Madrid5 Oct 2026Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap electionCalling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.5 Oct 20264 Oct 2026'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisisMore than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.4 Oct 20263 Oct 2026Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.3 Oct 202629 Sept 2026Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.29 Sept 202624 Sept 2026Spain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old womanThe tenant of the flat in the Retiro area of central Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay her rent set after it was increased by an investment firm.24 Sept 202623 Sept 2026Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortageThe tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it.23 Sept 202627 Jul 2026Military unit fights intense flames west of MadridSpain is facing its largest wildfire in recent history, with more than 120,000 acres, of countryside devastated.27 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Tourists tell BBC how their holiday turned into race to escape firesFamilies visiting France have told the BBC how their holidays have become evacuation missions.25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfiresFrench firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".25 Jul 2026...
