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When nuclear bombs fell on southern Spain: Palomares remembers the day the Americans dropped four nukes on it

By Michael Coy PALOMARES doesn’t stand out in any way. It’s just a typical Andalucían village beside the sea. Halfway between the Cabo de Gata

17 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Tourist apartments now outnumber hotel beds in Malaga three-to-one as Spain fails to get to grips with unlicensed lets

TOURIST apartment beds in Malaga have exploded to nearly triple the number of hotel beds, as Spain grapples with record-breaking tourism numbers and growing social

16 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Torremolinos party organiser arrested for advert featuring homophobic ban on f----ts

Party organiser responsible for ‘no f—-ts’ advert in the Costa del Sol’s gay capital is arrested

THE organiser of a party at a Torremolinos club who advertised an event that said ‘no’ to fights, drugs, caps, flip-flops as well as a

16 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Horse carriages will be eliminated by the end of the year in Spain’s Malaga

THE MAYOR of Malaga has announced he wants to end horse carriages by the end of the year. Francisco de la Torre made the announcement

15 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Hapless ‘Whatsapp group’ narco gang busted in the Strait of Gibraltar: Chat messages reveal group’s inner workings

A STRAIT of Gibraltar narco gang met their downfall thanks to the Whatsapp group they used to organise their drug trafficking. The group, named ‘123’

15 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Norwegian teenagers ‘too drunk to give police coherent statement’ after ‘sexual assaulting’ mother and daughter in Malaga nightclub

A PAIR of teenage Norwegian tourists were ‘too drunk to make a coherent statement to police’ after they were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a

15 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Drought continues in Spain’s Andalucia as January rain fails to fill reservoirs

EARLY rainfall this year has failed to ease the drought in much of southern Spain despite improved reservoir levels. While the north of Spain has

14 Jan, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Civil war bomb found next to a bin in Spain’s Sevilla

GUARDIA Civil agents in Sevilla have found a mortar bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War. The completely oxidized device was found next to

14 Jan, 2025 @ 12:55

Lead·Sevilla

Temperatures drop in Malaga this week as winter cold arrives

AFTER a balmy start to the year winter cold has come to stay in Malaga with falling temperatures this week. According to the Spanish meteorological

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:50

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Public prosecution office opens investigation into homophobic Torremolinos club

MALAGA’S public prosecution office has opened an investigation into a Torremolinos club accused of an anti-gay hate crime. It comes after Casa Fatima promoted it’s

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Italian mob boss from feared Camorra mafia arrested in Spain’s Marbella ‘while walking with his wife’

A HIGH-RANKING capo from Italy’s feared Camorra has been arrested on the Costa del Sol along with his son and son-in-law. Officers from Spain’s elite

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Police corruption in Spain latest: Guardia Civil officer and his brother are accused of leading drug trafficking ring in Campo de Gibraltar

Body of a woman is found inside a torched caravan in southern Spain

A WOMAN’s body has been found inside a burnt motorhome in Andalucia. Yesterday a body was found in a torched caravan in a carpark in

10 Jan, 2025 @ 17:28

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Homophobic club in gay mecca of Torremolinos faces hate crime charges after doubling down on ‘no f**s’ policy

Torremolinos mayor Margarita del Cid has received insults and threats after she criticised a local club for a ‘homophobic’ policy banning gay men from entering.

10 Jan, 2025 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Real Estate Trends in Spain for 2025: What to Expect

AS we enter 2025, the Spain property market is gearing up for transformative changes, shaped by evolving buyer preferences, economic trends, and technological advancements. From

10 Jan, 2025 @ 14:03

Andalucia·Property

Richard Gere and Antonio Banderas enjoy a night out at the theatre in Malaga

AMERICAN actor and new Spanish resident, Richard Gere, was in Malaga on Thursday to see the musical Gypsy directed by Antonio Banderas at the Teatro

10 Jan, 2025 @ 13:14

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

‘No f**s’: Outrage over homophobic advert for Moroccan-owned club in Torremolinos

A TORREMOLINOS club has sparked outrage after releasing a homophobic advert banning ‘f**s.’ The mayor of Torremolinos, Margarita del Cid, has spoken out after a

10 Jan, 2025 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Russian model who falsely accused footballer Theo Hernandez of rape outside a Marbella nightclub avoids jail

A RUSSIAN glamour model has avoided jail after falsely accusing footballer Theo Fernandez of raping her outside a Marbella nightclub. Luisa Kremleva, 28, was handed

9 Jan, 2025 @ 18:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Ahoy mateys!: Future Queen of Spain takes to the high seas

PRINCESS Leonor of Spain, the 19-year-old heir to the throne, has embarked aboard the Spanish Navy’s iconic training ship, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, for a

9 Jan, 2025 @ 17:21

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead

Coming soon: The Great Park of the Costa del Sol to open within months

WORK on the ‘Great Park of the Costa del Sol’ covering 270,000 m2 in Mijas is entering its final stage with the opening set for

9 Jan, 2025 @ 17:08

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

AT LEAST 16 taxi drivers operating out of Sevilla airport have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a ‘mafia-style’ cartel that fixed prices.

9 Jan, 2025 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Marbella dog owners are warned of €750 fines for breaking this law

MARBELLA dog owners have been given a new warning of €750 penalties for not picking up pet poop. The City Council has put up signs

8 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Tourist flats in Spain cause long-term rents to surge by more than 30%, study finds

A STUDY has found tourists flats in Spain have caused long-term rents to surge by over 30%. Researchers from the University of Malaga have revealed

8 Jan, 2025 @ 12:56

Lead·Malaga·Property·Sevilla

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

THE National Geographic Institute(IGN) recorded a 2.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning on the border of Sevilla and Cadiz provinces in Andalucia. The epicentre was

8 Jan, 2025 @ 12:31

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Mystery fall: Man released from jail after his partner plunges from third-floor window in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN has been released from custody after his partner plunged from a third-floor apartment in Malaga’s city centre under mysterious circumstances. Her partner was

7 Jan, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga

‘Perfect storm’ in Spain’s housing market causes prices to jump by a staggering 21.5% in Malaga in just twelve months

ANDALUCIA’S record breaking housing market has seen prices in Malaga rise by over a fifth during 2024 – nearly double the rate of second-place Granada.

6 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: German man shot in the genitals outside a Marbella gym after giving away his location is an ex-Hell’s Angel and MMA fighter

A GERMAN bodybuilder and ex-MMA fighter was shot in the ‘penis and anus’ outside a Marbella padel club. The attack, which has been described as

6 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella