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‘Housing can never be a commodity, it must be a right we protect:’ Hundreds of thousands march across Spain

WHEN 22-year-old Málaga student Elena’s parents were her age, they could easily afford to buy an apartment in the city. Now Elena cannot even afford

5 Apr, 2025 @ 20:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

VAN GOGH’S Greatest Hits: Immersive art show set to wow crowds in Spain’s Estepona this summer

ART lovers, get ready for a spectacular Van Gogh extravaganza which is set to take over Estepona this summer. The Van Gogh: Greatest Hits (

5 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Andalucia·Estepona·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

‘My first room was €200, now it’s €500’: Protests erupt around Spain calling for radical change and a return to affordable housing

AN estimated 30,000 protestors are marching through the streets of Málaga today to demand safe, healthy and affordable housing. They join the thousands marching in

5 Apr, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Happy Easter – Get €20 off our Annual Subscription

Happy Easter to all our readers!! We are offering €20 off our usual annual subscription price so you can all treat yourselves to some chocolate

4 Apr, 2025 @ 17:35

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Will Ronda residents cut off by the closure of the A-397 to Spain’s Costa del Sol be given free toll road access?

THE Spanish Ministry of Transport has announced that the government could open the toll of the AP-7 to people affected by the closure of the

4 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Lead

Wine, olives and aerospace: Trump’s tariffs could cost Spain’s Andalucia €2.4bn – which sectors are under threat?

TRUMP’s tariffs have rocked the world and set the scene for an impending trade war that experts fear will inflict widespread economic damage – and

4 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead

Storm Nuria 'tornado' tears off warehouse roof- killing three farm workers in Spain's Sevilla

‘Tornado’ tears off warehouse roof and kills three workers as Storm Nuria causes chaos in Spain’s Sevilla

THREE people died on Friday after an agricultural warehouse roof in the Sevilla area was torn off by a tornado caused by Storm Nuria. Emergency

4 Apr, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Sevilla·Weather

Quironsalud Marbella Introduces Orthomolecular Medicine Treatments: An Innovative Approach to Combat Ageing

OVER 33% of the population is estimated to be over the age of 55, and statistics indicate that this figure will surpass 40% by 2030.

4 Apr, 2025 @ 14:47

Andalucia·Health

Mastermind of Swedish fraud ring, 36, which ripped off Scandinavian investors is arrested in Spain's Marbella

Mastermind of Swedish fraud ring arrested: Gang ripped off investors in Scandinavia from Spain’s Marbella

A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The

4 Apr, 2025 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Pickpocket arrested in Malaga: What is the notorious ‘Ronaldinho’ technique that has ensnared thousands of tourists in Spain over the years?

CRUISE ship passengers were the target of an old school pickpocket technique in Malaga that has caught out an untold number of tourists to Spain

3 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Ten seconds later it would’ve been our turn’: Witnesses recount horror of shooting in Spain’s Malaga ‘as children were leaving school’

GUNSHOTS broke the quiet in the Malaga district of Carretera de Cadiz at around 6pm on Wednesday. The suspect is still on the run.Four people

3 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ryanair announces four new routes from Spain’s Malaga – including one new flight to the UK

RYANAIR has announced that it will start flying from new destinations to Malaga airport this summer. The north east of England will now be serviced

3 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Two brothers jailed in Spain’s Malaga ‘for beating a homeless Irishman to death with a rock’

TWO BROTHERS have received a nine-year jail sentence for beating a homeless Irishman to death. They were also ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim’s

3 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Greek fugitive gets rude awakening from police in Costa Blanca hotel bedroom

Shooting in Spain’s Malaga leaves four wounded: 73-year-old hit in the chest while gunman remains at large

FOUR men have been wounded in a shooting that took place this afternoon in Malaga city. A lone gunman opened fire on a group of

2 Apr, 2025 @ 20:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Landlord in Spain’s Sevilla shoots father-of-two in the head because he ‘owed him two months rent’

A MAN survived being shot in the head by his landlord because he was two months behind on his rent.The bullet became stuck in the

2 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Spanish mayor slams Costa del Sol toll road which rakes in €30m a year while offering ‘no discounts for drivers’

THE Costa del Sol toll road has been slammed for raking in the cash while offering no discounts to the drivers who use it every

2 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple threw themselves from building in 'suicide pact'

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple in their 60s ‘threw themselves from building in suicide pact’

A UKRAINIAN couple who fell to their deaths from the eighth-floor of a Malaga City apartment block on Tuesday may have done so as a

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s pothole pain: March’s rains have dramatically ripped up Malaga’s roads – here’s the most affected areas

THE rainstorms of the past weeks have dramatically damaged roads in Andalucia, leaving many motorways and streets dotted with dangerous holes. Roadworks are set to

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:10

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Little-known Malaga: Michael Coy gives a brief rundown on some lesser known spots in the Andalucian city

TO many of us, Málaga city is nothing special – the airport is out there somewhere, and the centre lacks the old-world charm of Sevilla

1 Apr, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

‘My Airpods were stolen by a worker at Malaga airport – now I track my thief’s life and daily movements through Find My iPhone but I’m helpless to catch them’

A BRITISH tourist whose carry-on bag was stolen at Malaga airport has spent over a week tracking the thief’s daily movements through her Airpods. Lauren

31 Mar, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Woman stabbed to death following street brawl involving Bulgarians in Alicante area

Deadly hit-and-run driver who tried to fake a separate accident is arrested in southern Spain

A DRIVER who killed a pedestrian in Nijar not only failed to report the collision: he tried to cover it up by faking a different

31 Mar, 2025 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

Health alert: After March’s storms come the swarms of mosquitoes to Spain’s Andalucia earlier than usual

ANDALUCIA is on high alert for a potential mosquito invasion following an unusually wet March that has created perfect breeding conditions for the disease-carrying insects.

31 Mar, 2025 @ 15:20

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Want to buy a leopard? Spanish police rescue exotic animals being put up for sale on the black market

THE Guardia Civil has rescued many exotic animals that were being offered for sale in Malaga. Live animals, including leopards, monkeys and a flamingo, as

29 Mar, 2025 @ 13:19

Andalucia·Lead

Pictured: Alan Carr and Amanda Holden’s gorgeous renovation project in Andalucia is up for sale – and Brits are stunned by the price

A RENOVATED Granada province townhouse that featured on BBC TV’s ‘Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job’ is up for sale for an asking price of €245,000.

29 Mar, 2025 @ 07:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Marbella: the cradle of human art?

A NEW discovery in Marbella may reshape our understanding of human communication. Archaeologists digging at the the Coto Correa archaeological site the Las Chapas neighbourhood

28 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

This province in Spain is offering new parents a €1,000 ‘baby bonus’ in bid to combat low fertility

GIVING birth to a baby in Granada in 2025 could prove lucrative. The provincial government of Granada announced a 1,000-euro “gift” for every baby born

28 Mar, 2025 @ 12:33

Andalucia·Lead

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