The Civil Guard has fewer and fewer hypotheses on the table to try to find out why two trains collided in Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, on January 18, an event that caused 46 fatalities. In fact, the Spanish police are now practically only investigating one of the hypotheses: a track breakage would have caused a derailment of an Iryo train traveling towards Madrid, which collided with an Alvia train that was moving in the opposite direction at that time.

Kris Charlier, 76, born in Belgium and living in Catalonia since 2015, has taken two Civil Guard officers to court, accusing them of harassing him at El Prat airport, allegedly for speaking to them in Catalan: "If I had spoken in Spanish, I suppose the Barcelona Provincial Court would have said everything." Charlier, represented by Plataforma per la Llengua (Platform for the Language), is seeking a six-year and two-month prison sentence for hate crimes, coercion, and falsification of official documents. He has also asked the court to disqualify the two officers from public office for almost seven years, fine them €4,800, and award him €3,122 in damages. The prosecution, however, sees no crime in the officers' actions, who are represented by the State Attorney's Office. Charlier stated during the trial that the officers' actions made him feel "humiliated, offended, and wounded" in his dignity as a citizen.

Exhuming a crime scene can have unforeseen consequences. When lawyer Damià del Clot and journalist Albert Calls, authors of Two and a half dead (Portico), as they entered the ARA building to conduct the interview, they received a call. They had finally located a relative of one of the victims of the murder that occurred on November 20, 1980, in a forest in Cabrera de Mar. This is not the only thread they have tried to pull since publishing the book that attempts to shed light on a crime shrouded in mystery.

The Secretary of State for Transport, José Antonio Santano, has reacted in the controversy generated by the alleged removal of railway equipment from the area of ​​the Adamuz accident in January, "under cover of darkness and without judicial authorization." In a public appearance this Tuesday in Barcelona, ​​Santano denied any wrongdoing and defended Adif's work.

A judge in Barcelona has formally charged two former Civil Guard directors, Félix Vicente Azón and María Gámez, for the first time in connection with the Pegasus spyware used to spy on Catalan independence, according to the EFE news agency. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by five of those affected by the spying, including businessman and former Junts senator Joan Matamala. Last September the judge accepted this lawsuit because they considered that the reported events could constitute crimes of discovery and disclosure of computer secrets and illegal access to computer systems.

When asked if the sweater is genuine, the employee responds with a resounding yes. "It's very good, very warm," he explains. Questioned about the fact that 15 euros is a very low price for a Norway brand sweater—the one with the Norwegian flag logo—the clerk replies that it's not exactly the Norway brand from Norway, but rather another brand from Italy—a European country considered one of the epicenters of clothing counterfeiting, with the city of Prato as a prime example. When asked if payment could be made by card, the employee asks if cash would be accepted. Once paid, the exit of the store leads you to the entrance of another business, also selling clothing. In fact, it would resemble a shopping center if we weren't in the middle of an industrial park in the Sant Roc neighborhood of Badalona. Amidst the constant flow of trucks, rows of massive wholesale clothing stores are visible, about twenty in just over 300 meters.

Among the dozens of boxes are Christmas elves, Pikachu costumes for babies, and dolls from the movie Lilo & StitchThese are gifts that many children could have opened this Tuesday morning, after the Three Kings' Day visit to every home. But they were dangerous toys: the Pikachu doll, for example, broke easily into very small pieces that children could swallow. All these boxes were discovered in several storage units in Badalona. There were many toys, up to 214,000, and the Civil Guard is investigating six people for smuggling products dangerous to children's health. In a statement, the Spanish police made it clear that the toys could cause "blockages, cuts, or injuries" and did not meet any safety standards. In total, the seized merchandise is valued at two million euros, and the boxes were ready to be shipped to the final seller. Behind these storage units were two separate criminal groups that were dismantled in two separate operations. On December 4, 2025, five storage units were searched, and 58,650 toys and 3,621 textile products were seized. A month later, on January 2, another five storage units were searched, where 151,730 allegedly counterfeit items were confiscated. The investigation began by following the trail of several counterfeit products that arrived in Catalonia, which led investigators to the storage units in Badalona.

The Interior Ministry, through the Director General of the Civil Guard, has appointed Colonel Pedro Merino Castro as the new head of the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, replacing Colonel Rafael Yuste, according to reports. Eldiario.es And ARA has been able to confirm this through ministry sources.

The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard arrested former PSOE member Leire Díez and former president of SEPI, the state investment arm, Vicente Fernández Guerrero, on Wednesday, according to sources within the Civil Guard who spoke to ARA. The arrests were made on the orders of the National Court as part of an open case related to the awarding of public contracts and are under seal. The investigation was initiated by Investigating Court Number 6, headed by Judge Antonio Piña, and is overseen by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, according to sources close to the investigation who spoke to EFE. This is a different judge than the one investigating the Koldo case. The first reaction from the PSOE came from the halls of Congress. Party spokesperson Montse Mínguez simply reiterated that Leire Díez "is not a member" of the party and expressed "absolute" respect for the investigation being conducted by the Civil Guard and the National Court. "It's time for justice," she concluded. In fact, after her name became known and her audio recordings of maneuvering against the Civil Guard were leaked, Ferraz distanced itself from her actions and suspended her party membership. Furthermore, from the outset, Díez—who was also a Socialist councilwoman in Cantabria—denied acting on behalf of the PSOE and claimed that I was working on a journalistic investigation Regarding irregular police practices.

A reshuffle is underway at the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, instigated by the Spanish government. The Council of Ministers will approve tomorrow the promotion of Colonel Rafael Yuste Arenes to Brigadier General, which will entail his departure as head of the UCO, according to reports. Eldiario.es and government sources confirm to ARA. The UCO is the specialized unit that, among other things, is participating in the investigation of the legal cases surrounding Pedro Sánchez – for example, prepared the report which led to the indictment of Santos Cerdán or accredited that the Attorney General deleted the messages from his mobile phone the day the Supreme Court indicted him—. Rafael Yuste had been in charge of the UCO for two and a half years—he arrived in June 2023 replacing Alfonso López Malo—and has now been promoted after passing the course and ranking first in his class in the evaluation.

The Civil Guard and the Supreme Court are making progress in the investigation of the Cerdán case. While the former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE has been in Soto del Real prison for almost five months, a new report from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) places him as a "liaison" between the Ministry of Transport and Acciona, the construction company allegedly involved in irregular public works contracts. In return, he or his associates received "personal profit" from Servinabar, the company linked to Santos Cerdán (according to the UCO). bought 45%, a version whose defense denies), which had a close economic link with Acciona. The Civil Guard report, to which ARA has had access, was the trigger for the records from last week at different Acciona and other locations indictment of three executives Those linked to the company have been summoned to testify on December 3rd.

From the terrace of Snack Bar 2001, a long stretch of Carrer Major in La Jonquera, in the Alt Empordà region, can be observed. A few meters away, three or four men of North African origin wait patiently, leaning against the wall. They come and go, chat amongst themselves, sit down to smoke, and exchange a few words with the ONCE lottery vendor. On the nearest corner, the scene repeats itself. Until a Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) car parks in front and the group disperses. These individuals, who spend their days positioned at various strategic points along Carrer Major, are the ones who distribute drugs to French customers who cross the border to obtain cheaper cocaine or hashish.

Five people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the forced marriage of a 14-year-old girl, whom her parents sold for €5,000 and five bottles of whiskey. Those arrested are her parents and the buyers: the 20-year-old man she married and her parents, all three residents of Mollerussa (Pla d'Urgell). The girl disappeared in January in the town of Corella, Navarre, and after the forced marriage, she was forced to beg to provide money for the family who bought her. The Civil Guard began investigating the case following a report to Navarrese social services alerting them that the parents of a Romanian family might have sold their teenage daughter into marriage. The Civil Guard's Women and Minors Unit identified the girl's parents, a 35-year-old man and woman. The Civil Guard also located the minor in Catalonia and began coordinating with the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police), the Civil Guard explained in a statement this Saturday. On Friday, October 3, the Mossos d'Esquadra received a report that a girl was begging outside a supermarket in Les Borges Blanques (Les Garrigues). Initially, the Mossos took the minor to the police station to identify her, as she was not carrying any documents, and they also confirmed that she was not enrolled in school. Sources within the force explained to ARA that the officers investigated whether the girl was begging on someone's orders. When they asked if there was an adult who could take responsibility for her, a couple arrived at the police station who introduced themselves as her aunt and uncle. However, they turned out to be her in-laws, aged 40 and 42, who had paid for her to marry their 20-year-old son.

"I need bracelets for the whore," reads a message Koldo García sent to his wife, Patricia Úriz, in February 2021. And she responded: "But for the 1st, right?" "Yes," replied the former advisor to former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos. It's one of many. WhatsApp –to which ARA has had access– that reveal how Koldo García was in charge of managing the former minister's private life, whether by giving gifts to prostitutes or paying the mortgage or child support. In the last few hours, the Civil Guard has provided the Supreme Court with the annexes to the report that was released last Friday and revealed how the PSOE paid cash to Ábalos and Koldo, and pointed to an embezzlement of 95,000 euros.

Nazarenes, dressed in tunics and hoods, are the companions of the floats in a procession during Holy Week. But it is also the name given to one of the oldest scams, and there are several theories that explain it. The Nazarene scam consists of a fake businessman who goes to a company and places orders for a product that is already on the market. Although he never pays for the order, he does end up selling the merchandise. Some theories say that, since the scamming company later receives a procession of creditors, the name Nazareno was ultimately chosen. Others argue that, since the scam occurs in stages (like those during Holy Week), the name ultimately comes from here. Be that as it may, it remains a common scam, as demonstrated by a recent case: an Alicante cooperative dedicated to fruit production lost half a million euros in loquats.

A Barcelona judge has decided to investigate for the first time two former directors of the Civil Guard, Félix Vicente Azón and María Gámez, for spying on the independence movement using Pegasus. Judge Míriam de Rosa Palacio thus admitted a complaint filed by five of those targeted by this espionage, including businessman and former Junts senator Joan Matamala. The judge considers that the reported acts could constitute crimes of discovery and disclosure of computer secrets and illegal access to computer systems.

As if it were a huge online shopping logistics warehouse, but with piles and piles of seemingly official shirts with Messi's number 10 on the back, €1,000 sneakers with fake brand certificates, and shorts that cost more than €500 on the legal market. Everything was ready to be packaged and sent via legal courier companies to all those who had placed orders via WhatsApp. This is what the Civil Guard found in two stores in the Lleida district after changing their strategy against theft. blanket top in the so-called Kermel operation.

On Tuesday, Pablo Motos interviewed Nacho Cano in The Anthill to promote his show. But it wasn't exactly the musical side of things that interested the host. Aware of the artist's ideologically delusional trajectory, he wanted him to talk about political issues. Furthermore, the Mecano member knew perfectly well that with the plush ants he'd find the perfect environment to unleash his conspiracy theories, and he already entered the set with a mysterious book under his arm. The show has become just that: a hotbed of characters unleashing their reactionary side against Pedro Sánchez. The Anthill It serves Motos to enhance this idea of a community oppressed by the absurdity woke.

The unique financing is the core of the agreement between the PSC and ERC to appoint Salvador Illa as president of the Generalitat. It entails a long and complex process, and a key element is the civil servants who will have to fund the Catalan Treasury. However, Isla assured in an interview in the ARA This weekend, it was announced that Spanish Tax Agency workers in Catalonia could be transitioning to Catalan-style working, in a process that could be equivalent to what happened between the Civil Guard and Mossos d'Esquadra: "It's an option that was followed at the time, which I believe responds to a common-sense approach, to offer those who want to join the force the opportunity to do so." This is a key step towards assuming a role in tax management in 2028, but it is generating division within the civil service of the Treasury, as this newspaper has been able to verify.

He's a veteran stevedore at the Port of Barcelona. He didn't maintain a high standard of living, nor did he pretend to be better than he was. When he learned the delivery hadn't gone well, he decided to go into hiding. He did so in a hotel in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona. The police entered his house and didn't find him. They did find an arsenal: two brass knuckles, a stun gun, a 12-gauge shotgun, a big-game rifle, a 9mm sporting handgun, a .22-caliber rifle, and an air pistol. They eventually located him the next day, walking down the street, and arrested him.