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What’s behind the mysterious closure of a luxury German property empire in Mallorca just three years after it opened?

A HIGH-END German real estate firm has abruptly closed its Mallorca office just three years after launching with ambitious plans to dominate the island’s luxury

11 Sep, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Bar fire forces evacuation of 20 apartments in Mallorca’s Santa Ponsa

A FIRE in Rebel’s Irish Bar in Santa Ponsa sparked a dramatic evacuation of 24 flats and left two people hospitalised for smoke inhalation. The

11 Sep, 2025 @ 09:36

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Motorcyclist in Spain’s Palma clocked at 124km/h in 50 zone

A MOTORCYCLIST in Palma (Mallorca) is facing criminal charges after being clocked doing 124km/h in a 50km/h zone. The reckless rider was caught on August

11 Sep, 2025 @ 08:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

BUSTED!: Two squatters arrested trying to break into Palma flat with crowbar

TWO would-be squatters were caught red-handed trying to break into a Palma flat in the early hours – and one of them was already wanted

10 Sep, 2025 @ 16:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Outrage in Palma and Marbella as horses collapse in tourist carriages scandals

FURY has erupted in Mallorca after a carriage horse collapsed in the scorching heat while dragging a tourist cart through the centre of Palma –

10 Sep, 2025 @ 15:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Marbella

Basketball coach faces jail over Easter tournament scam in Mallorca

A BASKETBALL coach in Palma is facing three years behind bars after allegedly pocketing nearly €8,000 from a bogus Easter tournament that never took place.

8 Sep, 2025 @ 16:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Beachgoers stunned by dead shark washed up on Mallorca beach – with a depressing cause of death

BEACHGOERS sunning themselves on a popular Mallorca beach were left stunned when the corpse of a huge shark washed up on shore. Video footage posted

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca first: Black vulture nest outside the Spanish island’s mountains spotted

THEY’RE massive, they’re rare – and now they’ve gone off-piste. For the first time on Mallorca ever, a pair of black vultures have been caught

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Spain’s Mallorca cracks down on yachts as new marine mega-zone takes shape

MALLORCA’S millionaire yachts and thrill-seeking jet-skiers are being reined in as the Balearic government launches the Illes del Ponent Marine Reserve – a vast new

2 Sep, 2025 @ 12:18

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Man chained ex-girlfriend to bed until she signed over her Mallorca home and car to him

A SPANIARD has been accused of tying his ex-girlfriend to a bed in his Mallorca home to force her to sign away her flat and

1 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Deep pockets needed if you want a home in Spain’s Mallorca

IF you’ve ever dreamed of snapping up a luxury villa in Mallorca, you’ll need deep pockets – because two of the island’s streets have just

28 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Property

Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

A YOUNG Irish tourist is fighting for his life after falling victim to a brutal late-night bottle attack on the streets of party hotspot Magaluf.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:42

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca resident claims she is ‘rightful heir’ to France’s ‘fabulous 19th century fortune of the Caballero Desclaux’

A FORGOTTEN fortune of castles, palaces, jewels and art has resurfaced in the courts, nearly two centuries after it was amassed. Two women, one living

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police arrest ‘zimmerframe bandit’: Elderly local man targeted tourists arriving at Mallorca airport

AN elderly man has been arrested following a spate of thefts at Son Sant Joan airport this summer. Police forces from Policia Nacional worked with

25 Aug, 2025 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Brits face attempted murder charges after mass brawl inside Mallorca tourist restaurant

The now ‘luxury’ Mallorca is pricing out even the all-conquering Germans as their famous economic prowess wanes

MALLORCA’s transformation into a high-end destination is finally hitting the wallets of German tourists, who are feeling the pinch after years of economic stagnation. For

20 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

Top Spanish anti-drugs cop in Mallorca remanded in custody over links to mafia-style drug and money laundering gang

A SENIOR Spanish police inspector has been thrown behind bars without bail over claims he leaked top-secret information to a ruthless European drug gang. Inspector

15 Aug, 2025 @ 16:07

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

German man, 23, ‘sneaked across Mallorca hotel balcony and stroked woman’s leg while she slept’

A GERMAN man has been arrested after allegedly entering a hotel room in Mallorca and touching a sleeping woman’s leg in the early hours. The

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca eco-retreat busted for selling fake ‘extra virgin’ olive oil

A LUXURY agrotourism retreat in Mallorca is under investigation for allegedly duping guests with dodgy olive oil – and even boasting about a non-existent organic

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:52

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist robbed of €40k Rolex watch in Mallorca street as young daughter screams in horror

A BRITISH tourist had his Rolex watch wrenched off his wrist while walking down a Mallorca street with his wife and young daughter. The violent

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Irish teens arrested for brutal assault on elderly tourist and his grandson in Mallorca

TWO teenage Irish tourists were jailed and then bailed after a brutal attack on a 71-year-old man and his grandson, 20, in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca.

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

American father and 13-year-old son die after small plane crashes into sea off Spain’s Mallorca

The Guardia Civil have confirmed the death of ex-military fighter pilot and his teenage son after their aerobatic plane crashed into the sea this Saturday

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:03

Lead·Mallorca

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

A BRITISH tourist was found dead in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the hotel in s’Illot in

29 Jul, 2025 @ 10:37

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

A 38-YEAR-OLD tourist has been arrested in Mallorca after attacking a hotel waiter in a row over whether his son’s stuffed animal toy had been

28 Jul, 2025 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

A TEENAGE tourist is in hospital after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Mallorca. The young Swiss, 19, was injured after the incident,

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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What’s behind the mysterious closure of a luxury German property empire in Mallorca just three years after it opened?

Bar fire forces evacuation of 20 apartments in Mallorca’s Santa Ponsa

Motorcyclist in Spain’s Palma clocked at 124km/h in 50 zone

BUSTED!: Two squatters arrested trying to break into Palma flat with crowbar

Outrage in Palma and Marbella as horses collapse in tourist carriages scandals

Basketball coach faces jail over Easter tournament scam in Mallorca

WATCH: Beachgoers stunned by dead shark washed up on Mallorca beach – with a depressing cause of death

Mallorca first: Black vulture nest outside the Spanish island’s mountains spotted

Spain’s Mallorca cracks down on yachts as new marine mega-zone takes shape

Man chained ex-girlfriend to bed until she signed over her Mallorca home and car to him

Deep pockets needed if you want a home in Spain’s Mallorca

Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

Mallorca resident claims she is ‘rightful heir’ to France’s ‘fabulous 19th century fortune of the Caballero Desclaux’

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

Police arrest ‘zimmerframe bandit’: Elderly local man targeted tourists arriving at Mallorca airport

The now ‘luxury’ Mallorca is pricing out even the all-conquering Germans as their famous economic prowess wanes

Top Spanish anti-drugs cop in Mallorca remanded in custody over links to mafia-style drug and money laundering gang

German man, 23, ‘sneaked across Mallorca hotel balcony and stroked woman’s leg while she slept’

Mallorca eco-retreat busted for selling fake ‘extra virgin’ olive oil

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

British tourist robbed of €40k Rolex watch in Mallorca street as young daughter screams in horror

Irish teens arrested for brutal assault on elderly tourist and his grandson in Mallorca

American father and 13-year-old son die after small plane crashes into sea off Spain’s Mallorca

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

Where does Spain’s tradition of gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve come from? Hint – government scrooges and the year 1882 have something to do with it

The majority of Spain’s ‘lucky’ midnight grapes come from one part of the country

Good news for wallets in Spain as inflation falls for second month running

Why the world is eating twelve grapes this New Year’s Eve

FIESTA! The best festivals in Spain for your 2026 travel bucket list