Brexit
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said Spain will reject the draft Brexit withdrawal deal without a clarification of the text on future talks on the status of Gibraltar.
He wants to ensure that future EU talks with the UK do not cover Gibraltar.
Throughout the Brexit negotiations, Spain – along with Ireland and Cyprus – has conducted separate talks with the UK about specific border issues.
On Monday Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said that the draft Brexit deal had failed to make clear that talks on Gibraltar were “separate negotiations” and not part of future talks between the UK and EU.
Mr Sánchez added his weight to those remarks yesterday at a forum in Madrid, emphasising that any future negotiations on Gibraltar had to be bilateral.
Car Accident
Tragedy struck on the N-332 at Santa Pola yesterday when a woman lost her life in a crash with a bus
The woman, said to be 56-years-old, died near to the Gran Alacant urbanisation in Alicante.
Fire fighters initially managed to rescue the woman alive from the wreckage, but she is said to have lost her life during the transfer from the scene to Elche general hospital.
The N-332 remained closed for some time and vehicles were diverted as the incident was being dealt with by the emergency services.
Shooting
A MAN was shot dead in Marbella last might
The victim, who has not yet been identified, was shot in front of his house in an urbanization.
He was shot several times while opening his garage door, before the attacker fled on a motorbike.
Officials believe the shocking was a settling of scores.
Drug Bust
Officers from the Guardia Civil have confiscated 52 litres of base oil which, once treated, would have become 200 kilos of ‘speed’.
The operation has resulted in nine people being arrested in Bilbao, Burgos, Cuenca, Madrid and Torrevieja.
The investigation started six months ago when investigators became aware of regular shipments being made from the Netherlands to the north of Spain, destined for a laboratory which would treat the oil and prepare it for distribution.
Many of the shipments were hidden within legally registered and transported items, such as flowers.