Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in order to remain in power. The amnesty offer came six years after a failed independence bid by Catalan separatists, with Sanchez insisting it would help "turn the page" on Spain's…

Spanish police said Thursday they had arrested a 44-year-old imam who worked as an Arabic teacher and used his position "to radicalise minors" and recruit possible Islamic State (IS) members. The Guardia Civil police force said the suspect was arrested on November 29 following an investigation which began last year after police identified him as…

At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part of a push towards mixed prison living that remains rare in Europe. "Let go of the ball!" Ambra, a 25-year-old Albanian who did not want to give her surname, shouted at one of her male teammates. She pushed…

After weeks of haggling, Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez has clinched a vote in parliament to lead Spain for another term as Prime Minister. He has secured a four-seat majority in the 350-seat chamber, after sealing an amnesty deal for Catalans involved in a failed bid to secede from Spain. The conservative Popular Party won elections…

FIFA on Monday imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales after his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso shocked the world of football.

At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, officials said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.

Police in Spain on Thursday searched the headquarters of the country's football referee committee as part of a probe into payments made by Liga giants Barcelona to a firm owned by a former official of the body.

Sacked Spain women's coach Jorge Vilda says he has a clear conscience and his dismissal 16 days after La Roja's World Cup triumph was unjust.

The Spanish football federation said Tuesday it had fired controversial coach Jorge Vilda who oversaw Spain winning the Women's World Cup in the fallout following a major sexism scandal.

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists said Wednesday they were confident of staying in power following July's inconclusive election, dismissing as "doomed" the conservative Popular Party's bid to form a government. King Felipe VI last week nominated Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo to try to form a new government ahead of a parliamentary…

Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested four men suspected of plotting to sabotage the Vuelta a Espana by pouring oil on a stretch of highway the cyclists were due to use.

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph.