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Environment

Government shelves Zalea solar plant project in Malaga after developer withdraws

Julio J. Portabales

The project, with a final, planned capacity of over 50 MW, has been cancelled after years of red tape and local opposition from several town councils in Malaga's Guadalhorce Valley

Employment

Malaga metro workers complain of 25 per cent lower salaries than in Seville

Ignacio Lillo

A new negotiations meeting on Monday will try to prevent further strikes, which have threatened to include tougher partial stoppages on Thursday

Crime

Mijas knife fight ends with victim in serious condition and one suspect arrested

Juan Cano | Malaga

The Guardia Civil arrested a man who went to the health centre with knife wounds after the victim was already in surgery for a punctured lung in Malaga

A party with DJ Axwell, en 2012. Josele Lanza

Bruce Willis with the nightclub owner in 1999.

Mick Jagger in the nightclub in 1998. EFE

Infrastructure

Marbella's historic Olivia Valere nightclub changes management and name after 30 years

Juan Soto

A Mexican company has rented the establishment, which has hosted artists such as Mariah Carey and Mick Jagger over the years

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Wind and calima dust didn't stop the young talent on show.

Skateboarding showcase thrills as 12-year-old from Malaga shines on home stage

Marina Rivas

600 dancers performing at Malaga's Muelle Uno promenade.

Culture

Malaga's port hosts 600 dancers in open-air ballet masterclass

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Weather

Parts of Andalucía radically switch from rain and cold to 30C

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Air travel

Spain's airports record 24.7 million passengers in March

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Town hall launches ‘greener Fuengirola’ training and employment programme

Tony Bryant

Crime

Alicante police arrest man who stabbed ex-partner's parents at their home in Malaga

Irene Quirante and María José Díaz Alcalá

Arrival at La Bola, as the Mijas peak is also known. J. Amellones

Hiking in Malaga

Climbing the Mijas Peak: the path that leads to the iconic 'Bola' summit

Javier Almellones | Málaga

The challenging Ruta Naranja begins at Puerto Colorado, taking you to to the top of the mountain range and rewards with spectacular panoramic views

Antonio Arjona and Antonio Ruiz at SUR's headquarters in Malaga, showing materials they have gathered from their time as anti-conscriptuon activists.

25 years since the end of Spain's mandatory military service

Spain's 'No to War' has revived the conscientious objector movement

Cristina Vallejo

From the 70s onwards, the refusal to do military service gradually took hold among young people: from non-violence activists to those who did not want to put their lives on hold

Air travel

Malaga Airport breaks record with five million passengers in first quarter of 2026

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

216 preventive actions were carried out, most of them on Cabopino beach.

Marbella lifeguard services conducted more than 650 actions on its beaches during Easter Week

José Carlos García | Marbella

Repair work at the Perales 3 well in Malaga.

Water welfare

Malaga city now has 21 active wells as reservoir water alternative

Chus Heredia

Investigation

On the Malaga trail of Squanto, the Native American who saw the birth of Thanksgiving

Nuria Triguero

The ship Isabela, the undercover sale of slaves and a questionable priest: Squanto's arrival in Malaga

Cuadra with some of the pieces that form part of the exhibition.

Culture

Malaga ceramicist's 'quantum botijos' explain mysteries of physics at Geneva research centre

Nuria Triguero | MalagaA.

One of the signs on the A-7 road in Malaga that sets the speed limit to 100km/h on a stretch where the radar limit is 80km/h.

Traffic

Malaga entrepreneur achieves revocation of several fines speed camera issued incorrectly

Susan Zamora

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Rafa Nadal's business ambitions reach future Malaga San Andrés marina

Malaga metro breaks passenger record during Holy Week despite strike

Spain to reduce fuel and electricity taxes to alleviate Iran war impact

Brussels warns of long-term energy crisis and calls for energy-saving measures

Back step taken on Puerto Marina pedestrianisation plan

Extra Restaurante La Pataleta

La Pataleta: a beach restaurant with a signature touch

Álvaro Payo | Torrox

Jacobo Guerrero poses in the new 1,200 square metre exhibition area.

MiColchón expands at Malaga's El Viso industrial estate with new 1,200sqm showroom

Juan Soto | Málaga

Theatre

Antonio Banderas seeks to expand his Soho stage with a second theatre in Malaga

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Antonio Banderas completes Soho theatre's 'unfinished business' with the Tip Toe dance festival

Explore Andalucía

This trail runs through the foothills of Sierra Tejeda.

Andalusian escapade

Alcaucín-Canillas de Aceituno: At the foot of the Maroma mountain range

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Flights usually begin at dawn from one of the launch points.

Andalusian escape

Soaring over the marvels of Andalucía

Tony Bryant

MS La Belle de Cadix combines river and sea itineraries.

Andalusian escapade

A leisurely experience along the Guadalquivir

Tony Bryant

Villaluenga del Rosario, the highest village in Cadiz.

Explore Andalucía

A village with a view on the European cheese route

Tony Bryant

Hiking in Malaga

Spectacular springs and waterfalls worth visiting in Malaga after the recent rains

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The village of Almócita is located at an altitude of 834 metres above sea level.

Andalusian escapade

An idyllic mountain enclave for art and poetry lovers

TONY BRYANT

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Sitting in a tin can

The Bottom Line

Ignacio Lillo

The losers' victory

Comment

Cristina Vallejo

Banning the burka in Spain: is it fuelling the far right?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

A tale of two trials

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Simeone's masterclass leaves the heavyweights reeling

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

The final word

Culture

Georgina Oliver

Post-conceptual couple

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

Crime

Mijas robbers pose as construction workers to rob bank at gunpoint

María José Díaz Alcalá

The Guardia Civil are working to locate the two suspects, who ended up leaving the bank empty-handed

Local Police officers in Fuengirola are monitoring the misuse of PMVs.

Fuengirola steps up enforcement on electric scooter misuse

Tony Bryant

Hotel Riu Palace Nautilus in Torremolinos.

Tourism

Riu upgrades Torremolinos hotel to 'Palace' status in mainland Spain first

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Plaque in the passage dedicated to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Torremolinos opens new passage to honour the Netherlands

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Migration

Malaga province hosts more than 2,000 international students with residence permits

Cristina Vallejo

Benalmádena's councillor for business licensing, Raúl Campos.

Crime

Under suspicion in Benalmádena's Vistamar hotel case: a councillor and a civil servant

José Carlos García | Benalmádena

One of the overpasses on the A-7 in Mijas. SUR

Mijas requests transport minstry to install suicide prevention measures on A-7 overpasses

Tony Bryant

The council urges an immediate, comprehensive technical review of all overpasses in this stretch within the municipal area, focused on preventing falls onto the motorway

Crime

Mocked robber arrested and linked to hotel raid

A. Trujillo

The new stairlift platform cost 18,000 euros.

New stairlift platform boosts accessibility at cancer association headquarters in Benalmádena

Tony Bryant

Health

Seven in ten Malaga residents ignore life-saving colon cancer screening invitations

José Antonio Sau

Explore Andalucía

A village with a view on the European cheese route

Tony Bryant

Crime

Mijas assault: hooded young man points gun at police during identity check-up

Irene Quirante

Spain

A woman looking at the ads on a real estate agency's display. Yvonne Iturgaiz

Housing

Housing prices in Spain's suburbs spiral out of control with more than 100% increases in three years

Ana Cantero

New residents are driving up prices in many towns, some in rural Spain, according to an analysis by pisos.com

Aerial view of the oldest and deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula, located at the archaeological site of Motilla del Azuer.

History

Water reappears in the oldest, deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula

J. M. L. | Ciudad Real

Employment

Spain marks new employment record despite global uncertainty

José A. González

The arrested women had brazenly packed the drugs into two checked-in suitcases.

Crime

Arrested in Valencia en route to Birmingham: mother and daughter with 42 kilos of cocaine in luggage

Ignacio Cabanes

Child welfare

Brussels accuses several porn sites of insufficient underage protective measures

Olaz Hernández

Sport

Diego Murillo's powerful header broke the deadlock at La Rosaleda on Saturday. Salvador Salas

Two stunning strikes help Malaga CF turn back time and see off promotion rivals

Daryl Finch

Wearing a one-off kit for La Liga's 'retro week', the injury-hit hosts ended a run of three draws with a comfortable 2-0 win over Las Palmas

Rahm was visibly frustrated by his performance throughout.

Spain's Jon Rahm finishes over par at The Masters despite strong final round

Carlos Nieto | Augusta

Rising stars Rafa Jódar and Daniel Mérida shine in a good week for Spanish tennis

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

New Juventud de Torremolinos head coach Carlos Alós gets off to a losing start

Jorge Garrido / Pedro Luis Alonso

Marín, with her Olympic gold medal in 2016.

Carolina Marín retires: Olympic champion ends historic badminton career at 32

José Manuel Andrés | Madrid

A despondent Alcaraz during Sunday's final.

Carlos Alcaraz loses Monte Carlo final and surrenders world number one ranking

Enric Gardiner

Andalucía

Archive photo of a National Police car. RC

Gender-based violence

Cordoba police arrest man suspected of stabbing his ex-partner to death

CPS

The man had barricaded himself inside a flat and sprayed the building entrance with pepper spray when the police arrived

Photo of the Alvia train involved in the Adamuz train crash.

Adamuz train crash 2026

Spanish police report: Adamuz rail tracks broke day before fatal crash

Melchor Saíz-Pardo and Mateo Balín

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity experts warn of fake job portals that perfectly impersonate well-known brands

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Cybersecurity

The Andalusian cybersecurity centre records 17 per cent more attacks in 2025

José Luis Piedra | Seville

Cybersecurity

Andalusian cybersecurity conference addresses threats at times of digital revolution

Nuria Triguero | Málaga

Property

Rincón de la Victoria finalises 28 new building licences

José Rodríguez Cámara

Costa Tropical

Health

Salobreña health centre to open in time for summer

MJ Arrebola | Granada

The new facility in the Costa Tropical town, which is already completed and being equipped, will have 22 consulting rooms and new specialised areas

Tourism

Almuñécar and La Herradura launch tourism offensive in Nantes to attract more French visitors

Ideal

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Fourth body washes up on Costa Tropical beach

Pilar García-Trevijano | Granada

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La Rábita residents 'very scared' after spate of burglaries

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Health

Carchuna and Calahonda health centres left without admin staff following court ruling

MJ Arrebola | Motril

Churches

Salobreña's Rosario church closed temporarily due to problems with the roof

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Gibraltar

Gibraltar launches electric shuttle for Upper Rock access

SUR in English

A new sustainable transport solution connects Market Place to the nature reserve during cable car closure

EU Treaty

Gibraltar Treaty gets green light: 15 July set for its implementation

SUR in English

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Parliament unveils AI tool to open up 55 years of parliamentary records

SUR in English

Economy

Gibraltar slashes fuel duty by 50 per cent in response to rising global prices

SUR in English

Health

Gibraltar performs world-first live telesurgery in front of 20,000 medical delegates

SUR in English

History

Timeline plaques installed charting 3,000 years of Gibraltar's history

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Lifestyle

This route passes through two remote villages of Cuevas Bajas. J. Amellones

Andalusian escape

In the northernmost part of Malaga province: the route from Cuevas Bajas to Cortijo de la Loma

Javier Almellones | Malaga

La Moheda and El Cedrón are the two villages along this route, which uses part of the Mozarabic Way

Some of Asturias's famous cows taking a cooling dip in the Lakes of Covadonga

Travel

High stakes and highland heifers: why Spain’s Picos de Europa are (officially) the world’s most beautiful region

Dilip Kuner

Andalusian escapade

Alcaucín-Canillas de Aceituno: At the foot of the Maroma mountain range

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Five inland Malaga getaways: an alternative to Semana Santa

Javier Almellones | Málaga

Health

Discover the real formula for having a good day: no, it's not a matter of luck

Julia Fernández

Lacarra, outside the theatre's rehearsal room.

Dance

The international ballet star signed by Antonio Banderas: 'I dance better now than I did when I was 20'

Alberto Gómez

Health

Paula Orell posing with her book. Salvador Salas

Interview

Malaga psychologist wins over social media: 'Accepting ourselves is not about settling'

Regina Sotorrío

Paula Orell, who has more than 700,000 followers across various platforms, has just published her first book

Fundación Autismo Sur is one of the social organisations in Malga province that works with people with ASD.

Mental health

Malaga province increasingly recognises autism cases, with 20,000 people diagnosed

Cristina Pinto

Torremolinos activates a contract for its plan against West Nile Virus

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Health

Scientists make Parkinson's drug from used plastic bottles

DPA

Health

Malaga dermatologist leads global fight against scabies

José Antonio Sau

Doctors performing a cochlear implant surgery.

Health

Malaga hospital saves 20 patients per year from profound hearing loss

José Antonio Sau

What To Do

Lucía Lacarra, Thierry Malandain and Antonio Banderas, at the official presentation of the Tip Toe festival. Marilú Báez

Dance

Antonio Banderas completes Malaga theatre's 'unfinished business' with the Tip Toe dance festival

Paco Griñán | Málaga

The event, directed by Lucía Lacarra with recognition for Julio Bocca, kicks off this Saturday with the French company Malandain Ballet at the Soho theatre

Antonio Banderas seeks to expand his Soho stage with a second theatre in Malaga

The three-day festival is held in Plaza del Remo in La Carihuela.

Three-Day festival to showcase Torremolinos’ international traditions

Tony Bryant

The streets of Estepona will host a programme of activities.

Culture

Estepona to come alive with festival combining food and culture

Tony Bryant | EsteponaA.

The festival is held in the La Malagueta bullring.

Music festival

The Soles de Málaga charity music festival returns in April

SUR in English | Malaga.

Mao, the great emblem of the Suñol Collection.

Art in Malaga

Archipelago: a collector's 'islands'

Paco Griñán

The Arbós trio will perform at the classical music cycle .

Concerts

Popular chamber music cycle returns to Alhaurín de la Torre

Tony Bryant | Alhaurín de la Torre.

Andalusian influencers around the world

The Hongkew cinema and Antonio Ramos Espejo (inset). SUR

Andalusian Influencers Around the World

Antonio Ramos Espejo. A film pioneer in the Far East

Alekk M. Saanders

The entrepreneur from Alhama de Granada played a significant role in establishing relations with China

Lorca, pictured next to the sun dial at Columbia University.

Andalusian influencers around the world

Federico García Lorca: poet, playwright and symbol of injustice

Jennie Rhodes

Former Spanish Prime Minster Felipe González earlier this year.

Andalusian influencers around the world

Felipe González Rebuilding South American relations

Tony Bryant

Andalusian influencers around the world

Andrés Segovia: The classical guitar on the global stage

Jennie Rhodes

The legendary Seville-born actress and singer Carmen Sevilla.

Andalusian influencers around the world

Carmen Sevilla: An icon of Mexico's golden cinema era

Tony Bryant

Andalusian influencers around the world

Pablo Picasso: A Malagueño with a truly global reach

Jennie Rhodes

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