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The move is symbolic, but a morale boost to González who was forced to flee to Madrid after being denied the keys to Venezuela’s highest office.

Roads, railways and subway lines across the Spanish capital Madrid have been shut down, and residents urged to stay at home – after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. Police and firefighters were called to around 1,200 incidents in central Spain, while rescuers are searching for a missing father whose vehicle got caught up in an…

The Spanish Football Federation’s regional leaders have called on suspended president Luis Rubiales to step down after he kissed midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent – following her team’s World Cup win. As Spanish prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation into potential sexual assault – the the United Nations has given its backing…

We spoke to football journalist Semra Hunter, who is based in Barcelona and asked her about an extraordinary 24 hours in Spanish football.

Another tumultuous day in Spanish football amid the furore over the behaviour of football federation chief Luis Rubiales. In the latest twist – eleven coaches from the womens national team say they’re resigning en masse in protest. The government, which has called for Mr Rubiales to resign, have called this Spain’s ‘Me-Too’ moment. Jordan Jarrett-Bryan…

They’ve just won the World Cup, but Spain’s women’s football squad say they won’t play any more matches until their Football Federation president is removed. 

Human rights groups in Morocco and Spain have called for an investigation after up to 27 people died when a crowd tried to scale the border fence to get into the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

The director Pedro Almodóvar made his name decades ago for daring, jubilant movies that caught on film the heady freedoms of the post-Franco era in Spain.

Hundreds more people have been evacuated from a village in La Palma, as a volcano on the Canary Island continues to erupt. 

Spain deployed its military to beaches surrounding the city, as more than 6,000 thousand new arrivals, many of them teenagers, emerged from the sea to a wall of soldiers.

Even the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was caught out by the last minute change of rules.

We spoke to Dr Miquel Porta, professor of Epidemiology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has criticised EU countries for looking out for themselves in the early stages of the crisis and giving what she called an ‘only for me’ response.

David Alandete is a journalist and the managing editor for El Pais newspaper.

The Spanish socialist Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister – after his predecessor Mariano Rajoy lost a no confidence vote in parliament. But a new government also took office today in Catalonia – declaring they would continue to push for succession from Spain, an immediate challenge for Mr Sanchez.