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Spain mourns 68 killed in train crash as recordings reveal fatal order minutes before tragedy struck
At least 107 injured in the Toledo collision, with fears the death toll could rise as rescuers search wrecked carriages – Investigators examine instructions that allowed a high-speed train to continue towards a stationary service

Spain train collision: Human error suspected in disaster that killed 68 as technician allegedly failed to issue warning
A signalling failure reportedly led to manual control of rail traffic, with investigators examining whether a series of errors allowed two high-speed trains to collide near Toledo

‘We will never forget you’: Spaniards bid farewell to Maricarmen with candles, flowers and a march in her memory
Spaniards gathered in Madrid's Puerta del Sol with candles and flowers to honour the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests and a political crisis, ahead of a memorial march planned for tonight
Athens ranks as Time Out’s fourth happiest city in the world for a holiday
Lisbon tops a 47-city wellbeing index co-developed with a Harvard-affiliated psychologist, with Helsinki, Orlando and Edinburgh also in the top five, while Athens scored highest of all cities for walkability and joint-best for healthy restaurants

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia choose Greece again for their summer holiday
Flight tracking data reveals Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia landing in Greece on 13 August, while King Felipe travelled separately later, following strict protocols that keep the monarch and heir apart for security

“It’s impossible to extinguish the fire”: Madrid firefighters face defeat as two huge blazes burn out of control
Two major wildfires threaten to merge west of Madrid as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez prepares to visit the emergency zone tomorrow, while a blaze near Bordeaux forces tens of thousands to flee across southern France

Spain: two activists arrested for vandalising a painting at the Naval Museum in Madrid
Two members of the environmental group Futuro Vegetal threw paint on a work by José Garnelo at the Naval Museum of Madrid — the museum has since announced that the artwork has been restored


