Spain and Portugal are seeing record high temperatures for May, with thermometers hitting levels normally only seen in midsummer.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Madrid today in a show of strength by a fledgling radical leftist party, which hopes to emulate the success of Greece’s Syriza party in the Spanish general election later this year.

Spain defender Sergio Ramos has called for more of the same after the defending champions started their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in style – but also urged fans to show patience with the new-look national team.

At least 77 people have been killed and more than 100 injured as a passenger train derailed in north-western Spain, according to reports.

Up to 56 people have been killed after a passenger train derailed on a high-speed stretch of track in north-western Spain last night, according to reports.

At least 35 people have been killed in a train derailment in Spain, according to officials.

A bull gored an Australian woman and left her seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain.

An Australian woman was seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain.

Two people jumped into the sea and died as they fled a raging wildfire in north-eastern Spain, where flames fanned by strong winds also forced the closure of one the main roads linking Spain and France.

SPAIN’S government yesterday rejected a ceasefire by Basque fighters ETA as totally inadequate and demanded it renounce guns and bombs forever in its battle for an independent homeland.

Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded on the Spanish island of Majorca today.

Real Madrid general director Jorge Valdano claims the club are already in negotiations with Manchester United over Cristiano Ronaldo.

A politician from Spain’s Partido Popular has accused the television station charged with broadcasting last night’s Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao of “censuring” its transmission of the game.

Part of a sports centre collapsed in high winds today in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona, killing four children and injuring 16 other people, officials and witnesses said.

Spain is to send planes to repatriate more than 500 Spaniards stranded in Thailand due to the closure of Bangkok’s airports.

Coach Luis Aragones has played down any suggestion of tension or unrest in the Spain camp as his side prepare to face world champions Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

Spain’s decision to pull its troops out of Iraq in 2004 was made hastily and without giving its allies time to prepare for it, US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has said.

David Beckham has admitted it hurts him to watch the England team in action since he was left out of the plans of coach Steve McClaren following the World Cup finals.

David Beckham’s negotiations over a contract extension with Real Madrid will initially centre around the length of the deal, according to the Spanish club.

Police detained 45 people and 109 were injured as more than 125,000 fans gathered to celebrate Barcelona’s Champions League success against Arsenal.

Newly-engaged singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to resume her Onyx Hotel Tour later this year.