Measles warning on the Costa del Sol: Outbreak is declared at a school in Mijas
AN OUTBREAK of measles has been reported at a Mijas secondary school following one at a nursery school in the same municipality. Despite the incidents
Spanish activists demand probe into ‘irregular’ transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone to Gibraltar
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group wants a probe into what it claims is the illegal transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone from a Malaga area quarry to
British woman and son are found dead inside their Malaga home
AN ELDERLY British woman and her son have been found dead at their Alhaurin el Grande home in Malaga. Municipal sources said all the indications
Pictured: Spanish woman ‘killed by her Nigerian ex’ in Benalmadena just days after restraining order was denied
THE provisional results into an autopsy on a Benalmadena woman- Lina- allegedly murdered on Sunday by her husband- suggests that she was strangled. Medics haven’t
Spain to paint red lines on deadly roads across the country after trial in Malaga reduced crashes
MORE of Spain’s dangerous secondary roads will have red lines painted down the middle after fatal accidents dropped on a Malaga highway that tried it
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
Hotel worker is accused of putting bleach in desserts at Costa del Sol resort
A SACKED hotel waitress faces up to three years in prison after being accused of pouring bleach over desserts at a buffet table. The incident
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
Malaga property prices surged more than any other province in Spain this year, figures show
HOUSE prices in Malaga province are rising at the highest percentage rate in Spain according to appraisal firm Tinsa. Figures showed a 13% annual rise
Arab fund buys La Zagaleta: Gated Costa del Sol community where villas sell for over €30m is among the most exclusive in Europe
AN ABU Dhabi company has bought one of Europe’s biggest luxury housing developments- La Zagaleta on the Costa del Sol. Modon Holding now owns the
Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure
THREE Dutch people have been arrested in the Marbella area over a €16 million cryptocurrency scam that mainly fleeced criminals. The Policia Nacional cooperated with
‘Sophisticated’ fake cigarette factory with €4m monthly turnover is raided by police in Spain’s Malaga
A COUNTERFEIT cigarette factory operating around the clock in Malaga province with a monthly turnover of €4 million has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil.
Watch: Spanish cops intercept new ‘Rosin Hash’ drug being sent from the US to the Costa del Sol
CUSTOMS officers and the Guardia Civil have seized a shipment of a marijuana super-concentrate known as ‘Rosin Hash’ at the port of Sevilla which had
Wild boar numbers surge by 700% in Malaga province raising risk of diseases and cross breeding
WILD boar numbers have increased dramatically in Spain, with an estimated 500% rise in Malaga province during the last decade. Besides causing road accidents, boars
German man is jailed after his boat struck and killed a jet ski rider in Spain’s Marbella
A GERMAN national has been arrested for negligent homicide after his boat collided with a jet ski at Puerto Banus near Marbella. The male victim,
Body of a man is found on a popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police are working to identify him
THE BODY of a clothed man was discovered on a Costa del Sol beach on Monday evening. A passer-by on Nerja’s Playa del Carabeillo spotted
Rafael Nadal and business partner to invest €200m into building luxury homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TENNIS star Rafa Nadal and Ibizan businessman, Abel Matutes, will invest over €200 million to build luxury homes on the Costa del Sol. Under their
Victim of deadly shooting in gated Estepona community was a 34-year-old man from Belgium
A MAN found shot dead in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona on Monday morning has been identified as a 34-year-old Belgian national. No
Plague of invasive hornets threaten bees and honey production across Spain’s Malaga
AN INVASION of oriental hornets is threatening bee hives and honey production in Malaga province. There are over 30,000 hives in the area and the
This town in Malaga was the hottest in Spain during Thursday’s heatwave after surpassing 44C
ALORA in Malaga province clocked the highest temperature in Spain on Thursday with the Aemet weather station there recording 44.3 degrees. The figure was recorded
Toll road may soon be discounted for certain drivers in bid to reduce traffic chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol could be discounted for workers and students in a bid to reduce traffic jams
Doctors in Spain are investigated for giving a patient 20,000 psychotropic pills in just nine months
THREE doctors working for the Andalucian Health Service are being probed for prescribing over 20,000 pychotropic tablets in nine months to the same patient. The
Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain’s Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels – these are the most at risk areas
A GREENPEACE report on beach erosion in Spain caused by rising sea levels says that Andalucia is one of the area’s worst affected by degeneration.
Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’
TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in
Revealed: How a cocaine lab on Spain’s Costa del Sol extracted the drug from laced cocoa powder, charcoal and coffee imported from Colombia
A FAMILY-LED gang that allegedly processed cocaine imported from Colombia at clandestine laboratories in Fuengirola and Ciudad Real has been busted by the police. Nine
Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014
HOLIDAY home rental costs during the summer on the Costa del Sol have more than doubled in a decade. A week in one of Spain’s
