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Kate McCann wrote about fears over ‘German paedophiles’ in Maddie book 10 years ago

Article by Helen Barklam THE mother of Madeleine McCann questioned whether investigations into German, Portuguese and Spanish paedophiles had been thorough enough in her book

4 Jun, 2020 @ 17:59

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN’S Government has gone back on its statement that land borders with France and Portugal will open on June 22, but has instead clarified that

4 Jun, 2020 @ 17:59

Lead·National News·Travel News

Bosnian man gunned down on Marbella street was convicted cocaine smuggler out of jail on licence

POLICE have revealed that the Bosnian man gunned down in Marbella was a convicted cocaine smuggler. Named only as Slavisa Z, he was serving a

4 Jun, 2020 @ 17:11

Lead

COVID-19: Flights to Spain still unclear as EasyJet announces 50% of network to open in July and reveals new hygiene regime

Article by Helen Barklam EASYJET has announced it will resume flights on 50% of its 1,022 routes in July and 75% of its network will

4 Jun, 2020 @ 15:14

Lead·National News·Travel News

Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid jail term

DIEGO Costa has been sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid a jail term.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

EXPLAINED: What is going on with Spain’s confusing COVID-19 figures and why are Government numbers different to regions?

YESTERDAY Spain registered its first coronavirus-related death since Sunday. This low death rate should have further buoyed a country that is already heading back to

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:41

Lead·National News

Spain’s Google tax clears first hurdle in path through parliament

SPAIN’S proposed Google tax has cleared its first hurdle despite opposition from right-wing parties. It is part of a finance bill in the process of

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:35

Business & Finance·Lead

Domestic abuse calls increase by more than 40% in Spain during the state of alarm, compared to same period last year

CALLS to 016 in Spain have increased by more than 40% during the state of alarm, compared to the same period last year.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:22

Crime & Law·Lead

UN expert calls for Spain’s minimum income plan to be extended to combat poverty and inequality

A UN expert has called on Spain to extend its new minimum income scheme to more people. Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on

4 Jun, 2020 @ 13:37

Business & Finance·Lead

Spanish football will resume a day early, with the second half of an abandoned match due to offensive chants

FOOTBALL in Spain is due to resume a day early, with the second half of an abandoned match, it has been announced.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 13:23

Lead·Sport

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Consum to install ‘traffic lights’ at entrance to all its supermarkets as part of €2.5 million plan to control social distancing

SUPERMARKET chain Consum has announced plans to control customer numbers using a complex digital sensor system. More than 1,000 access points at any supermarket will

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN will begin to open up its land borders with its two closest neighbours from June 22, it has been announced. Tourism minister Reyes Maroto

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

Nerja’s ‘Neanderthal’ paintings in Spain probably work of modern humans

A TEAM of researchers has decided that what was thought to be the only example of Neanderthal cave painting in the world may be the

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:04

Lead

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WATCH: COVID-19 masks and gloves litter Mediterranean seabed as experts warn of impending ecological disaster

Waste from the pandemic already infests land and sea.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:57

Lead·National News

Spanish shipping company becomes world’s first to gain COVID-19 free certificate

A BALEARIC shipping company has become the world’s first to receive an assurance certificate that it will remain COVID-19 free. Balearia, operating out of Denia

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:49

Lead

Multiple beaches across Spain’s Balearic Islands SHUT DOWN for breaching social distancing as 200 people attend drum party in Ibiza

Four beaches in Mallorca and two in Ibiza were cordoned off to the general public after authorities determined that they had 'exceeded their capacity'

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Jailed German sex offender who was in Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann went missing identified as suspect in ‘murder’ probe

A GERMAN man jailed for rape has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The 43-year-old prisoner used a camper van

4 Jun, 2020 @ 00:15

Lead·National News

Costa del Sol’s Feria de Malaga CANCELLED as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 plan for summer

THE Feria de Malaga has officially been cancelled. It comes as the Junta de Andalucia recommended no ferias and festivals be held until September. The

3 Jun, 2020 @ 22:56

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

COVID-19: Spain extends state of alarm for final time until June 21

SPAIN’S sixth and last extension to the state of alarm has been approved. It means the current state of alarm – or lockdown – will

3 Jun, 2020 @ 21:22

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

SPAIN has the most summer hotel reservations worldwide.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 19:48

Lead·Travel News

Three La Linea youths arrested on drug smuggling charges after sea chase

Three youths from La Linea de la Concepcion and a fourth person from Ceuta have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling on Monday.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

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Seasonal strawberry pickers in Spain at risk of sex abuse and work exploitaion by gangmasters

A PLEA has gone out to the United Nations to investigate human rights violations against migrant women workers toiling in the strawberry fields of Andalucia.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:53

Lead

BREAKING: Spain registers first coronavirus related death in three days, but figures don’t seem to be matching

SPAIN has registered its first coronavirus related death in three days.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:51

Health·Lead·National News

Bars and restaurants remove glazed serviettes from tables across Spain to avoid COVID-19 contagion – but were they ever any use?

AS more than 70% of the Spanish population have entered ‘phase 2’ of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, Olive Press readers may have noticed the lack of

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:49

Food & Drink·La Cultura

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

SOCIAL media has been awash this week with images of UK beaches and other tourist spots seemingly packed with people breaching social distancing guidelines. But

3 Jun, 2020 @ 17:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Government intends to maintain ERTE scheme until end of 2020, while thousands still haven’t received a payment

THE Spanish Government has indicated that it intends to maintain the ERTE scheme until the end of the year.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 16:11

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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Kate McCann wrote about fears over ‘German paedophiles’ in Maddie book 10 years ago

Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

Bosnian man gunned down on Marbella street was convicted cocaine smuggler out of jail on licence

COVID-19: Flights to Spain still unclear as EasyJet announces 50% of network to open in July and reveals new hygiene regime

Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid jail term

EXPLAINED: What is going on with Spain’s confusing COVID-19 figures and why are Government numbers different to regions?

Spain’s Google tax clears first hurdle in path through parliament

Domestic abuse calls increase by more than 40% in Spain during the state of alarm, compared to same period last year

UN expert calls for Spain’s minimum income plan to be extended to combat poverty and inequality

Spanish football will resume a day early, with the second half of an abandoned match due to offensive chants

Consum to install ‘traffic lights’ at entrance to all its supermarkets as part of €2.5 million plan to control social distancing

BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

Nerja’s ‘Neanderthal’ paintings in Spain probably work of modern humans

WATCH: COVID-19 masks and gloves litter Mediterranean seabed as experts warn of impending ecological disaster

Spanish shipping company becomes world’s first to gain COVID-19 free certificate

Multiple beaches across Spain’s Balearic Islands SHUT DOWN for breaching social distancing as 200 people attend drum party in Ibiza

Jailed German sex offender who was in Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann went missing identified as suspect in ‘murder’ probe

Costa del Sol’s Feria de Malaga CANCELLED as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 plan for summer

COVID-19: Spain extends state of alarm for final time until June 21

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

Three La Linea youths arrested on drug smuggling charges after sea chase

Seasonal strawberry pickers in Spain at risk of sex abuse and work exploitaion by gangmasters

BREAKING: Spain registers first coronavirus related death in three days, but figures don’t seem to be matching

Bars and restaurants remove glazed serviettes from tables across Spain to avoid COVID-19 contagion – but were they ever any use?

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

Spain’s Government intends to maintain ERTE scheme until end of 2020, while thousands still haven’t received a payment

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts

Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home