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Watch: Most wanted German fugitive is arrested in Estepona after hiding among the expat community

A GERMAN fugitive has been arrested in Estepona after hiding amongst expats since last year. The Guardia Civil has arrested a 36-year-old German fugitive in

26 Feb, 2025 @ 13:58

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Heavy rain and gales forecast from Friday for parts of Spain

Wet weekend in Spain: Rain is forecast across the country – including four days of showers on the Costa del Sol

THIS bank holiday weekend will see rain sweep the country, with four days of showers on Malaga’s coastline. While many people living in Andalucia will

25 Feb, 2025 @ 12:59

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Spanish cops are hospitalised after ‘accidentally’ eating drug-laced sweets seized during raid of Costa del Sol cannabis club

THREE Policia Nacional officers ‘mistakenly’ ate jelly beans impregnated with a drug following a raid on a Fuengirola cannabis club. They were treated for poisoning

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘I moved next door to a bakery in Malaga but the noise was too much – so I reported him’

AN expat couple have been branded ‘nasty people’ for filing a noise complaint against a bakery after deciding to move in next door. Posting in

25 Feb, 2025 @ 10:16

Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s iconic Los Monteros hotel to reopen after ‘luxury’ rebrand

MARBELLA’S iconic Los Monteros hotel is set to reopen this week under the luxury Kimpton brand. The 195 room hotel boasts Malaga’s Michelin star chef,

24 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

Sleepy Malaga town loved by Brits sees biggest population surge in Andalucia: Mayor faces ‘challenge’ to manage the growth

TORROX is literally Andalucia’s boom town with its population rising over by a third in just eight years. It numbers 100 different nationalities including British

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:59

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

What is Andalucia Day? All you need to know ahead of bank holiday celebration this week

ALL you need to know ahead of Andalucia Day as the region celebrates its heritage this Friday. February 28, marks Dia de Andalucia, a public

24 Feb, 2025 @ 10:54

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

This town in Sevilla is home to a perfect replica of Granada’s Alhambra palace

EVER wanted to visit the Alhambra but don’t like the crowds? Try this hidden replica in Spain’s Sevilla. Nestled in the heart of Sevilla province,

23 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Malaga skyscraper could be completed by 2028 as British architect unveils new design for controversial building

DAVID Chipperfield, the renowned British architect now leading the Torre del Puerto de Malaga project, has confirmed significant updates to the skyscraper’s design. Originally spearheaded

22 Feb, 2025 @ 08:41

Lead·Malaga·Property

Luxury Villa Turned Into Marijuana Farm In Spain's Valencia With Drugs Sent To Uk

More than a third of stolen electricity in Malaga is used by drug cartels, figures reveal

CASES of electricity theft to power indoor marijuana plantations are surging in Malaga, with drug cartels consuming more than 36% of the stolen energy, according

21 Feb, 2025 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

A rogue officer (left) is accused of trying to check passports at the Gibraltar border while drunk, while (right) queues at the frontier this week

Tension at the Gibraltar border: Defiant Spanish cops provoke the Brits by stamping passports – despite previous orders not to

THE Gibraltar border row risked being reignited today after Spanish officials began stamping the passports of people entering Spain via the frontier. Rogue Policia Nacional

21 Feb, 2025 @ 14:12

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Watch: Truck smashes into back of bus on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A TRUCK has smashed into the back of a bus on the Costa del Sol, Spain. The incident occurred last night between 9-10pm on the

21 Feb, 2025 @ 13:36

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Video

Spanish actress arrested in Marbella: Goya-nominated star sent to jail for ‘battering shop owner over a bag of peanuts’

SPANISH actress Monica Cervera, who at one time was nominated for a Goya Award in 2005, has been arrested in Marbella over the attempted theft

21 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella

Ambiguous and alarming: Marbella property expert Chris Clover insists the government’s proposed new controversial housing measures could create disruption and won’t solve the crisis

AS a real estate expert in Marbella with over five decades of experience, I feel compelled to respond to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ plans for

20 Feb, 2025 @ 17:01

Columnists·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Opinion·Property·Sponsored

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

‘Blood rain’ warning for Spain: ‘Calima’ phenomenon will blow into Andalucia from today

WEATHER experts in Spain are predicting the arrival of the so-called ‘calima’ phenomenon today. From this afternoon, the skies are expected to turn hazy and

20 Feb, 2025 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Irish woman arrested for Turkish bath sex assault on young male tourist at Mallorca hotel

Secret drug smuggling tunnel between Spain and Morocco is uncovered by police

SPANISH police have uncovered a secret drug smuggling tunnel connecting Morocco with Spain. The discovery was made today by the Guardia Civil force in the

19 Feb, 2025 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: New favoured drug route for ‘narcos’ in southern Spain – as police plead for more weapons

A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. The semi-rigid boat, known to be used by drug

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:52

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga braces for fresh protests: Thousands to march against surge in tourist apartments

THOUSANDS are expected to take to the streets of Malaga for what could be the largest housing protest the city has seen yet. Pressure group

19 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Earthquake which shook southern Spain this week was ‘most significant tremor of 2025’ – but should locals be alarmed?

AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind

19 Feb, 2025 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Huelva·Lead

Tragedy in Marbella: Boy aged three drowns in swimming pool

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in a swimming pool at a Marbella property on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services received a call at 3.40pm saying that an

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Tough new tourism laws in Spain’s Andalucia threaten fines of up to €600,000

SPAIN’s Andalucia could introduce tough new laws and fines of up €600,000 on tourism. A new Sustainable Tourism Law set to come into force in

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Campo de Gibraltar’s ‘historic problems’ must become a ‘priority’ for the EU after being ‘intensified by Brexit’, say Spanish socialists

ANDALUCIA’S socialist party has called for the Campo de Gibraltar region to be designated a ‘priority territory in Europe’ after reeling from the impact of

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead