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Costa del Sol killers waited for victim to finish football match before gunning him down

Juan Cano | Málaga

Although it has not been confirmed yet, it is believed that the man who was shot dead was around 30 years old and foreign - possibly British

Weather

Warmer weather on the way to Costa del Sol with summer-like temperatures this weekend

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Some areas could see the mercury hit 30C after more than a month and a half of unstable weather in Malaga province, often bringing with it rain and cold

Crime

More than 140,000 euros bagged in 20 minutes: this is how the latest bank robbery in Malaga unfolded

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

The alleged robbers, who were carrying a firearm, acted in the early hours of the morning in a branch in Churriana

Catalá, in an audience with the Pope. SUR

Religion

Bishop of Malaga praises Pope Francis' leadership that 'enriched the whole Church'

Antonio M. Romero | Malaga

As a book of condolences was opened at the city's cathedral, Jesús Catalá expressed his gratitude to the head of the Catholic Church for 'his dedication and generosity and his closeness to the poorest and most excluded'

Junta reaffirms 'unconditional' support for bullfighting: 'Andalucía and its regional government are enthusiasts'

Agencies | Malaga

View of Calle Mercurio, in front of the health centre.

Planning

Benalmádena plans major makeover for Arroyo De La Miel and area surrounding train station

Lorena Cádiz | Benalmádena

Nature

Bearded vulture takes flight again in Andalucía some 30 years after start of reintroduction project

José Luis Piedra | Seville

A slab of concrete in the area where the garden used to be has generated controversy in recent days.

Lighthouses

Work resumes on Marbella lighthouse plan to ensure it will be shipshape by summer

María Albarral | Marbella

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Major rescue operation mounted for four speleologists from Malaga who became trapped deep underground in Valencia cave

Álex Serrano / Andoni Torres | Valencia

The Mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, last year at Marbella Gam1ng Days.

Gaming

Marbella to host national video gaming event in bid to attract more younger tourists

María Albarral | Marbella

Crime

Fugitive wanted by Interpol located on the Costa and his girlfriend is also arrested for trying to help him flee

Juan Cano | Malaga

Bathers, this Monday enjoying the spectacle very close to the shore of the Torroxeña beach. E. Cabezas

Nature

Watch as around 30 dolphins put on a show close to shore on Costa del Sol

Eugenio Cabezas | Torrox

A pod of cetaceans approached a beach on the eastern coast of Malaga province, apparently chasing a large school of fish on which to feed

Religion

Outpouring of grief and three days of mourning announced as Spain reacts to death of Pope Francis

SUR in English | Malaga

National and regional politicians, amongst others, have reacted to the news after the head of the Catholic Church died in Rome this Monday morning

Pope Francis dies at 88

Culture

Costa del Sol town will stage its 46th cultural week between 25 April and 4 May

SUR | Rincón de la Victoria

Main façade of the Local Police headquarters in Vélez-Málaga.

Security

Costa del Sol town to recruit more Local Police officers in 2025

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

Image of one of the bags containing narcotic substances seized in Vélez-Málaga.

Crime

Police bust Costa del Sol cannabis club that operated as drug dealing point

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

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Young man rushed to hospital after being shot outside nightclub in Marbella

Irene Quirante | Malaga

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Huge blaze totally guts popular Costa del Sol beach bar, in photos and video

Rossel Aparicio / Irene Quirante | Torremolinos

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Man stabbed in abdomen in serious condition in ICU after nightclub attack in Marbella

Irene Quirante | Malaga

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Costa del Sol's most active fundraisers: 'Doing good for other people is the best feeling in the world'

A religious quest from Liverpool to Estepona

Russian couple arrested for breeding protected wild cats in Spain selling with price tags of up to 60,000 euros

Saudia Airlines adds Malaga to its new summer destinations

Tourist train starts season in Costa del Sol town

Retail

Shop worker sues company in Spain after traditional Christmas meal was replaced with in-store breakfast

Susana Zamora | Malaga

Extra Ayuntamiento de Manilva

'Manilva can be enjoyed 365 days a year'

SUR in English | Manilva

Screenshot of the video shared by Movistar on its social media networks.

Technology

Movistar warns of new scam that affects everyone, and not just its own customers

Jorge Murcia | Madrid

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Mark Nayler

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France still reigns

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Tourism: the first test of the year

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

The area of the promenade where the vehicle crashed. Marilú Báez

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Investigation suggests that car involved in fatal crash in Fuengirola was doing more than 90 km/h in 30 zone

Juan Cano | Malaga

The Local Police force's forensics group believes that the incident was caused by excess speed, alcohol and a lack of driving skills

Driver of car involved in crash on Costa del Sol promenade, which left two dead and ten injured, arrested

Employment

Workers aged over 64 in Malaga are on the increase with the number doubling since Covid pandemic

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Courts

Marbella nightclub shooting: two years in jail for paralysing bouncer

Irene Quirante | Malaga

Traffic

Torremolinos launches high-tech bicycle and scooter storage in town centre

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

File image of contraband tobacco seized in Malaga province.

Crime

Crackdown on contraband tobacco on the Costa: almost 38,000 packets seized after van stopped on A-7 motorway

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

Paco Pinto with his encyclopaedia of sharks.

Animals

The 'Jacques Cousteau' of the Costa del Sol who aims to combat widespread fear of sharks

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Passengers on the Malaga metro. Salvador Salas

Semana Santa 2025

Malaga metro makes getting off at El Corte Inglés compulsory to avoid crowding at most central station during Holy Week

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

National Police officers have recommended that the Atarazanas station is only used as a point of departure after the processions until Good Friday, due to its smaller size

Health

Private care home in Malaga closed down due to serious hygiene concerns, in pictures

Juan Cano | Malaga

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Young woman in critical condition after serious car smash on Malaga industrial estate

Juan Cano | Malaga

Drought crisis

Malaga's reservoirs reach their highest level in five years

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Crime

Man arrested in Malaga in connection with death of his girlfriend in Canary Islands

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

Firefighters extinguish the fire caused by the detained man.

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Arsonist defecates in front of police as they try to arrest him in Manilva

Irene Quirante | Malaga

Spain

Firefighters at the scene of the incident. Bomberos Diputación de Alicante

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Man dies and his 14-year-old son is injured after car crashes into group of cyclists on main road in Spain

Álex Serrano López | Valencia

The 20-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested by police following the crash in Alicante province on Easter Sunday

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Two-year-old girl drowns at a water park in Spain

Laura Bautista | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers at a toll booth on the AP-7 motorway.

Gender violence

Woman found dead in car boot in Spain had filed domestic violence complaint but rejected protection measures

J. F. | Castellón

Aemet forecasts when warmer temperatures will return to Spain with the mercury rising across most of the country

Virginia López Esplá | Madrid

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Baby boy bleeds to death after clandestine surgical procedure in Spain goes horribly wrong

Nerea Escámez | Almeria

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Football

Chaotic away draw not enough as Malaga CF remain in relegation trouble

Daryl Finch | Malaga

An own goal 20 minutes from the end undid all of Sergio Pellicer's young side's good work in coming back from 1-0 down

Antequera keeper Jero Lario got hands on Olmedo's penalty but couldn't keep it out.

Football

Lowly Yeclano stun Antequera CF in big blow to promotion aspirations

Antonio J. Guerrero | Antequera

Ohemeng attempts a cross during Saturday's match.

Football

De Lerma's unbeaten run ends as Marbella FC slide back into the drop zone

Juan Ramón Padilla | Marbella

Alcaraz attempts to return a shot during Sunday's final.

Tennis

Injury-hit Carlos Alcaraz suffers record-ending Barcelona Open final defeat

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

Jessica Bouzas celebrates her decisive win over Linda Noskova.

Tennis

Cristina Bucsa and Jessica Bouzas fire Spain into Billie Jean King Cup tennis finals

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

Football

Antoñito set to leave Malaga CF after signing long-term deal with Newcastle United

Antonio Góngora | Malaga

Education and Learning 2025

Education

Teaching in an international environment, the SUR in English education forum

Jennie Rhodes

Education and Learning 2025

Uncovering new talent and creativity

Harry Lawley

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary poems

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary poems

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Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary artwork

Andalucía

Regional minister for public works, Rocío Díaz, during her speech at the breakfast briefing organised by SUR's sister newspaper Ideal. Pepe Marín

Public transport

Junta will maintain 20% public transport discount in Andalucía throughout the year

Laura Ubago | Granada

It was due to end in June, but the regional government will extend the subsidy for the remaining months of 2025

A Nazarene with the electronic payment machine in the Brotherhood of the Borriquilla procession in Guadix.

Semana Santa 2025

Watch: Holy Week procession with electronic payment machine to collect donations goes viral during Semana Santa in Spain

D. C. | Granada

Semana Santa is the perfect time to get to know the different traditions that abound in Andalucía.

Semana Santa 2025

This is the place with the most spectacular Easter week in Spain, and it's not Seville

Alberto Flores | Ayamonte

National Police officers, during the search carried out in Motril a month ago.

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Man arrested for death of his flatmate on Spain's Costa Tropical after leaving him dying at door of hospital

Laura Velasco | Granada

High-speed, medium-distance Avant train parked on one of the platforms at Malaga's María Zambrano railway station.

Rail travel

Renfe launches new 'early bird' high-speed train between Malaga and Seville

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

A gang that swindled 19 million using AI to manipulate videos from Granada is dismantled.

Crime

Criminal gang in Spain that used AI-generated videos of celebrities to swindle 19 million euros is smashed

Ideal | Granada

Gibraltar

Politics

Tense stand-off as Spanish patrol vessel encounters Royal Navy ship in Strait of Gibraltar

ABC | Madrid

HMS Dagger was shadowing a Russian merchant ship carrying petroleum products when, according to Spain, it allegedly strayed into waters off the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Finance

Gibraltar toughens compliance with commonly used measures against tax avoidance

SUR in English

Tourism

Gibraltar attends Miami cruise conference

The opening of the A Tale of Two Cities exhibition.

Art

Launch in Tangier of Tale of Two Cities exhibition of art from Gibraltar

SUR IN ENGLISH | GIBRALTAR.

Animal welfare

Crocodile rescued from private property in Gibraltar after tip-off

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Traffic accident

Elderly motorcyclist dies after collision in Gibraltar

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

Food and drink

From the 'complimentary' shot to the QR code on the menu: common but not always legal practices in restaurants in Spain

Susana Zamora | Malaga

Many of these things regulated and can be the subject of a complaint to the consumer authorities if the regulations are not complied with

The melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta.

Andalusian Bird Watch

Peter Jones

The melodious warbler

Gardening

Recommended for your garden in southern Spain: Epimedium

Denise Bush | Malaga

An ostrich egg from Cuevas del Campo (Granada).

Food and drink

Spanish ostrich eggs for Easter

Alekk M. Saanders

Consumer affairs

Passenger finally gets cost of flight tickets reimbursed two years after claiming refund in Spain

Raquel Merino | Malaga

These footpaths take visitors through an area of great ecological value, with orchids as a springtime highlight.

Hiking in Malaga

Spring has sprung on the wild orchid trails in a Serranía de Ronda mountain village

Javier Almellones | Jimera de Líbar

Health

Folic acid is not only good for pregnancy: here's why it's become a popular supplement and not just a fad

Health

Folic acid is not just for pregnant women: here's why it's become a popular supplement

Carmen Barreiro

This is a vitamin that prevents anaemia and protects against some types of cancer, so we should all take note of its benefits

Hair transplants have skyrocketed in aesthetic clinics.

Courts

Family of 39-year-old man who died following hair transplant in Spain denied compensation

Josu García | Biscay

Health

These are the medications that nurses can already prescribe in Spain

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

Health

This is the melatonin-rich fruit that will help you sleep better at night

M. S. | Madrid

Health

Spanish consumer group denounces irregularities in 11 weight-loss supplements

SUR | Malaga

Health

‘I have turned 80 years old and the doctor has prescribed... weights’

Julia Fernández

What To Do

Malaga tribute band Red Zeppelin on stage at a previous gig.

Music

Whole lot of rock and roll during nostalgic tribute to Led Zeppelin

Tony Bryant

Music

Choral concert in Marbella by American high school choir

Emma Blanch

Community spirit

Amateur choir to mark VE Day with afternoon tea party in Guadalhorce valley

Tony Bryant | Cártama

What to do

Magic Mod's 'mind reading trickery' returns to the coast

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol

What to do

Anarchy in Malaga during night of hardcore punk rock

Tony Bryant | Malaga

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Mario Vargas Llosa in Marbella in 1997. SUR

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel prize winner with ties to Marbella

Jennie Rhodes | Marbella

The Peruvian writer spent three weeks every summer at the town's Clínica Buchinger and was often seen walking along the promenade

Foreign Influencers in Southern Spain

King Salman: A royal asset to Marbella's economy

Tony Bryant | Marbella

Palatial homes and luxury hotels on Marbella’s Golden Mile.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Roy Boston: A singer who coined the term 'Golden Mile'

Tony Bryant | Marbella

Juan Hoffmann (right) with Spanish general Emilio Esteban.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Juan Hoffmann: The name that was taken off the map

Jennie Rhodes

Amalia Heredia and Jorge Loring (standing on the left).

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

The Lorings: A Malaga family with UK and Irish roots

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga

19th century portrait of writer Cecilia Böhl de Faber y Larrea.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Fernán Caballero: An illustrious writer adopted by Seville

Tony Bryant | Seville

Photo galleries

Entertainment

Robbie Williams' exclusive concert in Malaga port, in pictures

Francisco Griñán / Salvador Salas | Malaga

SUR in English, in collaboration with British consular services and Marbella town hall, held an informative event at the Palacio de Congresos fair and conference centre in Marbella

Brits in Spain

SUR in English hosts UK nationals in Spain informative event in Marbella, in pictures

Josele | Marbella

A total of 23 large-format photos, almost four metres high in some cases, portray the main milestones of his reign

Gallery

Ten years of King Felipe in images

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