Tag: uk
Costa tigers travel to British sanctuary
FIVE circus tigers, taken in by a rescue centre in Villena in October 2017, are now enjoying life at the Isle of Wight Zoo.
The...
Pension alert over Brexit
PRIVATE pension providers have warned expats in Spain that they ‘may not be able to continue paying out to overseas bank accounts after Britain...
Briton’s bid to secure UK vote
BRITISH councillor in Alicante province Jacqui Cotterill will attend a meeting of the European Union’s Petitions Committee next week in a renewed effort to...
No changes to emergency travel document procedure
A misleading report that appeared in the UK tabloids and that was also printed by a local free newspaper regarding new procedures for obtaining...
Petition calls for vote
EXPATS are again demanding a voice in British politics with a new electronic petition calling for a universal vote.
The government has pledged a ‘vote...
Jail for fake hotel sickness claims couple
HOLIDAY company Thomas Cook has won a landmark case after a private prosecution against a couple claiming almost £20,000 in a fake sickness claim.
Shamed...
Theresa May ‘will not acknowledge’ Catalan independence
British PM Theresa May told her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy today (Tuesday) that she 'will not acknowledge'' an independent Cataluña. A statement released this...
A vote: promises, promises…and patience
EXPATS calling for a ‘vote for life’ and the chance of a voice in future UK elections have been advised to be patient in...
UK to crackdown on Costa hotel claim fraud
BRITISH PM Theresa May and her government have vowed to crack down on holiday claim fraud that is damaging both British holidaymakers and the...
UK on highest terror alert
THE UK terror threat level has been increased to critical, meaning more attacks may be imminent.
Military personnel are being deployed to protect key sites...
At least 22 dead in Manchester attack
At least 22 people, including minors, have been confirmed dead and 59 others injured in a suicide bomb attack carried out by a single...
Theresa May announces plans for snap general election
British PM Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on June 8 due to 'national interest'. The PM said that...
UK Most Wanted arrested in Benidorm
National Police have arrested 25-year-old Gareth Bryan Edwards - one of the UK's 10 Most Wanted men to appear in Operación Captura this year -...
EU-UK brinkmanship with expats
FURTHER anxiety about expats' future in Europe has been heaped on this week by an EU report leaked to The Guardian into the legal...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
