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Madrid to ask other regions in Spain to cremate bodies of coronavirus victims as funeral homes ‘collapsing’

MADRID has been so overwhelmed by coronavirus deaths that its crematoriums are collapsing under the pressure. The 4,715 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the region

2 Apr, 2020 @ 14:25

Lead·Madrid

BREAKING: Spain surpasses 100,000 coronavirus cases – but there is some good news

SPAIN has seen another daily record in terms of coronavirus deaths with 864 people losing their lives between Tuesday and Wednesday. New figures from the

1 Apr, 2020 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

Two coronavirus patients escape hospitals in Madrid and are found in Malaga by the Spanish police

A PAIR of patients who had tested positive for coronavirus and escaped from hospitals in Madrid have been found in the province of Malaga.

31 Mar, 2020 @ 18:38

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

BREAKING: Psychiatric patient with coronavirus flees from Madrid to Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN has been arrested today for fleeing to the Costa del Sol after testing positive for coronavirus in Madrid. The Guardia Civil intercepted the

31 Mar, 2020 @ 14:02

Lead·Madrid·Malaga

European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities

A BAN on non-essential travel has led to a drastic drop in pollution across Spain. The European Space Agency (ESA) published images on Friday, March

30 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Drug dealer uses taxi to distribute narcotics around Spain’s Madrid amid coronavirus lockdown

A MAN has been arrested today for posing as a taxi driver to deal drugs around Madrid. The suspect allegedly hid narcotics in chewing gum

29 Mar, 2020 @ 19:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

King of Spain visits coronavirus hospital in Madrid

KING Felipe VI has been visiting the emergency hospital set up inMadrid’s massive IFEMA conference centre for coronavirus patients. Spain’s monarch was accompanied by the

26 Mar, 2020 @ 15:20

Lead·Madrid

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 56,000 after more than 650 deaths in a DAY in new record

SPAIN has seen 655 new coronavirus deaths between Wednesday and Thursday. New figures released today reveal the new daily record brings the total death toll

26 Mar, 2020 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Spain surpasses China’s coronavirus death toll as caseload nears 48,000

SOME 3,434 people have died as a result of coronavirus in Spain. According to new statistics from the health ministry, COVID-19 has shown no sign

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Julen Lopetegui Announced As New Real Madrid Manager

Real Madrid make very large donation to Spain in the fight against coronavirus

REAL Madrid has made a very large donation to help in the fight against coronavirus.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 18:00

Football·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Lack of protective gear partly to blame as 5,400 health workers in Spain infected with coronavirus

A LACK of protective gear has helped cause a surge in the number of health workers infected with COVID-19, the government has said. Director of

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Police discover ’nightclub’ flat in Madrid with four women and two naked men

People in the house had been partying for several days with music at full volume

24 Mar, 2020 @ 15:18

Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Patients on packed Madrid hospital ward left on floor as Spain’s coronavirus outbreak worsens

A SHOCKING video taken at a Madrid hospital has revealed a city struggling to cope with the spread of coronavirus. Footage shows patients sprawled on

23 Mar, 2020 @ 23:49

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: British couple ‘could sue’ Iberia after ‘coronavirus patients’ travel on Cuba to Spain flight and passengers AREN’T TESTED on landing

“A stewardess told us that the ill passengers were being treated for suspected coronavirus in Havana. But somehow, they had left the hospital and boarded

22 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Beds set up in Madrid conference centre as coronavirus patients overwhelm hospitals in Spain

THE first patients have arrived at a temporary hospital set up in Madrid’s massive IFEMA conference centre as hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. Since

22 Mar, 2020 @ 13:51

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE DISPATCH: Bored teens doing drugs in parks, older people fighting back, and how we’re now a ‘city of cuckoo clocks’ – coronavirus in Madrid

Six days into lockdown, Heather Galloway reports from the Spanish capital

21 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Madrid

Spaniards in lockdown in Madrid take to their balconies to bang pots and pans in protest against King Juan Carlos and his Saudi funds

SPANIARDS in lockdown have taken to their balconies to bang pots and pans in protest against the former King.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 18:33

Lead·Madrid

LONG READ: You won’t believe these multi-million euro property empires of the British Dukes of Wellington and Westminster in Madrid and Spain’s Andalucia

The Sunday Times named him the world’s richest man under 30. Now Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster is investing his millions in Madrid and he’s

15 Mar, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Drones monitor streets of Spain and order people to go home amid nationwide coronavirus lockdown

#Coronavirus | #España ? En Madrid, la policía usa drones con altavoces para pedir a la gente que ingresen a su domicilio. pic.twitter.com/eZqLGM6hov — Radio

14 Mar, 2020 @ 22:41

Lead·Madrid

Madrid closes ALL museums in the capital due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

The Ministry of Culture has announced the closure from March 12; the Prado has not closed its doors since March 2004, after the attacks of

12 Mar, 2020 @ 09:38

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

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Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

FURTHER protection for people struggling in the Spanish financial climate is to be announced today. Spain’s new government will extend the current restriction on home

10 Mar, 2020 @ 07:06

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Property

Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.

THIS MORNING, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Region of Murcia. A 27-year-old woman, recently returned from Madrid, has

8 Mar, 2020 @ 09:20

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Madrid

Red Bull brings Pumptrack World Championships to Spain this May

ENERGY Drink giant and leader in extreme sports events Red Bull has announced its calendar for the 2020 UCI World Pumptrack Championship Qualifiers and will

6 Mar, 2020 @ 16:55

Madrid·Sport

BREAKING: Spain confirms fourth coronavirus death

CORONAVIRUS has claimed its fourth victim in Spain.

6 Mar, 2020 @ 09:52

Health·Madrid

BREAKING: Third person dies in Spain because of coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS has claimed its third victim in Spain.

5 Mar, 2020 @ 12:50

Health·Madrid

Five arrested for selling €800 fake tickets at El Clasico in Madrid

Police arrested the five for selling fake tickets at Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

4 Mar, 2020 @ 12:43

Barcelona·Football·Lead·Madrid·Sport

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