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Tourism

Malaga, Seville and Granada mayors voice support for tourist tax in Andalucía

Pablo Rodríguez | Granada

The three civic heads agreed that it should be imposed by working alongside the tourism industry, which continues to generate more and more visits to the region every year

Investigation

Three bodies found in Mediterranean Sea off Spain might possibly be linked to migrant boat sinking

Javier Martínez | Valencia

The corpses, two of which were without heads, were discovered in an advanced state of decomposition due to having been in the sea for a long time

Crime

Street vendor violently attacks policeman who tried to seize his merchandise on the Costa del Sol

Irene Quirante | Malaga

The incident happened at a beach bar in the presence of several eyewitnesses who captured the scene of their mobile phones

The new semi-permanent collection at Centro Pompidou Málaga invites you to open your eyes from the title itself. SUR

Art exhibition

Pompidou celebrates ten years in Malaga with a new collection which asks us To Open Eyes

Paco Griñán

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Football

Malaga will no longer be a 2030 World Cup host city after football stadium project collapses

Antonio Góngora | Malaga

Coastal areas and those with a lot of tourists are less well-prepared.

Tourism

These are the areas of Spain that are least prepared for campervan or motorhome tourism

A. Noguerol | Madrid

La Virgen del Carmen is escorted to the sea during last year's festivities on El Palo beach in Malaga.

Religious festival

Costa del Sol gets ready to celebrate one of its oldest traditions: La Virgen del Carmen

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol.

Simon Le Bon and John Taylor during Wednesday's performance. SUR

Concert review

Duran Duran bring their energy to Marbella

Rachel Haynes | Marbella

The legendary British band had a packed Starlite arena dancing to classics such as Girls on Film and Rio, among more recent tracks

Tamar Navas, Álex de la Iglesia and Star Wars characters at the presentation of the San Diego Comic-Con Málaga.

Culture

Spain's central government gives blessing to San Diego Comic-Con Málaga, promoting it as event 'of exceptional public interest'

Paco Griñán | Malaga

The geek convention, which is celebrating its first European edition in the capital of the Costa del Sol in September, will benefit from a number of tax incentives

Image of the emblematic Balcón de Europa, one of the tourist symbols of Nerja.

Tourism

New tourism website in five languages for east of Malaga province

Eugenio Cabezas | Nerja

Driver under investigation for speeding at 254km/h on A-7 motorway on Costa del Sol

Traffic

Driver under investigation for speeding at 254km/h on A-7 motorway in Malaga

Raquel Merino | Malaga

The American artist on stage at Marenostrum Fuengirola.

Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez goes down a storm at Costa del Sol concert, in pictures

Cristina Pinto | Fuengirola

The mayor (c) at the launch of the cycling unit in Mijas..

Security

Cycling cops get on their bikes to patrol Senda Litoral coastal path in Mijas this summer

José Carlos García | Mijas

Alfarnatejo wants to be the new Provence.

Agriculture

The tiny village in Malaga province that aspires to be the 'Provence of Andalucía'

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Photo of the Malaga coastline, with Puerto Marina in the background.

Economy

Hotel investment slows down on the Costa del Sol

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

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Two major projects to improve Torremolinos water supply network from both east and west sides

Costa del Sol town hall invites bids for 3.2m-euro 'mega-contract' covering huge range of services

Popular Costa del Sol music festival reveals full lineup ahead of 10th anniversary event

Pressure on western Costa del Sol's main water supply reservoir eases by almost a quarter

The Costa del Sol town that's doing its bit to help save sea turtles

Extra Stay Sure Expat

Not all insurance is created equal: what expats in Spain need to know

SUR in English | Málaga

Population

Malaga is the province with the most Shakiras and Beyoncés in Spain

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

María is no longer the most popular name for newborn girls in Malaga province: this one has replaced it

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno (third right), testing desalinated water together with other members of local authorities.

Water supply

Head of Junta opens upgraded Marbella desalination plant and demands more commitment from central government

María Albarral | Marbella

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Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

The 'long-gone' Galactico summers

Food & Drink

A.J. Linn

Arty tutti-frutti and Kandinsky sets the tone

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Religion

Youth who was radicalised in two months with online videos is located on the Costa del Sol

Juan Cano | Malaga

The 15-year-old girl was rescued by the Guardia Civil when she landed at Malaga Airport, which was reportedly the first stop of a journey to Africa where she was to become one of the wives of the jihadist caliphate

Property

Large police deployment to evict squatters from site where one of biggest luxury hotels on the Costa del Sol is to be built

Juan Cano | Malaga

Photo of Calle Merlo, in the Cruz de Humilladero neighbourhood.

Investigation

Human skull and other skeletal remains found at squatted flat on the Costa

Juan Cano | Malaga

The marines disembark in front of a large crowd on La Malagueta.

Armed forces

Operation Malagueta: how a beach on the Costa del Sol became a hostage rescue zone

Matías Stuber | Malaga

The Spanish Navy's amphibious landing on the Costa del Sol, in pictures

Heritage

Fuengirola pays homage to 'tirada del copo', a now-banned fishing technique that fed the locals for centuries

José Carlos García | Fuengirola

The awning made by the Asociación Escalera de Color de Sierra de Yeguas.

Community

Hand-crocheted sun shade revitalises square in Malaga province town

Julio J. Portabales | Sierra de Yeguas

Aircraft parked at Malaga airport, seen from the control tower. Marilú Báez

Infrastructure

Expansion of Malaga Airport will allow 36 million passengers a year, once every last bit of available space is used

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Following the proposed work, the terminals at the gateway to the Costa del Sol would be able handle up to 11 million more people flying than did so in 2024

Major expansion plan unveiled for close-to-capacity Malaga Airport

The work has been carried out in the Olivar Manantiales and Ermita de San Miguel area.

Environment

Torremolinos completes first phase of improvement work in Olivar Manantiales natural space

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos

File photograph of one the Lions' previous events.

Community spirit

La Cala Lions Club to host final fundraiser of summer, but already has events lined from September

Tony Bryant | Mijas

Diners at the ACE fundraising event in Mijas last weekend.

Community spirit

ACE animal shelter hosts 'highly enjoyable and successful' fundraising dinner on the coast

Tony Bryant | Mijas

The hole in the ceiling of the church, through which the burglar entered.

Crime

Break in at English Cemetery in Malaga: thief flees with alms and church donations

Irene Quirante | Malaga

Authorities and Bunzl heads cut the ribbon at the logistics centre on Monday.

Business

Bunzl inaugurates 6,000-square-metre logistics centre in Malaga

SUR in English | Malaga

Spain

Photo of the charred landscape in Paüls, in Tarragona. AFP

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Member of firefighting team dies while working to extinguish Tarragona wildfire in Spain

Cristian Reino | Barcelona

The forest auxiliary who was father of a ten-year-old son fell down a 20-metre ravine, dragged by a rock that fell from the mountainside

Motoring

Almost half of all cars on the road in Spain are more than 15 years old

A. Noguerol | Madrid

Consumer rights

Major cinema chain in Spain fined 25,000 euros for banning people from taking their own food and drinks

SUR | Malaga

Animal welfare

Prospective dog owners to be forced to take four-hour online course: these are the new changes proposed to animal welfare law in Spain

Agencies | Malaga

Spain's eateries are increasingly refusing to provide customers with separate bills.

Food and drink

Controversy over bars and restaurants refusing to split bills for groups: a growing trend in Spain

C. L. | Malaga

Sport

Golf

Top stars in action as LIV Golf Andalucía tees off at Valderrama

Pedro Luis Alonso | Malaga

Spain's Sergio García is out to defend individual and team titles as the famous San Roque course hosts the prestigious tournament for third time

The Ciudad de Málaga athletics stadium has just one stand.

Fury as more than half of Malaga CF season ticket holders face being shut out of club's temporary new home

Juan Calderón / Antonio Góngora / Jorge Garrido | Malaga

Football

Two Costa del Sol footballing talents secure moves to Europe's top women's leagues

Marina Rivas | Malaga

Sport

Spanish motorcycle racer Borja Gómez, 20, dies following accident during practice at Magny-Cours circuit in France

L. M. | Madrid

Ayala, Pastor and Luna at the presentation last week.

Football

New city football club launched with ambitions to compete with Malaga CF

Marina Rivas | Malaga

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Liverpool FC footballer Diogo Jota and his brother killed in car crash in north of Spain

C.P.S. | Madrid

The International Business Guide 2025

Business

These are the winners of the SUR in English Top International Business Guide Awards 2025

Jennie Rhodes | Benalmádena

Business

SUR in English hosts the 2025 Top International Business Guide and Awards ceremony on the Costa del Sol

Jennie Rhodes | Benalmádena

Education & training

An education sector defined by academic excellence and diverse teaching models

SUR | Malaga

Culture & leisure

New initiatives strengthen the Costa del Sol’s cultural and leisure offering as a major tourist destination

SUR | Malaga

Ancillary services

Malaga finds a key ally for its tourism excellence in auxiliary services

SUR

Banks, financial services & insurance

Strong banks, the best guarantee for business growth

SUR | Malaga

Construction, real estate, architects & surveyors

Balancing supply and demand in the Malaga construction sector

SUR

Retail & distribution

Malaga's leading names in distribution flex their muscles

SUR

Professional advice

Lawyers, advisers, consultants and auditors: key allies for business development in Malaga

SUR | Malaga

Health & wellness

The healthcare sector, a key part of quality of life and care standards in Malaga

SUR

Andalucía

Vueling plane takes off from Malaga Airport. Salvador Salas

Travel

Vueling increases number of seats available on Andalucía flights in July and August by 11%

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

The second airline in terms of passenger numbers at Malaga Airport has put 1.5 million seats on sale on the Costa del Sol

Thousands of homes for sale on the Caixabank portal from 20,000 euros.

Property

Bank in Spain is offering ready-to-move-into apartments in Andalucía with a 20,000-euro starting price

C. L. | Malaga

Pets

The Costa Tropical beach in Spain that's top dog for pooches

M.J. Arrebola | Granada

Cristina Porta and Tamara Istambul, at the Abadía del Sacromonte viewpoint.

Culture

Granada set to get biggest drive-in movie theatre in Spain

José E. Cabrero | Granada

Bathers being swept by the current at Playa del Vigía.

112 incident

This was the terrifying moment a massive wave swept people off their feet and injured several bathers on beach in south of Spain

ABC | Andalucía

Travel

This must be the municipal pool with the most stunning views in the whole of Andalucía, and it only costs 2 euros to swim

Nerea Fernández Torralvo | Cadiz

Gibraltar

Finance

Gibraltar welcomes EU’s removal of Rock from ‘grey list’

SUR in English | Gibraltar

The decision by the European Parliament will pave the way for the Rock to be removed from the list of places with weaknesses in money laundering avoidance and counter-terrorist financing

Cathal Yeats (2l) and Commissioner Owain Richards (3r).

Gibraltar

Rock’s assistant police commissioner retires after 28 years service

SUR in English | Gibraltar

History

Gibraltar National Museum involved in international study of neanderthals

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

Travel

How much more expensive will flights in Spain be in 2026?

C. P. S. | Madrid

Spanish airport operator Aena is finalising a 6.5 per cent increase in air passenger taxes near year after a decade of freezing them and this is what it will cost

Gardening

Gardening in southern Spain: The butterfly vine

Denise Bush | Malaga

Water supply

Estepona becomes first municipality in Andalucía to have remote water metering in all households

Emma Pérez-Romera | Estepona

Food and drink

These are the latest innovations that Mercadona is rolling out to its supermarkets across Spain

Alberto Flores | Granada

Health

Marbella family issues urgent appeal to raise funds for life-saving throat cancer treatment

Tony Bryant | Marbella

Group of students preparing a meal with food collected from the surrounding area during May's course.

Society

Why has demand for a survival course rocketed on the Costa del Sol?

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Health

Public health service waiting lists in Spain: nine days to see your GP and more than four months for a specialist

Alfonso Torices | Madrid

The CIS barometer shows that long waits in primary care are not decreasing and that they are actually increasing in hospital outpatient clinics

One of the mosquito traps set by the Junta de Andalucía in Malaga province.

Health

West Nile Virus in Malaga: how many infected people are there and where are mosquito traps set in the province?

José Antonio Sau | Malaga

Isabel, when in a wheelchair, with her sister Sandra. In the video, the moment of the arrest.

Gender violence

Violent aggressor who left woman quadriplegic in Marbella jailed for seven years

Juan Cano | Malaga

A medical team performs a kidney transplant operation.

Health

HIV-infected people in Spain can now donate organs for transplant

Alfonso Torices | Madrid

Health

Prosecutors seek to drop case of children given wrong medication in Spain

Irene Quirante | Malaga

Manuela La Haba, José López and David Laguna.

Health

Life after a transplant in Malaga: three recipients reveal how competitive sport helps

José Antonio Sau

What To Do

Robert Plant is performing at the 1001 Músicas festival. SUR

What to do

British and Australian legends headline summer music festival in Granada

Jennie Rhodes | Granada

Travis, Robert Plant and The Cat Empire are all performing during 1001 Músicas, which is taking place in different venues around the city

One of the paintings from the new exhibition in Torremolinos.

Art exhibition

Vibrant expressionism in the face of adversity on the Costa del Sol

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos

Cultural nights take place in the cemetery gardens.

What to do

Sunset concert, an open-air film screening and a guided tour in Malaga's English cemetery in July

Tony Bryant | Malaga

Alejo Stivel, a key figure in Hispanic rock, will perform at the Sol de Plata festival in Benalmádena.

Music festival

Big names and musical diversity for new Ibero-American Music Festival at marina on the coast

Tony Bryant | Benalmádena

James Carter, Judith Hill and Myles Sanko.

Music festival

Summer nights on the Costa Tropical are filled with internationally acclaimed jazz

Jennie Rhodes | Almñécar