Police to get 20 new bulletproof vests and helmets in Costa del Sol’s Estepona It comes after Estepona spent €500,000 on 14 new police motors in the last few years, including two camouflaged vehicles and four motorcycles 10 Sep, 2019 @ 12:57 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins US Open in five-set thriller to claim 19th slam title, one away from rival Roger Federer The match that lasted four hours and 50 minutes - just four minutes shorter than the longest ever US Open final 9 Sep, 2019 @ 08:02 Lead·National News·Sport
Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella Police consulted two witnesses who both claimed they saw the woman in the affected areas when the fires broke out 6 Sep, 2019 @ 19:17 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house 6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in 5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:50 Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead
Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer The net wealth of Spain’s poorest 50% has decreased by 4% since 2008 5 Sep, 2019 @ 07:30 Business & Finance·Lead·National News
ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol Pregnant women will be asked if they have eaten the infected La Mecha brand of the popular Spanish food, ‘carne mechada’ 4 Sep, 2019 @ 22:07 Health·Lead·Malaga
FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella She was caught inside the vehicle with ‘flammable material’ and several lighters, before police detained her on charges of a ‘forest crime’ 3 Sep, 2019 @ 16:39 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
‘YOU ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE’: Anger at sushi restaurant as Salmonella outbreak infects 91 people in Spain’s Mallorca It comes as inspectors of the sushi joint made shocking discoveries, including that ‘there was no hot water’ 3 Sep, 2019 @ 10:38 Health·Lead·Mallorca
WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca In Europe, customers are not required to buy additional insurance when renting a car and are covered with ‘basic’ insurance by law 2 Sep, 2019 @ 13:20 Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s Malaga to build 21 NEW wind turbines costing €79 million Each turbine has 4.2 Megawatts (MW) of power, with 88.2 MW for the total plant 2 Sep, 2019 @ 11:22 Lead·Malaga
Pop star killed after being hit in stomach by exploding pyrotechnic ‘rocket’ at festival performance in Spain "There were two rockets, one that went in the right direction and the other hit the singer in the abdomen" 2 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00 Entertainment·Lead
British mum arrested after ‘abandoning baby in street’ following drunken row with partner in Spain holiday hotspot Police then spoke to the kid’s father, before tracing the woman to nearby the hotel where the couple had been staying 30 Aug, 2019 @ 14:34 Crime & Law·Lead
Over 150 African immigrants scale two HUGE fences to enter Spain’s Ceuta in largest crossing for a year The people of Benzu were heard shouting ‘welcome’, while there were even reports of locals helping treat migrants in their own homes 30 Aug, 2019 @ 12:38 Lead
Police catch drunk dad driving three times over limit with drunk wife and child, 3, with no seat belt in Spain’s Marbella Meanwhile the youngest child, aged three was travelling in between the two front seats without a seatbelt 29 Aug, 2019 @ 16:02 Lead·Malaga
‘SHAME ON YOU’: Plan to protect donkeys and ban larger riders REJECTED by politicians in Spain’s Mijas “Shame on you all, you are the ones that should have ended this overnight" 29 Aug, 2019 @ 12:50 Environment·Lead·Malaga
British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK 28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Third elderly victim confirmed dead in Spain’s largest ever listeria outbreak as 200 still infected in total Listeriosis is a bacterial infection that can cause sepsis, meningitis and encephalitis and can be fatal 27 Aug, 2019 @ 18:00 Lead
Police arrest 73 ravers at illegal party in Spain’s Ibiza as revellers hit officers with iron bars and rocks Meanwhile a Spanish woman, 27, and Italian man, 30, were both hospitalised with broken bones 27 Aug, 2019 @ 12:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Rosalia becomes first Spanish artist to win MTV Music Award for her song Con Altura Other winners included US star Taylor Swift, who bagged Video of the Year for her tune You Need to Calm Down 27 Aug, 2019 @ 11:29 Entertainment·Lead
‘THE WORST HAS HAPPENED’: Videos show huge tornado rip through fields, olive trees and power lines in Spain’s Malaga A statement by local Mayor Francisco Guerrero said that ‘the worst has happened’ and that the public should ‘limit’ the use of their vehicles 26 Aug, 2019 @ 23:21 Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Huge fire breaks out at harbour in Spain’s Ibiza as reports claim hotel is burning down Planes and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze 26 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15 Lead
Dog and British tourist who returned to UK added to list of 200 victims in Spain’s biggest ever listeria outbreak that has killed two Listeriosis is a bacterial infection that can cause sepsis, meningitis and encephalitis and can be fatal 26 Aug, 2019 @ 14:18 Health·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Police in high-speed sea chase with ‘drug traffickers’ before suspects ditch boat and run across beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol The area is popular with children, families and holidaymakers 26 Aug, 2019 @ 11:31 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Five British men and women held over ‘cannabis courier service’ as 100kgs of drugs seized on Spain’s Costa del Sol According to police the Brit suspects would frequently change their rented cars and apartments to keep officers off the scent 25 Aug, 2019 @ 20:40 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s long lost ‘Stonehenge’ rediscovered after drought For residents in Peraleda de la Mata, a village of just 1,400 inhabitants, the ‘miraculous’ event confirms a local legend about buried treasure in the 25 Aug, 2019 @ 11:00 La Cultura·Lead