Spain removes last statue of dictator Franco Spain's north African enclave of Melilla has removed the country's last public statue of former dictator General Francisco Franco 45 years after his death. World • 24 Feb
Madrid police arrest lockdown flouters hiding under bed Partygoers hid under mattresses and in a wardrobe at a packed house in Madrid on Saturday in an attempt to avoid police at one of ... News Lens • 22 Feb
Sixth night of Barcelona protests over arrest of rapper Demonstrators faced off with Barcelona police on the sixth consecutive night of protests in support of a controversial rapper jailed over incendiary tweets. World • 22 Feb
Clashes at rallies in Spain over rapper's arrest Spanish police have clashed with protesters in Madrid and Barcelona as fresh rallies broke out across the country over the jailing of a 32-year-old rapper ... Europe • 18 Feb
Spain limits AstraZeneca jab to the under-55s Spain has said it will limit use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to people under 55, becoming the latest European nation to impose an age ... Coronavirus • 05 Feb
€12m credit card scam broken up in Spanish-US operation Spanish police working with the US Secret Service have shut down a criminal network that pocketed more than €12 million via a credit card fraud ... World • 03 Feb
Santander books record annual loss of €8.77 billion Spain's biggest bank Santander has today posted its first ever annual loss as the pandemic took its toll, while €1.14 billion in restructuring costs overshadowed ... Business • 03 Feb
Applause for boy after 11 days in hospital with Covid A 10-year-old boy who spent 11 days fighting a severe Covid-19 infection in an intensive care ward in Spain has been given the all clear, ... News Lens • 29 Jan
Spain's economy shrinks by 11% in 2020 Spain's economy contracted sharply by 11% in 2020 due to the upheaval triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Statistics Institute said in a first ... Business • 29 Jan
Spanish woman who 'died' of Covid returns to care home An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after ... Coronavirus • 25 Jan
Three dead after blast at religious complex in Madrid At least three people died and six were injured when a building in central Madrid belonging to the Catholic Church was blown apart by an ... Europe • 20 Jan
Three dead as snowstorms cause chaos across Spain Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down Madrid's air and rail links, ... World • 10 Jan
Baby leaves hospital after ten weeks of Covid treatment A baby boy who was admitted to a hospital in the Spanish city of Valencia with Covid-19 just nine days after he was born has ... News Lens • 07 Jan
Four lions at Barcelona zoo test positive for Covid-19 Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted ... Coronavirus • 08 Dec 20
BBVA-Sabadell talks to create Spain's 2nd biggest bank BBVA and smaller rival Sabadell said they are in talks to create Spain's second-biggest domestic lender by assets, the latest move in the accelerating consolidation ... Business • 17 Nov 20
Spain's BBVA to sell US banking arm to PNC Spain's BBVA is to sell its US business to PNC Financial Services Group for $11.6 billion in cash, in one of the biggest global banking ... Business • 16 Nov 20
Dozens arrested after Spanish Covid-19 protests Police in Spain made dozens of arrests during clashes with protesters for a second consecutive night as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the ... Coronavirus • 01 Nov 20
Bankia Q3 net profit falls 79% on Covid-19 provisions Spain's Bankia said today that its third quarter net profit fell 79% from the same time a year ago after it set aside €155m in ... Business • 28 Oct 20
Santander sees better core profits for 2020 Spain's Santander has forecast an improvement of core profits for 2020, citing better customer behaviour in expired loan payments and more cost savings in Europe ... Business • 27 Oct 20
Anger in Italy over restrictions to 'save Christmas' Anger is growing in Italy over harsh new coronavirus restrictions brought in to "save Christmas", while other hard-hit countries enforced curfews in a bid to ... Coronavirus • 26 Oct 20
New state of emergency in Spain as infections soar Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a new state of emergency in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local night-time curfews and ... Coronavirus • 25 Oct 20
Row erupts after Spain puts Madrid under lockdown A row has erupted after the Spanish government announced that the entire city of Madrid is to be put under a partial lockdown as it ... Coronavirus • 01 Oct 20
Spanish police arrest virus-infected surfer Spanish police have said they arrested a woman who went surfing when she should have been in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. News Lens • 09 Sep 20
Covid-19 cases in Spain cross half a million mark Spain's total coronavirus cases have crossed half a million, health ministry data showed today, as the government struggled to contain a surge of infections in ... World • 07 Sep 20
Spanish banks Caixabank and Bankia in talks to merge Spanish banks Bankia and Caixabank are considering a merger to create the biggest lender in Spain with more than €650 billion in total assets, the ... Business • 04 Sep 20
