Spanish King Felipe VI delivers his Christmas Eve message at the Royal Palace in Madrid on December 24th 2017. Photo: AFP. Spain's King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region's diversity and avoid another confrontation over

Lottery vendors and winners celebrate at a lottery outlet in Malaga on December 22nd 2017. Photo: AFP. Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people is out of work. Celebrating employees of the "Sagrado Corazon" nursing home in the central town of

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez looks on after a press conference following his re-election for the club's presidency at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on June 19th 2017. Photo: AFP Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Sunday that the club's fans have to be proud of their team's achievements in 2017, despite the 3-0 El

Spanish King Felipe VI delivers his Christmas Eve message at the Royal Palace in Madrid on December 24th 2017. Photo: AFP. Spain's King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region's diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence. Felipe's remarks came three days after separatist parties,

Lottery vendors and winners celebrate at a lottery outlet in Malaga on December 22nd 2017. Photo: AFP. Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people is out of work. Celebrating employees of the "Sagrado Corazon" nursing home in the central town of

Barcelona's midfielder Aleix Vidal celebrates with teammtes after scoring during the Spanish League football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona on December 23rd 2017. Photo: Curto De La Torre/ AFP Barcelona took a huge step towards regaining the La Liga title as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 at the

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez looks on after a press conference following his re-election for the club's presidency at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on June 19th 2017. Photo: AFP Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Sunday that the club's fans have to be proud of their team's achievements in 2017, despite the 3-0 El

Independence flags and freedom slogans at a recent rally. Photo:AFP The victory of the separatist camp and parallel success of an anti-secession party in Catalan elections highlights the region's stark division and leaves it exposed to huge political and economic uncertainty, analysts say. Divided Voters in the wealthy Spanish region on Thursday handed

Lottery vendors and winners celebrate at a lottery outlet in Malaga on December 22nd 2017. Photo: AFP. Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people is out of work. Celebrating employees of the "Sagrado Corazon" nursing home in the central town of

Barcelona's midfielder Aleix Vidal celebrates with teammtes after scoring during the Spanish League football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona on December 23rd 2017. Photo: Curto De La Torre/ AFP Barcelona took a huge step towards regaining the La Liga title as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 at the