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WATCH: Pool club goes up in flames on eve of reopening for summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but will be open for business today

A POPULAR Marbella pool club has gone up in flames the night before it was set to reopen for the summer season. Video footage shared

19 May, 2020 @ 10:29

Lead·Malaga

White House threatens Spanish oil giant Repsol with ‘devastating sanctions’ if it doesn’t stop drilling in Venezuela

THE White House has threatened Repsol with ‘devastating sanctions’ unless it withdraws from Venezuela. Along with Italy’s ENI and India’s Reliance, the Spanish oil giant

19 May, 2020 @ 10:02

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

The moment Gibraltar Chief Minister shed a tear as he recalled anguish of COVID-19

THE elected leader of Gibraltar spoke of 'staring into the abyss' at the possible death of a tenth of the population as the reality of

18 May, 2020 @ 20:31

Gibraltar·Lead

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Torrevieja distributes 2,000 food parcels to needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid coronavirus crisis

TORREVIEJA has seen an extraordinary campaign of kindness emerge during the coronavirus crisis. During the last week, its Social Welfare Department has delivered 2,022 food

18 May, 2020 @ 20:23

Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Thirsty Spaniards and expats hit cafes and bars as Costa del Sol enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation

The next stage of Spain's coronavirus deescalation plan saw many bars and cafes throw open their doors for the first time in nine weeks

18 May, 2020 @ 19:26

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

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Burglar arrested after pinching €3,000 of goods from Costa Blanca villa and accidentally leaving behind police fine with his name on

A DOZY burglar has been arrested after he dropped a police fine containing his details in a house in Elche, on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The

18 May, 2020 @ 19:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Spain’s next state of emergency extension will be its last, assures Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo

CARMEN Calvo has assured that the next state of emergency extension will be the last.

18 May, 2020 @ 18:50

Lead·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain remains under 100 for second consecutive day

THE number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain has remained under 100 for the second consecutive day.

18 May, 2020 @ 18:01

Health·Lead·National News

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Spanish motorsport legend Fernando Alonso primed for F1 return, says long-term boss Briatore

FERNANDO Alonso’s long-term manager Flavio Briatore has tipped the Spanish motorsport stalwart for a return to F1 in 2021 after a year out. In an

18 May, 2020 @ 16:33

Lead·Sport

Ryanair slams rival airline handouts as it records €1 billion profit pre-COVID-19

LEADING budget airline Ryanair has recorded profits of €1 billion during the 2019 financial year. This marks an increase of €117 million on 2018, according

18 May, 2020 @ 16:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago.

18 May, 2020 @ 15:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba

POLICE have sniffed out a drugs smuggling gang who hid cannabis in shipments of garlic. Officers arrested eight people, based in Cordoba and Benalmadena and

18 May, 2020 @ 15:42

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Air Nostrum to resume inter-island flights in Spain’s Balearic Islands from MAY 24 as government promises to stop ‘abusive’ prices

The announcement comes after the airline reached an agreement with the Government of the Balearic Islands to restart flights between Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca

18 May, 2020 @ 15:29

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province

TENS of thousands of cigarette packets have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the province of Malaga.

18 May, 2020 @ 15:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Marbella will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1

MARBELLA will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1, the City Council has announced.

18 May, 2020 @ 14:19

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s lottery operator reopens ticket sales and reschedules all suspended draws – dates here

LOTTERIES have today returned to Spain after two months of inactivity due to the coronavirus lockdown. Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spain’s state-owned lottery operator)

18 May, 2020 @ 14:07

Business & Finance

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WELL HEELED: Woman wins €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after stiletto got stuck in paving stones

A WOMAN has won €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after her stiletto heel got stuck between paving stones in the Plaça del Ayuntamiento. Eva M.,

18 May, 2020 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca

HALF of Spain ‘will not holiday’ in 2020 while domestic spots like Costa del Sol more popular than breaks abroad

HALF of Spaniards have said they will not go on holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A new survey has also revealed that

18 May, 2020 @ 13:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Sports betting is a very common form of entertainment for sports fans

Sports fans around the world have teams they follow, but they also bet on teams they have no allegiance to as a form of entertainment.

18 May, 2020 @ 12:01

Sport

Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants

A SUSPECTED cannabis grower has been arrested after he called police over a break-in by fake Guardia Civil officers. The 47-year-old, dubbed JAMR, was arrested

18 May, 2020 @ 11:52

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Tensions boil over as residents confront group of 25 people who ‘ignored social distancing’ at packed bar in Spain’s Mallorca

Residents had become enraged after watching a group of 25 people huddled together at a popular bar on Calle Sant Magi in Santa Catalina

18 May, 2020 @ 09:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Spain’s Health Minister says Malaga and Granada will remain Phase 1 for two weeks

Malaga and Granada will remain in Phase 1 for 14 days "unless there are very exceptional issues that would allow reconsideration," says Spanish Health Minister

18 May, 2020 @ 09:19

Granada·Lead·Malaga

Juanma Moreno calls for clarity in criteria for Spain’s Andalucia to advance to Phase 2 on May 25

Moreno demands that the criteria for moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 be made public

18 May, 2020 @ 09:14

Lead·Politics

Valencia minister warns ‘don’t let your guard down’ as rest of region enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan

VALENCIA had started last week divided into five separate blocks as the region was split between Phase 0 and 1 of the coronavirus de-escalation plan.

18 May, 2020 @ 09:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Locals unhappy as new traffic measures introduced to help air quality in Gibraltar

Opposition has grown to a pilot plan for the closure of Line Wall Road to traffic from the start of June, with a petition raising

17 May, 2020 @ 20:34

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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Spain hints at making face masks in public mandatory from next week to prevent second coronavirus wave

THE use of masks in public spaces could become mandatory across Spain next week. Health Minister Salvador Illa told regional leaders in a meeting today

17 May, 2020 @ 20:09

Lead·National News

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