Claims the Vote Leave campaign exceeded spending limits in the 2016 Brexit referendum are to debated by MPs. Lib Dem Tom Brake, who secured Tuesday’s debate, said the public had to be sure that elections are “free and fair” and conducted within the rules. Vote Leave has denied ex-volunteer Shahmir […]
UK employers are “fearful” about what a future migration system will be like after Britain leaves the European Union, according to a new report. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said businesses are concerned about their ability to recruit workers from the EU after Britain leaves the EU. UK employers also […]
The friendly between Spain and 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina, who should have Lionel Messi available, has Julen Lopetegui fired up. Spain coach Julen Lopetegui says his team’s friendly against Argentina is “a beautiful fixture” made all the more appealing by the likely involvement of Lionel Messi. The Barcelona superstar […]
Lionel Messi has recovered from his adductor muscle problems and will play against Spain in a friendly on Tuesday. Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli said on Monday that ”yesterday and today (Messi) trained and he was fine … I don’t think he will have any problem playing.” A minor muscular problem in an unspecified leg […]
Brexit should not signal a move away from Wales’ “proud tradition as an outward-looking nation”, a group of AMs has warned. The External Affairs Committee’s report also calls on the Welsh Government to continue to push for “preferential access” to the EU’s single market. It will be launched in Brussels […]
The Department of Tourism and the Fishermen’s Guild have joined together to create and present a joint project in which they will be working hand in hand with consultation company ‘Feel and Trip’ to open up the world of commercial fishing to the public. It is an initiative related to […]
‘Over-confidence’ is one of the main car crash risk factors in the over-65s, according to research by the Spanish Drivers’ Observatory (DUCIT). Nine in 10 motorists of retirement age, when questioned, called themselves ‘very good drivers’ and said they were ‘capable of dealing with dangerous situations’ when at the wheel. […]
Demonstrators blocked several roads in Catalonia Tuesday to protest the arrest in Germany of the region’s former president Carles Puigdemont and the jailing of other separatist leaders in Spain. Regional road transport authorities said traffic was closed Tuesday morning on the A7 motorway near the French border and the national N340 that links Catalonia […]
Mortality rates for bowel and colon cancer have dropped by 7% in Europe in the last six years and are expected to continue to fall, according to the magazine Annals of Oncology, largely due to prevention and early diagnosis, helped by routine testing. Mostly thanks to Spain’s national cancer care and […]
A cyber-crime mastermind suspected of stealing about £870m (€1bn) has been arrested in Spain. The individual is alleged to be the head of the organised crime gang that ran the Carbanak and Cobalt malware campaigns that targeted banks. Europol said the group had been active since 2013 and infiltrated more than 100 […]
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont appeared in a German court Monday after he was arrested in compliance with an international arrest warrant issued by Spain over his region’s campaign for independence. German lawyers said that the court’s decision on whether to extradite Puigdemont to Spain could take days. Puigdemont spent […]
Spain will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack in England that the British government has blamed on Moscow, its foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. “From the beginning, the government of Spain has considered that the attack perpetrated in Salisbury through the use […]
