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European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities

A BAN on non-essential travel has led to a drastic drop in pollution across Spain. The European Space Agency (ESA) published images on Friday, March...

Spain to track mobile phones of citizens during coronavirus crisis

THE Spanish government will be using mobile phone data to track its citizens during the coronavirus lockdown, it has been announced.  In a publication in...

Madrid family-of-five fined for picknicking on closed Costa Blanca beach during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

FOR families from Spain's bustling capital, a visit to their second home on the coast is not complete without a toe-dip in the Med. Except...

Mixed news: Official Coronavirus figures released for Alicante region showing more deaths but increase in hospital discharges

OFFICIAL figures relating to Coronavirus cases were announced today, Sunday March 29, by Minister of Universal Health and Public Health, Ana Barceló. New cases numbered...

Prison officer who refused retirement last year ‘dies from coronavirus’ AFTER being released from hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PRISON officer is believed to have died from COVID-19 this morning after being released from hospital on the Costa Blanca.  Known only as Ismael,...

LONG READ: From the Costa del Sol to the Costa Blanca, British expat firms are showing their true grit...

The Olive Press asked a series of top expat businesses how they are coping and what measures they are taking to stay afloat

BREAKING: Spain sees record number of deaths from coronavirus but infection rate lowers and thousands cured as turning point...

SPAIN has seen another record day in terms of deaths from coronavirus with 838 dying from the disease between Saturday and Sunday.  It brings the...

Costa Blanca town reaches 1,000 fines for people violating lock-down

IN ONLY two weeks of ‘lock-down’, Torrevieja authorities will have issued 1,000 penalties to people flouting lock-down restrictions, according to the Mayor. City Mayor, Eduardo...

Spain makes it ILLEGAL to fire workers during coronavirus crisis

SPAIN has made it illegal to fire workers during the coronavirus crisis.  The new measure was passed today and came into effect immediately. The law will...

Man sentenced to four months in prison for repeatedly breaking lockdown restrictions in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN in the region of Valencia has been sentenced to four months in prison for repeatedly breaking lockdown restrictions.

Costa Blanca entertainers ‘bring the world together’, and defy Spain’s lockdown with all-day charity memorial gig … online

TOP entertainers in the Costa Blanca have come together to rescue a memorial gig that was destined for the Coronavirus chop. Using modern technology and...

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...

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...

BREAKING: 700 people dead by coronavirus in a DAY in Spain in new record as caseload surpasses 64,000

SPAIN has seen another record day in terms of coronavirus deaths with 769 people losing their lives to the virus between Thursday and Friday.  The...

93-year-old man discharged from hospital after surviving coronavirus in Spain’s Valencia

The recovery of the 93-year-old man brings a ray of hope to the 80 elderly people infected in the 665 public and private nursing homes in Andalucia.

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...

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 56,000 after more than 650 deaths in a DAY in new record

SPAIN has seen 655 new coronavirus deaths between Wednesday and Thursday.  New figures released today reveal the new daily record brings the total death toll...

Two die from drinking antifreeze after running out of beer at private party in Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICIA Nacional are investigating the death of a party-going pair, aged 40 and 44, that attended an illegal gathering on Saturday. A third man, 28,...

Three multiple car thieves caught red-handed and arrested in Murcia car park

OBSERVANT citizens of Murcia helped arrest three alleged car thieves as they witnessed them smashing into cars. The trio had allegedly been responsible for the...

SPECIAL DISPATCH: A life under coronavirus lockdown in Valencia – why Spain’s welcome has never been warmer

The locals in Valencia have shown a spirit and humour over coronavirus, not witnessed since the Civil War days, writes Barnaby Bouchard in this touching, colourful essay

REVEALED: The hotels staying open to house tourists unable to get home due to coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del...

SPAIN has announced that hotels across the country will remain open to house trapped tourists who are unable to get home.  It comes after all...

While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality

DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado. The...

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

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...

BREAKING: Spain surpasses China’s coronavirus death toll as caseload nears 48,000

SOME 3,434 people have died as a result of coronavirus in Spain.  According to new statistics from the health ministry, COVID-19 has shown no sign...

Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims

THE CRISIS in Spain’s healthcare system because of the Coronavirus is revealed in a telling interview with Dr. Rubén Jara, the ICU manager at...

BREAKING: Record 514 killed by coronavirus in a day in Spain as caseload nears 40,000

SPAIN has witnessed its deadliest 24 hours after registering 514 deaths between Sunday and Monday. The number of infected has also increased by more than...

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