Why selfish motorists could be fined up to €200 at Mallorca’s airport
PALMA’S Policia Local have stepped up patrols to stop the chaos of cars blocking traffic lanes to airport car parks as they wait to pick
Fury over tour guide crackdown in Mallorca: Proposed law ‘treats tourists like animals and guides like criminals’
TOUR guides in Palma are up in arms over proposed new rules to crack down on group sizes that they say are not only illegal
Spain’s anti-tourism protesters are ‘training’ locals ahead of high-season as they vow to ‘intensify’ campaign
ANTI-tourism protesters in Spain are ‘training’ to prepare for the high season as they ‘intensify’ their crusade. A Spanish anti-tourism campaign group has urged members
Homeless crisis hits Mallorca’s hotspots as spate of thefts reported at Palma airport ahead of Spain’s tourist season
THE Balearic’s ongoing housing crisis is causing homeless people to seek shelter in makeshift homes around the islands, including Palma Airport terminal and abandoned hotels
‘What pigs!’: Mallorca local blasts tourists for polluting habit
A MALLORCA local has blasted tourists for throwing rubbish off tour buses. Ever taken a red tourist bus to discover a new city? A Mallorca
Desperate search for 12-year-old girl who vanished from Mallorca almost a YEAR ago
AN appeal has been made to find a Mallorcan girl who disappeared last May. The SOS Desaparecidos Association and The National Centre for the Disappeared
Ancient palace turned hotel in Mallorca is named among ‘the most beautiful in the world’
THIS Mallorca hotel on the former site of an ancient palace has been named the ‘world’s most beautiful’. The Prix Versailles 2024 have officially named
Europe’s first Hell’s Kitchen to open in Ibiza
GORDON Ramsay is set to unleash culinary chaos on the party island with Europe’s first Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. The fiery chef will bring his trademark
British artist creates ‘Angel of Ibiza’ sculpture
A BRITISH artist and fashion designer has created a sculpture to spread ‘hope’, ‘inspiration’ and ‘positivity’ in Ibiza. Known as the ‘undisputed king of expensive
Man ‘spiked his friend’s 17-year-old daughter and filmed aftermath’ during a party at a tourist hotspot in Spain’s Balearics
A MAN is facing 10 years in prison for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting his female friend’s 17-year-old daughter during a party in Menorca. A
Policeman’s leg nearly lopped off in high speed chase with e-scooter going 80kmh in Spain’s Mallorca
A POLICEMAN’s leg was severely wounded in a high speed chase through tourist-packed streets after two men had struck a child on an overpowered e-scooter.
Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa
ROBERT Lewandowski has bought his second home on the Spanish island of Mallorca. According to German tabloid BILD, the Barcelona FC striker (pictured above inset)
Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang
ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused
Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport
SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening
United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to Palma
ONE of the largest airlines in the world has revealed its decision to boost flight numbers from New York to Palma de Mallorca. In 2022,
Greek hotel chain looking for 200 new employees in Spain
HOTEL chain Ikos is looking for 200 new employees to work the high season at their Costa del Sol, Mallorca and Greek locations. They will
Illegal tourist flat landlords fined €800,000 after residents protested outside Mallorca apartment block
10 ILLEGAL tourist flats in a Palma apartment block have each been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the owners have been told
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Spanish FA finally apologises for sexual harassment suffered by players’ wives at the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Spanish football chiefs have finally apologised for the sexual harassment players’ wives were subjected to at the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. A full
Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover
MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.
Motorhome numbers rise in popular tourist area of Spain with major city to soon impose overnight parking ban
REGISTRATION of new motorhomes in the Balearic Islands grew by 36% last year, according to the Spanish Association for the Caravanning Industry and Commerce. The
Flu warning with infections set to peak next week in Mallorca and rest of Balearic Islands
CASES of flu and other respiratory viruses are set to peak next week in the Balearics on the back of the Sant Antoni and Sant
Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’
AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo Marítimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in
How is Palma, Spain celebrating San Sebastian’s saints day this weekend?
PALMA will celebrate San Sebastian festivities this weekend, honouring their patron saint. The official saint’s day falls on January 20, Monday, but celebrations are being
Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend
PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19
Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year
GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284