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  • It's all about Jeremy Corbyn!
    Castellón airport, an emblem of Spain’s reckless boom-era infrastructure spending, received its first commercial passenger flight on Tuesday morning”......“ Battle of Biblical proportions as Marbella restaurant and brotherhood lock horns over late-night noise”..................Politicians call for British gunships to be permanently stationed in Gibraltar during defiant National Day speeches”.....Spanish police have recovered a bicycle stolen during the Vuelta a España after spotting it in a second-hand shop”....and, finally, “ Protesters vow to end the "Toro de la Vega" bullfighting event, where hunters on horseback and on foot chase a bull thorough/through a pine forest before killing it with spears” In the uK ..it's all about Jeremy Corbyn.....The hard-line socialist earned £67,060 a year as a backbench MP, but has accepted a £58,000 hike as opposition leader. Mr Corbyn has also agreed to take an official taxpayer-funded car..........Jeremy didn't sing the National Anthem at the Battle of Britain service and also offered a different kind of Prime Minister's Question Time............. Porn's effect on youth 'is catastrophic' says Top Met officer John Sutherland and David Cameron demands universities clamp down on hate preachers ......... Planning came into focus when parents Michael Heron and Jenna Hulme were stunned by Oldham council's decision that the Wendy house, bought as a birthday present for four-year-old Jacob, must be torn down
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  • What is reaslly going on?
    Whilst EU leaders seem hell-bent on allowing all and sundry...Denmark has blocked the road and rail links between itself and Germany. The Autumn rains return to Spain with a vengeance including flamingos killed in Albacete. Who is the man behind Spain's national police twitter account? Spain is overwhelmed by immigrant requests. Interior Minister warn of immigrants escalating terrorist threats.A Spanish pensioner offers 5.000 euros reward for a job for his son. In the UK ....as migrants pour in to the UK the hate cleric Anjem Choudary is freed on bail ahead of his trial and the NUS invites a speaker who said Jihadi John was beautiful. MPs are once again named and shamed over expense fiddles as average bonus for top city bosses hits 1.1 million pounds..more than 1750 couples earning more than 100.000 get Osborne's cheap loans and and high rates of crime linked to Universities........Mo Farrah admits taking a drug in Somalia and Paula Radcliffe is exonerated by published drug test results.
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  • Migrants, Migrants Everywhere.....
    The Ibex 35, based in Madrid, closed August with a drop of 8.24% on JulySpain’s stock exchange suffers worst month in three years.........Dream Costa del Sol villa sale falls through after Natwest suspects British couple of money-laundering 151 people drowned in Spain over the summer and 271 have drowned since the start of the year .....a shortage of spaces and threat of fines make parking by the beach 'mission impossible' . In the uK the migrant problems rumble on .....Chaotic scenes and 16 hour delays hit London-bound Eurostar services overnight as desperate migrants climbed on to the roof of an 186mph train and attempted to break into train carriages. The Home Secretary is waking up..'EU migrants should be banned from UK unless they have a job lined up' Drunk' female arrested after 'punching easyJet flight attendant' .. The shocking incident caused the pilot of flight EZY3043 from Stansted to the holiday island of Ibiza to divert to Barcelona, where the woman was removed from the plane. Model glassed and BIT bar manager in a drunken rampage ..... Melika Gabidon, pictured, who calls herself 'Crazy Fairy' attacked duty boss Stephanie Miller, 27, after her underage friend was refused drinks at a Wetherspoons in Manchester. Mechanic whose victim lost baby after he rammed her car avoids jail ....Kevin O'Connor, 29, drove his Skoda Fabia into a Vauxhall Corsa, which was carrying pregnant Kayleigh Watt, 19, five times at speeds in excess of 60mph in a road rage attack in Stirling. Mayor's disgraced son spared jail for drug dealing .... Christopher Backhouse, 25, had been fit and healthy until he started experimenting with legal highs and became addicted to drugs that he also sold, York Crown Court heard. Angelina Jolie 'quit Princess Diana mine-clearing charity in row over trustees paying themselves up to £500 a day'.... Actress said to have felt 'uncomfortable' after two Halo Trust trustees paid themselves more than £120,000 for a review into the charity
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  • How Different is Cornwall?
    Something will have to change in Spain as seven people have now been killed in the running season this year. Four were killed this weekend. 14 Jihadist recruiters have been arrested in Madrid and various Moroccan cities. Fewer Russians and more Americans are visiting Spain. Gibraltar is furious as Guardia Civil allegedly shot across the bows of Gibraltarian's boat. British police sent to Magaluff to stop drunken behaviour is telling friends she was sozzled herself! In the UK Investigators have begun the grim task of identifying the dead in Shoreham, West Sussex, after a plane crashed onto the local roads. It is still not known if the toll will rise beyond the 11 so far believed to have died. Cameron's pledges are in tatters as Net immigration soars to record high of 330,000. Britain’s leading FTSE 100 index opened up 1.7 per cent on Tuesday morning, as investors in London appeared to shrug off further dramatic falls in Asia overnight. Only Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, Austria and France keep a database of those who have been convicted of sex crimes. Slovakian Eduard Peticky moved to the UK just days after being released from jail. Clubber who smashed a wine glass over a City worker’s head after a drink was spilled on her at a London bar is spared jail.......and........ How English are jailed over licence fee but Scots aren't . Offenders in Scotland pay just £75 and those in Northern Ireland an average of £80. The discrepancies have sparked fresh concerns about the unfairness of the television licence. ....Rower who blacked up to pilot his boat The Golliwogger in river festival denies racism saying 'Down in Cornwall it's a bit different' .......
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  • Farewell to Cilla Black
    In‌ Spain a lady has been arrested in connection with fires around Mihas. A protester jumped into the bullring to comfort a dying bull....was Jaws seen in the waters of Benidorm? Swindlers have been caught in Magaluff and the Mayor of Madrid is accused of double standards and hypocrisy. In the UK....Will the Chilcott report ever be publishes?.....Jeremy Corbyn has admitted to keeping very dubious company....The Government has admitted to making fictitious testimonials on their leaflets.......Judge apologises for not being allowed to jail a paedophile.......The BBC adds another pornographic dramatisation.......Bullies are posting their sick videos on Facebook and a study has found the way to beat depression is to be around happy people!
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  • Are UK magistrates losing the Plot?
    Tensions were heightened after Spanish security forces entered Gibraltar's waters while chasing suspected drugs smugglers....British police have joined a small contingent of foreign police helping monitor behaviour in Mallorca. There are calls for tighter safety controls after another bungee jumper has died........ Special ‘beach police’ will patrol the sands in Torrox, Costa Del Sol, issuing 'land-grabbing' guests with £21 fines if they leave belongings unattended for long periods of time Tony Blair wades into the Labour leadership campaign in the UK saying he wants those who hate him to unite behind another candidate because of the ‘mortal danger we are in’ if the Left-wing MP Corbyn wins leadership............. Stores in airports across Britain continued to ask travellers for their boarding passes – and failed to cut prices, despite Treasury ministers pleading for an end to the rip-off Drunk thug who glassed dancer in the face leaving her scarred for life walks free from court after judge says attack is 'not a serious GBH and HE was provoked '....... Meanwhile, magistrate Bob Hutchinson claims public safety is being put at risk by curbs on the ability of JPs to lock defendants up on remand if they have a history of witness intimidation......and the public is told to e-mail pictures of crime scenes to the police. Consultant Basil Fozard, 59, left his role as a medical director at Bournemouth Hospital, Dorset, in June but returned to the same role with a £17,000 pay increase only last month
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  • Another UK Sexual revolution
    Spain is still the focus after the death of the British singing star and TV presenter Cilla Black. The water shortage is now becoming ever more serious in Spain and Catalonia is making a major play for independence. A Spanish woman who threw her newborn baby out of a window has been sentenced to four years in jail after a court found her guilty of attempted murder Animal-lovers who want to take a holiday with their favourite furry pals are protesting against Spain's railway limits on pet size, petitioning to bring all kinds of dogs on board, big or small. ...in the UK The former Prime Minister, EdwardHeath, is being investigated and is known to have spent time with Savile and his friend Peter Jaconelli, pictured together, who between them abused dozens of children in Scarborough...... ...The charity Kids Company, whose headquarters are in south London, closed yesterday amid allegations of financial mismanagement and a row over government funding. A report, called Supply and Desire: Sexuality and the Sex Industry in the 21st Century, was conducted by sociologist Dr Catherine Hakim and states that prostitution could 'help to reduce sexual crime rates'.... ...meanwhile, a Belgian United Nations goodwill ambassador for sexual health, has hit the headlines over her campaign for pupils to sit a GCSE in sex education - which would include an exam in 'sexual pleasure', according to the Sunday Express...... .....andComputer glitch has left 644 cases of child sexual abuse unreported Finnish schools want children to focus on what they write rather than how they write it and want too stop teaching joined up handwriting. Although there have been objections from grandparents, there has been surprisingly little reaction over the move.
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  • Pride in killing lions?
    Spain,Eurozone's fourth largest economy expands at fastest pace since 2007 in second quarter. However, young unemployed remain a huge problem. Meanwhile, The first known individual to fall foul of Spain’s controversial new “gag law” has spoken out against what he sees as the repression of free speech after he received a fine for describing his local police force as "slackers" on Facebook.. Eduardo Díaz, a 27-year-old salesman from Tenerife Trigueros del Valle, a town of 300 inhabitants, has approved a declaration which seeks to "dignify" the lives of dogs and cats and gives them special protection Former Tory minister Baroness Wilcox, 74, is among scores of affluent House of Lords peers who claim thousands despite living in and around Westminster, according to analysis by the Daily Mail. Speaker John Bercow spent £172 on 0.7 miles journey from Parliament The Commons Speaker also spent £367 taking a car to Luton to deliver a speech on how MPs were restoring their reputation after the expenses scandal....so it's not just Lord Snooty Sewel! MP accuses police of not doing enough after man, 22, 'flees to Syria'Labour MP Barry Gardiner said he had tried to co-ordinate a response after the 22-year-old man from west London left his home on Monday night, apparently bound for Syria via Paris and Turkey. Hunter who killed Cecil the lion 'paid gamekeepers £36,000' ..A ranger at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe has been accused of accepting a £36,000 bribe from a Spanish hunter who killed one of Africa's most famous lions. Daughter who was written out of mother's will awarded £160,000 Lawyers fear the landmark legal ruling that saw Heather IIott of Great Munden, Hertfordshire, overturn her mother's will could undermine the right of people to leave their assets to who they wish.
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  • Benidorm Packed to the Rafters
    Spain has raised the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16 to boost protection of minors and bring the country in line with its European Union neighbours. Spanish law had previously allowed boys and girls to marry at 14 with permission from a judge. A British woman has been killed whilst bungee jumping in Spain. Kleyo De Abreu, 23, from London, died at around 3pm yesterday in Lanjaron, Granada, according to Spanish police. Her aunt witnessed the tragedy. It is believed she smashed into an ancient Roman bridge crossing high above the River Tablate whilst attempting her second jump of the day. .............. Three Spanish journalists missing in Syria, press federation says Jose Manuel Lopez, Antonio Pampliega and Angel Sastre entered Syria nearly two weeks ago and there has been no news since July 12 ............. Thousands are flocking to the seaside resort of Benidorm, on Spain's east coast, as families seek value-for-money holidays after the mass shooting in Tunisia in June. Farmers blocked the A1 motorway, a key artery between Paris and northern France, with around 500 tractors and threatened to extend the protest to other regions today Roger Giese, 40, fled the US eight years ago just as he was about to stand trial charged with sexually abusing a 13 year-old boy from 1998 until 2002. It has emerged he now lives in Broughton, Hampshire....now trying to claim immunity from prison by Human Rights Issues..... Paedophile jailed after he asked for child sex to be legalised...... Phillip Kirk's revolting actions also included researching child murder and local schools and girl guide groups in his home city of York, within weeks of being released from jail for other offences. Buckingham Palace has launched a hunt to discover how leaked footage of the Queen being taught how to do a Nazi salute in the gardens at Balmoral ended up in the hands of The Sun The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said the issue of politicians' salaries could no longer be 'ducked' and it is pushing ahead with the increase from £67,060 to £74,000
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  • There's more to Pamplona than the Bulls
    Spanish women are protesting against a culture of sexual assault at San Fermin's annual bullfighting festival, after a British teen was reportedly raped. Verónica Landa says it's time the world heard the truth about Pamplona......... A 44-year-old man from France has been killed by a bull during festivities in the town of Pedreguer, on Spain’s east coast. The unnamed man, who was identified by authorities as O.L., was attending the festivities with some friends. He was gored by the bull at around 1am on Tuesday, “causing serious injuries” and doctors were unable to prevent him from dying almost immediately, Pedreguer town hall said in a statement........... ROBOTS are set to become Spain’s newest weapon in the battle for education. However, there is nothing to fear, as Dash and Dot, the resident robots of a growing number of Spanish classrooms, are designed purely to teach. Sir Michael Wilshaw said he was dismayed by behaviour in some schools and called for 'grammar school ethos' in every comprehensive, with teachers banned for calling pupils 'mate' The con artists are pulling a fast one on foreigners by slashing a car's tyre, pointing it out as a ‘blown out tyre’ and then having their cohorts arrive to tow the car to a nearby garage that is in on the ruse. BBC claims to be slashing staff but increased payouts to top stars.... Some 29 celebrities, including Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Craig, have put their names to an open letter to the Prime Minister in which they argue that the BBC is ‘the envy of the world’
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