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Transport

Malaga closed last year with 37 deaths on the province's roads

Irene Quirante | Malaga

The number of motorbike fatalities doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, from five to ten

Planning

No architects submit bids to design controversial Guadalmedina river bridge-plaza project in Malaga city

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

The council is once again inviting tenders for the drafting of the preliminary project after no takers at the first attempt

Security

National Police force in Fuengirola has a new head with arrival of an 'impeccable leader'

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

Commissioner Juan Cabas, who has just taken up his post, has 30 years of experience, much of it dedicated to the fight against drug trafficking

Bettina Erikson on the patio of her studio in Fuengirola. SUR

In the frame

Danish artist captures the bold colours and essence of Andalucía

Tony Bryant | Fuengirola

Bettina Eriksen was inspired to paint bulls and flamenco dancers in vibrant colours soon after arriving in Fuengirola in 1999

Opinion

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Carol and Daryl, played by Melissa McBride and Norman Reedus, in a scene from the series 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon', which will be filmed in Granada.

Films

The Walking Dead confirms filming in south of Spain during early February

José E. Cabrero | Granada

The Malaga production company bringing Walking Dead zombies to Spain with a 50-million-euro turnover

Business

Spanish business group snaps up new industrial estate in Antequera

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Maldonado and Rincón announce the percussion workshop.

Art and culture

Mijas offers free percussion workshops to teach the richness of world rhythms

Tony Bryant | Mijas

Health

This is the best time to drink coffee to 'increase life expectancy and reduce likelihood of heart attack', according to leading expert

L. González | Madrid

People being rescued from the chairlift at the Astún ski resort.

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Chairlift accident at ski resort in northern Spain leaves at least 30 people injured, several of them very seriously

J. González | Huesca

A design by Gianni Versace for his friend Elton John will form part of this exhibition, the first of its kind in Spain.

Culture

First time on show in Spain: Gianni Versace's designs made for Princess Diana and Elton John are coming to Malaga

Paco Griñán

Malaga currently issues 25 operating licences for horse-drawn carrages in the city.

Animal welfare

Horse-drawn carriages carrying tourists around Malaga's sights could soon be a thing of the past

Juan Soto | Malaga

File image of a tourist photographing the tile display before the popular establishment closed its doors. Ñito Salas

History

What has happened to the famous wall tile plaque of Café Central in Malaga city?

Juan Soto | Malaga

Until the popular establishment in Plaza de la Constitución closed its doors, the widely photographed display showed customers how to order coffee

Property

How will Spain's hefty new property purchase tax for non-EU buyers affect the Costa del Sol?

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Concern abounds in the residential tourism sector with warnings that the announcement alone has already created market uncertainty

The test was carried out this Wednesday morning with the collaboration of Cemosa.

Holy Week

Malaga searches for alternative to wax-removal liquid to avoid slip ups during Holy Week processions

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

Current state of the Willow, semi-submerged in Benalmádena marina.

Environment

Scrapping of legendary Mississippi steamboat finally gets under way in Benalmádena marina

Lorena Cádiz | Benalmádena

Firefighters in front of the Stella Maris building in Fuengirola.

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Guest arrested after Costa del Sol rental apartment room set on fire

María José Díaz Alcalá | Fuengirola

Bernal presents Andalusia's strategy at Fitur.

Tourism

Andalucía will celebrate its best year for tourism ever at international travel trade fair in Madrid

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

New tourism campaign invites visitors to 'surrender' to Andalucía

Tourism

Watch as Costa del Sol pays tribute to hospitality workers in its new tourism campaign

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Tourism

Record-breaking year for tourism in Spain with 94 million foreign visitors in 2024 who spent a whopping122 billion euros

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

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Breathalysers at the airport? Ryanair calls for alcohol restrictions to stop drunk passengers boarding flights

Tourist housing ban in force in 43 areas of Malaga city

This is how the Port of Malaga will improve the environmental quality of its waters and seabed

Public holidays, long weekends and local days off during 2025 for every city, town and village in Malaga province

Netflix Snow Girl 2 premiere in Malaga coming soon: watch the trailer now

Economy

Reduced working hours and minimum wage increase could cost companies in Spain around 25 billion euros

Lucía Palacios | Madrid

Extra Mercato della Fontanella

Mercato della Fontanella: a celebration of the quality and diversity of Italian cuisine

SUR in English | Marbella

Tourists take a dip at La Malagueta beach, in a picture taken this December.

Climate change

Malaga is warming up more than other areas: 2.5 degrees on average in the last 50 years

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Queueing action

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

What's in a name?

The Bottom Line

Ignacio Lillo

Little Norit

A Look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

La Liga Experience

Food & Drink

A.J. Linn

Acorn-fed ham in Spain

The Bottom Line opinion

Troy Nahumko

We Three Kings

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Sport

Mijas town hall grants subsidies of more than 726,000 euros to local sports clubs

Tony Bryant | Mjas

Funds will cover the operating expenses they have faced during the year, including equipment, travel, hotels and medical expenses, among other things

Anna Mula (2l) visited the road works earlier this week.

Infrastructure

Fuengirola town hall begins comprehensive remodelling of central street

Tony Bryant | Fuengirola

Postal services

Post office service returns to popular inland Malaga town

Eugenio Cabezas | Frigiliana

Leisure

This is what the Gran Parque de Mijas will look like, in pictures

Lorena Cádiz | Mijas

History

Experts look into huge underground cave uncovered by construction work in Benalmádena Pueblo

Lorena Cádiz | Benalmádena

Photo of the guests at the civil ceremony held a month ago at the Balcón de Europa.

Weddings

First wedding ceremony held at iconic Costa del Sol viewpoint

Eugenio Cabezas | Nerja

Property

Five property experts predict how much house prices will rise in Malaga and along the Costa del Sol this year

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Real estate analysts agree that prices will continue to climb, but differ on the size of the increase

Queues at the check-in desks at Malaga Airport.

Travel

Malaga Airport welcomed close to 25 million passengers by end of record 2024

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

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Malaga man acquitted in wife's death after tollbooth crash in north of Spain

Juan Cano | Malaga

Crime

Caregiver coerces elderly woman with Alzheimer's in Malaga to open online bank account

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

The two hooded men inside Pastelería Ruiz in Nerja.

Crime

Businessman offers big reward in effort to find thieves who robbed his Costa del Sol bakery

Eugenio Cabezas | Nerja

The Hotel Don Carlos is currently undergoing a complete refurbishment.

Tourism

Emblematic Marbella hotel receives 1.3 million-euro state grant for refurbishment

María Albarral | Marbella

Spain

Spain welcomes ceasefire in Gaza and approves 24 million euros humanitarian aid package

Israel and Hamas agree to cease-fire in Gaza after 15 months of war

Transport

Spanish court rules the sacking of a bus driver who ignored warnings and ran out of fuel was fair

Beñat Arnaiz | San Sebastián

A young girl waits for a school bus in a file image.

Education

School transport supervisors relieved of their duties after leaving four-year-old girl on a bus in Spain

Sergio García | Valladolid

Travel

Airports in Spain handled a record 310 million passengers in 2024

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

Malaga Airport welcomed close to 25 million passengers by end of bumper 2024

Politics

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez's 12 housing crisis pledges including 3,300 affordable rental properties and homeowner tax breaks

Cristina Cándido | Madrid

Sport

Runners taking part in last year's event. Marilú Báez

Record numbers for the Malaga Half Marathon as entries sell out early

Marina Rivas

With still over two months to go, the race has already attracted 8,000 participants from 75 countries, breaking records and showcasing its growing international appeal

Tennis

Carla Suárez named captain of Spain’s Billie Jean King Cup team

Enric Gardiner

Davidovich in action at the ATP 250 in Adelaide this week.

Tennis

Malaga's Alejandro Davidovich returns to the fold as he earns Davis Cup recall

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

Antequera CF claim unofficial 'winter champions' title with yet another win

Antonio J. Guerrero

Malaga CF

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Chupete, soon after scoring on Saturday.

Malaga CF

Young substitute Chupete bags late equaliser in yet another draw for Malaga CF

Daryl Finch

Marbella FC stage thrilling comeback to snatch a point

Juan Ramón Padilla

2024 review

Cars piled up in Picaña, one of the towns near Valencia hit by the floods at the end of October.

2024 review

Questions with no answers: tragic storms and sleight of hand in politics

Neil Hesketh

One of the protests in Malaga city calling for affordable housing.

2024 review

Housing crisis and tourism-phobia

Jennie Rhodes / Tony Bryant / Rachel Haynes

Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Malaga CF players home.

2024 review

A year for the history books in elite-level sport

Daryl Finch | Malaga

A farmers' protest in Malaga in February.

2024 review

Lemons, demolition and new attractions

Jennie Rhodes, Tony Bryant, Rachel Haynes

Passengers wait outside the local train station at Malaga Airport.

2024 review

Transport on the drawing board - trains, buses or drones?

Jennie Rhodes / Tony Bryant / Rachel Haynes

Cars dragged along by the floods near the Guadalhorce in Álora.

2024 review

A year of extremes - from drought to floods and record temperatures

Jennie Rhodes / Tony Bryant / Rachel Haynes

Andalucía

Health

Andalucía needs 30,000 more nurses to reach European average, according to WHO

Iván Gelibter | Malaga

Spain currently has 306,268 registered nurses, which means a ratio of 6.28 nurses per 1,000 inhabitants, below the average for EU countries where the ratio is around 9 nurses per 1,000 population

Environment

UK researchers use sugar cane from Spain's Granada province to produce eco-friendly bricks

M.J. Arrebola | Granada

Housing

Andalusian regional government opens applications 250-euro-a-month housing grant

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Workplace

Andalucía debunks the myth: it has the lowest work absence rate in mainland Spain

Nuria Triguero | Málaga

Disabled parking

Andalucía to speed up 'blue badge' for disabled parking process

Raquel Merino | Malaga

Health

Junta extends discounts on optical items for the over-65s in Andalucía

Raquel Merino | Malaga

Gibraltar

Campo de Gibraltar

Mayor of La Línea on Brexit and Gibraltar: 'It has been nine years and still there is no answer'

L. V. | Cadiz

"I hope that we can continue to bring the voice of our town to all institutions," said Juan Franco this week

Crime

Gibraltar steps up fight against international crime

SUR | Gibraltar

The area of land to be reclaimed in the inner northern harbour.

Property

Gibraltar to reclaim part of harbour area

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Fabian Picardo will be one of the speakers at GibTalks.

What to do

Tickets go on sale for GibTalks event featuring wide range of local speakers

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Crime

Royal Gibraltar Police officers injured while making arrests

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Employment

Fourth generation firefighter joins the ranks on the Rock

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

Steak tartare prepared by Leña restaurant. Grupo DG

Food and drink

Costa del Sol restaurant bids to win national steak tartare competition

Martina Martínez | Marbella

Leña will compete with five other establishments in the contest, which will take place at the Madrid Fusión gastronomy summit

Music scene

Sala Marte: supporting independent music and art in Malaga

Sofia Zarkov

Technology

Still getting spam telephone calls? Police explain how to block unwanted numbers

SUR | Malaga

Health & Beauty

Lidl's new high-end-inspired hair care range that costs five times less

Ester Requena | Malaga

Motoring

The rumour going around about the ITV sticker in Spain: is it compulsory to display it on the windscreen?

J. Bacorelle | El Barco de Ávila

Retail

Mercadona rolls out major changes to its fish counters in stores across Spain

C. L. | Valencia

Health

New year, new diet? Ten no-fuss items you need to add to your daily routine

Solange Vázquez | Madrid

Apparently, all we need to do to feel better in ourselves is to include these 'top ten' diet tips at zero effort in 2025, as explained by a chemistry and nutrition expert

An obese man emerges from the sea on a beach in Spain.

Health

Spanish researchers discover how to make the body burn more fat

Alfonso Torices | Madrid

Food safety

Health alert for frozen air fryer and oven chips sold in many parts of Spain

Rossel Aparicio | Malaga

Safety alert

Spanish health authorities issue alert over presence of cannabis in oil

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Health

Why feeling a little chilly can boost your energy

Julia Fernández | Madrid

An elderly man receives a Covid vaccine jab during the first phase of vaccinations in Spain.

Health

WHO releases Covid data five years after first case with more than 7 million deaths reported

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

What To Do

File image of the Feria de los Países. SUR

What to do

This is the date the international fair of the countries in Fuengirola will be held this year

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

A total of 33 nations will take part in the festivities and there will be new features compared to last year, with the aim of making the popular event more accessible

Blessing of pets during a previous San Antón event in Mijas.

What to do

First patron saint festivities of the year arrive with more than 20 events in Malaga towns from this weekend

Tony Bryant | Malaga

Coraxalia performing at a Christmas market in Algarrobo.

What to do

Multinational choir offers two concerts in Axarquía churches

Jennie Rhodes | Axarquía

Nick Lowe and the Straightjackets will perform in Torremolinos.

What to do

Nick Lowe to head Rockin' Race Jamboree festival on the Costa

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos

What to do

Costa del Sol street market back by popular demand

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga