hark Joon Lee, Antonio Niño Rodríguez and Bernat Castany Prado

AI threatens to put an end to the bullish technology party

The collapse of semiconductors, of 15% in the month, is a warning of the concern of investors, increasingly demanding and also eager to buy in the dips

The diplomacy of faith: how Russia gains ground in Cameroon from the pulpits while strengthening its military ties

Cameroon's decision to legalize a Russian Orthodox Church has sparked new debates about Moscow's growing presence in the Central African country, as religion emerges, along with military and diplomatic ties, as a new mechanism of influence

Marine Le Pen's candidacy for the presidential elections monopolizes the space of the extreme right

The presence of the leader of the National Regroupment in the 2027 electoral poster reduces the already scarce options of other more radical formations

Mutual distrust and elections in Israel: the first obstacles to the agreement to disarm Hamas

Analysts consider that the pact puts the ball in the hands of Netanyahu's government and runs the risk of derailing without progress by the parties in parallel.

Two months without working overtime in 17 public hospitals in Madrid

Doctors predict a difficult summer and a sharp increase in waiting lists in September and October

Letter to my disabled son: the value of a life never depends on its usefulness

The day a society stops being moved by the concrete pain of the most fragile, it will also begin to lose the best of itself. Taking care of those few lives is defending the dignity of all

Why do we have paid vacations?

Even if we take them for granted, they are a achievement of the working class that helped fuel the tourism industry. Despite everything, many are still unable to go on vacation

They recover sooner: waking up after anesthesia is different depending on the sex

Research finds that stress hormones orchestrate a brain response that allows females to recover sooner from the effect of ketamine, according to work with mice

LOS40 turns 60: from Joaquín Luqui to TikTok

The video did not kill the music radio star. Neither does the network. We review the evolution of the station with the help of some voices: from playing with vinyl to incorporating cameras in the programs, from full auditoriums to the virality of TikTok