Murcie
- 16h ago
Jaime Lorente debuts as director with 'El mal hijo', a rural Murcia family drama out in cinemas
Actor Jaime Lorente makes his feature directing debut with El mal hijo, adapted from Salvador S. Molina's novel, which opens in Spanish cinemas on Friday, 16 October. Reviews are mixed, with critics praising the performances and questioning the film's abrupt shift in tone.
- yesterday
Andalusia has Spain's highest poverty risk at 34.7% in EAPN's 2026 report
Spain's AROPE poverty and exclusion rate stands at 25.7%, with regional gaps of up to 20 points, according to the EAPN-ES report published on 15 October 2026.
- 5d ago
Máximo Quiles clinches Moto3 world title with five rounds to spare in Indonesia
The 18-year-old Spaniard won the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika from sixth on the grid and secured the championship with five rounds still to run.
- Oct 9
Puente del Pilar traffic operation starts Friday with jams on Madrid's main exits
The special traffic operation for the Puente del Pilar began Friday afternoon in the Madrid region, with tailbacks on the main motorway exits from the capital, especially the A-1. Traffic authority DGT also reported accidents on several routes leaving Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Murcia.
- Oct 2
Over 421,000 regularized migrants enter Spain's labor force as September unemployment rises
Spain registered 2,379,505 unemployed workers in September as the incorporation of 421,306 newly regularized migrants reshaped regional affiliation and jobseeker counts.
- Oct 1
Murcia leads Spanish regional growth at 3.8% as Madrid reaches 20% of national GDP in 2025
National data from INE shows all Spanish regions grew faster than the EU average of 1.4% in 2025, though per capita income disparities persisted between Madrid and southern territories.
- Aug 6
Man with active restraining order arrested after stabbing ex-partner to death in Murcia shopping center
A 38-year-old man with an active restraining order was arrested after midnight for stabbing his 44-year-old ex-partner to death in a Murcia shopping center on August 5, 2026, the second suspected gender violence killing in Spain that same day.
- Jul 9
Eight Kalashnikovs seized after high-speed police chase from Alicante to Murcia
Spanish National Police arrested four men and recovered eight AK-47 rifles after a dangerous pursuit through two provinces.
- Jul 9
Spanish police dismantle six illegal tobacco factories, seizing 20 million cigarettes and arresting 50 in EU-wide operation
The Guardia Civil, with Europol support, dismantled six clandestine tobacco factories across six provinces, arresting 50 suspects and seizing 20 million cigarettes valued at over €10 million.
- Jul 2
Spain’s June unemployment falls 1.2%, Galicia posts steepest drop as migrant regularization nudges some regions higher
Spain’s labor ministry reported a 1.2% monthly drop in registered unemployment in June 2026, with some regions posting record lows even as others saw marginal increases linked to the end of a migrant regularization window.
- Jul 2
Andrés Hurtado takes Sorolla painting from Seville street because he liked its frame, then returns it to owners
A 57-year-old from Murcia picked up a small painting from a Seville street last Saturday, drawn only by its gold frame. Days later, after AI confirmed it was a €150,000 original by Joaquín Sorolla, he returned it to the family that accidentally left it behind while packing for the beach.
- Jun 13
Spanish police arrest 28 in Levante drug operation, seize 30 kg of cocaine and over €720,000
Spanish National Police dismantled a drug trafficking ring in Valencia, Alicante and Murcia, arresting 28 people including a Valencia nightclub owner and seizing 30 kg of cocaine, 12 kg of MDMA, more than €720,000 in cash, firearms and 21 vehicles.
- Jun 5
Spain weather forecast for Friday 5 June: scattered light rain in the north, clear skies in the south and east
Spain's meteorological agency AEMET predicts a day of variable cloud and scattered light rain across northern municipalities on Friday, with temperatures holding steady before a warmer, sunnier weekend.
- Jun 3
Wildfire near Murcia burns 177 hectares, residents return as aerial support resumes
The forest fire in the El Valle-Carrascoy regional park has burned 177 hectares, forcing the evacuation of around 100 residents who have since been allowed to return home.
