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Study suggests coronavirus spreads easier than previously thought, including via faecal matter, as Spain surpasses 1,600 cases

FRESH studies in China have suggested the coronavirus can survive in the air for at least 30 minutes and spread from person to person by

10 Mar, 2020 @ 19:23

Health

BREAKING: Tourists quarantined at hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after catching coronavirus from tour guide

NINE tourists have been quarantined at a Costa del Sol hotel after testing positive for coronavirus. The holidaymakers, mostly from the US, are being isolated

10 Mar, 2020 @ 18:50

Health

COVID-19: ALL flights between Spain and Italy suspended over coronavirus fears

ALL direct flights between Spain and Italy are to be suspended over coronavirus fears, the government has announced. The flights will be stopped from midnight

10 Mar, 2020 @ 18:36

Health

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus ‘worries’ Costa del Sol and Andalucia hotels and restaurants as holiday bookings plummet in Spain with 35 now dead

Cancellations and slumps in bookings of ‘up to 50%’ have left tourism bosses on the Costa del Sol and in Andalucia ‘worried’, the Olive Press

10 Mar, 2020 @ 17:40

Malaga·Travel News

EXPLAINED: How rising temperatures in Spain could prove an ally in the fight against coronavirus

The heat strengthens us and reduces its transmission

10 Mar, 2020 @ 17:05

Health·National News·Opinion

Malaga Film Festival postponed over coronavirus fears

The Malaga Film Festival has been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus and the risk to the thousands of people who will attend

10 Mar, 2020 @ 17:04

La Cultura·Malaga

Do NOT miss British LEGEND Tom Jones performing on Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer

TOM Jones has been confirmed as the latest act due to perform at the Starlite festival on the Costa del Sol this summer.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 16:51

Entertainment·Lead

FIVE reasons to vote ‘Yes’ in March 19 abortion referendum

AN abortion expert explained in five easy points why Gibraltar should vote 'Yes' in the abortion referendum as the Chief Minister met a top UK

10 Mar, 2020 @ 16:09

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Calling cancelled on Coronavirus fears

All events expecting more than 100 people will be cancelled or held behind closed doors to stop Covid-19, halting the Gibraltar music festival.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 14:44

Gibraltar

Andalucia has the most active cases of missing people in Spain

The cases in Andalucia equate to 30 missing people per 100,000 inhabitants across the region

10 Mar, 2020 @ 13:59

Almeria·Cadiz·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Nurse becomes infected with coronavirus in Mallorca, bringing confirmed cases in Spain’s Balearic Islands to 11

Health officials say the 40-year-old nurse was in direct contact with an infected patient at Son Llatzer Hospital.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 12:10

Health·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain’s La Liga and Segunda Division to play behind closed doors for next TWO WEEKS amid coronavirus fears

LA Liga and Segunda Division have both confirmed that the next two fixtures will be played behind closed doors.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 12:09

Health·Sport

You NEED to try this Torrezno, voted the best in SPAIN

THE best torrezno in Spain has been announced.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 11:32

Food & Drink·Lead

British couple arrested on bribery charges in Spain’s Andalucia

They allegedly tried to bribe an agent with €100 to avoid a vehicle search

10 Mar, 2020 @ 11:26

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Man who ‘stabbed his sister for not cleaning the house’ arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after NINE days on the run

Investigators say the siblings had a heated dispute sparked by the brother’s anger over his sister’s failure to clean the house.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 10:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Chinese restaurant shuts dining room amid coronavirus fears on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CHINESE restaurant has shut its dining to safeguard the ‘wellbeing and health’ of its customers amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic. The Beniasia restaurant,

10 Mar, 2020 @ 10:34

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

IN PICS: Police in hazmat suits enforce coronavirus lockdown on small town in Spain in ‘scenes from Chernobyl’

THESE are the images from a small town in northern Spain in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown. Haro, in La Rioja, has seen some

10 Mar, 2020 @ 09:37

Health

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Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

FURTHER protection for people struggling in the Spanish financial climate is to be announced today. Spain’s new government will extend the current restriction on home

10 Mar, 2020 @ 07:06

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Property

BREAKING: WHOLE of Italy on lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

ITALY is officially on lockdown as it continues to fight its coronavirus epidemic. Travel restrictions will now be in place across the whole country, Prime

9 Mar, 2020 @ 21:52

Health

BREAKING: Madrid and Basque Country close schools, colleges and universities as coronavirus infects more than 1,000 in Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held crunch talks in Madrid today as he outlined his government’s ‘shock therapy plan’ in response to the virus

9 Mar, 2020 @ 20:11

National News

Fifa Women S World Cup France 2019 Usa Vs Chile

Spain fails to halt USA’s unbeaten streak in football’s SheBelieves Cup

THE Spanish Women’s international football squad produced a gutsydisplay against a 30-game unbeaten USA in Sunday’s match at a sold outRed Bull Arena. An 87th

9 Mar, 2020 @ 18:38

Lead·Sport

Police crackdown on ‘booze tourism’ in Spain’s Mallorca as 12 businesses in Magaluf face €60,000 fines for advertising alcohol offers

Inspections carried out by Calvia police found businesses making cut-price offers on alcohol via their web pages.

9 Mar, 2020 @ 14:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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Residents of Spain’s Murcia shocked as huge ‘lion’ spotted roaming the streets

THE Policia Local of Molina de Segura have received dozens of calls from terrified residents after a large ‘lion’ was spotted. The beast was seen

9 Mar, 2020 @ 14:34

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Italian expat tests positive for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol but is ‘refused follow up treatment’ and told to remain isolated at home as number of cases in country nears 1,000

AN Italian expat has tested positive for COVID-19 on the Costa del Sol. The 24-year-old returned home from visiting her family in Italy two weeks

9 Mar, 2020 @ 14:04

Health

What to see, drink and eat at the Mercado de Triana in Spain’s Sevilla

IT may appear small from its unassuming entrance to the right of the end of Isabel II bridge, but the Mercado de Triana is packed

9 Mar, 2020 @ 13:04

Olive Press Travel

People power prevails as Costa Calida councils make good muddy Mar Menor

FOLLOWING a series of high-profile protests by businesses and citizens around the Mar Menor, one council is taking action in time for the Easter break.

9 Mar, 2020 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

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Study suggests coronavirus spreads easier than previously thought, including via faecal matter, as Spain surpasses 1,600 cases

BREAKING: Tourists quarantined at hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after catching coronavirus from tour guide

COVID-19: ALL flights between Spain and Italy suspended over coronavirus fears

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus ‘worries’ Costa del Sol and Andalucia hotels and restaurants as holiday bookings plummet in Spain with 35 now dead

EXPLAINED: How rising temperatures in Spain could prove an ally in the fight against coronavirus

Malaga Film Festival postponed over coronavirus fears

Do NOT miss British LEGEND Tom Jones performing on Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer

FIVE reasons to vote ‘Yes’ in March 19 abortion referendum

Gibraltar Calling cancelled on Coronavirus fears

Andalucia has the most active cases of missing people in Spain

Nurse becomes infected with coronavirus in Mallorca, bringing confirmed cases in Spain’s Balearic Islands to 11

BREAKING: Spain’s La Liga and Segunda Division to play behind closed doors for next TWO WEEKS amid coronavirus fears

You NEED to try this Torrezno, voted the best in SPAIN

British couple arrested on bribery charges in Spain’s Andalucia

Man who ‘stabbed his sister for not cleaning the house’ arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after NINE days on the run

Chinese restaurant shuts dining room amid coronavirus fears on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Police in hazmat suits enforce coronavirus lockdown on small town in Spain in ‘scenes from Chernobyl’

Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

BREAKING: WHOLE of Italy on lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

BREAKING: Madrid and Basque Country close schools, colleges and universities as coronavirus infects more than 1,000 in Spain

Spain fails to halt USA’s unbeaten streak in football’s SheBelieves Cup

Police crackdown on ‘booze tourism’ in Spain’s Mallorca as 12 businesses in Magaluf face €60,000 fines for advertising alcohol offers

Residents of Spain’s Murcia shocked as huge ‘lion’ spotted roaming the streets

EXCLUSIVE: Italian expat tests positive for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol but is ‘refused follow up treatment’ and told to remain isolated at home as number of cases in country nears 1,000

What to see, drink and eat at the Mercado de Triana in Spain’s Sevilla

People power prevails as Costa Calida councils make good muddy Mar Menor

Guernica: The horror behind Picasso’s masterpiece – and Hitler’s decision to decimate the Basque town in 1937

Wizz Air boss tells holidaymakers not to panic as jet fuel shortages ‘won’t ground summer flights’ despite EU warnings

Horror in Granada as local woman stabs Korean tourist taking photos of the Alhambra UNESCO site

Troubled Malaga barrio under lockdown as police launch massive ‘land and air’ operation following wave of shootings

Police station in Costa del Sol expat hotspot is battling rat infestation with rodent numbers skyrocketing in last month