Crime
Woman stabbed to death in Marbella house
The police have arrested her partner, suspecting that this could be another case of domestic violence in the province
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Crime
Man who terrorised Malaga town arrested on suspicion of burglary, theft with intimidation and bodily harm
The 32-year-old detainee committed several offences in the early hours of 1 August
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Malaga
The New York Times reviews Malaga's transformation during Mayor Francisco de la Torre's 26 years in office
The American newspaper examines the changes the city has undergone and their consequences through the eyes of the mayor, local residents, the cultural sector and the most outspoken activists
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Malaga Feria 2026
How Malaga builds its mega-fair: Canopies, cabling and a million-piece puzzle
From 20,000 square metres of shade to 500 light arches, site takes shape ahead of Saturday switch-on
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Austrian man, 22, found dead in swimming pool in Malaga city
Witnesses raised the alarm at a holiday villa in El Palo on Monday morning after finding the man unresponsive
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Marbella 'coffee shop' dismantled and five arrested as police uncover drugs hidden in chocolate wrappers
Officers seized cash, vehicles and luxury watches as they take down a cannabis club allegedly running as a front for dealing
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Local government
Deputy mayor of Nerja resigns 'for personal and professional' reasons
The departure of Francisco Arce, who had been a councillor in the eastern Costa del Sol town since 2019, comes four months after the resignation of Marcelo Berutti, who left the sports department also "for professional reasons"
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Water
New pipeline to improve drinking water supply between Malaga province villages
The state-owned water company Axaragua is replacing 210 metres of 50-year-old fibre-cement pipework in Cútar which supplies Almáchar and El Borge, after four breaks were recorded over the past year
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Health
27 years of suffering and a rejected request for euthanasia for Torre del Mar man: ‘I can’t take it any more’
Following a workplace accident in 1999 and 36 operations, 49-year-old Javier Santana from the eastern Costa del Sol town is dependent on fentanyl and is calling on the Andalusian health service to arrange an urgent referral to a specialised pain unit in Valladolid
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Video
Marbella beachgoers startled by large tuna fish swimming near the shore
Footage from the El Ancón beach shows the more than two-metre-long fish, believed to be tuna, swimming close to shore as startled bathers flee
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Infrastructure
Marbella awards contract for refurbishment of derelict Las Medranas dam
The project intends to halt the reservoir's deterioration, improve safety and create a leisure area
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Crime
Malaga investigates young man on suspicion of sexually assaulting friend during night out
The 27-year-old suspect has been released on bail and is subject to a restraining order keeping him at least 500 metres away from the 21-year-old victim
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112 incident
Malaga 112: pedestrian dies after getting hit by car on A-7 motorway
Prior to the accident, several witnesses had reported a person walking along the motorway to the emergency services
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Benalmádena taxi drivers unveil new uniforms as town aims to boost tourist image
Mayor Juan Antonio Lara said taxis were often among the first points of contact for visitors arriving in Benalmádena and that the town wanted to ensure that first impression reflected its tourism ambitions
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Mijas council steps up road-marking work to improve safety
The work forms part of the town hall’s regular road-marking maintenance programme, which is carried out across neighbourhoods and residential developments throughout the municipality