Covid-19: Chinese community donates face masks to Cordoba’s Reina Sofia Hospital
Chinese citizens hand over a thousand masks to the National Police.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We are there for you! Olive Press team will work around the clock to deliver your favourite paper across Spain this week
THE Olive Press will be distributing as normally as we can this week. Our five regional newspapers are going to print as they always do
Two rockets hit a base in Iraq housing 350 Spanish troops, US blames Hezbollah
TWO rockets have hit a base in Iraq that houses the highest number of Spanish troops.
Spain’s Balearic Islands prohibit arrivals at airports and ports as confirmed coronavirus cases reach 92
The Balearic Islands have enforced strict restrictions at airports and ports to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Number of gender violence convictions in Spain last year reach an all-time high
THE number of gender violence convictions in Spain has reached a record high in 2019.
Jogger arrested for defying coronavirus lockdown in Malaga after pulling trousers down in front of police officers
A MAN has been arrested while jogging along the seafront of Malaga during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The 29-year-old was stopped by Policia Local while
Fines issued and towns disinfected as Spain’s Axarquia lockdown ramps up a notch
TOWNS across Axarquia are closing their doors and self quarantining aslocal councils are clamping down on anyone breaking the curfew orders. Torrox Mayor Oscar Medina
WATCH: ‘T-Rex’ spotted in Murcia trying to evade Coronavirus lock-down
POLICE in Murcia have had to take to social media reminding citizens that fancy dress costumes are not a valid way to avoid the lock-down.
Spaniards begin renting out their dogs so others under coronavirus lockdown can take walks ‘without getting fined’
OFFERS of a dog have begun popping up on Spanish online marketplaces as the coronavirus quarantine measures enter their third day of effect. Adverts seen
Winter is well and truly still here as Spain’s Ronda and Madrid see heavy snowfall
JUST as Andalucia was beginning to get used to 30°C temperatures and clear blue skies, winter has returned in full force. Strong winds and snow
20-year-old dies from coronavirus on Costa del Sol as Spain’s case load surpasses 11,000
A 20-YEAR-OLD has died from coronavirus in Malaga. The young man becomes the sixth fatality in the province linked to COVID-19 and 11th in Andalucia,
BARKING MAD: Man walks toy dog in bid to escape Spain’s coronavirus lockdown
A MAN faces a hefty fine after police caught him walking a toy dog in a bid to get round the coronavirus lockdown. In his
Huge planes rescue trapped Norwegians on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid coronavirus lockdown as Brits told ‘no travel abroad’ for 30 days
NORWEGIANS have been rushing to Malaga airport in a bid to be taken back home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Norwegian airline is using its giant
BREAKING: Euro 2020 postponed to summer of 2021 because of coronavirus
EURO 2020 has been postponed due to coronavirus.
Homeless man ‘kills himself’ by jumping from sixth floor of Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport
Investigators have ruled out that a third party was involved and are treating the death as a possible suicide
Spain’s Government to freeze mortgage payments for families affected by the coronavirus crisis
SPAIN’S Government is set to freeze mortgage payments for the main home of families afectado by the coronavirus crisis. The measures, due to be approved
EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown
AROUND 2.5 million Spaniards live abroad and the situation in Spain with regards to coronavirus is making a lot of them nervous for their friends
Spain joins US, China and Australia in bid to find cure against coronavirus
Scientific teams across the world are scrambling to create a vaccine to prevent or cure the infection
Hotelier in Spain’s Andalucia talks to the BBC about the devastating effects of coronavirus on tourism
A HOTELIER from Andalucia has spoken to the BBC detailing what effect the coronavirus will have on his business.
OPINION: Thank God I’m on coronavirus lockdown in Spain and not at the mercy of two bumbling fools
COMPARING Spain and the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is like comparing chalk and cheese. While Spain seems to have the people’s health as
Spanish Castle Movie Magic
In 1936 Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich made the film ‘Desire’, a musical comedy with Spanish scenery as a backdrop. Although the actors never set
BREAKING: Spain considering closing down ALL AIRPORTS to fight coronavirus pandemic as case load nears 10,000
SPAIN has not ruled out closing down all airports in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. According to El Mundo, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska
Spanish Gov’s director of health emergencies has to remind nation ‘it’s not necessary to leave your shoes outside’
THE DIRECTOR of Spain’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies has yesterday reminded the nation they don’t need to leave their shoes outside.
Footballers, politicians and film stars – which celebs have coronavirus in Spain and abroad?
Fame, fortune and football are not enough to keep coronavirus at bay
Ryanair remove flight change fee for all bookings in April, not just in Spain, but customers still demand refunds
RYANAIR have waived the flight change fee on all bookings in April as well.
Guardia Civil to check food, petrol and pharmacy receipts while ONE person allowed per car in Spain’s coronavirus lockdown
GUARDIA Civil will begin demanding drivers’ food, petrol and pharmacy receipts as Spain ends its first work day on coronavirus lockdown. Spain’s rural police force