President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States has sparked ‘bedlam’ at airports across Europe, with some travelers paying as much as $20,000 for tickets. Hundreds of travelers, confused as to whether they will be let back home and face quarantine, rushed to El Prat Airport … Read more
A doctor who has been diagnosed with coronavirus has given an insight into the disease’s daily symptoms on social media. Dr. Yale Tung Chen, 35, from Spain, who caught the infection while he was treating patients at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, has been sharing his experiences battling the illness with the pubic. The emergency … Read more
Food poverty is at least 4,000 years old, suggests a new study of ancient diets in the south-east coast of Spain. Scientists found differences between the food consumption habits of the rich and poor in the Iberian Peninsula, dating back to the Bronze Age. The team studied the Spanish El Algar community, one of the … Read more
Brits are facing holiday uncertainty as Spanish coronavirus cases surge ahead of the country’s fast approaching tourism season. Spain has the world’s fifth highest total of cases – with more than 1,622 infections and 35 deaths. The capital Madrid is taking drastic measures to prevent it from spreading by closing all schools and universities and … Read more
A boat carrying up to 113 migrants from Africa to Europe has been intercepted off the coast of Spain as it attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The sub-Saharan migrants disembarked late last night at a port in Malaga, southern Spain after they were picked up as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean in a … Read more
A pensioner behind a £53million smuggling ring has been spared jail after his lawyer claimed he might be vulnerable to the coronavirus behind bars. Gilbert Khoo, 67, made a fortune smuggling critically endangered elver eels from a barn in Gloucestershire to the Far East. Khoo would import the live baby eels from Spain, hide them under … Read more
Coronavirus infection toll hits 100,000 as Slovakia and Peru become the latest countries to confirm cases of the killer infection By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 12:55 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 6 March 2020 Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 as Slovakia and Peru have become the latest countries … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over a flight delayed by more than four hours, with a court describing the airline’s actions as ‘unacceptable’ The no-frills airline was sued over a July 2019 flight from Palma to Barcelona The unnamed passenger turned up for the flight but did not board it … Read more
British holidaymakers will be able to return home after all but one of the Canary Islands’ airports reopened following closures caused by a Saharan sandstorm. Flights from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma and North Tenerife Airports will be able to take off, according a statement from airport operator Aena. But those departing South Tenerife continue … Read more
Stunning satellite images have revealed the moment a Saharan sandstorm engulfed the Canary Islands, shrouding the popular holiday destination in a ‘Martian’ shade of orange. All flights to the islands were cancelled at midday today by Spain’s airport operator AENA due to poor visibility, and departures were also suspended. As many as 230 flights were … Read more
Canary Islands are engulfed by Saharan sandstorm causing travel chaos for holidaymakers with flights cancelled and airports closed A storm carrying clouds of red sand from the Sahara has hit the Canary Islands, severely reducing visibility The conditions have forced Spain’s airport operator AENA to suspend all flights in and out of Gran Canaria Spain’s national … Read more
From Joanna Trollope’s classy Mum & Dad to Apeirogon by Colum McCann and Aravind Adiga’s gripping Amnesty, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Gardner and Max Davidson Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 Mum & Dad Joanna Trollope … Read more