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PRIEST BUSTED WITH ‘PINK COCAINE’: The shocking fall of Spain’s once respected canon

A HIGH-RANKING priest from Toledo, Spain, has been arrested in Torremolinos, caught with a stash of ‘pink cocaine’. Father Carlos Loriente, a 45-year-old canon at

27 Sep, 2025 @ 12:38

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

90 jobs on the line as Hotel Senator in Spain’s Marbella ‘closes’

MARBELLA’s glitzy Hotel Senator – a four-star holiday hotspot – is ‘shutting down’, leaving 90 workers fearing for their future. The legendary Costa del Sol

26 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

BIG WIN: Olive Press awarded as Best English newspaper in Spain at key awards ceremony

THE Olive Press has been described as the ‘best English newspaper in Spain ‘for its honest, incisive reporting and professionality’. It came as the newspaper

26 Sep, 2025 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Freebie frenzy in Malaga! Museum madness hits the city for World Tourism Day

CALLING all culture vultures, history buffs and freebie hunters — Malaga is rolling out the red carpet TOMORROW (Saturday, Sept 27) for World Tourism Day,

26 Sep, 2025 @ 12:15

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Mother who had her six children taken away is arrested after selling baby for €2k in Spain

Baby brilliance! Bronchiolitis hospitalisations plummet by 90% in Malaga after ‘wonder jab’ rollout

MALAGA’S tiniest residents are breathing easier – and so is the local NHS. Hospitalisations for baby bronchiolitis have plunged by an astonishing 90% over just

26 Sep, 2025 @ 11:27

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Andalucia firefighters praised after Malaga emerges from wildfire season with just one fire larger than one square kilometre

Malaga province has avoided the devastation that swept northern Spain this summer, with rapid intervention teams limiting major blazes to just a single fire exceeding

24 Sep, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Desperate Costa del Sol narcos dump dozens of petrol canisters into the sea during high speed chase near Marbella

A HIGH-SPEED pursuit off the Marbella coast ended with three arrests after desperate narcos dumped dozens of petrol jerry cans into the Mediterranean Sea. The

23 Sep, 2025 @ 15:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Comic-Con Malaga charges fans nearly €100 for a selfie with stars

FANCY a snap with Berlin from Money Heist or Hollywood heartthrob Luke Evans? It’ll cost you a small fortune. Comic-Con San Diego Malaga kicks off

23 Sep, 2025 @ 08:28

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

The ZBE fines are set to begin for Malaga’s low emissions zone – but what about other towns on the Costa del Sol?

THE countdown has begun for drivers in Malaga as the Costa del Sol capital prepares to start issuing fines for polluting vehicles entering its low

22 Sep, 2025 @ 17:42

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

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Malaga bakes in 33C on the official start of autumn – while rest of Spain shivers

MALAGA is bucking the national trend this week as autumn arrives with a bang across Spain. The Costa del Sol province set to bask in

22 Sep, 2025 @ 14:50

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain's Valencia

Inside the audacious €1bn Costa del Sol cocaine empire that came crashing down after a routine inspection

It began with a routine inspection of banana crates in a Malaga warehouse back in 2018. What officers found inside would unravel one of the

22 Sep, 2025 @ 13:03

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Lights, camera, Korea! Asian TV show films on location along the Costa del Sol – including taking over the heart of Marbella

MARBELLA’S bustling La Alameda park has been transformed into a film set this week as South Korean television production Surely Tomorrow takes over the Costa

19 Sep, 2025 @ 12:51

Entertainment·Lead·Marbella

Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags

PASSENGERS travelling through Malaga Airport will no longer need to remove liquids or laptops from their bags once its new €1.5 billion expansion plan is

19 Sep, 2025 @ 11:26

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Danish tourist, 34, dies in Marbella: Friend found him floating face down in swimming pool after head injury

A 34-year-old Danish man has drowned in a swimming pool in Marbella after suffering a head injury in what authorities believe was a tragic accident.

18 Sep, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Marbella

Body of Spanish artist from Malaga, 34, is found floating in the River Thames in London

THE body of a Spanish artist from Malaga was pulled from the River Thames in London on Monday evening. Gonzalo Fuentes, 34, was spotted floating

18 Sep, 2025 @ 17:05

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Fears bird flu outbreak is spreading into central Spain after dead birds turned up in popular tourist towns in Andalucia

NEW cases of bird flu have been spreading through central Spain after first being detected in popular city parks in Malaga and Sevilla. Fears of

18 Sep, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Robert Redford’s life in Spain’s Barcelona, Mallorca and Mijas revealed after Hollywood legend dies at 89

HE was one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – but Robert Redford once swapped the glitz of Los Angeles for a rustic farmhouse in Mijas with

18 Sep, 2025 @ 11:56

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, 'stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage' - as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

Mystery unsolved as headless scuba diver discovered on Costa del Sol beach is buried without being identified

SIX months after a gruesome discovery on the sands of Fuengirola, a headless, unidentified corpse is set to be buried – alone and unnamed –

16 Sep, 2025 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Where house prices are cheapest in much-sought after Malaga province

WHILE the Costa del Sol continues to dazzle with its luxury developments and sea-view penthouses, the real bargains lie inland – far from the tourist

16 Sep, 2025 @ 12:08

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

FANCY picking up a bargain house on Spain’s glorious Costa del Sol? If you are, then you’re in luck as four houses are set to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Malaga airport posts best ever August passenger figures: British numbers wipe the floor with second-placed Germans

MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:21

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property·Travel News

Pedro Sanchez vows to remove 53,000 tourist flats and convert them into ‘permanent rentals’ for young people during Malaga visit

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced plans to remove 53,000 tourist apartments from rental platforms across Spain – with 6,000 of them located in

14 Sep, 2025 @ 13:54

Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Gangsters disguised as cops shoot giant tattooed Danish man in the face and later burn his van in sleepy Malaga town

A DANISH man was shot twice in his van by after gangsters disguised as Guardia Civil officers pulled him over in a quiet town just

13 Sep, 2025 @ 19:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

UPDATED: Wildfire near popular Puerto Banus resort just a stone’s throw from Marbella Arena venue has been stabilised

A FIRE that broke out this afternoon in Marbella, sending plumes of smoke into the skies above Puerto Banus, has been stabilised thanks to the

12 Sep, 2025 @ 15:40