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BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

AN individual has tested positive for the coronavirus in the Valenciana Community in eastern Spain. Health officials have confirmed that the patient has been isolated at a hospital in Castellon. Samples from

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

THE Tokyo Olympics has a three-month window to decide whether it can take place due to the coronavirus. That’s the estimation made by Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:34

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

A PATIENT has been isolated for a potential coronavirus infection in Sevilla. The individual is being held at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in the centre of the Andalucian capital. No details

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:16

Health·Lead

7 Foods You Need To Eat Before You Die

The world is full of wonderful plates to die for. Sure, your regular plate of burgers and French fries is appetizing, but what about trying more daring options? You only live once,

25 Feb, 2020 @ 20:38

Food & Drink

With so many good schools in southern Spain, picking the right one is a multiple choice question. This cheat sheet will help you decide

It’s likely you’ve already heard of some of the region’s more well-established private international schools...

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:56

Education

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands on high alert as NEW suspected COVID-19 case in Ibiza after patient ‘returned from Italy’

They are now being kept in isolation at Can Misses Hospital with their blood samples being sent to Son Espases Hospital in Palma for analysis

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:23

Health

Happy Andalucian Day 2020: The history behind the day

FEBRUARY 28 is a very important day for all Andalucians.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 17:01

Lead

New Riverwalk approved for Costa del Sol

The Junta de Andalucia has authorised the walk which will run parallel to the Arroyo de Las Cañas in Estepona

25 Feb, 2020 @ 16:51

Environment·Lead

IN FIGURES: Spain’s strict smoking laws bring Cordoba tobacco sales down 56% since 2006

SPAIN’S ban on smoking in public spaces and in private workplaces has made a huge dent in tobacco sales in Cordoba. The number of purchases has dropped significantly, with new legislation on

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:58

Cordoba·Lead

Three Valencia fans claim they have symptoms of coronavirus after returning from Milan for their side’s Champions League tie against Atalanta

THREE Valencia fans have contacted the emergency services claiming they have symptoms of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:55

Health·Sport

Nine out of ten people in Spain’s Costa Blanca support ban on fruit machines

OVERWHELMING support for a ban on fruit machines comes from Costa Blanca people, according to one local radio station. Radio Orihuela held an online poll following news that the new Spanish Government

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The case has reportedly been confirmed by

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Gang of 47 arrested for selling ‘heart attack’ impotency drugs in UK, Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga

In total, more than €500,000 in cash, seven high-end vehicles valued at more than €300,000 and two firearms were seized

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy CANCELLED over coronavirus fears

SEVERAL study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy have been cancelled due to mounting fears over the spread of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:32

Education·Health·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s most popular supercars for 2019

SPAIN’S Top Ten most purchased supercars for 2019 have been revealed.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead

UK’s youngest step-gran aged JUST 21, engaged in Spain

A BRITISH woman has become the UK’s youngest ever step-nan, after getting engaged in Tenerife.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:11

Lead

280 tons of rubbish collected after Andalucian carnival

Almost 280 tons of rubbish has been collected in Cadiz after the first weekend of carnival

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:01

Environment·Lead

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

DOZENS of tourists are being tested for the coronavirus while being held at the H10 hotel in Tenerife. Some 1,000 holidaymakers are being held at the resort under police custody after an

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Spain money laundering probe launched into football agent of Napoli’s Kalidou Kouliba and Juventus’ Miralem Pjanic

A criminal investigation has been launched into one of the world's most powerful football agents

25 Feb, 2020 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Family donates flat to migrants on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FAMILY in Malaga has donated its flat to three migrants.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:38

Lead

Spain’s Estepona to build UNIVERSITY in latest huge project for Costa del Sol town after new coastal path, hospital, slide and more

Town Hall bosses have been in talks for a university in Estepona since at least 1992

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:23

Education·Lead·Malaga

These are the roads you should avoid TODAY as farmers’ tractor protests continue in Spain’s Andalucia

The protests are expected to start in Seville around 11am this morning affecting the A-4, A-49, A-92 and the old AP-4

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:05

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

Flights continue to arrive from Italy to Spain’s Costa del Sol today as new coronavirus case confirmed in south of the country

FLIGHTS from Italy will continue to arrive in Malaga today with no strict protocols in place to detect for coronavirus. Two flights will arrive from both Rome and Milan as the country

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:03

Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS SPAIN: 1,000 tourists on LOCKDOWN after Italian doctor tests positive and two others isolated

MORE than 1,000 tourists have been placed under quarantine in Tenerife after an Italian doctor staying at the resort tested positive for coronavirus. According to El Mundo, the H10 Costa Adeje, where

25 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Health·Lead

REVEALED: The protocol in place to battle coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol and what to do if you think you are infected

WHILE Malaga has yet to see anyone test positive for the coronavirus, that doesn’t mean it is not on high alert. The region is in constant communication with regional and national health

25 Feb, 2020 @ 08:02

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREAKING: New coronavirus case confirmed in Spain as country’s stock exchange sheds €20 BILLION and emergency health meeting called to consider extra border controls

AN Italian doctor who was holidaying in Tenerife has tested positive for coronavirus, health chiefs have confirmed. The tourist is the second case detected on the Canary Island following a German holidaymaker

24 Feb, 2020 @ 23:40

Health·Lead

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