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IN PICS: Incredible moment ‘tourist couple’ enjoy pint and chicken fingers on a Malaga terrace as strike protestors rage around them

The man, with a pint glass and a plate of food in front of him and a cigarette in his hand, looked on unmoved as

11 Nov, 2026 @ 12:25

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Red alert as Storm Charles batters the Canary Islands and Costa del Sol while schools shut up and down Cadiz coast

The storm has triggered maximum warnings on La Palma, as well as in parts of Caceres and Avila, bringing torrential rain and hurricane-force winds.

11 Nov, 2026 @ 11:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Canary Islands·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Albanian man shot dead at a Costa Blanca padel club ‘had deep ties to Italian ‘Ndrangheta and Chinese Triads’

AN Albanian man gunned down in broad daylight at a Costa Blanca padel club has been linked to a massive international crime syndicate involving the

11 Nov, 2026 @ 10:11

Costa Blanca·Lead

Albanian man, 39, is shot dead at a Costa Blanca padel club before hitman flees on an electric scooter

The 39-year-old victim, of Albanian origin, was targeted at the Playa Flamenca Sport Club in Orihuela Costa late this morning.

10 Nov, 2026 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister withdraws legal claim against McGrail inquiry findings at last minute

Fabian Picardo said in a statement on Tuesday that he had told his lawyers to discontinue his claim for judicial review against the McGrail Inquiry

10 Nov, 2026 @ 15:22

Gibraltar·Lead

Kinahan cartel ‘lured’ ex-Premier League footballer’s brother to his doom over ‘smuggling operation out of Puerto Banus’

Darren ‘Roy’ Hoolahan, 40, the brother of former Republic of Ireland international Wes Hoolahan, has been missing since June.

10 Nov, 2026 @ 12:36

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Warning for travellers heading to airports across Spain as train drivers’ strike causes chaos in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona

Aena has warned travellers heading to Madrid and Barcelona airports today to anticipate delays, while Malaga's C1 line is also suffering from strikes.

10 Nov, 2026 @ 10:39

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Travel News

Fears hackers have extracted sensitive data from Gibraltar government servers after gaining access ‘for weeks’

The unauthorised access went undetected by local authorities until tech giant Microsoft raised the alarm over a potential data breach.

9 Nov, 2026 @ 20:59

Gibraltar·Lead

What happened to the brother of Republic of Ireland footballer kidnapped from a San Pedro cafe by the Kinahan cartel?

Once in Spain, Hoolahan was said to be earning well from smuggling operations around the port, believed to be Puerto Banus.

9 Nov, 2026 @ 19:32

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Chaos continues on the Malaga airport commuter line as woman faints on packed train after being stranded without explanation for over an hour

Passengers reported that a Renfe operator burst into the carriage frantically asking if there was a medical professional on board.

9 Nov, 2026 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Storm Bruna hits Andalucia: Sevilla suffers flooding after overnight deluge while traffic chaos strikes the Costa del Sol A-7

The Costa del Sol and Arxaquia regions are under yellow alert for up to 60mm of rain falling in 12 hours until 7pm.

9 Nov, 2026 @ 10:02

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Mob boss executed in hospital bed is latest episode of Turkish mafia violence exploding on Spain’s coast, from Barcelona to the Costa del Sol

A STRING of shootings that have rocked the Spanish coast have been linked to warring Turkish mafias moving into Spain to get a cut of

6 Nov, 2026 @ 15:33

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga port gears up for its biggest ever cruise ship month as it looks to rival Gibraltar for tourist ship bunkering

The cruise ship Celebrity Ascent received a load of traditional marine fuel from a Hercules 400 tanker at the eastern maritime station's southern dock this

6 Nov, 2026 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Over a third of newborn babies in Malaga province have at least one parent born outside Spain

The figure puts the Costa del Sol province nearly 12 percentage points above the regional average of 22.8%.

6 Nov, 2026 @ 11:41

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s rental market loses a fifth of homes in just one month as new Pedro Sanchez housing decrees spook landlords

Madrid and Cantabria were the worst-hit regions, both seeing their rental supply plummet by 26%.

5 Nov, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Politics·Property

Spain shakes off NATO ‘problem child’ tag to boost defence spending by 50% in just one year

SPAIN has shaken off its reputation as a NATO laggard to increase its defence spending by half in the last year. The Stockholm International Peace

5 Nov, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

The end is nigh for British ‘troublemaker’ in Gibraltar given expulsion order – but he insists he won’t leave ‘voluntarily’

A BRITISH activist who has spent years causing headaches for the Gibraltar establishment has finally been ordered to leave. A recognisable character around the Rock

4 Nov, 2026 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Malaga overtakes Barcelona to become Spain’s third most expensive province to rent a home

Madrid capital remains the priciest city in Spain at €23.4 per square metre following a 4.5% annual hike.

4 Nov, 2026 @ 11:34

Lead·Malaga·Property

WATCH: Man plunges 10 metres after climbing up onto roof at Malaga Airport as police close in on him

A MAN has been rushed to hospital after falling 10 metres from the roof of Malaga Airport. The horrific incident took place at around 11.30pm

3 Nov, 2026 @ 11:50

Lead·Malaga

Police hailed as heroes after reviving driver who suffered heart attack and crashed head-on in Marbella’s San Pedro

Policia Local pulled him from the wreckage to a safe area on the road and immediately began performing CPR.

3 Nov, 2026 @ 11:33

Lead·Marbella

Remarkable tale of passenger who walked away unhurt from both Adamuz and Toledo train disasters

Remarkably, she was also a victim of the horrific Adamuz rail disaster in Cordoba on January 18, which claimed 46 lives.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:30

Lead·Madrid

Spain’s transport minister refuses to resign over Toledo train crash as elections loom

Oscar Puente ruled out stepping down at a press conference at the Transport Ministry in Madrid on Friday.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:26

Election 2026·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Barcelona’s Joan Miro museum is loaned 37 works from master Catalan artist from private Japanese collector

The loan from Japanese collector Kazumasa Katsuta means 29 pieces are already on display at the Montjuic gallery, with the rest to follow.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:15

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Gibraltar urges drivers to park in Spain and walk across the border as the Rock ‘can’t absorb any more cars’

GIBRALTAR has launched an interactive web page directing visitors and cross-frontier workers to leave their vehicles in neighbouring La Linea and walk into the territory.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Two sailors from British aircraft carrier visiting Gibraltar charged after violent assault in Ocean Village

Liam Mitchell, 22, and Joel Wade, 26, were arrested after a man was left with serious injuries to his face, head and collarbone.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 13:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Antonio Lopez-Isturiz White and Gibraltar

Gibraltar treaty will be ‘studied thoroughly’ if PP wins Spanish election as MEP warns open border could become ‘new Ceuta’

Spanish MEP Antonio Lopez-Isturiz said a study was needed to stop Gibraltar becoming ‘a new Ceuta’.

29 Oct, 2026 @ 17:45

Election 2026·Gibraltar·Lead

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IN PICS: Incredible moment ‘tourist couple’ enjoy pint and chicken fingers on a Malaga terrace as strike protestors rage around them

WATCH: Red alert as Storm Charles batters the Canary Islands and Costa del Sol while schools shut up and down Cadiz coast

Albanian man shot dead at a Costa Blanca padel club ‘had deep ties to Italian ‘Ndrangheta and Chinese Triads’

Albanian man, 39, is shot dead at a Costa Blanca padel club before hitman flees on an electric scooter

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister withdraws legal claim against McGrail inquiry findings at last minute

Kinahan cartel ‘lured’ ex-Premier League footballer’s brother to his doom over ‘smuggling operation out of Puerto Banus’

Warning for travellers heading to airports across Spain as train drivers’ strike causes chaos in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona

Fears hackers have extracted sensitive data from Gibraltar government servers after gaining access ‘for weeks’

What happened to the brother of Republic of Ireland footballer kidnapped from a San Pedro cafe by the Kinahan cartel?

Chaos continues on the Malaga airport commuter line as woman faints on packed train after being stranded without explanation for over an hour

Storm Bruna hits Andalucia: Sevilla suffers flooding after overnight deluge while traffic chaos strikes the Costa del Sol A-7

Mob boss executed in hospital bed is latest episode of Turkish mafia violence exploding on Spain’s coast, from Barcelona to the Costa del Sol

Malaga port gears up for its biggest ever cruise ship month as it looks to rival Gibraltar for tourist ship bunkering

Over a third of newborn babies in Malaga province have at least one parent born outside Spain

Spain’s rental market loses a fifth of homes in just one month as new Pedro Sanchez housing decrees spook landlords

Spain shakes off NATO ‘problem child’ tag to boost defence spending by 50% in just one year

The end is nigh for British ‘troublemaker’ in Gibraltar given expulsion order – but he insists he won’t leave ‘voluntarily’

Malaga overtakes Barcelona to become Spain’s third most expensive province to rent a home

WATCH: Man plunges 10 metres after climbing up onto roof at Malaga Airport as police close in on him

Police hailed as heroes after reviving driver who suffered heart attack and crashed head-on in Marbella’s San Pedro

Remarkable tale of passenger who walked away unhurt from both Adamuz and Toledo train disasters

Spain’s transport minister refuses to resign over Toledo train crash as elections loom

Barcelona’s Joan Miro museum is loaned 37 works from master Catalan artist from private Japanese collector

Gibraltar urges drivers to park in Spain and walk across the border as the Rock ‘can’t absorb any more cars’

Two sailors from British aircraft carrier visiting Gibraltar charged after violent assault in Ocean Village

Gibraltar treaty will be ‘studied thoroughly’ if PP wins Spanish election as MEP warns open border could become ‘new Ceuta’

Storm Charles causes alert for strong winds in Alicante and Valencia with gusts of up to 100 km/h

Who is ‘The Russian’? Hundreds of police hunt elite ex-legionnaire who shot girl, 17, and killed officer and his dog with backpack bomb in northern Spain

LIVE BLOG: Protestors block key Barcelona motorway with burning tyres as traffic backs up 10km

IN PICS: Incredible moment ‘tourist couple’ enjoy pint and chicken fingers on a Malaga terrace as strike protestors rage around them

WATCH: Red alert as Storm Charles batters the Canary Islands and Costa del Sol while schools shut up and down Cadiz coast

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