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Researcher García Ranea and Encarnación Postigo, the mother of Celia, a 26-year-old woman from Malaga suffering from the Syngap1 syndrome. (SALVADOR SALAS)

Courageous Malaga mother pioneers research into daughter's rare condition

Malaga University is developing a bioinformatics tool that compares the clinical and genetic profiles of hundreds of patients to advance the development of personalised treatments for SYNGAP1 and RASopathies

José Antonio Sau

Granada man arrested for allegedly setting pit bull on another man in family feud

The victim was reportedly bitten on his right thigh in an attack near the city's cemetery, while investigators examine possible links to recent gunfire

Laura Velasco Granada

Roman kitchen dating back more than 2,000 years discovered in Burgos

I. Cortés

Malaga secondary school student's family assault teachers just three days into the school year

The staff at IES Los Montecillos in Coín held a rally on Friday to condemn the attacks

Enrique Miranda Málaga

Jeff Cumonow and an American student, in the large multi-purpose building excavated in Sector 13.

From Chicago to Cerro del Villar, tracing the Phoenicians’ arrival on the Iberian Peninsula

Around 50 archaeologists and volunteers from the US are working at the site on the western edge of Malaga city, excavating a large multi-purpose building dating to the 8th century BC

Paco Griñán Malaga

Malaga

Malaga city council moves large ficus tree from Arroyo de los Ángeles to La Rosaleda

The emblematic, large Ficus Lyrata specimen is moving to the southern roundabout of the shopping centre

Ignacio Lillo Malaga city

The transfer of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to the camp set up in the city’s port has begun. (EP)

Tension in Ceuta during migrant transfer from beaches to port reception centre

Javier Arias Lomo

Octogenarian crashes car into Mollina town hall: investigations under way to determine whether accident was deliberate

María José Díaz Alcalá

A picture of the maternity and children’s hospital in Málaga. (SUR)

A girl from Morocco and another from Honduras need foster families in Malaga so they can undergo heart surgery

José Antonio Sau

A damaged car found in the storm-hit area near Olivella. (EFE)

Weather in Spain

British man dies in flooding as summer storms hit eastern Spain

Gerard Couzens

Catalan regional government justifies lack of precautionary warning ahead of rain that claimed one life

The main through-road in Torrecaballeros. (Óscar Costa)

Segovia man allegedly hid his father's body for a year to keep collecting his pension

Carlos Álvaro Segovia

Hit-and-run driver who ran over a child in Torremolinos is arrested at airport about to take off for Manchester

María José Díaz Alcalá

Twelve-year-old boy from Torremolinos suffers skull fracture following hit-and-run

Extra Democrats Abroad

Can U.S Citizens Vote Abroad From Spain?

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Madrid judge opens investigation into Interior Ministry's dossier on journalists' political views

Melchor Sáiz-Pardo

Spain's electricity bills to reach 100 euros in September as energy costs put pressure on households

Cristina Cándido

Spanish Defence Ministry study warned a year ago of possible 'covert invasion' of Ceuta and Melilla via immigration

Melchor Sáiz-Pardo

Francisca Carmona in the house where she has lived for 12 years. (SUR)

Francisca, 74, faces eviction after property is reclaimed: ‘I can’t put into words how I feel’

In 1990, the Marbella woman bought a house which, two years later, was taken away from her by Jesús Gil; since then, she has been rehoused by the council in three different homes

José Carlos García Marbella

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Malaga envisions the green and sustainable city of the future

The Greencities exhibition hosted discussions and innovative proposals for the development of urban spaces on Tuesday and Wednesday

Matías Stuber

Astronomy

German School of Malaga hosts 25th annual astronomy symposium

Dr Steffen Hagstotz to lecture on the James Webb Space Telescope and cosmic expansion at Marbella's Cortijo de Miraflores

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A man sitting on the ground on Calle Francisco de Rioja in Malaga. (Salvador Salas)

Malaga city centre residents express concerns about drugs on the streets

Cristina Vallejo

Driver who fled after hitting two children on scooter in Alhaurín el Grande identified

María José Díaz Alcalá

Diego López, the Councillor for Public Works, at the event, with the refurbished staircase in the background. (SUR)

Marbella is revitalising access to the seafront with a project inspired by the sea

José Carlos García Marbella

Malaga paramedic used ID card to open family home and resuscitate a mother after her husband had tried to strangle her

Juan Cano Málaga

Children will be able to feed the goats with a bottle in Casabermeja.

Casabermeja celebrates festival honouring the Malaga goat

Isabel Méndez Málaga

The event will be supported by several security services. (SUR)

Tradition

Measures in place for thousands attending Torremolinos pilgrimage on Sunday

Tony Bryant

Torremolinos gets ready to host its quintessential pilgrimage

Plans for the new complex, which will make use of the existing structure of Incosol.

Marbella’s iconic Incosol hotel now has a reopening date following a higher spend than previously announced

José Carlos García Marbella

Group photo of the award winners in Malaga.

Malaga gala awards the foreigners who have made a contribution to their adopted home

Cristina Vallejo

The walkway was opened on Tuesday by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno

Infrastructure

Ronda completes Tajo gorge trail with walkway under Puente Nuevo

Eugenio Cabezas

Fabienne Paques, founder of ACE, with a volunteer during a fundraising event earlier this year.

Charity event

Mijas animal shelter announces autumn fundraiser

Tony Bryant

Religious artefacts that survived the Civil War to be exhibited in Vélez-Málaga's Santa María church

SUR

Opinion

The Euro Zone

The state of play

A mix of platitudes, anti-Trump posturing and sensible tech ideas fails to mask a deeply divided bloc, says columnist Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler

Trouble in the White House

Why house painting is a triumph of hope over experience, by columnist Peter Edgerton

Peter Edgerton

Flawed, wild and utterly thrilling

Barcelona's exhilarating imperfections guarantee unmissable drama

Rob Palmer, commentator ESPN

The haves and the have nots

Poverty, inequality, and systemic failure drive the migrant crisis in Ceuta, says Peter Sanderson

Peter Sanderson

Sport

Basketball

Spain beat Germany to claim women's FIBA World Cup bronze

Miguel Méndez's young side recovered from their semi-final defeat to the United States to secure their fourth World Cup medal in Berlin

Cristián Ramón Cobos

The peloton as it passed through Malaga city centre.

Malaga gives La Vuelta a rousing welcome on the road to Peñas Blancas

Nacho Carmona Estepona

Malaga's Adrián Niño celebrates his goal, which came six minutes from time.

Celta Vigo 1 - 1 Malaga CF

Adrián Niño gifts Malaga CF a late point despite another worrying attacking display

The forward marked his season debut with a 84th-minute equaliser at Celta Vigo, though it wasn't enough to end his side's wait for their first win

Daryl Finch

Primera RFEF: Juventud de Torremolinos come up short in seven-goal thriller

Elsewhere, Antequera CF were held to a 1-1 draw by Alcorcón despite creating enough chances to claim victory at El Maulí

Jorge Garrido

Andalucía

Footage of the brawl in Granada that cost one person their life. (Ideal)

Granada police investigate alleged organised street fights paying drug users 20 euros to take part

Vulnerable people were reportedly offered cash or drugs to fight in front of spectators in the city's Norte district, with one participant dying after a bout on Saturday

Laura Velasco Granada

Almeria's MiniHollywood to pay tribute to Eli Wallach on 60th anniversary of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'

The daughter of the legendary actor, Roberta Wallach will travel from New York to collect the award in Tabernas during a ceremony which will form part of this year's Almería Western Film Festival in October

M. P. M. Almería

Almuñécar and La Herradura hotels 90 per cent full in September

International tourism is gaining momentum on the Costa Tropical towns with a 15.8 per cent increase in overnight stays by foreign visitors, while beaches, festivals and retail outlets have seen high visitor numbers during the summer months

Ideal

Image of the man suspected of the femicide of Claudia Tacoronte

Granada University student murder: alleged repeat offender arrested in Mexico

Twenty-one-year-old exchange student Claudia Tacoronte was attacked with a knife some 120 kilometres south of Mexico City

EFE Ciudad de México

The thief breaks into the shop by smashing the window.

CCTV footage shows thief attempting to burgle several shops in Almuñécar

C. L.

Seville town homicide suspect arrested in rural Malaga

Seville town homicide suspect arrested in Malaga rural area

Spain

British tourist arrested in Ibiza for reckless driving after evading police checkpoint in a Porsche

The 38-year-old faces up to two years in jail and a six-year ban from the roads after “continuously endangering” other motorists

Natalia Penza

A gas cylinder delivery driver in Spain.

Spain suffers another price increase of butane gas cylinder to around 19 euros

Cristina Cándido

Young people arriving at the beach in Ceuta during the raid in July.

Declassified documents show Spanish government received multiple warnings ahead of Ceuta border crisis

National intelligence and police reports flagged high risk of mass border crossings three days before security forces suffered total collapse in enclave

Melchor Sáiz-Pardo

Crime

Barcelona records five stabbings in critical weekend for security

The incidents have heightened concerns about the proliferation of incidents involving bladed weapons despite the efforts of the Mossos d'Esquadra Catalan police forces

Iva Anguera

Gibraltar

Guardia Civil in La Línea seize 9,850 packets of contraband cigarettes from Gibraltar

Operations have been carried out at various checkpoints set up to detect the transport and distribution of smuggled tobacco

Jesús Mejías Algeciras

Literary Festival

Dame Prue Leith to headline Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival

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Casemates Square was a sea of red and white during the political rally held on National Day.

Gibraltar

Gibraltarians take to the streets in red and white for National Day

The Rock’s Casemates Square was a sea of red and white for Fabian Picardo’s last 10 September rally as chief minister

SUR in English

Crime

Gibraltar police intercept Guardia Civil vessel in Gibraltar territorial waters following high speed pursuit

Spanish authorities breach British territorial waters during migrant smuggling pursuit into Gibraltar Harbour

SUR in English

Lifestyle

Málaga Match, a new network to bring together all the cultures that coexist in the city

Businesswoman Hélène Mostertman is organising a series of events to connect local residents and people of other nationalities living in the city

Juan Soto Malaga
Disney's Far Cry series starts filming in Malaga starring Steve Buscemi

Rehearsals and pyrotechnics are under way at the former Cruz del Humilladero provincial prison in Malaga for the major FX and Disney production of video game adaptation Far Cry

Paco Griñán Málaga
La Bola Negra selected to represent Spain at the Oscars

Los Javis' film, which won the award for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, must now be selected by the Hollywood Academy to compete in the Best International Feature Film category

Iker Cortés Madrid