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Tax
Prosecutors would swap prison for fine in Messi tax fraud case
Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were found guilty by a Catalan court last July on three counts of tax fraud.
Football
Ronaldo is ready to pay Spain's tax authorities
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to pay 14.7 million euros.
Terrorism
Spain arrests "highly radicalised" Moroccan with suicide bomb manual
Spanish police arrested a 32-year-old Moroccan in a dawn raid in central Madrid on Tuesday.
Politics
After deadly London tower block fire, local council chief resigns
The chief executive of a London borough where a tower block fire killed at least 79 people in Britain's worst blaze since World War Two has resigned.
Emergencies
London tower blaze: significant numbers unaccounted for
“Several hundred would have been in there. It’s a question of establishing how many were in there at the time of the fire.”
Politics
May gets DUP support to form government
Theresa May has gone to Buckingham Palace to seek leave to form a government with the DUP.
Terrorism
Twelve arrests after London terror attack
Police have arrested twelve people in Barking, east London.
Terrorism
22 dead in Manchester terror attack
Emergency numbers from Spain: +44(0)7801 371 704 and +44 07712 764 151.
Transport
Ryanair confirm Air Europa long-haul alliance
Destinations include New York, Boston, Miami, Caracas, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Lima, Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Politics
Planning regime change in the Democratic Republic of Congo
"My country and its people are being raped by an evil regime. I want to bring change."
Politics
Gibraltar says EU boss like ‘cuckolded husband’; Spain bullying
Gibraltarians are British citizens and rejected by 99% to 1% the idea of the UK sharing sovereignty with Spain in a vote in 2002 and in a previous referendum in 1967.
Tourism
Majorca resident trapped by Gambia emergency
Bianca Hadley, who lives in Palma and works for Radio One Mallorca, Globo Balear, was today stranded in the Gambian beach resort of Kololi.
Society
King Felipe warns against the opening of old wounds
"Violating rules that guarantee democracy and liberty only leads to sterile tensions and confrontations which resolve nothing."
Economy
IMF positive on Spanish growth, down on jobs
The International Monetary Fund revised up its prediction for Spanish growth yesterday but warned “structural weaknesses persist”, particularly in the form of sky-high unemployment.
Economy
Bank of Spain sees elections, Brexit as main growth risks in Europe
Upcoming elections in Europe and Briton’s plans to leave the European Union pose the greatest potential risks to economic growth projections in Spain, the Bank of Spain said yesterday.
Brexit
Britons wanting to remain EU citizens after Brexit could opt in
The "associate citizenship" status would give those who adopt it the right to freedom of movement and residence throughout the EU.
Travel
Changes to UK passport signatures in 2017
The move to a handwritten signature is an essential development for improving HM Passport Office’s online application service.
Politics
Clinton concedes; Trump is the new president of the US
President-elect Trump: "It's going to be a beautiful thing ..."
Society
New housing benefit limits for British claimants going abroad
If you suspect someone of committing benefit fraud in Spain, call the Benefit Fraud Hotline on 900 55 444 0.
Politics
Rajoy seeks swift government deal, doubts linger
Spain's caretaker prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said yesterday he would reach out to rivals in a bid to quickly form a government after his conservative party strengthened its lead in elections on Sunday, though still far short of a majority.
Politics
Spain has no easy options in search for a new government
The Partido Popular came first in a general election, but acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell short of a majority for the second time in six months.
Politics
Cameron quits
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron.
Politics
Spain to seek co-sovereignty on Gibraltar after Brexit
Spain will seek co-sovereignity on Gibraltar following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
Finance
Sterling hits 30-yr low, yen and franc surge as Brexit stuns markets
Sterling sank 10 per cent in value, triggering a rush of capital into the traditional security of the yen and the Swiss franc.
Politics
Spanish PM says EU should be reformed to focus on economy after Brexit vote
The European Union should be reformed to focus on economic growth, jobs and greater integration after Britain's vote, Rajoy said today.
Terrorism
Explosions hit Brussels airport, metro station at least 28 killed
Spanish airports agency cancels all flights to Brussels. There were people from Majorca at the airport but it is unknown if anyone from the island has been a casualty.
Emergencies
Passengers, crew evacuated from Madrid-Riyadh after bomb threat
Aena said they had later downgraded the alarm from general to local, meaning the alert would not affect other flights.
Politics
Catalonia: Stick with Spain, says minister, as does Julio Iglesias
Pro-independence politicians, the singer said, should "understand a little more that they can reach a much better agreement with the national government".
Catalonia
Spain prepares for another Catalan independence push
This election could be the break the Catalan independence movement has been waiting for.
Spain must keep up reforms, IMF says
Reforms in Spain have helped the economy rebound, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but it warned more needed to be done to bring down high unemployment and correct other imbalances to boost long-term growth.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"