SPAIN

A 20-year-old man living in Gran Canaria, Spain, has admitted to beating his neighbour to death after she complained about the noise from his video games.

The seizure was one of the largest on Spanish soil, authorities said, adding that a marijuana plantation was also discovered.

A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of abandonment of a minor after a boy was found in his car screaming because he was cold. The man was located in a nearby swingers club.

Gareth Bale is expected to be on the sidelines for the next three to four weeks after he suffered a "strain to the middle third of the adductor longus muscle in his left leg."

Two Muslim women kicked out of a municipal swimming pool for wearing burkini in Granada, Spain. Incident described as possible "Islamophobic hate crime."

The Spanish island of Tenerife has been rocked by 22 earthquakes over four days, sparking fears that volcano Mount Teide may be about to erupt.

Leading ratings agency says there is no cause for alarm unless situation deteriorates substantially.

Spanish judge sends 8 Catalan ministers to jail over involvement in independence declaration. Arrest warrant issued for Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont who is in Brussels.

After Spain dissolved the Catalan government, its leader Carles Puigdemont called for mass civil disobedience.

Organisers say the march's goal is to defend Spain's unity and reject "an unprecedented attack in the history of democracy."

Spain took formal direct control of Catalonia on Saturday, dismissing the region's defiant separatist government, including Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

Spain took direct control of Catalonia on Saturday, firing the region's defiant separatist government a day after Catalan lawmakers passed a declaration of independence for the prosperous northeastern region.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dismissed the regional government, setting the stage for early elections.

A Spanish worker at a branch of German retailer Lidl has brought them to court after they sacked him for working too many hours.

Spain's interior ministry did not name the suspect, but described him as a 52-year-old "already convicted for his involvement in the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda".

The Butcher of Majadahonda, Bruno Hernández Vega, was jailed for killing his aunt and a tenant before using an industrial meat grinder to dispose of the bodies.

Spain has announced an unprecedented plan to sack Catalonia's separatist leaders led by Carles Puigdemont.

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy moves dissolve the regional Catalan government and call an early election.

Spanish government rejects Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's threat to declare independence unless talks are held.

British currency rises against major crosses for second successive session as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels.

Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.