Health minister resigns in vaccine scandal after giving himself and senior officials COVID-19 jab in Spain’s Murcia

MURCIA’S health minister Manuel Villegas has resigned after it was revealed he skipped protocol to have himself vaccinated against COVID-19. Villegas and several other senior

20 Jan, 2021 @ 19:16

Costa Blanca·Lead

TOURIST PAINS as Spain tots up massive cost of 2020 holiday collapse

SPAIN’S tourism sector lost €106 billion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The calculation has been made by Exceltur, a national body made up

20 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

‘Darkest days in our history’: Gibraltar leader mourns six more COVID-19 deaths today

GIBRALTAR is in mourning today as six more elderly people lost their lives as COVID-19 tore through the elderly community.

20 Jan, 2021 @ 18:53

Gibraltar·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Spain registers 41,576 new COVID-19 cases in new pandemic record as Government REJECTS regions’ requests for tougher restrictions

SPAIN has detected 41,576 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours in a new pandemic record, the Ministry of Health has announced. It means the

20 Jan, 2021 @ 18:31

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Benidorm court bails Russian mob suspects arrested in mafia probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Russians accused of being part of a mafia gang have been freed from a Costa Blanca jail. They were placed into custody in Fontcalent

20 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Cordoba joins World Travel Organisation to boost global interest in the province

THE Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) welcomed its 550th member yesterday in the shape of the Andalucian province of Cordoba. The decision

20 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Cordoba·Travel News

Kids responsible for a dozen robberies caught red-handed taking selfies while vandalising school in Spain’s Murcia

TWO children have been arrested after allegedly carrying out 12 robberies from shops and a school in Murcia. Guardia Civil sources say the pair had

20 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca

Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free

The woman was eight weeks pregnant at the time, which her husband apparently knew

20 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

At least two killed by explosion in centre of Spain’s Madrid as residents warned to steer clear

TWO people have been killed after a building exploded in the centre of Madrid just before 3pm today. The strong blast in the Puerta de

20 Jan, 2021 @ 16:09

Lead·National News

Spain S Air Europa Gets Official Government Approval For Bailout Loan

BA and Spain’s Iberia owner agrees cut price deal in Air Europa take over

LEADING Spanish airline Iberia, on behalf of its owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has agreed a takeover of struggling rival Air Europa. IAG completed the

20 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead

BREAKING: Explosion destroys building in heart of Spain’s Madrid as residents evacuated

AN explosion just before 3pm has destroyed a building in then centre of Madrid. The building is located at number 98 on Calle Toledo and

20 Jan, 2021 @ 15:40

Lead·National News

98% of frontline healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Balearic Islands

The Ministry of Health said that as of yesterday, 7,209 of 7,331 medical professionals have been given the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine

20 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Terrified expat couple hid on roof as armed robbers – including their own security guard -raided luxury home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A TERRIFIED expat couple hid on their roof as armed robbers raided their property on the Costa del Sol. Policia Nacional revealed today how the

20 Jan, 2021 @ 14:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Francia Ordena El Cierre De Bares Y Restaurantes Desde Las 0 Horas De La Pasada Noche

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

€50 million will be the minimal financial cost of the latest closure of Costa Blanca hospitality businesses, according to a leading Benidorm hotel association. Hosbec

20 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

LISTED: The 141 municipalities facing home confinement in Spain’s Andalucia and which must close all non-essential businesses due to COVID-19 spike

THE Junta de Andalucia is meeting with the national Government today in a bid to earn the right to impose home confinements on its hardest

20 Jan, 2021 @ 13:50

Coronavirus·Lead

Farmer arrested for exploiting and abusing foreign workers in Spain’s Murcia region

A BULLYING farmer that abused foreign workers and had them working in pitiful conditions has been arrested. Policia Nacional sources allege the Murcia business-owner, “exploited

20 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia detects 5,922 COVID-19 cases Wednesday and 61 deaths

A FURTHER 5,922 coronavirus cases have been detected in Andalucia in the past 24 hours. The figure is much higher than the just over 3,000

20 Jan, 2021 @ 13:28

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Extended curfew call and reduced social mixing plans from Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, will ask the Spanish government today(January 20) for permission to bring forward the start of the region’s curfew to 8.00 pm.

20 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Doctors demand two week home confinement in Spain’s Mallorca as hospitals at risk of collapse

Led by Doctor Jordi Reina, a virologist at Son Espases Hospital, the group has warned of a collapse in the island's health system

20 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca

The Dolmens Museum in Spain’s Antequera will open to the public this year

THE restoration work on Antequera’s Dolmens Museum has been completed. After an investment of €4.5 million and 33 months of work, the centre in Antequera

20 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain aims to introduce ‘Vaccination Certificate’ in order to recover tourism sector

EUROPEAN leaders, including Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, have given support to introduce a ‘vaccination certificate’ with the aim of recovering the tourism

20 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

ROYAL TREATMENT: Madrid’s Westin Palace Hotel is used to hosting the rich and famous from Michael Jackson to Ernest Hemingway

THE staff at Madrid’s Westin Palace Hotel are long used to dealing with guests with masks. In fact it was over 30 years ago that

19 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Madrid·Olive Press Travel

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm

19 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

RECORD COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalisations in Spain’s Valencian Community

7,995 new coronavirus infections have been recorded in just one day in the Valencian Community. Figures released this evening(January 19) by the regional health ministry

19 Jan, 2021 @ 19:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fines await UK-bound airline passengers without negative test result from Gibraltar

PEOPLE flying from Gibraltar to UK risk a £500 fine if they do not provide of a negative COVID-19 test certificate.

19 Jan, 2021 @ 18:47

Gibraltar·Lead

Tenant Who Did Not Pay Rent Ran Indoor Javea Villa Marijuana Farm

Late rent exposes indoor drug farm in leased luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A massive marijuana farm operating out of a luxury Costa Blanca was uncovered after the tenant did not pay his rent for several months. The

19 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Health minister resigns in vaccine scandal after giving himself and senior officials COVID-19 jab in Spain’s Murcia

TOURIST PAINS as Spain tots up massive cost of 2020 holiday collapse

‘Darkest days in our history’: Gibraltar leader mourns six more COVID-19 deaths today

BREAKING: Spain registers 41,576 new COVID-19 cases in new pandemic record as Government REJECTS regions’ requests for tougher restrictions

Benidorm court bails Russian mob suspects arrested in mafia probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Cordoba joins World Travel Organisation to boost global interest in the province

Kids responsible for a dozen robberies caught red-handed taking selfies while vandalising school in Spain’s Murcia

Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free

At least two killed by explosion in centre of Spain’s Madrid as residents warned to steer clear

BA and Spain’s Iberia owner agrees cut price deal in Air Europa take over

BREAKING: Explosion destroys building in heart of Spain’s Madrid as residents evacuated

98% of frontline healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Terrified expat couple hid on roof as armed robbers – including their own security guard -raided luxury home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LISTED: The 141 municipalities facing home confinement in Spain’s Andalucia and which must close all non-essential businesses due to COVID-19 spike

Farmer arrested for exploiting and abusing foreign workers in Spain’s Murcia region

Spain’s Andalucia detects 5,922 COVID-19 cases Wednesday and 61 deaths

Extended curfew call and reduced social mixing plans from Spain’s Valencian Community

Doctors demand two week home confinement in Spain’s Mallorca as hospitals at risk of collapse

The Dolmens Museum in Spain’s Antequera will open to the public this year

Spain aims to introduce ‘Vaccination Certificate’ in order to recover tourism sector

ROYAL TREATMENT: Madrid’s Westin Palace Hotel is used to hosting the rich and famous from Michael Jackson to Ernest Hemingway

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RECORD COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalisations in Spain’s Valencian Community

Fines await UK-bound airline passengers without negative test result from Gibraltar

Late rent exposes indoor drug farm in leased luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sea life nursery blooms at new artificial reefs in Marbella port that have attracted cuttlefish among new 27 marine species

VOX leader Santiago Abascal pulls out of all further media appearances ahead of Spanish elections unless he has ‘editorial control’

WATCH: Keffiyeh-clad protestor gets in kiosk worker’s face on Barcelona’s famous Rambla to force him to close in ‘solidarity with national strike’

LIVE BLOG: Eggs thrown and El Corte Ingles targeted as general strike pickets force businesses to close across Spain

Spanish families budget around €300 for Christmas dinner – but turn to supermarket own brands to keep it affordable

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