Missing British Tourist
A BODY has been found in the hunt for a British tourist who went missing in Spain – two days after he was mugged.
Nixon Smith, 23, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, was due to catch a flight home from Madrid on November 19.
Two days before his scheduled flight, Nixon was mugged and lost all of his personal possessions.
He was given an emergency passport from the British Consulate in Malaga but failed to return to the UK.
Nixon flew from Malaga to Madrid on November 19 – but missed his connecting flight back to Birmingham.
The Geography graduate’s last known sighting was at Madrid airport at around 10.30pm on the 19 – the time of his flight home to Birmingham.
When he failed to return home, his parents immediately reported him missing.
West Mercia Police confirmed a body had been found last night
Minimum Wage
Spain’s minimum wage will jump by 22% next year – the largest annual increase in more than 40 years.
It means millions of low-paid workers could see a pay rise from €736 to €900, effective from January.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the increase yesterday declaring “a rich country cannot have poor workers”.
The announcement comes two days after France’s president Emmanuel Macron announced a €100 increase for French minimum wage earners.
Ministers will approve the measure at their meeting on 21 December, Mr Sánchez said. It will then be authorised by royal decree, without the need for approval by parliament.
Catalunia
THE leaders of Spain’s two largest opposition parties have called on the Prime Minister to impose direct rule on Cataluña and hold national elections during parliamentary debates yesterday.
Pablo Casado, of the conservative Partido Popular and the centrist Ciudadanos’ Albert Rivera both said Pedro Sanchez should trigger Article 155 in response to the ongoing Catalan independence push.
Their comments come as Catalan President Quim Torra said the region should aim to achieve independence through the ‘Slovenian Way’. His comments drew criticism with some claiming they were a subtle call for violent insurrection.