Spain

Spain’s football chief Luis Rubiales has resigned, after prosecutors began criminal action against him for kissing a member of his country’s women’s team following their World Cup final victory.

Across Europe it’s been a long hot summer, with the effects of extreme heatwaves being felt even where people are accustomed to high temperatures. 

Italy’s controversial new interior minister has hit back at criticism of his migrants policy by the French government after he refused to allow 629 people on a charity ship to come ashore in Sicily. Matteo Salvini accused France of turning back 10,000 migrants on its border with Italy. The migrant ship Aquarius is now headed…

Italy has sent two ships to the 629 migrants on board a rescue boat off its shore to transport them to Spain, after Italy’s new populist government refused to take them. The migrants on board the Aquarius include 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 children and six pregnant women. Since we’ve been on air, the process of…

It is our duty to avoid a humanitarian catastrope, Spain’s new prime minister declared today, as he agreed to allow a stranded ship with 629 migrants on board a safe port, amid a diplomatic storm. Italy and Malta had turned the rescue ship away, despite warnings from aid agencies that it would run out of…

David Alandete is a journalist and the managing editor for El Pais newspaper.

The Spanish socialist Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister – after his predecessor Mariano Rajoy lost a no confidence vote in parliament. But a new government also took office today in Catalonia – declaring they would continue to push for succession from Spain, an immediate challenge for Mr Sanchez.

Ruben Neugebauer is a spokesperson for Sea Watch, which operates humanitarian ships that assist people crossing the Mediterranean.

Ever since the Catalan independence vote, the region’s flag has been flying all over Scotland. James Blake is in Glasgow to find out what people are thinking.

Real Madrid played Girona today, amid the political tensions in Catalonia. Jonathan Rugman was at the match.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators protest in support of Spanish unity. Some called for the sacked Catalan separatist leader, Carles Puidgemont, to be jailed.

Supporters of Catalan independence say they’re determined to go ahead with tomorrow’s referendum – despite Spain’s efforts to stop it happening. Our foreign affairs correspondent, Jonathan Rugman, reports from Barcelona.

Five suspected terrorists have been shot dead in the beach town of Cambrils after a second vehicle attack in Spain. One woman was killed and a number of others injured.