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

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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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LOOKING UP: No coronavirus deaths on Costa del Sol in past 24 hours

FOR the first time in three weeks no coronavirus deaths have been reported in Malaga province in daily figures. And just 14 new cases have

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:37

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Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

The woman was saved by the Guardia Civil and Fire Brigade after falling and injuring herself on the Sierra de Cavall Bernat in Pollenca

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus infection rate since March 21 as death toll returns to a decline

SPAIN has recorded 517 deaths in the past 24 hours as it returns to flattening the coronavirus curve following a slight spike on Sunday. The

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:22

Lead·National News

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

The vehicle had been pulled over by Policia Nacional agents after they spotted two people and a baby travelling inside

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

Despite lockdown, police checks and the old lady across the road who has better surveillance on the neighbours than the FBI and CIA combined, the

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:39

La Cultura·Lead

Differences put aside with cross-party agreement to honour Spanish dead in Costa Blanca city

ORIHUELA Town Hall will be lowering their flags in honour of the 17,000+ Spanish people that have died so far of Coronavirus. The city’s mayor,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

RISKING LIVES: Birthday party caught, fined and sent home after lighting barbecue in communal area of Costa Blanca resort

RISKING their own lives, and those of loved ones, a birthday party of seven people was denounced by the Guardia Civil in Guardamar del Segura,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 10:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WOMAN has been arrested TWICE today for violating the coronavirus lockdown by stripping naked in the street before mounting a police car. The 41-year-old

12 Apr, 2020 @ 21:52

Lead·Malaga

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

It was approaching dusk and you could hear a pin drop in a place where normally you would hear the sound of faraway trumpets and

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a pensioner has been discovered on the side of the road on the Costa del Sol. The corpse of the 69-year-old man

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:51

Lead·Malaga

EASTER MESSAGE: Gibraltar Governor urges strength in testing times

In light of Gibraltar COVID-19 recovery numbers rising, Acting Governor Nick Pyle urges strength during difficult times in his first ever public speech.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

THE COVID-19 crisis has hit every part of society hard with the darkest cloud hanging over the airline industry.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead·Travel News

HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent out empty homes to victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and other vulnerable people

A NEW ministerial order has been passed by the Ministry of Development allowing regional governments to force private landlords to rent out empty homes.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:56

Lead·Property

WATCH: Moment armed gang pose as Guardia Civil officers to smash in garage and steal €50,000 of cannabis in Spain’s Andalucia

Videos reveal that the group smashed in the garage doors, before fleeing, leaving marijuana buds littered across the driveway

12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

CASTAWAY COOKING: A steaming bowl of fideua is your perfect Sunday comfort food, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

A simple one-pot stew, fideua can most easily be described as short strands of spaghetti cooked in stock in a similar manner to that of

12 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate increases after yesterday’s 19-day low but infection rate drops

AFTER three straight days of decline, Spain’s daily coronavirus death rate has increased this morning with 619 registered deaths. It’s up from the 510 recorded

12 Apr, 2020 @ 11:53

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Stay limber during Spain’s lockdown with our 20-minute, high intensity, equipment-free workout you can do at home

A good HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout gets the heart race pulsing and is great for circulation, breathing capacity and overall health

12 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

OUT AND ABOUT: Olive Press delivery team get paper into the four corners of Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 lockdown

See our distribution list here

12 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Josefa and Toni were admitted into intensive care at Son Espases Hospital as doctors battled to save their lives

12 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

More than half of hotels in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have made the decision to remain closed this year

11 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

EASTER MESSAGE: Chief Minister appeals to Gibraltar fighting spirit

The year 2020 will be 'the year of reckoning for Gibraltar' to overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow, according to the Chief Minister.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 18:08

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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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

LOOKING UP: No coronavirus deaths on Costa del Sol in past 24 hours

Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus infection rate since March 21 as death toll returns to a decline

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

Differences put aside with cross-party agreement to honour Spanish dead in Costa Blanca city

RISKING LIVES: Birthday party caught, fined and sent home after lighting barbecue in communal area of Costa Blanca resort

Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EASTER MESSAGE: Gibraltar Governor urges strength in testing times

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent out empty homes to victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and other vulnerable people

WATCH: Moment armed gang pose as Guardia Civil officers to smash in garage and steal €50,000 of cannabis in Spain’s Andalucia

CASTAWAY COOKING: A steaming bowl of fideua is your perfect Sunday comfort food, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate increases after yesterday’s 19-day low but infection rate drops

COVID-19: Stay limber during Spain’s lockdown with our 20-minute, high intensity, equipment-free workout you can do at home

OUT AND ABOUT: Olive Press delivery team get paper into the four corners of Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 lockdown

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

EASTER MESSAGE: Chief Minister appeals to Gibraltar fighting spirit

Shipwrecked, naked and posing as a healer – the incredible eight-year odyssey of Jerez conquistador Cabeza de Vaca

Political round-up: Puente’s exit clears the tracks for Spain’s election battle as general strike looms

Gibraltar treaty gets backing in European Parliament as committee votes in favour of ‘balanced solution’

Horror in northern Spain as body of newborn baby found in freezer by woman clearing out late mother’s home

The life and loves of Francisco de Zurbaran: How a boy from Extremadura became one of Spain’s greatest painters

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