Go Boris!
Jul 31, 2019
Episode description
Spain’s second-largest bank, BBVA, has been placed under formal investigation by the country’s high court, the Audiencia Nacional,
as part of a far-reaching spying probe known as the Villarejo case. The case is named after José Manuel Villarejo, a former police
commissioner ............
Spain’s state railway company Renfe has canceled 1,152 train services (477 medium-distance, 230 high-speed AVE services and
445 freight trains) due to a four-day strike called by the CGT union for July 31, August 14, August 30 and September 1...........
........ Laura C. was grounded for wearing what Vueling workers considered to be inappropriate clothing – Laura C. described the
outfit as a bodysuit, a one-piece form-fitting garment, but the airplane said it was a swimsuit and asked her to cover up. .......Under
EU regulations, an airline does not have to compensate a passenger who has been refused on board if they had “reasonable
motives” – either the passenger represented a security risk, did not have valid travel documents, or for health concerns.
The second highest ranking officer of the Egyptian Embassy has been detained in Madrid for allegedly abusing his wife and
daughter but his diplomatic immunity has protected him from any further legal action.
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia for setting fire to the apartment that his sister was staying in, as well as
threatening to stab her.The incident occurred in the maritime district of Valencia at around 11pm July 25 when local police officers
were alerted to a fire that was started on the fourth floor of an apartment block.
In the UK....The British pound tumbled as investors feared a No Deal Brexit could sow chaos through the world economy and
financial markets. Sterling fell to an intraday low of $1.2120 - its lowest level since March 2017 - as concerns about Prime Minister
Boris Johnson's leadership continued. ....Boris Johnson has hinted he is open to working with Nigel Farage by calling the success
of the Brexit Party 'an incentive' for the EU to reopen talks with the UK. Britain's new Prime Minister praised the Brexit Party for their
efforts to attack the core of the EU on a visit to Scotland today.
The Duchess of Sussex was holding baby Archie as he was wrapped in a £33 in an Erawan Cotton Dohar, a traditional Indian
summer blanket, at a polo event earlier this month. The factory where it is made is in Bagru, a town about an hour away from the city
of Jaipur in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. Workers there earn the equivalent of 37 pence per hour.
A self-styled paedophile hunter who snared a child sex offender in an online sting operation that led to his conviction has now been
put on trial himself -accused of holding the pervert prisoner. Shane Brannigan is alleged to have used excessive force when he
made his citizen's arrest on paedophile Andrew Vaughan.
A man claiming to be the 'Muslim Prince of Spain' who sent emails threatening to blow up Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding
has been detained in hospital. Mohammed Jibra-Eel Saleh, 37, sent menacing messages claiming the Royal Family would 'all die' to
the Ministry of Defence, government officials, and Prince Andrew, Harry's uncle, in May 2018 - adding the wedding at Windsor Castle
'would be a blast'.
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