Police have arrested five Brits and are looking for another one after seizing three tonnes of cannabis resin during a raid off Costa del Sol. Detectives said the drugs were due to be taken to a pleasure port in the holiday resort of Fuengirola, southern Spain, before being smuggled into […]
The UK government says Gibraltar cannot independently negotiate a passport-free travel deal with the EU after Brexit. On Friday, Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo said joining the EU’s Schengen zone could be advantageous for the tiny UK territory. All but six EU member states are in Schengen, enabling citizens […]
The UK’s post-Brexit immigration system will put “people before passports”, Boris Johnson has said. Speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, the PM said immigration would become “fairer… treating people the same wherever they come from”. Freedom of movement between the UK and EU is expected to end after the Brexit […]
The EU has revealed it might not be ready to start negotiating a free trade deal with Britain until March. Eric Mamer, chief spokesman for the European Commission, made the comments at a media briefing in Brussels. It raises further doubts about the prospects of the two sides coming to […]
Two of the nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed in Spain last year over a failed 2017 independence bid will soon be granted a 48-hour release from prison. Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart to nine years each behind bars in October after convicting them of sedition over […]
Barcelona City Hall has officially declared a climate emergency, announcing a sweeping range of measures to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The measures aim to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by two million tons from 1992 levels, principally by restricting traffic in the city. To achieve this goal, the […]
An appeal to raise £500,000 by the weekend has been launched to ensure Big Ben chimes when the UK leaves the EU at 23:00 GMT on 31 January. The famous bell has only rung a few times since renovations began in 2017. The PM’s spokesman highlighted “potential difficulties” in using […]
The taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called for “a level playing field” in the Brexit negotiations. The Irish prime minister said there must be a common minimum standard so the UK could not “undercut” the EU. He said the next step is to negotiate a free trade agreement between the UK […]
It’s a grim winter’s day in Berlin, and the political climate matches the weather. Everywhere Angela Merkel looks there are storm clouds, as the values she has upheld all her career come under sustained attack. At the start of a new decade, Europe’s premier stateswoman suddenly seems to be on the wrong […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly insisted the UK will not ask for an extension. Boris Johnson’s ambition to get a full trade deal negotiated with Brussels by the end-of-year deadline is “just not possible”, the EU’s trade commissioner has said. Phil Hogan said on Thursday that negotiators were “certainly” […]
A ‘ PRETTY POWERFUL’ gota fría weather event has been predicted to hit the Costa Blanca from this Sunday, according to Alicante University’s Climatology Laboratory. The crack weather team expects a drop in temperature to hit all of Eastern Spain, with rain and snow ‘making headlines’ in various areas. A […]
Spain is one of the countries with the most dangerous tap water in Europe. A major study suggests that tap water may be the cause for one in 20 cases of bladder cancer in Europe each year. Scientists from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health analysed the presence of the […]
