Italy and Spain agreed to remove tit-for-tat border checks introduced following a spat over migration after talks between the two countries' leaders, diplomatic and government sources said Friday.

Mainland Spain sizzled in its warmest September since records began in 1961, with exceptional heat effectively making it another summer month, national weather agency Aemet said on Friday.

Spain's progressive government has been aiming to pass far-reaching legislation that is now very much up in the air, from legal changes to smoking, bullfighting, social media usage by teens and more.

Passengers heading to the UK with a supposedly valid ETA might be turned away at the airport if they forget this crucial piece of travel preparation.

Rescue and adoption have become the main way people in Spain get cats as pets, and the trend seems just as common among foreigners here, with many of our readers telling us how they ended up taking in friendly felines without a home.

The growing presence of foreigners in the Spanish property market has been blamed by many for shortages and surging prices, but new data shows that non-Spanish buyers - in particular non-residents - are purchasing fewer homes.

The awkward revelations come as the ruling Socialists try to turn the snap election campaign into a referendum on housing.

Spain bids to host 2035 Rugby World Cup, 21 repeat foreign offenders deported from Catalonia and more news from Spain on Friday October 16th.