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Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Is Airbnb in trouble in Spain? Tourist flat reservations plummet in Malaga following local backlash

MALAGA tourist apartment bookings fell by 37,000 between July and November last year due to a reduction in domestic demand, according to economists. Major protests

14 Feb, 2025 @ 12:48

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Outrage as bikers brazenly ignore red line on deadly Malaga road – days after scheme was heralded a success

MALAGA locals are outraged after bikers have brazenly ignored a new safety measure on a ‘deadly’ road just days after it was praised. Between Marbella

13 Feb, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Video

Enormous family entertainment complex ‘unlike anything that exists in Malaga’ set to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2026

A MAJOR new family leisure complex is set to be open in Malaga in 2026. The 15,000-square-metre entertainment project, near Plaza Mayor shopping centre, will

12 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

British family demand answers over ‘murder’ of expat dad at his seaside home in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH family are demanding answers following the mysterious death of a father-of-one in Andalucia last summer. Brett Dryden (pictured above), 35, from County Durham,

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:54

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Watch: Freak tornado wreaks havoc in southern Spain as trees are uprooted and homes damaged

THIS is the moment southern Spain was rocked by a freak tornado this week. Video footage shared online shows the weather phenomenon tearing through parts

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:13

Huelva·Lead·Video·Weather

One year on from Barbate cop killings in Spain: ‘Police in the Strait of Gibraltar are still unarmed, drugs are cheaper than ever and trafficking is taking root in coastal towns’

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have claimed that they are still ‘unarmed’ one year after the killings of two officers and that drug trafficking is growing and

12 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Keep my dreams alive’: American teen from Malaga appeals for funds to launch MotoGP career – and needs at least €50,000

AN American teen from Malaga has launched an urgent €50,000 appeal to ‘keep his MotoGP’ dream alive. Josh Wood, a 16-year-old from Fuengirola is raising

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: Spanish woman ‘killed by her Nigerian ex’ in Benalmadena just days after restraining order was denied

THE provisional results into an autopsy on a Benalmadena woman- Lina- allegedly murdered on Sunday by her husband- suggests that she was strangled. Medics haven’t

11 Feb, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Spanish cop kneels on British ‘thug’ in Marbella as plot to kidnap crypto broker is foiled

SPANISH police have arrested three British men in a dramatic operation following an alleged kidnapping plot involving a UK-based cryptocurrency broker on the Costa del

11 Feb, 2025 @ 12:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Video

Earthquake in Morocco rocks SIX provinces in southern Spain: Panicked locals call in police

AN earthquake in Morocco has been felt in at least six provinces in the Spanish region of Andalucia. The quake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter

11 Feb, 2025 @ 10:41

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Watch: Marbella padel club is raided by armed police just weeks after shooting of ex-MMA fighter

A MARBELLA padel club has been raided by police just weeks after a customer was shot at in the car park. Video footage shared on

10 Feb, 2025 @ 22:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Video

Matt Opperman latest: Wife of missing US cyclist ‘is searching 20 hours a day’ after he vanished from Spain last month

THE wife of a missing US cyclist is spending 20 hours per day searching for him after he vanished from Andalucia over two weeks ago.

10 Feb, 2025 @ 20:24

Andalucia·Jaen·Lead

Deadly Portuguese Men O’War wash up on Spanish beaches near Gibraltar

A WAVE of deadly Portuguese Man O’War have washed up along beaches in the south of Spain. Authorities are warning the public to stay away

10 Feb, 2025 @ 18:36

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Wild boars force evacuation of children’s playground in Malaga – amid surge in incidents along the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of children, teenagers, and their families have been forced to evacuate a Malaga park after a group of wild boars invaded the area. Residents

10 Feb, 2025 @ 16:04

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature

British tourists are warned of new red lines on 'dangerous' roads - this is what they mean

Spain to paint red lines on deadly roads across the country after trial in Malaga reduced crashes

MORE of Spain’s dangerous secondary roads will have red lines painted down the middle after fatal accidents dropped on a Malaga highway that tried it

10 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga·National News

Rain storms to hit Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow: These are the affected areas

HEAVY rainfall and storms could hit the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar as a new Atlantic storm system is set to sweep across Andalucia from

10 Feb, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

LIFE IN SPAIN: Nearly time to party in Malaga, Cadiz and the Canaries – but what is ‘Carnaval’?

BRITISH people have certain days of the year which are special to them, such as Bonfire Night, Pancake Day or maybe the FA Cup Final.

9 Feb, 2025 @ 15:06

Andalucia·La Cultura

Watch: Richard Gere brands Donald Trump a ‘thug’ and issues ‘warning’ during Goya Awards speech in Spain

RICHARD Gere has branded Donald Trump a ‘thug’ and a ‘bully’ while accepting his award at the ‘Spanish Oscars’ in Granada. The Pretty Woman star,

9 Feb, 2025 @ 13:19

Celebrity·Entertainment·Granada·Lead

‘We envy how the UK treats Gibraltar’: Mayor of Spanish border town slams Spain’s ‘lack of support’ for La Linea

LA LINEA’S mayor has expressed his ‘healthy envy’ of how the UK treats Gibraltar, contrasting it sharply with Spain’s handling of his border town’s challenges.

7 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Tobacco smuggling bust in Spain underlines how the illegal trade with Gibraltar continues despite crackdowns

TOBACCO smuggling from Gibraltar to Spain continues to be a scourge after Spanish police carried out raids in the Campo de Gibraltar. The operation, codenamed

7 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Watch: Helicopter searches for missing US cyclist and father-of-two in Spain as family ‘worried beyond belief’

THE family of a missing US cyclist say they are ‘worried beyond belief’ after he vanished from Andalucia two weeks ago. Married father-of-two Matt Opperman,

7 Feb, 2025 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Jaen·Lead·Video

British driver and female passenger are killed in horror 3am car crash on Marbella’s Golden Mile

A BRITISH man was one of two people killed in a horror car crash in Marbella this morning. The 37-year-old and a 36-year-old Moroccan woman

7 Feb, 2025 @ 14:03

Lead·Marbella

Mystery as body of ‘half-naked man’ is found in a Jaen olive grove: Corpse is not of missing US cyclist

THE half-naked body of a man has been discovered in an olive grove in Andalucia. The grisly find was made shortly before 10am on Thursday

7 Feb, 2025 @ 06:00

Jaen·Lead

Fears for missing US cyclist who vanished from Spain’s Andalucia two weeks ago

A DESPERATE search is underway for a missing American cyclist who vanished from Andalucia almost two weeks ago. Matt Opperman (pictured above), 50, was last

6 Feb, 2025 @ 22:41

Andalucia·Lead·National News

Pictured: US man jailed for killing his wife on Christmas Day in Spain before burying her body hundreds of miles away

A WEALTHY American businessman has been jailed for eight years in Spain for the murder of his Russian wife near Gibraltar in 2021. Michael Martin

6 Feb, 2025 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella is now the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, hotel figures show

MARBELLA has become Spain’s most expensive tourist destination for hotel stays, according to the latest figures from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE). The data reveals

6 Feb, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

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