SHOPLIFTING SHAME: Gang used kids to steal from Palma de Mallorca store
A SHAMELESS shoplifting gang has been busted in Palma after allegedly using children as decoys in a string of thefts that saw them swipe over
Back-to-school bill bites – but Balearics still cheaper than rest of Spain
FAMILIES in the Balearics are forking out an average of €1,293 per pupil for education – still a sting, but well below the Spanish national
Squalid rent scam exposed: 11 illegal slum homes found on Spain’s Mallorca
SPANISH police have busted an illegal housing racket in Manacor, where 11 makeshift slum homes were being rented out for cash, despite having no sanitation,
Robert Redford’s life in Spain’s Barcelona, Mallorca and Mijas revealed after Hollywood legend dies at 89
HE was one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – but Robert Redford once swapped the glitz of Los Angeles for a rustic farmhouse in Mijas with
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
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
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
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
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 –
WATCH: Teenagers laugh and whoop as they pilot a stolen pleasure boat on a remarkable 300km voyage from Algeria to IbizaÂ
THIS is the moment a band of teenage Algerians filmed themselves whooping and hollering as they crossed the Mediterranean to Ibiza on a stolen pleasure
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.
Horror in Ibiza as Brit is killed and her friend critically injured after Irish driver ‘high on laughing gas’ mounts curb and ploughs into them
A BRITISH woman has died and two others seriously injured in Ibiza after an Irish driver allegedly high on drugs mounted the pavement in his
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
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
Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island
AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island
Spain’s Mallorca cracks down on yachts as new marine mega-zone takes shapeÂ
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
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
West Nile Fever hits Spain’s Balearics: First case confirmed in horse on MenorcaÂ
A HORSE in Mao, Menorca, has tested positive for West Nile fever, marking the first-ever case detected in the Balearic Islands. The equine, showing neurological
Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens
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
British friends named after they are seriously injured when a car struck them on Ibiza road
TWO BRITISH friends who were seriously injured when a car hit them in Ibiza have been named. The accident happened shortly before 2am on Tuesday
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.
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
RoboCop of the sea launched to patrol Menorca´s coastline
THE Balearic Government has rolled out a new secret weapon to keep its shores in check – a James Bond-style spy robot that can dive
Family fears missing Mallorca pensioner in Indonesia is victim of ‘textbook crime’
THE family of a Mallorca pensioner who vanished in Indonesia almost two months ago fear she has fallen victim to a ‘textbook crime’ – and
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