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Spanish shipping company becomes world’s first to gain COVID-19 free certificate

A BALEARIC shipping company has become the world’s first to receive an assurance certificate that it will remain COVID-19 free. Balearia, operating out of Denia

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:49

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Multiple beaches across Spain’s Balearic Islands SHUT DOWN for breaching social distancing as 200 people attend drum party in Ibiza

Four beaches in Mallorca and two in Ibiza were cordoned off to the general public after authorities determined that they had 'exceeded their capacity'

4 Jun, 2020 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Jailed German sex offender who was in Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann went missing identified as suspect in ‘murder’ probe

A GERMAN man jailed for rape has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The 43-year-old prisoner used a camper van

4 Jun, 2020 @ 00:15

Lead·National News

Costa del Sol’s Feria de Malaga CANCELLED as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 plan for summer

THE Feria de Malaga has officially been cancelled. It comes as the Junta de Andalucia recommended no ferias and festivals be held until September. The

3 Jun, 2020 @ 22:56

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

COVID-19: Spain extends state of alarm for final time until June 21

SPAIN’S sixth and last extension to the state of alarm has been approved. It means the current state of alarm – or lockdown – will

3 Jun, 2020 @ 21:22

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

SPAIN has the most summer hotel reservations worldwide.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 19:48

Lead·Travel News

Three La Linea youths arrested on drug smuggling charges after sea chase

Three youths from La Linea de la Concepcion and a fourth person from Ceuta have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling on Monday.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

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Seasonal strawberry pickers in Spain at risk of sex abuse and work exploitaion by gangmasters

A PLEA has gone out to the United Nations to investigate human rights violations against migrant women workers toiling in the strawberry fields of Andalucia.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:53

Lead

BREAKING: Spain registers first coronavirus related death in three days, but figures don’t seem to be matching

SPAIN has registered its first coronavirus related death in three days.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:51

Health·Lead·National News

Bars and restaurants remove glazed serviettes from tables across Spain to avoid COVID-19 contagion – but were they ever any use?

AS more than 70% of the Spanish population have entered ‘phase 2’ of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, Olive Press readers may have noticed the lack of

3 Jun, 2020 @ 18:49

Food & Drink·La Cultura

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

SOCIAL media has been awash this week with images of UK beaches and other tourist spots seemingly packed with people breaching social distancing guidelines. But

3 Jun, 2020 @ 17:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Government intends to maintain ERTE scheme until end of 2020, while thousands still haven’t received a payment

THE Spanish Government has indicated that it intends to maintain the ERTE scheme until the end of the year.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 16:11

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Councillor in hot water after sunbathing on beach during important zoom meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Councillor for Equality for the Andalucian town of Torrox has been blasted by her political rivals for taking part in an important Zoom plenary

3 Jun, 2020 @ 16:04

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Excess deaths in Spain soared by 48,000 from March 14 to May 24, compared to same period in 2019

DEATHS in Spain have increased by 48,000 from the period of mid March until the end of May, compared to the same period in 2019.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 15:34

Health·Lead·National News

Spain set for its first floating wind farm in Canary Islands waters

SPAIN is set to get its first full-scale floating offshore wind farm. Greenalia has applied for planning permission to build a 50MW capacity project in

3 Jun, 2020 @ 15:23

Lead·National News

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UK’s Foreign Office call centre thought British dementia sufferer in late 60s was ‘drunk’ in the crucial hours before his death

THE British Foreign Office (FCO) thought a British holidaymaker suffering dementia on the Costa Blanca was ‘drunk’ and just needed to ‘sober up’, the Olive

3 Jun, 2020 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s most famous porn star ‘killed photographer with toad poison’ in shamanic ritual gone wrong

A SPANISH porn star has been arrested for the death of a famous photographer. Nacho Vidal was cuffed on Thursday, alongside a family member and

3 Jun, 2020 @ 14:41

Lead·National News

Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million

THE Government has approved a draft law introducing a tax on plastic waste.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 14:36

Environment·Lead·National News

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Germany to lift advice against travel throughout Europe – but will still warn against visiting Spain

Tourism bosses in Spain fear there is still a lack of planning to prepare for the reopening of the vital industry

3 Jun, 2020 @ 14:07

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September

THE Junta de Andalucia has ordered all ferias to be cancelled until September amid COVID-19 fears. Health chiefs have warned that festivals and some 37

3 Jun, 2020 @ 13:12

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Five municipal swimming pools to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca this month

ORIHUELA Sports Department will open the five municipal recreational pools on June 27. The Councillor for Sports, Victor Bernabeu, announced that the team has been

3 Jun, 2020 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Flamenco breeding, Fuente de Piedra in Spain’s Malaga

Flamingo colony reaches record number in Spain’s Tarragona

Breeding season in full swing on the Ebro delta!

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:30

Nature·Other News

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Two dead as car plummets from overpass into path of oncoming train in northern Spain

TWO people have been killed in the La Hiniesta region of Spain after an SUV fell from an overpass into the path of a high

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:22

Lead

Property market in Spain’s Marbella set to weather coronavirus storm

MARBELLA’S property market is set to weather the coronavirus storm without sinking to the depths seen in the 2008-14 financial crisis. This is the conclusion

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:21

Lead·Property

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WATCH: Bar in Spain’s Pamplona ‘hires’ robot to serve customers in times of coronavirus

A HUMANOID is serving beers and coffees in the hub of Pamplona. Her name is Alexia, and she is the newest addition to a bar

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:18

Lead·Other News

Mallorca Live Festival announces return ‘post COVID-19,’ bringing Marilyn Manson, Kaiser Chiefs and Pet Shop Boys to Spain

Goth god Marilyn Manson will headline the Mallorca Live Festival alongside Leeds indie band the Kaiser Chiefs

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:14

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

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Spanish shipping company becomes world’s first to gain COVID-19 free certificate

Multiple beaches across Spain’s Balearic Islands SHUT DOWN for breaching social distancing as 200 people attend drum party in Ibiza

Jailed German sex offender who was in Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann went missing identified as suspect in ‘murder’ probe

Costa del Sol’s Feria de Malaga CANCELLED as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 plan for summer

COVID-19: Spain extends state of alarm for final time until June 21

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

Three La Linea youths arrested on drug smuggling charges after sea chase

Seasonal strawberry pickers in Spain at risk of sex abuse and work exploitaion by gangmasters

BREAKING: Spain registers first coronavirus related death in three days, but figures don’t seem to be matching

Bars and restaurants remove glazed serviettes from tables across Spain to avoid COVID-19 contagion – but were they ever any use?

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

Spain’s Government intends to maintain ERTE scheme until end of 2020, while thousands still haven’t received a payment

Councillor in hot water after sunbathing on beach during important zoom meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Excess deaths in Spain soared by 48,000 from March 14 to May 24, compared to same period in 2019

Spain set for its first floating wind farm in Canary Islands waters

UK’s Foreign Office call centre thought British dementia sufferer in late 60s was ‘drunk’ in the crucial hours before his death

Spain’s most famous porn star ‘killed photographer with toad poison’ in shamanic ritual gone wrong

Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million

Germany to lift advice against travel throughout Europe – but will still warn against visiting Spain

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September

Five municipal swimming pools to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca this month

Flamingo colony reaches record number in Spain’s Tarragona

Two dead as car plummets from overpass into path of oncoming train in northern Spain

Property market in Spain’s Marbella set to weather coronavirus storm

WATCH: Bar in Spain’s Pamplona ‘hires’ robot to serve customers in times of coronavirus

Mallorca Live Festival announces return ‘post COVID-19,’ bringing Marilyn Manson, Kaiser Chiefs and Pet Shop Boys to Spain

‘Completely out of character’: Family worried as Ukrainian woman, 36, disappears after a traffic accident in Algeciras

Urgent search for South African hantavirus cruise ship passenger who made ‘several day’ layover in Barcelona

Spanish music superstar Rosalia to give free concert in Sevilla this weekend

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

What are ‘narcolanchas’? The boats used by drug traffickers to carry tonnes of narcotics into Spain – after two Guardia Civil officers killed in pursuit