As the aftermath of Catalunya unfurls...If there is one thing that hasn’t
changed in the self-styled “ayuntamientos of change” – city councils in
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza and other places where Podemos
has been in power with a variety of partners since the 2015 local elections –
that is the turbulent relationships that have always defined the Spanish
political left.

Gas and Electricity Bills are set to rise in Spain despite Governmental
efforts to contain the rises.....as the Government prepares to raise the
minimum wage by 2.5%

A national policeman has been caught on camera slapping a female to the
ground in the Valencian community causing outrage after the video
circulated on social media.

FOUR members of the same family have been injured after a lift plunged
four floors in an apartment block in Spain. The accident happened at the
Travesía de Conde Duque building in the Centro district of Madrid..

A COLLISION between a stolen car and a van early Sunday morning in
Murcia has resulted in the death of three and the serious injury of another
two people.

Emergency Service 112 received a call about the accident on the Avenida
Miguel Indurain and dispatched fire engines to the scene as well as
ambulances and officers from the Local and National Police.

IMore than 250 hunts have met for the annual Boxing Day event after Prime
Minister Theresa May U-turned over plans for a vote on scrapping the ban.

Alcoholic Christopher Ward burgled his parents' home in Leicester after
leaving a family funeral. But he avoided jail following an emotional
courtroom intervention from his father.

Suspects charged with killing four children in Salford house fire 'attacked
with boiling water and left with broken fingers after being targeted by other
inmates in prison'.........and........More than 320 prisoners have been wrongly
released from jail over the past six years according to new figures released
by the Ministry of Justice.

Among those released, are suspects awaiting trial for murder, armed
robbers and those guilty of grievous bodily harm. More than one person is
incorrectly released from custody due to a range of excuses - from
prisoners getting mixed up with people sharing the same surname to others
who saw court officials misfiling the sentence in custody records......AND....
New figures reveal that prisoners have been paid out hundreds of
thousands of pounds in compensation for lost or damaged property since
2013 for items including toothbrushes and trainers.

Nearly 10,000 council staff have been suspended on full pay during the past
five years over allegations that include sexual harassment and fraud, it has
been reported. About 2,000 local authority employees have been
suspended while still receiving their full salary each year since 2012.

A woman took to Mumsnet to share her distaste for the song 'Baby It's Cold
Outside' . She shared feeling uncomfortable with the lyrics as others agreed they're 'rapey'. Others told her she is overreacting.