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King Felipe is in no rush to hold further talks. Photo: AFPSpain's king will delay holding a fresh round of talks with party leaders to find a solution to the country's political deadlock after a failed attempt to form a new govement, the speaker of parliament said on Monday. King Felipe VI has decided "not to engage in further consultations yet withparty representatives, so they can implement the steps they considernecessary" to end the impasse, the speaker of the parliament, Ana Pastor toldreporters after meeting the monarch. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the leader of the conservative PopularParty (PP), lost two parliamentary confidence votes last week in his bid for asecond term, ...

It won't begin to cool until Thursday. Photo: AFPAlmost the whole of the southe half of Spain has been put on alert for high temperatures as the late summer heatwaves continues. Temperatures are expected to reach 40 C in parts of Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia and Extremadura as well as across the central regions of Castile-La Mancha and Madrid. The national weather agency Aemet, put 17 provinces on amber alert for high temperatures with only the very north of the country escaping what is expected to be the last heatwave of the summer. The high temperatures are forecast to last until Thursday when storms will bring cooler temperatures. The high temperatures raise the risk of forest fires and in...

Julien Lopetegui tried and failed to awaken the dragon at Porto. Can he do a better job for Spain? Photo: Francisco Leong/AFPJulien Lopetegui is the man charged with restoring Spain's former glories, but he faces a demanding task in just getting La Roja to Russia in two years' time with Euros' conquerors Italy lying in wait in qualifying. Faint hopes Spain's spectacular fall from grace at the 2014 World Cup was a mere blip were extinguished as another early exit at Euro 2016 finally ended Vicente del Bosque's eight-year reign as coach. Spain haven't lost a World Cup qualifier for a remarkable 23 years and that record shouldn't be challenged when Liechtenstein visit Leon at the start of the l...

From Roman battle re-enactments, to flamenco street festivals to celebrating wine, there are lots of great events happening in Spain this September. Fiestas Carthaginians and Romans Festival,Cartagena, Murcia (September16th - 25th) Photo: Spain.info Originally from Lebanon, the Cathaginians fled to the Mediterranean after they were invaded and became seafaring traders. It was too bad that the Romans also fancied a bit of maritime trade - as well as conquering more and more land - and this fiesta in Cartagena involves re-enactments of the warfare, eventually to be won by the Romans. Fiestas de la Mare de Deu de la SalutAlgemesí, Valencia (September 7th -8th) Photo: Juanjo Ripollés / Flickr Th...