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SPAIN has demanded the release of a journalist covering the demonstrations against the Cuban government in a crackdown on the ongoing protests. Camila Acosta working on the island for Spanish daily ABC was held on Monday; the paper said she was accused of “crimes against state security” – a charge frequently used against dissidents. It came as she reported: “Today I witnessed violence and repression againstpeaceful protesters in Habana, the […]

It has come to our attention that commencing immediately, the Spanish Tax Authority (Hacienda), will be doing a pension audit on all UK Expatriates that have income from the following pensions, as part of their drive to prevent tax fraud:

CHEF Alisdair Anderson is using pedal power to raise money for the charity which came to the aid of his partner Ruth as he cycles 2,750km in her memory from Dublin to the Nerja on the Costa del Sol. Ruth Staines passed away on April 3 this year after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in May 2020. She was just 31. This week Alisdair continued his marathon ride along […]

CATALAN police have rescued 10 people working as slaves for a Chinese mafia gang and forced to grow cannabis in four warehouses across the region. Officers of the Catalunya police Mossos d’Esquadra found them living in inhumane conditions – locked in rooms with no windows and sleeping on cardboard beds – some being held prisoner for over a year. Eight people were arrested in the swoop and four have been […]

A SPANISH politician has been roasted by government colleagues over his efforts to entice the country to eat less meat. Consumer affairs minister Alberto Garzón was behind the message to eat less meat but has upset members of the coalition government in Madrid and producers – the industry accounts for 2.5 million jobs and exports alone are worth €9 billion. “Eating too much meat is bad for our health and […]