Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain’s Green Beret commandos arrive in Costa Blanca to provide back-up during Covid-19 lock-down

OPERATION BALMIS began this morning, March 23, with the Special Operations (MOE) of Rabasa pulling up in Orihuela. Local Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, welcomed them to

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

President of Spain’s La Liga reveals football matches set for mid-May kick off

JAVIER Tebas, President of La Liga has revealed that the league hopes to resume in mid-May thanks to the postponement of the Euro 2020 competition.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:36

Lead·Sport

Only living 1918 Spanish Flu survivor issues dire warning to the population amid coronavirus crisis

SPAIN’S only living survivor of the 1918 flu pandemic, ‘La Grippe’ has issued a dire warning about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Jose Ameal

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Lead

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

Lead

A road in Spain’s Andalucia collapses due to heavy rainfall

A ROAD in the province of Malaga has collapsed due to heavy rainfall.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 13:28

Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca neighbours give time and use traditional skills to make 3500 masks for Alicante hospitals

CARING citizens in the Alicante neighbourhoods of Elda and Petrer are using their spare time during lock-down to make hospitals’ surgical masks for free. With

23 Mar, 2020 @ 13:28

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19: Dancing Carrefour staff, farmers sanitising streets, police delivering medicine – not all heroes wear capes in Spain’s Mallorca

From healthcare workers to supermarket employees, citizens across Mallorca have joined forces in the fight against coronavirus

23 Mar, 2020 @ 12:57

Lead·Mallorca

Barcelona football and basketball players may experience pay cuts, as coronavirus is hurting the club’s revenues

BARCELONA players may have to take pay cuts, because of the loss of income due to Covid-19.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 12:39

Lead·Sport

2,000 children at risk of exclusion in Andalucia to receive meals from the government

The distribution of three meals a day to 2,000 students across Cordoba will begin today

23 Mar, 2020 @ 12:22

Cordoba·Education·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 33,000 as death toll surges past 2,100

THE number of coronavirus cases in Spain has reached 33,089 as of Monday. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the death

23 Mar, 2020 @ 11:53

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BASKETBALL: Former Real Madrid and Spanish national team superstar Sergio Rodriguez, drives from Milan to Alicante, as all flights are cancelled due to coronavirus

FORMER Spanish national team captain, Sergio Rodriguez and his family have driven all the way from Milan to Alicante, as there were no flights available

23 Mar, 2020 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Spain’s athletes approve likely postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

“We’re dreaming again,” Spanish athletes welcome the IOC’s decision to consider a postponement of the Olympic Games.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 11:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Sport

Disgraced Spanish opera icon Placido Domingo, 79, tests positive for coronavirus

It comes just weeks after the musician’s six-decade-long career was plunged into scandal when the Government axed two of his concerts in Madrid

23 Mar, 2020 @ 11:30

Celebrity·Lead

The Gulf of Valencia records a 3.7 magnitude earthquake

The earthquake was recorded at 5:42am this morning

23 Mar, 2020 @ 10:38

Lead·Nature

‘MAJOR PROBLEM’: Health workers account for 12% of coronavirus cases in Spain

AROUND 12% of COVID-19 cases in Spain are health workers, figures have revealed. The doctors, nurses and other health professionals battling on the front lines

23 Mar, 2020 @ 10:37

Health·Lead·National News

Nun second victim to die in Murcia region, as sisterhood makes vow to ‘serve the sick, even at the cost of our own lives’

FIGURES released last night, March 22, confirm that a nun in Totana became the second person to die from complications relating to Coronavirus pandemic. The

23 Mar, 2020 @ 10:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mother and father-in-law of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez test positive for coronavirus

TWO further relatives of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have tested positive for coronavirus. The PSOE leader’s mother and father-in-law were admitted to the Puerta

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

ALICANTE Policia Local are tightening the fixed and mobile checkpoints, with fines being DOUBLED for those that break the restrictions. The maximum fine is now

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: ALL airports and ports to close in Spain from midnight tonight to fight coronavirus – with these exceptions

SPANISH airports and ports will be closed from midnight tonight. All travellers will be barred from entering unless they are Spanish, have residency or are

22 Mar, 2020 @ 21:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

IN PICS: Roads in Spain’s Andalucia enter complete coronavirus lockdown with police checkpoints in Marbella, Ronda and inland villages

"This is going to be incredibly hard for us Andalucians given how sociable we normally are"

22 Mar, 2020 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

No-one will be able to leave their homes unless it is for work exercise or taking their kids to the schools for day care as

22 Mar, 2020 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British couple ‘could sue’ Iberia after ‘coronavirus patients’ travel on Cuba to Spain flight and passengers AREN’T TESTED on landing

“A stewardess told us that the ill passengers were being treated for suspected coronavirus in Havana. But somehow, they had left the hospital and boarded

22 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

FAKE NEWS: Spain’s government warns against deluge of online coronavirus hoaxes

THE coronavirus pandemic has led to an epidemic of a different type – a rash of online hoaxes. In Spain alone, 50 examples of fake

22 Mar, 2020 @ 17:34

Lead·National News

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Does it feel like a crowded house? Are you crawling the walls? Got cabin fever already?

22 Mar, 2020 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Education·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s El Corte Ingles donates beds to shelter homeless at La Liga side RCD Mallorca’s ground

A makeshift homeless shelter has been set up on the football club's grounds

22 Mar, 2020 @ 16:38

Lead·Mallorca

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Spain’s Green Beret commandos arrive in Costa Blanca to provide back-up during Covid-19 lock-down

President of Spain’s La Liga reveals football matches set for mid-May kick off

Only living 1918 Spanish Flu survivor issues dire warning to the population amid coronavirus crisis

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

A road in Spain’s Andalucia collapses due to heavy rainfall

Costa Blanca neighbours give time and use traditional skills to make 3500 masks for Alicante hospitals

COVID-19: Dancing Carrefour staff, farmers sanitising streets, police delivering medicine – not all heroes wear capes in Spain’s Mallorca

Barcelona football and basketball players may experience pay cuts, as coronavirus is hurting the club’s revenues

2,000 children at risk of exclusion in Andalucia to receive meals from the government

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 33,000 as death toll surges past 2,100

BASKETBALL: Former Real Madrid and Spanish national team superstar Sergio Rodriguez, drives from Milan to Alicante, as all flights are cancelled due to coronavirus

Spain’s athletes approve likely postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Disgraced Spanish opera icon Placido Domingo, 79, tests positive for coronavirus

The Gulf of Valencia records a 3.7 magnitude earthquake

‘MAJOR PROBLEM’: Health workers account for 12% of coronavirus cases in Spain

Nun second victim to die in Murcia region, as sisterhood makes vow to ‘serve the sick, even at the cost of our own lives’

Mother and father-in-law of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez test positive for coronavirus

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

BREAKING: ALL airports and ports to close in Spain from midnight tonight to fight coronavirus – with these exceptions

IN PICS: Roads in Spain’s Andalucia enter complete coronavirus lockdown with police checkpoints in Marbella, Ronda and inland villages

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

EXCLUSIVE: British couple ‘could sue’ Iberia after ‘coronavirus patients’ travel on Cuba to Spain flight and passengers AREN’T TESTED on landing

FAKE NEWS: Spain’s government warns against deluge of online coronavirus hoaxes

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s El Corte Ingles donates beds to shelter homeless at La Liga side RCD Mallorca’s ground

Thunderstorms to roll in across Spain over May bank holiday weekend – these are the affected areas

Elon Musk’s Starlink service lands in Gibraltar – but what exactly is the satellite internet system?

Gibraltar reviews terrorism threat level after two Jewish men stabbed in London

Marbella town hall rejects Vox’s controversial ‘national priority’ plan to favour locals and people with ‘Spanish heritage’ for public health and education services

Why Spain celebrates May Day (and why Franco tried to quash it): The holiday that gave us the weekend – and helped save the Western world from communist revolution