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Court rules that last year's lockdown travel rules in Spain were unconstitutional

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

SPAIN’S government will pass responsibility for coronavirus restrictions on to the country’s 17 autonomous regions when the State of Alarm expires next week, Deputy Prime

4 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Closes Her Campaigns In Madrid, Spain 02 May 2021

Madrid voters head to the polls for crunch regional election

POLLING stations in the autonomous community of Madrid have opened with extra COVID-related restrictions in place for an election that could reshape the political landscape

4 May, 2021 @ 12:24

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Summer nights’ dream: Spain’s Parador hotels offer musical extravaganzas

THE Parador hotel chain is offering a series of special concert packages during the summer months that promise to combine a musical experience with an

4 May, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Stranded British family launch appeal to raise funds to return home from Spain after coronavirus blights Benidorm dream

A BRITISH family who moved to Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and have been left penniless after losing their jobs in the coronavirus crisis are

3 May, 2021 @ 15:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencian Community

Police arrest pharmacy worker in southern Spain who sold fake Covid-19 test results for travellers

A PHARMACY worker who was selling fake negative COVID-19 test certificates to people so that they could travel abroad has been arrested in Spain. A

3 May, 2021 @ 14:45

Almeria·Coronavirus·Lead

Spain extends coronavirus ban on non-essential travel for those outside EU – including Brits – until May 31

THE Spanish government has extended a ban on all non-essential travel to Spain from outside the EU and Schengen area for another month. Confirmation of

3 May, 2021 @ 13:58

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

VACCINE LATEST: Spain extends gap between AstraZeneca jabs to 16 weeks

SPAIN will extend the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to 16 weeks from 12 for those aged under 60-years-old,

30 Apr, 2021 @ 16:14

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plans to welcome tourists with ‘vaccine passport’ from June

THE news earlier this week that Spain would be ready from June to open to tourism to not just those within the EU but also

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Press Conference In Madrid

More death threats: Bullets sent in post to regional PP leader Isabel Ayuso ahead of Madrid election

AN ENVELOPE containing two bullets sent to conservative chief Isabel Ayusos ahead of the Madrid election was intercepted by postal workers on Tuesday. Spain’s Interior

28 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Ayuso election poster vandalised on the Madrid metro

Polls show Spain’s right-wing set to win big in Madrid regional elections

SPAIN’S main opposition right-wing Popular Party (PP) is poised to win the snap election in the Madrid region on May 4, returning Isabel Diaz Ayuso

28 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Coronavirus restrictions update: Andalucia to allow travel between its provinces for first time in three months

THE Junta de Andalucia has announced that from Thursday it will lift restrictions banning movement between provinces, opening up for travel within the region for

27 Apr, 2021 @ 22:13

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain imposes 10-day quarantine on travellers from India to prevent spread of new contagious Covid variant

SPAIN will impose a compulsory 10-day quarantine on all travellers arriving from India in response to the emergence of a highly contagious variant of the

27 Apr, 2021 @ 18:46

Coronavirus·Lead·Other News·Travel News

DEATH THREAT? Basque MP in Spanish parliament reveals how he received Miss Marple DVD from same man who sent bloodied knife to govt minister

Jon Inarritu a member of Congress for the left wing Bildu party in the Basque Country was left baffled when he received a mysterious gift

27 Apr, 2021 @ 13:54

Lead·Madrid·Other News

migrants rescue lifeboat canary islands Photo: Cordon Press

Spain’s coastguard finds 17 migrants dead in boat off Tenerife

A SPANISH lifeboat found 17 people dead in a boat along with only three suvivors that had crossed from Africa towards the Canary Islands. The

27 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Canary Islands·Other News

Marbella: How the Costa del Sol’s glitziest resort became a global HQ of organised crime where gang culture has spiralled out of control

MARBELLA has become the ‘global capital of organised crime’ where at least 113 gangs of 59 different nationalities have sent the crime rate soaring out

26 Apr, 2021 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police arrest man in Spain who coughed on work colleagues and infected 22 people with coronavirus

A SPANIARD who ignored COVID-19 symptoms and coughed on work colleagues has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people. Police on

26 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Sign of the Times: The Olive Press expands its team with new recruit Graham Keeley in Barcelona

THE Olive Press is dedicated to providing quality journalism and providing a news source that readers can rely on to tell them what is going

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Other News

Tourists arrive in Spain Coronavirus airport

OPINION: It’s time Spain opened up to British tourists

THE big question on all our minds, from hotel and restaurant staff who fear the tourist industry can’t survive another COVID summer, to those desperate

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Opinion·Travel News

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

SPANISH police have revealed details of the arrest of a known British child sex offender who changed his name and falsified documents to gain employment

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

WORLD EARTH DAY: Bladeless wind turbine dubbed Skybrator could be future of green energy in Spain

A pioneering turbine design by Spanish inventors promises to reinvent how we harness wind power without the need for giant windmills and blades that harm

22 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

photo of arrest of Alberto Sánchez Gómez issued by police in Madrid

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering mother, chopping her into pieces and eating her

THE self-confessed cannibal also admitted feeding pieces of her to his pet dog. Alberto Sánchez Gómez is on trial in Madrid over the death of

22 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

Nikki Wegloop mi Moana beach clear up against plastics costa del sol

WORLD EARTH DAY: Meet the schoolgirl cleaning up Spain’s Costa del Sol one piece of plastic at a time

THE Costa del Sol has its very own Greta Thunberg. To mark World Earth Day on April 22, Fiona Govan catches up with a teenage

22 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Pets in Spain move step closer to ‘human status’ with breakthrough animal welfare law

UNDER a new proposal passed by Spain’s parliament on Wednesday, domestic animals will be considered ‘living beings’ instead of mere objects. Spain’s congress voted to

21 Apr, 2021 @ 18:31

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s population drops during coronavirus pandemic for first time in four years

SPAIN’S population decreased for the first time in five years during 2020 with drop blamed on deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary figures released

20 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Judge in Spain says Real Madrid and Barcelona can be punished for trying to set up aborted European Super League

Spanish government condemns plans for Super League as Real Madrid president insists it’s the only way to “save football”

THE Spanish government has spoken out against the formation of a breakaway Super League by 12 clubs including Real Madrid and Barça and Atletico Madrid

20 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Sport

Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds - this is why

British variant of COVID-19 dominates fourth wave in Spain but this could be a good thing

THE British variant of Covid-19 is responsible for spreading the fourth wave of coronavirus across Spain according to the latest data, but the nation’s chief

20 Apr, 2021 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

Madrid voters head to the polls for crunch regional election

Summer nights’ dream: Spain’s Parador hotels offer musical extravaganzas

Stranded British family launch appeal to raise funds to return home from Spain after coronavirus blights Benidorm dream

Police arrest pharmacy worker in southern Spain who sold fake Covid-19 test results for travellers

Spain extends coronavirus ban on non-essential travel for those outside EU – including Brits – until May 31

VACCINE LATEST: Spain extends gap between AstraZeneca jabs to 16 weeks

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plans to welcome tourists with ‘vaccine passport’ from June

More death threats: Bullets sent in post to regional PP leader Isabel Ayuso ahead of Madrid election

Polls show Spain’s right-wing set to win big in Madrid regional elections

Coronavirus restrictions update: Andalucia to allow travel between its provinces for first time in three months

Spain imposes 10-day quarantine on travellers from India to prevent spread of new contagious Covid variant

DEATH THREAT? Basque MP in Spanish parliament reveals how he received Miss Marple DVD from same man who sent bloodied knife to govt minister

Spain’s coastguard finds 17 migrants dead in boat off Tenerife

Marbella: How the Costa del Sol’s glitziest resort became a global HQ of organised crime where gang culture has spiralled out of control

Police arrest man in Spain who coughed on work colleagues and infected 22 people with coronavirus

Sign of the Times: The Olive Press expands its team with new recruit Graham Keeley in Barcelona

OPINION: It’s time Spain opened up to British tourists

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

WORLD EARTH DAY: Bladeless wind turbine dubbed Skybrator could be future of green energy in Spain

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering mother, chopping her into pieces and eating her

WORLD EARTH DAY: Meet the schoolgirl cleaning up Spain’s Costa del Sol one piece of plastic at a time

Pets in Spain move step closer to ‘human status’ with breakthrough animal welfare law

Spain’s population drops during coronavirus pandemic for first time in four years

Spanish government condemns plans for Super League as Real Madrid president insists it’s the only way to “save football”

British variant of COVID-19 dominates fourth wave in Spain but this could be a good thing

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias issues statement to deny sex abuse allegations

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

Spain to launch €120 billion sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors such as housing and national security

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s biggest football fan and a disgraced royal in-law were born – and Goya began a masterpiece

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook