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FINNISHED: Expat confesses to operating drug trafficking ring from Spain’s Marbella in shock u-turn for Finland’s biggest ever narcotics case

A MARBELLA-based Finnish expat has confessed to a string of drug-related charges in his home country. Niko Ranta-aho took the surprising step to plead guilty

25 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Four arrested for kidnapping and holding man for four days in Sevilla

Police found a man handcuffed and lying on the ground with a hood over his head

25 Mar, 2020 @ 17:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

A Guardia Civil agent is seriously injured after being run over at a coronavirus checkpoint in Spain’s Toledo

A GUARDIA Civil agent has been seriously injured after being run over at a Covid-19 checkpoint.

25 Mar, 2020 @ 16:57

Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19: Spain’s Balearic Islands to take €1.8 BILLION tourism hit and face 400,000 job losses

Alongside the tragic human consequences, the impact on the economy is predicted to be catastrophic

25 Mar, 2020 @ 16:24

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Compelling Reasons Why It Is Essential To Have A Personal Doctor

Emergencies are uncalled for, and most of the time, you find yourself in a hospital bed without knowing how you reached there. However, not all

25 Mar, 2020 @ 15:49

Health

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Rapid ’15-20 minute’ coronavirus tests arrive in Spain as government plans for nationwide rollout of 6 million kits

RAPID ’15-20 minute’ coronavirus tests have arrived in Spain offering distinct advantages over current diagnostic technology. A massive 640,000 of the new testing kits began

25 Mar, 2020 @ 15:28

Health·Lead

Spanish police warn pensioners could be targeted when collecting pensions

The warning comes as many older people are due to collect their pensions and will have to go alone

25 Mar, 2020 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Vox wants to remove free healthcare for non residents in Spain during the coronavirus crisis

VOX has asked to remove free healthcare for non residents during the state of emergency.

25 Mar, 2020 @ 14:32

Health·Lead·Politics

REVEALED: The hotels staying open to house tourists unable to get home due to coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca

SPAIN has announced that hotels across the country will remain open to house trapped tourists who are unable to get home. It comes after all

25 Mar, 2020 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Two arrested for robbing pharmacy and ramming police car during getaway in Andalucia

The men are also being investigated for three more robberies the previous day

25 Mar, 2020 @ 14:07

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Government considers freezing rents for ‘two months’ for people affected during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A FREEZE on rental payments is being considered by Spain’s government to aid citizens affected during the coronavirus lockdown. Unidos Podemos, the left-wing alliance in

25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:42

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

About 200 Spaniards are stuck on a cruise ship in the Indian Ocean unsure where to dock due to coronavirus

ABOUT 200 Spaniards have been stuck on a cruise ship in the Indian Ocean due to coronavirus.

25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:35

Lead·Travel News

How 3D printing is providing much-needed medical supplies to fight coronavirus in Spain

COMPANIES in Spain have begun 3D printing much needed medical supplies for the ongoing coronavirus fight. More than 700 people have combined their 3D production

25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:22

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Man arrested for blocking road with stones to rob drivers forced to stop in Andalucia

A man has been arrested for blocking a road with stones to rob the drivers that were forced to stop

25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality

DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado. The

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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BLOOD BROTHERS: Roommate stabbed in the neck for telling his mate not to go out with sick girlfriend in Valencia

POLICIA Nacional have yesterday arrested a 31-year-old man in Valencia for allegedly stabbing his housemate over a coronavirus-related argument. The man was about to leave

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested for ‘violently’ robbing pharmacy and bakery with knife and grenade on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Police were quick to establish that the alleged perpetrator in both incidents was the same person, due to his appearance

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Two arrested for stoning police during transfer of infected elderly residents in Andalucia

A total of 60 people protested and some even threw stones at police officers

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

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

BREAKING: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

PRINCE Charles has tested positive for coronavirus. The 71-year-old royal is now self-isolating with the Dutchess of Cornwall in Scotland. The Dutchess was also tested

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:40

Lead

Nuns join fight against coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca by sewing more than 1,200 face masks

The shortage of face masks has inspired several civil society initiatives across the island

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:38

Lead·Mallorca

‘I said goodbye stroking his face through my double pair of gloves’ – the heartbreaking friendship between Spanish nurse and Covid-19 patient in isolation

“I said goodbye touching his face through my double pair of gloves.” The last moment of human interaction between Mario, a 78-year-old diabetic patient with

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:35

Lead

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi each donate €1 million to fight against coronavirus

Barcelona FC has also offered up its facilities to Catalunya’s regional government, the Generalitat

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:27

Barcelona·Lead

Hero pensioner, 84, sews 50 face masks a day to help medics fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia

Margarita, 84, a former seamstress, knows that masks are needed. A lot of them

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:10

Cadiz·Lead

Andalucia buys 60,000 rapid coronavirus tests and distributes 725,000 face masks

The Andalucian health care is “prepared” and “not overwhelmed”

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:07

Health·Lead

Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims

THE CRISIS in Spain’s healthcare system because of the Coronavirus is revealed in a telling interview with Dr. Rubén Jara, the ICU manager at Arraxica

25 Mar, 2020 @ 09:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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