Border controls should be kept at Calais after Brexit to prevent more illegal migrants and asylum seekers entering Britain, according to council chiefs in Kent. The leaders of both Dover and Shepway councils have warned Brexit minister David Davis that bringing back controls to the UK as part of any ...
By Max Bluer Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has this evening announced that his government will declare independence “in a matter of days”. Puigdemont made the announcement as part of an interview given to the BBC on Tuesday evening, just minutes before King Felipe VI went on national TV to denounce the ...
The Canary Islands and booming Balearics have long been in the spotlight as trendy holiday hotspots, but the ever-popular Spanish mainland is starting to reclaim its holiday crown. Not to be outdone by its sister islands, mainland Spain is much more than just the reality TV mainstay Marbella and infamous ...
Spanish police have turned on fellow emergency service providers during the referendum riots. Videos have emerged of police forces using batons on firefighters as tensions flare in Spain. The videos have been released as videos from across the region have been published on social media showing police use violence against protesters, ...
Shocking scenes continue in Catalonia with reports that 465 have been injured so far in brutal police attempts to disrupt voting in an independence referendum for Catalonia that the Spanish government had declared illegal. Leftwing Spanish politicians and Catalonian figures have demanded that Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy resign after ...
New analysis published today has revealed it will take 45 years to stamp out the epidemic of zero hours contracts if the current trend continues. The latest ONS figures, released this week, show a drop in the number of workers on zero hours contracts of 20,000 compared to last year ...
It’s true; Europe really does have a destination for every occasion. No matter whether you’re looking for a fun-filled escape or want to go on a stylish honeymoon, you can find the ideal location closer to home than you think. You don’t have to travel half way across the globe ...
Five rare letters penned by British naval commander Lord Horatio Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars are set to go under the hammer - and could fetch a cool £35,000. One scrawling script details Nelson's worries that rumours of Napoleon Bonaparte's impending invasion of Britain were deterring recruits from signing up. ...
Tourism is not only going to museums but also knowing the essence of the different places we visit Madrid is one of the most famous cities in Europe. Being the capital of Spain, too many people choose this city as their holiday destination to enjoy another type of tourism that ...