FRESH calls have been made for urgent action to tackle chronic congestion on the A7 motorway around Puerto Banús amid daily gridlock on one of the Costa del Sol’s busiest stretches. The Malaga branch of Spain’s far-right Vox party are demanding improvements to the notorious entry and exit lanes between the famous port and San Pedro de Alcántara – where …

Get the Editor’s Digest free This weekly newsletter features the favourite stories of Roula Khalaf Editor at The Financial Times. A 20-second clip of a player in flamenco, shirtless, was the beginning. The clip went viral, capturing the heart of a nation and catapulting Manu Moreno, 26 – the personification of Spanish rugby’s new wave – to fame. He has …

Nearly 300 passengers were stranded for a full day on an island in the Atlantic Ocean after a Delta flight from Madrid had to make an emergency landing. On Sunday, 282 passengers and thirteen crew members were aboard Delta Flight 127, which was flying from Spain’s capital Madrid to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Airbus A330 had …