Costa del Sol town infuses cleaning water with PERFUME to make streets ‘smell fruity’ The expat and tourist favourite will be splashing its streets with citrus and fruit-laced water 26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:54 Lead·Malaga
Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun to film in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week A Place in the Sun is landing on the Costa del Sol next week. The hit property show is helping a British family look for 26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:12 Entertainment·Lead
British teen raped in bathroom in Marbella, suspect released The rapist took advantage of the victim who was in a 'heavily intoxicated' state 25 Jul, 2019 @ 10:56 Crime & Law·Lead
RED ALERT: Warnings across Spain as temperatures to surpass 40C TODAY before scorcher along Costa del Sol on Friday While Malaga and the Costa del Sol have avoided hotter temperatures today, that will be expected to change come Friday 23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22 Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca
LOOK OF LUX: Giles Brown is an expert at picking out a face in a crowd, even in Spain’s Malaga Airport “Basically, one of the things that attracts mosquitoes is if you are sexually active,” she said, looking straight at me 20 Jul, 2019 @ 17:03 Columnists·Malaga
Specsavers Opticas have everything you need to stay safe in the sun and some super cool shades Supersize your lenses, or choose wraparound styles so that less light will filter in through the sides 20 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13 Columnists·Health
‘Greedy’ landowner sells expats’ animal refuge land near Costa del Sol meaning 800 animals could be killed “The ruthless owner has already shown his true colours,” said a foundation spokesperson 20 Jul, 2019 @ 10:02 Cadiz·Environment·Lead
SIMPLY THE REST: Driving through Spain this summer? Here are the best boutique hotels to stop at en route Depending on your route, you will pass some of Spain’s most emblematic cities and towns 20 Jul, 2019 @ 09:05 Cordoba·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News
Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge Niko Ranta-aho, who runs a restaurant in Marbella, and his bikini-model girlfriend Sofia Belorfia, will both remain in custody in Helsinki, Finland 19 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s FIRST boutique hotel with craft beer microbrewery opens on Costa del Sol The factory, which cost €1 million, will employ 25 staff, pump out 300,000 litres of beer a year, and even has a deal with the 19 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25 Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News
IN THE NICK OF TIME: Irish man arrested at Malaga airport check-in desk donning €28,000 Rolex he reported as robbed in Marbella a day earlier The holidaymaker had made the claims in a local police station in Puerto Banus, but agents weren't buying it 19 Jul, 2019 @ 12:41 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Blood-soaked man arrested after allegedly stabbing dad to death before taking bus to hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrested the man, before transferring him to a health centre, where he remained under police supervision 17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:08 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Open date REVEALED for ‘deliberately torched’ Marbella chiringuito originally opened by Eva Longoria Dramatic footage showed the beach club, which is popular with expats, erupt into flames in February, with black smoke billowing for miles 17 Jul, 2019 @ 17:28 Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News
Woman held on suspicion of bludgeoning her sleeping dad to death and knifing mum in back on Spain’s Costa del Sol The woman fled the scene and was found on a Malaga industrial estate in a state of shock by a relative shortly after 17 Jul, 2019 @ 11:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior docks in Malaga to push for action on climate change The 'change energy, not climate' campaign will see the purpose-built yacht dock in eight countries and 14 ports 15 Jul, 2019 @ 11:24 Environment·Lead·Malaga
BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY Aided by a hot wind known as the terral or poniente, the punishing conditions will continue throughout much of province 15 Jul, 2019 @ 10:27 Environment·Lead·Malaga
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
Iconic castle on Spain’s Costa del Sol is FINALLY being repaired The adjoining 11th century Alcazaba is also set for some summer TLC, but palatial fortification will not begin being repaired until August 14 Jul, 2019 @ 09:14 Lead·Malaga·Property
Environmental group names and shames 19 Costa del Sol beaches as among worst in Spain The Balearic Islands was the region with the highest proportion of blag flag beaches, at 78.9% 13 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday Having sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide, Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is regarded as the most influential Latin artist in the 12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:39 Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga
Marbella mayor invites Barack Obama back to Costa del Sol to play golf The invite to Obama comes amid a 30% increase of American tourists to Marbella during the last year 12 Jul, 2019 @ 11:36 Celebrity·Lead·Malaga
BREAKING: Body washes up on beach near Marbella’s exclusive Golden Mile A LIFELESS body has washed up on a Marbella beach this morning. The lifeless body was found floating in the shore on Los Monteros beach 11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:05 Lead·Malaga
REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER The tournament has been dubbed a ‘tennis show’ by Joaquin Rios, from the organising company Tennium 11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:31 Lead·Malaga·Sport
Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February 11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:12 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead
Around 500 Renfe train staff to strike on Spain’s Costa del Sol NEXT WEEK over pay conditions One source of anger for Renfe employees has been that an agreed 0.5% wage increase has been omitted from new contracts 10 Jul, 2019 @ 13:05 Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga
‘HARD TO LOSE HIM’: Marbella firefighters pay for funeral of paralysed boy with brain cancer who they carried home every day After Benjamin’s diagnosis, he still attended school, and the servicemen were there to take him down at 10am and returned at 2pm to get him 10 Jul, 2019 @ 11:35 Lead·Malaga