2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (344+ words) One person was killed in Portugal as fresh torrential rain brought by Storm Marta passed over the Iberian peninsula, the latest amid weeks of severe weather. Authorities said a 46-year-old member of the emergency services drowned in a river at…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) It's emerged as one of the most popular new beach trends to sweep the country in recent years. But both councils and coastal residents are becoming increasingly fed up with poor cabana etiquette on our sandy shores. With summer at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (227+ words) Australia's beaches have turned deadly over New Year's, with an Irish tourist among drowning victims in a devastating 48-hour period. The 35-year-old man was visiting the Whitsundays and swimming in Whitehaven Beach on Wednesday. Police received a call on Thursday…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (141+ words) Storm Claudia caused severe weather in Portugal, with the Faro District experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. Thousands of homes lost power amid widespread flooding.View on euronews Storm Claudia swept across Portugal on Thursday, triggering flooding and fallen trees…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) Spain held a memorial service on Wednesday led by King Felipe VI on the first anniversary of massive floods that killed over 230 people. The downpour quickly filled normally dry gorges and riverbeds. Rushing waters overflowed their banks, sweeping away cars…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (680+ words) The humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza has become a flashpoint in the Mediterranean Sea, after a series of alleged drone attacks. Among the activists on board is Greta Thunberg, who said the aim is to deliver not just aid,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1161+ words) Italy and Spain say they are sending vessels to help a flotilla that was targeted by drones while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, with activists claiming that Israel was behind the strikes. Volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (112+ words) Three nuns, aged 81, 86 and 88, enlisted the help of villagers and former boarding school students to flee from the Austrian retirement home they had been placed in to return to their convent. The sisters were the last nuns in the convent,…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) Spain is smashing tourism records yet again. New figures from Spain's National Institute of Statistics (INE) revealed that the country welcomed 11 million international visitors in July " the highest monthly total in its history. It has already recorded 55.5 million arrivals in…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (664+ words) An aid'flotilla bound for Gaza has been forced to turn back to shore, just hours after leaving Barcelona on Sunday. The first convoy of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is set to involve dozens of boats and participants from 44 countries,…...