Summary: ONLY 1,489 of the 10,816 Moroccans who arrived in Spain irregularly this year were afterwards expelled from the country. Despite the government’s efforts to rope in Morocco’s assistance regarding the migration issue, this is the lowest figure in the last four years. The Spanish government is this week taking to Congress a new strategy for Africa that focuses on investment, peace missions, a greater business presence, and what it terms “orderly mobility” between the continent and Spain.Following a five-year hiatus on the issue, Spain is finalizing a new comprehensive plan for Africa, said sources at the Foreign Ministry. According to these sources, the Socialist Party (PSOE) government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to create a more productive relationship that looks beyond the issue of irregular immigration to address political stability, peace and security, economic growth, and sustainable development on the continent. The document does not use the word immigration, alluding instead to “orderly mobility.” There are notable differences between bilingual education in each of Spain’s regions, especially when it comes to the English skills required of teachers. In Asturias, where more students study in English than any other region (52.3% in elementary school and 33.7% in high school), teachers only need to have an intermediate level (B2). In the UK Ministers finally activated all no-deal Brexit plans today as Theresa May warned they could not delay any longer. With just 101 days to go until the UK crashes out and Parliament deadlocked, Cabinet signed off billions of pounds more spending on preparations. The scale of the effort was underlined today as it emerged there are 320 projects - including the booking of space on ferries to ensure critical medical supplies can still get into the country. There are also 3,500 troops on stand-by to intervene anywhere they are needed. The public will also be urged to prepare themselves and their families, with detailed information on contingency plans set to be published over the coming weeks - including through the Christmas holidays. Amid claims the public might be alarmed by the dramatic preparations, Mrs May's spokesman insisted: 'These are the actions of a sensible Government to ensure people are prepared.' In Monday's double bill of Coronation St., fans saw Kate reach breaking point in her quest to have a baby, breaking down in tears as she told Rana she wanted a child to fill the space in her life that had been left by her brother Aidan's suicide earlier this year.......... A new sign outside the Crown & Anchor, in Brixton, South London, reads: 'We will only be accepting card payments. Apologies, but it is the digital age.'The pub made the decision to go cashless in October this year, to deter burglars after several break- ins.
