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WATCH: Andalusian prostitution and human trafficking ring broken up by international task force

COMBINED FORCES smashed a human trafficking ring operating in Andalusia, last week. Europol and Policia Nacional broke up the gang of seven that were sexually

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:23

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Jaen

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alboran donate €200,000 to Malaga Univeristy Medical Robotics Research Group in fight against COVID-19

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alborán, two of Malaga’s most international artists, donate 200,000 in fight against the COVID-19.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:10

Health·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain sees almost as many recoveries from coronavirus as new cases in past 24 hours in strongest sign yet it is flattening the curve

SPAIN’S coronavirus infection has rate dropped to a new low this morning with 3,045 new cases confirmed between Monday and Tuesday. That’s down from the

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Internet down in ‘thousands’ of homes during coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POTENTIALLY thousands of homes have been left without internet this morning. It comes after hundreds of expats and locals between at least Marbella and San

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Lead·Malaga

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

The funds will be used to support hospitals and vulnerable groups as part of the Red Cross Responds campaign

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Charities and police combine to help feed Costa Blanca migrant communities during lock-down crisis

THE ALICANTE Food Bank and several charities have combined forces with Guardia Civil to collect and distribute food parcels among migrant communities in the region.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 08:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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London Diaries – Coronavirus Easter Sunday

EASTER has come and gone and not much has changed in London, similarly to the rest of Europe.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 20:07

WATCH: First local policeman from Spain’s Malaga to overcome coronavirus receives a hero’s welcome

Manuel Ortiz, the first local policeman from Malaga to overcome the coronavirus has received an emotive applause on leaving the hospital

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:46

Health·Lead·Malaga

7 home food safety tips for coronavirus prevention

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) says there is no evidence that food is a source of COVID-19 transmission.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:41

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

650,000 fined for breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

SINCE the start of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown on March 14, police have issued 650,000 tickets for breaking the emergency regulations. Spain’s Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:39

Lead·National News

Empty Bins And Deserted Streets At Sagrada Familia

IN PICS: Dispatch from Barcelona as once bustling metropolis falls silent during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Words by Mike Riley WALKING around the streets of Barcelona this Easter has been a rather surreal experience. Areas normally bustling with tourists and locals

13 Apr, 2020 @ 17:39

Lead·National News

A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

A MAYOR from a town in Castilla y León has been caught breaking lockdown to go ring the church bells.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 16:52

Lead

Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

THE police in Barcelona have filed a denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules and going into a forest to perform satanic rituals.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Lead

Police officers will be allowed to continue to sing Happy Birthday to children during the coronavirus crisis, despite the order from the Junta in Andalucia telling them not to

A POLICE spokesperson has confirmed that officers will be allowed to sing Happy Birthday to children during the state of emergency.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:45

Lead

LOOKING UP: No coronavirus deaths on Costa del Sol in past 24 hours

FOR the first time in three weeks no coronavirus deaths have been reported in Malaga province in daily figures. And just 14 new cases have

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:37

Lead

Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

The woman was saved by the Guardia Civil and Fire Brigade after falling and injuring herself on the Sierra de Cavall Bernat in Pollenca

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus infection rate since March 21 as death toll returns to a decline

SPAIN has recorded 517 deaths in the past 24 hours as it returns to flattening the coronavirus curve following a slight spike on Sunday. The

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:22

Lead·National News

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

The vehicle had been pulled over by Policia Nacional agents after they spotted two people and a baby travelling inside

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

Despite lockdown, police checks and the old lady across the road who has better surveillance on the neighbours than the FBI and CIA combined, the

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:39

La Cultura·Lead

Differences put aside with cross-party agreement to honour Spanish dead in Costa Blanca city

ORIHUELA Town Hall will be lowering their flags in honour of the 17,000+ Spanish people that have died so far of Coronavirus. The city’s mayor,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

RISKING LIVES: Birthday party caught, fined and sent home after lighting barbecue in communal area of Costa Blanca resort

RISKING their own lives, and those of loved ones, a birthday party of seven people was denounced by the Guardia Civil in Guardamar del Segura,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 10:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WOMAN has been arrested TWICE today for violating the coronavirus lockdown by stripping naked in the street before mounting a police car. The 41-year-old

12 Apr, 2020 @ 21:52

Lead·Malaga

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

It was approaching dusk and you could hear a pin drop in a place where normally you would hear the sound of faraway trumpets and

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a pensioner has been discovered on the side of the road on the Costa del Sol. The corpse of the 69-year-old man

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:51

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

THE COVID-19 crisis has hit every part of society hard with the darkest cloud hanging over the airline industry.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead·Travel News

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WATCH: Andalusian prostitution and human trafficking ring broken up by international task force

Antonio Banderas and Pablo Alboran donate €200,000 to Malaga Univeristy Medical Robotics Research Group in fight against COVID-19

BREAKING: Spain sees almost as many recoveries from coronavirus as new cases in past 24 hours in strongest sign yet it is flattening the curve

Internet down in ‘thousands’ of homes during coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

Charities and police combine to help feed Costa Blanca migrant communities during lock-down crisis

London Diaries – Coronavirus Easter Sunday

WATCH: First local policeman from Spain’s Malaga to overcome coronavirus receives a hero’s welcome

7 home food safety tips for coronavirus prevention

650,000 fined for breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

IN PICS: Dispatch from Barcelona as once bustling metropolis falls silent during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

Police officers will be allowed to continue to sing Happy Birthday to children during the coronavirus crisis, despite the order from the Junta in Andalucia telling them not to

LOOKING UP: No coronavirus deaths on Costa del Sol in past 24 hours

Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus infection rate since March 21 as death toll returns to a decline

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

Differences put aside with cross-party agreement to honour Spanish dead in Costa Blanca city

RISKING LIVES: Birthday party caught, fined and sent home after lighting barbecue in communal area of Costa Blanca resort

Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

Vox mayor in small Andalucia town comes under fire after distributing 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Orange weather alert: Heavy rain and ‘hurricane-force gusts’ expected as Storm Claudia closes in on Spain

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112