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Pregnant Woman Shot In Head With Baby Delivered By Cesarean Section In Spain's Valencia

‘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 discovered by a passer-by who quickly covered him

15 Oct, 2023 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a hotel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different areas of Andalucia. Guardia Civil agents detained

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

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 of how they did not hesitate for

16 Sep, 2023 @ 09:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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 hotel in Benalmadena, near Marbella, has made

6 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Beaches·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Drug traffickers use 'squatted' homes as cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain's Costa Blanca

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 province. Guardia Civil agents raided seven addresses in

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·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 14 and 15. Appointments can be booked by

13 Jun, 2023 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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, who has been arrested, in a flat

31 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Other News

Man accused of murdering ex last week in Torremolinos has allegedly confessed he also killed another woman who disappeared in 2009

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., 45, arrested for allegedly stabbing his 28-year-old

24 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

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 of visitors is not compatible with the

16 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Travel: Costa del Sol

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 video on social media of them breaking

7 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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 building. A Malaga court imprisoned the Bulgarian

26 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 year before the pandemic started. These numbers

14 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Travel: Costa del Sol

Man tries to suffocate his partner and threatens her with gun in Spain's Valencia

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, latest figures revealed. The Spanish justice system only

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

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 boats. The Port’s Board of Directors approved the

18 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 prison sentence. The Official State Gazette reported Monday

15 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 drew up fake contracts for the workers

6 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Tap water had toxin levels up to 1,000 times over safety limit on Valencia industrial estate in Spain

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 of chlorine and nitrates has made him

30 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 a farm in Alhaurin de la Torre

29 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 week after opening to the public. The Malaga

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga

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 Police officers, who rarely fire their side

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 rescue and intervention group found the lifeless

27 Dec, 2022 @ 16:41

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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 beat the Guardia Civil in terms of

27 Dec, 2022 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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, 48, who had recently split up with

24 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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 the Udyco Drugs and Organised Crime Unit

24 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

la concepcion reservoir mijas fuengirola

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 in mid-December ended a long drought that

23 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

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stash of hashish found in councillors van

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 of potatoes. Guardia Civil agents started the operation

19 Dec, 2022 @ 15:30

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