Costa del Sol

Death toll reaches three on Costa del Sol as town in Malaga province seeks disaster zone status after Sunday’s floods

A MAN reported missing on Sunday during deadly flooding on the Costa del Sol has been found dead west of Malaga, bringing the regional death

30 Dec, 2025 @ 08:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Málaga·Weather

WATCH: Terrifying waterspout rips through popular Spanish seafront as death toll from stormy weekend continues to grow

THIS is the shocking moment a water tornado tore through a harbour in a popular holiday resort after Spain was left reeling by a weekend

29 Dec, 2025 @ 13:44

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Search continues for missing man after deadly Costa del Sol floods

RESCUERS are frantically searching for a man who went missing on Sunday after violent storms and severe flooding killed two people on Costa del Sol

29 Dec, 2025 @ 13:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spanish police renew appeal in search for missing British doctor on the Costa del Sol

SPANISH authorities have launched a renewed appeal for help in the search for a British doctor who went missing on the Costa del Sol two

27 Dec, 2025 @ 09:50

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Prostitution soars in Marbella as pimps across Spain move to running operations out of apartments – thanks to legal loophole

This article was first published on November 28, 2023 MARBELLA has become a prostitution hotspot after a legal loophole lets pimps operate out of unassuming

25 Dec, 2025 @ 11:01

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

BIOPARC Fuengirola: 365 Days of Conservation on the Costa del Sol

YOU might not expect it, but in the very heart of the Costa del Sol is a place where no two visits are ever the

22 Dec, 2025 @ 14:35

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Nature

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend

SPAIN’s weather agency has issued a yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend as ‘heavy’ rainfall is expected to batter Malaga city through Friday

19 Dec, 2025 @ 16:38

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

How much does each Costa del Sol town hall spend cleaning invasive Asian seaweed – and can profit be made from it?

AN invasive species of seaweed that seaside towns near Malaga are spending millions to remove could instead be repurposed for profit – but local governments

11 Dec, 2025 @ 16:59

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s toll roads set to see price hikes yet again: Costa del Sol motorway fare to increase above inflation in 2026

TOLL charges on privately operated motorways in Spain including the AP-7 in Malaga will rise by an average of 4% from January 1. State-run tolled

11 Dec, 2025 @ 11:16

Costa del Sol·Lead·Málaga

Weight-loss hunters trying to get Ozempic on the cheap are putting Gibraltar at the heart of a new black market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

7 Dec, 2025 @ 10:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

A MAN died in a car crash on Costa del Sol after swerving into oncoming traffic to avoid a wild boar. The driver, 54, steered

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:53

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

EUROPEAN residents far outnumber Spaniards across entire swathes of Spain’s southern coastline, new data has revealed, as expats appear to be clustering into ‘parallel societies’

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:03

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead

Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak

A FAMILY of four died in their Torrox home from a suspected gas leak. The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage children

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘Most wanted’ leader of notorious Latin American drug cartel who ‘faked own death’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE leader of Ecuador’s most notorious drug trafficking organisation has been arrested on the Costa del Sol following a joint operation with Spanish police Wilmer

17 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Málaga

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the extraordinary moment Spanish coastguards rescued a man floating on a blow-up mattress over 20 miles off the Costa del Sol. Eagled-eyed crew

13 Nov, 2025 @ 15:39

Costa del Sol·Lead

Swede moves to the Costa del Sol and immediately thinks about selling up because ‘there’s too many tourists’

TOO many tourists almost forced a Swedish expat on the Costa del Sol to sell up and return home. Eva made her admission on COPE

28 Oct, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Passing police officer heroically bursts into Estepona apartment and stops woman from throwing herself off the balcony

AN off-duty police officer heroically saved a woman’s life on Costa del Sol as she threatened to jump from her balcony on Wednesday. The dramatic

25 Oct, 2025 @ 09:30

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

New Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door as intended victim watched through peephole

Latest Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door while victim watched through peephole

A MAN, 38, escaped with just a minor leg injury on Monday after several gun shots were fired at the front door of his Marbella

13 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Scottish mafia shootings: Alleged hitman claims Spanish prison sentence would ‘infringe his human rights’

A BRITISH man alleged to have carried out the brazen Mafia-style assassination of two notorious Scottish underworld figures has claimed his human rights would be

7 Oct, 2025 @ 16:10

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror on the Costa del Sol after ‘tourist boat explodes in Fuengirola marina’: Eight injured, three seriously

EIGHT people have been injured after a frightening explosion on board a boat in the popular Costa del Sol resort of Fuengirola. Three of the

5 Oct, 2025 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

DRUG smugglers on the Costa del Sol are facing a formidable new foe after Spain’s Guardia Civil launched a new €35 million patrol ship to

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags

PASSENGERS travelling through Malaga Airport will no longer need to remove liquids or laptops from their bags once its new €1.5 billion expansion plan is

19 Sep, 2025 @ 11:26

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

FANCY picking up a bargain house on Spain’s glorious Costa del Sol? If you are, then you’re in luck as four houses are set to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:51

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Sevilla

Scottish mafia shootings: How a team of ‘female spotter used phones stolen from Costa del Sol tourists to track mob leaders before Fuengirola massacre’

IT was the brazen Mafia-style hit that sent shockwaves through the Costa del Sol, triggering fears of a vicious gang war not seen since the

9 Sep, 2025 @ 12:41

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

From fees to curricula to credentials: Your complete guide to choosing the right international school on the Costa del Sol

FOR many expat families, one of the biggest questions after moving to southern Spain is where their children will go to school. With dozens of

7 Sep, 2025 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Death toll reaches three on Costa del Sol as town in Malaga province seeks disaster zone status after Sunday’s floods

WATCH: Terrifying waterspout rips through popular Spanish seafront as death toll from stormy weekend continues to grow

Search continues for missing man after deadly Costa del Sol floods

Spanish police renew appeal in search for missing British doctor on the Costa del Sol

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Prostitution soars in Marbella as pimps across Spain move to running operations out of apartments – thanks to legal loophole

BIOPARC Fuengirola: 365 Days of Conservation on the Costa del Sol

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend

How much does each Costa del Sol town hall spend cleaning invasive Asian seaweed – and can profit be made from it?

Spain’s toll roads set to see price hikes yet again: Costa del Sol motorway fare to increase above inflation in 2026

Weight-loss hunters trying to get Ozempic on the cheap are putting Gibraltar at the heart of a new black market with Spain

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak

‘Most wanted’ leader of notorious Latin American drug cartel who ‘faked own death’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol

Swede moves to the Costa del Sol and immediately thinks about selling up because ‘there’s too many tourists’

Passing police officer heroically bursts into Estepona apartment and stops woman from throwing herself off the balcony

Latest Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door while victim watched through peephole

Scottish mafia shootings: Alleged hitman claims Spanish prison sentence would ‘infringe his human rights’

Horror on the Costa del Sol after ‘tourist boat explodes in Fuengirola marina’: Eight injured, three seriously

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

Scottish mafia shootings: How a team of ‘female spotter used phones stolen from Costa del Sol tourists to track mob leaders before Fuengirola massacre’

From fees to curricula to credentials: Your complete guide to choosing the right international school on the Costa del Sol

Exotic alligator is rescued from reservoir after being dumped by owners in Spain

Death toll reaches three on Costa del Sol as town in Malaga province seeks disaster zone status after Sunday’s floods

Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane for stealing coat at security control

Flights diverted from airport in northern Spain after wild boars rush onto runway

Avalanche kills three people in one of Spain’s most popular skiing areas