Spain

Ever since the referendum on October 1, we have been waiting for the Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s next move. There have been huge demonstrations in favour of independence and against the police brutality that marred that flawed vote. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, not just in Madrid, but in Barcelona, calling for the…

More than 460 people have been hurt – including 11 police officers – as Spanish security forces tried to stop people voting in Catalonia’s independence referendum. Jonathan Rugman reports from Barcelona.

Douglas Chapman, MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, is in Barcelona assisting the Catalans with their vote on independence – ensuring ‘no undue intimidation’ comes from the Spanish authorities.

Supporters of Catalan independence say they’re determined to go ahead with tomorrow’s referendum – despite Spain’s efforts to stop it happening. Our foreign affairs correspondent, Jonathan Rugman, reports from Barcelona.

Aamer Anwar, the rector of Glasgow University, was on holiday in Las Rambles when the attack happened.

Further updates on the terror attack in Barcelona.

Susan McLean was on holiday in Barcelona with her husband and was just 100 metres away when the van hit pedestrians.

A nurse, a chef. a bartender, an au pair – they came from France, from Spain, from Canada, Australia and the UK. Eight people are now confirmed to have died in the attacks after a body was found in the Thames. Some 29 victims are still in hospital, and today one A&E nurse spoke about…

Between a Rock and a hard place: could Britain go to war to protect Gibraltar?

Described by her family as “sweet, caring, bubbly and focused”, fashion and design student Kleyo De Abreu was taking part in a bungee jump in southern Spain when she was killed.

The latest polls show collapse in popular support for Spain’s leftist Podemos party, as its Greek ally Syriza is forced to implement a harsh austerity package.

With hundreds of migrants being rescued daily from overloaded boats in the Mediterranean, the EU is struggling to agree on an adequate response to the new arrivals.

The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.