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BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Gang of 47 arrested for selling ‘heart attack’ impotency drugs in UK, Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga

In total, more than €500,000 in cash, seven high-end vehicles valued at more than €300,000 and two firearms were seized

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy CANCELLED over coronavirus fears

SEVERAL study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy have been cancelled due to mounting fears over the spread of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:32

Education·Health·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s most popular supercars for 2019

SPAIN’S Top Ten most purchased supercars for 2019 have been revealed.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead

UK’s youngest step-gran aged JUST 21, engaged in Spain

A BRITISH woman has become the UK’s youngest ever step-nan, after getting engaged in Tenerife.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:11

Lead

280 tons of rubbish collected after Andalucian carnival

Almost 280 tons of rubbish has been collected in Cadiz after the first weekend of carnival

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:01

Environment·Lead

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

DOZENS of tourists are being tested for the coronavirus while being held at the H10 hotel in Tenerife. Some 1,000 holidaymakers are being held at

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Spain money laundering probe launched into football agent of Napoli’s Kalidou Kouliba and Juventus’ Miralem Pjanic

A criminal investigation has been launched into one of the world's most powerful football agents

25 Feb, 2020 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Family donates flat to migrants on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FAMILY in Malaga has donated its flat to three migrants.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:38

Lead

Spain’s Estepona to build UNIVERSITY in latest huge project for Costa del Sol town after new coastal path, hospital, slide and more

Town Hall bosses have been in talks for a university in Estepona since at least 1992

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:23

Education·Lead·Malaga

These are the roads you should avoid TODAY as farmers’ tractor protests continue in Spain’s Andalucia

The protests are expected to start in Seville around 11am this morning affecting the A-4, A-49, A-92 and the old AP-4

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:05

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

Flights continue to arrive from Italy to Spain’s Costa del Sol today as new coronavirus case confirmed in south of the country

FLIGHTS from Italy will continue to arrive in Malaga today with no strict protocols in place to detect for coronavirus. Two flights will arrive from

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:03

Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS SPAIN: 1,000 tourists on LOCKDOWN after Italian doctor tests positive and two others isolated

MORE than 1,000 tourists have been placed under quarantine in Tenerife after an Italian doctor staying at the resort tested positive for coronavirus. According to

25 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Health·Lead

REVEALED: The protocol in place to battle coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol and what to do if you think you are infected

WHILE Malaga has yet to see anyone test positive for the coronavirus, that doesn’t mean it is not on high alert. The region is in

25 Feb, 2020 @ 08:02

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREAKING: New coronavirus case confirmed in Spain as country’s stock exchange sheds €20 BILLION and emergency health meeting called to consider extra border controls

AN Italian doctor who was holidaying in Tenerife has tested positive for coronavirus, health chiefs have confirmed. The tourist is the second case detected on

24 Feb, 2020 @ 23:40

Health·Lead

British mum in Spain whose toddler wandered along 25-metre ledge while she was ‘in shower’ told she won’t face charges

The shocking video shows the girl climbing out of the window of the fourth floor family apartment

24 Feb, 2020 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Campo mayors ask Madrid for ‘fluid frontier’ with Gibraltar

Ftontier fluidity with Gibraltar has been the main demand from the neighouring towns when they met with the Spanish Foreign Affairs minister in Madrid.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 19:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Electric cars at an ‘early stage’ as minister reveals 98% use of fossil fuels

One percent of all vehicles are powered to some extent by electricity, in figures released in Parliament recently,

24 Feb, 2020 @ 18:16

Gibraltar

BREAKING: Family isolated for possible coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol after returning from Italy trip

FOUR members of the same family have been isolated for possible coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Costa del Sol after returning from a trip to Italy.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:35

Health·Lead

Two towns in Spain’s Malaga set for increased funding after being declared ‘tourist municipalities’

SIX towns in Andalucia have been officially classed as ‘tourist municipalities’. The classification will allow each municipality more access to funding to help deal with

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

MOTOGP: Champ Marquez seals future with new 4 YEAR Repsol contract

FACTORY Honda rider and multiple world champion Marc Marquez has signed a new contract with the Repsol HRC Team. The Spanish rider will now stay

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:10

Sport

Prosecutor calls for two years in prison for Nerja mayor over illegal landfill

José Alberto Armijo has allegedly been involved in illegal dumping in the Malaga province

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:58

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada ski resort launches ten-year ‘green’ plan in bid to eliminate carbon footprint

THE Junta de Andalucia has prepared a ten-year strategic plan to make Sierra Nevada as ‘green’ as possible.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:52

Environment·Lead

People with depression in Spain 50% more likely to die

The most vulnerable group was found to be men between the ages of 18 and 64 years old

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:45

Health·Lead

Expat fighting for life after drunk French driver rams him into garage door on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FRENCH expat is in a very serious condition after being hit by a drunk driver in Torre del Mar. The man was struck by

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:27

Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Fiesta season kicks off in Spain’s Costa Blanca with free fun in the sun

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA was one of many places on the Costa Blanca that enjoyed a carnival atmosphere, this weekend. Joining Torrevieja, Orihuela, and many other

24 Feb, 2020 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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