Spanish PM Rajoy urges ‘sanity’ in Catalunya as thousands turn out for independence ‘vote’
Rajoy insists the vote will 'not have any effect'
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New board game based on Spain’s corruption scandals
A board game called Corruptopolis has drawn inspiration from Spain's recent spate of corruption scandals
9 Nov, 2014 @ 09:35
Tax fraud charges against Princess Cristina upheld by Mallorca court
But the court has dropped money-laundering charges
7 Nov, 2014 @ 13:56
Catalunya will go ahead with vote despite ban, says Artur Mas
Spain has sent armoured vehicles to deal with the potential backlash
5 Nov, 2014 @ 16:57
Spain’s Ebola nurse discharged from hospital
Spain's Ebola nurse discharged from Madrid's Carlos III hospital following full recovery
5 Nov, 2014 @ 16:24
Spain’s biggest ever wave recorded in Galicia
A giant wave measuring 27.8 metres has been recorded off the coast of Galicia's Cape Vilan
5 Nov, 2014 @ 11:46
Branch of Nazi party Golden Dawn legalised in Spain
Extreme right-wing party Amanecer Dorado has been added to the register of political parties
5 Nov, 2014 @ 10:38
UPDATE: Spain’s Constitutional Court bans Sunday’s vote in Catalunya
Catalan supporters will attempt to carry out a vote on independence despite Spain's highest court banning the action
4 Nov, 2014 @ 13:48
Podemos overtake leading parties in polls and prepare to vote in their government
Podemos take the lead with 27,7% of votes in their favour and will be formally voting in their official leader and cabinet members next week
4 Nov, 2014 @ 12:05
Bank of Spain bursts into flames, with three injured in the blaze
Emergency services are fighting to bring the fire under control
3 Nov, 2014 @ 15:21
Child poverty rises in Andalucia
The number of children living in poverty in Spain has grown by 8% since the economic crisis began in 2008
3 Nov, 2014 @ 13:04
Killer disease is wiping out Spain’s amphibians
Swarms of frogs, toads and newts have been killed by Ranavirus in northern Spain and the disease is now heading south
1 Nov, 2014 @ 15:00
Multi-million pound drug lord jailed for 25 years
Drug lord John Clark has been jailed for 25 years after his Tenerife hideout was uncovered
31 Oct, 2014 @ 15:38
Top architect in foul-mouthed outburst at prestigious Spanish award ceremony
American Frank Gehry swears at critics
31 Oct, 2014 @ 14:00
Jihadi plans to weaponise Ebola intercepted by Spanish authorities
Spanish intelligence officers have intercepted jihadi plans to turn Ebola into a weapon
31 Oct, 2014 @ 13:32
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin set to house-hunt in Spain
Hollywood star Alec Baldwin is set to house-hunt here, after falling in love with Madrid… and even its paparazzi
30 Oct, 2014 @ 10:00
El Clegg dons feminist t-shirt quoting Spanish wife’s influence
The deputy Prime Minister used a classic Spanish phrase when he got onto the subject of feminism
29 Oct, 2014 @ 15:20
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy apologies for PP corruption for the first time
Just the day after mass arrests across the country, the PM pledges to do more to stamp out corruption
28 Oct, 2014 @ 21:42
UPDATE: Former Bankia chief axed from his role within the PP
Rodrigo Rato has been suspended from his role within the country's ruling party following expenses scandal allegations
28 Oct, 2014 @ 10:58
Blind crew sails around Spain
A team of 30 blind or visually impaired sailors set sail from Alicante for Barcelona
27 Oct, 2014 @ 15:08
BREAKING: 51 arrested in raids across Spain in massive anti-corruption crackdown
Politicians and businessmen arrested in Guardia Civil macro operation
27 Oct, 2014 @ 13:44
Man left to die at Madrid airport amid Ebola fear
A Nigerian man was left trembling on the floor at Madrid-Barajas airport for over an hour as airport staff feared he had Ebola
27 Oct, 2014 @ 11:18
Spanish teachers suffer massive pay cuts
Compared to EU neighbours, Spanish teachers are seeing massive pay cuts
26 Oct, 2014 @ 09:00
UK government launches crackdown on ‘abroad fraud’ in Spain
More than €100 million was lost to benefit thieves cheating the system from abroad last year alone
25 Oct, 2014 @ 10:30
Cameraman creates surreal pictures of his cat
Jesus Segura digitally alters photographs to put his cute moggy in surreal surroundings
25 Oct, 2014 @ 09:00
Former mining union leader has 24 hours to defend his hidden fortune or face expulsion from PSOE
Jose Angel Fernandez Villa - currently in hospital - must explain his €1.4 million secret stash
23 Oct, 2014 @ 11:21