Andalucía urges disaster zone status for 31 towns hit by wildfires and earthquakes
Regional government demands emergency state aid for Huelva, Granada, Almería and Sevilla following summer of destruction
Héctor Barbotta
Sevilla
Almeria is one of the Spanish provinces most attractive to foreign buyers
A study ranks the province seventh in the country with Brits, Dutch and Germans making up the majority of the market
M.C. Callejón .
Almería
Malaga 'fair virus' floods A&E departments
José Antonio Sau
Dad drives 140km across Spain without realising he left son, 10, at Cáceres petrol station
Guardia Civil officers trace oblivious motorist after ten-year-old gets left behind at service station
M. Fernández
Cáceres
Fire in Axarquía village comes dangerously close to animal shelter and three houses
Ismael Fernández, the owner of La Burrita Baldomera in El Borge, which provides a home for 20 animals, is relieved that no one was injured, even though the flames almost engulfed his home
José Antonio Sau
Mortgage payments in Malaga province to rise by 100 euros per month on average and nearly 1,300 per year
Euribor starts the new financial year at its highest level in two years
Cristina Vallejo
Andalucía enters meteorological autumn with dust storm and maximum temperatures of 43C
Almudena Nogués
Málaga
Costa del Sol extends its peak season with forecasts of better September
Pilar Martínez
Málaga
Spanish teachers' discontent marks start of school year with strike threats
Álvaro Soto
Madrid
Costa del Sol beach bar owners warn of fall in tourist spending
Pilar Martínez
Málaga
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Culture
Fuengirola unveils September cultural programme
The schedule offers exhibitions, talks, original language films, a charity dance show and a body building championship
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Real estate
Spain's most expensive house, worth 70 million euros, is in Marbella
Real estate portal Idealist has compiled a ranking that places three villas in Malaga province among some of the houses with the highest prices in Spain
José Carlos García
Ronda monitors 51 storm-damaged buildings, 16 of which at serious risk
The urban planning department has worked on around 30 properties and is now undertaking ancillary works costing 78,000 euros on Calle Armiñán
Julio J. Portabales
Marbella renews its agreement with Telpark: 12 hours’ parking from 2.39 euros
José Carlos García
Marbella
Rincón de la Victoria to allocate 250,000 euros to access and maintenance of sports facilities
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Rincón de la Victoria
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Jubrique secures almost one million euros for storm-damaged road to Estepona
Julio J. Portabales
Several Malaga province beaches detect box jellyfish
Chus Heredia
Marbella's tourism industry grows by 13.6%, exceeding 2019 levels for the first time
José Carlos García
Marbella
Marbella to build new beach bar to replace iconic Ranchón Cubano outside protected dunes
José Carlos García
Marbella
The Euro Zone
Mixed messages
Columnist Mark Nayler argues that the Spanish government's decision to retain 500 Moroccan minors has shattered its consistency over the Ceuta border crisis, sending a dangerously mixed message to both the EU and potential migrants
Mark Nayler
The way we were
Columnist Peter Edgerton looks back with a mix of cringe and fondness at his clumsy early attempts to integrate into Spanish life thirty years ago
Peter Edgerton
A tale of two cities
From windy Hull to sun-soaked Malaga, two newly promoted clubs take vastly different paths in the search for top-flight survival
Rob Palmer, commentator ESPN
Working for the state: Spain's Tax Freedom Day
Columnist Dilip Kuner reflects on how Spain's modern tax burden leaves workers giving nearly eight months of their annual labour directly to the state
Dilip Kuner
Chupete penalty puts first point on the board for Malaga CF
La Rosaleda hosted top-flight football for the first time in eight years, but Deportivo's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's early strike threatened to ruin the party
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Real Madrid
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Malaga
Malaga CF suffer Bernabéu reality check as Real Madrid run riot
The newly promoted side were overwhelmed by three goals in 11 minutes before the half-hour mark, and couldn't turn an improved second-half performance into a response
Tadej Pogacar set for surgery after suffering fractured collarbone and concussion in La Vuelta crash
The world champion was taken to hospital in Barcelona after also fracturing his C7 vertebra during Saturday's eighth stage from Puçol to Xeraco
Iván Benito
29 loggerhead turtles released into the Mediterranean Sea in Almeria province
The chicks hatched from two nests discovered in 2025 in Mojácar and Roquetas de Mar and have spent months in specialist care before going back into their natural habitat
David Roth
Almería
Granada court convicts four minors of harassing disabled teen and sharing nude photo of her
The provincial court has reduced the sentence imposed on one of the defendants because she admitted her guilt and informed the school's management
Carlos Morán
Granada
Isla Cristina man arrested on suspicion of murdering his German partner
The woman's body presented stab wounds
C. P. S.
Isla Cristina (Huelva)
The impact of drug-smuggling speedboats in Almeria reaches Brussels
Carmen Crespo MEP announced on Monday that the European Paeople's Party has submitted a request to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee to examine the situation and impact of drug trafficking on the Andalusian coast
A. M. | E. P.
Almería
Tourists and students snap up rental properties, reducing the supply of long-term accommodation in Granada city centre
Sara Bárcena Hernández
Granada
The Granada village that honours a French King
Rafael Vílchez
Spain's 15% rise in fuel prices in July makes this year's summer holiday exodus the most expensive since 2022
This Saturday will see a further increase of around six cents per litre as the tax rebate drops, meaning that filling up a tank now costs 18 euros more than last summer
Ana Cantero
Valencia crime of passion: woman stabs man to death on bar terrace
The 44-year-old victim died in hospital shortly after being stabbed and the police arrested the assailant shortly afterwards, her hands still stained with blood
Arturo Checa y Javier Martínez
Spain inflation surges to 4.3 per cent in August as fuel prices push rate to three-year high
The increase was driven mainly by more expensive petrol and diesel, while underlying inflation eased to 2.9 per cent and government support for motorists is set to increase in September
Wendy Dávila
Crime
Gibraltar woman charged with child cruelty
Response Team officers originally arrested the woman last Wednesday, 19 August, following reports from concerned neighbours
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Heritage
Gibraltar to host international premiere of The Last Traces of the Neanderthal
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EU Treaty
Gibraltar traders report strong increase in sales since Treaty
Local businesses report euro-denominated sales up by more than 240 per cent since the land frontier controls were lifted on 15 July, with Transaction Tax and Import Duty revenues already climbing
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Gibraltar
Spanish fishing vessel intercepted off Europa Point while fishing illegally
The skipper was reported and escorted from Gibraltar waters after catching protected species and threatening officers
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From London's West End to writing in Andalucía
Graham Mulvein moved to southern Spain 10 years ago after a long career in Theatreland and has turned his hand to novels, with his latest title inspired by a local legend
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Sport
The British expats who bleed blue and white for Malaga
29,000 fans watched Malaga's first game back at home in La Liga in eight years, and a small band of British expats made sure their corner was the loudest
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The backpacking granny from Granada who's been to 86 countries and is still travelling
91-year-old Cándida García 'Kandy' set off to fulfil her dream of travelling the world after retiring as a lawyer at the age of 66 and has already booked her flights for this autumn
MJ Arrebola Granada
Extra Clínica Dental Estepona
Eating, speaking and smiling with confidence again
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Estepona
Extra Fermento
Time and long fermentation: the secret ingredients for great bread
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Málaga
Extra GILMAR
GILMAR: Four Decades of Trust and Service in Spain’s Most Competitive Property Markets
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Málaga
Extra Urbincasa
Urbincasa: nearly six decades building homes on the Mediterranean, with three active projects on the Costa del Sol
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Málaga
The weight you should lift to build strength: bigger isn’t necessarily better
Choosing the right weight to work with is essential for achieving the results you’re after. Bear in mind, though, that this can also vary from day to day
Julia Fernández
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Malaga leads trial of Spain's first personalised melanoma vaccine
Hospital Regional accounts for a third of the patients and the sponsors, Moderna and MSD, have already announced positive results from this final phase of the trial
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Experts are quite clear: Hair does not protect you from melanoma
More and more scalp tumours are being diagnosed at a late stage. We need to wear hats more often
Julia Fernández
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One town, three lighthouses
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Cool off in El Cantal
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Cool campsites around Malaga province
Javier Almellones