Guy Hedgecoe

New Sumar party attempts to unite multiple parties of the left

Increase in subsidies has helped to boost the number of bullfights in other areas of Spain

July vote follows reversal for left-wing coalition in regional polls

Broader debate has been triggered on whether the country is inherently racist

City’s left-wing activist mayor Ada Colau is seeking re-election in a tight race while presiding over a city with a host of problems

Forty-four of those running in Basque elections linked to group

Farmers among those hit hardest by dry spell

Legislation was introduced in 2010 but has created political division and eroded the judiciary’s credibility

Missionary Alfonso Pedrajas appears to confess to paedophilia, in a diary discovered by his nephew

Falange party founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera was executed in 1936

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy faces calls to testify

Wildlife reserve under threat from change, says Madrid

Company claims move from Spain eases access to US market listing but government accuses it of chasing lower taxes

Comedy interview with iconic virgin statue draws backlash

Parliament rejects far-right initiative as deep divisions in the country’s politics are underlined