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COVID-19 outbreaks of a ‘social origin’ appear in more popular expat towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is one of three towns named yesterday to have outbreaks of the coronavirus, all emanating from a ‘social origin’. The three cases confirmed join

5 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Policeman loses his ARM after ruthless drug trafficker rams through blockade near Spain’s Costa del Sol

Two officers, an inspector and lower-ranking officer, were in the car blocking the road, believing the narco would come to a stop

5 Sep, 2020 @ 18:37

Cadiz·Lead

New Boardwalk Plans Take A Major Step Forward On Spain S Mar Menor

New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor

WORK on a major boardwalk revamp on the southern shores of the Mar Menor could start early next year, The project will go out to

5 Sep, 2020 @ 16:16

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

New documentary based in Spain’s Lobo Park sanctuary reveals the truth about wolves

IT’S fair to say that wolves get a pretty bad rep. Two words usually accompany the species: big and bad. Whether leading Little Red Riding

5 Sep, 2020 @ 14:00

Environment·La Cultura·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: British parents ‘terrified’ after school admits it can’t fulfil COVID-19 protections on Spain’s Costa del Sol due to ‘lack of government support’

The IES Las Viñas school, in Manilva, released a statement this week saying it has ‘many doubts’ over how it will face this ‘complicated term’

5 Sep, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Heavy Storms And Localised Flooding Could Hit Spain S Costa Blanca And Murcia Regions This Monday

Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday

THE HOT SUMMER will come to a spectacular end this Monday(September 7) as forecasters predict a stormy start to the week in the Valencian Community

5 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor

Fire at Sisu Hotel could have been the Spanish Grenfell claims building owner’s lawyer

A MYSTERY blaze that left one hotel guest dead could have been ‘like Grenfell Tower’, claims a lawyer representing the building’s owners. Apart from rapid

5 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Spain’s Costa del Sol

This is the fifth earthquake to hit the area in the past month and the biggest so far this year

5 Sep, 2020 @ 08:57

Lead·Malaga

Spain adds more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases Friday

It brings the total number of official cases in the country since the pandemic began to 498,989

4 Sep, 2020 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

WATCH: Applause as COVID-19 patient leaves ICU in Mallorca after 159 days in new Spain record

Manuel, 64, won his battle against coronavirus this week, 159 days after being admitted into intensive care at Son Espases hospital

4 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Dozens of locals attending protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Mallorca slapped with €100 fines

Dozens of demonstrators were sanctioned for taking part in the Palma demo against Spain’s stringent COVID regulations

4 Sep, 2020 @ 17:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat loses thousands after flight home from Caribbean to Spain’s Mallorca cancelled while airline says refund could take SIX months

Michael Broad, 74, was stranded for four months in the Caribbean nation by the coronavirus lockdown

4 Sep, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia school first in Spain to shut down after head teacher tests positive for COVID-19

A SCHOOL in Andalucia has been forced to close after one of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The municipal nursery of Benacazon in Sevilla

4 Sep, 2020 @ 16:42

Main Street business plan gets go-ahead from Gibraltar Government

THE Business Improvement District will be paid by both shops and the Government on a pound-for-pound basis bringing Main Street to life.

4 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Gibraltar

Chief Minister denies discussion of Gibraltar co-sovereignty in Madrid

THE second round of talks with UK and Spain have been described as 'positive' by the Chief Minister of Gibraltar who led the team in

4 Sep, 2020 @ 15:18

Gibraltar·Lead

Full marks as ‘excited’ kids return to school after six months

CHILDREN and headteachers have greeted the return to school this week with enthusiasm after a six month pause to in-class learning.

4 Sep, 2020 @ 14:19

Gibraltar·Lead

Los Clientes De Los Bares Apuraban Ayer Las Ltimas Horas En Las Que Pod An Hacer Uso De La Barra Antes De Que Entrara En Vigor La Nueva Restricci N

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has

4 Sep, 2020 @ 14:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Father Commits Suicide After Knifing His Son At Their Home In Spain S Murcia Region

Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region

A MAN stabbed his son six times and then died by suicide after he jumped from the terrace of his Murcia region apartment. Neighbours said

4 Sep, 2020 @ 13:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next

4 Sep, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

British man's body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday

4 Sep, 2020 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Stephen Spielberg was influenced as a student by David Lean, who directed most of ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and a great part of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ in

4 Sep, 2020 @ 11:32

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

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Rui Pinto es un estafador ordinario

El 4 de septiembre tendrá lugar el juicio del estafador, ladrón y chantajista portugués Rui Pinto. Delincuente experimentado y peligroso, él, en la primera reunión,

4 Sep, 2020 @ 10:55

Crime & Law

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Spain’s Andalucia to invest €100,000 in drones to halt spread of West Nile virus

The funds will go towards developing a ‘novel spraying through drones’ to fumigate ‘specific areas of marshes and rice fields’ where the mosquito larvae are

4 Sep, 2020 @ 10:51

Lead·Sevilla

Caixabank and Bankia merging to become Spain’s largest financial entity

Details of the negotiations are being kept firmly under wraps but both giants have confirmed that talks are underway

4 Sep, 2020 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish government issues warnings about residents receiving unsolicited seed packets from China

Deliveries have also been widely reported in the US, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Portugal and Holland. About 100 households in England have allegedly received the seeds.

4 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

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Four French tourists arrested Spain after ‘sexually assaulting two minors’ in Andalucia

The incident occurred near the Alameda de Hercules area of Sevilla on Saturday afternoon

4 Sep, 2020 @ 09:58