CASARES COSTA RESIDENT AYSHA KING AT THE CENTRE OF AN INTERNATIONAL POLICE HUNT LAST EYAR IS REPORTED CANCER FREE

Casares Costa resident Aysha King who was at the centre of an international police hunt last September was this week reported to be cancer free. A British newspaper reported that the boy’s father Brett King said his son is now cancer free after receiving proton therapy treatment in Prague. The five year old English boy who lives with his family at Casares del Mar was taken from hospital in Britain  by his parents without doctors permission and an international police operation was launched to find him. The parents were arrested near Malaga and Aysha was taken into care. But following a public outcry, police released the parents and Aysha who suffers from a brain tumour was taken  to Prague for new cancer treatment. Now Aysha is said to be tumour free and having a short break in England before returning to his home in Casares Costa.

ABDICATION OF JUAN CARLOS OPENS DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SPANISH MONARCHY

King Juan Carlos shocked Spaniards by his announcement on Monday that he is to abdicate in favour of his son Felipe. Juan Carlos who is 76 and who took over as King in 1975 after the death of Franco said he is stepping down to revive the monarchy. While he is credited with helping the peaceful transition to democracy following the years of Franco's dictatorship, in recent years his monarchy was hit by scandals and corruption allegations. The decision by Juan Carlos to abdicate has also reopened the debate about whether Spain should have a monarchy at all. Thousands demonstrated in major cities across Spain on Monday calling for a referendum on the monarchy. The United Left and Podemos parties who won 20 per cent of the vote in the European elections have backed calls for a plebiscite on the future of the monarchy. Meanwhile, it is expected that a new law will have to be passed to allow King Felipe VI to take to the throne.