Mallorquin hoteliers check-in to the Forbes rich list
A TOTAL of four Mallorca millionaires have made this year’s Forbes Rich list. Iberostar president Miquel Fluxà, president of Melia Hotels Gabriel Escarrer, the directors
Biting Brit avoids jail but is handed a suspended sentence for assault
A BRITISH tourist who bit off part of a man’s ear has been fined €18,000 euros and handed a two year prison sentence. The 29-year-old
Spain’s more than 220 new ‘super’ roadside cameras can detect seat belt offenders – with fines of €200
SPAIN is to roll out more than 220 roadside cameras that can detect whether or not drivers are wearing seatbelts or using their phones. Some
Thousands of olives planted by Mallorcan scientists to discover the best strain
SCIENTISTS from Mallorca university UIB are joining forces with engineers to determine the best strain of olive. Researches want to create an olive that can
Will Brits be able to travel with their pets to the EU after Brexit?
BRITISH pet owners are growing concerned that if Brexit negotiations fail they will no longer be able to travel to the EU with their pets.
SUMMER DRIVERS: Hundreds of thousands of visiting Brits to Spain risk lives by driving on wrong side of road each year, research shows
AN estimated 200,000 drivers from the UK a year are putting lives at risk by accidentally using the wrong side of the road in Spain.
Nine men have been arrested following a number of robberies in Calvia
A GROUP of burglars have been rounded up for a string of Calvia robberies. The nine men were rounded up in raids last week following
Disruptions expected for flights between Spain and UK as French air traffic controllers join Thursday’s nationwide strike
FRENCH air traffic controllers have announced they will be joining the nationwide general strike in France on November 16. The strike will begin at 1am
Catalunya referendum could lead to recession, fears Bank of Spain
THE Catalan crisis could see Spain’s economic forecast slashed by 60%, bank chiefs have warned. Bank of Spain bosses also believe fears over independence for
Former nightlife king Tolo Cursach refused bail as he returns to jail in Palma
CRIME lynchpin Tolo Cursach is being transferred back to prison in Palma… but he won’t get bail. It comes after the judge in his corruption
BREAKING: UK parliament WILL get vote on final Brexit deal before country leaves the EU
THE UK Parliament will get to vote on the final Brexit deal before the country leaves the EU, minister David Davis has told MPs. He
DEBUNKED: The 10 biggest myths about wine
FOR some of us, navigating our way around the wine section can be a daunting task. How are we supposed to know which is the
Tourist tax set aside for the urgent conservation of the posidonia plant
A HUGE chunk of money from the controversial tourist tax is to be spent on replenishing the Balearics’ underwater posidonia plant. Around one million euros
Spanish government wants to make it legal to KILL bulls again after it was banned on Balearic Islands just last year
MADRID has announced that it is contesting a law on the Balearic Islands which bans the killing of bulls in bullfights. A spokesman for the
Red and orange weather warnings across Spain as eight-metre waves and 110km/hr winds forecast, Costa del Sol to remain sunny
SEVERE weather warnings have been issued for five of Spain’s autonomous regions today. The Balearic islands are expected to see the worst, with a red
SEEING RED: Spaniards ‘furious’ after Boris Johnson defends bullfighting during Anglo-Spanish dinner
SPANIARDS have reportedly been left fuming after Boris Johnson defended bullfighting during an Anglo-Spanish dinner. The UK’s foreign secretary told the dinner – designed to
Russia ‘meddled’ in Catalunya referendum as part of plan to ‘destroy the EU’, officials claim
RUSSIAN hackers have been accused of interfering in the Catalunya independence referendum as part of a plan to undermine the EU. It comes after Madrid
Bed bugs ruin British couples holiday in four-star Mallorca hotel
A BRITISH couple claim their holiday was ruined after they were badly bitten by bed bugs on a Mallorca holiday. The couple Sue and John
Londoner accuses Mallorca car rental firm of fleecing him out of hundreds of euros
A BRITISH holidaymaker has slammed rental firm Record Go after the Mallorca office overcharged him hundreds of euros for a broken door handle he did not
Taxi driver in Spain filmed snorting cocaine while driving along popular motorway
THIS is the moment a taxi driver in Spain appears to snort cocaine as he drives along a motorway. The man was filmed snorting the
British father-of-two who dropped dead at airport minutes after arriving in Spain had just texted his fiancee to say how much he loved her
A BRITISH father-of-two dropped dead at a Spanish airport just minutes after sending a loving text to his fiancee. Paul Birchall, 51, had texted partner of
Mallorca non-profit aims to help addicts looking to get clean
ALANO Mallorca is a Non-Profit organisation, our aim is to assist those who have a desire to stop drinking, using drugs, or acting on behaviours
EXCLUSIVE: British expats lose €20 million in failed pension advisory firm based in southern Spain, British boss flees to Australia
BRITISH expats who lost up to €20 million in a failed pension advisory firm believe their signatures may have been photocopied onto investment documents. Around
AIR HEAD: British robber busted in Spain after getting stuck in air conditioning vent
A BRITISH thief was arrested after getting stuck in an air conditioning duct while robbing a shop in Palma in the dark of night. The
SICK: Puppy murdered in Andalucia after being tied to back of SUV and dragged for MILES
A TWISTED man is facing animal abuse charges after dragging a puppy from the back of his SUV until it died. Guardia Civil stopped the
British Airways ‘bringing back glory days’ with wifi, at-seat power points and more meals
BRITISH Airways has said it’s bringing back the ‘glory days’ with wifi and more meals. CEO Alex Cruz, who took the top job 18 months