Lionel Messi last night broke Barcelona’s all-time goalscoring record by netting a hat-trick in the club’s 5-3 Primera Division win over with Granada at the Nou Camp.

Riot police in central Barcelona clashed today with protesters at one of the makeshift camps that have been erected in cities across Spain to protest against high unemployment and other woes.

The mother of a 10-year-old who gave birth in Spain said today she did not understand why the pregnancy had shocked people.

Part of a sports centre in Barcelona collapsed in high winds today, killing at least three children and trapping and injuring others, officials said.

Spanish police acting on a telephoned bomb threat evacuated Ibiza airport in the Balearic islands today.

A popular Spanish flamenco singer is accused of trying to set a 20-month-old baby on fire after a bar-room brawl with the child’s father, Spanish media reported today.

Spanish police arrested seven people at a ranch that allegedly offered hunters the opportunity to shoot lions, tigers and other animals in exchange for hefty sums of money.

DUTCH legend Johan Cruyff claims he would be happy to teach Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho how to play very well – just like at Ajax in the 70s or Barcelona in the 90s.

Even torrential rain failed to dampen Spain’s spectacular royal wedding, according to the country’s newspapers today, with all highlighting that, apart from the glamour, the event marked a crucial moment for the future of the monarchy.