Former Spanish king returns from self-exile for visit after financial scandalJuan Carlos to meet son, King Felipe, after two years in Abu Dhabi following abdicationThu May 19 2022 - 16:58
Spanish reform makes abortion more accessible for teenagersBill also offers paid leave for women suffering period painsTue May 17 2022 - 17:21
Spain and Portugal approve gas price cap to cut energy billsEU to grant both countries special energy statusFri May 13 2022 - 15:37
Catalan town declares itself independent from SpainBàscara hands out new passports and currency to localsTue May 10 2022 - 01:02
Spanish intelligence service confirms it spied on Catalan leadersCoalition government under pressure over Pegasus spyware scandalThu May 05 2022 - 18:00
Spanish government claims prime minister Sánchez the victim of spyingLatest revelations come days after claims of surveillance on Catalan independence leadersMon May 02 2022 - 17:30
Spanish premier faces crunch economic vote amid anger over spying affairDefence minister appears to justify mass surveillance of Catalan leadersWed Apr 27 2022 - 17:40
Catalan president: Spain has ‘crossed red line’ with alleged spyingMadrid must probe surveillance scandal to restore trust, says Pere AragonèsMon Apr 25 2022 - 01:00
‘CatalanGate’ spying scandal threatens to trigger political stormMadrid letter: Alleged surveillance of pro-independence figures could upset fragile truceTue Apr 19 2022 - 20:00
Family of former KGB spy owns €8m Sandyford firmHolytown is owned by stepdaughter of Putin’s close associate, Sergey ChemezovTue Apr 12 2022 - 01:00
Sanctioned oligarch linked to Irish company that owns luxury Spanish villaSergey Chemezov is chief executive of Russian state-owned military-industrial giant RostecTue Apr 12 2022 - 00:19
Madrid city hall under scrutiny amid face mask contract scandalLocal government paid inflated prices for materials at the height of the pandemicFri Apr 08 2022 - 17:22
Spain and Morocco to close diplomatic row with Rabat meetingMadrid has shifted position on Western Sahara issueWed Apr 06 2022 - 19:23
Spain’s conservatives seek ‘reboot’ after civil warGalician moderate takes helm of crisis-ridden Popular PartySun Apr 03 2022 - 15:10
War in Ukraine and haulage strike sees Spanish inflation hit 37-year highConsumer prices rise by 9.8% in March compared to the same month in 2021, the highest annual figure since May 1985Fri Apr 01 2022 - 05:09
Spanish government seeks end to chaos caused by haulage strikeDrivers protest at spiralling fuel prices, saying they are now working at a lossFri Mar 25 2022 - 16:39
Spain’s former king loses immunity claim in UK courtJuan Carlos may face trial over former lover’s accusations of harassment campaignThu Mar 24 2022 - 16:59
Catalan coalition under strain due to Russian contact revelationsExiled leader Puigdemont acknowledges contacts in Russia but denies seeking support of Putin regimeTue Mar 22 2022 - 16:00
Granting of Roman Abramovich’s Portuguese passport under scrutinyRussian gained citizenship through law favouring Sephardic Jews in April 2021Wed Mar 16 2022 - 16:56
Trial begins of man accused of plotting to murder Spain’s prime ministerDefendant boasted of plans ‘to hunt Sánchez like a deer’ in text messagesTue Mar 15 2022 - 16:35
Spanish far right’s role in regional coalition triggers alarmPopular Party laud Vox deal for ‘regional stability’ but critics portray it as ‘terrible news’Fri Mar 11 2022 - 19:23
Madrid letter: Rancour lives on two decades after bombingHorrific 2004 train attack killed 193 and left legacy of divisionThu Mar 10 2022 - 20:00
Spain’s coalition government splits over sending of lethal aid to UkrainePodemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weaponsMon Mar 07 2022 - 18:41
Exiled ex-Spanish king expected to flag plans as inquiries shelvedJuan Carlos, who fled to Abu Dhabi in 2020, could return homeSun Mar 06 2022 - 18:00
Hundreds of migrants scale border fence to reach Spanish territoryMore than 800 African migrants reach city of Melilla over two daysThu Mar 03 2022 - 18:10
Ukrainian who tried to sink his Russian boss’s yacht heads east to fightBoat sabotage in Mallorca failed after man alerted other crew and was arrestedTue Mar 01 2022 - 17:15
A daring criminal act: The ‘narco-sub’ that carried cocaine worth €123m across the AtlanticThis true story is a nightmare of claustrophobia, stale air and constant dangerSat Feb 26 2022 - 06:00
Spanish conservative leader agrees to step down after week of chaosDispute with Madrid rival sees Pablo Casado quit Popular Party leadershipThu Feb 24 2022 - 17:12
Spanish Catholic Church announces investigation into sexual abuse of childrenSenior clergy divided on need for investigationTue Feb 22 2022 - 17:34
Spanish conservatives at war over corruption claimsFace mask contract at centre of power struggle in Spain’s main opposition partyFri Feb 18 2022 - 16:35
Spain in mourning after fishing tragedy off NewfoundlandNine crew of vessel that set out from Galicia confirmed dead, with 12 more missingWed Feb 16 2022 - 17:00
Far-right surge in Spain’s biggest region leaves conservatives on back footVox expected to enter coalition after strong performance in Castilla y LeónMon Feb 14 2022 - 17:09
Bird flu cases fuel Spanish ‘mega-farm’ disputeNew outbreaks come ahead of key regional voteFri Feb 11 2022 - 16:48
Chaotic politics place Spanish democracy under scrutinyMadrid Letter: Small-scale emulation of storming of Capitol Hill highlights polarisationWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:00
Portugal’s Socialists win surprise majority as voters ‘bank on stability’Prime minister António Costa upsets polls and can now govern without other left supportMon Jan 31 2022 - 15:11
Portugal goes to the polls amid record Covid-19 numbersFar-right Chega party vying to be the country’s third force in parliamentSat Jan 29 2022 - 05:01
Spanish clinic’s planned slaughter of beagles draws fierce responseThirty-eight dogs due to be destroyed after trials at clinic accused of mistreatmentTue Jan 18 2022 - 16:18
Spain seeks to lead a shift in Europe’s handling of Covid-19New strategy would see virus managed more like the flu rather than as a pandemicFri Jan 14 2022 - 11:45
Rogue police officer’s claim about Barcelona terror strike triggers angerDefendant tells court intelligence service knew about jihadist cellWed Jan 12 2022 - 20:22
Spanish minister triggers farmer fury with criticism of megafarmsGovernment distances itself from ‘anti-meat’ comments by minister for consumer affairsFri Jan 07 2022 - 17:30
Rural Spain’s anger starts to be heard after years of neglectDepopulation and lack of investment are problems for many areasThu Dec 30 2021 - 05:00
Spanish Church reels in wake of dozens of child abuse allegationsPope Francis received copy of report by El País newspaperTue Dec 21 2021 - 19:06
End of probe into former Spanish king’s €65m gift prompts talk of returnOpposition to return of Juan Carlos, who has been living in Abu Dhabi since 2020Sun Dec 19 2021 - 15:11
UK court to decide on former Spanish king’s immunity claimEx-lover of Juan Carlos accuses him of harassment and spyingTue Dec 07 2021 - 18:19
Debate rages in Spain a year on over mandatory masks in schoolsChildren have complied with the measure but there have been dissenting adult voicesThu Dec 02 2021 - 01:00
Eta prisoners vow to end divisive Basque homecoming ceremoniesJailed members of disbanded group acknowledge ‘pain’ of terrorism victimsTue Nov 30 2021 - 16:26
Nationalist fury at ruling against Catalan language policy in schools‘Total immersion’ model has been in place in region’s schools for four decadesFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:00
Spanish opposition leader under scrutiny after attending Mass for dictatorPablo Casado’s party says he was at service in Granada at the weekend by accidentTue Nov 23 2021 - 18:29
Top court appointment leaves Spanish judiciary in the dockScandal-ridden candidate Enrique Arnaldo is approved for postMon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00
Spanish police search for migrants who fled diverted planeMore than 20 tried to get off aircraft which landed in Mallorca after passenger fell illMon Nov 08 2021 - 17:31