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BREAKING: Spain surpasses 15,000 coronavirus deaths as PM Pedro Sanchez defends lockdown extension and warns the ‘EU is in danger’

SOME 683 people in Spain have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Figures from the Health Ministry released this morning now put the

9 Apr, 2020 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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8 Apr, 2020 @ 21:24

Lead·Other News

WATCH: Young girl in Spain sends emotive birthday wishes to her grandmother with help from police

The police officers do not hesitate to fulfil the girl’s wish.

8 Apr, 2020 @ 18:52

Lead·National News

Traffic jams in Spain’s Madrid and Sevilla as police ramp up checkpoints ahead of Semana Santa weekend

THIS weekend would normally see millions of Spaniards heading to the coasts or their family homes in the pueblo. Semana Santa (Holy Week) is arguably

8 Apr, 2020 @ 18:43

Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus

SPAIN will begin to ‘return to normal life’ from April 26 but in a ‘very controlled’ process. That was the estimate made by government spokeswoman

8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

WATCH: British boy, 5, receives heartwarming happy birthday surprise from police during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

THIS is the moment police in Spain arranged a heartwarming happy birthday message for a British boy amid the coronavirus lockdown. Three police vehicles can

8 Apr, 2020 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Lead

Police to crackdown on violators of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown during Holy Week with increased checkpoints and drones

POLICE in Spain have announced they will be cracking down on those looking to flout the strict COVID-19 lockdown rules during Semana Santa this week.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 19:47

Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

COVID-19: Businessman arrested for ‘stealing two million face masks’ from warehouse of bankrupt firm in Spain

The Spanish suspect flogged the masks in Portugal, as well as gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE), police said

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:46

Crime & Law·Lead

MUST READ: When will the supermarkets be open during Semana Santa on Spain’s Costa del Sol?

THE country may be in the midst of a pandemic but this week is Semana Santa, and that means a change in shopping hours. Although

7 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Obligatory use of face masks in Spain to combat coronavirus is delayed

“Measures will not be put in place that cannot be met.” Says Spain’s Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 11:37

Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19: Crisis-hit tourism businesses in Spain’s Mallorca to delay opening until 2021 as hoteliers demand tax offsets

The island's tourism sector is undergoing an immediate crisis with countless companies considering reopening in Easter 2021

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Petition against new 680-home luxury golf complex near Spain’s Costa del Sol gains momentum during COVID-19 confinement

"It will destroy one of the most important things that Nerja has as a tourist asset, its landscape"

7 Apr, 2020 @ 09:51

Lead·Property

DYING FOR A FAG – Frenchman rescued in Pyrenees after going on quest for cheap tobacco over border in Spain

A FRENCHMAN who tried to hike across the Pyrenees in search of cheap cigarettes in Spain had to be rescued by helicopter. He had set

6 Apr, 2020 @ 18:12

Lead·National News

Number of people recovered from coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia outnumbers deceased for first time

Andalucia has seen over 200 people cured in the last 24 hours.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 15:11

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s infection rate drops dramatically in good news for coronavirus battle as caseload tops 135,000

SPAIN has seen its death and infection rates decline for the fourth consecutive day as its battle against coronavirus looks to be turning the tide.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 23 of lockdown and Mamma is growing concerned

The excitement of not going to school has also interfered with my children’s bedtime.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Hospital staff applaud as coronavirus-infected baby taken off ventilator in Spain’s Malaga

A four-month-old baby infected with coronavirus is extubated in Malaga

6 Apr, 2020 @ 11:35

Health·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: You probably haven’t seen Estepona’s 10 NEW murals, completed as Spain’s Costa del Sol went into COVID-19 lockdown

An international crop of artists completed their works just days before the Government put Spain into lockdown on March 14

5 Apr, 2020 @ 19:17

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Proteccion Civil officers sing Happy Birthday and blare sirens for girl on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid extended COVID-19 lockdown

It comes as Spain’s lockdown has been extended for another 14 days until April 26

5 Apr, 2020 @ 15:29

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole stuck at holiday home in Spain’s Mallorca with family

They have been making the most of their pool and BBQ

5 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Spain turning tide against coronavirus as infection and death rates drop for third consecutive day, caseload tops 130,000

THE number of people killed by COVID-19 in Spain has dropped for the third consecutive day in a sign that the country is beating the

5 Apr, 2020 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Spain will extend its nationwide coronavirus lockdown until April 26

IT’S official… the lockdown in Spain has another three weeks to go. Pedro Sanchez will announce that he is seeking to extend the state of

4 Apr, 2020 @ 14:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Whether a resident or second home owner, here are some things you may wish to consider while Spain’s COVID-19 crisis lasts, writes real estate agent Adam Neale

The property market has almost immediately stagnated and is likely to experience significant upheaval

4 Apr, 2020 @ 13:06

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload passes 124,000 but death and infection rates continue to fall

SPAIN’S coronavirus death and infection rates have continued to fall today in a positive sign for the country’s war against the disease. There were 809

4 Apr, 2020 @ 12:04

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News