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Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

THREE people have been jailed for nearly 28 years over a €3.3 million real estate scam in Mallorca- the biggest recorded case on the island.

19 Dec, 2025 @ 13:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Key regions of Spain are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe – including the Balearic Islands

THE Balearic Islands and Murcia on the mainland are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe, with a staggering 85% of the archipelago and an incredible 99.8%

5 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

A SERBIAN gang leader with ties to neo-Nazi groups and football hooligans has been unmasked as the man behind one of the most powerful drug

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Mallorca as naked body of British man, 64, is discovered in remote scrubland

THE naked body of a British expat has been found by workers on a farm in Mallorca. The Ok Diario news portal reports that he

5 Nov, 2025 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. The rural home is in Puigpunyent and real

30 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Fresh crackdown on youth hostels and party boats as Mallorca targets a different profile of visitor

PALMA de Mallorca will ban new youth hostels and tourist rentals, as well as all party boats, in a sweeping move to tackle overtourism. Palma’s

21 Oct, 2025 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

SPANISH police have opened an investigation after the appearance of a rogue drone near Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday forced flight operations to be

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:51

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Two Spanish agents recognised among world’s best in international contest presented in Mallorca

TOP-PERFORMING insurance advisors from across the globe were honoured for their work at a special three-day gala event in Mallorca this month. The event, held

17 Oct, 2025 @ 11:07

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca·National News·Other News

WATCH: Cars are washed away and whole towns sink under raging torrents as Storm Alice wreaks havoc on Spain’s eastern coast and the Balearics

CARS were swept through streets like toys and helicopters were scrambled to rescue trapped drivers as Storm Alice unleashed torrential rain across eastern Spain and

14 Oct, 2025 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Orange weather warning for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to drench Spain – with British ‘anticyclone’ to blame

AN orange weather warning has been issued for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to bring thunderstorms and torrential rain to Spain’s eastern coast.

14 Oct, 2025 @ 11:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Weather

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

DANA Alice has continued to wreak havoc across eastern Spain over the weekend – with the chaos reportedly extending to supermarket aisles as weary Brits

12 Oct, 2025 @ 17:29

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Tourist, 67, dies in Mallorca after attempting to save wife from drowning

A GERMAN tourist has died in Mallorca after attempting to rescue his wife from drowning. The tragic incident occurred on Friday shortly before 6pm. The

12 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Which is the richest neighbourhood in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, where residents earn 63% more than in the poorest?

IT’S the postcode lottery with real-life consequences – the stunning income gap between the richest and poorest residents of Palma has been laid bare. Residents

9 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Property

Concern over new ‘trend’ as parents holidaying in Spain appear to be ‘abandoning’ their children so they can stay and claim asylum

PARENTS on holiday in Spain appear to be abandoning their children in the country so they can stay and claim asylum. A new ‘trend’ seems

8 Oct, 2025 @ 16:42

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

ANIMAL rights activists stormed the stage at a major travel industry convention in Mallorca to denounce Europe’s last big tour operator still selling tickets to

8 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Green·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

AN Italian entrepreneur who awoke to find his girlfriend dead in his Formentera apartment has been cleared of suspicion – but the woman’s death remains

7 Oct, 2025 @ 17:46

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

British tourism industry chooses Magaluf as the venue for its annual conference – ‘it’s changed’

THE UK’s leading travel association has raised a few eyebrows by choosing the Mallorca resort of Magaluf as the setting for its annual industry conference.

7 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Brit living in Mallorca who 'shattered eye' of passerby finally arrested - after trying to 'lay low and blend back into daily life'

Brit living in Mallorca who ‘shattered eye’ of passerby is finally arrested – after trying to ‘lay low and blend back into daily life’

A BRITISH expat in Palma has been arrested over a brutal August assault that left the victim partially blinded. The Policia Nacional detained the suspect

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

A BRITISH man was arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after the Policia Nacional discovered he was wanted for drug offences in South Korea. The

6 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat conned out of €310k in Mallorca pyramid scam involving two Swedes and a Brit

THREE people have been arrested in Mallorca over a pyramid scam that swindled victims out of at least half-a-million euros. A British expat says he

3 Oct, 2025 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ibiza clocks up record rainfall with one day totalling a third of an average year's total

WATCH: Flood clear up continues after Ibiza clocks up record day of rainfall

IBIZA suffered Tuesday downpours described as ‘historic and extraordinary’ by Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). It said accumulated figures reached 252 litres per m2 throughout

1 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

Ibiza·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Ibiza airport waterlogged, streets flooded and port under water as RED ALERT batters holiday island

IBIZA and Formentera have been placed on red alert after torrential downpours left large parts of the islands under water on Tuesday. The state weather

30 Sep, 2025 @ 14:19

Ibiza·Lead·Weather

Mallorca madness: drink-driver nabbed after dragging car 14km on two wheels!

A WOMAN in Mallorca is under investigation after being caught tearing down a motorway for 14 kilometres without the left-side wheels of her car –

26 Sep, 2025 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Beach rip-off: Cala Major tourists on Spain’s Mallorca charged 288% more for ‘premium’ hammocks!

SUNSEEKERS on one of Mallorca’s most popular beaches are being rinsed for cash, with deckchair bosses demanding up to €70 a day for so-called ‘premium’

26 Sep, 2025 @ 14:52

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Man locks himself in women’s toilet at Spain’s Palma airport – then threats fly at police

CHAOS erupted at Palma airport after a 36?year?old man locked himself inside a women’s washroom in the departures area and started shouting threats at police

26 Sep, 2025 @ 14:08

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands

Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

Key regions of Spain are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe – including the Balearic Islands

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

Mystery in Mallorca as naked body of British man, 64, is discovered in remote scrubland

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

Fresh crackdown on youth hostels and party boats as Mallorca targets a different profile of visitor

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

Two Spanish agents recognised among world’s best in international contest presented in Mallorca

WATCH: Cars are washed away and whole towns sink under raging torrents as Storm Alice wreaks havoc on Spain’s eastern coast and the Balearics

Orange weather warning for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to drench Spain – with British ‘anticyclone’ to blame

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

Tourist, 67, dies in Mallorca after attempting to save wife from drowning

Which is the richest neighbourhood in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, where residents earn 63% more than in the poorest?

Concern over new ‘trend’ as parents holidaying in Spain appear to be ‘abandoning’ their children so they can stay and claim asylum

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

British tourism industry chooses Magaluf as the venue for its annual conference – ‘it’s changed’

Brit living in Mallorca who ‘shattered eye’ of passerby is finally arrested – after trying to ‘lay low and blend back into daily life’

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

British expat conned out of €310k in Mallorca pyramid scam involving two Swedes and a Brit

WATCH: Flood clear up continues after Ibiza clocks up record day of rainfall

WATCH: Ibiza airport waterlogged, streets flooded and port under water as RED ALERT batters holiday island

Mallorca madness: drink-driver nabbed after dragging car 14km on two wheels!

Beach rip-off: Cala Major tourists on Spain’s Mallorca charged 288% more for ‘premium’ hammocks!

Man locks himself in women’s toilet at Spain’s Palma airport – then threats fly at police

Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect is arrested for the second time in three months on Costa Blanca

UK and Spain seal historic post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar after years of talks

Spain prepares heat havens as scorching summers become the new normal

Getting to see a family doctor is taking longer- according to patients in Spain