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Crime

Marbella police seize 12,300 fake designer-brand goods from illegal street vendors

María Albarral | Marbella

Following a recent crackdown, a total of 125 crime reports were issued, mainly on the town's promenade and in the Virgen del Carmen, Puerto Banús and Cabopino marinas

Tourism

Landmark LGBT+ hotel in Torremolinos gets new owner

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

An American investment fund will take over the running of the 200-room accommodation with the continued full renovation of the complex planned, starting in 2026

Water crisis

Four town halls in inland Malaga province impose new 'urgent' drought restrictions

Julio J. Portabales | Antequera

They have introduced local bylaws with several measures including the prohibition of street washing and the filling of private swimming pools using municipal supplies

Tourists arrive at Malaga Airport. Ñito Salas

Air travel

Unstoppable growth of Malaga Airport revealed in latest passenger stats with double the national growth

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

More than 2.5 million passengers passed through the gateway to the Costa del Sol last month - a 10% increase and a figure never seen before in May

Spanish government remains silent in response to Malaga Airport expansion plea but invests 3.2 billion in Barcelona-El Prat

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Nature

Demand for greater protection of Iberian wolf from environmental and animal welfare groups in Spain

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Fundraising campaign launched for British young man who fell from hotel balcony in Marbella

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

No bathing signs installed in the area at the time of the pipe burst.

Environment

What's going on with El Charcón beach in Mijas?

Lorena Cádiz | Mijas

The summer will be marked by high temperatures, according to Aemet.

Weather

Will the summer temperatures be hotter than usual in the south of Spain this year?

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Business

Malaga creates fewer companies, but they are on the bigger side

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

File image of passengers boarding a local Cercanías train on the Costa del Sol.

Transport

Tight timetable as work begins on feasibility study for coastal train line between Nerja and Algeciras

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Housing crisis

Bank of Spain issues rental housing warning for Malaga and Marbella

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Crime

Police investigate after man kidnapped at gunpoint by hooded attackers on the Costa del Sol

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

The victim, who was driving his car along the Benahavís road in the company of a woman, was allegedly abducted by the gang before being released on the outskirts of Malaga

The 061 helicopter, moments before transferring the injured man to hospital.

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Explosion in utility service access hole leaves worker with serious burns in Mijas

Juan Cano | Malaga

Crime

Inmates caught red-handed after drone flies mobile phones and drugs into Malaga prison

María José Díaz Alcalá

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Motorcyclist dies in crash with construction machinery on Coín road

María José Díaz Alcalá | Malaga

Luxury vessels moored in Malaga port's megayacht marina.

Tourism

Megayacht marina in Malaga is fully booked up and these are the luxury vessels taking pride of place

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Photo of the two young wild boar checking food supplies on Las Alberquillas beach in Nerja.

Animal welfare

Watch as wild boar enjoy beach day at protected nature reserve near Nerja on Spain's Costa del Sol

Eugenio Cabezas | Nerja

Bryan Adams performs in the Cortijo de Torres municipal auditorium in Malaga city.

Music

Bryan Adams rocks Malaga concert: like bathing in the fountain of eternal youth

Matías Stuber | Malaga

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Pet owners and vets march in Malaga in protest against Spain's new veterinary medicines law

Leading architects join forces against plans for Marbella's Tiempo Libre leisure time residence

A massive thunderstorm hits the Costa del Sol overnight as Malaga Airport registers record wind gust

Jet2.com launches flights between Malaga and Liverpool John Lennon Airport

The river route that will thrill you from the outset in Malaga province's Sierra de las Nieves

Tardeo Summer

Welcome the summer with a great evening of music: six sets from the Costa del Sol's most popular cover bands

Cristina Pinto | Malaga

Food and drink

Can you barbecue food on your apartment balcony or terrace in Spain? This is what the law says...

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Travel

Renfe announces important new feature for discount rail ticket voucher holders on high-speed and long distance services

Europa Press | Madrid

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

From mini flats to mini palaces

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Arty tutti-frutti and Kandinsky sets the tone

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Recreation of the future data centre project, designed by HCP. Sur

Technology

This is what the huge new data centre to be built in Malaga will look like

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

With a total investment of 279 million euros, it will play a key role due to its geographical location, as it will act as a gateway for data from southern Spain to the rest of the country and Europe

Team of lifeguards on the beaches of Casares.

Inclusive

New services launched for people with reduced mobility on beaches in Estepona and Casares

Emma Pérez-Romera | Estepona

Agriculture

Plans advance to promote Malaga province raisins by moving and modernising current museum

Eugenio Cabezas

Health and fitness

Costa del Sol town offers free beach yoga and pilates this summer

Jennie Rhodes | Vélez-Málaga

Alí on the balcony of the house of the family who took him and his mother in.

Health

Little Ali returns to Kenya after his life-saving heart operation in Malaga

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Crime

Four people arrested in Malaga's Guadalhorce valley after 360 kilos of hashish found hidden in lorry

Europa Press | Malaga

Volunteers at Cudeca's charity shop in Estepona. SUR

Community spirit

Cudeca calls for more volunteers on the Costa with launch of its summer campaign

SUR in English | Malaga

The foundation's "make your summer count for someone else" slogan encourages locals to donate their time to charitable causes this peak holiday season

The Love to Sing Choir in Estepona last week.

Community spirit

Choral group raises more essential funds for tackling mental illness on the Costa

Tony Bryant | Estepona

Population

How many foreigners living in Malaga province have obtained Spanish nationality in the last decade and where are they from?

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Archive image of the area where the 43-year-old Nerja resident fell last Thursday afternoon.

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Man rushed to Malaga hospital ICU after falling eight metres from viewpoint cliff on Costa del Sol

Eugenio Cabezas | Nerja

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The 200km/h car chase against the flow of traffic on the Costa del Sol that left four people dead, including one police officer

Juan Cano / María José Díaz Alcalá / Irene Quirante | Malaga

Thirteen pharmacy stores and two fire stations: the trail of the Bulgarian robbers involved in deadly A-7 motorway crash

Geology

Malaga province hit by seismic swarm with several magnitude 3.2 earthquakes

Ester Requena | Malaga

Spain

Food and drink

Police seize more than 290,000 foodstuffs containing toxic fungi from establishments in Madrid

E. Gómez | Madrid

Municipal officials detected the presence of a substance that can be very dangerous to people's health - Phallus indusiatus, also known as 'bridal veil'

Travel

Spanish government brings back popular summer youth travel scheme with discounts of up to 90 per cent

Lucía Palacios | Madrid

The floods caused by the 'dana' in Spain's Valencia region left thousands of cars piled up and wrecked in the streets.

Climate change

Children in Spain will experience two to three times more natural disasters as their grandparents warn experts

Alfonso Torices | Madrid

An ambulance from the Balearic Islands emergency service.

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Two-year-old British boy drowns in swimming pool of Ibiza villa

Europa Press | Ibiza

File image of the Madrid metro in darkness during the electricity blackout.

Energy

Europe to fund Spain's electricity interconnection with France to help prevent major power outages

Lucía Palacios | Madrid

Sport

Sheikh Al-Thani, right, alongside his three sons. JRC

Football

Spanish public prosecutor calls for 14 years in prison for ousted Malaga CF football club owner

Antonio Góngora | Malaga

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani and his three sons are accused of taking irregular payments from the club, including inflated salaries, loans and rented properties, plus purchasing shares using club funds

Alcaraz hits the ground to celebrate the trophy-winning point.

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz produces breathtaking comeback to triumph at Roland Garros

Enric Gardiner | Malaga

Sport

Inscriptions open for 'spectacular' night-time trail running race on Costa del Sol

SUR | Rincón de la Victoria

Veteran winger Biabiany in tears after the full-time whistle.

Football

Agonising end to Antequera CF's promotion dream

Antonio J. Guerrero | Antequera

Dioni, Kevin, and Manu Molina during the last league match against Burgos.

Football

Trio of fan favourites allowed to leave Malaga CF on free transfers

Jorge Garrido | Malaga

Jiménez poses with the trophy and his trademark cigar.

Golf

Spain's Miguel Ángel Jiménez rolls back the years to win in Iowa golf thriller

N. Carmona / M. Rivas | Malaga

The International Business Guide 2025

Business

SUR in English hosts the 2025 Top International Business Guide and Awards ceremony on the Costa del Sol

Jennie Rhodes | Benalmádena

Business

These are the winners of the SUR in English Top International Business Guide Awards 2025

Jennie Rhodes | Benalmádena

Banks, financial services & insurance

Strong banks, the best guarantee for business growth

SUR | Malaga

Culture & leisure

New initiatives strengthen the Costa del Sol’s cultural and leisure offering as a major tourist destination

SUR | Malaga

Education & training

An education sector defined by academic excellence and diverse teaching models

SUR | Malaga

Professional advice

Lawyers, advisers, consultants and auditors: key allies for business development in Malaga

SUR | Malaga

Retail & distribution

Malaga's leading names in distribution flex their muscles

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Ancillary services

Malaga finds a key ally for its tourism excellence in auxiliary services

SUR

Construction, real estate, architects & surveyors

Balancing supply and demand in the Malaga construction sector

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Health & wellness

The healthcare sector, a key part of quality of life and care standards in Malaga

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Andalucía

Motoring

Junta will offer up to 9,000 euro incentive to offset purchase of hybrid or electric vehicles in Andalucía

Chus Heredia | Malaga

Despite bureaucratic backlogs and delays, the regional government is preparing the call for funding applications under the Moves Plan 2025 and it will backdate aid for cars purchased from 1 January that meet the criteria

Wildlife

Imperial eagle success in Andalucía, now with double the population and 164 breeding pairs

José Luis Piedra | Seville

Lifestyle

Seven of the 'top ten' happiest towns in Spain are in Andalucía

Irene Cuenca | Seville

File image of tourists in Malaga city centre.

Tourism

Junta puts campaign to counter 'tourism phobia' in Andalucía's main holiday destinations out to tender

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Wildlife

Police in Spain rescue fox cub trapped on high-speed train line construction site

Nerea Escámez | Almeria

Gibraltar

Albares, Šefcovič, Lammy and Picardo. EP

Post-Brexit

UK, EU, Spain and Gibraltar close a historic deal over the Rock's border controls

Europa Press | Brussels

Five years after the UK left the European Union, it has been agreed that Spanish officers will carry out passport controls at Gibraltar's port and airport and checks at the existing border crossing point between the Rock and La Linea will be removed

The white orca gladis - the one behind the first attack in 2020 - in the top of the photo.

Nature

Why have there been fewer killer whale 'attacks' on sailboats in the Strait of Gibraltar recently?

Jon Garay | Madrid

Sport

Special Olympics Gibraltar celebrates 40th anniversary with national games

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Gibraltar’s Minister for Tourism, Christian Santos, addressing the attendees.

Travel

Gibraltar's tourism minister hosts cruise industry leaders at prestigious Travel Weekly event

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Art and culture

Portrait of renowned Gibraltar photographer Johnny Bugeja wins competition

SUR in English | Gibraltar

King Charles III with Gibraltar parliament speaker Karen Ramagge.

Gibraltar government

Speaker of Gibraltar's parliament attends Commonwealth conference in London

SUR in English | Gibraltar.

Lifestyle

Food and drink

It's official... this is the best cocktail available along the length of the Costa del Sol

Paloma Cremades | Benalmádena

Bartender Víctor Varela scooped the award with his 'Elixir of the Mediterranean' during a Malaga province competition that was staged at the Holiday Word resort in Benalmádena

Travel

EU agrees to raise flight delay time before passengers are entitled to compensation

E. M. | Madrid

Hélène Mostertman took over Vino Mío last year.

'My wine' for 'your wine' - Dutch business owner switches Malaga restaurant Vino Mío for shop Vino Tuyo

Juan Soto | Malaga

History

The hand from Sweden in the Spanish Civil War

Alekk M. Saanders

In the frame

The couple behind Malaga's growing global jazz scene

Jennie Rhodes | Malaga

Nature

Natural waterfalls in central Spain that look like they are from another planet

Rocío Jiménez

Health

These are the walk-in tests available at many pharmacies across Malaga province

José Antonio Sau | Malaga

The local college of pharmacists has said that its professionals can help reduce the saturation of the public health system

Iñigo, admitted to Txagorritxu hospital, receives a visit from his dog Vera in the presence of Puri, the orderly.

Health

The healthcare facility in Spain's Basque Country that allows pet dogs to visit their hospitalised owners

Sara López de Pariza | Basque Country

Health

Smoking ban on bar terraces and other public spaces in Spain edges closer

Europa Press | Madrid

Michel Jorquera, founder of Testeavida, shows the test that will be sold in pharmacies.

Health

Pharmacies to sell test for early detection of prostate cancer thanks to company born at Malaga university

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

Health

Eight common movements and gestures that can break our bodies

Solange Vázquez | Madrid

Health

These are the symptoms of the new Covid variant that has arrived in Spain and is worrying the World Health Organization

Sara Bárcena Hernández | Granada

What To Do

What to do

From Bryan Adams to Jennifer Lopez: a must-see guide to summer concerts along the Costa del Sol

Regina Sotorrío | Malaga

Manuel Carrasco, Dani Fernández, El Kanka, Rigoberta Bandini, Anni B Sweet and Vanesa Martín add a Spanish touch to a star-studded international line-up in Malaga province with Santana, Marc Anthony, Sebastián Yatra, Tom Jones, Lionel Richie, The Prodigy, Duran Duran and Zaz

The TAPAS choir will celebrate its 21st birthday in July. (File image).

Community spirit

TAPAS choir gears up for 21st anniversary concert and tickets are now available

Tony Bryant

What to do

Cártama neighbourhood to celebrate its patron with four days of festivities

Tony Bryant | Cártama

The theatrical group during one of last year's performances.

Entertainment

Costa del Sol theatrical group marks 50 years with another Lark in the Park

Tony Bryant. | Benahavís

The Marenostrum 2025 festival events kicked off last weekend.

Concerts

Rock, pop and alternative rockers head to Fuengirola's Sohail Castle

Tony Bryant | Fuengirola