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Ceuta protests: government and media in the crosshairs
Ceuta has seen two days of protests over the migration crisis, with barricades and rubber bullets fired on Trampolin beach. Crews from La Sexta and RTVE were harassed while reporting, amid an escalation of tensions condemned by journalists' associations.
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Spain to reform asylum laws in line with EU as Ceuta remains unsolved
Spain is set to reform its asylum laws as the Ceuta crisis remains unresolved. The European legislation aims to make it easier to reject asylum requests and accelerate returns, in line with demands from the bloc's hardline countries
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Spanish workers spend the equivalent of 231 days paying taxes, study says
Tax Freedom Day fell on 20 August, according to Fundación Civismo. The think tank says the average worker’s tax burden has increased by 54 days since 2018, partly because of higher social contributions and income tax thresholds failing to keep pace with inflation.
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Victims of abuse at youth care home to be compensated by Denmark
According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, between 1949 and 1976, personal accounts and its files showed "serious and systemic failings during the stay of the 13 former residents in this home, which was under state supervision."
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UK by-election: Nigel Farage faces 'record' number of rivals
A fresh by-election has been called in the UK constituency of Clacton, after Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, resigned his seat to seek re-election. Farage had won the seat in 2024, securing 46% of the vote share.
