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At least two people died this Tuesday morning when an Alvia train ran over a van where the victims were, Adif workers at the high-speed works in Monzón de Campos (Palencia), at a level crossing. The Government subdelegation has reported the double death without ruling out that there are more deaths in the accident, as they are searching for more bodies of other workers who could travel in the vehicle hit by the railway. The workers were of Portuguese nationality (37 years old) and Indian nationality (40 years old) and were hired for the works in the southern section of…

A dozen entities in the book sector of the Valencian Community have denounced this Tuesday that the Generalitat has left them without ordinary aid “in the worst year in their history” and they have grouped together in a group of affected people to demand solutions. The subsidies that the Ministry of Culture calls for annually for the book sector are contemplated in the 2024 budgets, but only the line of aid for editorial production has been called, according to a joint statement. However, “as of today it has not been resolved” and aid for the Diffusion of Books and Reading,…

Good morning. We start the live narration of the last hour of political news on this Tuesday, November 26. The judge of Koldo caseIsmael Moreno, today interrogates two partners of the commission agent Víctor de Aldama and his secretary for their relationship in the mask plot, the PCR tests at airports in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, or the payments to the commander of the Civil Guard investigated in this case . Meanwhile, the first vice president of the Government, María Jesús Montero, appears at the investigation commission of the Koldo case in the Senate.The traditional Tuesday meeting…

Actions against the touristification of mountain regions are gaining momentum in Catalonia. The anonymous collective Els Trinxats, born in Cerdanya, has been granted the cancellation of the Occident Winterfesta macro musical event scheduled for the Purísima bridge. Not even three days after the massive demonstration for the right to housing that flooded the Catalan capital, entities from the Pyrenees have organized a symbolic event in the Plaza de Sant Jaume in Barcelona to demand a change of course in the territorial model. “The demonstration on November 23 took place in Barcelona, ​​but it was a country act. “Young people from…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Chancellor defends tax rises and promises there won’t be any more  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been braided ‘defiant’ this morning after she defended her October Budget that businesses are still complaining about. Speaking at the CBI annual conference yesterday she told sceptical corporate leaders she had no alternative to the £40bn increase in taxes. Despite backlash from business leaders, who claim the budget means it will be harder for them to hire new staff and has also made Britain less attractive to invest it, the chancellor doubled down on her fiscal choices, telling the conference…

Salah contract saga highlights the growing frustrations with FSG involving key players has brought Liverpool’s ownership model under renewed scrutiny. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has branded Salah “selfish” for publicly expressing dissatisfaction over the club’s failure to offer him a new deal, which most fans disagree with. Salah Contract Saga However, criticism of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the club’s American owners, has escalated as fans and analysts accuse them of prioritising financial interests over key players. Something Jamie Carragher has also failed to acknowledge, Salah has run himself to the ground, every week for Liverpool and he has left…

Tory Mayor invites Trump to official UK visit  Mayor Ben Houchen has sent an open letter to incoming US president Donald Trump, congratulating him on his election victory and inviting him to visit North East England.  The Tees Valley mayor’s invitation comes as the prime minister faces backlash for failing to formally invite the president-elect to visit the UK.  Those around Trump aren’t fans of Britain, but the soon-to-be president is – much more than his predecessor Joe Biden anyway. He also tells Elon Musk Tees Valley is open for business – in a bit of a beggy and desperate…

Russia’s record bombing of Ukraine leads much of the bloc’s major news sites this morning as Ukraine’s air force says it has shot down 76 Russian drones in 17 regions, whilst another 95 were lost from their radars or downed by electronic jamming defensive systems in overnights attacks.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel also dominates much of the European news. A formidable feature of European politics, Merkel served Germany for 16 years. Today, her memoir Freedom is released. The highly anticipated memoir confronts criticisms of her policies on Russia and migration, which some say left Germany overly dependent on Russian gas and has fueled the rise of the far right in the Deutschland.

The conclusion of the mass rape trial in France finds plenty of space as prosecutors demand the maximum sentence for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and women around the world protesting for an end to violence against women. Much of the European media – including the UK – are running various campaigns and stories around violence towards women, sexual assault and calls for governments to do better.

Don’t expect Budget rethink, Rachel Reeves implies Rachel Reeves has implied she won’t rethink her Budget measures in the wake of backlash from business, saying: “We’ve made our decisions.” The Chancellor appeared at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s annual conference on Monday in a fireside chat with Keith Anderson, the chief executive of Scottish Power. She was asked by ITV about the “unintended consequences” of her fiscal event, and whether she would “rethink any of the measures that you’ve announced?” Reeves said: “It’s really important that the sums add up, and I’m determined to be the Chancellor that puts…

Unemployment hotspots to get more NHS funding under new back to work plan Places with the highest levels of joblessness will get extra NHS support as the government bids to “get Britain working again”. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will announce the plans today as part of wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity and deliver the government’s promise to bring more than two million people back into work. She said: “To get Britain growing, we need to get Britain working again. “Our reforms will break down barriers to opportunity, help people to get into work and on at…