1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (791+ words) Antoni Gaud, the architect behind Barcelona's most visited attraction - the Sagrada Famlia church - was hit by a tram in 1926 and died after not receiving immediate medical attention as onlookers had mistaken him for a beggar. Today, exactly 100 years since the…...

21+ hour ago  (734+ words) In 1979 student Mark Burry was taken on as an intern at the Sagrada Familia, working with two architects who trained under Gaudi himself. The greatest moment of architect Mark Burry's life was handling fragments of models made by Antoni Gaudi,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (194+ words) The final tower at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will be blessed by Pope Leo later on Wednesday. It's a big step towards the completion of the Antoni Gaud" designed basilica - the tallest church in the world - which has been under construction…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (1192+ words) Sagrada Fam'lia's 144-year journey nears its end with the Tower of Jesus Christ. It's inevitable - everyone looks up. When visitors arrive at Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia, their eyes instinctively follow the surreal twisting lines of the basilica's sculptural towers until they…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (729+ words) Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday and Portugal and France reported their hottest days in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records across the continent. Britain and France have already…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (799+ words) Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter in a heat wave that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year. The continent is grappling with a powerful heat dome, a persistent high-pressure system…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (420+ words) Spain's tax authority has been ordered to repay Colombian superstar Shakira more than 55 million euros (NZD$109 million) after a court in Madrid ruled that it had mistakenly pursued her for unpaid taxes. However, Shakira was only in Spain for 163 days,…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (577+ words) By Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee, Reuters Spain said it had begun bringing Spanish passengers ashore from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak which anchored near Tenerife on Sunday local time, with groups of nationals from other countries…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (768+ words) The highest-profile finalist in the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be a no-show at the prestigious event in Auckland next week. Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern's bestselling first book A Different Kind of Power has made the shortlist…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (483+ words) Passengers aboard a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will start being flown to their countries of origin after the vessel arrives in the Canary Islands on Sunday local time, the Spanish government has said. The MV Hondius…...