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Driver of car involved in crash on Costa del Sol promenade, which left two dead and ten injured, arrested

Irene Quirante | Fuengirola

The foreign woman behind the wheel of the vehicle was allegedly driving without a licence and under the influence of alcohol when she lost control of it in Fuengirola

Two dead and three seriously injured in car crash on Fuengirola promenade

Climate change

Valencia disaster accounted for 70% of all flood deaths in Europe last year

Rocío Mendoza | Madrid

Flood waters claimed 335 victims, 227 of them in Spain alone, and affected the lives of 413,000 people across Europe in 2024, according to the annual report from the European climate change monitoring service

Retail

Shop worker sues company in Spain after traditional Christmas meal was replaced with in-store breakfast

Susana Zamora | Malaga

For 18 years, it had been customary for employees to have festive dinner at a restaurant, outside of working hours, at a cost of between 30 and 40 euros per staff member

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Huge blaze totally guts popular Costa del Sol beach bar, in photos and video

Rossel Aparicio / Irene Quirante | Torremolinos

The managers of El Silencio, which has been completely destroyed, said that the cause of fire "could have been deliberate" but assured it will be back "louder than ever"

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A religious quest from Liverpool to Estepona

Tony Bryant

Julio Anaya with part of his exhibition in Malaga.

Art

A cardboard Guernica, torn to pieces and on display in Malaga

Regina Sotorrío

Digital visualisation of the site where the desalination plant would be built in Vélez-Málaga.

Water crisis

Costa del Sol residents reject plans for private desalination plant

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

Food and drink

Why are orange-flavoured yoghurts not generally stocked by supermarkets in Spain?

Inés Romero | Madrid

Aitor, the 13-year-old referee, showing a red card.

Sports

A 13-year-old football referee in Spain: 'It is my favourite thing to do, but I want to be respected'

José Ignacio Cejudo | Granada

A Renfe 130 series Talgo Bombardier train arrives at Miranda de Ebro station.

Economy

Trump halts public funding for high-speed rail in Texas from which Spain's Renfe was expected to earn 5 billion euros

Cristina Cándido | Madrid

UK bans entry of meat and dairy produce to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Travel

UK bans passengers from EU from carrying meat and dairy produce in bid to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease

Europa Press | Madrid

Screenshot of the video shared by Movistar on its social media networks. E. C.

Technology

Movistar warns of new scam that affects everyone, and not just its own customers

Jorge Murcia | Madrid

The company has warned of a massive campaign of fake 'phishing' emails being sent in the name of the Spanish telecoms giant

Municipal workers planting flowers on one the roundabouts in Cártama.

Guadalhorce valley

Cártama continues rolling out plan to improve appearance of municipality

Tony Bryant | Cártama

The project has so far been carried out in various areas, and this phase is focusing on the gardens, green spaces and roundabouts in the town

Semana Santa 2025

Watch as Spanish Legion soldiers disembark ship in Malaga for emotional Holy Week parade

Antonio M. Romero | Malaga

Art and culture

Finnish theatre professionals to take part in cultural exchange in Malaga province

Jennie Rhodes | Riogordo

The Francisco Norte car park is the most expensive in the historic centre of Marbella, where the hourly rate is 5.50 euros.

Car parking

High car parking prices in Marbella's old town put shoppers off and drive people elsewhere

María Albarral | Marbella

File image of 'El Melillero' taken during the trial.

Crime

Andalusian High Court upholds El Melillero's 41-year prison sentence after acid attack on ex-girlfriend in Cártama

Europa Press | Malaga

File image of the arrivals area at Malaga Airport.

Travel

Malaga Airport continues to break records with almost 5 million passengers in first quarter of 2025

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

EasyJet launches five new routes at Malaga Airport and offers 11% more seats

Crime

Two hooded men rob bank in Malaga and hold staff at gunpoint

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

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Saudia Airlines adds Malaga to its new summer destinations

These are the municipalities in Malaga province that collect the highest amount per head in local taxes

Estepona takes the plunge to get new indoor swimming pool and racquet sports courts

Plans to open Costa del Sol castle to the public advance

Tourist train starts season in Costa del Sol town

Extra Ayuntamiento de Manilva

'Manilva can be enjoyed 365 days a year'

SUR in English | Manilva

Energy prices

Electricity price chaos slows rollout of renewable energy projects in Spain

José A. González | Madrid

Extra Vithas Xanit International Hospital

Vithas Xanit International Hospital: Health, Quality and Guarantees

SUR in English | Benalmádena

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Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Paco Pinto with his encyclopaedia of sharks. SUR

Animals

The 'Jacques Cousteau' of the Costa del Sol who aims to combat widespread fear of sharks

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Researcher Paco Pinto has now published an encyclopaedia with the 500 known species of sharks, after a lifetime devoted to their study

Traffic

Torremolinos launches high-tech bicycle and scooter storage in town centre

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Carolina España, Javier Romero and Antonio García Acedo, at the official launch event for both projects.

Business

When will the two major Chinese manufacturing plants in the north of Malaga province be operational?

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

Nicole Wallace, in a scene shot in Marbella for the final instalment in this trilogy: Our Fault.

Film and TV

Third and final instalment of Amazon Prime Video's most-watched film is shot on the Costa

Paco Griñán | Malaga

File image of contraband tobacco seized in Malaga province.

Crime

Crackdown on contraband tobacco on the Costa: almost 38,000 packets seized after van stopped on A-7 motorway

Eugenio Cabezas | Vélez-Málaga

Swedish actress Sophia Helin filming in the centre of Malaga on Tuesday.

Entertainment

Filming for international hit series back on the Costa with Swedish crime drama Fallen

Paco Griñán | Malaga

Passengers on the Malaga metro. Salvador Salas

Semana Santa 2025

Malaga metro makes getting off at El Corte Inglés compulsory to avoid crowding at most central station during Holy Week

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

National Police officers have recommended that the Atarazanas station is only used as a point of departure after the processions until Good Friday, due to its smaller size

Health

Private care home in Malaga closed down due to serious hygiene concerns, in pictures

Juan Cano | Malaga

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Young woman in critical condition after serious car smash on Malaga industrial estate

Juan Cano | Malaga

Drought crisis

Malaga's reservoirs reach their highest level in five years

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Crime

Man arrested in Malaga in connection with death of his girlfriend in Canary Islands

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

Firefighters extinguish the fire caused by the detained man.

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Arsonist defecates in front of police as they try to arrest him in Manilva

Irene Quirante | Malaga

Spain

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Baby boy bleeds to death after clandestine surgical procedure in Spain goes horribly wrong

Nerea Escámez | Almeria

Circumcision for cultural or religious reasons is not covered by the public health system in Spain and, as a result, some are carried out in private homes by unqualified people

Finance

Company loses 130,000 euros by entering wrong account number when making transfer: court in Spain exonerates bank

Susana Zamora | Malaga

El Cautivo procession in the capital of the Costa del Sol on Monday.

Semana Santa 2025

Easter bookings up in Spain as another record-breaking year is forecast

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

Economy

IMF increases Spain's growth forecast to 2.5% despite Trump's tariffs

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

The young French tourist hangs onto the last carriage of a metro train in Madrid.

Public transport

This is the moment a French tourist filmed himself dangling from last carriage of Madrid metro train

C. P. S. | Madrid

Sport

Antoñito during a match this season. Agencia LOF

Football

Antoñito set to leave Malaga CF after signing long-term deal with Newcastle United

Antonio Góngora | Malaga

The 18-year-old academy product will be Premier League-bound at the end of this season when his current contract expires

Malaga's Chupete, left, and Juanpe react to a missed opportunity.

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Malaga

Stoppage-time disaster sends Malaga CF plummeting towards the drop zone

Daryl Finch | Malaga

Jessica Bouzas celebrates her decisive win over Linda Noskova.

Tennis

Cristina Bucsa and Jessica Bouzas fire Spain into Billie Jean King Cup tennis finals

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

The Marbella players celebrate one of their first-half goals.

Football

Marbella FC stun high-flying Ibiza to move out of the drop zone

Juan Ramón Padilla

Tennis

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz conquers Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in stunning fashion

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

Marcelo tries to stop Intercity's Borja Martínez from getting past.

Football

Nine-man Antequera CF back in title race with heroic away win

Higinio Rocamora. ADG | Alicante

Education and Learning 2025

Education

Teaching in an international environment, the SUR in English education forum

Jennie Rhodes

Education and Learning 2025

Uncovering new talent and creativity

Harry Lawley

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary poems

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary poems

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary artwork

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary artwork

Andalucía

Regional minister for public works, Rocío Díaz, during her speech at the breakfast briefing organised by SUR's sister newspaper Ideal. Pepe Marín

Public transport

Junta will maintain 20% public transport discount in Andalucía throughout the year

Laura Ubago | Granada

It was due to end in June, but the regional government will extend the subsidy for the remaining months of 2025

A Nazarene with the electronic payment machine in the Brotherhood of the Borriquilla procession in Guadix.

Semana Santa 2025

Watch: Holy Week procession with electronic payment machine to collect donations goes viral during Semana Santa in Spain

D. C. | Granada

Semana Santa is the perfect time to get to know the different traditions that abound in Andalucía.

Semana Santa 2025

This is the place with the most spectacular Easter week in Spain, and it's not Seville

Alberto Flores | Ayamonte

National Police officers, during the search carried out in Motril a month ago.

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Man arrested for death of his flatmate on Spain's Costa Tropical after leaving him dying at door of hospital

Laura Velasco | Granada

High-speed, medium-distance Avant train parked on one of the platforms at Malaga's María Zambrano railway station.

Rail travel

Renfe launches new 'early bird' high-speed train between Malaga and Seville

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

A gang that swindled 19 million using AI to manipulate videos from Granada is dismantled.

Crime

Criminal gang in Spain that used AI-generated videos of celebrities to swindle 19 million euros is smashed

Ideal | Granada

Gibraltar

Finance

Gibraltar toughens compliance with commonly used measures against tax avoidance

SUR in English

The new rules grant the Commissioner of Income Tax broad powers to counteract or disregard tax advantages obtained from arrangements believed to be not in keeping with both the letter and spirit of tax laws

Tourism

Gibraltar attends Miami cruise conference

The opening of the A Tale of Two Cities exhibition.

Art

Launch in Tangier of Tale of Two Cities exhibition of art from Gibraltar

SUR IN ENGLISH | GIBRALTAR.

Traffic accident

Elderly motorcyclist dies after collision in Gibraltar

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Animal welfare

Crocodile rescued from private property in Gibraltar after tip-off

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Minister Nigel Feetham (2 l) at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit in London.

Government

Minister promotes Gibraltar’s innovation at Commonwealth Summit

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

An ostrich egg from Cuevas del Campo (Granada). SUR

Food and drink

Spanish ostrich eggs for Easter

Alekk M. Saanders

Fresh eggs can be bought at this time of year in Granada province; one is enough for everyone

The melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta.

Andalusian Bird Watch

Peter Jones

The melodious warbler

Gardening

Recommended for your garden in southern Spain: Epimedium

Denise Bush | Malaga

Food and drink

From the 'complimentary' shot to the QR code on the menu: common but not always legal practices in restaurants in Spain

Susana Zamora | Malaga

Consumer affairs

Passenger finally gets cost of flight tickets reimbursed two years after claiming refund in Spain

Raquel Merino | Malaga

These footpaths take visitors through an area of great ecological value, with orchids as a springtime highlight.

Hiking in Malaga

Spring has sprung on the wild orchid trails in a Serranía de Ronda mountain village

Javier Almellones | Jimera de Líbar

Health

Folic acid is not only good for pregnancy: here's why it's become a popular supplement and not just a fad

Health

Folic acid is not just for pregnant women: here's why it's become a popular supplement

Carmen Barreiro

This is a vitamin that prevents anaemia and protects against some types of cancer, so we should all take note of its benefits

Hair transplants have skyrocketed in aesthetic clinics.

Courts

Family of 39-year-old man who died following hair transplant in Spain denied compensation

Josu García | Biscay

Health

These are the medications that nurses can already prescribe in Spain

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

Health

This is the melatonin-rich fruit that will help you sleep better at night

M. S. | Madrid

Health

Spanish consumer group denounces irregularities in 11 weight-loss supplements

SUR | Malaga

Health

‘I have turned 80 years old and the doctor has prescribed... weights’

Julia Fernández

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Music

Choral concert in Marbella by American high school choir

Emma Blanch

The Encarnación church will host a night of choral music with more than 200 singers from the Lexington High School Choir

Malaga tribute band Red Zeppelin on stage at a previous gig.

Music

Whole lot of rock and roll during nostalgic tribute to Led Zeppelin

Tony Bryant

Community spirit

Amateur choir to mark VE Day with afternoon tea party in Guadalhorce valley

Tony Bryant | Cártama

What to do

Anarchy in Malaga during night of hardcore punk rock

Tony Bryant | Malaga

Exhibition

A world in objects: A bold and playful art and design exhibition in Malaga

Regina Sotorrío | Malaga

What to do

Magic Mod's 'mind reading trickery' returns to the coast

Tony Bryant | Costa del Sol

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Mario Vargas Llosa in Marbella in 1997. SUR

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel prize winner with ties to Marbella

Jennie Rhodes | Marbella

The Peruvian writer spent three weeks every summer at the town's Clínica Buchinger and was often seen walking along the promenade

Foreign Influencers in Southern Spain

King Salman: A royal asset to Marbella's economy

Tony Bryant | Marbella

Palatial homes and luxury hotels on Marbella’s Golden Mile.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Roy Boston: A singer who coined the term 'Golden Mile'

Tony Bryant | Marbella

Juan Hoffmann (right) with Spanish general Emilio Esteban.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Juan Hoffmann: The name that was taken off the map

Jennie Rhodes

Amalia Heredia and Jorge Loring (standing on the left).

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

The Lorings: A Malaga family with UK and Irish roots

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga

19th century portrait of writer Cecilia Böhl de Faber y Larrea.

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Fernán Caballero: An illustrious writer adopted by Seville

Tony Bryant | Seville

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Entertainment

Robbie Williams' exclusive concert in Malaga port, in pictures

Francisco Griñán / Salvador Salas | Malaga

SUR in English, in collaboration with British consular services and Marbella town hall, held an informative event at the Palacio de Congresos fair and conference centre in Marbella

Brits in Spain

SUR in English hosts UK nationals in Spain informative event in Marbella, in pictures

Josele | Marbella

A total of 23 large-format photos, almost four metres high in some cases, portray the main milestones of his reign

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Ten years of King Felipe in images

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