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Hundreds of girls are at risk of genital mutilation in Malaga province

ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN / JUAN CANO

...because it's the tradition." "I didn't know that some girls die. Sometimes you hear that someone has died, but not from that... they tell you it was something else." This is not Africa. These are real comments from women who were born on that ... "In Malaga province there are about 500 girls aged between four and 12 who are at risk of ablation; and more than 300 of them live in Malaga city," he says. He is referring to girls who have come with their families from other countries, not those ... that implies, not only for those who have been mutilated before coming here, but for the young girls who grow up with these traditions. Their call for attention has been heard by the provincial committee against Gender Violence, including Dr Carmen

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Manhunt for a suspect accused of beating his ex-girlfriend and leaving her lying in a Malaga ditch

JUAN CANO / ALVARO FRÍAS

...mobile phone and walking away. She followed him to get it back and, according to the girl’s relatives, the man began to beat her at the point where a small tunnel runs under the N-340. The family claim that he hit her on the head with a stick, after

National

Andalusian wage gap revealed as women earn an average of 6,000 euros a year less than men

JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA

Equality stated that "the wage gap is a measurable and quantifiable reality that directly affects women and girls around the world”. Ruiz stressed that "various international organisations, such as UN Women, have pointed to an increase in inequalities and ... gender gaps due to the health, economic and social crisis caused by Covid-19" and added that "achieving equal pay is a major challenge to be able to enjoy the human rights of women and girls”. The Andalusian Institute for Women (IAM) has prepared an

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Ovarian tissue successfully extracted from two girls with cancer to preserve their fertility

JUAN SOTO

Doctors at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga have successfully removed ovarian tissue from two teenage girls with cancer, to preserve their fertility. This was a pioneering operation in the region, as it was the first time it had been carried

Opinion

Why does having children affect women's careers and not men's?

ANA BARREALES

Apparently not, because they are still the ones who hold the top posts in those fields. Last week was International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to mark the occasion Malaga university issued a press release about how the presence of women is

Local

Three women freed from forced prostitution in a brothel set up in Estepona

Charo Márquez

The National Police have arrested a couple in Estepona for alleged sexual exploitation. This came after a woman called police on 7 April to report that she was being exploited and was unable to flee a flat in which the couple had set up a brothel.

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‘Powder-throwing’ from home - pandemic won’t stop Carnival in Tolox

andrea Jiménez

...winners. In years gone by, young men in the village would throw flour at their girlfriends as a proposal of marriage. Girls who did not wish to be covered in flour would stay in their homes, causing the men to come up with creative solutions to reach

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The glamour of the revolutionaries

Isabel Ibáñez

...clashed with his ideals. In Spain, there were the 'chicas Topolino', girls from rich families of the Salamanca neighbourhood of Madrid, nicknamed as such either because they drove Fiat 500s (also called 'topolinos') or because of some huge soled shoes ... they were perceived as rebels. In the words of writer Carmen Martín Gaite, "Those scatter-brained girls were out of tune with a society that urged women to stay in the background, not to progress in any way and not to attract attention." Modette. ... Continuing with the trends, rock and roll triumphed in the 50s and the 'teddy girls' emerged and they evolved into girl 'rockers'. The former, the author explains, “made their own jackets and wore shirts and scarves tied around their necks, stole their

Local

Six girls held for biting a bus driver after they insulted passengers

FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ

A bloody bite mark, scratches on different parts of his body and bumps on his leg after being kicked; that was the result of an attack last week on a Malaga bus driver by six girls. The driver had asked them to get off the bus after they had been ... bothering other passengers with abusive behaviour. The events took place last week when the girls, who were apparently on holiday, got on the number 3 bus after a visit to the fair. They sat at the back and began to hurl insults at a couple and their two ... children. Hearing shouts, the driver stopped the bus and moved to the back, suggesting the couple change seats, and asked the girls to calm down. However the girls continued bothering other passengers, so the driver asked them to get off. Meanwhile one

LifeStyle

'I miss a normal day at work on set or even just going for a coffee'

Ash Bolton

...alongside former Bond girls Jane Seymour and Denise Richards. But with filming in Peñaranda (Burgos) now at a standstill, the 26-year-old actress has been seeing out the quarantine with her parents and brother at her family home in Marbella. Itziar, who

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"We were very scared. I tried to keep the girls calm and hide my desperation"

Eugenio Cabezas

...to describe how the emergency services asked her if she was Daniela and then guided them back to the start of the walk, where emergency vehicles were waiting for them with blankets. Despite their ordeal, the girls were back in the swimming pool at

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The golden girls (and boys) of Almuñécar

Jennie Rhodes

Most people will remember the 1980s US sitcom, the Golden Girls, in which a group of older women lived together in a large house and shared the trials and tribulations of ageing together. Move on 30 years and the concept of shared living, or ... Golden Girls really were early pioneers of housing cooperatives, or the idea has been growing in Spain since the 1950s, such initiatives appear to be flourishing, particularly in Europe and North America and Almuñécar's Una Vida Buena could just be the

Local

Four girls injured in an explosion in the chemistry lab at British school

Charo márquez

Four girls, aged 12 and 13, were taken to hospital with burns on Friday after an explosion in the chemistry laboratory at their school, Mayfair International Academy. The explosion happened at around 2pm, when, according to school sources, the ... students were conducting chemistry experiments under teacher supervision. These tests had already been carried out safely on other occasions. The four girls suffered second degree burns to their faces and were rushed by ambulance to the Costa del Sol

Local

Swiss synchronised swimming team poisoned by a chlorine leak at Torremolinos pool

Juan cano / Álvaro Frías

All was well in the end, but it will take the 24 members of the Meyrin synchronised swimming club from Geneva a long time to forget their trip to Torremolinos. Nineteen of the girls suffered slight chlorine poisoning after inhaling the chemical when ... swimming pool began to bubble. “It was like a jacuzzi,” says Saskia Bossy, one of the trainers. “The girls were wearing goggles, and they said the bottom of the pool had gone yellow”. Then, the youngsters began to have breathing problems. “They couldn’t ... stop coughing, their throats were sore and some of them were vomiting,” she says. The girls were in the outside pool, and the trainers made them get out of the water quickly, while staff called for help. Within a few minutes the police and ambulances

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Father who allowed abuse of daughters is arrested

J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS

Two men have been arrested in Fuengirola over the sexual abuse of two girls, ages 10 and 12. One of the men is the girls' father who, it is believed, consented to a friend abusing his daughter and was even present while the alleged abuse occurred. ... The girls have been taken into care while the men have been released with charges and a restraining order placed on them.

Local

English teacher arrested in Estepona on suspicion of abusing two seven-year-old girls

JUAN CANO

Malaga. National Police officers have arrested a 64-year-old British man in connection with alleged sexual abuse against two seven-year-old girls. The man taught English at a private language school in Estepona where the two girls were pupils, SUR ... confirmed on Thursday. The investigation began when the girls' mothers reported the abuse to police, after their daughters told them that their English teacher had been touching them, said sources. Investigations were launched and the teacher was

Local

Local and regional politicians revisit Río Chíllar control plans after latest rescue

Eugenio Cabezas

Daniela Cárdenas, and the five girls aged between 11 and 15, are the latest in a long list of people who have been rescued from the river in the last 10 years as Nerja town hall and Andalucia's regional government, the Junta de Andalucía, continually fail ... to put in place any kind of control. "We were very scared. I tried to keep the girls calm and hide my desperation" Cárdenas and her family, who were on holiday in Nerja, set out at around 6pm on Saturday evening last week, having been told about ... group managed to attract the attention of the search and rescue helicopter. They were guided back to the start of the river, where emergency vehicles were waiting for them. None of the group needed medical attention, although some of the girls had a

LifeStyle

Malaga offers hope to Syrian children

PATRICIA PINEDA

Their happy faces say it all. Despite having spent long hours travelling aboard an aeroplane, these two girls look around with amazement and their smiles never disappear. Alma and Alizar, aged four and 11, respectively, arrived in Malaga from Syria ... condition. The lives of both girls have so far been marked by trauma and hardship, but now they have an opportunity for something better. However, not every child is so lucky. "We will stay here all the time they need. Until they cure them," says Rafael

Local

Horse rescued with the help of ARCH is now part of the Iglesias family

SUR IN ENGLISH

...family home near Marbella, they arranged a visit to the rescue centre and since then they have been generous donors. This summer the girls went one step further, offering to foster one of the rescued horses and help with training before finding a

Local

Asturias man faces 172-year sentence for grooming

JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS

...posing as an adolescent girl and offering the victims advice about boys. A police investigation, 'Operation Molling,' found that the accused had spoken with 1,000 different girls and had identified 41 separate victims. The first victim, from Antequera,

Local

British man suspected of abuse bailed by judge

A. F. / J. C.

A 64-year-old British man being investigated for alleged child abuse has been allowed free by an Estepona judge but must sign in at court twice a month. The man, who was an English teacher, was accused by parents of girls of inappropriate

Sport

Double international success for Aloha College

Daryl Finch

Aloha College U18 boys' and girls' football teams returned victorious from their international debut at the eighth International Schools Algarve (ISA) tournament, held in Vilamoura, Portugal. The girls' team won their final 2-1 against the

Local

Naked Brit held after beachgoers' complaint

F. Torres

...young girls nearby, causing a confrontation with their grandmother. The man was stopped as he tried to flee on a motorbike. He faces charges of exhibitionism, resisting arrest, disobedience and causing injury.

Local

Young rockers against bullying

Mónica Pérez

Their ages range from eight to 15, but their musical tastes are unlike those of most of their generation. They love immortal rock classics like AC/DC, Iron Maiden and the Rolling Stones, and those have been the inspiration for their first album, whic

Local

Gardener accused of starting great Costa fire of 2012 faces seven years in jail

JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS

It became known as the Great Fire of the Costa del Sol. In 2012, its flames spread across 8,582 hectares of land between the municipalities of Coín and Ojén. Two people died and three were injured, including two girls, and the blaze caused nearly 40

What to do

Marilyn Manson's Malaga show

Antonio Javier López

Led Zeppelin, Coldplay, Damien Hirst, David Beckham, the Spice Girls, Tracey Emin and U2. However, Perou says he has spent much more time on Marilyn Manson than any of them. "Probably every photographer who takes pictures of bands wants to be in a

What to do

Performing and creative arts take centre stage in Torremolinos

Tony Bryant

...rockers Los Copiones (4 July); ACDC tribute band TNT (10 July); 12-13 reggae band (8 August) and The Swing Girls (11 September). There will also be classical music, flamenco fusion and jazz performed by some of the coast's top musicians. The series

What to do

Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons goes online

Tony Bryant

...most successful groups in popular music history, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Jersey Boys Tribute band consists of three talented young singers who will perform some of The Four Seasons most celebrated hits, including Sherry, Big Girls

Education

The best primary poems

...tap.  A girl plays outside. She looks like the little girl’s sister.    She slumps.  Her happiness dissolves. Her hands clench tight around her mum.    Tears drip from her eyes  onto her nose and land on her mum’s arm. Tears are

What to do

A messy centuries-old celebration for carnival

JAVIER ALMELLONES

...they throw flour; in Tolox they throw talc. This strange festival has its roots in an old custom: young men who wished to declare their love to a girl would lie in wait and cover her with flour. Many girls chose to stay indoors that day to avoid being

Opinion

Dead grateful

Peter Edgerton

...players on each team and with the main skill set required being an ability to avoid the girls with skipping ropes who invariably stood in what in modern football jargon would be called 'the hole' or 'the channel' but that we called 'the way'. Anyway, one

Local

Arrested for sexually abusing his daughters

Alvaro FRÍAS/ Juan CANO.

...nothing about it. The girls' mother, who is separated from her husband, went to the police after one daughter told her that she had been abused several times during a year when she was living with her father. The police say that in fact both girls

Local

Virginia Calvo, owner of Malaga gaming company

FERNANDO TORRES

girls and boys participate equally, but from age 12 girls' participation drops. "I think it's because they don't have references," Calvo says. She adds that she teachers her daughters to "fight back" and "speak up" to people making sexist comments or

Sport

Favourable first impressions

Rob Palmer

...match day routine is kept to exactly the same as a pre-lockdown experience, going as far as insisting the stadium announcer plays the music in the same order, the ball boys/girls are familiar and the security guards take up their regular position. The

Sport

A change of priorities for Alhambra Nievas

MARINA RIVAS

...as in all sports, there are more male players, referees, trainers, managers... but we are working so that all the girls realise that any sport is for anybody, no matter what gender they are," she said. A return to the pitch? Nievas is happily

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Orthodox Christians plan Easter in isolation

ALEKK M. SAANDERS

...tradition called 'the wetting'. After Easter, on Monday morning, the boys take a bucket of water and go to the houses of the unmarried girls. If they find them sleeping, the boys throw water on them. As it is believed that those girls will marry soon, they ... reward the boys by giving them decorated eggs and Easter cheese or Easter bread. In some places, the boys catch the girls when they go out and take them to the fountain or to the river, where they wet them. "Actually, wetting with ice-cold water is not

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A lifelong devotion to the performing arts and the needy

Tony Bryant

...popular entertainer on the coast. She also fronts the Soul Sisters, a tribute to soul and Motown. "The Soul Sisters consist of some of the older girls from the Banana Studio group. I am very proud of the girls. Even if they don't become professional

Sport

A real-time response

Rob Palmer

...will be allowed back into the stadia before the end of the season but until then there will be crowd recordings. If clubs are struggling, they may wish to keep the boo boys and girls out and pump up the volume of the positively programmed supporters

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Pandemic leaves flamenco forlorn

REGINA SOTORRÍO

...the place with no controls," he says. In the summer there are often cheap shows in village squares and hotels employ students to entertain their guests. "So clients go away thinking flamenco is two girls dancing to recorded music. You have to see

Opinion

Cool runnings

Peter Edgerton

...through what, let's face it, were very unnatural conversations indeed. Meanwhile, groups of teenage girls who'd clearly InstaChatFaced a meeting (strictly speaking against the rules) promenaded together, yet not together, as they all kept a respectful