
When partying gets out of control: Spanish police overwhelmed by outsized fiestas
Events involving large crowds of youths are increasingly ending in reports of assault, theft and even rape

Events involving large crowds of youths are increasingly ending in reports of assault, theft and even rape

The warning comes ahead of a Cabinet meeting that PM Pedro Sánchez wants to hold in Barcelona

The number of requests has tripled since 2015, the year before the UK voted to leave the EU

A new survey has revealed that 34% of Spaniards smoke cigarettes every day, compared to 32.8% when the anti-tobacco law was introduced

Escalating violence over the last year is linked to rivalry between new organized crime gangs that have settled in the area

Madrid court finds two entrepreneurs not guilty after they lied to a couple about their supposed demise and kept the fiancés’ money

The grassroots group also tampered with toll barriers to demand separatist leaders in pre-trial detention be released from prison

The figure represents 0.29% of nearly 23,000 structures built on roads managed by the Spanish state

The City Hall worker was one of 47 people caught in a sweeping narcotics bust in the south of Spain

The region is the first without a nuclear plant to draw up a contingency plan

More than half of Spain is wreathed in air containing excessive levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone

Regional leader Quim Torra orders changes to Mossos d’Esquadra over their response to a pro-Constitution tribute supported by Vox

Socialist government is drafting a bill targeting the demand side, with punishment for those who purchase sex

Vandals have defaced the plaque paying tribute to the young student murdered by far-right militants in 1980

Police arrest 19 people and seize over 1,250 kg of cocaine concealed inside hollowed-out logs

Officials make a special show of unity as the country grapples with the Catalan secession drive and political fragmentation

London says complaint is over the incursion into Gibraltarian waters, which Spain does not recognize

Victim spent five days in hospital after being targeted for heading a club that defends unity of Spain

Deputy prime minister says it is likely that all five men will go back to prison shortly

Simon Manley explains the situation for Britons living in the country after the approval of the United Kingdom’s Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union

David Duke, a well-known white supremacist who was involved in the racist incidents in Charlottesville last year, touted “the end of the socialist regime” on Twitter

The anti-immigration party has made significant gains in former Popular Party strongholds, where migration and unemployment are seen as problems

The authorities have arrested the alleged hitmen known as “the Swedes,” thought to be behind at least two of the most recent killings in Málaga, southern Spain

Spontaneous demonstrations sprang up in southern Spain on Monday night to denounce rise of anti-immigration group

The politicians, who are in pre-trial custody, say they have been blocked from appealing their cases with European courts

Socialist Party suffers an unexpected setback as it stands to get ousted after 36 years in power

Recipients of maternity and paternity benefits from the Spanish Social Security system will be able to reclaim the income tax withheld on these payments