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UPDATE: Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France?

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:32:27 +0200

Travelling between Spain and the UK during the pandemic has been very difficult due to border closures, cancelled flights and quarantines, but what is the situation like now? Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France?

Reader question: Can I travel between Spain and the UK via France?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:49:11 +0100

With flight cancellations and travel restrictions, many of our readers have been asking if it's possible to drive between Spain and the UK, going via France. Here's what you need to know.

Spanish police shoot Frenchman who 'shouted Allahu akbar'

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:16:43 +0100

Police in Spain shot and injured an unarmed Frenchman on Saturday at a toll station near the French border, who officers said was shouting 'Allahu akbar'.

French court says widow can't keep her husband's sperm

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:50:46 +0200

A Toulouse tribunal on Thursday rejected the request of a French widow to preserve her deceased husband's sperm for artificial insemination, despite recent decisions granting widows the right to export the gametes of their late partners.

Italy sends 100 refugees to France and Spain

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:06:46 +0100

Italy will send 100 refugees to France and Spain this week under the European Union scheme aimed at easing the burden of the migration crisis on frontline countries.

French couple detained for looting historical site

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:41:51 +0200

A French couple has been arrested for allegedly stealing coins, brooches and other metal objects from an archaeological site in Spain that is home to Greek and Roman ruins, Spanish police said on Sunday.

Cops grab record cocaine haul hidden in tyres

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:28:00 +0100

French police said on Friday they had seized a record 1.4 tonnes of cocaine and four people had been arrested in a "severe blow" to an international drug trafficking chain.

VIDEO: Child films guards beating parents

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:10:00 +0100

VIDEO: A Christmas holiday in Spain turned into a nightmare for a married couple from France when they were beaten up by security guards at a supermarket. One of their young children managed to secretly film the violent confrontation.

New Paris to Barcelona TGV service set to launch

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:15:00 +0100

Parisians looking to make a quick trip to Barcelona will soon be able to get there in around six and a half hours - without having to go near an airport. According to Spain’s transport minister, the new high-speed TGV service from to Barcelona will launch on December 15th.

Deschamps rues missed chances against Spain

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:51:00 +0100

French coach Didier Deschamps lamented his team's lack of potency in front of goal after World Cup holders Spain retook control of qualifying Group I on Tuesday with a 1-0 win against France in Paris.

Basque party's French arm calls it quits

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:39:06 +0100

Basque nationalist party Batasuna on Thursday announced its dissolution in France, where it continued to operate after being banned in Spain for alleged ties to armed separatist group ETA.

ETA fugitive to be sent back to Spain

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:06:23 +0100

A French appeals court Thursday approved the extradition to Spain of fugitive ETA member Jose Manuel Azcarate Ramos to serve the rest of his jail sentence.

Runaways found on barge near home

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:19:00 +0100

A massive search for two runaway boys has been called after they were found safe on a barge close to their foster home.

Dismay as Basque activist handed to Spain

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:49:00 +0100

A French Basque separatist was handed over to Spain Thursday after detaining her on a European arrest warrant from Madrid over her alleged participation in a terrorist organisation, police said.

French police swoop on top ETA leader

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:43:00 +0100

French police have arrested a top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA in eastern France, the Spanish interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

France and Spain urge action to curb rates

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0200

France and Spain united on Thursday in calling for decisive eurozone action to curb crippling borrowing rates, which threaten to push Madrid into seeking a full bailout.

French police arrest ETA terror suspect

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:14:27 +0200

Police arrested a suspected member of the armed group ETA in the southwestern French city of Hendaye, near to the Spanish border on Monday, Spain's interior ministry said.

Firefighters bring Spain blaze under control

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:50:00 +0200

Spanish firefighters, aided by weaker winds and cooler temperatures, on Tuesday brought under control a huge wildfire which killed four people, three of them French, and charred thousands of hectares.

France rejects Spain eurozone pact claim

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:18:00 +0200

The French government on Tuesday angrily denied claims that it had issued a joint statement with Spain and Italy calling for the immediate implementation of measures agreed at a June eurozone summit.

Fears for Spain overstated - French minister

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:12:00 +0200

French Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse said on Wednesday that market fears over Spain's finances were "excessive".