The government of Valencia region is set to ban gendered school uniforms. The three political parties that govern Valencia, the Socialist Party (PSOE), the left-wing coalition Compromís and the anti-austerity party Podemos, argued that gendered school uniforms violate “students’ individual freedoms and right to non-discrimination.”
Guardia Civil in Bilbao have made a number of arrests in connection with a people trafficking network that smuggled victims into the UK via Spain. The Albanian criminal gang were the focus of a long term investigation into the smuggling of people to Britain via a number of Spanish ports […]
There were protests by Catalan separatists yesterday afternoon in Barcelona, where King Felipe and his family were handing out an award for young entrepreneurs amid heavy security measures. The Gran Vía remained blocked by a student sit-in, and the central lane on Diagonal avenue was partially cut off. Three demonstrations […]
Parties should not use the NHS as “a political weapon” in the election campaign, health service bosses say. NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said “over-dramatising NHS difficulties” or making “disingenuous” funding claims did the service “no favours”. Both the Tories and Labour are vowing to spend billions to improve care. […]
Labour and the Tories are going head to head on key domestic policies in a bid to win an early advantage before the election campaign formally gets under way. Labour is publishing data which it claims reveals NHS operations cancelled due to staff shortages and equipment failures are up by […]
MPs are voting between the final two candidates to succeed John Bercow as Speaker, in what is the first election for the post in more than a decade. In the third round of voting Sir Lindsay Hoyle received the most votes at 267, followed by Chris Bryant with 169 and […]
Boris Johnson has told Sky News it is a “matter of deep regret” he failed to deliver his promise of Brexit by Halloween as he refused to rule out extending the transition period. But the prime minister said he can see “no reason whatsoever” about why the UK should delay […]
A GOVERNMENT official on the Costa Blanca called in the Guardia Civil recently to investigate the ‘robbery’ of sensitive documents…before a cleaner admitted to throwing them out to ‘make some space’. The municipal architect for Teulada-Moraira Town Hall reportedly gave the cleaner an ‘anxiety attack’ when she realised what she’d […]
Two Spanish grandparents have been awarded €50,000 in damages after a court failed to enforce an order that allowed them to see their grandchildren. In 2007, when their son was separating from his wife, the couple went to a court in Catalonia to fight their former daughter-in-law for the right […]
The parent company of British Airways and Iberia, IAG, has bought rival Spanish airline Air Europa for 1 billion euros. Bosses said the deal is aimed at transforming IAG’s Madrid Airport base into a “true rival” to the four major European hubs of Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Heathrow and Paris Charles De […]
The main five of Spain’s candidates for prime minister will battle it out later in a televised debate that could be decisive in next Sunday’s general elections. Acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez, of the socialist PSOE is expected to be the main target of the other candidates due to his […]
Ahead of World Diabetes Day on 14 November, the SpecsaversÓpticas stores are encouraging customers to learn if they are at risk of type two diabetesthrough a free online assessment by the International Diabetes Federation. They are also highlighting the importance of eye tests in helping to detect the condition. According […]
