The Latest Breaking News from Catalonia

But Spain's refusal to allow the pro-independence leader to vy for the presidency of Catalonia has been vindicated

With no sign of rain clouds, the Catalan regional government broadens curbs on water use to 495 towns or villages.

With water reserves running low, Spanish farmers are also struggling to protect crops from thousands of rabbits starved of fresh grass

This Sunday is the day of Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia in Spain. On this day, people celebrate by exchanging books and roses. Sunday is also World Book Day as declared by Unesco in 1995.

Authorities in Spain’s parched northeast have warned that Barcelona and a surrounding area that's home to some 6 million people could face even tighter restrictions of water use in the coming months

HOW life experiences impact on people’s support for independence in Scotland, Wales, and Catalonia will be explored in a “world-first”…

Few artists have left such an impact on their era. Pablo Picasso dominated the 20th century, bequeathing an iconic legacy to the history of painting, printing and sculpture. Fifty years after the Spanish artist's death, his influence still looms large. To mark that anniversary, FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear retraces his…

At Sau Reservoir, the water level has dropped so low that it risks contamination

The drought has already affected up to six million people

CLARA Ponsati, the MEP and academic who faced extradition charges for her part in the unsanctioned Catalonia independence referendum, has returned…

Spain is in the grip of a long-term drought after 36 months of below-average rainfall, with some parts so parched that officials have asked people to cut water use and meteorologists warn of worse to come.