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Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

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Spain to order all non-essential workers to remain at home as Pedro Sanchez assures ‘all workers will continue to receive salaries’

SPAIN is on the verge of taking ‘extraordinarily tough’ measures to battle coronavirus by ordering the entire nation’s workers to stay at home – except

28 Mar, 2020 @ 20:32

Lead

Belgian Cat catches coronavirus from owner in world’s first-known transmission

A BELGIAN woman has infected her cat with coronavirus in the world’s first known human-feline transmission. Belgium’s public health department FPS broke the news during

27 Mar, 2020 @ 14:34

Lead

‘Confinement is working’ – New analysis shows Spain’s coronavirus lockdown having effect as long-term infection rates fall

A SPANISH professor has taken to social media after developing a new technique to look at coronavirus infections – and it’s good news. Francesc Pujol,

27 Mar, 2020 @ 14:20

Lead

Self-employed ‘autónomos’ affected by coronavirus lockdown to receive benefits up to €1,500 in Spain’s Comunitat Valenciana

SELF-EMPLOYED ‘autónomo’ workers whose income has been affected by the coronavirus lockdown will have access to benefits ‘up to €1,500’ in the Comunitat Valenciana. According

27 Mar, 2020 @ 13:40

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Woman imprisoned for spitting on Guardia Civil and lying she had coronavirus after police bust house in party in Spain’s Torrevieja

A WOMAN has been imprisoned without bail on the Costa Blanca after spitting on a Guardia Civil agent and lying she was infected with Covid-19.

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:35

Lead

Woman punctures partner’s tyres because he ‘kept going to play slot machines’ and risking coronavirus infection in Spain’s Alicante

A WOMAN has punctured the tyres of her partner’s car because he kept ‘leaving to play slot machines’ and she feared he would catch coronavirus

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

78-year-old man enters hospital with fractured hip and dies of Covid-19 without seeing his family again – son has message for all in Spain

“MY father entered hospital with a fractured hip and died of Covid-19,” says Julian Sánchez, a TV producer living in Madrid. This candid statement, recorded

27 Mar, 2020 @ 10:29

Lead

Blood transfusions from coronavirus survivors being tested as potential treatment in Madrid

BLOOD transfusions from Covid-19 survivors are being tested in a Madrid medical centre for use as a groundbreaking treatment. The Spanish capital’s Centre for Transfusions

26 Mar, 2020 @ 21:10

Health·Lead

Neighbourhood watcher reports dog walking ring to police amid coronavirus lockdown in Spain’s Alicante

A NEIGHBOURHOOD watcher has alerted police in Alicante to a number of residents walking the same dog. Police reportedly went undercover to follow the ‘various

26 Mar, 2020 @ 20:34

Costa Blanca

Madrid Police decline fining couple caught having car sex because ‘they couldn’t find intimacy’ at their busy home

MADRID police agents have declined fining a couple caught having sex in a car because they ‘couldn’t find intimacy’ at home. Policia Local located the

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:44

Crime & Law

‘LIES’ – Madrid’s health authority denies taking ventilators from the over-65s despite viral video of crying Spanish doctor

MADRID’S department of health has denied taking ventilators from critical patients aged 65 and over. Sources from the Department of Health de Madrid said they

26 Mar, 2020 @ 17:34

Lead

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Spain’s 600,000 rapid coronavirus tests ‘don’t work’ as Chinese Embassy confirms manufacturer has no medical licence

SPAIN has ordered 600,000 rapid coronavirus testing kits from a Chinese manufacturer that ‘no licence’ to sell medical products. The tests also ‘don’t meet the

26 Mar, 2020 @ 15:11

Lead

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Rapid ’15-20 minute’ coronavirus tests arrive in Spain as government plans for nationwide rollout of 6 million kits

RAPID ’15-20 minute’ coronavirus tests have arrived in Spain offering distinct advantages over current diagnostic technology. A massive 640,000 of the new testing kits began

25 Mar, 2020 @ 15:28

Health·Lead

Government considers freezing rents for ‘two months’ for people affected during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A FREEZE on rental payments is being considered by Spain’s government to aid citizens affected during the coronavirus lockdown. Unidos Podemos, the left-wing alliance in

25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:42

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

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BLOOD BROTHERS: Roommate stabbed in the neck for telling his mate not to go out with sick girlfriend in Valencia

POLICIA Nacional have yesterday arrested a 31-year-old man in Valencia for allegedly stabbing his housemate over a coronavirus-related argument. The man was about to leave

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘I said goodbye stroking his face through my double pair of gloves’ – the heartbreaking friendship between Spanish nurse and Covid-19 patient in isolation

“I said goodbye touching his face through my double pair of gloves.” The last moment of human interaction between Mario, a 78-year-old diabetic patient with

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:35

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Beer sales skyrocket 78% and bleach sales fall as Spanish supermarkets enter week two of coronavirus lockdown

BEER sales have skyrocketed 78% as people across Spain settle into week two of a coronavirus lockdown. Bleach sales have dropped -8%, alongside staple products

24 Mar, 2020 @ 20:42

Food & Drink

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81,000 fines issued as citizens sanctioned under Spain’s Covid-19 confinement hits DOUBLE number of patients

A WHOPPING 81,000 people have been fined under emergency confinement rules to contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain. The number, sanctioned since Spain announced a

24 Mar, 2020 @ 20:09

Lead

JOG ON: Policia Local fine their own agent for going jogging in northern Spain

POLICE in northern Spain have fined their own agent for going jogging last Sunday. A Tweet from the Policia Local in Ponferrada, Leon, revealed a

24 Mar, 2020 @ 18:45

Lead

Pensioner, 77, fined for being out ‘catching Pokemon’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A PENSIONER has been fined for being out ‘catching Pokemon’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown. As the country enters its second week in a state of

24 Mar, 2020 @ 18:21

Lead

Spain’s top policeman slams ‘irresponsible’ coronavirus patients fleeing hospital while infected

SPAIN’S top policeman has slammed ‘irresponsible’ coronavirus patients fleeing hospital while still infected. José Ángel González, deputy chief operating officer of Spain’s Policia Nacional, said

24 Mar, 2020 @ 17:50

Lead

Column: Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling’s spirits are raised by the nightly aplausos and pranksters making covid-19 that little more bearable

FOLKS, there will be no bets taken on what I am pondering on this week. Life is surreal. I feel I have been thrown into

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:00

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Delinquents fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules matches number of patients infected in Spain

CONFIRMED coronavirus cases have jumped to over 33,000 in Spain following a rise of 4,000 new patients overnight. The new statistics mean the number coronavirus

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Seventy scientists demand ‘total confinement’ of Spanish residents to their houses over fears health system about to collapse

SEVENTY scientists have demanded the ‘total confinement’ of Spanish residents to their houses over fears the health system will collapse this week. The letter, signed

23 Mar, 2020 @ 13:38

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“I HAVE CORONAVIRUS” Infected woman spits on eight Guardia Civil agents arresting her for domestic violence

EIGHT Guardia Civil agents are in self-isolation after being spat on by a woman with Covid-19. The woman was arrested in Zaragoza after Guardia Civil

21 Mar, 2020 @ 21:29

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‘I’M WALKING MY GOAT’ – and 15 other excuses that resulted in police fines during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

IT has been one week since Pedro Sanchez announced an unprecedented state of alarm across Spain – but still people are bending the rules. Spain’s

21 Mar, 2020 @ 18:32

Crime & Law·Lead

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Spain to order all non-essential workers to remain at home as Pedro Sanchez assures ‘all workers will continue to receive salaries’

Belgian Cat catches coronavirus from owner in world’s first-known transmission

‘Confinement is working’ – New analysis shows Spain’s coronavirus lockdown having effect as long-term infection rates fall

Self-employed ‘autónomos’ affected by coronavirus lockdown to receive benefits up to €1,500 in Spain’s Comunitat Valenciana

Woman imprisoned for spitting on Guardia Civil and lying she had coronavirus after police bust house in party in Spain’s Torrevieja

Woman punctures partner’s tyres because he ‘kept going to play slot machines’ and risking coronavirus infection in Spain’s Alicante

78-year-old man enters hospital with fractured hip and dies of Covid-19 without seeing his family again – son has message for all in Spain

Blood transfusions from coronavirus survivors being tested as potential treatment in Madrid

Neighbourhood watcher reports dog walking ring to police amid coronavirus lockdown in Spain’s Alicante

Madrid Police decline fining couple caught having car sex because ‘they couldn’t find intimacy’ at their busy home

‘LIES’ – Madrid’s health authority denies taking ventilators from the over-65s despite viral video of crying Spanish doctor

Spain’s 600,000 rapid coronavirus tests ‘don’t work’ as Chinese Embassy confirms manufacturer has no medical licence

Rapid ’15-20 minute’ coronavirus tests arrive in Spain as government plans for nationwide rollout of 6 million kits

Government considers freezing rents for ‘two months’ for people affected during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

BLOOD BROTHERS: Roommate stabbed in the neck for telling his mate not to go out with sick girlfriend in Valencia

‘I said goodbye stroking his face through my double pair of gloves’ – the heartbreaking friendship between Spanish nurse and Covid-19 patient in isolation

Beer sales skyrocket 78% and bleach sales fall as Spanish supermarkets enter week two of coronavirus lockdown

81,000 fines issued as citizens sanctioned under Spain’s Covid-19 confinement hits DOUBLE number of patients

JOG ON: Policia Local fine their own agent for going jogging in northern Spain

Pensioner, 77, fined for being out ‘catching Pokemon’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Spain’s top policeman slams ‘irresponsible’ coronavirus patients fleeing hospital while infected

Column: Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling’s spirits are raised by the nightly aplausos and pranksters making covid-19 that little more bearable

Delinquents fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules matches number of patients infected in Spain

Seventy scientists demand ‘total confinement’ of Spanish residents to their houses over fears health system about to collapse

“I HAVE CORONAVIRUS” Infected woman spits on eight Guardia Civil agents arresting her for domestic violence

‘I’M WALKING MY GOAT’ – and 15 other excuses that resulted in police fines during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

These are the costa crimes Spanish police are set to interrogate Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons about – could it lead to the unravelling of the entire ‘super cartel’?

Irishwoman, 38, avoids prison with last minute plea deal after admitting to ‘lustfully’ groping Swedish teenager in Magaluf hotel steam bath

WATCH: Anger as jet ski rider chases and harasses dolphins off popular Costa Blanca resort

Spain welcomes cooler temperatures after historic heat wave that sent June records tumbling across the country

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner spotted on location in Almeria filming new Tomb Raider series

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