Spain is in mourning after a collision between two high-speed trains in Toledo province killed at least 68 people and left more than a hundred injured. The crash happened shortly before nine o’clock on Wednesday morning near Urda, when a Renfe AVE train travelling from Madrid towards Seville struck the back of a stationary Iryo service. Several carriages derailed, with some tumbling down an embankment. Emergency crews worked through the […]

Two people have died after two paragliders collided in the province of Cádiz. The accident happened on Monday near the launch area at Algodonales, a popular destination for paragliding. The victims were a 42-year-old Lebanese man and a 35-year-old American woman. The man died at the scene, while the woman died as she was being taken for medical treatment. Emergency services sent medical and rescue helicopters to the area, which […]

Police have seized more than four tonnes of hashish at a property in Ayamonte, in Huelva province. More than a tonne was hidden in an underground compartment concealed beneath a floor covered with bread loaves. Officers also found other quantities of drugs around the property. A man responsible for guarding the site was arrested while allegedly attempting to transport 600 kilos of hashish in a trailer. He has been remanded […]

The Government has condemned violent disturbances in Barcelona over the weekend, as the investigation continues. The latest police figures put the number of arrests at 130, including 76 minors. Shops and street furniture were damaged, with the cost of damage estimated at around 36,000 euros. Government ministers have argued that the far right benefits politically from the disorder, while opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has accused the Government of contributing […]

Police have arrested 128 people following violent disturbances in central Barcelona on Saturday night, including 72 minors. The unrest broke out around Plaça de Catalunya after a gathering organised through social media. Shops were vandalised, street furniture was set alight and police officers were attacked. Fourteen Mossos d’Esquadra officers were injured, four seriously, and 23 businesses were damaged. Investigators are trying to establish who organised the gathering and whether further […]

King Felipe the Sixth has returned to Madrid after undergoing cataract surgery in Oviedo. The King had an operation on his left eye on Saturday at the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute. The procedure lasted around half an hour and was completed without complications. He spent the night at the clinic before leaving on Sunday morning. His medical team expects a quick recovery, although he has been advised to use eye drops […]

More than 80 people have been injured after a bus plunged down a steep embankment in Catalonia. The crash happened on Sunday afternoon on a mountain road at Fogars de Montclús, between Barcelona and Girona, after the coach collided with a car and left the road. Seven people were seriously injured, while 58 were taken to hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. Another 18 suffered minor injuries. Emergency services sent […]

More than 6,500 claims for compensation have been submitted following the severe flooding caused by Storm Adam. Spain’s Insurance Compensation Consortium says it received 6,528 applications for damage caused between the 16th and 18th of October. More than three-quarters came from Valencia province, including 2,760 from Oliva alone. Alicante province accounted for a further 847 claims. The public body says it is preparing to compensate insured households and businesses as […]

The number of women killed in suspected gender-based violence this year has risen to 43, after the Government confirmed the death of a 52-year-old woman in Madrid. She was stabbed outside a residential building in the Carabanchel district on Tuesday and later died in hospital. Her partner is suspected of the killing. Authorities say there had been no previous reports of gender-based violence involving the couple. The latest figure brings […]