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This page is an archive of main headlines from Spain for 29.07.2026.

It displays 89 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

29.07.2026The Day the Fires Stabilized and Zapatero's Accounts Were Opened

On July 29, the wildfire crisis that had dominated headlines for days reached a turning point. Morning reports described a 'favorable evolution' of fires in Madrid and Ávila, though a new heatwave threatened containment. By midday, Interior Minister Marlaska declared the Madrid fire stabilized and lifted evacuations in Ávila, allowing tens of thousands to return home. Attention then shifted to Castellón, where flames advanced uncontrolled, and to new fires in Zamora and León that forced fresh evacuations.

Political controversy intensified around the judicial investigation into former PM Zapatero. A judge authorized scrutiny of 57 bank accounts linked to Zapatero, his family, and companies in the Plus Ultra case, with reports of shell companies receiving millions. This development dominated evening coverage, alongside Ayuso's defense of a luxury attic purchase for government use and Sánchez's pardon of Catalan leader Laura Borràs.

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La evolución favorable de los fuegos permite el retorno a casa de más de 40.000 personas en Madrid, Ávila y Castellón

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Los últimos voluntarios de Casillas: "No sé qué encontrarán mis nietas cuando vuelvan"

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06:05The Arsonist's Fire

Spanish media focus on the wildfire crisis, with residents returning home amid pain and hope (La Vanguardia, 20minutos). The fire in Casillas is linked to arson by livestock farmers (El Mundo). The government faces criticism for selling firefighting planes now used in Portugal (El Confidencial). Meanwhile, Sánchez's pardon of separatist leader Laura Borràs and other corruption convicts draws attention (El Español, La Razón).
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10:10The Heatwave's Fiery Grip

The media focus on the wildfire crisis as a new heatwave arrives, complicating containment efforts. The fire in Casillas is confirmed as arson by livestock farmers. Meanwhile, the Community of Madrid's purchase of a luxury attic for Ayuso's office draws scrutiny.
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13:19Heatwave Fans Flames, Politics Simmers

The media focus on the wildfire crisis as a new heatwave intensifies, with fires in Madrid, Ávila, and Castellón showing mixed progress. El País frames the fires as a predictable catastrophe due to climate change and poor land management. Meanwhile, political controversies persist: El Español reports opposition to pardoning corruption convicts, and infoLibre covers judicial infighting.
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El plan que tiene Madrid para reconstruir la Sierra Oeste: ayudas para vivienda, reducción de impuestos, reforestación...

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El plan urgente de Madrid para reconstruir la Sierra Oeste: ayudas para vivienda, reducción de impuestos, reforestación...

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14:45Fires Stabilize, Attic Controversy Burns

The media focus on the wildfire crisis, with Madrid's fire stabilized and evacuations lifted in Ávila (El Confidencial, RTVE), while Castellón's fire advances uncontrolled (RTVE). Meanwhile, Ayuso defends the purchase of a luxury attic for government use, claiming a smear campaign (eldiario.es, El País, Público).
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19:56The Judge's Ledger on Zapatero

The media focus on a judicial investigation into former PM Zapatero's bank accounts, authorized by a judge, as a major political scandal (La Vanguardia, El Confidencial, El Plural). Meanwhile, wildfires in Madrid and Ávila are stabilized, allowing evacuations to be lifted, though Castellón's fire advances (RTVE).
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Evacuados 15 pueblos por las llamas en Zamora y León

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Evacuados 16 pueblos por las llamas en Zamora y León

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Evacuados 18 pueblos por cuatro nuevos fuegos en Zamora y León

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23:15The Judge's Ledger on Zapatero

The media focus on the judicial investigation into former PM Zapatero's bank accounts, with a judge authorizing scrutiny of 57 accounts linked to him, his family, and companies in the Plus Ultra case (La Vanguardia, El Español, El Confidencial, El Plural). Meanwhile, wildfires show mixed progress: Madrid and Ávila stabilized, but new fires in Zamora and León force evacuations, and Castellón's fire advances (20minutos, El Mundo, RTVE, La Razón).