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‘On the ground and crying’: Passer-by discovers abandoned baby with umbilical cord still attached in Malaga city
A NEWBORN baby boy with its umbilical cord still attached was found on Saturday morning in the city of Malaga. The abandoned infant was...
Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a...
POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and...
Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia return from helping out at ground zero of Morocco quake
SIX Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia returned on Friday after helping out in the salvage effort of the earthquake in Morocco.
They told Spanish journalists...
SUNBED WARS: Hot-heads on Costa del Sol
A LEADING Costa del Sol hotel has hired a bouncer to prevent Brits and other tourists from fighting over sunbeds.
Sunset Beach Club, a four-star...
Police bust gang of violent robbers that smashed their way into 50 upmarket rural homes in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE in Spain’s Andalucia arrested eight gang members from a gang that carried out violent robberies and burglaries at around 50 properties in Malaga...
Major blood donation campaign to take place in Malaga for the World Blood Donor Day
A MAJOR blood and plasma donation campaign for the World Blood Donor Day will take place in Malaga from 9am to 9pm on June...
Minor who lived for years among piles of rubbish rescued in Estepona (Malaga)
A 14-YEAR-OLD believed to have lived for years among rubbish and diseased dogs has been rescued in Estepona.
He lived with his grandmother and father,...
Man accused of murdering ex last week in Torremolinos has allegedly confessed he also killed another woman who disappeared...
AN Italian man accused of murdering his partner in Torremolinos (Malaga) last week is under investigation for another woman’s disappearance nine years ago.
Marco R.,...
Spain’s main workers union asked to reduce the number of tourists in Malaga
WORKERS union CCOO has asked for ‘urgent measures’ to reduce the impact of tourism on the Costa del Sol.
The group believes the current number...
Four teens in Malaga videoed attack on youth and uploaded it to social media
FOUR teens have been arrested for allegedly uploading a video of an attack on another youngster in Malaga.
They are believed to have shared a...
Police arrest Bulgarian man for mystery death of woman who fell from his balcony in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE in Spain’s Andalucia have arrested a man they suspect murdered a woman who fell to her death from the sixth floor of a...
Malaga Airport third busiest in Spain
MALAGA airport saw 3.7 million passengers during the first quarter of 2023.
This is a 9% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the...
Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men
COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men,...
Spain’s Malaga port gives go-ahead to western San Andres marina funded by Qatari cash
THE Port of Malaga gave the green light to a new western marina funded by Qatari cash that will have space for over 550...
Crooked cop who tries to steal €6,200 watch from arrested man banned from the force in Spain’s Andalucia
A POLICEMAN who tried to steal a €6,200 watch from an arrested man in Spain’s Estepona lost his job and got a two-year suspended...
Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province.
The criminals...
Countryside town in Spain’s Malaga declares its water unfit for human consumption
WATER from a Malaga province countryside town is not fit for human consumption, its mayor said on Thursday.
Humilladero mayor Miguel Asencio said the levels...
BUSTED: Police arrest gang who allegedly sent drugs to UK from Spain’s Andalucia hidden in containers
POLICE arrested six members of a gang that allegedly sent drugs to Britain in specially prepared secret compartments inside maritime containers.
Guardia Civil agents raided...
Thousands visit one of Spain’s most well-preserved Roman villas in Malaga during first week
ALMOST 2,500 people have visited one of the most well-preserved Roman villas in Spain at the city of Rincon de la Victoria just a...
Police open fire on man as he tries to attack officers with a large machete in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE shot a man in the leg as he allegedly tried to attack an officer with a large machete in Spain’s city of Malaga.
National...
Man falls 60 metres to his death as he climbed at El Chorro in Spain’s Andalucia
MOUNTAIN rescue teams recovered the body of a man who fell 60 metres to his death while rock climbing in Spain’s Andalucia.
The Greim mountain...
Police nab 90,000 kilos of drugs, mainly hashish, in Spain’s Malaga in 2022
POLICE seized 90,000 kilos of drugs in Malaga and arrested more than 4,000 people for trafficking offences in 2022.
This past year the Policia Nacional...
Daughters save mother from certain death after ex-partner stabs her eight times in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE arrested a man in Spain’s Estepona who allegedly stabbed his ex-partner eight times before his daughters stopped him from killing their mother.
The man,...
Police arrest four gang members after catching them with 440kg of hashish in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE officers arrested four people after finding 440kg of hashish hidden in a secret compartment of a trailer in Spain's Granada.
National Police officers of...
Water companies and farmers in Spain welcome recent rainfall but need more this winter to fight recent drought
RECENT rainfall has helped Malaga’s seven freshwater reservoirs fill up to 37% of their capacity, according to water provider Hidrosur.
The storm that hit Spain...
Police arrest drug gang that held up rival hash truck on Spain’s A-7 motorway
POLICE in Malaga have arrested four gang-members who violently held-up a truck that rival drug-traffickers were using to move hashish hidden in its cargo...
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