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Spanish hotel giant Melia quits over a dozen hotels in Cuba as Trump sanctions deadline bites

MALLORCA hotel giant Melia has announced it is pulling out of 15 Cuban hotels just days before a Trump administration deadline to penalise foreign company

3 Jun, 2026 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Mallorca

Vandals who targeted foreign Mallorca real estate agencies with ‘guilty!’ and ‘guiris out!’ graffiti branded ‘cowards’

FIVE international real estate agencies have been vandalised in a coordinated overnight attack in Mallorca. Vandals smashed windows, sabotaged door locks, and daubed walls with

2 Jun, 2026 @ 11:30

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Flight from New York to Mallorca turns back over Atlantic after passenger names Bluetooth device ‘bomb’

A FLIGHT from New York to Mallorca was forced to turn back amid a security alert after a passenger renamed their Bluetooth device as ‘BOMB’,

1 Jun, 2026 @ 14:03

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Two British tourists beaten unconscious outside Magaluf nightclub – police arrest two Swiss teens and hunt further suspects in Mallorca

TWO Swiss teenagers have been arrested for beating up two British tourists outside a Magaluf nightclub. The Guardia Civil in Calvia are still looking for

29 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Tourism minister furious after airport banner promises German visitors ‘what happens in Mallorca stays in Mallorca’

A POLITICAL storm has erupted in Mallorca after officials blasted a controversial airport billboard accused of turning the holiday island into a ‘playground for excess.’

28 May, 2026 @ 12:57

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

ON THIS DAY: A supremely talented singer is born – and a deadly bar collapse rocks British tourist hotspot

THE bare facts of Juanito Valderrama’s life are easily stated. He was born 110 years ago in the north-east of Andalucia. A natural singer with

24 May, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·On This Day in Spain

Man arrested for sexual assault after kissing and hugging British boy, 4, in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

A 33-YEAR-OLD Romanian man has been arrested for sexual assault after he kissed a British boy in a hotel swimming pool in Magaluf, Mallorca. He

22 May, 2026 @ 11:14

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca travel warning as indefinite rolling strikes at Palma airport set to begin on Monday May 25

PASSENGERS travelling through Palma de Mallorca Airport should expect delays and disruption after an important cohort of workers announced indefinite strike action from Monday. The

21 May, 2026 @ 12:04

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain approves massive €100m investment in Palma Airport to relocate air traffic control centre

SPAIN has approved a major investment around €100 million to move the Balearic Islands’ air traffic control centre from Palma Airport (Mallorca) to Marratxi. The

19 May, 2026 @ 15:20

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Heir to Swedish hamburger empire, 27, dies in hospital one month after crashing his Porsche classic into a wall in Mallorca

THE Swedish heir to a burger empire has died from his injuries after a tragic car crash in Mallorca. Wilhelm Bergfors, 27, had been admitted

19 May, 2026 @ 13:02

Lead·Mallorca

Popular Mallorca town swamped with tourists who now outnumber residents

SOLLER’s town council say it is buckling under the strain of tourism, with visitors now outnumbering residents in the popular Mallorcan town. The local council

15 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

‘I had no idea they existed’: British woman forced to scoop out dead tissue daily after recluse spider bit her leg in her Mallorca attic

A BRITISH woman in Mallorca has spoken of the ‘awful’ impact of a recluse spider bite that left her making daily hospital visits to have

14 May, 2026 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist, 35, found dead in Mallorca villa is named as TOWIE reality TV star

A BRITISH tourist found dead in mysterious circumstances in a Mallorca apartment last week has been identified as a leading reality TV star. Jake Hall,

11 May, 2026 @ 10:54

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

AN AMERICAN tourist has launched an extraordinary bid for political asylum in Spain after claiming he fears returning to the US because of the country’s

8 May, 2026 @ 13:30

International Affairs·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery after British tourist, 26, found dead in Mallorca apartment with ‘glass shards from door stuck in head’

A BRITISH tourist has been found dead in a rented apartment in Mallorca in mysterious circumstances. Authorities discovered the 26-year-old man on Wednesday morning in

6 May, 2026 @ 17:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca are threatening to go on strike during San Juan festivities this June amid complaints over persistent thefts and a lack of basic

6 May, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Mallorca

Balearic property paradox: Sellers are demanding a third more than buyers are willing to pay – and transactions are collapsing

STRANGE things are happening in the usually-frenetic Balearic property market. Asking prices reached a new record high in February, according to data from property portal

5 May, 2026 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

A BRITISH tourist received a six-month prison sentence- suspended for two years- after admitting an assault on a Guardia Civil officer outside a Magaluf nightclub.

16 Apr, 2026 @ 11:54

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two injured as dining room caves in at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

Two injured in dining room floor collapse at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

TWO people suffered minor injuries after part of a Mallorca tourist hotel dining room floor caved in on Thursday night. The incident happened at around

10 Apr, 2026 @ 11:46

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

AN ANGRY father has been arrested for running onto a Mallorca soccer pitch and brutally assaulting a boy, 12, who had ‘rough-tackled’ his son. The

9 Apr, 2026 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

EASTER week brings a blustery twist as powerful gusts rip across Spain, with coastal areas and island hotspots facing the brunt of conditions this week.

31 Mar, 2026 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Valencian Community·Weather

Jihadist planned lone-wolf terror attack in Spain

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

THREE suspected terrorists have been arrested in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and Morocco’s internal intelligence service, the DGST. The trio were detained

26 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

AS the tourist season gets underway in Mallorca, residents and businesses are taking steps to discourage visitors from lingering in the streets to sit and

23 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

A BRITISH couple arrested for an attempted kidnapping in Mallorca on Sunday, were previously detained for a similar incident last month. The man and woman

18 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

A PLAN to snatch and grab an elderly woman fell short after the victim’s struggle caused a quick response to aid her and arrest the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

FOUR people in Catalunya suffered slight injuries on Sunday due to the effects of Storm Samuel. Winds and rough seas kept parts of Catalunya and

16 Mar, 2026 @ 10:14

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

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Spanish hotel giant Melia quits over a dozen hotels in Cuba as Trump sanctions deadline bites

Vandals who targeted foreign Mallorca real estate agencies with ‘guilty!’ and ‘guiris out!’ graffiti branded ‘cowards’

Flight from New York to Mallorca turns back over Atlantic after passenger names Bluetooth device ‘bomb’

Two British tourists beaten unconscious outside Magaluf nightclub – police arrest two Swiss teens and hunt further suspects in Mallorca

Tourism minister furious after airport banner promises German visitors ‘what happens in Mallorca stays in Mallorca’

ON THIS DAY: A supremely talented singer is born – and a deadly bar collapse rocks British tourist hotspot

Man arrested for sexual assault after kissing and hugging British boy, 4, in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Mallorca travel warning as indefinite rolling strikes at Palma airport set to begin on Monday May 25

Spain approves massive €100m investment in Palma Airport to relocate air traffic control centre

Heir to Swedish hamburger empire, 27, dies in hospital one month after crashing his Porsche classic into a wall in Mallorca

Popular Mallorca town swamped with tourists who now outnumber residents

‘I had no idea they existed’: British woman forced to scoop out dead tissue daily after recluse spider bit her leg in her Mallorca attic

British tourist, 35, found dead in Mallorca villa is named as TOWIE reality TV star

US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

Mystery after British tourist, 26, found dead in Mallorca apartment with ‘glass shards from door stuck in head’

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

Balearic property paradox: Sellers are demanding a third more than buyers are willing to pay – and transactions are collapsing

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

Two injured in dining room floor collapse at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

Malaga rents overtake Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

Warning for tourists as hard-to-spot venomous fish found to be lurking in sand on Andalucia holiday coast

Property prices finally start to falling across parts of Spain – while even the major cities now seeing slow down

Britain’s greatest living architect who has shaped Spain’s skyline for six decades takes his seat on the world’s top design jury

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