Summary: Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez ...... is planning to meet personally with Catalan premier Quim Torra, a hard-line separatist, on July 9, in a move aimed at ending the protracted break in bilateral relations between Madrid and Barcelona. SPAIN’S government is planning to reform a law that gives police the power to ha nd out sanctions which have been used to ban demonstrations outside parliamen t among other measures. AN 85-YEAR-OLD doctor is to become the first person to stand trial in Spain’s de cades-old ‘stolen babies’ scandal. Gynaecologist Dr Eduardo Vela will appear in a Madrid court over his alleged involvement in a criminal network.......... LAWMAKERS in Spain’s Parliament are due to discuss proposals that would see assisted dying legalised. The draft law, which would see euthanasia provisions included in Spain’s health care system, was introduced when the PSOE was in opposition in May.Prime ........ Spain´s Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, made an announcement th is week. He explained additional plans have been put in place for this summer to i nclude 5 drones with the aim of making the roads safer for all during the summer, when 89.3 million trips are forecast, 2% more than last year. Joseba Asirón, mayor of Pamplona provoked a heated reaction from bullfighting supporters. “I don’t see a Sanfermines 100% bull-free, but what I do envisage in the foreseeable future is a Sanfermines without the bullfighting,” he declared RYANAIR is set to face one of its largest cabin crew strikes to date with some 5,000 workers threatening to down the tools this summer across Europe. THE driver of the car which had its front screen smashed by an England fan during the 6-1 Panama win has said that bystanders have helped him pay for the repairs. UK Firefighters have evacuated homes which are directly in the path of a wildfire blazing out of control across Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester. Business Secretary Greg Clark was accused of ‘communicating a sense of panic’ last night as he urged big business to keep speaking out against plans for a clean break with the EU. A mugger who robbed an 83-year-old grandmother received instant justice when a cage fighter who witnessed the attack tackled him to the ground. ‘A report predicts that based on current trends, Spanish will overtake French as England’s most widely taught modern language at A-level by 2020 and at GCSE by 2025.’ John McEnroe, the American tennis champion – said he thought male and female broadcasters should be rewarded on the basis of merit, not gender. His comments come after Martina Navratilova ignited a Wimbledon pay row when she revealed in March she was paid a tenth of what her fellow ex-champion received for covering the tournament in 2017
