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UK’s infection rate nearly double Spain’s, according to study on success of COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe

THE UK’S infection rate for COVID-19 is nearly double that of Spain, according to a study from Spain’s leading institute on information systems and computer

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:06

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La Liga President sets the end of May as the earliest date for football to resume in Spain

LA Liga President, Javier Tebas has suggested that the earliest date football in Spain could resume would be the end of May.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 14:53

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Jet2 cancel all flights and holidays until June 17 due to coronavirus

JET2 have cancelled all their flights and holidays until June 17 due to coronavirus.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:59

Lead·Travel News

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TRUSTED NEWS MATTERS… THE OLIVE PRESS – A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST These are trying times for everyone in Spain. Workers are unsure of their

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: The UK’s Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove is self-isolating at home, as a family member displayed symptoms of coronavirus

MICHAEL Gove has announced that he is self-isolating at home due to COVID-19.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:19

Health·Lead

Obligatory use of face masks in Spain to combat coronavirus is delayed

“Measures will not be put in place that cannot be met.” Says Spain’s Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 11:37

Health·Lead·National News

Spain converts water cannons into coronavirus disinfectant machines

TO many they are symbols of state power over the common people, used to control protesting crowds

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:58

Lead·National News

Far-right VOX party rejects COVID-19 state of alarm extension in harshest statement against Pedro Sanchez to date

Vox was hit hard with the virus, with secretary general Javier Ortega Smith testing positive after a party conference on March 8

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:08

Lead·Politics

Stats suggest Covid-19 curve is flattening, but Costa Blanca town continues to disinfect – much to delight of locals

ROJALES in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca, isn’t sitting back just because official statistics SUGGEST the Coronavirus curve is flattening out. Throughout

7 Apr, 2020 @ 07:16

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Could Gibraltar COVID-19 measures be too successful?

Stopping people leaving home could be slowing down the spread of the virus 'too much', according to the Chief Minister as active cases crept up

6 Apr, 2020 @ 20:53

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Priest in Spain’s Basque Country stopped by the police and sent home for breaking lockdown rules while walking around and blessing the town’s faithful

POLICE in the Basque Country have stopped a priest who was walking around the town and blessing people on their balconies and windows.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 18:20

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DYING FOR A FAG – Frenchman rescued in Pyrenees after going on quest for cheap tobacco over border in Spain

A FRENCHMAN who tried to hike across the Pyrenees in search of cheap cigarettes in Spain had to be rescued by helicopter. He had set

6 Apr, 2020 @ 18:12

Lead·National News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola loses his mother to coronavirus in Spain’s Barcelona

PEP Guardiola’s mother has died after contracting COVID-19.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Sport

An 88-year-old couple married for 65 years, from Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha both recover from coronavirus and return home together

AN 88-year-old couple from Castilla-La Mancha who were both diagnosed with COVID-19, have both recovered and returned to their home together.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 15:30

Health·Lead

SOS: Volunteers on Spain’s Costa del Sol call for fabric donations to make coronavirus face masks

A GROUP of volunteers in Fuengirola and Mijas who have been making 600 coronavirus face masks a week has sent out a call for more

6 Apr, 2020 @ 15:30

Number of people recovered from coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia outnumbers deceased for first time

Andalucia has seen over 200 people cured in the last 24 hours.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 15:11

Health·Lead

Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned if they don’t restart by September according to UEFA President

THE UEFA President has said that the Champions League and the Europa League could be abandoned if coronavirus restrictions are still in place in September.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 14:39

Lead·Sport

Man sets fire to car in Spain’s Mallorca after ex-wife ‘refuses to let him inside house’ during coronavirus lockdown

Investigators say the man set his vehicle on fire after his ex-wife failed to let him inside of his his former home

6 Apr, 2020 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Second Celta Vigo football star breaks Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown and returns home to Russia

A SECOND footballer from Galician La Liga side Celta Vigo has broken Spain’s lockdown restrictions to fly back to his home country of Russia for

6 Apr, 2020 @ 13:50

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BALD GESTURE: Two expats in Andalucia shave their heads and raise money for homeless charity during the coronavirus crisis

'I'm so frustrated that I can't do anything to get back with my colleagues and work with the most vulnerable'

6 Apr, 2020 @ 13:40

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Balearic Islands ask lockdown restrictions to be relaxed as coronavirus cases steadily decrease

The Government proposes for the Balearic Islands to act as a ‘test laboratory’ for lifting the confinement constraints

6 Apr, 2020 @ 13:21

Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain’s infection rate drops dramatically in good news for coronavirus battle as caseload tops 135,000

SPAIN has seen its death and infection rates decline for the fourth consecutive day as its battle against coronavirus looks to be turning the tide.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 23 of lockdown and Mamma is growing concerned

The excitement of not going to school has also interfered with my children’s bedtime.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Hospital staff applaud as coronavirus-infected baby taken off ventilator in Spain’s Malaga

A four-month-old baby infected with coronavirus is extubated in Malaga

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:35

Health·Lead·Malaga

CORONAVIRUS: Boris Johnson hospitalised in ‘precautionary step’ 10 days after testing positive

Johnson first revealed he was suffering a temperature in a video on Friday night

5 Apr, 2020 @ 23:45

Lead·National News

Turkey makes SPECTACULAR U-turn and releases respirators bought by Spain to combat coronavirus, only 24 hours after requisitioning them

IN a spectacular U-turn, Turkey has released the respirators bought by Spain, only 24 hours after requisitioning them.

5 Apr, 2020 @ 14:38

Health·Lead

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UK’s infection rate nearly double Spain’s, according to study on success of COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe

La Liga President sets the end of May as the earliest date for football to resume in Spain

Jet2 cancel all flights and holidays until June 17 due to coronavirus

We are asking that YOU help us to help you

BREAKING: The UK’s Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove is self-isolating at home, as a family member displayed symptoms of coronavirus

Obligatory use of face masks in Spain to combat coronavirus is delayed

Spain converts water cannons into coronavirus disinfectant machines

Far-right VOX party rejects COVID-19 state of alarm extension in harshest statement against Pedro Sanchez to date

Stats suggest Covid-19 curve is flattening, but Costa Blanca town continues to disinfect – much to delight of locals

Could Gibraltar COVID-19 measures be too successful?

Priest in Spain’s Basque Country stopped by the police and sent home for breaking lockdown rules while walking around and blessing the town’s faithful

DYING FOR A FAG – Frenchman rescued in Pyrenees after going on quest for cheap tobacco over border in Spain

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola loses his mother to coronavirus in Spain’s Barcelona

An 88-year-old couple married for 65 years, from Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha both recover from coronavirus and return home together

SOS: Volunteers on Spain’s Costa del Sol call for fabric donations to make coronavirus face masks

Number of people recovered from coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia outnumbers deceased for first time

Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned if they don’t restart by September according to UEFA President

Man sets fire to car in Spain’s Mallorca after ex-wife ‘refuses to let him inside house’ during coronavirus lockdown

Second Celta Vigo football star breaks Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown and returns home to Russia

BALD GESTURE: Two expats in Andalucia shave their heads and raise money for homeless charity during the coronavirus crisis

Spain’s Balearic Islands ask lockdown restrictions to be relaxed as coronavirus cases steadily decrease

BREAKING: Spain’s infection rate drops dramatically in good news for coronavirus battle as caseload tops 135,000

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 23 of lockdown and Mamma is growing concerned

WATCH: Hospital staff applaud as coronavirus-infected baby taken off ventilator in Spain’s Malaga

CORONAVIRUS: Boris Johnson hospitalised in ‘precautionary step’ 10 days after testing positive

Turkey makes SPECTACULAR U-turn and releases respirators bought by Spain to combat coronavirus, only 24 hours after requisitioning them

Woman in her 60s found dead on popular Malaga beach

Spanish police renew appeal in search for missing British doctor on the Costa del Sol

FROM THE ARCHIVES: What pranks did they pull on December 28 in 2023 – Spain’s version of April Fool’s Day

British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data