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Spain’s Andalucia to lose 8 MILLION tourists in €5.5 billion hit over coronavirus pandemic

ANDALUCIA is set to lose eight million tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials have predicted. Junta vice president Juan Marin has lowered the forecasts

18 Mar, 2020 @ 15:50

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Blood donations needed on Spain’s Costa del Sol as Malaga’s transfusion centre pleas for help – here’s how to donate

In an emergency situation which has swept across Spain, blood banks in hospitals are alarmingly low.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 15:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Guardia Civil officer, 37, dies from coronavirus in Spain and ‘did not have previous illnesses’ as number of cases nears 14,000

A GUARDIA Civil officer has been killed by COVID-19 in Spain. The 37-year-old is the first of the country’s security forces to die from the

18 Mar, 2020 @ 15:26

Health·Lead

BREAKING: All flights from mainland Spain to Balearic and Canary islands prohibited from midnight tonight

ALL flights from mainland Spain to the Balearic and the Canary islands have been cancelled.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 15:06

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Gibraltar government planning to put in place an EMERGENCY budget for next few months

THE Government of Gibraltar has convened a meeting of Parliament for an emergency budget on Friday.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 14:42

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

Gender violence across Spain could rise due to coronavirus quarantine

The free number 016 remains in operation during this time

18 Mar, 2020 @ 14:28

Lead·Other News

Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people

TWO people in Extremadura who are posing as priests have tried to scam elderly people, using coronavirus as the excuse.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 13:49

Crime & Law·Lead

China begins clinical trials for first coronavirus vaccine

CHINA has begun clinical trials for its first coronavirus vaccine.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 12:36

Health·Lead

Coronavirus lockdown rebels terrorise Spain’s Mallorca as elderly woman chased down street by ‘coughing man’ and police officer bitten

Troublemakers have been out in force terrorising others on the streets during the lockdown.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish doctors suggest the death count nationwide could reach 86,000, if strict measures are not followed

ICU doctors in Spain have suggested that there could be up to 86,000 deaths in the country, if strict measures are not followed.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 11:39

Health·Lead

Silver Screen Spain Road Trip, July 2020

In July 2020 Thelma and I will undertake our second road trip, leaving Valencia on the 9th and visiting a number of important cinema locations.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 10:14

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

The EIGHT key ingredients and superfoods to help get you through Spain’s coronavirus quarantine

As the nation stays behind closed doors for the foreseeable future it is important to stay healthy and to eat right

18 Mar, 2020 @ 10:05

Health·Lead

PRADO IN YOUR PJ’S: The 13 virtual museum tours you can do FROM BED amid Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Stuck at home and not sure what to do with yourself? Beat the coronavirus lockdown with these virtual museum tours you can take while tucked

18 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca landmark to go into public ownership ahead of €300k restoration project

EL CAMPELLO’S famous Barranc d’Aigües Tower will soon be brought into public ownership to protect the 16th-century landmark from further damage. The city council’s plans

18 Mar, 2020 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Cancer patient becomes second victim to be killed by coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Health officials say the deceased was a man in his 60s who was being treated for cancer at the hospital.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 22:27

Lead·Mallorca

Will I be fined for driving without an updated ITV during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown?

GETTING your ITV for your car in Spain has always proven a bit of a nightmare. The bookings have to be made often months in

17 Mar, 2020 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: British woman dragged out of Tenerife swimming pool and arrested for ignoring coronavirus lockdown

A BRITISH woman has been dragged from a swimming pool in handcuffs after ignoring strict coronavirus lockdown rules. The tourist was dragged from the water

17 Mar, 2020 @ 21:23

Lead

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Spain’s €200 billion plan to aid ‘autónomos’, employers and laid-off workers through the coronavirus crisis

PEDRO Sanchez has today announced a €200 billion package to aid the self-employed, employers and laid-off workers through the coronavirus crisis (details below). The Prime

17 Mar, 2020 @ 19:23

Business & Finance·Lead

The ten businesses still booming as coronavirus closures hit Spain

While many businesses, such as hotels, airlines and stock markets are reeling from the shocking lockdown and spread of Covid-19, some are doing well

17 Mar, 2020 @ 19:14

Lead·Other News

NICE TOUCH: Pornhub offers free access to premium content in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

PORNHUB has dropped the paywall for its premium content in Spain in a bid to show solidarity amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The porn streaming

17 Mar, 2020 @ 18:25

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia’s most famous faces ask citizens to stay at home in campaign to stop coronavirus spread in Spain

Take care of yourself. Take care of everyone. Take care of Andalusia.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 18:05

Lead

COVID-19: Critical Condition for first paediatric coronavirus admission in Spain’s Andalucia

Twelve dead in Andalucia and first child admitted to hospital.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:59

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Covid-19: Chinese community donates face masks to Cordoba’s Reina Sofia Hospital

Chinese citizens hand over a thousand masks to the National Police.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:56

Cordoba·Coronavirus·Lead

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We are there for you! Olive Press team will work around the clock to deliver your favourite paper across Spain this week

THE Olive Press will be distributing as normally as we can this week. Our five regional newspapers are going to print as they always do

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Two rockets hit a base in Iraq housing 350 Spanish troops, US blames Hezbollah

TWO rockets have hit a base in Iraq that houses the highest number of Spanish troops.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 17:49

Lead

Spain’s Balearic Islands prohibit arrivals at airports and ports as confirmed coronavirus cases reach 92

The Balearic Islands have enforced strict restrictions at airports and ports to halt the spread of coronavirus.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 16:29

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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Spain’s Andalucia to lose 8 MILLION tourists in €5.5 billion hit over coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19: Blood donations needed on Spain’s Costa del Sol as Malaga’s transfusion centre pleas for help – here’s how to donate

BREAKING: Guardia Civil officer, 37, dies from coronavirus in Spain and ‘did not have previous illnesses’ as number of cases nears 14,000

BREAKING: All flights from mainland Spain to Balearic and Canary islands prohibited from midnight tonight

BREAKING: Gibraltar government planning to put in place an EMERGENCY budget for next few months

Gender violence across Spain could rise due to coronavirus quarantine

Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people

China begins clinical trials for first coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus lockdown rebels terrorise Spain’s Mallorca as elderly woman chased down street by ‘coughing man’ and police officer bitten

Spanish doctors suggest the death count nationwide could reach 86,000, if strict measures are not followed

Silver Screen Spain Road Trip, July 2020

The EIGHT key ingredients and superfoods to help get you through Spain’s coronavirus quarantine

PRADO IN YOUR PJ’S: The 13 virtual museum tours you can do FROM BED amid Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Costa Blanca landmark to go into public ownership ahead of €300k restoration project

Cancer patient becomes second victim to be killed by coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Will I be fined for driving without an updated ITV during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown?

WATCH: British woman dragged out of Tenerife swimming pool and arrested for ignoring coronavirus lockdown

Spain’s €200 billion plan to aid ‘autónomos’, employers and laid-off workers through the coronavirus crisis

The ten businesses still booming as coronavirus closures hit Spain

NICE TOUCH: Pornhub offers free access to premium content in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

Andalucia’s most famous faces ask citizens to stay at home in campaign to stop coronavirus spread in Spain

COVID-19: Critical Condition for first paediatric coronavirus admission in Spain’s Andalucia

Covid-19: Chinese community donates face masks to Cordoba’s Reina Sofia Hospital

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We are there for you! Olive Press team will work around the clock to deliver your favourite paper across Spain this week

Two rockets hit a base in Iraq housing 350 Spanish troops, US blames Hezbollah

Spain’s Balearic Islands prohibit arrivals at airports and ports as confirmed coronavirus cases reach 92

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante