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Lucky Brit wins a £3 million villa in Spain after entering a lottery by chance

A 52-year-old man from Edinburgh has won a villa in Spain worth £3 million as well as £250,000 in cash after entering a lottery while trying to buy a battered second-hand armchair.

13 Feb, 2024 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

Wanted Hells Angels biker, 37, who ‘trafficked cocaine and meth’ is arrested during meal at exclusive restaurant in Ibiza

A ‘dangerous’ Hells Angels biker accused of a number of drug related crimes has been arrested in Spain’s Ibiza. The two-metre-tall German, who had been living on the Spanish island since September

8 Sep, 2023 @ 14:21

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

Tourists are branded ‘pigs’ by Mallorca locals for ‘defecating’ at the island’s drinking water reservoirs

RAGING Mallorca residents are complaining about tourists swimming and defecating in two of the island’s drinking water reservoirs. A local that works near the Cuber and Gorg Blau reservoirs, in Palma, took

24 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches in the country suffering from pollution and

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists Walking Half Naked Photo By Llotja Born Instagram

Three tourists walking half-naked around the streets spark outrage in Mallorca

ANGRY Mallorcans have complained about three tourists walking around half-naked in Calvia (Mallorca). A residents’ association fed up with mass tourism in the municipality has expressed its indignation after a photo of

14 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Other News

Baleares was the region in Spain with the largest decrease in unemployment in April

THE number of unemployed in the Baleares fell by 10,904 in April, according to the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. These numbers represent a 26% fall compared to the

4 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Copper thief arrested in Mallorca

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal 300 kg of copper from a recycling plant in (Bunyola) Mallorca. The arrested and another man were caught on camera carrying the

3 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca Bomberos Assist Hiker Lost Four Days In Sa Coma De Andratx

Man rescued after four days lost in Mallorca mountains

A 50-years-old man has been rescued after being lost for four days in the mountains of Sa Coma de Andratx in Mallorca. He is believed to have fallen and injured his leg

19 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca

REVEALED: This is the €17million hideaway of blacklisted Russian oligarch and friend of Putin in Spain’s Mallorca

A RUSSIAN oligarch and his artist wife with ties to Putin own an idyllic villa close to Pollença on the Spanish island of Mallorca that has not yet been seized by Spain

7 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Property·Ukraine

Football star Steven McManaman says adios to Spain’s Mallorca for good

FORMER England star Steven McManaman and his wife Victoria Edwards have moved out of their Mallorca home after 22 years on the island. The former Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool star

1 May, 2022 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

British cyclist dies after being struck by suspected drink-driver in Spain

The man reportedly died instantly on Easter Sunday

2 Apr, 2018 @ 11:45

Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Spain named as top summer destination for Europeans

The Iberian Penisular is still a favourite among French, Italian, English, German and even Spanish tourists themselves

16 Jun, 2015 @ 11:50

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News