Andalucía

Weather

All of Andalucía, except Huelva province, under heat alerts on Monday

In Malaga province, temperatures in the interior could reach 40C again

Andalusian politics

Andalucía's defence and aerospace sector now worth 1.4 per cent of region's GDP

The sector generates more than three billion euros a year and supports almost 35,000 highly skilled jobs

Sport

English football's Peterborough United FC have pre-season training session on Costa Tropical

Coacjes and players spent three days on a pre-season training camp in Almuñécar, using the facilities at the town's Francisco Bonet municipal football stadium

Fires

Granada metropolitan area counts 48 fires so far in July

Three out of ten have started in the Albolote, Peligros, Jun and Pulianas districts, where the same arsonist is believed to be behind them

Weather

Andalucía's warning about the upcoming 20 days of 'extraordinary heat'

The regional government has recorded 1,268 heat-related incidents since launching the protocol for high temperatures this summer

Culture

An Englishman in Andalucía

Veteran British singer Sting performed at Fuengirola's Marenostrum on Monday 13 July before heading to Granada city's bullring for his second gig in the region on Wednesday 15

Tradition

‘Espetero wanted’: a traditional trade in danger of dying out along the Costas

Grilling sardines on dugout boats is a job that involves working long hours in extreme heat and finding someone to take over has become increasingly difficult

Spanish government set to declare Almeria fire area a 'disaster zone' to speed up emergency aid

Third deputy prime minister Sara Aagesen pledged that Madrid will cover half the cost of restoring forests destroyed near Bédar, while renewing calls for a cross-party pact to tackle the climate emergency

Health

New Costa Tropical public health centre officially opened

The president of the Junta de Andalucía officially opened the facility in Salobreña which will serve a population of 17,583 including the villages of La Caleta and Lobres, as well as Molvízar, Ítrabo and Los Guájares

Almeria fire

British Ambassador visits Almeria to meet local British community affected by wildfires

Alex Ellis reiterated the embassy's commitment to supporting British nationals and their families

Almeria fire

Simon and Lisa, the British couple rescued from the Bédar ravine, remain in a serious condition accompanied by their children

The family is receiving an outpouring of support in the form of donations to help them cope with the additional costs of this emergency

Almeria fire

Annette Kilgore, Ana Sims and Pedro Rodríguez are among those who lost their lives in the fire in Bédar

The courts have identified 10 of the 13 deceased, nine of them using DNA evidence

Beaches

Asian seaweed returns to the beaches of Granada province's Costa tropical

Experts explain that July and August are the months when this invasive species reproduces most actively and Salobreña and Castillo de Baños town halls are carrying out clean-up work

Crime

Spanish court orders imprisonment of man who tried to kill colleague with an axe after making anti-Andalusian comments

The victim refused to be labelled as a "bad person" for being Andalusian and the defendant attacked him