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Mother and father-in-law of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez test positive for coronavirus

TWO further relatives of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have tested positive for coronavirus. The PSOE leader’s mother and father-in-law were admitted to the Puerta

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

WATCH: Wild ducks waddle along one of Cordoba’s busiest bridges made empty by Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Nature takes over the deserted streets of Cordoba

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:43

Cordoba·Coronavirus

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

ALICANTE Policia Local are tightening the fixed and mobile checkpoints, with fines being DOUBLED for those that break the restrictions. The maximum fine is now

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: ALL airports and ports to close in Spain from midnight tonight to fight coronavirus – with these exceptions

SPANISH airports and ports will be closed from midnight tonight. All travellers will be barred from entering unless they are Spanish, have residency or are

22 Mar, 2020 @ 21:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

IN PICS: Roads in Spain’s Andalucia enter complete coronavirus lockdown with police checkpoints in Marbella, Ronda and inland villages

"This is going to be incredibly hard for us Andalucians given how sociable we normally are"

22 Mar, 2020 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

No-one will be able to leave their homes unless it is for work exercise or taking their kids to the schools for day care as

22 Mar, 2020 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British couple ‘could sue’ Iberia after ‘coronavirus patients’ travel on Cuba to Spain flight and passengers AREN’T TESTED on landing

“A stewardess told us that the ill passengers were being treated for suspected coronavirus in Havana. But somehow, they had left the hospital and boarded

22 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

FAKE NEWS: Spain’s government warns against deluge of online coronavirus hoaxes

THE coronavirus pandemic has led to an epidemic of a different type – a rash of online hoaxes. In Spain alone, 50 examples of fake

22 Mar, 2020 @ 17:34

Lead·National News

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Does it feel like a crowded house? Are you crawling the walls? Got cabin fever already?

22 Mar, 2020 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Education·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s El Corte Ingles donates beds to shelter homeless at La Liga side RCD Mallorca’s ground

A makeshift homeless shelter has been set up on the football club's grounds

22 Mar, 2020 @ 16:38

Lead·Mallorca

20-year-old man dies from coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca as Balearic Islands’ infections soar to 331

The Ministry of Health confirmed that four people died from coronavirus in Mallorca in just 24 hours.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca

Back to 1969 with a twist: How Coronavirus has changed Gibraltar

GIBRALTAR had not felt more like an island since the frontier was shut more than 50 years ago but Coronavirus has taken fortress mentality to

22 Mar, 2020 @ 15:37

Coronavirus·Gibraltar

WATCH: Police officers in Spain’s Mallorca go viral after entertaining residents in coronavirus lockdown with street performance

Policia Local officers gave a surprising performance as residents in confinement clapped and sung along.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 15:13

Lead·Mallorca

Former Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, dies after testing positive for coronavirus

FORMER Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, has died after contracting coronavirus.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 14:21

Health·Lead·Sport

Terrorising puppy, overeating and a growing wine dependency – week one of coronavirus lockdown in Spain and it ain’t pretty

FOR f**k’s sake. Pardon my French but it’s just come to my attention that we could be facing a further 15 days of lockdown here

22 Mar, 2020 @ 14:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Beds set up in Madrid conference centre as coronavirus patients overwhelm hospitals in Spain

THE first patients have arrived at a temporary hospital set up in Madrid’s massive IFEMA conference centre as hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. Since

22 Mar, 2020 @ 13:51

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: Former Scotland Yard detective, Peter Bleksley, talks to the Olive Press about his hunt for Kevin Parle in Spain and his BBC podcast

KEVIN Parle is very well known in Liverpool, as he is a suspect for two separate murders.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 13:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores on some key procedural matters affected by Spain’s coronavirus State of Alarm decree

The measures brought in by the government will impact numerous contracts, court cases, tax applications, administrative matters, residency applications, etc.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 13:00

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems

HOLLYWOOD ADORES THE PARADORS

I have stayed at four Paradors so far, never as a paying guest but always invited to give a conference. However, I suspect that on

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:58

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

BREAKING: Spain sees record number of coronavirus deaths as cases near 29,000 and one BILLION people quarantined worldwide

THE COVID-19 pandemic has not yet reached its peak in Spain, new figures have suggested. According to the health ministry, between Saturday and Sunday, 394

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

EXCLUSIVE: With coronavirus fear taking a grip, the Olive Press exposes a Spanish firm cashing in on people’s fear and paranoia

A COMPANY in Madrid is conning nervous people and cashing in on the coronavirus pandemic that has taken over the globe.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:11

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Medical body concerned over lack of life-saving equipment in Spain’s Costa Blanca hospitals

ALICANTE’S College of Physicians, COMA, has told the Ministry of Health of its concern about a lack of protective masks and other essential equipment. In

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Long before Antonio Banderas, another hot Spanish actor was the toast of Hollywood and he came from the Campo de Gibraltar, writes Belinda Beckett

CALLE Actor Antonio Moreno at the back of Mercadona is not the most beautiful street in Los Barrios

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

WATCH: Police on horseback chase down cyclist in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

THIS is the moment Policia Nacional were filmed chasing down a cyclist amid the coronavirus lockdown. Two officers can be seen patrolling the streets on

22 Mar, 2020 @ 11:56

Lead·National News

Mercadona to introduce further safety measures as coronavirus pandemic progresses

This comes as the coronavirus pandemic progresses and the number of those infected continues to rise

22 Mar, 2020 @ 11:04

Lead

Don’t try and catch a falling knife, warns Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway, amid market freefall over Spain coronavirus chaos

World equity markets are in freefall off the back of the oil price drop and continued concern over the impact of Covid-19

22 Mar, 2020 @ 11:00

Business & Finance

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Mother and father-in-law of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez test positive for coronavirus

WATCH: Wild ducks waddle along one of Cordoba’s busiest bridges made empty by Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

BREAKING: ALL airports and ports to close in Spain from midnight tonight to fight coronavirus – with these exceptions

IN PICS: Roads in Spain’s Andalucia enter complete coronavirus lockdown with police checkpoints in Marbella, Ronda and inland villages

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

EXCLUSIVE: British couple ‘could sue’ Iberia after ‘coronavirus patients’ travel on Cuba to Spain flight and passengers AREN’T TESTED on landing

FAKE NEWS: Spain’s government warns against deluge of online coronavirus hoaxes

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s El Corte Ingles donates beds to shelter homeless at La Liga side RCD Mallorca’s ground

20-year-old man dies from coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca as Balearic Islands’ infections soar to 331

Back to 1969 with a twist: How Coronavirus has changed Gibraltar

WATCH: Police officers in Spain’s Mallorca go viral after entertaining residents in coronavirus lockdown with street performance

Former Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, dies after testing positive for coronavirus

Terrorising puppy, overeating and a growing wine dependency – week one of coronavirus lockdown in Spain and it ain’t pretty

Beds set up in Madrid conference centre as coronavirus patients overwhelm hospitals in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Former Scotland Yard detective, Peter Bleksley, talks to the Olive Press about his hunt for Kevin Parle in Spain and his BBC podcast

Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores on some key procedural matters affected by Spain’s coronavirus State of Alarm decree

HOLLYWOOD ADORES THE PARADORS

BREAKING: Spain sees record number of coronavirus deaths as cases near 29,000 and one BILLION people quarantined worldwide

EXCLUSIVE: With coronavirus fear taking a grip, the Olive Press exposes a Spanish firm cashing in on people’s fear and paranoia

Medical body concerned over lack of life-saving equipment in Spain’s Costa Blanca hospitals

Long before Antonio Banderas, another hot Spanish actor was the toast of Hollywood and he came from the Campo de Gibraltar, writes Belinda Beckett

WATCH: Police on horseback chase down cyclist in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

Mercadona to introduce further safety measures as coronavirus pandemic progresses

Don’t try and catch a falling knife, warns Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway, amid market freefall over Spain coronavirus chaos

At least four dead and two missing after wooden bridge collapses over rocky cliffs in northern Spain

WATCH: Trump threatens to ‘fly in and use’ air bases in Andalucia to bomb Iran despite Spain veto

BREAKING: Trump vows to cut off ALL trade with ‘terrible’ Spain in extraordinary rant over ongoing war with Iran

First evacuation flight takes off as Spain rushes to protect 30,000 nationals stranded in war-torn Middle East

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt