Hantavirus 2026
LIVE: Spain completes evacuation operation of hantavirus cruise ship passengers on Monday
The US has confirmed a "mild positive" hantavirus test in one of the evacuated passengers
Javier Arias Loto and Salvador Vallejo
Hantavirus 2026
The US has confirmed a "mild positive" hantavirus test in one of the evacuated passengers
Health
This is the second PCR test for the 32-year-old woman in Alicante
Health
None of the top 50 students have chosen the specialty in Malaga, with most opting for dermatology and ophtamology instead
The work, which depicts La Desbandá - one of the darkest moments in Spain's Civil War, has been created by the students of Ben Al Jatib school in Rincón de la Victoria and one of the survivors played a leading role in the artwork
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Animal welfare
Recent sightings of the northern bald ibis in Campillos, Antequera, Marbella and the Serranía de Ronda mountain range have been possible thanks to an ambitious international project
Society
Urban planning
Entertainment
Malaga coastal path
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Investigation launched after 49-year-old fatally injured during fair dismantling
The province has achieved this recognition for 38 of its coastal areas, which is three more than the previous year, placing it seventh in the country and second in Andalucía
Guardia Civil seize extensive collection of protected wildlife in Operation Simbawake
Recent research confirms Neanderthal cave markings from 40,000 years ago can be visited across Malaga’s Palaeolithic sites
Heritage
The annual event marks 25 years of International Museum Day in Gibraltar with free entry, workshops and family activities
Gibraltar
The chief minister leads delegation to review Treaty implementation infrastructure
Conservation
The move follows a recent paper published in Scientific Reports, co-authored by local technical officers, which highlights the biological impacts of illegal feeding
The Scotsman from Argentina: Leslie Thomson takes traditional Scottish music up and down the coast with his bagpipes. For the past 20 years he's rehearsed in a place that has become known simply as 'Piper's Hill'
Andalusian influencers
Writing in the Hollywood Reporter in February 2023, Antonio Banderas said, “One of the things that I always loved about Puss in Boots is that he’s a hero with an accent...it is one of the greatest joys of my life"
In The Frame
Volunteering with AVISA has given Bella Pavitt some hands-on experience before she starts a Chemistry degree and a career in medicine
Health
The head of the digestive system unit at the El Clínico hospital says that semaglutide, which doctors use to combat diabetes and obesity, has also shown "effectiveness" in this area
Mental health
Health
Treatments for cocaine addiction in the province have tripled in two decades, replacing heroin, alongside gambling, screen addiction and 'chemsex'
New therapies and early diagnosis have increased five-year survival in these tumours to 85 per cent.
Marbella council approves a conservation project to restore and enhance the archaeological heritage of the Vega del Mar site
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Public transport
Information points will be open throughout May to provide information to passengers and the service is available on Thursdays at Vélez-Málaga town hall and on Tuesdays at the Torre del Mar mayor’s office from 9am 2pm
The three-million-euro programme includes the installation of solar panels, which will reduce dependence on electricity and save on electricity bills
Housing crisis
The latest property market review by real estate appraisal company Gesvalt reveals how prices have rocketed and which municipalities in the province are the most expensive for sales and rentals
Housing
Officers launched the operation early this Wednesday morning and started to evict the families that have been living in the old campsite next to the Pinillo beach
Weather
In the south of the country, Aemet has activated alerts in three provinces of the Andalucía region, where temperatures could reach 39C
Animal welfare
Pet owners will also be obliged to take out civil liability insurance that will last throughout the animal's life, with a cover of "not less than 100,000 euros", under the new proposals
The Bottom Line
Columnist Jennie Rhodes welcomes the long-awaited drop in bus fares but argues that cheaper tickets will do little to solve the fifteen years of stress, poor signage and station chaos that continue to plague local passengers
The Music Maker
Columnist Peter Edgerton marks International Password Day by questioning the sanity of three-month updates and the insidious difficulty of identifying bridges in tiny internet photos
The Euro Zone
Columnist Mark Nayler highlights the awkward timing of Spain’s request for EU protection against American sanctions as Madrid simultaneously faces a legal showdown with Brussels over its discriminatory property tax rules
Food and drink
Columnist Andrew J. Linn explores the blend of politics and social engineering that keeps Spain a boozer’s paradise and explains why wine and cava escape the heavy duties found in Northern Europe
Crime
After snatching the money from the tills, the hooded pair fled the premises, leaving behind a trail of banknotes scattered on the store's floor
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All the evidence so far gathered by the Guardia Civil suggests that the Liverpool FC football player was the driver of the vehicle
Air travel
To compile a comprehensive list of the Top 250 globally, AirHelp considers three factors: flight punctuality, passenger feedback and the quality of the catering and retail spaces
Water supply
The facilities are already producing 20 million cubic metres of water per year, which is almost a third of the western Costa del Sol's total consumption
The nine-time world champion suffered a fractured foot and said he would now undergo both procedures together
Despite going behind in the 11th minute, goals from Chupete and Joaquín were enough to see off Sporting Gijón at La Rosaleda on Saturday
Severiano Ballesteros' legacy lives on in his unrepeatable track record and in a unique way of understanding the game that conquered entire generations.
Gender violence
Despite a number of major operations for the very serious injuries she sustained, Isabel died three and a half years after the gender violence incident - but before justice was finally served
Investigation
National Police officers are trying to establish the identity of the corpse that was discovered during clean-up work
Heritage
The Junta's president, Juanma Moreno, spoke at the event in Casares in Malaga province with strong words on the need to continue defending the region's rights to a fair deal from Spain's central government
Society
The training course with Anaconda 1 in Ojén near Marbella lasts four days during which the students have to make their own shelter and scavenge for food
