Andalucia to Madrid high-speed line set to reopen with fewer trains after Toledo disaster
Fewer, but double-length trains will keep seat numbers up while safety checks and upgrades are completed.
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Airlines join forces to lay on extra flights between Madrid and Andalucia after Toledo train disaster shuts high-speed line
Budget carriers Ryanair, Wizz Air, Volotea have all announced new routes to Malaga and Sevilla, while Iberia and Air Europa have boosted their schedules.
Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper
If you fancy a weekend getaway this autumn, these short hops from the Spanish capital are for you.
Tiger of hashish’ caught in Tangier: alleged drug kingpin who lived in luxury in Madrid arrested after fleeing to Morocco
Police say ‘El Moreno’ ran one of Spain’s biggest hashish networks like a business, as 86 people are arrested and almost 11 tonnes of the
Political round-up: How riots and the horror Toledo train disaster derailed Spain’s snap election campaign
In his weekly political round-up, Barry Tabrizi explains how a deadly train crash, violent unrest and a looming general strike has derailed the Spain election
Remarkable tale of passenger who walked away unhurt from both Adamuz and Toledo train disasters
Remarkably, she was also a victim of the horrific Adamuz rail disaster in Cordoba on January 18, which claimed 46 lives.
Spain’s transport minister refuses to resign over Toledo train crash as elections loom
Oscar Puente ruled out stepping down at a press conference at the Transport Ministry in Madrid on Friday.
Madrid to get its own white-sand beach 300km from the coast as work finally begins on €29m artificial lagoon
Alovera Beach is set to open to the public in 2028 with a huge 5.2-acre lagoon and nearly 16,000-square metres of pristine white sand.
‘Madrid-Andalucia AVE is not safe’: Junta president promises review of all train tracks in Andalucia after ‘114 people lose their lives’ on them in 2026
The figure equals the 46 killed at Adamuz, in Cordoba province, on January 18 plus the 68 dead reported when he spoke, plus another death.
Pet dog found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster as family’s desperate search for missing owner goes on
The family of missing Sevilla resident Jose Angel Sanemeterio were offered a slice of comfort after Trece was found alive in the wreckage.
Protesters clash with police at Madrid anti-government rally over deadly Toledo train disaster
Hundreds rallied to demand the resignation of transport minister Oscar Puente after a train crash in Toledo killed 68 people on Wednesday.
EXCLUSIVE: On the ground in Urda, the rural town at the centre of a senseless tragedy
During a day of harrowing trauma, the Olive Press was at the centre of the rescue operation in a community rocked by disaster.
Madrid rail controllers gave ‘wrong’ orders before deadly Toledo crash, transport minister says
At least 64 people died and 80 were injured after a Renfe high-speed AVE ploughed into the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda
Toledo train crash: Everything we know as death toll reaches 68 and minister points to rail control centre error
THE Toledo train crash death toll has risen to at least 68, with the transport minister saying a rail control centre let one train restart
Toledo train crash round-up: At least 68 dead in Spain’s worst rail disaster since 2013
The crash happened around 9am near Urda station, sending three carriages plunging down an embankment. Officials fear the death toll may rise.
Toledo train crash latest: Survivors ‘climbed over blood and bodies’ to escape amid screams of the trapped
A priest who gave two last rites beside the tracks, said many of the victims were young people.
Narco kingpin is arrested in Tangier after fleeing Madrid as Spanish police net 86 and seize nearly 11 tonnes of hash
Gang boss had been on the run since March when he fled his home on an upmarket estate in Madrid but was detained in Tangier
Outrage in Madrid as Woody Allen receives €3m in public money for new film with city in grip of housing crisis
The Woody Allen Madrid film will receive €3 million in public funding to promote the capital, raising questions over spending as residents face rising rents.
Madrid woman awarded €35,000 in landmark case after partner’s botched vasectomy leaves her unexpectedly pregnant
The court ruled that the woman was entitled to damages because the couple had not been properly informed of the risk the vasectomy would not
FROM THE ARCHIVE: The most well-preserved medieval town in Spain where ‘time stands still’
This little Segovia town is charming at any time of the year, with history, architecture and seasonal festivities galore.
Spain orders two platforms to pull 8,300 ‘misleading’ seasonal rentals in crackdown on disguised holiday lets
Two platforms involved could face investigation if they don’t comply with Spain's new housing decree.
Madrid exhibition marks centenary of the Lyceum Club – the pioneering women-only society that broke new ground in Spain
The Lyceum Club centenary exhibition in Madrid revisits the women who built an independent cultural network and helped shape Spain’s social history.
Secrets, betrayal and love: Archive of Spain’s greatest contemporary novelist goes to Madrid
The Javier Marias archive is heading to Madrid’s National Library after Spain’s culture ministry bought it for €500,000.
Driverless taxis to hit Madrid’s streets in 2027 as Google’s Waymo confirms Spain launch
The company announced on Tuesday that it would begin testing its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles on roads across the region in the coming days.
Frida Kahlo’s famous furrowed monobrow come to Madrid exhibition to explore the woman behind the portraits
A Frida Kahlo exhibition in Madrid explores the artist’s life, identity and relationships through photographs, letters and interactive displays.
