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British shop assistant spent over €210,000 on luxury holidays to Spain while still claiming benefits thanks to family-run cocaine business, court hears

A BRITISH shop assistant splashed out £200,000 on luxury holidays with her husband thanks to a family-run cocaine trafficking racket, a court has heard. Colleen

19 Nov, 2017 @ 17:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain refuses to comment on reports that imam behind Barcelona terror attack was an informer for government

THE government has refused to comment on reports that the imam behind the Barcelona terror attacks was once an intelligence agency informer. El Pais reported

18 Nov, 2017 @ 14:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Flights from €15 in MASSIVE Easyjet Black Friday sale

THOUSANDS of flights will be available as part of Easyjet’s Black Friday sale. There will be 70,000 seats available between €15 and €25 departing from

17 Nov, 2017 @ 11:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News

New Spanish car reveals breathalyser that shuts down vehicle if driver over limit, and it can’t be tricked!

CARMAKER SEAT has showcased its new model in Spain which features a breathalyser which shuts the car down if the driver is over the alcohol

16 Nov, 2017 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Rafael Nadal wins defamation suit against France’s former health minister who accused him of doping on national TV

RAFAEL Nadal has won a defamation suit against France’s former health minister Roselyne Bachelot. During a national TV broadcast in March 2016, Bachelot had accused

16 Nov, 2017 @ 14:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Sport

REVEALED: The world’s most and least dangerous holiday destinations for 2018

A NEW interactive map has revealed the least and most dangerous holiday destinations for 2018. The ‘Travel Risk Map’ ranked countries based on road safety,

16 Nov, 2017 @ 14:21

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Sex, Trump and the BBC: The big divides between Brexit’s Leave and Remain voters

THE British public are more divided than ever. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Brexit debate, which has divided families and opinion

16 Nov, 2017 @ 10:40

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Number of British pensioners taking five pills a day has risen by 300% as Spanish study warns it increases chances of premature death by 50%

THE number of English pensioners taking at least five medicines per day has boomed by 300% since 1997, a new study has shown. Almost half

15 Nov, 2017 @ 15:41

Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Vueling Vueling takeover by IAG Spain car hire

Story of Vueling passengers kicked off flight ‘for speaking Catalan’ branded ‘fake news’ by fellow passengers

THE recent story of two Vueling passengers who were kicked off the flight ‘for speaking Catalan’ has been branded as ‘fake news’ by fellow passengers.

15 Nov, 2017 @ 15:19

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Electric cars set for Mallorca reboot thanks to AnySolution

CALVIA company AnySolution has brought the STEVE project to Mallorca, joining 20 other public and private entities across the EU. The project aims to assess

15 Nov, 2017 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill

A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Politics

I do! Balearic blushing brides attend three-day exhibition

BRIDE-to-be’s across the island have gathered at the romantic finca in Son Termes over the weekend for the 24th annual Nuptial Bridal Experience. The three-day

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Passengers reveal horrific moment pensioner dies on flight from Spain to UK as horrified wife looks on

PASSENGERS have described the horrific moment a pensioner died on a flight from Spain to the UK. The holidaymakers said a medical team desperately tried

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:55

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’

PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:43

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Disgraced former Marbella town planner Juan Roca to lose €28 million ‘crown jewel’ from property portfolio

DISGRACED former Marbella town planner Juan Antonio Roca is to lose the crown jewel of his property portfolio. The courts have declared the convicted fraudster’s

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Spanish cops bust €1.5 million international car smuggling ring

GUARDIA Civil have busted an international car smuggling ring worth at least €1.5 million. Supported by the Bulgarian Police, Portuguese Police and Europol, ‘Operation Historic’

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Balearic tourism boost as delegation impresses the World Travel Market

THE BALEARICS was promoted at London’s World Travel Market this week. The London market is one of the most important tourism fairs in the world

15 Nov, 2017 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

UAE buys fleet of military planes from Spain as Yemen famine continues

THE UAE has signed a contract with Spain’s Airbus Defence and Space company for five C-295 military transport aircraft. The Middle Eastern state’s military announced

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:59

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

African migrant mother reunited with 4-year-old son after Spanish authorities controversially kept them separated for seven months

AN African migrant mother has been reunited with her four-year-old son after being kept apart for seven months as Spanish authorities wanted to confirm that

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:40

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Tolo Cursach set to face jury for illegal rifle possession

AN AMERICAN firearm not available in Spain was found under ‘ King of the Night’ Tolo Cursach’s bed, causing another charge to be added to

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:04

Crime & Law·Mallorca

High hopes for 2020 closure of Mallorca’s most polluting power station

ALCUDIA’S Murterar centre, the most polluting power station in Mallorca, is up for debate in Madrid, with local governments hoping for its closure. The coal

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:02

Environment·Mallorca

Tourism concern as visitor numbers plummet in Catalunya’s museums

THE Catalan crisis has thrown up questions about some of Spain’s leading museums and art collections. Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, has seen visitor

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

US director’s Song of Sway Lake makes long-awaited red-carpet debut

AMERICAN film director Ari Gold hailed the Evolution Mallorca Film Festival after his movie Song of Sway Lake opened the week-long event. The film,which stars

14 Nov, 2017 @ 18:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

‘I don’t know why I survived and he didn’t’: Mum of Julian Cadman, 7, killed in Barcelona terror attack reveals ongoing grief

THE mother of seven-year-old Julian Cadman has revealed her ongoing heartbreak after he was killed in August’s Barcelona terror attack. Jumarie Cadman told the Daily

14 Nov, 2017 @ 17:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Mallorquin hoteliers check-in to the Forbes rich list

A TOTAL of four Mallorca millionaires have made this year’s Forbes Rich list. Iberostar president Miquel Fluxà, president of Melia Hotels Gabriel Escarrer, the directors

14 Nov, 2017 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Biting Brit avoids jail but is handed a suspended sentence for assault

A BRITISH tourist who bit off part of a man’s ear has been fined €18,000 euros and handed a two year prison sentence. The 29-year-old

14 Nov, 2017 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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