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Spain approves decree to regularise half a million undocumented migrants

Move affecting those who have been in Spain five months or more runs counter to anti-migration policies across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Spanish train drivers call three-day strike after deadly railway crashes

Union is demanding better safety standards for workers and passengers after two collisions this week killed 46

The Guardian - UK

Servers Are Sharing Customer Horror Stories And These 40 Are True Nightmares

It’s the middle of the lunch rush, the kitchen is sweltering hot, tickets are piling up, and somehow, that one table still gets exactly what they want. But here’s the thing — even when staff do everything right, some diners are still rude. They snap, ignore basic restaurant etiquette, and…

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“Reimagines the hybrid amp experience for a new generation”: Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet

The tube-powered modeler combos unite traditional touch sensitivity with digital flexibility

Guitar World

“Heard on recordings by icons like Rory Gallagher, Brian May, and Marc Bolan, this pairing helped define the sound of rock’s formative years”: Vox unveils “re-engineered” treble booster with all the tone and none of the inconsistency of vintage units

NAMM 2026: Vox's VTB-1 Treble Booster in inspired by vintage Rangemaster units but remixes the circuit recipe and promises lower noise and a more robust performance

MusicRadar

“It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases

It is the week before NAMM, and the gear drops are coming in thick and fast. This week, we have "the ultimate modern headless guitar", a recreation of Keith Richards' go-to six-string, John Mayer's new-favorite Silver Sky finish and more

Guitar World

“Built to carry its sonic legacy into the future of listening”: Fender becomes the latest guitar and amp firm to enter the home audio space – but can Fender Audio stand up to Marshall?

Fender joins Marshall, Vox and Orange as the latest big-name guitar/amp brand to launch its own headphones – and a speaker you can plug your guitar into

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“One of the most expressive effects ever conceived”: Cliché or pedalboard essential? How the Cry Baby wah pedal changed electric guitar – and why it’s still (kinda) underrated

Guitar World

Lynx rewilding project under threat as EU funding ends

IN FOCUS: A scheme to re-introduce endangered lynx to Spain has proved hugelty successful, but the future is uncertain as funding ceases at the end of this year. Graham Keeley reports from Extremadura, in western Spain

The Independent UK

Spain’s socialists shed voters in regional election as far right makes gains

Vox doubles its seats in Extremadura as Socialist Workers’ party, mired in corruption scandals, loses 10 of its 28 seats

The Guardian - UK

Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority

Around 860,000 Extremadurans go to the polls today in an unprecedented election in the region. María Guardiola brought forward the elections after failing to pass the budget. The polls point to the PP as the winner, but without a majority to govern alone.

Euronews

Spain’s ruling party faces crunch regional poll amid corruption and harassment claims

Results of Sunday’s snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE party

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men

Slew of allegations of sexual harassment hits party already battered by corruption claims and political setbacks

The Guardian - UK

“It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet

Reverb's end-of-year sales stats make for interesting reading with regard to the current state of the amp modeler vs. tube amp debate

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The Conversation

Why the rise of a new far-right party in Catalonia spells danger for the Spanish government

Catalan politics are now, it seems, a far cry from 2017’s infamous, unauthorised independence referendum. It was violently repressed by national police forces, led to widespread rioting, triggered a constitutional crisis in Spain, and saw leaders like Carles Puigdemont flee the country.

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Woman Receives Texts She Wasn’t Supposed To See, Finds Out Her Friends Hated Her Birthday Parties

A woman decided to take full advantage of her birthday by throwing a unique, culinary-themed party. However, she soon found out that her friends didn’t enjoy the day quite as much as she did, so she turned to the internet to ask if she was perhaps wrong to not provide…

The Mary Sue

‘Hazbin Hotel’ star Amir Talai on recording songs for season 2: “I want to line up with these f—— Tony nominees and Tony winners”

It’s been nearly a month of Hazbin Hotel season 2, and as we’re reaching our first Hazbin-free Wednesday since the October 29 premiere, the loss is one acutely felt. It’s going to be 2027 before we see anything about season 3, and until then, we are left with our own…

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"Some players may bemoan its Chinese origin, but if it looks like a Falcon, plays like a Falcon, and squawks like a Falcon, it must be a Falcon": Gretsch Synchromatic Falcon review

The Falcon has finally landed in a more affordable price bracket, let's see if Gretsch's big bird can fly economy

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Radio France Internationale

Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

Euronews

Revisionism on social networks fuels Franco nostalgia among Spanish youth, experts say

Half a century after Francisco Franco's death, his legacy still sparks debate in Spain, with some young people showing nostalgia for his regime amid rising far-right influence.

The Independent UK

‘Life was better under Franco’: The young Spaniards rewriting the dictator’s legacy

IN FOCUS: Concerns over housing, jobs and immigration are sparking an interest in the right among young Spaniards – and a belief, 50 years on, that life under the repressive dictator was not all bad, writes Graham Keeley

The Mary Sue

No, a show depicting something bad does not mean that it’s endorsing it

A new season of Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel has arrived, and with it, a fresh wave of recycled discourse.

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The Dark Side Of “Performative Male” Culture: Is Social Media Fueling A New Masculinity Crisis?

Explore the dark side of performative male culture online. Is this social media trend fueling a new masculinity crisis or just a so-called gender contest?

Benzinga

Netflix Earnings Fail To Lift Streaming ETFs As Sector Slumps Despite Ad Boom

Netflix’s positive revenue growth and all-time ad sales were not enough to lift streaming and internet-focused ETFs, all of which traded down after the company reported its third-quarter results. Overall, the communication services sector dipped 0.15% Wednesday morning. The weakness highlights investor wariness of richly valued communication and technology names,…

The Independent UK

What do Musk, Microsoft’s CEO and the head of Zoom all have in common? The H-1B visa that is now in Trump’s crosshairs

IN FOCUS: From Elon Musk and Satya Nadella to the co-founder of Moderna, it’s not just tycoons in Silicon Valley who have benefited from the controversial work visa now in Donald Trump’s crosshairs, writes Io Dodds

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