Kicking off to kick the habit in Spain
A series of arrests have been made after fights broke out over the new smoking ban
Timeshare lynchpin raided
Police swoop on four offices for "suspected breach of consumer law"
‘We are walking alone’, claim expat fire victims
EXCLUSIVE: Row breaks out over Fire Aid concert that raised €18,000 for
Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?
FRESH extreme flood fears have gripped the Guadiaro Valley today as a new Atlantic storm is forecast to hit the region on Friday. Meteorologists have
The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud
SIX people alleged to have illegally taken over Benalmadena’s Vistamar hotel- defrauding the owner of around €3 million- have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Malaga’s Montejaque dam: How a 100-year-old engineering mistake has come back to haunt the Guadiaro Valley
FOR a century, it has been a local laughing stock. A ‘Ghost Dam’ that held no water, a monument to a Swiss engineer’s spectacular oversight.
Costa del Sol under yellow alert yet again ahead of fresh storms to hit on Friday
STORM-weary residents along the Malaga coast are facing yet another weather warning as AEMET issues a yellow alert for dangerous coastal conditions lasting more than
Urgent plea for help and donations for two devastated towns cut off by flooding near the Costa del Sol
TWO Andalucian towns that were cut off during Storm Leonardo are urgently appealing for help. The Costa del Sol’s neighbours, El Secadero de Casares and
Travel chaos on the Costa del Sol continues as Malaga to Fuengirola line cancels a dozen trains already todayÂ
RAILWAY strikes in Malaga have left thousands of commuters stranded for a third consecutive day, disrupting rush-hour travel across the city’s Cercanias network. Renfe’s local
Hundreds to walk in memory of British mum, 35, allegedly killed by her husband in shocking Costa del Sol tragedy
HUNDREDS from across Malaga province are set to gather for a charity walk in memory of a British mother-of-three allegedly killed by her husband in
New €650m, 200-room Four Seasons Hotel in Marbella takes another step forwards on sprawling site near El Pinar
MARBELLA’S long-delayed Four Seasons project has taken another step forward after the town hall approved €9 million in urbanisation works for the El Pinar site
British mother, 25, camping on the beach arrested in Marbella after baby tests positive for cocaineÂ
A COUPLE including a British woman have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Marbella after their baby tested positive for cocaine. The SUR newspaper
New sketch of Marbella ‘suitcase’ murder victim rules out link to Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina – missing since 2014
POLICE in Malaga are appealing for help in identifying the remains of a woman whose remains were found in a suitcase three years ago. A
Long-term forecasting models predict continued storms, torrential rain and flooding for Spain all the way into March
SPAIN could face further bouts of severe weather in the coming weeks, with long-range forecasts warning of continued heavy rain and flooding in multiple regions.Â
Andalucia has been riddled with small earthquakes – but are they being caused by the record rains filling up the earth?
WEEKS of heavy rain across southern Spain have coincided with a series of small earthquakes in Andalucia, raising questions among residents about whether the two
Relief as homes in Malaga province ‘not at risk of landslides or collapse’ after subterranean booming noises spooked residents
EXPERTS have ruled out the risk of landslides in Malaga province and urged residents to stay calm after assessing damage from storms Leonardo and Marta.
Second Malaga town evacuated as rapidly-filling Montejaque dam approaches critical state – overflow could happen this week
By Walter Finch and Jon Clarke in the Serrania de Ronda A SECOND town in Malaga has been ordered to evacuate as the historic Montejaque
Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day
FOUR deep-sea whales have mysteriously washed up dead on beaches in southern Spain within hours of each other, triggering alarm among marine experts. The strandings
Andalucia on alert as Storm Nils arrives with warnings of strong winds – but will it bring yet more rain?
STORM Nils is set to bring new weather alerts, strong winds and fears of even more rain to Andalucia. Southern Spain’s latest storm is set
Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity
A PROLIFIC horse trader notorious for his treatment of animals has finally been put behind bars after years of campaigning. He will now spend the
Spain launches massive Airbnb purge: Platform ordered to remove 86,000 illegal listings – Malaga leads the way
SPAIN has ordered the immediate removal of more than 86,000 illegal holiday rentals from digital platforms as a massive nationwide crackdown on unlicensed tourism enters
WATCH: Suspected tornado rips up terrace bar as storms batter Spain’s Cadiz
VICIOUS winds and rain plummeted onto a Cadiz paseo as bystanders were blown away by the impact of a potential tornado. Footage seen during the
‘Historic’ war elephant bones found in Andalucia in discovery that could shed new light on Hannibal’s march through Spain
AN ELEPHANT bone discovered at a Spanish archaeological site may provide the first physical proof that war elephants used by Hannibal’s army once marched through
Storm chaos has caused at least €4 BILLION of damage in Andalucia with triple the normal rainfall since the new year – and it’s not over yet
RECENT storm chaos has caused at least €4 billion of damage in Andalucia and it’s not over yet. Since the new year the southern region
How ‘weird deep booming sounds in the middle of the night’ forced dozens of Brits to evacuate their Malaga homes
TERRIFIED British residents have described the moment they were forced to flee their homes after hearing ‘weird, deep booming noises’ coming from the mountains above
EXCLUSIVE: Mayors gather for emergency meeting in Malaga’s Ronda to decide on further evacuations with Montejaque dam ‘just 25cm from overflowing’
EXCLUSIVE by Jon Clarke in Ronda A HIGH-LEVEL meeting is taking place in Ronda to decide how to tackle the current emergency in inland Andalucia,
Class sizes to be cut in Andalucia to ‘benefit teachers and children’s education’
The Junta has announced that they will begin reducing the student-teacher ration in early years and mixed age classrooms. With the aim of improving the
EXCLUSIVE: Former Swedish kayak champion, 63, who braved raging flood waters to rescue his dogs ‘would do it again’ – and hits back at Jerez mayor for labelling him ‘irresponsible’
HE became famous around Spain when he flouted a police evacuation order by swimming across a raging torrent to rescue his dogs. A video of
Andalucia’s evacuated zones at risk once again as new Atlantic ‘sky river’ reaches Spain – with many areas ‘already fully saturated’
ANDALUCIA is bracing for a fresh week of weather chaos as a new ‘atmospheric river’ sweeps in from the Atlantic, threatening submerged areas as they