Telefonica Q1 earnings steady on economic recovery Spanish telecoms group Telefonica has today posted first-quarter core earnings broadly in line with forecasts thanks to reduced operating expenses and a partial economic recovery ... Business • 13 May
Body of Rory Young, killed in Burkina Faso, repatriated The body of Irish citizen Rory Young, who was killed in an ambush along with two Spanish journalists in Burkina Faso, has been brought back ... World • 30 Apr
Santander Q1 profit jumps five-fold, boosted by US Spain's Santander has today posted a first-quarter net profit up almost five-fold helped by lower impairments, record US earnings and strong growth in the UK. Business • 28 Apr
Man who spread Covid held on suspicion of assault A Mallorca man who infected 22 people with Covid-19 has been arrested on suspicion of assault for going to work and the gym despite signs ... World • 24 Apr
Spanish man on trial for murdering and eating mother Spanish prosecutors are demanding a 15-year sentence for a man who is accused of strangling his mother and eating her remains. Europe • 22 Apr
Spain blocks auction of possible Caravaggio painting The Spanish government has blocked the auction of a 17th-century oil painting in Madrid on suspicion that it may actually be a lost masterpiece by ... World • 08 Apr
Spanish MPs approve bill legalising euthanasia Spain's parliament has legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with serious and incurable or debilitating diseases who want to end their life, making Spain ... World • 18 Mar
Trees bursting into bloom seen as sign of hope in Spain Fruit trees in Aitona in Spain's Catalonian province of Lleida have burst into spectacular bloom with the approach of spring. News Lens • 15 Mar
Spanish police seize homemade drug smuggling submarine Spanish police have seized a homemade drug smuggling submarine able to carry up to two tonnes of cargo. World • 13 Mar
Spanish zoo worker killed by elephant A zoo worker in Spain has died after he was struck by an elephant's trunk, knocking his head against the bars of an enclosure, the ... World • 26 Feb
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
