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How ‘respectable’ lawyers and bank directors helped Malaga brothels launder millions while women were forced to work 24 hours a day

A BROTHEL gang enslaving women to work 24 hours a day in Malaga managed to build a multimillion-euro operation that relied on white-collar professionals to

3 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Call for Costa del Sol motorists to sign petition demanding discounts on exorbitant AP-7 toll road

COSTA del Sol motorists have called on Spain’s government to slash tolls on one of the region’s main thoroughfares amid warnings that mobility in the

2 Dec, 2025 @ 17:02

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Shock in Malaga as men who ‘lured girl out of disco to take turns raping her’ had targeted other women previously

THREE men have been jailed after allegedly luring an 18-year-old girl out of a disco and then taking turns to rape her in a nearby

2 Dec, 2025 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

The big EES digital border system rolls out on Sunday to great fanfare... at just one airport in Spain

Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences

POLICE at Malaga Airport have issued new instructions telling British residents in Spain that they must not use the EES queues or automatic gates when

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:35

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Horror in Andalucia as man ‘murders girlfriend for trying to leave him’ 24 hours after widespread protests for International Day Against Gender Violence

A SMALL town in Malaga has been rocked by the murder of a young woman by her partner – just 24 hours on from huge

28 Nov, 2025 @ 13:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

From Fire Risk to 40% Lower Bills: How Marbella Heat Pump Installer Agua Therm Saved a Homeowner “€100s” a Year

A MARBELLA heat pump installer is sounding the alarm after uncovering an “electrical fire risk” at a beachfront villa. Agua Therm said the property’s heat

28 Nov, 2025 @ 10:31

Environment·Malaga·Marbella·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

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

27 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Marbella

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

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

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

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:32

Lead·Marbella

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

25 Nov, 2025 @ 11:15

Lead·Marbella

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

23 Nov, 2025 @ 12:01

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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

22 Nov, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

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

19 Nov, 2025 @ 13:11

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·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

18 Nov, 2025 @ 13:38

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

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’

17 Nov, 2025 @ 17:35

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

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

17 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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

16 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Property·Valencia

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

14 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Malaga

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

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

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

9 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

It's a family affair as Oasis Properties has grown from managing just a couple of homes to meeting 'all your property needs' in Spain's Nerja area

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

7 Nov, 2025 @ 10:24

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

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 —

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

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

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Lead·Marbella

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

6 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Politics

The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashed

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

5 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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How ‘respectable’ lawyers and bank directors helped Malaga brothels launder millions while women were forced to work 24 hours a day

Call for Costa del Sol motorists to sign petition demanding discounts on exorbitant AP-7 toll road

Shock in Malaga as men who ‘lured girl out of disco to take turns raping her’ had targeted other women previously

Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences

Horror in Andalucia as man ‘murders girlfriend for trying to leave him’ 24 hours after widespread protests for International Day Against Gender Violence

From Fire Risk to 40% Lower Bills: How Marbella Heat Pump Installer Agua Therm Saved a Homeowner “€100s” a Year

The curious case of plummeting Russian language use in Marbella – despite making up one of the resort’s largest expat groups

Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak

Three Belgian hikers are rescued after taking wrong turn into a treacherous canyon near Marbella

Work continues on new 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool in Marbella – all you need to know (including opening date)

Ronda has struck the imaginations of poets, artists, bullfighters and musicians for thousands of years

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

Police rumble narcos loading up on fuel on popular Marbella beach loved by expats and tourists

Fresh calls for third lane on ‘unmanageable’ Costa del Sol A7 motorway as Malaga traffic chaos slammed once again

Wealthy Arab travellers to Marbella warned against ‘jumping the queue by visa shopping around the EU’

Trains from Nerja and Estepona to Coin, the Caminito del Rey and beyond – but will Malaga ‘conceptual map’ ever become reality?

Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate

Revealed: How Chinese shops selling everyday items on the Costa del Sol were really laundering millions for violent Albanian narcos

Police plead with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots not to buy from street venders

The much-anticipated switch-on for Malaga’s famous Christmas lights is coming – all you need to know

British holidaymaker dies on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘passing out while cycling with friends’

New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns

Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt

Bullies ‘hospitalise’ girl in Marbella as outrage grows at worrying new trend – and authorities for ‘doing nothing’

Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail

The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashed

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European immigrants that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Benidorm braces for winter surge as Brits flock to the Costa Blanca for a ‘proper British Christmas’

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk