Spain's supreme court to rule on Franco exhumation

Fascist dictator's family and admirers oppose moving body from Valley of the Fallen

Spain's supreme court is expected to announce on Tuesday morning whether General Franco's remains can be exhumed from the vast mausoleum outside Madrid where they have lain since the dictator's death in 1975.

Removing Franco's body from its tomb in the Valley of the Fallen has been one of the key priorities of the Spanish Socialist Workers' party (PSOE) since it came to power in June last year.