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DNA tests confirm missing woman, 24, was incinerated after being trapped inside waste bin in Mallorca

THE Policia Nacional in Mallorca have closed their investigation into a missing Argentinian woman after DNA analysis confirmed that two bones found at a waste

28 Feb, 2025 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Property prices rise much faster in the Balearics than in any other region of Spain

THE cost of buying a property in the Balearic Islands rose by 15.2% last year- the biggest rise anywhere in Spain. Figures from the College

28 Feb, 2025 @ 12:56

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

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

6 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:27

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

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,

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:22

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Illegal tourist flat owners fined €800,000 after residents protested outside them in Mallorca last summer

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

20 Jan, 2025 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

16 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ibiza town loved by the rich and famous breaks all-time record for house prices in Spain

A TOWN on Ibiza has set a new record for Spanish second-hand property prices according to a report from the Fotocasa real estate portal. Santa

8 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Ibiza·Lead·Property

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

‘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

'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

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

Spain will test ‘flying taxis’ between major airports from next year

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena will supervise ‘flying taxi’ tests involving electrical vertical take-off and landing aircraft known as eVTOL. The demonstration flights will take place

20 Nov, 2024 @ 15:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Lead

British squatter in Spain ‘ruins elderly couple’s retirement’ after refusing to pay €15,000 worth of rent for more than a YEAR

AN ELDERLY couple have had their retirement ‘ruined’ after a British woman has squatted in their Mallorca flat for over a year and not paid

19 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ground-breaking seaplane flights enjoy successful tests ahead of New Year launch in Mallorca and Ibiza

A NEW seaplane operator in the Balearic Islands has run test flights this week ahead of launching its service in the New Year. Isla Air

7 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Ibiza chef ‘savagely beats 72-year-old tourist’ after he complained about his meal

AN ELDERLY customer at an Ibiza restaurant complained about his meal and was thrown to the ground by an angry chef. The 72-year-old German victim

24 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Drunk British tourist suffers serious injuries after falling off a wall and rolling down an embankment for 15 metres in Mallorca

Drunk British tourist seriously injured after falling off wall and rolling down an embankment in Mallorca

A DRUNK British tourist was seriously injured on Tuesday evening after falling off a wall and rolling 15 metres down an embankment in the Calvia

16 Oct, 2024 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Drought warning in Mallorca: Balearic Islands are placed on ‘pre-alert’ as water supplies run low

PARTS of Mallorca have been put on drought pre-alert with situation in some areas just a level down as being categorised as an emergency. The

16 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British couple who ‘trashed their Magaluf hotel room’ are arrested while trying to fly home

A YOUNG British couple were arrested at Palma airport on Friday after trashing a bedroom in their four-star Magaluf hotel. The man, 27, and woman,

16 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Family of missing 24-year-old gather in Mallorca to plead for her return one week after she vanished: Homicide detectives lead the investigation

AROUND 50 people took part in a vigil in Palma’s Plaza España on Wednesday evening- a week after 24-year-old Agostina Rubini Medina vanished in the

10 Oct, 2024 @ 14:21

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Watch: Brit is robbed of his €80,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca – police make two arrests

TWO Italians who stole a Rolex watch from a British tourist visiting Magaluf in April, have been arrested after returning to Mallorca to carry out

4 Oct, 2024 @ 17:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Major €690m train project is announced for Spain’s Mallorca

A NEW €690 million rail link between Palma and Llucmajor has been announced by the Balearic President, Marga Prohens. Work on the 27-kilometre line will

3 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British expat and former BA stewardess is found dead in her Mallorca home: Police investigate ‘domestic accident’

A BRITISH woman died on Tuesday night at her home in Soller after suffering a domestic accident. The Guardia Civil are investigating the circumstances behind

3 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca