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Thousands sign petition to demand Spain’s Balearic Islands reopen to curb COVID-19’s ‘devastating’ emotional, physical and economic damage’

The petition calls on Pedro Sanchez to employ 'common sense' in lifting the lockdown restrictions across the region

22 Apr, 2020 @ 10:39

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U-TURN: Children aged 14 and under in Spain CAN go out for walks, says Government after earlier COVID-19 advice said ‘only for essentials’

From Monday, some 8.3 million minors who will have been confined to their houses for six weeks, will be able to go and get some

21 Apr, 2020 @ 23:36

Lead·National News

Nearly 800 COVID-19 lockdown breaches in Gibraltar, police chief reports

As active COVID-19 cases remains unchanged, the government will be allowing the elderly to leave their homes soon to take a walk as long as

21 Apr, 2020 @ 20:54

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police arrest ISIS ‘jihadi rapper’ in Spain’s Andalucia in early morning raid

A BRITISH ‘jihadi rapper’ hiding in Andalucia has been arrested along with two other people. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 28, is the terrorist suspect detained by

21 Apr, 2020 @ 18:32

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Mountain goats roam empty streets and scale houses close to Sevilla’s Sierra de Esparteros

RECLUSIVE mountain goats have been photographed roaming empty streets and scaling houses near to Sevilla’s Sierra de Esparteros mountain range. Images of a drove of

21 Apr, 2020 @ 18:06

Valencia players agree to a 9-18% wage cut due to coronavirus, while non-playing staff put on ERTE despite previous assurances they wouldn’t be

VALENCIA players have agreed to take a 9-18% pay cut due to COVID-19.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:56

Lead·Sport

Barcelona will sell the naming rights to the Camp Nou for one season, in order to donate funds to charities fighting coronavirus

BARCELONA have announced that they will sell the naming rights to the Camp Nou for one season, with all proceeds being donated to help combat

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:17

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he’s been phoning up pals to ‘check on their libidos’ during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

LEGENDARY Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has been phoning up his pals to check on their libidos during lockdown. In an essay penned for IndieWire the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:10

Celebrity·Lead

Your finances may be hit by other headwinds, not just coronavirus

The far-reaching and serious impact of the coronavirus pandemic is dominating almost every area of our lives – including our financial lives. Covid-19 has wreaked

21 Apr, 2020 @ 16:51

Business & Finance

BREAKING: Children up to age 14 can go outside with an adult from April 27 in relaxation of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

CHILDREN up to 14 years old will be allowed outside in less than a week, the Government has announced. The age limit had been set

21 Apr, 2020 @ 15:38

Lead·National News

Malaga records NO coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

MALAGA has seen no new coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row. The province’s death toll has not moved past 223 since Sunday,

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:53

Lead·Malaga

Irene Montero recovers from coronavirus and is out of isolation for the first time in six weeks

IRENE Montero has recovered from coronavirus and has now come out of isolation.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:48

Health·Lead·Politics

Spain’s biggest bullfighting festival in Pamplona, San Fermin, cancels July events due to coronavirus pandemic

THE centre of bullfighting culture – Pamplona’s summer San Fermin festival – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Navarra’s capital city, in northern

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:19

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Insurance broker on Spain’s Costa del Sol run by British expat raises almost €12,000 for charity

AN insurance broker on the Costa del Sol run by a British expat has raised almost €12,000 for charity.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:06

Lead·Malaga

Health passports ‘a possibility’ for entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands as government studies ways to protect region from COVID-19

An 'immunological passport' hopes to safeguard the health of the Balearic community and at the same time reactivate a highly valued tourism industry

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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Over 1,000 health workers in isolation after Spain’s government sent 350,000 ‘faulty’ masks across the nation – how did it happen?

AT LEAST 1,100 frontline health workers have been forced into self-isolation after Spain’s Ministry of Health distributed ‘faulty’ masks across the nation. An estimated 350,000

21 Apr, 2020 @ 13:33

Lead

Government extends temporary travel restrictions for non EU citizens coming to Spain until May 15

THE Government has extended temporary travel restrictions for non EU citizens coming to Spain.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 13:26

Lead·Travel News

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COVID-19: Spain sees 4,000 new cases in 24 hours, as 430 people die, but infection rates decline

IN the last 24 hours 430 people are reported to have died from coronavirus in Spain. These latest figures, from the Ministry of Health, take

21 Apr, 2020 @ 13:19

Lead·National News

Bodies of man and his pet dog found in apartment in Spain’s Andalucia

FIREFIGHTERS in Cordoba have discovered the bodies of a man and his dog. They made the grim find on Monday at a home in the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 12:40

Cordoba·Lead

Woman pensioner and 3 workmen hurt as scaffolding collapses in Costa del Sol’s Malaga

A WOMAN aged 74 and three workmen were injured when scaffolding crashed to the ground in a Malaga street. High winds reportedly blew the heavy

21 Apr, 2020 @ 12:17

Spain’s Andalucia to push for hotels and restaurants to open in summer to avoid ‘economic catastrophe’ but president admits fully recovering British market will be ‘impossible’

ANDALUCIAN president Juanma Moreno has revealed he will push to see hotels and restaurants open in the southernmost region this summer. The Partido Popular leader

21 Apr, 2020 @ 11:47

Lead·Malaga

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INFORMATIVE: British Embassy is running a COVID-19 Q & A session for UK nationals living in Spain

Issues raised will then be addressed through a Q&A document and a series of short videos focusing on key topics.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 10:32

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Ill-timed Champions League tie between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid blamed for Merseyside’s spike in deaths

MATTHEW Ashton, Liverpool City Council’s director of public health, has strongly urged that the city’s Champions League match with Atletico Madrid be investigated as the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 09:56

Lead·Sport

COVID-19 lockdown to be loosened over coming weeks, says Gibraltar Chief Minister

SOME businesses could open in May and elderly people may soon get exercise time, said the Government with 12 active cases in Gibraltar at the

20 Apr, 2020 @ 20:04

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Former Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero teaching Spanish to children in the UK, as part of the BBC’s plan to help educate children during the lockdown

SERGIO Aguero has been announced as the BBC’s Spanish teacher for children in England during the lockdown.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 19:54

Education·Lead·Sport

First batch of Zara-label hospital gowns arrive at Galician hospital as nine local factories help fight Spain’s COVID-19 pandemic

THE first batch of Zara-label hospital gowns has arrived in a Galician hospital – the birthplace of the famous clothing line. Pictures of the green

20 Apr, 2020 @ 19:46

Lead

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Thousands sign petition to demand Spain’s Balearic Islands reopen to curb COVID-19’s ‘devastating’ emotional, physical and economic damage’

U-TURN: Children aged 14 and under in Spain CAN go out for walks, says Government after earlier COVID-19 advice said ‘only for essentials’

Nearly 800 COVID-19 lockdown breaches in Gibraltar, police chief reports

WATCH: Police arrest ISIS ‘jihadi rapper’ in Spain’s Andalucia in early morning raid

Mountain goats roam empty streets and scale houses close to Sevilla’s Sierra de Esparteros

Valencia players agree to a 9-18% wage cut due to coronavirus, while non-playing staff put on ERTE despite previous assurances they wouldn’t be

Barcelona will sell the naming rights to the Camp Nou for one season, in order to donate funds to charities fighting coronavirus

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he’s been phoning up pals to ‘check on their libidos’ during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Your finances may be hit by other headwinds, not just coronavirus

BREAKING: Children up to age 14 can go outside with an adult from April 27 in relaxation of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Malaga records NO coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

Irene Montero recovers from coronavirus and is out of isolation for the first time in six weeks

Spain’s biggest bullfighting festival in Pamplona, San Fermin, cancels July events due to coronavirus pandemic

Insurance broker on Spain’s Costa del Sol run by British expat raises almost €12,000 for charity

Health passports ‘a possibility’ for entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands as government studies ways to protect region from COVID-19

Over 1,000 health workers in isolation after Spain’s government sent 350,000 ‘faulty’ masks across the nation – how did it happen?

Government extends temporary travel restrictions for non EU citizens coming to Spain until May 15

COVID-19: Spain sees 4,000 new cases in 24 hours, as 430 people die, but infection rates decline

Bodies of man and his pet dog found in apartment in Spain’s Andalucia

Woman pensioner and 3 workmen hurt as scaffolding collapses in Costa del Sol’s Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia to push for hotels and restaurants to open in summer to avoid ‘economic catastrophe’ but president admits fully recovering British market will be ‘impossible’

INFORMATIVE: British Embassy is running a COVID-19 Q & A session for UK nationals living in Spain

COVID-19: Ill-timed Champions League tie between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid blamed for Merseyside’s spike in deaths

COVID-19 lockdown to be loosened over coming weeks, says Gibraltar Chief Minister

Former Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero teaching Spanish to children in the UK, as part of the BBC’s plan to help educate children during the lockdown

First batch of Zara-label hospital gowns arrive at Galician hospital as nine local factories help fight Spain’s COVID-19 pandemic

Spain paves the way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying