Malaga - Costa del Sol

Housing

Only nine per cent of properties available to rent in Malaga can be afforded by average-income households

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

A reasonable monthly rent for a Malaga resident's salary would be 845 euros, while the market price for a two-bedroom flat is 1,245 euros, according to Idealista

Traffic

Malaga four-vehicle collision disrupts traffic in Carlos Haya false tunnel

Rossel Aparicio | Malaga

The traffic authorities have already removed the vehicles and the flow has returned to normal

Traffic

Malaga car and motorcycle registrations soar despite economic uncertainty

Chus Heredia

The boost from car rental companies and the rise of electrified vehicles are behind double-digit increases

Economy

Oil prices plummet and stock markets soar after Trump's truce with Iran

Cristina Cándido

The Ibex-35 is up four per cent, with Wall Street futures pointing to gains of three per cent

Quick links

Runners during last year's mountain race in Benalmádena.

Runners line up to face demanding mountain race in Benalmádena this weekend

Tony Bryant

Crime

Malaga warehouse armed robbery: masked men assault worker

María José Díaz Alcalá

Nature

Whale carcass washes up on Torrox beach

Eugenio Cabezas

Security cameras captured two of the suspects at one of the houses.

Crime

Third wave of burglaries in Vélez-Málaga spreads panic among property owners

Eugenio Cabezas

Watch video from the police intervention in Torremolinos in Spanish.

Investigation

Costa del Sol autopsy rules death of man Tasered by police result of agitated delirium

Juan Cano and María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

Members of the American Horticultural Society with José Alba during their recent visit to his garden in Malaga.

Gardening

Bloomin' marvellous in Malaga: recognition for a garden as one of the best collections of trees and shrubs in Spain

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Rain on the access road to Malaga early on Wednesday morning. Migue Fernández

Weather

Malaga interior areas register 60mm of rain in one night

Ignacio Lillo

The countryside and the province's reservoirs will greatly benefit from this week's rainfall

Christine Ruiz-Picasso during the construction of Museo Picasso Málaga.

Obituary

Malaga culture: driving force behind Picasso Museum Christine Ruiz-Picasso dies at 97

Paco Griñán | Malaga

The patron and daughter-in-law of the painter has died at her home in Provence, France

Visualisation of the future San Andrés recreational port in Malaga.

Infrastructure

Malaga's San Andrés port investors delay fee payments again

Ignacio Lillo

Orion's crew, with Christina Koch in the foreground, in Nasa's live broadcast.

Artemis II mission

Orion spacecraft reaches Moon's dark side and completes farthest journey ever made

Jon Garay

Child welfare

Malaga court shelves case of religion teacher accused of abusing at least 17 minors

Juan Cano

Employment

Malaga employment: March boost creates 14,000 jobs as unemployment falls by 1,900

Nuria Triguero

Economy

Malaga's tax revenue from foreigners has tripled since 2019 thanks to investments

Cristina Vallejo

Festival

Tony Bryant

Estepona festival to honour world culture and cuisine postponed until 25 April

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Rafa Nadal's business ambitions reach future Malaga San Andrés marina

Malaga metro breaks passenger record during Holy Week despite strike

Spain to reduce fuel and electricity taxes to alleviate Iran war impact

Brussels warns of long-term energy crisis and calls for energy-saving measures

Back step taken on Puerto Marina pedestrianisation plan

Extra Kategora

Kategora Oceanika welcomes potential investors to view its hotel apartments in Torremolinos

SUR in English | Málaga

Nature

Orca encounters drop 80% in the Strait of Gibraltar, but Spain's northern coast is now active

Isabel Miranda | Madrid

La Pecera's distinctive ice creams in Malaga.

Food and drink

Malaga opens another La Pecera ice cream parlour with savoury Japanese treats

Martina Martínez

Explore Andalucía

This trail runs through the foothills of Sierra Tejeda.

Andalusian escapade

Alcaucín-Canillas de Aceituno: At the foot of the Maroma mountain range

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Flights usually begin at dawn from one of the launch points.

Andalusian escape

Soaring over the marvels of Andalucía

Tony Bryant

MS La Belle de Cadix combines river and sea itineraries.

Andalusian escapade

A leisurely experience along the Guadalquivir

Tony Bryant

Villaluenga del Rosario, the highest village in Cadiz.

Explore Andalucía

A village with a view on the European cheese route

Tony Bryant

Hiking in Malaga

Spectacular springs and waterfalls worth visiting in Malaga after the recent rains

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The village of Almócita is located at an altitude of 834 metres above sea level.

Andalusian escapade

An idyllic mountain enclave for art and poetry lovers

TONY BRYANT

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Banning the burka in Spain: is it fuelling the far right?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

Brazil no longer sets the standard

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

Under suspicion in Benalmádena's Vistamar hotel case: a councillor and a civil servant

José Carlos García | Benalmádena

Facing questions under oath this Tuesday: the local council allegedly allowed members involved in a dodgy leasing scheme, for which six people have already been arrested, to run it as a business for 15 months while rent-dodging and worse

Calderón, celebrating promotion to the third tier last summer.

Legendary coach leaves Juventud de Torremolinos 'by mutual consent'

Jorge Garrido

Image of the plot of land on the San Pedro industrial estate just after the fire on 26 June 2023.

Infrastructure

Municipal waste-recycling centre returns to San Pedro Alcántara after three-year absence

José Carlos García | Marbella

The memorial day is held at the Miraflores Golf Club.

Registration opens for John Virgo memorial golf day in Mijas

Tony Bryant

Benjamín Navarta with several boxes of freshly picked strawberries in Algarrobo.

Agriculture

The Costa del Sol grower who has developed a sustainable method for his strawberries

Eugenio Cabezas

Food and Drink

Torre del Mar ice-cream maker wins prestigious European prize

Eugenio Cabezas

The new stairlift platform cost 18,000 euros. SUR

New stairlift platform boosts accessibility at cancer association headquarters in Benalmádena

Tony Bryant

Funded by a grant from Malaga provincial council, the new mobility aid has been installed at the AECC centre in Arroyo de la Miel to support patients with reduced mobility

Archive photo of a classroom in Malaga city.

Education

Malaga province's schools struggle to attract candidates for headteacher positions

Matías Stuber

Health

Seven in ten Malaga residents ignore life-saving colon cancer screening invitations

José Antonio Sau

Explore Andalucía

A village with a view on the European cheese route

Tony Bryant

Crime

Mijas assault: hooded young man points gun at police during identity check-up

Irene Quirante

Crime

Marbella three accused of murder and attempted murder face 114 years in prison

Irene Quirante

Spain

Aerial view of the oldest and deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula, located at the archaeological site of Motilla del Azuer.

History

Water reappears in the oldest, deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula

J. M. L. | Ciudad Real

Archaeology: the heavy rains that fell across Spain this winter and spring have restored the Motilla del Azuer well to its original function when built some 4,000 years ago

Employment

Spain marks new employment record despite global uncertainty

José A. González

Spain

Man shot outside pub in northern Spain by neighbour who couldn't sleep

Olaya Suárez | Gijón

Child welfare

Brussels accuses several porn sites of insufficient underage protective measures

Olaz Hernández

Legal

Spanish court acquits two defendants of trying to sell four stolen tyres online

AN

Sport

Substitute Adrián Niño scored just minutes after coming onto the field. Agencia LOF

Adrián Niño bags crucial late equaliser for Malaga CF in top-of-the-table clash

Daryl Finch

The Costa del Sol side remain in contention for promotion after an impressive draw away at second-placed Deportivo La Coruña

Marbella's Dani Selma protects the ball under pressure.

Primera RFEF: Another disastrous matchday as all three Malaga sides lose again

Jorge Garrido

Rising stars Rafa Jódar and Daniel Mérida shine in a good week for Spanish tennis

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

Sport

Free golf session offered to women at Axarquía golf course

Jennie Rhodes

Marín, with her Olympic gold medal in 2016.

Carolina Marín retires: Olympic champion ends historic badminton career at 32

José Manuel Andrés | Madrid

The moment Malaga's Joaquín was brought down by the keeper, who escaped a red card.

Promotion race tightens as wasteful Malaga CF held to goalless stalemate

Daryl Finch

Andalucía

Photo of the Alvia train involved in the Adamuz train crash. EFE

Adamuz train crash 2026

Spanish police report: Adamuz rail tracks broke day before fatal crash

Melchor Saíz-Pardo and Mateo Balín

Adif systems detected the fracture 22 hours before the accident, but a configuration flaw prevented the safety warning from activating

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity experts warn of fake job portals that perfectly impersonate well-known brands

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Cybersecurity

The Andalusian cybersecurity centre records 17 per cent more attacks in 2025

José Luis Piedra | Seville

Cybersecurity

Andalusian cybersecurity conference addresses threats at times of digital revolution

Nuria Triguero | Málaga

Property

Rincón de la Victoria finalises 28 new building licences

José Rodríguez Cámara

The speed camera on the ring road is still not working for the time being.

Transport

This is the speed camera that issues the most fines in Granada province

Rebeca Alcántara | Granada

Costa Tropical

Health

Salobreña health centre to open in time for summer

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The new facility in the Costa Tropical town, which is already completed and being equipped, will have 22 consulting rooms and new specialised areas

Tourism

Almuñécar and La Herradura launch tourism offensive in Nantes to attract more French visitors

Ideal

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Fourth body washes up on Costa Tropical beach

Pilar García-Trevijano | Granada

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La Rábita residents 'very scared' after spate of burglaries

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Health

Carchuna and Calahonda health centres left without admin staff following court ruling

MJ Arrebola | Motril

Churches

Salobreña's Rosario church closed temporarily due to problems with the roof

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Gibraltar

EU Treaty

Gibraltar Treaty gets green light: 15 July set for its implementation

SUR in English

All 27 EU member states back the deal as Gibraltar businesses and residents gain more time to prepare for new customs and border arrangements

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Parliament unveils AI tool to open up 55 years of parliamentary records

SUR in English

Economy

Gibraltar slashes fuel duty by 50 per cent in response to rising global prices

SUR in English

Health

Gibraltar performs world-first live telesurgery in front of 20,000 medical delegates

SUR in English

History

Timeline plaques installed charting 3,000 years of Gibraltar's history

SUR in English

History

Gibraltar's Europa Foreshore designated as protected archaeological site

SUR in English

Lifestyle

Some of Asturias's famous cows taking a cooling dip in the Lakes of Covadonga Dilip Kuner

Travel

High stakes and highland heifers: why Spain’s Picos de Europa are (officially) the world’s most beautiful region

Dilip Kuner

Time Out has crowned this rugged national park in Asturias the top destination for 2026, where dramatic peaks meet ancient pilgrimage trails and very stubborn cows

Andalusian escapade