Illegal tourist flat landlords fined €800,000 after residents protested outside Mallorca apartment block
10 ILLEGAL tourist flats in a Palma apartment block have each been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the owners have been told
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Spanish FA finally apologises for sexual harassment suffered by players’ wives at the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Spanish football chiefs have finally apologised for the sexual harassment players’ wives were subjected to at the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. A full
Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover
MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.
Motorhome numbers rise in popular tourist area of Spain with major city to soon impose overnight parking ban
REGISTRATION of new motorhomes in the Balearic Islands grew by 36% last year, according to the Spanish Association for the Caravanning Industry and Commerce. The
Flu warning with infections set to peak next week in Mallorca and rest of Balearic Islands
CASES of flu and other respiratory viruses are set to peak next week in the Balearics on the back of the Sant Antoni and Sant
Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’
AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo Marítimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in
How is Palma, Spain celebrating San Sebastian’s saints day this weekend?
PALMA will celebrate San Sebastian festivities this weekend, honouring their patron saint. The official saint’s day falls on January 20, Monday, but celebrations are being
Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend
PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19
Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year
GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284
Man plummets six metres in Spain’s Palma while trying to save his beer from falling
A 24-year-old has fallen six metres in Palma while trying to save their beer. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on
Beach in Spain is ranked among the 10 best in the WORLD by Lonely Planet
Respected travel publication Lonely Planet has revealed their top ten beaches in the world and this Spanish destination has made the cut.
Ibiza town loved by the rich and famous breaks all-time record for house prices in Spain
A TOWN on Ibiza has set a new record for Spanish second-hand property prices according to a report from the Fotocasa real estate portal. Santa
Girl suffers electric shock when taking selfie and falls eight metres from bridge in Mallorca
A TEENAGER is fighting for her life after being electrocuted and falling eight metres when taking a selfie on a bridge at a Mallorca train
Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists
A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s
Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported
HURRICANE winds battered Mallorca on Sunday and Monday with gusts of over 140 km/h, causing damage in parts of the island. As of 9am on
Meet the expat-run charities spreading Christmas cheer in Spain.
THESE are the expat-run charities helping the needy this festive period. While most expats move to Spain’s sunny climes for a relaxing retirement in the
‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend
A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,
Orange weather warnings are activated for eastern Spain, Mallorca and Ibiza ahead of 100km/hr winds
A SERIES of weather alerts have been activated for parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands this week. According to state weather agency Aemet,
Money laundering 101: Package is intercepted at Palma airport in Spain’s Mallorca with €200k in cash hidden in secret safe
CUSTOMS officials in Mallorca made a stunning discovery when they flagged a suspicious package during a routine cargo terminal inspection last month. The box raised
Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe
NEGLIGENCE is believed to be the cause of a wildfire in Andratx, Mallorca, which was finally controlled this morning (December 9). The fire has scorched
Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains
WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands have seen a welcome boost in November, jumping to 54%. This is an eight-point rise from October’s levels thanks
‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later
AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital
German father’s relief after three-year-old daughter is found in Spain after two-year search
THE search for a three-year-old girl has been deactivated almost two years after she was reported missing. Triana Destiny Wenhert Franquesa disappeared from Calvia in
Brit’s €1.6m home in Spain to be demolished over corrupt mayor’s illegal land deal – and they’ll get NO compensation
A BRITISH couple’s €1.6m home in Spain will be demolished just days before Christmas after it was classed as illegal by the national government. Lee
Travel agents in Spain threaten to stop making bookings over controversial ‘Big Brother Law’
SPANISH travel agents have threatened to stop taking bookings after a new law obliges them to collect up to 31 pieces of guest data. Spain’s
