UK filmmakers brave pandemic for Costa shoot
JOSÉ DOBLAS
True Things About Me. Filming for this BBC co-production has been taking place around Malaga city and in Benalmádena this week
Surge in demand for private Covid-19 tests as health service struggles
A. GÓMEZ / A. M. ROMERO
Despite data that shows the number of tests carried out regionally is low, the Junta de Andalucía says it is testing as much as it should do
Health minister tells MPs that the Covid situation is "fragile and worrying"
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The war of words over restrictions in Madrid continues, as other regions ramp up their own restrictions amid 269 per 100,000 national cases
Andalucía calls for same treatment as the islands in safe air corridor plans
JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA
The regional authority and the tourism industry have urged the central government to push for tourist bridges between the Costa del Sol and countries such as the UK
Andalucía restricts more places which have excess Covid case rates
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Movement in and out of Écija is limited but for the moment curbs are less harsh in Granada city and Sierra de Yeguas
Operation Save the Otters
The first cleaning of the Guadaiza riverbed in a decade has exposed the need to protect the local wildlife in Marbella
Body found floating off El Bajondillo beach had several facial injuries
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It was initially thought that the man, around 30, had drowned but it is hoped that the autopsy can shine light on the circumstances of his death
Jet2.com suspends all flights to Malaga until February 2021
The fifth-biggest airline at Malaga Airport will give a full refund to those affected, as well as a £100 discount on rebooked package holidays
Bike lane to connect Nerja to Maro to encourage sustainable travel
The project will cost 900,000 euros,80 per cent of which will come from European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), which the town hall was awarded in 2016
Irish pensioner arrested in Benalmádena for giving gifts to minors in exchange for sexual favours
FERNANDO TORRES
The suspect is a 69-year-old man who is accused of giving mobile phone credit, online games, cinema tickets and cash to at least five minors in exchange for photos, videos and meetings
Refunds, a further ordeal for travel agencies already in crisis
JUAN SOTO
The businesses say they are trapped due to a lack of funds, because the money they have to refund to clients is still being held by airlines and tour operators
Harding: art in the form of a touchstone
The sculptor presents his latest works at the Estudio de Ignacio del Río, inspired by oriental philosophy and faithful to his combination of natural and industrial elements
Friends get together to clean up English cemetery in Malaga
Father Louis Durrant praised the joint venture which brought together members of St George's church and supporters of the cemetery foundation
Costa del Sol hospital triples number of Covid-19 tests it can process thanks to two robots
The new machinery at the Marbella facility will mean that 900 PCR tests can be processed every day
Rafael Nadal equals Grand Slam record with 13th Roland Garros title
The Spaniard beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the French Open final to draw level with Roger Federer
A LOOK AT LA LIGA
A road less travelled
A decade ago, the national team was made up almost exclusively of Barça and Real Madrid players; now Spain's top talent is scattered all over Europe
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Stalemate as Malaga fail to break down ten-man Las Palmas
The Canary Islanders had Alejandro Suárez sent off in the first half but still had the better chances to win the game
Munar, Carballés and Martínez, all signed up for the Marbella Challenger
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Mager and Coria will be the only participants currently in the top 100, with local boy Davidovich a notable absentee
'In the circumstances, this is the best squad we could have built'
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Malaga sporting director Manolo Gaspar is clear that the objective this year is to avoid relegation
Junta gives green light to new park in Mijas which will be the biggest in the province
The town hall hopes to put the 20-million-euro project out to tender next year with the intention of opening the park in 2023
Benalmádena town hall ordered to pay up for study into marina project that never happened
The council must pay for an engineering study that was requested in a "verbal and direct" way by then mayor Paloma García Gálvez (PP) in 2012, without putting the project out to tender
Beach cleanup team calling for volunteers
The next cleanup organised by Mi Moana takes place in Fuengirola this Saturday
Project for 73 council-subsidised flats in Nueva Andalucía put out to tender
Fifty of these apartments will be reserved for young people, with a maximum price of 142,000 euros
THE MUSIC MAKER
Swimming against the tidy
Putting everything in order when you could be doing other, much more interesting things like, for example, being untidy, is surely the road to perdition
food & drink
Restaurant hell
ANDREW J. LINN
Contrary to what would seem to be logical and fair, some of the world's best eating places are suffering as much as the balti house down the road
THE BOTTOM LINE
Come on, trace me
ANA BARREALES
Tracers are supposed to be the people who go looking for close contacts of a person who has coronavirus, but it seems that we, the general public, are the ones who have to chase after them
THE EURO ZONE
Spend it wisely
One wonders whether Brussels will be happy with the proposals contained within the government's grand-sounding "Recovery, Transformation and Resilience" plan announced this week, especially as none seem to be directed at managing the fallout from Covid
How to differentiate between symptoms of flu and Covid-19
RAQUEL MERINO
This autumn, coronavirus, flu and common cold will all exist at the same time. They share some symptoms but there are also some variations which help to differentiate between them
Iconic Coca-Cola bottling plant to close after almost 60 years in operation
NURIA TRIGUERO
The factory's activities will be moved to a larger, more modern plant in Seville province which can produce the full portfolio of products
The Axarquía is currently the only area in Malaga at risk of drought
AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ
The regional government says that the higher levels of water in other reservoirs across the province is due to a lack of tourists
Two-year suspended sentence for Brit who killed man that "bothered" his daughter
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The victim, 66, was punched twice and suffered severe head injuries when he hit the floor and died days later after being in a coma
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Gold: a hedge for all seasons
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Gold is an insurance against central banks expanding the money supply and debasing the purchasing power of the USD and other Fiat paper currencies
