Sources: BBC News
The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 161, with dozens of others still missing. 2024-10-31
Storm Ciarán impacts northwestern Europe, killing six people, including two in Belgium, two in France, and one each in Spain and the Netherlands, and causing mass disruption to transport. Widespread damage from 100 mph winds are reported in the Channel Islands, while 1.2 million French households are left without electricity. 2023-11-2
Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. 2022-08-17
In a protest in Barcelona, an estimated 800,000 people (370,000 in the government claim) demand secession from the Madrid-based Spanish government. 2016-09-12
Solar Impulse 2, a plane powered only by the Sun, lands safely in Seville, Spain, shortly after 7.30 a.m. local time after a flight of just over 71 hours. The 15th leg of the round-the-world journey had been expected to take up to 90 hours. 2016-06-23
Voters in the Spanish province of Catalonia go to the polls for regional elections with nationalist parties to gain a majority which they claim will allow them to declare independence. 2015-09-27
Artur Mas i Gavarró, the President of the Spanish region of Catalonia, authorises a referendum on independence on November 9 despite the opposition of the Government of Spain. 2014-09-27
In local and regional elections in Spain, the conservative People's Party performs well, while the ruling Socialist Party suffers heavy losses. 2011-05-22
Spanish maritime rescue services look for 22 would-be immigrants missing after their boat capsized south of Spain. 2011-05-6
Two Spaniards and a journalist sue Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, plus other Israeli ministers and officials, as a result of the Gaza flotilla raid. 2010-07-23