Last year was the warmest year in Europe’s history
LAST year was the warmest year in Europe’s history, it has been announced.
British residents returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol seen as ‘vital’ to help rescue tourism and economy from coronavirus impact
BRITS and other foreign residents wanting to return to their homes in Andalucia may have to wait for a bilateral agreement between Spain and the
Couple set sail from Spain’s Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean and didn’t know about extent of coronavirus pandemic until they reached the Caribbean
A COUPLE who had set sail from the Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean on a sailing boat did not know about the extent
Podemos deputy leader, Isabel Serra Sanchez, sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction in Madrid in 2014
THE deputy leader of Podemos, Isabel Serra Sanchez has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction.
Marbella and Mijas to reopen beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with first lifting of coronavirus restrictions
MARBELLA and Mijas are set to open their beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. The Costa del Sol
BREAKING: Football match fixers in Spain jailed
NINE people have been jailed in Spain for colluding to fix the result of football matches. It is the first time anyone has been sentenced
BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop
SPAIN has finally seen its daily death toll from coronavirus drop below 400 with 367 deaths registered on Friday morning. It’s a drop from the
Healthcare group testing 160 staff per HOUR for Coronavirus at prime Costa Blanca hospital
PRIVATE hospital group, Ribera Salud, has started carrying out 7,000 diagnostic tests on health professionals and other staff across its sites. The intention is to
Unions and parents in Spain’s Andalucia outraged by Junta’s proposal that schools re-open in May amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Junta’s proposal to open the schools in mid-May has been met by outrage from Unions and parents.
Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods
ESSENTIAL safety works to the banks of the River Segura are near completion, after being breached seven months ago by floodwater. The Olive Press were
Gibraltar lock-down extended to May 22 as active cases go down to FOUR
GIBRALTAR now has only four active cases of COVID-19 after 129 people have recovered in the peninsula as the first BEAT COVID payments are cashed
Man denied entrance to supermarket with his wife starts brawl before coughing in police officer’s face claiming he has ‘coronavirus’ – arrested in Valencia
A MAN has been arrested in Valencia after coughing in a police officer’s face and claiming he had ‘coronavirus’ following a supermarket brawl. Policia Nacional
Man to be fined at least €601 for dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante
A MAN is under investigation for a serious disobedience after he was filmed dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante province.
A 106-year-old woman from Andalucia becomes Spain’s oldest COVID-19 survivor after she recovered from the virus
A 106-YEAR-OLD woman from Andalucia has recovered from coronavirus.
Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started
THE Ministry of Interior has authorised the first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain.
Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear
A MAN in Spain has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor and trying to con health workers into paying for non-existent protective clothing.
Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid
SCIENTISTS from the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid have revealed findings from studies on the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Spain. Studying the
EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules
What exactly are the country’s youngest citizens permitted to do outside? When and where can they do it? And who must accompany them?
EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’
Additional reporting by Joshua Parfitt SEX workers in British expat hotspots are still seeing clients despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Olive Press can reveal.
Catalan clothing line Mango plan to quarantine tried-on clothes for ’48 hours’ as part of strict measures to hopefully reopen ‘in June’
SPANISH clothing lines Mango has begun reopening shops in northern Europe, with 135 active in Austria and the Netherlands, while 483 more are due to
IN PICS: Volunteers from public and private sectors ‘show solidarity’ by making 6,000 meals in THREE days for Costa Blanca needy
SCORES of volunteer chefs, restaurants, hotels and council staff have been recognised for their efforts helping the needy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Over 150 volunteers
Women’s Euro 2021 pushed back to 2022 so that it doesn’t clash with the Men’s competition that was also postponed due to coronavirus
THE Women’s Euro 2021 due to be held in England has been postponed to 2022 due to coronavirus.
‘Bigger and better’ terraces to kickstart comeback of restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca post-coronavirus
Outdoor spaces are proven to be healthy than those indoors, thus posing less risk of contagion
Overnight stays in hotels across Spain in March drop by 61.1% compared to the same month last year
HOTEL overnight stays in Spain have dropped by 61.1% in March, compared to the same month last year.
Spain’s hotels study safety measures to ensure reopening as soon as possible after COVID-19 crisis
The tourism sector is considering what security measures to take to ensure that hotels reopen as soon as possible after the COVID-19 crisis.
Spain’s Andalucia wants kids back at school from May 15 and will lift lockdown restrictions for towns which have seen no coronavirus cases first
ANDALUCIA wants children in the region to return to school on May 15. Junta president Juanma Moreno told Ser in an interview this morning that