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WATCH: Escaped boa constrictor is recovered by police after terrifying cyclists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GROUP of cyclists came face-to-face with a predator they were not expecting when they spotted a large boa constrictor lurking next to the path.

20 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Ira von Fürstenberg dead at 83: Tributes pour in for the ‘Princess of Marbella’ and icon of the ‘Jet Set’ crowd

IRA von Fürstenberg, the rebellious Italian socialite who helped to popularise the Costa del Sol, has died aged 83. The aristocratic actress died on Sunday

20 Feb, 2024 @ 10:20

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read

Three golf courses are being investigated for misuse of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as the region faces its worst drought for decades

THREE golf courses on the Costa del Sol are being investigated for the misuse of water as the region suffers under a red level emergency

19 Feb, 2024 @ 11:04

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Far-right VOX party in Marbella demands helpful information for young LGBT+ people be removed from local government websites because it ‘indoctrinates children’

VOX politicians in Marbella have called on the local council to remove educational guides from their website aimed at helping the region’s young LGBT+ people.

19 Feb, 2024 @ 10:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: British couple’s Catalan retirement dream is ruined by a shock €11,200 tax bill on their Marbella property sale – after it was ‘missed by lawyers 10 years ago’

A BRITISH couple’s retirement dreams have been shattered after their Spanish lawyers failed to pick up an ‘outstanding’ property tax that only emerged 26 years

18 Feb, 2024 @ 14:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read·Other News·Property

Former cleaner steals nun's bank card to make multiple cash withdrawals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Get thee to a nunnery! Convent in Spain’s Malaga is looking for holy women to avoid closure

A COMMUNITY of cloistered nuns are in desperate need of new members with the Vatican threatening to close the convent. The convent of the Discalced

18 Feb, 2024 @ 09:40

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Expat Glovo driver, 22, has his bike stolen outside McDonald’s in Marbella’s San Pedro – and locals react in the most heartwarming way

A GLOVO delivery driver who had his bike stolen on the job in Marbella has been left overwhelmed after being gifted a new bike by

17 Feb, 2024 @ 14:59

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Police officer in Spain who moonlighted as an armed private security guard for a $1billion Saudi royal family while they shopped around Marbella is suspended

A GUARDIA Civil officer who acted as an armed body guard for the Saudi royal family has been suspended from the force. The Supreme Court

17 Feb, 2024 @ 13:42

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

These are the new rules for jet skis, surfing, padel boarding and more along Spain’s Costa del Sol

NEW rules have come into force for sea safety in Costa del Sol waters, primarily affecting recreational boats and sports craft like jet skis, canoes,

17 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: How an Argentinian ‘cocaine kingpin’ used bars, restaurants and gyms in Marbella to ‘launder millions of euros of cartel profits’ – after importing the drugs from Ecuador

AN Argentinian impresario whose sprawling business empire in Marbella allegedly served as a giant ‘cocaine money laundromat’ has been arrested. Over three tonnes of cocaine

16 Feb, 2024 @ 13:03

Algeciras·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Explosion in Benalmadena port: Two people are rushed to hospital after a boat bursts into flames before sinking

TWO people are in hospital following a boat explosion in Benalmadena port on Wednesday. According to the town hall, a vessel erupted into flames in

15 Feb, 2024 @ 09:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Marbella mayor’s stepson faces 22 years in prison and a €30m fine: Joakim Broberg is accused of leading a Swedish drug cartel in Spain, bribing police and money laundering

THE stepson of the mayor of Marbella is facing 22 years in prison if he is convicted on a string of drug trafficking charges. Joakim

14 Feb, 2024 @ 10:44

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Drought is NOT over in Spain: Warning of toughest water restrictions in decades after rain from Storm Karlotta does little to refill reservoirs in Malaga

THE heavy rain at the weekend has done little to recuperate reservoir levels in Malaga province, new figures show. Despite the heavens opening above the

13 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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Shooting in Marbella: Nordic expat is gunned down ‘in the middle of the street’ in a Hollywood-style drive-by attack in Nueva Andalucia

A NORDIC expat has been shot while walking in the middle of a street in Marbella, it emerged today. The unnamed victim received bullets to

12 Feb, 2024 @ 13:46

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

New pair of Sri Lankan leopards arrive to a nature park on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A PAIR of Sri Lankan leopards called Uda and Okanda(pictured above) have a new home at Bioparc Fuengirola after transferring there from French zoos. The

11 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’

FOR Juan Carlos Vera Garcia, business is part of his ‘DNA’. His father owned the first ever industrial bakery in Teba, a small town near

11 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

First ever ‘vegan butchers’ in Andalucia opens on the Costa del Sol – this is what’s on the menu

ANDALUCIA’S first ever ‘vegan butchers’ has opened on the Costa del Sol and here’s what they’re serving up. READ MORE: Vegan foie gras takes Spain

11 Feb, 2024 @ 08:30

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

Revealed: How a narco gang sent marijuana from Marbella to the UK in frozen broccoli and cauliflower shipments

ALMOST two tonnes of hashish destined for the United Kingdom have been seized in a raid on a sophisticated smuggling gang operating out of the

9 Feb, 2024 @ 21:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News·Sevilla

Annual Battle On Spain's Costa Blanca Against Processionary Caterpillar Nests

Toxic caterpillars capable of KILLING dogs are out in force on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MALAGA residents have complained about the appearance of processionary caterpillars which can be fatal to dogs if they come into contact with them. It follows

9 Feb, 2024 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Spain enters long-term drought following another mild winter

Drought latest in Spain: Red level emergency is declared in Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley – despite Friday’s rainfall

A RED level emergency for drought has been announced for Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley as conditions continue to worsen, despite Friday’s heavy rainfall. The Drought

9 Feb, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Young British TikToker reveals why she LOVES living on Spain’s Costa del Sol – and how returning to the UK gives her a ‘reverse culture shock’

A YOUNG British TikToker has gone viral after revealing why she loves living on the Costa del Sol, saying she would ‘never’ move back to

9 Feb, 2024 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

This city in southern Spain is the number one holiday destination in Europe for 2024, say experts – but do YOU agree?

MARBELLA has been chosen as the best place to visit in Europe by readers of an online travel website. The Costa del Sol resort came

9 Feb, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple demand €500k back from British ‘property fraudster’ in Marbella as they appeal to his TikTok influencer daughter

EXPAT victims of a property fraud are appealing to the influencer daughter of the alleged scam artists to help them recover their stolen funds. Danish

9 Feb, 2024 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Plane is forced to return to Malaga Airport after colliding with a BIRD en route to Spain’s Canary Islands

A PLANE was forced to return to Malaga Airport on Thursday morning after suffering a birdstrike during take off. The Vueling flight, destined for Tenerife

9 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

WATCH: Rain lashes southern Spain as Storm Karlotta rolls in – these areas are seeing the heaviest showers

STORM Karlotta, riding on a ‘sky river’ that stretches all the way from Venezuela to Spain, has finally brought long-awaited rains to the Costa del

9 Feb, 2024 @ 10:34

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

Want to visit the US? These are the direct routes from Spain in 2024 – including the Costa del Sol

IN our increasingly globalised world, cities separated by oceans are never more than a flight or two away. With numerous direct flights across the Atlantic

7 Feb, 2024 @ 22:00

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

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WATCH: Escaped boa constrictor is recovered by police after terrifying cyclists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Ira von Fürstenberg dead at 83: Tributes pour in for the ‘Princess of Marbella’ and icon of the ‘Jet Set’ crowd

Three golf courses are being investigated for misuse of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as the region faces its worst drought for decades

Far-right VOX party in Marbella demands helpful information for young LGBT+ people be removed from local government websites because it ‘indoctrinates children’

EXCLUSIVE: British couple’s Catalan retirement dream is ruined by a shock €11,200 tax bill on their Marbella property sale – after it was ‘missed by lawyers 10 years ago’

Get thee to a nunnery! Convent in Spain’s Malaga is looking for holy women to avoid closure

Expat Glovo driver, 22, has his bike stolen outside McDonald’s in Marbella’s San Pedro – and locals react in the most heartwarming way

Police officer in Spain who moonlighted as an armed private security guard for a $1billion Saudi royal family while they shopped around Marbella is suspended

These are the new rules for jet skis, surfing, padel boarding and more along Spain’s Costa del Sol

Revealed: How an Argentinian ‘cocaine kingpin’ used bars, restaurants and gyms in Marbella to ‘launder millions of euros of cartel profits’ – after importing the drugs from Ecuador

Explosion in Benalmadena port: Two people are rushed to hospital after a boat bursts into flames before sinking

Marbella mayor’s stepson faces 22 years in prison and a €30m fine: Joakim Broberg is accused of leading a Swedish drug cartel in Spain, bribing police and money laundering

Drought is NOT over in Spain: Warning of toughest water restrictions in decades after rain from Storm Karlotta does little to refill reservoirs in Malaga

Shooting in Marbella: Nordic expat is gunned down ‘in the middle of the street’ in a Hollywood-style drive-by attack in Nueva Andalucia

New pair of Sri Lankan leopards arrive to a nature park on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’

First ever ‘vegan butchers’ in Andalucia opens on the Costa del Sol – this is what’s on the menu

Revealed: How a narco gang sent marijuana from Marbella to the UK in frozen broccoli and cauliflower shipments

Toxic caterpillars capable of KILLING dogs are out in force on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Drought latest in Spain: Red level emergency is declared in Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley – despite Friday’s rainfall

EXCLUSIVE: Young British TikToker reveals why she LOVES living on Spain’s Costa del Sol – and how returning to the UK gives her a ‘reverse culture shock’

This city in southern Spain is the number one holiday destination in Europe for 2024, say experts – but do YOU agree?

EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple demand €500k back from British ‘property fraudster’ in Marbella as they appeal to his TikTok influencer daughter

Plane is forced to return to Malaga Airport after colliding with a BIRD en route to Spain’s Canary Islands

WATCH: Rain lashes southern Spain as Storm Karlotta rolls in – these areas are seeing the heaviest showers

Want to visit the US? These are the direct routes from Spain in 2024 – including the Costa del Sol

The EES deadline has caused chaos across Europe for beleaguered travellers – but how have Spain’s airports fared?

Fuengirola’s BIOPARC is helping to keep this endangered tiger species alive

Illegal Botox clinics with links to the UK performed unlicensed operations across the Costa Blanca and Valencia

Barcelona fights back against petty street crime: Six foreign criminals responsible for dozens of thefts and muggings are finally deported

Step inside Toledo’s hidden convents and chapels this weekend as historic city opens its ‘closed’ doors for free