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Empty party-area Magaluf hotel could be bought and then pulled down for at least €1 million on Spain’s Mallorca

CALVIA council wants to buy a disused Magaluf hotel to demolish it and then create an open space amidst the busy nightlife zone, but...

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

AS SPAIN'S real estate sector continues to contract for domestic buyers due to higher interest rates, foreign purchasers are getting a higher percentage...

Easyjet announces two new connections between UK and Spain’s Mallorca for 2024

TWO new flights from budget airline, EasyJet, are set to connect the UK and Mallorca next year.  Already available to book, the flights will set...

Two adorable and VERY rare goats are born in Spain’s Mallorca in boon for animal conservationists

MALLORCAN conservationists have bred two rare goats in danger of extinction in a triumph for local wildlife.  The species, known as ‘pitius goats’, were born...

DUNGEON DEWLLINGS: Palma in shock as police officer’s ‘basement of terror’ is revealed: Reports of deaths in tiny cockroach-infested...

A POLICEMAN is facing a €2 million fine and other charges for illegally renting out dozens of tiny, squalid storage units in the basement...

Chef from Spain’s Mallorca and his wife are shot to death at their restaurant: Woman’s naked body is discovered...

A MALLORCAN chef and his wife have been killed in a brutal attack at their restaurant. David Peregrina, 53, and his wife, 38-year-old Brazilian, Erika...

Spain’s Balearic Islands demand free public transport again from Pedro Sanchez’s new government

THE Balearics are demanding funding for free public transport for the coming year from the new government after a similar deal was granted to...

Speed limit going up by 20km/hr on major road in Spain’s Mallorca

MOTORISTS will be able to travel up to 100km/hr on the Palma ring road in Mallorca from December 18. The only stretch where the current...

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish firemen strip off for charity calendar: Warning as picture special may leave you very hot under the...

A GROUP of very strapping firemen have stripped off for a charity calendar in Spain.  The firefighters with the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA)...

Fresh hopes for ‘world’s biggest nightclub’ in Spain: Privilege in Ibiza gets green light for multi-million euro refurb

IBIZA could once-again be home to the ‘world’s biggest nightclub’ as multi-million refurb plans have been approved.  The €8.2 million renovations are part of a...

Boss of no-nonsense eviction firm Desokupa demands ‘abusive’ Ibiza couple hand over their pitbull in three days – ‘or...

THE Desokupa founder has threatened a couple mistreating their pitbull with an ‘eviction’ if they do not hand the dog over within three days. Lia...

Shock figures reveal the health effects of smoking in Spain’s Balearic Islands

MORE than one in 10 people in the Balearic Islands suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to new Ministry of Health figures. The...

This island in Spain is among the 12 best places to visit in Europe next year  – according to...

CONDE Nast has revealed Europe’s top destinations to visit in 2024 and a Spanish island has made the list.  Every year, the travel magazine chooses...

Mallorca’s former tourism minister in hot water for suggesting hoteliers exploit staff

MALLORCA hoteliers have slammed the island's former tourism minister for branding them 'exploiters' in a speech at the Balearic parliament. Iago Negueruela criticised the government...

‘Indian Summer’ to end next week on Spain’s Mallorca as temperatures set to plummet as heavy rain and strong...

A COLD polar front will radically change Mallorca's weather next week with temperatures falling by around ten degrees according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet). The...

Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca

A FORMER Mallorca judge and prosecutor who broke the law during a probe into corruption within the Palma Policia Local have both been jailed...

Taylor Swift ‘is looking for a house in Spain’s Mallorca’

TAYLOR Swift is reportedly house hunting in Mallorca after visiting the area earlier this year.  According to the Sun, who did not cite a source,...

Stunning photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona defies science – just how did the photographer do it?

AN INCREDIBLE photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona a full 200km distant has wowed viewers and delivered a rare lesson in atmospheric refraction. Catalan photographer...

Squatter farce: Thug, 21, takes over stunning €3million villa in Spain’s Mallorca before installing alarm system, hiring cleaner and...

A SQUATTER has been living in a €3million villa in Mallorca for a year, it has emerged. The 21-year-old took over the stunning chalet...

Brits prove vital for Ibiza’s economy after accounting for 25% of foreign tourists this year

A QUARTER of Ibiza’s tourists were Brits this year, with 800,000 visiting the island.  In 2023, many Brits chose Ibiza as their holiday destination and...

Man sparks panic after putting gagged and bound woman in the boot of his car and speeding off in...

POLICE were called on Friday, October 27, after a couple’s sex game went awry.  An elderly woman called the police after seeing her neighbour, gagged...

Miracle baby: Lesbian couple in Spain are first in Europe to give birth to child they BOTH carried

A SPANISH lesbian couple have become the first in Europe to give birth to a baby they both carried.  Derek, weighing 3.3kg, was born in...

American invasion: Number of US tourists in Spain are soaring as figures show they spend DOUBLE that of the...

DESPITE being the eighth largest group to visit the Balearic Islands, figures show Americans spend twice as much as Brits and Germans.  So far this...

‘Demon barber of Palma’: Samurai-sword-wielding hairdresser who calls himself ‘the devil’ and ‘a Power Ranger’ released on bail yet...

PALMA residents are up in arms after a crazed barber who has terrorised them with machetes, swords, and even hairdressing razors has once again...

Anti-tourism march in Spain’s Mallorca sees 1,000 fed-up locals demand controls against the ‘devastating’ industry

A THOUSAND people took to the streets of Palma to demand ‘less tourism, more life’, ahead of an EU tourism summit being held in...

Group of German tourists down 1,254 beers in less than THREE hours: Record-breaking session began at 10:30am at bar...

GERMAN tourists set a new beer drinking record in Mallorca last week, guzzling 1,234 beers in less than three hours.  The group spent €2,838.20 to...

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