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British woman stabbed to death by her ex-partner in Alhaurín el Grande

Juan Cano / Julio Portabales | Malaga

The 33-year-old mother of three was found on the floor of her house next to a knife

Road infrastructure

Access to Plaza Mayor from western ring road in direction of Malaga to be doubled

Chus Heredia

The project, submitted and financed by the shopping centre as part of the planned expansion, is now open for public consultation

Costa del Sol

Fuengirola 'reinforces its commitment' to promote gender equality

Tony Bryant

The town hall has launched a programme of free activities aimed at different sections of the population, combining initiatives focused on physical and emotional health to "encourage relationships based on respect and equality"

Mountains in Malaga province covered in snow. Meteo365.es

Weather

Snow covers mountains behind Malaga's Costa del Sol

Julio J. Portabales

The wintry weather has left a trail of white from the Maroma to the Sierra Bermeja and extreme caution is advised on several mountain roads

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Health

New Nerja health centre to be ready in April

Eugenio Cabezas

Lutz sits on the bench in Salobreña where he sleeps and where he was allegedly assaulted.

Social services

Lutz, the homeless Canadian who was attacked on Granada's Costa Tropical

Laura Velasco | Granada

A data processing server of the Junta de Andalucía.

Artificial intelligence

Robotisation of bureaucratic procedures saves up to one million hours of work in Andalucía

José Luis Piedra

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Football

Malaga CF run riot in the rain to send a message to Segunda rivals

Daryl Finch

Marks in the right wheel of axle 13 of the Iryo train (fourth carriage, first axle of the first bogie) and possible point of collision with the rail head

Adamuz train crash 2026

First Cordoba accident report confirms marks on derailed train's wheels were caused by already existing track fracture

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

Plot where the shopping centre is planned.

Business

Tomás Olivo, owner of La Cañada in Marbella, takes the first step towards building a large shopping centre in Malaga

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Gender violence

Mijas hosts meeting to analyse the situation of foreign victims of gender violence

Tony Bryant

Elisabeth in her room in the San Rafael hospital. SUR

Society

Malaga locals prepare emotional welcome for Elisabeth who underwent four-kilo tumour removal surgery

José Antonio Sau

"Now I have more life ahead of me," Elisabeth told SUR upon her arrival in Malaga from A Coruña, where she underwent surgery by thoracic surgeon Dr Diego González Rivas on 2 January

Drug-trafficking

Two young men arrested in Mijas after throwing 716 grams of hashish from hotel window

In an attempt to evade police intervention, the two men hurriedly threw several packages into a garden area

The reforestation was carried out in an enclave of high ecological value.

Investigation opened regarding the removal of protected flora in Sierra Bermeja

Emma Pérez-Romera | Estepona

The series will film the LA clubbing scenes in Malaga.

Film and TV

More than 100 extras wanted in Malaga for the filming of an international TV series

Paco Griñán | Malaga

Courts

Public prosecutor's office dismisses complaint against Julio Iglesias for sexual assault and trafficking

C.P.S.

El Alimentario, which tops the list in Malaga.

Food and drink

Seven restaurants in Malaga province among top 100 in Spain according to The Fork

Marina Martínez

Crime

Brawl between two homeless men leaves one stabbed and one in critical condition in Malaga

María José Díaz Alcalá

Vandalism

Man arrested in Malaga for smashing windows and mirrors of eight parked vehicles with bicycle

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Malaga province ranks high in company production, but lags behind in number of large headquarters

Contract awarded for key section of Costa del Sol coastal path

An Andalusian LP that you can hang on the wall

Tourist apartment owner fined 3,000 euros for installing cameras inside property

Project to train vulnerable foreign youngsters in the Almeria seminary moves forward

Chef Jesús Mulero with the mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, in front of the facade of La Pataleta

Extra Chef Jesús Mulero

La Pataleta celebrates its opening in Torrox with a festive inauguration party

SUR in English | Torrox

Fitur international tourism fair 2026

Hotel giant Meliá vows to turn Holiday World into 'benchmark resort on the Costa del Sol' during Fitur presentation in Madrid

Pilar Martínez | Enviada Especial Madrid

Fashion

Rafael Urquizar, on the runway at Paris Fashion Week for the first time

Almudena Nogués | Malaga.

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Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Digital Display

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

Swiss Retreat

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

Gallic Dry January

The Bottom Line

Ignacio Lillo

My Poor AVE

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

A Whiff of Romance in the European Air

History

Liz Parry

Fifty years on

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

The Residencia de Tiempo Libre leisure complex should reopen within three years. SUR

Tourism

El Fuerte group takes over running Marbella's iconic holiday and leisure complex

José Carlos García | Marbella

The Marbella-based business group beat its rival bidder, the Barceló hotel chain, today in Seville with its final bid to pay an annual fee of five million euros for the lease agreement

The council is putting the finishing touches to the exterior landscaping after completing the extension of the centre.

Marbella

Countdown to the opening of the new health centre in Nueva Andalucía in Marbella

José Carlos García | Marbella

The new Cudeca shop in La Capellanía in Alhaurín de la Torre.

Charity

Cudeca opens charity shop number 27 in Alhaurín de la Torre

José Rodríguez Cámara | Alhaurín de la Torre.

The plots on Calle Empedrada, where the future tourist apartments will be built.

Tourism

Number of tourist flats in Malaga's Trinidad district surges: Barcelona company plans to construct 12 more

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Animal welfare

Alhaurín de la Torre council cares for 2,000 stray cats

José Rodríguez Cámara | Alhaurín de la Torre.

Visualisation of the initial design of the Esteyco consultancy's project for Plan Guadalmedina.

Infrastructure

Malaga considers burying all traffic along Guadalmedina riverbanks, from Ciudad Jardin to the port

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

A stall at San Pedro Alcántara market. JoseleE

Infrastructure

Planned budget for renovation of San Pedro market increased

José Carlos García | Marbella.

Marbella town hall has raised the initial amount available by another 20 per cent to modernise and revitalise the facility

The ceremony to lay the first stone for the new VPO houses.

Housing

Construction of new subsidised housing begins on eastern Costa del Sol

José Rodríguez Cámara | Rincón de la Victoria

Infrastructure

Government puts out to tender construction of IMEC nanoelectronics hub in Malaga for 190 million euros

Nuria Triguero

Homeless

Marbella town hall to improve care for rough sleepers

José Carlos García

A sample being collected in Rincón de la Victoria

Animals

Eastern Costa del Sol town introduces DNA checks to catch owners who fail to pick up dog poo

SUR

Adamuz train crash 2026

Air Europa adds 10,800 flight seats from Malaga to Madrid until 2 February

Pilar Martínez | Enviada Especial Madrid

Spain

Politics

King of Spain warns that Europe will face 'more dangerous' world without US ties

Olatz Hernández | Bruselas

Felipe VI calls for a transatlantic relationship based on 'respect and loyalty' amid rising tensions with Trump

Rail accident

Driver dies after train derails in Barcelona due to bad weather

Miguel G. Casallo

State in which the Rodalies train that crashed in Gelida (Barcelona) was left this Tuesday.

Rail transport

Train drivers call general strike after Adamuz and Barcelona accidents

A. T.

Cybersecurity specialist Rafael López (inset photo) warns of the security risks with the V-16.

Motoring

Warning from one of Spain's leading cybersecurity experts: V-16 emergency beacon is a 'car theft' risk

I. Asenjo

Economy

Self-employed workers in Spain would save 500 million euros per year with IVA tax exemptions

Cristina Cándido

Sport

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Larrubia silences the home crowd at the Nuevo Arcángel on Sunday night. ÑITO SALAS

Football

Malaga CF climb into the play-off spots thanks to impressive derby win

Daryl Finch

David Larrubia scored the decisive goal in Cordoba, making it five wins in a row for Juan Francisco Funes's side

Davidovich talks to the chair umpire to complain about the behaviour of four fans shown in the picture who behaved unacceptably in the stands.

Australian Open

Spanish ace blasts ‘ignorant drunks’ after court-side incident at Australian Open

Pedro Luis Alonso | Málaga

Borja Vivas, Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre and Agustí Pérez

Ironman

Organisers announce Malaga as Ironman 70.3 race host for the first time

Nacho Carmona | Malaga.

Quim Salarich and Olivia Smart will bear the Spanish flags at the Winter Olympics

Olympic Winter Games

Olivia Smart and Quim Salarich, Spanish flag bearers in the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Games

Ignacio Tylko

Interview

'In Spain everyone has their club, but I ask them to understand me too'

Ignacio Tlyko | Madrid.

Brahim appeals for the penalty after being fouled in the box.

Football

Malaga-born Brahim Díaz at centre of Afcon final chaos as Senegal lift trophy

Daryl Finch

Andalucía

Presentation of ERDF funds in Motril. MJAT

Urban development

Granada coastal town awarded 10.5 million euros in European funds

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Motril town hall will use the money to continue restoring emblematic spaces such as the Fábrica del Pilar sugar cane factory, the historic quarter and green spaces

Tourism

Granada's Costa Tropical set to get its first five-star hotel

Ideal

The Mayor of Cártama holds meeting with delegates of the regional government.

Regional government agrees to coordinate action to reduce flood risks in Cártama

Tony Bryant

Fitur

Andalucía and Costa del Sol prepare to win back Spanish tourists at Fitur travel fair in Madrid

Pilar Martínez | Malaga.

Digital image of the project presented by architects Vicente Guallart and Luis Cepedano.

Development

This is what the future Playa Granada on the Costa Tropical will look like

Mercedes Navarrete | Granada

Cyber security

Hacking of Costa Tropical town hall official password leads to "malicious" emails being sent out

Rebeca Alcántara | Granada

Gibraltar

Archaeology

Gibraltar National Museum to celebrate century since discovery of Neanderthal child's skull

SUR in English

A year-long programme features international conference, public lectures and new publications marking 'Flint's' discovery

Tourism

Gibraltar tourist board earns first-time nomination at prestigious Travel Weekly Globe Awards

SUR in English

The Gibraltar Cabinet during one of the meetings.

Politics

Gibraltar government approves treaty for ratification

SUR in English

Minister John Cortes discusses preparations.

Astronomy

Gibraltar prepares for total solar eclipse

SUR in English

Culture

GEMA gallery to host open day celebrating 10th anniversary

SUR in English

Health

Gibraltar achieves historic milestone with first organ donation

SUR in English

Lifestyle

Belfast musician and composer Dave Lewis, who relocated to the Costa del Sol last year. SUR

In The Frame

A magical musical journey from Belfast to the Costa

Tony Bryant

Dave Lewis has enjoyed an illustrious career as a performing artiste as well as establishing himself as a respected composer

Sonia Lekuona López studio. Declared an artisanal zone of interest

Heritage

Reviving one of Andalucía's ancient cultural traditions

Anya Soares

A scene filmed in the Ronda bullring adds mystery to Agatha Christie's story.

Culture

Netflix's first major series of the year was filmed in Malaga province

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Gardening in southern Spain

California holly

Denise Bush

The Andalusian movies that captured the Bardot magic

Alekk M. Saanders

The time when Brigitte Bardot stayed at a Costa del Sol hotel with a donkey called Romeo

The dress room is where costumes and memorabilia from the classic era of flamenco can be viewed.

Cuklture

A treasured experience in the heart of Seville

Tony Bryant

Health

The little girl poses for a photo at the Virgen del Rocío hospital, with a picture of the Virgin of Hope in her hands. SUR

Society

'Victoria Esperanza is cured'

José Antonio Sau

The six-year-old girl, who needed a bone marrow transplant for her leukaemia treatment, is waiting for her final tests, but everything indicates that she has overcome the disease, as her mother, María del Mar Fernández, told SUR

Bella Pajares: "Regular physical exercise reduces the risk of relapse in breast cancer"

José Antonio Sau

Health

Andalucía breaks its own record for flu vaccinations with more than 1.9 million people vaccinated during this campaign

Health

Malaga scientists find common drug may help treat severe asthma

José Antonio Sau

Elisabeth Roldán Cómitre from Malaga in hospital.

Health

Woman from Malaga has four-kilo tumour removed in A Coruña: 'They gave me three months to live'

José Antonio Sau

A doctor attending to a child in a hospital.

Health and safety

Doctors call for children in Spain to be vaccinated against hepatitis A in light of alarming rise in cases

What To Do

The Pink Floyd Experience show is one of the productions on offer at the theatre next month. J. Yeadon

Culture

Salón Varietés Theatre lines up schedule of theatrical comedy and tribute shows

TONY BRYANT | Fuengirola.

The programme includes the comedy play Run for Your Wife, along with operatic, pop and rock concerts

A person wearing tartan reads a book of poems by Robert Burns .

Burn's Night

Tartan yourself up for Burns Night at St George's church

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga.

Festival

Rockin' Race Jamboree returns to Torremolinos for 32nd instalment

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos.

A total of 35 artists will show their works on the theme of a world ravaged by conflict

Culture

New art exhibition to focus on those who live and fight in the turmoil of war

Tony Bryant | Marbella.

Heritage

The historic Nao Santa María sailing ship that will open its decks to visitors in Malaga

SUR | Malaga