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BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate drops but infections rise by more than 5,000 in a single day

THE number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has risen to 177,633 as of this morning. It means 5,092 new infections were recorded between Tuesday and

15 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·National News

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy under investigation for ‘going for a jog’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Mariano Rajoy under investigation for allegedly breaking confinement rules.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 10:17

Lead·National News

A Waitress Carries Chairs After The Town Hall Decreed The Closure Of The Terraces In Madrid

Restaurant owners in Spain’s Malaga estimate a loss of €270 million so far and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs due to the coronavirus

RESTAURANT owners in Malaga estimate that there has been about €270 million in losses and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 20:14

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Elderly to be locked down for one more month in Gibraltar on COVID-19 concerns

The elderly of Gibraltar will not be let out for 30 more days with the general social lockdown looking likely to continue until the end

14 Apr, 2020 @ 19:03

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police helicopter swoops in on lone beachgoer amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdq8XD-uSaY[/embedyt] THIS is the extraordinary moment a police helicopter swooped in on a lone beachgoer during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain. Policia Nacional officers

14 Apr, 2020 @ 18:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Madrid shuts down makeshift morgue that was set up in ice rink, as it’s no longer needed due to drop in Spain’s coronavirus death count

A MAKESHIFT morgue in Madrid that was set up in an ice rink has now been closed down, due to a drop in the number

14 Apr, 2020 @ 18:17

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: Two factories in Spain’s Andalucia recycle one million sanitary masks a day

A factory in Spain’s Cordoba, recycles 500,000 sanitary masks a day.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 16:05

Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Lead

Topless man arrested in Spain for threatening the police and the public with two katana swords

A TOPLESS man has threatened the police with two swords in Madrid.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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COVID-19: Government steps in to stop private clinics hiking up coronavirus testing costs

THE Government has revealed measures to ensure the nation’s private testing clinics are not hiking prices, putting the most vulnerable in danger. In a press

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:04

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Politics

Weather warnings for rain and storms this week across Gibraltar, Spain’s Costa del Sol and Axarquia

SPANISH State Meteorological Agency AEMET has issued yellow weather warnings across Western Andalucia this week. Gibraltar, the Costa del Sol and Axarquia have been warned

14 Apr, 2020 @ 14:57

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

People in Spain will gain around five kilos during the coronavirus crisis according to experts

PEOPLE in Spain will gain between three and five kilos during the lockdown experts have said.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 14:32

Health·Lead

Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown is ‘illegal’ lawyer claims in letter to European Parliament, warning of ‘de facto dictatorship’

A SPANISH lawyer has complained to the European Parliament that the country’s coronavirus lockdown rules are illegal. Jose Ortega has sent a letter to the

14 Apr, 2020 @ 13:49

Lead·National News

Dumbo tops the list of most popular Disney film in Spain, while the Lion King reigns over the UK

DUMBO has been voted as the most popular Disney movie in Spain.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 13:38

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Barmy bathers found flouting lock-down law at Costa Blanca beauty spot

TWO MEN were identified and fined this week for flouting lock-down rules at secluded beaches in Guardamar del Segura. Calls from concerned locals alerted Guardia

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alboran donate €200,000 to Malaga Univeristy Medical Robotics Research Group in fight against COVID-19

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alborán, two of Malaga’s most international artists, donate 200,000 in fight against the COVID-19.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:10

Health·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain sees almost as many recoveries from coronavirus as new cases in past 24 hours in strongest sign yet it is flattening the curve

SPAIN’S coronavirus infection has rate dropped to a new low this morning with 3,045 new cases confirmed between Monday and Tuesday. That’s down from the

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Internet down in ‘thousands’ of homes during coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POTENTIALLY thousands of homes have been left without internet this morning. It comes after hundreds of expats and locals between at least Marbella and San

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Lead·Malaga

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

The funds will be used to support hospitals and vulnerable groups as part of the Red Cross Responds campaign

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

No rise in active COVID-19 cases for three days as beaches empty in Gibraltar’s ‘quietest’ Easter weekend to date

The number of recovered cases in Gibraltar continues to rise as those active stayed at 39 for three days and no breach of rules over

13 Apr, 2020 @ 19:32

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: First local policeman from Spain’s Malaga to overcome coronavirus receives a hero’s welcome

Manuel Ortiz, the first local policeman from Malaga to overcome the coronavirus has received an emotive applause on leaving the hospital

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:46

Health·Lead·Malaga

7 home food safety tips for coronavirus prevention

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) says there is no evidence that food is a source of COVID-19 transmission.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:41

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

650,000 fined for breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

SINCE the start of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown on March 14, police have issued 650,000 tickets for breaking the emergency regulations. Spain’s Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:39

Lead·National News

Empty Bins And Deserted Streets At Sagrada Familia

IN PICS: Dispatch from Barcelona as once bustling metropolis falls silent during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Words by Mike Riley WALKING around the streets of Barcelona this Easter has been a rather surreal experience. Areas normally bustling with tourists and locals

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:39

Lead·National News

A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

A MAYOR from a town in Castilla y León has been caught breaking lockdown to go ring the church bells.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 16:52

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Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

THE police in Barcelona have filed a denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules and going into a forest to perform satanic rituals.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Lead

Police officers will be allowed to continue to sing Happy Birthday to children during the coronavirus crisis, despite the order from the Junta in Andalucia telling them not to

A POLICE spokesperson has confirmed that officers will be allowed to sing Happy Birthday to children during the state of emergency.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:45

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BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate drops but infections rise by more than 5,000 in a single day

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy under investigation for ‘going for a jog’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Restaurant owners in Spain’s Malaga estimate a loss of €270 million so far and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs due to the coronavirus

Elderly to be locked down for one more month in Gibraltar on COVID-19 concerns

WATCH: Police helicopter swoops in on lone beachgoer amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Madrid shuts down makeshift morgue that was set up in ice rink, as it’s no longer needed due to drop in Spain’s coronavirus death count

EXCLUSIVE: Two factories in Spain’s Andalucia recycle one million sanitary masks a day

Topless man arrested in Spain for threatening the police and the public with two katana swords

COVID-19: Government steps in to stop private clinics hiking up coronavirus testing costs

Weather warnings for rain and storms this week across Gibraltar, Spain’s Costa del Sol and Axarquia

People in Spain will gain around five kilos during the coronavirus crisis according to experts

Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown is ‘illegal’ lawyer claims in letter to European Parliament, warning of ‘de facto dictatorship’

Dumbo tops the list of most popular Disney film in Spain, while the Lion King reigns over the UK

Barmy bathers found flouting lock-down law at Costa Blanca beauty spot

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alboran donate €200,000 to Malaga Univeristy Medical Robotics Research Group in fight against COVID-19

BREAKING: Spain sees almost as many recoveries from coronavirus as new cases in past 24 hours in strongest sign yet it is flattening the curve

Internet down in ‘thousands’ of homes during coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

No rise in active COVID-19 cases for three days as beaches empty in Gibraltar’s ‘quietest’ Easter weekend to date

WATCH: First local policeman from Spain’s Malaga to overcome coronavirus receives a hero’s welcome

7 home food safety tips for coronavirus prevention

650,000 fined for breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

IN PICS: Dispatch from Barcelona as once bustling metropolis falls silent during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

Police officers will be allowed to continue to sing Happy Birthday to children during the coronavirus crisis, despite the order from the Junta in Andalucia telling them not to

‘Historic’ moment in Almeria as temperatures spike to a searing 43C in the middle of the night – even as the region still reels from deadly wildfires

Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats

‘Critical’ wildfire in Aragon forces hundreds to evacuate as blaze spreads – with firefighters recounting terror as flames surround them

Nikoline hit-and-run suspect released without charge as details emerge on Uber journey

Marbella nightlife turns to terror as armed man goes on knife attack before police arrest

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