Politics

This week we discuss last week’s disturbances in Catalonia after the Supreme Court ruling, and the long-awaited exhumation of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen

The jihadists have set up a radical matriarchy under the orders of a female ‘emir’ who controls the compound and helps people to escape, taking advantage of the renewed fighting in the northeast of the country

The dictator's relatives scuffled with police after the latter tried to seize a recording device brought inside in violation of a government ban

While the caretaker government wants to turn it into a place of memory and reconciliation, long-term plans are on hold until after the national election of November 10

Police were shocked to discover the elderly lady was responsible for multiple robberies in the southern city of Málaga

Pedro Sánchez today applauded the exhumation of the Spanish dictator and said that society has taken “one more step toward reconciliation”

Forty-four years later, the remains of the late autocrat were transferred from the Valley of the Fallen today to a cemetery in Madrid, cheered on by supporters

In addition to Francisco Franco, the Spanish capital is the resting place of four other autocrats, including Rafael Trujillo from Dominican Republic and Fulgencio Batista from Cuba

The brothers from the company responsible for lifting the tombstone of the Spanish dictator have been inundated with abuse and threatening phone calls

Intensive agriculture and urban development have triggered an environmental catastrophe in Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon

Four more people remain missing after being swept away by floodwaters; the storm has caused power cuts and travel disruption in the northeastern region

The magistrate has requested to interview the WikiLeaks founder by videoconference as a witness, and says the refusal by British judicial authorities is unprecedented

The regional law-enforcement agency says it feels “defenseless” after government fails to press charges against individuals accused of participating in acts that injured officers

According to a first-of-its-kind study, the number of fatalities related to the drug has increased more than 50% in seven years

Regional premier Quim Torra said on Tuesday that he wants to hold “dialogue with no conditions” that leaves the door open to a new referendum

Retailers and hotels have suffered losses, while the city assesses impact at €2.7 million in destroyed urban furniture

Pedro Sánchez visited injured police officers in hospital but did not meet with the Catalan premier Quim Torra or offer a press conference

After wreaking havoc across the country in September, a new “gota fría” phenomenon is expected to cause heavy and persistent rainfall

Pedro Sánchez said he is going to visit the police officers injured in the disturbances, and that he has sent Catalonia’s separatist leader a letter reminding him of his public duties

After numerous setbacks, the Spanish government has announced that the body of the dictator will be transferred to a Madrid cemetery on October 24

On the margins of a peaceful march in the Catalan capital, there were more violent scenes on Friday, as youngsters surrounded the National Police HQ and threw rocks and steel balls

“We call on Pedro Sánchez to set a date and a time to open up negotiations,” Quim Torra tells press on Saturday, despite worst night of disturbances so far in Barcelona on Friday

The movement, which has no visible leaders, has been coordinating this week’s protests in Catalonia. The magistrate took the action as part of an ongoing sealed investigation into terrorism

Thousands of people converged in the Catalan capital on Friday evening as part of a general strike against the Supreme Court ruling that sent nine separatist leaders to jail

The withdrawal of US troops has seen the conflict in Syria take a fresh turn. EL PAÍS correspondents in Qamishli and Ceylanpınar explain the effect on the ground