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Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain's Costa Blanca

Gangsters disguised as cops shoot giant tattooed Danish man in the face and later burn his van in sleepy Malaga town

A DANISH man was shot twice in his van by fake police officers in a brazen armed robbery that investigators believe could be an old

13 Sep, 2025 @ 19:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Messi opens new luxury hotel in Sotogrande which even boasts one of his eight Ballon d’Ors in the lobby

FOOTBALL superstar Lionel Messi has opened a new five-star hotel in Sotogrande, less than an hour from Malaga. The hotel, called MIM Sotogrande, sits right

13 Sep, 2025 @ 11:50

Andalucia·Cadiz·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

UPDATED: Wildfire near popular Puerto Banus resort just a stone’s throw from Marbella Arena venue has been stabilised

A FIRE that broke out this afternoon in Marbella, sending plumes of smoke into the skies above Puerto Banus, has been stabilised thanks to the

12 Sep, 2025 @ 15:40

Lead·Marbella

A smashing health service: Marbella’s Quirónsalud is on hand at this weekend’s exciting Davis Cup tennis clash

IT is one of Spain’s leading health companies. So it is no surprise that QuirónSalud will once again take care of the health of the

12 Sep, 2025 @ 13:48

Andalucia·Health·Other News·Sponsored

Tourists evacuated from Almeria hotel after man ‘starts fire in his bathroom and gets engulfed in the flames’

A MAN remains in intensive care with severe burns after allegedly starting a deliberate fire in his hotel bathroom that forced the evacuation of nine

12 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Almeria·Lead

Spain’s split weather: Highs of 36C in Andalucia while Catalunya is haunted by severe autumnal storms

SPAIN is bracing for a weekend of weather extremes, with sweltering heat returning to Andalucia just as storms lash Catalonia and the northeast. AEMET has

12 Sep, 2025 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

New-look for Spain's Carlos Alcaraz overshadows first round US Open victory

Marbella police step up final checks ahead of high-stakes Davis Cup tie this weekend – but will Carlos Alcaraz make it?

MARBELLA is braced for a weekend of high drama as local police carried out a full security and logistics inspection ahead of the much-anticipated Davis

11 Sep, 2025 @ 17:56

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Malaga man fined for drawing giant penis to highlight longstanding pothole – which is then fixed

A MALAGA resident was fined after police caught him spray-painting a giant penis around a pothole that had been plaguing his neighbourhood for years. Ricky

10 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Outrage in Palma and Marbella as horses collapse in tourist carriages scandals

FURY has erupted in Mallorca after a carriage horse collapsed in the scorching heat while dragging a tourist cart through the centre of Palma –

10 Sep, 2025 @ 15:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Marbella

US military bases in Andalucia to be used for sending arms to Israel despite Pedro Sanchez’s weapons embargo

MILITARY bases on the Spanish mainland may still be used to send weapons to Israel despite the Spanish government’s recent decision to impose a weapons

10 Sep, 2025 @ 12:48

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

A YOUNG drug mule was kidnapped and subjected to a grotesque ordeal in Cadiz after a shipment of cocaine and heroin he was supposed to

9 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Local bullfighting enthusiast brutally gored to death after desperately trying to climb to safety during bull run in southern Spain

Graphic warning – video shows distressing scenes A LOCAL man was killed after being savagely gored by a bull during a traditional running festival in

9 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

CARLITO AWAY? Will new World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz make it to play in the Davis Cup in Marbella this weekend?

IT is all set to be the hottest ticket for tennis fans when Spain and Denmark go head to head in the Davis Cup this

9 Sep, 2025 @ 14:12

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

Spanish stargazers left disappointed as calima clouds out rare Blood Moon and total lunar eclipse

ARMED with a trusty pair of binoculars and keeping a keen eye on their watch, thousands of stargazers across Spain looked upwards on Sunday in

9 Sep, 2025 @ 11:57

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Weather

Local town hall in Spain’s Malaga fined for staging opera concerts in hallowed Cueva del Tesoro

A TOWN hall has been slapped with a €15,000 fine for staging concerts inside one of Spain’s most unique caves – without official permission. The

8 Sep, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Malaga·Other News

7 hurt as fire sweeps through block of flats in Spain’s Malaga

A late-night blaze through a block of flats, left seven people needing medical attention. The drama unfolded just after 11pm on Calle Garcia de Haro,

8 Sep, 2025 @ 16:01

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Vital clue to whereabouts of British toddler ‘kidnapped’ from Marbella by Russian mother after Spanish court granted father sole custody

A DESPERATE British father is offering €100,000 for information about his three-year-old son after he vanished from Marbella along with his Russian ex-partner. Oliver Pugh,

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Marbella

Marbella goes green: Four new air monitors set up in Low Emission Zone

MARBELLA is taking a big step towards cleaner air. The town hall has installed four state-of-the-art environmental monitors in the historic Old Town to track

7 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

EMPTY NURSERIES: More than 6,500 free places going in Malaga’s state-run childcare centres

MALAGA’S nurseries have kicked off the new school year with a problem no parent expected – thousands of empty places. Despite a slight rise in

7 Sep, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Education·Lead·Malaga·Other News

From fees to curricula to credentials: Your complete guide to choosing the right international school on the Costa del Sol

FOR many expat families, one of the biggest questions after moving to southern Spain is where their children will go to school. With dozens of

7 Sep, 2025 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

West Nile Virus fear as infected mosquitoes found in three Andalucian towns

SPAIN is on high alert after new cases of West Nile virus were detected in swarms of mosquitoes buzzing around Andalucia. Health chiefs confirmed the

7 Sep, 2025 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

ON many a sweltering afternoon this summer, speed boats have been spotted skimming across the Alboran Sea to Spanish shores. To the casual eye, they

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella favourite Conor McGregor announces he’s running for President of Ireland – and has Musk’s backing

CONTROVERSIAL fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is running for President of Ireland – and has the backing of the world’s richest man Elon Musk.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Politics

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Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic

REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year

ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:12

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News