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King Felipe reminded to wear his mask by teenage daughter during memorial event for COVID-19 victims

The absent minded mistake came after King Felipe had just given a speech commemorating the 28,400 people who have died of coronavirus in Spain

20 Jul, 2020 @ 12:12

Coronavirus·Lead

Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa

SPANISH police and the Moroccan Royal Guard have arrested a gang of 28 bird traffickers who were earning over €1 million a year. Some 280

20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:38

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Concerns grow for COVID-19 outbreak linked to nightclub as 73 test positive and 670 put in isolation in Spain’s Andalucia

Coronavirus infections in the outbreak linked to a nightclub in Cordoba now amount to 73.

20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:31

Cordoba·Health·Lead

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Beaches in Spain’s Malaga closed this Sunday after reaching maximum capacity

This is not the first time sun seekers have been turned away from the beach due to overcrowding

20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:23

Health·Lead·Malaga

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ASK GRANNY: Patience, Avid Cruisers, Smooth Sailing Ahead

The global pandemic put a sudden stop to cruising around the world on April 9, 2020. On that date the Center for Disease Control issued

20 Jul, 2020 @ 09:33

Ask Granny

Possible Lead Appeal Launched Over Costa Blanca S Largest Ever Corruption Case

Cash for trash: prosecutors to appeal after Costa Blanca businessman cleared in corruption case

ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors are launching an appeal against a verdict that cleared 34 people of taking bungs over the awarding of an Orihuela waste disposal contract.

19 Jul, 2020 @ 19:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain sends a big welcome to British tourists

A RECENT report in UK newspaper The Sun said that British tourists are not welcome in Spain until the coronavirus outbreak is over. A YouGov

19 Jul, 2020 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

On the trail of Andalucia’s big cat – has Iberian Lynx returned to Spain’s iconic city of Ronda?

THE ‘experts’ at the Junta de Andalucia remain unconvinced but for one man there is no doubt. After 60 years of absence, the endangered Iberian

19 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead

Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATHERS enjoying their Covid-safe day on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura were able to take away a free parasol yesterday, courtesy of the town’s Tourism Department

19 Jul, 2020 @ 11:26

Costa Blanca·Lead

Isle take it – €150 million price tag on island off Spain’s Ibiza

IF you have a spare €150 million now’s your chance to buy Europe’s most exclusive private island. Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber and Liz Hurley are

19 Jul, 2020 @ 08:20

Lead·Mallorca

ASTURIAS, My Country: 14-17th July

The church of Niembro has been used for many Spanish films and two English language films, and its location on the ría (a tidal river)

18 Jul, 2020 @ 19:33

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Consumers’ rights group Which? hits out at airlines for failing to refund passengers in Spain and UK for cancelled coronavirus flights

CONSUMERS’ group Which? has demanded action to make airlines speed up refunds for coronavirus cancelled flights. It claims that people, including many expats in Spain,

18 Jul, 2020 @ 19:20

Lead·National News

Spain’s Costa Blanca tourist area joins Andalucia and Catalunya in extending mandatory mask wearing

SPAIN´S Valencian Community, which includes the Costa Blanca, has today(July 18) announced that the compulsory wearing of masks has been extended with immediate effect. Regional

18 Jul, 2020 @ 16:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain works to build bridges with Trump over tax and WHO disagreements

THE Spanish Government has announced plans to build bridges with Donald Trump over disagreements on key policies. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzalez Laya outlined

18 Jul, 2020 @ 13:38

Lead

Mexican oil boss arrested on corruption charges while hiding out in luxury urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE former boss of Pemex, the Mexican state owned oil company has been extradited to Mexico to face corruption charges. Emilio Lozoya was arrested back

18 Jul, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British flagged yacht boarded off coast of Spain had 400 kilos of hashish on board

POLICE and customs agents have seized a British-flagged yacht that had 400 kilos of hashish aboard. An air patrol which spotted the ketch acting suspiciously

18 Jul, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead

Several Brits cancel holidays to Spain’s Costa del Sol following mandatory mask ruling as hundreds fined in just two days

Policia Local in Malaga city alone have handed out 314 sanctions since the new ruling came in across Andalucia on Wednesday

18 Jul, 2020 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s leading car manufacturer Seat commits €5 billion to Spanish motor industry

SEAT, the Spanish offshoot of German car manufacturer Volkswagen, has announced that it plans to invest a whopping €5 billion into keeping manufacturing in Spain.

17 Jul, 2020 @ 16:11

5 British men cleared in Spain over criminal involvement in death of Benidorm balcony plunge victim Kirsty Maxwell

THE family of a Scottish woman who plunged to her death from a Benidorm balcony have lost their battle to reopen a criminal investigation into

17 Jul, 2020 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

British drug dealer who sold cocaine and ketamine to Brit tourists via Whatsapp in Spain’s Ibiza released on bail

A BRITISH drug dealer has been released on bail after being caught selling cocaine and laughing gas via Whatsapp in Ibiza. The 25-year-old is being

17 Jul, 2020 @ 13:44

Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: British woman, 48, in serious condition after falling from hotel balcony in Spain’s Ibiza

The holidaymaker fell from a height of eight metres but the reason for the fall is not yet known

17 Jul, 2020 @ 13:23

Lead·National News

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More ‘drastic’ measures to come to control Spain’s COVID-19 outbreaks if situation worsens, warns health chief

Illa appealed to the population to continue to abide by social distancing measures, as well as wear masks and wash hands

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:48

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s population could halve by end of century while African countries’ soar, says US study

A RECENT study has revealed that Spain’s population is expected to halve in 80 years while those in African countries such as Nigeria and Kenya

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:26

WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORE than three tonnes of hashish and seven specially-adapted speedboats have been seized in a combined police operation on the Costa Blanca. A total of

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist is found dead in the street in major resort in Spain

Two more party strips shut down in Spain’s Magaluf as bar owners prepare legal action against Government

The new order, which aims to eradicate 'drunk tourism,' has already seen the closure of popular tourist hotspots in Magaluf and Palma

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pet owners face possible four-month wait for travel between Spain and UK after Brexit transition period – what you need to know

Pet owners warned about four-month waiting period between EU countries and UK as of 2021.

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead·Other News·Travel News

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King Felipe reminded to wear his mask by teenage daughter during memorial event for COVID-19 victims

Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa

Concerns grow for COVID-19 outbreak linked to nightclub as 73 test positive and 670 put in isolation in Spain’s Andalucia

Beaches in Spain’s Malaga closed this Sunday after reaching maximum capacity

ASK GRANNY: Patience, Avid Cruisers, Smooth Sailing Ahead

Cash for trash: prosecutors to appeal after Costa Blanca businessman cleared in corruption case

Spain sends a big welcome to British tourists

On the trail of Andalucia’s big cat – has Iberian Lynx returned to Spain’s iconic city of Ronda?

Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Isle take it – €150 million price tag on island off Spain’s Ibiza

ASTURIAS, My Country: 14-17th July

Consumers’ rights group Which? hits out at airlines for failing to refund passengers in Spain and UK for cancelled coronavirus flights

Spain’s Costa Blanca tourist area joins Andalucia and Catalunya in extending mandatory mask wearing

Spain works to build bridges with Trump over tax and WHO disagreements

Mexican oil boss arrested on corruption charges while hiding out in luxury urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British flagged yacht boarded off coast of Spain had 400 kilos of hashish on board

Several Brits cancel holidays to Spain’s Costa del Sol following mandatory mask ruling as hundreds fined in just two days

Spain’s leading car manufacturer Seat commits €5 billion to Spanish motor industry

5 British men cleared in Spain over criminal involvement in death of Benidorm balcony plunge victim Kirsty Maxwell

British drug dealer who sold cocaine and ketamine to Brit tourists via Whatsapp in Spain’s Ibiza released on bail

BREAKING: British woman, 48, in serious condition after falling from hotel balcony in Spain’s Ibiza

More ‘drastic’ measures to come to control Spain’s COVID-19 outbreaks if situation worsens, warns health chief

Spain’s population could halve by end of century while African countries’ soar, says US study

WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two more party strips shut down in Spain’s Magaluf as bar owners prepare legal action against Government

Pet owners face possible four-month wait for travel between Spain and UK after Brexit transition period – what you need to know

Estepona sold the lifestyle but forgot the infrastructure: How the rush to build luxury apartments saw basic needs go unmet

Measles scare in Spain as cases doubled last year – and were virtually zero in 2023

Fear of new Brit gangland murder as ‘prominent’ Liverpool fugitive vanishes from Costa Blanca following string of shootings

Irish dance is on the up in Spain as new national association launches – would you give it a whirl?

Disgraced former Spanish football chief is coming to Marbella to flog his new book ‘To Kill Rubiales’