Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces deployment of nearly 6,000 personnel, 500 vehicles and 70 aircraft as high-risk season is brought forward to 1 June following record destruction in 2025
Estepona
The town hall has organised a schedule of cultural and outreach activities to mark its foundation as a municipality, which took place on 30 May 1841
Water
The Axarquía town hall posted a message in Spanish and English on its social media pages to say that 'the latest water analysis has revealed non-compliance with standards due to heavy metal contamination' at the El Cerro water deposit
The Costa Tropical town hall has denounced the "blockage" of the Parque Azul de Vida Submarina diving area whish has already seen a 600,000-euro investment inspired by the Phoenician, Roman and Arab history of the town
Pope Leo XIV will lead the mass and inauguration of the landmark tower on 10 June to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudi's death.
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Politics
Extra Ibex Insurance
Housing
Andalusian election 2026
The party led in the region by Juanma Moreno lost five seats and will depend on hard-right group Vox, while the socialist PSOE lost two seats
The incumbent president argues that despite falling just short of an absolute majority, the election mandate is "uncontestable".
The officer, who has been suspended from duty since the incident, is now accused of attempted chemical submission
Water welfare
Tourism
Maiden visit by MSC Cruises vessel signals a booming year for the Rock's international cruise sector
Heritage
Minister for Heritage, John Cortes, officially opened the gallery on Friday ahead of Museum Open Day, unveiling a world-class reconstruction of 'Flint', the Neanderthal child
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 Puerto Rican superstar debuts a 150-piece Inditex collaboration ahead of his sold-out 12-date Spanish tour
The 26-year-old trainer is dribbling a football non-stop through Morocco, Spain, France and on to Staffordshire in the hope of raising 100,000 pounds for the hospice that cared for his father
Society
Alejandro Doña García wants to take a proposal to Malaga city council and urge the authorities to improve care for homeless people with mental illness
A team at Madrid’s 12 de Octubre Hospital successfully reconstructed a baby’s urinary tract, marking a breakthrough in neonatal care
The court found it proven that all these accesses of her daughter's and grandchildren's medical records were done for reasons unrelated to her job and without justification or consent
New therapies and early diagnosis have increased five-year survival in these tumours to 85 per cent.
Andalusian escape
Hospitality
Tourist accommodation during the first quarter of 2026 experienced a small 1.23% increase compared to the 13.7% during the same period last year
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Costa del Sol
The conversion of the space included the installation of perimeter fencing with double access gates, a dual-use drinking fountain for people and pets, four dog agility elements, litter bins and LED lighting
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Costa del Sol
Held on Saturday 23 May, Día de la Familia will include pottery workshops, English-language theatre, archery lessons, dog training demonstrations, football and basketball competitions and ballet and flamenco dance lessons
Football
New coach Abel Segovia picked up his first point since taking charge but the Costa del Sol side remain in the Primera RFEF relegation zone
Healthcare
The Malaga centre is first in Andalucía and second in Spain in liver transplants, beating its own record
Tourism
The province of Cáceres is home to one of the most beautiful places in the country, but nobody has lived there for over 60 years
Travel
Alcoutim, located on the river Guadiana in the Algarve, retains the ambience of a traditional fishing village
The Bottom Line
The bleak housing situation for young professionals on the Costa del Sol has reached the point where people feel they need to uproot their lives from friends and family and move 400km away comments contributor Neil Hesketh
The Music Maker
Columnist Peter Edgerton finds himself coiled like a viper in a midnight battle of wits against the Spanish bureaucracy’s digital gatekeepers
The Euro Zone
Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Spain's misuse of EU recovery funds came under the spotlight
Food and drink
The rule book about living in Spain has a chapter referring to Spanish bars, with a prominent subsection headed Tapas
The Euro Zone opinion
Given that Sánchez remains in power, his refusal to comply with Junts' attempts at blackmail isn't good enough reason for a no-confidence vote, columnist Mark Nayler writes
Travel
Head to the French capital for retail therapy and to catch an exhibition at the Louvre which charts the history of the city's love of haute couture
The Music Maker opinion
The largest hedge maze in the whole of Spain. Speaking as someone with the sense of direction of plankton, that is something I will need to avoid assiduously, columnist Peter Edgerton writes
The Spaniard came second to surprise winner Aaron Rai after fading behind a decisive late surge at Aronimink
Sport
The Malaga player and partner Paula Josemaría became the first women's pair in the Premier Padel era to win five consecutive tournaments after extending their unbeaten run
Juventud de Torremolinos remain masters of their own destiny, but defeat in Murcia means next weekend's Malaga derby will be decisive
gibraltar
Despite engaging in dispute resolution, no progress has been made, leading to strike action
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Norman Stuart Kinnersley was an English investor who started Óxidos Rojos de Málaga, a company that is still going and is now run by his grandson
Axarquía
University of East London professors have taken waste pulp from factories on Granada's Costa Tropical to develop eco-friendly building material
Consumer affairs
The airline was previously fined by central government, along with four other low-cost airlines, for the same reason
The city strengthens its position as a leader in the sector, with the arrival of more than 27,000 students last year and the growing presence of language immersion schools
Food and Drink
Spain's global leadership was celebrated at the huge party for Madrid Fusión's 23rd anniversary which also marked three decades of the culinary revolution
Food and Drink
Famous worldwide for his bread, the British chef promoted his book while demonstrating the art kneading bread
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