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Dramatic figures show teenagers dominating COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case figures for the Valencian Community have shown unvaccinated teenagers and young people dramatically pushing up infection rates. The region as a whole now

25 Aug, 2021 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

International passenger arrivals to Andalucia tallies 545,200 in July—with Spain doubling figures in one year to 4.4 million

ARRIVALS to Andalucia from international airports reached 545,200 passengers in July, 12.4% of the national total. According to data released by Turespaña, this figure places

25 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

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Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as

25 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Slots: UK’s most popular online casino games

Casino games are some of the most innovative and enjoyable to play. Some players prefer to handle the game themselves, making poker, blackjack, and other

25 Aug, 2021 @ 09:52

Entertainment

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Woman investigated for animal abuse after horse found in dire conditions in Spain’s Sevilla

A WOMAN is under investigation for the poor conditions in which she kept her horse in the Sevillian municipality of Lebrija. According to a press

25 Aug, 2021 @ 09:20

Lead·Sevilla

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

COVID-19 cases continue their fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

POSITIVE trends are continuing with reducing COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(August 24) update from the regional health ministry declared

24 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

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Oldest man alive is a Spanish shoemaker who survived two pandemics and a plane crashing into the ceiling of his home

A SPANISH shoemaker who has survived two pandemics and a close brush with death during the Spanish Civil War is now thought to be the

24 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss who snatched Costa Blanca couple during summer

Former girlfriend arrested after ex-partner is killed and dumped in burning car in Spain’s Murcia region

A Murcia region man is suspected of killing his girlfriend’s ex-partner and then putting the body into a blazing car. Two people have been arrested

24 Aug, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Unvaccinated 19-year-old with no underlying medical conditions becomes youngest person in Balearic Islands to die from Covid-19

An 19-year-old woman who was unvaccinated and had no underlying medical conditions has died from Covid-19 in Mallorca, becoming the youngest person to die from

24 Aug, 2021 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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

Spain’s most notorious con artist Little Nicolas, 27, hospitalised after fight in Marbella

A BABY-FACED con artist who became Spain’s most notorious gatecrasher has been hospitalised following an alleged brawl at a concert in Marbella. Former law student

24 Aug, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga

Benidorm man records secret sex video on Spain's Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp against woman's wishes

Authorities warn of fake kidnapping scam targeting parents in Spain’s Fuengirola

AUTHORITIES in Fuengirola are warning residents about a fake kidnapping scam circulating through the area. A WhatsApp message telling people to watch out for kidnappers

24 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain's Cabinet Refuses 'emergency' Status For Mar Menor Despite Over A Week Of Dead Marine Life Washing Onto Beaches

Spain’s government refuses ’emergency’ status for Mar Menor lagoon despite dead fish washing ashore for over a week

SPAIN’S government will not declare the Mar Menor an ’emergency’ area as it continues its war of words with its regional counterpart. Madrid’s refusal follows

24 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Police in Spain hunt Mallorca youngsters who videoed themselves flooring drunk man with one slap

Police are looking for a group of youngsters who filmed themselves slapping a drunk man in the face ‘for a laugh’ while on a night

24 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Spain’s La Vuelta race is passing through the Costa del Sol today – here’s everything you need to know

IT’S been a long time coming. Spain’s most scenic cycling competition (finally!) returned to the roads last week – and today it will be passing

24 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Public enemy number twos

Nearly 500 dog owners have been fined in a clampdown of illegal dogs in Malaga this year. Fines of up to €700 have been handed

24 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Fruit fraudsters with connections to Italian mafia arrested in Spain’s Valencia

NINE alleged members of a criminal gang connected to the Italian mafia have been arrested in La Safor district (Valencia Province) for allegedly conning Valencian

24 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

Balearic Island’s leads the way in vaccination of Spain’s secondary school students

THE Balearic Islands will start the academic year on September 10 with one of the highest rates of vaccinated secondary school students in Spain. The

24 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Madrid Couple Are Killed On A Pedestrian Crossing While On Holiday In The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Elderly holidaying couple are killed on a pedestrian crossing in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple on holiday from Madrid were killed on a Torrevieja pedestrian crossing last night(August 23). The French driver of the van that hit them

24 Aug, 2021 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

90% of COVID-19 cases in Spain are down to the highly-infectious Delta variant

NINE out of ten COVID-19 cases in Spain are down to the Delta variant, according to Ministry of Health figures. The more contagious coronavirus variant

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia

The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

The Clash: How UK rock legend Joe Strummer has a plaza in Spain’s Granada named after him

TRAVEL SELFIE: Clash front man has been honoured with a square named after him in Granada... CAN YOU FIND IT?

24 Aug, 2021 @ 11:47

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Police fines of €760 for dumping waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca as two popular expat cities plead with public to act responsibly

TORREVIEJA and San Fulgencio have both taken to social media in joint pleas for the public to correctly dispose of waste – or face fines

24 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch from nest in Spain’s Mojacar

EIGHT loggerhead turtles have hatched on the beach of Granatilla in Mojacar (Almeria). The nesting was detected on July 5 by a citizen who called

24 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Almeria·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Met Office places 9 regions in Spain—including Andalucia—under alert for abrupt change in weather

SPAIN’S national weather agency AEMET has activated yellow weather warnings in Andalucia, Aragon, Castilla y Leon, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid and Valencia for

24 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Weather

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Weekend COVID-19 cases are 60% down on early August figures in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have recorded another weekend fall in the Valencian Community. The total, which takes in reports from Friday to Monday, has been declared today(August

23 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Swimmer gets bitten in the leg by a fish at a popular Costa Blanca tourist beach in Spain

Swimmer gets bitten by a fish at a popular Costa Blanca tourist beach in Spain

A fish took a tiny bite out of a Costa Blanca swimmer at a popular tourist beach today(August 23). The middle-aged female bather was at

23 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead