Spain’s deadliest summer on record as nearly 5,400 die from extreme heat, experts warn
THE staggering number makes 2026 the deadliest summer for heat since Spain began keeping comparable records in 2015.
Spain logs more than 1,000 deaths linked to ‘extraordinarily’ high temperatures in June
EXTREME heat killed more than 1,000 people in Spain last month, experts have warned, marking the deadliest June on record for heat-related deaths. Madrid’s Carlos
At least nine killed and 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands
AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the
Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava
THE Catalan regional police made a bizarre discovery on Sunday, when they found the body of a man in a small bay on the Costa
Tragedy in Spain’s Galicia after man, 36, killed by malfunctioning fairground ride at local fiestas
A SPANISH man aged 36 was tragically killed in the northwestern city of Vigo in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a fairground ride
Tragedy in Benidorm: 85-year-old man dies on shore of popular tourist beach
AN 85-year-old man died on Tuesday on the Levante beach in the popular tourist city of Benidorm, on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. According to sources
Senior home in Spain’s Madrid where three women died in fire had emergency exits blocked, no water pressure in fire hydrant and a faulty alarm system
THE part-public senior home in Spain’s Madrid region where three women died after a fire broke out there on Sunday suffered a litany of deficiencies
Three left dead at old people’s home in Spain’s Madrid after phone charger causes fire
THREE women have died in Madrid after a fire broke out at an old people’s home in the Moncloa-Aravaca district in the early hours of
Body of man, 80, is found floating in Alicante port in Spain
THE body of an 80-year-old man was discovered on Monday floating in the waters off the Port of Alicante. Sources from the Civil Guard told
Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain
THREE people were left dead in Badalona on Tuesday after the interior of their building collapsed on top of them. Firecrews in the Catalan city,
Police in Spain ramp up spot checks to catch drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period – after 18 road deaths over the recent ‘puente’ holiday
SPAIN’S DGT traffic authority is ramping up spot checks in a bid to nab drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period. The plan, which
Autopsy confirms that Alvaro Prieto, whose body was discovered in Spain’s Seville on Monday, died from a 3,500-volt electric shock
AN AUTOPSY carried out on the body of Alvaro Prieto, the 18-year-old footballer who went missing in Seville last week, has confirmed that the youngster
Spain confirms death of Spanish 19-year-old in Hamas attacks on Israel
SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of Maya Villalobo Sinvany, a 19-year-old woman with joint Spanish-Israeli nationality who had been missing since Hamas
Court in Spain sends so-called ‘Grindr killer’ to jail for 20 years after conviction for grisly murder
A MAN dubbed as the ‘Grindr killer’ has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Madrid court, after he was found guilty of
Body found floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE LIFELESS corpse of a man was located in the early hours of Sunday morning floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The
Andalucia accounts for one a third of all domestic violence deaths in Spain as latest victim, 37, is killed by her partner in Granada
A TOTAL of 16 women have been murdered by their partners or ex partners in Andalucia this year, which accounts for over one third of
Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular Circuit music festival
FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks. A
One man drowns in a car and another in an ELEVATOR in Spain while others are missing following ‘extreme’ rainfall
THE ‘historic’ DANA storm that has spread destruction throughout the Spanish heartland has claimed a further grisly toll with the tragic deaths of two men
High temperatures claim 213 lives in Spain’s Andalucia during July
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE scorching temperatures that gripped Andalucia during July have resulted in the tragic loss of 213 lives. Despite
Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window
A BOY aged seven died on Wednesday after falling out of a fourth-floor apartment in Benicarlo in Castellon province. The Civil Guard told the Spanish
Tragic fire at Italian restaurant in Madrid claims a third life
ONE OF the people injured in a shocking fire at a Madrid restaurant on April 21 has died in hospital. The total number of victims
Woman and her son left dead in Spain’s Segovia after their business is fumigated
A WOMAN and her son were left dead after their family business was fumigated in a village in Spain’s Segovia province. The woman’s husband was
Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C
A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988
Amnesty International slams Spain and Morocco for migrant death disaster in Melilla
AMNESTY International has accused Spain and Morocco of trying to cover up what happened in the enclave of Melilla on June 24 when dozens of
Heat-related deaths surged during sizzling hot summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A scorching Costa Blanca summer brought an almost three-fold rise in deaths caused by high temperatures. Madrid’s Carlos III Health Institute says that 238 people
Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers
THE trial of two men who are accused of being responsible for the death of 80 people in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela train disaster