Spain’s Mallorca plays host again to one of the country’s biggest fairs
ONE of Spain’s biggest fairs- the Ram fair- returns to Mallorca this Friday and runs until April 16. Son Fusteret in Palma will once again
Economic growth is higher than predicted in Spain’s Balearic Islands
ECONOMIC growth in the Balearic Islands last year was higher than predicted by the regional government. Labour Minister, Iago Negueruela, said on Thursday that growth
Mass arrests in Spain’s Malaga over fraudulent residency applications for British nationals including criminals
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 47 people in the Marbella area over scams involving British citizens applying for Spanish residency in 2021 before a Brexit
Robbers who stole Rolex watch from elderly man on Mallorca street in Spain are caught by police
TWO members of a Mallorca robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma and Barcelona, with a third person still at large.
Spain’s Mallorca launches €1 million fund to help younger people get an independent start in life
MALLORCA council has launched an aid plan to help younger people looking to start an independent life away from their family home. A €1 million
Mallorca’s plans to reduce visitors this summer crashes head first into airline plans to fly 30 million people to the islandÂ
Airlines are planning for a blockbuster 30 million passengers to visit Mallorca this summer, smashing the pre-Covid record set in 2019 by one million. They
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Two thieves jailed for 14 years after committing four robberies in a day in Spain’s Mallorca
TWO Mallorca robbers have been jailed for 14 years after staging four hold-ups in less than a day in April 2022. The men- with a
Police in Gibraltar close off Rosia Bay after ‘suspicious box with wires’ reported in the sea
EMERGENCY services in Gibraltar locked down Rosia Bay after someone called in to report a ‘suspicious box with wires’ floating in the water. It followed
Four endangered Iberian lynxes released into the wild in Spain’s Granada
FOUR Iberian lynxes have been released into the wild in the Sierra Arana region of the Andalucian province of Granada as part of a breeding
Gibraltar authorities lay down rules for passport stamping at frontier with Spain
SPANISH border police need to stamp people crossing the Gibraltar frontier into Spain if they are then catching a flight elsewhere, authorities warned. The Borders
Minister in Spain laughs off accusations that government is ‘legalising bestiality’
SOCIAL RIGHTS Minister Ione Belarra has laughed off accusations that the Spanish government is ‘decriminalising bestiality’. The leader of the leftist Podemos party said during
‘Let it fail and go under’ Iberia warned off buying indebted Air Europa
The owners of British Airways have been advised to swerve the acquisition of Air Europa, Spain’s third-largest airline, and let the company ‘fail and go
UK embassy in Spain posts driving licence update promising ‘final steps will be taken within the next few weeks’
THE UK’s ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has provided a new update to the desperate holders of British driving licences who have been left unable
New evidence emerges in murder case of high-profile Brit killer Kenneth Noye
Police may reopen an investigation into how the UK’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ was easily able to escape and live in Spain for two years.
New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024
A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000
‘Leave tourism alone!’ Spanish tourism boss demands compensation over EU’s new Brit-hitting ETIAS tourist taxÂ
Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end
73-year old man in Malaga takes his own life after being defrauded of over €58,000
POLICE in Malaga have arrested 8 people for defrauding a 73-year old man of €58,210 who subsequently took his own life last year. Three have
Spain sending six Leopard tanks to boost Ukraine military resources
Spain will send six of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, following an announcement made two days before the first anniversary
Ibiza-bound smuggler hides big drugs stash in car bumper on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drug-smuggler’s cunning plan failed after the Guardia Civil discovered a big stash of hashish in his car’s back bumper, as he was about to
Street parties and colourful costumes flood the streets of Mallorca
2023 welcomed back the Sa Rua carnival for the first time without restrictions since the pandemic. This year’s festivities were set to be extremely popular
Spain’s Andalucia to host Latin Grammy awards in November
THE prestigious Latin Grammy awards are leaving the United States for the first time and will be staged in Andalucia this November in a three-year
Nicole Kidman’s temporary Mallorca pad is up for sale
NICOLE Kidman stayed just outside of Palma during filming for Lioness in what is dubbed the ‘the Beverly Hills of Mallorca’, at the island’s most
Spain’s Valencia City tells people with respiratory problems to stay indoors due to rise in Saharan dust levels
AN air pollution warning was activated in Valencia City on Wednesday morning after Saharan dust particles were detected in the atmosphere leading to hazy skies.
Father of daughters slain in ‘honour killings’ is arrested in Spain’s Barcelona area
A man suspected of being involved in the ‘honour killing’ of his two daughters when they were visiting Pakistan, has been arrested in Terrassa on
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