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Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WOMAN has been arrested TWICE today for violating the coronavirus lockdown by stripping naked in the street before mounting a police car. The 41-year-old

12 Apr, 2020 @ 21:52

Lead·Malaga

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

It was approaching dusk and you could hear a pin drop in a place where normally you would hear the sound of faraway trumpets and

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a pensioner has been discovered on the side of the road on the Costa del Sol. The corpse of the 69-year-old man

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:51

Lead·Malaga

EASTER MESSAGE: Gibraltar Governor urges strength in testing times

In light of Gibraltar COVID-19 recovery numbers rising, Acting Governor Nick Pyle urges strength during difficult times in his first ever public speech.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

THE COVID-19 crisis has hit every part of society hard with the darkest cloud hanging over the airline industry.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead·Travel News

HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent out empty homes to victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and other vulnerable people

A NEW ministerial order has been passed by the Ministry of Development allowing regional governments to force private landlords to rent out empty homes.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:56

Lead·Property

WATCH: Moment armed gang pose as Guardia Civil officers to smash in garage and steal €50,000 of cannabis in Spain’s Andalucia

Videos reveal that the group smashed in the garage doors, before fleeing, leaving marijuana buds littered across the driveway

12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

CASTAWAY COOKING: A steaming bowl of fideua is your perfect Sunday comfort food, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

A simple one-pot stew, fideua can most easily be described as short strands of spaghetti cooked in stock in a similar manner to that of

12 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate increases after yesterday’s 19-day low but infection rate drops

AFTER three straight days of decline, Spain’s daily coronavirus death rate has increased this morning with 619 registered deaths. It’s up from the 510 recorded

12 Apr, 2020 @ 11:53

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Stay limber during Spain’s lockdown with our 20-minute, high intensity, equipment-free workout you can do at home

A good HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout gets the heart race pulsing and is great for circulation, breathing capacity and overall health

12 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

OUT AND ABOUT: Olive Press delivery team get paper into the four corners of Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 lockdown

See our distribution list here

12 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Josefa and Toni were admitted into intensive care at Son Espases Hospital as doctors battled to save their lives

12 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

More than half of hotels in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have made the decision to remain closed this year

11 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

EASTER MESSAGE: Chief Minister appeals to Gibraltar fighting spirit

The year 2020 will be 'the year of reckoning for Gibraltar' to overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow, according to the Chief Minister.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 18:08

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Costa Blanca cocaine dealer caught telling lock-down lies

GUARDIA CIVIL stopped a drug deal in its tracks this week when three occupants of a car failed to explain themselves. The vehicle had been

11 Apr, 2020 @ 16:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Hamlet in Spain’s Leon registers its first birth in 64 years

A HAMLET in the region of León has registered its first birth in 64 years.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:42

Lead

CHEERS: Whisky distillery switches production to anti-coronavirus alcohol disinfectants

A COMPANY in Granada has become the first booze distillery in Spain to start producing alcohol-based disinfectant sprays. Liber SL, in the municipality of Padul, has now received

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:22

Granada·Lead

France to tighten border controls between Spain and other neighbours over ‘terrorism fears’ and ‘illegal immigration’

Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus

THE Government has extended the controls at the land borders with both France and Portugal for another two weeks.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:07

Lead

COVID-19: Even Baldrick had a cunning plan but expats in Spain are suffering from a distinct lack of anything like one, writes Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson

We are in our fourth week of quarantine, and for many it is starting to bite

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Malaga

BEA’S HELPLINE: She reveals her top five tips for expats under COVID-19 lockdown in Spain after being inundated with calls

After studying the government’s royal decrees, she reveals her top five tips, from walking the dog to going shopping

11 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus death toll in 19 days while thousands more recover

SPAIN’S death toll from the coronavirus has dropped for the third consecutive day. According to the Health Ministry, 510 COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Saturday

11 Apr, 2020 @ 11:56

Lead·National News

‘Real estate’ in Spain will live up to its name and hold firm during the COVID-19 crisis, predicts agent Adam Neale

Once life returns to normal, the country will remain a great place to live and spend time for those lucky enough to own property here

11 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·National News·Property

Woman And Kids Doing Bridge Stretch Gymnastic Exercises At Home

From gym bunnies to families, these SIX online workouts will help keep everyone in shape during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

If social media is anything to go by, we are all drinking and snacking way more than usual

11 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

New Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras and her partner made their dream move to Spain’s Mallorca, but COVID-19 left a sting in the tail

No one anticipated how quickly it would spread and how far-reaching it would be

11 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Mallorca

Gibraltar lockdown has stopped nearly 1,700 COVID-19 cases, says minister

The pandemic could have spread to 1,800 people rather the 127 it has infected in Gibraltar so far, said the Minister for Public Health John

10 Apr, 2020 @ 20:18

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Off duty security guards hailed as heroes after citizen’s arrest on ‘extremely violent’ man who beat wife in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair had gone above and beyond to save their neighbour from the clutches of her allegedly abusive husband

10 Apr, 2020 @ 20:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Woman strips naked in street TWICE before mounting police car amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EASTER MESSAGE: Gibraltar Governor urges strength in testing times

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent out empty homes to victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and other vulnerable people

WATCH: Moment armed gang pose as Guardia Civil officers to smash in garage and steal €50,000 of cannabis in Spain’s Andalucia

CASTAWAY COOKING: A steaming bowl of fideua is your perfect Sunday comfort food, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate increases after yesterday’s 19-day low but infection rate drops

COVID-19: Stay limber during Spain’s lockdown with our 20-minute, high intensity, equipment-free workout you can do at home

OUT AND ABOUT: Olive Press delivery team get paper into the four corners of Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 lockdown

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

EASTER MESSAGE: Chief Minister appeals to Gibraltar fighting spirit

Costa Blanca cocaine dealer caught telling lock-down lies

Hamlet in Spain’s Leon registers its first birth in 64 years

CHEERS: Whisky distillery switches production to anti-coronavirus alcohol disinfectants

Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus

COVID-19: Even Baldrick had a cunning plan but expats in Spain are suffering from a distinct lack of anything like one, writes Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson

BEA’S HELPLINE: She reveals her top five tips for expats under COVID-19 lockdown in Spain after being inundated with calls

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest coronavirus death toll in 19 days while thousands more recover

‘Real estate’ in Spain will live up to its name and hold firm during the COVID-19 crisis, predicts agent Adam Neale

From gym bunnies to families, these SIX online workouts will help keep everyone in shape during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

New Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras and her partner made their dream move to Spain’s Mallorca, but COVID-19 left a sting in the tail

Gibraltar lockdown has stopped nearly 1,700 COVID-19 cases, says minister

Off duty security guards hailed as heroes after citizen’s arrest on ‘extremely violent’ man who beat wife in Spain’s Mallorca

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