There will be news: La Blanca parties, yellow warning for heat and employment data
Today, 4 August 2025, the main headlines of the media will be:
- Festivities of the White Virginof Vitoria-Gasteiz: Celedon will visit the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca this afternoon, from 18:00, after the launch of the rocket and faithful to his appointment. It will be seen live on ETB2 and now.eus. Everything is ready in the city and the program includes more than 400 activitieswith proposals for all citizens.
- Yellow Warning for extreme high temperatures: The heat wave will arrive today in Hego Euskal Herriaand temperatures will be around 36 ° C in southern Álava and 37 ° C in southern Navarre, such as Estella. Tuesday will bring a slight break and the highs will drop especially in the north.
- Employment data for July: the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security of the Spanish Government will update the employment data for last July. In the Spanish State, 92,500 more people were employed in the second quarter, exceeding the threshold of 22 million for the first time.
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The 16th stage of the Return has been neutralized 8 kilometres earlier by protests in support of Gaza
Hundreds of people have taken to the edge of the roads in response to a call from the Galiza por Palestine platform under the slogan "It is not war, it is genocide" to denounce the Israeli invasion of Gaza. There have also been moments of tension as the police have identified several people and carried charges.
Changing the narrative and listening to young people: keys to preventing suicide and saving lives
The suicide prevention campaign "Wait, I'm here" is a direct call to active listening and has been awarded at ThinkXSocial Navarra.
Areas close to urban centres will be cleared with bushes in Álava to prevent forest fires from reaching homes
They shall also provide free training in the first firefighting activities, especially for farmers and administrative boards.
Food "without food" in a bar in San Sebastian in solidarity with Gaza
Councilors of PNV, PSE-EE and EH Bildu have participated in the solidarity meal held at the Itxaropena bar in the Old Part of San Sebastián, where participants in the initiative have paid EUR 60 but have not eaten anything.
BetiOn tele-assistance workers have concentrated in Bilbao to denounce the attacks suffered by three workers
The chairman of the Works Council, Koldo Uria, has denounced the lack of protocols to protect workers and has asked the Basque Government and Ilunion to keep the aggressors out of service.
No cigarettes can be smoked or snapped on the terraces of bars, college campuses and vehicles intended for work
The Spanish Council of Ministers has adopted a preliminary draft law extending the ban on smoking to outdoor areas and equating electronic cigarettes with ordinary cigarettes.
Today they made a pilgrimage to Arantzazu on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Arantzazu
Although it is not a holiday in the general calendar, in Oñati and around the shrine of Aránzazu there will be a festive atmosphere today. Dozens of people have gone there on pilgrimage.
A Portuguese man has been arrested in Bilbao on charges of sexually assaulting two minors in his family
A European arrest warrant was issued for the 39-year-old man, who has been fleeing justice since 2017. The judge has provisionally released him with precautionary measures pending extradition proceedings to Luxembourg.
One person has died and two have been injured, one seriously, in an accident on the AP-15 motorway off Olite
A 72-year-old man has died and two others have been injured, one seriously, on the AP-15 motorway in Olite.
Euskal Telebista opens new news season
News reports "Egun On Euskadi", "Gaur Egun" and "Teleberri" will feature new images, new decorations and new faces in this new season based on authenticity, rigour and closeness.