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EXCLUSIVE: British expats demand urgent local investment after discovering Costa del Sol town hall sitting on €64 MILLION

EXPATS are demanding urgent local investment after they discovered that Mijas town hall has been sitting on a cash mountain worth €64 million. In particular,

26 Oct, 2017 @ 10:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

Bremain In Spain calls for action over Brexit ‘threat’ causing expat ‘anxiety’ despite Dastis assurances

Campaigners demand preservation of existing EU rights and guarantees on joint-nationality

25 Oct, 2017 @ 16:18

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

WATCH: Hilarious Brexit breakfast skit set in Birmingham cafe

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24 Oct, 2017 @ 20:10

Lead·National News·Politics

London Mayor Sadiq Khan hints at second Brexit referendum if MPs reject May’s deal

Failure to convince Westminster would throw up 'host of questions', says Khan

24 Oct, 2017 @ 10:01

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

British expats allowed to stay if no deal is reached, says foreign minister Alfonso Dastis

Speaking on the BBC 1 Andrew Marr show Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has ensured the lives of British expats are 'not disrupted' in the

23 Oct, 2017 @ 10:48

Lead·National News·Politics

May or May not? That is the question

PRIME minister Theresa May has been asked the question by at least two interviewers (most recently on LBC, Iain Dale 10/10)…does she now back Brexit?

20 Oct, 2017 @ 09:54

Politics

Brexit reversal would have ‘positive’ and ‘significant’ impact on UK economy, says leading international think tank

A BREXIT reversal would have a ‘positive’ and ‘significant’ impact on the UK economy, a leading think tank has claimed. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation

17 Oct, 2017 @ 14:59

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Madrid JAILS Cataluyna independence leaders threatening further escalation

Two Catalan separatist leaders have been jailed after they were denied bail at Madrid's High Court.

17 Oct, 2017 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·National News·Politics

NUCLEAR OPTION: Madrid to impose direct rule on Catalonia if it announces independence in new Thursday deadline

THE Spanish government has given Catalonia three days to declare whether it will seek independence or not. Madrid had given a deadline of 10:00 a.m.

16 Oct, 2017 @ 13:05

Lead·National News·Politics

HISTORY REPEATS? How the Brexit debacle reminds Charles Gomez of the Spanish American war more than 100 years ago

VIEWING the spectacle of political debate in the UK since the Brexit referendum result, I am reminded of the last days of the Spanish American

16 Oct, 2017 @ 11:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Opinion·Politics

Spain facing fines from the EU after failing to control pollution in urban areas

The European Commision have sent a 'final warning' to Spain for failing to comply with EU air pollution levels.

15 Oct, 2017 @ 12:16

Environment·Health·Lead·Nature·Politics

TRAGEDY: Greek economy to grow faster than the UK in DEVASTATING new IMF forecast

FIGURES released this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have painted a damning picture of the future of the UK’s economy. The IMF singled

12 Oct, 2017 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Former Marbella mayor given two more years in jail for using town hall building materials to fix up own home

FORMER mayor of Marbella Marisol Yague has been sentenced to another two years behind bars. It comes after the 67-year-old, who is already serving a

12 Oct, 2017 @ 08:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

CLUELESS: Theresa May says she ‘doesn’t know’ what will happen to British expats in Spain if there’s no Brexit deal

THERESA May has admitted 1.2 million Brits in the EU would be left in limbo after a Brexit no-deal. The UK prime minister said the

11 Oct, 2017 @ 13:34

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Carles Puigdemont set for key speech on independence crisis to Catalan parliament

Catalan leader urged not to split from Spain as fears grow over economy

10 Oct, 2017 @ 13:51

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Thousands march in pro-unity Barcelona demo as Catalan government hints at delay to independence declaration

Carles Puigdemont set to pull back from independence push in key speech this week

9 Oct, 2017 @ 08:43

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

King Felipe of Spain slams Catalan authorities in unprecedented national address

Monarch accuses Carles Puigdemont and independence groups of 'undermining society'

4 Oct, 2017 @ 09:09

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

RESIGN RAJOY: Huge Twitter campaign demands Spanish PM steps down

THE Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, is under immense pressure to resign following the action of the Spanish National Police in Catalunya. A Twitter

1 Oct, 2017 @ 13:05

Barcelona·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

RAMPING UP: Tensions flare as farmers plough into Barcelona on tractors ahead of Catalunya referendum

Farmers have descended on Barcelona in their tractors to park them in front of polling stations ahead of Sunday's vote.

29 Sep, 2017 @ 13:28

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Brexit talks may take months to move to next stage, says EU’s Michel Barnier

Bremain In Spain welcomes 'significant' offer on citizens' rights but urges UK to do more

28 Sep, 2017 @ 17:11

Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Politics

Mayor of Barcelona calls on EU to intervene on Catalunya referendum

Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau has called on the European Union to intervene in Catalunya's referendum and blames Rajoy's government for worsening the situation.

28 Sep, 2017 @ 11:42

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Donald Trump says Catalunya independence ‘foolish’, repeatedly calls Spain prime minister Mariano Rajoy ‘president’

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his country opposes Catalunya independence, calling the idea ‘foolish.’ His comments came as Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy

27 Sep, 2017 @ 12:09

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for second EU referendum, destroys Corbyn’s attempt at Labour party unity on Brexit

SADIQ Khan has called for a second referendum on the UK’s membership to the European Union. The London mayor has unravelled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s

26 Sep, 2017 @ 14:02

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics