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Teenage runaway infected with COVID-19 forces bus passengers into quarantine in Murcia region of Spain

AROUND 60 bus passengers are in self-isolation for COVID-19 after an infected teenage girl skipped confinement from a mental health facility. Cartagena Policia Local intercepted

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Historians hope to solve puzzle of girl’s skeleton discovered at Sevilla’s Real Alcazar

AN investigation is ongoing to see if the skeleton found in the Real Alcazar of Sevilla could be those of a noble child. The remains

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Sevilla

Corruption: Police officers in southern Spain busted over pocketing €7,500 each to ignore drug shipments from Morocco

THREE police officers have been arrested and accused of charging smugglers thousands of euros to turn a blind eye to a 750kg shipment of hashish.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Lead·Malaga

Girl,12, Stabs Father Several Times To Stop Him Strangling Her Mother In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Feria Y Fiesta Estepona kicks off July 6 with street parade

THE much-anticipated annual Feria Y Fiesta Estepona is back with a week-long celebration of festivities, music and culture. To mark the beginning of the fair,

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Lead

Football coach in Spain’s Andalucia arrested for sex crimes against minors who he groomed over social media

A FOOTBALL coach has been arrested in Jerez de la Frontera for grooming and taking advantage of five minors through social media. The 23-year-old Spaniard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

New COVID-19 restrictions ‘not ruled out’ if hospital pressure increases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has not ruled out expanding restrictions in the Valencian Community if rising COVID-19 infections increase pressure on hospitals. Coronavirus cases have

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS in Guardamar del Segura are swapping unwanted plastic bags for reusable alternatives during ‘Plastic Free July’. The popular British optician is inviting the public

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

HOSPITAL HELL: Air conditioning system breaks down at hospital in Spain’s Valencia during first major summer heatwave

The fault coincided with the first severe heatwave of the summer, when temperatures of up to 40ºC were reached at several points throughout the region.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Four Benidorm area gang rapists get over 60 years in jail in Spain's Costa Blanca

Four Costa Blanca men admit gang raping a teenager in Spain in order to avoid 200 years in prison

FOUR men have admitted to the gang rape of a 19-year-old Costa Blanca woman in 2019. Their admission came this morning(July 5) at the start

5 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Gibraltar set to offer COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15 year-olds

GIBRALTAR is ready to begin vaccinating 12-15 year-olds with with the Pfizer jab, providing the UK vaccine committee gives the go-ahead. The vaccine was approved

5 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Four people killed after a train hits their car on a level crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR people died when a train smashed into their car on an Alicante Province level crossing. The victims came from Elda and Petrer, and were

5 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fines for tenants with visible washing lines on their terrace in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALMORADI City Council is warning residents that having visible satellite dishes and washing lines on terraces and balconies may incur fines. A door-to-door campaign to

5 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Scorching ‘terral wind’ made Malaga the hottest area in Spain over weekend

THE local Malaga weather phenomenon known as the terral wind has left the province with the highest temperatures recorded in the country this weekend. The

5 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

El Corte Ingles, Acciona and the Santander Group: new vaccination centers in Madrid

THREE new mass Covid vaccination hubs across Madrid are set to open this week. El Corte Inglés, Acciona and Grupo Santander will all start to

5 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

DAM HEALTH: Last minute PCR and antigen tests in Spain to make your travel plans go smoothly

IT’S that time of year again. But most locals and expats in Spain are still trying to work out where they want – and can

5 Jul, 2021 @ 11:50

Health·Other News·Sponsored·Travel News

Tributes paid to Samuel Luiz Muñiz, 24, beaten to death in Spain over his sexuality

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young gay man savagely beaten to death outside a nightclub in A Coruña. Samuel Luiz Muñiz, 24, was brutally

5 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Warnings against ‘complacency’ among young people ahead of major crackdown on parties

FERNANDO Onega warned against “complacency” about COVID-19 among young people today ahead of a major crackdown on people holding parties in defiance of social distancing. The

5 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

Coronavirus·Education·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

LISTED: 113 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia at extreme risk for COVID-19

EIGHT weeks after the end of the state of alarm in Spain, there are still over 100 municipalities in Andalucia at ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Cantabria and Catalunya regions of Spain added to Germany’s COVID-19 ‘risk list’

THE German authorities have added Catalunya and Cantabria to their list of risk areas for coronavirus. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the government agency responsible for

4 Jul, 2021 @ 20:32

Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Queen Letizia dazzles in floral dress for UN luncheon at Royal Palace in Madrid

QUEEN Letitia of Spain is known for her stylish dress collection, and the royal made no exception when she stepped out in a stunning floral

4 Jul, 2021 @ 19:32

Lead·Madrid

Below Deck Med’s Malia White suffers severe injuries after scooter accident in Mallorca

BELOW DECK Mediterranean’s Malia White has revealed she was hospitalised with severe injuries after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Mallorca. The 30-year-old reality

4 Jul, 2021 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

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BOOK LAUNCH: Chef and health coach Daria Sanetra celebrates new wellbeing book with signing in San Pedro on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Author, plant-based chef, health and weight loss coach, Daria Sanetra, is holding a book signing and ‘ask the expert’ session on July 9 of new

4 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead

Landlord blasted over €750 rent for tiny flat with a staircase for a countertop in Spain’s Madrid

AN APARTMENT in Madrid with a staircase on top of the kitchen countertop is being advertised for an eye-watering €750 a month in a clear

4 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid·Property

EXPLAINED: Mask rules for those visiting Spain’s iconic Caminito del Rey

THE use of masks will be mandatory in the Caminito del Rey whenever the safety distance between visitors cannot be respected. Since last Saturday, June

4 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Malaga·Other News

The Gay Pride March 2021 Takes Madrid With The Trans Law As The Protagonist

Madrid’s Pride celebrations end with huge street party and complaints over lack of mask wearing or social distancing

Thousands of people crowded into the streets of the capital to join in gay pride celebrations on Saturday in the biggest public event held in

4 Jul, 2021 @ 13:57

Lead·Madrid·Other News

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