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Brexit
May says a new leader would have to extend or rescind Brexit notice
Theresa May said any new leader would have to extend the 29 March deadline for Britain's exit.
Economy
Sterling hits 17 month low
Sterling briefly swooned to a 17-month low yesterday, before recovering ground to trade little-changed on the day, in a volatile session dominated by Brexit-related headlines.
Court
Spain court confirms sexual assault sentence in "wolf pack" case
A Spanish regional court this morning confirmed a controversial ruling that cleared five men of gang-raping a young woman during Pamplona's San Fermin fesitval in the so-called "Wolf Pack" case, which caused protests across Spain.
Politics
Budget woes for Spanish Prime Minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government was planning to put forward a proposal for the 2019 budget in January, changing strategy after an electoral setback on Sunday in a Socialist stronghold.
Elections
Spain's ruling Socialists could lose control in Andalusia after far-right gains
Regional result could fuel calls for an early national election
Politics
Two more jailed Catalan separatist leaders join hunger strike
"We also voluntarily renounce food intake as of 8:00 p.m. on Monday," the men said in a statement.
Politics
Jailed Catalan separatist leaders start hunger strike
Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders awaiting trial for their role in the region’s failed bid to secede from Spain said yesterday they were starting a hunger strike to protest over their treatment by Spanish courts.
May battles to save Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May battled this morning to save a draft divorce deal with the European Union.
Terrorism
Barcelona remembers
"The loss of loved ones is irreparable. But it should serve to make us all learn to love each other more."
Politics
Rajoy falls, Sánchez is the new prime minister
Rajoy departed by saying it had been an honour to have created a better Spain.
Politics
Rajoy facing possible no-confidence vote
The Partido Popular has been fined and Mariano Rajoy's credibility has been questioned by the Audiencia Nacional court.
Royal family
Prince Harry and Majorca
Prince Harry visited the island with his parents and brother in the 1980s staying at the Marivent Palace as guests of the Spanish royal family.
Property
The company that will get rid of squatters
The targets for Desokupa are the "mafias of squatting".
Refugee crisis
Increased migration from north Africa this year
The Spanish interior ministry says that so far this year the arrival of immigrants by sea has gone up by 45%.
Emergencies
Majorcan dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in London hotel
Initial tests at the hotel showed a "high level of carbon monoxide".
Emergencies
Four Majorcan women killed in Miami road accident
The women were travelling in the Florida Keys when their vehicle was hit by a truck.
Transport
Big reduction in air navigation tax
The cut in the tax in 2019 is three times more than had originally been planned.
Police
£10,000 reward for information on British fugitive thought to be in Ibiza
Bradley Blundell may be using Ibiza as a place of safety. John Pordage was shot in the chest and died on 5 August 2017.
Tourism
Germans heading back to Turkey
A caveat with these figures is that they are for package deals. German direct bookings for Majorca have been increasing.
Politics
UK government delivering on British expats right to vote pledge
The government has restated its commitment to ending the current 15 year time limit.
Politics
"Tories are playing Monty Python politics over Brexit"
Harry Mount, a frequent contributor to the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph, is the youngest ever editor of The Oldie magazine.
Terrorism
Anti-terrorism measures to include holiday rental client register
An "anti-jihadist pact" among political parties has agreed a number of anti-terrorism measures.
Royal family
King Felipe calls for mutual respect in Catalonia
The King's message was measured and suggested that there was a need for Spain "to adapt to new times".
Politics
Small majority for Catalonia secessionist parties
The election, insofar as it was akin to a further referendum on independence, has merely emphasised the division in Catalonia.
Tourism
Spain's tourism could fall 15% because of Catalonia crisis
The Catalonia crisis could result in a loss for Spain of 12,000 million euros because of a fall in tourism.
Brexit
Citizens' rights ensured as breakthrough finally made in Brexit negotiations
The deal "will guarantee the rights of more than three million EU citizens living in the UK and of a million UK citizens living in the EU".
Catalonia crisis
Prison for Junqueras and other ex-Catalonia ministers
A Spanish prosecutor yesterday asked a judge to issue an international arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont.
Catalonia crisis
State attorney seeking charges of rebellion and sedition against Puigdemont
The state prosecution service is filing lawsuits against Puigdemont with the two highest courts in Spain.
Catalonia crisis
Catalonia parliament declares independence, Rajoy dismisses Puigdemont
Rajoy has dismissed Puigdemont and announced that there will be a regional election on 21 December.
Catalonia crisis
Puigdemont suspends declaration of independence
Puigdemont: "I want to follow the people's will for Catalonia to become an independent state".
Catalonia crisis
Business boss pleads for Catalonia "sanity"
Were there to be a boycott of Catalonia products, this would be "bad news" for Catalonia and for Spain.
Monarch collapse
Tourists in Majorca affected as Monarch ceases trading
Customers overseas due to fly in the next fortnight will be taken back to the UK at no cost and will not need to cut short their stays.
Terrorism
London tube train explosion was "terrorist incident"
Twenty-two people have been taken to hospital. None are said to be in a serious condition.
False claims
Licence stripped from holiday sickness firm
Lancashire-based Allsure Ltd had encouraged holiday-goers to fabricate or embellish symptoms of gastric illness to get compensation.
Terrorism
Catalan police kill five in Cambrils terrorist incident
The attackers were found to have been wearing explosive devices.
Terrorism
Barcelona terrorist attack - thirteen dead
Thirteen confirmed deaths. One suspect has been shot dead. There is a National Police emergency phone number for information: +34 932 142 124.
Transport
UK arrests for air travel drunkenness up 50%
The BBC's Panorama found that one in five of cabin crew had suffered physical abuse.
Brexit
UK says EU offers restricted post-Brexit residency rights to Britons
"Their offer only guarantees residence rights in the member state in which a British national was resident at the point of our exit from the EU."
Brexit
"Fair" or "vague"? EU sizes up May's Brexit rights offer
Theresa May said her offer to fellow EU leaders to guarantee the rights of their compatriots living in Britain after Brexit was "very fair and very serious" but her peers sounded sceptical, with Belgium's leader calling it "particularly vague".
Polls
Britain's Labour leader Corbyn overtakes PM May in YouGov poll
Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time as voters' choice for who would make the best prime minister, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed.