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Three family members arrested in Spain’s Malaga for robbing second homes that are empty during the coronavirus crisis

THREE family members have been arrested in Malaga for robbing from second homes that have been left empty during the state of emergency.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 14:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bank of Spain estimates the economy will shrink by up to 13% this year due to coronavirus crisis

THE Bank of Spain has estimated that the economy will shrink by up to 13% this year.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Online crimes soar during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as Correos becomes latest victim

DURING the coronavirus lockdown, online scams and hoaxes have soared by over 70%, according to Guardia Civil figures. One of the most shocking scams has

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Terrified’ prisoners in Spain’s Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to COVID-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

Lawyers claim the World Health Organisation's guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus have been violated

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Coronavirus Covid 2019 Girl In Mask Fear

Spain’s BOE to publish maximum price for face masks to curb commercial abuse and inflated prices

The government will set the maximum prices for those essential products, masks, gloves and hydroalcoholic gels, needed to combat COVID-19.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 11:58

Health·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily COVID-19 death toll in four weeks as caseload surpasses 200,000

SPAIN’S daily coronavirus death toll has experienced a four-week low after dropping to 399 on Monday morning. Down from the 410 recorded yesterday, it brings

20 Apr, 2020 @ 11:52

Lead·National News

Thenewyorker_comparing The Spanish Flu To The Coronavirus

A century ago we beat the worst pandemic in modern history with confinement – Joshua Parfitt delves into what we can learn from the Spanish flu

THE SS Talune carried no troops when it docked in Western Samoa on November 7, 1918 – four days before the end of the Great

19 Apr, 2020 @ 15:43

Lead

Elderly and ‘at risk’ prioritised for free protective masks in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME of the near 20 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will soon be available free of charge to citizens in Costa Blanca –

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:18

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway has completed his life planning course and is quoting Henry Ford and John Lennon to beat coronavirus in Spain

In the current climate there has never been a better time to create your life and financial plan

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance

Production Line Expat Wants To Bring To Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Spain wants to start his own production line of face masks to help during the coronavirus crisis

A BIG hearted British expat is trying to create a production line of face masks in Andalucia.

19 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Active COVID-19 cases go down again to just 12 in Gibraltar

Latest figures that there are only 12 recorded active cases of the COVID-19 virus on the Rock, the lowest for nearly a month, is linked

18 Apr, 2020 @ 20:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

Dressed head-to-toe in military uniform, the man had stopped several people to ask why they were outside

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

A quarter of Guardia Civil agents tested in Spain turn out to be positive for coronavirus

ONE in four Guardia Civil agents has tested positive for COVID-19.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 14:28

Health·Lead

Around 2,000 Spaniards trapped abroad will be repatriated in the next few days

THE Spanish Foreign Ministry has announced that it will repatriate around 2,000 Spaniards trapped abroad in the coming few days.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:52

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 20,000

MORE than 20,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Spain. With 565 deaths confirmed in the past 24 hours, it brings the total death toll

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:39

Lead·National News

ON THE ROAD: Olive Press delivery team get newspaper out across Spain’s Mallorca during COVID-19 lockdown

“It was a huge success to get so many papers out for our readers,” said Distribution Coordinator Sabrina Ghilaci

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s tourism industry unlikely to fully reopen until the end of the year as initial plans to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions revealed

SPAIN’S COVID-19 lockdown is unlikely to be fully lifted until the end of 2020, the Government has warned. Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz revealed yesterday that

18 Apr, 2020 @ 10:50

Lead·National News

Gibraltar active COVID-19 cases are now the lowest seen in 22 days

GIBRALTAR’S active COVID-19 cases are now the lowest they have been since March 26, with recoveries rising daily and plans to test all frontline workers.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:43

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead