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Puigdemont defies Madrid ruling

Carles Puigdemont has insisted that the Spanish government must not be allowed to ignore the will of the people, as Catalan's parliament postponed plans to invest him as president.

31/01/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament suspends session to invest Puigdemont

Move seen as tactical as support for defiant separatists shows no sign of ebbing.

30/01/2018

Spain

Catalonia vote postponed, support remains for Puigdemont

Catalonia's current president and parliamentary speaker insists the vote is delayed, not cancelled and says Carles Puigdemont is still the best candidate to lead the region.

30/01/2018

Spain

Puigdemont seek to attend inauguration

Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont is to ask for a judge's permission to attend a parliamentary session in Spain.

29/01/2018

Sport

Real Madrid: Zinedine Zidane faces the boot

Real Madrid are having one of their worst seasons in recent history, pushing coach Zinedine Zidane to apologise for the state of play,

25/01/2018

Spain

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

25/01/2018

Sport

Mascherano makes tearful exit from Barcelona

At 33 he becomes the latest star name to join the Chinese football league.

24/01/2018

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The best offices with a view

Working in paradise: get ready for a 'workation'

24/01/2018

Spain

Court records expose details of 60 million euro food poisoning scam

British law firms dispatched “sales agents” in Mallorca to enlist holidaymakers to file false food poisoning claims against tour operators, court documents reveal.

19/01/2018

Spain

Busted: cocaine-filled pineapple ring

Spanish and Portuguese police have seized more than 700 kg of cocaine wrapped in pineapple skins and shipped from South America.

18/01/2018

Spain

Catalonia's pro-independence parties regain control of parliament

Catalonia's pro-independence parties regain control of the region’s parliament, but attempts to re elect ousted leader Carles Puigdemont look set to be more difficult.

17/01/2018

Spain

Pets in Madrid are blessed for Saint Anthony's day

Every January dozens of Catholics in Spain groom their pets with their best outfits to attend a mass in honour of Saint Anthony.

17/01/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament holds first meeting, voting in separatist MP as spe

The vote for a pro-secession speaker virtually guarantees the chamber's push for independence from Spain.

17/01/2018

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Horse riders trot through roaring flames to mark a 500 year old Spanis

Las Luminarias takes place in San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid, on the eve of Saint Anthony’s Day, Spain’s patron saint of animals.

17/01/2018

Spain

Fictional Tabarnia is officially a movement

The satire group that seeks to secede the fictional region of Tabarnia from Catalonia is now pushing for real action

17/01/2018

Spain

Doubts over what direction the Catalan Parliament will take

The parliament has met for the first time since the December elections

17/01/2018

Spain

Catalonia's separatist parties nominate ousted leader to head new gove

Madrid braces itself for the first session of Catalonia's newly elected parliament

17/01/2018

Sport

Ronaldo looking for Manchester United payday

Ronaldo has reportedly been telling his teammates of his plans to leave Real Madrid and return to his former club after rising resentment over his level of pay

15/01/2018

Spain

Rajoy says Puigdemont cannot govern from far

He says to be President Puigdemont must be in Spain

15/01/2018

Spain

Mas quits party leadership and fires Catalonian independence warning

Former Catalonian president says failure to score more than 50% in election means independence best kept off the agenda in the short term.

09/01/2018

Sport

Barcelona snare Coutinho

Brazilian leaves Liverpool to become second -most expensive footballer of all time

08/01/2018

Spain

Coutinho to play with his idols as he joins Barcelona

Brazilian midfielder says it's a "dream come true" after his transfer to the Catalan giants

08/01/2018

Spain

Cars trapped overnight on Spanish motorway due to snow

More than 3,000 cars were trapped on the AP-6 motorway in Spain's Castile and Leon region waiting for rescue services to shovel out the snow.

07/01/2018

Spain

Spanish drag queen participates in Three Kings Parade amidst backlash

Madrid's decision to allow a drag queen to play one of the kings in the traditional Three Kings Parade angered many conservatives.

06/01/2018

Spain

Spain celebrates Three Kings’ Day

Guess what - politics coloured the celebrations in Catalonia.

06/01/2018

Spain

Spanish court says Catalan separatist Junqueras must stay in jail

Oriol Junqueras has spent two months in prison while Spanish authorities investigate his role in Catalonia's independence movement.

05/01/2018