https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed You may be surprised to find out that there are a handful of UK benefits Britons can still claim if they live in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20221018/which-uk-benefits-can-brits-hold-onto-if-they-move-to-spain Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:56:16 +0200 which-uk-benefits-can-brits-hold-onto-if-they-move-to-spain The UK's new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was swept into Downing St. in a landslide victory overnight. How will a Labour government affect Brits in Spain? And what, if anything, will the former 'Remainer' do about Brexit while in office? https://www.thelocal.es/20240705/what-labours-uk-general-election-win-means-for-brits-in-spain Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:31:57 +0200 what-labours-uk-general-election-win-means-for-brits-in-spain The British tabloids are at it again causing alarm over the so-called '£97 daily rule’ which Spain is apparently imposing on UK tourists, who in turn are threatening to ‘boycott’ the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20240415/fact-check-spains-97-daily-rule-isnt-new-nor-a-worry-for-british-tourists Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:28:27 +0200 fact-check-spains-97-daily-rule-isnt-new-nor-a-worry-for-british-tourists Following the news that Denmark plans to deport a UK national who failed to apply for post-Brexit residence status in time, we look at how Spain and other EU countries have applied residency permit rules following the UK's official withdrawal. https://www.thelocal.es/20221121/how-do-other-eu-countries-post-brexit-residence-permits-compare-to-spain Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:16:03 +0100 how-do-other-eu-countries-post-brexit-residence-permits-compare-to-spain If you're British and live in Spain you will previously have been registered with the NHS, but once you move abroad things change. Here's what this means for accessing UK healthcare both on a regular basis and if you have an accident or fall sick while on a visit back to the UK. https://www.thelocal.es/20221024/what-are-the-rules-on-accessing-the-uk-health-service-if-you-live-in-spain Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:30:31 +0200 what-are-the-rules-on-accessing-the-uk-health-service-if-you-live-in-spain The UK Embassy in Spain on Friday laid out some useful information but gave no estimated date for the long-awaited deal on the exchange of UK driving licences. However, Ambassador Hugh Elliott said the hold-up could be solved “in the coming weeks”. https://www.thelocal.es/20221014/uk-licences-deal-still-no-official-timeframe-but-ambassador-says-in-coming-weeks Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:32:36 +0200 uk-licences-deal-still-no-official-timeframe-but-ambassador-says-in-coming-weeks We asked our British readers to explain how the steep drop in the value of the pound will affect their lives in Spain. Here’s what they had to say.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220929/well-have-to-cut-back-how-britons-in-spain-have-been-hit-by-drop-in-value-of-pound Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:39:36 +0200 well-have-to-cut-back-how-britons-in-spain-have-been-hit-by-drop-in-value-of-pound The UK Ambassador to Spain has confirmed that there is still no deal in early June which will allow the thousands of barred UK licence holders in Spain to drive again, but he has offered some extra details on negotiations. https://www.thelocal.es/20220603/a-deal-in-weeks-not-months-uk-embassy-tells-licence-holders-who-cant-drive-in-spain Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:08:10 +0200 a-deal-in-weeks-not-months-uk-embassy-tells-licence-holders-who-cant-drive-in-spain The editor of one of the first English-language newspapers in Spain, a cancer charity volunteer, a seasoned headteacher at a British school in Mallorca and the founder of Gay Sitges Link are the four Britons to be awarded gongs for their amazing services to the community. https://www.thelocal.es/20220602/revealed-four-brits-in-spain-named-in-the-queens-birthday-honours-list Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:22:51 +0200 revealed-four-brits-in-spain-named-in-the-queens-birthday-honours-list