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COVID-19 patient held in intensive care for longest time in Spain, 155 days, recovers

Vicente, a family doctor, was admitted to Reina Sofia Hospital in Cordoba on March 18.

Brit Paedophile nabbed in Spain’s Costa Blanca resort extradited to UK to serve sentence

A WANTED paedophile has been extradited to the UK after being arrested in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm.  Mark Bowen, aged 25, fled to...

Spain’s tourism industry suffers loss of €8.2 billion since COVID-19 outbreak

SPAIN'S tourism is the second worst hit in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.  The only country to have suffered...

Hate charges dropped against Madrid man over claims he wanted to spread COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MADRID man has had hate crime charges dropped by a judge after he appeared in a video claiming to have moved to the...

Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE COSTA BLANCA has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday(August 24). The news comes as the mayor of...

Gibraltar active COVID-19 cases rise to 43 despite new restrictions

THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Gibraltar has nearly doubled since last week, the highest figure since April 11, although none are serious.

Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain

SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has today(August 25) dismissed any notion of a national return to lockdown restrictions implemented under the State of Alarm...

WATCH: Balkan hitman arrested after four-year international manhunt ends in Spain’s Barcelona

A FUGITIVE wanted over an execution-style killing in Montenegro has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona. The man was the subject of an...

BREAKING: Gibraltar building company director charged for alleged €20,000 bribe

THE Manager Director of one of Gibraltar's biggest international construction companies has been arrested today by the RGP. after months of investigation.

Barcelona FC legend Lionel Messi requests transfer after 20 years at the club amid legal battle

BARCELONA legend Lionel Messi has requested to leave La Liga giants Barcelona with immediate effect. A spokesman from the club confirmed the news that the...

Orange weather alert for Spain’s Andalucia as highs of 40C predicted

AEMET informs that with the yellow alert there is no meteorological risk for the general population, although urges for caution when undertaking certain activities.

Spanish Actor Antonio Banderas announces that he has overcome COVID-19

Antonio Banderas announces that he has overcome coronavirus: “Courage for those who are in the middle of the fight”.

Schools WILL reopen for all Gibraltar pupils in September

THE start of the school year will go-ahead as normal on September 1 except with special COVID-19 measures being introduced at all levels.

Spain’s Balearic Islands records over 900 new COVID-19 infections in one day, however majority are asymptomatic

Despite the rising number of cases, the Balearic Ministry of Health have stressed that the 'majority are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms'

Hollywood star Johnny Depp confirmed to appear at film festival in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca

In the fifth edition of the Italian film festival, Depp will present one of his latest films - Waiting for the Barbarians

Brits across Europe ‘financially fearful’ of no-deal Brexit

The majority of the estimated 1.8 million Britons living in the European Union are ‘increasingly financially fearful – and rightly so’ over the rising...

Man gets stabbed in the testicles in sex row in Spain’s Valencia region

AN argument over having sex took a violent turn as a 21-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend in the testicles in the Valencian Community town...

Record day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY reported an unwelcome record last night(August 25) with 772 new COVID-19 cases in the biggest single day for new infections during...

Schools start back in Spain: Here is everything you need to know

Kids will go back to school full-time next month. From Andulcia to Valencia, regions across Spain have confirmed the news,  ending months of uncertainty for...

No home lockdowns planned if extra emergency measures are needed to fight COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RETURN to home lockdowns is not on the agenda for the Valencian Community, according to president Ximo Puig. The regional leader was speaking this...

Andalucia deputy reminds parents that September school return compulsory or ‘face the consequences’

THE Andalucian Deputy President, Juan Marin has sent a stern reminder to parents that the return to school in September is mandatory for children...

Benidorm hotels see 85 per cent July collapse in overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JULY was a terrible month for hotels on the Costa Blanca according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. Figures compiled by Hosbec showed that Benidorm...

Furious Brits on flight home from Gibraltar forced to isolate after EasyJet took them to Spain

OUTRAGED passengers on a delayed flight back to the UK from Gibraltar must now quarantine for two weeks after Easy Jet bussed them over...

Spain’s Ministry of Health expects British developed vaccine by ‘end of the year’

SPAIN'S Minister of Health, Salvador Illa has said that he expects a vaccine to be available ‘by the end of the year’. In an interview...

Police raid illegal house party with over 100 people flouting COVID-19 rules in Spain’s Torremolinos

The over 100 party-goes have all been identified and the homeowner, currently in Costa Rica on holiday, now facing a hefty fine.

Masks come into force in all covered public places in Gibraltar

MASKS will be compulsory in all covered public places in Gibraltar from Friday, the government has announced with UK flight measures possible.

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