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Spanish mother creates football stickers of female players for her daughters

María Vázquez wanted to give her football-mad daughters trading cards featuring their favourite female players, but only cards of male stars were available, so she contacted clubs and photographers and made the collection herself.

16/04/2018

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Rally in Barcelona to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to demand the release of high-profile secessionist leaders being held in pre-trial detention

15/04/2018

Spain

Thousands of pro-independence supporters take to the streets of Barcelona calling for the release of jailed political leaders

Some demonstrators vow to continue to disrupt infrastructure in the region

15/04/2018

Spain

Whale dies after eating 29 kilos of plastic in trashed waters

A sperm whale that washed up on the Murcia coast in February died because it could not digest the 29 kilos of plastic found in its stomach.

12/04/2018

Spain

Champions League: Bayern Munich and Real Madrid join Liverpool and Roma in the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have made it through to the last four of the Champions League after beating Sevilla and Juventus respectively.

11/04/2018

Spain

Spanish rappers 'defend freedom of expression' with new music video

After three Spanish rappers were given prison sentences for "insulting the Spanish crown and praising terrorism," a collective of musicians is fighting back to "defend their freedom of expression."

11/04/2018

Spain

Spain beats Italy, France as world's biggest wine exporter

Spain exported the most wine of any country in 2017, beating its main competitors France and Italy.

09/04/2018

Spain

A Spanish town has come up with a clever way to fight depopulation

The town of Portell in eastern Spain offered families with young children work and housing to fight depopulation.

08/04/2018

Sport

6th Edition of Gazprom's Football for Friendship programme

The programme aims to encourage youngsters around the world to play football

05/04/2018

Spain

Spain stunned by video of tense scene between Queens Letizia and Sofia

The "duel of queens" has prompted social media to compare the Spanish royal family to Game of Thrones

04/04/2018

Spain

Spanish primary schools to teach lessons on military

After watching a video of a military parade, pupils might be asked to make a model of their favourite tank.

03/04/2018

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Circus elephant killed in truck accident in south-east Spain

Easter holiday traffic was thrown into chaos when a truck transporting five elephants rolled on a motorway in Spain.

03/04/2018

Spain

Elephant dies in accident on Spanish motorway

One elephant has been killed and two others injured after a truck transporting them crashed on a motorway in south-eastern Spain.

02/04/2018

Sport

Arturo Vidal and Juan Bernat travel for Bayern-Sevilla game

Bayern Munich have included Arturo Vidal and Juan Bernat in their squad for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final at Sevilla on Tuesday after the pair passed late fitness tests.

02/04/2018

Spain

The former Catalan president fears for his safety if extradited to a Spanish jail

Carles Puigdemont is still being detained in Germany awaiting a decision by a court Neumuenster on whether to extradite him to Spain

01/04/2018

Spain

Euroviews. Catalonia hurt Spain’s image but the law must prevail: View

After Puigdemont’s arrest, the Spain government must tread carefully to keep European actors on side in the debate over Catalonia’s future, writes the vice president of the Catalan Council of the European Movement.

01/04/2018

Living

Inside the workshop of the most respected name in Spanish menswear

How to choose a bespoke luxury suit with iconic tailoring brand Jaime Gallo

30/03/2018

Spain

I am his legs and he is my heart

Father and son team defy cerebral palsy to complete marathons

28/03/2018

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Catalan police break up motorway protest near Figueras

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27/03/2018

Spain

Puigdemont to stay in custody

German court has 60 days to decide on Spanish extradition request

27/03/2018

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Police and demonstrators clashed in Barcelona

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26/03/2018

Spain

Clashes in Barcelona after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is held

Carles Puigdemont's detention threatens to worsen the Catalan crisis that flared last year when the region made a symbolic declaration of independence,

26/03/2018

Spain

Spanish police battle protes as Catalan separatist leader is detained

Carles Puigdemont, wanted on a Spanish arrest warrant, has been detained in Germany, his lawyer has said.

25/03/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament suspends vote on detained new president

No signs of compromise on either side as Spain moves forward with trial of 25 rebel Catalonian leaders.

24/03/2018

Spain

Finnish police receive arrest warrant for Puigdemont

Fugitive Catalan leader Puigdemont arrived in Finland on Thursday for a series of meetings, an arrest warrant was issued for him a day later.

24/03/2018

Spain

Space pictures show how Spanish reservoirs are shriking

Spanish reservoirs are having a hard time staying completely full. Despite the heavy rainfall in March, the reservoirs are only at 53% of their capacity.

24/03/2018