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BREAKING: Madrid and Basque Country close schools, colleges and universities as coronavirus infects more than 1,000 in Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held crunch talks in Madrid today as he outlined his government’s ‘shock therapy plan’ in response to the virus

9 Mar, 2020 @ 20:11

National News

Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.

THIS MORNING, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Region of Murcia. A 27-year-old woman, recently returned from Madrid, has been admitted to Virgen de la Arrixaca

8 Mar, 2020 @ 09:20

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Madrid

BREAKING: Spain confirms fourth coronavirus death

CORONAVIRUS has claimed its fourth victim in Spain.

6 Mar, 2020 @ 09:52

Health·Madrid

BREAKING: Third person dies in Spain because of coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS has claimed its third victim in Spain.

5 Mar, 2020 @ 12:50

Health·Madrid

COVID-19: Spain refuses to close schools after three children test positive for coronavirus and number of cases nears 200

THE number of coronavirus cases in Spain has risen to 196 so far today. It comes after three children tested positive and Galicia registered its first ever COVID-19 case. A four-year-old girl

4 Mar, 2020 @ 15:40

Health

COVID-19: Primary school teacher in Spain tests positive for coronavirus

A PRIMARY school teacher has tested positive for COVID-19 in Madrid. The patient, who teaches at the Santa Maria la Blanca school in Montecarmelo, was diagnosed with coronavirus this morning. The man

3 Mar, 2020 @ 15:02

Health

COVID-19: Coronavirus cases in Spain’s Madrid almost double overnight while major city runs out of doctors after more than 50 isolated in their homes

MADRID has seen its number of coronavirus cases jump from 29 to 46 overnight. The central region is now the most affected in Spain with five of the patients being treated in

3 Mar, 2020 @ 12:32

Health

COVID-19: US investment giant cancels event in Spain’s Madrid but HUGE cannabis conference going ahead in Barcelona amid coronavirus fears

MADRID has seen its first event cancellation over coronavirus fears. US investment giant Blackrock has announced it will be postponing its Iberia Investment Day 2020, scheduled to take place in the capital

2 Mar, 2020 @ 17:24

Barcelona·Health·Madrid

COVID-19: Spain considers closing schools and banning large gatherings amid local coronavirus contagion concerns

SPAIN is weighing up restricting large gatherings and closing schools in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The measures are mostly considered for Torrejon in Madrid and Vitoria, where health authorities are

2 Mar, 2020 @ 15:59

Health·Madrid

IN PICS: In case you missed it, Madrid’s first Sustainable Fashion Week showcased wholesome-but-frumpy designwear

After oil, fashion is the world's most polluting industry

29 Feb, 2020 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Two more cases of coronavirus ‘contagion’ in Spain’s Madrid as patients test positive despite not travelling to ‘at risk’ areas while Italy sees infected surge to 400

TWO new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Madrid, bringing the total of infected people in Spain to 14. Both patients are believed to have been infected by ‘contagion’ since they have

27 Feb, 2020 @ 12:58

Health·Madrid

Madrid City Council is trying to stop so-called hive floors being built in the Spanish capital, similar to coffin rooms in Hong Kong

SO-CALLED hive floors have been causing much controversy in Madrid.

26 Feb, 2020 @ 13:51

Lead·Madrid·Property

Gang of 47 arrested for selling ‘heart attack’ impotency drugs in UK, Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga

In total, more than €500,000 in cash, seven high-end vehicles valued at more than €300,000 and two firearms were seized

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Nearly 9 out of 10 pregnant women who want to have an abortion in Spain, get harassed by anti-abortion groups

NEARLY 90% of pregnant women who want to have an abortion have been harassed by anti-abortion groups, according a report.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·Madrid

Marbella demanding ‘urgent action’ over daily traffic hell between Puerto Banus and San Pedro as it seeks budget for third lane on A-7

MARBELLA town hall is set to ask Madrid for urgent action to tackle the daily traffic nightmare between Puerto Banus and San Pedro. The A-7 is seeing traffic jams every day, which

24 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Teen in Spain ‘stabbed her own newborn baby to death in frenzied attack before placing body in rucksack and changing into her pyjamas’ (WARNING: Distressing details)

A TEENAGER is facing up to 22 years in prison after allegedly stabbing her newborn baby to death in Madrid. Sonia Bedoui, 18, is believed to have stabbed her perfectly healthy daughter

18 Feb, 2020 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Cristiano Ronaldo opening hotel in Madrid, his first one outside Portugal

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has announced he will be opening a hotel in Madrid this summer.

12 Feb, 2020 @ 13:25

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Police arrest 42 for stealing €16 million worth of rubbish in Madrid

POLICE have made 42 arrests for trafficking stolen waste in Madrid. The criminal group is suspected of stealing waste and trafficking it from Spain to Asia. The Guardia Civil led the investigation

7 Feb, 2020 @ 13:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

US embassy in Madrid warns of ‘steady increase’ of sex attacks, telling visitors to ‘watch out’ for spiked drinks

There have been several high-profile cases of alleged sexual assault in recent years

4 Feb, 2020 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Plane carrying 128 people makes emergency landing at Madrid Airport

It came after a bad day for Madrid’s airport, which had been closed earlier in the day due to drone sightings

4 Feb, 2020 @ 00:47

Lead

EXPLAINER: Why some renters in Madrid pay as little as €7 a month

Quick thinking property investors are, however, jumping on these properties as the landlords are wanting to wash their hands of the commitment

29 Jan, 2020 @ 19:38

Lead·Madrid·Property

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia

Launch of low cost €5 AVLO tickets collapses RENFE website

A second batch of low fare tickets will be launched today at 8pm

28 Jan, 2020 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Investors are buying apartments in Madrid that house tenants paying €7 per month

IN Madrid, investors have been eyeing up tenants who still pay €7 a month.

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Madrid·Property

WATCH: Hundreds of Chihuahua and Pomeranian puppies due for sale around Spain are rescued from illegal basement kennels in Madrid

POLICIA Nacional agents have arrested five people and rescued 270 Chihuahuas and Pomeranians bred in illegal kennels close to Madrid. The gang, two of which are vets, were alleged to have been

26 Jan, 2020 @ 10:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Pensioner arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol for threatening to attack British Embassy in Madrid

A PENSIONER has been arrested for threatening an attack on the British Embassy in Spain. The 74-year-old Lebanese man was arrested in Benalmadena after phoning the embassy in Madrid to make the

24 Jan, 2020 @ 14:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival returns this summer with HUGE names including Billie Eilish, Khalid and Pixies

TAYLOR Swift and Kings of Leon are among a long line-up of artists taking to the Mad Cool Festival stage in Madrid this summer.

18 Jan, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead

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