New earthquake hits the Costa del Sol just days after 4.8 tremor – is there cause for concern?
The province has experienced several small quakes in recent weeks, but the Fuengirola event was the most significant in years.
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‘It can be fatal’: Vet warns dog owners of deadly threat lurking on the Costa del Sol’s beaches
'I wanted to warn people who have dogs to be very careful'
Malaga Airport ‘gives up’ using e-gates during ‘disorganised mess’ on Saturday as people ‘miss flights’
John Calladine shared a photo from the arrivals end of the travel hub on Saturday,…
Revealed: How smugglers earn hundreds of thousands of euros per migrant boat sent to Spain’s Andalucia
Smugglers are raking in hundreds of thousands of euros for every migrant boat they send…
Revealed: Jaen is sitting on ‘significant’ deposits of rare earth elements in potentially game-changing discovery for Andalucia
The province in northern Andalucia, once a global mining powerhouse in the 19th century, is…
Richard Gere will switch on the Christmas lights in expat haven in southern Spain
The Pretty Woman star, 76, will light up the historic city's Christmas tree in Plaza…
Wetherspoons lands in Spain with first pub opening in January – here’s what we know
The venue will open from 6am and will feature an outdoor terrace, for those who…
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Flu outbreak in Andalucia surpasses epidemic threshold: Number of cases triples in a week
According to regional health minister Antonio Sanz, the incidence rate of the illness currently sits…
Flu chaos on the Costa Blanca: Major hospital ‘on the brink’ as patients wait 73 hours – unions slam ‘ridiculous’ staff levels
On Tuesday, 36 patients were waiting in the Emergency Observation Unit for hospital admission, with…
Doctors’ strike in Spain: Biggest walkout in 30 years begins Tuesday – what to know
Andalucia is bracing for four days of major disruption across hospitals and health centres as…
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‘Malaga Airport is broken’: Fed-up Brits suffer more two-hour passport queues – as fears grow for Christmas travel chaos
Chaotic scenes were pictured in the arrivals area on Friday, where passengers claimed they waited…
Christmas in Andalucia: The 8 best villages to visit in 2025
While big cities like Sevilla and Malaga are stringing up their famous illuminations and Christmas…
Exclusive: Spain’s Interior Ministry apologises for EES ‘confusion’ and confirms British TIE holders are exempt
The Policia Nacional in Malaga has also backed this up, confirming that if you hold…
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Spain’s taxman to scrutinise Bizum payments in 2026 – what you NEED to know
From January 1, every card payment, regardless of value, must be communicated by banks to…
IN VIDEOS: Tears and six-hour queues in Sevilla as La Macarena statue is returned after infamous botch job
Locals boasted of waiting more than six hours to see La Esperanza Macarena, after an…
‘We won’t get rich’: Developers of V16 beacon respond to backlash – as devices to become mandatory for drivers in Spain next year
While acknowledging that drivers are wary of the price tag, the creators insisted that they…
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Spain faces rental crisis: 43% of landlords to remove homes from long-term market in 2026
Fotocasa's Head of Research Maria Matos branded the sector’s current state as 'desangrado' - bleeding…
Marbella to build 870 homes, hotel and more as major ‘La Vizcaina’ project moves forward
Urban Planning Councillor Jose Eduardo Diaz said the large-scale project will feature a hotel, up…
Socialist Malaga council seized land to build a school and did nothing for 30 years – now ‘historic’ ruling says it must return it
Legal experts believe the ruling could force Malaga to rethink significant urban projects.
