A meeting between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the head of the conservative Popular Party (PP), Pablo Casado, concluded yesterday with no agreements. The goverment said that “the PP has not changed its position on anything, despite its responsibility as the main opposition party, and is still adopting a strategy […]
Following Brexit, the UK is free to strike new deals for selling goods and services around the world. The government will also have to negotiate a new trade agreement with the EU. This will be a top priority, although France has warned the UK to expect a bruising battle. So, what […]
France has warned Britain to expect a bruising battle with the EU in post-Brexit trade negotiations. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian predicted the two sides would “rip each other apart” as they strove for advantage in the negotiations. He also said it would be tough for the UK to […]
National Police have arrested the parents of a 22-month-old baby girl on the Costa Blanca for child neglect after the toddler was admitted to hospital in serious condition for cannabis poisoning. The child had been taken to Villajoyosa Hospital by her parents after she fell unconscious at home. She was […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the management company first contracted to build Corvera Airport, must repay €183 million of a government bank loan. Aeromur, who were awarded the contract as far back as 2007, must now repay the debt that had accumulated after years of delays in the construction […]
The Spanish government and the World Health Organization (WHO) have questioned the decision to cancel the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the leading mobile phone innovation trade show, that was due to take place in Barcelona later this month. Health Minister Salvador Illa said there was no public health reason to […]
Spanish farmers staged a fresh demonstration on Friday in protest at the low prices of their produce. They cut off roads with their tractors in a number of parts of the country in a repeat of industrial action they have been taking since the end of January. In Valencia, hundreds […]
There haws been a 10% drop in the number of skilled workers from overseas applying to work in private companies since the Brexit vote, a new report suggests. Over 4,000 fewer applications for Skilled Worker Visas were made by non-EU workers seeking to work in the private sector in 2018-19. […]
Labour’s Brexit stance in the general election was the “right policy”, the favourite to replace Jeremy Corbyn as the party’s next leader has told Sky News. Sir Keir Starmer defended the party’s position on Britain’s EU exit, despite Labour suffering its worst performance at the ballot box since the 1930s. […]
Brighton have launched an investigation after a video emerged of four players inhaling from balloons during the club’s winter break here in Spain. Brighton manager Graham Potter has brought his squad to Spain after a difficult run where they have taken four points from their past six games, leaving them […]
A hoax bomb threat has caused the evacuation of employees from the Amazon headquarters in Madrid yesterday morning. The retail giant’s HQ based in the Arganzuela district was cleared after a call was received about a suspicious item. The site was subsequently evacuated and an inspection carried out, workers were […]
A Spanish court has ruled that a former head of Mexico’s state oil company must remain in custody while an extradition case is heard against him. A judge ruled that Emilio Lozoya is a flight risk, according to a statement from the National Court in Madrid. Mexico issued international arrest […]
