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Spain police seize tons of cocaine among pineapples

 

An estimated 2.5 tons of Cocaine hidden among pineapples on a ship from Costa Rica seized by Spanish police

07 May 2014

British broker hunted by Spanish police found living in Wiltshire

 

British businessman hunted by police Costa del Sol found to be living in rural Berkshire

04 May 2014

Baby mouse-deer born at a zoo in Spain

 

This baby deer, about the size of a hamster, was born to a special breeding programme designed in response to the deforestation of its Asian habitat

26 Apr 2014

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Madrid begins search for remains of author of Don Quixote

 

Historians will use radar technology in a bid to solve the four-century old puzzle of exactly where the literary genius lies

25 Apr 2014

Has the sun set on the expat dream in Spain?

 

Ninety thousand Britons have waved adios to a life under the Spanish sky. Sarah Rainey investigates why the sangria has turned sour

23 Apr 2014

Why the sun set on my Spanish dream

As figures reveal that 90,000 Britons returned home from Spain last year, due to a shrinking job market and continuing property slump, one expat explains why she had to wave farewell to her Mediterranean life

23 Apr 2014

End to Mediterranean dream for 90,000 Britons who left Spain last year

British expatriates are deserting Spain in droves, according to new figures from Spain's national statistics institute

22 Apr 2014

Austerity endangers Spain's road users

Spain’s roads fall victim to austerity measures with urgent investment needed to restore road surfaces, markings and crash barriers

22 Apr 2014

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Spanish village to hold referendum over 'Kill Jews' name

A Spanish village is to hold a referendum over whether to change its name of Castrillo Matajudios, which translates as "Kill Jews"

22 Apr 2014

Spain investigates £1.5bn embezzlement of EU funds

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

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

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

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

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

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