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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

16 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:10

Lead·Mallorca·Property

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Beach in Spain is ranked among the 10 best in the WORLD by Lonely Planet

Respected travel publication Lonely Planet has revealed their top ten beaches in the world and this Spanish destination has made the cut.

9 Jan, 2025 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Selfie-taking girl electrocuted and falls eight metres after climbing railway bridge in Mallorca

Girl suffers electric shock when taking selfie and falls eight metres from bridge in Mallorca

A TEENAGER is fighting for her life after being electrocuted and falling eight metres when taking a selfie on a bridge at a Mallorca train

7 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists

A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s

27 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported

HURRICANE winds battered Mallorca on Sunday and Monday with gusts of over 140 km/h, causing damage in parts of the island. As of 9am on

23 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Meet the expat-run charities spreading Christmas cheer in Spain.

THESE are the expat-run charities helping the needy this festive period. While most expats move to Spain’s sunny climes for a relaxing retirement in the

22 Dec, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,

17 Dec, 2024 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Money laundering 101: Package is intercepted at Palma airport in Spain’s Mallorca with €200k in cash hidden in secret safe

CUSTOMS officials in Mallorca made a stunning discovery when they flagged a suspicious package during a routine cargo terminal inspection last month. The box raised

11 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Mallorca

Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe

NEGLIGENCE is believed to be the cause of a wildfire in Andratx, Mallorca, which was finally controlled this morning (December 9). The fire has scorched

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:19

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains

WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands have seen a welcome boost in November, jumping to 54%. This is an eight-point rise from October’s levels thanks

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

'Dead' woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital cock-up BUT loses fight for life two days later

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

German father’s relief after three-year-old daughter is found in Spain after two-year search

THE search for a three-year-old girl has been deactivated almost two years after she was reported missing. Triana Destiny Wenhert Franquesa disappeared from Calvia in

6 Dec, 2024 @ 17:25

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Brit’s €1.6m home in Spain to be demolished over corrupt mayor’s illegal land deal – and they’ll get NO compensation

A BRITISH couple’s €1.6m home in Spain will be demolished just days before Christmas after it was classed as illegal by the national government. Lee

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:28

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Vanlifers facing crackdown in Spain’s Mallorca: Motorhome dwellers to incur huge fines

VANLIFERS are facing a crackdown in Mallorca after the Palma city hall voted to fine those who live in their campervans. The authorities have announced

28 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Mallorca

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

CALVIA Vila residents have voted overwhelmingly against a child migrant reception centre opening up in their area. Unaccompanied teenagers would be housed at the old

28 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

THE number of migrants who have arrived in the Balearics this year has almost tripled the figure from the same period in 2023. Authorities intercepted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

PALMA will temporarily lose two popular bars after Three Lions is shut down for six weeks over noise complaints. The Three Lions on the Paseo

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Why are cases of gonorrhea soaring on Spain’s Balearic Islands?

SEXUALLY transmitted diseases are spreading fastest in the Balearic Islands and Catalunya, according to experts. Gonorrhea is the main culprit on the islands, described as

28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:31

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Men accused of throwing German tourist to his death in Spain tell court he ‘fell out of car because he was drunk’

DEFENCE lawyers for two men accused of throwing a German tourist to his death from a moving car in Playa de Palma have alleged the

28 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Travel experts ‘are avoiding’ these three popular destinations in Spain – this is why

THESE popular Spanish travel destinations are being blacklisted by travel experts. Travel experts Fodor have revealed 2025’s ‘no travel’ list which ‘aims to shine a

26 Nov, 2024 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News