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Brits stranded in Spain as NO Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet flights available, despite UK Government warning to ‘return immediately’

“Where scheduled services have been withdrawn, it should leave no stone unturned to get these people on flights home”

24 Mar, 2020 @ 17:30

Lead·Travel News

Spanish government call on Congress to extend state of alarm by 15 days WITHOUT further restrictions

The debate and vote on the extension will take place on Wednesday March 25

24 Mar, 2020 @ 17:17

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Andalucia and the Catch-22 situation of its agricultural workers and social distancing

THE Junta de Andalucia is working hard to create solutions to the growing issue of keeping the agricultural industry functioning during the coronavirus quarantine. By

24 Mar, 2020 @ 17:02

Lead

Inmates in six prisons in Spain start making masks to help in the fight against coronavirus

INMATES from six prisons throughout Spain have started manufacturing masks.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:59

Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Leading anis distillery in Spain’s Andalucia offers its premises to Government to make hand sanitiser

AN Andalucian spirit-makers has told the Government it will start producing hand sanitisers and give them to those in need. The Rute-based Machaquito Distillery is

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:54

Coronavirus·Lead

Support for gender-based violence can be activated from farmacias in Valencia

The person will only have to apply for a ‘mascarilla-19’ to request support from the pharmacist who assists them

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:35

Lead·Other News

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Soldiers from Spain’s crack Foreign Legion sent out to close roads around inland Andalucia as coronavirus takes an alarming hold

“The authorities have so far been keeping things quiet so as not to alarm the local population, but the truth needs to get out,” revealed

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:34

Lead

Lack of protective gear partly to blame as 5,400 health workers in Spain infected with coronavirus

A LACK of protective gear has helped cause a surge in the number of health workers infected with COVID-19, the government has said. Director of

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Sex workers and women being trafficked at HUGE risk of violence and catching coronavirus as demand spikes in Spain’s Mallorca

Despite the Spanish Government enforcing a complete lockdown, clients continue to seek sexual services

24 Mar, 2020 @ 15:50

Lead·Mallorca

Melia Hotel becomes first in Mallorca to be converted into hospital by army as coronavirus cases continue to soar in Spain

The hotel will treat patients with mild symptoms or those that live with someone who is considered vulnerable

24 Mar, 2020 @ 15:21

Lead·Mallorca

Police discover ’nightclub’ flat in Madrid with four women and two naked men

People in the house had been partying for several days with music at full volume

24 Mar, 2020 @ 15:18

Lead·Madrid

The Spanish Foreign Office is working to repatriate the 170 cruise ship passengers trapped in Italy after the ship wasn’t allowed to disembark in Spain

THE Foreign Office is working to repatriate 170 cruise ship passengers that weren’t allowed to disembark in Spain and had to go to Italy instead.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 14:52

Lead·Travel News

Lonely, elderly British expats at risk of coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down and offered medicine refills and phone time with psychologist

ESTEPONA has activated a special plan to track down elderly people who are living alone to help them get through the coroanvirus lockdown. Local councillor

24 Mar, 2020 @ 14:08

Lead·Malaga

BINGE your way through isolation with the return of La Casa De Papel and more from the cast…

The hit series, known as Money Heist in England will hit screens on April 3

24 Mar, 2020 @ 13:55

Celebrity·Entertainment

BREAKING: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until next year over coronavirus

THE Tokyo Olympic Games will not be held in 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They will instead take place in the summer of

24 Mar, 2020 @ 13:38

Lead·Sport

Price of weed doubles or in some cases triples in Spain due to coronavirus lockdown

THE price of weed in Spain has skyrocketed due to the coronavirus lockdown.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

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More than 1,200 Spaniards stranded abroad return to Spain over the weekend with the help of the Foreign Office

MORE than 1,200 Spaniards stranded aboard have returned back to Spain over the weekend, according to El Pais.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 12:42

Lead·Travel News

The Palacios de Congresos of Malaga and Sevilla to be used as ‘big hospitals’ if necessary

In total, there are plans for an extra 26,000 hospital beds

24 Mar, 2020 @ 12:07

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

BREAKING: Record 514 killed by coronavirus in a day in Spain as caseload nears 40,000

SPAIN has witnessed its deadliest 24 hours after registering 514 deaths between Sunday and Monday. The number of infected has also increased by more than

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

How to design your personal socks

Custom socks with a design Expressing our personality became very important recently. It is not so easy as it may be seen but we have

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:19

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WATCH: Andalucia leads in Spain for adhering to coronavirus lockdown protocol

The deserted streets of Andalucia have has been picked up by both the BBC and CNN, who put a focus on Cordoba to report on

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:15

Cordoba·Coronavirus·Lead

Calls to shut down Amazon construction site in Andalucia as coronavirus infections hit FIVE

Coronavirus infections on site have increased by 150% in three days

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Sevilla

Flood warnings as Spain’s Mar Menor region looks ahead to full day of rain, wind and rough seas

COASTAL areas around the Mar Menor are preparing for more potentially devastating floods, after a night of torrential rain looks set to carry on through

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Elderly found dead in beds in Spain after being abandoned by care home staff amid coronavirus pandemic

ELDERLY care home residents are being found dead in their beds in the ongoing coronavirus battle. In horrific scenes, soldiers brought in to disinfect the

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:34

Lead·National News

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Sportswear manufacturer in Spain uses factories to make medical supplies for coronavirus fight

Austral, a Spanish manufacturer for triathlon suits, cycling and running equipment has fabricated 11,000 face masks.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:12

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News·Sport

Food rationing ruled out by Spanish government

Stockpiling before the state of alarm did diminish the shops but that the situation has returned to normal

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:02

Food & Drink·Lead

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Brits stranded in Spain as NO Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet flights available, despite UK Government warning to ‘return immediately’

Spanish government call on Congress to extend state of alarm by 15 days WITHOUT further restrictions

Spain’s Andalucia and the Catch-22 situation of its agricultural workers and social distancing

Inmates in six prisons in Spain start making masks to help in the fight against coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS: Leading anis distillery in Spain’s Andalucia offers its premises to Government to make hand sanitiser

Support for gender-based violence can be activated from farmacias in Valencia

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Soldiers from Spain’s crack Foreign Legion sent out to close roads around inland Andalucia as coronavirus takes an alarming hold

Lack of protective gear partly to blame as 5,400 health workers in Spain infected with coronavirus

Sex workers and women being trafficked at HUGE risk of violence and catching coronavirus as demand spikes in Spain’s Mallorca

Melia Hotel becomes first in Mallorca to be converted into hospital by army as coronavirus cases continue to soar in Spain

Police discover ’nightclub’ flat in Madrid with four women and two naked men

The Spanish Foreign Office is working to repatriate the 170 cruise ship passengers trapped in Italy after the ship wasn’t allowed to disembark in Spain

Lonely, elderly British expats at risk of coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down and offered medicine refills and phone time with psychologist

BINGE your way through isolation with the return of La Casa De Papel and more from the cast…

BREAKING: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until next year over coronavirus

Price of weed doubles or in some cases triples in Spain due to coronavirus lockdown

More than 1,200 Spaniards stranded abroad return to Spain over the weekend with the help of the Foreign Office

The Palacios de Congresos of Malaga and Sevilla to be used as ‘big hospitals’ if necessary

BREAKING: Record 514 killed by coronavirus in a day in Spain as caseload nears 40,000

How to design your personal socks

WATCH: Andalucia leads in Spain for adhering to coronavirus lockdown protocol

Calls to shut down Amazon construction site in Andalucia as coronavirus infections hit FIVE

Flood warnings as Spain’s Mar Menor region looks ahead to full day of rain, wind and rough seas

Elderly found dead in beds in Spain after being abandoned by care home staff amid coronavirus pandemic

Sportswear manufacturer in Spain uses factories to make medical supplies for coronavirus fight

Food rationing ruled out by Spanish government

The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

Spain’s wintry weather drags on as alerts are issued for snow and wind: These are the affected areas

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

Calls for urgent action after two homeless people die in Andalucia during Spain’s big freeze