Rise in numbers of Spanish entrepreneurs setting up businesses during Covid – but female businesses are still outnumbered by men

PLUCKY young entrepreneurs are refusing to let COVID-19 stop them from a profit. Encouraging figures released by the Association of Statistics of Commercial Companies shows

17 Sep, 2020 @ 17:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Clearer rules to reduce risk for DLT companies in Gibraltar introduced

GIBRALTAR is bringing in new rules for Distributed Ledger Technology companies wishing to set up shop on the Rock.

17 Sep, 2020 @ 16:53

Business & Finance·Gibraltar

Winner takes it all: Who can make the most money off a hypothetical wad of cash?

Olive Press columnist Giles Brown has been pipped to the post in a €100,000 investment challenge organised by BINCKBANK Marbella. The fantasy contest saw Giles

17 Sep, 2020 @ 16:07

Lead

Spain’s Andalucia records deadliest COVID-19 figures since end of lockdown

There are currently 940 people with coronavirus in Andalucian hospitals, of which 120 are in intensive care

17 Sep, 2020 @ 15:10

Coronavirus·Lead

Hundreds of prisoners forced to go into self-isolation at a jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

400 prisoners at an Alicante Province prison have gone into self-isolation after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Inmates at Villena Prison have been confined

17 Sep, 2020 @ 14:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Malaga province on yellow alert for rain, hail and storms on Friday

The storm is said to have 'tropical characteristics' and will bring heavy rainfall, hail and lightning

17 Sep, 2020 @ 13:27

Lead·Malaga

Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A

17 Sep, 2020 @ 13:23

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Pregnant woman injured in car crash with drug traffickers being chased by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The pregnant woman is reported to be in her 30s and the seriousness of her injuries are not known

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:54

Lead·Malaga

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’

BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:35

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Dolmens Site Museum in Spain’s Antequera displays two temporary exhibitions

Two human skulls unearthed in ‘Stonehenge’ type dolmen discovered in Spain’s Malaga

In just one week human remains and a new, never before identified ancient structure have been discovered

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:29

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Scientist Working With Blood Sample In Laboratory

Volunteers quit COVID-19 vaccine trials after side effects mar Phase 2 testing in Spain

The concerns arose after side effects were reported in the Madrid-based vaccine trials on a subject in the UK

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:23

Lead·National News

More than 43,000 people put on ‘partial lockdown’ in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca to combat spread of COVID-19

Tomorrow, parts of Arquitecte Bennazar will face confinement, joining Son Gotleu, Can Capes, Soledat Nord and Son Canals which became 'hot zones' last week

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:13

Lead·Mallorca

Theories behind origin of black panther in Spain’s Granada point at drug lord or tycoon

It is believed that the animal could have entered the Granada province from Malaga through Zafarraya

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:10

Granada·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases are halved over 24 hours across Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have seen a dramatic fall over a 24-hour period. Wednesday evening’s report(September 16) from the regional health

17 Sep, 2020 @ 11:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Is Spain still the investment haven despite the Corona pandemic?

According to Worldometer, as of April 2nd, Spain had 104,118 coronavirus positive cases with the second highest death toll in the world. The coronavirus pandemic

17 Sep, 2020 @ 10:24

Business & Finance

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Drug lord captured as Spanish police arrest 29 in gang crackdown across Malaga, Seville and Cádiz

THE HEAD one of Europe’s biggest drug gangs was arrested in Spain after a major sting operation. Leader of the Castaña drugs cartel Antonio Tejón,

16 Sep, 2020 @ 20:38

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Spain jails ex-colonel for murder of five Jesuits in Salvador Civil War

Former army colonel and government security minister Inocente Orlando Montano has been sentenced to 133 years in jail for the murder of a group of

16 Sep, 2020 @ 20:38

Lead

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale in talks with Spurs for move back to UK

WELSHMAN Gareth Bale’s greatest wish is to return to his former club Tottenham Hostpur, his agent has revealed. Jonathan Barnett told reporters that Real Madrid

16 Sep, 2020 @ 19:47

Sport

St John takes over COVID-19 transfer in Gibraltar as cases rise to 25

ST John Ambulance will take COVID-19 active cases without symptoms from one place to another in the future as deal is reached.

16 Sep, 2020 @ 19:37

Gibraltar

Spain sees deadliest COVID-19 day since end of lockdown

Despite the worrying numbers, health leaders, including Health Minister Salvador Illa, say the situation is 'stabilising'

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia registers 915 COVID-19 cases Wednesday with 16 deaths

Malaga yet again recorded the most cases on Wednesday with 306, followed by Sevilla with 224, Cadiz with 145 and Cordoba with 109

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:39

Coronavirus·Lead

Second expat arrested in Spanish town in connection to crimes against children sparks concern

A SECOND expat has been arrested in a sleepy Spanish resort accused of sick crimes against children in the last year. The unnamed Belgian drifter

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:09

New picture of black panther re-ignites search in sleepy village in Spain’s Andalucia

The image has struck fear in the population of roughly 600 while the local government has advised residents to steer clear of the countryside

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:01

Granada·Lead

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Post office nightmare for expats in Spain

A WINTER jacket, a school bag and a 22-piece tea set are just a handful of the vast and varied items on expat Lynda Martin’s

16 Sep, 2020 @ 17:22

Drunk Husband In Spain S Valencia Defends Vicious Attack On Wife By Saying Women Must Be Taught To Respect

Husband in Spain’s Valencia defends vicious drunken attack on wife by saying women ‘must learn respect’.

A MAN was arrested for domestic violence in Valencia after attacking his wife and partially shoving her out of a window. When Valencia Policia Local

16 Sep, 2020 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Gibraltar Parliament to take over Piazza cafe sites for its own use

TWO cafes below parliament will soon become history under new plans unveiled by the Government today to expand its facilities.

16 Sep, 2020 @ 16:44