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BREAKING: Spain sees record number of deaths from coronavirus but infection rate lowers and thousands cured as turning point edges closer

SPAIN has seen another record day in terms of deaths from coronavirus with 838 dying from the disease between Saturday and Sunday. It brings the

29 Mar, 2020 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake rumbles inland Andalucia and Spain’s Costa del Sol

In the subsequent hour and a half, three minor aftershocks were recorded

29 Mar, 2020 @ 13:11

Lead·Malaga·Other News

The TOP 10 books to get you through Spain’s coronavirus crisis

WE all need a bit of escapism, even in the best of times, but making space in our busy lives to delve into the pages

29 Mar, 2020 @ 13:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spain and the Costa del Sol feel the effects of the lockdown with a dramatic drop in pollution

The majority of the drop has been from a 60% reduction of traffic on the roads of Madrid and Barcelona, while in Andalucia, around an

29 Mar, 2020 @ 11:55

Health·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

How Spain’s coronavirus is both a geek heaven and a harsh reality writes Giles Brown

And thus it came to pass that the Geek did, indeed, inherit the Earth

29 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Spain to order all non-essential workers to remain at home as Pedro Sanchez assures ‘all workers will continue to receive salaries’

SPAIN is on the verge of taking ‘extraordinarily tough’ measures to battle coronavirus by ordering the entire nation’s workers to stay at home – except

28 Mar, 2020 @ 20:32

Lead

Celta Vigo footballer, Pione Sisto drives from Spain’s Galicia to Denmark, without informing his club and breaking the government imposed lockdown

CELTA Vigo footballer, Pione Sisto has travelled nearly 3,000 kilometres by car from Galicia to Denmark.

28 Mar, 2020 @ 20:22

Lead·Sport

Extension to Gibraltar Cemetery as Coronavirus deaths expected

THE confirmed caseload in Gibraltar has risen slightly to 56 from yesterday’s 55 confirmed cases while there are 42 active cases, which are in isolation.

28 Mar, 2020 @ 19:41

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

NO ENTRY: German tourists sailing on catamaran to Gibraltar BLOCKED from making ‘pitstop’ in Spain’s Mallorca

The couple attempted to dock their boat in Port'dAndratx despite the island being on lockdown

28 Mar, 2020 @ 19:19

Lead·Mallorca

Police in Spain’s Catalunya seize 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand gel, even though it’s not meant to come into contact with skin

THE police have seized 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand sanitiser in Catalunya.

28 Mar, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

BREAKING: Spanish Air Force sets off on mammoth 33-hour mission to China to collect medical supplies

A Spanish air transporter has set off today on a mammoth 33 hour journey to Shanghai, China to collect medical supplies for our struggling health

28 Mar, 2020 @ 18:38

Coronavirus·Lead

Get summer body ready – lockdown won’t last forever AND…Summer is fast approaching on the Costa del Sol

"We have been posting videos of encouragement, recipes and fitness"

28 Mar, 2020 @ 14:54

Health·Malaga

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands see record number of infections in 24 hours as cases soar to 862

In the space of 24 hours, 107 more people tested positive for COVID-19

28 Mar, 2020 @ 14:11

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Pig slaughterers nabbed as police crack down on coronavirus restriction abusers

GUARDIA CIVIL have dispersed a group of men who had gathered to slaughter a pig as more cases of people ignoring the coronavirus alert come

28 Mar, 2020 @ 13:24

Lead

DEATHS SURGE: 832 die of coronavirus in Spain over past 24 hours

SPAIN has seen a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths. This morning, the number of mortalities recorded in 24 hours was 832, which is

28 Mar, 2020 @ 12:47

Lead·National News

Spain and rest of the world fight for survival as recession looms

Urgent action plan needed in fight for economic survival as Spain and rest of the world head into recession

28 Mar, 2020 @ 11:22

Business & Finance·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Sporting Director’s story exposes holes in the Spanish Medical System

THE Sporting Director of the LCR Honda MotoGP team has shared his personal experience on social media about the tragic loss of his father to

28 Mar, 2020 @ 11:02

Coronavirus·Lead·Sport

Mal Expulsado De La Cafeteria De Suboficiales De La Base Militar

CORONAVIRUS: Rota Naval Base on lockdown as US sailor tests positive

NAVAL Station Rota is on increased security measures after one of their US sailors tested positive for the deadly coronavirus it was revealed. The US

28 Mar, 2020 @ 10:50

Coronavirus·Lead

Costa Blanca town reaches 1,000 fines for people violating lock-down

IN ONLY two weeks of ‘lock-down’, Torrevieja authorities will have issued 1,000 penalties to people flouting lock-down restrictions, according to the Mayor. City Mayor, Eduardo

28 Mar, 2020 @ 10:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead