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Spain’s Government to freeze mortgage payments for families affected by the coronavirus crisis

SPAIN’S Government is set to freeze mortgage payments for the main home of families afectado by the coronavirus crisis. The measures, due to be approved

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:36

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

AROUND 2.5 million Spaniards live abroad and the situation in Spain with regards to coronavirus is making a lot of them nervous for their friends

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:08

Lead·Travel News

Spain joins US, China and Australia in bid to find cure against coronavirus

Scientific teams across the world are scrambling to create a vaccine to prevent or cure the infection

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:07

Health·Lead

Hotelier in Spain’s Andalucia talks to the BBC about the devastating effects of coronavirus on tourism

A HOTELIER from Andalucia has spoken to the BBC detailing what effect the coronavirus will have on his business.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

OPINION: Thank God I’m on coronavirus lockdown in Spain and not at the mercy of two bumbling fools

COMPARING Spain and the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is like comparing chalk and cheese. While Spain seems to have the people’s health as

17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:56

Lead

Spanish Castle Movie Magic

In 1936 Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich made the film ‘Desire’, a musical comedy with Spanish scenery as a backdrop. Although the actors never set

17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:35

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

BREAKING: Spain considering closing down ALL AIRPORTS to fight coronavirus pandemic as case load nears 10,000

SPAIN has not ruled out closing down all airports in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. According to El Mundo, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska

17 Mar, 2020 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish Gov’s director of health emergencies has to remind nation ‘it’s not necessary to leave your shoes outside’

THE DIRECTOR of Spain’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies has yesterday reminded the nation they don’t need to leave their shoes outside.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 10:59

Lead

Footballers, politicians and film stars – which celebs have coronavirus in Spain and abroad?

Fame, fortune and football are not enough to keep coronavirus at bay

17 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Ryanair remove flight change fee for all bookings in April, not just in Spain, but customers still demand refunds

RYANAIR have waived the flight change fee on all bookings in April as well.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 21:11

Lead·Travel News

Guardia Civil to check food, petrol and pharmacy receipts while ONE person allowed per car in Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

GUARDIA Civil will begin demanding drivers’ food, petrol and pharmacy receipts as Spain ends its first work day on coronavirus lockdown. Spain’s rural police force

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:55

Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Personal trainer gives rooftop workout in quarantine-hit complex in Spain’s Andalucia

Residents in apartments in the town of Los Bermejales in Sevilla were given a free rooftop workout class from a personal trainer making the most

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:55

Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar brings in new law to keep elderly in their homes

Cabinet decide to stop elderly movement as frontier closes on the Rock and and local volunteer get the chance to help out in Coronavirus struggle.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:47

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Private hospitals put under control of Spain’s public health system in heightened coronavirus measures

PRIVATE hospitals and other health facilities in Spain have been put under the control of the regional health authorities. This means that they could be

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:38

Lead·National News

Booking.com advising guests to cancel their bookings in Spain due to coronavirus

BOOKING.COM have been advising guests to cancel their bookings due to coronavirus.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:31

Lead·Travel News

Britons told to pack up and leave Spain’s Mallorca as hotels SHUT DOWN amid coronavirus crisis

Hoteliers across the island have reported colossal damage to profits.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 19:02

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Tourists in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca fined up to €700 for disobeying coronavirus lockdown as police crackdown on notorious ‘English zone’ and ALL hotels advised to close

TOURISTS in Benidorm have been fined for ignoring the coronavirus lockdown. According to local paper Informacion, Policia Local have handed out several fines of up

16 Mar, 2020 @ 18:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

10 things to do to stop you losing your mind during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain

WELL the lockdown has barely begun and many are already crippled by boredom. With beaches closed along with restaurants and bars, a trip to the

16 Mar, 2020 @ 18:05

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain to close its land borders TONIGHT to fight coronavirus pandemic

SPAIN will close its land borders at midnight tonight in a bid to fight the coronavirus pandemic. According to El Pais, only Spanish citizens will

16 Mar, 2020 @ 17:40

Lead·National News

WATCH: Message from ambassador to British tourists in Spain

For the latest travel advice head to www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain

16 Mar, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead

More Gibraltar medics to be trained to fight against COVID-19

Additional Gibraltar medical staff are trained to fight Coronavirus as the pandemic threatens to strike at the heart of the community.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 17:09

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health

BREAKING: ‘ALL hotels to close’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 12,000 set to lose jobs over coronavirus shut down

THE ongoing coronavirus pandemic is expected to see all hotels on the Costa del Sol shut their doors this week. It means some 12,000 jobs

16 Mar, 2020 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga

Two Valencia footballers confirmed as first La Liga players in Spain to test positive for coronavirus

TWO Valencia players have been confirmed as the first La Liga footballers to test positive for coronavirus.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 16:37

Lead·Sport

BREAKING: EU set to BAN all ‘non-essential’ travel for 30 days after becoming epicentre of coronavirus pandemic

THE EU is set to ban non-essential travel to the bloc for 30 days in a bid to reduce coronavirus contagion. The measure has been

16 Mar, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Hairdryers against coronavirus, and 5 other mythical cures busted by Olive Press health correspondent Jeremy Kenton

HOTTER temperatures as a brake on the coronavirus is nothing more than, well, what it says: hot air. A temperature raise has little or no

16 Mar, 2020 @ 15:54

Lead

Lorry smashes through motorway barrier onto beach at notorious accident blackspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A lorry has smashed through a motorway barrier at an accident blackspot and plunged onto the beach

16 Mar, 2020 @ 14:50

Lead·Other News

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Spain’s Government to freeze mortgage payments for families affected by the coronavirus crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

Spain joins US, China and Australia in bid to find cure against coronavirus

Hotelier in Spain’s Andalucia talks to the BBC about the devastating effects of coronavirus on tourism

OPINION: Thank God I’m on coronavirus lockdown in Spain and not at the mercy of two bumbling fools

Spanish Castle Movie Magic

BREAKING: Spain considering closing down ALL AIRPORTS to fight coronavirus pandemic as case load nears 10,000

Spanish Gov’s director of health emergencies has to remind nation ‘it’s not necessary to leave your shoes outside’

Footballers, politicians and film stars – which celebs have coronavirus in Spain and abroad?

Ryanair remove flight change fee for all bookings in April, not just in Spain, but customers still demand refunds

Guardia Civil to check food, petrol and pharmacy receipts while ONE person allowed per car in Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: Personal trainer gives rooftop workout in quarantine-hit complex in Spain’s Andalucia

CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar brings in new law to keep elderly in their homes

Private hospitals put under control of Spain’s public health system in heightened coronavirus measures

Booking.com advising guests to cancel their bookings in Spain due to coronavirus

Britons told to pack up and leave Spain’s Mallorca as hotels SHUT DOWN amid coronavirus crisis

Tourists in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca fined up to €700 for disobeying coronavirus lockdown as police crackdown on notorious ‘English zone’ and ALL hotels advised to close

10 things to do to stop you losing your mind during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain

BREAKING: Spain to close its land borders TONIGHT to fight coronavirus pandemic

WATCH: Message from ambassador to British tourists in Spain

More Gibraltar medics to be trained to fight against COVID-19

BREAKING: ‘ALL hotels to close’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 12,000 set to lose jobs over coronavirus shut down

Two Valencia footballers confirmed as first La Liga players in Spain to test positive for coronavirus

BREAKING: EU set to BAN all ‘non-essential’ travel for 30 days after becoming epicentre of coronavirus pandemic

Hairdryers against coronavirus, and 5 other mythical cures busted by Olive Press health correspondent Jeremy Kenton

Lorry smashes through motorway barrier onto beach at notorious accident blackspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Will rain ruin Malaga’s Reyes Magos parade? Here’s all you need to know

Spain set to break foreign tourist visitor and spending records

Surge in Russian ships through the Strait of Gibraltar sparks underpolicing fears

Medical breakthrough as dogs trained in Spain detect cancer with 99.9% accuracy

Cold air mass will bring big fall in temperatures plus persistent rain and snow to Spain