Swimmers ordered out of the water in shark alert at Mallorca beach
RED flags were raised on part of Playa de Palma on Tuesday between Balneario 1 to 10 after an elderly Italian bather was bitten in
Elderly couple’s nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owing over €20k
AN ELDERLY Spanish couple have breathed a sigh of relief after a British squatter moved out of their Mallorca apartment after not paying rent for
Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport
A MAN has been arrested at Mallorca’s Palma airport after biting a Guardia Civil officer in a row over lost luggage. The 32-year-old aggressor was
German tourist, 37, runs amok- vandalising cars before dropping dead in Mallorca street
A 37-YEAR-OLD German tourist dropped dead in a Playa de Palma street on Friday after going on a vandalism spree. Eyewitnesses reported the man behaving
Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course
WHILE tennis headlines are being made at Wimbledon this week, retired star Rafa Nadal celebrated getting a ‘hole-in-one’ on a Mallorca golf course. Nadal, who
Police bring British tourist back to life after cardiac arrest in Mallorca hotel swimming pool
A BRITISH tourist was brought back to life after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The 67-year-old man was enjoying
Owner of van advertising erotic dancing with denigrating female images faces €600k fine in Mallorca
A VAN promoting an erotic dancing venue with images of scantily-clad women has been pulled over by the Palma Policia Local with the owner facing
Controversial law allows new property builds on rural land ‘reserves’ in Balearic Islands
THE Balearic Islands parliament has approved a controversial new law that will allow rural land to be used for new homes. It has also pardons
‘Drunk’ British tourist falls off boat and is seriously injured by propeller in Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist was seriously injured after falling off a motorboat in Magaluf and being struck by the craft’s propeller. The man, 22, was rushed
British tourist falls five metres to his death in Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist died in the early hours of Friday morning after falling in a rocky area of north-east Mallorca. The 41-year-old man fell five
Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike
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Flights cancelled across Spain as EasyJet cabin crew begin three days of strike action
DOZENS of flights have been cancelled across Spain today as EasyJet cabin crew began a three-day strike. Over 650 workers belonging to the USO trade
Brits face attempted murder charges after mass brawl inside Mallorca tourist restaurant
TWO British men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for attempted murder following a mass brawl on Sunday morning in Palmanova, Mallorca. The Brits,
Airbnb strikes deal with Mallorca to stop illegal tourist home listings
AIRBNB has signed an agreement with the Consell de Mallorca to stop illegal holiday lets being advertised on the online portal. The general director of
Tennis legend Rafa Nadal is made a marquis by Spain’s King Felipe
RETIRED tennis legend Rafa Nadal has been made a marquis by King Felipe in recognition to his contribution to Spain. The announcement was made in
Tourist warning: Person gets fined for buying sunglasses from illegal street seller in Mallorca
PALMA’S Policia Local have slapped a fine on a person who bought a pair of sunglasses from an illegal street seller. It’s their first sanction
Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw at hands of British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’
A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper,
British president of Mallorca cancer charity awarded BEM in King’s Birthday Honours
ANGELA McGrath, the president of the Cala Nova Cancer Care charity shop in Mallorca, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s
Brit, 25, arrested for ‘attacking girlfriend, 16, and a woman who tried to intervene’ in Mallorca
A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend in a Magaluf street during the early hours of Monday morning. He is
Irish brothers arrested over alleged serious sexual assault in Mallorca hotel
TWO Irish brothers have been arrested over an alleged rape of a woman- also Irish- at a Magaluf hotel. The men, aged 20 and 23,
Irish woman, 37, is arrested for ‘fondling young Swedish tourist’s genitals’ in Mallorca Turkish baths
A MALLORCA hotel’s Turkish baths got very steamy when an Irish woman allegedly fondled a man’s penis without permission. The female- on holiday with her
Travel chaos in Spain as hundreds of travellers left stranded at Mallorca airport
A wave of flight delays and cancellations has thrown travel plans into chaos at Palma de Mallorca Airport, as severe thunderstorms in Northern Europe triggered
Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room
A MALLORCA hotel security guard suffered a broken jaw after getting punched by a British man. The incident happened early on Monday morning in the
British boy, 4, gets hand stuck in Mallorca hotel swimming pool suction pipe missing its safety grill
A BRITISH boy, 4, suffered a traumatic experience after his hand got stuck in the suction system of a Mallorca hotel swimming pool because there
British boy, 5, saved from drowning at Mallorca hotel swimming pool
LIFEGUARDS saved the life of a 5-year-old British boy after he got into difficulties in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The incident happened around noon
Uproar forces German estate agency to sheepishly scrap advert that ‘trivialised’ Mallorca’s housing crisis
A GERMAN real-estate agency in Mallorca has scrapped an advertising campaign that used the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series to ‘trivialise’ the island’s housing crisis.