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Inside yet another global narco trafficking group: How Albanians in Dubai invested in companies in Spain to import cocaine from Ecuador through ports in Malaga and Valencia

SPANISH police takedowns of international drug trafficking organisations are so frequent that it’s a wonder there are any more to dismantle. Yet like a many-headed

7 Aug, 2026 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

Estepona family offers €50,000 reward to catch burglars terrorising their home

A FAMILY whose Costa del Sol home is being terrorised by burglars has offered a staggering €50,000 reward for information that helps catch the thieves.

7 Aug, 2026 @ 10:09

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Boars roaming Costa del Sol beaches and bins are riddled with diseases ‘that can be passed on to humans’, study warns

Almost 80% of infected Malaga wild boars carried two or more diseases at once, including hepatitis E, Brucella and E. coli.

7 Aug, 2026 @ 09:05

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spanish family clan arrested hiding out in Mijas over multiple attempted murders near Madrid

SIX members of a family clan have been arrested while hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol following a gun attack on a rival gang.

6 Aug, 2026 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Need to learn to drive in Malaga? Tough luck as province has backlist of 18,000 learners and five-month waits

One instructor is calling for the head of Spain's national traffic authority to reign over the failings.

6 Aug, 2026 @ 12:44

Lead·Malaga

Expat grandad hit by a van at a Marbella cash machine three years ago is finally fitted with prosthetic leg

LIFE changed irreparably for one expat grandad three years ago as he was withdrawing money from a cash machine in San Pedro Alcantara. He was

6 Aug, 2026 @ 12:09

Lead·Marbella

Driver, 30, ‘deliberately rammed teenage tourist and fled’ in Malaga historic centre after street argument

The Policia Nacional caught up with him three weeks after the attack, which happened in the early hours of July 15 in Plaza de la

6 Aug, 2026 @ 11:53

Lead·Malaga

Teenage hitman accused of Fuengirola murder who fled Spain after being released from jail is arrested again in Belgium

A TEENAGE hitman accused of a cold-blooded execution on the Costa del Sol has been arrested in Belgium after fleeing Spain following his release from

6 Aug, 2026 @ 11:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Kidnap horror on the Costa del Sol as armed thugs snatch Yemeni man and dump him at petrol station ‘severely disfigured’

TWO men have been arrested over allegedly kidnapping, torturing, and robbing a Yemeni man on the Costa del Sol, with a manhunt for a third

6 Aug, 2026 @ 09:53

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Tourist couple who had wild sex romp on Marbella motorway are tracked down and fined

A COUPLE who shocked fellow drivers on Marbella’s A7 motorway by having sex in public have been handed fines and point deductions.

5 Aug, 2026 @ 18:45

Lead·Marbella

Murder of Hungarian woman, 45, in Benahavis is reclassified as gender violence as her lodger, 61, is remanded in custody

THE murder of a Hungarian woman in Benahavis, which was initially ruled out as a case of gender violence, has now been ruled back in.

5 Aug, 2026 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

The Costa del Sol AP-7 toll road at Manilva set to get a €7.1 million upgrade with 23 lanes

THE works will increase capacity at the Manilva toll booth after rising traffic on the route.

5 Aug, 2026 @ 15:57

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Police in Nikoline hit-and-run death ‘haven’t asked for CCTV’ at Marbella petrol station where Norwegian teenager was spotted ‘talking with four men’

WORKERS at a petrol station where the Norwegian teenager was seen talking to four men just hours before her death say police have yet to

5 Aug, 2026 @ 15:23

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Mother of two children killed in horrifying Costa del Sol flat fire dies of her burns

A MOTHER whose two children were killed in a Costa del Sol flat fire has died from severe burns she suffered in the blaze. The

5 Aug, 2026 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Malaga·Marbella·Sevilla

Meet Pedro, 23, the dashing Malaga man crowned the world’s most handsome after beauty contest win

THE most handsome man in the world has been crowned a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Malaga province after he took the top prize at a global

5 Aug, 2026 @ 13:03

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Shocking figures reveal Malaga now records a rape every two days – with cases soaring seven-fold in a decade

A SHOCKING new report has highlighted the growing scale of sexual violence in Malaga, with the province now recording one rape every two days. According

5 Aug, 2026 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga city council unveils six-year plan to rid the city of toxic asbestos – and admits it doesn’t know how many properties have it

MALAGA is preparing to tackle a toxic legacy hidden across the city’s rooftops. The council has launched a six-year plan to find and remove asbestos

5 Aug, 2026 @ 09:05

Andalucia·Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: How Estepona plans to transform square home to beloved flamenco club

ESTEPONA council has announced the immediate overhaul of Plaza Fuerzas Armadas, one of Estepona’s most prominent public squares. The renovation covers the square itself and

3 Aug, 2026 @ 17:40

Estepona

Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder

A MAN has been arrested over a murder that took place six years ago in Coin, Malaga, after a skull was found hidden in a

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Estepona roadside fire near A7 destroys 50 cars and forces evacuations after bin fire spreads to mechanic’s workshop

A FIRE that started in a roadside bin has gutted a mechanic’s workshop and destroyed 50 vehicles on the Costa del Sol. The blaze broke

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Estepona·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Terror in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as Saudi royal family caught up in ‘bomb threat’ incident

A TERROR threat swept through Puerto Banus last night after a man shouted that he had a bomb and suddenly leaped into the water clutching

3 Aug, 2026 @ 12:54

Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Fire breaks out at entrance to Estepona near A7 as drivers film the flames and two helicopters battle the blaze

TWO helicopters are currently helping firefighters battle a blaze that has broken out near Estepona on Sunday afternoon, sending a plume of smoke across the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:48

Estepona·Lead

Malaga heatwave warning as extreme temperatures threaten over-85s and boost hospital admissions for dehydration

EXTREME heat could increase hospital admissions among chronically ill patients in Malaga by up to 20%, doctors have warned. Hospitals are already treating unusually high

1 Aug, 2026 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

Estepona’s new 300-space underground car park to open this summer for just one euro a day after €3.5m in cost overruns

A NEW 300-space underground car park in the heart of Estepona is set to open later this summer, offering drivers parking for just €1 a

1 Aug, 2026 @ 12:25

Estepona·Lead·Travel News

Quirónsalud Marbella is introducing an innovative technique to improve the vision of patients with keratoconus and reduce the need for corneal transplants

The Ophthalmology Department in Quirónsalud has introduced a new treatment that combines tiny pieces of donated corneal tissue with a procedure called corneal cross-linking. Together,

31 Jul, 2026 @ 22:28

Health·Marbella·Sponsored

Suspect in murder of Hungarian woman in Benahavis attempts to slit his own throat as Guardia Civil make arrest

A SUSPECT on the run for the murder of his Hungarian flatmate in Benahavis has attempted to slit his own throat as Guardia Civil officers

31 Jul, 2026 @ 18:28

Lead·Marbella

Malaga

Inside yet another global narco trafficking group: How Albanians in Dubai invested in companies in Spain to import cocaine from Ecuador through ports in Malaga and Valencia

Estepona family offers €50,000 reward to catch burglars terrorising their home

Boars roaming Costa del Sol beaches and bins are riddled with diseases ‘that can be passed on to humans’, study warns

Spanish family clan arrested hiding out in Mijas over multiple attempted murders near Madrid

Need to learn to drive in Malaga? Tough luck as province has backlist of 18,000 learners and five-month waits

Expat grandad hit by a van at a Marbella cash machine three years ago is finally fitted with prosthetic leg

Driver, 30, ‘deliberately rammed teenage tourist and fled’ in Malaga historic centre after street argument

Teenage hitman accused of Fuengirola murder who fled Spain after being released from jail is arrested again in Belgium

Kidnap horror on the Costa del Sol as armed thugs snatch Yemeni man and dump him at petrol station ‘severely disfigured’

Tourist couple who had wild sex romp on Marbella motorway are tracked down and fined

Murder of Hungarian woman, 45, in Benahavis is reclassified as gender violence as her lodger, 61, is remanded in custody

The Costa del Sol AP-7 toll road at Manilva set to get a €7.1 million upgrade with 23 lanes

EXCLUSIVE: Police in Nikoline hit-and-run death ‘haven’t asked for CCTV’ at Marbella petrol station where Norwegian teenager was spotted ‘talking with four men’

Mother of two children killed in horrifying Costa del Sol flat fire dies of her burns

Meet Pedro, 23, the dashing Malaga man crowned the world’s most handsome after beauty contest win

Shocking figures reveal Malaga now records a rape every two days – with cases soaring seven-fold in a decade

Malaga city council unveils six-year plan to rid the city of toxic asbestos – and admits it doesn’t know how many properties have it

IN PICS: How Estepona plans to transform square home to beloved flamenco club

Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder

Estepona roadside fire near A7 destroys 50 cars and forces evacuations after bin fire spreads to mechanic’s workshop

EXCLUSIVE: Terror in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as Saudi royal family caught up in ‘bomb threat’ incident

WATCH: Fire breaks out at entrance to Estepona near A7 as drivers film the flames and two helicopters battle the blaze

Malaga heatwave warning as extreme temperatures threaten over-85s and boost hospital admissions for dehydration

Estepona’s new 300-space underground car park to open this summer for just one euro a day after €3.5m in cost overruns

Quirónsalud Marbella is introducing an innovative technique to improve the vision of patients with keratoconus and reduce the need for corneal transplants

Suspect in murder of Hungarian woman in Benahavis attempts to slit his own throat as Guardia Civil make arrest

WATCH: Human trafficking cartel brought down after charging €12,000 per person to smuggle 2,000 migrants into Spain

Inside yet another global narco trafficking group: How Albanians in Dubai invested in companies in Spain to import cocaine from Ecuador through ports in Malaga and Valencia

Estepona family offers €50,000 reward to catch burglars terrorising their home

Spain records second lowest traffic deaths in July since records began

Boars roaming Costa del Sol beaches and bins are riddled with diseases ‘that can be passed on to humans’, study warns

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