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A secret WW2 German U-boat base, Nazis on the run, macabre facilities for facial reconstruction surgery – the shady past of Spain’s Fuerteventura

Words by Conor Mcglone SCORES of roosting doves erupted from the decrepit courtyard as we entered the ominously-named Villa Winter. I’m not easily spooked but

3 May, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Outrage as beach disinfected with BLEACH near Spain’s Costa del Sol

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have been left outraged after local authorities in the coastal town of Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, used bleach to disinfect their local

3 May, 2020 @ 09:30

Cadiz·Lead

“A long time before life returns to normal” – Maura Hillen on COVID-19 and stepping down as President of illegal homes campaign group AUAN in Spain’s Andalucia

FOR more than a decade she has been at the helm of Andalucia’s leading non-profit illegal homes campaign group, helping thousands of expats avoid a

3 May, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Property

Terraces can open by 50% in Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation plan while people can meet in groups of 10 as PM Pedro Sanchez reveals more details

TERRACES will be able to open to a 50% capacity during Phase 1 of the coronavirus deescalation plan. In his weekly press conference today, prime

2 May, 2020 @ 21:06

Lead·National News

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway recognises the benefit of professional connections, as he looks ahead to emerging from Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

A WHILE ago I wrote about the huge benefits I received from attending a regular weekly business networking event – here I was able to

2 May, 2020 @ 17:00

Business & Finance

EXCLUSIVE: This is NOT Armageddon, insists mother of young cancer hero Ashya King as she seeks sanctuary in Spain from clutches of Jehovah’s Witnesses

‘‘THEY are holed up at home and terrified this is Armageddon,” says Naghmeh King

2 May, 2020 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House

SHE is one of Spain’s most distinguished expats. Buried in Malaga’s celebrated English Cemetery, she wrote widely about the country and was known around the

2 May, 2020 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead

IN PICS: Hundreds descend on Palma de Mallorca for exercise as fresh air set to boost mental health during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

The capital was full of life as hundreds of people took full advantage of some much needed fresh air

2 May, 2020 @ 12:15

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Mediterranean diet can help protect brain function, study finds

SPAIN’S Mediterranen diet can help keep your brain in gear, as well as your waistline in the clear, scientists have found. Frequently lauded by health

2 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s high coronavirus death toll owes to its huge obesity problem, warns doctor

A SPANISH scientist has warned that obesity could be behind Spain and Italy’s high coronavirus mortality rates. Francisco Tinahones, president of the Spanish Society for

2 May, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Runners and cyclists hit Costa del Sol for FIRST exercise of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as 36°C heat to scorch Andalucia this weekend

The Costa del Sol’s beaches and promenades finally looked as if they were returning to a ‘new normal’

2 May, 2020 @ 09:05

Lead·National News

Local heroine sews masks for up to seven hours per day for FREE to help fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia

DULCENOMBRE Belmonte Poyon gets up, has her breakfast, then sits down at her sewing machine for a seven-hour marathon. Using a mix of her own

1 May, 2020 @ 19:55

Lead·Sevilla

Missing your MotoGP fix? Superstars line up for virtual GP of Spain this weekend

A TOTAL of 31 RACERS line up for the third round of the eSport MotoGP Virtual Grand Prix this weekend at the Circuito de Jerez

1 May, 2020 @ 19:05

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Balearic Islands launch inter-island holiday packages for residents from JULY to coincide with ‘end’ of COVID-19 de-escalation plan

Travel agencies, hoteliers and airlines are preparing holiday packages in Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca for residents of the Balearic Islands

1 May, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Researchers in SPAIN discover FIVE skin conditions with possible links to COVID-19

RESEARCH from the Spanish Academy of Dermatologists has discovered possible links between visable skin conditions and COVID-19 infections. Tests carried out on 375 different subjects

1 May, 2020 @ 17:13

Health·Lead

No distance limit for exercise within your municipality as Spain clarifies lifting of coronavirus restrictions due to begin tomorrow

THE Government has sought to clarify the details of its lifting of coronavirus restrictions on outdoor exercise. From tomorrow (May 2), everyone will be permitted

1 May, 2020 @ 12:10

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus infection rate continues to fall while daily death toll sees slight increase

SPAIN’S COVID-19 death toll has increased by 281 in the past 24 hours. It is a slight jump on yesterday’s six-week low of 268, but

1 May, 2020 @ 11:39

Lead·National News

The towns in Spain’s Malaga with less than 5,000 inhabitants which will have looser restrictions on daily exercise from May 2

MUNICIPALITIES with less than 5,000 inhabitants will have looser restrictions when it comes to outdoor exercise from May 2. It comes after the health minister

30 Apr, 2020 @ 21:03

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain reveals timetable for outdoor exercise from this weekend

SPAIN has finally revealed the schedule for the daily exercise which will be permitted from May 2 as it prepares to loosen further lockdown restrictions.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 18:36

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily death toll in six weeks as it prepares to lift further coronavirus restrictions

SPAIN’S daily coronavirus death toll has recorded a new low this morning. In the past 24 hours, 268 people lost their lives to COVID-19, the

30 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Lead·National News

Ministers ‘clarify’ that you CAN visit homes of friends and family from May 11 after Spain PM said meetings would be restricted to bars under new coronavirus ‘deescalation plan’

IT seems even the prime minister and his government aren’t exactly sure of the rules of their four-step coronavirus plan. People were delighted to hear

30 Apr, 2020 @ 11:36

Lead·National News

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Coronavirus effectively under control in seven of Spain’s autonomous communities

Data suggests that the virus in Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Extremadura and Murcia is essentially under control.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 10:29

Health·Lead·National News

Exclusive La Sexta Image Shows Mariano Rajoy On The Street Doing Excercise Skipping Confinement Photo Credit La Sexta

Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces €600 fine for allegedly skipping quarantine as probe continues

Spain’s Former Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has been under scrutiny since April 14 for allegedly breaking confinement rules.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 10:26

Lead·Other News

Hoteliers in Spain’s Mallorca put forward Playa de Palma as tourism pilot destination until COVID-19 vaccine found

Hoteliers believe Playa de Palma has the ideal conditions to protect visitors from coronavirus

30 Apr, 2020 @ 09:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Irish expat plunges to his death from eighth floor of Magaluf apartment block in Spain’s Mallorca

The tragic incident took place just after 5am this morning at a complex in Magaluf

30 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca

EU training spaniards queue outside unemployment office data

Cordoba has highest unemployment levels in Spain, new figures reveal

NEW figures have revealed that the province of Cordoba has the highest unemployment levels in Spain. The annual study from the Active Population Survey (EPA),

30 Apr, 2020 @ 08:35

Business & Finance·Cordoba·Lead·National News

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A secret WW2 German U-boat base, Nazis on the run, macabre facilities for facial reconstruction surgery – the shady past of Spain’s Fuerteventura

Outrage as beach disinfected with BLEACH near Spain’s Costa del Sol

“A long time before life returns to normal” – Maura Hillen on COVID-19 and stepping down as President of illegal homes campaign group AUAN in Spain’s Andalucia

Terraces can open by 50% in Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation plan while people can meet in groups of 10 as PM Pedro Sanchez reveals more details

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway recognises the benefit of professional connections, as he looks ahead to emerging from Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

EXCLUSIVE: This is NOT Armageddon, insists mother of young cancer hero Ashya King as she seeks sanctuary in Spain from clutches of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House

IN PICS: Hundreds descend on Palma de Mallorca for exercise as fresh air set to boost mental health during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Spain’s Mediterranean diet can help protect brain function, study finds

Spain’s high coronavirus death toll owes to its huge obesity problem, warns doctor

IN PICS: Runners and cyclists hit Costa del Sol for FIRST exercise of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as 36°C heat to scorch Andalucia this weekend

Local heroine sews masks for up to seven hours per day for FREE to help fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia

Missing your MotoGP fix? Superstars line up for virtual GP of Spain this weekend

Spain’s Balearic Islands launch inter-island holiday packages for residents from JULY to coincide with ‘end’ of COVID-19 de-escalation plan

Researchers in SPAIN discover FIVE skin conditions with possible links to COVID-19

No distance limit for exercise within your municipality as Spain clarifies lifting of coronavirus restrictions due to begin tomorrow

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus infection rate continues to fall while daily death toll sees slight increase

The towns in Spain’s Malaga with less than 5,000 inhabitants which will have looser restrictions on daily exercise from May 2

BREAKING: Spain reveals timetable for outdoor exercise from this weekend

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily death toll in six weeks as it prepares to lift further coronavirus restrictions

Ministers ‘clarify’ that you CAN visit homes of friends and family from May 11 after Spain PM said meetings would be restricted to bars under new coronavirus ‘deescalation plan’

Coronavirus effectively under control in seven of Spain’s autonomous communities

Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces €600 fine for allegedly skipping quarantine as probe continues

Hoteliers in Spain’s Mallorca put forward Playa de Palma as tourism pilot destination until COVID-19 vaccine found

Irish expat plunges to his death from eighth floor of Magaluf apartment block in Spain’s Mallorca

Cordoba has highest unemployment levels in Spain, new figures reveal

WATCH: Police arrest ‘young’ counterfeiter in Malaga selling fake €50 and €100 notes to buyers in Germany through the dark web

WATCH: Spanish PM’s wife is harassed by far-right agitator at Madrid cafe as both sides claim assault

Malaga gang war: 250 police storm city centre district to end bloody feud over goverment-subsidised ‘narco-flats’

Bizarre twist in Almeria narco war as grandson of ‘armed and dangerous’ murder suspect posts video confessing to the killing

Marbella to open new 140-space car park next week to ease parking headaches near bus station