Podemos makes a show of force at 100,000-strong Madrid marchAnti-austerity party leader tells crowd, ‘We are going to beat the PP in the elections’Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Four cities: Madrid - 'For an all-nighter it has to be Spain'Everything starts later here and keeps going laterSat Jan 31 2015 - 10:10
Turbulent times ahead for Iberia under the IAG bannerSpanish airline Iberia looks set to post its first net annual profit in six yearsFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:55
Cervantes grave may have been located in MadridSearch for Don Quixote author’s remains led team to coffin under convent floorMon Jan 26 2015 - 18:24
Podemos rise in Spain mirrors that of Syriza in GreecePablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, has become a close ally of Alexis TsiprasSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Spain creates more than 400,000 jobs in 2014Country finally starting to emerge from labour market crisisFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Catalan separatists welcome decision to hold early electionsBallot in September is seen as step towards full independence from SpainFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Experience of Eta and Madrid bombings puts Spain on alertNew ID card has serious purpose of making Spain saferThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Can’t make a Spaniard without cracking a few eggsApplicants vetted and asked questions by a judge, who then decides if they qualifyTue Jan 13 2015 - 08:59
Portugal Telecom investigation follows ‘inexplicable’ investmentPolice involved as allegations of fraud are made against the phone companyMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
Former IRA members arrested in Canary IslandsMan and woman reportedly held over suspected smuggling and money launderingMon Jan 05 2015 - 18:21
Return of the wolf haunts Spanish farmersSpain’s protected wolves are heading south and causing havoc for livestock farmersSat Jan 03 2015 - 01:00
Spain sets up transparency website to help curb corruptionDatabase will show salaries of public figures, and detail donations, contracts and subsidiesThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Lorca’s grave may be uncovered 78 years after executionHistorians believe they have solved mystery of last resting place of Spain’s celebrated poetWed Dec 03 2014 - 12:06
Artur Mas plans for Catalan independence in 2016President aims to run on a united platform with other pro-independence partiesWed Nov 26 2014 - 20:46
Spanish football club saves pensioner from homelessnessRayo Vallecano’s staff steps in after 85-year-old is evicted over son’s debtMon Nov 24 2014 - 17:48
Vatican summons archbishop over alleged paedophile ringGranada archbishop to explain failure to act over suspected abusive priestsFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:15
Mariano Rajoy dismisses Catalan independence vote as a failureSpanish PM refuses to cede ground despite overwhelming vote in favour of secessionThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:04
Catalan poll result suggests symbolic victory for independence voteTurnout for unofficial referendum hints at appetite for more formal actionMon Nov 10 2014 - 22:30
Catalans vote in non-binding independence referendumOverwhelming win expected for pro-independence side in low turnout voteSun Nov 09 2014 - 22:53
Catalan nun sees independence as a chance to implement radical changeIn the past, Teresa Forcades’s views have drawn Vatican reprimandsSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
From IMF god to pariah: Rodrigo Rato and the bursting of a bubbleClose ties with the political and financial classes sealed the financier’s fate – with jail now a very real possibilityMon Nov 03 2014 - 02:00
Junqueras skilfully surfs Catalan independence waveSurging pro-independence leader outflanks moderate rival Mas as tension with Madrid increasesSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Spanish PM apologises after 51 arrested over corruptionPoliticians, businesspeople and civil servants implicated in investigationWed Oct 29 2014 - 10:33
Spain unsure about letting tourists visit prehistoric siteScientific council says regular visits to Altamira caves could damage wall paintingsMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00
Catalonia devises alternative to illegal poll on independenceA banned vote on independence to be held next month has been cancelledWed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
Spanish credit card scandal hurts country’s imageString of public figures forced to resign in fallout from crisisMon Oct 13 2014 - 13:55
Spanish authorities under fire after nurse contracts EbolaWhat can the world learn from Spain’s experience with the deadly virus?Sat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
Spanish nurse treated for Ebola as three are kept in quarantineDoctors told patient to remain at home when she reported symptoms of feverWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Spanish credit card scandal hits politicians and union leadersUp to €15.5m allegedly spent by senior figures, some of it on clothes and travelFri Oct 03 2014 - 16:59
Catalonia suspends campaign on independenceCourt decision to accept Spanish appeal against referendum has led to its automatic suspensionWed Oct 01 2014 - 06:41
Catalan vote faces legal action by SpainCatalonia’s non-binding independence referendum may be derailed by courtsMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Rajoy withdraws abortion Bill over its ‘divisive’ natureSpanish PM scraps deeply unpopular reform that would have tightened abortion lawWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Madrid celebrates as Catalonia looks for positivesRajoy says Scottish people made right choice but Artur Mas admits result is setbackSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Crowds throng Barcelona in support of referendumDay marked 300th anniversary of loss of sovereignty to SpainFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Catalans to take to streets today over independence pollThe Spanish state has deemed a type of ‘referendum’ to be illegalThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
Botin’s daughter takes over SantanderAna Patricia Botin was approved as the new boss of bankWed Sept 10 2014 - 22:55
Barcelona demonstrates against ‘booze tourism’Residents in parts of city angry over noisy tourists and offensive behaviourMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Catalonia may suspend independence referendumFear that turnout could be adversely affected if court, as expected, rules vote is illegalWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Spanish mayor compared to Hitler over immigrant claimsJavier Maroto accused of stirring up tensions by saying North Africans abuse systemTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:01
Political pressure stops Spain from putting Basque conflict behind itViolence has ended but reconciliation still a long way offFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Catalan nationalist’s tax fraud overshadows independence campaignFormer regional president Jordi Pujol admits to hiding inheritance in tax havensMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Pressure on Catalans and Spain government to end standoffAlarm at lack of political discussion between sides on Catalan questionWed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00
Economist Sánchez voted Spain’s new socialist leader after resounding victorySánchez, until recently a relative unknown, vows to unseat conservative governmentTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Spanish hotel’s sinister past shocks guestThe parador in León does not advertise the fact that, during the civil war, it was a concentration camp for leftist RepublicansMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Portugal tries to reassure bank customersTrading in Banco Espírito Santo shares suspended after fall of 17% on ThursdaySat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Spanish Socialist Party to choose its new leaderThe two leading candidates, Madina and Sánchez, offer generational changeSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Spain’s pro-choice movement takes to the screenDocumentary aims to raise awareness about abortion restrictionsFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Spain to restructure its stock market after Gowex scandalGowex opened bankruptcy proceedings after CEO admitted falsifying company resultsThu Jul 10 2014 - 15:22
Gowex fall casts doubt on Spain’s credibilityFalsification of results raises doubts about efficiency of market regulation in SpainWed Jul 09 2014 - 12:40