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Mallorca's British mayor Richard Thompson

Meet the new Blues Brothers-loving, Catalan-talking, BRITISH mayor of a town in the heart of Spain’s Mallorca

THE results of local elections in a small village in the Balearics surprised more than a few people – not least the winner himself. For

1 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca

Computer company employee stole over €92,000 after first week at work in Spain’s Mallorca

A COMPUTER company worker in Palma has been jailed for four years and nine months after stealing €92,306 from her employee just a few days

29 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Eight outdoor athletes rescued in Mallorca in the last week alone

A TOTAL of eight outdoor athletes have been rescued by Guardia Civil officers in Mallorca only last week. A careless couple swimming under cliffs were

28 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca·Other News

Successful Sea Plane Test Carried To Show How Services Could Work In Spain's Balearic Islands

Successful sea plane test carried out with hope of services between Spain’s Balearic Islands

A SUCESSFUL test flight of a seaplane owned by Isla Air Express has given the company hope that it is one step closer to launching

28 Jun, 2023 @ 15:40

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Fatal error as pleasure boat captain runs over one of his passengers in Spain’s Mallorca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has charged the skipper of a boat with reckless homicide after he fatally ran over a woman while she was swimming at

28 Jun, 2023 @ 14:32

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits

EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey

MALLORCA’S Playa de Muro has been voted the world’s best beach in an online survey from nautical retailer Rightboat. Over 300,000 people gave their opinions

16 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Expat stabs himself with a knife to get his wife arrested for attempted murder at their home in Spain's Mallorca

Homophobic attack: Woman punches man and calls him ‘mechanical monster’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A WOMAN has been accused of punching a man on the face as part of a homophobic assault in Palma de Mallorca. The assailant allegedly

16 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

German football team orders 1,000 beers at a bar in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN football team of 50 members ordered 1,000 beers at Bamboleo Bar in Palma de Mallorca. The players of FV Bonn-Endenich 1908, a club

16 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Mallorca·Other News

WATCH: “This is going to end badly” Taxi and Uber drivers at each other’s throats again in Spain’s Mallorca as tensions boil over

SIMMERING tensions between taxi drivers and Uber drivers have flared once again on Mallorca after a video emerged showing a confrontation between the two. A

16 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Mallorca

Weather warning for Spain: Temperatures to reach 40C in various parts of the country this week

Mallorca weather: After the rain, the roasting heatwave with a possible 39 degrees

MALLORCA has been told to brace itself for temperatures hitting 39 degrees Celsius next week. After a week of storms, meteorologists at Aemet have issued

16 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Wanted British ‘narco’, 50, is found hiding among expat community under a fake identity in Spain’s Valencia

Retired police chief arrested on Spain’s Mallorca after child pornography is found in his former office

THE FORMER head of the Policia Local in Palma has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after child pornography was found in an office previously

15 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

BALEARES is the Spanish region where less money is spent on clothes, according to textile business association ACOTEX. The study displays that on average, residents

15 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca

‘She didn’t care’: House collapses in Mallorca with five people inside as landlord faces questions over negligence

FIVE tenants have miraculously survived after their two-storey house collapsed on top of them. All five people were at home when a balcony and then

15 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Three Construction Workers Injured Photo By Policia Local

Three construction workers seriously injured after falling from a third-floor height in Mallorca

THREE construction workers have been seriously injured after the lift they were in collapsed in Calvia (Mallorca). They are believed to have fallen from a

15 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Other News

Kinahan Gang Fugitive Wanted By Uk Police Is Arrested On Spain's Mallorca

Kinahan Cartel member refused to pay huge tab in Mallorca one day before his arrest

A MEMBER of the notorious Kinahan cartel caused trouble at a bar in Mallorca just one day before his subsequent arrest on the Spanish island.

15 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Four thieves accused of stealing from seven perfumeries arrested in Mallorca

FOUR burglars accused of stealing perfumes from seven different shops in Mallorca have been arrested. The alleged thieves, three women and a man, are said

14 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Three young criminals arrested for falsely accusing a man of sexual assault after mugging him in Mallorca

THREE muggers have been arrested for falsely accusing a man of sexual assault after robbing him with violence in Cala Ratjada (Mallorca). The accused, two

14 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Tourists Walking Half Naked Photo By Llotja Born Instagram

Three tourists walking half-naked around the streets spark outrage in Mallorca

ANGRY Mallorcans have complained about three tourists walking around half-naked in Calvia (Mallorca). A residents’ association fed up with mass tourism in the municipality has

14 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Other News

Teenage boys hack school computers to get exam questions on Spain’s Mallorca

TWO teenage students from Palma’s Madre Alberta college have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for hacking into the centre’s computer network to obtain Baccalaureate

12 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorcan real estate agent voted as the most handsome man in Spain

A MALLORCAN real estate agent has been voted as the most handsome man in Spain at the Mister International Spain competition in Tenerife. Tony Company,

7 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Mallorca·Other News