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Current COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia likely to remain in place after January 10

ANDALUCIA will likely continue with its current coronavirus restrictions after January 10. Vice president of the Junta Juan Marin said there are currently no plans

2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Boy, 12, dies one week after catching coronavirus in Spain

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated the child was a girl, as was reported by other Spanish media outlets, the child was a

2 Jan, 2021 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

HAPPY NEW YEAR? The only way is up for Brits in Spain in 2021 after lows of coronavirus and Brexit

WITH coronavirus and its associated lockdowns taking their toll worldwide, 2020 is a year that many people want to forget – and who could blame

1 Jan, 2021 @ 21:09

Lead·National News

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HAPPY END OF YEAR: New Year’s Eve afternoon parties in Valencia go off without a hitch

The terraces of bars and restaurants throughout the region welcomed similar numbers of customers as any other afternoon or evening so far since the end

1 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spain’s women’s Dakar champion reveals battle with Lyme Disease before grueling event

TOP motorcycle rider and favourite to take the win in the women’s category at this years grueling Dakar Rally Laia Sanz has revealed her personal

1 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Sport

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

TRADITIONALLY a time for detoxing and gruelling health regimens, those beginning the new year in Spain are luckier than most. The Mediterranean diet is frequently

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

BREXIT AT LAST: The brave and uncertain new world of an EU-free United Kingdom

ON the stroke of 2021, Brexit totally kicked in with the UK finally unshackled from its always uneasy relationship with the European Union dating back

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Opinion

MERCEDES MADNESS as ex-car plant worker bulldozes 69 new vans in Spain’s Basque Country

AN ex-Mercedes car factory worker got delayed revenge over losing his job by destroying 69 brand-new vans with a stolen bulldozer this morning(December 31). The

31 Dec, 2020 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 daily cases in the Valencian Community have risen by 117 infections to 2,832 in the latest figures issued today(December 31). The regional health

31 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Schengen ‘in principle’ Gibraltar deal agreed between UK and Spain

SPAIN and UK have agreed that Gibraltar will become part of Schengen with a level playing field on all areas.

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:19

Gibraltar·Lead

Police dismantle German pensioner run, large scale arms network with links to Hitler on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A LARGE scale arms network that supplied weapons to some of the Costa del Sol’s most violent criminals has been dismantled by the Policia Nacional.

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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THE FALL OF FRANCO: Valencia Guardia Civil remove fascist symbols from city barracks

Shields had previously been taken down from schools, churches, and army headquarters

31 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Valencia·Valencian Community

Expat in Spain’s Murcia region gets honour for helping British residents in Camposol

A Murcia-based British expat who created a charity to give fast medical aid has been awarded the British Empire Medal(BEM) in the New Year Honours

31 Dec, 2020 @ 13:01

Lead·Murcia

Paedophile coach in Valencia convicted to 223 years in prison

A 24-YEAR-OLD football coach in Valencia has been sentenced to 223 years in prison for sexually abusing 26 children aged 11 to 14. This is

31 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

READ WITH CAUTION: Dead dogs found rotting among 22 survivors in ‘deplorable’ Madrid farm – two owners arrested

GUARDIA CIVIL have discovered a farm housing 22 sick dogs, with another seven lying dead among them. The report says the animals were kept in

31 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid

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Brit arrested for Guardia attack provisionally named and criminal history revealed

MORE details have been revealed of driver of a stolen delivery van that rammed a Guardia Civil patrol vehicle off the road on Tuesday. The

31 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

XIMO PUIG himself, the President of Valencia region, has promised the maximum deployment of police on the streets tonight to prevent parties from spreading the

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Sevilla suspends Holy Week 2021 whilst Malaga and Cordoba wait until after New Year to make a decision

SEVILLA has officially suspended the celebration of its Holy Week in 2021 for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. The Archbishop of Sevilla,

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community

A record daily COVID-19 death toll has been announced today(December 30) in the Valencian Community. 70 additional fatalities were declared by the regional health ministry

30 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Father jailed in Spain’s Mallorca for repeatedly raping his two underage daughters over a decade

The man received a 24 year sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing his two children from 2008 to 2017

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

New Year’s Eve curfew bans gatherings in Gibraltar amid COVID-19 surge

NEW Year Eve celebrations have been cancelled as COVID-19 cases rose by their largest amount ever to 714 on the Rock.

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:10

Gibraltar·Lead

Police Plan To Stop Party Crowds In Early New Year Celebrations On Spain S Costa Blanca

COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Worst day yet for Covid-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

SIXTY deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the Community in the last 24 hours. The Valencian Community has reported 3,590 coronavirus infections in 24

30 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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British pianist and sexual abuse activist James Rhodes gains Spanish citizenship

PABLO Iglesias, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, announced yesterday via Twitter that English pianist and rights activist James Rhodes has been officially granted Spanish nationality. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Countryside holiday homes all booked up for New Year’s Eve in Valencia’s Castellon

Eight out of every 10 'casas rurales' throughout the province are fully booked for tomorrow

30 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Travel News·Valencian Community

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