Health and safety
It's been a black summer for drowning deaths in Andalucía with 63 so far this year
Bathing in the sea is the most dangerous place and where most accidents in the region happen, followed by rivers and swimming pools
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Business
Junta promotes pioneering initiative to foster female entrepreneurship
This Andalucía Emprende and Andalusian women's institute scheme will offer comprehensive help to individuals and provide them with training, resources and aid to develop their projects
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Agriculture
Andalucía is national leader in fruit and vegetable exports in Spain and these are the top crops
Almeria and Huelva provinces are at the forefront of foreign sales, while Malaga recorded significant growth of over 16%
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Law
The sale of any tourist property in Andalucía includes its licence for holiday rental
A ruling from Spain's Ministry of Justice sets it out clearly: tourist let registration is linked to the property, not to the named individual who took out the licence
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Politics
Andalucía to take between 600 and 800 of the young unaccompanied migrants who have arrived in Spain
On a visit to Malaga province, the head of the Junta argued that the Basque Country and Catalonia have taken very few, while he also called for harsher sentences for arsonists and greater transparency on the future of the border with Gibraltar
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Animal welfare
Dead baby dolphin found on Costa Tropical beach
Beachgoers found the lifeless calf on the shoreline in Salobreña
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Water supply
Water reserves drop below 50% across Andalucía region's main supply reservoirs
The reservoirs of the Mediterranean basin have fallen to 49.5% of their capacity while those of the Guadalquivir system sit at 46.4%
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Education
Man arrested for hacking into Junta de Andalucía's education platform and altering academic grades
A police investigation was launched following a complaint from a teacher at the San Juan Bosco secondary school in Andalucía's Jaén province
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Tourism
Andalucía's cultural appeal is on the up with the region attracting 12.5 million tourists last year
This growing segment represents 35% of the total number who visited southern Spain in 2024, spending 6% more than in the previous 12 months
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Almeria
A summer fair in Spain under the ‘flag of England’
Another major Andalusian feria this month is being held in Almeria: with giant figures in the streets, a Pride event headlined by a Malaga drag queen, and lots of white flags with the Cross of St. George
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Weather
'Calima' dust from Sahara desert and more high temperatures set to hit south of Spain
State weather agency Aemet has activated yellow alerts in three provinces of the Andalucía region with warnings that the mercury could hit 40C today
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112 incident
Angler dies after being crushed by large rock on a breakwater in southern Spain
The 48-year-old victim was fishing with his father when the boulder broke away and toppled onto him
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Social media
The Granada gunsmith with an army of followers
Thousands of people follow 37-year-old Cristina Orantes on social media who posts about her day-to-day life from her business in Las Gabias: "What I like most is the content I record in the workshop"
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Education
Back to school: this is how much parents in Spain's Andalucía region will spend on their children this year
The figure is 19 per cent lower than the national average according to data from the Cetelem Observatory
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Weather
'Dana' arrives in southern Spain with risk of thunderstorms in these areas from this afternoon
The significant drop in temperatures continues, with values below normal for August, and showers expected in parts of the Andalucía region this Sunday - according to the state weather agency Aemet
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