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British citizens living abroad can vote in the UK general election on 4 July, but must register by midnight on Tuesday, 18 June.

All Abroad! Brits Overseas Encouraged To Register To Vote

British citizens living abroad can vote in the UK general election on 4 July, but must register by m…

This election marks the first time that British citizens living abroad can vote regardless of how long they have been outside the UK.

Since the abolition of the 15-year rule on 16 January 2024, over 100,000 overseas citizens have applied to register.

To vote, applicants need to provide their last UK address and verify their identity and connection to the area with Electoral Registration Officers.

Overseas voters can also apply online for postal or proxy votes, with deadlines on 19 June and 26 June, respectively.

Yolanda Díaz has resigned as leader of Sumar after the party failed to secure a seat on Sunday’s European Parliamentary elections.

Díaz, who will remain as Minister of Labour and second vice president of the government, took personal responsibility for the defeat.

The resignation was confirmed during a three-hour Sumar Executive meeting.

A group of 80 members will propose a successor within two weeks.

A 77-year-old man has died after getting into trouble in the waters off of the Costa Blanca.

Rescuers pulled the body of the out of the water at La Roqueta beach near Alicante on Saturday.

According to officials it became the site of the fourth drowning in the region in just 48 hours.

This followed an incident on Friday where a British and a Polish man died attempting to rescue a number of stranded children.

So far this month 9 people have lost their lives in the seas in the region.

A mountaineer has died and another was seriously injured in a rockfall in the Pyrenees’ town of Hyesca.

Emergency services were alerted to the rockfall at Embudo de Pineta, Bielsa on Sunday afternoon.

The 48-year-old victims, both from Barcelona, encountered the incident while trekking.

Bad weather hampered rescue efforts, with emergency crews having to carry the injured man to safety, with the body of the deceased man due to be recovered in the coming days.

Right wing parties have made significant gains in the European Parliamentary Elections held this weekend.

Partido Popular came out on top on publication of the results, gaining 22 of the 61 seats available. PSOE came second with 20 seats claimed in Strasbourg and Brussels.

The far-right Vox finished third with six lawmakers, up from the four it had in the previous legislature – however the voter share dropped for the party, down nearly 3% compared to 5 years ago.

In total, right-wing parties gained over 50% of the vote, with the PSOE/Sumar coalition gaining around 42%.

A suspected drug trafficker has died following a high-speed boat chase and collision with a Customs Surveillance Service vessel.

The incident occurred off the coast of Caños de Meca, resulting in one fatality and one arrest.

Authorities recovered four sacks of hashish and are investigating the accident.

The deceased, a Moroccan national, suffered a cardiac arrested after being detained. An investigation into the cause of the death has been launched.

The Coast Guard has rescued six hundred and seventy-seven migrants in waters near the Canary Islands.

Rescues from six boats and a rubber dinghy occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, involving individuals of Sub-Saharan origin including minors, women, and individuals with serious medical conditions.

The rescued were brought to ports on multiple islands for assistance with some requiring airlifting to hospital for emergency treatment.

The rescues come as it was confirmed that over 6,000 have died trying to cross to the islands.

A thirty-two-year-old woman was murdered in Barcelona on June third, after her partner allegedly threw her from a fourth floor.

The death marks the twelfth gender violence fatality in Spain this year.

The main suspect – who has no previous reports of abuse – has been placed on remand ahead of trial.