Tragedy in Spain’s Mallorca: Six-year-old boy drowns in a hotel swimming pool
A SIX-YEAR-OLD French boy has died after drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Mallorca. The tragic incident occurred at 5pm on Sunday afternoon at
Brits and other foreigners should be barred from buying property in Spain’s Mallorca unless they are residents, local groups propose
A CIVIC organisation in Spain’s Balearics has come up with a list of proposals aimed at combating the problems being caused on the islands by
Mallorca building collapse latest: Two German tourists are among four killed after new roof of Medusa Beach Club caved in
OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional have identified the four victims who died last night when a first-floor terrace collapsed at the Medusa Beach Club restaurant
Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is busted by police dog: German Shepherd named Ahzarus alerts cops to cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana ‘hidden inside suspect’s suitcase’ at Ibiza Airport
AN Irishman has been arrested after being caught carrying various drugs within his luggage at Ibiza Airport. Officers allegedly found 28 g of cocaine, 15
Alleged sexual assault by German tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands was recorded on cellphone
SPAIN’S National Police released more information on Saturday about the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault carried out by a group of six German tourists
Ham luggage: Ryanair settles row over extra charges for Mallorcan pork-fat pastry
AN UNLIKELY row involving budget airline Ryanair, the Balearic Islands government and a traditional pastry called an ensaimada has been settled, and passengers flying out
After eight years, the Popular Party wins back the Balearics but will need the help of Vox to form a government
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner in the Balearic Islands on Sunday, taking the most seats in the regional elections. The group did, however,
WATCH: Guardia Civil chopper picks up body of Brit who fell 120m to his death from a cliff in Spain’s Formentera
A MAN who fell 120 metres to his death while visiting a lighthouse on the eastern edge of remote Balearic island Formentera, has now been
Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike over Spain’s San Juan bank holiday
LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca have announced they will go on strike. The Lifeguards Union of Mallorca will coordinate a strike between 50 lifeguards in the capital
International Boat Show returns to Palma in Spain’s Balearic Islands
THE International Boat Show is returning to Mallorca with more than 200 exhibitors and hundreds of boats set to be open to the public. From
International artists head to Spain’s Mallorca for prestigious music awards
MALLORCA will be hosting the prestigious LOS40 Music Awards 2021 where a whole host of international artists including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber Ariana Grande, Coldplay
COLUMN: Winter is Coming!
AS I wrote recently in a news story, regional president Francina Armengol said that the Balearic Islands are recovering and will achieve a full economic
Mallorca launches award scheme to recognise businesses that go ‘plastic free’
TWO Mallorcan hospitality businesses are amongst the first five in the Balearics Islands to receive the Plastic Free Guardian Certification for reducing their use of
Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca
POLICE in Mallorca have arrested 17 people involved in an underage prostitution ring that ‘recruited’ troubled girls, many of whom were in care at centres
Property sales go through the roof in Mallorca with Brits and Germans buying on the island
THE Balearic Islands has proved the most popular place in Spain to buy property this year with the Brits and Germans making up the majority
From beach paradise to holiday hell: What happens when you test positive for COVID before you fly home from Spain
“WE feel like prisoners,” says 22-year-old Gabriella Fernandez, adding: “We decided to come out here and we knew the risks but nobody told us how
LATEST: Spain’s Balearic Islands downgraded to amber on UK travel list
BRITISH Transport Minister Grant Shapps confirmed that the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera would be downgraded to amber from Monday at 4am BST.
Spain’s Balearic Islands at risk of going back to amber on UK travel list
WITH Covid-19 cases tripling over the last two weeks in Spain, the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca could be bumped to amber in Thursday’s
Fewer German residents on Spain’s Balearics
GERMAN residents have halved over the last decade
Snow falling in Spain’s Mallorca, while Costa del Sol, Balearics, Murcia and Costa Blanca on weather alert for 120 km/h wind and six-metre waves
ON Spain’s election day, the first snow of the year has been reported in Mallorca, while much of the country has weather warnings in place.
British woman drowns after falling from a yacht in Spain’s Balearics
She had been reportedly sailing with her 54-year-old husband before her death
WATCH: Huge fire breaks out at harbour in Spain’s Ibiza as reports claim hotel is burning down
Planes and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze
What has 2019 got in store for Spain’s property market?
IT’S early February and I am beginning to see more half finished developments finished. There are finally curtains in the windows, cars in the garage
‘EXTREME RISK’: Balearic Islands to be hit by 8-metre waves tomorrow while orange warnings in place on Costa del Sol
The most extreme of the coastal weather will begin from 10:00 on Thursday and is set to last until 16:00
ORANGE ALERT: Balearics and Andalucia on standby for strong winds and rain tomorrow while snow predicted across Spain
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET have warned that the Balearics and parts of Andalucia will be on orange alert tomorrow, meaning ‘important risk’. An AEMET spokesperson
Young boy Arthur Robinson feared dead after Mallorca floods rescuers find his backpack and extend search out to sea
THE search for the young boy still missing following Mallorca’s floods will be extended 14km out to sea today. It comes after rescuers searching for
