A Spanish town has declared three days of mourning after one of its councillors was gored to death by a bull while out celebrating the feast day of a neighbouring city.

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche went painfully close to ending his wait for a Grand Tour stage win yesterday when he was caught mere metres from the line on the 19th stage of the Vuelta A Espana from Peñafiel to La Lastrilla.

Vincenzo Nibali retained the lead in the Vuelta a Espana as Peter Velits won today’s individual time trial in Penafiel, his first stage win of the season.

Mikel Nieve claimed the 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana today while his fellow Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez regained the overall lead.

Sixty-seven people are feared dead after a bus plunged into a river when a bridge collapsed in northern Portugal.