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WATCH: Alarming new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam at just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley

ALARMING new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam filled with water which is just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley. The video was shared soon

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:16

Lead·Malaga

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga after posing as a qualified nurse for more than five years, reportedly securing contracts across both public and

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Almeria·Health·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable of carrying up to 160

12 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

STORM-FUELLED reservoirs have swelled to nearly double their usual size in Malaga – in a rare silver lining after weeks of relentless stormy weather across

11 Feb, 2026 @ 18:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

FRESH extreme flood fears have gripped the Guadiaro Valley today as a new Atlantic storm is forecast to hit the region on Friday. Meteorologists have

11 Feb, 2026 @ 17:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Entire hotel on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers 'from Middle East' hijack resort in €3m fraud

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud

SIX people alleged to have illegally taken over Benalmadena’s Vistamar hotel- defrauding the owner of around €3 million- have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

11 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga’s Montejaque dam: How a 100-year-old engineering mistake has come back to haunt the Guadiaro Valley

FOR a century, it has been a local laughing stock. A ‘Ghost Dam’ that held no water, a monument to a Swiss engineer’s spectacular oversight.

11 Feb, 2026 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Green·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol under yellow alert yet again ahead of fresh storms to hit on Friday

STORM-weary residents along the Malaga coast are facing yet another weather warning as AEMET issues a yellow alert for dangerous coastal conditions lasting more than

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:43

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Travel chaos on the Costa del Sol continues as Malaga to Fuengirola line cancels a dozen trains already today

RAILWAY strikes in Malaga have left thousands of commuters stranded for a third consecutive day, disrupting rush-hour travel across the city’s Cercanias network. Renfe’s local

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hundreds to walk in memory of British mum, 35, allegedly killed by her husband in shocking Costa del Sol tragedy

HUNDREDS from across Malaga province are set to gather for a charity walk in memory of a British mother-of-three allegedly killed by her husband in

11 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

New €650m, 200-room Four Seasons Hotel in Marbella takes another step forwards on sprawling site near El Pinar

MARBELLA’S long-delayed Four Seasons project has taken another step forward after the town hall approved €9 million in urbanisation works for the El Pinar site

11 Feb, 2026 @ 11:54

Business & Finance·Hotels·Lead·Marbella·Property

British mother, 25, camping on the beach arrested in Marbella after baby tests positive for cocaine

A COUPLE including a British woman have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Marbella after their baby tested positive for cocaine. The SUR newspaper

11 Feb, 2026 @ 10:57

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

New sketch of Marbella ‘suitcase’ murder victim rules out link to Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina – missing since 2014

POLICE in Malaga are appealing for help in identifying the remains of a woman whose remains were found in a suitcase three years ago. A

11 Feb, 2026 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Relief as homes in Malaga province ‘not at risk of landslides or collapse’ after subterranean booming noises spooked residents

EXPERTS have ruled out the risk of landslides in Malaga province and urged residents to stay calm after assessing damage from storms Leonardo and Marta.

10 Feb, 2026 @ 19:33

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Second Malaga town evacuated as rapidly-filling Montejaque dam approaches critical state – overflow could happen this week

By Walter Finch and Jon Clarke in the Serrania de Ronda A SECOND town in Malaga has been ordered to evacuate as the historic Montejaque

10 Feb, 2026 @ 18:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain launches massive Airbnb purge: Platform ordered to remove 86,000 illegal listings – Malaga leads the way

SPAIN has ordered the immediate removal of more than 86,000 illegal holiday rentals from digital platforms as a massive nationwide crackdown on unlicensed tourism enters

10 Feb, 2026 @ 15:05

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Property

How ‘weird deep booming sounds in the middle of the night’ forced dozens of Brits to evacuate their Malaga homes

TERRIFIED British residents have described the moment they were forced to flee their homes after hearing ‘weird, deep booming noises’ coming from the mountains above

9 Feb, 2026 @ 17:02

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Mayors gather for emergency meeting in Malaga’s Ronda to decide on further evacuations with Montejaque dam ‘just 25cm from overflowing’

EXCLUSIVE by Jon Clarke in Ronda A HIGH-LEVEL meeting is taking place in Ronda to decide how to tackle the current emergency in inland Andalucia,

9 Feb, 2026 @ 14:52

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Andalucia’s evacuated zones at risk once again as new Atlantic ‘sky river’ reaches Spain – with many areas ‘already fully saturated’

ANDALUCIA is bracing for a fresh week of weather chaos as a new ‘atmospheric river’ sweeps in from the Atlantic, threatening submerged areas as they

9 Feb, 2026 @ 11:29

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: The Olive Press reports from the dangerously full Montejaque dam in Malaga as authorities fear a disaster

THE Olive Press’ Jon Clarke went out to the scene of an impending emergency at the Montejaque dam in Malaga. The century-old feat of engineering

9 Feb, 2026 @ 10:27

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Natural ageing or maintenance culture? Inside the Costa del Sol’s aesthetic boom

EXPATS and locals of southern Spain take different approaches to staying youthful and healthy. Green juice in one hand and a Botox appointment in the

8 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Marbella

Padel vs Tennis: Why padel is winning over expats – and where to play in Marbella

FROM cheaper courts to a buzzing social scene, Spain’s fastest-growing sport is leaving tennis on the sidelines. If you’ve lived in Marbella for more than

8 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

A DOZEN medieval Muslim tombs have been uncovered in Estepona during construction work to revamp the main boulevard. This discovery shines fresh light on the

7 Feb, 2026 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Estepona·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

FOR a century, the Montejaque Dam has stood as a silent, bone-dry monument to human hubris—a spectacular engineering failure hidden in the mountains above Ronda.

7 Feb, 2026 @ 11:37

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Girlfriend of Estepona mayor’s son called to testify on how she ended up running plush restaurant atop the town’s flagship new tower

FEARS of foul play are mounting in Estepona after the mayor’s son’s girlfriend swooped in to run a restaurant in a publicly owned building. Prosecutors

7 Feb, 2026 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Brits among hundreds evacuated from Malaga’s Benaojan as mountain ‘trembles’ amid fears defunct dam could burst

DOZENS of Brits and other European expats are believed to be among 200 people urgently evacuated from a Malaga beauty spot yesterday. Emergency services ordered

6 Feb, 2026 @ 22:39

Lead·Malaga·Weather

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WATCH: Alarming new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam at just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud

Malaga’s Montejaque dam: How a 100-year-old engineering mistake has come back to haunt the Guadiaro Valley

Costa del Sol under yellow alert yet again ahead of fresh storms to hit on Friday

Travel chaos on the Costa del Sol continues as Malaga to Fuengirola line cancels a dozen trains already today

Hundreds to walk in memory of British mum, 35, allegedly killed by her husband in shocking Costa del Sol tragedy

New €650m, 200-room Four Seasons Hotel in Marbella takes another step forwards on sprawling site near El Pinar

British mother, 25, camping on the beach arrested in Marbella after baby tests positive for cocaine

New sketch of Marbella ‘suitcase’ murder victim rules out link to Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina – missing since 2014

Relief as homes in Malaga province ‘not at risk of landslides or collapse’ after subterranean booming noises spooked residents

Second Malaga town evacuated as rapidly-filling Montejaque dam approaches critical state – overflow could happen this week

Spain launches massive Airbnb purge: Platform ordered to remove 86,000 illegal listings – Malaga leads the way

How ‘weird deep booming sounds in the middle of the night’ forced dozens of Brits to evacuate their Malaga homes

EXCLUSIVE: Mayors gather for emergency meeting in Malaga’s Ronda to decide on further evacuations with Montejaque dam ‘just 25cm from overflowing’

Andalucia’s evacuated zones at risk once again as new Atlantic ‘sky river’ reaches Spain – with many areas ‘already fully saturated’

WATCH: The Olive Press reports from the dangerously full Montejaque dam in Malaga as authorities fear a disaster

Natural ageing or maintenance culture? Inside the Costa del Sol’s aesthetic boom

Padel vs Tennis: Why padel is winning over expats – and where to play in Marbella

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

Girlfriend of Estepona mayor’s son called to testify on how she ended up running plush restaurant atop the town’s flagship new tower

Brits among hundreds evacuated from Malaga’s Benaojan as mountain ‘trembles’ amid fears defunct dam could burst

Police find a dozen AK-74 assault rifles inside Porsche Cayenne heading towards Barcelona during routine stop

Lorry driver tests positive for cocaine after smashing into school bus carrying 14 children on Malaga motorway

Far-right Vox leader during lightning visit to the Costa del Sol: ‘Narcos armed to the teeth must be laughing and breathing easy at non-lethal means for the Guardia Civil’

Barcelona to Berlin by train just got easier as EU introduces one-stop booking for cross-border rail travel

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake