Vallecas is going to Leipzig to play its first final in style

Vallecas is going to Leipzig to play its first final in style

Leipzig, the German city that Goethe called little Paris, will be the little Vallecas on the next May 27, when Rayo plays the first European final in its history. The neighborhood is going to Germany for the Conference League. It only needs to overcome Crystal Palace in the last match, who eliminated Shakhtar in the semifinals. There is no rival that frightens Iñigo Pérez’s team, as humble as it is rebellious, small but tough.

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Local elections foresee an upheaval in the British political map

Local elections foresee an upheaval in the British political map

Rarely have municipal and regional elections been described as “historic” without it being an exaggeration, like when a football match is dubbed “the match of the century,” or a film, a work of art deemed essential and momentous, that would be a sin to miss. But referring to yesterday’s elections in Scotland, Wales, and England in this way is no hyperbole, because they will symbolize the end of the two-party system, the decline (terminal or not, we shall see) of Labour and the Conservatives, the emergence on the scene of the far right (Reform) and far left (Greens), the rejection of the technocratic centrism represented by Keir Starmer, and the sharp condemnation of Jacobin centralism, with three of the four nations that make up the Kingdom possibly in the hands of nationalists.

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U.S. and Iran exchange attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and bring the truce to the brink of collapse

U.S. and Iran exchange attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and bring the truce to the brink of collapse

The fragile ceasefire that had been in place since last April 7 between the United States and Iran hangs by a thread after a violent exchange of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of this Friday. Both powers have confirmed the crossfire, but maintain opposing versions about who initiated the aggression and what the actual damages have been.

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The San Isidro festivities kick off: concerts, parades, exhibitions, and gastronomy

The San Isidro festivities kick off: concerts, parades, exhibitions, and gastronomy

David Otero and Sofía Cristo DJ (May 9), a tribute to Extremoduro (May 11), Rubén Pozo, Miguel Ríos, Alejo Stivel, The Refrescos, Sole Giménez, Celtas Cortos, Amistades Peligrosas, Nena Daconte, Marilia from Ella Baila Sola and OBK (May 14), Nuria Fergó, Las Ketchup and Los Chunguitos (May 15), Fangoria, La Bien Querida and Triángulo de Amor Bizarro (May 16) will provide the soundtrack in San Isidro, which “will be ablaze with festivities from May 7 to 17,” affirmed the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, at the presentation of the celebrations for the capital’s patron saint festivities.

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Madrid leaves the program of about 2,750 language assistants in educational centers up in the air

Madrid leaves the program of about 2,750 language assistants in educational centers up in the air

The Ministry of Education of the Community of Madrid has the continuity of the language assistant program, especially English, for the next 2026-2027 school year up in the air, due to various court rulings and the investigations opened by the Ministry of Labor’s inspection in other autonomous communities that there may be irregularities in the hiring of said personnel.

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Pérez Llorca warns the teachers' unions: "There will be no negotiation if they blackmail with the PAU"

Pérez Llorca warns the teachers’ unions: “There will be no negotiation if they blackmail with the PAU”

The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, warned this Thursday that the Consell will not negotiate with the teachers’ unions if the indefinite strike announced by the teaching staff affects the development of the university entrance exams. “If they blackmail with that, there will be no negotiation on the part of the Generalitat,” he stated during the control session held in Les Corts Valencianes.

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