The Latest Breaking News from Teresa Ribera

Sunny Spain's new air conditioning rules have been passed despite the country potentially sizzling with 42C heat - with orange weather alerts issued in nine areas.

Spanish businesses, restaurants and museums will not be allowed to set air-conditioners below 27 degrees Celsius in summer or heaters above 19C in winter.

Spain's new air conditioning rules have been passed despite the country expecting more sizzling heat with an orange weather alert raised in nine areas with highs of 42C

Intense heat alert in nine of country's provinces as new laws forbid cooling systems below 27C in summer

Analysis: Southern European countries were unwilling to sign up to homogenous 15% cut in gas

Zelenskiy accused Moscow of ‘gas war’ after Russian state-controlled energy company says it is halting a turbine due to its ‘technical condition’

Bloc says rationing is necessary amid Russian ‘blackmail’ but some member states have rejected the proposal.

Natural gas has started flowing from Spain towards Morocco through a pipeline that stopped flowing in November amid a diplomatic row between Morocco and Algeria, data from Spanish gas grid operator Enagas showed on Wednesday. Algeria decided last year not to extend a deal to export gas through a pipeline…

Algeria suspended a 20-year friendship treaty with Spain this week and moved to limit trade with its northern neighbour, raising more questions about the potential impact on the long-established gas business between the two countries.

Dispute over status of Western Sahara escalates as Algeria severs economic links with Spain.

The Spanish government has approved a new plan aimed at reining in soaring energy prices