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NEWS IN BRIEF Super-saving MERCADONA has launched a four-day week as an ‘exceptional measure’ to protect staff from coronavirus.
School’s back THE Junta de Andalucia has said it plans to reopen the region’s schools on May 18, initially for prospective parents and later for ‘face-to-face’ teaching.
It’s no Djoke SERBIAN tennis number one Novak Djokovic has caused another controversy after posting a video on his Instagram account of a practice session at Marbella’s Puente Romano during Phase 0 of Spain’s de-escalation plans.
Over and out THE coronavirus will have left Spain by September 9, a new study from the Singapore University of Technology and Design has predicted, with 99% of cases forecast to be registered by May 22.
NEWS
Brit THUG bust AN ‘extremely violent’ British fugitive has been caught in a sleepy inland town in Andalucia. Known only as L.W.J and with a European Arrest Warrant hanging over his head, the man had been attempting to lay low in Albox in Almeria. According to Guardia Civil, an investigation was launched after intel revealed he had moved to Puerto Lumbreras.
At last!
THE president of La Liga has said he hopes Spanish football will return next month. Javier Tebas expressed his hope that the league can resume on June 12. The statement came just hours after it was revealed that FIVE top players have tested positive for the virus, as well as three non playing staff. But Tebas remained positive and said: “It is less than we expected. We expected 25 or 30, according to the numbers seen in the Bundesliga and the potency of the virus in Spain.”
The man is wanted for serious crimes back in the UK, although the nature of the offences is yet to be detailed. Neighbours described him as ‘extremely violent’ and told police they believed he could be armed. Police initially tracked him to the port at the end of April, but he somehow managed to evade capture during a raid and went back on the run for several days. Investigators set up a task force to track him down for a second time after receiving a tip off that he may be in the area of Paraje Ventarique. Within a few days, officers had located and cuffed the wanted man before starting the extradition process. He will be transported from Madrid back to the UK to face justice. Do you know the identity of this fugitive? Contact newsdesk@ theolivepress.es
May 14th - May 27th 2020
COVID catches ‘Billy the Kid’ THE notorious torturer and Franco henchman Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco, otherwise known as ‘Billy the Kid’, has died from the coronavirus aged 73. According to police sources, Pacheco died at 7am at the San Francisco de Anis Psyciatric Hospital in Malaga. Known for his brutality and torturing of Franco’s opposition, Pacheco was in the middle of an inquest to remove his government funded medals and inflated pensions for his ‘services rendered’ during his time in the police force. He enrolled in 1971 and was assigned to the social research department, a group dedicated to the investigation and oppression of Anti-Fran-
Shaken and stirred
DEAD: Coronavirus kills Franco torturer Pacheco co groups. He quickly grew a reputation for his aggressive nature and his willingness to reach for his pistol in the style of the Wild West, a quirk that gave him his infamous nickname. Since his retirement in 1982, Pacheco has been apparently immune to prosecution, with numerous courts fighting to make him accountable for his crimes.
Fine time
THE number of people fined for breaking coronavirus restrictions in Spain has remained at around 15,000 a day on average. This continuous civil disobedience takes the country’s tally of financial penalties during lockdown to more than 900,000. Since March 14 when lockdown was announced, the Policia Local has had handed out 300,437 fines, the Guardia Civil 255,033 and Policia Nacional, 236,568.
POLICE were sent to track down a coronavirus patient who left her hospital in La Rioja to go and buy a coffee. Nurses called the Guardia Civil when they noticed the woman was missing and hadn’t told any of the medical staff. The agents found her sitting on a nearby bench drinking her latte. The area was then evacuated, while the cafe she purchased the coffee, along with the bench she sat on, was sanitised.
Capital punishment POLICE in Madrid broke up 400 house parties over the weekend. They also broke up 97 social gatherings in parks across the capital. In addition, 3,847 fines were issued to those not adhering to lockdown restrictions. That figure represents a 22.8% increase compared to the fines issued last weekend, which were 3,133.
