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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We are there for you! Olive Press team will work around the clock to deliver your favourite paper across Spain this week

THE Olive Press will be distributing as normally as we can this week. Our five regional newspapers are going to print as they always do

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Two rockets hit a base in Iraq housing 350 Spanish troops, US blames Hezbollah

TWO rockets have hit a base in Iraq that houses the highest number of Spanish troops.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:49

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Spain’s Balearic Islands prohibit arrivals at airports and ports as confirmed coronavirus cases reach 92

The Balearic Islands have enforced strict restrictions at airports and ports to halt the spread of coronavirus.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 16:29

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Number of gender violence convictions in Spain last year reach an all-time high

THE number of gender violence convictions in Spain has reached a record high in 2019.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Jogger arrested for defying coronavirus lockdown in Malaga after pulling trousers down in front of police officers

A MAN has been arrested while jogging along the seafront of Malaga during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The 29-year-old was stopped by Policia Local while

17 Mar, 2020 @ 15:33

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Fines issued and towns disinfected as Spain’s Axarquia lockdown ramps up a notch

TOWNS across Axarquia are closing their doors and self quarantining aslocal councils are clamping down on anyone breaking the curfew orders. Torrox Mayor Oscar Medina

17 Mar, 2020 @ 15:07

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WATCH: ‘T-Rex’ spotted in Murcia trying to evade Coronavirus lock-down

POLICE in Murcia have had to take to social media reminding citizens that fancy dress costumes are not a valid way to avoid the lock-down.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Spaniards begin renting out their dogs so others under coronavirus lockdown can take walks ‘without getting fined’

OFFERS of a dog have begun popping up on Spanish online marketplaces as the coronavirus quarantine measures enter their third day of effect. Adverts seen

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:56

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Winter is well and truly still here as Spain’s Ronda and Madrid see heavy snowfall

JUST as Andalucia was beginning to get used to 30°C temperatures and clear blue skies, winter has returned in full force. Strong winds and snow

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:56

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20-year-old dies from coronavirus on Costa del Sol as Spain’s case load surpasses 11,000

A 20-YEAR-OLD has died from coronavirus in Malaga. The young man becomes the sixth fatality in the province linked to COVID-19 and 11th in Andalucia,

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:49

Health·Lead·Malaga

BARKING MAD: Man walks toy dog in bid to escape Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A MAN faces a hefty fine after police caught him walking a toy dog in a bid to get round the coronavirus lockdown. In his

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:05

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Huge planes rescue trapped Norwegians on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid coronavirus lockdown as Brits told ‘no travel abroad’ for 30 days

NORWEGIANS have been rushing to Malaga airport in a bid to be taken back home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Norwegian airline is using its giant

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Euro 2020 postponed to summer of 2021 because of coronavirus

EURO 2020 has been postponed due to coronavirus.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:57

Lead·Sport

Homeless man ‘kills himself’ by jumping from sixth floor of Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport

Investigators have ruled out that a third party was involved and are treating the death as a possible suicide

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:46

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Government to freeze mortgage payments for families affected by the coronavirus crisis

SPAIN’S Government is set to freeze mortgage payments for the main home of families afectado by the coronavirus crisis. The measures, due to be approved

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:36

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EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

AROUND 2.5 million Spaniards live abroad and the situation in Spain with regards to coronavirus is making a lot of them nervous for their friends

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:08

Lead·Travel News

Spain joins US, China and Australia in bid to find cure against coronavirus

Scientific teams across the world are scrambling to create a vaccine to prevent or cure the infection

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:07

Health·Lead

Hotelier in Spain’s Andalucia talks to the BBC about the devastating effects of coronavirus on tourism

A HOTELIER from Andalucia has spoken to the BBC detailing what effect the coronavirus will have on his business.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

OPINION: Thank God I’m on coronavirus lockdown in Spain and not at the mercy of two bumbling fools

COMPARING Spain and the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is like comparing chalk and cheese. While Spain seems to have the people’s health as

17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:56

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BREAKING: Spain considering closing down ALL AIRPORTS to fight coronavirus pandemic as case load nears 10,000

SPAIN has not ruled out closing down all airports in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. According to El Mundo, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska

17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish Gov’s director of health emergencies has to remind nation ‘it’s not necessary to leave your shoes outside’

THE DIRECTOR of Spain’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies has yesterday reminded the nation they don’t need to leave their shoes outside.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 10:59

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Footballers, politicians and film stars – which celebs have coronavirus in Spain and abroad?

Fame, fortune and football are not enough to keep coronavirus at bay

17 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Ryanair remove flight change fee for all bookings in April, not just in Spain, but customers still demand refunds

RYANAIR have waived the flight change fee on all bookings in April as well.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 21:11

Lead·Travel News

Guardia Civil to check food, petrol and pharmacy receipts while ONE person allowed per car in Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

GUARDIA Civil will begin demanding drivers’ food, petrol and pharmacy receipts as Spain ends its first work day on coronavirus lockdown. Spain’s rural police force

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:55

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CORONAVIRUS: Personal trainer gives rooftop workout in quarantine-hit complex in Spain’s Andalucia

Residents in apartments in the town of Los Bermejales in Sevilla were given a free rooftop workout class from a personal trainer making the most

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:55

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CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar brings in new law to keep elderly in their homes

Cabinet decide to stop elderly movement as frontier closes on the Rock and and local volunteer get the chance to help out in Coronavirus struggle.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:47

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We are there for you! Olive Press team will work around the clock to deliver your favourite paper across Spain this week

Two rockets hit a base in Iraq housing 350 Spanish troops, US blames Hezbollah

Spain’s Balearic Islands prohibit arrivals at airports and ports as confirmed coronavirus cases reach 92

Number of gender violence convictions in Spain last year reach an all-time high

Jogger arrested for defying coronavirus lockdown in Malaga after pulling trousers down in front of police officers

Fines issued and towns disinfected as Spain’s Axarquia lockdown ramps up a notch

WATCH: ‘T-Rex’ spotted in Murcia trying to evade Coronavirus lock-down

Spaniards begin renting out their dogs so others under coronavirus lockdown can take walks ‘without getting fined’

Winter is well and truly still here as Spain’s Ronda and Madrid see heavy snowfall

20-year-old dies from coronavirus on Costa del Sol as Spain’s case load surpasses 11,000

BARKING MAD: Man walks toy dog in bid to escape Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Huge planes rescue trapped Norwegians on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid coronavirus lockdown as Brits told ‘no travel abroad’ for 30 days

BREAKING: Euro 2020 postponed to summer of 2021 because of coronavirus

Homeless man ‘kills himself’ by jumping from sixth floor of Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport

Spain’s Government to freeze mortgage payments for families affected by the coronavirus crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

Spain joins US, China and Australia in bid to find cure against coronavirus

Hotelier in Spain’s Andalucia talks to the BBC about the devastating effects of coronavirus on tourism

OPINION: Thank God I’m on coronavirus lockdown in Spain and not at the mercy of two bumbling fools

BREAKING: Spain considering closing down ALL AIRPORTS to fight coronavirus pandemic as case load nears 10,000

Spanish Gov’s director of health emergencies has to remind nation ‘it’s not necessary to leave your shoes outside’

Footballers, politicians and film stars – which celebs have coronavirus in Spain and abroad?

Ryanair remove flight change fee for all bookings in April, not just in Spain, but customers still demand refunds

Guardia Civil to check food, petrol and pharmacy receipts while ONE person allowed per car in Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: Personal trainer gives rooftop workout in quarantine-hit complex in Spain’s Andalucia

CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar brings in new law to keep elderly in their homes

WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers

Two disruptive passengers who forced Ryanair flight from London Stansted Airport to Ibiza to divert fined thousands

Spain’s only nuclear manufacturer misses out on global boom due to crippling brain drain of Spanish engineering talent

Malaga city finally breaks 600,000 population milestone – after adding just 30,000 people in 10 years

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?