Bodies keep washing up on Spanish holiday island loved by Hollywood A-listers
A SPANISH holiday island loved by A-listers has seen its fifth body wash ashore so far this year. The corpse was found by a local
Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop ‘saturation’ of top holiday area in Spain
THE Balearic Islands government has announced its plans to reduce tourist saturation including a raft of new or increased taxes. The proposals unveiled on Friday
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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,
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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