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Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

We will overcome this, in time, but I truly believe that the way we have managed to ride the COVID-19 wave will help to reaffirm

19 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

CASTAWAY COOKING: This chicken, ham and bean stew is an homage to the Sierra Nevada mountains, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

In our present situation there can't be many people who haven't got a jar of beans somewhere in their kitchen

19 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

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Spain’s PSOE party accuses VOX of ‘hate crimes’ for spreading false COVID-19 information

The complaint stems from a series of tweets from Vox back on January 18 and again between April 2 and 7 aimed at the PSOE

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:59

Lead·National News·Politics

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

Dressed head-to-toe in military uniform, the man had stopped several people to ask why they were outside

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

What are your plans after COVID-19? asks respected Malaga surveyor Campbell Ferguson, of Survey Spain

We are looking forward to working again. It's what we’re here for

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Malaga·Property

Truth is often said to be the first victim of wars and crises. The Olive Press subscription scheme helps cut through fake news as Spain fights COVID-19

Fake news is rife during the COVID-19 crisis, as we have discovered ourselves over the last fortnight

18 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

On March 17 the Government announced by Royal Decree a ‘moratorium’ or ‘mortgage holiday’ for residents struggling with payments

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

What could be more inspiring than the sight of a 50-something male in a hooded dressing gown muttering obscure rock lyrics to himself

18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

WATCH: Police seize HUGE drugs haul at warehouse used as one-stop shop during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain’s Mallorca

Covert surveillance revealed that the warehouse was being used to sell drugs to customers during the nationwide lockdown

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

OPINION: Lawyer’s complaint to Brussels over Spain’s COVID-19 stance reflects wearying public

After more than four weeks of confinement, millions of us across Spain are already feeling the bite

16 Apr, 2020 @ 13:23

National News·Opinion

Husband and wife arrested for breaching Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown after being caught skinny-dipping by off-duty policeman in Mallorca

Upon arrival, officers ordered the husband and wife, both reported to be in their 50s, to get out of the water and put their clothes

16 Apr, 2020 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Lack of migrant workers puts Spain’s supermarket fresh food stocks in jeopardy

This year, due to coronavirus and the closure of national borders, the agricultural industry has lost an estimated 75,000 workers

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Clorox Co Shares Jump After Investor Ichahn Reports Stake In Company

Doctors warn of dangers of mixing cleaning products after emergency calls spike during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

In most cases, the mixture of bleach and another chemical produces a gas called Chloramine (NH2Cl) which is highly toxic, and when in contact with

15 Apr, 2020 @ 11:54

Health·Lead·National News

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COVID-19: Government steps in to stop private clinics hiking up coronavirus testing costs

THE Government has revealed measures to ensure the nation’s private testing clinics are not hiking prices, putting the most vulnerable in danger. In a press

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:04

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Politics

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

It was approaching dusk and you could hear a pin drop in a place where normally you would hear the sound of faraway trumpets and

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·National News

CASTAWAY COOKING: A steaming bowl of fideua is your perfect Sunday comfort food, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

A simple one-pot stew, fideua can most easily be described as short strands of spaghetti cooked in stock in a similar manner to that of

12 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

COVID-19: Stay limber during Spain’s lockdown with our 20-minute, high intensity, equipment-free workout you can do at home

A good HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout gets the heart race pulsing and is great for circulation, breathing capacity and overall health

12 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead