Crime
Homeless man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 17-year-old foreign tourist in Malaga
The incident happened in front of a supermarket in the city centre, where the alleged aggressor was begging for money
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Travel
Costa del Sol airport takes off and is gateway for 75.5% of all Germans visiting Andalucía region
Last year, Malaga Airport welcomed almost one million German passengers, showing a greater dynamism than the national average
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Motoring
Watch: Reckless bikers face charges for performing stunts at illegal motorcycle rallies on the Costa
Local Police officers have traced around 20 alleged offenders through social media posts as part of Operation Enjambre
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112 incident
Man shot dead in Malaga city tower block
The 39-year-old victim tried to flee the building with a gunshot wound to the chest after the shooting on the twelth floor, but police found his body in a pool of blood on a fourth-storey landing
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Religion
St George's Malaga offers breakfast and meditation throughout Lent
The community events will take place every Wednesday morning until Holy Week at the city's Spanish Evangelical Church
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Renewable energy
Malaga metro's solar park will generate 25% of its annual electricity consumption
The Junta de Andalucíahas invested 1.9 million euros in three phases to install almost 4,000 panels that will make it totally self-sufficient during the central hours of the day when the sun is at its strongest
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Infrastructure
Spanish government makes Plaza Mayor extension conditional on Malaga motorway improvements
The owners of the shopping and leisure centre are adjusting the plans to include extra lanes on the MA-20 as well as the remodelling of the Campo de Golf road
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Health
Malaga family besieged by 'plague' of processionary caterpillars: 'It is like being in a horror movie'
Adolfo Cayuso has had severe allergic reactions to the pests and claims that the new biological treatments imposed by the EU "do not work"
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Housing crisis
Are the new measures putting the brakes on licensing tourist flats in Malaga city?
While in the province as a whole the tourist licence registrations continue to grow, the city recorded a slight decline in the last month after the ban on new licence approvals in 43 city hotspots
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Music
Renowned Irish guitarist to give two free concerts in Malaga
Simon Taylor has performed in Ireland, the UK, Spain, France, Iceland and the USA, and his performances have been broadcast on radio and television
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Carnival 2025
Why did the people of Malaga set a giant anchovy alight in a bizarre ritual at the weekend?
Thousands of people took part in the festival despite the weather forcing the suspension of Saturday's 'burial' parade
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Hospitality
The soul of Malaga: four city centre bars that maintain tradition
Preserving the essence of Malaga, they are now both a refuge for locals and an attraction for tourists
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Infrastructure
Costco store plans make progress at Málaga Nostrum retail park with cinema move
The first step of the plan is to refurbish the space that used to house the Conforama store for the relocation of the cinema, which will pave the way and open space for the US budget supermarket - the first in Malaga province
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Fire incident
Mohamed, the 24-year-old Uber driver who saved two children from a fire in Malaga
The young man, who dreamt of being a firefighter, used a ladder to rescue the two children, 3 and 14, from their flat in La Luz, Malaga city
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Politics
Junta seeks to make Malaga the new National Cybersecurity Centre
Municipal authorities will present a motion at Thursday's plenary session to ask that Malaga city becomes the institution's host