
Spanish actor Willy Toledo arrested over religious offense complaint
Activist had ignored two court summons in connection with a 2017 Facebook post ridiculing God and the Virgin Mary

Activist had ignored two court summons in connection with a 2017 Facebook post ridiculing God and the Virgin Mary

In the wake of the resignation of Health Minister Carmen Montón, focus has turned onto Pedro Sánchez’s academic record. The Socialist Party, meanwhile, is calling on PP leader Pablo Casado to quit

The two parties running the Catalan government cannot agree on the best strategy toward secession from Spain

Carmen Montón, of the Socialist Party (PSOE), steps down after university admits changing her grades, and TV network La Sexta reveals widespread copying in her final thesis

The pro-independence movement has vowed to turn the Diada into a tribute to the jailed and exiled leaders of the secessionist attempt

Measure announced after PM Sánchez and Podemos chief meet over next year’s budget, but the legal tool that will be used to remove “Billy the Kid’s” decorations are still a mystery

Leftist leader Pablo Iglesias says that he sees himself as “a partner in government” after agreeing on a raft of far-reaching measures on housing, taxes, education and more

Representatives from the central and regional government held a security meeting today, at which the symbols in support of jailed pro-independence leaders topped the agenda

Despite all the grandstanding, the regional premier failed to produce a real governing program

Willy Toledo, who is also a leftist activist, refused to show up in court after the Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers accused him of offending religious sentiment in a 2017 Facebook post

While last month is traditionally a bad one for the labor market, destruction of employment is higher than that seen in other years

Resurrección Galera, who teaches in southern Spain, was let go in 2001 after she married a divorcé

The European Union has proposed an end to the twice-yearly changing of the clocks, but such a measure would be hard to apply – particularly in Spain

The members of a self-styled brigade to “free the region from the pro-Independence movement” took to the streets of La Bisbal d’Empordà at around 2am

Carles Puigdemont is suing magistrate Pablo Llarena for the symbolic amount of one euro, accusing him of impartiality and violating his rights

The lawsuit the former Catalan premier has filed in Belgium against a Supreme Court judge is nothing more than a political ruse

Beachgoers looked on in astonishment as dozens of people jumped out of the small vessel and ran towards the cliffs

The relatives of the dictator have refused to support the decree to remove the body, which was approved by the Spanish Cabinet on Friday

Number of incidents between supporters and detractors of independence increases, with one woman in Barcelona left with a broken nose after an alleged assault

A modification of the Historical Memory Law will legally safeguard the exhumation of the former dictator, before the initiative is put to a historic vote in Congress

Toni Punyet has apologized for names of dishes at his Nova Font Blanca restaurant, after they caused a stir on social media

The valiant women from the Basque Country stood up to the aggressive robber in a bid to stop him from escaping

The regional government wants to prosecute anyone removing the symbols – which represent support for jailed pro-independence leaders – from public spaces

Party wants Socialist government to use Article 155 to take action against Quim Torra, after he vows his government will “attack” the “unjust Spanish state”

One of the darkest weeks in Spain’s recent history began with an explosion at a house in Tarragona

The City Hall and port authority have both refused to take responsibility for the collapse of a seafront boardwalk that left hundreds injured

More than 300 people were injured on Sunday, five seriously, when a boardwalk gave way at the O Marisquiño event