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One of the casting profiles is for men with numerous tattoos. (SUR)

International TV series casting call looking for tattooed men in Malaga

The team are casting extras for this drama, production for which is due to start in September

Paco Griñán Málaga

Granada tries to get back to normal after recording more than 3,000 incidents following several earthquakes

Volunteers, technical staff and firefighters are inspecting and assessing the damage so that the city and the province can get back to normal

R. ALCÁNTARA/C. ÁLVAREZ/ P. MORENO/M. NAVARRETE GRANADA

Marbella firefighters rescue three children trapped in lift for more than three hours

Irene Quirante

Tax freedom day 2026 arrives in Spain after citizens spent 231 days paying Hacienda

Spanish workers face two extra days of tax contributions in 2026 as state revenues surge past 325 billion euros despite frozen budgets

Xavier Vilaltella

Build-up of Asian algae on the Costa del Sol.

Costa del Sol tests underwater nets to trap invasive Asian algae before it reaches beaches

Association of Municipalities is considering a pilot project to intercept and collect Rugulopteryx okamurae off the coast of Torremolinos and Mijas

José Rodríguez Cámara Torremolinos

Virgin of El Rocío reaches Almonte after a 20-hour procession in the rain

Surrounded by a sea of worshippers, the image was carried 15.7 kilometres from the village of El Rocío to its home town overnight, arriving in light summer rain

Europa Press Almonte

Spain fires 2026

Extremadura fire ravages 3,700 hectares and keeps 300 people in lockdown

Rubén Bonilla

The western part of Malaga's coast. (Migue Fernández)

Costa del Sol marine heatwave increases risk of storms and torrential rain this autumn

Chus Heredia

Cigarette ends are piling up in this protected area in Almería.

Dozens of cigarette ends collected in just five minutes at a viewpoint in Almeria's Cabo de Gata

E. Gabriel Llanderas Almería

Car chase from Mijas to Torremolinos involving stolen Audi injures two police officers

Irene Quirante

Malaga's beaches are once again flying the green flag. (Salvador Salas)

Malaga reopens four closed beaches after declaring the water safe for swimming

Alberto Gómez

Spain ends August with unusual-for-summer storm and very heavy downpours

Extra Helicópteros Sanitarios

Healthcare you can rely on – 24 hours a day, every day

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Malaga fair breathalyser machines turn into viral drinking challenge

Javier G. de Toro

Hollywood filmmaker swaps Los Angeles for Alhaurín de la Torre

Daniela Craft Márquez

The illustrator Isa Nieto will be working on the mural in the Alameda until Thursday.

Malaga-based artist Isa Nieto paints her Feria poster live at Alameda Principal

Paco Griñán Málaga

The grape harvest in the Axarquía. (SUR)

Agriculture

Axarquía mayors call on Andalusian regional government to help Muscat grape growers

The mayor of Almáchar, Antonio Yuste, has highlighted that in villages including Almáchar, El Borge, Comares and Moclinejo, “losses have already reached up to 60 per cent of production and are as high as 70 per cent" due to high temperatures this summer

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Estepona earmarks nearly 850,000 euros to refurbish 14 children's playgrounds

Four sites will undergo complete upgrades while around ten others receive improvements, as part of a programme that covered 18 playgrounds last year

José Carlos García Estepona

Fernando Luis Aisa (2l) and the town hall presents this year's tribute.

Culture

Benalmádena to honour 23rd anniversary of the death of Spanish cinema icon Imperio Argentina

Held on 22 August at the Benalmádena Pueblo cemetery, the annual ceremony brings together friends and admirers to remember the life and career of one of Spain’s most celebrated performers, as well as her long association with the Costa del Sol town

Tony Bryant

A Marbella Local Police officer on patrol on a quad bike. (SUR)

Marbella Local Police have deployed a team of around 100 officers to patrol the beaches

José Carlos García Marbella

Project to refurbish Plaza del Carmen. (SUR)

More accessible, more shade and no fountain: the new church square in Los Boliches

José Carlos García Fuengirola

A National Police patrol in Ronda. (SUR)

Ronda police arrest Turkish fugitive wanted by the German authorities for attempted murder

Irene Quirante

Daniel García Plaza, with the winning box of ‘Huevo Toro’, during the tasting and auction held in Coín. (SUR)

Around 20,000 euros for a crate of tomatoes: the ‘Huevo Toro’ breaks its record in Coín

Julio J. Portabales Coín

Charity

Rincón de la Victoria opens centre for homeless people

José Rodríguez Cámara / Jennie Rhodes

Director Paco Torres lead actress Zoe Bonafonte (wearing a red cap) on set in Torrox. (E. CABEZAS)

A goal for equality: it's a wrap for ‘Veleta’, the film about Nita Carmona, a pioneer of women’s football from Malaga

Eugenio Cabezas

Public transport

Rincón de la Victoria increases bus service during Malaga city Feria

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Ana Mata at the presentation of the event.

Food

The Champions Burger competition returns to Mijas with 200,000 visitors expected

Tony Bryant

Vehicles stop at an underpass beneath the motorway leading to Maro.

Maro residents put forward plan to tackle traffic congestion and give priority to locals

Eugenio Cabezas

Courts

Costa del Sol motorbike death case reopened

Eugenio Cabezas

Opinion

The Euro Zone

Taking back control

Columnist Mark Nayler argues that Spain and Italy’s petty migration spat exposes a much broader breakdown of Europe's borderless paradise

Mark Nayler

The Music Maker

The grateful head

Columnist Peter Edgerton reflects on the understated joy of a clean bill of health and the quiet blessing of an ordinary day

Peter Edgerton

Ready for the big week

SUR in English editor Rachel Haynes on why Malaga's great week of partying, family tradition, and summer magic is like no other

Rachel Haynes

A Look At La Liga

Let the games begin

Egos in Madrid, empty shirts in Barcelona, and three returning giants make this La Liga season impossible to predict

Rob Palmer, commentator ESPN

Sport

Juanfran Funes: "We matched Atlético for long periods"

Despite a 2-0 defeat, the Malaga CF coach was encouraged by what he saw at the Metropolitano, as the club works to bring in two more midfielders

Pedro Luis Alonso

María de Valdés in actrion during the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris.

Fuengirola swimmer finishes eighth in 1,500m at European Aquatics Championships

Marina Rivas

Atlético forward Lee Kang in celebrates giving his side the lead on Wednesday.

Malaga CF's dream La Liga return ends in late Atlético heartbreak

The top-flight newcomers matched Diego Simeone's side for 70 minutes before late goals from substitutes Lee Kang in and Álex Baena settled the contest at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Daryl Finch

Rafa Jódar to lead Spain against Chile in Davis Cup playoff

In the absence of both Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich, coach David Ferrer has had to shuffle the pack for the clash in Santiago on 19 and 20 September

Enric Gardiner

Andalucía

Tourists at the Palacio de Santa Paula. (Ariel C. Rojas)

Hotels in Granada city highlight safety features over fears of cancellations as earthquakes continue

The cancellation of bookings is already having an impact in the short term and the fear is that this will affect the destination in the coming months

Mercedes Navarrete Granada

Culture

Pioneering music producer Ricardo Pachón dies at the age of 89

Born in Seville in 1937, Pachón was a highly respected sound pioneer who helped transform flamenco in the late 20th century and played a key role in the birth of what became known as Andalusian rock

Miguel Aizpuru

Granada earthquakes 2026

Granada to experience more but milder earthquakes

Experts warn against drawing similarities between the earthquakes in Granada and those that hit Venezuela and Colombia

Carlos Morán

'Giants and bigheads' return to Almeria in August with a new look

Thee Andalusian city is celebrating the tradition of the 'Gigantes y Cabezudos' with an exhibition, a book which explores the history of the 12 figures as part of the annual fair

Bernardo Abril Almería

Baby rescued from locked car in Seville as temperatures reach 40 degrees

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Two quantity surveyors are inspecting one of the oldest buildings in Santa Adela.

1,000 properties to be inspected following more than a hundred tremors across Granada province in two days

José Antonio Muñoz Granada

Spain

Spain's Supreme Court rules that changing legal sex does not overturn previous conviction for gender-based violence

The Supreme Court says a change of legal sex cannot be used to escape a conviction for gender-based violence, even though it may be relevant if the authorities can prove that the change was made to circumvent the law

Almudena Santos

A police officer accompanying one of the migrants at the Trampolín beach in Ceuta on Thursday.

Ceuta police transfer migrants camping on Trampolín beach to new reception centres

Almudena Santos

Spain 112: 18-year-old woman seriously injured after falling some 30 metres in Basque mountain

The young woman, who went into cardiac arrest, had to be airlifted by helicopter to the Cruces hospital

Bruno Vergara

Can I park in my own driveway? What if I have a 'double driveway'? Here's what regulations say

Although it is common practice, parking in designated driveway areas can constitute a serious offence, although there are exceptions

Gibraltar

EU Treaty

Gibraltar traders report strong increase in sales since Treaty

Local businesses report euro-denominated sales up by more than 240 per cent since the land frontier controls were lifted on 15 July, with Transaction Tax and Import Duty revenues already climbing

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