Woman arrested in Ibiza over threatening diners with a knife at Burger King restaurant
A WOMAN has been arrested for threatening diners with a knife in a Burger King restaurant on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The incident took
Tourist dies after cliff dive on Spain’s Mallorca takes tragic twist with girlfriend recording it on phone
A Dutch tourist died on Thursday afternoon after a 25-metre cliff dive on the Malgrats Islands off the coast of Santa Ponsa in Mallorca. The
British tourist dies after plunging from seventh-floor Magaluf hotel balcony on Spain’s Mallorca
A British tourist died on Thursday morning after falling from a seventh-floor balcony at a Magaluf hotel on Mallorca. The 34-year-old holidaymaker was staying at
Refrigerated lorries had special hidden compartments to conceal drugs exported from Spain’s Valencia to France
A Valencia Province gang ran a major drugs export business taking supplies to France on refrigerated lorries owned by one their group members. 11 people
Athlete dies during Ironman race in Alcudia on Spanish island of Mallorca
A PARTICIPANT in Alucidia’s Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Spain’s Mallorca died during the race on Saturday. Ironman is a long-distance triathlon, consisting of a swim,
Irish holidaymaker seriously injured after falling off apartment balcony in Spain’s Mallorca
AN Irish holidaymaker was seriously injured on Tuesday after falling off a second-floor apartment balcony on Mallorca. The man, 50, was said by the Guardia
Fugitive Irish ‘spiritual guru’ who lived like ‘homeless man’ is arrested over 2018 sex assault on Spain’s Ibiza
AN Irish man has been arrested in Ibiza over an accusation of sexual assault dating back to 2018. In a separate case, Michael Murray, 58,
Spain calculates enormous tourism losses during Covid-19 pandemic
SPAIN lost €155 billion in tourist revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the National Statistics Institute(INE). Easter tourism seems to be bouncing back
Male-stripping police officer in sex assault probe at Ibiza police station in Spain
A Policia Nacional officer, who worked as a stripper at Ibiza erotic parties, has been arrested over a sex assault. A young woman complained she
British man arrested on Spain’s Mallorca for sexually corrupting vulnerable underage girl
A British man, 43, has been arrested in Palma, Mallorca over the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable underage girl. A 20-year-old Ecuadorian was also detained
Vox anger over new Catalan language initiative in Spain’s Mallorca
VOX has launched a public attack on the Consell de Mallorca’s Platform for the Language entity. The far right party has demanded an explanation from
Spain seizes Russian oligarch superyachts in Barcelona and Mallorca
A €140 million superyacht owned by an oligarch friend of Russian leader Vladamir Putin has been seized by authorities in Barcelona. Another craft has also
Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison
THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.
Costa Blanca shoemaker famous for coloured trainers opens its own shops in Spain
ELCHE footwear manufacturer, Hoff, has opened its second branded store in Spain in Palma de Mallorca. Since it started in 2016, Hoff has sold over
British drugs fugitive arrested in Maguluf area of Spain’s Mallorca after UK police tip-off
A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking offences has been arrested on Mallorca after a UK police tip-off. The man with the initials MHS was
Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain
A Palma judge has ruled there’s plenty of evidence to prosecute nine people over a €3.3 million fraud in the biggest recorded case of real
EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them
EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as ‘sixth wave’ coronavirus infections fall. Passport will
WATCH: Police in Spain’s Mallorca catch driver in Tiktok speeding video
POLICE in Mallorca on Spain’s Balearic Islands tracked down a driver speeding at 120km/h in a 40 zone after the feat was brazenly posted on
Headmaster of British school on Spain’s Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scotland
THE headmaster of an exclusive British school in Mallorca has been convicted by a Glasgow court of sexually abusing two women in Scotland. A jury
Surge in UK bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands as COVID travel restrictions ease
THE Balearic Islands are hoping for a tourism boost after the UK scrapped all travel restrictions for vaccinated people in the UK. Boris Johnson made
First cases of new BA.2 Omricon COVID-19 variant are confirmed in Spain
THE first cases of the new BA.2 Omricon variant have been confirmed in Spain. Two infections have been identified in Catalunya with a potential third
From shelf stacker to Our Man in the Balearics: Meet the British consul awarded an MBE for his work with Brits in Spain
WHEN Lloyd Milen was informed, just before Christmas, that he had been awarded an MBE for services to British nationals in Spain he couldn’t quite
Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise
SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the
Seal of royal approval for Spain’s major international tourist fair, Fitur, in Madrid
SPAIN’S big International Tourism Fair (Fitur) was officially opened on Wednesday by King Felipe and Queen Leitizia in Madrid. The royal couple toured the different
Mallorca’s most secretive council revealed in transparency survey comparing town halls across Spain
MANACOR city council is one of the most secretive councils in Mallorca according to a nationwide survey of hundreds of councils. The list names and
Soaring numbers of children treated for mental health problems in Balearic Islands
THE number of children hospitalised with mental health problems in the Balearic Islands has risen by almost 60% during the past year, shocking new figures