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Barcelona’s iconic La Boqueria market fights back against overtourism with €12m revamp to win back disgruntled locals

BARCELONA'S famous La Boqueria street market is set to undergo a radical rebranding in an attempt to take it back to its roots selling fresh,

1 Sep, 2026 @ 14:54

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead

West Nile Virus alert deactivated in Fuengirola and Mijas as cases across Andalucia climb to 52

ANDALUCIA's health ministry made the decision on Monday after the towns were initially placed on alert on July 26.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 14:50

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Other News

Can’t afford to buy? Four in 10 Spaniards now considering building their own home to escape soaring housing costs

FOUR in ten Spaniards are considering building their own home as soaring property prices make buying increasingly unaffordable.

24 Aug, 2026 @ 15:46

Lead·Property

Travel chaos at Malaga Airport after drone sighting near runway forces flights to divert

FLIGHTS from the UK and Ireland were stopped from landing at Malaga airport after an unidentified drone was spotted hovering over a runway on Sunday.

24 Aug, 2026 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Got lots of tats? International TV shoot in Malaga is casting for ‘tattooed men of any ethnicity’ to film in September

TATTOOED men are being offered the chance to appear as extras in an international TV series filming in Malaga next month. Casting agency Modexpor is

21 Aug, 2026 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Young boy, 10, dies in northern Spain after leaping from third-floor window to escape house fire

THE ten-year-old leapt from an apartment in Burlada, Navarra, after a blaze broke out in the home around 5pm on Thursday.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 12:22

Lead·Northern Spain

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

THE jab, developed by pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck, has been shown to reduce the risk of melanoma returning when used alongside immunotherapy.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 15:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Huge search underway for rogue ‘lion’ spotted in central Spain after delivery driver reported seeing one ‘on the loose’

POLICE are searching for a lion on the loose in central Spain after a delivery driver reported one near Toledo. The Guardia Civil received a

20 Aug, 2026 @ 14:57

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain builds new high-speed Lisbon-Madrid train route after France shuns plans to expand line to Paris

Plans to build a high-speed line from Madrid to Paris have fallen flat after the French regulator continually blocked Renfe from operating in the country.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 13:32

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Promotional shot for La Vida Barcelona TV show

‘Emily in Paris’ style TV show being filmed in Barcelona sparks fury for romanticising the digital nomad lifestyle

THE new show has sparked a wave of negative reactions by locals who claim it will contribute to the gentrification of the city.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Sevilla couple arrested after going shopping and leaving baby behind in car during 40C heat

A COUPLE in Sevilla have been arrested after leaving their baby in a closed car in the 40C heat to go shopping. A man called

18 Aug, 2026 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Nearly a hundred migrants feared dead or missing as three boats sink or disappear on way to Balearics from Algeria

FEARS are growing for around 86 migrants after three boats disappeared on the same route from Algeria to the Balearics in one weekend, with only

17 Aug, 2026 @ 16:02

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

From fake receipts to artificial insects – AI is making it easier for unscrupulous customers to do a runner in restaurants across Spain

DISHONEST customers across Spain are increasingly using AI to do a runner in restaurants. One of the cases was reported in 2025, when a couple

17 Aug, 2026 @ 12:01

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

The heroic last stand of ‘La Portuguesa’ – the female soldier who fought Franco’s fascists, now found buried in a mass grave in Malaga

HISTORIANS believe they have discovered the remains of celebrated female fighter hidden among six men in a Spanish Civil War mass grave in Malaga. The

16 Aug, 2026 @ 17:41

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

What to do if you encounter a disease-carrying wild boar on the Costa del Sol, according to medical professionals

AFTER a new study revealed that more than 86% of wild boars wandering into Malaga’s urban areas carry germs that can infect humans, leading medical

13 Aug, 2026 @ 11:25

Costa del Sol·Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

NASA and BBC take over abandoned Spanish villages to broadcast historic solar eclipse

NASA and BBC crews have rented out properties in ghost towns near Burgos, northern Spain, to broadcast Wednesday's eclipse.

12 Aug, 2026 @ 15:29

Environment·Lead·Northern Spain·Technology

Spain urges wildfire caution as millions prepare to travel to see the total solar eclipse on Wednesday

AUTHORITIES in Spain are calling for ‘utmost caution’ and ‘prudence’ from both tourists and residents alike as risk of forest fires runs particularly high in

10 Aug, 2026 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Need to learn to drive in Malaga? Tough luck as province has backlist of 18,000 learners and five-month waits

One instructor is calling for the head of Spain's national traffic authority to reign over the failings.

6 Aug, 2026 @ 12:44

Lead·Malaga

Tourist couple who had wild sex romp on Marbella motorway are tracked down and fined

A COUPLE who shocked fellow drivers on Marbella’s A7 motorway by having sex in public have been handed fines and point deductions.

5 Aug, 2026 @ 18:45

Lead·Marbella

Meet Pedro, 23, the dashing Malaga man crowned the world’s most handsome after beauty contest win

THE most handsome man in the world has been crowned a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Malaga province after he took the top prize at a global

5 Aug, 2026 @ 13:03

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Four youths who broke into Mallorca’s Marineland to swim with dolphins hit with €360 fines

FOUR young men have been handed suspended prison sentences and fines after breaking into a Mallorca dolphinarium to swim with the mammals. The group, aged

4 Aug, 2026 @ 15:16

Animals·Lead·Mallorca

Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder

A MAN has been arrested over a murder that took place six years ago in Coin, Malaga, after a skull was found hidden in a

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Terror in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as Saudi royal family caught up in ‘bomb threat’ incident

A TERROR threat swept through Puerto Banus last night after a man shouted that he had a bomb and suddenly leaped into the water clutching

3 Aug, 2026 @ 12:54

Lead·Marbella

Outrage in Granada after tourist defaces historic 16th-century building with bright-pink graffiti

A TOURIST has been charged after allegedly damaging a 16th-century building in the heart of Granada. Officers from the Policia Local used nearby CCTV footage

2 Aug, 2026 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Tragedy as British tourist dies almost 10 months after Lanzarote hotel railing collapse that also killed his friend

A BRITISH tourist died after being hospitalised for nine months due to the sudden collapse of a balcony in Lanzarote, an inquest has heard. The

1 Aug, 2026 @ 17:30

Canary Islands·Lead

INTERVIEW: Andalucia’s shrinking lake becomes the setting for a new thriller as one British author asks if nature is kicking back

WE already live in the world of global warming with all its unpredictability. Droughts, wildfires and high temperatures are the new normal. But has nature

1 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead