Three children were among the handful of survivors from the Madrid air crash, officials said today.

Authorities in Madrid are beginning the grim task of identifying 153 victims burned to death when a jet heading to the Canary Islands crashed on take-off.

Ryanair is to make Madrid's Barajas International airport its hub for southern Europe from next month.

A spectacular fireball meteor was seen falling in the neighbourhood of two Madrid airports, emergency services said today.