Tuesday, 20th January 2026 at 15:05 Julio Rodríguez is a 16-year-old boy from Adamuz who was returning from a day of fishing with his mother and a friend on Sunday evening, when they saw two police cars and an ambulance – an unprecedented sight in their municipality. They followed the convoy at first, initially moved by curiosity. It led them …

Spain will have two flag-bearers: Olivia Smart (born in Sheffield) and Quim Salrich (skier), both of whom are from Sheffield. They will represent Spain at the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026. Smart, 28, has become a Spanish citizen since 2017. He previously competed in ice dancing for Great Britain with Joseph Buckland from 2010 to 2015. …

A tragic end has been brought to the search for a Huelva teenager whose parents believed that she survived the Cordoba rail crash. Friends and family of Miriam Alberico, 27, last night confirmed their worst nightmare scenario – that she was among the 41 people to have died in the disaster. Alberico’s family, still hoping to find her alive, searched …