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Hundreds fined for border breach attempts during first weekend of towns’ perimeter closures in Spain’s Murcia

DURING the first weekend of perimeter closures in the region of Murcia, 225 fines were issues for attempted breaches. National Police and Guardia Civil carried

12 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Murcia

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Manhunt for acid attacker after girlfriend and pal doused in hydrochloric acid, one airlifted to hospital

A MANHUNT is underway for an acid attacker who doused two women with hydrochloric acid. The sickening attack occurred in Cartama, Malaga, this afternoon, leaving

12 Jan, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

ELLE Spain coverstar Eve Herzigova reveals she’s ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID

EVA Herzigova has revealed that she is ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID-19 over Christmas. ELLE Spain’s January cover star took to Instagram that she

12 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Celebrity·Other News

Largest synthetic drug bust in Spain history as 11 arrested in raids across the country

POLICE have blown apart one of Europe’s largest synthetic drug networks with bases across Spain, including Seville and Malaga. After a year long investigation, coined

12 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

THIRD WAVE: Spain’s Andalucia sees biggest increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations since early November as incidence rate soars

ANDALUCIA has detected 2,508 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the Junta has announced. The figure is far fewer than the more than 3,400 declared on Monday

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:58

Coronavirus·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Call for earlier curfew and hospitality closure to stop COVID-19 spread as government splits appear in Spain’s Valencian Community

A key coalition partner in the Valencian Government has called for stronger measures to combat the record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in the region. The left-wing

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain

THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Valencia·Valencian Community

Expat brutally murdered in his Bentley in upmarket neighbourhood on Spain’s Costa del Sol had more than 20 bullet wounds

A FRENCH national received more than 20 bullets when he was shot to death in his Bentley in Benahavis on Sunday, police have revealed. The

12 Jan, 2021 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Over 500 people attend banned protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Mallorca

The demonstration, scheduled to take place this morning in front of the Consolat de Mar, had been banned by the Balearic government

12 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca

The Great Wall of Castellon

Work began 20 years ago, and the wall currently measures two kilometres long by up to 2.5 metres high at some points.

12 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Valencian Community

Ex-schoolboy jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca for knifing pupil in class over Islamic insults

A Torrevieja teenager has received a five year jail sentence after stabbing a fellow high school pupil in the back for criticising his Islamic religious

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

The Historic Snowfall Of The Storm Filomena Has Trapped Thousands Of Drivers On The Roads Of Madrid The Madrid 112 Emergency And Security Agency Has Indicated That During The Early Hours Of This Saturday About 1 000 Vehicles Have Been Released Some Trees

Spain under Strain: how storm Filomena has put the country on its knees

AS the country freezes in some of the coldest temperatures on record and the capital lies under a blanket of snow for the first time

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

Useful Tips for Booking Cheaper Flights

Few things bring tremendous joy and thrill like a vacation. We all need to take a trip every once in a while to get a much-needed

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:03

Travel News

SOUR GRAPES as fruit fraudsters pull organic con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A fruity con with basic Costa Blanca-grown grapes being branded as ‘organic’ has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. 15 tons of table grapes

11 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

COVID-19 packs out Murcia region hospitals in Spain forcing return to local border closures

MOST of the Murcia region’s municipalities are to close their borders due to the steep rise in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 Monitoring Committee spokesman Jaime Perez,

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

How Can Family Cope When a Loved One is Severely Injured

If there are people in the world who wouldn’t turn their back on us, that would definitely be our family. Our family has been our

11 Jan, 2021 @ 16:45

Health

Gibraltar and Spain police forces foil £15 million hash smuggling ring

AROUND 2.8 tonnes of hashish with a value of £15 million has been seized in a joint operation between Gibraltar and Spanish police forces.

11 Jan, 2021 @ 16:43

Gibraltar·Lead

EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister

BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut

11 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Social gatherings between non-cohabiting persons banned in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca

From this Wednesday, social gatherings between people who do not live together will be prohibited on the two islands

11 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca

DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Whatsapp message warning of imminent lockdown in the Valencia region is a hoax

The measure has not yet been announced or approved

11 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Valencian Community

Salt sent to Spain’s snowy centre in storm solution and show of ‘solidarity’ by Costa Blanca cities

TORREVIEJA Council has joined up with an Orihuela company to send road salt to central Spain, in light of the deadly snow conditions. A fleet

11 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News

Morocco buys first Spanish battleship in 40 years to help combat Spain’s migrant crisis

THE Moroccan Navy has signed a contract with a large Spanish shipbuilder to supply a brand new patrol vessel for the first time in nearly

11 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Cadiz·Lead

Adrift in Madrid’s white weekend

IF we thought the bells on New Year’s Eve marked the end of our troubles, a historic snowfall in and around Madrid prompted a rethink.

11 Jan, 2021 @ 13:35

Lead·Madrid·National News

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 4,896 cases Monday in worst figure for two months as incidence rate soars to 298 cases per 100,000 people

SOME 4,896 coronavirus cases have been detected in Andalucia on Monday in the highest daily increase since November 7. It brings the two-week cumulative incidence

11 Jan, 2021 @ 13:23

Coronavirus·Lead

SNOW SEEKERS blasted for weekend mountain pleasure drives on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SNOW in the Alicante Province mountains over the weekend brought out motorists who got stuck after going for a pleasure drive. Storm Filomena brought problems

11 Jan, 2021 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Lead

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