Spain

Documents released by the National Archives show 4,000 Britons travelled to Spain in the 1930s to fight General Franco – and that their activities were of great interest to the UK security services.

Hundreds more cases of the potentially deadly E.Coli bug have been reported in Germany. Spain threatens to sue as it emerges that cucumbers from the country are not to blame for the outbreak.

At least 16 people have died after an outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli previously linked to organic cucumbers in Germany from Spain.

As the death toll from a deadly E.coli outbreak climbs to 14 in Germany, the Spanish government hits back at claims its vegetables are to blame.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says the Barcelona side that denied him a third European Cup is the best he has faced in 25 years at Old Trafford.

Whatever the result of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona, it is still set to be the most lucrative one-off annual sporting event in history, Channel 4 News learns.

As Spain’s ruling Socialist Party suffers humiliating defeat in local elections, protesters in cities across the country tell Channel 4 News that demos will continue and grow.

Thousands of Spanish protesters take part in an illegal demo against mass unemployment as international economist Jan Randolph tells Channel 4 News “Spain is the biggest weakest link in the eurozone”.

On the sixth day of demonstrations against unemployment in Spain, protesters in Madrid and Barcelona tell Channel 4 News they will continue to protest despite a mooted ban.

A British national has been stabbed to death in a busy supermarket in Tenerife. The killer is understood to have been tackled to the ground as he fled the store.

At least ten people have been killed in a rare earthquake in the town of Lorca in southeastern Spain. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake sent tremors through the popular tourist region of Murcia.

Seve Ballesteros has died three years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Tributes are being paid to the golfing great who won five majors and inspired Europe to Ryder Cup success.

The major winning golfer had a brain tumour removed in 2008. Now his family announces “a severe deterioration” in his condition. Tony Jacklin tells Channel 4 News about the “exceptional” golfer.

Wildcat strikes by Spanish air traffic controllers have disrupted the travel plans of 250,000 people across Europe. A UK businessman stranded in Menorca tells Channel 4 News he feels “very unlucky”.

Police seize Picasso paintings worth up to 60 million euros ‘owned’ by the artist’s former electrician. One dealer tells Channel 4 News they would be ‘almost impossible to sell’.