Five beaches have been shut after three sharks were spotted off the coast of a Spanish holiday hotspot.
Swimmers were banned from going in the water after the red flag was raised at beaches in Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú, near Barcelona.
The beaches of Fragata, Ribera, Bassa Rodona, and Estanyol were closed at around 1pm yesterday after a mako shark was apparently spotted less than a mile from the coast.