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Brits visiting Spain refuse to hand over long list of information as part of new ‘Big Brother Law’

TOURISTS in Spain are fighting back against new ‘Big Brother law’, refusing to hand over swathes of personal data. Brits holidaying in Spain are clashing

6 Dec, 2024 @ 16:37

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Cause of Benalmadena hotel fire that saw 800 people evacuated is revealed

FIREFIGHTERS have revealed the cause of a fire in a Benalmadena hotel which led 800 people to be evacuated. Yesterday the Costa del Sol was

6 Dec, 2024 @ 16:19

Costa del Sol·Lead

Water restrictions are reduced in Malaga after recent rains help fill reservoirs

RESIDENTS of the western Costa del Sol will be granted an extra 25 litres of water usage a day after the punishing DANA storms which

5 Dec, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Estepona mayor’s troubles deepen: Embattled leader ‘handed €60k-a-year job to unqualified wife of his alleged victim’, court hears

THE woes of Estepona’s mayor could be set to deepen after a court heard he handed a plum €60,000-a-year position to the partner of the

5 Dec, 2024 @ 16:16

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Politics

Horror in Benalmadena: Brother ‘stabs sister to death’ before being arrested in Mijas

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his sister to death on the Costa del Sol. The shocking incident unfolded around 4:15am, when neighbours

3 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

Toll road charges on Spain’s Costa del Sol will be reduced- but not for everyone

TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol are set to be reduced for regular users who are workers and students. The

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Police corruption in Spain latest: Guardia Civil officer and his brother are accused of leading drug trafficking ring in Campo de Gibraltar

A GUARDIA Civil officer based in southern Spain supplied his brother with vital information which helped him run a big drug trafficking network. The officer

26 Nov, 2024 @ 18:11

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Moment vulture descends on tourists in Spain’s Mijas before being rescued by police

THIS is the moment a vulture caused a scene in Mijas Pueblo at the weekend. The bird of prey was filmed perched on the awning

25 Nov, 2024 @ 16:17

Animals·Costa del Sol·Lead

British expat’s warning after being targeted by vile ‘bird poo scam’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has sounded the alarm after falling prey to ‘bird poo scammers’ on the Costa del Sol. Sue Oswick and her husband (pictured

25 Nov, 2024 @ 12:40

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fears for missing British woman in Spain who vanished after landing in Malaga five WEEKS ago

FEARS are growing for a British tourist who vanished after landing in Malaga more than a month ago. Tanya (pictured above), arrived at the Costa

23 Nov, 2024 @ 18:58

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat But Owner's Friend Spots It Docked Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning for boat owners on Spain’s Costa del Sol following string of thefts by migrant smugglers

BOAT owners along the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar are being urged to step up security after a surge in thefts linked to

21 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a

20 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Body of a man is found floating in the sea off Benalmadena amid search for missing fisherman

THE crew of a pleasure boat made the grim discovery of a body floating in the sea on the Costa del Sol yesterday. They reported

19 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Seven Brits arrested in Spain for trafficking drugs hidden in cement barrels with 1.2 tonnes of hashish seized

Seven British ‘gangsters’ in Spain who ‘ran a drug ring with bases in Marbella and Alicante’ are arrested: Multiple properties raided

SEVEN Britons have been arrested in Spain for drug trafficking after the Policia Nacional seized 1.2 tonnes of hashish. Officers made the large bust in

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead

Emergency evacuations reach Spain’s Costa del Sol: The critical advice that could save your life if your home starts to flood

THE scale of the emergency evacuations in Malaga province are being expanded directly into the heart of the Costa del Sol. At least 15 people

13 Nov, 2024 @ 13:29

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Red alert is issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol and Malaga as severe rain brings ‘extreme risk’ to life and schools are closed

THE Costa del Sol, Guadalhorce Valley and the Arxarquia have been put on a red alert weather warning by Aemet, Spain’s weather agency. RED ALERT

12 Nov, 2024 @ 21:52

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Mafia among us: Brit, 43, arrested in the UAE over murder of Serbian gangster in luxury Costa del Sol villa during drug-fuelled after-party

A 43-year-old British man has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of committing a murder in a squatted luxury villa in Estepona.

5 Nov, 2024 @ 17:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Abandoned hotel in Torremolinos is being turned into luxury homes for digital nomads

THE eyesore Los Alamos hotel in Torremolinos will be replaced by a luxury sustainable complex featuring wood as its main ingredient and targeting digital nomads.

4 Nov, 2024 @ 12:20

Costa del Sol·Property

Red weather alert for Spain’s Costa del Sol: Biblical storms spark floods and landslides as cars and bins are dramatically washed away

A RED-level alert has been activated for the Costa del Sol and parts of inland Malaga due to the extreme rainfall currently battering the region.

29 Oct, 2024 @ 13:41

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Video·Weather

Exclusive: Irish expat’s life is saved after her pet cat Coco ‘detects carbon monoxide leak’ inside their Marbella flat

AN expat’s cat ‘saved her life’ after the clever moggy ‘warned’ her of carbon monoxide poisoning inside their Marbella flat. Debbie Lush was forced to

26 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Animals·Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella