FROM THE ARCHIVES: When the Olive Press caught up with the UK’s only ‘dwarf drag queen’ while on the Costa del Sol
After parting with his agent, John has now gone solo, booking and managing his own gigs and tours
Police arrest seven people and seize huge haul of weapons over spate of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ shootings on the Costa del Sol
POLICE on the Costa del Sol have arrested seven people and seized a haul of weapons and ammunition after two recent shootings between rival families.
Estepona mayor could face five years in jail for embezzlement and misuse of public funds as chickens come home to roost
ESTEPONA’S under-fire mayor could be heading behind bars after prosecutors requested a five-and-a-half year jail term over allegations he misappropriated public money. Jose Garcia Urbano,
EXCLUSIVE: British expats among hundreds facing eviction to make way for ‘corporate greed’ mass-tourism complex on the Costa del Sol
HUNDREDS of Costa del Sol residents face losing their homes to make way for a luxury golf development that critics say is an outdated and
Why Brits are snapping up three-bed penthouses in new-build apartments on the Costa del Sol
NEWLY built three-bed penthouses are all the rage on the Costa del Sol, according to figures from Spain’s national property registrar – and British expats
Boom time on the Costa del Sol as tourism revenue hits record €22 billion high in 2025 – and the Brits are leading the charge
TOURISTS visiting the Costa del Sol spent a record amount in 2025 – despite an alarming percentage point decrease in the number of overnight stays.
Spain’s big freeze hits Malaga with -3.5C – while the Costa del Sol chills at just above zero
TEMPERATURES across Malaga province plunged below freezing on Wednesday morning as the Costa del Sol braced for ‘widespread frost’, Spain’s state weather agency has said.
WATCH: Storm Francis wreaks havoc on the Costa del Sol as rivers burst and homes flood – with snow warnings now issued across Spain
THE Costa del Sol has been left reeling after Storm Francis wreaked havoc over the weekend, dumping up to 200mm of rain in some areas.
Red weather alert issued for the Costa del Sol: Caution urged with 120mm of rain to fall in just 12 hours
A RARE red weather warning has been issued for the Costa del Sol with Storm Francis forecast to dump up to 120mm of rain on
This wild mountain escape in Andalucia shines in every season – here’s what you need to know
FROM the beach, it looks like a hazy blue silhouette on the horizon. But less than an hour after leaving the Costa del Sol, that
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
‘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
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
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