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Italy tests glass cubicles for its beaches in bid to open for summer amid devastating coronavirus pandemic – will Spain follow suit?

AN Italian company believes it has come up with a way to ensure its country’s beaches can open for the summer season. Nuova Neon Group

15 Apr, 2020 @ 19:24

Lead·National News

RANKED: Spain’s Top 10 most searched recipes on Google during coronavirus lockdown

THE coronavirus crisis has forced most people to stay at home and now they have ample of time on their hands.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 18:46

Food & Drink·Lead

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: Classically-trained opera singer dedicates Spanish-English ‘You Raise Me Up’ from her balcony to medical staff across Spain

“It felt a bit silly at first, but I just wanted to lift people’s spirits,” says classically-trained opera singer Claire-Maire, a French and English as

15 Apr, 2020 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo, recovers from coronavirus and returns to work

CARMEN Calvo announces she has recovered from COVID-19 and is returning to work.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Politics

Spain’s COVID-19 crisis creates even more delays at Nerja’s water treatment plant

The next stage in the process is the drilling of a 17-metre hole into the Burriana cliff face

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:47

Lead

More than 100 Spanish soldiers evacuated from Mali after coronavirus outbreak

MORE than 100 Spanish soldiers have been repatriated early from Mali after a coronavirus outbreak.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:34

Coronavirus·Lead

WATCH: Madrid man threatens to f*** Costa Blanca town with Covid-19 before expulsion for ‘hate crime’

TORREVIEJA magistrates have expelled the man that boasted of travelling from Madrid to spread Coronavirus throughout the city. The order prohibits Antonio BD from, “residing

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

COVID-19: Lack of migrant workers puts Spain’s supermarket fresh food stocks in jeopardy

This year, due to coronavirus and the closure of national borders, the agricultural industry has lost an estimated 75,000 workers

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Nearly 90% of Spaniards believe opposition parties should support the Government through the COVID-19 crisis

A RECENT study has suggested that 87.8% of Spaniards believe the opposition parties should support the Government through the coronavirus crisis.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 14:54

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Andalucia to begin COVID-19 trial using plasma of recovered coronavirus patients THIS WEEK

ANDALUCIA will begin treating COVID-19 patients with the plasma of recovered sufferers this week. The clinical trial will last between four and five months and

15 Apr, 2020 @ 14:36

Lead

THANK YOU: Nominate a key worker in Spain’s Mallorca who deserves a day cruising the Mediterranean by boat charter

From healthcare professionals to supermarket workers, police officers to postal employees, nominate someone you believe deserves a special gift

15 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINED: How Spanish website assisted Nigerian COVID-19 face mask scam in attempt to fleece German government of millions of euros

A SPANISH website has been revealed as a central pillar in a scam that sought to cheat European health authorities out of millions of euros

15 Apr, 2020 @ 13:52

Lead·National News

Demands grow for discounted €30 flights to Balearic Islands from Spain to attract visitors post-coronavirus

The proposal aims to boost national tourism once the COVID-19 crisis ends

15 Apr, 2020 @ 13:29

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Foiled by fruit – tardy pair of Costa Calida criminals impeded by booty of ‘berries

POLICIA Nacional arrested a pair of serial thieves fleeing from a Cartagena bar, last week. Observant locals had contacted police after witnessing a fruit shop,

15 Apr, 2020 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Lead

Clorox Co Shares Jump After Investor Ichahn Reports Stake In Company

Doctors warn of dangers of mixing cleaning products after emergency calls spike during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

In most cases, the mixture of bleach and another chemical produces a gas called Chloramine (NH2Cl) which is highly toxic, and when in contact with

15 Apr, 2020 @ 11:54

Health·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate drops but infections rise by more than 5,000 in a single day

THE number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has risen to 177,633 as of this morning. It means 5,092 new infections were recorded between Tuesday and

15 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·National News

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy under investigation for ‘going for a jog’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Mariano Rajoy under investigation for allegedly breaking confinement rules.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 10:17

Lead·National News

Unlucky pair arrested for flouting lock-down rules, then see sizeable stash of hash and cash seized, too

TWO MEN from Molina de Segura, near Costa Calida’s Murcia, lost out in a number of ways when they were pulled over by Guardia Civil,

15 Apr, 2020 @ 07:29

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

A Waitress Carries Chairs After The Town Hall Decreed The Closure Of The Terraces In Madrid

Restaurant owners in Spain’s Malaga estimate a loss of €270 million so far and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs due to the coronavirus

RESTAURANT owners in Malaga estimate that there has been about €270 million in losses and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 20:14

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Elderly to be locked down for one more month in Gibraltar on COVID-19 concerns

The elderly of Gibraltar will not be let out for 30 more days with the general social lockdown looking likely to continue until the end

14 Apr, 2020 @ 19:03

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police helicopter swoops in on lone beachgoer amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdq8XD-uSaY[/embedyt] THIS is the extraordinary moment a police helicopter swooped in on a lone beachgoer during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain. Policia Nacional officers

14 Apr, 2020 @ 18:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Madrid shuts down makeshift morgue that was set up in ice rink, as it’s no longer needed due to drop in Spain’s coronavirus death count

A MAKESHIFT morgue in Madrid that was set up in an ice rink has now been closed down, due to a drop in the number

14 Apr, 2020 @ 18:17

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: Two factories in Spain’s Andalucia recycle one million sanitary masks a day

A factory in Spain’s Cordoba, recycles 500,000 sanitary masks a day.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 16:05

Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Lead

Topless man arrested in Spain for threatening the police and the public with two katana swords

A TOPLESS man has threatened the police with two swords in Madrid.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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COVID-19: Government steps in to stop private clinics hiking up coronavirus testing costs

THE Government has revealed measures to ensure the nation’s private testing clinics are not hiking prices, putting the most vulnerable in danger. In a press

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:04

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Politics

Weather warnings for rain and storms this week across Gibraltar, Spain’s Costa del Sol and Axarquia

SPANISH State Meteorological Agency AEMET has issued yellow weather warnings across Western Andalucia this week. Gibraltar, the Costa del Sol and Axarquia have been warned

14 Apr, 2020 @ 14:57

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

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Italy tests glass cubicles for its beaches in bid to open for summer amid devastating coronavirus pandemic – will Spain follow suit?

RANKED: Spain’s Top 10 most searched recipes on Google during coronavirus lockdown

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: Classically-trained opera singer dedicates Spanish-English ‘You Raise Me Up’ from her balcony to medical staff across Spain

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo, recovers from coronavirus and returns to work

Spain’s COVID-19 crisis creates even more delays at Nerja’s water treatment plant

More than 100 Spanish soldiers evacuated from Mali after coronavirus outbreak

WATCH: Madrid man threatens to f*** Costa Blanca town with Covid-19 before expulsion for ‘hate crime’

COVID-19: Lack of migrant workers puts Spain’s supermarket fresh food stocks in jeopardy

Nearly 90% of Spaniards believe opposition parties should support the Government through the COVID-19 crisis

Spain’s Andalucia to begin COVID-19 trial using plasma of recovered coronavirus patients THIS WEEK

THANK YOU: Nominate a key worker in Spain’s Mallorca who deserves a day cruising the Mediterranean by boat charter

EXPLAINED: How Spanish website assisted Nigerian COVID-19 face mask scam in attempt to fleece German government of millions of euros

Demands grow for discounted €30 flights to Balearic Islands from Spain to attract visitors post-coronavirus

Foiled by fruit – tardy pair of Costa Calida criminals impeded by booty of ‘berries

Doctors warn of dangers of mixing cleaning products after emergency calls spike during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate drops but infections rise by more than 5,000 in a single day

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy under investigation for ‘going for a jog’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Unlucky pair arrested for flouting lock-down rules, then see sizeable stash of hash and cash seized, too

Restaurant owners in Spain’s Malaga estimate a loss of €270 million so far and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs due to the coronavirus

Elderly to be locked down for one more month in Gibraltar on COVID-19 concerns

WATCH: Police helicopter swoops in on lone beachgoer amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Madrid shuts down makeshift morgue that was set up in ice rink, as it’s no longer needed due to drop in Spain’s coronavirus death count

EXCLUSIVE: Two factories in Spain’s Andalucia recycle one million sanitary masks a day

Topless man arrested in Spain for threatening the police and the public with two katana swords

COVID-19: Government steps in to stop private clinics hiking up coronavirus testing costs

Weather warnings for rain and storms this week across Gibraltar, Spain’s Costa del Sol and Axarquia

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Di Stefano’s birth, Hemmingway’s death and the sweet taste of World Cup glory

Benidorm’s British pubs are pumping through 190,000 litres of beer a day as England’s World Cup crowds keep drinking

This town in Andalucia is the most beautiful in Spain according to The Telegraph – and you’ve probably never heard of it

EXCLUSIVE: Life insurance row leaves British expat in fight with Spain’s biggest bank following wife’s death

Three weekend hikes that start at the source of Spain’s mightiest rivers

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