Spanish News

Four members of the same family have been isolated for possible coronavirus in southern Spain. The four presented themselves to the emergency department of the Hospital Civil in Malaga, with two showing flu like symptoms. Doctors initiated coronavirus (COVID-19) protocol after discovering they had recently travelled to northern Italy.

Preventative measures, in the wake of the fatal Covid 19 coronavirus breakout in China killing hundreds of people, were taken at Alicante-Elche airport on Friday following the arrival of two passengers, both residents of Torrevieja. The unnamed duo, who had been on board a cruise ship infected with coronavirus, underwent tests following their arrival at the airport, which proved to be negative. Meanwhile Alicante courts have postponed a hearing today […]

Six workers trapped in squalid, suffocating conditions have been rescued from an elaborate cannabis farm and counterfeit tobacco factory hidden beneath a mountain village after police arrested the suspected masterminds. The secret operation, complete with machinery that could produce up to 3,500 cigarettes an hour, was hidden in a maze of tunnels accessible only through a trapdoor covered with hay in a stable block. But once the suspected kingpins were […]

Unions representing Airbus workers have rejected the plan to cut 630 jobs proposed by the company and called for demonstrations. The management of Airbus, Spain has asked labour representatives to attend a meeting for negotiation on March 3, following which unions will schedule walkouts. The trade unionists heard from company management about the proposed cuts of 2,362 jobs in Europe yesterday, with more than 600 to be cut in Spain […]

The coalition between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos is showing the first signs of tension over plans to introduce tougher asylum requirements. The Interior Ministry is drafting a new law that will restrict the right to asylum, following the lead taken by the European Union in recent years. A draft of the bill limits access to asylum application at migrant holding centers, and expands the list […]

Leganes FC have ask La Liga if they can sign a replacement for Martin Braithwaite, who is expected to join Barcelona in an emergency transfer. Barca have been allowed to make the emergency signing of Braithwaite outside of the transfer window because of injuries to Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.

New figures show that 29.9% of children live below the poverty line in Spain, a figure that has severely increased since the financial crisis. The study reveals that in 2008 during the rate of child poverty in single income homes was 35.5%. Ten years later, that figure has rose to 48%. This gives Spain one of the highest rates of child poverty in Europe.

A total of 743,713 passengers passed through Alicante-Elche Airport during January, which represents a decrease of 5.3% compared to January 2019. According to airport authority Aena, the fall is due to the closure of the airport because of the fire at the terminal on January 15 and the effect of storm Gloria, which also saw the airport closed for saftey reasons over the fire damaged roof. The incidents caused 492 […]