1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (157+ words) If you're a fan of legendary but mysterious figures from the past, medieval romances, and the use and misuse of history for political purposes, you'll love our episode on El Cid. If you want to learn more about other historical events…...

44+ min ago  (685+ words) One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures will face a court hearing to determine whether he can be extradited from the Netherlands to Spain. Steven Lyons, 46, was arrested in Bali last month and deported to Amsterdam last week. The crime…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (536+ words) A 77-year-old British man has died and 27 others injured after a bus carrying tourists crashed into a ravine in La Gomera, in the Canary Islands. The group were driving to the San Sebasti'n de La Gomera dock where they were…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (228+ words) Police are searching for a monk missing from an Orkney island monastery. Justin Evans, 24, was last seen within Golgotha Monastery on Papa Stronsay on Saturday night. Police said "extensive" searches were being carried out. He was last seen wearing a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (996+ words) Passengers forced to spend thousands of pounds to return to the UK after their Easy Jet flight left without them said border control delays caused by the European Union's new entry-exit system had been a "nightmare". More than 100 people missed…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (680+ words) A London-born woman has been left stranded in Spain and "petrified" for her career after being caught out by a recent overhaul of UK border rules. Natasha Cochrane De La Rosa, a 26-year-old British-Spanish dual national, was born and raised…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (459+ words) Detectives have made a 15th arrest as a part of an operation to dismantle a criminal drugs gang led by the Lyons family. Police Scotland said a 34-year-old man had been held over serious organised crime offences and would appear before…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (169+ words) A cyclist has died after being hit by a car following a fall from his bike. The 85-year-old was cycling on the Langstone Road bridge, Hayling Island, Hampshire, when he came off his bike and was then hit by a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (636+ words) Police in Spain say they have "dismantled" a criminal drugs gang led by members of the Lyons family. A statement by the country's Civil Guard said Scottish gangland figure Steven Lyons had been arrested in the Netherlands after being deported…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (549+ words) Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children's exposure to online platforms. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the move was aimed at tackling rising anxiety and sleep problems…...