EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera
The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter
Three Irish tourists arrested at airport trying to flee Spain’s Mallorca after torching sunbeds
THREE Irish tourists were arrested at Palma airport after setting fire to umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach in Santa Ponsa. The suspects allegedly set
EXPLAINER: Two new major rule changes in COVID-19 restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands
These new measures will come into force from midnight and stay in place until they are reviewed on Monday, September 13
Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other
MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a
A luxury hotel in Mallorca has been named one of the best new hotels of 2021
THE hotel Can Ferrereta de Santanyí, located in the historic centre of Santanyí, has been listed as the best boutique hotel for its “exquisite style
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It’s that time of year again: summer has come and gone, and September is upon us. There’s no better time to start learning a new
Prisoner escapes using bed sheets from hospital in Spain’s Mallorca
A prisoner escaped from the third floor of Son Espases Hospital in Palma by tying bed sheets together and clambering out of the window in
Spain’s Balearic Islands will host five families from Afghanistan amid looming ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
The new arrivals will stay in two of the government's dedicated hostels for refugees in Mallorca which are run by the Red CrossThe new arrivals
Property sales go through the roof in Mallorca with Brits and Germans buying on the island
THE Balearic Islands has proved the most popular place in Spain to buy property this year with the Brits and Germans making up the majority
Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks
Just after 10pm yesterday, Salvamento Maritimo answered a distress call from a 12-metre yacht that hit the islet of Es Farallons with four people onboard
Spain’s Balearic Islands record drop in coronavirus cases
THE regional health ministry on Spain’s Balearic Islands has reported 119 new positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, down 56 from the 75 recorded the day
Balearic Islands welcomes more international tourists than any other region in Spain for fourth consecutive month
According to the National Institute of Statistics, the Balearics were also where international tourists spent the most money in the country
Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands
THE rise in electricity costs is responsible for an increase on average of 1.5% in food prices throughout the Balearic Islands. According to Consumer Price
WATCH: This is the moment 32 passengers were rescued from doomed ferry in Spain’s Ibiza
In the dramatic footage, released by the Guardia Civil, it shows passengers arriving to Ibiza Port after being taken off the crashed vessel
Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain
WITH summer winding to an end, the kids’ batteries are recharged and ready to head back to the classrooms. And with vaccination for pupils in
Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change
The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action tactics to raise awareness about the climate
Mallorca’s bar and restaurant owners take to the streets to protest against continued COVID-19 restrictions
PROTESTORS will take to the streets of Palma this week to demonstrate against the restaurant and bar restrictions enforced in Mallorca. Workers in the hospitality
Stranded ferry finally returns to Spain’s Ibiza after spectacular crash that left 10-year-old boy in intensive care
The fast ferry was en route to Formentera from Ibiza on Saturday evening when it ran aground on the islet of Es Malvins with 35
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors
A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not
On the (secret) agenda: Looking behind the headlines into a murky world
ALL governments who go to war often have secret agendas! As America and Britain pull out of Afghanistan, how many of you have asked what
No more faking it: Action needed over Spain’s fake holiday lets cons
SPAIN’S National court has taken over the investigation of a long-term holiday rental scam. At least 300 tourists have been conned by the phantom rentals
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Elsie Mogford, 37, wife of multi-millionaire United Utilities boss, dies suddenly while on holiday in Menorca
THE wife of multi-millionaire water company chief has died suddenly ‘of natural causes’ while on holiday at a luxury villa on the Spanish island of
British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH holidaymaker and the waiter who served him are both being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a row broke out over the
Unvaccinated 19-year-old with no underlying medical conditions becomes youngest person in Balearic Islands to die from Covid-19
An 19-year-old woman who was unvaccinated and had no underlying medical conditions has died from Covid-19 in Mallorca, becoming the youngest person to die from
Police in Spain hunt Mallorca youngsters who videoed themselves flooring drunk man with one slap
Police are looking for a group of youngsters who filmed themselves slapping a drunk man in the face ‘for a laugh’ while on a night