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Convicted child murderer on Spain’s Mallorca arrested for violently robbing an old women months after his release from jail

A Mallorca man convicted of murdering his eight-year-old stepdaughter in 2011 has been arrested for brutally robbing and assaulting a pensioner in Palma. Miguel Ángel

16 Nov, 2022 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE Policia Nacional, in association with their Italian counterparts, have busted a Naples-based gang who made special summer trips to Mallorca and Ibiza to steal

3 Nov, 2022 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca

Mallorca’s Rafa Nadal is richest sportsperson in Spain

THE world’s leading Grand Slam title winner, Rafa Nadal, is Spain’s wealthiest sports person according to Forbes magazine. The Mallorcan tennis star, who lost to

3 Nov, 2022 @ 11:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Palma residents on Spain’s Mallorca slapped with hefty traffic fines blame delivery company for not handing over letters

HUNDREDS of residents of Palma face having to pay hefty traffic fines from previous years because, they claim, the company in charge of delivering them

2 Nov, 2022 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk 12-year-old girl staggering around with drink in hand lands popular Mallorca bar in Spain with one year closure order

THE discovery of a drunk 12-year-old girl staggering around with a drink in her hand has seen an out-of-control Magaluf resort bar ordered to close

1 Nov, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Only sperm whale nursery in Spanish Mediterranean discovered in north Menorca

THE only sperm whale breeding ground in the Spanish Mediterranean has been discovered north of Menorca. For the last two years a higher than normal

31 Oct, 2022 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Menorca·Olive Press Travel

Irish hiker, 75, plunges ten metres to her death on Spain’s Mallorca

AN Irish woman, 75, died on Sunday after falling ten metres during a hiking trek in the Escorca area of Mallorca. The victim was part

24 Oct, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain's inflation rate shows surprise small fall in August

Alarming statistic shows families struggling to afford life in Mallorca

More than 30% of people living on the Balearic Islands cannot afford to live there, according to new research. An Economic and Social Council (CES)

19 Oct, 2022 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Mallorca·Menorca

Man Slaps Girlfriend In Face Hours Before Giving Birth During Hospital Visit On Spain's Mallorca

Man slaps girlfriend in hospital delivery room before she gives birth on Spain’s Mallorca

A man attacked his girlfriend hours before she gave birth to their baby at Mallorca’s Inca Hospital on Saturday. He slapped her in the face

18 Oct, 2022 @ 16:49

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Man Found Found Dead In Villa Swimming Pool In Spain's Menorca

British man found dead in villa swimming pool in Spain’s Menorca

THE body of a 64-year-old British man was found floating in a private villa swimming pool in Menorca on Friday. A pool maintenance man found

15 Oct, 2022 @ 09:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Drunk British teenager arrested after trashing Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A British teenager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after causing €2,561 worth of damage to a Magaluf hotel. The young tourist was detained

14 Oct, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist dies after fatal 20 metre cliff leap on Spain’s Ibiza

A British man, 24, died in Ibiza on Thursday after diving from a 20 metre cliff at Cap Martinet. The tourist hit his head on

14 Oct, 2022 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Hollywood actress Amber Heard rents luxury villa on Spain’s island of Mallorca

HOLLYWOOD actress Amber Heard is reportedly living in a luxury mansion on the Balearic Island of Mallorca and is using a pseudonym. The municipality of

8 Oct, 2022 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead

Man Dies And Another Seriously Injured As Small Inflatable Boat Hits Rocks On Formentera On Spain's Balearic Islands

Man dies and another seriously injured in Formentera as small inflatable boat crashes into rocks on Spain’s Balearic Islands

A seven-metre long inflatable boat with five Dutch nationals aged between 24 and 48 crashed into rocks at Punta Gavina, Formentera on Thursday morning. The

6 Oct, 2022 @ 12:49

Balearic Islands·Lead

Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man coshes wife with saucepan in row over playing slot machines on Spain’s Mallorca

A man has been arrested for hitting his wife on the head with a saucepan at their home in the Son Gotleu area of Palma.

6 Oct, 2022 @ 11:55

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands: Stunning marine tornadoes spotted off Mallorca beach

WATCH: A spectacular natural phenomenon has occurred off the coast of Mallorca, and it’s been captured on camera. An impressive multiple waterspout phenomenon off the

21 Sep, 2022 @ 16:03

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Weather

WATCH: Guardia Civil chopper picks up body of Brit who fell 120m to his death from a cliff in Spain’s Formentera

A MAN who fell 120 metres to his death while visiting a lighthouse on the eastern edge of remote Balearic island Formentera, has now been

16 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead

Lighting Strike Kills Two Tourists On Mallorca Beach In Spain

Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain

A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in

9 Sep, 2022 @ 11:36

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca has the most expensive area of Spain to rent a property

Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals

CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also

30 Aug, 2022 @ 18:52

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Property·Valencian Community

MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized

A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:52

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

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Does Spain really have a bed bug problem?

HEADLINES warning holidaymakers about a plague of bloodsucking bed bugs at hotels across Spain appeared this weekend in British tabloids. The reports claimed that popular

29 Aug, 2022 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

Tourists attacked after chasing female bag snatchers from Mallorca beach in Spain

TWO foreign tourists chased after two female robbers who snatched their bags from Palma beach on Monday. The women, aged 32 and 34, stole the

25 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

September tourist numbers set for record high on Spain’s Mallorca

MALLORCA’S tourist industry is predicting a record September with arrivals set to exceed those recorded in the same month three years ago. The key indicator

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels

TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel

24 Aug, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Drunk British tourist, 21, arrested after brutal attack on Magaluf taxi driver in Spain’s Mallorca

A 21-year-old British tourist has been arrested over a brutal beating of a Magaluf taxi driver at around 2.00 am on Tuesday. Witnesses saw three

23 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases

SPAIN has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to Ministry of Health figures. Up to last Friday, 6,119 infections were recorded- two-thirds of them

22 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

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Convicted child murderer on Spain’s Mallorca arrested for violently robbing an old women months after his release from jail

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Mallorca’s Rafa Nadal is richest sportsperson in Spain

Palma residents on Spain’s Mallorca slapped with hefty traffic fines blame delivery company for not handing over letters

Drunk 12-year-old girl staggering around with drink in hand lands popular Mallorca bar in Spain with one year closure order

WATCH: Only sperm whale nursery in Spanish Mediterranean discovered in north Menorca

Irish hiker, 75, plunges ten metres to her death on Spain’s Mallorca

Alarming statistic shows families struggling to afford life in Mallorca

Man slaps girlfriend in hospital delivery room before she gives birth on Spain’s Mallorca

British man found dead in villa swimming pool in Spain’s Menorca

Drunk British teenager arrested after trashing Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

British tourist dies after fatal 20 metre cliff leap on Spain’s Ibiza

Hollywood actress Amber Heard rents luxury villa on Spain’s island of Mallorca

Man dies and another seriously injured in Formentera as small inflatable boat crashes into rocks on Spain’s Balearic Islands

Man coshes wife with saucepan in row over playing slot machines on Spain’s Mallorca

Balearic Islands: Stunning marine tornadoes spotted off Mallorca beach

WATCH: Guardia Civil chopper picks up body of Brit who fell 120m to his death from a cliff in Spain’s Formentera

Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain

Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals

MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized

Does Spain really have a bed bug problem?

Tourists attacked after chasing female bag snatchers from Mallorca beach in Spain

September tourist numbers set for record high on Spain’s Mallorca

Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels

Drunk British tourist, 21, arrested after brutal attack on Magaluf taxi driver in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases

EXCLUSIVE Confusion reigns for Brits at Malaga airport: Both tourists and residents in Spain alike are bamboozled during EES digital passport roll out

Nuisance noise beware: Running the washing machine at night or drilling in the early morning CAN be prosecuted under Spanish housing law

Chilling scenes in Puerto Banus as suspected narco boat ‘dumps body in broad daylight and speeds away’

Seprona’s most shocking case: Woman in Madrid discovered living with over 50 dogs – six of which were dead

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia