In pics | Around 40,000 Spaniards protest against amnesty for Catalan separatists

The Spanish Parliament has voted in favour of legislation to abolish prostitution, cracking down further on pimping and introducing tougher penalties for men buying sex in a controversial initiative that has split the women’s rights movement.

Spanish Parliament votes in favour of legislation abolishing prostitution

Catalonia's regional parliament approved on Tuesday a non-binding motion expressing the will to exercise self-determination, defying a warning from Spain's Constitutional Court.

Catalan parliament defies Spanish court with motion on self-determination

The head of Spain's centre-right Ciudadanos party quit on Monday after heavy election losses, potentially making his party more amenable to backing a government led by the Socialists.

Spain's Socialists again seek to rule without majority as Ciudadanos collapses