Spanish Navy sends 800-bed medical ship to Melilla to bolster its health facilities
THE Spanish Navy has announced its first mission as part of the large-scale Operation Balmis. The amphibious vessel Galicia will set sail to the Spanish
Spain’s coast guard rescues 70 immigrants off the coast of the Canary Islands
SPAIN’S coast guard has rescued 70 immigrants off the coast of the Canary Islands.
Decathlon donates all its scuba masks to Spanish hospitals in bid to fight COVID-19 spread
LEADING sports retailer Decathlon has blocked the sale in store and online of its full face scuba masks and donated its total stock to Spanish
Couple face €30,000 fine after flouting coronavirus lockdown with sex session on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A RANDY couple have been told they could face a €30,000 fine after they had sex on a Costa del Sol beach. The pair were
Coronavirus peak expected ‘in the next week’ as tests increase
THE Minister for Public Health expects a big increase in Covid-19 cases next week, especially after random testing is carried out.
Two coronavirus patients escape hospitals in Madrid and are found in Malaga by the Spanish police
A PAIR of patients who had tested positive for coronavirus and escaped from hospitals in Madrid have been found in the province of Malaga.
Bullfighters ask Spanish Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’ amid the coronavirus crisis
BULLFIGHTERS have asked the Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’.
Animal adoptions increase under Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown as government warns owners finding excuse to ‘get out the house’
SPAIN’S public prosecution ministry has warned abandonment of adopted pets will carry fines. The Fiscalía de Medio Ambiente warned in a letter to provincial prosecution
Housing bodies in Madrid and Catalunya call for suspension of rent payments in Spain due to coronavirus crisis
A PAIR of housing bodies are set to call strikes over rent payments by tenants struggling to pay rent during the Covid-19 crisis.
Valencia is the region that sold the most houses in Spain in 2019, but sales on average nationwide were down compared to the year before
VALENCIA was the region that has sold the most houses in Spain in 2019.
BREAKING: Psychiatric patient with coronavirus flees from Madrid to Spain’s Costa del Sol
A MAN has been arrested today for fleeing to the Costa del Sol after testing positive for coronavirus in Madrid. The Guardia Civil intercepted the
WATCH: Expat opera singer, 22, treats Costa Blanca neighbours to rooftop rendition of Puccini’s ‘Oh mio babbino caro’
NEIGHBOURS in the Costa Blanca town of San Miguel de Salinas were treated to a surprise rendition of a Puccini aria on Sunday, March 29,
Government restricts number of people allowed to attend funerals in Spain to only THREE and funeral companies are not allowed to raise their prices
THE Government has restricted the number of people that are allowed to attend a funeral during the coronavirus crisis to three.
Hospitals in Spain at ‘breaking point’ as stand in Health Director holds crisis meeting
SPAIN’S hospitals are near ‘breaking point’ with a deluge of critical Covid cases in the last few days. A total of six autonomous regions are
An urgent appeal has been sent out for the workers of a German travelling circus trapped in Spain
The 16 members of the troop, plus three children of the Berlin Circus are stuck on the Costa del Sol without any money, having seen
BREAKING: Spain sees biggest daily rise in deaths as coronavirus caseload nears 95,000
A FURTHER 849 people have died from coronavirus in Spain in the past 24 hours. It is the deadliest day yet and brings the death
WATCH: Downpour brings FLOODS to Spain’s Malaga in worst possible timing amid coronavirus lockdown
https://twitter.com/soldelsurmalaga/status/1244922800412012544 PARTS of Malaga have already experienced flooding this morning with more heavy rainfall on the way. Images from Campanillas show streets filled with water
Spain’s Mercadona reinforces food donations to help combat critical situation triggered by COVID-19
Mercadona collaborates with over 210 soup kitchens and 60 food banks and other social entities throughout Spain and Portugal.
98-year-old man cured of coronavirus in Spain’s Sevilla
A 98-year-old man receives an emotional applause from hospital staff after 14 days hospitalised.
Spain’s Costa del Sol placed on ORANGE alert for heavy rain today as storms expected across Andalucia
The warning from Spain’s state weather agency AEMET means ‘significant risk’
Holidaying pensioners found dead in possible ‘coronavirus suicide pact’ in Spain’s Tenerife
It was neighbours who phoned authorities to the property in Los Cristianos
BREAKING: UK pledges €85 million to repatriate stranded Brits, with over 150,000 returning from Spain since the coronavirus lockdown
THE British government has pledged to spend €85 million to repatriate stranded Brits abroad.
CORONAVIRUS: Boris Johnson sends letter of support to Gibraltar
The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Gibraltar currently sits at 69, with 14 people having recovered and 55 active cases remaining.
WATCH: First Russian plane lands in Spain’s Mallorca from China to deliver 17 TONNES of medical supplies
The Russian plane was stockpiled with over 17 tonnes of medical supplies which will be distributed at hospitals in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza
Barcelona players announce they will take 70% pay cut and will make additional contributions to make sure non-sporting staff receive full wages
BARCELONA players have announced they will take a 70% pay cut during the coronavirus crisis.
Costa Blanca police ‘break down perceived barriers’ with home visits for children celebrating birthdays during Spain’s lock-down
SAN FULGENCIO Local Police in the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca South have made a pledge to lighten the lock-down blues of the town’s