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Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area

THE WHALE corridor in the Mediterranean, which runs just North of Mallorca, has been declared a Protected Marine Area. The government approved a Royal Decree

9 Jul, 2018 @ 13:51

Environment·La Cultura·Mallorca

WATCH: Car speeds off after slamming into cyclist at roundabout in Spain

CCTV footage shows the cyclist flying into the air before the driver speeds away without stopping to help

9 Jul, 2018 @ 12:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Fernando Hierro steps down from his role as national team manager

FERNANDO HIERRO, who managed Spain’s disastrous world cup campaign, has left his role as national team manager. Potential new replacements are now being lined-up by

9 Jul, 2018 @ 12:24

Lead·Sport

HOT COP II: Spain’s Guardia Civil have done it again as new officer melts hearts

The once-dubbed 'hottest policeman in Spain' has some stiff competition

9 Jul, 2018 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Single women and lesbians offered free fertility treatment in Spain

Spain has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, with the number of deaths outnumbering births last year

9 Jul, 2018 @ 11:35

Health·Lead·National News

PICTURED: British teenager ‘found dead in pool’ at Spain party hotspot

The student is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest

9 Jul, 2018 @ 11:31

Lead·Mallorca

Palma’s Cinema a la Fresca on the waterfront returns with more English movies

A STRING of hit movies are to be shown with English subtitles at the annual outdoor cinema season this summer. Cinema a la Fresca begins

9 Jul, 2018 @ 10:51

Entertainment·La Cultura·Mallorca

WATCH: England fan carrying child beaten by riot cop while Brits shot at in Spain hotspot

THIS is the shocking moment a Spanish policeman beat an England fan who had his child on his shoulders. The clip shows a riot cop

8 Jul, 2018 @ 21:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Two members of Spain's notorious 'Wolf Pack' sex attackers have their sentences reduced

How Spain’s Wolf Pack rape case opened old wounds in a country struggling to shake off its ‘machismo’ image

IT was the trial that became a flashpoint for Spain’s gender-violence crisis. Five men, including a police officer, stood accused of raping an 18-year-old girl

8 Jul, 2018 @ 14:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Summer heat and an Ibiza-style property are the hot topics with Amanda Butler

IT’S amazing what a month can do, 30-35 degrees and still rising! Unusually there are similar temperatures in the UK, if not higher. Looking through

8 Jul, 2018 @ 12:16

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

LOCA FOR COCA: Cocaine entering Europe via Spain’s Andalucia at ‘unprecedented’ rate as cop admits ‘we will never beat drug traffickers’

Most of the drug is being shipped from Colombia, the source of 68% of the world’s coca crops

8 Jul, 2018 @ 10:36

Colors Market brings foodtrucks and entertainment to Palma’s San Carlos castle every Sunday

A SERIES of foodtrucks are driving into the castle of San Carlos in Palma, creating the ‘Colors Market’ every Sunday with an open food and

8 Jul, 2018 @ 09:40

Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Mallorca

WARNING: Pirate taxis are massively overcharging unknowing tourists

PIRATE taxis are charging unsuspecting customers triple the official rate at Palma Airport, experts have warned. According to Hector Prego, who runs a magazine for

7 Jul, 2018 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Property market in Spain still a safe bet

House prices are rising in double digits

7 Jul, 2018 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Night Markets are popping up all over Mallorca for the summer season

TWO night markets full of local foods, fashion and crafts have popped up around Mallorca for the summer season. Santa Catalina in Palma hosts the

7 Jul, 2018 @ 12:21

La Cultura·Mallorca·Travel News

10 Spanish expressions you might not know

WARNING: They're not for the faint-hearted

7 Jul, 2018 @ 11:47

La Cultura·Lead

Almost 100 politicians and business leaders accused in Costa del Sol corruption case

Astapa was first uncovered on June 17 2008 as a result of a complaint filed by Socialist councilors David Valadez and Cristina Rodríguez

7 Jul, 2018 @ 11:39

Lead·Politics

Spain’s San Fermin bull running festival gets underway

Pamplona town hall has been fighting to reassure women that the festival is safe to attend

6 Jul, 2018 @ 16:32

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Barcelona FC denies its former president Sandro Rosell ‘bought a liver illegally’ for star player Eric Abidal

FORMER Barcelona boss Sandro Rosell has been forced to deny illegally buying a liver for one of his star players at the time. French defender

6 Jul, 2018 @ 15:01

Lead·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: British tourist slams Costa del Sol zoo after monkey attack leaves him out of work

The victim was attacked during a tour through a monkey enclosure and left to dress the wound himself

6 Jul, 2018 @ 13:12

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Former Smurf Village in southern Spain calls emergency meeting to tackle branding crisis

Juzcar, near Ronda, was painted blue in 2011 after The Smurfs film used it as a marketing tool

6 Jul, 2018 @ 12:37

La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged serial expat fraudster Paula Neale ‘still scamming tourists’ despite recent arrest

She had managed to evade police for a number of months by hiding in Girona and even in France

6 Jul, 2018 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain-based British expat couple appear on UK TV to discuss their hypnotherapy gastric band procedure

AN expat couple from Fuengirola have appeared on ITV’s This Morning to discuss their Gastric Mind Band procedure. Martin and Marion Shirran, who work at

6 Jul, 2018 @ 10:18

Health·Lead