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Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Andalucia will ‘make the effort’ to vaccinate domestic tourists this summer

ANDALUCIA has pledged to ‘make the effort’ to vaccinate holidaymakers from other autonomous communities who visit the region this summer. Speaking yesterday, the president of the

8 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Covid 19 Vaccination At Coria City Hospital In Coria, Spain 15 Mar 2021

COVID-19: Record-breaking week with total of 5,237,383 vaccine doses given in Andalucia

The number of daily COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Andalucia has hit a record high. A combined total of 587,394 first or second doses were

8 Jun, 2021 @ 09:08

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain welcomes fully vaccinated international travellers from today

TRAVELLERS who can prove that they have completed a full vaccination schedule can enter Spain without restrictions from today. Last month, Spain’s Prime Minister announced

7 Jun, 2021 @ 09:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Partygoers in Sevilla face fines after police evict 60 people attending music show

AT LEAST 60 partygoers in Sevilla are facing fines for breaching COVID-19 rules. Police were alerted to the get-together on Sunday morning (June 6) at

7 Jun, 2021 @ 08:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

Coronavirus in Spain: COVID-19 vaccines for over-40s in Basque Country and Navarra

ADULTS over 40 in Basque Country and Navarra can now receive their coronavirus vaccine. The Basque Country and Navarra today invite all residents aged between 40 and

7 Jun, 2021 @ 08:35

Coronavirus

Nightclubs in Spain eye summer opening

Nightclubs in Spain could reopen this summer in low risk areas. The ministry of health has proposed to the 17 regional governments to allow bars

6 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Zara sale is about to begin in Spain as social media user spills ‘secret’ start date

THE Zara sale is about to get started – social media user spill ‘secret’ start date BEFORE official reveal as shoppers gear up for the

6 Jun, 2021 @ 09:45

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Everything you need to know about Spain’s vaccine plan for children

SPAIN has drawn up plans to vaccinate secondary school children against COVID-19 before the end of summer. The county’s health minister yesterday revealed that pupils

5 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain’s Queen Sofia visits homeland of Greece

QUEEN Sofia of Spain embarked on a tour of her homeland Greece. The royal, who was born Princess of Greece and Denmark, kicked off the

5 Jun, 2021 @ 09:31

Entertainment·Lead

Spain and Portugal’s official bid for 2030 World Cup announced by Pedro Sanchez in Madrid

PEDRO Sanchez has endorsed a bid for the World Cup to be hosted in Spain and Portugal in 2030. The Spanish prime minister said that

5 Jun, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Spanish Paralympic champion swimmer wins top award in Spain

A PARALYMPIC swimmer has scored Spain’s top award for sport. Champion swimmer Teresa Perales is set to be honoured for her achievements with the Princess

3 Jun, 2021 @ 11:55

Entertainment·Other News·Sport

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain's lower house of parliament

Spain donates millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin America

SPAIN has announced it will send 15 million vaccines to Latin America to help support them in the fight against COVID-19. President Pedro Sanchez confirmed

3 Jun, 2021 @ 09:17

Lead·Politics

Girlfriend on trial accused of killing son of mafia boss in cold blood in Spain’s Murcia

A WOMAN is on trial for the murder of a mafia boss’s son who was gunned down in Murcia. Cristina Elena T faces more than

3 Jun, 2021 @ 09:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Male teachers in Spain wear skirts to support children against homophobic slurs

MALE teachers in Spain have taken a stand against bullies by wearing skirts to class. Manuel Ortega, 37, and Borja Velaquez, 36, who teach Virgen

2 Jun, 2021 @ 17:18

Education·Other News

Majority of Spain’s self-employed workers live in Andalucia

MORE than 500,000 people in Andalucia are self employed – the highest level in the country. Andalucía has now overtaken Catalonia as the region with

2 Jun, 2021 @ 16:44

‘Stop soliciting on our streets’: Why residents in Spain are right to speak out

ONE survey in 2008 found that 78% of Spanish people consider prostitution an inevitability in modern society. Nearly 15 years later, the debate for and

1 Jun, 2021 @ 22:00

Lead·Opinion

sex worker roadside Photo by Jasonmbello/flickr

Sex work and the city: Residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol rally to tackle concerns over prostitution

SEX WORKERS are continuing to ply their trade from the Abbeygate roundabout on the A7 despite the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic, an Olive

1 Jun, 2021 @ 21:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Bitcoin investors claim they lost over €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain's National Court

Courts in Spain flooded with cases following spike in cryptocurrency scams

SPANISH courts are overwhelmed with the number of cases related to the fake cryptocurrency schemes. Following the recent price increase of cryptocurrencies, con artists have been taking

1 Jun, 2021 @ 16:16

Business & Finance·Other News

Sisu Hotel in Marbella deliberately set on fire as guests slept, police in Spain confirm

A DRAMATIC blaze which forced nearly 100 guests to flee their rooms in the middle of the night was started deliberately, police in Marbella have

1 Jun, 2021 @ 15:52

Alicante teen digs underground home in garden after fight with his parents

FOLLOWING an argument with his parents, aged 14, hotheaded Andres Canto took a pickax into the garden and started digging. Six years later, the hole

31 May, 2021 @ 08:55

Alicante·Entertainment·Other News

‘Come on Boris – Benidorm is safe!’ Mayor launches direct plea to PM begging for Spain to make the green list

THE Benidorm Mayor has called for the region to be given a travel corridor with the UK. In a direct plea to the UK’s Prime

30 May, 2021 @ 23:15

Benidorm·Lead

King Felipe of Spain receives COVID vaccination in Madrid hours after honouring lives lost to coronavirus

THE King of Spain has received his first COVID-19 vaccination, joining more than 5million people who have been given the jab across the country. His

30 May, 2021 @ 22:15

Entertainment·Other News

How padel tennis arrived in Spain thanks to Marbella’s ‘father figure’ Alfonso De Hohenlohe

A NEW tin of balls and a satisfying thwack. The squeak of the trainer’s sole pivoting and a sweaty outstretched arm, pleading and praying to

30 May, 2021 @ 15:32

Sport

Nowhere to hide: Is the Costa del Sol still the safest place for fugitives?

Suspects on the run are being forced look for alternative hiding places as police clamp down on criminals in the Costa del Sol

29 May, 2021 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Malaga Film Festival returns to Spain for its 24th year

The festival celebrates the city’s passion for cinema with a vibrant programme of film, discussion, workshops and social events

29 May, 2021 @ 16:01

Malaga

Spain winning war on serious crime as murder rate falls by 75% in Malaga

SPAIN’S Ministry of the Interior found that serious crime rates are continuing to drop across Malaga. The survey found that homicides and attempted murder had

29 May, 2021 @ 12:21