Madrid

A survey by GAD 3 and Valdecarros Madrid shows that 18 percent of those planning to acquire housing in coming years will not use it as their primary residence. Seventy-five percent of Madrid residents intend to change homes within five years.

9. mai 2026 Rapportert av AI

A 23-year-old man has been detained by the National Police after the death of his 22-year-old Spanish partner in Madrid's Carabanchel district. The incident occurred on Saturday morning.

Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute apologized on Monday for joining chants of «¡Fuera la mona!» against Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez at a Madrid event supporting María Corina Machado. Baute insists he is not racist and got carried away by the moment's emotion. Venezuela's Embassy in Spain condemned the chants as racist and misogynistic.

20. april 2026 Rapportert av AI

Brazilian para-swimmer Gabriel Araújo, known as Gabrielzinho, received the Laureus foundation's award for athlete with disability of the year at a ceremony in Madrid on Monday (20). He won three golds at the 2025 Para-swimming World Championships and the Paris-2024 Paralympics. He is the second Brazilian to win in the category, after Daniel Dias.

Vox has confirmed the definitive expulsion of its former secretary general Javier Ortega Smith after resolving his final internal appeal. The party also ratifies the expulsion of Madrid city councilors Ignacio Ansaldo and Carla Toscano, who backed him. The current municipal spokesperson now has only the judicial route left.

12. april 2026 Rapportert av AI

Madrid's Templo de Debod, an Egyptian monument over 2,000 years old, shows inscriptions and scratches on its stones from past vandalism. Vice-Mayor Inma Sanz stated that these damages date back several years and are not recent. The City Council rules out covering the open-air temple.