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
Killing of three Algerians inflames tensions with MoroccoRelations between north African neighbours deteriorate over Western SaharaThu Nov 04 2021 - 18:05
Cracks show in Spanish and Portuguese leftist frontsSnap election expected in Portugal amid internal tensions in three-way allianceSun Oct 31 2021 - 18:00
Show of contrition for Eta violence does not go far enough for many in SpainMadrid Letter: Some believe Basque conflict should not be treated as two-sidedTue Oct 19 2021 - 18:00
Racy Spanish pop video leaves Catholic leaders blushingToledo cathedral’s use as location for filming ‘Ateo’ video triggers backlashMon Oct 18 2021 - 17:32
Pope caught up in dispute over Spanish colonial legacyConservatives angry at calls for apology over Mexican conquestSun Oct 03 2021 - 17:20
Locals on Spanish island take cover as lava releases toxic gasesMagma from La Palma volcano pours off sea cliffs into Atlantic, creating clouds of vapourWed Sept 29 2021 - 18:39
Legal victory for Spain, political victory for PuigdemontThe arrest of the former Catalan leader in Italy may stoke the fires of separatist angerFri Sept 24 2021 - 18:37
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont freed after Italian court appearanceIndependence leader arrested on arriving in Sardinia to attend cultural eventFri Sept 24 2021 - 18:21
Homes and farmland engulfed by Canary Island volcanic eruptionThousands evacuated to avoid lava flows on La Palma amid fears for when lava reaches seaWed Sept 22 2021 - 16:58
Thousands flee ‘devastating’ Canary Islands volcanoTrail of lava ‘literally eating up homes’ on La Palma island, head of local government saysMon Sept 20 2021 - 13:12
Madrid government and Catalan leaders set for complex talksSpanish government has already rejected the Catalan administration’s main demandsTue Sept 14 2021 - 16:10
Spain searches for answers after string of homophobic attacksUpsurge in assaults on LGBT community triggers political storm and protests in MadridFri Sept 10 2021 - 20:00
Love or politics? Catalan bishop’s resignation triggers speculationXavier Novell reported to have begun relationship with divorcee, unsettling Catholic ChurchTue Sept 07 2021 - 13:35
Pope Francis urges Spaniards to reconcile over Catalonia disputePontiff appears to criticise hardline stances on both sides of independence debateWed Sept 01 2021 - 18:17
Street names signal bitter dispute over Spain’s historical memorySigns paying tribute to supporters of Franco dictatorship return to streets of capitalThu Aug 26 2021 - 16:27
Contentious animal names add to bullfighting’s woesDefenders of tradition warn of political campaign against themTue Aug 24 2021 - 20:00
Spain’s right at odds after censure vote targets far-right leaderVox party’s Santiago Abascal accused of divisive behaviour in multicultural CeutaThu Jul 29 2021 - 17:35
Che Guevara furore sees far right try to give Spaniards harsh history lessonMadrid Letter: Vox victory with naming minor as Sánchez Bill tackles Franco-era abuseWed Jul 21 2021 - 01:00
Spain wrestles with new Covid surge amid legal spatCourt said government should not have used state of emergency during lockdownFri Jul 16 2021 - 16:40
Far-right anti-migrant poster lawful, rules Spanish courtCampaign poster depicted immigrant children as drain on public financesMon Jul 05 2021 - 16:55
Spain pardons nine Catalan leaders and hails ‘new era of dialogue’Government move denounced by far-right opposition as ‘coup d’état’Tue Jun 22 2021 - 17:25
Spain’s PM to issue pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatistsPedro Sánchez hopes move will pave way for reconciliation on country’s most divisive issueMon Jun 21 2021 - 14:37
Tenerife shaken by search for missing girl and fatherInvestigators believe Tomás Gimeno killed both his daughters in case that sparked protestsThu Jun 17 2021 - 13:27
Spanish king in eye of storm over Catalan pardonsMonarch will have to sign off release of independence leaders by governmentTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:10
Spain-Morocco relationship in crisis as hospital visit sparks migration stand-offDisputed region of Western Sahara is at the root of a migrant crisis in north AfricaFri Jun 04 2021 - 18:00
Talk of Catalan pardons swells tensions in Spanish politicsMadrid Letter: Prime minister Pedro Sánchez weighing up cost of pardonsMon May 31 2021 - 20:00
Clash over eviction mars Catalan president’s first day in officeInvolvement of riot police in foreclosure angers hard leftTue May 25 2021 - 17:32
‘On the cliff edge’: Spain’s flamenco industry fears for its future amid Covid-19Concerns raised that future of music genre in jeopardy as venues shut permanentlyWed May 19 2021 - 20:00
Record numbers of migrants enter Spanish enclave of CeutaThousands reach city in north Africa amid diplomatic dispute with MoroccoTue May 18 2021 - 16:53
Catalan parties agree on new pro-independence governmentDeal repeats ERC-JxCat coalition of the last legislature and avoids repeat electionMon May 17 2021 - 17:32
Covid-19: Concerns over Spain’s preparedness for possible fifth wave‘The end of the state of emergency was not the end of coronavirus’, says health officialWed May 12 2021 - 17:59
Spain’s resurgent right celebrates after winning big in MadridPP leader Ayuso’s approach to Covid restrictions pays off while leftist leader Pablo Iglesias quits politicsWed May 05 2021 - 16:15
Madrid’s libertarian icon takes centre stage as election loomsConservative politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s confrontational style divides Spanish capitalSun May 02 2021 - 17:22
Barcelona rock concert trial opens door to summer showsScientists say Covid risk at 5,000-strong indoor event was extremely lowWed Apr 28 2021 - 13:00
Bullfighting the new political battleground in Spanish capitalSupporting cultural tradition means ‘defence of freedom’, Madrid president saysThu Apr 15 2021 - 17:04
Madrid government condemned for Russian vaccine purchase talksRegional leader defends move even though jab has not been EU approvedWed Apr 07 2021 - 17:56
Malian toddler’s death highlights perils of Canaries migrant routeTwo-year-old dies despite being revived after being picked up by rescue boatMon Mar 22 2021 - 17:43
Local government split sends tremors through Spanish politicsCoalition partners Ciudadanos and PP fall out over vaccination and corruption scandalsSun Mar 14 2021 - 18:00
Puigdemont decries ‘sad day’ for European Parliament after losing immunitySpain wants to extradite former Catalan president over region’s 2017 independence bidTue Mar 09 2021 - 16:33
European Parliament expected to strip Catalan ex-president of immunityCarles Puigdemont and colleagues unlikely to be extradited to face charges in SpainFri Mar 05 2021 - 20:00
Catalan unrest over jailing of rapper sparks furore over policeForce criticised for handling of protests triggered by Pablo Hasél’s arrestMon Feb 22 2021 - 16:53
Spanish rapper’s jailing fuels outcry over freedom of speechPablo Hasél the latest performer to face action for tweets and song lyricsTue Feb 16 2021 - 17:14
Strong showing for moderates could ease Catalan talks with MadridSocialists win Sunday’s Catalonia elections but nationalists increase their majorityMon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16
Catalan election to shape relationship with Spain and redraw unionist mapSocialists vying with independence parties to win Sunday’s vote as region’s priorities shiftFri Feb 12 2021 - 21:00
‘Pro-independence parties must win’: Catalonia gears up for electionsCatalan vice-president Pere Aragonès hopes for outcome that can force Spain’s handMon Feb 08 2021 - 19:00
Catalan election campaign overshadowed by Covid uncertaintyFebruary 14th date for vote still not definiteThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:58
