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Torremolinos and seven other municipalities in Spain’s Malaga must close borders on Saturday after COVID-19 incidence rate surpasses 500 cases per 100,000 people

EIGHT more municipalities in Malaga have exceeded an incidence rate of 500 cases per 100,000 people. Torremolinos, Viñuela, Archidona, Riogordo, Casabermeja, Humilladero, Cortes de la Frontera and Alozaina will all have to

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

QUEUE-JUMPING mayors will have to wait to get their second COVID jab in Spain’s Valencian Community

POLITICIANS who broke the rules by getting a first shot of the anti-coronavirus vaccine will have to take their proper turn to get the second jab. Valencian President, Ximo Puig, has ordered

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain unlikely to receive foreign tourists en masse until end of summer in dire news for tourism bosses following €106 BILLION in losses in 2020

SPANISH tourism bosses have warned of ‘ruin’ after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said international travellers would be unlikely to return until the end of summer. The PSOE leader told the World Tourism

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Virtual tours provide Covid-safe visits to museums on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MUCH of Costa Blanca’s culture will now be accessible to stay-at-home citizens, thanks to virtual tours. Mar Ezcurra, Orihuela’s Councillor for Culture (pictured below), announced that three municipal museums can now be

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

James Blunt offers reward to catch thieves who stole ‘irreplaceable’ possessions from villa in Spain’s Ibiza

The 'You're Beautiful' singer revealed that his villa in Santa Gertrudis was robbed last week

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curfew extension to fight COVID-19 is one of ‘few options left’ says Health Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has insisted that bringing forward the curfew start-time is one of the ‘few options left’ to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the region. Yesterday(January

21 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Three teenagers arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Valencia

THREE teenagers have been arrested in an undisclosed town in Valencia Province on suspicion of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl. The suspects are aged between 14 and 17, and have been remanded in

21 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ben Affleck and Spanish lover split as age difference and careers take their toll

THE romance dubbed the ‘pandemic love story’ has come to an end as Hollywood star Ben Affleck and Spanish TV star Ana de Armas part ways. The pair began their relationship right

21 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

British Sex Offender Wanted For Historical Family Abuse Is Arrested In Expat Area Of Spain S Murcia Region

British fugitive wanted for historical family sex abuse is arrested in expat area of Spain’s Murcia region

A British man wanted for historical sex offences against his daughter and other family members has been arrested by Murcia’s Guardia Civil. The 72-year-old fugitive had been on the run for several

21 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Ronda in Spain’s Malaga must close all non-essential businesses after surpassing 1,000 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people

RONDA and Villanueva del Trabuco must close all non-essential businesses after registering coronavirus incidence rates of more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The toughest of restrictions will be in force from

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:57

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

SHINE ON ME: Tax cuts announced for fitting solar panels on houses in Valencia city

In addition, property owners who fit the panels will also be able to apply for grants covering 95% of the so-called ‘Icio’ tax, payable upon installing solar power systems.

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

BREAKING: 7,409 COVID-19 cases detected in Spain’s Andalucia in new pandemic record

ANDALUCIA has set another coronavirus record after registering 7,409 new cases on Thursday. It is the highest daily increase since the pandemic began and comes with the news of 54 more deaths

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:26

Coronavirus·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: Spanish vaccine proven to be 100% effective against COVID-19 in mice

A SPANISH vaccine has proven to be 100% effective against COVID-19 in mice. The jab, developed by virologists Mariano Esteban and Juan Garcia Arriaza at the National Centre for Biotechnology at the

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:14

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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‘El Melillero’ on hunger strike and denies acid attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE suspect detained for the horrific acid attack that took place last week in Malaga is reportedly refusing food from prison guards in an apparent “protest” 26-year-old Jose Arcadio was arrested on

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Malaga

EXPLAINED: Is dog walking allowed during curfew hours in Spain’s Andalucia?

THE JUNTA has clarified that the curfew, which is currently set at 10pm., in Andalucia, is not an impediment for taking a dog for a walk. However, the Minister of the Presidency

21 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Other News

Fuengirola is fourth largest municipality in province of Spain’s Malaga

FUENGIROLA now has the fourth largest population in the province of Malaga. For the first time ever the municipality has exceeded 80,000 registered residents. With 82,000 people on the population census, Fuengirola

21 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

New ETIAS visa system for visitors to Europe set to be rolled out

TRAVELLING is one of the world’s most sought after experiences and is predicted to boom as soon as the Coronavirus recedes, or the vaccine takes its course. Before the COVID crisis, an

20 Jan, 2021 @ 21:51

Travel News

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BAD TO WORSE as COVID-19 figures break records again in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have leapt up by almost 25% in just 24 hours in the Valencian Community. Figures released tonight(January 20) by the regional health ministry have trumped yesterday’s worst-ever day for

20 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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 officials received the jab despite not belonging

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 of 34 tourist companies. Their annual report

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

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 14-day cumulative incidence rate now exceeds 700

20 Jan, 2021 @ 18:31

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Russian company boss accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain after going to sort out his asylum

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 Prison after being arrested in a major

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 to induct Cordoba onto its committee was

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 run rife in the Llano de Brujas

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

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