UK News
As the ‘people’s paper’, The Euro Weekly News are aware that much of its readership are British expats living in Spain. With this in mind, we report on the latest news in the UK so that our readership can stay up to date with the latest news from home.
Dame Esther Rantzen dies at 86 as Britain remembers a broadcasting icon
Dame Esther Rantzen, the much-loved presenter, journalist and campaigner who founded Childline, has died aged 86. The veteran broadcaster died on Wednesday, September 30, with the...
UK could rejoin the EU just 10 years after Brexit as major reversal is proposed
If you live in Spain and Brexit changed the way you work, travel or visit family in Britain, the idea of the UK joining the...
UK issues electricity alert as diesel rationing plans could return for drivers
Filling up in Britain already costs more than it has in months, but soon it might not be as basic as just pulling up to...
British drug dealer swaps cocaine for Pokémon cards in bizarre barter deal
There was a time when money was not the only way to buy something or settle a debt. Before bank cards, online transfers and the...
Police warn drug-laced vapes are being used to spike unsuspecting victims
Keeping a close eye on your drink has long been the main preventive measure against being spiked on a night out. Now police in London...
Madeleine McCann prime suspect planning book to tell his side of the story
If you have followed the Madeleine McCann case for years, there is one question that has never gone away: what happened to the little girl...
Spain flights delayed as UK’s air traffic control fails for the second time in two weeks
Passengers flying out of Glasgow and Edinburgh this Monday were grounded again as a fresh fault at NATS' Prestwick control centre cut Scottish airspace capacity...
You couldn’t make it up: Manchester Airport runway pothole leaves passengers stranded
Just months after Andy Burnham warned that politics had a “very big problem” if it could not fix something as simple as a pothole, Manchester...
Stephanie Cole dies aged 84 after remarkable TV and theatre career
Tenko, Waiting for God, Open All Hours and Coronation Street actress Stephanie Cole has died aged 84 after living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. Stephanie...
British pensioners in Spain could see a €580 pension boost from April…but there’s a catch
British pensioners living in Spain could see their annual income rise by nearly £500 (a little more than €580) beginning next April, after the latest...
Spanish children have eaten these staples for generations, now England is following suit
New rules have been announced for England to include items in school lunches that the Spanish have been using for decades. New school food standards hitting...
UK break-up debate returns: what could it mean for British expats in Spain?
Nothing immediately changes for British residents in Spain because of Monday’s Cardiff meeting. But the renewed debate raises difficult questions about passports, pensions and residence...
Britain now has more jobless young people than Spain, and the fix could leave them poorer
Britain built its reputation on flexible hiring and world-class universities, yet it has now slipped past Spain in the number of young people with no...
Princess Diana’s “revenge dress” goes up for auction
On June 29, 1994, the late Princess Diana stunned the world when she arrived at the Vanity Fair gala in a black dress unlike anything...