Labour should “unequivocally back Remain” in a fresh Brexit referendum and only then pursue power in a general election, its deputy has said. Tom Watson said there was “no such thing as a good Brexit deal” and the 2016 Leave vote had been “invalidated”. Jeremy Corbyn said he did “not […]
MPs and the government are now bracing for a final showdown in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the clock ticks down to Brexit. Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament is unlawful, a Scottish court has ruled. The case was originally dismissed at the Court of Session last week, where […]
Spain’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it will announce on September 24 its ruling on the government’s plans to remove the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a state mausoleum, a move fiercely opposed by his descendants. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government had planned to move his remains from the […]
A British man has been arrested for attempted murder after a doorman was shot outside a nightspot in Benidorm’s Little England area. The 46-year-old was held near the scene of the shooting as he tried to flee in a rented getaway car. The doorman, a 36-year-old Romanian, was rushed to […]
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Catalans waving pro-independence flags and chanting “Independence now!” gathered in Barcelona on Wednesday to call for a break from Spain, but turnout was far less than at past such rallies amid divisions among separatist parties. The annual pro-independence rally took place at a […]
Spain activates 875 public servants in preparation for a “hard Brexit” The Spanish government has activated nearly a thousand public employees in order to deal with the extra work that is expected should the United Kingdom crash out of the European Union without a deal on October 31, a process […]
Every La Liga game will be shown in the UK on Premier Sports until the end of the 2021-22 season. The matches will be broadcast live on new channel LaLigaTV, apart from games that kick off at 15:00 UK time, which will be shown on delay. In addition, free-to-air channel […]
MULTINATIONAL gang of 20 criminals have been arrested for ram-raiding 32 phone shops across the country. The targeted shops included Costa Blanca businesses in Santa Pola, Elche, Ontinyent, Murcia, Cartagena and Valencia. The late-night robberies often took less than a minute, before the culprits fled with their haul – destined […]
AN INCREASE in robberies have taken place during flights to Spain – with bags in overhead lockers being looted – and jewellery, money, cameras and documents amongst items stolen. Thieves work in teams during flights, by pretending to get something from their luggage, only to rifle through other passengers’ baggage. […]
Negotiating teams between PSOE and Unidos Podemos are to meet again today, in an effort to form an agreement for a forthcoming investiture vote. Discussions were held last week between the two parties over policies ahead of the deadline for PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez to pass a vote of confidence. […]
EU trade commissioner says he believes ‘penny is finally dropping’ for Boris Johnson. The EU is pinning its hopes on British negotiators reverting to the Northern Ireland-only backstop previously rejected by Theresa May as a threat to the constitutional integrity of the UK. With Boris Johnson facing a choice between breaking his word and […]
A version of Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement that emerged from cross-party talks could break the deadlock over Brexit, a Welsh Labour MP has claimed. Stephen Kinnock made his suggestion as Parliament began a five week suspension amidst turmoil over the UK’s exit from the European Union. Mr Kinnock is part of the […]
