PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 8: Maricarmen, the evicted Spanish pensioner who became the face of Spain's housing crisis, dies in hospital. Also, France braces for "Act Four" of high school student protests against dilapidated schools and poor staff presence. Finally, actress Zendaya sparks a row over etiquette at Paris Fashion Week.
Maricarmen, the Spanish pensioner who became the face of the country's housing crisis, has died in hospital. El Pais, the Spanish daily, pays tribute to the 87-year-old woman whose eviction last month sparked nationwide protests. She had lived in an upmarket Madrid neighbourhood for more than 70 years before a company bought her rent-controlled apartment for a ridiculously low price, El Pais says. It then forced the wheelchair-bound woman out of her home. The eviction and her years-long legal battle had taken a toll on Maricarmen. In recent months, her physical condition had deteriorated. The elderly woman is now a symbol in Spain and other parts of the world, El Pais says. El Mundo and 20 Minutes also dedicate their editions to the protesters and vigils held for Maricarmen. Protesters marched to Spain's parliament where they mourned her death and vowed that "her fight will go on".
