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🇪🇸 Spain Today News Summary: 4 November 2026
1. Transport minister Óscar Puente resigns after the Urda train crash
Spain's transport minister, Óscar Puente, has resigned after the high-speed rail crash near Urda, in Toledo, which killed 69 people. He announced it at the end of more than four hours of questions in parliament, saying a minister cannot stay in office after two rail accidents this serious in less than a year, and calling it a matter of political dignity.
2. Junior doctors' on-call shifts capped at 17 hours
A new royal decree ends 24-hour shifts for doctors in specialist training…
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