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Spain races to contain Madrid’s COVID-19 resurgence as it announces lockdown measures ‘to avoid another state of alarm’

Regional leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso said at a press conference today that police patrols will be stepped up to enforce the new norms

18 Sep, 2020 @ 18:27

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

CAT-FISHED: ‘Black panther’ which struck fear into villagers in Spain’s Andalucia unmasked as ‘huge cat’ as it poses for pics near search area

It comes after a week-long search by Guardia Civil and Seprona involving aircraft and thermal cameras

18 Sep, 2020 @ 17:10

Granada·Lead

Girl, 11, airlifted from Spain’s Mallorca to Barcelona after falling critically ill with COVID-19

Doctors had taken the decision to move the young girl to the Catalan capital after her health rapidly declined

18 Sep, 2020 @ 14:53

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Andalucia records deadliest COVID-19 figures since end of lockdown

There are currently 940 people with coronavirus in Andalucian hospitals, of which 120 are in intensive care

17 Sep, 2020 @ 15:10

Coronavirus·Lead

Malaga province on yellow alert for rain, hail and storms on Friday

The storm is said to have 'tropical characteristics' and will bring heavy rainfall, hail and lightning

17 Sep, 2020 @ 13:27

Lead·Malaga

Pregnant woman injured in car crash with drug traffickers being chased by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The pregnant woman is reported to be in her 30s and the seriousness of her injuries are not known

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:54

Lead·Malaga

More than 43,000 people put on ‘partial lockdown’ in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca to combat spread of COVID-19

Tomorrow, parts of Arquitecte Bennazar will face confinement, joining Son Gotleu, Can Capes, Soledat Nord and Son Canals which became 'hot zones' last week

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:13

Lead·Mallorca

Spain sees deadliest COVID-19 day since end of lockdown

Despite the worrying numbers, health leaders, including Health Minister Salvador Illa, say the situation is 'stabilising'

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Cuban kingpin couple who supplied cocaine to ‘majority of dealers’ across Spain’s Mallorca brought down

As part of 'Operation Gunpowder,' 16 'members' of the gang were arrested in multiple dawn raids

16 Sep, 2020 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain extends non EU entry restrictions until the end of the month as Madrid considers local lockdowns

SPAIN has announced this morning that it will extend restrictions on all non essential travel from outside the European Union until September 30. Published in

16 Sep, 2020 @ 13:55

Lead·National News

BREAKING: 59-year-old with no health problems dies from West Nile virus in Spain’s Cadiz

There are now five active cases in Cadiz province, which borders Malaga and the Costa del Sol

15 Sep, 2020 @ 23:10

Cadiz·Lead

Junta de Andalucia launches ‘Green Seal’ badge of honour in bid to meet climate goals during COVID-19 recovery

THE Junta de Andalucia has launched a dramatic new initiative to revolutionise the region’s recovery from the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the

15 Sep, 2020 @ 16:11

Trans woman brutally beaten to death ‘by partner’ in Spain

Susana is the 32nd woman killed by gender violence in 2020 and number 1,065 since 2003

15 Sep, 2020 @ 12:56

Lead·National News

School Class And Teacher Quarantined After Girl Gets Covid 19 In Spain S Valencian Community

More than 200 schools across Spain have registered incidents due to cases of COVID-19, with Andalucia most affected

According to data of the Autonomous Communities, Andalucia, with 34 schools affected to some degree by the pandemic, is the region with most incidents

15 Sep, 2020 @ 11:38

Education·Lead·National News

Spain registers 27,404 COVID-19 cases over weekend

The majority of cases declared on Monday were in Madrid (910), Aragon (401) and the Basque Country (288)

14 Sep, 2020 @ 20:31

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Rate of new business creation remains unchanged on last year in Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 crisis

According to the figures, the number of new businesses registered on the commercial register have matched the same period in 2019

14 Sep, 2020 @ 18:43

Business & Finance

COVID-19 outbreak at nursing home in Spain’s Mallorca leaves six dead and more than 100 infected

Out of these diagnoses, 81 are among the elderly, meaning the majority of the 112 residents have caught the virus

14 Sep, 2020 @ 18:36

Lead·Mallorca

Black panther sighting in Spain’s Andalucia forces police search by land and air

A search for the wild cat was launched by Guardia Civil yesterday after several witnesses claimed they saw the animal by the municipal castle in

14 Sep, 2020 @ 18:29

Granada·Lead

British expat caught sending cocaine and LSD to US in post from Spain’s Costa del Sol

Police were able to seize 1.8kg of cocaine and 202 units of LSD

14 Sep, 2020 @ 11:55

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 vaccine trials begin today in Spain as Madrid suffers early hiccup

It is expected that the full development and testing of the vaccine could take up to two years to reach the public

14 Sep, 2020 @ 10:31

Lead·National News

Italian neo-fascist terrorist arrested after hiding for YEARS among expat community on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The woman had been part of the Nucleos Armado Revolucionario (NAR), an extreme right terror group active in Italy during the 1970s and 80s

11 Sep, 2020 @ 14:43

Lead·Malaga

Andalucia sets COVID-19 record with more than 1,200 cases in 24 hours – but has among lowest incidence rates in Spain

Malaga recorded far more than its provincial neighbours, with 478 new cases announced on Friday

11 Sep, 2020 @ 14:11

Coronavirus·Lead

Trump says Spain ‘having hard time’ with COVID-19 and US coped ‘much better’ with virus than EU

The president told a White House press briefing on Thursday that he is confident his country has 'surpassed the peak' of infections

11 Sep, 2020 @ 10:43

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

WATCH: Police kneel on neck of boy, 14, in Spain for not wearing mask correctly

A 14-YEAR-old boy has had his neck knelt on by police for not wearing a mask correctly. In a viral video, two officers can be

11 Sep, 2020 @ 10:08

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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Spain ‘reaching second peak’ of COVID-19 and stabilising, say health chiefs, despite record-breaking day with more than 10,000 new cases

SPAIN’S second wave of COVID-19 could already be stabilising, health leaders have said. It comes as figures released by the Ministry of Health today saw

10 Sep, 2020 @ 23:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News