Weather forecast
A new 'dana' will likely bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Andalucía this week
State weather agency Aemet does not rule out Saharan dust in the atmosphere, which could fall as muddy rain, in parts of the Spanish mainland
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Appeal
Man from Granada asks to go to prison because he's afraid of being alone
The 60-year-old Motril resident said he is suffering from cancer and heart problems and has been abandoned by his family
Ángel Mengíbar | -
Transport
Record numbers travel on public transport in Andalucía with more than 45 million users in six months
The region's metros, buses and trams recorded a historic rise with 40% more passengers in the first half of this year
José Luis Piedra | -
Weather forecast
A new 'dana' weather system is due to hit the south of Spain at end of this week
State weather agency Aemet is forecasting a drop in temperatures and rain from Thursday onwards. The last 'dana' caused chaos just over a week ago in many parts of the country and left several fatalities in its wake
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Morocco earthquake
More firefighters and search dogs head from south of Spain to neighbouring Morocco to help locate and rescue earthquake survivors
Teams that specialise in finding and rescuing people trapped beneath rubble in disaster zones left the Port of Algeciras in Andalucía at the weekend
David Lerma / Agencies |
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Weather forceast
Three Andalusian provinces have yellow 'risk' alerts for thunderstorms activated today
A total of 15 provinces in a dozen regions of Spain will be under weather warnings for heavy rain or storms this Monday, 11 September
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THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
Granada: The land where pomegranates grow
Legend has it that the city’s name comes from a tree growing in the fortress, but another tale compares the setting sun to the bright red fruit
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Tourism
Halal tourism guide for Andalucía launched in southeast Asia
The Turespaña campaign comes amid a tourism boom in several Asian countries, such as Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Pilar Martínez | -
112 incident
More than 400 pigs die in blaze at a farm in Chiclana
Fire crews, Local Police and Guardia Civil officers worked for almost five hours to prevent the tragedy from escalating, as there were more buildings in danger with hundreds of animals inside
La Voz de Cádiz |
Extra Helicópteros Sanitarios
Complex heart rhythm disorders treated by internationally recognised specialists
SUR in English
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Equality
Town hall criticised after gifting alcohol to men and a washcloth to women in a village in the Alpujarras
Despite the gesture raising some questions about sexism, the local council in the Granada province of Andalucía said there was no malicious intent and saw nothing wrong in the choice of gifts
Camilo Álvarez | -
Environment
La Herradura restores 1,300 colonies of orange coral with a project unique in the world
A group of scientists transplants and assists the reproduction of these animals in four artificial gardens at a depth of more than 10 metres
Pilar García-Trevijano | -
112 incident
This was the agonising eight-hour rescue for a woman injured while canyoning in Andalucía
The Guardia Civil's mountain rescue team had to carry out a laborious rescue in the Verde river gorge as it was impossible to reach the victim by helicopter due to the very strong winds
Ideal | -
Tourism
Malaga province checks in 40% of the hotel business across whole of Andalucía
Up to July there were more than 11.8 million hotel overnight stays, a historic figure that exceeds the Costa del Sol's best year on record by 2.5%
Pilar Martínez |
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Drought crisis
Junta's delegate for agriculture admits 'the water shortage situation is already worse than the great drought of 1995'
Fernando Fernández Tapia-Ruano said the Junta calculates that this drought will have an impact of 1% on the GDP of Andalucía and "this could mean the loss of more than 100,000 jobs"
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History
The German banker who had part of Granada's Alhambra palace in his living room
The ceiling from the Torre de las Damas mirador has been in Berlin’s Pergomanmusuem since 1978
Amanda Martínez |