SPAIN’S government has received a first payment of €100 million from the EU’s Solidarity Fund to pay for recovery work in flood-hit areas of Valencia. The sum is a far cry from the €4.4 billion that the country asked for, but evaluation of the bid will take ‘some months’ according to the European Commission. The €100 million is the maximum …

ANDALUCIA has been on high alert following a particularly wet and humid March, which created ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes that carry disease. The storms that ravaged southern Spain in March created pools of stagnant, still water in drains. Experts warn that mosquito populations may explode as early as April, when temperatures rise and eggs in newly formed pools hatch …

Soraya Pérez / María Bascones Gijón Monday, 31 March 20, 25 at 13:55 Last updated at 14:00h. | Updated 14:00h. Asturias, Spain has had a Black Monday. A serious accident at the Cerredo mine in Degaña has left at least five people dead. Four more workers have also been injured seriously. Both of them had burns and were taken to …