Two people walk along a snow covered street of Villacastin, Segovia province, after this winter's first heavy snowfall on January 7th. Photo: AFP The cold snap is set to continue across Spain bringing more snow and freezing temperatures to much of Spain. The national weather agency (AEMET) has issued weather warnings for 30 provinces with yellow alerts for much of Castile and Leon, Madrid, La Rioja and Aragon and also in the south of the country around Granada and Malaga. After a weekend of heavy snow that brought chaos to the roads and left hundreds of motorists on the AP-6 between Madrid and Avila trapped in the cars overnight, more snow is expected. Schools have been closed in Avila and Segovia and temperatures are expected to drop to well below freezing in Avila, Burgos and León. In the south around Jaén, Malaga and Granada heavy snow is also expected with the weather warning raised to amber – indicating significant risk. The cold front will … [Read more...] about Big freeze continues across Spain with 30 provinces on alert
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More than 200 migrants storm Morocco-Spain border
More than 200 African migrants stormed over a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Saturday, officials said, leaving some of them and a police officer injured. A total of 209 people from sub-Saharan Africa seeking to get to Europe forced their way across the fence in the afternoon, the central government's representative office in Melilla said in a statement. The police officer who was injured was "attacked by an immigrant with one of the hooks they use to clamber up the fence" as he tried to stop them, the statement said, adding the implement cut his earlobe. In order to get across, migrants often use hooks and shoes studded with nails. Four of the migrants, meanwhile, were sent to hospital for minor injuries, it added. Mobile phone footage broadcast by Spanish media showed a group of migrants running through the streets of the city. They have since been taken to a migrant detention centre. The barrier is composed … [Read more...] about More than 200 migrants storm Morocco-Spain border
Featherstone Rovers players head to Spain for five-day training camp
FEATHERSTONE Rovers players and coaching staff will arrive in Spain this afternoon (Sunday) for a five-day warm-weather training camp at Alicante’s Torrevieja Sports City. Coach John Duffy believes it will enable Rovers to do “crucial work” in their pre-season preparations. “The camp is designed for us to avoid missing sessions due to poor weather conditions, waterlogged and frozen pitches throughout January,” said Duffy. “We cannot afford to be sat around in the UK waiting for conditions to improve. Given what is at stake next year - and what we are aiming to achieve - it is a risk we do not want to take. “In the five days we are over in Spain, we will get through around three weeks’ worth of crucial work, largely due to the consistently dry conditions. “We are now less than four weeks away from the start of arguably the toughest-ever Championship season and have to hit the ground running. “There is no time to waste for us … [Read more...] about Featherstone Rovers players head to Spain for five-day training camp
Featherstone Rovers players head for Spain for five-day training camp
FEATHERSTONE Rovers players and coaching staff will arrive in Spain this afternoon (Sunday) for a five-day warm-weather training camp at Alicante’s Torrevieja Sports City. Coach John Duffy believes it will enable Rovers to do “crucial work” in their pre-season preparations. “The camp is designed for us to avoid missing sessions due to poor weather conditions, waterlogged and frozen pitches throughout January,” said Duffy. “We cannot afford to be sat around in the UK waiting for conditions to improve. Given what is at stake next year - and what we are aiming to achieve - it is a risk we do not want to take. “In the five days we are over in Spain, we will get through around three weeks’ worth of crucial work, largely due to the consistently dry conditions. “We are now less than four weeks away from the start of arguably the toughest-ever Championship season and have to hit the ground running. “There is no time to waste for us … [Read more...] about Featherstone Rovers players head for Spain for five-day training camp
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos makes Epiphany return
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos appeared in full military garb alongside the current monarch, his son King Felipe VI, for the military ceremony at the royal palace in Madrid on Saturday. Joined by their two wives, the royals marked the annual Pascua Militar, which his held on January 6, the same day as Epiphany. It was the first time the former and current king had been seen together at a public event for several months, and followed gripes by the 80-year-old ex-monarch that he has been left on the sidelines. Attempt to repair public image It also marked a return to public life for Juan Carlos, who is credited with successfully guiding Spain through the transition from dictatorship to democracy, but who abdicated in 2014 following a series of scandals. Read more: Spain's King Felipe VI urges Catalan leaders to avoid new confrontation Paying tribute to his father, King Felipe VI thanked the former head of state for "so many years of loyal service to Spain" and for the … [Read more...] about Spain’s former king Juan Carlos makes Epiphany return