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The Costa del Sol is flooded after days of heavy rain. This wet weather will continue through the weekend. The rains are expected to continue, but two dams in Guadalmina (Guadaiza) have already released water. Photos shared on Instagram Marbellasequeja The river Benahavis races down the mountains towards San Pedro de Alcantara. ?? #AVISO ?? Ante el desembalse de caudal …

Andalucia has five provinces in Spain that are most likely to be affected by Donald Trump’s new agricultural tariffs. Spain’s southern region accounted for nearly 40% (€1.35 billion) of all of Spain’s exports to the USA in the sector – more than any other – while American exports account for 8.63% of its total foreign sales. Donald Trump has announced …

Charlie Mullins is the self-made millionaire who owns Pimlico plumbers. He has now left the UK to live a luxurious lifestyle in Spain. His reason for leaving was his frustration over the Labour Party’s tax policies. Mullins, who built his business from scratch, now resides in a £2 million villa in Marbella with his new girlfriend. The entrepreneur criticized the …

The government of Andalucia issued alerts on mobile phones to thousands in the area after an earthquake occurred today. According to the National Geographic Institute, the quake was a magnitude 4.1. Its epicentre was the town of Cazalla de la Sierra near Sevilla. Nearly 200 towns in the provinces Sevilla, Huelva Cordoba, and Badajoz were affected by the tremors. IGN …

Spain is making significant progress in modernizing its traffic enforcement with the use of cameras powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These advanced systems will gradually replace traditional cameras and offer a more accurate and efficient monitoring of traffic violations. Around 250 cameras are already deployed in cities such as Estepona to monitor traffic 24 hours a day. These cameras can …

In the early hours of Sunday, February 23, 2025, emergency services recovered the lifeless body of a man from the waters of Puerto de la Duquesa in Manilva, Málaga. The incident was reported around 4:30 AM by the Emergency Health Center 061, leading to the activation of security forces. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it ashore, where health services …

Today, the Gibraltar border controversy could re-ignite after Spanish officials began to stamp the passports and visas of those entering Spain from the border. Rogue Policia Nacional officers decided to ‘enforce’ the ‘Schengen code’ that currently applies to anyone entering the EU from a ‘third’ status country such as the UK, i.e. Stamping their passports. The Gibraltar border is an …

This is the tunnel that drug traffickers used to smuggle hashish in large quantities between Morocco and Spain. Guardia Civil images (shown below) reveal how an entry hole has been built into the warehouse floor in Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish territory located in North Africa, bordering Morocco. A metal manhole cover that revealed a series ladders covered the entrance …

A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. After being tracked secretly by the Guardia Civil, a semi-rigid vessel, commonly used by drug traffickers was stopped at Lebrija in Sevilla. The vessel had first been spotted in the sea off Chipiona in Cadiz, where it entered the mouth of the Guadalquivir River …

SPAIN’s Andalucia could introduce tough new laws and fines of up €600,000 on tourism. A new Sustainable Tourism Law set to come into force in Andalucia could see illegal tourist flats slapped with fines of up to €600,000.  The regulation received preliminary approval this Tuesday and increases fines for ‘unregulated tourist activity’ in all categories.  Since Covid-19, the anti-tourism sentiment …