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In pictures: Rosauro Varo pledges to help rebuild Laguna Village following the devastating fire

The company owned by Spanish entrepreneur Rosauro Varo has vowed to help rebuild Laguna Village after a devastating blaze burnt the complex to the ground

31 Aug, 2020 @ 13:35

Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

THE BODY of a 33-year-old woman was discovered in the boot of her car in Valencia City, a week after she was reported missing The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:59

National News·Valencia

Best Apps and Websites for Up to Date Sports Action& Info

With sports schedules more hectic and liable to change than ever before, it can often be difficult for fans to keep up, especially if you

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:39

Sport

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

British girl, 3, dies in drowning tragedy at Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool

Heroine, 9, saves toddler from drowning in Spain’s Algeciras

The toddler, who was without armbands or a swim vest, immediately started to sink

31 Aug, 2020 @ 10:32

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No arrests made over forest fire which gutted Laguna Village as investigation continues on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The fire affected around 42 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of 30 homes and the Kempinski Hotel

31 Aug, 2020 @ 10:18

Lead·Malaga

West Nile virus is detected in a Malaga village - as Junta confirms ninth death from mosquito borne disease

West Nile virus spreads in Spain’s Sevilla after third death recorded at weekend

A total of 49 people have now been infected, with 14 remaining in hospital, four of whom remain in intensive care

31 Aug, 2020 @ 09:38

Lead·Sevilla

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Spain rules out future lockdown as more than half of new COVID-19 cases remain asymptomatic and vaccines predicted to start in December

According to Illa, a now experienced early detection system and contact tracing is helping control the so-called 'second wave'

31 Aug, 2020 @ 08:50

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

3,200 evacuated as wild fire continues in Spain’s Andalucia

SOME 3,200 people have been evacuated from their homes as a massive wild fire continues to burn in Andalucia. In total 27 aircraft, 300 forestry

30 Aug, 2020 @ 20:37

Lead

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Desperate housewives in Spain’s Malaga cuffed for attempted robbery of state-of-the-art robot vacuum cleaner, hidden in a pram under a plastic doll

The desperate housewives aroused suspicion with the shopping centre’s security guards by their shifty behaviour and constant manipulation of the interior of a pram.

30 Aug, 2020 @ 20:03

Malaga

Give us some credit – and our lives back!

Old women don’t slowly morph in to grannies anymore with tightly permed hair and a bosom you could lose a small child in. In some

30 Aug, 2020 @ 19:59

Lead·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Trial for coronavirus vaccine to start in Spain ‘imminently’

CLINICAL trials for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus are due to start in Spain ‘imminently’. Spain’s Agency for Medicine and Health Products (AEMPS) has

30 Aug, 2020 @ 19:44

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, is forecasting the grimmest of months for September. With the traditional holiday season ending and children returning to school,

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:01

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Demand increases to simplify squatter evictions as banks are blamed for part of the problem

SPANISH banks that own empty properties are part of the problem with illegal squatting in communities, claims a report. Their poor communication and lack of

30 Aug, 2020 @ 14:58

Lead·Madrid·National News·Property

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Levante Beach will go reservation-free from this Monday(August 31) with the end of the booking system introduced on July 15. Capacity controls and designated

30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Lisa gets the all clear after cancer battle

MY partner, Joffrey Charles, has saved my life. He nagged me incessantly about the small but growing lump under my right armpit in the summer

30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:02

Columnists·Lead

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Fire at Laguna Village Estepona: Exclusive pictures from the scene as emergency services contain the blaze

Firefighters are still at the scene following a massive blaze at Laguna Village in Estepona. Flames could be seen ripping through the much-loved retail park

29 Aug, 2020 @ 21:29

Lead·National News

600 evacuated from series of forest fires across Spain’s Andalucia

MORE than 600 people have been evacuated as a series of fires broke out across Andalucia. In Estepona 80 guests at the Kempinski Bahia Hotel

29 Aug, 2020 @ 19:59

Lead

IN PICS: Devastating fire guts Laguna Village on Spain’s Costa del Sol as first images of aftermath emerge

Photos released by the Consortium of Malaga Firefighters show several roofs completely destroyed and the inside of at least one establishment reduced to rubble

29 Aug, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Terrifying footage from inside Laguna Village fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as strong winds help carry flames

The Junta de Andalucia declared a Level 1 emergency at 3.20pm this afternoon when the fire began in the Rio Padron area

29 Aug, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga

Level 1 emergency declared for Laguna Village fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as aircraft battle inferno and experts fear proximity of petrol station

Authorities are hoping to contain the flames and prevent the blaze from becoming a fully-fledged forest fire

29 Aug, 2020 @ 16:13

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Laguna Village engulfed in mammoth fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol (VIDEOS)

Smoke from the flames can be seen from several miles away from the site, which features thatched-like roofing

29 Aug, 2020 @ 15:47

Lead·Malaga

Supermarket sweep: Carrefour buy out Spanish food retailers Supersol

FRENCH supermarket group Carrefour has agreed to buy the Supersol food retailing chain. They will pay Maxima – the chain’s present Lithuanian owners – €78

29 Aug, 2020 @ 15:39

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

RONALD-I-DO – Georgina Rodriguez’s stunning ring picture sparks speculation of surprise engagement with football star

Cristiano Ronaldo could be set to signing the biggest contract of his life – after a recent pic sparked speculation of a glitzy engagement to

29 Aug, 2020 @ 15:32

Mystery empty boat found as more cigarettes seized by Gibraltar Customs

AN empty boat was located floating in Gibraltar waters recently by the marine section of the Customs who also chased down a possible smuggler.

29 Aug, 2020 @ 13:37

Gibraltar·Lead

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In pictures: Rosauro Varo pledges to help rebuild Laguna Village following the devastating fire

Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

Best Apps and Websites for Up to Date Sports Action& Info

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

Heroine, 9, saves toddler from drowning in Spain’s Algeciras

No arrests made over forest fire which gutted Laguna Village as investigation continues on Spain’s Costa del Sol

West Nile virus spreads in Spain’s Sevilla after third death recorded at weekend

Spain rules out future lockdown as more than half of new COVID-19 cases remain asymptomatic and vaccines predicted to start in December

3,200 evacuated as wild fire continues in Spain’s Andalucia

Desperate housewives in Spain’s Malaga cuffed for attempted robbery of state-of-the-art robot vacuum cleaner, hidden in a pram under a plastic doll

Give us some credit – and our lives back!

Trial for coronavirus vaccine to start in Spain ‘imminently’

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

Demand increases to simplify squatter evictions as banks are blamed for part of the problem

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Lisa gets the all clear after cancer battle

Fire at Laguna Village Estepona: Exclusive pictures from the scene as emergency services contain the blaze

600 evacuated from series of forest fires across Spain’s Andalucia

IN PICS: Devastating fire guts Laguna Village on Spain’s Costa del Sol as first images of aftermath emerge

WATCH: Terrifying footage from inside Laguna Village fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as strong winds help carry flames

Level 1 emergency declared for Laguna Village fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as aircraft battle inferno and experts fear proximity of petrol station

BREAKING: Laguna Village engulfed in mammoth fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol (VIDEOS)

Supermarket sweep: Carrefour buy out Spanish food retailers Supersol

RONALD-I-DO – Georgina Rodriguez’s stunning ring picture sparks speculation of surprise engagement with football star

Mystery empty boat found as more cigarettes seized by Gibraltar Customs

Tragedy as British tourist dies almost 10 months after Lanzarote hotel railing collapse that also killed his friend

Mysterious ‘white blob’ in Spain’s Mar Menor wipes out 86% of fish species in worst-hit zone

Malaga heatwave warning as extreme temperatures threaten over-85s and boost hospital admissions for dehydration

INTERVIEW: Andalucia’s shrinking lake becomes the setting for a new thriller as one British author asks if nature is kicking back

‘My parents did not ignore instructions’: Daughter of British expat couple killed in Almeria wildfire hits back at Spanish officials

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