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Employment

Immigrants now contribute close to 20% of Malaga province's GDP

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

The data, collated by the CCOO trade union, does not include work done by digital nomads or those working in the underground economy through no fault of their own

Motoring

Firefighter's viral video warns motorists of risks of new V-16 beacon, soon to be obligatory in Spain

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

The expert has warned that the emergency devices "are not visible on the crest of a hill, on bends or in daylight" and recommends drivers "to continue carrying a warning triangle"

Weather

Storm Emilia gives way to change of weather in south of Spain: this is how it will affect temperatures

SUR | Malaga

The more stable conditions will only last a few days and the state weather agency warns of a new front "that could leave precipitation, especially in the west" on Friday and early on Saturday

The tornado caused the collapse of the Christmas lighting on the La Cala boulevard. SUR

Weather

Mijas tornado leaves at least half a million euros of damage in its wake

Tony Bryant | Mijas

The storm Emilia weather phenomenon early on Tuesday morning uprooted trees, caused the collapse of the Christmas lighting installed on the La Cala boulevard and also damaged the resort's beaches

Storm Emilia leaves first notable rise in Malaga province reservoirs: this is the one that has gained the most

Everything you need to know about the subsidised transport pass for trains and buses that will be launched in Spain mid-January

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

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Shots fired in attempt to stop suspected drug traffickers fleeing petrol station in Marbella

María José Díaz Alcalá / Juan Cano | Malaga

Politics

Lorry drivers threaten to strike again and block roads in Spain at Christmas

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

Joint session of the CEM executive committee and board of directors on Tuesday in Malaga.

Business

Business leaders in Malaga: 'Infrastructure investment in the province is far from what it should be'

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

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Multi-vehicle crash in Mijas following Costa del Sol motorway car chase at 200 km/h

Juan Cano | Málaga

Crime

Almost 200 people arrested for opening accounts to help a gang with money-laundering

SUR | Malaga

Legal

One defendant found guilty of manslaughter in fatal hit-and-run in Benalmádena

Irene Quirante

Christmas in Malaga is different: it starts with fire and ends with a lot of noise

Christmas 2025

Christmas in Malaga province is different: it starts with fire and ends with a lot of noise

Javier Almellones | Malaga

From the Noche de los Rondeles in Casarabonela to the roar of the dragging of tin cans in Archidona, via the Mañanitas in Algatocín or the Christmas Auction in Canillas de Albaida, there are customs as deep-rooted as they are original

Jorge Rey sets a date for the arrival of snow and polar air in Spain.

Weather

Popular weather forecaster announces when more snow and cold polar air will arrrive in Spain

P.M. | Madrid

The young amateur meteorologist Jorge Rey has offered his prediction for the next few days and warned of a new storm approaching the country

File image of a Ryanair aircraft at Malaga Airport.

Air travel

Why are there no Ryanair flights across Europe on Christmas Day?

Antonio Távora | Seville

Finance

Spanish stock market closes above 17,000 points for first time ever

Clara Alba | Madrid

The chef prepared the menu among butterflies in front of the diners.

Food and drink

Eating among the butterflies: a unique dinner in Benalmádena

Juan Soto | Málaga

Health

More than 300 general practitioners are due to retire in Malaga province by 2030, without enough professionals to replace them

José Antonio Sau

Scams

This is the WhatsApp feature you need to disable to avoid scams

Camilo Álvarez | Granada

Slump in sales of new and pre-owned homes in October in Malaga province

Property

Slump in sales of new and used homes in October in Malaga

Cristina Vallejo

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Fuengirola aims to break Guinness World Record for longest line of pizzas

Malaga's fake medieval castle that is only 30 years old: where is it and why was it built?

The 12 days of Christmas? More like a month of celebrations

Benalmádena town hall launches responsible pet ownership campaign

Seven named Malagueños of the Year for their talent and achievements

Paula Bangels now runs four Cómpeta Connect theatre groups.

In The Frame

A dramatic move to a mountain town in the Axarquia

Jennie Rhodes | Cómpeta

A doctor holds up a poster denouncing long on-call shifts during the rally on Thursday.

Health

A day in the life of on-call doctors: 24-hour shifts, mid-night critical decisions and frenetic pace

José Antonio Sau

Four-day strike by doctors leaves fewer patients at surgeries, but fills emergency rooms in Malaga on day one

Salón Varietés theatre offers a magical adventure above the clouds

Pantomime

Salón Varietés offers a magical adventure above the clouds

Tony Bryant | Fuengirola.

What to do Christmas 2025

Christmas 2025

Alice Christmas: all you need to know about the new festive light show at Malaga's botanical garden

Almudena Nogués

'A Nativity of Light' premieres in Malaga this Christmas.

Christmas 2025

What are the dates and show times for the magical Christmas light and sound show in Malaga's Calle Larios

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

The videomapping show on the cathedral in 2024.

Christmas 2025

Christmas videomapping show projected onto Malaga Cathedral: these are the times and the dates

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Christmas 2025

Malaga city lights up a magical Christmas

Juan Soto | Malaga

Christmas 2025

El Corte Inglés is already lit up for a dazzling Christmas in Malaga

SUR | Malaga

Artist's impression of this year's Christmas show in Calle Larios.

Christmas 2025

Malaga reveals details of city's new Christmas light and sound show on Calle Larios: this is what it will look like

Juan Soto | Malaga

Christmas

Is this the first town on the Costa del Sol to switch on its Christmas lights?

SUR in English | Torrox

Families participating in Christmas festivities at Miramar shopping centre

Christmas 2025

Miramar shopping centre in Fuengirola introduces Christmas festivities programme

SUR | Fuengirola

Christmas 2025

This is the emotional video that's been released to promote Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw

A. Mateos | Madrid

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Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Whose company needs a crowd?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

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Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

Disappearing Mediterranean tuna

The Bottom Line

Anya Soares

Christmas consumerism

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

The honeymoon period is over

The Bottom Line

Troy Nahumko

The great Franco revival circus

History

Liz Parry

Fifty years on

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Sports

Benalmádena athletes and sports clubs to be recognised at gala awards night

Tony Bryant | Benalmádena

The event will bring together award recipients of all ages and across all disciplines, ranging from athletics, football and swimming to adapted sport and dance activities, with a special focus on the educational sector, schools and the municipality’s emerging sporting talents

Crime

Petrol for drug-running boats seized by police on the Costa del Sol

Irene Quirante

Aerial view of the Malaga marina, with some of the most luxurious megayachts in the world.

Malaga port

Arrival of megayachts in Malaga port doubles in one year

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Local residents and Guardia Civil officers during a search which led to the discovery of the weapon in July.

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Man injured in assault in Malaga village still in hospital five months after 'brutal' attack

Eugenio Cabezas

Heritage

Malaga's underground treasures: regional ministry of culture orders preservation and transfer of several Roman tombs from unidentified cemetery

Chus Heredia

Image of the front line to the demo on Tuesday 9 December, Malaga city.

Health

Four-day strike by doctors leaves fewer patients at surgeries, but fills emergency rooms in Malaga on day one

José Antonio Sau

Digital image of how the future Nerja bus station will look SUR

Transport

Easten Costa del Sol town hall approves plans for bus station

Eugenio Cabezas

In October, Nerja town hall joined others in the Axarquía area to approve a motion urging the regional government, the central government and the provincial authority, the Diputación de Málaga, to strengthen infrastructure across the Costa del Sol from extending rail and metro services to improving bus connections in the Axarquía and improving access from the motorway

Runners set off during last year's fun run in Torremolinos.

Costa del Sol

Torremolinos to end the year again with the San Silvestre street race

Tony Bryant

From left to right, Marcos Alonso, María Soledad Fernández, Juanma Moreno, María Jesús Montero, Francisco de la Torre, Joaquín Almunia and Jesús Gascón, in Brussels.

Politics

Spanish national, regional and local authorities highlight Malaga's potential to be headquarters of European Customs Authority

Antonio M. Romero | Malaga

Legal

Supreme Court acquits 19-year-old man under 'Romeo and Juliet clause' in case involving suspected abuse of 12-year-old girl in Malaga province

Juan Cano | Málaga

Photo of the bus and HOV lane in Malaga, 11 December.

Traffic

New bus and high-occupancy lane opens on A-357 on Malaga city outskirts following year of construction work

Chus Heredia

Crime

Five suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping and murder in Mijas in attempt to steal cryptoassets

María José Díaz Alcalá

Spain

Passengers at Atocha train station, Madrid. EP

Public transport

Spanish government to launch new unified transport travel pass in January for 60 euros per month

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

PM Pedro Sánchez has announced the extension of public transport subsidies throughout 2026 and the creation of a single ticket for commuter trains, regional trains and state-run buses throughout the country

Pedro Sánchez (right), with the PSOE candidate in Extremadura, Miguel Ángel Gallardo.

Politics

Spain's PM Sánchez will not call early elections: 'It is an honour to govern even in these circumstances'

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

Protesters wearing blank face masks on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Gender-based violence

Five women murdered in ten days: worst December in years for gender-based violence

Gregoria Caro

Politics

Impact of Spain axing Eurovision weighed up

SUR

Military

Could military service return to Spain? Unlikely, it seems

José Antonio Guerrero | Madrid

Sport

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Malaga

Second-half masterclass helps seal priceless away win for Malaga CF

Daryl Finch

After going into half time a goal behind, three goals in a dominant second 45 extended Juan Francisco Funes’s unbeaten league run and eased relegation fears

González and Fernández with the trophy on Sunday.

Padel

Malaga's Bea González wins Premier Padel Finals in Barcelona to cap six-title season

Marina Rivas

Marbella's Álex Martínez pushes forward with the ball.

Football

Torremolinos snatch last-gasp derby draw at Marbella to stay clear of danger

Jorge Garrido

Runners filled the central Alameda on Sunday morning.

Running

Malaga Marathon sets new records on historic day

Marina Rivas

Check out where you finished in the Generali Malaga Marathon standings

Running

Malaga marathon in pictures (1)

Ñito Salas and Marilú Báez

Running

Malaga marathon in pictures (2)

Ñito Salas and Marilú Báez

Andalucía

File photo of an employee receiving calls at the Hotel Salobreña. Javier Martín

Tourism

Hotels on Granada's Costa Tropical are almost fully-booked for Christmas

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Some places in Almuñécar-La Herradura and Salobreña are 80 per cent full, especially over New Year, thanks to international tourism and forecasts for good weather

Sergio González with his award-winning Falsomacarron of custard apple with carbonara.

Food and Drink

The versatile ingredient from Granada's Costa Tropical that works in sweet and savoury dishes

Sergio Sebastiani

A homeless person takes shelter from the cold in the street.

Society

Homelessness grows by 57%, with more than 8,000 people living on Andalucía's streets

José Luis Piedra

Jet skis

Restrictions on jet skis to come into force in Almeria's Cabo de Gata Natural Park

E. P. | Almería

The beach in Garrucha, where the body of the child was found.

Child abuse

Court reports continuous physical and sexual assault of boy murdered in Mojácar and accuses mother's partner

Camilo Álvarez y Nerea Escámez | Granada | Almería

The whole of Granada pushing for the Capital of Culture at an event held on 16 November at the Puerta de la Justicia.

European Capital of Culture

Granada bidding to be European Capital of Culture 2031

Jorge Pastor

Gibraltar

Politics

Nicholas Guerrero to be appointed as Gibraltar's 21st mayor today

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Andrea Simpson will be sworn in as deputy mayor in City Hall ceremony this Tuesday

Transport

Gibraltar government introduces initial regulations for electric scooters

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Gibraltar launches 'G-less' personalised number plates

SUR in English

Sport

Gibraltar Rugby accepted as a full member of Rugby Europe

SUR in English

Cultural awards

Johnny Bugeja and Sonia Golt honoured at Cultural Awards 2025

SUR in English

Crime

Local man appears in court on child abuse image charges

SUR in English

Lifestyle

Community

The multilingual priest of Torremolinos

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Miguel Norbert Ubarri officiates Mass at St Michael's in Spanish, French, English, Dutch, Italian, Latin and sometimes, with help, even in more languages, to cater to a parishioner base that thrives on tourists and foreigners

Gardening in southern Spain

Recommended for your garden in the south of Spain: Cotoneaster coriaceus

Denise Bush

Marta Lamas and her husband on their latest house swap this summer in Tours (France).

Tourism

You come to my place, I'll go to yours: rise of home swaps and free travel

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

The archaeological site of the villa of Noheda, where the culinary research is being conducted.

Heritage

Dishes from Roman Hispania make their way to haute cuisine

J. M. L. | Cuenca

Kasia and Tomasz at the Axarquía Business Networking event in November.

Cooking for the community after the 2024 floods

JENNIE RHODES

Carol service

Nerja charity carol service raises more than 1,000 euros

SUR

Health

Some of the team involved in the dog therapy programme at its launch event on Thursday. SUR

Health

Malaga hospital to use innovative dog therapy to treat patients with eating disorders

José Antonio Sau

The initiative aims to strengthen emotional well-being, given that anxiety, low self-esteem and a lack of motivation are common in these individuals and act as barriers to recovery

Health

Malaga needs more bone marrow donors: numbers have fallen by 28.3% in one year

José Antonio Sau

Health

Pharmacies across Andalucía to be allowed to renew prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

Living and health

What if you stop trying to sleep in one go and do it in two?

Solange Vázquez

Health

Weighted blankets to fight insomnia: when gaining ten kilos can help

Carmen Barreiro

Health

Andalucía to implement single-appointment breast- screening system as of 12 January

Europa Press

What To Do

Christmas 2025

Tickets for prime spots to see magical Three Kings parade in Malaga city centre go on sale on 18 December

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Prices for the reserved seats for the 'cabalgata' on 5 January range from nine to 16 euros (IVA sales tax included) and they will exclusively be sold online

Sculptor Anette Skou with one of her pieces.

Art

Mijas-based Danish artist to host her second exhibition on Costa del Sol

Tony Bryant | Mijas

The canvas Studio with Plaster Head (1925) is the piece on which the entire exhibition at Malaga's Picasso Museum is founded.

Art and culture

Picasso Museum Malaga undergoes transformation to revisit artist's relationship with his father

Paco Griñán | Malaga

Nigel Smith brings his Solitary Man show to Benalmádena.

Legendary voice of Neil Diamond reproduced during Benalmádena tribute show

Tony Bryant

Marisa Flórez in front of one of her photographs at the Tabacalera (MEET) exhibition space.

Russian museum shares Tabacalera with a new exhibition space