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BREAKING: 14 new COVID-19 outbreaks detected in Spain’s Andalucia with the majority in Malaga

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:08:11 GMT

In the past 24 hours, eight outbreaks have been detected in Malaga, three in Sevilla, two in Cadiz and one in Granada

Teenagers attack police as agents break up illegal early morning beach party in Spain’s ...

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:41:15 GMT

TWO police agents were injured as an illegal beach drinks party in the Cabo de Palos area of Cartagena in Murcia. The botellon involved around 70 teenagers who flouted social distancing rules and did not wear masks. Residents called the Cartagena Policia Local in the early hours of Wednesday morning(August 5) to complain about the […]

Tyres filled with cigarettes found by Customs on Gibraltar roads

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:46:54 GMT

TWO creative Spaniards who allegedly tried to smuggle cigarettes to Spain inside the tyres of their car have been arrested by Customs officers.

Elderly man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for taking photos of naked children on a popular ...

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:26:43 GMT

A 77-YEAR OLD man has been charged with the corruption of minors after taking photos of naked children on an Alicante area beach. The Spanish septuagenarian aroused the suspicions of a couple who spotted him taking photos on his mobile phone of their young daughter who was putting her clothes on, after a day out […]

Tragedy on Spain’s Costa Blanca as young boy drowns in villa swimming pool

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:37:10 GMT

TRAGEDY struck in the tourist area of Quesada on the southern Costa Blanca yesterday(August 5) when a four-year-old boy drowned in a private swimming pool. The Belgian youngster and his family had arrived for an overnight stay with relatives before travelling to the Castellon area of the Valencian Community. The boy was left unsupervised in […]

Two young women sexually groped while sleeping on bus on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:53:50 GMT

As they were about to disembark at their destination they awoke to find themselves being sexually groped by a Spanish man in his 50s

Online boom for Costa Blanca-based furniture retailer Don Baraton

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:49:29 GMT

AN ill wind like this year’s COVID-19 pandemic has blown in some new opportunities for businesses to expand and that’s certainly been the case for Costa Blanca-based online furniture dealer, Don Baraton. It has stores across the region as well as its large warehouse facility in Almoradi for its extensive online operation. The company started […]

Black August for tourism on Spain’s Costa del Sol with less than 40% occupancy rate predicted ...

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:48:53 GMT

July’s data and the fall of the British market due to the quarantine imposed on travellers arriving from Spain make the sector fear the worst for the most important month of the season

Scream if you want to go faster: We try out Spain’s newest jet boat ride

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:50:30 GMT

A LANDLUBBER with an aversion to adrenaline sports, I probably wasn’t the ideal candidate to test out Manilva’s new 50mph jet boat thrill ride, Scream. But determined to fulfil my life long dream of being a Bond Girl, I bravely strapped myself into a lifejacket, took a deep breath, and prepared myself for some serious […]

Kate Middleton chooses Spanish made mask for first public outing with coronavirus protection

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:44:58 GMT

ON her visit to the Baby Basics baby bank in Sheffield this week, The Duchess of Cambridge donned a mask designed by childrenswear brand Amaia London, while speaking to families who rely on the service. However, despite being a London-based brand, Amaia London masks are manufactured across Spain in Andalusia, Bilbao and Madrid. Spanish founder […]

Time is running out for thieving deer on the loose across Mallorca

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:54:57 GMT

A FARMER from Porreres had the fright of his life when he visited his farm in Montuïri late one night and discovered a herd of Fallow deer stealing from his fields. The man was on a stake out under the cover of darkness in an attempt to discover what had been eating his almond tree […]

Woman in intensive care after throwing herself from third floor flat in front of her daughters

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:47:01 GMT

A WOMAN has plummeted from a third floor flat in the center of Andratx and is now in intensive care in Son Espases hospital. Circumstances are suspicious as neighbours heard screams and arguing moments before the fall. When authorities arrived at the scene they found the woman lying on the ground after falling for 12 […]

Spain’s largest collection of fossil footprints discovered in western Andalucia

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:06:27 GMT

TWO biologists from the Doñana National Park have accidentally stumbled across one of the largest deposits of prehistoric footprints known in Spain. Dolores Cobo and Ana Mateos were walking along a stretch of the Huelva coastline between Matalascañas and Mazagon which is normally covered by sand and debris. However a change in sea currents and […]

Police hunting three migrants believed to have COVID-19 after they flee quarantine near ...

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:39:04 GMT

The trio left the Temporary Attention Centre for Foreigners (CATE) in San Roque, Cadiz, on Tuesday

WATCH: British comedian Jim Davidson says ‘Spain is for fat northern birds’ before telling ...

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:24:21 GMT

Davidson’s career has been met with controversy since his big break in the mid-seventies on the ITV talent show New Faces

Pervert on Spain’s Costa Blanca used over 60 phone cards to send unwanted porn to women

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:15:45 GMT

An Elche man has been arrested for sending unwanted pornography to women by using dozens of mobile phone numbers. The 44-year-old Spaniard used pre-paid cards activated with bogus personal details to hinder any police investigations into him. When he was detained by the Policia Nacional, over 60 cards were seized along with a laptop and […]

Marbella counts for almost half of Malaga’s COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to climb on ...

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:46:46 GMT

In the past 24 hours there have been a further two outbreaks on the Costa del Sol, consisting of 11 and five cases

Fresh COVID-19 outbreak reported in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:16:10 GMT

A new coronavirus outbreak has been reported on the Costa Blanca centred on the municipality of San Juan de Alicante. Valencian Health Ministry officials said that seven cases had been confirmed in the popular seaside area and were caused through contact in social situations. The description is normally taken to mean that the virus was […]

Man is duped by a ‘Love Hug’ and gets robbed of €10,000 worth of jewellery in Benidorm on ...

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:19:14 GMT

HUGGER muggers are back on the Costa Blanca after a quiet period for incidents during Spain’s State of Alarm lockdown restrictions. A 22-year-old Romanian woman was arrested in Benidorm after stealing a watch and gold chain worth over €10,000 from a man at the resort’s bus station. Huggers have plagued the region for years as […]

More than 3000 people fined for not wearing a mask in less than a month in Spain’s Malaga

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:43:44 GMT

On average, policia local impose 145 sanctions a day in the capital