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Drugs smugglers on Spain’s Costa del Sol set up tomato canning plant to get round coronavirus lockdown rules

A GANG of drugs smugglers left stumped by the coronavirus transport ban decided to start a tomato canning business so they could continue their illicit

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:57

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

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

On March 17 the Government announced by Royal Decree a ‘moratorium’ or ‘mortgage holiday’ for residents struggling with payments

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

After critical cancer tests, mastectomy and chemo, La Cala de Mijas restaurateur Lisa Burgess finds her Irish British resistance

Likewise, this Irish British Resistance fighter will battle boldly on, quill at the ready

18 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

What could be more inspiring than the sight of a 50-something male in a hooded dressing gown muttering obscure rock lyrics to himself

18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

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

Beat coronavirus lockdown boredom with spectacular 360º virtual tour of Malaga’s Caminito del Rey

The route, once considered the most dangerous in the world, is almost 8 km long, and takes from three to four hours to be crossed.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

New invention solves ‘corked wine’ problem and will help Spain and Portugal’s huge cork estates grow and thrive

The discovery comes as it emerged that the number of wines using corks has risen by 600,000 bottles a year, while plastic stopper use has

18 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spain’s El Pais newspaper launches digital subscription service

El Pais is following in the footsteps of the world’s most prestigious media outlets

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:27

Lead·National News

Renfe introduce new personalised tickets for passengers in Spain

RENFE have announced the introduction of personalised tickets from Monday April 20.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:27

Lead·Travel News

Teenage hacker arrested in Madrid for hacking medical data and leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus

A 16-YEAR-OLD hacker has been arrested for hacking medical data and then leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 18:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Government REJECTS lifting lockdown restrictions in Balearic Islands before rest of Spain despite decline in COVID-19 infections

The possibility of relaxing the lockdown measures in the Balearic Islands was shut down by the Minister of Finance

17 Apr, 2020 @ 16:12

Lead·Mallorca

Vile attack on female doctor accused of spreading COVID-19 virus in Barcelona

A gynecologist from Barcelona has been left shaken after vile attacks on her car and property after she was accused of spreading the virus through

17 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

Lead

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 34 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is looking green…

Buy a face mask they said... So I did...

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:37

Lead·Other News

Granada players agree to take a 19% pay cut due to coronavirus

GRANADA players have agreed to take a 19% pay cut due to COVID-19.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:30

Granada·Lead·Sport

BARKING MAD: British expat couple facing €600 fine EACH for walking dogs in Spain’s Cadiz

A BRITISH expat couple are facing fines of up to €601 EACH for walking their dogs during the coronavirus lockdown. Peter Rees, 69 and his

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:23

Cadiz·Lead·National News

WATCH: Police seize HUGE drugs haul at warehouse used as one-stop shop during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain’s Mallorca

Covert surveillance revealed that the warehouse was being used to sell drugs to customers during the nationwide lockdown

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

Brit arrested on Costa del Sol for dodging police checkpoint and hiding £200,000 in his van

THE POLICIA Nacional of Estepona have arrested a 34-year-old British man at a police checkpoint after the driver made a dramatic u-turn and attempted to

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:13

Lead·Malaga

Air pollution in Madrid and across major European cities drops staggering amounts due to coronavirus

AIR pollution in Madrid and across major European cities has dropped dramatically due to coronavirus.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 14:40

Lead·Madrid

Expat’s home-grown Utopia that aims to stop Andalucia’s desertification

THE Sierra de Grazalema sits nestled deep in western Andalucia, around 40 minutes from Ronda in the province of Cadiz. The 51 hectare area of

17 Apr, 2020 @ 14:31

Cadiz·Lead

Joys Bar & Nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol celebrating its seven year anniversary on Facebook and you’re all invited to join

AN expat bar on the Costa del Sol will be celebrating its seven year anniversary next week live on Facebook.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Food & Drink·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death and infection rates slightly increase as death toll nears 20,000

SPAIN’S coronavirus infection rate has slightly increased for the third day in a row with 5,252 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. That’s up

17 Apr, 2020 @ 12:41

Lead·National News

WATCH: Police in Spain use drone to spot drugs-smuggling launch

TWO men have been arrested after a police drone spotted a suspected ‘narcolancha’ on Spain’s river Guadalquivir. The crew of the semi-rigid inflateable speed boat

17 Apr, 2020 @ 12:38

Lead

Spain confirms a ‘basic income’ will start paying people hardest hit by COVID-19 from May and it will be a permanent fixture of the Spanish economy

The aid will be around 500 euros a month and aims to protect those most in need.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 11:51

Lead·National News

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