Cruise ships
Port of Malaga saw fewer cruise ship passengers during the first half of 2026
Passenger numbers fell by 3.2 per cent in April and May although the forecast remains that this year’s figures will exceed those of 2025
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Economy
Marbella records lowest July unemployment figure in 19 years as jobless total drops below 6,000
Resort town sees jobless total fall to 5,924 in best labour market performance since 2007
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Health
Vets warn that 80 per cent of urban wild boars in Malaga province are carrying infectious diseases
Diseases such as hepatitis E and salmonella can be transmitted to humans through contact with faeces in parks
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Two injured after runaway horse-drawn carriage crashes into lorry and motorbike in Fuengirola
Driver in serious condition in hospital following town centre collision that left horse unharmed
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Injured worker rescued after falling into water storage tank in Alhaurín el Grande
Emergency crews responded to a rural property after the 27-year-old became trapped while carrying out painting work
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Two arrested over brutal Torrox kidnapping which left man with facial disfigurement
Police said the victim, a Yemeni national, was found seriously injured at a petrol station after escaping from an isolated rural area where he had allegedly been robbed and tortured
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Roads
Couple fined after being caught having sex while driving along motorway in Marbella
The Guardia Civil tracked down the people featured in the video which was shared on social media and fined them for reckless driving and failing to wear a seatbelt as the car drove along the A-7
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Fraud
Ronda resident investigated for facilitating fraudulent registration of foreign nationals
The tenant of a property in the Malaga province town is said to have registered six migrants on the town hall register (Padrón) using the address although they never actually lived there
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Family of a motorcyclist who died on eastern Costa del Sol road provides new evidence in bid to have case reopened
The relatives of Javier Gutiérrez, who died following a collision with a car on the N-340 coastal road in Almayate, have produced witness statements, expert reports and a notarial certificate after the case was closed twice
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Wildfires
Residents call for Axarquía recycling centre to be closed and secured following recent wildfire
The mayor of Árchez has said that the facility has been sealed off on the orders of the Andalusian regional government and that its reopening will depend on the department of the environment and the the Diputación de Málaga
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Retail
Mango Teen opens at eastern Costa del Sol shopping centre
El Ingenio in Vélez-Málag has added the Spanish brand's youth range as plans progress for an expansion comprising 14 more shops and an investment of 14 million euros
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Beaches
Yacht runs aground on eastern Costa del Sol beach
As of early Wednesday 5 August the boat remains stranded on the shore of Ferrara beach in Torrox, partially submerged in the shallow water
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Sport
New parquet floor to expand sporting use at future Torremolinos sports hall
The solid hardwood floor will allow the facility to host sports such as roller skating, futsal, basketball, judo and rhythmic gymnastics
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Benalmádena tragedy
Mother injured in Benalmádena fire that claimed the lives of her 10- and 15-year-old children has died
The woman had been admitted to the burns unit at the Virgen del Rocío university hospital in Seville suffering from 70% burns
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Diesel now costs two euros a litre, making holidays in Malaga more expensive
The last time fuel prices reached these levels was during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and there is still a great deal of uncertainty about how the situation will develop