Bob James’ Spanish News Headlines – Visual format – Dateline: 25/04/24
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has suspended public duties to “stop and reflect” on whether to remain in the job, after a court opened a preliminary inquiry into his wife.
In a statement, the PM said he urgently needed to decide “whether I should continue to lead the government or renounce this honour”.
The court said it was responding to corruption claims against Begoña Gómez.
Mr Sánchez said his wife would defend her honour and work with the judiciary.
The complaint against her was raised by anti-corruption campaigners Manos Limpias or Clean Hands, who have taken part in a number of high-profile court cases in recent years and are led by a man linked to the far right.
Sanchez said he would make a decision on Monday after reflecting whether it was worth remaining in office “despite the mud” that the right and far right were trying to turn politics into.
A woman was left fighting for life after drinking a coffee from a vending machine in a Majorca airport which was filled with insects.
The 21-year-old, who works for an airline company bought the drink from a vending machine in the Son Sant Joan airport, near the capital of Palma.
As the woman began drinking the coffee she noticed it tasted funny and when she took a closer look at the cup, she noticed a swarm of insects crawling inside it, according to local media.
She then started having an anaphylactic shock which left her struggling to breathe.
She was quickly rushed to hospital where she reportedly spent 36 hours in the ICU before being released yesterday.
The incident, which took place on Monday, also caused the woman to develop ‘various sweeling’ on her skin.
Her family have now filed a complaint against the airport to the National Police
An alleged drugs trafficker wanted by UK police since 2020 has been arrested in Benidorm after an international manhunt.
A 50-year-old man from Manchester was held on Monday as he checked into a hotel in the resort.
The arrest came as part of a joint investigation by Greater Manchester Police the UK’s National Crime Agency, and the National Police.
He has been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.
Attempts are now being made to extradite him to the UK.
TikTok yesterday announced the suspension of a feature in its spinoff TikTok Lite app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, after the EU launched a probe.
Following the Chinese-owned company’s statement, posted on X, former Twitter, the European Commission’s top tech enforcer, Thierry Breton, said the EU investigation would continue. “Our children are not guinea pigs for social media,” he said.
TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain in March allowing users aged 18 and over to earn points that can be exchanged for goods like vouchers or gift cards through the app’s rewards program.
That’s the latest from TRE, I’m Bob James.
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