Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain
FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck
Mass grave from Civil War being dug up on Mallorca beach
Excavators in Mallorca have begun digging up a beach in search of victims of the Civil War. Archeologists believe there may be a mass grave
Balearic islands set to be region with highest economic growth in Spain this year
The Balearic Islands will be the region with the highest economic growth in Spain this year, according to new research. National bank BBVA made estimates
Balearic government gives controversial solar farm in Mallorca the go-ahead
Plans for a controversial mega solar farm on Mallorca are going ahead despite strong opposition from environmentalists. The Balearic government this week gave the final
Mallorca to be first place in the world to have hydrogen-powered transport for tourists
Mallorca will be the first destination in the world to have hydrogen-powered transport for tourists. Mini buses running on hydrogen and operated by TUI will
Palma fist fight between two Romanians ends with one man stabbed and another falling from third-floor balcony
A trivial argument between two Romanian men ended with one being stabbed and the other falling from a third-floor balcony last night. Paramedics spent 30
Man barricades himself in room and threatens to set fire to hospital in Spain’s Mallorca
A MAN threatened to set fire to the Son Llatzer hospital in Palma after hearing he was going to lose custody rights to his new-born
Over 65s will be able to register in Spain’s Palma without making an appointment from Thursday
FROM Thursday there will be one less headache for Palma residents on Mallorca aged over 65 as they will be able to go and register
Irish rugby coach who tried to talk 12-year-old girl into orgies handed suspended jail sentence by Mallorca court
A 28-year-old Irish rugby coach has been handed a suspended two year prison sentence for sexually abusing a girl on his team. The Mallorca-based coach
Guardia Civil officer, 54, given ten years in Mallorca jail for abusing minors and filming it
A Mallorca cop has been sent down for almost ten years for paying two underage boys for sex and filming some of the encounters. The
Mallorca family demand 34 years for Spanish army sergeant accused of shooting and killing their son during training exercise
A SPANISH sergeant accused of shooting and killing a Mallorquin legionnaire during a training exercise is facing a possible 34 years in jail. The family
Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain
The National Police have dismantled nine brothels and freed 16 Chinese citizens who were being forced into sex work. Police arrested seven people accused of
Woman arrested in Spain’s Palma for posing as Guardia Civil officer to Tinder lover
A woman has been arrested in Palma after she posed as an officer from the Guardia Civil to a lover she met on Tinder. The
Nine years after 15-year-old Malen Ortiz disappeared a specialised team has searched a farm in Mallorca
The Guardia Civil carried out a two-day search at a farm in Calvia for Malen on March 6. ‘Operation Vans’, so named because it was
Popular BBC detective show The Mallorca Files starts shooting for third series
HIT BBC1 detective series The Mallorca Files is back on the island. Filming of the third series started in Palma’s Plaza Cort yesterday, with more
Russian warships intercepted in Mallorca waters
A Spanish patrol vessel has intercepted two Russian warships sailing in Balearic waters. Russian vessel Admiral Kasatonov and tanker Akademik Pashin were spotted sailing in
Housing prices in Balearic islands skyrocket, remains Spain’s most expensive region
Housing prices in the Balearic Islands have increased by 5.9% in just one year, according to new figures. National Institute of Statistics data from the
Tourism operators expect 300,000 more Germans to travel to Mallorca this year
Tourism operators are predicting that an extra 300,000 German tourists will travel to the Balearic Islands this year. German tour operators met with representatives of
Your summer getaway to Mallorca could be a THIRD more expensive according to tourism bosses
Holidays to Mallorca could become a third more expensive than last year as the island seeks to ditch ‘budget Brits’. Juan Ferrer, president of action
Delivery company removed after thousands of fine-notification letters get dumped in Spain’s Mallorca
PALMA council will use a new company to notify people about fines after the current contractor CI Postal didn’t deliver notifications on time or employees
REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain
THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by
Complex multinational drug trafficking gang confesses in Mallorca court in Spain to importing and selling coke and heroin
A multinational narco trafficking gang has confessed to running a complex operation to import drugs they had swallowed or stashed in their luggage and sell
Teenager arrested for planning highschool massacre in Spain’s Mallorca and trying to frame classmate
A teenage boy has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca for threatening to carry out an American-style highschool massacre against his classmates. The 14-year-old posted
Lanzarote joins the Balearics in seeking to shut out Brit tourists in favour of Germans
Lanzarote has become the latest sun-soaked Spanish island to complain about low-spending Brit tourists and court the Germans instead. The Canary Island joins the Balearic
Fraudster lies about advance payment to enjoy free stays in hotels on Spain’s Mallorca
A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake
Ibiza, Javea and Marbella: The Spanish municipalities with the most expensive properties
JAVEA is one of the three municipalities in Spain with the most expensive properties. That’s according to a recent study from leading quantity surveyor’s firm