Son arrested for starving 76-year-old mother to death in Tenerife
A man has been detained after his mother was discovered starved to death, and in a state of utter neglect, weighing just 25kgs.
Day: August 31, 2015
Six people dead and six injured in explosion at fireworks factory
UPDATED: An explosion at a fireworks factory left six people dead and six seriously wounded on Monday in Zaragoza.
Spain arrests trafficker on Sierra Leone ‘blood diamond’ charges
Spanish authorities have arrested a Belgian-American man on charges of enslavement and diamond pillaging during Sierra Leone’s decade long civil war.
Barcelona to London: Top tips from the world’s most famous commuter
Priced out of London and looking for a better life-work balance, he decided to set up home in Barcelona and commute back and forth to his job in the British capital. Sam Cookney shares his top tips for a smooth commute.
Outrage after breastfeeding mother expelled from Granada tourist spot
A mother was asked to leave a historic tourist attraction in Granada because she was breastfeeding her infant in public, stirring up controversy with mothers' rights groups.
Message to Catalonia: ‘We are much better together,’ says ex-PM
Felipe González has urged Catalans to turn away from the path towards independence, likening the movement to the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy in the 1930s.
Wildfire rages in Galicia destroying more than 2,000 hectares of forest
A wildfire that ignited on Sunday has burned through more than 2,000 hectares of forest in region of Galicia, becoming what could be the biggest fire in the area this year.
Twelfth man dies in bull run fiesta after being gored through the heart
A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years.