The victory of the Japanese native Junko Hagiwara in Spain’s most prestigious Flamenco competition provoked an angry reaction that ‘borders on the racist’

Dominique Pélicot, 71, admits tranquillising his wife. She wants the trial to be public so that such crimes never happen again

Three years after her house was half buried in ash, and with no sign of government help, Amanda Melián has thrown a tarpaulin over her home to stop holidaymakers using it as a photo opportunity

The woman said she was ‘drugged in a bar on Friday night’ in the third reported assault in the city involving a British woman in the past year

President Macron has introduced a ‘digital pause’ but critics say it will be as unsuccessful as his uniform policy

Exit poll data shows not only a remarkable voting trend among under-25s but a transformation in the way general voters view the hard-right party

The party won state elections in Thuringia, raising concerns about the stability of the ruling coalition

Björn Höcke’s triumph is the first time a far-right party has secured victory in a state election since the end of the Second World War

Exit polls show the party has triumphed in the state and is vying for first place in neighbouring Saxony

The surge in popularity has been driven by fears over immigration and the economy