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Scams

Malaga travel agency scam: families speak out after romance scam victim stole their money

María José Díaz Alcalá

The owner of Florín agency in Alhaurín de la Torre allegedly swindled 55 clients out of €100,000 to fund a fake 'soldier' she met online

Valentine's Day

Five suggestions for romantic Valentine's getaways in Malaga province

Javier Almellones | Malaga

These inland towns and villages have plenty of romantic spots to spend Valentine's weekend but are also perfect at any time of the year

Missing Person

Missing British girl found safe and well in Torre del Mar

Eugenio Cabezas

Police and family had appealed for public help to find Olivia, who had last been seen in the Axarquía coastal town at 7.45pm on 9 February

The father holding his baby in his arms, seconds after his partner gave birth in the street in Mijas. SUR

Society

Mijas baby born on street during Storm Marta in Malaga

Juan Cano | Málaga

Ciro Fabián, arrived in just eight minutes as neighbours and police used umbrellas and sunshades to shield the mother from the rain

Marbella: couple arrested in Cabopino after baby tests positive for cocaine

Juan Cano | Málaga

A crowd of passengers waiting for a train at the María Zambrano station in Malaga.

Rail transport

Malaga faces third day of rail strikes and short-distance cancellations

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Tourism

Malaga tourist rentals: Only half of properties on Junta register are active on three main platforms

Cristina Vallejo

Filming on foot at the Presa de los Caballeros of the docuseries directed by José Luis Matoso.

The ghost dam of Montejaque: New docuseries reveals secrets of Europe’s greatest engineering failure

Paco Griñán | Málaga

The Casanis Bistrot restaurant in Marbella decorated for the occasion.

Food and drink

Valentine’s Day in Malaga 2026: the best restaurant menus for every budget

Juan Soto | Málaga

Charity

Costa del Sol businessman praised for his continued support of ‘butterfly skin’ children

Tony Bryant

Weather

Malaga's Guadalhorce reservoirs, full for the first time in 13 years: stunning before and after pictures

Chus Heredia

Photo of Anselmo Vilar, the supposed Torre del Mar lighthouse keeper SUR

History

Historians challenge Spanish Civil War legend of the 'hero' lighthouse keeper

Eugenio Cabezas

New archival research suggests Anselmo Vilar was not at the Torre del Mar lighthouse during 'La Desbandá' and that the light was extinguished by order of the Republic

Culture

Roman remains in Malaga: How to visit the Carmen Thyssen Museum’s new ‘Antique’ site

Regina Sotorrío

Tickets go on sale this Tuesday for the new archaeological complex, which includes VR experiences and 3D recreations

Before and after images of the sculpture

Vandalism

Vandals damage sculpture by renowned Torre del Mar artist

Property

Andalucía removes 13,000 unregulated holiday rentals as crackdown intensifies

Europa Press

Classic car enthusiasts at a previous meeting.

Classic car club to host breakfast meeting in Marbella for motoring enthusiasts

Tony Bryant

Klaudya, in the stalls of the Teatro Cervantes.

In the frame

Klaudya, the Malaga diva who sings in hotels and has triumphed on Spanish TV

Isabel Méndez | Málaga

Rockers in the sun, on a terrace of the Pez Espada hotel, during a break in the Rockin' Race Jamboree.

Music

A rock and roll theme park in Torremolinos

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

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Malaga hospital payout: Woman wins 69,000 euros after 'negligent' elbow diagnosis delays surgery

Andalucía extends face mask recommendations for hospitals and care homes until May

Malaga Flood History: couple lives in fear of heavy rainfall since 1979 flood

Reggaeton star Zion robbed of 2.5m euro backpack and luxury watches at Madrid airport

Malaga allocates first €15m for road repairs after catastrophic storms

Culture

Malaga giant sculptures: political group lodges administrative complaints over port installation

Regina Sotorrío

Weather

Granada weather: snow expected to thaw on Sierra Nevada as temperatures rise

Inés Gallastegui | Granada

A Guardia Civil officer assessing the damage caused by storm Leonardo in the Serranía de Ronda.

Weather

Malaga weather forecast: how Storm Nils will affect the Costa del Sol this Valentine's Day

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

A job well done

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

In or out?

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

Why we love Chinese food

The Bottom Line

Liz Parry

A celebration of solidarity

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

The blue-rinse brigade

History

Liz Parry

Fifty years on

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Carnival

A marriage proposal during Carnival in Vélez-Málaga

Eugenio Cabezas

Álvaro Silva surprised his partner Thalia Boza, on the stage at the eastern Costa del Sol town's Carmen theatre during a music competition

Marbella now has 173,420 registered inhabitants.

Immigration

Marbella's newly-registered residents: over 90 per cent are foreigners

José Carlos García | Marbella

A forest fire that broke out in Mijas last summer.

Mijas launches forest fire prevention workshop to protect homes and woodlands

Tony Bryant

State of the works at the Casa de María Barrabino.

Torremolinos

Craftsmanship rebuilds roof of María Barrabino house in Torremolinos

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Valentine’s Day event in Mijas: memory tree and market to support dementia patients

Tony Bryant

Caravans parked in the area near the River Torrox

Tourism

Torrox residents demand action over 'illegal' campervan settlements by the river

Eugenio Cabezas

Best Burger will hold the final on 10 March.

Food and drink

Ten Malaga restaurants in the running for Spain's Best Burger, 2026

Marina Martínez

You have until 1 March to vote for your favorite local burger before the grand final in Madrid

Bone remains of several bodies found in Estepona.

Human remains from the Arab period unearthed during work on a car park in Estepona

Emma Pérez-Romera | Estepona

The barrier and warning signs at the Río Chillar in Nerja

Tourism

Andalusian government reactivates plan to open up Nerja's Río Chiillar

Eugenio Cabezas

Alba holding the cheque at the presentation in Torre del Mar

Charity

Malaga runners raise funds for five-year-old with extremely rare illness

Eugenio Cabezas

The initiative was aimed at maintaining public order.

Mijas police arrest five and issue 74 drug reports in massive security sweep

Tony Bryant

Foreign demand is concentrated in the luxury end of the market.

Property

Housebuying in Marbella: foreigners will buy one in three homes sold this year

José Carlos García | Marbella

Spain

Business

Heineken to cut 6,000 jobs as beer sales slump in Europe and Americas

Clara Alba

The brewing giant, owner of Cruzcampo and El Águila, announces global restructuring to save €500m amid rising inflation and falling demand

Second Deputy PM of the Spanish government Yolanda Díaz.

Law

Spain employment: government and unions strengthen protection against workplace risks

José A. González

Law

Spain spam call ban: new fines for electricity and gas companies making unsolicited calls

Cristina Cándido

Photo of the locks of tourist flats in a building in Malaga.

Tourism

EU warns Spain over banned double tourist rental registry: May 2026 deadline set

Pilar Martínez | Málaga

Pedro Sánchez, during his speech at the World Governments Summit 2026 in Dubai.

Child protection

Spain social media ban: PM Sánchez announces under-16 restrictions

C. P. S.

Sport

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Cultural Leonesa

Malaga's David Larrubia single-handedly turned the game on its head. Ñito Salas

Football

David Larrubia steals the show to seal comeback win for Malaga CF

Daryl Finch

A tense Sunday night ended in late chaos as the home side overturned an early setback to beat Cultural Leonesa and reassert themselves near the top of the table

Marbella's Tomi during the previous round's derby with Antequera.

Widespread chaos for lower-league football across Malaga province due to weather disruption

Nacho Carmona

Promotional image of the WOB Andalucía Campus, now in its 26th year.

WOB Andalucía basketball summer camp celebrates 26th anniversary with an innovative approach

José Miguel Aguilar

Ironman

Ironman 70.3 2026 Malaga sells out in just 4 days: 3,000 athletes to descend on the city

Marina Rivas | Malaga.

Boxing

Nico Gaffie, from a poor neighbourhood to the elite of bare-knuckle boxing

Marina Rivas

Taekwondo

Torremolinos taekwondo club sends eight athletes to ITF European Championships

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Andalucía

Tourism

Andalucía urges Spain's government to scrap single tourist housing register

Pilar Martínez | Málaga

The central government has already received a warning from the EU regarding the double registry breach

Neighbours look at the ruined farmhouses in Quéntar.

Storm Leonardo

Dozens of animals dead and farmhouses buried by mud in Granada storms

Laura Velasco | Granada

Storm damage in Quéntar, Granada province.

Storm Leonard

Granada calls for 'disaster area' declaration as Storm Leonardo causes widespread destruction

Pilar García-Trevijano | Granada

Fashion

South Kids: the Almería streetwear brand blending desert roots with luxury fashion

E. Gabriel Llanderas | Almería

Police cordoned off part of Plaza Virgen de los Reyes after structural elements were dislodged from the Giralda.

Seville’s iconic La Giralda affected by Storm Leonardo

Tony Bryant

Solar panels on a building somewhere in Andalucía.

Environment

Andalucía climate strategy: 96% of municipalities launch action plans while €5m subsidy deadline nears

José Luis Piedra

Costa Tropical

Culture

Almuñécar aquarium turns into art gallery

Ideal

A large mural by Kiwi Wall Art, Kevin, an internationally renowned Belgian artist, has been installed at the beginning of the route at the popular Costa Tropical tourist attraction

Boats spotted this Sunday in La Herradura.

Drug-trafficking

Narco boats return to Granada's Costa Tropical as storms hinder police

Laura Velasco | Granada

The Sacrafit lighthouse undergoing maintenance work.

Lighthouses

Restoring Granada’s coastal ‘Guardians’: Three iconic lighthouses undergo €300,000 heritage makeover

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The Granada High Court has reduced the sentences of the two convicted Almuñécar local police officers.

Policing

Fines reduced for two police officers charged with injuring a pensioner in Almuñécar

Europa Press

Gr-4105, at the height of Beas de Guadix

Storm Leonardo

Granada road collapses into river seconds after family drives past

Sandra Martínez

Salobreña creates a circular cycling route through the valley to reinforce its tourist and sporting offer.

Tourism

Granada coastal town announces plans for new 22-kilometre-long cycle route

Ideal

Gibraltar

Gibraltar National Mint attends World Money Fair Berlin 2026

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The Gibraltar National Mint's latest flagship release: the new Gibraltar collection titled The Unseen Effigies, was presented at the event

Gibraltar

Ministry for Equality announces symposium for older persons

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Gibraltar

Former prison staff return to Gibraltar's Moorish Castle to see site's transformation

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Briefing of cruise, shipping and shore excursion representatives.

UK-EU Treaty

Gibraltar Government holds UK–EU Treaty briefings for business and cruise sectors

SUR in English

Archaeology

Gibraltar National Museum to celebrate century since discovery of Neanderthal child's skull

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The Gibraltar Cabinet during one of the meetings.

Politics

Gibraltar government approves treaty for ratification

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Lifestyle

Paulina and Daniela Coronado with the chimney cakes they offer in two sizes in Malaga. Salvador Salas

Food and drink

Hungarian chimney cakes arrive in Malaga: where to try the city’s newest sweet treat

Marina Martínez

Sisters Paulina and Daniela Coronado bring the traditional 'kürtőskalács' to the city centre at their new café, Kurtos & Coffee

Food critic

Marbella dining: Why Entre Limones is the perfect spot for seasonal sharing plates

Enrique Bellver

Georgie Cullum leading a Costa Pop Choir session in January.

In the Frame

Costa del Sol pop choir leader: 'If you don't feel good, then I haven't done my job'

Jennie Rhodes

Malaga honey awarded EU protection: where to buy the province’s best varieties

Agriculture

Malaga honey receives EU seal for exellence: where to buy the best

Javier Almellones | Málaga

Hovenia dulcis showing swollen fruit stems.

Gardening in southern Spain

Japanese raisin tree

Denise Bush

MART officials and the rector of the UMA, Teodomiro López, among others, at the inauguration of the exhibition.

Malaga’s student single seat Formula racers go on show at the Rectorado

Matías Stuber

Health

Image of the measles vaccine in an Andalusian laboratory. SUR

Health and safety

Andalucía measles outbreak: second vaccine dose brought forward as cases surge in Malaga

José Antonio Sau

Health authorities update protocol for 2026 after region records 93 cases last year, with Malaga accounting for more than half of all infections

Health

Three easy ways to boost your defences... and three, not so effective, star products

Solange Vázquez

Social media

EU warns TikTok’s ‘addictive design’ poses serious mental health risks to children

Olatz Hernández

Health

Andalucía breaks its own record for flu vaccinations with more than 1.9 million people vaccinated during this campaign

Staff from Oncología Radioterápica as heroes in a videogame.

Health

Malaga hospital staff and patients star in 'video game' to humanise cancer treatment

SUR | Malaga.

The little girl poses for a photo at the Virgen del Rocío hospital, with a picture of the Virgin of Hope in her hands.

Society

'Victoria Esperanza is cured'

José Antonio Sau

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Concert

La Cochera Cabaret gets romantic with Valentine's Day smooth jazz afternoon

Tony Bryant | Malaga.

The respected American jazz saxophonist Erly Thornton returns to Malaga for a special lunchtime concert on Saturday 14 February

Drag queens during last year’s gala night in Torremolinos.

Culture

Gala night of ostentatious costumes and brazen humour

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos.

Javier Vargas and the Vargas Blues Band head to Torremolinos.

Guitar Fair

Torremolinos guitar fair attracts top bands

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos.

Festival

Rockin' Race Jamboree returns to Torremolinos for 32nd instalment

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos.

Carnival

Carnival fever set to take over the streets of Malaga and the Costa del Sol

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol.

Benalmádena showcases ‘outstanding talent’ of local urban artist

Tony Bryant

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Award-winning Hispanist Ian Gibson in Madrid in 2023. Europa Press

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Ian Gibson: A lifelong allegiance to Spanish culture

Tony Bryant

Born in Dublin in 1939, the hispanist's first encounter with Spanish literature - especially the poetry of Lorca - had a profound impact on his life and career

Image of Robert Capa taken by his partner Gerda Taro in 1937.

Foreign Influencers in Spain

Robert Capa: Capturing a brutal era of Spain's history

Tony Bryant

The scientist was awarded an honorary doctorate by the UJA.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Thomas C. Südhof: A German-American Nobel Prize winner adopted by Jaén

Alekk M. Saanders | Jaén

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

The Huelin family: Taking care of the workers in Malaga

Alekk M. Saanders

French illustrator Gustave Doré arrived in Spain in the 1860s.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Gustave Doré: Conveying a realistic image of Spain

Tony Bryant | Seville

Portrait of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini at the age of 23.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Gioachino Rossini: Composing Seville's legendary barber

Tony Bryant

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Snowy scenes around Malaga province

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Malaga's Three Kings parade - in pictures

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