Tragedy as two women drown after car plunges into the sea at Andalucia’s largest port
TWO women died early on Wednesday morning after their car plunged off a ferry ramp into the sea at the Port of Algeciras.
US military to expand jointly-operated Moron air base in southern Spain despite lingering tensions over Iran war
THE United States is set to expand its military presence in Spain after formalising plans to revamp a strategically vital air base in Andalucia.
September to start with a sizzle as heat dome sweeps across Spain – temperatures set to soar to 43C with ‘torrid’ nights ahead
SPAIN is set for a scorching start to September as a powerful heat dome sends temperatures soaring to 43C, with Andalucia facing the worst of
Nearly 100 firefighters work overnight to stabilise wildfire near Nerja on the Costa del Sol
THE fire threatened to engulf the Sierras of Tejeda natural park, a protected area spanning 400 square kilometres across the provinces of Malaga and Granada.
Andalucia demands Madrid revive elite anti-narco unit as drug-related violence escalates across the region
ANDALUCIA has called on Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez to revive an elite anti-narco unit as concerns grow over escalating drug violence across the region.
Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms
SPAIN is braced for a stormy blast as a rare August depression brings torrential rain, hail and powerful winds across the country.
Man, 33, shot dead in Marbella in latest Costa del Sol killing – early hours attack not believed linked to organised crime
THE BODY of a 33-year-old man with two bullet wounds was discovered on a Marbella road on Monday morning. The Policia Nacional are leading an
Ten arrested after narco gang opens fire on Guardia Civil during dramatic high-speed chase off Andalucia coast
TEN suspected members of a drug trafficking gang have been arrested after opening fire on a Guardia Civil patrol boat during a dramatic chase off
World Cup hero Gavi donates €1.3 million to build homes for the homeless in Andalucia hometown
FIFA World Cup hero Gavi has pledged to donate a seven-figure-sum to help build new homes for homeless people in his hometown in southern Spain.
Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes
THE wildfire burned land equivalent to 45,000 football pitches and forced the evacuation of 700 residents in Huelva and nearby Sevilla.
New budget airline to launch in Spain this year with €20 flights to the Costa Blanca and Andalucia
A NEW budget airline is set to bring super-cheap air fares to travellers in Spain later this year, including direct connections to the Costa Blanca
Costa del Sol remains on alert for West Nile Virus as cases in Andalucia climb to 43
THE Costa del Sol remains on high alert for West Nile Virus, after five new cases in Sevilla and Huelva pushed the total up to
WATCH: Granada earthquake leaves three injured and forces evacuation of iconic Alhambra palace
TUESDAY'S 4.8-magnitude earthquake was the second powerful tremor to hit Granada in just three days.
Family massacre in Andalucia as pregnant woman, her mother and teenage son are gunned down by ‘motorcycle hitmen’ in narco revenge attack
AT least three people have been killed in a popular Andalucia holiday resort after two masked men gunned down three generations of a family in
Ronda’s Cortijo del Canto is a true fantasy escape, where privacy is coupled with nature and history
IT feels like the home of a Roman senator, while its arrival reminded me of a scene from Eyes Wide Shut. But while Stanley Kubrick
Andalucia is pushing nine million inhabitants after surge in foreign arrivals
ANDALUCIA is closing in on a population of nine million after a record-breaking influx of people born abroad sent its population soaring.
American man found dead in Malaga holiday rental pool died by drowning, autopsy confirms
AN AUTOPSY has confirmed that an American tourist died from drowning this week in a Malaga holiday rental home swimming pool. The 45-year-old man was
PP opens door to Ceuta migrant minors arriving in Andalucia as coalition partner Vox blasts new arrivals as ‘invaders’
ANDALUCIA’s ruling party has opened the door to accepting migrant minors into the region after 72,000 people crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from
82-year-old man becomes first victim of West Nile virus in Andalucia – 17 other cases confirmed across the region
AN 82-year-old man was the first person to die from West Nile virus in Andalucia this year as fears mount that the mosquito-borne disease could
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
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We stupidly waited too long’: The haunting final texts of American expat photographer among dozen foreigners dead in Almeria wildfire
“IT’S right across the road. Road blocked in both directions. No fun at all,” the first message read. Then, more hopefully: “We’re out but there’s
Spain heatwave warning: Heat dome to bring scorching 44C highs as wildfire fears flare once again
SPAIN is bracing for another spell of extreme heat as firefighters across the country continue to battle devastating wildfires, with temperatures forecast to hit 44C
EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s most controversial hotel moves closer to demolition after being an abandoned eyesore for 20 years
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are celebrating after their decades-long struggle to demolish the huge unfinished Hotel El Algarrobico in Almeria is finally bearing fruit. Luis Berraquero, Coordinator for
‘Never again’: Bedar residents set up wildfire task force after a dozen expats die in horrifying Almeria blaze
THE residents of an Andalucian town devastated by a deadly wildfire have set up a task force to investigate the blaze and ensure that ‘tragedies
Man arrested for assaulting six-month pregnant partner at Malaga Airport
VIDEO footage of a man hitting his pregnant girlfriend has resulted in his arrest at an Andalucia airport. Malaga is experiencing more instances of gender-based
Costa del Sol’s overdevelopment puts thousands of tourism jobs at risk from coastal erosion, Greenpeace warns
THOUSANDS of tourism jobs are at risk on the Costa del Sol as a relentless building boom leaves the coastline increasingly vulnerable to erosion, environmentalists
