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
The curious case of plummeting Russian language use in Marbella – despite making up one of the resort’s largest expat groups
THE use of the Russian language in Marbella is plummeting, despite the group forming one of the largest expat communities in the municipality. Since Russia’s
Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak
A FAMILY of four died in their Torrox home from a suspected gas leak. The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage children
Three Belgian hikers are rescued after taking wrong turn into a treacherous canyon near Marbella
THREE Belgian hikers were rescued after taking a wrong turn into a treacherous canyon while hiking north of Marbella. The group, aged 50, 50 and
Work continues on new 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool in Marbella – all you need to know (including opening date)
THE second phase of construction on Marbella’s new municipal swimming pool has begun in Las Chapas – here’s all you need to know. Located on
Ronda has struck the imaginations of poets, artists, bullfighters and musicians for thousands of years
RONDA doesn’t just appear; it confronts you. As the road bends, this captivating city leaps into view, rising like a white pearl surrounded by the
Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built
PLANS to erect a new British-designed skyscraper in Malaga port are facing fresh backlash after local experts filed an 80-page complaint to Spain’s Ministry of
Police rumble narcos loading up on fuel on popular Marbella beach loved by expats and tourists
THE Policia Nacional have intercepted a van carrying 127 bottles of fuel which being loaded onto a narco boat at a beach off the Marbella
Fresh calls for third lane on ‘unmanageable’ Costa del Sol A7 motorway as Malaga traffic chaos slammed once again
HOTEL bosses on the Costa del Sol have renewed calls for a third lane on the A7, warning that Malaga’s chronic traffic problems are now
Wealthy Arab travellers to Marbella warned against ‘jumping the queue by visa shopping around the EU’
WEALTHY Gulf visitors heading to Spain have been warned not to ‘visa shop’ by applying through smaller Schengen countries to try to ‘jump the queue’
Trains from Nerja and Estepona to Coin, the Caminito del Rey and beyond – but will Malaga ‘conceptual map’ ever become reality?
A NEW map for Malaga province sketches out a dream rail network that would link almost every corner by train, from Nerja in the east
Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate
SPAIN’S coastal property market has undergone one of its sharpest transformations in decades, with new data showing that affordable homes have almost vanished from the
Revealed: How Chinese shops selling everyday items on the Costa del Sol were really laundering millions for violent Albanian narcos
A NARCO money laundering scheme using Chinese-run shops selling ever-day household items allegedly funnelled more than €22 million in cash through Malaga province alone. Spanish
Police plead with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots not to buy from street venders
POLICE are pleading with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots to stop buying fake goods from street vendors. Marbella’s Policia Local has confiscated
The much-anticipated switch-on for Malaga’s famous Christmas lights is coming – all you need to know
MALAGA is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year as the city prepares to flick the switch on its world-famous
British holidaymaker dies on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘passing out while cycling with friends’
A BRITISH holidaymaker has died on the Costa del Sol after coming off his bike while cycling with friends. The unnamed 57-year-old tourist, so far
New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns
A MAN has been found inside a car in Marbella with a gunshot wound to the leg in the early hours of Tuesday morning —
Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt
A FATHER and son have been sentenced by a Malaga court after being found guilty of holding a man hostage for three days as revenge
Bullies ‘hospitalise’ girl in Marbella as outrage grows at worrying new trend – and authorities for ‘doing nothing’
A YOUNG girl has been hospitalised in Marbella after an alleged bullying incident, with her family accusing authorities of ‘doing nothing’. The child was pushed
Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail
THE ex-Marbella sports councillor, Carlos Fernandez, who fled Spain in 2006 to avoid corruption charges in the infamous Malay Case, will not serve any prison
The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashedÂ
SPANISH police have put the brakes on the Costa del Sol’s spiralling mafia activity with a huge operation targeting a number of interconnecting mafia gangs
Thunderstorms and tornados to hit Malaga and the Costa del Sol this evening as weather alert upgraded to orange
SPAIN’S met office has raised the weather alert to orange for Malaga province this evening, warning of torrential rain, violent thunderstorms and even possible tornados
Wave of mysterious deaths shocks Malaga as three separate corpses appear within 24 hours
THREE bodies have been found in less than a day across Malaga province in what police are calling an ‘unprecedented’ 24 hours of unexplained deaths.
Looking to retire in Spain? This is the cheapest town in Malaga province to buy a property
Malaga’s beauty, culture, and food make it a top retirement destination, but its steep property prices put much of the province out of reach –
EXCLUSIVE Confusion reigns for Brits at Malaga airport: Tourists and residents in Spain alike are bamboozled during EES digital passport roll out
A POLICIA Nacional border guard admitted to the Olive Press they were very much ‘in a trial stage’ at Malaga airport with their Entry/Exit System
LIFE IN SPAIN: The Frank Sinatra incident in Malaga
ON September 19, 1964, Malaga police slapped Frank Sinatra with a 25,000 peseta fine – around $175 – after the singer sparked a barroom brawl.
WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries
AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its own international transport firm to smuggle cigarettes and laughing gas within legal cargo has been busted