Lifeguard spots two-metre-long jellyfish swimming among tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol The creature was then allowed to move freely, before it returned to deeper waters 14 Aug, 2019 @ 11:01 Environment·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 8 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead
Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying! 21 Jul, 2019 @ 13:33 Columnists·Mallorca·Property
Rock climber drowns in front of daughter after 30-metre plunge into sea near Spain’s Costa del Sol After the incident, at 1:30pm on Sunday, a jet ski from the Andalucia Health Service, took FCB to Maro Beach 15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:16 Lead·Malaga
Costa del Sol beach SHUT DOWN after bacteria found in water pump It comes just a week after Playa de Fuentebravia in Cadiz was also closed to the public by the Ministry of Health 5 Jul, 2019 @ 10:35 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Man drowns in sea at Costa del Sol beach Authorities responded to the incident on Monday after a call was made to emergency services at 8:20pm 2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:56 Lead·Malaga
Spain’s Andalucia SHUTS DOWN beach after E.coli found in water The levels of ‘microbiological parameters’ exceeded those set out in Royal Decree 1341/2007, which covers the quality of bathing waters 28 Jun, 2019 @ 11:59 Cadiz·Environment·Lead
This is the ONLY beach in Spain included in the world top 10 It comes after a recent string of Blue Flag losses in southern Spain, including on the Costa del Sol 25 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15 Environment·Lead
British toddler badly hurt in cliff fall after ‘slipping from mother’s arms’ at Mallorca beach The 19-month-old was being carried to a beach on the Spanish island's northwest coast when the freak accident occurred 20 May, 2019 @ 11:38 Lead·Mallorca
British holidaymaker drowns off Costa del Sol while swimming at popular expat beach Efforts to save the man through CPR failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene 17 May, 2019 @ 11:44 Lead
FEELING BLUE: Here are the 17 Costa del Sol beaches which have lost their blue flag status The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education has blamed illegal building, including some beach bars, for the shocking news 8 May, 2019 @ 09:00 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Marbella announces NEW 300-metre kitesurfing zone to rival that of Tarifa These plans for Marbella should see it grow in popularity among kitesurfers, in the same way the sport’s hotspot of Tarifa has 29 Apr, 2019 @ 14:49 Lead·Malaga·Sport
Tourism companies in Spain outraged at being handed limits on daily beach visitors with some as low as 250 per day A group of ship owners and hoteliers have labelled the plans ‘unjustified’ and claimed that daily limit on tourist numbers is a ‘grave error’ 22 Apr, 2019 @ 16:05 Environment·Lead
Max Beach will reopen on Spain’s Costa del Sol this week with new look and night time venue planned for summer It comes after the much-loved eatery at Playa Riviera on Mijas Costa was taken over by the Metro Group 16 Apr, 2019 @ 17:06 Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga
Fire burns through hammocks at Costa del Sol beach club Passersby spotted flames coming from piles of hammocks and umbrellas by the El Sardina beach bar and called the emergency service 3 Apr, 2019 @ 11:52 Lead
WATCH: Dead cows wash up on Spain’s Canary Islands after being thrown overboard by ‘stink boats’ It is believed the dead cows came from freighters transporting live cattle from South America 1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:43 Environment·Lead
WATCH: Dead sheep mysteriously washes up on Gibraltar beach (WARNING: distressing images) A post mortem was not carried out on the dead animal that was in a state of decomposition 21 Feb, 2019 @ 18:41 Environment·Gibraltar·Lead
Tourists in Spain could face PRISON for writing name in sand on protected beaches Perpetrators could be fined up to €600 or face prison, while visitors to the island will now have to get written permission before visiting the 11 Feb, 2019 @ 19:05 Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News
BEACH SEX: Horny holidaymakers could be destroying Ibiza’s sand dunes with outdoor romps Protected areas of the beach are fenced off, but couples looking to get it on are frequently jumping over the barriers 30 Jan, 2019 @ 17:47 Environment·Lead
DEAD BODY washes up on tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol (WARNING: distressing image) THE rotting corpse of an unidentified man has been found on the beach of Calahonda de Mijas this morning. At 8:15am the Guardia Civil got 4 Jan, 2019 @ 14:14 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups 30 Oct, 2018 @ 18:20 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Pensioner, 71, dies on Marbella beach after suspected drowning A WOMAN has died on a Marbella beach. The unnamed 71-year-old was pronounced dead on Playa del Alicate after a suspected drowning yesterday evening. It 1 Oct, 2018 @ 10:58 Lead·Malaga
IN PICS: Marbella beach World Clean Up day A team of divers have joined a hundred people for a big beach clean up in Marbella. The group from Diving with Nic helped to 15 Sep, 2018 @ 14:57 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Big clean up planned for popular Marbella beach this weekend A BIG beach clean up is taking place this weekend in Marbella. Hundreds of green, like-minded people are set to join in on the effort 12 Sep, 2018 @ 16:11 Environment·Malaga
Costa del Sol beach named in ‘top 10 most Instagrammed beaches’ in Spain A COSTA del Sol beach is one of the most Instagrammed in Spain. It comes after search engine Holidu analysed more than 200 million instances 8 Aug, 2018 @ 12:14 Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga
Costa del Sol tops the ranking for destinations with the best hotel offers Costa del Sol has the best hotel offers in the Mediterranean 2 Aug, 2018 @ 16:51 Lead·Travel News