Balearic Islands

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

BRITISH property hunters are in for a shock as lawmakers weigh plans to ban non-residents from buying homes on the Balearic Islands. Left-wing party Mes

21 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder by lacing husband's wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder after lacing husband’s wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

A MALLORCA social media influencer with 400,000 Instagram followers has been arrested for attempted murder after putting tranquillisers in her husband’s wine glass. The 46-year-old

20 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drug user who was 'out of control' in front of his children dies after police taser him in Mallorca

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Polish man died at his Palma home on Thursday after he was immobilised by a taser fired by a Policia Nacional officer. The

19 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

A PASSENGER assaulted a female Ryanair employeer at Palma de Mallorca in a dispute over the weight of his luggage. The male attacker from South

10 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two members of violent luxury watch robbery gang operating in Spain are arrested and jailed in the UK

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

TWO members of a luxury watch theft gang operating in the Balearic Islands last summer have been arrested in the UK and jailed. A third

4 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Man dies in bedroom after cliff rock crashes down onto his seaside Menorca home

A MAN in his mid-60s died when a large boulder came loose from a cliff and fell onto his Menorca home. His wife, 62, was

27 Jan, 2026 @ 10:12

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list

KATE Mentink-Duncan has been given a British Empìre Medal(BEM) in recognition of her exceptional, decades-long service to British nationals living in Mallorca. Terry Curran, the

30 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and tries to keep it at Mallorca airport

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

A DISHONEST man found a wallet stashed with cash at Palma Airport and tried to keep it before he was caught by the Guardia Civil.

24 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

THREE people have been jailed for nearly 28 years over a €3.3 million real estate scam in Mallorca- the biggest recorded case on the island.

19 Dec, 2025 @ 13:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census

3 Dec, 2025 @ 10:36

Benidorm·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Mystery in Mallorca as naked body of British man, 64, is discovered in remote scrubland

THE naked body of a British expat has been found by workers on a farm in Mallorca. The Ok Diario news portal reports that he

5 Nov, 2025 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. The rural home is in Puigpunyent and real

30 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Orange weather warning for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to drench Spain – with British ‘anticyclone’ to blame

AN orange weather warning has been issued for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to bring thunderstorms and torrential rain to Spain’s eastern coast.

14 Oct, 2025 @ 11:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Weather

Storm Alice causes chaos for tourists across Spain’s Mediterranean coast

TORRENTIAL rain has hit the Mediterranean coast triggering flash floods and leaving tourists stranded. The extreme weather, driven by Storm Alice, has flooded streets, triggered

13 Oct, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·Weather

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

DANA Alice has continued to wreak havoc across eastern Spain over the weekend – with the chaos reportedly extending to supermarket aisles as weary Brits

12 Oct, 2025 @ 17:29

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Valencia·Weather

DANA Alice warnings of heavy localised rain expected in Eastern Spain and the Balearics

STATE weather forecaster Aemet is predicting very heavy localised and persistent rain in eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands from Wednesday evening until Sunday. The

8 Oct, 2025 @ 12:22

Lead·Weather

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

AN Italian entrepreneur who awoke to find his girlfriend dead in his Formentera apartment has been cleared of suspicion – but the woman’s death remains

7 Oct, 2025 @ 17:46

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit living in Mallorca who 'shattered eye' of passerby finally arrested - after trying to 'lay low and blend back into daily life'

Brit living in Mallorca who ‘shattered eye’ of passerby is finally arrested – after trying to ‘lay low and blend back into daily life’

A BRITISH expat in Palma has been arrested over a brutal August assault that left the victim partially blinded. The Policia Nacional detained the suspect

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat conned out of €310k in Mallorca pyramid scam involving two Swedes and a Brit

THREE people have been arrested in Mallorca over a pyramid scam that swindled victims out of at least half-a-million euros. A British expat says he

3 Oct, 2025 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ibiza clocks up record rainfall with one day totalling a third of an average year's total

WATCH: Flood clear up continues after Ibiza clocks up record day of rainfall

IBIZA suffered Tuesday downpours described as ‘historic and extraordinary’ by Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). It said accumulated figures reached 252 litres per m2 throughout

1 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

Ibiza·Lead·Weather

British friends named after they are seriously injured when a car struck them on Ibiza road

TWO BRITISH friends who were seriously injured when a car hit them in Ibiza have been named. The accident happened shortly before 2am on Tuesday

28 Aug, 2025 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British woman, 26, suffers multiple serious injuries after being hit by car in Ibiza

Two British woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Ibiza

TWO BRITISH women were seriously injured after being struck by a car when crossing a main highway in Ibiza. The accident happened shortly before 2am

26 Aug, 2025 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK

A GANG of Brits descened upon Ibiza this summer – but not with the usual beach and party itinerary. Instead, they came with the specific

22 Aug, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Ibiza restaurant sues diner for libel over ‘bag hook’ charge with €36k compensation demand

A JAPANESE restaurant in Ibiza has launched a libel action against a customer who said she was charged €12 for providing a hook to hang

20 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

Man dies in bedroom after cliff rock crashes down onto his seaside Menorca home

Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

Mystery in Mallorca as naked body of British man, 64, is discovered in remote scrubland

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

Orange weather warning for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to drench Spain – with British ‘anticyclone’ to blame

Storm Alice causes chaos for tourists across Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

DANA Alice warnings of heavy localised rain expected in Eastern Spain and the Balearics

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

Brit living in Mallorca who ‘shattered eye’ of passerby is finally arrested – after trying to ‘lay low and blend back into daily life’

British expat conned out of €310k in Mallorca pyramid scam involving two Swedes and a Brit

WATCH: Flood clear up continues after Ibiza clocks up record day of rainfall

British friends named after they are seriously injured when a car struck them on Ibiza road

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

Two British woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Ibiza

Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish

Hard luck: Spain withdraws ‘Love Nectar’ aphrodisiac drink from shelves after discovering hidden Viagra ingredient

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?