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Costa Blanca student who caught COVID-19 in mass outbreak on Spain’s Mallorca is in intensive care

An Elche teenager infected with COVID-19 as part of a mass outbreak caused by a student trip to Mallorca is in intensive care. The 18-year-old

29 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Costa Blanca Pervert In Spain Sexually Groomed Children Via Online Games By Offering Them Currency Credits

Man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually grooming children by offering them online game credits

A Torrevieja man has been arrested for sexually grooming children via online game sites and offering them game ‘credits’ in exchange for explicit photos and

29 Jun, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Mallorca: What we know so far about the student super spreader event

A SPATE of new coronavirus outbreaks across Spain have been blamed on student trips to the Balearic Island of Mallorca. What happened? Groups of students

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:58

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·National News

British Ambassador to Spain speaks of his pride of being country’s Patron of Royal British Legion

HUGH Elliott has been the UK’s Ambassador to Spain since 2019. Previous to this, he was Director for Communications at the Department for Exiting the

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Celebracion Del Día Internacional Del Orgullo Lgtbi En Málaga

Thousands march in Spain’s Valencia for transgender rights

YESTERDAY’S (Monday June 28) Gay Pride march in Valencia drew thousands of people in a festive demonstration that demanded more rights for transgender people. “Trans

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Smoking bans in place in almost 100 beaches and swimming pools across Spain’s Andalucia

ALMOST 100 Andalucian beaches and municipal swimming pools will be smoke-free this summer. The Junta’s ‘Smoke-free beaches’ initiative, launched last year in 21 Andalucian beaches,

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

Driver flees the scene in Spain after car flips in horror Fuengirola crash

A HUNT has been launched for a driver who fled the scene of a dramatic car crash on the Costa del Sol. The car flipped

29 Jun, 2021 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Hiker plunges to death after falling from Spanish mountain while out walking with wife in Malaga

A SPANISH man plunged to his death during a family hike on a mountain in Malaga. The hiker, from Sevilla, was walking the El Torcal

29 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Malaga

Fresh Court Date For Benidorm Transexual Evidence Over Police Hate Crime Charges On Spain S Costa Blanca

Steep rise in LGBTQ hate crimes in Andalucia, according to new figures

The number of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Andalucia soared 20%, according to a report. New figures obtained by the Andalusian Observatory reveal that the number

29 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Other News

Benidorm and other major Costa Blanca cities get ready for the busiest weekend of the year

British tourists needed to boost Costa del Sol tourism occupancy to 65%

THE president of the Association of Hoteliers of the Costa del Sol (AEHCO), Jose Luque, has said that the return of British tourists is needed

29 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Big rise in COVID-19 weekend infections with ‘February-like’ totals in Valencia area of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have almost tripled compared to the previous weekend in the Valencian Community with a total harking back to late February. The regional

28 Jun, 2021 @ 19:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Brexit ‘bridging measures’ extended between Spain and Gibraltar

SPANISH bridging measures between Spain and Gibraltar have been extended until October 2021, in a bid to ‘address the number of issues arising from the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

All of Spain’s Malaga—except the Costa del Sol—will see COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Bars and restaurants can increase indoor capacity to 75% this week in Murcia region of Spain

INDOOR capacity of bars and restaurants in the Murcia region will rise to 75% from this Wednesday(June 30). Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreño, announced the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:34

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Gibraltar Chief Minister calls for ‘unity’ on the Rock after divisive vote on abortion

FABIAN Picardo welcomed the result of the referendum which saw voters in Gibraltar choose to relax its draconian anti-abortion law and acknowledged that it was

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Honest Recycling Worker Hands Over €3,500 That's Been Missing For Two Years In Murcia Area Of Spain

Honest recycling worker finds owner of €3,500 in cash which was ‘lost’ two years ago in Murcia area of Spain

A Murcia region couple got a pleasant surprise after they had €3,500 returned to them which they lost two years ago. The money popped up

28 Jun, 2021 @ 16:38

Murcia

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings in Spain

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party says it wants to stop the ‘rainbow’ gay pride flag being flown on public buildings because it allegedly breaks the 1981

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Spain tightens rules on all UK travellers (including to Balearic Islands): PCR tests or double vaccination proof now needed

SPAIN has changed the requirements for travellers arriving from the UK and will now demand a negative COVID-19 test or proof of double vaccination. Prime

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read·Travel News

City proclaims “Orihuela loves you” on International Pride Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INTERNATIONAL Pride Day is being celebrated throughout the Vega Baja region today, June 28, and the area’s largest city wants to shout, “Orihuela loves you!”

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Two men killed in separate attacks in Spain’s Valencia over the weekend

TWO men were killed in separate incidents in Valencia Province over the weekend. The most shocking case was reported on Saturday night, when a father

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

#Orgullo: How Gay Pride is being celebrated across Spain

CELEBRATIONS for Gay Pride are taking place across Spain this year, although events will be on a smaller scale to allow for coronavirus restrictions on

28 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Here’s how to celebrate World Pride Day in Gibraltar

GIBRALTAR has been showing its support for Pride Month since the beginning of June, flying rainbow flags from buildings and projecting colourful lights on monuments

28 Jun, 2021 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Woman Dies On The Costa Blanca In Spain After Being Thrown Out Of A Van Which Careered Off A Bridge

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

How does the Spanish population feel about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout?

The development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines signifies a much-awaited light at the end of a 2-year-long tunnel. As much as the majority of the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:17

Coronavirus·Health