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Former Bankia and IMF boss Rodrigo Rato arrested for money laundering

Rato was escorted from his Madrid home by officers from Spain's tax authorities on Thursday

PP file denuncia after Twitter user labels Prime Minister Rajoy ‘corrupt’

THE Malaga branch of the PP has filed a denuncia against a Twitter user who labelled Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as 'corrupt'. The message, tweeted on March 28,...

Expats hold balance of power in many Spanish towns

Anger at corruption could see Podemos get into power in Madrid and Barcelona

King Felipe strips ‘duchess’ title from Princess Cristina

Infanta Cristina has been stripped of the title of 'duchess'

Belgian expat becomes mayor of Alcaucin

Mario Blancke has been living in the province for 25 years

Mayor of Marbella to remove all signs of Franco and corruption

All street names that refer to Spain's past dictator will be removed from the town

FINAL ANDALUCIA ELECTIONS ROUND-UP: Back to the day job

After the most hotly contested local elections in recent memory, pact-negotiations have ceased and mayors across the country have been unveiled

Greenpeace kicks off protests before ‘gag law’ is passed tomorrow

?Greenpeace activists kick off the anti-gag law protests by draping a yellow banner near parliament

‘Call me Pepe’: Exclusive interview with new Marbella mayor Jose Bernal

The Olive Press meets Marbella’s new headbanging mayor Jose Bernal, after sacking his predecessor’s FIVE bodyguards, €20,000 in personal parking spaces and iron-fisted press control

Protesters in Pamplona after British teenager reports sexual assault

Protesters gathered in response to sexual assault reports

Spain raises age of marriage and consent

The changes come after pressure from children’s rights organisations

Junta de Andalucia’s university chief sacked in ERE scandal latest

Francisco Triguero is the latest high-profile casualty in the ERE case

EXCLUSIVE: Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar builds controversial wall extension at Marbella home

Concerned of prying eyes, Aznar and his wife Ana Botella - the former Madrid mayor - have extended an existing two metre wall by another two metres

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith’s luxury Benahavis property

The leading conservative candidate tipped to succeed Boris Johnson as London mayor has been holidaying at his family’s lavish country refuge for years

Santander boss appointed to PM Cameron’s economic advisory council

Ana Botin, president of Santander since September 2014, becomes only non-Brit in Business Advisory Group

Seven of the most important women in Spanish history

As macho Spain votes in a Magnificent Seven of influential Spaniards, every one of them male, Nina Chausow asks: where are all the women?

Junta minister Angel Ojeda gleaned €50 million in bogus training centre scam

It is part of the on-going investigation by the police’s anti-fraud unit UDEF, which is estimated could be the biggest corruption investigation in Spanish history

Samantha Cameron named ‘most stylish’ by Vanity Fair

Samantha Cameron beats Queen Letizia of Spain, Taylor Swift and Emma Watson

Jewish rapper axed from Spanish festival over Palestine debate

Jewish rapper sacked from reggae festival for refusing to support Palestine

Spanish vessel shoots and hurls bricks at fishing boat in Gibraltar waters

It is Spain's third incursion into British waters this month according to Gibraltar authorities

La Linea mayor makes first official visit to Gibraltar

Juan Franco's visit is intended to mark the start of improving relations between La Linea and Gibraltar

Fresh claims suggest Vladimir Putin bought Costa del Sol property

Russian President owned Malaga house, it is claimed

Malaga likened to Magaluf after tourists get naked at the feria

Mayor Francisco de la Torre insisted the city will not become a party destination after images of naked men and women waving their underwear emerged from the week-long festival

Economist Thomas Piketty helps Podemos election bid

French author to assist Pablo Iglesias's political party

LIVE FROM GIBRALTAR: National Day underway as Picardo delivers rousing speech and Queen sends ‘best wishes’

Live report from Gibraltar National Day with Fabian Picardo and a message from the Queen

Juan Sanchez prosecutors demand 18-year sentence for Casares ex-mayor

Majestic corruption accused Juan Sanchez facing jail and huge fine

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