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Woman's body found on popular tourist beach in the capital of the Costa del Sol
The body of a female, believed to be around 60 years old, was found early this Saturday morning by fishermen on the shore
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Film and TV
Korean star with 25 million social media followers premieres series filmed on the Costa for Amazon Prime Video
The popular K-drama actor shares the limelight in the romantic tale Surely Tomorrow with one of the actresses from the massively popular Squid Game reality survival series on Netflix
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Christmas 2025
Capital of the Costa del Sol goes crazy for churros at Christmas: 'We make around 1,500 a day'
Local residents and tourists alike queue up at Malaga's traditional cafés and newer chains over the festive period to get their fix
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Residents take cover as youths armed with axes, curved swords and metal chains clash in Malaga neighbourhood
The National Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for his alleged involvement in the brawl
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Water management
Malaga loses twice as much water as it needs due to lack of dam on Río Grande river
Up to 3,000 litres per second flow downstream of the Aljaima weir, which can only harness surface water, without the capacity to store it
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Tourism
Costa del Sol capital was second most popular hotel destination in Spain this year
The latest market report from Alianza Hotelera also points to Marbella as the location with the highest average price per room in the country this year
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Shipping
Malaga port hits major milestone with record arrival of more than 100,000 new cars in 2025
The docksides in the city have been too small on several occasions this year to cope with the flood of cars destined for dealerships across Spain and Portugal
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Lotería de Navidad 2025
The second fourth prize in Spain's Christmas lottery leaves 8 million euros in capital of Costa del Sol
A lottery office in Malaga city sold 40 tickets with the number 25508
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Lotería de Navidad 2025
Fourth fifth prize in Spain's Christmas lottery on track to deliver 8.2 million euros in Malaga
A lottery office in the Vialia shopping centre at the city's train station has sold 137 tickets for the number 25412
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Crime
Young woman's body found with several stab wounds in Malaga
The homicide unit of the National Police are investigating the case while trying to identify the victim
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Family accused of putting dead grandmother on flight from Malaga to London Gatwick in order to 'save on repatriation costs'
Other passengers say relatives told the crew that the 89-year-old woman was "tired", while easyJet says she boarded the plane alive and with a medical certificate
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Food and drink
Popular Malaga province tavern closes after more than four decades of serving customers
Venta Españita has closed for good due to the lack of generational succession after the founder's recent death at the age of 90
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History
The Gneisenau shipwreck remembered 125 years on in Malaga
This week saw the 125th anniversary of the sinking of the German military ship outside Malaga port; events were held to honour the 41 victims and the people of Malaga who were there to help
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Shipping
Malaga port closes year after welcoming 330 cruise ship calls and some 530,000 passengers
As far as cargo traffic is concerned, the forecast puts the total volume at around 5.36 million tonnes