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Spanish siesta to get the boot as Spain dumps ‘Nazi time’ for GMT
The government is considering replacing the ‘Nazi time zone’ it currently operates in with Greenwich Mean Time
‘Make Spain great again!’: Pro-Franco fascists take to streets in Spain on anniversary of dictator’s death
A gay homeless counter-protestor was violently assaulted
New future for Pamplona fascist war memorial following exhumations
The controversial Monumento a los Caidos in Pamplona could become a ‘historical memory centre’ now that the bones of nine military leaders have been removed.
Spanish Civil War colour documentary airs tonight
THE SHOCKING realities of the Spanish Civil War will be laid bare in a new colour TV documentary.
British historian Antony Beever's Divided Spain: The Civil...
Franco exhibition in Spain met with protests and egging
Catalan separatists shouted ‘no fascists on our streets’
Former Franco-era womens’ prison converted into art gallery in Spain
The exhibiting artists have all worked with the themes of suffocation, isolation and resistance
Spain seeking the return of gifts it gave to the Nazis intended to prove the superiority of Aryan race
The gifts include necklaces and human bones
Franco and Himmler ‘tribute’ at Spanish fiesta sparks outrage
Residents felt the images honoured the former Spanish dictator and Nazi officer
Flight from Franco: A P.O.W recalls his great escape from the Valley of the Fallen
Nicolas Sanchez-Albornoz recalls his escape from a prison camp in 1948
Valley of the Fallen: General Franco’s final resting place
Forty years after Franco, his tomb beneath one of the Civil War’s last battlefields is still causing controversy
Spain marks 40 years since Franco’s death
At least 16 Catholic churches are to hold services
German government is paying pensions of Spanish Nazi volunteers
Parliamentary enquiry reveals German taxpayer is funding 41 Blue Division veterans' pensions
Car covered in fascist symbols banned by Catalan town hall
Provocative political artists wanted to drive Nazi car through Figueres town centre
Young woman murdered by Franco firing squad to be honoured
La Carolina Town Hall, in Jaen is to make Ana Lopez Gallego an honorary mayor
Wrong Spanish national anthem played at badminton championships
Carolina Marin put up a brave face as the fascist lyrics rang out
Nine miners bodies found in Sevilla 79 years after they were ambushed by pro-Franco forces
The miners’ remains have been finally exhumed from a mass grave in Sevilla
New La Linea mayor offers support after Gibraltar fans injured in crash
A coach carrying football fans back from a European Qualifier with Germany suffered a major crash
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
Spanish poet Federico Lorca executed in Granada during Spanish Civil War
New documents written in 1965 but only revealed today, are the first official documents to record Lorca's killing
Spain’s former fascist leader General Franco officially a dictator
Official biography El Generalisimo is to be updated
Newly-discovered documents reveal secrets of the Irish International Brigades
The Irish hero of the International Brigades sent men home to save their lives
Campaign seeking justice for Spanish Civil War massacre victims moves to the Hague
A march in support of the up to 5,000 victims is being held tomorrow in Malaga
Gibraltar border: Today marks 30-year anniversary of emotional re-opening
Crowds gathered on both sides to celebrate the end of the 16-year border closure
EU criticises Spanish toll roads as taxpayers picks up billion-euro bill
Some of the highways ended up carrying 82% less traffic than had been originally envisaged
VIDEO: Franco-supporting dog learns fascist salute and plays dead for Pablo Iglesias
The pup's YouTube video has gone viral
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Most of Spain is affected by water shortages says management company
THREE-QUARTERS of Spain is affected by water shortages according to reports from water management company Aqualia.
Spain has been struggling with ongoing droughts since 2017...
