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Vaccines arrive in Gibraltar as COVID-19 claims four more lives

THE first vaccines were distributed to 420 people as four more died of the virus on the same weekend, the blackest day so far.

‘I WANTED TO GIVE UP’: Marbella-based British expat and former COVID-denier says ‘virus is real’ after testing positive and...

“I felt like it was never going to end, my wife called the doctors every day for a week because I was getting worse”

All non-essential surgery AND treatment suspended at hospitals throughout Spain’s Valencia region

HOSPITALS throughout the Valencia region have suspended all non-emergency surgical activity to make bed space for Coronavirus victims. General director of Healthcare in Valenciana, Mariam...

Shopping centres to expect increased police presence after 5pm to “assess compliance” on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHOPPERS will be counted in and counted out of shopping centres, as police are redirected from the social sector at 5pm. That is the statement...

SPECIAL REPORT: Snow and severe weather bring four deaths and travel chaos to Spain as army called in, flights...

The first reported victims were a South American couple who drowned in Mijas after their car was swept away by surging water

Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,542 COVID-19 cases Saturday in highest daily figure since November 26, deaths also surge

ANDALUCIA has detected 3,542 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily figure since November 26 (3,549). According to the regional health...

Spain’s Balearic Islands records highest number of COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

THE Balearic Islands has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. The Department of Health revealed that in the...

Beady-eyed art lovers spot Game of Thrones star lookalike at Madrid museum

FROM Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote to Emma Corbin being cast to play Princess Diana in the Crown, Hollywood has the ability to...

WINTER WONDERLAND: Madrid plays in heaviest snowfall for 40 years

AMONGST the COVID gloom the people of Madrid have taken to the streets to take advantage of a massive snowfall and enjoy what has...

Two people killed in severe weather conditions on Spain’s Costa del Sol after car becomes trapped in Mijas

TWO people have died after their car became trapped by flooding in Mijas last night. The man and woman, both around 50 years old,...

ALL bars, restaurants, gyms and ‘non-essential’ shops to close in Spain’s Mallorca for 14 days

The closures will come into force from January 12 and stay in place until at least January 26

EU fine threat over endangered turtle doves in Spain’s Murcia region

THE Murcia government faces a European Union fine if it does not do more to protect the European turtle dove. The endangered migratory bird...

Stolen British-owned car from Spain’s Costa del Sol is found 400 kilometres away in Murcia with thieves ‘living’ in...

A stolen British-owned car from Malaga Province has ended up 400 kilometres north in the Murcia region with a man and woman 'living' inside...

IN VIDEOS: Downpour turns streets into rivers on Spain’s Costa del Sol while man rescued from trapped car in...

https://twitter.com/Hipi_99/status/1347664251310252034 STREETS across the Costa del Sol have been turned into rapids following a day of heavy rainfall. Scenes from Alhaurin de la Torre show two...

BREAKING: Spain’s Madrid airport CLOSED due to snow as all flights diverted

MADRID airport has been closed due to the heavy snowfall. All incoming flights have been diverted to other airports, airport operators AENA and Enaire...

ANOTHER RECORD for new COVID-19 cases set in Spain’s Valencian Community

A daily high of 4,557 confirmed new COVID-19 infections has been announced this evening(January 8) in the Valencian Community. The figure beat Tuesday's pandemic record...

Royal family step out in style to mark Pascua Militar

QUEEN Letizia stepped into the new year in style as she joined the King to celebrate Epiphany Day.  The royal mother-of-two, 48, put on a...

All wages will be paid to Gibraltar businesses closed by lockdown

A 12th person has died of COVID-19 in Gibraltar as the government promised to pay all staff costs for locked down businesses.

Gibraltar border town La Linea sent into virtual lockdown by Spain’s Andalucia after being over-run with COVID-19 cases

THE border town of La Linea de la Concepcion has been handed extra harsh coronavirus restrictions by the Junta de Andalucia.  The municipality, which borders...

Spain’s Costa del Sol and most of Malaga moved up into Level 3 of Andalucia’s coronavirus tier system

THE Costa del Sol has moved into Level 3 of Andalucia’s coronavirus tier system following an increase in cases.  The Junta established four levels, with...

‘Well-organised’ cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought to justice

A Costa Blanca cocaine gang that processed and sold the drug has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine Spaniards have been arrested including the...

British man jailed for sexually abusing granddaughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his 14-year-old granddaughter in l'Alfas del Pi on the northern Costa Blanca. The...

Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community

CLAIMS of an 'overwhelmed' health system has led an opposition politician to call for the Spanish army to help vaccinate the Valencian Community. Isabel Bonig,...

British driver banned from Spain caught cruising back to UK on wrong side of the road

A BRIT who was stopped from entering Spain on New Year’s Eve was later caught out by French police for driving the wrong way...

Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius pull China stores, possible effects in Spain

SPANISH clothing giants Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius have announced they are closing their stores in China in a shock move that could...

IN PICS: Floods and trees uprooted as deluge wreaks havoc on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar

https://twitter.com/jantsalado/status/1347485679517896704 FLOODING has hit parts of Malaga and Cadiz as rainfall continues to lash the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar.  The regions are on...

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