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How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella favourite Conor McGregor announces he’s running for President of Ireland – and has Musk’s backing

CONTROVERSIAL fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is running for President of Ireland – and has the backing of the world’s richest man Elon Musk.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Politics

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Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic

REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year

ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:12

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Digging up Malaga’s Phoenician roots: archaeologists unearth secrets of a 3,000-year-old city

BEFORE there were the Romans there was another ancient civilisation that was putting down roots in Spain. The University of Malaga has launched a fresh

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:03

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ Arnold Schwarzenegger heads to Malaga Comic-Con in Spain as guest of honour

HE’S the cyborg assassin who made ‘I’ll be back’ and ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ two of the most iconic lines in movie history – and

4 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Avian flu fears in Andalucia: Dead birds turn up in Malaga park days after outbreak in Sevilla

HUELIN Park in Malaga has been closed after around 20 dead birds were discovered over the weekend. The discovery has sparked fears of an avian

3 Sep, 2025 @ 17:28

Health·Lead·Malaga

Glam, grit, and giving back: Triple A’s star-studded Gala returns to Marbella!

DUST off your cocktail dresses and get your credit cards ready – Marbella’s most heart-tugging, tail-wagging night of the year is back! The Triple A

3 Sep, 2025 @ 15:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Mass grave shock in Malaga: 73 Civil War victims exhumed – one in five were women

GRIM new discoveries have been made in a mass grave at Campillos cemetery in Malaga, where archaeologists have recovered the remains of 73 people executed

2 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

8.5 million car journeys predicted over five days in Spain's big weekend ending with national bank holiday this Tuesday

These are the new speed cameras in Malaga province that come into effect TODAY

THROUGHOUT Spain, the General Director of Traffic (GDT) seven fixed radars and 25 road speed cameras aimed at reducing car accidents caused by illegal speeding

1 Sep, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga

Malaga’s reservoirs given clean bill of health with no drought restrictions in sight despite long hot summer

MALAGA province’s reservoirs are in surprisingly good shape with no drought restrictions on the horizon – despite a scorching summer that left many Costa del

1 Sep, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·Malaga

Summer travel bug: Doctors warn heat and holidays are fuelling gastro outbreaks

IT’S the time of year when our stomachs are most likely to suffer – and experts say soaring temperatures mixed with summer travel are the

1 Sep, 2025 @ 16:37

Andalucia·Health·Marbella

Marbella welcomes Carlos Alcaraz and the Davis Cup at the the luxurious Hotel Puente Romano this month

SPAIN will host Denmark in a Davis Cup qualifier at Marbella’s Puente Romano Tennis Club on 13 – 14 September 2025. The tie will decide

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:49

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

BREAKING: New fire breaks out on the fringes of Malaga city near Repsol petrol station

A WILDFIRE has erupted this afternoon on the outskirts of Málaga in the Monte Coronado area, just weeks after flames swept through almost the exact

1 Sep, 2025 @ 14:41

Lead·Malaga

Boy racer tries to outrun cops in Spain’s Malaga – smashes straight into them

A RECKLESS driver in Malaga tried to play Fast & Furious – but ended up looking more like Laurel & Hardy after ploughing straight into

31 Aug, 2025 @ 10:20

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Antonio Banderas to star in British romantic comedy alongside glamorous Spanish actress Ursula Corbero

ANTONIO Banderas, one of Spain’s most celebrated actors, is set to play a father navigating his relationships following his divorce in Rose’s Baby, a romantic

31 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Food poisoning cases in Malaga province more than halved in 2024

CASES of food poisoning in Malaga province dropped dramatically last year according to latest figures – but there is still a long way to go.

30 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

UPDATED: Fears British toddler missing in Marbella has been ‘abducted by Russian mother to her country’

THE disappearance of a three-year-old British boy in Marbella is now being treated as a suspected case of child abduction, police sources told the Olive

29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:09

Lead·Marbella

Estepona set to expand beach cove much loved by tourists and expats with new ‘green leisure space and more parking’

THE council of Estepona has begun the process of reclaiming land next to the popular El Cristo beach, with the goal of turning it into

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:11

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man remanded in custody for allegedly setting six forest fires in Spain’s Malaga province

A SUSPECTED serial arsonist has been remanded in custody after allegedly setting six forest fires across Malaga this summer. The man was caught in the

29 Aug, 2025 @ 10:30

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Frail old lady’, 81, arrested for ‘burgling tourist apartments in central Malaga while guests were out sightseeing’

SHE looks like your nan, but don’t let the walking stick fool you – a frail-looking pensioner was actually a seasoned sneak-thief. In a plot

29 Aug, 2025 @ 09:15

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Investors take note: Marbella to host international business event targeting Chinese companies looking to expand into Spain

MARBELLA is preparing to host the first edition of the Silk Road3 Roadshow: Connecting Capital, Culture, and Business, early November. This international event aims to

27 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Marbella