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Railway

Local politicians highlight breakdowns of escalators and lifts at Fuengirola train stations

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

Spain's conservative party (PP) denounces the left-headed central government's lack of action in maintaining the railway facilities in one of Malaga's tourist towns

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Nicholas Wiseman: A novel way to leave one’s mark in Seville

Tony Bryant

Seville city hall named the street and the house where Cardinal Wiseman was born Fabiola after his 19th-century novel of the same name

Marítimo hospital in Torremolinos to house new emergency department

José Rodríguez Cámara | TORREMOLINOS.

The work has a budget of 2.5 million euros and will involve moving the emergency service from the San Miguel health centre

Kiprotich crosses the finish line. Salvador Salas

Running

Several records shattered in the Malaga Half Marathon

Marina Rivas

Kenyan duo Gilbert Kipkosgei Kiprotich and Loice Chemnung set new course records while Malaga’s Alberto González finished as the top Spaniard

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David Larrubia celebrates scoring Malaga's decisive second goal.

Football

Relegation fears calmed as Malaga CF pick up crucial win

Daryl Finch

The victorious Farmers players pose with the trophy.

Cricket

Jersey's Farmers battle the elements to secure 2025 European Cricket League title

Daryl Finch

Antequera's Biabany battles for the ball.

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Ten-man Antequera CF fall to second home loss of the season

Antonio J. Guerrero

Huijsen, making his debut in Rotterdam on Thursday.

Football

Dean Huijsen: 'I'm from Malaga and I’m not afraid of anything'

Pedro Luis Alonso

Francisco L. Guerrero, better known as Fray, in front of the image.

A thousand pebbles in honour of Our Lady who saved Fray

Lorena Cádiz

Angela McLean on the UK stand at Transfiere, the forum on science, technology and innovation held in Malaga last week.

'Science is for everyone; it's not just men in white coats'

Cristina Vallejo | MALAGA.

The Idiliq Foundation's Kind Holidays initiative shines at Malaga Festival

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Casasola dam releasing the overflow on Tuesday. Salvador Salas | Vídeo: Pedro J. Quero

Reservoirs

Amount of water stored in Malaga province reservoirs continues to soar: these are the current levels

Chus Heredia | Malaga

Reserves are rising well above 320 million cubic metres despite the fact that La Concepción, Conde, Encantada and Casasola are releasing water for various reasons

Benalmádena to install almost 200 brown containers for biodegradable waste

Tony Bryant

The town hall announced the plan after concluding an awareness and communication campaign on the selective collection of biowaste that has been carried out in recent months

Day surgery has now been transferred to the new building.

Outpatients move to new building at Marbella's Hospital Costa del Sol

María Albarral

Arca Noah opened its first secondhand shop in Alhaurín in 2015.

Animal charity to open second shop in Guadalhorce area

Tony Bryant | .

Fuengirola firefighters carrying out inspections this week.

Health and safety

Fuengirola fire brigade carries out routine annual inspections in hospitality sector

Tony Bryant | Fuengirola

Animal welfare

Watch as herd of wild boar takes a stroll in the Parque de Málaga

Pilar R. Quirós | Malaga

The heat wave of June 2011 was possible date of death of the mummified woman in Malaga

The heat wave of June 2011 was possible date of death of a mummified woman in Malaga

Juan Cano

Computer generated image of the future IMEC building.

Technology

Junta de Andalucía reallocates EU funds and puts 117 million euros into IMEC

HÉCTOR BARBOTTA | MALAGA.

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Gang that robbed houses in broad daylight without leaving a trace dismantled in Malaga

Man holds employees at gunpoint in attempt to rob McDonald's in Malaga

Thief returns for his lost wallet after leaving shop owner seriously injured in Malaga

Man who tried to throw his wife over balcony in Benalmádena spared prison sentence

National Police warn of new fraud as false summons notifications received around Spain

Art

Out of the bubble and into an 'ignited fuse' of new art

Jennie Rhodes

Manzana Rota Fuengirola, located in the Miramar shopping centre.

Extra Klicfon/Manzana Rota

Klicfon and Manzana Rota Fuengirola: a family business project built on commercial talent

SUR in English | Fuengirola

Extra Sabadell Seguros

Sabadell Seguros launches its new health insurance policy for the over-60s: Protección Salud Más 60

SUR in English | Málaga

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Mark Nayler

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A.J. Linn

Uncorking the bottle

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Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Firemen with water up to their waists in the Doña Ana de Cártama neighbourhood. Ñito Salas

Weather

This month is already the wettest March in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol in the last 20 years

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

After the forecast rain this weekend, the train of storms that has been affecting province since 28 February can now be considered over, given that next week will bring a respite in terms of rainfall

Passengers board one of the Cercanías trains on the coast.

Coastal train

Costa del Sol train line feasibility study: we have a winner

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Motorhomes at the fairgrounds in Fuengirola.

Travel

Motorhome situation sparks frustration over parking and 'waste and filth' pollution in Costa del Sol resort

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

The gorge walk part of the Caminito del Rey walk is three kilometres long.

Tourism

Do you have a head for heights? Tickets for summer season go on sale for Malaga's spectacular El Caminito del Rey gorge walk

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

In pictures: Malaga's famous Caminito del Rey gorge walk to be extended with Spain's longest suspension footbridge

Grey seal Carmela last weekend at Sabinillas-Manilva beach.

Wildlife

Grey seal spotted for first time in the Mediterranean on Costa del Sol beach

Emma Pérez-Romera | Manilva

Crime

Three suspects sent to prison in connection with the death of Paco in Almogía, Malaga

Juan Cano | Malaga

Malaga Cercanías suburban line. Migue Fernández

Railway system

Plans for double track on stretch of Cercanías line from Malaga Airport make progress

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

State rail infrastructure company Adif awards a one-million-euro contract for the drafting of the three-year project in Malaga

Ronda road

'It was waiting to happen,' say drivers now making long detours after Ronda road rockslide

V. Melgar

Commerce

Shoppers offered chance to win 1,000-euro prize in Costa del Sol town

SUR | Torre del Mar

Photo taken at the presentation of the new wheelchair on Tuesday.

Sport

All-terrain wheelchair enables youngsters with reduced mobility to enjoy the mountains in Malaga province

Eugenio Cabezas | Axarquía

The sector with the most foreigners employed in Malaga is the hotel and hospitality industry.

Employment

A third of all foreigners employed in Spain's Andalucía region work in Malaga province

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

View of the cafeteria and restaurant area of the hotel.

Travel

Travelodge Malaga Airport hotel temporarily closed for major refurb

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Spain

King checks in on Fallas fiesta in Dana hit area

Pablo Alcaraz

His latest visit on Wednesday this week - this time without Queen Letizia - coincided with Valencia's famous Fallas celebrations

Alberto Luceño and Luis Medina arriving at court.

Businessmen who banked huge Covid-19 face mask commissions found not guilty of fraud

Mateo Balín | MADRID.

Retail

What is 'Tienda 8'? The new Mercadona shopping experience that everyone is talking about

Ideal | Granada

Butane gas consumption triples in winter.

Inflation

Price of a regular butane gas cylinder in Spain rises again: this is what you should be paying

Cristina Cándido | Madrid

Consumer affairs

Why are eggs so expensive at the moment in Spain?

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Sport

Championship Week action under way on Wednesday. Diana Oros/ECN

Cártama Oval braced for an intense cricketing feast

Daryl Finch

With the weather playing havoc with the European Cricket League schedule, Championship Week has been condensed into a three-day bonanza

Huijsen during a game with the under-21s.

Malaga CF academy graduate Dean Huijsen earns first senior Spain call-up

Jorge Garrido

Draper, left, congratulated by Alcaraz on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz falls in Indian Wells semi-final as Britain's Jack Draper claims trophy

Enric Gardiner

Goalscorer Longo battles for the ball under pressure.

Football

Antequera CF end long winless streak with hard-fought home victory

Antonio J. Guerrero | Antequera

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Football

Early onslaught catches Malaga CF cold in crazy bottom-of-the-table clash

Daryl Finch | Malaga

Marbella's starting XI at Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol on Saturday.

Football

Marbella FC stumble again as relegation worries grow

Juan Ramón Padilla | Marbella

Buying a home in Spain

Participants and organisers of the SUR in English real estate forum in Estepona on Monday.

Property

Buying and making the most of your dream home

Jennie Rhodes | Estepona

Buying a home in Spain

Malaga, third province in Spain with the most new property sales

Cristina Vallejo

Jade Tower Fuengirola, by Cordia Homes..

Property

New home construction picks up on the Costa del Sol

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

Instagram image from mylifeinmulticolor's account.

Trends

Dopamine decor: forget perfect interiors and brighten your home

Carmen Barreiro

Property

Mortgage trends for 2025: experts' views

Europa Press

Premises converted into housing in the Miraflores de los Ángeles area.

Property

From corner shop to condo

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Andalucía

Forensic experts and Guardia Civil officers next to the evidence and the body located on Sunday. Blanca Rodríguez

112 incident

Buried body found by police during drugs raid in south of Spain

José Utrera García | Granada

The Guardia Civil found the corpse buried in Huéscar and it is thought to be that of a local resident who disappeared in September

What To Do

A concert for peace on Granada's Costa Tropical

Jennie Rhodes

Property

Luxurious mansion 'hidden' in the south of Spain on sale for a cool nine million euros

M. Landeta | Cádiz

Research

Scientists discover genetic changes in locusts that may be behind plagues in Spain

Ideal

Cordoba, one of Spain's most beautiful and historic cities.

Tourism

What to see in Cordoba in two days if you're planning a weekend getaway

A.T. | Seville

Juanma Moreno addresses entrepreneurs at the CEA headquarters.

Economy

Trump's tariffs lower Andalucía economic growth forecast

Héctor Barbotta | Sevilla

Gibraltar

Fernando Sampedro, Spain's secretary of state for EU. SUR

Spain's secretary of state stays optimistic as Gibraltar talks continue to drag on

Europa Press | BRUSSELS.

The government member for the EU, Fernando Sampedro, stressed confidence in Britain giving its final approval

Corps of Drums at Buckingham Palace

SUR in English

Special Olympics Team returns with medal haul

SUR in English

An audience with David Walliams to be held in Gibraltar

SUR in English

Gibraltar opens Centre for Biodiversity and Animal Movement

SUR in English

The European Commission building in Brussels.

Finance

EU Commission delays Gibraltar's removal from high-risk list

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

Javier León and Marcio Egea Secafin brewing the beer at the Brotas brewery SUR

Food and drink

The Malaga craft beer with a taste of Brazil

Jennie Rhodes

Javier León and Charo Barco from La Domadora y El León brewery in Frigiliana travelled to Brotas Beer in Sao Paolo state where the two companies produced a new variety of La Axarca

Food and drink

Malaga chefs share their favourite avocado recipes for the Axarquía's 'green gold

Manu Balanzino | Malaga

Food and drink

Sandwich shop in Malaga voted best fast food restaurant in southern Spain in Just Eat awards

Juan Soto | Malaga

In The Frame

A lifelong passion for musical theatre

TONY BRYANT

Comic-Con 2025

Comic-Con San Diego Málaga expects around 60,000 visitors during first venture outside the USA

Ángel de los Ríos / Cristina Pinto | Malaga

Details of Comic-Con San Diego Málaga unveiled, in photos

A woman uses one of SPC's mobile phones made especially for seniors.

Technology

The Spanish tech company working to help care for elderly or dependent people

Edurne Martínez | Barcelona

Health

Matcha tea, a new ally against stress

Julia Fernández

Besides being an antioxidant, matcha containsan amino acid that promotes relaxation

Health

Magnesium: we know it's good for us, but which to choose?

Solange Vázquez

Aspirin: A potential ally in combating cancer metastasis

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

Health

'We are used to joking about sex, not talking about sex'

Matías Stuber | Malaga

Bariatric surgery and drugs such as Ozempic have changed the way the disease is treated.

Health

One in five people in Malaga province suffer from obesity, according to Covid-19 study

Iván Gelibter | Malaga

The olive tree is now the most common allergen in Malaga province.

Allergies

Malaga's unseasonally warm winter and traffic pollution are making allergy season start early

Chus Heredia

What To Do

Revellers enjoy a previous Holi festival in Benalmádena Costa. SUR

Hindu Holi festival brings fun and colour to Benalmádena

Tony Bryant | BENALMÁDENA.

This traditional event takes place in front of the Hindu temple on the fairground on Sunday 30 March

Former glamour model Samantha Fox will perform in Malaga.

Iconic British pop culture dominates Malaga festival

Tony Bryant | MALAGA.

Valentín Kovatchev with some of his works in the exhibition at Museum Jorge Rando.

Valentín Kovatchev reinvents Byzantine icons

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Jo Buddy will bring his individual style to venues on the coast.

Celebrated Finnish blues musician heads to the coast

Tony Bryant | .

What to do

Top figures of flamenco head to Soho theatre in Malaga

Tony Bryant | Malaga

Queen of Magic will perform at venues along the coast.

What to do

The iconic sound of Queen to rock several Costa venues

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Casa Fabiola with the plaque recording the birth of Wiseman. SUR

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Nicholas Wiseman: A novel way to leave one’s mark in Seville

Tony Bryant

Seville city hall named the street and the house where Cardinal Wiseman was born Fabiola after his 19th-century novel of the same name

Amalia Heredia and Jorge Loring (standing on the left).

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

The Lorings: A Malaga family with UK and Irish roots

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga

19th century portrait of writer Cecilia Böhl de Faber y Larrea.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Fernán Caballero: An illustrious writer adopted by Seville

Tony Bryant | Seville

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Jane Bowles: The writer spent her final years in Malaga

Jennie Rhodes

The Reina Victoria area resembles suburban England.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Rio Tinto Company: Suburban England in the heart of Huelva

Tony Bryant | Huelva

Workers outside the original Colorao factory in Huelin.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Norman Kinnersley: The founder of 'Spanish Red'

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga

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As it was a domestic flight on a weekday, many of the passengers were people who made the journey for work reasons.

History

The haunting images left behind 40 years after 148 people died in plane crash in Spain

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Celebrities

Hollywood star Richard Gere in Malaga to see Antonio Banderas' production of Gypsy

Lorenzo Carnero | Malaga

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