Five common mistakes people make when moving to Spain – and how to avoid them
You’ve decided to move to Spain and found the perfect place. Now comes the paperwork, and mistakes can cost you time, money and frustration.
Malaga hotels complain beach closures in high summer have damaged city’s reputation internationally
HOTELIERS and opposition politicians are all blaming the same ageing sewer network for beach shutdowns that Malaga in peak Feria week.
Got lots of tats? International TV shoot in Malaga is casting for ‘tattooed men of any ethnicity’ to film in September
TATTOOED men are being offered the chance to appear as extras in an international TV series filming in Malaga next month. Casting agency Modexpor is
Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up
A POLICE chase ended in a terrifying car crash on the Costa del Sol after a gang of thieves violently ripped a gold chain from
Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015
SEA temperatures off the Costa del Sol have soared to their highest level in more than a decade, scientists warn, as climate change drives unprecedented
Malaga rents hit record high as families forced to spend 58% of income on housing
THE figure, from property portal Idealista, is nearly double the 30% that households should ideally spend on rent, according to financial experts.
EasyJet axes Leeds-Bradford flights to Malaga, Mallorca and Barcelona as it exits airport entirely
BUDGET airline EasyJet is pulling all of its services out of Leeds-Bradford Airport in the New Year meaning the end of three routes to Spain.
‘Fake couples’ gang busted in Spain after arranging bogus relationships to regularise migrants
A GANG has been busted in Spain for making over €30 million from fixing up fake relationships for illegal migrants so that they could get
What to do if you encounter a disease-carrying wild boar on the Costa del Sol, according to medical professionals
AFTER a new study revealed that more than 86% of wild boars wandering into Malaga’s urban areas carry germs that can infect humans, leading medical
Shock in Mijas as 25-year-old man in wheelchair dies after being stabbed in chest
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death on the Costa del Sol four years after surviving a shooting which left him paralysed. The
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Chasing American literary titan Ernest Hemingway in the hills of Andalucia
Originally published on August 14, 2025 MORE than a century after Ernest Hemingway’s much-written-about tour of Spain, which included a stop in the idyllic mountain
Driver, 30, ‘deliberately rammed teenage tourist and fled’ in Malaga historic centre after street argument
The Policia Nacional caught up with him three weeks after the attack, which happened in the early hours of July 15 in Plaza de la
Meet Pedro, 23, the dashing Malaga man crowned the world’s most handsome after beauty contest win
THE most handsome man in the world has been crowned a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Malaga province after he took the top prize at a global
Shocking figures reveal Malaga now records a rape every two days – with cases soaring seven-fold in a decade
A SHOCKING new report has highlighted the growing scale of sexual violence in Malaga, with the province now recording one rape every two days. According
Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder
A MAN has been arrested over a murder that took place six years ago in Coin, Malaga, after a skull was found hidden in a
Orange weather alert in Malaga as province braces for 40C heatwave to peak this weekend
THE province of Malaga is facing extreme temperatures once again, with the inland areas of Antequera and Ronda bearing the brunt this week. Antequera, 500
Marbella beaches reopen for swimming after fecal bacteria scare
MARBELLA town hall has declared three beaches closed over a fecal bacteria scare available for swimming again. Health experts carried out tests on the beaches
Mass Spanish Civil War grave unearthed in Andalucia as up to 9 victims are identified – including one showing signs of violent death
A MASS grave dating back to the Spanish Civil War has been unearthed in Malaga province nearly 90 years on, as up to nine people
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Shakira’s tax trial, the birth of a Formula One star and the sighting of the Spanish Armada
WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 27 JULY, 2022 – SHAKIRA TRIAL BEGINS The Colombian megastar,
The future of Spain’s ‘green gold’ – can sustainable avocado farming survive in one of the country’s driest regions?
AVOCADOS have become a staple on menus everywhere. From brunch spots to trendy cafés serving avocado smoothies, this so-called ‘superfood’ is now in huge demand
Heat alerts issued for the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol as almost all of Spain warned of ‘extreme’ wildfire risk
BOTH the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol remain under an alert for extreme heat this weekend – despite an overall drop in temperatures as
PICTURED: Dozens of assault rifle among huge arsenal of guns, grenades and body amour seized from Costa del Sol mafia
POLICE have seized a haul of war-grade weapons, including assault rifles and hand grenades, after dismantling an arms and drug trafficking gang on the Costa
Costa del Sol’s overdevelopment puts thousands of tourism jobs at risk from coastal erosion, Greenpeace warns
THOUSANDS of tourism jobs are at risk on the Costa del Sol as a relentless building boom leaves the coastline increasingly vulnerable to erosion, environmentalists
Flying taxis to slash Malaga-Marbella journey to just 15 minutes under ambitious Costa del Sol plan
FLYING taxis are set to soon whisk passengers between destinations across the Costa del Sol as authorities announce plans for real-life demonstrations within the next
Revealed: How key boxes for tourist flats and Airbnbs became the latest tool for Malaga’s drug dealers
A DRUG ring has been busted in Andalucia for utilizing tourist flat apartment key lockboxes to exchange illegal substances. Spain’s Policia Nacional have uncovered a
BREAKING: Body of woman found ‘with signs of violence’ in Costa del Sol expat hotspot
A WOMAN has been found dead this morning at her home in Benahavis. Guardia Civil sources told the Olive Press that she had suffered from
