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CATALAN CRACKDOWN: Cops raid regional government’s HQ and arrest MPs in latest offensive against independence referendum

PARAMILITARY police have raided the HQ of the Catalan government in a bid to shutdown the planned independence referendum. The offensive, performed by Policia Nacional

20 Sep, 2017 @ 09:51

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Ryanair offer pilots €12,000 to buy back holidays as thousands hit by Spanish flight cancellations

Budget airline publishes full list of cancelled flights

20 Sep, 2017 @ 09:24

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Taylor Wimpey Espana looks to ‘record’ year for foreign buyers in Mallorca

'Sales success on current projects biggest achievement for us on island,' says MD Marc Pritchard

19 Sep, 2017 @ 14:06

Lead·Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca prepares for ban on ‘irritating’ Segways in October

Locals have complained about noise and dangers of electric vehicles

19 Sep, 2017 @ 12:08

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Hamish Goddard gears up for vintage car event International Concours d’Elegance

Charitable event to raise money for local causes

19 Sep, 2017 @ 09:11

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British family’s dream holiday to Spain ruined after Ryanair grounded flight just minutes before take-off

A BRITISH family had their dream holiday to Spain ruined after Ryanair grounded their flight just minutes before take-off. Simon Roffee was celebrating his 30th

18 Sep, 2017 @ 16:27

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

Garden gnome causes bomb scare outside Palma government’s headquarters

Cops barricade road outside Consell Insular

18 Sep, 2017 @ 15:16

Lead·Mallorca

British holidaymaker in intensive care after being found unconscious on Mallorca street

Father of one found with serious head injuries and collapsed lung

18 Sep, 2017 @ 11:29

Lead·Mallorca

If you have UK assets you may be paying too much tax and harming your income, says Blacktower’s Sandy Paterson

UK investments unlikely to be efficient as Spanish tax man looks at cash value

18 Sep, 2017 @ 10:59

Blacktower's Sandy Paterson: Financial Columnist·Business & Finance·Mallorca

Big Brother star Imogen Thomas takes Mallorca break with beau Adam Horsley

Former Miss Wales star’s first holiday since breast reduction last month

18 Sep, 2017 @ 07:18

Lead·Mallorca

New weapon launched to net illegal fishing offenders in Mallorca

Sky patrols catch two boats swimming in protected waters

17 Sep, 2017 @ 13:58

Lead·Mallorca

Beaches closed as raw sewage floods sea following heavy Mallorca rains

Can Pere Antoni, Ciutat Jardí, and Playa de Palma hit following last week's downpours

17 Sep, 2017 @ 07:22

Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca politician demands Aena president is sacked over workers’ conditions

Minister claims José Manuel Vargas 'seeks to increase profits at expense of workers'

16 Sep, 2017 @ 13:57

Lead·Mallorca

Naked driver in Paguera CREDIT Terraferida

Tourist arrested for driving drunk while naked in Mallorca

Man fined after being found slumped at wheel in Paguera

16 Sep, 2017 @ 07:15

Lead·Mallorca

Coleen Rooney jets back from Mallorca break to confront Wayne over drink-driving incident with blonde

But Simpson flies on to Balearic island at same time as WAG spotted without wedding ring

15 Sep, 2017 @ 14:52

Lead·Mallorca

King Felipe attends Mallorca wedding with father Juan Carlos’s alleged former mistree

It is not known if the pair spoke at Palma ceremony for Martina Jáudenes De Diego

15 Sep, 2017 @ 13:50

Lead·Mallorca

Ryanair urges Spain to ‘diversify’ tourism in face of sweeping anti-tourist backlash

Barcelona, San Sebastian and Mallorca saw the worst of the backlash, just months after the country reported a record 75.6 million tourists for 2016

15 Sep, 2017 @ 13:18

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Spanish city under fire for handing out ‘cocaine cards’ and advice on how to snort Class A drug

News of the campaign only came out this week, sparking criticism from the Partido Popular in Bilbao

15 Sep, 2017 @ 12:11

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Explosion on London underground confirmed as home-made terrorist bomb, ‘second bomb being deactivated’

A ‘BOMB’ which exploded on the London underground this morning is being treated as terrorism by police. Many commuters were injured after an explosion at

15 Sep, 2017 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Balearic Tourism Ministry vows to crack down on scam rental holiday sites

Online catalogue and app will list all legal rental accommodation on the island

15 Sep, 2017 @ 07:08

Lead·Mallorca

Bride said to have run off with stag and hen-do funds of friends and fiance

Lover alleged to have swiped more than €20,000 from pals

14 Sep, 2017 @ 15:36

Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Businessman forced to pay €30,000 over unlicenced Mallorca rental properties

Inspector slaps huge penalty on businessman who had three properties but one licence

14 Sep, 2017 @ 14:08

Lead·Mallorca

More than 700 mayors probed for helping plan Catalonia referendum

SPAIN’S state prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe of 712 Catalan mayors who backed the upcoming independence referendum. All 712 have been summoned to court

14 Sep, 2017 @ 13:07

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Mallorca’s British expat community backs Debbie Cameron and Laura Joyce over alleged sickness scam arrests

Locals express 'shock' following mother and daughter's arrests

14 Sep, 2017 @ 10:44

Lead·Mallorca

Threesome is number-one sexual fantasy for Balearic Islands’ lovers, new report shows

More than three-quarters of those surveyed have sex at least once a week

13 Sep, 2017 @ 16:11

Lead·Mallorca

Inferno destroys a Mallorca bus for second time this summer

No injuries reported as fireball rips through bus near Pollensa

13 Sep, 2017 @ 12:21

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