Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence.more
Britain is worried by violence during a banned referendum in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia but sees the vote as unconstitutional, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Sunday.more
Catalan police temporarily evacuated Barcelona's Sagrada Família church and nearby businesses on Tuesday after a van parked nearby prompted a bomb scare. At about 8.30pm local time, the local police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, said it was examining reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area as part of an anti-terrorist operation.more
Judges in Madrid have suspended a law passed by Catalonia's parliament which allows a public vote on independence to proceed. The Constitutional Court's decision means the ballot, slated for October 1, could be delayed.more
Spain welcomed 75 million tourists in 2016, making it the third most-visited country worldwide. The tourism sector accounts for 11 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).more
The Islamic State (IS) on Wednesday night published a video in Spanish threatening to seek "revenge" for the eight terrorists killed by police during last week's attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.more
Four alleged members of a terror cell were in a Madrid court on Tuesday (Aug 22), facing possible charges related to the twin attacks in Catalonia that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people.more
panish police have shot dead the main suspect in last Thursday's Barcelona attack, Younes Abouyaaqoub.
Police believe he was the driver of a van which careered down the Las Ramblas avenue, killing 13 and injuring more than 100 others.more
Vandals have attacked a Spanish mosque with racist graffiti - the latest in a spate of Islamophobic assaults in the country since Thursday's terror attack in Barcelona.more
The driver in Thursday's van attack that killed 13 people in a tourist area of Barcelona may still be alive and on the run, Spanish police say. They are hunting for Moroccan-born Younes Abouyaaqoub, now named by Spanish media as the suspected driver.more
Spanish media based on police sources reported this morning that a group of jihadists who carried out Thursday and Friday attacks in Catalonia was larger than expected. The composition of the so-called Islamic State cells could have up to 15 people.more
A huge manhunt was underway across Europe last night for at least one jihadist feared to be still at large after plotting the Barcelona terrorist attacks, as reports emerge that the terror cell may have planned to target the Sagrada Familia.more
The number of people injured in a van attack in Barcelona on Thursday afternoon and in a separate attack in the Catalan resort town of Cambrils stood at 130 on Friday, an emergency services spokesman said.more
Spanish police say they have killed five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils in a second vehicle attack, after an earlier one in Barcelona.
The men, wearing explosive belts, were linked to the first attack, police say.more
Spanish police say several people have been injured in a "massive crash", while emergency services are urging people to stay away from the area around Plaça Catalunya.more
British pensioners and people taking early retirement are flocking to settle in European countries ahead of Brexit, amid fears this will become more difficult once freedom of movement ends.more
Security workers checking carry-on luggage at Barcelona's airport began partial strikes Friday, threatening more queuing chaos for passengers at one of Europe's most popular airports.more
The highest temperatures are recorded in Andalusia, southern Spain, where regional health services monitor the health of more than 12,000 seniors and people with heart disease.more
