From animal shelter to police station: meet the hero rescue dogs of Palencia
How Nao, Urko, and Gea went from being abandoned to fighting drugs crime in Castile and Leon
Miriam Antolín
Valladolid
How Nao, Urko, and Gea went from being abandoned to fighting drugs crime in Castile and Leon
Hantavirus 2026
There are now ten cases from the Hondius cruise ship including the Spanish patient, who is feeling well and has no symptoms at the moment
Crime
The criminal network operated in tourist areas with a high concentration of luxury establishments and foreign visitors
Food and drink
British holidaymakers can now skip the duty-free for a sausage roll souvenir as the bakery giant brings affordable breakfast deals to the Canary Islands.
The abundant rains have revived the Antequera wetland, which the authorities during Franco's dictatorship artificially drained in the 60s to use it for agriculture
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Hantavirus 2026
Business
112 incident
Transport
Malaga coastal path
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Lifestyle
SUR joins the ‘almadraba’ tuna catch in the waters of Cadiz province, marking the start of the bluefin tuna season. The Costa del Sol is one of the main destinations of this quality produce, which is prized worldwide
The Costa Tropical town's tourist board has organised two events with Viajes Olympia and Smyrooms to promote the destination to markets withing Spain and internationally
Guardia Civil seize extensive collection of protected wildlife in Operation Simbawake
Charity
Organised by My Lawyer in Spain and other local businesses, everyone is invited to participate in the event which is taking place along the Almeria province town's promenade on Saturday 16 May, during which the organisers hope to raise 2,000 euros which will be split equally between Paws-Patas animal shelter and Macs cancer charity
Infrastructure
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
Honoured for her legendary career, the British icon reflects on modern cinema, her struggle with self-doubt and why she values independence over Hollywood luxury
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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
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'
Health
Treatments for cocaine addiction in the province have tripled in two decades, replacing heroin, alongside gambling, screen addiction and 'chemsex'
A team at Madrid’s 12 de Octubre Hospital successfully reconstructed a baby’s urinary tract, marking a breakthrough in neonatal care
New therapies and early diagnosis have increased five-year survival in these tumours to 85 per cent.
Culture
The event is taking place at the eastern Costa del Sol town's Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12 May and brings together national and international guitarists
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Marbella council approves a conservation project to restore and enhance the archaeological heritage of the Vega del Mar site
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
Tourism
Spanish travel expert Javier Sobrino, founder of Descubriendo Viajes, says that the accommodation you are allocated can make or break a stay and offers his advice to circumnavigate the problem
Relationships
This 50/50 legal arrangement, in which both parents have equal rights and obligations toward their children, has quadrupled in popularity in the last decade
Crime
Right now, it's the most profitable type of crime in the short term. Some timepieces are worth more than an apartment, although most range between 6,000 and 500,000 euros
Politics
The prime site is in the city's Buenavista area, between the Intelhorce logistics depots and the Guadalhorce valley motorway
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
Christmas 2025
The city council has awarded Mundo Management the concession for the La Concepción space for one year, which could be extended for a further two years
Crime
Officers have arrested four individuals for the armed robberies, committed in Malaga and Seville provinces
Animal welfare
The product has not been evaluated or authorised for sale according to the Spanish agency for medicines and health products (Aemps)
Motoring
A combination of the climate, tourism and the characteristics of the area have helped make the province the most important market for the industry in the whole of the Andalucía region and the fourth in all of Spain
The nine-time world champion suffered a fractured foot and underwent both procedures together in Madrid on Sunday
Despite going behind in the 11th minute, goals from Chupete and Joaquín were enough to see off Sporting Gijón at La Rosaleda on Saturday
More than 9,000 competitors took part across multiple disciplines as heavy rain, wind and mud made conditions especially demanding in the Serranía de Ronda
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Exhibition
La Casa Amarilla offers a rereading of the artist who painted silence, an act of remembrance of one of the creators who laid the foundations of modernity in Malaga
LGBT+
Nerja, Vélez-Málaga, Cómpeta and Periana are hosting a series of activities including drag bingo, high-heeled shoe races, family events and award ceremonies
Community spirit
The event in aid of the AECC, which is now in its fifth year, was held at Baviera Golf in Caleta de Vélez
112 incident
The driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old man, allegedly told officers that he was on his way to a party, where he was planning to sell the potentially dangerous nitrous oxide
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