It’s only six weeks since Boris Johnson stormed to victory in the general election – winning with an 80-strong majority – but the honeymoon is over and the new prime minister now has serious government business to attend to. The coming few weeks demand some big decisions from Mr Johnson […]
As Britain prepares to leave the EU on Friday, Sky News answers some of the key questions about how your life could be affected by Brexit. Brexit Night Live: Watch and follow the moment Britain exits the EU with a special programme from 9pm on Friday 31 January. Brexplainer: Key […]
Spain’s coalition government is planning on reforming the country’s criminal code to lower the sentence for sedition, a crime that came to the spotlight following last year’s Supreme Court ruling on the Catalan separatist leaders, involved with the 2017 breakaway bid in the northeastern region. Spain’s top court found nine […]
A powerful storm that was still affecting Catalonia yesterday after sweeping across northern and eastern Spain for four days has claimed another victim. A man was found dead in Jorba (Barcelona) after his car was dragged away by torrential rain, bringing the death toll from Storm Gloria to 11. A […]
European Union flags will be replaced at the Welsh assembly and on Welsh Government buildings on the day the UK leaves the European Union. The 12-starred flag of Europe will be lowered from the Senedd and Ty Hywel flagpoles at 23:00 GMT on 31 January and replaced with another Welsh […]
Now that the Brexit bill has been formally approved by Lords and MPs, the UK must turn it’s attention to the next stage of the complicated process – formulating a future agreement with the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday after the Lords, who had been trying to […]
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has officially become UK law, paving the way for the country to leave the EU next week. The prime minister’s Withdrawal Agreement Act was signed off by the Queen on Thursday after completing its journey through parliament. Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans announced the news to […]
National Police officers entered MALAGA football club’s offices yesterday morning to request financial documentation in an action that has been ordered by the courts. Details of the proceedings, which the Judge has ordered to be kept secret, are said to be linked to a complaint filed by an association of […]
Tickets will be on sale for the new ‘low-cost AVE’ rail link from this Monday (January 27), even though the train will not start to run until April 6. The long-awaited ‘AVLO’ – a cheaper version of Spain’s fastest rail service, but without buffet cars, 1st class, WiFi or any […]
ZARA has been snubbed in the latest list of the global top 100 strongest and most valuable brands. The annual report in 2019 saw Zara at 96, but the clothing giant, headed by Spain’s richest man Amancio Ortega, is now down to 128. Spanish bank, Santander also fell out of […]
The death toll from the powerful storm that swept through parts of Spain earlier this week has risen to nine. Authorities have reported five more fatalities as a result of Storm Gloria, which began battering the north and east of the country on Sunday. Three of the victims died in […]
After Labour suffered its worst electoral defeat since 1935 in the December 2019 general election, Jeremy Corbyn announced that he would not lead the party in another election campaign. Thus began a scramble for Labour’s next leader. With Brexit being such a key and ongoing issue in Parliament, and with […]
