Palma de Mallorca news archive, in English.

Storm Adam causes over 200 incidents in the Balearics: flight delays continue in Palma

Storm Adam caused around 130 incidents between Saturday night and 6:30 AM on Monday morning, a day when rain and the

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Mallorca weather for Monday, October 19 - Red alerts issued for Monday; warnings for Tuesday as well

A risk of localised flooding on Monday, such as this in Portocristo in the past. | Photo: Archive By 5pm, there hadn't been much rain in Mallorca, despite alerts having been in place for the south...

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Retired school teacher arrested in Mallorca for stabbing his partner

He was held in the cells at the National Police headquarters. | Photo: Juan P. Martínez The incident occurred shortly before 10pm at a property on C. Arxiduc Lluís Salvador. A man called the police...

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Fifty per cent of the almond-growing area in the Balearics has been lost over the past ten years

Xylella has been a final blow to almond production. | Photo: Francesca Marí A plant pathogen transmitted by certain sap-feeding insects, the bacterium had been highly destructive in Italy. It was...

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Residents up in arms about a beach club in a Mallorca resort

Work on the beach club is under way. | Photo: Cati Amores Miquel Àngel Riera, one of the affected residents, says: "We are deeply concerned about the problems this might cause -

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Tiger mosquito alert: why its season could last into December in Spain and the Balearics

Originating in Southeast Asia, the tiger mosquito has become particularly established along the Mediterranean coast and in the Balearic Islands. | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The The...

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Tiger mosquito alert: it will remain active in Spain and the Balearics throughout the autumn

Originating in Southeast Asia, the tiger mosquito has become particularly established along the Mediterranean coast and in the Balearic Islands. | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The The...

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The Calvià Showcase

Thursday 15/10/2026 at 12:00 to 08/11/2026 at 23:59 Calvià Municipality - https://www.calvia.com/es/calvia-al-dia/agenda/la-mostra-calvia-1 - La Mostra Calvià - 2026-10-15T12:00:00+02:00 - 2026-11-08T23:59:00+01:00 Thursday 15/10/2026 at…

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Mallorca rental market has "ground to a halt" because of Spanish Government decrees

Rejection of the decrees by Congress led to the calling of the general election. | Photo: VON JO José Miguel Artieda, president of the estate agents association in the Balearics, says According to...

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EU warning over Balearics residency requirements for accessing public housing

Offices of the Balearic Government's Ibavi housing agency. | Photo: Jaume Morey The EU's commissioner for internal affairs and migration, Magnus Brunner, has issued a stern warning regarding the...

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"It makes no sense to tackle Mallorca’s congestion problems by focusing on car rentals"

Hire cars are at the centre of the debate about vehicle restrictions in Mallorca. | Photo: Gemma Andreu Cristóbal Herrera is the president of the Baleval association of car-hire firms in the...

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Balearics want residents' discount extended to mainland rail travel

The great majority of domestic flights are to Barcelona and Madrid. | Photo: Miquel À. Cañellas Lorena del Valle, the Balearic Government's director general for mobility, supports a call to...

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Spain introduces new automatic TIE appointment system for expats

Foreign nationals who do not receive an automatic TIE appointment within 20 days of their favourable immigration decision must book one through Spain’s traditional online system. | Photo: ChatGPT The...

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The unanswered questions about the fatal rally crash in Mallorca on Friday

Scene of the fatal accident. Unanswered questions surround the While the authorities continue with their investigations, one driver recalls there having been

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Balearics housing minister: "There is a hopeful future ahead"

The camp in Plaça Espanya in protest at the housing situation. | Photo: Patricia Lozano "We have launched the Housing Observatory, and the data confirm a gap between population growth and housing...

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Holiday weekend, with parts of Mallorca reporting high-summer levels of tourism

Playa de Palma, where mostly all hotels will still be open up to October 25. | Photo: Pilar Pellicer Pedro Marín in Playa de Palma says it is

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easyJet cuts more winter flights, Palma airport hit

The overall reduction represents a small fraction of easyJet's massive winter program, which typically offers around 50 million seats. | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The budget airline...

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Eight-month-pregnant woman shoved during luxury-watch theft in Mallorca

The National Police Robbery Squad is in charge of the investigation. | Photo: MDB In Santa Catalina (Palma) on Wednesday around 2.45pm, two men snatched The man, who owns a property in Mallorca,...

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$500m megayacht owned by Russian billionaire spotted off Mallorca

Nord in the waters off Andratx. | Photo: Michel's The Built by German shipbuilder Lürssen and delivered in 2021, Nord can accommodate up to

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Elderly Spanish woman, who was evicted from her home sparking nationwide protest and an early…

Evicted from her home. An elderly Spanish woman in Madrid whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Maricarmen Abascal, 87,

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La Mostra Calvià

Jueves 15/10/2026 a 12:00 a 08/11/2026 a 23:59 Municipio Calvià - https://www.calvia.com/es/calvia-al-dia/agenda/la-mostra-calvia-1 - La Mostra Calvià - 2026-10-15T12:00:00+02:00 - 2026-11-08T23:59:00+01:00 Jueves 15/10/2026 a 12:00 a…

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Balearic Government considering a challenge to Spain's housing decrees - "An abuse of law"

One of the measures is the introduction of VAT on holiday rentals. | Photo: Jaume Morey The central government reinstated much of the content of the two decrees that Congress had rejected last week....

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How to help kids overcome their fear of insects and other animals

Help your child overcome their fear of insects and other animals with tips on how to support them and teach them to feel safe.

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Mallorca fan Lord Jeffrey Archer dies

Lord Jeffrey Archer at his home in Mallorca. Lord Jeffrey Archer, who died overnight, wrote many Lord Archer was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party's deputy chairman. He...

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Flight cancellations and delays at Palma airport due to bad weather this Monday

Photo: P. BOTA The controllers detailed that "there is direct impact on the airports of Barcelona, Ibiza and Palma," confirming travel disruptions across these hubs. According to Aena, by 12:20pm on...

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Nit de Foc y tributo a Metallica (Trallery)

Jueves 15/10/2026 de 20:00 a 23:00 - https://www.calvia.com/es/calvia-al-dia/agenda/nit-de-foc-y-tributo-a-metallica-trallery-1 - Nit de Foc y tributo a Metallica (Trallery) - 2026-10-15T20:00:00+02:00 - 2026-10-15T23:00:00+02:00 - Con…

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Mallorca's landlords scared off by the Spanish Government's housing decrees

The decrees are said to have caused legal uncertainty. | Photo: Miquel Àngel Cañellas José Miguel Artieda, the president of the association of estate agents in the Balearics, hopes there will be...

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Organisers face fines for concert following Saturday's protest in Palma

An impromptu concert was held following Saturday's protest march. | Video: Inna Aloy Around 7.30pm on Saturday, three It was arranged by the people who have formed

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VIDEO - Two motorcycles crash head-on in Soller

Video of the moment the two motorcycles collide. | Video: Última hora A spectacular The crash happened on the road towards Fornalutx, an area that has

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Donación sangre Magaluf (Melià Hotels Calvià)

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