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‘NON PRIORITY’: Balearic Islands restricts reopening of nightclubs in Phase 3 of Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation plan

President Francina Armengol said the utmost caution was needed at this moment and that she did not want to risk 'any wrong steps' being made

8 Jun, 2020 @ 14:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

RIVER TERROR: Police hunt for monster crocodile after multiple sightings in Spanish river

POLICE have launched a ‘croc hunt’ for a 1.5 metre-long crocodile spotted in a Spanish river. It comes after terrified locals in the city of

8 Jun, 2020 @ 14:17

Environment·Lead

WATCH: Man arrested as police shut down large-scale drug lab in Spain’s Mallorca, seizing HUGE haul of narcotics

Copious amounts of narcotics, including cocaine, speed and ecstasy, were found at the makeshift drugs lab in Palma de Mallorca

8 Jun, 2020 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia barred from inter-regional travel for two weeks as President issues ‘beach warning’ ahead of Phase 3

TRAVEL between Andalucia and the rest of Spain is not to be allowed for two weeks, while beach-goers have been warned over large crowds. Junta

7 Jun, 2020 @ 21:06

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

These five summer music festivals in Spain’s Andalucia have still not been cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic

THE Spanish summer you had hoped for is more than likely not going ahead as planned. Especially if you are a music fan, artist or

7 Jun, 2020 @ 14:34

Entertainment·Lead

British expats ‘outraged’ as dogs BANNED from all beaches in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca apart from ‘dangerous’ rocky outcrop

THE mayor of Torrevieja has said that dogs will be banned from every beach in the town. Eduardo Dolon’s controversial announcement means that previously dog-friendly

7 Jun, 2020 @ 13:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

Raw sewage flows onto stunning beach in Spain’s Andalucia prompting calls for its closure over ‘disease and health’ fears

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have called for the closure of a stunning Andalucian beach after another raw sewage spill. A bout of rain this morning has once again

7 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

BREAKING: From June 8 you can travel throughout whole of Spain’s Andalucia, Government announces

FROM Monday you can freely travel throughout Andalucia, it has been confirmed. This was announced by the President of the Junta de Andalucia this afternoon.

6 Jun, 2020 @ 14:58

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WATCH: Suspected bank robber arrested in Spain’s Murcia over €160,000 thefts as police find 11 shotguns in his house

The 53-year-old's alleged robbing spree goes back to January 2019

6 Jun, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead

Green group gives President of Spain’s Andalucia award for ‘environmental destruction’ over his controversial ‘land grab’ bill

THE President of Andalucia has received the dubious Atila Andalucía 2020 award by the environmental group Ecologists in Action. The leading nature protection group gave

6 Jun, 2020 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Inter-island travel permitted across Balearic Islands from Monday as Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca enter Phase 3 of Spain’s de-escalation plan

Phase 3 will allow for freedom of movement across the region by air and sea without residents having to justify their reason for travelling

6 Jun, 2020 @ 13:55

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Danish ‘drug kingpin’ arrested in Dubai over San Pedro and Estepona shootings and is linked to two bomb attacks on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DANISH fugitive has been arrested in Dubai over a pair of gangland killings on the Costa del Sol. The man of Iranian heritage is

5 Jun, 2020 @ 21:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

CONFIRMED: 6,000 Germans to jet into Spain’s Balearic Islands this month in pilot test for summer tourism

4,000 German nationals will be permitted to enter Mallorca, 1,000 to Menorca and 1,000 to the Pitiusas, made up of Ibiza and Formentera

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:55

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Two British expats given 24 years in prison for blowing up cash machines on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO British men have been given a total of 24 years in prison for using explosives to rob cash machines across Malaga and Cadiz. A

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Spain’s notorious Pamplona Wolfpack rape gang ‘let off’ after court verdict on second attack

THE convicted rape gang known as ‘La Manada’ or ‘Wolfpack’ has seen four of its members convicted for a second attack just two months before

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Town hall in Spain’s Andalucia conned out of €400,000 in online scam

THE Ayuntamiento of Cordoba has become the latest victim of cyber crime after an online scam left it €400,000 out of pocket. The Urban Planning

5 Jun, 2020 @ 18:53

Cordoba·Lead

COVID-19: Flights to Spain still unclear as EasyJet announces 50% of network to open in July and reveals new hygiene regime

Article by Helen Barklam EASYJET has announced it will resume flights on 50% of its 1,022 routes in July and 75% of its network will

4 Jun, 2020 @ 15:14

Lead·National News·Travel News

EXPLAINED: What is going on with Spain’s confusing COVID-19 figures and why are Government numbers different to regions?

YESTERDAY Spain registered its first coronavirus-related death since Sunday. This low death rate should have further buoyed a country that is already heading back to

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:41

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN will begin to open up its land borders with its two closest neighbours from June 22, it has been announced. Tourism minister Reyes Maroto

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

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WATCH: COVID-19 masks and gloves litter Mediterranean seabed as experts warn of impending ecological disaster

Waste from the pandemic already infests land and sea.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:57

Lead·National News

Spanish shipping company becomes world’s first to gain COVID-19 free certificate

A BALEARIC shipping company has become the world’s first to receive an assurance certificate that it will remain COVID-19 free. Balearia, operating out of Denia

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:49

Lead

Multiple beaches across Spain’s Balearic Islands SHUT DOWN for breaching social distancing as 200 people attend drum party in Ibiza

Four beaches in Mallorca and two in Ibiza were cordoned off to the general public after authorities determined that they had 'exceeded their capacity'

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Costa del Sol’s Feria de Malaga CANCELLED as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 plan for summer

THE Feria de Malaga has officially been cancelled. It comes as the Junta de Andalucia recommended no ferias and festivals be held until September. The

3 Jun, 2020 @ 22:56

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead