Football
Rowdy England fans had to be dispersed by riot police after vandalising cars during a drink-fuelled night of anti-social behavior on the eve of today’s Nations League match with Spain.
Video footage shows noisy supporters kicking wing mirrors off parked vehicles, aggressively circling motorists and one man throwing a glass at a passing car in central Seville.
Their behavior follows pleas by British police to traveling fans to avoid a repeat of the scenes that followed the England football team’s last away game in Spain three years ago.
Local media branded the incidents ‘disgraceful’ and said they had ruined the good atmosphere Seville had anticipated ahead of the match.
British police say they have a team of officers in Spain working with local counterparts.
Gibraltar
The government of Gibraltar has admitted that London and Brussels are putting the final touches to a specific protocol for the British Overseas Territory in the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement, and that there will be “a set of practical measures spelled out in separate arrangements with Spain covering tax cooperation, police and customs cooperation, the environment, citizens’ rights and tobacco.”
Talks have intensified ahead of a European Council meeting on Wednesday to review the state of negotiations with the UK over “Brexit,” .
Meanwhile
Spain’s foreign minister said this morning that he was confident negotiators still had time to secure a deal on the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU but warned that it should not be expected in the coming days, as was initially planned.
Josep Borrell spoke before a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg a day after fruitless talks between the UK’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab and the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier.
Alcoy
National Police arrested six members of a criminal group who allegedly raided the home of a 97 year-old woman in Alcoy to steal her life savings, including jewellery, which was stored in a safe.
Police estimate the stolen items had a value of close to €1 million.
The woman was not at home at the time of the raid, but when she returned they locked her in the bathroom and took her mobile phone.
They stole a large number jewels including sapphires, rubies and emeralds, as well as a large amount of cash.
A comprehensive Police investigation followed over four months, that ended with the arrest of all those involved.
Three men and three women were arrested .. they were Spanish, Ecuadorian and Colombian nationals.
Oliva
AND THIRTEEN people – 12 of them children – have suffered from the effects of poisoning while they were swimming in or stayed around the municipal pool in Oliva.
There’s believed to been an alleged leak of chlorine gas.
The facilities were completely evacuated and an investigation got underway to establish whether the leak had been caused by an accident, mechanical failure or human error.