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CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands on high alert as NEW suspected COVID-19 case in Ibiza after patient ‘returned from Italy’

They are now being kept in isolation at Can Misses Hospital with their blood samples being sent to Son Espases Hospital in Palma for analysis

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:23

Health

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

DOZENS of tourists are being tested for the coronavirus while being held at the H10 hotel in Tenerife. Some 1,000 holidaymakers are being held at

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Spain’s Estepona to build UNIVERSITY in latest huge project for Costa del Sol town after new coastal path, hospital, slide and more

Town Hall bosses have been in talks for a university in Estepona since at least 1992

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:23

Education·Lead·Malaga

Flights continue to arrive from Italy to Spain’s Costa del Sol today as new coronavirus case confirmed in south of the country

FLIGHTS from Italy will continue to arrive in Malaga today with no strict protocols in place to detect for coronavirus. Two flights will arrive from

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:03

Health·Lead

REVEALED: The protocol in place to battle coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol and what to do if you think you are infected

WHILE Malaga has yet to see anyone test positive for the coronavirus, that doesn’t mean it is not on high alert. The region is in

25 Feb, 2020 @ 08:02

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREAKING: New coronavirus case confirmed in Spain as country’s stock exchange sheds €20 BILLION and emergency health meeting called to consider extra border controls

AN Italian doctor who was holidaying in Tenerife has tested positive for coronavirus, health chiefs have confirmed. The tourist is the second case detected on

24 Feb, 2020 @ 23:40

Health·Lead

British mum in Spain whose toddler wandered along 25-metre ledge while she was ‘in shower’ told she won’t face charges

The shocking video shows the girl climbing out of the window of the fourth floor family apartment

24 Feb, 2020 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Family isolated for possible coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol after returning from Italy trip

FOUR members of the same family have been isolated for possible coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Costa del Sol after returning from a trip to Italy.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:35

Health·Lead

Two towns in Spain’s Malaga set for increased funding after being declared ‘tourist municipalities’

SIX towns in Andalucia have been officially classed as ‘tourist municipalities’. The classification will allow each municipality more access to funding to help deal with

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Expat fighting for life after drunk French driver rams him into garage door on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FRENCH expat is in a very serious condition after being hit by a drunk driver in Torre del Mar. The man was struck by

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:27

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Mallorca launches dog poo crackdown, using DNA testing to catch owners and fine them €300 for not clearing up

Owners are to provide veterinarians with a sample of their canines' DNA, obtained through a blood test or by swabbing a dog's mouth for saliva

24 Feb, 2020 @ 15:37

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain receives the most asylum claims in the EU

SPAIN has the most asylum claims out of all EU states.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 14:52

Lead·Politics

Spain’s property rentals smash records, climbing 5% in a year, while price per square metre also surges

Words by Raymundo Larraín Nesbitt

24 Feb, 2020 @ 14:15

Property

Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease

A spokesperson called on ‘any person or animal that has been bitten, scratched or licked by this dog’ to contact the health authorities

22 Feb, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Dodgy money deals, mafia involvement, rent-a-squatter scams – the murky underworld of free real estate in Spain

"They want to be left in peace and to pay a rent that corresponds to their income"

22 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Property

One dead in plane crash in Spain after pilot tries to make emergency landing

Airport firefighters put out the blaze in the plane and recovered the body

21 Feb, 2020 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Baby in intensive care after falling out of second-storey kitchen window in Spain’s Andalucia

A BABY boy is in intensive care after falling from a second-storey window in Granada. The 18-month old was with his mother when he fell

21 Feb, 2020 @ 17:22

Granada

Catholic Church rakes in record €284 MILLION from taxpayers in Spain

THE Spanish Catholic Church earned a record €284 million from taxpayers last year, figures have claimed. Some 7,191,387 people opted to make a contribution to

21 Feb, 2020 @ 16:36

Business & Finance·Lead

QUÉ? 13 Spanish language facts expats in Spain should know

Here are some facts to remind us why we want to belong to this growing list of speakers

21 Feb, 2020 @ 15:41

La Cultura·Lead

FIND HIM: Spain asks British police to help track down rapist and killer of three teenage girls in infamous Alcasser case recently featured on Netflix

SPAIN has officially asked for collaboration with the UK authorities to track down a fugitive who raped and murdered three girls in Valencia back in

21 Feb, 2020 @ 15:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flights added between Spain’s Malaga and Tel Aviv

MALAGA airport has increased its flights to Tel Aviv. Between May and October there will now be four weekly flights to the Israeli capital after

20 Feb, 2020 @ 14:41

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

TSUNAMI could rock Spain’s Andalucia ‘as soon as TOMORROW’ as government prepares emergency plan

ANDALUCIA is preparing for a tsunami which could happen ‘within 300 years or today’. The Minister for the Interior Elias Bendodo announced on Tuesday that

20 Feb, 2020 @ 13:40

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

‘Deteriorating’ Tivoli World on Spain’s Costa del Sol hoping for ‘much needed’ upgrades as talks with new investors underway

BENALMADENA town hall is seeking investors to carry out much-needed upgrades at the Tivoli World theme park. It comes after a decade of conflict between

19 Feb, 2020 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga