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Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets BUSY again

HOW were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to have

4 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

WATCH: Multinational gang of drug-smuggling kidnappers arrested in Spain’s Alicante and Malaga

POLICE have smashed an international drugs ring and arrested 18 alleged smugglers in Alicante and Malaga. The gang of Moroccan, French, Indian and Spanish nationals

4 Jul, 2020 @ 10:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man died after falling into manhole and hitting his head after drinking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE man who fell into a manhole and died last week was British, it has been revealed. The 40-year-old, who had been visiting his expat

3 Jul, 2020 @ 15:01

Lead·Malaga

Fierce war between Balkan gangs responsible for assassination-style killing in Marbella as groups battle for control of Costa del Sol cocaine trade

After opening fire on him from behind with an uzi, the shooter, donning a mask, ran on foot before hopping on the back of a

2 Jul, 2020 @ 15:31

Lead·Malaga

French mob savagely assault and rob man of more than €50,000 in elaborate luxury car scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The 40-year-old victim had travelled from France to Marbella with €45,000 cash to buy a luxury motor

2 Jul, 2020 @ 14:26

Lead·Malaga

Gang of British retirees on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrested for selling fake drugs meant to help with erectile dysfunction

A GANG of British and American retirees has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for trafficking fake drugs that were meant to help with

1 Jul, 2020 @ 19:07

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga

Flight searches from UK to Spain’s Costa del Sol skyrocket by 177% in a week

SEARCHES for flights from the UK to Malaga have increased by 177% in the last week alone.

29 Jun, 2020 @ 19:02

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Marbella gym with past links to Ireland’s Kinahan gang shuts doors for good after coronavirus lockdown

THE MTK Marbella boxing gym, which was originally co-funded by Irish gang boss Daniel Kinahan will not reopen after its coronavirus lockdown. Opened by former

29 Jun, 2020 @ 14:43

Lead

Man found dead in manhole near AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN’S lifeless body has been pulled from a manhole on the Costa del Sol. The unidentified 40-year-old was found dead in Calahonda near a

27 Jun, 2020 @ 23:21

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: British shopping centre giant Intu goes into administration, spelling doubts for Torremolinos resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BRITISH shopping centre giant Intu has gone into administration after failing to secure a debt repayment holiday from lenders. The company, which owns three malls

26 Jun, 2020 @ 16:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

BREAKING: More than 80 people test positive for COVID-19 in outbreak on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SOME 83 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 at the Malaga Red Cross Centre. There are understood to be 79 users of the centre

25 Jun, 2020 @ 13:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

TRAVEL: Online searches for Spanish domestic flights to Malaga Airport surge by 523% in a week as Costa del Sol tourism returns

Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling are the main airline companies to offer flights to Malaga

25 Jun, 2020 @ 10:19

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Panic on Spain’s Costa del Sol over possible shark sighting in tourist hotspot

This possible sighting in Torremolinos would make it the third in 10 days

25 Jun, 2020 @ 09:50

Lead·Malaga

KEEP EM OUT: British expat fears on Spain’s Costa del Sol as tourists descend from UK where new COVID-19 cases average 1,000 a day

AS the first flights into Spain from the UK touch down, British expats have voiced their fears at their compatriots spreading coronavirus. Many told the

24 Jun, 2020 @ 21:08

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News