Spain

Alleged Blocus founder jailed as Spanish police check 1,000 people in Barcelona on Halloween

Saturday evening passed without major incidents in Barcelona and Valencia after a week of arrests over online calls for looting, with heavy police deployments in Spain's largest cities.

21:30, 31 Oct 5 sources

Spain ends mourning for Urda rail crash as inquiry focuses on Adif control room in Madrid

Three days of national mourning for the 69 dead ended on Saturday with a funeral mass scheduled in Urda. The transport minister refuses to resign and will face parliament on Tuesday, four weeks before a general election.

21:30, 31 Oct 7 sources