Chris Froome has been belatedly awarded his red jersey for winning the Vuelta a Espana in 2011. The race winner – Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo – was disqualified after being found guilty of violating anti-doping rules, a decision which promoted Froome from 2nd and his Team Sky teammate, Bradley Wiggins […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s King Juan Carlos, 81 and the father of the current head of state King Felipe VI, will undergo heart surgery on Saturday, a spokesperson for the royal family said on Thursday. Doctors scheduled the operation back in June after a regular check-up on Juan Carlos, who […]
VALLESECO, Gran Canaria, Spain (Reuters) – A wildfire in the popular tourist island of Gran Canaria has been stabilised but continues to burn, Spain’s acting prime minister said on Thursday, promising that the thousands affected by the fire would get help in rebuilding. The blaze began on Saturday near the […]
BRITAIN’S new ambassador has arrived in Spain. Hugh Elliott, a member of the UK’s Diplomatic Service since 1989, succeeds Simon Manley as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra. The arriving Ambassador had previously been Director of Communications in the Department for Exiting the European Union. “With a wealth […]
Migration experts say the UK cannot end freedom of movement from the EU on Brexit day because it has no system to work out who is legally in the country. The Home Office said on 19 August that EU freedom of movement would end immediately in a no-deal Brexit. But Oxford University’s […]
The Labour leader calls on party heads and senior backbenchers from across parliament to discuss how to avoid a no-deal scenario. Jeremy Corbyn has invited the leaders of other political parties from across parliament to an urgent meeting to discuss “all tactics available” to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The Labour […]
Despite some optimism, the reality is the backstop conundrum is unlikely to be resolved in 30 days. Has Angela Merkel offered to solve Brexit for Boris Johnson within the month? No, of course not. The German chancellor was as helpful and optimistic as it was possible to sound in her […]
The prime minister arrives in Paris to hear they will “not find a new withdrawal agreement” within 30 days. Boris Johnson has had his bid to get France’s support for a new Brexit deal in 30 days rebuffed on a trip to Paris. The prime minister was told by French […]
Brazil’s environment minister, Ricardo Salles, has been heckled at a meeting on climate change over the record number of fires in the Amazon. Satellite data published by the National Institute for Space research (Inpe) shows an increase of 84% this year for all of Brazil. Some of those at Wednesday’s […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s health ministry issued an international alert over the country’s biggest ever listeriosis outbreak on Wednesday as the number of people affected rose to 150, including one fatality. Amid concerns over possible infection among the more than 80 million tourists who visit Spain annually, the ministry said […]
Ryanair cabin crew in Portugal began a walkout on Wednesday as counterparts in Spain announced 10 days of strikes. A separate stoppage by Ireland-based pilots was blocked by court action, but the airline lost a similar case in England where action can now go ahead. Europe’s biggest budget carrier is trying to avoid […]
The UK government has stepped up its planning for leaving the EU without a deal, covering areas such as transport, healthcare, energy, food and water. But what is the EU doing to prepare for this scenario? European Commission The European Commission set out its readiness for no deal in April. It covers basic arrangements […]
