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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

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago.

18 May, 2020 @ 15:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba

POLICE have sniffed out a drugs smuggling gang who hid cannabis in shipments of garlic. Officers arrested eight people, based in Cordoba and Benalmadena and

18 May, 2020 @ 15:42

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Air Nostrum to resume inter-island flights in Spain’s Balearic Islands from MAY 24 as government promises to stop ‘abusive’ prices

The announcement comes after the airline reached an agreement with the Government of the Balearic Islands to restart flights between Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca

18 May, 2020 @ 15:29

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province

TENS of thousands of cigarette packets have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the province of Malaga.

18 May, 2020 @ 15:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Marbella will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1

MARBELLA will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1, the City Council has announced.

18 May, 2020 @ 14:19

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s lottery operator reopens ticket sales and reschedules all suspended draws – dates here

LOTTERIES have today returned to Spain after two months of inactivity due to the coronavirus lockdown. Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spain’s state-owned lottery operator)

18 May, 2020 @ 14:07

Business & Finance

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WELL HEELED: Woman wins €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after stiletto got stuck in paving stones

A WOMAN has won €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after her stiletto heel got stuck between paving stones in the Plaça del Ayuntamiento. Eva M.,

18 May, 2020 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca

HALF of Spain ‘will not holiday’ in 2020 while domestic spots like Costa del Sol more popular than breaks abroad

HALF of Spaniards have said they will not go on holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A new survey has also revealed that

18 May, 2020 @ 13:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Sports betting is a very common form of entertainment for sports fans

Sports fans around the world have teams they follow, but they also bet on teams they have no allegiance to as a form of entertainment.

18 May, 2020 @ 12:01

Sport

Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants

A SUSPECTED cannabis grower has been arrested after he called police over a break-in by fake Guardia Civil officers. The 47-year-old, dubbed JAMR, was arrested

18 May, 2020 @ 11:52

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Tensions boil over as residents confront group of 25 people who ‘ignored social distancing’ at packed bar in Spain’s Mallorca

Residents had become enraged after watching a group of 25 people huddled together at a popular bar on Calle Sant Magi in Santa Catalina

18 May, 2020 @ 09:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Spain’s Health Minister says Malaga and Granada will remain Phase 1 for two weeks

Malaga and Granada will remain in Phase 1 for 14 days "unless there are very exceptional issues that would allow reconsideration," says Spanish Health Minister

18 May, 2020 @ 09:19

Granada·Lead·Malaga

Juanma Moreno calls for clarity in criteria for Spain’s Andalucia to advance to Phase 2 on May 25

Moreno demands that the criteria for moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 be made public

18 May, 2020 @ 09:14

Lead·Politics

Valencia minister warns ‘don’t let your guard down’ as rest of region enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan

VALENCIA had started last week divided into five separate blocks as the region was split between Phase 0 and 1 of the coronavirus de-escalation plan.

18 May, 2020 @ 09:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Locals unhappy as new traffic measures introduced to help air quality in Gibraltar

Opposition has grown to a pilot plan for the closure of Line Wall Road to traffic from the start of June, with a petition raising

17 May, 2020 @ 20:34

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Coronavirus Covid 2019 Girl In Mask Fear

Spain hints at making face masks in public mandatory from next week to prevent second coronavirus wave

THE use of masks in public spaces could become mandatory across Spain next week. Health Minister Salvador Illa told regional leaders in a meeting today

17 May, 2020 @ 20:09

Lead·National News

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown exercise times will no longer apply in these 84 Malaga municipalities

PEDRO Sanchez has announced that municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants can abandon the specific timetables for outdoor individual exercise and walks from tomorrow. The

17 May, 2020 @ 19:42

Lead·Malaga

What can you do in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan?

WHILE Malaga, Granada and parts of Valencia are looking forward to entering Phase 1 of the COVID-19 de-escalation plan tomorrow, other areas will be passing

17 May, 2020 @ 18:04

Lead·National News

Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson

WELL, well, well. Demand, no surprise, has virtually ceased in the Spanish property market, though a few committed buyers are hanging in there and there

17 May, 2020 @ 18:00

Columnists·Property

COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t forget the bookcase behind you, warns Giles Brown

THERE seem to be several ways of dealing with the current coronavirus crisis. One option – sadly is no longer open to me – is

17 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Columnists

Spanish airports see 99% drop in passengers in April

AIRPORTS belonging to the AENA Group suffered a 99% year-on-year drop in passengers in April, figures have revealed. Just 141,000 people travelled through its network

17 May, 2020 @ 15:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.

17 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Huge 8-metre shark spotted in Spain’s Andalucia in second such sighting in two weeks

DEEP sea divers have managed to film a ‘giant’ shark off the coast of Andalucia this weekend. The creature was spotted yesterday by the Guardia

17 May, 2020 @ 14:53

Granada·Lead

Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests

I SAW with awe the sheer will and determination that 100-year-old Colonel Tom Moore showed when he began his 100 laps of the garden for

17 May, 2020 @ 14:00

Columnists

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol claims vet assaulted her after she blamed him for cat’s death

A CHINESE expat has slammed a vet after she claims her cat died in mysterious circumstances at the clinic overnight.

17 May, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago

SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba

Air Nostrum to resume inter-island flights in Spain’s Balearic Islands from MAY 24 as government promises to stop ‘abusive’ prices

Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province

Spain’s Marbella will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1

Spain’s lottery operator reopens ticket sales and reschedules all suspended draws – dates here

WELL HEELED: Woman wins €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after stiletto got stuck in paving stones

HALF of Spain ‘will not holiday’ in 2020 while domestic spots like Costa del Sol more popular than breaks abroad

Sports betting is a very common form of entertainment for sports fans

Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants

Tensions boil over as residents confront group of 25 people who ‘ignored social distancing’ at packed bar in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain’s Health Minister says Malaga and Granada will remain Phase 1 for two weeks

Juanma Moreno calls for clarity in criteria for Spain’s Andalucia to advance to Phase 2 on May 25

Valencia minister warns ‘don’t let your guard down’ as rest of region enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan

Locals unhappy as new traffic measures introduced to help air quality in Gibraltar

Spain hints at making face masks in public mandatory from next week to prevent second coronavirus wave

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown exercise times will no longer apply in these 84 Malaga municipalities

What can you do in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan?

Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson

COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t forget the bookcase behind you, warns Giles Brown

Spanish airports see 99% drop in passengers in April

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

WATCH: Huge 8-metre shark spotted in Spain’s Andalucia in second such sighting in two weeks

Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol claims vet assaulted her after she blamed him for cat’s death

Costa Blanca people-smuggling gang busted following high-speed boat chase off Spanish coast

Mountaineers find over a tonne of rubbish dumped in a cave in Spain’s protected Picos de Europa National Park

Exclusive: Eyewitness says Nikoline ‘clearly disoriented’ just hours before tragic Costa del Sol hit-and-run death

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It may have been the best one of my life’: American eclipse-hunter recounts Wednesday’s once-in-a-century celestial event in northern Spain

Famous Iberian Orc pictured with ‘pellet wounds’ in the Strait of Gibraltar

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