Building is destroyed by an explosion in Madrid 

BREAKING NEWS: Seven-storey building ‘housing old people’s home’ is destroyed by suspected gas explosion in Madrid By Natalia Penza For The Mailonline Published: 14:39 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 14:41 GMT, 20 January 2021 A seven-storey building said to house an OAP home in Madrid has been destroyed by a suspected explosion. Several floors … Read more

British expats flying home to Spain are stopped from boarding BA flight from Heathrow to Madrid

British expats flying home to Spain are stopped from boarding BA flight from Heathrow to Madrid after airline staff claimed their ID documents are no longer valid Nine passengers were not allowed to board on the flight to Madrid on Saturday    British journalist and photographer Max Duncan reported the incident on Twitter The Embassy replied … Read more

British expats flying home to Spain are stopped from boarding BA flight from Heathrow to Madrid

British expats flying home to Spain are stopped from boarding BA flight from Heathrow to Madrid after airline staff claimed their ID documents are no longer valid Nine passengers were not allowed to board on the flight to Madrid on Saturday    British journalist and photographer Max Duncan reported the incident on Twitter The Embassy replied … Read more

Denise Richards, Joan Collins and Jane at photocall for Glow And Darkness in Madrid

Denise Richards cut a glum figure as she joined Joan Collins and Jane Seymour at a promotion for TV series Glow And Darkness in Madrid. The medieval drama depicts the live of Saint Francis of Assisi, while focusing on popular historical figures such as Richard the Lionheart and Leonor of Aquitaine [Seymour].   Writer Alejandro Gillermo … Read more

Police set up traffic stops on major roads into Madrid in travel lockdown

Police set up controls and stopped cars on major roads into and out of Madrid on Saturday as the city went back into lockdown due to surging coronavirus cases. Some 4.8 million people are barred from leaving the capital area, while restaurants and bars must shut early and reduce capacity by half. The new restrictions, … Read more

Madrid goes back into lockdown tonight after becoming the continent’s worst infection hotspot

Madrid will become the first European capital to head back into lockdown following new coronavirus restrictions imposed by the Spanish government  Some 4.8 million residents in the Spanish capital will be barred from leaving the area after the city suffered one of the highest infection rates of any region in Europe, with 850 cases per 100,000 … Read more

Political dispute deepens over anti-outbreak plan for Madrid

The government of Madrid has rejected a Spanish government plan to place the city on partial lockdown.  The proposed measures would impose stricter mobility curbs and limits on social gatherings in the capital and its suburbs, Madrid’s regional government reacted furiously to the new restrictions that affect mobility and gatherings, setting the scene for a … Read more

Madrid refuses to lock down despite mounting coronavirus crisis

The leader of Madrid has rejected calls for a new lockdown in the Spanish capital despite a mounting crisis in the city which is seeing thousands of new coronavirus cases per day. Isabel Diaz Ayuso said ‘the solution is not a total confinement’ and demanded more help from the Spanish government as new restrictions were … Read more

Real Madrid to test their ENTIRE squad for coronavirus after Martin Odegaard tested positive

Real Madrid to test their ENTIRE squad for coronavirus after Martin Odegaard tested positive – as footage emerges of him shaking hands with the entire Real Sociedad bench hours before his test Martin Odegaard made just his third Real Madrid appearance on Sunday But reports in Spain say he tested positive for coronavirus following the … Read more

Medical tents return to the streets of Madrid

The green medical tents return to Madrid’s military hospital , as the city is gripped by coronavirus second wave.    The Gomez Ulla hospital, is getting ready just in case emergency wards get crammed again. COVID-19 cases are stubbornly on the rise in Madrid despite curbs on nightlife, outdoor smoking and limiting all group interaction to … Read more