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BREAKING: Spain takes back power to close off large towns or cities as Madrid surrenders to COVID-19 measures – see criteria for closures here

Once these milestones are passed, measures to limit mobility, social interactions and opening hours will be implemented immediately, warned Illa

29 Sep, 2020 @ 22:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

False bomb threat at Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport

A FAKE bomb threat almost caused an evacuation at Palma de Mallorca airport this evening. It came after a call from Madrid warned of an

29 Sep, 2020 @ 20:33

Lead·Mallorca

Hospital Doctors Across Spain S Costa Blanca Go On Strike

Doctors and teachers banned from speaking out to media about COVID-19 in Spain’s Madrid

An internal statement released by regional leader Isabel Ayuso urged the affected workers to 'never act on their own' when talking to media outlets

29 Sep, 2020 @ 20:04

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

OPINION: Spanish authorities must do more than diddly squat to curb the rise of okupas

COVID-19 could be creating a squatters paradise as travel restrictions limit the ability of people to visit homes. The number of properties lying empty in

29 Sep, 2020 @ 19:20

Opinion

Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes

LUCK ran out for two men who decided to use Alicante Casino as a laundering point for 15 fake €500 notes. The men each face

29 Sep, 2020 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S government announced an extension to furlough payments today(September 29) as Benidorm hosted a motorcade protest calling on the scheme to continue. The temporary ERTE

29 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Inside the exclusive closing gala at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain

Headed up by Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, the San Sebastian Official Selection Jury scoured entries to select the best films of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 17:06

Celebrity

Life to continue as ‘normal’ for majority of Spain’s Andalucia after region announces ‘advisory’ rule of six while hardest hit areas to receive mass testing to fight COVID-19

Just one town in Sevilla (Casariche), will be closed down after registering a coronavirus incidence rate of 4,582.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:48

Coronavirus·Lead

Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIVORCE applications have plummeted 40% throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca, but not just because of the coronavirus lockdown. It is true that the near collapse of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Ecologists demand closure of airfield after string of accidents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

On July 7, a small plane crashed on landing during a routine training flight, destroying the aircraft involved

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Rule of six and other COVID-19 measures announced for Spain’s Andalucia

The Junta is studying ways to make the rule of six a legal obligation

29 Sep, 2020 @ 14:21

Coronavirus·Lead

Michael Schumacher moved to villa in Spain’s Mallorca purchased from Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez

The property was previously owned by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and purchased for £26 million by Schumacher's wife Corinna in 2017

29 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Spain’s Andalucia sees deadliest COVID-19 figures in a week as it detects 1,236 new cases Tuesday

Hospitalisations have also increased, yet again, to a total of 1,103 (38 more than Monday), with 154 of these in intensive care units

29 Sep, 2020 @ 13:07

Coronavirus·Lead

Two women shoplift 11 bottles of gin, six kilos of cheese and mountains of tuna on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO women have been arrested in Rojales after allegedly shoplifting an unusual mix of cheese, spirits and party balloons. The pair had been seen acting

29 Sep, 2020 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca

Cautious optimism as new COVID-19 cases slow down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE RATE of new COVID-19 cases is falling in Alicante Province according to the latest data supplied by the Valencian Health Ministry. Figures announced last

29 Sep, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Medieval wall unearthed in Malaga as dig next to metro becomes largest in Spain

This structure has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), which means that it must be protected and preserved

29 Sep, 2020 @ 12:08

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Fake inspectors make phone calls to arrange cons on elderly people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOGUS gas inspector who stole cash and valuables from elderly people has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He was part of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

12 out of 103 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga are yet to register a single case of coronavirus

The municipalities which have no confirmed cases of coronavirus belong to the La Axarquia, Malaga and Serrania health districts

29 Sep, 2020 @ 10:54

Lead·Malaga

Violent debt collector who is martial arts fighter is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DENIA debt collector, who is a martial arts fighter, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 36-year-old Spaniard threatened to kill debtors and

28 Sep, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain registers 31,785 COVID-19 cases over weekend while Madrid REFUSES to close down as emergency meeting with central government ends without agreement

An extra-ordinary meeting this evening between the Minister of Health Salvador Illa and councillor for the Community of Madrid Enrique Ruiz Escudero has ended without

28 Sep, 2020 @ 19:09

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Expat’s body to be dug up over €2 million inheritance claim near Spain’s Costa del Sol

The claimant's grandmother, Pilar, from the humble fishing village of Barbate, had an affair with the German man while he was living in Cadiz with

28 Sep, 2020 @ 18:50

Cadiz·Lead

Intoxicated man ends a long night out by sexually assaulting a pony in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNKEN man was arrested by Murcia’s Policia Local for having sex with a pony on a farm. The intoxicated individual had been out since

28 Sep, 2020 @ 18:30

Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN, dubbed as the ‘Black Widow’, has gone on trial in Alicante charged with killing her husband of just 20 days so that she

28 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

SPAIN’S Supreme Court judges have unanimously ruled that Catalunya president, Quim Torra, should be removed from his position. They upheld last December’s Catalunya court verdict

28 Sep, 2020 @ 16:20

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

MotoGP championship fight blown wide open in Catalan GP thriller

THE title fight for the 2020 MotoGP World Championship has been blown wide open after an action packed GP of Catalunya. French sensation Fabio Quartararo

28 Sep, 2020 @ 15:45

Sport

Gibraltar takes on ‘Bre-vid’ perfect storm in LibDem debate

A ‘PERFECT storm’ is brewing with the combination of Brexit and COVID-19, according to the Deputy Chief Minister.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 15:33

Gibraltar

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BREAKING: Spain takes back power to close off large towns or cities as Madrid surrenders to COVID-19 measures – see criteria for closures here

False bomb threat at Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport

Doctors and teachers banned from speaking out to media about COVID-19 in Spain’s Madrid

OPINION: Spanish authorities must do more than diddly squat to curb the rise of okupas

Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes

Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Inside the exclusive closing gala at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain

Life to continue as ‘normal’ for majority of Spain’s Andalucia after region announces ‘advisory’ rule of six while hardest hit areas to receive mass testing to fight COVID-19

Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ecologists demand closure of airfield after string of accidents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BREAKING: Rule of six and other COVID-19 measures announced for Spain’s Andalucia

Michael Schumacher moved to villa in Spain’s Mallorca purchased from Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez

Spain’s Andalucia sees deadliest COVID-19 figures in a week as it detects 1,236 new cases Tuesday

Two women shoplift 11 bottles of gin, six kilos of cheese and mountains of tuna on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cautious optimism as new COVID-19 cases slow down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Medieval wall unearthed in Malaga as dig next to metro becomes largest in Spain

Fake inspectors make phone calls to arrange cons on elderly people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

12 out of 103 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga are yet to register a single case of coronavirus

Violent debt collector who is martial arts fighter is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain registers 31,785 COVID-19 cases over weekend while Madrid REFUSES to close down as emergency meeting with central government ends without agreement

Expat’s body to be dug up over €2 million inheritance claim near Spain’s Costa del Sol

Intoxicated man ends a long night out by sexually assaulting a pony in Spain’s Murcia region

Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

MotoGP championship fight blown wide open in Catalan GP thriller

Gibraltar takes on ‘Bre-vid’ perfect storm in LibDem debate

Spain paves the way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying