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Blast at Spanish fireworks factory kills five

A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in northeast Spain has killed five people and injured six others. One person has been reported missing

01/09/2015

Sport

Vuelta: Sbaragli sprints to stage ten honours

Italian Kristian Sbaragli celebrated the biggest win of his career on Monday after sprinting to victory in stage ten of the Vuelta handing his newly

31/08/2015

Sport

Vuelta: Dumoulin wins Stage 9 for overall lead as Froome finishes second

Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin painted the town red on Sunday after winning stage 9 of the vuelta – a result that put him in the overall race lead. The

30/08/2015

Sport

Chavas retains red as Stuyven wins crash-hit Vuelta stage

Stage eight of the Vuelta was filled with nasty spills and thrills and when the dust settled Belgian Jasper Stuyven was triumphant. A massive pile up

29/08/2015

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Lindeman wins stage seven as Froome loses time on title rivals

Bert-Jan Lindeman won the first mountain test in this year’s Vuelta. The Dutchman survived from an early break to cross the line first in La

28/08/2015

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Chaves reclaims the overall race lead with stage six success

A day after losing the overall race lead in the Vuelta, Colombian Esteban Chaves bounced back in style by winning stage six to don the leaders red

27/08/2015

Sport

Caleb Ewan surged to victory in the fifth stage of the Vuelta

26/08/2015

Spain

14 suspected ISIL activists arrested in joint Spain-Morocco operation

Spain and Morocco have reportedly arrested fourteen people with suspected links to the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL). Spain’s interior

25/08/2015

Sport

Valverde wins stage 4 of the Vuelta a España

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde clinched a victory on home turf when he won stage 4 of the Vuelta a España. The Movistar rider completed the 209.6km route

25/08/2015

Sport

Vuelta: Sagan ends winning drought with stage three victory

Peter Sagan ended his run of near misses by winning stage three of the Vuelta. Sagan’s Tinkoff Saxo team controlled the peloton in the later stages

24/08/2015

Sport

Chaves wins second stage of Vuelta de España

Esteban Chaves of the Orica Greenedge team has won the second stage of the Vuelta de España. The day was overshadowed by the disqualification of

23/08/2015

Sport

BMC Racing fastest in first stage of Vuelta de España

American team BMC Racing have taken the top spot in the 7.4km first stage of the Vuelta de España. Organisers had earlier announced that times would

22/08/2015

Sport

Ex-Liverpool star Núñez: 'Benítez brings results not nice football'

21/08/2015

Spain

Many Greeks 'concerned' after Tsipras resignation

Many Greek people expressed concern after the televised announcement. Tsipras said Greece got the best deal possible for its bailout, but it is

21/08/2015

Sport

Benfica send Rodriguez out on loan

20/08/2015

Spain

Spanish town celebrates annual 'human tower' festival

It’s an act of physical ingenuity and bravery – the annual festival of building Tarragona towers or castles and attracts thousands to the Catalonia

20/08/2015

Sport

Super Cup champs Bilbao return home to heroes welcome

Hundreds of Athletic Bilbao fans gathered near the San Mames Stadium on Monday night to celebrate their club’s stunning victory over Barcelona to

18/08/2015

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Hidden dimensions: 3D scanner reveals the inner secrets of artworks

It has long been known that, below the surface, works of art often contain important information about how they were created. However, revealing

18/08/2015

Spain

More deaths at Spanish bull events

Four more people were gored to death by bulls over the weekend in Spain. A local councillor died in Penafiel, a small town north of Madrid. José

17/08/2015

Sport

Barcelona beat Sevilla in nine-goal thriller to lift UEFA Super Cup

Barcelona won the battle of the European champions following a 5-4 extra time victory over Sevilla in the UEFA SuperCup in Tbilisi Georgia – a match

11/08/2015

Spain

West Midlands to Magaluf - British bobbies patrol Spanish resort town

Two British police officers have begun patrolling the streets of Magaluf to help the Guardia Civil deal with troublesome UK holidaymakers. The

10/08/2015

Spain

Spain:wildfires mean hundreds evacuated in the west

Wildfires have forced more than 1,400 people to leave their homes in Western Spain. Hundreds of firefighters are battling flames fanned by strong

08/08/2015

Spain

Thousands of Vueling passengers' suitcases piled up in Barcelona's El Prat airport.

Around 2000 suitcases are piled up at Barcelona’s El Prat airport waiting for their owners to claim them. The cases all belong to passengers flying

05/08/2015

Spain

Tributes paid to missing Russian freediver Natalia Molchanova

05/08/2015

Spain

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stands firm over Spanish unity

The Spanish Prime Minister said on Tuesday that no one is going to break up the country. Mariano Rajoy was reacting to the Catalan president’s claim

04/08/2015

Spain

Spain heading for constitutional tension as Catalonia calls an early election

Spain could be heading for constitutional tension after Catalonian President, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Monday clearing the way for elections on

03/08/2015