Lockdown-style measures for Spain’s Andalucia if COVID-19 figures continue to worsen in second half of September
Junta president Juanma Moreno confirmed the plans during a hospital visit in Osuna, near Sevilla, yesterday
Health minister in Spain’s Murcia region slams lack of discipline over COVID-19 prevention and says Chinese ‘are far better at it’
RISING COVID-19 cases have caused Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, to criticise the lack of restraint among Spaniards in the region in following safety rules.
Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,617 COVID-19 cases Friday in new post-lockdown record
Andalucia, due to being the most populous autonomous community, has the fourth lowest incidence of coronavirus (134.80 per 100,000 inhabitants)
Woman killed by storms sweeping western Spain and Andalucia
THE ‘cold drop’ that is sweeping across parts of Andalucia and western Spain has claimed a victim in Extremedura. The news broke this morning as
Son holds mother captive and threatens to throw himself out of an apartment window in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN held his mother captive in her Alicante apartment and threatened to leap out of a window when police broke into the property. The
Spain’s Malaga airport closes T2 for first time in history due to COVID-19
This is the first time Malaga’s Pablo Ruiz Picasso (T2) will close since it opened in 1991
Travel bubble setback as Benidorm records two COVID-19 outbreaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in Benidorm which has been trying hard to promote itself as a ‘safe’ destination for UK tourists to visit.
EYE ON IBIZA: Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke discovers why it’s more than all white on the party isle
WE’RE eating €8 sausage sandwiches with thinly-sliced Toro tomatoes, washed down with ice cold Estrella Damm lagers and a couple of fizzy drinks. With a
Gibraltar braces itself for hard frontier as Brexit No Deal looms
ALL Brits including Gibraltarians could be forced to wet stamp their passports when they go to Spain if there is no UK deal with the
Flood-devastated area of Spain’s Costa Blanca in 2019 sends €4 million repair bill to river authority
ALMORADI council has demanded €4 million of compensation for property damage caused by last September’s record-breaking floods. The Vega Baja area council blames the local
Rise in numbers of Spanish entrepreneurs setting up businesses during Covid – but female businesses are still outnumbered by men
PLUCKY young entrepreneurs are refusing to let COVID-19 stop them from a profit. Encouraging figures released by the Association of Statistics of Commercial Companies shows
Clearer rules to reduce risk for DLT companies in Gibraltar introduced
GIBRALTAR is bringing in new rules for Distributed Ledger Technology companies wishing to set up shop on the Rock.
Winner takes it all: Who can make the most money off a hypothetical wad of cash?
Olive Press columnist Giles Brown has been pipped to the post in a €100,000 investment challenge organised by BINCKBANK Marbella. The fantasy contest saw Giles
Spain’s Andalucia records deadliest COVID-19 figures since end of lockdown
There are currently 940 people with coronavirus in Andalucian hospitals, of which 120 are in intensive care
Hundreds of prisoners forced to go into self-isolation at a jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
400 prisoners at an Alicante Province prison have gone into self-isolation after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Inmates at Villena Prison have been confined
Malaga province on yellow alert for rain, hail and storms on Friday
The storm is said to have 'tropical characteristics' and will bring heavy rainfall, hail and lightning
Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A
Pregnant woman injured in car crash with drug traffickers being chased by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The pregnant woman is reported to be in her 30s and the seriousness of her injuries are not known
Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’
BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The
Two human skulls unearthed in ‘Stonehenge’ type dolmen discovered in Spain’s Malaga
In just one week human remains and a new, never before identified ancient structure have been discovered
Volunteers quit COVID-19 vaccine trials after side effects mar Phase 2 testing in Spain
The concerns arose after side effects were reported in the Madrid-based vaccine trials on a subject in the UK
More than 43,000 people put on ‘partial lockdown’ in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca to combat spread of COVID-19
Tomorrow, parts of Arquitecte Bennazar will face confinement, joining Son Gotleu, Can Capes, Soledat Nord and Son Canals which became 'hot zones' last week
Theories behind origin of black panther in Spain’s Granada point at drug lord or tycoon
It is believed that the animal could have entered the Granada province from Malaga through Zafarraya
New COVID-19 cases are halved over 24 hours across Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have seen a dramatic fall over a 24-hour period. Wednesday evening’s report(September 16) from the regional health
Is Spain still the investment haven despite the Corona pandemic?
According to Worldometer, as of April 2nd, Spain had 104,118 coronavirus positive cases with the second highest death toll in the world. The coronavirus pandemic
Drug lord captured as Spanish police arrest 29 in gang crackdown across Malaga, Seville and Cádiz
THE HEAD one of Europe’s biggest drug gangs was arrested in Spain after a major sting operation. Leader of the Castaña drugs cartel Antonio Tejón,