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COVID-19 infection rate dropping sharply in Spain’s Andalucia but hospital figures slower to improve

ANDALUCIA has detected 2,902 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours in its lowest daily figure since January 12. It is also noticeably lower

8 Feb, 2021 @ 18:18

Vista Alhaurín de la Torre desde El Lagar

Municipalities in Spain’s Malaga which can lift COVID-19 restrictions from Wednesday as Marbella and Estepona just miss the mark

THE Junta de Andalucia has updated its lists of municipalities which will no longer have to close their outer perimeters or shut down all non-essential

8 Feb, 2021 @ 17:47

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Police kick hundreds of people ‘drinking and listening to live music’ off beach in Spain’s Mallorca

It is alleged that the majority were not wearing a face mask or practicing social distancing

8 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Unsocial Network As Costa Blanca Man Bites Off Part Of An Ear And Posts Video Of Attack Following Social Media Row In Spain

UNSOCIAL NETWORK: Costa Blanca man bites off part of an ear and posts video of attack following social media row in Spain

AN Elche man bit off part of another man’s ear and then posted video footage of it wrapped in a blood-stained tissue on social media.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

New figures show number of accidental shootings during hunts last year across Spain

HUNTING, by nature, is a dangerous sport, especially if you are a rabbit, partridge or a boar. However new figures released by the government show

8 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·National News

Wayne Lineker teases reopening of Ibiza club in mysterious Instagram post

THE millionaire brother of the former footballer Gary Lineker has teased that his Ibiza clubs could reopen this summer almost a year on from the

8 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Pamplona bull run ‘won’t be possible’ in 2021, according to officials

JUST as the sun also rises, so too do the COVID infection rates. As a result, officials in Pamplona are locking horns over preparations from

8 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Love in the times of corona: couple with covid-19 marry in a Madrid hospital

A SPANISH couple with COVID-19 have got married in a Madrid hospital in a moving ceremony organised by the nurses. Rosario, 62, and Fernando, 70,

8 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Ronda’s newest fruit export hits the shelves for the first time after successful campaign

SUPERMARKETS and restaurants in Ronda will see a welcome addition this spring thanks to a successful experimental fruit harvest. Pitaya, aka dragon fruit, has been

8 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

British man on the run for 16 years on Manchester drugs and gun charges is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 48-year-old British man faces extradition 16 years after fleeing to the Costa Blanca. He was due to be tried on drugs and gun offences,

8 Feb, 2021 @ 12:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's wolf population is lower than the Iberian Lynx which was in danger of extinction

Wolf hunting to be banned throughout Spain in ‘historic win’ for conservationists

THE Iberian wolf has been classed as a protected species by the Spanish Government, making it illegal to hunt the animal nationwide. Spain’s Environment Ministry has ruled

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

The cold winter weather returns to Malaga

Yellow alert for strong gusts of wind in Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol

THE Spanish meteorological service, AEMET, has issued a yellow alert for winds gusting up to 80 km/hr in parts of Malaga. The wind has forced

8 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Different Year – Same Sh*t!: Meltdown in Mallorca for Terenia

WELL, it finally happened! I had the mother of all meltdowns last week! I have really tried to be positive throughout the whole COVID crisis

7 Feb, 2021 @ 16:31

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

SECOND TIME LUCKY for Murcia’s Blas Canto as Spain make its Eurovision pick this month

MURCIA’S Blas Canto will soon find out which song he will be performing at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, after COVID-19 put paid

7 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Entertainment·Murcia

Changing times: Coping with the pandemic in Marbella needs ingenuity

AN old proverb says ‘a wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it’. This pandemic has been

7 Feb, 2021 @ 13:42

Columnists·Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur

International supermarket chain Lidl launches project to support a sustainable Olive Oil industry in Spain

LIDL Supermarkets are launching a new project on Monday, February 8, promoting the sustainable development of the olive sector in Spain. More than 250,000 families

7 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Costa del Sol ‘Golden Triangle’ generates €500 million in luxury home builds according to study

TO a casual passer-by, the imposing site of multimillion euro mansions that pepper the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Triangle’ are the ultimate show of decadence

7 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Property

Just wish it was over – a miserable start to 2021 in Spain

WHEN I flippantly mentioned in my last column that I didn’t see many people writing that 2021 would be their year, I didn’t actually think

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:56

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Barcenas claims former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew of Gürtel slush fund

JAILED former treasurer of Spain’s Partido popular (PP), Luis Barcenas, has said ex prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew about the illegal funding of the party. Barcenas

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:23

Lead·National News·Politics