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Spain: PP Party loses capital to leftist Ahora Madrid coalition

Manuela Carmena, of the leftist Ahora Madrid coalition, will be inaugurated as mayor of the Spanish capital on Saturday (June 13). Her party says she

11/06/2015

Sport

Luis Enrique and Dani Alves extend Barca deals

Spanish giants Barcelona have announced that defender Dani Alves has agreed a two-year contract extension with an option for a third season. The

09/06/2015

Spain

Ivory Coast 'Suitcase boy' reunited with mother

An eight-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who was found being smuggled into Spain in a suitcase has been reunited with his mother. Adou Ouattara was

08/06/2015

Spain

Russia to the rescue: Moscow flies antidote to Spain's diphtheria patient

Russia has come to the rescue of a six-year-old boy in Spain’s Catalonia region. The boy has been admitted to hospital with Spain’s first recorded

04/06/2015

Sport

Xavi's emotional goodbye to Barcelona

Xavi Hernandez failed to hold back the tears in an emotional farewell speech on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who was quick to praise all of those who

03/06/2015

Sport

Benitez appointed new Real Madrid manager

After weeks of speculation, Rafael Benítez has been appointed as Real Madrid’s new manager on a three-year contract. The 55-year-old, who left

03/06/2015

Spain

Basketball brothers win Asturias Sports award

This year’s Princess of Asturias Sports award has two winners, the Gasol brothers Pau and Marc, who have been bossing the NBA basketball courts for

03/06/2015

Spain

Spain's first case of diphtheria in 30 years: parents of six-year-old 'oppose vaccines'

A six-year-old child is in serious condition at a Barcelona hospital with diphtheria. It is the first case of the bacterial infection to be diagnosed

03/06/2015

Sport

Contador to miss Vuelta a España

Spain’s Alberto Contador told journalists on Monday that he would not be taking part in this season’s Vuelta a España following his second Giro

02/06/2015

Spain

Spain's El Celler de Can Roca is named world's best restaurant

Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca has regained its title as the world’s best restaurant. It beat previous winner Noma, with which it has

02/06/2015

Spain

Spanish airline Iberia resumes flights to Havana

Spanish airline Iberia is resuming flights from Madrid to Havana. It grounded the Cuba link and other South America routes in 2013. Iberia believes a

02/06/2015

Sport

Sevilla edge out Dnipro to retain Europa League crown

Sevilla have successfully defended their Europa League crown with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Ukrainian outsiders Dnipro in Warsaw on Wednesday

27/05/2015

Spain

Real Madrid sack coach Ancelotti

Real Madrid football club have sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti after failing to win major silverware this season. Thank you Ancelotti! Good luck in your

25/05/2015

Spain

Spain's PM Rajoy disappointed by results in local elections

Spain’s prime minister has acknowledged he was disappointed with his party’s showing in local elections. He attributed a drop in support largely to

25/05/2015

Sport

Real Madrid manager Ancelotti sacked

Carlo Anchelotti has been fired by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez following a trophyless season for Los Blancos. The Italian manager led Real

25/05/2015

World

Spanish local and regional elections deal major blow to big parties

The new mayor of the second-largest city in Spain, anti-poverty activist Ada Colau, has described her success in regional and municipal elections as

25/05/2015

Spain

Spain set for new politics of coalitions and power-sharing

Much more than a tale of two cities in Spain, where the big parties’ grip on power in both Madrid and Barcelona has been broken in local and regional

25/05/2015

Target

Smarter living in Barcelona

Barcelona is encouraging innovation and development through the use of new technology, creating what it calls a smart city.

25/05/2015

Spain

Madrid residents react to Spain's political shake-up

Although Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP) got more votes than any other party in Sunday’s (May 24) regional and local elections, it and the rival

25/05/2015

Spain

Three lessons from Spain's local elections

25/05/2015

Spain

New parties break Spains' political duopoly in local & regional vote

Spain’s traditional parties of both left and right took a fearful battering in local and regional elections on Sunday, with the ruling Popular Party

25/05/2015

Spain

Spanish voters punish mainstream parties in local and regional elections

Spain’s new anti-austerity Podemos and market friendly Ciudadanos have made gains in local and regional elections at the expense of mainstream

25/05/2015

Spain

Podemos and Ciudadanos make gains in Spain's regional elections

Spain’s new parties, the anti-austerity Podemos and market-friendly Ciudadanos have made strong headway in regional elections in another setback for

24/05/2015

Spain

Spain set for change as voters look to oust traditional parties in local polls

Voters across Spain are casting ballots in regional and municipal elections with an outcome likely to mark the end of the country’s dominant two

24/05/2015

Sport

Barca fans pay tribute to club legend Xavi

Spanish giants Barcelona have honoured club legend Xavi during his final league game for the club at the Camp Nou on Saturday. The 35-year-old, who

23/05/2015

Spain

Will voters oust 'la casta' in Spain's regional elections?

Regional elections in Spain on Sunday are expected to show whether fast-growing support for anti-establishment parties can be turned into political

22/05/2015