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Spain investigates £1.5bn embezzlement of EU funds

Anti-corruption detectives in Spain’s southern region of Andalusia believe they have uncovered the nation’s biggest ever fraud  
Local officials are suspected in a fraud involving the diversion of hundreds of millions of pounds of EU funds
16 Apr 2014

Spanish policemen face prison for 'torturing' two Britons in Majorca

File photo of Spainish Civil Guards  
Four members of Spain's Civil Guard face a combined 26 years in jail for allegedly assaulting tourists after they were arrested for fighting on the island
15 Apr 2014

Squatters dispute threatens Andalusia coalition government

People squatting in an abandoned building comfort each other as they leave with their belongings after being evicted in Seville  
Left-wing minority party angers alliance-leading Socialists by handing over keys to empty properties to evicted squatters ahead of 12,000 people on waiting list
11 Apr 2014

Norman Foster drops Madrid foundation project after planning snub

Norman Foster, the world renowned British architect, has ditched a project to establish an ambitious foundation dedicated to his work in Madrid  
Renowned British architect had received backing from mayor for plans to convert historic mansion but his designs were rejected by the city's heritage committee
10 Apr 2014

Scottish referendum gives us hope for independence, says Catalonia minister

Minister of Economy and Knowledge of Catalonia Andreu Mas-Colell  
Madrid's refusal to allow Catalonia a vote on independence was expected, says Andreu Mas-Colell, economy minister. But the example of Scotland offers a vision for the future
09 Apr 2014

Catalonia vows to continue independence fight after referendum snub

Region says rejection of referendum plans by Spanish parliament will not deter it from pursuing sovereignty
09 Apr 2014

Spain's parliament rejects Catalan independence bid

Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says independence vote by Catalans is prohibited by the constitution as parliament emphatically votes down bid
09 Apr 2014

Ex-girlfriend of murdered British millionaire arrested in Slovakia

24-year-old model Mayka Marica Kukucova thought to have given herself up in her home town after three days of being sought by Spanish police in connection with Costa del Sol killing
08 Apr 2014

What if Angela Merkel was a heroin addict?

Music Spanish pop duo Amaral's new music video imagines a world where politicians experience society's toughest problems
08 Apr 2014
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British tourist braved 'terrifying seas' in Tenerife to rescue child

The holidaymaker pulled the young girl to safety but two women, a respected obstetrician and a GP, drowned when they were swept away by a wave off the Canary island
07 Apr 2014

Two British doctors drown trying to save children in Tenerife

The women, a respected obstetrician and a GP, drowned while trying to rescue the children when they were swept away by a wave off the Canary island
07 Apr 2014

Two British women drown trying to rescue their children in Tenerife

A NHS consultant and another woman drown while trying to rescue their children who were swept away by a wave at a holiday resort in Tenerife
07 Apr 2014

NHS obstetrician drowns trying to save her children in Tenerife

A respected obstetrician was one of two British women who drowned while trying to rescue two children when they were swept away by a wave off the Canary island
07 Apr 2014

'Dangerous' and 'unlawful' Spanish ships stray into British-controlled water off Gibraltar

David Lidington, a Foreign Office minister, says that the activities of two Spanish ships off the coast of the British territory were not only unlawful but also dangerous
02 Apr 2014

Woman falls into well during outdoor sex session in Spain

Woman left in bottom of well by lover after falling through cover during outdoor sex session in Spain
02 Apr 2014

Spanish and Argentine towns twin in protest over Falklands and Gibraltar

Alliance of Algeciras and Rio Grande against UK 'occupation' prompts anger in British Overseas Territory
02 Apr 2014

Our cup overflows with stories of the Holy Grail

You don’t need to go to a Spanish museum to experience the glory of the Last Supper, says AN Wilson
01 Apr 2014
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Crowds flock to see 'holy grail' in Spanish church

A new book says the goblet is the mythical chalice from which Christ sipped at the last supper
01 Apr 2014
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Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria

Spanish newspaper El Mundo reports that one of its reporters, kidnapped at a 'checkpoint' between Syria and Turkey and held hostage by an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been freed, along with a freelance photographer who was also held
30 Mar 2014

False alarm as ship is mistaken for crashed plane off Gran Canaria

Tugboat loaded with crane confused for passenger plane by Canary Islands emergency staff
27 Mar 2014

'Monstrous' hotel in Spain may be approved after a decade-long legal saga

Andalusia’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of developers completing the half-built behemoth, which would blight one of Spain's last unspoilt beaches on the Mediterranean
26 Mar 2014
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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
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