Desperate search for 12-year-old girl who vanished from Mallorca almost a YEAR ago
AN appeal has been made to find a Mallorcan girl who disappeared last May. The SOS Desaparecidos Association and The National Centre for the Disappeared
Ancient palace turned hotel in Mallorca is named among ‘the most beautiful in the world’
THIS Mallorca hotel on the former site of an ancient palace has been named the ‘world’s most beautiful’. The Prix Versailles 2024 have officially named
Policeman’s leg nearly lopped off in high speed chase with e-scooter going 80kmh in Spain’s Mallorca
A POLICEMAN’s leg was severely wounded in a high speed chase through tourist-packed streets after two men had struck a child on an overpowered e-scooter.
Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa
ROBERT Lewandowski has bought his second home on the Spanish island of Mallorca. According to German tabloid BILD, the Barcelona FC striker (pictured above inset)
Saint Sebastian concludes with a bangÂ
ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused
Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airportÂ
SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening
United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to PalmaÂ
ONE of the largest airlines in the world has revealed its decision to boost flight numbers from New York to Palma de Mallorca. In 2022,
Greek hotel chain looking for 200 new employees in Spain
HOTEL chain Ikos is looking for 200 new employees to work the high season at their Costa del Sol, Mallorca and Greek locations. They will
Illegal tourist flat landlords fined €800,000 after residents protested outside Mallorca apartment block
10 ILLEGAL tourist flats in a Palma apartment block have each been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the owners have been told
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Spanish FA finally apologises for sexual harassment suffered by players’ wives at the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Spanish football chiefs have finally apologised for the sexual harassment players’ wives were subjected to at the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. A full
Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover
MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.
Motorhome numbers rise in popular tourist area of Spain with major city to soon impose overnight parking ban
REGISTRATION of new motorhomes in the Balearic Islands grew by 36% last year, according to the Spanish Association for the Caravanning Industry and Commerce. The
Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’
AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo MarÃtimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in
Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend
PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19
Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year
GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284
Beach in Spain is ranked among the 10 best in the WORLD by Lonely Planet
Respected travel publication Lonely Planet has revealed their top ten beaches in the world and this Spanish destination has made the cut.Â
Girl suffers electric shock when taking selfie and falls eight metres from bridge in Mallorca
A TEENAGER is fighting for her life after being electrocuted and falling eight metres when taking a selfie on a bridge at a Mallorca train
Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists
A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s
Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported
HURRICANE winds battered Mallorca on Sunday and Monday with gusts of over 140 km/h, causing damage in parts of the island. As of 9am on
Meet the expat-run charities spreading Christmas cheer in Spain.
THESE are the expat-run charities helping the needy this festive period. While most expats move to Spain’s sunny climes for a relaxing retirement in the
‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriendÂ
A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,
Money laundering 101: Package is intercepted at Palma airport in Spain’s Mallorca with €200k in cash hidden in secret safe
CUSTOMS officials in Mallorca made a stunning discovery when they flagged a suspicious package during a routine cargo terminal inspection last month. The box raised
Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe
NEGLIGENCE is believed to be the cause of a wildfire in Andratx, Mallorca, which was finally controlled this morning (December 9). The fire has scorched
Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains
WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands have seen a welcome boost in November, jumping to 54%. This is an eight-point rise from October’s levels thanks
‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later
AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital