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"A vacuum impossible to fill": tributes to De Miguel's funeral

Jesus de Miguel's family claims that "the print he left on so many people" is something they will always remember, while the footballer's funeral takes place in Spain.

Spain: death of player Jesus de Miguel, football mourning

Andorra FC's goaltender, Jesus Owono, came out of silence on Wednesday, November 4, ensuring that he was living "the most difficult days" of his life, the day after the death of the attacker of Tenerife Jesus de Miguel, whom he had violently hit in the middle of the game on Monday, November 2. According to the Spanish press, Owono risks a heavy sports suspension and could end up in court for "manacring by negligence". Details of Maude Petit-Jové

Train collision in Spain: what happened?

Spain is in mourning after the collision of two trains which killed at least 68 people in the centre of the country. While three days of national mourning have been decreed, questions arise about the circumstances of this disaster and possible responsibilities. Benoît Pellistrandi, a Spanish specialist historian, goes back to the shock caused by this tragedy.

Violent shock, "human error": what we know about the rail drama that still mourns Spain

A fatal collision on Wednesday morning between two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid, once again mourns Spain, nine months after a previous major rail disaster. This time, the path of "human error" is privileged. This is what we know.

Killing collision in Spain: Pedro Sánchez speaks

Spain is experiencing a period of mourning in the face of the collision of two trains which took place on Wednesday 28 October in the morning, leaving 64 dead and nearly 200 injured. The Spanish Prime Minister intends to provide "psychological and material assistance" to the victims and survivors of this tragedy.

Rail accident in Spain: testimonies of survivors in Urda

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday 28 October that "all Spain is in mourning", a few hours after the collision of two trains that killed at least 64 people in Urda, one of the worst railway disasters in recent history. The details of Maude Petit-Jové.

Collision between two trains in Spain: one of the country's worst rail disasters

A dramatic train accident killed at least 64 people near Toledo. A fatal collision occurred on the same railway line, at Adamuz, on 18 January, leaving 46 dead and over 150 injured. The details of Benoit Pellistrandi, a Spanish historian.

Spain: How to explain the collision of the two trains near Toledo?

Following a rail accident that resulted in at least 64 casualties on Wednesday 28 October near Toledo, the Spanish Minister of Transport called into question the unexpected reopening of the network, while a technical breakdown of the safety system persisted.

Spain: A collision between two trains less than a year from the similar tragedy in Adamouz

The collision of two trains near Toledo on Wednesday 28 October has a provisional record of fifty deaths, making it one of the worst rail disasters in Spain. Less than a year after the tragedy of Adamuz in Andalusia, which had bereaved Spain with 46 victims and 801 injured, this new fatal accident occurred in the middle of the campaign for the legislative elections of 29 November.

Spain: What we know about the fatal rail accident in Toledo

Following the fatal accident in Toledo between two high-speed trains this Wednesday, 28 October, the provisional assessment is only growing. An international drama: Emmanuel Macron deplores on his social networks "a terrible railway drama" and "expresses the solidarity of France". The details of Jules Boiteau, journalist in France 24 and Maude Petit-Jové, correspondent France 24 in Spain.

Spain: more than 46 deaths in a collision between two high-speed trains

At least 46 people died on Wednesday 28 October in the collision of two high-speed trains about 150 km south of Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was "dismayed" by this "serious" accident. The details of Maude Petit-Jové, correspondent France 24 in Spain

Spain: collision between two trains on the Madrid-Andalucía high-speed line

Legislative elections in Spain: Pedro Sánchez launches his campaign

Pedro Ruiz Iniesta, representative of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in France, is our guest.

Legislative elections in Spain: "strengthening" the Housing Act

Selma Hadj Bouziane, our Madrid correspondent, analyses the situation.

Sánchez launches his campaign promising to "strengthen" the housing law

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised Saturday to "strengthen" housing legislation if he obtained an absolute majority in the legislative elections scheduled for 29 November, while the housing crisis provoked a strong mobilization across Spain

Spain: Pedro Sanchez puts housing crisis at the heart of his campaign

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised Saturday to "strengthen" housing legislation if he obtained an absolute majority in the legislative elections scheduled for 29 November. The housing crisis is generating a strong mobilisation across Spain.

In Madrid, the emotion after the death of Maricarmen, icon of the fight against the housing crisis

About ten thousand people marched in the streets of Madrid in tribute to Maricarmen Abscal, who died on Wednesday. After her expulsion from the apartment she had lived in for 56 years, this 87-year-old woman had become the symbol of the housing crisis in Spain.

Spain: Maricarmen's death revives anger on housing

Hundreds of people paid tribute to 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who became the symbol of the housing crisis in Spain after his expulsion. His death comes at a time when the protest is intensifying: protestors demand, in particular, a framework for rents and a fight against real estate speculation. Following the rejection of two measures from the government in Parliament, the movement could impose itself as a major issue in the early legislative process of November 29.

Spain: Maricarmen died, symbol of the housing crisis

Press coverage this Thursday, October 8th: the high school movement seen by the foreign press, the death of Maricarmen Abascal without being able to return to the housing from which she had been expelled to Madrid, the Tories' attempt to recover voters, and good news about biodiversity.

Maricarmen's death in Madrid, a "murder due to real estate speculation"

Maricarmen, whose expulsion led to a citizen movement against the housing crisis in Spain, died at the hospital on Wednesday, reports France 24 correspondent in Madrid, Maude Petit-Jové. The demonstrators, gathered on the Puerta del Sol to denounce real estate speculation, learned this in the middle of AG. After a minute of silence, they denounced "murders." The movement continues: the general strike is scheduled for 11 November.