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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

Water

Junta does not rule out second desalination plant for east of Malaga province

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

It was announced during a visit to Vélez-Málaga by the Andalusian regional government's spokesperson for agriculture, fisheries, water and rural development, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco

Gender-based violence

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

Gregoria Caro

The number of women killed by their partners or ex-partners in 2025 rises to 46, bringing the total to 1,341 such cases since records began in 2003

Hail in Canillas de Aceituno this Tuesday 16 December. Remedios Ruiz

Weather

Malaga's Axarquía area wakes up to a dusting of snow and hail

Eugenio Cabezas | Axarquía

Canillas de Aceituno was painted white after a heavy hailstorm and the summit of La Maroma, the highest mountain in the province, has a covering of snow for the second time this winter

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Water welfare

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

Chus Heredia | Malaga

Weather

Storm Emilia leaves significant rainfall in parts of Malaga province after night of strong winds and torrential downpours

Chus Heredia | Malaga

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Around 30 incidents reported as tail end of Storm Emilia sweeps across Malaga province

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Damage to the Christmas lights caused by the waterspout in La Cala de Mijas.

Waterspout lifts up boats and destroys Christmas decorations in La Cala de Mijas

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Crime

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

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

Drug-trafficking

900 kilos by helicopter: blow to network that transported hashish from Morocco to Malaga province

EP | Madrid / Sevilla

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

Food and drink

Eating among the butterflies: a unique dinner in Benalmádena

Juan Soto | Málaga

The chef of the Marbella restaurant Cuchillo, Sébastien Serroyen, prepared an original five-course menu at the Monowa butterfly house in an event organised by Esprit Sud

Health

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

José Antonio Sau

The Andalusian regional government and the regional medical union are urging the central government to allow doctors to continue working until the age of 72, which would extend enhanced active retirement until December 2028

Image of one of the aircraft in the Ryanair fleet.

Air travel

No Ryanair flights across Europe on Christmas Day

Antonio Távora | Seville

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

Scams

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

Camilo Álvarez | Granada

View of the building that the Meliá chain will take over to open its sixteenth hotel in the Costa del Sol province.

Hospitality

Meliá confirms a major refurb of the Senator Marbella: its 16th hotel in Malaga

José Carlos García | Marbella

PhD student Carmen Losantos controls Paws, the UA's robot dog.

Innovation

The robot that wants to be a guide dog for the blind

Tere Compañy Martínez | Alicante

Construction

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

Alejandro Trujillo | Málaga

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

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

Benalmádena town hall launches responsible pet ownership campaign

Criminal gang shoots at police in operation in Marbella

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

Bad for business

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

Crime

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

Irene Quirante

The Guardia Civil has seized 400 handheld containers of petrol - with a capacity of around 10,000 litres - and six 'narcoboats' used to supply fuel to other boats involved in drug trafficking

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

Felisa Becerra is head of economic analysis at Analistas Económicos de Andalucía.

Economy

Malaga set to be Andalusian province with highest economic and employment growth this year

Cristina Vallejo

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

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

Costa del Sol

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

Tony Bryant

The three-kilometre fun run, in which participants are encouraged to come in fancy dress to create a festive atmosphere, takes place at 10am on New Year's Eve

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

Crime

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

María José Díaz Alcalá

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

Population

Fuengirola is Spain's fifth largest municipality in terms of number of bars per capita

Cristina Vallejo

Spain

Politics

Impact of Spain axing Eurovision weighed up

SUR

As Iceland this week became the fifth country to pull out of the 2026 Eurovision festival, the full implication of Spain's decision last week not to join in was being assessed

112 incident

Woman dies in Madrid after falling from tenth floor with her three-year-old twins, both fighting for their lives in hospital

Doménico Chiappe

Military

Could military service return to Spain? Unlikely, it seems

José Antonio Guerrero | Madrid

The point on the river promenade where the hit-and-run occurred.

Crime

Reduced sentence sought in Spain for fatal hit-and-run driver as he was rushing his baby daughter to hospital

Ainhoa de las Heras

Full detailed sentence of Spain's former attorney general released by Supreme Court

Politics

Full detailed sentence of former attorney general released by Supreme Court

SUR | Madrid.

Sport

González and Fernández with the trophy on Sunday. Premier Padel

Padel

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

Marina Rivas

The Malaga star, whose grandfather Chuzo died last week, overturned the world number ones in a dramatic final alongside teenage partner Claudia Fernández

Malaga secured only their second away win of the season.

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Malaga

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

Daryl Finch

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

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

Society

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

José Luis Piedra

The association for human rights calls for 'less charity and more justice' and greater support by regional administrations

The architect Pedro Salmerón and the director of the Alhambra, Rodrigo Ruiz-Jimenez.

Heritage

The Alhambra Palace of the future will offer visits tailored to visitors' interests

Laura Ubago | Granada

Jet skis

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

E. P. | 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

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

Health

Junta extends the card scheme with discounts of up to 55% at opticians for the over-65s

Ester Requena

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

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

Art and culture

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

Paco Griñán | Malaga

The city gallery is exhibiting work by Dalí, Lorca and José Ruiz Blasco, starting with Picasso's iconic 'Studio with Plaster Head', on loan from the MoMA

What to do

New Year's classical concert returns to Gibraltar

SUR in English | Gibraltar

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

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