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Adolfo Suárez

 

Franco ally who led Spain after the dictator's death and ensured a bloodless transition to democracy

23 Mar 2014

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Adolfo Suarez, Spain's former prime minister, dies aged 81

 

Adolfo Suarez, the former prime minister of Spain and the man who steered the country after the dictatorship of Franco, has died at the age of 81

23 Mar 2014

Barcelona sues tycoon's daughters for stashing masterpieces

 

Four women written out of the will of their father, industrialist Julio Muñoz Ramonet, face legal action for hiding the most important art in his collection

20 Mar 2014

Spanish police uncover human organ trafficking

 

Spanish police arrested five people accused of offering cash to poor immigrants to buy a liver for transplant, the first such trafficking racket uncovered in Spain

12 Mar 2014

Immigrants found inside false-bottom car trying to enter Spain

 

Spain’s city enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are targets of 80,000 illegal immigrants who are gathering in Morocco to try to enter Europe, according to the Spanish interior minister

10 Mar 2014

Spain's astonishing abortion bill: do you even know about it?

Spain is the second largest country in the European Union and yet the reaction to a controversial bill, which is set to be passed, to end women's right to abortion on demand, is surprisingly muted. Ahead of big protests this weekend, Cathy Newman reports

06 Mar 2014

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Desperate jobseekers join mile-long queue

One construction company's job advert prompted a huge response in Spain, where unemployment is 26pc

05 Mar 2014

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Barcelona declares war on pet owners

Barcelona residents told to leash their dogs or face fine and owners must not leave cats home alone too long under new by-laws

04 Mar 2014

Immigrant caught hiding in suitcase

Spanish police find an African immigrant hiding in a suitcase as he tries to cross the border from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla

03 Mar 2014

A vibrant new music emerges out of one of Europe's oldest dance forms

With its long tradition of mixing up musical styles to create new sounds, what better city than London to showcase a blend of flamenco, jazz and fado?

01 Mar 2014

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Victims lose a fortune after police smash an international 'boiler room' scam

Thousands of pensioners have been duped by the fraudsters who used the money to fund lavish playboy lifestyles

28 Feb 2014

Fabulous frocks

Outrageous dresses compete for queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival.

27 Feb 2014

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Samsung Galaxy S5 hands on review

Here is a rundown of the key specs and features of Samsung's latest Galaxy flagship phone

25 Feb 2014

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Britain to protest to Spain over Gibraltar 'illegal incursion'

Spanish naval vessel entered Gibraltar waters and disrupted a Royal Navy training exercise

19 Feb 2014

The Great British food map: find marmite anywhere in the world

The new interactive map shows expats exactly where they can find their favourite foods

16 Feb 2014

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Spain admits firing rubber bullets at migrants swimming to enclave

Row breaks out after Spain admits it fired rubber bullets into the sea as migrants attempted to swim into Spanish territory from Morocco

14 Feb 2014

Spanish pensioner killed by recycling bin

A Spanish man is strangled to death after being trapped in a recycling container as he tried to retrieve old newspapers

13 Feb 2014

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Member of Pink Panther jewel-thief gang arrested in Spain

Borko Ilincic, who is wanted for a string of high-profile and daring robberies across the world, is being held by Spanish police after being arrested leaving a hotel in a rental car

12 Feb 2014

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Slacklining between hot air balloons

Incredible video shows how the daredevils tempt fate, relying only on parachutes to break their fall

11 Feb 2014

Spain invites descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled 500 years ago to return

Huge interest among Sephardic Jews worldwide in taking up offer of Spanish citizenship

11 Feb 2014

Spanish judge seeks arrest of Chinese ex-leaders over Tibet abuses

Judge asks Interpol to issue arrest warrants for former president Jiang Zemin and former prime minister Li Peng over claims of genocide in region

11 Feb 2014

Spain's Princess Cristina accused of being 'evasive' in tax fraud court

Daughter of Spanish King Juan Carlos grilled for several hours in historic inquiry into alleged financial scandal involving her husband, Iñaki Urdangarín

08 Feb 2014

Spanish princess arrives at court

Daughter of King Juan Carlos enters Majorca court to give testimony in money laundering and fraud case, becoming first Spanish royal to appear in court as suspect

08 Feb 2014

Spain's Princess Cristina to testify as suspect in fraud case

Daughter of King Juan Carlos becomes first royal to appear in court as a suspect, in a case that has undermined standing of royal family and revived debate over the monarchy

07 Feb 2014

Businessman buttered up Spain's government with cigars, TVs and safari trip freebies

Country's financial crime squad reveal king-pin gave gifts to ruling party in hope of winning contracts

05 Feb 2014

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