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Ill Health Forces End Of Brit's Hunger Strike Over Residency Rejection In Spain's Valencia

British expat ‘trapped’ in Brexit limbo fears he’ll be denied entry back into Spain amid ‘petty’ residency dispute with local town hall

A BRITISH expat has described feeling ‘physically sick’ as he prepares to return to his home in Spain following an unresolved three-year battle to get

9 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Covid-19 cases rising in Spain's Mallorca but expert says situation is not 'alarming'

Covid cases continue to rise in Spain, with incidence on the up for six weeks in a row

DESPITE the recent warm weather in Spain, the incidence of Covid-19 cases is continuing to rise, and has in fact been on the up for

7 Jun, 2024 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Splash the cash! Growing trend in Malaga and across Spain sees homeowners earning thousands of euros by renting out their swimming pools

ONE of the many changes in habits to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic was the new practice of renting time at someone’s private swimming pool,

27 May, 2024 @ 12:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

AstraZeneca hitch causes 100,000 fewer vaccinations this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Covid vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its jab can provoke side effects such as thrombosis

PHARMACEUTICAL company AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its Covid-19 vaccine can cause rare side effects such as thrombosis. The admission came in

2 May, 2024 @ 10:26

Health·Lead

Government in Spain’s Madrid region under fire for sending bills to families of elderly Covid victims who died in senior residences – four years later

THE government in Spain’s Madrid region has been slammed by the public and opposition politicians alike for sending out bills to the families of elderly

2 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask scandal

THE Socialist speaker of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, held a press conference on Tuesday in a bid to defend her actions while she

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Pressure grows on speaker in Spain’s Congress of Deputies to quit, after more details emerge about Covid mask scandal

PRESSURE was growing on Monday for the speaker in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, to quit, as more details emerged of

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

First woman to receive the Covid vaccine in Spain turns 100: Pedro Sanchez brands centenarian ‘an example to the world’

ARACELI Hidalgo, the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Spain, has turned 100 years old. The great-grandmother is celebrating her milestone birthday with

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:39

Health·Lead·Other News

Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling

25 Jan, 2024 @ 10:44

Health·Lead·Other News

Covid cases climb in Spain as winter arrives: These are the symptoms to look out for

AS winter approaches, Covid cases are on the rise in Spain with these key symptoms. A report released last week showed Covid cases have increased

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:04

Health·Lead

Covid and flu vaccination campaigns to start this autumn in Spain with children up to five years able to get flu jab for first time

ALL CHILDREN in Spain aged between six months and five years will be eligible to get a flu vaccine this autumn. Previous policy has been

29 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings

MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs

INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at

13 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

UK holidaymakers help Spain to a record-breaking year for foreign tourism|

Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter

SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus

1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s tourism sector looking forward to bumper Easter break

SPAIN’S tourism sector is expecting to do big business this Easter, with forecasts suggesting that visitor numbers and spending will break records of recent years.

23 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Covid-19 hospitalisations rise 10% over last week in Spain

THE NUMBER of people in Spain hospitalised with Covid-19 has risen by 9.7% in just a week, while the number of such patients in intensive

10 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·National News·Other News

Sales of flu remedies shoot up as Spain hit by major second wave of virus

IF YOU’VE been feeling under the weather these last days, you are not the only one. Spain is currently suffering one of its longest and

7 Mar, 2023 @ 16:19

Health·Lead·National News

How the coronavirus pandemic took some of the chaos out of Madrid’s tapas bars

IT’S A FAMILIAR experience for lovers of Madrid’s tapas bars. There’s barely room to move, let alone find a space to set down your drink

19 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds - this is why

New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19

People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s declining birth rate hits a new historic low in 2022

THE DECLINING trend for Spain’s birth rate has been confirmed once more by the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Queen Letizia Arrives At 'forum Against Cancer' In Madrid

Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7

THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will

26 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News