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Boris Johnson, government at risk: key ministers resign

Boris Johnson, government at risk: key ministers resign Boris Johnson, government at risk: key ministers resign

A roundup of resignations, from yesterday to today: Boris Johnson’s government is collapsing hour after hour. The first to throw in the towel were Sajid Javid, Minister of Health, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Bim Afolami, Vice President of Tory. “You have also lost my confidence,” Javid wrote to the premier. Sunak, in […]

Great Britain, the flight that was supposed to bring asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked

Great Britain, the flight that was supposed to bring asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked Great Britain, the flight that was supposed to bring asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked

In the end, the flight that was supposed to take a group of asylum seekers to Rwanda from the United Kingdom did not leave. It was decided there European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), hindering Boris’s plans Johnson, who intended to “relocate” refugee management in the African country. Up to an hour and a half […]

Seven looks for seven decades of reign: the cornerstones of Queen Elizabeth’s style

Seven looks for seven decades of reign: the cornerstones of Queen Elizabeth’s style Seven looks for seven decades of reign: the cornerstones of Queen Elizabeth’s style

Before writing the article, the question we ask ourselves immediately is: in 70 years of reign how many clothes will have worn the Queen Elizabeth? Hundreds of thousands, millions perhaps? Really difficult, therefore, to choose seven, one per decade of monarchy, representative of her personal history of fashion and, in general, of that of costume […]

Journey to Foula, the island at the edge of the world

Journey to Foula, the island at the edge of the world Journey to Foula, the island at the edge of the world

One ferry a day, three times a week. So – or with a short flight – you can reach it Foula, the most remote island of Shetlands. Politically belonging to Scotland, Foula is however halfway between the United Kingdom and Norway. It is located 32km from Mainland, the main island of Shetland, and is approximately […]

The Canary Islands And Madrid Concentrate The Nights In Hotels At The Start Of 2021

The Canary Islands And Madrid Concentrate The Nights In Hotels At The Start Of 2021

The restrictions due to the pandemic, both outside and within our borders, are reducing the occupancy of hotels to a minimum. Overnight stays in this type of establishment fell 86% in February, similar to January, up to 2.3 million nights. Only 16.4% of the places offered were covered, with an annual decrease of 67.6%. The […]

Madrid Is Postulated As A Digital Hub And Will Raise Its GDP 8,283 Million Thanks To The New Infrastructures

Madrid Is Postulated As A Digital Hub And Will Raise Its GDP 8,283 Million Thanks To The New Infrastructures

The investment in digital infrastructures will mean an estimated GDP growth of 8,283 million euros for the Community of Madrid, according to a report published this Thursday by the research consultancy IDG together with the data center company Interxion. The investment already announced in this regard, of 680 million for the next five years, would […]

Airlines Increase The Offer Of Flights For Easter ‘only’ For International Tourism

Airlines Increase The Offer Of Flights For Easter ‘only’ For International Tourism

The airlines are preparing for an atypical Easter, with regional but not international restrictions, and are increasing their offer of flights for these dates. There will be a strange situation, which is that the Spaniards will not be able to move between provinces (that is, go on vacation), but we can go outside, since the […]

The British Government creates an infrastructure bank and extends employment protection until September

The British Government creates an infrastructure bank and extends employment protection until September

The British Government has decided to extend its employment protection program until September, with a commitment to pay up to 80% of wages. Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak has also announced the creation of an Infrastructure Bank, based in Leeds, as part of the recovery plan after the pandemic, which in 2020 involved a 9.9% GDP […]

Four months in prison for British tourists who faked intoxication in a Canarian hotel

Four months in prison for British tourists who faked intoxication in a Canarian hotel

Two British marriages have been ordered to pay € 23,000 fine and four months in prison for feigning intoxication to report the hotel where they were staying in the Canary Islands. In 2017 the National Police identified more than 800 British tourists allegedly affected by food poisoning or by the water in the hotel pools. […]

Telefónica shoots up its profits and cuts the dividend to shareholders

Telefónica shoots up its profits and cuts the dividend to shareholders

Telefónica has improved its profit in the year of the pandemic by 38.5%, to 1,582 million euros. The operator has achieved better results even with a decrease in revenue, which amounted to 43,070 million euros in 2020, 11% below the turnover of the previous year. The company chaired by Josà © MarÃa Ãlvarez-Pallete has also […]