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Kinahan cartel bagman Johnny Morrissey spotted living the good life in Spain’s Marbella over the weekend while out on bail

NOTORIOUS Kinahan cartel associate Johnny ‘Cash’ Morrissey was seen enjoying a night out in Marbella over the Easter weekend. Long linked to cartel kingpin Daniel

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters

A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Repair works on vital Ronda road to the Costa del Sol stepped up after March’s storms cut historic town off

EMERGENCY repairs on the A-397 road linking Ronda to the Costa del Sol are being accelerated after a devastating landslide in March severed the vital

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:38

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Malaga’s summer discounts for public transport are now on: Here’s how to find out if you can claim

THE Andalucia region has announced new discounts for public transport in Malaga and its surroundings, which will come into force on July 1. Young Andalucians

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Tragedy in Ronda: Body of cyclist found in ravine is third death on Malaga’s roads in a single day

A CYCLIST was found dead in a ravine in the municipality of Montejaque, close to Ronda on Tuesday. The body was discovered in a hard-to-reach

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s famous Almadraba tuna fishing season kicks off in Cadiz this week

THE ALMADRABA tuna fishing campaign officially got underway on Monday, with the first Atlantic bluefin tuna being hoisted onto the decks of the fishing trawlers

22 Apr, 2025 @ 16:36

Cadiz·Lead

Summer is set to arrive with a bang in Spain’s Malaga with highs of 30C

After enduring over six weeks of unsettled weather, residents and visitors in Malaga province can finally enjoy the region’s characteristic spring warmth. The State Meteorological

22 Apr, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·Malaga·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s disgusting’: British mother accuses police in Spanish tourist town of ‘brushing her son’s murder under the carpet’

THE mother of a Brit who died in a Spanish resort has slammed the police for caring more about protecting the town’s reputation than catching

21 Apr, 2025 @ 18:35

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Runner is air-lifted to hospital after a half-tonne bull tosses him into the air in Spain’s Cadiz

THIS is the dramatic moment as a bull runner was struck and thrown by a charging bull during a traditional bull-running event in southern Spain

21 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·Video

Dozens of ‘smart toilets’ coming to the beachfront in Spain’s Marbella this summer

DOZENS of modern, automated public toilets are being installed along Marbella’s seafront promenade in time for the summer season, as part of a €1.2 million

21 Apr, 2025 @ 14:46

Environment·Lead·Marbella

‘It’s like no religious event this Kiwi girl has ever experienced before’: First impressions of Spain’s Semana Santa from an Antipodean far from home

SEMANA SANTA in Spain is like no religious event this Kiwi girl has ever experienced before. I heard Malaga was one of the most famous

21 Apr, 2025 @ 14:01

Andalucia·Estepona·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Raging bull breaks free and gores woman, injures two more during festival in tourist hotspot in Spain’s Andalucia

WATCH the terrifying moment as a bull escaped and attacked members of the public during Spain’s Easter celebrations. A woman has been seriously injured and

21 Apr, 2025 @ 11:13

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Video

ON THIS DAY: The Battle of Lucena – where Spain’s last Muslim king lost his fight against Christianity

TODAY, you could drive through the little town of Lucena, halfway between Córdoba and Granada, without really noticing it, but on April 21 in the

21 Apr, 2025 @ 09:15

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

POLICE have busted a secret underground shooting range buried three floors beneath a suburban house in Granada believed to be the brainchild of a ruthless

20 Apr, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada

DOGGIE DELIGHTS!: Malaga opens first bakery for pups – and it’s absolutely paw-some

FORGET your croissants and cronuts – Malaga’s latest sweet spot is for four-legged foodies! Dulces para Perros, the city’s first-ever bakery dedicated entirely to dogs,

19 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

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

Picasso: The Spanish painter’s enduring relationship with Asia

PABLO PICASSO’S artworks hang in galleries thousands of kilometres away from his original hometown of Malaga, with several key pieces now adorning the walls of

18 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Historic 58 kilometre hiking trail between Ronda and Casares in Andalucia to be restored

WORK to refurbish the hiking trail Ruta de los Viajeros Romanticos between Ronda and Casares will start after Easter, according to the provincial council. It

18 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Mystery blaze guts Costa del Sol beach club as cops probe arson link

A RAGING inferno has reduced a popular beach hotspot on the Costa del Sol to ashes – and now police are investigating if it was

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:41

Andalucia·Lead

REVIEW: Koi Marbella – It has the feel of a Bond villain’s lair, but the sophistication of the best of Asia

WITH its sunken ponds, stone walls and acres of new wood, you feel like you’ve entered Blofeld’s home in You Only Live Twice. Extremely zen,

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Locals fume as Junta slams Coin’s €267m ‘water park madness’ in Spain’s Andalucia

A LUXURY water park billed as a ‘paradise for tourists’ has turned into a nightmare for locals in Coin, Malaga – and now an explosive

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

UPDATE: Drunk woman without licence arrested after causing crash that left two dead, three injured in Fuengirola

THE woman behind the wheel of the car that crashed on the Fuengirola promenade – killing two people and critically injuring three others – has

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Malaga

Little-Known Cordoba: Michael Coy takes you on a tour of the Andalucian city to discover hidden corners

THE city of Cordoba is one of Andalucia’s most spectacular treasures. Most visitors are familiar with the Mezquita – the astoundingly beautiful former mosque –

18 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Horror crash on Fuengirola seafront leaves two dead, three seriously injured

TWO people have died and three were seriously injured in a horrific car crash on the promenade in Fuengirola on Tuesday evening. The incident also

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:39

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Scared of needles?: Researchers in Spain may have the answer

GOOD news, if you’re afraid of needles, researchers may have made a discovery that could end your fear.Apparently, its official name is “aichmophobia”, but we

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

What links Andalucia’s Easter processions to the fascist Millán Astray?

MANY readers will know about the Spanish ‘Legion’, the crack unit of the Spanish Army, based in Ronda and Almeria. You are likely to see

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

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