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English Edition Dear readers, Happy new year! As we enter 2018, all eyes are on Catalan's pro-independence parties and how they will make use of their majority to form a regional government. A Supreme Court ruling to keep former Catalan deputy premier Oriol Junqueras in jail could complicate the separatists' aims but the real test may play out in Brussels where four ousted members of the Catalan government are negotiating what to do with the seats they won in the December 21 election. In other news, Spain has been shocked by the murder of DIana Quer, an 18-year-old who went missing in August 2016, and whose body was discovered in an abandoned warehouse. Critics have taken aim at the sensationalist media coverage of her case and demanded greater sensitivity in gender violence crimes. Meanwhile, Spanish business tycoon Amancio Ortega has poured €100 million into his real estate business and reaffirmed his control of the Zara clothing empire until 2029. For more news, take a look at our highlights below and thank you, as always, for reading our coverage of Spanish news. Regards, Melissa Kitson Catalan crisis Spanish Supreme Court refuses to release former Catalan deputy premier Reyes Rincón Madrid Justices argue there is no evidence that Oriol Junqueras will not again commit crimes including rebellion and sedition for which he is being investigated A march in support of Catalan politicians in pre-trial detention. / C.C. catalan elections Ex-officials in Brussels hold key to separatist majority in Catalan parliament Miquel Noguer / Pere Ríos Barcelona Separatist bloc needs other party members to fill their vacant spots in regional chamber to ensure it retains a majority and gets to choose next premier Civil Guard officers at the site where the body of Diana Quer was found. / O.C. Crime The frenzied week that led to the capture of Diana Quer's suspected killer Silvia R. Pontevedra A Coruña A botched abduction helped the police zone in on José Enrique Abuín Dastis with the mayors of Campo de Gibraltar. / J.R. Brexit Spain treads softly on Gibraltar despite EU veto win Javier Casqueiro Madrid Spanish sources say they will not rush into the delicate Gibraltar negotiations in the lead-up to Brexit Shoppers on Madrid's Gran Vía. / JAIME VILLANUEVA business Spanish retail sector banks on early sales to make up for slow fall season Hugo Gutiérrez Madrid Traditional January sales period is giving way to permanent discounts that eat into profit margins Food Seven Spanish cities where you can feast on free tapas Joaquín Jesús Sánchez The costless nibble with your drink is at once an art, a tradition and a religion; here are our recommendations for a number of places where free snacks are de rigueur Members of La Legión. / LUIS SEVILLANO SPANISH MILITARY Spanish Legion declares war on obesity Miguel González Madrid La Legión, an elite army unit with a history of combat in foreign missions, is now battling love handles among its own cold war Half a century after Palomares nuclear accident, a glimpse of justice Joan Faus Washington US veteran who helped remove radioactive soil from Spanish location heads effort to file class action suit against US government A pool containing mining residue at Monte Neme in Galicia. / Oscar Corral Environment How corruption has scarred the Spanish environment Sonia Vizoso A Coruña Bankrupt mining firm first ransacked, then abandoned Monte Neme quarry in northern Spain's Galicia region with lasting consequences Sarolta Molnar at Budapest's Rákóczi Market. / S.R. citizens' europe Eastern Europe is sick of second-rate food María R. Sahuquillo Governments of Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic claim some multinationals are sending them lower-quality products Business Zara boss Amancio Ortega pours €100 million into real estate business El País Madrid The fashion magnate's property holdings in Spain are worth more than €1.6 billion while global holdings total more than €6.7 billion Cartoons El Roto El Roto El Roto cartoon, January 5, 2018 Opinion Fighting fake news Disinformation has become a powerful weapon thanks to the internet and social media Thanks readers! Sign up for more newsletters from EL PAÍS » You have received this communication because you have registered with EL PAÍS and you have subscribed to the ENGLISH EDITION editorial newsletter. If you believe you have received this message due to an error or you want to stop receiving this bulletin at the email address tworaho.mail18@blogger.com, you can unsubscribe. In addition, you can change your preferences by accessing your profile. At any time you can exercise your rights to access, rectify, cancel or object via post by writing to EDICIONES EL PAÍS, at the following address: Miguel Yuste, 40. 28037; or by writing to PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A. (PRISA), at the address Gran Vía, 32 - Madrid 28013, writing on the envelope: "DERECHOS LOPD" and including a photocopy of your identity card or passport and explaining your request.