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Watch: The mysterious case of the headless and handless corpse that washed up next to a Marbella restaurant

Around this time last Sunday, a woman was being murdered, decapitated, and her body dumped in the sea. Investigators do not even know yet if

15 Jan, 2023 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Malaga

Replica of historic sailing ship, Nao Victoria, to remain docked at Spain’s Malaga port until end of the month—with visitors welcome

THE Nao Victoria will remain docked, and open to curious visitors, in the Capital of the Costa del Sol until January 29, extending its stay

14 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Case solved: Ex-boyfriend confesses to murdering his ex-partner whose headless and handless corpse washed up on a Marbella beach

The case of the woman whose headless and handless body washed up next to a group of Sunday diners in Marbella has been solved after

12 Jan, 2023 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Incoming cold snap will not affect Spain’s Costa del Sol weather expert says

A POLAR front is forecast to push across the Peninsula as of next Sunday, January 15, with temperatures expected to plummet across the country, except

12 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Weather

Huge fire in fishing port in Spain’s Marbella controlled—leaving some 80 pleasure boats worth millions of euros destroyed

THE enormous fire which erupted in the La Bajadilla fishermen’s marina in Marbella has been brought under control—but has potentially destroyed around 80 pleasure boats

12 Jan, 2023 @ 07:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April

11 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Dig it up’: Fresh calls to search Costa del Sol site where missing Amy Fitzpatrick allegedy buried

The aunt of missing Amy Fitzpatrick is demanding police dig up a derelict stable block where the teenager’s remains are allegedly buried. She told the

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

Spain’s Malaga port to kick-start the year with eight cruise ship calls

THE international seaport of Malaga will welcome eight cruise ship calls during the first month of 2023. January is a typically quiet month for cruise

11 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga airport ends 2022 at 93% pre-Covid passenger levels

THE Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, one of Spain’s busiest airports, has ended 2022 with 1.4 million passengers short of the 2019 record. Malaga airport has

11 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Father and son perish in apartment fire tragedy in Spain’s Fuengirola in Malaga as town hall declares three days of mourning

A family has been ripped apart by a devastating fire that tore through a Fuengirola apartment block on Monday, killing a father and son. Two

10 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga

National Geographic lists two villages in Malaga among 100 most beautiful in Spain

RURAL Spain has some real gems and two of them are in Malaga, according to prestigious magazine. The popular American monthly magazine, National Geographic, has

10 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Warm terral wind to blanket Spain’s Malaga in Spring-like warmth

WARMER than average weather returns to Malaga province this week due to the entry of a warm air mass. The terral wind, together with an

10 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Heartbroken Fitzpatrick family plead for clues 15 years after Amy vanished on Costa del Sol

The heartbroken family of Amy Fitzpatrick is still desperately hoping for answers 15 years after the Irishwoman vanished from Andalucia. Her auntie Christine Kenny said

9 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Headless and handless corpse washes up on Marbella beach in front of horrified diners

A group of Sunday afternoon diners made a macabre discovery after the headless and handless corpse of a woman washed up along the beach where

9 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Coin to get its own specialised dog park—with a surface area of almost 1,000 square metres

POOCH owners in Coin will soon be able to take their furry friends to the town’s first recreational area specifically designed for dogs. Construction has

9 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Malaga is third province in Spain with most centenarians

MALAGA is among the Spanish provinces with the most centenarians—with a total of 744 people in the province over 100 years old. There are currently

9 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Free bike loan program offered by Spain’s University of Malaga in drive to go green

The University of Malaga is leading the way in sustainable transportation with the launch of a free bike loan program. Dubbed the ‘go green’ initiative,

8 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Malaga

Unesco body slams plans for hotel skyscraper at Malaga port in Spain’s Andalucia

AN UNESCO advisory body has slammed a proposed skyscraper at Malaga’s port for the third time after Spain’s minister of culture gave the hotel project

7 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Ryanair hits passenger record in Spain despite regional airport axe and closing routes

Ryanair apologises, claims 2.5 hour delay on New Year’s flight to Spain was ‘minor’

Ryanair has merely apologised to passengers and claimed a 2.5 hour delay on one of its New Year’s Day flights to Spain was just ‘minor’.

6 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·National News

Petrol and diesel prices in Spain fall by 11% since June record highs

Motorists in Malaga now have to stump up extra €13 to fill their cars after Spain’s fuel subsidy ends

Filling up your car has become €13 more expensive in Malaga following the end of the Spanish government’s subsidy of 20 cents per litre at

6 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Large hybrid cat classified as ‘potentially dangerous animal’ captured in Marbella homeowner’s garden

A large cat weighing 20 kilograms was captured after a homeowner reported what he thought was a lynx lurking in the garden of his Marbella

6 Jan, 2023 @ 12:09

Lead·Malaga

Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province. The criminals

6 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

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

Benalmadena Beach. Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Rapid growth in Spain’s Benalmadena pushing the town to ‘large population’ status

Benalmadena in Spain’s Costa del Sol has experienced a major population growth in the past year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The

5 Jan, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead·Malaga

Gang that exploited undocumented migrant workers from Morocco busted in Spain’s Malaga province

A criminal group that exploited undocumented migrant workers, mainly from Morocco, in the agricultural sector has been broken up. The group is accused of selling

5 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Malaga

The Picasso Museum in Spain’s Malaga closes 2022 with more than 640,000 visitors—close to record pre-pandemic numbers

THE Picasso Museum Málaga (MPM), the flagship of Malaga’s cultural offering, has received a total of 641,216 visitors throughout 2022. The figure is just shy

5 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain's Balearic Islands

More than 200 police officers to control security during the Three Wise Men parade in Spain’s Malaga

THE Malaga City Council, through the Department of Security, will implement a security device, for today’s ‘Cabalgata de Reyes’. A total of 207 local police

5 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

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