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WATCH: British boy, 5, receives heartwarming happy birthday surprise from police during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

THIS is the moment police in Spain arranged a heartwarming happy birthday message for a British boy amid the coronavirus lockdown. Three police vehicles can

8 Apr, 2020 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Lead

Gibraltar ministers tight-lipped as COVID-19 recovery continues

Confirmed cases rose to 113 in Gibraltar, with over 1,400 have been tested 35 days since the first case of Coronavirus was announced.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 20:59

Coronavirus·Gibraltar

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More than 40 families caught escaping to second homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca over Palm Sunday weekend

MORE than 40 families have been caught escaping to their second homes the Costa Blanca over Palm Sunday weekend. Cars were stopped and drivers fined

7 Apr, 2020 @ 20:50

Costa Blanca

Police to crackdown on violators of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown during Holy Week with increased checkpoints and drones

POLICE in Spain have announced they will be cracking down on those looking to flout the strict COVID-19 lockdown rules during Semana Santa this week.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 19:47

Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Leading US researcher says Spain passed its peak mortality rate on April 1 thanks to well-maintained ‘social distancing’

SOCIAL distancing measures have helped Spain reach its peak mortality rate for COVID-19 on April 1 last week, a leading US researcher has said. Dr.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 18:59

Lead

Spain rolling out nationwide testing programme ahead of lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions

SPAIN is set to test tens of thousands of households across the country in a bid to better understand the scope of the coronavirus pandemic.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

China registers NO new coronavirus deaths for the first time since the crisis began

CHINA has registered no COVID-19 deaths for the first time since they started publishing daily figures in January.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:57

Health·Lead

COVID-19: Businessman arrested for ‘stealing two million face masks’ from warehouse of bankrupt firm in Spain

The Spanish suspect flogged the masks in Portugal, as well as gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE), police said

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:46

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Brilliant’ Costa Blanca town announces citizens’ mobile street party to lift spirits during lock-down

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA, in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca South, has just announced a street party with a difference on Sunday, April

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

DO NOT enter your payment details if you receive these two WhatsApp messages, as scammers are trying to cheat people out of their money in Spain

SCAMMERS have been out in full force during the state of emergency, looking to capitalise on the current state of events.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead

UK’s infection rate nearly double Spain’s, according to study on success of COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe

THE UK’S infection rate for COVID-19 is nearly double that of Spain, according to a study from Spain’s leading institute on information systems and computer

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:06

Lead

La Liga President sets the end of May as the earliest date for football to resume in Spain

LA Liga President, Javier Tebas has suggested that the earliest date football in Spain could resume would be the end of May.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 14:53

Lead·Sport

MUST READ: When will the supermarkets be open during Semana Santa on Spain’s Costa del Sol?

THE country may be in the midst of a pandemic but this week is Semana Santa, and that means a change in shopping hours. Although

7 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Jet2 cancel all flights and holidays until June 17 due to coronavirus

JET2 have cancelled all their flights and holidays until June 17 due to coronavirus.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:59

Lead·Travel News

Elderly couple in Andalucia helped by Guardia Civil who delivered medication

The couple live in a secluded, rural area of Cordoba and had no means of getting to the pharmacy

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:47

Cordoba·Lead·Other News

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TRUSTED NEWS MATTERS… THE OLIVE PRESS – A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST These are trying times for everyone in Spain. Workers are unsure of their

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: The UK’s Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove is self-isolating at home, as a family member displayed symptoms of coronavirus

MICHAEL Gove has announced that he is self-isolating at home due to COVID-19.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 13:19

Health·Lead

Brit arrested on Costa del Sol after fire leads police to discover electricity fraud and marijuana lab

The investigators found that the home was illegally hooked onto the public power grid

7 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain sees death and infection rates RISE as coronavirus caseload tops 140,000 – but it’s likely a blip

AFTER four days of decline, the death toll and infection rate of COVID-19 have seen a slight increase. New figures today revealed 743 new recorded

7 Apr, 2020 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Obligatory use of face masks in Spain to combat coronavirus is delayed

“Measures will not be put in place that cannot be met.” Says Spain’s Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 11:37

Health·Lead·National News

Spain converts water cannons into coronavirus disinfectant machines

TO many they are symbols of state power over the common people, used to control protesting crowds

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:58

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Crisis-hit tourism businesses in Spain’s Mallorca to delay opening until 2021 as hoteliers demand tax offsets

The island's tourism sector is undergoing an immediate crisis with countless companies considering reopening in Easter 2021

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Far-right VOX party rejects COVID-19 state of alarm extension in harshest statement against Pedro Sanchez to date

Vox was hit hard with the virus, with secretary general Javier Ortega Smith testing positive after a party conference on March 8

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:08

Lead·Politics

Petition against new 680-home luxury golf complex near Spain’s Costa del Sol gains momentum during COVID-19 confinement

"It will destroy one of the most important things that Nerja has as a tourist asset, its landscape"

7 Apr, 2020 @ 09:51

Lead·Property

Stats suggest Covid-19 curve is flattening, but Costa Blanca town continues to disinfect – much to delight of locals

ROJALES in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca, isn’t sitting back just because official statistics SUGGEST the Coronavirus curve is flattening out. Throughout

7 Apr, 2020 @ 07:16