Schools in Madrid will not be holding any lessons today as a result of the snow in the capital although the centres will actually be open.
Security Forces blow up suspicious package at Barajas airport
State Security Forces have carried out a controlled detonation of a suspicious rucksack left in the parking area of T4 at Madrid’s Barajas airport.
Police officer killed
A National Police officer died this morning and another was injured after they were hit by a car as they attempted to signal an accident on the A-4.
A baby isn’t just for Christmas
A man out walking his dog in downtown Madrid this morning discovered an abandoned newborn baby on the pavement.
Weather causing flight cancellations in Madrid
A total of 131 flights have so far had to be cancelled at Madrid-Barajas airport this morning due to the adverse weather conditions, with 67 outgoing and 64 incoming flights affected.
Francisco Ayala has died at the age of 103 years
The writer Francisco Ayala has died in Madrid at the age of 103 years following a very short deterioration in his health during the past few days.
Police seize 35 kilos of heroin hidden in a truck
National Police officers have seized 35 kilos of heroin hidden inside the hydraulic brake system of a truck, the first time this method of concealment has been encountered.
Woman found stabbed at her home in Madrid
The body of a 31 year old woman was found at her home in calle Bravo Murillo, Madrid, early yesterday evening.
Minor dies from gunshot wound
A young boy has died this morning at the La Paz hospital in Madrid as a result of gunshot wounds to the head.
Sixteenth Influenza A fatality
A person in Madrid has become the sixteenth fatality in Spain as a result of complications associated with Influenza A. At the express wish of the family, no details of the latest victim are being released, not even age, sex or at which hospital the death occurred.