Locals packing up to leave Spain’s Balearic islands as housing costs soar
FED-UP locals in the Balearic Islands are packing their bags as mass tourism sends housing costs soaring and quality of life plummeting. A bombshell report
British tourist, 23, seriously injured after falling into hotel swimming pool in Ibiza
A 23-YEAR-OLD British man sustained major injuries after falling head-first into an Ibiza hotel swimming pool. The incident at the undisclosed hotel happened on Tuesday.
British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool
A BRITISH tourist was found dead in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the hotel in s’Illot in
Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel
A 38-YEAR-OLD tourist has been arrested in Mallorca after attacking a hotel waiter in a row over whether his son’s stuffed animal toy had been
Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca
A TEENAGE tourist is in hospital after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Mallorca. The young Swiss, 19, was injured after the incident,
Summer travel chaos to hit one of Spain’s busiest airports as workers plan strike
WORKERS at Palma de Mallorca Airport are planning a strike lasting four hours for today, July 25. The strike has been organised by the ‘Union
Spain’s coastal holiday flats are largely booked up for August – with touristphobic Mallorca almost at 100%
SPAIN’S coastal holiday rental market is shrugging off the anti-tourism sentiment as 84% of properties within 15 kilometres of a beach are already booked in
Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca
A DRUNK British tourist has been arrested in Playa de Palma after punching a Policia Nacional officer in the jaw. The 29-year-old Brit had only
Swimmers ordered out of the water in shark alert at Mallorca beach
RED flags were raised on part of Playa de Palma on Tuesday between Balneario 1 to 10 after an elderly Italian bather was bitten in
Tributes pour in for Scot who fell to his death in Ibiza hotel – as venue cancels upcoming parties
A SECOND Scot whose death led to Ibiza Rocks Hotel canceling its upcoming music events has been named. Gary Kelly, 19, died in a fall
Elderly couple’s nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owing over €20k
AN ELDERLY Spanish couple have breathed a sigh of relief after a British squatter moved out of their Mallorca apartment after not paying rent for
British tourist, 19, dies in Spain after third-floor fall – just two weeks after Scot fell to death at same Ibiza hotel
A YOUNG British tourist has died in Ibiza after falling from the third floor of a hotel. The incident occurred in the early hours of
Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport
A MAN has been arrested at Mallorca’s Palma airport after biting a Guardia Civil officer in a row over lost luggage. The 32-year-old aggressor was
German tourist, 37, runs amok- vandalising cars before dropping dead in Mallorca street
A 37-YEAR-OLD German tourist dropped dead in a Playa de Palma street on Friday after going on a vandalism spree. Eyewitnesses reported the man behaving
Mallorca hotels fight back against ‘tourismophobia’ in new campaign welcoming foreigners
‘BIENVENIDO tourists!’ say a group of Mallorca hoteliers who are hitting back against anti-tourism protests seen on the island. Thousands of residents took to Palma’s
British man dies in hospital after seven-metre fall at Ibiza supermarket car park
A BRITISH man has died in an Ibiza hospital after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot. The incident happened at around 8.15pm on
British man 25, fights for his life after seven-metre plunge at Ibiza supermarket parking lot
A BRITISH man sustained serious life-threatening injuries after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot in Ibiza on Monday evening. The accident happened at
‘Tourism is not misery, it’s the engine of solutions’: Mallorca minister fumes at graffiti on official building
THE Mallorcan government has strongly condemned the tourism-criticising graffiti spray painted onto the walls of its Ministry of Tourism. The graffiti, signed by the name
Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course
WHILE tennis headlines are being made at Wimbledon this week, retired star Rafa Nadal celebrated getting a ‘hole-in-one’ on a Mallorca golf course. Nadal, who
Police bring British tourist back to life after cardiac arrest in Mallorca hotel swimming pool
A BRITISH tourist was brought back to life after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The 67-year-old man was enjoying
Owner of van advertising erotic dancing with denigrating female images faces €600k fine in Mallorca
A VAN promoting an erotic dancing venue with images of scantily-clad women has been pulled over by the Palma Policia Local with the owner facing
British man found dead on a street in Spain’s Ibiza – drug use suspected
THE death of a British man who died in plain sight on an Ibizencan street is being investigated by the National Police, working under the
Controversial law allows new property builds on rural land ‘reserves’ in Balearic Islands
THE Balearic Islands parliament has approved a controversial new law that will allow rural land to be used for new homes. It has also pardons
Michael Douglas, 80, announces retirement from acting and escapes to the Basque Country after holidaying with his daughter in Menorca
HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas has announced his retirement from acting at the age of 80 as he battles throat cancer. The Wall Street star revealed
‘Drunk’ British tourist falls off boat and is seriously injured by propeller in Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist was seriously injured after falling off a motorboat in Magaluf and being struck by the craft’s propeller. The man, 22, was rushed
Revolts in Spain’s Mallorca over new law set to ‘transform island into developer’s paradise’
PROTESTORS are set to take to the streets of Mallorca this weekend as fury mounts over a new law that could see the island’s countryside