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King Felipe IV and Queen Letizia of Spain came to the UK on the first official Spanish state visit in more than 30 years.
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Prime Minister Theresa May met with a number of world leaders in Berlin and also had a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Merkel of Germany.
The Prime Minister met President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, President Hollande, Prime Minister Renzi and Prime Minister Rajoy in Berlin.
One year after signing an agreement with the British Embassy, the Red Cross has taken fresh steps to get English speaking charities to work more closely with their local groups and to encourage more English speakers to volun…
At open meetings in Jávea and Teulada this week, British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris encouraged British nationals to register locally with the Spanish authorities and asked them to only go to official sources for information on…
Car break-ins are the third biggest cause of UK passport theft in the Canary Islands and 91% of victims are tourists.
Theresa May met with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in her first visit to Madrid since becoming Prime Minister.
In a specially arranged visit to Jávea following the recent forest fires, British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris thanked authorities and local services for their handling of the situation and urged British nationals to always foll…
Local British residents had the opportunity to put their questions and thoughts on the EU referendum result to Deputy Head of Mission Tim Hemmings, Consul General Lloyd Milen and Vice Consul Lucy Gorman on Thursday 1 Septemb…
On Tuesday 19 July, local British residents had the chance to put their concerns about the recent EU referendum outcome to the Deputy Ambassador, Tim Hemmings, and Consul for Alicante, Sarah-Jane Morris.
Read our advice to make the most of this year´s San Fermin festival.
Over 120,000 have clicked on voter registration webpage.
British expats living in Spain have until Monday 16 May to register for a postal vote in the EU Referendum
The new campaign aims to help British expats fit even better into the Spanish way of life.
Brits looking to buy property abroad are today (29 April) being firmly advised to make sure they do their research and homework before they part with their money.
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