UAE buys fleet of military planes from Spain as Yemen famine continues
THE UAE has signed a contract with Spain’s Airbus Defence and Space company for five C-295 military transport aircraft. The Middle Eastern state’s military announced
African migrant mother reunited with 4-year-old son after Spanish authorities controversially kept them separated for seven months
AN African migrant mother has been reunited with her four-year-old son after being kept apart for seven months as Spanish authorities wanted to confirm that
Tolo Cursach set to face jury for illegal rifle possession
AN AMERICAN firearm not available in Spain was found under ‘ King of the Night’ Tolo Cursach’s bed, causing another charge to be added to
High hopes for 2020 closure of Mallorca’s most polluting power station
ALCUDIA’S Murterar centre, the most polluting power station in Mallorca, is up for debate in Madrid, with local governments hoping for its closure. The coal
Tourism concern as visitor numbers plummet in Catalunya’s museums
THE Catalan crisis has thrown up questions about some of Spain’s leading museums and art collections. Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, has seen visitor
US director’s Song of Sway Lake makes long-awaited red-carpet debut
AMERICAN film director Ari Gold hailed the Evolution Mallorca Film Festival after his movie Song of Sway Lake opened the week-long event. The film,which stars
‘I don’t know why I survived and he didn’t’: Mum of Julian Cadman, 7, killed in Barcelona terror attack reveals ongoing grief
THE mother of seven-year-old Julian Cadman has revealed her ongoing heartbreak after he was killed in August’s Barcelona terror attack. Jumarie Cadman told the Daily
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