Spain agrees to take more than 600 stranded migrants after Italy and Malta refuse
Pedro Sanchez made the decision to avoid a 'humanitarian catastrophe'
Up to 200,000 protestors form human chain calling for independence referendum for Spain’s Basque Country
ALMOST 200,000 protestors formed a human chain to call for a referendum on the independence of the Basque Country from Spain.
Spaniards from the wealthy...
Madrid ends direct rule over Catalunya after new government is sworn in
It comes after the region's autonomy was suspended for seven months following the pro-independence referendum
Spain ‘will probably have new prime minister’ by Friday, sources claim
A source claimed PP leaders are starting to see defeat as the most likely outcome
No confidence vote for Spain’s Mariano Rajoy to be held THIS WEEK
The PP has been plagued by a string of corruption cases in recent months
OH, SNAP: Mariano Rajoy’s Spain government ‘hanging by a thread’ as allies give election ultimatum
A string of former PP leaders were convicted yesterday for a combined 351 years in prison
Balearic president to meet with airlines to safeguard resident discounts
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Pressure mounts on Andalucia boss Susana Diaz as FAFFE scandal reveals officials spent millions on golfing and strip clubs
The so-called FAFFE quango spent more than €3.1 million on hotels and entertainment between 2009 and 2011
Tensions rise as Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urges Catalunya to form ‘viable’ government
It comes after Rajoy rejected newly appointed leader Quim Torra's selection of cabinet ministers
POLL: English voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar over Brexit
ENGLISH voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar in the Brexit process, a new poll has found.
Pollsters from Panelbase asked people across England which...
Millions made from ‘unethical’ Gibrlatar deal with ‘Butcher of Hama’ Rifaat al-Assad ‘should be sent to Syrian refugees’
The former GSD leader made the suggestion to GBC
Former Gibraltar opposition leader blasts Rifaat al-Assad deal as ‘unethical’
Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon insisted the government needed to explain the deal
Gibraltar government under fire for lack of ‘clarity’ or comment on controversial al-Assad sale
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‘F**K YOU’: Spain’s Mariano Rajoy’s press secretary caught on tape insulting protesting pensioners
Castro said she had been joking
Toff of the pops! Georgia flies in for exclusive club opening
SHE is the hot new fashion columnist for the Sunday Times… and recently won smash TV show I’m a Celebrity...Get me out of here!
So,...
Scottish expat in Spain campaigns for MPs to represent Brits living abroad
The Almeria-based teacher has launched a petition which already boasts over 1,000 signatures
British tourists will have to pay for visa to visit Spain under new EU proposal
Britons will have to pay €7 to apply for an ETIAS visa to Brussels authorities
‘Butcher of Hama’ and uncle of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad to make MILLIONS from sale of Gibraltar building
A GIBRALTAR office building owned by the uncle of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is being bought in a knock-down deal by a company linked...
BREAKING: Cristina Cifuentes resigns after video of her stealing anti-ageing cream goes viral
CRISTINA Cifuentes has resigned.
It comes after footage of the Madrid leader stealing two tubs of anti-ageing cream in 2011 went viral this morning.
The embattled...
WATCH: Embattled Madrid leader Cristina Cifuentes STEALS anti-ageing cream from hypermarket in Spain
The PP politician was rumbled by a perfume saleswoman
Mallorcan orchestra announces it will give preference to Catalan speakers
THE Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic Islands has pitched in on the debate about using Catalan in the workplace.
The group has announced that it...
Stormy seas! Protesters gather to oppose cruise ship arrival in Palma
PROTESTERS gathered as the largest cruise ship in the world, the Symphony of the Seas, arrived in Palma on its maiden voyage.
The Royal Caribbean...
ESSAY: Why do politicians in Spain never resign?
As more scandal emerges over a leading politician’s faked university degree, Lenox Napier asks: ‘why do politicians never resign in Spain?’
SPAIN’S leading political problem...
Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet
A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service.
The unnamed woman fulminated...
Former Catalan police chief to face trial over independence referendum
THE former head of the Catalan police will stand trial for his role in Catalunya’s independence referendum, the Spanish High Court has ruled.
Josep Lluis...
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to appear in court today while violent protests break out in Barcelona
The former Catalan leader was arrested on Sunday and faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years
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