latest news headlines for today
- World-Updates
Open all hours
Hard times on the Mallorca high streets. Shops are struggling and so far the sales have done little to revive…
Read More » - World-Updates
Mallorca flights to the heart of Kent on the horizon
Having grown up in Thanet, Kent, just some 20 minutes from Manston Airport, I am pleased to see that the…
Read More » - World-Updates
Fatal warning of marine heatwaves in the Balearics
Between May and December 2022, the Marilles Foundation detected up to five marine heat waves and has warned that the…
Read More » - World-Updates
Michael Schumacher’s 600 million euro fortune includes Mallorca estate
Michael Schumacher, the legendary Formula 1 driver who suffered a fatal skiing accident nine years ago, is reportedly worth 600…
Read More » - World-Updates
Solution to coach driver shortage – lower the qualifying age
Like various other sectors last summer, coach operators in Mallorca and the Balearics had to contend with staff shortages –…
Read More » - World-Updates
Inside Rafa Nadal’s new hotel
The first of a series of hotels bearing the brand name Zel that are the result of a collaboration between…
Read More » - World-Updates
Formentor traffic restrictions extended for summer 2023
The restrictions on vehicles using the road on the Formentor peninsula in Pollensa are to be extended by a month…
Read More » - World-Updates
Affordable housing in Palma – nigh on impossible
In the Palma district of La Soledat, there is a housing development with a cheapest price of 165,000 euros. This…
Read More » - World-Updates
Novak Djokovic and 2022 Mallorca championship winner Stefanos Tsitsipas meet in a historic match
It will be a match for history, a match that will mark a before and after in the era of…
Read More » - World-Updates
The Balearics has the second highest life expectancy in Europe
The Balearics has risen from being the eleventh community in life expectancy in 2015 to the first in 2020, according…
Read More » - World-Updates
Snow, Star Wars and a celebrity lip: Mallorca weekly round-up
Manoeuvring through the snow and avoiding any shivering Hollywood actors, the past few days have otherwise been notable for some…
Read More » - World-Updates
Farmers and environmentalists demanding a halt to solar parks
Agricultural and environmentalist organisations in Mallorca are demanding that the Balearic government halts an “avalanche” of requests to create large…
Read More » - World-Updates
Fears of snow chaos in the mountains
On Friday, a coordination meeting was held because of the snow that is expected to fall in the Tramuntana Mountains…
Read More » - World-Updates
Leader of Mallorca’s biggest property fraud allowed to live in Catalonia
Carlos García Roldán, known as Charly, is said to have been the leader of a property fraud that affected 235…
Read More » - World-Updates
Politicians never learn
“EDUCATION, education, education” was a rather good political slogan in the UK. But like many, such as “Get Brexit done”…
Read More » - World-Updates
Mallorca mid-table at halfway point
After a week when I read “I thought I heard an onion sing a Bee Gees song but it was…
Read More » - World-Updates
Donald Trelford, a Fleet Street legend and Bulletin columnist
Donald Trelford, former editor of the Observer and Bulletin columnist, died this morning after a long illness. He had been…
Read More » - World-Updates
Nicole Kidman sets the pace on Mallorca
Photo: Joan Llado. It is no secret that Nicole Kidman stays extremely fit. The 55-year-old actress went out for a…
Read More » - World-Updates
The Erling Haaland of racing – Billy Loughnane bangs in another hat-trick as punters hail ‘ridiculous talent’
UNSTOPPABLE Billy Loughnane has been labelled the Erling Haaland of racing – after banging in yet another hat-trick. The 16-year-old…
Read More » - World-Updates
NHS trust fined £800k for failing to care for mum and baby who died
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined over £800,000 after admitting to failing to care for a mother Sarah…
Read More » - World-Updates
Spain’s economy grew 5.5% in 2022 after faster-than-expected last quarter
Spain’s gross domestic product grew a faster-than-expected 5.5% in 2022 as the country avoided a recession in the final quarter…
Read More » - World-Updates
Mother who wore T-shirt showing her murdered daughter’s dismembered corpse reveals why she did it
The mother of a murdered 18-year-old who attended court on Wednesday wearing a T-shirt of her daughter’s mutilated body has…
Read More » - World-Updates
Tipping Point viewers rage player was ‘robbed’ seconds before playing counter
TIPPING Point viewers have voiced their anger after a contestant narrowly missed out on a big win. Player Julia, a…
Read More » - World-Updates
Tesco issues warning as £16m worth of Clubcard vouchers to expire soon
Tesco has issued a warning to anyone in the UK with a Clubcard. Millions of shoppers are Clubcard holders, regularly…
Read More » - World-Updates
HS2 sham as £60bn high speed rail scheme might not hit central London
HS2 – the UK’s £60billion flagship high speed rail project linking the capital to the Midlands and the North –…
Read More » - World-Updates
Weakness of the pound a warning for Spain’s tourism in 2023
A Bank of Spain report into the recovery of international tourism in Spain following the pandemic is less upbeat about…
Read More » - World-Updates
I spotted 5p hot water bottles so cleared the shelf – I couldn’t leave them
A WOMAN who spotted 5p hot water bottles at Wilko cleared the shelf, and took to Facebook to boast about…
Read More » - World-Updates
19 million have lost face-to-face banking
The research has found that visiting a local branch is not an option for 18.7 million people according to a…
Read More » - World-Updates
Tensions rise in Gaza: Israel launches airstrikes in response to rocket fire from Hamas
Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza on Friday in response to militant rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, as tensions rise…
Read More » - World-Updates
Football chiefs plan to rip up penalty rule book after Martinez World Cup antics
EMI MARTINEZ has been warned by football’s law-makers: We’re coming for you. The Aston Villa keeper’s World Cup shootout antics…
Read More » - World-Updates
Inferno engulfs London church: Firefighters battle blaze at 177-year-old ‘architectural treasure’
Inferno engulfs historic north London church: Dozens of firefighters battle blaze at 177-year-old ‘architectural treasure’ filled with ‘stunning’ mosaics Flames…
Read More » - World-Updates
I’m petite with big boobs – people say I’m blessed but they only cause me trauma
A BUXOM lady has explained why her busty “blessing” actually can be very traumatizing. The petite lady took to Reddit…
Read More » - World-Updates
North Carolina couple accused of performing ‘exorcism’ on adopted son, 4, who died
North Carolina parents have been arrested and charged for allegedly performing an exorcism on their four-year-old son who later died. …
Read More » - World-Updates
I’m a cleaning expert – how to fake a clean and tidy home when you’re in a rush
A CLEANING pro has revealed the simple steps you can take to make your home look tidy when you’re in…
Read More » - World-Updates
Woman found mummified in flat years after death
A woman believed to have died in November 2017 in her social housing in Woking, Surrey was not discovered until…
Read More » - World-Updates
25 Republican AGs sue Biden administration over ESG retirement plan rule
The Republican attorneys general from 25 US states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s plan to allow retirement…
Read More » - World-Updates
Flight expert reveals why ‘windowless’ seats exist – and how to avoid them
A FLIGHT expert has revealed why “windowless” seats exist on planes – and how to avoid missing out on a…
Read More » - World-Updates
Canadian children’s hospital president faces intense backlash for promoting anti-racism book
Canadian children’s hospital president faces intense backlash for promoting ‘Deconstructing Karen’ anti-racism book to ‘white women’ Julia Hanigsberg is the…
Read More » - World-Updates
Bones from Britain’s ‘oldest northerner’ — dating 11,000 yrs — dug up in cave
BONES from Britain’s “oldest northerner” — dating back 11,000 years — have been dug up in a cave. The male…
Read More » - World-Updates
I’m plus-size & tried Kim Kardashian’s Skims, I had a major issue with a product
SKIMS is a favorite for many fashionistas thanks to its variety of shapewear for all body types – from day-to-day…
Read More » - World-Updates
Stumbling towards her death: LSU student is seen on surveillance footage leaving bar
New footage has emerged showing a 19-year-old student leaving a Baton Rouge bar and running across the parking lot to…
Read More » - World-Updates
Town branded ‘snootiest place’ where people ‘show off on school run’
A town has been dubbed the “snootiest” place in Surrey where “showing the world just how middle class you are…
Read More » - World-Updates
Former Miss England regrets ‘misguided’ campaign to ban swimwear
A former Miss England winner has revealed that she regrets her “misguided” campaign to ban swimwear rounds at beauty contests.…
Read More » - World-Updates
Argentine customs agents seize $120,00 worth of currency, including bills used in Nazi camp
Argentine customs agents seize $120,00 worth of currency, including bills used in Nazi camp Argentina’s Directorate General of Customs seized a…
Read More » - World-Updates
Pence aides didn’t started packing up files until after January 6 because of Trump election denial
Former Vice President Mike Pence‘s team didn’t start packing up his documents until after January 6, due to then President…
Read More » - World-Updates
Two teenagers, 16 and 17, slashed in horror ‘machete’ attack – poli…
An alleged machete attack in south east London has left two teenage boys injured this afternoon. Police have confirmed that…
Read More » - World-Updates
Police officer found dead in Son Servera was investigated for harassment
Jonathan M., the 45-year-old police officer who was found dead at his home in Son Servera on January 12, was…
Read More » - World-Updates
Toddler dies at family home in tragic ‘choking incident’
A two year old has died in what’s believed to be a tragic choking accident. The alarm was raised at…
Read More » - World-Updates
Rebecca Press is jailed for 20 years for killing mother’s neighbour
A drugged-up woman who murdered her mother’s ‘best friend’ by stabbing him through the heart will serve at least 20…
Read More » - World-Updates
Lío opening on old Tito’s site in Palma in June
The Lío Mallorca nightclub is scheduled to open in June this year. Operated by the Pachá Group, it is on…
Read More »
