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Costa Blanca city bans gatherings of more than 40 people and council staff to work from home

ORIHUELA City has cancelled weekly markets, closed schools and all municipal services for public safety reasons. Council officials met this morning, and decided to suspend

12 Mar, 2020 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s deputy PM Pablo Iglesias in quarantine after wife Irene Montero tests positive for coronavirus

THE coronavirus pandemic has reached the heart of the Spanish government. Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias is in quarantine after his wife, Minister of Equality Irene

12 Mar, 2020 @ 13:14

Lead·National News

Military ready to intervene in Spain’s coronavirus crisis

THE Defense Ministry is ready to intervene in Spain’s ongoing coronavirus crisis. The military has revealed it is prepared to deploy and operate emergency health

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:58

Health·Lead

BREAKING: EuroLeague basketball suspends rest of the season due to coronavirus, affecting top four Spanish sides

THE EuroLeague has announced that it’s suspending the rest of the season due to fears of coronavirus.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:58

Lead·Sport

Man arrested in Andalucia after police catch him with 70 bales of hashish in back of van

Police found and seized 70 bales of hashish with a weight of 2,340 kilograms

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

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Schools, colleges, universities in Andalucia to remain open for now amid Spain’s coronavirus epidemic

The Junta de Andalucia reschedules the sitting of official examinations following the guidelines of the Spanish Government.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:38

Health·Lead

Legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s work going on sale in London for as little as €6,300

PICASSO’S works have gone on sale for as low as €6,300.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:17

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s all-Basque Copa del Rey final postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

THE Copa del Rey final has been postponed due to coronavirus fears.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 11:35

Lead·Sport

BREAKING: First death from coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca as Balearic Islands declared an area of special containment

The woman had suffered from underlying health problems and was admitted into the ICU at Son Espases Hospital.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 11:23

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Biggest St Patrick’s Day celebration in mainland Europe cancelled with THREE days’ notice

CABO ROIG was set to host the tenth celebration of St Patrick’s Day this Sunday – but it’s now the latest victim of the concerns

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19: MotoGP calendar to start in Spain after first races postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

THE FIM and Dorna Sports have revealed the latest changes to the 2020MotoGP calendar after a series of cancellations due to the coronaviruspandemic. The season

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:35

Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca town hit by fake euros in money laundering scam

THREE Murcia men have been arrested for trying to launder €11,000 of fake cash in Torrevieja shops. Guardia Civil caught them trailing the town’s shops

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Atletico Madrid knock out reigning European champions Liverpool and qualify for quarter-finals of the Champions League

ATLETICO Madrid have beaten Liverpool again, 2-3 in extra-time and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:17

Lead·Sport

Madrid closes ALL museums in the capital due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

The Ministry of Culture has announced the closure from March 12; the Prado has not closed its doors since March 2004, after the attacks of

12 Mar, 2020 @ 09:38

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Outrage after cruise ship arrives from Italy to Spain’s Mallorca before 3,000 travellers allowed to tour Palma amid coronavirus outbreak

THE MSC Grandiosa cruise ship brought 3,000 travellers from Italy to Mallorca on Monday, it has been revealed. The tourists had come from Palermo and

12 Mar, 2020 @ 09:04

Lead·Mallorca

Trump bans travel from Spain to US over coronavirus fears while Tom Hanks and wife test positive

DONALD Trump has banned all travel from mainland Europe to the US in a bid to slow down the coronavirus pandemic. The ban applies to

12 Mar, 2020 @ 08:13

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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New ‘field hospital’ to open as Gibraltar gears up for Coronavirus outbreak

PLANS to use the Europa Sports facilities as a field hospital and scale down surgery have been announced by the Gibraltar Government.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 00:01

Gibraltar·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Costa del Sol, Malaga and Guadalhorce declared ‘special containment areas’ as cases in Andalucia top 100

75% of the region’s cases are in Malaga

11 Mar, 2020 @ 23:49

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Valencia’s Fallas festival to be held in July after being cancelled due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

VALENCIA’S Fallas festival will go ahead. The crucial event is set to be moved back to the summer after it was forced to cancel its

11 Mar, 2020 @ 23:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Semana Santa facing being CANCELLED in parts of Spain over coronavirus pandemic while Catalunya bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people

SEMANA Santa is under threat from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in some of the worst affected regions in Spain. In Castilla y Leon, Vice President

11 Mar, 2020 @ 20:29

Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: Coronavirus outbreak named global ‘pandemic’ by World Health Organisation

CORONAVIRUS has been named as a global ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). It comes as the contagious virus has spread to more than

11 Mar, 2020 @ 17:51

Health·Lead

GOLF: Spanish Championships postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

THE Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) has postponed the Spanish Championships due to fears of coronavirus.

11 Mar, 2020 @ 16:38

Health·Lead·Sport

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IMF warns coronavirus to PARALYSE Spain’s tourism as health chiefs warn the crisis could last another FIVE months while ECB says ‘it could be as bad as 2008’

THE International Monetary Fund has warned that the ongoing coronavirus epidemic could paralyse Spain’s tourism industry and cripple consumption. The global lender said what remains

11 Mar, 2020 @ 16:13

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

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Outrage as Government gives €3 million to crazy Catalan history group that claims Cervantes and Christopher Columbus were from Catalunya

THE Catalan Government has come under scrutiny after paying over €3 million in donations to an organisation that claims many famous figures were actually from

11 Mar, 2020 @ 15:39

Lead

Young woman arrested after stealing €20,000 from businessman in ‘phishing’ scam in Spain’s Andalucia

A VALENCIAN woman has been arrested after ‘phishing’ in the emails of a Granada businessman and stealing €20,000 from his bank account. The Guardia Civil

11 Mar, 2020 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Air Force cancels all aero displays after three fatal accidents in six months in Murcia

THE Spanish Air Force has provisionally suspended all aerobatic exhibitions of its ‘Eagle Patrol’ display team after three consecutive fatal accidents within six months. In

11 Mar, 2020 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Costa Blanca city bans gatherings of more than 40 people and council staff to work from home

Spain’s deputy PM Pablo Iglesias in quarantine after wife Irene Montero tests positive for coronavirus

Military ready to intervene in Spain’s coronavirus crisis

BREAKING: EuroLeague basketball suspends rest of the season due to coronavirus, affecting top four Spanish sides

Man arrested in Andalucia after police catch him with 70 bales of hashish in back of van

Schools, colleges, universities in Andalucia to remain open for now amid Spain’s coronavirus epidemic

Legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s work going on sale in London for as little as €6,300

Spain’s all-Basque Copa del Rey final postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

BREAKING: First death from coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca as Balearic Islands declared an area of special containment

Biggest St Patrick’s Day celebration in mainland Europe cancelled with THREE days’ notice

COVID-19: MotoGP calendar to start in Spain after first races postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

Costa Blanca town hit by fake euros in money laundering scam

Atletico Madrid knock out reigning European champions Liverpool and qualify for quarter-finals of the Champions League

Madrid closes ALL museums in the capital due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

Outrage after cruise ship arrives from Italy to Spain’s Mallorca before 3,000 travellers allowed to tour Palma amid coronavirus outbreak

Trump bans travel from Spain to US over coronavirus fears while Tom Hanks and wife test positive

New ‘field hospital’ to open as Gibraltar gears up for Coronavirus outbreak

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Costa del Sol, Malaga and Guadalhorce declared ‘special containment areas’ as cases in Andalucia top 100

COVID-19: Valencia’s Fallas festival to be held in July after being cancelled due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

Semana Santa facing being CANCELLED in parts of Spain over coronavirus pandemic while Catalunya bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people

BREAKING: Coronavirus outbreak named global ‘pandemic’ by World Health Organisation

GOLF: Spanish Championships postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

IMF warns coronavirus to PARALYSE Spain’s tourism as health chiefs warn the crisis could last another FIVE months while ECB says ‘it could be as bad as 2008’

Outrage as Government gives €3 million to crazy Catalan history group that claims Cervantes and Christopher Columbus were from Catalunya

Young woman arrested after stealing €20,000 from businessman in ‘phishing’ scam in Spain’s Andalucia

Spain’s Air Force cancels all aero displays after three fatal accidents in six months in Murcia

Taxi to the dark side: Mafia used Costa del Sol cabbies to deliver drugs between Benalmadena and Torremolinos

WATCH: Costa del Sol schoolboy, 12, wows judges on Britain’s Got Talent with ‘sassy’ dance moves to hits from Shakira and Daddy Yankee

Mystery British expat hiding in plain sight in Barcelona old town revealed as feared Scottish mafia boss

Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives

Malaga council rakes in nearly 12,000 fines in just two months from controversial low-emission zones