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Crime

Torremolinos domestic violence trial: defendant says killing Paula was 'the biggest mistake of my life'

María José Díaz Alcalá

Defendant Marco Romeo is facing 28 years in prison for the murder of the mother of his child, which he allegedly committed nine years after hiding ex-partner Sibora's body behind a wall

Wather

Andalucía weather: new 'cold drop' forces temperatures down and brings rain and snow

Almudena Nogués | Málaga

State meteorological agency Aemet forecasts a five-centimetre snow cover in parts of the region and maximum temperatures below 16C on Tuesday

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Marbella golf club fire destroys hundreds of buggies

Isabel Méndez / José Carlos García

The causes of the fire at the Guadalmina Golf Club are still unknown

Film Festival

Spanish fashion muse with Picasso-esque beauty picks up award in Malaga

Alekk M. Saanders

At the 29th Malaga Film Festival, Rossy de Palma received the Málaga-SUR Award for her film career. The Spanish actress has also made a special contribution to the world of high fashion; 30 years ago, she was invited by Alexander McQueen to his Givenchy haute couture show

15-year-old Spaniard crowned world skateboarding champion in São Paulo

Juan Pablo Martín

Víctor's red card turned the tide against Malaga for the final half an hour.

Red card drama denies Malaga CF victory in chaotic six-goal thriller

Daryl Finch

The Marbella players at the full-time whistle.

Primera RFEF: Juventud de Torremolinos boost survival hopes with crucial win

Pedro Luis Alonso

Rahm celebrates his long-awaited victory in Hong Kong.

Spain's Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf Hong Kong to end 539-day wait for victory

Carlos Nieto

Traffic

Malaga traffic: long traffic jams on A-7 motorway following two Monday accidents

Almudena Nogués | Málaga

Laura Pérez Osorio, president of Yes We Tech

'When women are not on the teams that create technology, we see the same old biases'

Nuria Triguero | Malaga.

8 March. International Women's Day

The history of the fight for women's rights in Malaga

Cristina Vallejo

This was the Spanish province where the first women's centres and shelters were opened and where women first took to the streets against domestic violence

Gender-based violence

Torremolinos woman in the wall killing: man faces 22 years for murder

María José Díaz Alcalá

The trial of Marco Romeo begins as prosecutors detail how the defendant allegedly killed Sibora Gagani and hid her remains behind a wall for nine years

Visualisation of the future music auditorium at the San Andrés port in Malaga.

Infrastructure

Malaga's mayor pushes for Palacio de la Ópera tender despite funding gaps

Paco Griñán | Málaga

International Women's Day

From a foreign girl to the most advanced Andalusian woman

Alekk M. Saanders | Granada

The town hall will invest one million euros in the maintenance of the Port over the next five years

Infrastructure

Marbella launches ambitious marina maintenance project

José Carlos García

Malaga nature protection police investigate horse farm owner for animal abuse

Animal welfare

Malaga nature protection police investigate horse farm owner for possible animal abuse

Water welfare

Malaga reservoirs have released four years' worth of water after heavy storms

Chus Heredia

Participants during one of the interactive sessions

International Women's Day

Costa Women celebrate 13th 'Make it Happen' conference

Jennie Rhodes

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The regional government announces the creation of a 24-hour emergency health center in Fuengirola

Marbella improves lighting on almost ten kilometres of the promenade

Malaga Film Festival hires charter flights to bring guests to opening and closing ceremonies

Marbella revamps Avenida del Mar

Government earmarks 2.9 million to repair Granada's coast after storms

Preparations under way outside Malaga's Cervantes theatre.

Film festival

Spanish-language film industry heads to Malaga for 29th festival

SUR | Malaga.

Marbella improves lighting on almost ten kilometres of the promenade

José Carlos García | Marbella

Artist Ginés Serrán standing next to one of his project.

Urban landscape

Malaga's Port Authority greenlights installation of giant Neptune and Venus statues for six months

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Art for heart's sake

The Bottom Line

Jennie Rhodes

Another set of statistics

Comment

Cristina Vallejo

Banning the burka in Spain: is it fuelling the far right?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

A hard 'No'

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Politics spill over to sport

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

How it's done

Culture

Georgina Oliver

Post-conceptual couple

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

A worker working at a height of several metres on the footbridge. Sur

This is how the dizzying work on the new Caminito del Rey bridge is progressing

Antonio M. Romero | Málaga

A helicopter and zip lines are being used in the construction of the footbridge, which at 11 metres will be the longest in Spain, for the vertical work on a project for which there is still no opening date.

Agriculture

Iran war threatens Malaga farmers with increasing costs

Clara Alba

Legal

Malaga court delays leave family waiting eleven years for paternity test results

Irene Quirante

The building on Calle Beatas 47 in Malaga, with scaffolding supporting the facade.

Tourism

Malaga tourism: French firm Edgar Suites buys derelict Calle Beatas building for €10.5million tourist project

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Water welfare

Malaga reservoirs have released four years' worth of water after heavy storms

Chus Heredia

Marbella gang open fire on police after discovery of underground cocaine den

Drug-trafficking

Marbella drug traffickers open fire on police after discovery of underground cocaine den

Irene Quirante

Metro

Malaga's Metro reaches 100 million travellers

SUR | Malaga.

The landmark traveller, a regular user named Mercedes, was presented with a leisure and culture prize package

Machines working to stabilise the landslide in Álora, which is delaying the reopening of the high-speed rail.

Transport

Malaga high-speed rail delay forces airlines and agencies to increase alternative transport options

Ignacio Lillo | Málaga

Mental health

Police find no evidence of cyberbullying following 14-year-old student's death in Benalmádena

Juan Cano | Málaga

The Mayor of Malaga and Baroness Thyssen visit the archaeological remains.

Roman Malaga rises: Thyssen Museum opens long-awaited ‘buried city’ to public

Regina Sotorrío

Javier González de Lara, president of the CEM and the CEA.

Economy

Malaga business' chief urges government to be more cautious in its opposition to Trump

Nuria Triguero | Málaga

Residents of La Joya during the public meeting, in which some 300 people signed objections against the green hydrogen project.

Environment

Antequera green hydrogen crisis: over 300 residents lodge formal objections to La Joya H2 project

Julio J. Portabales | Antequera

Spain

Demonstration in Seville against the pay gap EP

Equality

Spain's gender wage gap will take 23 years to close

Cristina Cándido

Women earn on average 5,156 euros less than men per year and the difference doubles to 10,017 euros for the over 65s

New attacks hit Iran and Lebanon on Friday

Economy

Spain economy: Iran war threatens to push inflation above three per cent

Cristina Cándido

Politics

Spain politics: Prime Minister Sánchez says 'no to war' despite Trump's trade threats

Paula De las Heras | Madrid

US President Donald Trump at an event in Washington on Thursday morning.

Politics

Trump doubles down on his attack on Spain and warns of broken partnership

Xabier Garmendia | Mercedes Gallego

Economy

Spain's government hints at lowering grocery taxes in the face of generalised price rises

Cristina Cándido

Sport

President David Trippas (c) at the opening of the new green in October 2025. SUR

Sport

The bowls club that has rebuilt itself

Jennie Rhodes

After a career in construction, president of Nerja’s Almijara Bowls Club, David Trippas, knew exactly what needed to be done

Cristina Bucsa lifts the singles trophy in Mérida, Mexico.

Spain's Cristina Bucsa wins first WTA title of her career

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

The Martín Carpena arena was reconfigured to accommodate the event.

Malaga hosts inaugural World Pickleball Championship Open

Marina Rivas

Malaga golfers Julia López and Ángel Ayora secure top-10 finishes

Marina Rivas

A duel during Marbella's defeat to Atlético Sanluqueño on Saturday.

Primera RFEF: Antequera CF close in on play-off places with statement win

Daryl Finch

Alcaraz celebrates his victory in Doha on Saturday.

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz wins Doha title in 50 minutes to claim 26th career trophy

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

Andalucía

A KC-135 Stratotanker at the Morón de la Frontera airbase. Reuters

Politics

Bases in Andalucía at Rota and Morón at centre of row with USA

SUR | MALAGA.

The two bases involved are the Rota naval base, near Cadiz, which also hosts aircraft, and the Morón de la Frontera airbase in Seville province

An image of the Puerta de Almería archaeological site.

History

This is one of the best kept underground secrets in Almeria (and it's not the Civil War shelters)

E. Gabriel Llanderas | Almería

Participants on a pilgrimage to Israel were back in Malaga on Wednesday.

Middel East war

Hundreds of Andalusians trapped across globe due to closure of Persian Gulf air space

P. Martínez / I. Lillo | Malaga.

Employment

Andalucía: unemployment fell by 2,629 people in February to 588,474

EP

Nature

Granada’s tree planting project sets global standard for forest bioeconomy

Ideal

Property

The price of property complete with squatters in Granada province: from 5,000 to 500,000 euros

Pilar García-Trevijano | Granada

Costa Tropical

Housing

Salobreña unlocks land for affordable housing in move to tackle homes crisis

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The new homes can be built in different areas of the Costa Tropical town including the old town, La Caleta and Lobres

Animal welfare

Police in Granada break up illegal cockfighting gang with drugs and weapons seized

C. L.

Coastal train

Government says it is ready to discuss Granada coastal train

MJ Arrebola | Granada

This is what the new cruise terminal of the port of Motril will look like.

Ports

Work set to start on Motril's cruise ship terminal within months

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Markets

Almuñécar's market gets ready to reopen in March

MJ Arrebola | Granada

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13-year-old girl questioned by police after mother stabbed with a kitchen knife on Costa Tropical

Laura Velasco | Granada

Gibraltar

Women's Day

Gibraltar celebrates its leading women at the annual Rock The Rock Gala

SUR in English

West End musicals theme sets the stage for a night of awards, entertainment and inspiration

International Dance Festival finalists and winners.

Competition

The Rock stages 24th Gibraltar International Dance Festival

Tony Bryant

Culture

World-renowned accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to perform at Gibraltar's Convent Ballroom

SUR in English

Health

Legionella bacteria detected in water samples at Gibraltar care facility

SUR in English

Crime

Seven juveniles arrested in connection with burglary in Gibraltar

SUR in English

Gibraltar

End of Gibraltar-Spain land border 'as soon as 10 April'

SUR | MALAGA.

Lifestyle

The papers relate the controversial arrest of the actor after an incident in Torremolinos. Montaje: J.R.C.

Sinatra

Sinatra, the ‘Gestapo’ and Fidel Castro in Malaga - the 1964 Pez Espada arrest and declassified files

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Records reveal how Franco’s police used a Torremolinos bar brawl to settle a geopolitical score with Hollywood’s biggest star

Lifestyle

2026 Year of the Fire Horse: the ancient Spanish ritual that brings the legend to life

Alekk M. Saanders | Avila

The official presentation of this year's Rumbo al Puerto.

Two-month culture and entertainment programme returns to Benalmádena port

Tony Bryant

International Women's Day

Costa Women celebrate 13th 'Make it Happen' conference

Jennie Rhodes

Stefano Díaz and José Miguel Cisneros at the new Yuzu Pastry in Malaga.

Food and drink

Japanese-style bakery opens in Malaga with free mochis

Marina Martínez

Gardening in southern Spain

Philotheca buxifolia

Denise Bush

Health

A worker at the Hospital Pascual refurbishment site in Malaga. MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ

Health

Malaga health: old Hospital Pascual is on its way to becoming Hospital Regional's new health centre

José Antonio Sau

Work began in February and the first phase should be ready by the end of the year, according to the Andalusian regional government

Health

Malaga researchers develop 'smart sponge' technique to diagnose amoxicillin allergy

Sleep

What to do if you wake up at 5am and can't get back to sleep?

Ricarda Dieckmann, DPA

Health

Malaga has the best private hospital in Andalucía according to Newsweek's 2026 ranking

SUR

A doctor attending to a child with measles.

Health

Malaga health: 33,000 toddlers to receive measles vaccine in outbreak prevention campaign

José Antonio Sau

Main façade of the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía.

Health

Spanish health union demands urgent investigation following claims of irregularities in Axarquia laboratory

Eugenio Cabezas

What To Do

Johnny Logan on stage in Amsterdam in November. EFE

Concert

An intimate night with Eurovision star Johnny Logan

Tony Bryant | Marbella.

The Australian-born Irish singer and composer will perform at Club Med Magna in Marbella on 4 April

The Astman Brothers will perform several gigs on the coast.

Concerts

Popular Finnish band head to Costa venues

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol.

The Spinto quartet are performing in Almáchar on 21 March.

Music festival

Enjoy a spring festival of sacred and early music in the Axarquía

Jennie Rhodes | Axarquía.

Benalmádena showcases ‘outstanding talent’ of local urban artist

Tony Bryant

In the centre of the three paintings, La Magdalena, the work by Murillo that was confiscated by customs.

Culture

Hidden treasures of Golden Age Spanish painting at Malaga’s Fundación Unicaja exhibition centre

Paco Griñán | Malaga