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Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

EXTRA police visits to nightclubs have been promised this weekend by Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, in order to control the spread of Covid-19 across

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Spain enters recession as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on economy

Between April and June, the country’s GDP dropped by a staggering 18.5%, the largest collapse of its kind since records began in 1970

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:33

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Woman takes to social media to slam pervert’s sex act on bus journey in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN who witnessed a man performing a sex act next to a girl on a Torrevieja-bound bus has slammed his lewd behaviour on social

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca

Spain's Council of Ministers ends final Covid restrictions involving mask wearing

Masks and heatwave: Tips for enduring Spain’s sizzling summer heat whilst wearing the mandatory mask

Tips for wearing a mask and trying to stay cool as highs of 43C are expected to scorch parts of Andalucia this weekend

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead

Spain sees worst COVID-19 figures in EU as more than 1,000 test positive for second day in a row – see regional figures here

Registering 1,229 cases in the past 24 hours, it had the highest daily count in the EU today

30 Jul, 2020 @ 23:05

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Music video clip recorded in La Linea drug smuggler’s home

AN Algeciras musician has used the home of a drug smuggler as the setting for a music video released last year, it has been revealed.

30 Jul, 2020 @ 18:47

Gibraltar·Lead

Anti-bullfighting protesters battle for a total ban after first corrida in Spain following coronavirus lockdown

ANIMAL welfare groups are campaigning to get bullfighting banned for good after the sport returned from a lockdown suspension. The first bullfight after lockdown happened

30 Jul, 2020 @ 17:14

Lead·National News

Town in Spain’s Mallorca becomes first to issue €300 penalty for throwing face mask on ground

Santa Eugenia town hall vowed to continue imposing the penalty to anyone who is seen throwing the personal protective gear on the ground

30 Jul, 2020 @ 17:08

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Brits choosing ‘warzone’ insurance to travel to Spain for their holidays

A policy normally reserved for when visiting terror hotspots such as Africa and the middle east, more and more people are choosing to take this

30 Jul, 2020 @ 16:27

Lead·National News

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Ex councillor sees motorhome torched outside his home after hate campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The fire occurred in the Parque Clavero area of Malaga in front of the former councillor's home and his wife and children

30 Jul, 2020 @ 16:18

Malaga

Mother and toddler left homeless after violent drug-taking squatters take over flat in Spain’s Andalucia and police ‘do nothing’ as ‘okupas’ and drug mafias target tourist apartments

Desokupa, a private company dedicated to kicking out squatters, says it has seen a 300% increase in web traffic since the end of the lockdown

30 Jul, 2020 @ 16:08

Lead·National News

INFERNO: Highs of 43C as heatwave from Africa to fry Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol this weekend

Authorities have recommended drinking plenty of fluids and keeping out of the sun during peak hours to avoid heatstroke

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:57

Lead·Malaga

Spain hopes to begin human trials for COVID-19 vaccine within months

Spain’s Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) is currently developing three vaccine projects, two of which are very advanced

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:35

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Iconic hotel where Princess Di partied in Spain scheduled to reopen

A world famous hotel on the Costa Del Sol where Princess Diana, The Rolling Stones and Antonio Banderas partied is scheduled to finally reopen in

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:32

Lead·National News

Drunk Tries To Set Fire To Bar In Spain S Valencian Community That Refused To Serve Him

Booze refusal prompts angry drunk to try to fire-raise a bar in Spain’s Valencian Community

A DRUNK who tried to set fire to a Valencian Community bar that refused to serve him has been jailed by Torrent magistrates. The 45-year-old

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca

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Is Spain seeing a second coronavirus wave? – the latest figures explained

Since the country began exiting the nationwide lockdown on May 11, 527 clusters of COVID-19 have been detected, counting more than 6,000 new cases

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:11

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain's Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures

Spain’s Mallorca on orange weather warning for African heatwave as temperatures soar to 40ºC

The State Meteorological Agency has forecasted sizzling highs from today until Saturday August 1 across the Balearic Islands

30 Jul, 2020 @ 13:44

Lead·Mallorca

Masked gang strike again to blow up bank on Spain’s Costa Blanca in ATM raid

A GANG of masked thieves destroyed part of a Sabadell Bank branch in Els Poblets on the northern Costa Blanca this morning(July 30), as they

30 Jul, 2020 @ 12:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Pervy landlord in Spain’s Andalucia cuffed for using spy pen to capture nude images of female tenant

Policia Nacional arrested the suspect after finding a six-minute video with nude images of his female tenant stored on his computer

30 Jul, 2020 @ 11:55

Huelva·Lead

UK’s Heathrow Airport requests 14-day quarantine to be replaced by coronavirus tests

The testing proposal comes as Boris Johnson’s cabinet says there will be confinement measures for ‘the entire summer’.

30 Jul, 2020 @ 11:44

Lead·National News·Travel News

Baby poisoned by drugs during party at villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A nine-month-old baby was rushed to the Marina Salud Hospital in Dénia on Tuesday(July 28) after it was poisoned by drugs. The child is out

30 Jul, 2020 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar government sells off £20m property to local company

AN underground car park and dockyard warehouse are being bought up as storage for vehicles to be exported abroad by the Bassadone Group.

29 Jul, 2020 @ 18:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Big clean and repairs coming to major Costa Blanca tourist focal point

AN iconic Alicante City landmark is set for a big clean up after adorning the area for 90 years. The Fuente de Levante in the

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:37

Alicante·Costa Blanca

New health figures from Spain’s Valencia region suggest younger people are now catching Covid-19 virus

YOUNGER people seem to be in the firing line across the Valencian Community in the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. Regional health minister, Ana Barcelo,

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:36

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Family investigated for dumping waste oil into popular swimming river in Spain’s Andalucia

Experts are concerned that the high concentration of metals and other toxic substances will cause dramatic damage to the local ecosystem whilst also potentially affecting

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:28

Cordoba

New study shows Spain’s homemade COVID-19 masks need be three layers thick to be most effective

According to a case study by online publication Thorax, masks should be 'a minimum of two layers, preferably three, to prevent dispersion of droplets from

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead

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Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

BREAKING: Spain enters recession as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on economy

Woman takes to social media to slam pervert’s sex act on bus journey in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Masks and heatwave: Tips for enduring Spain’s sizzling summer heat whilst wearing the mandatory mask

Spain sees worst COVID-19 figures in EU as more than 1,000 test positive for second day in a row – see regional figures here

Music video clip recorded in La Linea drug smuggler’s home

Anti-bullfighting protesters battle for a total ban after first corrida in Spain following coronavirus lockdown

Town in Spain’s Mallorca becomes first to issue €300 penalty for throwing face mask on ground

Brits choosing ‘warzone’ insurance to travel to Spain for their holidays

Ex councillor sees motorhome torched outside his home after hate campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Mother and toddler left homeless after violent drug-taking squatters take over flat in Spain’s Andalucia and police ‘do nothing’ as ‘okupas’ and drug mafias target tourist apartments

INFERNO: Highs of 43C as heatwave from Africa to fry Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol this weekend

Spain hopes to begin human trials for COVID-19 vaccine within months

Iconic hotel where Princess Di partied in Spain scheduled to reopen

Booze refusal prompts angry drunk to try to fire-raise a bar in Spain’s Valencian Community

Is Spain seeing a second coronavirus wave? – the latest figures explained

Spain’s Mallorca on orange weather warning for African heatwave as temperatures soar to 40ºC

Masked gang strike again to blow up bank on Spain’s Costa Blanca in ATM raid

Pervy landlord in Spain’s Andalucia cuffed for using spy pen to capture nude images of female tenant

UK’s Heathrow Airport requests 14-day quarantine to be replaced by coronavirus tests

Baby poisoned by drugs during party at villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Gibraltar government sells off £20m property to local company

Big clean and repairs coming to major Costa Blanca tourist focal point

New health figures from Spain’s Valencia region suggest younger people are now catching Covid-19 virus

Family investigated for dumping waste oil into popular swimming river in Spain’s Andalucia

New study shows Spain’s homemade COVID-19 masks need be three layers thick to be most effective

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

Revealed: The four Spanish coffee shops ranked among the best in the world

Costa Blanca real estate agents arrested for scamming foreign customers who ended up virtually penniless

Marbella begins €400,000 clean-up operation to repair the region’s storm-battered beaches as tourism begins to ramp up

Tourist, 30, visiting the Costa del Sol on holiday is run over outside Malaga airport just minutes after landing