Spain trumps US to become world’s second-most visited country
SPAIN has trumped the US to become the world’s second-most visited country. Speaking in Italy late last night, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said 82 million
AWKWARD: Catalunya to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president
CATALUNYA’S seperatist parties have agreed to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president of the region later this month. How they will do it within the
Violence erupts as Madrid seizes medieval treasures from Catalunya in heated culture dispute
CLASHES have erupted after cops in Catalunya began removing medieval artefacts in an ownership battle with neighbouring Aragon. The operation, which started at 4 am,
‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels
AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause. The march is a show of solidarity
Retail figures fall in Spain for first time in three years following Catalunya crisis
SPANISH retail sales fell for the first time in over three years in October, with sales in Catalonia dropping sharply after its independence referendum. The
Less than a quarter of Catalans want independence from Spain as regional elections loom
LESS than a quarter of Catalans want to continue seeking independence from Spain as regional elections loom, a new poll has revealed. Just 24% of
Spain’s attorney general in charge of prosecuting Catalan leaders dies suddenly
SPAIN’S attorney general leading the prosecution of the separatist Catalan leaders has died. Jose Manuel Maza, 66, died in a Buenos Aires hospital, shortly after
RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’
PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would
Fears of mass violence as Mariano Rajoy dissolves Catalan parliament and imposes direct rule on Catalunya in unprecedented move
PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is dissolving the Catalan parliament after it voted to declare independence earlier today. The Spanish leader said the
UK, Germany and France refuse to recognise Catalunya independence
THE UK has refused to recognize Catalunya’s independence declaration. In a statement from Downing Street, it said the vote was based on an illegal referendum
WATCH: Moment Catalunya Parliament vote to declare independence
THIS is the moment Catalunya MPs voted to declare independence from Spain. The Catalan Parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain pic.twitter.com/RolsTH47Mp — Sky
Who’s manipulating who?: Has the latest Catalunya video reached your phone yet?
‘LOVE Beats Hate’…has it arrived in your phone yet? Here in Galicia it arrived in a friend’s phone from Andalucia. It arrived in mine from
NUCLEAR OPTION: Madrid to impose direct rule on Catalonia if it announces independence in new Thursday deadline
THE Spanish government has given Catalonia three days to declare whether it will seek independence or not. Madrid had given a deadline of 10:00 a.m.
BREAKING: Catalan leader says region will declare independence within DAYS
CATALAN leader Carles Puigedemont has said his region will declare independence from Spain in the next few days. It comes after a bloody independence referendum
Almost 1,000 people injured in Catalunya referendum crackdown
ALMOST 1,000 people were injured while trying to vote in the Catalunya referendum yesterday. According to the Catalan health service, 893 people received medical attention
SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Government believe polling station shutdown has been a success
GOVERNMENT figures in Madrid are increasingly confident they have struck a huge blow to Catalan secessionists ahead of tomorrow’s vote. Enric Millo, the central government’s
ONE LAST THING: Barcelonians give their final thoughts before they head to the polls
THEY say the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. Judging by the way the rain fell in Barcelona today perhaps the old rules
DANGEROUS GAME: Referendum activists shot at in Manlleu
FOUR individuals, including an elderly woman, have sustained minor injuries after an unknown assailant shot at them with an air gun. Â The group were
DO SOMETHING: Catalan leader calls on EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation of basic rights’ in independence referendum row
CATALAN president Carles Puigdemont has called on the EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation’ of the region’s ‘basic rights’. The leader said it was the
CATALAN CRACKDOWN: Cops raid regional government’s HQ and arrest MPs in latest offensive against independence referendum
PARAMILITARY police have raided the HQ of the Catalan government in a bid to shutdown the planned independence referendum. The offensive, performed by Policia Nacional
More than 700 mayors probed for helping plan Catalonia referendum
SPAIN’S state prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe of 712 Catalan mayors who backed the upcoming independence referendum. All 712 have been summoned to court
Rafael Nadal hits out at Catalunya referendum saying Spain is ‘stronger together’
Nadal issued a stern warning to Catalonia as the tennis legend attacked plans to hold a banned referendum on Catalan independence from Spain.
Catalonia passes law for October vote on independence
CATALONIA’S parliament has passed a law paving the way for an October 1 referendum on whether to declare independence from Spain, which is being fiercely opposed by the
IT’S NOT OVER: Chilling new threat from ISIS to Spain as sick terror group promises to launch more attacks
A PRO-ISIS website has warned of further attacks in Spain from terror cells still embedded in the country. The Wafa Media Foundation published a statement
Popular Spanish hunter kills herself after being repeatedly bullied online
She had almost 39,000 followers on her Facebook hunting page
Madrid threatens to ‘cut off’ Catalonia amid independence referendum tensions
Right-wing prime minister Mariano Rajoy has repeatedly said the referendum is illegal and cannot be held