The media circus around Diana Quer’s family
Media transformed the private life of the Quer family into an explosive soap opera
Half a century after Palomares nuclear accident, a glimpse of justice
Veteran who helped remove radioactive soil heads effort to file class action suit against US government
The frenzied week that led to the capture of Diana Quer’s suspected killer
A botched abduction helped the police zone in on chief suspect José Enrique Abuín
How corruption has scarred the Spanish environment
Bankrupt mining firm ransacked, then abandoned Monte Neme quarry in northwestern Spain
The Galician town shaken by the Diana Quer case
Three days of mourning are declared in Rianxo as the facts surrounding the teen’s death come to light
RT, Sputnik and the new Russian war
Dubious sources, alarmist headlines and artificial audience bloating: how the Kremlin spreads fake news
Spain treads softly on Gibraltar despite EU veto win
Spanish sources say they will not rush into the delicate Gibraltar negotiations in the lead-up to Brexit
Police confirm DNA from body found is that of missing teen Diana Quer
Chief suspect in case, arrested for assaulting another woman, is being held in custody without bail
Books on the barricades
Political pamphlets have undergone renaissance, first with 15-M movement and now with Catalan crisis
Spanish PM calls constituent session for new Catalan parliament on January 17
Mariano Rajoy describes as “absurd” attempt by former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont to govern from abroad
Spain’s skateboard hero to be honored in new memorial center
Ignacio Echeverría died after using his skateboard to protect a woman during London terror attack
Catalan economy already hurt by independence push: Bank of Spain
Spanish GDP grew estimated 0.8% in third quarter but could stagnate if there is more uncertainty in Catalonia, institution warns
Spain commits to boosting military spending by 80% up to 2024
Rise will lift defense budget to around €18 billion, still below 2% of GDP benchmark set by NATO
Ciudadanos under pressure to try and form government in Catalonia
But party says it does not have the numbers and is watching moves of secessionist bloc
Tabarnia: the hoax independence movement trending now in Spain
Old demand for Barcelona and Tarragona to split from rest of Catalonia revived on social media
Constitutionalist parties back King Felipe’s “reformist” Christmas message
Popular Party, Socialists and Ciudadanos applaud speech while Podemos questions monarch’s words
What will become of the Sijena spoils?
Uncertainty remains over future of religious artifacts removed recently from Catalan museum
Catalan separatists spark viral response to satirical article on Puigdemont
Financial Times’s most shared article of 2017 ironically compares ousted president and Gandhi
A conciliatory king
King Felipe VI highlights the importance of the rule of law and opens door to constitutional reform
King Felipe VI calls on new Catalan government to respect plural society
But pro-independence forces remain unconvinced by monarch’s call for calm in Christmas message
Embattled Spanish PM defends decision to call snap Catalan election
Mariano Rajoy offers dialogue with new regional government “within law” and rules out early general elections
Winners across Spain celebrate results of ‘el Gordo’ Christmas lottery
Winning first prize number 71198 sold at locations including Madrid’s famous Doña Manolita shop
Catalan election: separatists win most seats, Ciudadanos the most-voted party
Record turnout of 81% at a vote whose outcome underscores the divisions in Catalan society
As it happened: Catalonia votes in regional poll
Long lines and a record turnout mark election called by Madrid using emergency powers
Ecuador president: “Julian Assange has no right to intervene in the politics of our sister countries”
Lenín Moreno spoke with EL PAÍS about his project for Ecuador and about the Catalan crisis
The day-to-day instability of Spanish cities governed by the far left
Turbulent relationships within Podemos-led coalitions are on display in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona
Prehistoric bloodsuckers
Scientists discover evidence of ticks on a dinosaur feather preserved in amber 99 million years ago