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There has been a significant rise in the cost of many basic food items./sur

There has been a significant rise in the cost of many basic food items.sur

Electricity and food price rises pushed inflation in Spain up to 10.8% in July

EDURNE MARTÍNEZ / Madrid

Lower fuel prices have not been enough to compensate for a 40% increase in energy costs and a 20% rise in the price of eggs, cereals and milk

The end of pandemic shielding measures has forced many companies to close./ñito salas

Nearly 900 companies in the province have closed so far this year, due to economic instability and inflation

JAVIER LÓPEZ / Malaga

The airline has several bases in Spain, including Malaga./sur

Pilots at easyJet bases in Spain begin a series of three-day strikes

EUROPA PRESS / Madrid

Fuel prices are dropping, but much more slowly than the price of a barrel of Brent crude./efe

The oil price has dropped but it's not making much difference to the cost of fuel in Spain

LUCAS IRIGOYEN / Madrid

Updated daily, these are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices

File image./SUR

Benalmádena to work with real estate sector to promote long-term rentals in preference to tourist accommodation

Shop windows must not be illuminated after 10pm./salvador salas

Will Spain's new energy-saving measures reduce electricity consumption?

FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ / Malaga

File image./SUR

Maritime rescue service recovers body from sea 12 miles off the coast of Malaga

Workers in Spain are less well-paid than those in many other countries/efe

Salaries in Spain are nearly 450 euros a month below the European average

EDURNE MARTÍNEZ / Madrid

Drone and firework displays will light up the night sky to open the proceedings/SUR

Drone and firework displays will light up the night sky to open the proceedingsSUR

Malaga gets ready to celebrate the return of its colourful summer feria

The week-long feria will kick off in style this Friday evening, 12 August, with a spectacular drone light show, featuring the largest concentration of drones ever in operation at the same time in Spain

All you need to know about the spectacular musical firework display at Malaga Fair

ONCE lottery ticket seller Francisco José Rodríguez on the streets of Jimera de Líbar./karl smallman

Lucky ONCE lottery ticket seller brings 280,000 euros of joy to Serranía de Ronda village

VANESSA MELGAR / Ronda

Many households are struggling financially and cannot afford to buy a newer car./sur

More old cars sold in Malaga province than almost anywhere else in Spain

IGNACIO LILLO / Malaga

The drone that will be used to monitor the summer fair./sur

High police presence at Malaga Fair, with a drone to give a bird's eye view and controls to prevent needle spiking

The note was inside a package of sportswear./sur

The curious note a Malaga couple received in a package they ordered online

IGNACIO LILLO / Malaga

Watch as a wild boar startles bathers and goes for a swim on a Costa del Sol beach

EUGENIO CABEZAS

File image./sur

PP in Malaga calls for province's rail services to be improved and the coastal train project to be reactivated

ANTONIO M. ROMERO / Malaga

One of Medery Tour's big wheels./sur

Plans unveiled for a big wheel in Benalmádena Marina

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ / Malaga

Archive image of an ICU in Malaga./SUR

Number of Covid patients in Malaga hospitals drops by 53.5 per cent in one month

ÁNGEL ESCALERA

Queen Letizia, Queen Sofia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia./EP

Royal women cause a fashion stir on Mallorca

Spain exceeds 5,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox virus

Spain exceeds 5,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox virus

Celestino and Ana with their replica of the famous car.David Lerma

Estepona mechanic takes a trip back in time with a replica of KITT, the talking car from Knight Rider

DAVID LERMA / Marbella

The body was recovered by the Guardia Civil's underwater search group. File image./SUR

A 78-year-old woman drowns in El Chorro reservoir

The luxury craft docked in Malaga Port./FRANCIS SILVA

Luxury vessel owned by British businessman is first star guest at Malaga’s new megayacht marina

ALBA TENZA / Malaga

The artist Curro Leyton and councillor Diego López in front of the anchor/sur

Anchor replaces La Venus on Marbella's promenade

Marbella's Venus of the sea, back where she belongs

The procession in honour of the town's patron will take place on Thursday./SUR

Mijas Pueblo summer feria will be extended by one day

The campaign is announced by councillors Hidalgo and Carrasco./SUR

Fuengirola to host environmental campaign aimed at children

Willy, safely home with his family./sur

Willy, the parrot stolen from Alhaurín, has been found and returned to his owners

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ / Malaga

Police in Malaga launch speed and alcohol checks on jet ski drivers

Why is the sea so warm on the Costa del Sol this summer, and does it matter?

JUAN SOTO / Malaga

Flamingo ringing returns to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, after the birth of 3,700 offspring

Flamingo ringing returns to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, after the birth of 3,700 offspring

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ

There was quite a bit of Kaos in Malaga city centre at the weekend

CRISTINA PINTO / Malaga

A tourist leaving Malaga's central train station./SALVADOR SALAS

Tourism recovery helps generate a massive 29,000 jobs in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol

Tourists about to enter Malaga city's new hotel./francis silva

Malaga boasts highest hotel occupancy levels in Spain in the first six months of this year

PILAR MARTÍNEZ

Puerto Banús, a favourite with many of the super-rich./afp

The luxury sector, barely touched by the economic crisis

JOSÉ ANTONIO BRAVO / Madrid

A mock-up to show how the panels will be installed on top of the blocks of niches./sur

Malaga council to install solar panels on top of niches in cemetery

PILAR R. QUIRÓS / Malaga

Many people are keen to go rafting or canyoning./SUR

Active tourism is really taking off in Malaga

Separations and divorces were much higher than average last year./ñito salas

Economic uncertainty and the pandemic blamed for divorce rate increase

JAVIER LÓPEZ / Malaga

Sotogrande to host million-dollar women's golf tournament

Sotogrande to host million-dollar women's golf tournament

Malaga CF's women's team returned to training on 2 August at facilities in Rincón de la Victoria./MALAGACF.COM

Malaga women's team ramps up preparations for new season

MARINA RIVAS / MALAGA.

View of the Rosaleda stadium from the south./SALVADOR SALAS

Renaming of La Rosaleda stadium considered in bid to boost football club's income

ANTONIO GÓNGORA

The three shirts for the upcoming season./malagacf.com

Malaga CF shirt sales reach close to 2,000 in less than a month

BORJA GUTIÉRREZ / MALAGA.

Some of Malaga's summer signings during training last week./M. POZO

Blue and Whites still looking to bring in more players before the end of summer

ANTONIO GÓNGORA / MARBELLA.

Gibraltar police warn of ransomware attacks after local business targeted

Gibraltar police warn of ransomware attacks after local business targeted

Marc Holland./SUR

Gibraltar's new Deputy Governor has arrived to a warm welcome

DEBBIE BARTLETT

PC Trinidad said he was proud to represent Gibraltar./RGP

Three sporting medals for Royal Gibraltar Police force officer

DEBBIE BARTLETT / Gibraltar

File photo of Gibraltar at night./rgp

Gibraltar police call for witnesses to an attack on a 14-year-old boy

DEBBIE BARTLETT / Gibraltar

Water quality remains high on all Gibraltar beaches

Water quality remains high on all Gibraltar beaches

High energy prices force Spanish consumers to change their shopping habits

CLARA ALBA / Madrid

Regular travellers will save money with the scheme./sur

Free local and medium distance rail journeys in Spain: this is how the new season ticket scheme works

ROSSEL APARICIO / Malaga

Watch as Airbus successfully tests plane in Spain with huge water capacity to tackle forest fires

Equality campaign in Spain comes under fire again

EUROPA PRESS / Madrid

New message from UK authorities about driving licence exchange in Spain

New message from UK authorities about driving licence exchange in Spain

DEBBIE BARTLETT / Malaga

Aldi, Lidl and Mercadona withdraw several ice creams due to presence of ‘foreign bodies’

Aldi, Lidl and Mercadona withdraw several ice creams due to presence of ‘foreign bodies’

ROSSEL APARICIO

The number of fatalities rose by 12% in July./sur

Heatwaves blamed for increase in number of deaths in road traffic accidents in July

EUROPA PRESS / Madrid

Chameleons are on the endangered species list/SUR

What should you do if you find an injured or sick wild animal?

Harvesting grapes in Castilla-La Mancha/D.O. Valdepeñas

Spain's wine harvest hit by this summer's heatwaves

J.M.L. / Toledo

The painting is being transported to New York./ÑITO SALAS

The journey of a Sorolla from Malaga to New York

REGINA SOTORRÍO / .

Drone and firework displays will light up the night sky to open the proceedings/SUR

Malaga gets ready to celebrate the return of its colourful summer feria

Against the wall. Antonio Blázquez has been creating art in the streets of Genalguacil./SUR

Whitewash and contemporary art in the village of Genalguacil

One of his paintings depicts the Pope being kidnapped by Jihadists./Salvador Salas

Cristóbal Toral: a witness to his time

REGINA SOTORRÍO

Presentation of the ninth edition of the gastronomic route./SUR

Fifty restaurants take part in the province's unique Huevo de Toro tomato gastronomic route

The exhibition at the Picasso Cultural Centre in Torremolinos./SUR

Exhibition of lockdown pop art and cubism

Surgeons carry out first permanent artificial heart implant in Malaga province

SUR / Malaga

Our health in a drop of blood

Our health in a drop of blood

FERMIN APEZTEGUIA

Bernardo Herrera is head of the urology department at the Hospital Clínico./SUR

'The PSA test has drastically reduced cases of advanced prostate cancer'

ÁNGEL ESCALERA / MALAGA.

Almost 27 per cent of young people in Malaga have not yet been vaccinated against meningitis

Almost 27 per cent of young people in Malaga have not yet been vaccinated against meningitis

Tropical bedbug, which can potentially transmit diseases, has been detected in Spain

Tropical bedbug, which can potentially transmit diseases, has been detected in Spain

View of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park./TURISMO CATALUÑA

The Pyrenees, a fabulous destination, also in the summer

MARTA AGUILERA.

Festivals get fruity in the Axarquía

Festivals get fruity in the Axarquía

The most magical of summer night shows

The most magical of summer night shows

Cruising Croatia

Cruising Croatia