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Essex drug kingpin Paul Monk jailed for drug smuggling operation after arrest at Spanish villa
Monk had become one of the UK's most-wanted criminals after going on the run.
Spanish police smash gun gang who supplied Islamic extremist attack on Brussels Jewish museum
Haul of 10,000 weaponsd includes assault rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers, and 400 shells and grenades.
Spanish farmer accused of murdering lost American on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
Denise Pikka Thiem's body was found five months after she went missing in a rural part of Spain in 2015.
Nato chief calls for redoubled efforts as only 5 members meet 2% defence target in 2016
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said in his annual report that 23 members increased spending in 2016.
Nominations open for Basque Culinary World Prize to be judged by Heston Blumenthal
Winner will be awarded €100,000 to devote to a project of their choice.
Catalan independence may have to wait - our weakened Europe is divided enough
Catalonia should rethink pushing forward with a referendum in defiance of Spain.
Europe's first sex-doll brothel opens in Spain charging punters £100 an hour for sex with manikins
Brothel LumiDolls has opened in Barcelona offering customers sex with dolls worth £4,300.
Flour wars: Greece and Spain celebrate end of carnival season and start of Orthodox Lent
'Ash Monday' or 'Clean Monday' celebrations are a way of using up leftover flour before the fasting period begins.
Swedish man 'on drugs' shot at driving truck loaded with gas cylinders at speed towards Barcelona
The man was reportedly attempting to break onto a road encircling the city.
Malaga flash floods rip through Spanish city, destroying cars and homes
Emergency services say they dealt with more than 200 incidents during the heavy rainfall.
British pensioner in Costa Blanca arrested for stabbing wife to death
The 86-year-old suspect reportedly tried to harm himself after his spouse's death
Mexican woman claims she was stolen from Spain as infant during Francisco Franco's dictatorship
Ligia Ceballos Franco said that she may be one among an estimated 30,000 babies stolen between 1938 and 1975.
400 years ago Spain forcibly converted Muslims to Christianity – then expelled them. Have we learned nothing?
Of all the historical comparisons being made, the brutal Moriscos' exodus should serve as a lesson for the West.
Britain had Brexit – now it is Catalonia's turn to decide its own future
Catalans could follow Quebec and hold a referendum on independence without Spain's permission.
Spain agrees to extradite former Farc 'abortions nurse' to Colombia
Hector Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago is accused of carrying out 300 forced abortions on women fighters.
Retired Britons living abroad in the EU may lose subsidised NHS healthcare post-Brexit
The NHS currently reimburses EU countries for British citizens' healthcare.
Boxing instructor who recruited for Islamic State arrested in Spain
The Moroccan national used his position to gain young people's trust.
La Vijanera: Photos of Spanish pagan festival that banishes evil spirits
La Vijanera festival marks the beginning of longer days following the winter solstice, although it's origins remain unknown.
Christians around the world celebrate Epiphany, Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve and Three Kings Day
Epiphany, also known as Three King's Day, falls on the 12th day after Christmas.
Two arrests in Spain's Ceuta after migrants found hidden in suitcase and car dashboard
Thousands of Africans regularly attempt to cross into Spanish autonomous city next to Morocco.
British Jews rush to leave country after Brexit vote
Applications for Portuguese passports by British Sephardic Jews has increased by 7,900% since June.
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies in Spain at age 68
The band's manager announced the news after the veteran British rocker passed away in a Spanish hospital.
Rafael Nadal short of confidence but he can reclaim No.1 ranking says new coach Carlos Moya
Nadal is expected to play in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Former world No 1 Carlos Moya joins Rafael Nadal's coaching team
Moya played a big part in the rise of Milos Raonic on the world stage.
Police seize 2,600kg of cocaine headed for Europe and arrest Spanish and Moroccan traffickers
A shipment raided off the African coast by two police boats and a helicopter results in 24 arrests.
Spain's dying coal industry: Brilliant documentary photos by David Ramos
In the 1960s, Spain had more than 100,000 coal miners. Nowadays there are fewer than 3,000.
Woman drowns after GPS error leads her into flash flood
GPS directions led her over riverbed that was struck by a flash flood.
Too good to be true: Fake news of billionaire Corona founder turning villagers into millionaires
A hoax story did the rounds saying Antonino Fernández made all 80 residents of Cerezales del Condado millionaires when he died aged 99.
Barcelona council slaps Spain's major banks with fines for leaving city homes empty
Mayor Ada Colau said Barcelona 'stands up to speculation' as she unveiled the fines.
Rafael Nadal undergoes hair transplant to save his famous thick mane
Nadal is expected to return to tennis at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in December.