EXODUS: 1.5 million foreigners have fled Spain since outbreak of COVID-19

FIGURES have revealed that a whopping 1.5 million foreign nationals have left Spain since the coronavirus lockdown began. Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya faced congress

24 Apr, 2020 @ 19:20

Lead·Travel News

The Spanish Government will allow football clubs to conduct COVID-19 tests so that the season can eventually resume

THE Government will allow football clubs to conduct coronavirus tests so that the season can eventually resume, it has been announced.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 18:18

Health·Lead·Sport

Police hunt down 100 illegal immigrants who arrived on small dinghies from Spain back to Morocco – one caught in a clay oven

MOROCCAN police are tracking down more than 100 illegal immigrants who fled Spain on small dinghies at the end of March. Moroccan daily Al Ahdath

24 Apr, 2020 @ 17:23

Lead

Spanish journalist and TV presenter, Sandra Barneda, fined for walking her dog too far from her home and then clashing with police

SANDRA Barneda has been fined for breaking lockdown rules while walking her dog and for then clashing with the police.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 17:08

Celebrity·Lead

Heatwave warning of 40C highs for Valencia region coupled with 'torrid' humid nights

Last year was the warmest year in Europe’s history

LAST year was the warmest year in Europe’s history, it has been announced.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 15:11

Environment·Lead

British residents returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol seen as ‘vital’ to help rescue tourism and economy from coronavirus impact

BRITS and other foreign residents wanting to return to their homes in Andalucia may have to wait for a bilateral agreement between Spain and the

24 Apr, 2020 @ 14:24

Lead·Malaga

Couple set sail from Spain’s Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean and didn’t know about extent of coronavirus pandemic until they reached the Caribbean

A COUPLE who had set sail from the Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean on a sailing boat did not know about the extent

24 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

Lead·Travel News

Podemos deputy leader, Isabel Serra Sanchez, sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction in Madrid in 2014

THE deputy leader of Podemos, Isabel Serra Sanchez has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 13:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Marbella and Mijas to reopen beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with first lifting of coronavirus restrictions

MARBELLA and Mijas are set to open their beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. The Costa del Sol

24 Apr, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Football match fixers in Spain jailed

NINE people have been jailed in Spain for colluding to fix the result of football matches. It is the first time anyone has been sentenced

24 Apr, 2020 @ 12:48

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop

SPAIN has finally seen its daily death toll from coronavirus drop below 400 with 367 deaths registered on Friday morning. It’s a drop from the

24 Apr, 2020 @ 12:07

Lead·National News

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Healthcare group testing 160 staff per HOUR for Coronavirus at prime Costa Blanca hospital

PRIVATE hospital group, Ribera Salud, has started carrying out 7,000 diagnostic tests on health professionals and other staff across its sites. The intention is to

24 Apr, 2020 @ 11:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Unions and parents in Spain’s Andalucia outraged by Junta’s proposal that schools re-open in May amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Junta’s proposal to open the schools in mid-May has been met by outrage from Unions and parents.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 10:51

Education·Lead

Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods

ESSENTIAL safety works to the banks of the River Segura are near completion, after being breached seven months ago by floodwater. The Olive Press were

24 Apr, 2020 @ 10:22

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Gibraltar lock-down extended to May 22 as active cases go down to FOUR

GIBRALTAR now has only four active cases of COVID-19 after 129 people have recovered in the peninsula as the first BEAT COVID payments are cashed

23 Apr, 2020 @ 20:21

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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Man denied entrance to supermarket with his wife starts brawl before coughing in police officer’s face claiming he has ‘coronavirus’ – arrested in Valencia

A MAN has been arrested in Valencia after coughing in a police officer’s face and claiming he had ‘coronavirus’ following a supermarket brawl. Policia Nacional

23 Apr, 2020 @ 19:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Man to be fined at least €601 for dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante

A MAN is under investigation for a serious disobedience after he was filmed dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante province.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 18:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

A 106-year-old woman from Andalucia becomes Spain’s oldest COVID-19 survivor after she recovered from the virus

A 106-YEAR-OLD woman from Andalucia has recovered from coronavirus.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 18:46

Health·Lead·Malaga

Centro De Estancia Temporal De Inmigrantes Prepara El Traslado A La Pen Nsula

Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started

THE Ministry of Interior has authorised the first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Lead

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

A MAN in Spain has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor and trying to con health workers into paying for non-existent protective clothing.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid

SCIENTISTS from the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid have revealed findings from studies on the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Spain. Studying the

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead·Madrid·National News

Priorizar A Los Menores Llegado El Momento De Flexibilizar El Confinamiento

EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules

What exactly are the country’s youngest citizens permitted to do outside? When and where can they do it? And who must accompany them?

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:49

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’

Additional reporting by Joshua Parfitt SEX workers in British expat hotspots are still seeing clients despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Olive Press can reveal.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:23

Lead·National News

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Catalan clothing line Mango plan to quarantine tried-on clothes for ’48 hours’ as part of strict measures to hopefully reopen ‘in June’

SPANISH clothing lines Mango has begun reopening shops in northern Europe, with 135 active in Austria and the Netherlands, while 483 more are due to

23 Apr, 2020 @ 15:28

Business & Finance·Lead

IN PICS: Volunteers from public and private sectors ‘show solidarity’ by making 6,000 meals in THREE days for Costa Blanca needy

SCORES of volunteer chefs, restaurants, hotels and council staff have been recognised for their efforts helping the needy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Over 150 volunteers

23 Apr, 2020 @ 15:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Women’s Euro 2021 pushed back to 2022 so that it doesn’t clash with the Men’s competition that was also postponed due to coronavirus

THE Women’s Euro 2021 due to be held in England has been postponed to 2022 due to coronavirus.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 14:55

Lead·Sport

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EXODUS: 1.5 million foreigners have fled Spain since outbreak of COVID-19

The Spanish Government will allow football clubs to conduct COVID-19 tests so that the season can eventually resume

Police hunt down 100 illegal immigrants who arrived on small dinghies from Spain back to Morocco – one caught in a clay oven

Spanish journalist and TV presenter, Sandra Barneda, fined for walking her dog too far from her home and then clashing with police

Last year was the warmest year in Europe’s history

British residents returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol seen as ‘vital’ to help rescue tourism and economy from coronavirus impact

Couple set sail from Spain’s Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean and didn’t know about extent of coronavirus pandemic until they reached the Caribbean

Podemos deputy leader, Isabel Serra Sanchez, sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction in Madrid in 2014

Marbella and Mijas to reopen beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with first lifting of coronavirus restrictions

BREAKING: Football match fixers in Spain jailed

BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop

Healthcare group testing 160 staff per HOUR for Coronavirus at prime Costa Blanca hospital

Unions and parents in Spain’s Andalucia outraged by Junta’s proposal that schools re-open in May amid COVID-19 pandemic

Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods

Gibraltar lock-down extended to May 22 as active cases go down to FOUR

Man denied entrance to supermarket with his wife starts brawl before coughing in police officer’s face claiming he has ‘coronavirus’ – arrested in Valencia

Man to be fined at least €601 for dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante

A 106-year-old woman from Andalucia becomes Spain’s oldest COVID-19 survivor after she recovered from the virus

Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid

EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules

EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’

Catalan clothing line Mango plan to quarantine tried-on clothes for ’48 hours’ as part of strict measures to hopefully reopen ‘in June’

IN PICS: Volunteers from public and private sectors ‘show solidarity’ by making 6,000 meals in THREE days for Costa Blanca needy

Women’s Euro 2021 pushed back to 2022 so that it doesn’t clash with the Men’s competition that was also postponed due to coronavirus

Blow to Mango murder case as police admit they cannot prove ‘other people’ were involved in billionaire Isak Andic’s fatal mountain fall

Spain passes housing decree extending leases and ban on evicting vulnerable families but rules out indefinite contracts

One in five people living in Spain is now born abroad as the population expects to break 50 million imminently

FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Spain’s far-right extremists are emerging from under the rocks – and growing bolder every day

IN PICS: Gibraltar’s new 2,000-home residential estate to be built on reclaimed land in the harbour

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