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US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

AN AMERICAN tourist has launched an extraordinary bid for political asylum in Spain after claiming he fears returning to the US because of the country’s

8 May, 2026 @ 13:30

International Affairs·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery after British tourist, 26, found dead in Mallorca apartment with ‘glass shards from door stuck in head’

A BRITISH tourist has been found dead in a rented apartment in Mallorca in mysterious circumstances. Authorities discovered the 26-year-old man on Wednesday morning in

6 May, 2026 @ 17:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca are threatening to go on strike during San Juan festivities this June amid complaints over persistent thefts and a lack of basic

6 May, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Mallorca

Balearic property paradox: Sellers are demanding a third more than buyers are willing to pay – and transactions are collapsing

STRANGE things are happening in the usually-frenetic Balearic property market. Asking prices reached a new record high in February, according to data from property portal

5 May, 2026 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Young British tourist punched police officer in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

A BRITISH tourist received a six-month prison sentence- suspended for two years- after admitting an assault on a Guardia Civil officer outside a Magaluf nightclub.

16 Apr, 2026 @ 11:54

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two injured as dining room caves in at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

Two injured in dining room floor collapse at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

TWO people suffered minor injuries after part of a Mallorca tourist hotel dining room floor caved in on Thursday night. The incident happened at around

10 Apr, 2026 @ 11:46

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

AN ANGRY father has been arrested for running onto a Mallorca soccer pitch and brutally assaulting a boy, 12, who had ‘rough-tackled’ his son. The

9 Apr, 2026 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

EASTER week brings a blustery twist as powerful gusts rip across Spain, with coastal areas and island hotspots facing the brunt of conditions this week.

31 Mar, 2026 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Valencian Community·Weather

Jihadist planned lone-wolf terror attack in Spain

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

THREE suspected terrorists have been arrested in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and Morocco’s internal intelligence service, the DGST. The trio were detained

26 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

AS the tourist season gets underway in Mallorca, residents and businesses are taking steps to discourage visitors from lingering in the streets to sit and

23 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

A BRITISH couple arrested for an attempted kidnapping in Mallorca on Sunday, were previously detained for a similar incident last month. The man and woman

18 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

A PLAN to snatch and grab an elderly woman fell short after the victim’s struggle caused a quick response to aid her and arrest the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

FOUR people in Catalunya suffered slight injuries on Sunday due to the effects of Storm Samuel. Winds and rough seas kept parts of Catalunya and

16 Mar, 2026 @ 10:14

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

Mystery as Emir of Dubai’s luxury 747 makes unexpected landing at Palma airport

MALLORCA welcomed an unexpected guest today as the ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the UAE saw one of his private Boeing 747s make

13 Mar, 2026 @ 17:40

Lead·Mallorca

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

A COURT has sentenced eight men to a total of 73 years in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman at a

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

THE identity of a young British woman found dead on a superyacht docked in Mallorca has been revealed. The body of Charlotte Conradie, 29, was

4 Mar, 2026 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

THE body of a British crew member on a superyacht docked in Mallorca was discovered by her colleagues on Sunday evening. The Guardia Civil is

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:59

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

PALMA City Council in Mallorca has banned the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public buildings and spaces as well as on buses. It’s

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:56

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder by lacing husband's wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder after lacing husband’s wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

A MALLORCA social media influencer with 400,000 Instagram followers has been arrested for attempted murder after putting tranquillisers in her husband’s wine glass. The 46-year-old

20 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Polish man died at his Palma home on Thursday after he was immobilised by a taser fired by a Policia Nacional officer. The

19 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·Mallorca·National News·Tenerife

A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?

MALLORCA’S luxury travel market is having a record year — and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore. Visitor volumes remain high, spending keeps

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:55

Lead·Mallorca·Property·Sponsored Article

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

A PASSENGER assaulted a female Ryanair employeer at Palma de Mallorca in a dispute over the weight of his luggage. The male attacker from South

10 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

TWO members of a luxury watch theft gang operating in the Balearic Islands last summer have been arrested in the UK and jailed. A third

4 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

SPAIN doesn’t do rooftops by halves. From urban pools and sky-high cocktails to cathedral views and sea-breeze sunsets, rooftop bars across the country have become

31 Jan, 2026 @ 12:00

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Mallorca

US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

Mystery after British tourist, 26, found dead in Mallorca apartment with ‘glass shards from door stuck in head’

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

Balearic property paradox: Sellers are demanding a third more than buyers are willing to pay – and transactions are collapsing

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

Two injured in dining room floor collapse at popular tourist hotel in Mallorca

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

Mystery as Emir of Dubai’s luxury 747 makes unexpected landing at Palma airport

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

Runner hailed a hero after stopping to save life of 70-year-old man having a heart attack on Costa del Sol boardwalk

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

‘Completely out of character’: Family worried as Ukrainian woman, 36, disappears after a traffic accident in Algeciras

Urgent search for South African hantavirus cruise ship passenger who made ‘several day’ layover in Barcelona

Spanish music superstar Rosalia to give free concert in Sevilla this weekend