Exhausted migrants are being treated for seasickness in high waves off the coast of Sardinia. The migrant rescue ship that was rejected by the Italian government has been rerouted on its way to Spain because of bad weather. The vessel Aquarius, operated by the aid group SOS Mediterranee, said the […]
Spanish football league La Liga has defended the privacy policy of its app after admitting it was accessing the microphone and GPS of Android users. It said it had been trying to track down venues illegally broadcasting matches, by matching audio data and phone location. The app, downloaded more than […]
It’s a coals to Newcastle tale, sort of. Telefonica plans to start selling cheap mobile phone and internet services in Spain under the O2 brand it uses in the UK (and Germany too, to be fair). Fierce competition for its Movistar brand from cheaper rivals MasMovil and Orange’s Jazztel has […]
The National Police have arrested a 36 year old man from the United Kingdom in Xàbia, who was wanted by the authorities for committing several assaults with a knife in a Liverpool bar. The assault began with a simple discussion between two customers which eventually turned into an argument and […]
King Felipe VI, 50, attended the San Isidro Fair in Madrid over the weekend Felipe, appearing without his wife Letizia, watched matadors Manuel Escribano, Paco Ureña and Emilio de Justo take on bulls at the Corrida de la Prensa But many expressed disappointment at appearance at the Las Ventas bullring King […]
The Manchester City coach reached deep into his own pockets to pay the fees to release Spanish NGO Proactive Open Arms rescue boat after it was impounded by Italian authorities, it has emerged. Óscar Camps, the founder of the Spanish charity told Catalan broadcaster Rac1 that the former Barça coach […]
The unnamed 78-year-old is suspected of starting two blazes and attempting to start another two during an extended holiday to the popular Spanish resort A British pensioner has been arrested over a string of forest fires in Spanish holiday spot La Manga. Police say the 78-year-old is suspected of starting two blazes and […]
A 33-year-old man has been rescued from the sea in Benidorm after almost drowning. Paramedics from the SAMU unit were alerted to the scene on the famous Poniente beach just after 12.30pm yesterday (Monday) after he’d been brought to the shore in an unconscious state. First responders to the victim […]
Supreme Court ruling on corruption scandal shaves five months off the original sentence but confirms jail time for Iñaki Urdangarin, who can still turn to the Constitutional Court The Spanish Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down a five-year, 10-month prison sentence against the Spanish king’s brother-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin, in a scandal […]
People on board a vessel which was also refused permission to dock in Malta will travel to the port of Valencia on Italian ships. Hundreds of stranded migrants on board a rescue vessel which Italian authorities refused to allow into its docks are to be taken to Spain – by […]
Arron Banks, who helped fund the Leave.EU Brexit campaign, has told MPs there is “no evidence” he was involved in a conspiracy with Russian officials. And he accused the Commons media committee of being “Remainers” with a “vested interested in trying to discredit the Leave campaign”. He met Russia’s UK […]
Here’s a round-up of the amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill that MPs are expected to consider and maybe vote on during Tuesday and Wednesday. The government opposes the following Lords amendments: Granting new powers to oversee changes made to EU law by the government Removing the precise day of […]
