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BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death and infection rates continue to decline as caseload nears 200,000

THE daily death toll from coronavirus has dropped to 410 today. It’s down from the 565 deaths announced yesterday and brings the total number of

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead·National News

If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

One of the best lines I’ve read throughout the coronavirus crisis is, ‘our grandparents were called to arms, we’ve been asked to just sit on

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Production Line Expat Wants To Bring To Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Spain wants to start his own production line of face masks to help during the coronavirus crisis

A BIG hearted British expat is trying to create a production line of face masks in Andalucia.

19 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

Squatters, or okupas as they're known in Spanish, are becoming increasingly common across Spain

19 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus lockdown set to be extended to May 9 but children to be allowed out from April 27

PEDRO Sanchez has announced that he will be seeking to extend the current state of alarm until May 9. The Spanish prime minister revealed his

18 Apr, 2020 @ 21:15

Lead·National News

Active COVID-19 cases go down again to just 12 in Gibraltar

Latest figures that there are only 12 recorded active cases of the COVID-19 virus on the Rock, the lowest for nearly a month, is linked

18 Apr, 2020 @ 20:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Malaga bar and nightclub owners fear ‘very dark’ future as they predict they will be ‘the last to recover’ from Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

MALAGA bar and nightclub owners fear they will be the ‘last to recover’ from the prolonged coronavirus lockdown. The lifting of the restrictions established in

18 Apr, 2020 @ 20:03

Lead·Malaga

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

Dressed head-to-toe in military uniform, the man had stopped several people to ask why they were outside

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

What are your plans after COVID-19? asks respected Malaga surveyor Campbell Ferguson, of Survey Spain

We are looking forward to working again. It's what we’re here for

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Malaga·Property

Hunters blamed after bullet-ridden corpse of endangered Iberian Lynx found in Spain

HUNTERS have been blamed after the bullet-ridden body of a rare Iberian Lynx was found by a police sniffer dog. Guardia Civil had launched a

18 Apr, 2020 @ 14:43

Lead·National News

A quarter of Guardia Civil agents tested in Spain turn out to be positive for coronavirus

ONE in four Guardia Civil agents has tested positive for COVID-19.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 14:28

Health·Lead

Truth is often said to be the first victim of wars and crises. The Olive Press subscription scheme helps cut through fake news as Spain fights COVID-19

Fake news is rife during the COVID-19 crisis, as we have discovered ourselves over the last fortnight

18 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Drugs smugglers on Spain’s Costa del Sol set up tomato canning plant to get round coronavirus lockdown rules

A GANG of drugs smugglers left stumped by the coronavirus transport ban decided to start a tomato canning business so they could continue their illicit

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:57

Lead

Around 2,000 Spaniards trapped abroad will be repatriated in the next few days

THE Spanish Foreign Ministry has announced that it will repatriate around 2,000 Spaniards trapped abroad in the coming few days.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:52

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 20,000

MORE than 20,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Spain. With 565 deaths confirmed in the past 24 hours, it brings the total death toll

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:39

Lead·National News

ON THE ROAD: Olive Press delivery team get newspaper out across Spain’s Mallorca during COVID-19 lockdown

“It was a huge success to get so many papers out for our readers,” said Distribution Coordinator Sabrina Ghilaci

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Mallorca

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

On March 17 the Government announced by Royal Decree a ‘moratorium’ or ‘mortgage holiday’ for residents struggling with payments

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

After critical cancer tests, mastectomy and chemo, La Cala de Mijas restaurateur Lisa Burgess finds her Irish British resistance

Likewise, this Irish British Resistance fighter will battle boldly on, quill at the ready

18 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

What could be more inspiring than the sight of a 50-something male in a hooded dressing gown muttering obscure rock lyrics to himself

18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Spain’s tourism industry unlikely to fully reopen until the end of the year as initial plans to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions revealed

SPAIN’S COVID-19 lockdown is unlikely to be fully lifted until the end of 2020, the Government has warned. Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz revealed yesterday that

18 Apr, 2020 @ 10:50

Lead·National News

Beat coronavirus lockdown boredom with spectacular 360º virtual tour of Malaga’s Caminito del Rey

The route, once considered the most dangerous in the world, is almost 8 km long, and takes from three to four hours to be crossed.

18 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

New invention solves ‘corked wine’ problem and will help Spain and Portugal’s huge cork estates grow and thrive

The discovery comes as it emerged that the number of wines using corks has risen by 600,000 bottles a year, while plastic stopper use has

18 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Gibraltar active COVID-19 cases are now the lowest seen in 22 days

GIBRALTAR’S active COVID-19 cases are now the lowest they have been since March 26, with recoveries rising daily and plans to test all frontline workers.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:43

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s El Pais newspaper launches digital subscription service

El Pais is following in the footsteps of the world’s most prestigious media outlets

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:27

Lead·National News

Renfe introduce new personalised tickets for passengers in Spain

RENFE have announced the introduction of personalised tickets from Monday April 20.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 19:27

Lead·Travel News

Teenage hacker arrested in Madrid for hacking medical data and leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus

A 16-YEAR-OLD hacker has been arrested for hacking medical data and then leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus.

17 Apr, 2020 @ 18:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death and infection rates continue to decline as caseload nears 200,000

If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Spain wants to start his own production line of face masks to help during the coronavirus crisis

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus lockdown set to be extended to May 9 but children to be allowed out from April 27

Active COVID-19 cases go down again to just 12 in Gibraltar

Malaga bar and nightclub owners fear ‘very dark’ future as they predict they will be ‘the last to recover’ from Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

What are your plans after COVID-19? asks respected Malaga surveyor Campbell Ferguson, of Survey Spain

Hunters blamed after bullet-ridden corpse of endangered Iberian Lynx found in Spain

A quarter of Guardia Civil agents tested in Spain turn out to be positive for coronavirus

Truth is often said to be the first victim of wars and crises. The Olive Press subscription scheme helps cut through fake news as Spain fights COVID-19

Drugs smugglers on Spain’s Costa del Sol set up tomato canning plant to get round coronavirus lockdown rules

Around 2,000 Spaniards trapped abroad will be repatriated in the next few days

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 20,000

ON THE ROAD: Olive Press delivery team get newspaper out across Spain’s Mallorca during COVID-19 lockdown

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

After critical cancer tests, mastectomy and chemo, La Cala de Mijas restaurateur Lisa Burgess finds her Irish British resistance

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Spain’s tourism industry unlikely to fully reopen until the end of the year as initial plans to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions revealed

Beat coronavirus lockdown boredom with spectacular 360º virtual tour of Malaga’s Caminito del Rey

New invention solves ‘corked wine’ problem and will help Spain and Portugal’s huge cork estates grow and thrive

Gibraltar active COVID-19 cases are now the lowest seen in 22 days

Spain’s El Pais newspaper launches digital subscription service

Renfe introduce new personalised tickets for passengers in Spain

Teenage hacker arrested in Madrid for hacking medical data and leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus

Man stopped on Costa del Sol with loaded guns and a pile of drugs – as local police make five arrests and 74 drug citations during month-long crackdown

‘It’s very, very unusual’: Concerns grow for missing British expat, 54, last seen leaving Benidorm hospital on Saturday morning

Outrage in Tenerife over ‘racist’ sign put up near migration reception centre

Elderly British expat found dead by firefighters in Costa Blanca home after desperate UK relatives lost contact

Spain loses faith in once world-beating train network after string of incidents, disasters, and driver strikes over safety