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Masks to become obligatory in Spain by tomorrow, says health minister Salvador Illa

MASKS will be obligatory in Spain by this Wednesday, according to statements made by health minister Salvador Illa. The socialist said during today’s press briefing

19 May, 2020 @ 19:11

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Malaga’s Government will subsidise 25,000 hotel stays for Spanish healthcare professionals who want to visit the province

THE Government of Malaga province has announced that it will subsidise 25,000 hotel stays for Spanish healthcare professionals.

19 May, 2020 @ 18:37

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

BREAKING: Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll remains below 100 for fourth day in a row while just 17 positive test results attributed to Monday

SPAIN’S daily COVID-19 death toll has remained below 100 on Tuesday with 83 people killed by the virus in the past 24 hours. While individually

19 May, 2020 @ 17:58

Lead·National News

Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

THE Government has announced that it will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040.

19 May, 2020 @ 17:20

Lead·National News

Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SMALL earthquake has rumbled the Costa del Sol. The 1.6 magnitude tremor was registered at 05:30am on Tuesday at a depth of 84 metres.

19 May, 2020 @ 16:49

Lead·Malaga·Nature

BREAKING: Pedro Sanchez will seek to extend Spain’s state of alarm by 15 days following pact with centre-right Ciudadanos

THE Spanish Government will seek to extend the state of alarm by two weeks tomorrow. It comes after prime minister Pedro Sanchez agreed a pact

19 May, 2020 @ 16:12

Lead·National News

HUMMUS HEROES: Expat teams up with Spanish chef and Israeli businessman to feed over 200 healthcare workers throughout two-month coronavirus lockdown

The dream team delivered food to over 200 healthcare workers at Son Espases Hospital throughout the two-month lockdown

19 May, 2020 @ 15:50

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Mallorca

EasyJet gets hacked and travel details for nine millions customers are stolen

EASYJET has been hacked and travel details for nine million customers have been stolen.

19 May, 2020 @ 14:25

Crime & Law·Lead

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Parents fined after seven minors caught near natural park without sanitary protection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PARENTS have been fined after seven minors were caught by Denia Policia Local in contravention of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown regulations. The minors were spotted close

19 May, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

Spain’s public debt shoots up by €22.5 billion in March, despite coronavirus crisis only affecting two weeks

SPAIN’S public debt has shot up by €22.5 billion in March alone, despite the coronavirus crisis only affecting half of the month.

19 May, 2020 @ 13:55

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain lifts ban on flights coming in from Italy, amid coronavirus de-escalation process

SPAIN has lifted the ban on flights coming into the country from Italy, amid the easing of the coronavirus restrictions.

19 May, 2020 @ 13:12

Lead·Travel News

POLL: Spain’s ruling PSOE would win general election if held tomorrow, suggesting it has ‘got it right’ on coronavirus crisis

THE PSOE would win the most votes if a general election were held tomorrow. According to a CIS poll, the ruling party would garner 31.1%

19 May, 2020 @ 13:10

Lead·National News

Benidorm politician slams Spanish government for ‘scaring tourists away’ with two-week quarantine for international travellers

TOURISM spokesman for the Partido Popular Agustin Almodobar has accused the Spanish government of ‘scaring away’ tourists. It comes after a two-week quarantine was announced

19 May, 2020 @ 12:41

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Andalucia invests €171 million into prevention of forest fires

THE Junta de Andalucia has invested a cool €171 million into its fire fighting and prevention department (Infoca Plan) in preparation for the upcoming fire

19 May, 2020 @ 12:23

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Beaches in Spain’s Andalucia are ready for summer 2020

The Andalucian community has allocated over 10 million euros to implementing health and protection measures against COVID-19.

19 May, 2020 @ 11:52

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Spain’s stunning Alhambra in Granada adapts spaces and hygiene conditions to reopen ‘as soon as possible’

The Alhambra is working on the adaptation of spaces for reopening.

19 May, 2020 @ 11:03

Granada·Lead

WATCH: Pool club goes up in flames on eve of reopening for summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but will be open for business today

A POPULAR Marbella pool club has gone up in flames the night before it was set to reopen for the summer season. Video footage shared

19 May, 2020 @ 10:29

Lead·Malaga

White House threatens Spanish oil giant Repsol with ‘devastating sanctions’ if it doesn’t stop drilling in Venezuela

THE White House has threatened Repsol with ‘devastating sanctions’ unless it withdraws from Venezuela. Along with Italy’s ENI and India’s Reliance, the Spanish oil giant

19 May, 2020 @ 10:02

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

The moment Gibraltar Chief Minister shed a tear as he recalled anguish of COVID-19

THE elected leader of Gibraltar spoke of 'staring into the abyss' at the possible death of a tenth of the population as the reality of

18 May, 2020 @ 20:31

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Torrevieja distributes 2,000 food parcels to needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid coronavirus crisis

TORREVIEJA has seen an extraordinary campaign of kindness emerge during the coronavirus crisis. During the last week, its Social Welfare Department has delivered 2,022 food

18 May, 2020 @ 20:23

Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Thirsty Spaniards and expats hit cafes and bars as Costa del Sol enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation

The next stage of Spain's coronavirus deescalation plan saw many bars and cafes throw open their doors for the first time in nine weeks

18 May, 2020 @ 19:26

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

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Burglar arrested after pinching €3,000 of goods from Costa Blanca villa and accidentally leaving behind police fine with his name on

A DOZY burglar has been arrested after he dropped a police fine containing his details in a house in Elche, on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The

18 May, 2020 @ 19:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Spain’s next state of emergency extension will be its last, assures Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo

CARMEN Calvo has assured that the next state of emergency extension will be the last.

18 May, 2020 @ 18:50

Lead·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain remains under 100 for second consecutive day

THE number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain has remained under 100 for the second consecutive day.

18 May, 2020 @ 18:01

Health·Lead·National News

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Spanish motorsport legend Fernando Alonso primed for F1 return, says long-term boss Briatore

FERNANDO Alonso’s long-term manager Flavio Briatore has tipped the Spanish motorsport stalwart for a return to F1 in 2021 after a year out. In an

18 May, 2020 @ 16:33

Lead·Sport

Ryanair slams rival airline handouts as it records €1 billion profit pre-COVID-19

LEADING budget airline Ryanair has recorded profits of €1 billion during the 2019 financial year. This marks an increase of €117 million on 2018, according

18 May, 2020 @ 16:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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Masks to become obligatory in Spain by tomorrow, says health minister Salvador Illa

Malaga’s Government will subsidise 25,000 hotel stays for Spanish healthcare professionals who want to visit the province

BREAKING: Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll remains below 100 for fourth day in a row while just 17 positive test results attributed to Monday

Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Costa del Sol

BREAKING: Pedro Sanchez will seek to extend Spain’s state of alarm by 15 days following pact with centre-right Ciudadanos

HUMMUS HEROES: Expat teams up with Spanish chef and Israeli businessman to feed over 200 healthcare workers throughout two-month coronavirus lockdown

EasyJet gets hacked and travel details for nine millions customers are stolen

Parents fined after seven minors caught near natural park without sanitary protection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s public debt shoots up by €22.5 billion in March, despite coronavirus crisis only affecting two weeks

Spain lifts ban on flights coming in from Italy, amid coronavirus de-escalation process

POLL: Spain’s ruling PSOE would win general election if held tomorrow, suggesting it has ‘got it right’ on coronavirus crisis

Benidorm politician slams Spanish government for ‘scaring tourists away’ with two-week quarantine for international travellers

Andalucia invests €171 million into prevention of forest fires

Beaches in Spain’s Andalucia are ready for summer 2020

Spain’s stunning Alhambra in Granada adapts spaces and hygiene conditions to reopen ‘as soon as possible’

WATCH: Pool club goes up in flames on eve of reopening for summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but will be open for business today

White House threatens Spanish oil giant Repsol with ‘devastating sanctions’ if it doesn’t stop drilling in Venezuela

The moment Gibraltar Chief Minister shed a tear as he recalled anguish of COVID-19

Torrevieja distributes 2,000 food parcels to needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid coronavirus crisis

IN PICS: Thirsty Spaniards and expats hit cafes and bars as Costa del Sol enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation

Burglar arrested after pinching €3,000 of goods from Costa Blanca villa and accidentally leaving behind police fine with his name on

Spain’s next state of emergency extension will be its last, assures Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain remains under 100 for second consecutive day

Spanish motorsport legend Fernando Alonso primed for F1 return, says long-term boss Briatore

Ryanair slams rival airline handouts as it records €1 billion profit pre-COVID-19

Hunt is on to unmask and catch mystery Marbella graffiti vandal ‘Kabro’ – after town hall spent €20k to clean up damage

Popular ‘Marbella Se Queja’ Instagram page rages at expats who’ve ‘lived on the Costa del Sol for years and can’t even say hola’

WATCH: Bizarre moment man ‘marries’ a tree at wedding ceremony in Madrid ‘to show emotional connection to nature’

Fresh ‘blood rain’ alert for Malaga as spring storms trigger yellow weather alert

Tourist coach driver arrested in Valencia for snorting cocaine leaving 25 passengers needing taxis