Latest news from Spain
| Spanish banks have 'no liquidity problem', says Treasury minister Spain's banks are well-funded for at least the next two years and do not have a "liquidity problem", Treasury minister Inigo Fernandez de Mesa said, after 16 of the country's lenders had their credit ratings cut last night.  |
| Spanish royal family in fresh embarrassment over role of blonde aristocrat Spain's royal family face fresh embarrassment today with the publication of details of the controversial elephant hunting trip taken by King Juan Carlos last month and the mysterious role of the blonde aristocrat who accompanied him.  |
| Caught between the Rock and the euro crisis Telegraph View: The Spanish snub to the Queen smacks of a government that is anxious to distract public attention from its domestic woes.  |
| Spain borrowing costs rise on bank crisis and recession Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction today, after economic data confirmed the country is back in recession and it was reported that deposits were being taken out of part-nationalised Bankia.  |
| Queen Sofia to snub Diamond Jubilee lunch over Gibraltar row Queen Sofia of Spain ordered to turn down an invitation from the Queen because of an escalating diplomatic row over Gibraltar.  |
| Spain rejects calls to negotiate with ETA Spain's government has rejected calls to negotiate with the leadership of Basque terrorist group ETA saying the group must disarm and disband before official talks can proceed.  |
| Travel firm launches probe after two Britons die during Gran Canaria heatwave A travel firm, which organised guided walks in Gran Canaria, is investigating after a 78-year-old woman died during one of its hill walks in temperatures of almost 40C (100F).  |
| Treasure hunters have Supreme Court appeal dismissed The US Supreme Court has refused to grant a final appeal to a Florida company that discovered treasure on a sunken Spanish vessel but was then ordered to return the gold and silver to Spain.  |
| British tourists die in Gran Canaria heatwave Two Britons have died in separate incidents while holidaying in Gran Canaria - just days after parts of the Canary Islands were issued with heatwave warnings.  |
| Spanish borrowing costs surge on bank rescue fears Spanish borrowing costs rose to their highest level over Germany's since the euro was launched, amid fears the country's latest bank rescue plan is inadequate.  |
| Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Olympic Stadium, Seville, review Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band on stunning form as they kick off a European tour.  |
| Indignados return as Spain dips back into recession A year after Los Indignados first occupied plazas across Spain, the group returned to revive its protests as Spain slumped into a second recession and unemployment threatened to rise beyond a staggering 25 per cent.  |
| Spain's most indebted village pays the price of its profligacy East of Madrid stands village of Pioz, which has the dubious titled of most indebted place Spain, writes Fiona Govan.  |
| Here comes the bride: male model Andrej Pejic walks in bridal show Androgynous male modelling sensation Andrej Pejic gets booked for Bridal Fashion Week in Spain.  |
| Federico Garcia Lorca 'could have fled Spain at start of Civil War' Federico Garcia Lorca could have fled Spain at the start of the Civil War but was waiting for his young male lover to join him, new evidence suggests.  |
| Spanish illegal immigrants no longer given free health care Illegal immigrants in Spain have been told they will no longer be allowed access to free health care in the latest austerity drive by the Spanish government as it struggles to meet strict budget deficit targets.  |
| Spain issues formal complaint over Prince Edward Gibraltar visit Spain has expressed "upset and concern" over forthcoming visit of The Earl and Countess of Wessex to disputed territory of Gibraltar to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  |
| Spain's king and queen will not celebrate Golden Wedding anniversary Spain's royal court has confirmed that King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will not hold any private or public celebrations of their Golden Wedding anniversary in a development that appears to confirm an estrangement in the relationship.  |
| EU plans measures against Argentina over Repsol The European Union's trade chief said he would soon take measures against Argentina over its decision to expropriate the stake held by Spain's Repsol in oil company YPF.  |
| New eurozone crisis looms as Spain prepares bail-out A new eurozone crisis is looming as Spain signalled it was ready to bail out ailing banks after markets shrugged off the election results in France and Greece.  |
| Fraudster Michael Brown faces jail after arriving back in Britain Michael Brown, the convicted fraudster and multi-millionaire Lib Dem donor, is expected to begin a seven-year jail sentence today after four years on the run abroad.  |
| Spain's woes to deepen as it double-dips into recession Spain is set to confirm that it fell back into recession in the first quarter, marking the beginning of what is expected to be another rocky week for the ailing eurozone economy.  |
| Spain slides back into recession Spain slipped back into recession in the first quarter of the year as the country's finance minister confirmed emergency plans to create a "bad bank".  |
| Spain 'in huge crisis' as unemployment hits record levels Spanish leaders warned that their country is mired in a "crisis of huge proportions" as the government reeled from the latest downgrade of its credit rating and was faced with record unemployment.  |
| Unemployment in Spain reaches record levels Unemployment in Spain has risen to nearly 25 percent, a day after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country's debt rating and warned it faced an uphill battle to get a grip on its finances.  |
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