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Xabi Alonso to call time on an illustrious carer

Xabi Alonso a European and world winner to retire

Sport

Sports writers drool as Barca get out of jail in style

Barca overturn 4 nil deficit to humiliate PSG

Spain

Barcelona fans celebrate incredible Champions League comeback

Their impossible dream came true on Wednesday night – and Catalans came out onto the streets to celebrate what has been hailed as the greatest comeback in Champions League…

Sport

Barcelona pull off the greatest comeback in Champions League history

Five-times European Champions Barcelona re-wrote the Champions League history books on Wednesday night when they became the first team to overturn a four-goal, first leg deficit in the last 16 stage t

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France

Icon of world and French football Raymond Kopa dies aged 85

Tributes have been pouring in for Raymond Kopa, the stylish playmaker and poster boy for a generation of footballers, who has passed away.

Sport

Luis Enrique says goodbye to Barcelona

After what seems a lifetime at Barcelona as a player and manager Luis Enrique has had enough of the pressure, and will leave the club at the end of the season.

Economy

Spain's economy continues to show strong growth, 3.2% expansion in 2016

Spending by Spanish households boosted the economy last year, along with exports, but 2017 may be trickier.

Spain

Anti-transgender bus forced off the streets of Madrid

Campaigners had planned to take the bright orange vehicle on a national tour of Spain. However, activists, trade unions and officials from Madrid City Council united against it.

Spain

Madrid police impound Spanish anti-transgender "bus of shame"

Spanish officials impounded a bright orange and white bus emblazoned with anti-transgender messages seen circulating throughout the Spanish capital.

Spain

360° video: Re-enacting Rome in Spain

For two days each year, more than 100 re-enactors populate the ancient roman city of Italica, the oldest Roman settlement in Spain and hometown of Emperors Trajan and Hadrian.

Real Economy

How 'smart city' technology is connecting Europeans

Why are Europe's smaller cities looking at smart city initiatives?

Sport

Barca's Messi seals much-needed win against Atletico

Diego Simeone oversaw his 300th match as head coach for Atletico de Madrid at the weekend but Lionel Messi was there to ruin his special day by grabbing a late goal for a 3-2 Barca…

Economy

Prices spike in Spain but government says it's temporary

Spanish inflation hit 3 percent in February compared to the same month in 2016. The government said that was temporary and energy costs will decline.

Spain

Spanish police shoot to stop speeding truck hitting Barcelona

There have been dramatic scenes on the outskirts of Barcelona as police chased and shot at a man who was allegedly driving a stolen truck filled with gas bottles at full speed towards the city…

Spain

Spanish police stop truck laiden with gas canisters at gunpoint

A Swede who stole a truck carrying dozens of butane gas bottles and drove it at speed in the Spanish city of Barcelona was suffering psychiatric problems and not attempting an attack, the government s

Spain

Ceuta under siege: more migrants storm the fence

More than 300 migrants have broken through the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta - Europe's only land border with Africa.

Spain

Huge pro-refugee protest in Barcelona

On Saturday around 160,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona in protest at how many refugees Spain has accepted.

Spain

Love and duty: Princess Cristina de Bourbon's choice

Cristina de Bourbon is a stubborn woman.

Spain

Hundreds of migrants breach border fence to enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Around 500 migrants have stormed the border which separates Morocco and the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta.

Spain

Spain's Princess Cristina acquitted, her husband jailed for fraud

Spain's Princess Cristina absolved her husband jailed for fraud