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Energy

Middle East war sends Spain's electricity prices 700 per cent higher in March

Cristina Cándido

Behind this escalation, which especially impacts customers with regulated tariffs, is the price of gas, which has risen by nearly 70 per cent since the conflict began

Wather

Andalucía weather: new 'cold drop' forces temperatures down and brings rain and snow

Almudena Nogués | Málaga

State meteorological agency Aemet forecasts a five-centimetre snow cover in parts of the region and maximum temperatures below 16C on Tuesday

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Marbella golf club fire destroys hundreds of buggies

Isabel Méndez / José Carlos García

The causes of the fire at the Guadalmina Golf Club are still unknown

Crime

Torremolinos domestic violence trial: defendant says killing Paula was 'the biggest mistake of my life'

María José Díaz Alcalá

Defendant Marco Romeo is facing 28 years in prison for the murder of the mother of his child, which he allegedly committed nine years after hiding ex-partner Sibora's body behind a wall

Torremolinos woman in the wall killing: man faces 22 years for murder

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Film Festival

Spanish fashion muse with Picasso-esque beauty picks up award in Malaga

Alekk M. Saanders

Marta Sánchez and Manuel Nieto holding their daughter Marta in Hospital Materno in Malaga.

Health

Malaga hospital saves little girl with 'ruptured lung'

José Antonio Sau

The A-7 motorway in the eastern Costa del Sol that suffers daily traffic jams.

Tourism

Malaga's tourism sector demands urgent investment from central government

Pilar Martínez | Málaga

Crime

Malaga crime: thief puts man in coma after brutal attack

Juan Cano | Málaga

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Malaga prison reports tension after inmate bites guard

Irene Quirante

Health

Malaga health: patient hits doctor with crutch, triggering new demonstration

Eugenio Cabezas

International Women's Day

Thousands take to the streets of Malaga for International Women's Day 2026

Cristina Vallejo

Friends and families of all ages took part in a lively, empowering march “for women's rights, health and peace”

The history of the fight for women's rights in Malaga

File image of the current La Rosaleda stadium.

New Malaga CF stadium location shortlist cut to three after initial study

Europa Press

Two potential sites for the 'new Rosaleda' were ruled out after planners assessed urban planning constraints, land availability, accessibility and environmental factors

112 incident

Malaga province records several minor earthquakes in two days

Isabel Méndez | Málaga

Traffic

Malaga traffic: long traffic jams on A-7 motorway following two Monday accidents

Almudena Nogués | Málaga

The town hall will invest one million euros in the maintenance of the Port over the next five years

Infrastructure

Marbella launches ambitious marina maintenance project

José Carlos García

Malaga nature protection police investigate horse farm owner for animal abuse

Animal welfare

Malaga nature protection police investigate horse farm owner for possible animal abuse

Water welfare

Malaga reservoirs have released four years' worth of water after heavy storms

Chus Heredia

Participants during one of the interactive sessions

International Women's Day

Costa Women celebrate 13th 'Make it Happen' conference

Jennie Rhodes

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The regional government announces the creation of a 24-hour emergency health center in Fuengirola

Marbella improves lighting on almost ten kilometres of the promenade

Malaga Film Festival hires charter flights to bring guests to opening and closing ceremonies

Marbella revamps Avenida del Mar

Government earmarks 2.9 million to repair Granada's coast after storms

Preparations under way outside Malaga's Cervantes theatre.

Film festival

Spanish-language film industry heads to Malaga for 29th festival

SUR | Malaga.

Marbella improves lighting on almost ten kilometres of the promenade

José Carlos García | Marbella

Artist Ginés Serrán standing next to one of his project.

Urban landscape

Malaga's Port Authority greenlights installation of giant Neptune and Venus statues for six months

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Art for heart's sake

The Bottom Line

Jennie Rhodes

Another set of statistics

Comment

Cristina Vallejo

Banning the burka in Spain: is it fuelling the far right?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

A hard 'No'

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Politics spill over to sport

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

How it's done

Culture

Georgina Oliver

Post-conceptual couple

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

A man working on the new Caminito del Rey footbridge in Malaga province. Sur

Tourism

Helicopters and zip lines used to build Spain's longest suspension bridge in Malaga

Antonio M. Romero | Málaga

The 110-metre structure at Caminito del Rey is nearing completion, offering a new thrill for the iconic trail’s 10th anniversary

Agriculture

Iran war threatens Malaga farmers with increasing costs

Clara Alba

Legal

Malaga court delays leave family waiting eleven years for paternity test results

Irene Quirante

Metro

Malaga's Metro reaches 100 million travellers

SUR | Malaga.

The landmark traveller, a regular user named Mercedes, was presented with a leisure and culture prize package

Machines working to stabilise the landslide in Álora, which is delaying the reopening of the high-speed rail.

Transport

Malaga high-speed rail delay forces airlines and agencies to increase alternative transport options

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Mental health

Police find no evidence of cyberbullying following 14-year-old student's death in Benalmádena

Juan Cano | Málaga

The Mayor of Malaga and Baroness Thyssen visit the archaeological remains.

Roman Malaga rises: Thyssen Museum opens long-awaited ‘buried city’ to public

Regina Sotorrío

Javier González de Lara, president of the CEM and the CEA.

Economy

Malaga business' chief urges government to be more cautious in its opposition to Trump

Nuria Triguero | Málaga

Residents of La Joya during the public meeting, in which some 300 people signed objections against the green hydrogen project.

Environment

Antequera green hydrogen crisis: over 300 residents lodge formal objections to La Joya H2 project

Julio J. Portabales | Antequera

Spain

Demonstration in Seville against the pay gap EP

Equality

Spain's gender wage gap will take 23 years to close

Cristina Cándido

Women earn on average 5,156 euros less than men per year and the difference doubles to 10,017 euros for the over 65s

New attacks hit Iran and Lebanon on Friday

Economy

Spain economy: Iran war threatens to push inflation above three per cent

Cristina Cándido

Politics

Spain politics: Prime Minister Sánchez says 'no to war' despite Trump's trade threats

Paula De las Heras | Madrid

US President Donald Trump at an event in Washington on Thursday morning.

Politics

Trump doubles down on his attack on Spain and warns of broken partnership

Xabier Garmendia | Mercedes Gallego

Economy

Spain's government hints at lowering grocery taxes in the face of generalised price rises

Cristina Cándido

Sport

Víctor's red card turned the tide against Malaga for the final half an hour. Ñito Salas

Red card drama denies Malaga CF victory in chaotic six-goal thriller

Daryl Finch

Having twice enjoyed a two-goal cushion, the home side were in control until Víctor García's sending-off allowed Valladolid back into the game

The Marbella players at the full-time whistle.

Primera RFEF: Juventud de Torremolinos boost survival hopes with crucial win

Pedro Luis Alonso

Sport

Historic El Morche beachside football pitch to be torn up after 60 years

Eugenio Cabezas

Bijueska at the World Skateboarding Championship in São Paulo.

15-year-old Spaniard crowned world skateboarding champion in São Paulo

Juan Pablo Martín

Rahm celebrates his long-awaited victory in Hong Kong.

Spain's Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf Hong Kong to end 539-day wait for victory

Carlos Nieto

President David Trippas (c) at the opening of the new green in October 2025.

Sport

The bowls club that has rebuilt itself

Jennie Rhodes

Andalucía

A KC-135 Stratotanker at the Morón de la Frontera airbase. Reuters

Politics

Bases in Andalucía at Rota and Morón at centre of row with USA

SUR | MALAGA.

The two bases involved are the Rota naval base, near Cadiz, which also hosts aircraft, and the Morón de la Frontera airbase in Seville province

An image of the Puerta de Almería archaeological site.

History

This is one of the best kept underground secrets in Almeria (and it's not the Civil War shelters)

E. Gabriel Llanderas | Almería

Participants on a pilgrimage to Israel were back in Malaga on Wednesday.

Middel East war

Hundreds of Andalusians trapped across globe due to closure of Persian Gulf air space

P. Martínez / I. Lillo | Malaga.

Employment

Andalucía: unemployment fell by 2,629 people in February to 588,474

EP

Nature

Granada’s tree planting project sets global standard for forest bioeconomy

Ideal

Property

The price of property complete with squatters in Granada province: from 5,000 to 500,000 euros

Pilar García-Trevijano | Granada

Costa Tropical

Tourism

All Costa Tropical beach bars will be open for Easter

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The 71 chiringuitos along Granada province's coast are almost ready to reopen after suffering damage during the recent storms

Animal welfare

Police in Granada break up illegal cockfighting gang with drugs and weapons seized

C. L.

Tourists on Almuñécar's promenade during summer 2025

ITB Berlin

Almuñécar reinforces its commitment to the German market at ITB Berlin 2026

Ideal

This is what the new cruise terminal of the port of Motril will look like.

Ports

Work set to start on Motril's cruise ship terminal within months

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Markets

Almuñécar's market gets ready to reopen in March

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Housing

Salobreña unlocks land for affordable housing in move to tackle homes crisis

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Gibraltar

Women's Day

Gibraltar celebrates its leading women at the annual Rock The Rock Gala

SUR in English

West End musicals theme sets the stage for a night of awards, entertainment and inspiration

International Dance Festival finalists and winners.

Competition

The Rock stages 24th Gibraltar International Dance Festival

Tony Bryant

Culture

World-renowned accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to perform at Gibraltar's Convent Ballroom

SUR in English

Health

Legionella bacteria detected in water samples at Gibraltar care facility

SUR in English

Crime

Seven juveniles arrested in connection with burglary in Gibraltar

SUR in English

Gibraltar

End of Gibraltar-Spain land border 'as soon as 10 April'

SUR | MALAGA.

Lifestyle

The papers relate the controversial arrest of the actor after an incident in Torremolinos. Montaje: J.R.C.

Sinatra

Sinatra, the ‘Gestapo’ and Fidel Castro in Malaga - the 1964 Pez Espada arrest and declassified files

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Records reveal how Franco’s police used a Torremolinos bar brawl to settle a geopolitical score with Hollywood’s biggest star

Laura Pérez Osorio, president of Yes We Tech

'When women are not on the teams that create technology, we see the same old biases'

Nuria Triguero | Malaga.

The official presentation of this year's Rumbo al Puerto.

Two-month culture and entertainment programme returns to Benalmádena port

Tony Bryant

International Women's Day

From a foreign girl to the most advanced Andalusian woman

Alekk M. Saanders | Granada

Stefano Díaz and José Miguel Cisneros at the new Yuzu Pastry in Malaga.

Food and drink

Japanese-style bakery opens in Malaga with free mochis

Marina Martínez

Gardening in southern Spain

Philotheca buxifolia

Denise Bush

Health

A worker at the Hospital Pascual refurbishment site in Malaga. MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ

Health

Malaga health: old Hospital Pascual is on its way to becoming Hospital Regional's new health centre

José Antonio Sau

Work began in February and the first phase should be ready by the end of the year, according to the Andalusian regional government

Health

Malaga researchers develop 'smart sponge' technique to diagnose amoxicillin allergy

Sleep

What to do if you wake up at 5am and can't get back to sleep?

Ricarda Dieckmann, DPA

Health

Malaga has the best private hospital in Andalucía according to Newsweek's 2026 ranking

SUR

A doctor attending to a child with measles.

Health

Malaga health: 33,000 toddlers to receive measles vaccine in outbreak prevention campaign

José Antonio Sau

Main façade of the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía.

Health

Spanish health union demands urgent investigation following claims of irregularities in Axarquia laboratory

Eugenio Cabezas

What To Do

Johnny Logan on stage in Amsterdam in November. EFE

Concert

An intimate night with Eurovision star Johnny Logan

Tony Bryant | Marbella.

The Australian-born Irish singer and composer will perform at Club Med Magna in Marbella on 4 April

The Astman Brothers will perform several gigs on the coast.

Concerts

Popular Finnish band head to Costa venues

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol.

The Spinto quartet are performing in Almáchar on 21 March.

Music festival

Enjoy a spring festival of sacred and early music in the Axarquía

Jennie Rhodes | Axarquía.

Benalmádena showcases ‘outstanding talent’ of local urban artist

Tony Bryant

In the centre of the three paintings, La Magdalena, the work by Murillo that was confiscated by customs.

Culture

Hidden treasures of Golden Age Spanish painting at Malaga’s Fundación Unicaja exhibition centre

Paco Griñán | Malaga