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Tougher COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia likely to be extended next week as VP admits figures ‘are still very worrying’

THE current restrictions in place in Andalucia are, for now, likely to be extended when they are reviewed next Sunday, the Junta has hinted. Vice

13 Nov, 2020 @ 16:34

Coronavirus·Lead

Hospital cafe being converted into makeshift ward in Spain’s Malaga over fears of coronavirus surge

A MALAGA hospital is converting its cafe into a makeshift ward following a surge in patients. The Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital in the

13 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Malaga sees worst coronavirus figures this month with 541 cases detected Friday as Spain’s Andalucia clocks 4,483 in slight decrease

MALAGA has recorded its worst coronavirus figures for the month on Friday, detecting 541 cases. Meanwhile today represents its second deadliest day of the month,

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:54

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 vaccine to be ‘the saviour’ of tourism industry in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Vaccine breakthrough could be game-changer for the Balearic economy

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain's Glovo delivery company is hacked as video proof is posted on the 'dark web'

Restaurants in Spain’s Andalucia granted an extra hour of business as coronavirus restrictions changed

RESTAURANTS across Andalucia can now stay open for deliveries until 11:30pm. The Junta updated the new coronavirus restrictions yet again today, stating that residents can

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:28

Coronavirus·Lead

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Easyjet launch massive sale with flights to Spain for under £20

IF you’re in need of something to look forward to – and right now, who isn’t? – then a trip away could be ideal. Easyjet

13 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Angeliki Dedopoulou Senior Manager Eu Public Affairs Huawei Technologies

AI in the EU: Balancing Benefit & Control

When the President of the European Commission made her first speech to the European Parliament in December 2019, she officially recognized “Artificial Intelligence” as an

13 Nov, 2020 @ 13:41

Business & Finance·Entertainment

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King of Spain praises journalists for authenticity and quality

THE King has presented the International Journalism Awards in Madrid, telling the winners: “Journalism is always necessary, and in these times of health, economic and social

13 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Madrid

Opinion: Oops Spain did it again – the country has a knack for stirring up artistic controversy and this latest botched art attack is no exception

THE Spanish are renowned world over for their incredible works of art – from Segrada Familia to the works of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.

13 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Valencia passes 2,000 COVID deaths and extends border closure

COVID-19 deaths passed the 2,000 mark since the onset of the pandemic, with 19 more recorded yesterday, and the border closure of the Valencian Community

13 Nov, 2020 @ 12:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Andalucia prepared to receive and administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

One of the main obstacles with the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is that it needs to be refrigerated at -70C to -80C, about 50 degrees

13 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

COVID-19 cases rebound upwards across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have spiked upwards again in the Costa Blanca with Alicante Province reporting 640 new infections last night(November 12). That’s a rise of

13 Nov, 2020 @ 11:59

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Husband ‘stabbed wife with screwdriver and tried to hide murder with fake car crash’

IN a bid to conceal his wife’s murder, a man has staged an elaborate car crash to fool police in Mallorca. The 35-year-old allegedly stabbed

13 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Mallorca

Madrid Mountaineer trains to climb Himalayas at 81-years-old to commemorate COVID victims

AN 81-year-old man from Madrid is training to climb the Himalayas in tribute to those that have died from coronavirus. Carlos Soria will climb the

13 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Madrid·Sport

The biggest risk to your investments and pensions… could it be your financial adviser?

Over the last decade or so, Spanish expats have been exposed to some incredibly poor financial advice. In many cases this has led to clients

13 Nov, 2020 @ 09:30

Alicante·Asturias·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Valencia

Interior Premia A Alva Y Neo Dos Perros Policias De Malaga

Ministry of Internal Affairs awards two police dogs from Spain’s Malaga for exceptional devotion to duty

The dogs are experts in detecting drugs, precursors, weapons and other illicit commodities.

13 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Row Over 200 Kilometre Hospital Trips From Orihuela To Villajoyosa On Spain S Costa Blanca

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves

12 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Andalucia’s daily death toll now higher than it was during first wave of pandemic

ANDALUCIA’S average daily death toll from COVID-19 has risen to a record high of 53, six higher than it was at the peak of the

12 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Lead

Canary Islands hotels demand help from Spanish government as they struggle to house people arriving from Africa

HOTELS have called for action from the mainland Spanish government as they struggle to house desperate people who have arrived to the island’s from Africa.

12 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Los Clientes De Los Bares Apuraban Ayer Las Ltimas Horas En Las Que Pod An Hacer Uso De La Barra Antes De Que Entrara En Vigor La Nueva Restricci N

€660 million rescue package announced for small to medium-sized businesses hardest hit by COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has announced a €660 million fund to rescue small and medium-sized businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan is

12 Nov, 2020 @ 18:26

Coronavirus·Lead

Benidorm’s naked attraction as British teen known as ‘The Little Nuisance’ returns for illegal stunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenager has returned to Benidorm to foolishly climb naked up a 180 metre-high crane next to the Intempo building. Adam Lockwood, who brands

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Libyan political dialogue forum in Tunisia: appointment of radicals to leadership positions will lead to a new crisis in the country

On November 9, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum started in Tunis. It is organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), led by

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:17

Other News

COVID cull threat for Gibraltar’s Barbary monkeys

GIBRALTAR’S famous Barbary macaques face a death sentence if efforts to protect them from COVID fail. The government has warned it might have to cull

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar close to highest COVID-19 numbers with nearly 120 cases today

FIVE new COVID-19 cases at schools have helped push infections to nearly 120 on the Rock as nearly 100 cases sprouted in the Campo area.

12 Nov, 2020 @ 16:31

Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19 statistics drop Spain’s annual life expectancy by up to 8 years in new study

A PAPER published yesterday by a leading Spanish medical journal has discovered that the devastating COVID-19 pandemic has caused the mortality rate in Spain to

12 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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