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This is how the dizzying work on the new Caminito del Rey bridge is progressing

Antonio M. Romero | Málaga

A helicopter and zip lines are being used in the construction of the footbridge, which at 11 metres will be the longest in Spain, for the vertical work on a project for which there is still no opening date.

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Adamuz train crash investigation: opening of black boxes bolsters Junta's confidence in results

José Luis Piedra | Seville

Junta minister Antonio Sanz calls for "the whole truth to be revealed for the sake of justice for the families and to prevent such tragedies from happening again"

Sports

Around 2,000 pupils to participate in Benalmádena athletics competition throughout March

Tony Bryant

This competition, aimed at primary and secondary education pupils, has the main objective of promoting sports practice from an early age, as well as conveying key educational values through athletics

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

Infrastructure

Ambitious port maintenance project

José Carlos García

Works will cover quay and pontoon resurfacing, electrical system upgrades, urban furniture replacement, masonry repairs and general cleaning

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

Agriculture

Iran war threatens Malaga's countryside with increasing costs

Clara Alba

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

Art and culture

Malaga artists shine at Arco 2026 as private galleries face regional 'blackout'

Regina Sotorrío

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

González, Salado and Díaz, in front of one of the screens of the promotional campaign in Berlin.

Tourism

Costa del Sol launches campaign in Berlin's most emblematic spots to engage with 7.2 million people

Pilar Martínez | Enviada Especial Berlín

The campaign promises prospective German tourists "unique and memorable experiences" in Malaga province

The building on Calle Beatas 47 in Malaga, with scaffolding supporting the facade.

Tourism

Malaga tourism: French firm Edgar Suites buys derelict Calle Beatas building for €10.5million tourist project

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

The abandoned 18th-century structure in Malaga’s historic centre will be transformed into 20 'premium' tourist apartments by 2028

Visualisation of the future music auditorium at the San Andrés port in Malaga.

Infrastructure

Malaga's mayor pushes for Palacio de la Ópera tender despite funding gaps

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Housing

Malaga with fastest rising rental debt among Spanish provinces

Cristina Vallejo

The Gastroarte chefs, with Fernando Rueda and Charo Carmona, in front of the restaurant.

More than 30 chefs gather to celebrate 30 years of Arte de Cozina

Marina Martínez

The mansion on Paseo del Limonar 40 in Malaga was designed in 1903.

Urban planning

Historic Villa Rosalía renovation halted: private residence plans spark controversy in Malaga

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Cártama

Cártama gets ready to welcome spring again with live music festival

Tony Bryant

Maddie Hjort, Caroline Ulrick and Michael Bach Petersen at Den Danske Klub in Torre del Mar.

Community

Costa del Sol's Danish community gets answers on rights and pensions

Jennie Rhodes

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

Marbella to convert crumbling Las Medranas dam into new leisure park

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

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

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SUR in English | Marbella

Natural light bathes warm materials, creating highly habitable and serene proportions.

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Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Art for heart's sake

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

A hard 'No'

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

How it's done

The Bottom Line

Jennie Rhodes

Another set of statistics

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Politics spill over to sport

Culture

Georgina Oliver

Post-conceptual couple

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Eastern Costa del Sol town hall votes to ban burkas inside municipal buildings

Integration

Eastern Costa del Sol town hall votes to ban the burka inside municipal buildings

José Rodríguez Cámara

Councillors in Rincón de la Victoria voted in favour of the proposal which was brought by the right-wing VOX party and supported by the Partido Popular (PP) but rejected by the socialist PSOE party

Members of the Welsh Society Costa del Sol on stage at the start the event.

Charity

St David’s Day bash in Benalmádena raises 3,000 euros for children’s cancer cause

Tony Bryant

Francisco Salado, Óscar Medina and Elisa Páez from the Axarquía tourist board APTA

ITB Berlin

Axarquía towns promote their tourist attractions in Berlin

Pilar Martínez

The Local and the National police have launched a special operation in Benalmádena Pueblo.

Crime

Benalmádena pueblo on edge after string of 'gold and cash' burglaries

José Carlos García | Benalmádena

The plenary approved the modification of the sewerage and water supply ordinances.

Mijas

Mijas water bills to rise by 20% as plans to improve supply and sewage systems are announced

José Carlos García | Mijas

Marbella gang open fire on police after discovery of underground cocaine den

Drug-trafficking

Marbella drug traffickers open fire on police after discovery of underground cocaine den

Irene Quirante

Sport

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

Eugenio Cabezas

Coastal authorities order the removal of the 1960s facility to restore the Axarquía shoreline, while Torrox town hall fights to save the local summer fair site

Tourism

Costa del Sol pays tribute to local tourism industry's solidarity at ITB fair in Berlin

Pilar Martínez | Enviada especial Berlín

Interior of the new stage in Vélez-Málaga, with a capacity of more than 900 seats.

Culture

Date confirmed for reopening of Vélez-Málaga theatre after 40 years of closure

Eugenio Cabezas

Drugs

Two arrested and 20 kilos of cannabis seized during raid in Axarquía village

Eugenio Cabezas

Representatives of the Trops board of directors and the Mancomunidad Oriental, at the cooperative's headquarters.

Agriculture

Axarquía town halls strengthen ties with tropical fruit giant to promote tourism

Eugenio Cabezas

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

Employment

February sees nearly 100k more jobs across Spain while unemployment's up by over 3,500

Lucía Palacios | Madrid

Hired and fired: the Spanish labour market is recovering after the worst January since 2012 and the number of registered workers is once again approaching 21.7 million people

Economy

Eurozone inflation grew to 1.9% in February

Olatz Hernández

Economy

Global markets hit by economic chaos as Iran attack sends gas and oil prices soaring

Clara Alba

Saudi Arabia's STC became a shareholder of Telefónica, with a 9.9 per cent stake.

Economy

War tensions trigger uncertainty among Spanish companies with Gulf funds

José A. González

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (back), responds to the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, during the government control session.

Spain's 1981 coup declassification sparks fresh row between Sánchez and Feijóo

Paula De las Heras | Madrid

Sport

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

Sport

The bowls club that has rebuilt itself

Jennie Rhodes

After a career in construction, president of Nerja’s Almijara Bowls Club, David Trippas, knew exactly what needed to be done

Cristina Bucsa lifts the singles trophy in Mérida, Mexico.

Spain's Cristina Bucsa wins first WTA title of her career

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

The Martín Carpena arena was reconfigured to accommodate the event.

Malaga hosts inaugural World Pickleball Championship Open

Marina Rivas

Malaga golfers Julia López and Ángel Ayora secure top-10 finishes

Marina Rivas

A duel during Marbella's defeat to Atlético Sanluqueño on Saturday.

Primera RFEF: Antequera CF close in on play-off places with statement win

Daryl Finch

Alcaraz celebrates his victory in Doha on Saturday.

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz wins Doha title in 50 minutes to claim 26th career trophy

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

Andalucía

Regional ministers Carolina España, Loles López and María del Carmen Castillo, presenting the awareness-raising campaign for 8M (International Women's Day). Sur

International Women's Day

Junta de Andalucía launches 8M campaign to honour generations of women

José Luis Piedra | Seville

'The women within you' initiative celebrates the legacy of female predecessors and their impact on the freedoms of today's young women

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

President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, Regional Minister of Health, Antonio Sanz, and Mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, in the hybrid operating theatre of the new complex.

Infrastructure

President of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, marks inauguration of Costa del Sol hospital's long-awaited extension

José Carlos García | Marbella

Employment

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

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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

Housing

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

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The new homes can be built in different areas of the Costa Tropical town including the old town, La Caleta and Lobres

Animal welfare

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

C. L.

Coastal train

Government says it is ready to discuss Granada coastal train

MJ Arrebola | Granada

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

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13-year-old girl questioned by police after mother stabbed with a kitchen knife on Costa Tropical

Laura Velasco | Granada

Gibraltar

Women's Day

Gibraltar to mark International Women's Day with fireside discussion on women's access to justice

SUR in English

Madam Speaker and award-winning author Karen Bartlett to lead public discussion on women's rights and justice

Crime

Two men appear in court charged with serious assault on off-duty police officer in Gibraltar

SUR in English

José Manuel Albares with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy (2r), Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo (r), and EC Executive Vice-President Maros Sefcovic (2l).

EU treaty

Spain will have a veto over the granting of residence permits in Gibraltar

Miguel Ángel Alfonso

Gibraltar

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

SUR | MALAGA.

Archive image of Princess Anne with former Governor Sir David Steele and The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo

Culture

Princess Royal extends patronage of Gibraltar Literary Festival

SUR in English

Culture

Sir Mo Farah to visit Gibraltar ahead of 2026 literary festival

SUR in English

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

Lifestyle

2026 Year of the Fire Horse: the ancient Spanish ritual that brings the legend to life

Alekk M. Saanders | Avila

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

Two-month culture and entertainment programme returns to Benalmádena port

Tony Bryant

Travel

Lublin's hidden history, beyond breweries and delicious pastries

Anya Soares

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

Health

Andalucía health: cervical cancer screening to add women in 40-49 age group

José Antonio Sau

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