Shock figures reveal the health effects of smoking in Spain’s Balearic Islands
MORE than one in 10 people in the Balearic Islands suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to new Ministry of Health figures. The
This island in Spain is among the 12 best places to visit in Europe next year – according to Conde Nast
CONDE Nast has revealed Europe’s top destinations to visit in 2024 and a Spanish island has made the list. Every year, the travel magazine chooses
Mallorca’s former tourism minister in hot water for suggesting hoteliers exploit staff
MALLORCA hoteliers have slammed the island’s former tourism minister for branding them ‘exploiters’ in a speech at the Balearic parliament. Iago Negueruela criticised the government
‘Indian Summer’ to end next week on Spain’s Mallorca as temperatures set to plummet as heavy rain and strong winds strike
A COLD polar front will radically change Mallorca’s weather next week with temperatures falling by around ten degrees according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet). The
Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca
A FORMER Mallorca judge and prosecutor who broke the law during a probe into corruption within the Palma Policia Local have both been jailed for
American invasion: Number of US tourists in Spain are soaring as figures show they spend DOUBLE that of the average Brit or German visitorÂ
DESPITE being the eighth largest group to visit the Balearic Islands, figures show Americans spend twice as much as Brits and Germans. So far this
Two men arrested a YEAR after German expat, 20, was found run over in Spain’s Mallorca: Police say victim was thrown into the road from a van before being hit by a car
TWO men have been arrested in Palma and Malaga for killing a young German tourist in Mallorca after they threw him out of a van
Briton, 43, accused of raping his son’s friend at a hotel in Spain’s Mallorca faces up to nine years in jail if convicted
A BRITISH man, 43, faces nine years in prison after being charged with raping his son’s female friend at a Magaluf hotel in May. The
Girl, 4, dies after she and her mother are knocked off their bike by a drug driver in Spain’s Mallorca
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl riding a bicycle with her mother in Llubi on Wednesday was killed after they were struck by a driver who had taken
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
IBIZA authorities have finally got rid of a Hell’s Angel leader who was wanted in his native Germany on drugs trafficking charges after hiding out
Giant ‘Hell’s Angel boss’ escapes justice after ‘violent episode’ cancels extradition flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Germany
A TOWERING Hell’s Angel member was ejected from a repatriation flight from Ibiza to Germany on Monday after a ‘violent episode’. The 37-year-old man, who
British prisoner’s plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably
A HUNT is on in Ibiza for two armed masked men who held up a Guardia Civil van taking a British prisoner for dental treatment
Two British men ‘rape young man they met on Grindr’: Victim needed stitches after brutal attack at Mallorca hotel
TWO BRITISH men, both aged 36, have been arrested in Mallorca after raping another British male they’d agreed to meet for a threesome. The two
‘Hippy crack seller’ is arrested while offering laughing gas to four British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf
POLICE have arrested a man for selling laughing gas to young British tourists in Mallorca, as a gang distributing the gas on the mainland has
Elderly man faces nearly four years in prison after he shot dead home raider in Spain’s Mallorca
AN ELDERLY man who shot dead one of two robbers that entered his house in the Balearic Islands has been found guilty of murder by
Inferno rages through Palma care home leaving six hospitalised
A FAULTY phone charger is feared to have sparked an inferno at a care home in Palma. More than 150 staff and residents had to
British and German tourism plummets in Spain but continues to rise in Balearics
SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists. Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and
British cyclist, 56, dies while cycling in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH man, 56, died from a heart attack on Friday while cycling in the Formentor area of Mallorca. Reports described him as ‘English’ and
Spain’s Queen Sofia visits Mallorca food bank amid surge in demand and drop in donations
SPAIN’S Queen Sofia paid the Mallorca Food Bank a visit last Monday, September 4, to show her support for the work the foundation has been
Sorry we’re NOT full: Restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca are charging up to €120 for last minute cancellations
ONE IN FIVE Mallorca restaurants are charging for last minute reservation cancellations and no-shows, with more businesses set to follow suit. Alfonso Robledo, president of
Brits could soon fly to Spain in world’s biggest aircraft dubbed ‘The Flying Bum’
SPAIN’S Air Nostrum has increased its commitment to helium airships by ordering an extra 10 craft from UK firm, Hybrid Air Vehicles(HAV) which are expected
Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain’s Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered
HORSESHOE WHIP snakes are rising in population and size in Mallorca after a large specimen of the invasive species was discovered on a Llucmajor road.
Michelle Obama visits Spain: US’s former First Lady, 59, goes unnoticed as she dines with friends in Mallorca surrounded by guards in bullet proof vests
FORMER US First Lady Michelle Obama is enjoying a few days of vacation on Mallorca- her third visit to the island. Earlier this year, she
Irish tourist, 34, found dead in hotel from suspected drug overdose in party resort of Sant Antoni on Spain’s Ibiza
AN IRISH national, 34, has died from a suspected drug overdose in a Sant Antoni hotel on Ibiza, according to the Guardia Civil. He was
German tourist ‘is stabbed and robbed’ by ‘six North African youths’ outside nightclub in Spain’s Mallorca
A MIDDLE-AGED German tourist was stabbed and robbed in the early hours of Wednesday by a group of six young ‘North African’ men in Playa
Body of woman ‘aged between 50 and 60’ found floating in waters of upmarket port in Spain’s Mallorca
THE BODY of a woman in her 50’s was found floating in the waters at the mouth of Port Adriano on Wednesday morning. She was