AT least five people have been killed and dozens injured after two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers derailed ...

SPAIN is eagerly awaiting the fate of its Iberian neighbour after Portugal headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new ...

CALDERÓN PEDRO Calderón de la Barca was born in Madrid on 17 January, 1600. He died in the same city in 1681, having ...

THREE Kings Day - or ‘Reyes’ in Spanish - is known to Anglosaxons as ‘the Epiphany’. It falls on January 6, and while it’s no ...

THE Costa del Sol has been left reeling after Storm Francis wreaked havoc over the weekend, dumping up to 200mm of rain in ...

MALAGA is set to pour a whopping €18 million into road upgrades in 2026, authorities have announced. Francisco Salado, head of Malaga’s provincial government, said on Tuesday nearly 20% of the ...

BUDGET carrier Ryanair has paid nearly €5,000 to a passenger scalded by hot coffee during a flight to Mallorca. The out-of-court settlement went to Denise Elliott, 63, from Hampshire who was ...

A SPARKLING candle caused a blaze in a trendy Madrid restaurant just two weeks after the Swiss new year tragedy that killed 40. After diners had finished eating at Fanatico, they watched dancers ...

BRITISH pensioners living in Spain will benefit from a generous increase of nearly five per cent to the state pension, with the rise set to come into effect later this year. From April, the state ...

BENIDORM City Council has suffered a fresh setback in its attempt to overturn a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest. The total figure is roughly double the annual budget of ...

EMBARFGOED TO 1600 MONDAY FEBRUARY 24 File photo dated 15/06/06 of a consultant analyzing a mammogram. The number of women in the UK diagnosed with breast cancer and dying from the disease is set to ...

REAL Madrid have sacked Xabi Alonso as the club’s head coach with reserve team boss, Alvaro Arbeloa, replacing him. A statement was issued that expressed the decision as one of ‘mutual consent’ but ...