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Spanish go to polls again but similar inconclusive result expected on Sunday

For six months the Spanish have struggled in vain to form a new government after two new parties smashed the two-party system back in December. Having failed, voters now have to try again to elect a n

23/06/2016

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Solar Impulse lands in Spain after Atlantic crossing

A solar-powered airplane lands in Spain on Thursday morning (June 23) after its trans-Atlantic flight on the latest leg of its globe-circling voyage.

23/06/2016

Spain

Spain: interior minister faces calls to quit

Spain’s interior minister is facing mounting calls to resign after allegations he tried to smear his political rivals.

23/06/2016

Business Line

Spain seeks jobs and a government after general election

The referendum in the UK on whether to leave or remain in the European Union has dominated the news headlines over recent weeks.

22/06/2016

Economy

Spain desperate for jobs and a functioning government

Spain goes to the polls on Sunday barely six months since the last election.

22/06/2016

Spain

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Paris Agreement win Asturias Award

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement have won the International Cooperation division of the 2016 Princess of Asturias Awards.

22/06/2016

Spain

Highs and lows of Euro 2016 would-be qualifiers

Cheers as well as tears as the group stages of Euro 2016 near completion.

22/06/2016

My Europe Series

The left-wing mayor who prefers to take the metro

Elected mayor of Madrid a year ago with the backing of Podemos, Manuela Carmena, 72, is a leading figure of Spain's "new left".

17/06/2016

Spain

Richard Ford wins Princess of Asturias Award for Literature

American writer Richard Ford received the Princess of Asturias Literature award in Oviedo on Wednesday.

15/06/2016

Spain

Spain's party leaders fight for votes in TV debate

For the first time the leaders of four political parties have taken part in a televised debate before Spain’s June 26 election.

14/06/2016

Next Series

A surgical strike against bacteria

Why do surgical implants sometimes get infected? And what are scientists doing to combat the problem?

13/06/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: surgical strike against bacteria

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming a major threat Bacteria increase their resistance by sticking together They form so-called biofilms that protect them from antibiotics Biofilms contaminate implant

13/06/2016

Spain

Spain: prosecutors seek 19-year jail term for Princess Cristina's husband

Prosecutors in the tax fraud trial of Spain’s Princess Cristina are seeking 19-years in jail for her husband Inaki Urdangarin.

10/06/2016

Spain

Spain: election campaigns kick off as poll suggests big gains for Podemos alliance

As Spain’s general election campaigns kick off, an opinion poll on the June 26 ballot appears to show that the anti-austerity Unidos Podemos alliance will get the second-highest number of…

10/06/2016

Sport

Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon in order to recover from a left wrist injury in time to feature at the Rio Olympics.

09/06/2016

Spain

Spanish triathlete wins Princess of Asturias Award for Sports

Triathlete Francisco Javier Gómez Noya has been awarded the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.

08/06/2016

Sport

Spanish Moto 2 rider Salom dies following crash in practice

Spaniard Luis Salom has died following a crash during the second free practice session for the Moto 2 Catalunya Grand Prix.

03/06/2016

Sport

Messi tax fraud trial over, verdict expected next week

The Lionel Messi tax fraud trial concluded on Friday with a verdict expected to be delivered at the beginning of next week.

03/06/2016

Business Series

Santander's Madrid HQ raided in tax evasion probe

Police have raided Spanish bank Santander's headquarters in Madrid as part of an investigation into possible tax evasion.

03/06/2016

Cult

A panoramic view of European photography

The theme of PhotoEspaña this year is a plural Europe.

03/06/2016

Sport

Messi testifies in tax evasion trial

Five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi appeared in a court in Barcelona on Thursday to testify against charges of tax evasion.

02/06/2016

Economy

Spanish unemployment falls below 4 million as tourist influx boosts hiring

Spain just saw its biggest fall in unemployment ever recorded in the month of May with the total dipping below four million for the first time in six years.

02/06/2016

Spain

Messi arrives at court to give evidence in tax evasion case

The world's most expensive footballer finally arrives to testify in court after missing the first two days due to a back injury.

02/06/2016

Spain

Hugh Herr wins Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research

America’s Hugh Herr received the Princess of Asturias Technical & Scientific Research award in Oviedo on Wednesday.

01/06/2016

Sport

Messi tax evasion trial begins

The trial of Lionel Messi on charges of tax evasion opened in Barcelona on Tuesday, but injury prevented soccer’s five-times World Player of the Year from…

31/05/2016

Spain

'Tourists go home' say Spanish locals in backlash to holiday boom

Enough is enough… ‘Foreign tourists go home!

30/05/2016