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BREAKING: Spain struggling to bring down coronavirus death and infection rates after two-week plateau

SPAIN is struggling to get its COVID-19 death and infection rates down after experiencing a two-week plateau. Figures released by the Health Ministry today show

22 Apr, 2020 @ 11:48

Lead·National News

Thousands sign petition to demand Spain’s Balearic Islands reopen to curb COVID-19’s ‘devastating’ emotional, physical and economic damage’

The petition calls on Pedro Sanchez to employ 'common sense' in lifting the lockdown restrictions across the region

22 Apr, 2020 @ 10:39

Health·Lead·Mallorca

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U-TURN: Children aged 14 and under in Spain CAN go out for walks, says Government after earlier COVID-19 advice said ‘only for essentials’

From Monday, some 8.3 million minors who will have been confined to their houses for six weeks, will be able to go and get some

21 Apr, 2020 @ 23:36

Lead·National News

WATCH: Police arrest ISIS ‘jihadi rapper’ in Spain’s Andalucia in early morning raid

A BRITISH ‘jihadi rapper’ hiding in Andalucia has been arrested along with two other people. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 28, is the terrorist suspect detained by

21 Apr, 2020 @ 18:32

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he’s been phoning up pals to ‘check on their libidos’ during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

LEGENDARY Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has been phoning up his pals to check on their libidos during lockdown. In an essay penned for IndieWire the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:10

Celebrity·Lead

BREAKING: Children up to age 14 can go outside with an adult from April 27 in relaxation of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

CHILDREN up to 14 years old will be allowed outside in less than a week, the Government has announced. The age limit had been set

21 Apr, 2020 @ 15:38

Lead·National News

Malaga records NO coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

MALAGA has seen no new coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row. The province’s death toll has not moved past 223 since Sunday,

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:53

Lead·Malaga

Health passports ‘a possibility’ for entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands as government studies ways to protect region from COVID-19

An 'immunological passport' hopes to safeguard the health of the Balearic community and at the same time reactivate a highly valued tourism industry

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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COVID-19: Spain sees 4,000 new cases in 24 hours, as 430 people die, but infection rates decline

IN the last 24 hours 430 people are reported to have died from coronavirus in Spain. These latest figures, from the Ministry of Health, take

21 Apr, 2020 @ 13:19

Lead·National News

Bodies of man and his pet dog found in apartment in Spain’s Andalucia

FIREFIGHTERS in Cordoba have discovered the bodies of a man and his dog. They made the grim find on Monday at a home in the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 12:40

Cordoba·Lead

COVID-19: Ill-timed Champions League tie between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid blamed for Merseyside’s spike in deaths

MATTHEW Ashton, Liverpool City Council’s director of public health, has strongly urged that the city’s Champions League match with Atletico Madrid be investigated as the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 09:56

Lead·Sport

Ban on outdoor exercise should be lifted in ‘first 15 days’ of May, say health experts in Spain, as plans to remove coronavirus restrictions slowly take form

HEALTH experts have told the Spanish government that the next step in lifting COVID-19 restrictions should be to allow for outdoor exercise. According to government

20 Apr, 2020 @ 17:27

Lead·National News

REVEALED: Spain’s Balearic Islands records second lowest number of COVID-19 infections in 24 hours as cases by municipality disclosed

Just 15 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,788

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:36

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Earthquake rattles Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN earthquake shook the Costa del Sol on Sunday evening measuring 3.5 of the Richter scale. The National Geographic Institute recorded the epicentre just off

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:19

Malaga

Police in Spain are impounding Gibraltar-registered cars, with some drivers invoiced up to €17,000 in COVID-19 clampdown

Fabian Picardo expresses sympathy with owners of vehicles caught out, but confirms they should have registered them as Spanish if they were living there.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:01

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Online crimes soar during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as Correos becomes latest victim

DURING the coronavirus lockdown, online scams and hoaxes have soared by over 70%, according to Guardia Civil figures. One of the most shocking scams has

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Australian cyclist slammed online for breaking Spain’s strict COVID-19 quarantine

AUSTRALIAN time trial cyclist Rohan Dennis has come under fire after an Instagram post appeared to show him leaving his home and going for a

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:15

Lead·Sport

‘Terrified’ prisoners in Spain’s Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to COVID-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

Lawyers claim the World Health Organisation's guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus have been violated

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish jewellery house TOUS to gift jewellery to ALL women who have given birth during coronavirus lockdown in Spain

TOUS wants to ‘pay tribute’ to all those mothers who have had their baby during the pandemic.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:03

Lead·National News·Other News

Andalucia demands to be among first of Spain’s regions to have coronavirus restrictions lifted

ANDALUCIA is demanding it be among the first regions in Spain to see its coronavirus restrictions lifted. Regional president Juanma Moreno is making the appeal

19 Apr, 2020 @ 17:05

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WATCH: Huge fire erupts at flat in Spain’s Mallorca, leaving woman to jump for her life from fourth floor

Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the air from the block of flats in Palma de Mallorca

19 Apr, 2020 @ 15:27

Lead·Mallorca

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway has completed his life planning course and is quoting Henry Ford and John Lennon to beat coronavirus in Spain

In the current climate there has never been a better time to create your life and financial plan

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance

Where you live in Spain will dictate when you will see lifting of coronavirus restrictions

PEDRO Sanchez did not say too much about the country’s plans to lift its COVID-19 restrictions last night. During his weekly address, the Spanish prime

19 Apr, 2020 @ 13:04

Lead·National News