News of the day 18 December 2024
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Police at a murder scene in Mallorca; the victim and the alleged attacker

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Marratxi man bludgeoned to death had planned to marry his alleged attacker

Relatives claim that Sebastián O. was very manipulative, aggressive and violent.

Andrew Ede

The old Bingo Balear in Palma, Mallorca

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New life for Palma's Bingo Balear as a spa

Closed for ten years, a plan to convert it into a casino was definitively ruled out in 2022.

Andrew Ede

Several vehicles, passing through the roundabout linking Son Castell with Son Pacs and the Soller road.

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4 million euros to put an end to the chaos at the Soller road roundabout

Work is expected to take twelve months, with completion anticipated in the first half of 2026.

MDB Digital

New traffic controls for the centre of Palma in January.

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Mallorca braced for Low Emission Zone

From 1 January 2025, cars without a sticker or with an A label (petrol cars registered before 2001 and diesel cars before 2006) will not be allowed to circulate in the ZBE.

Humphrey Carter

Move is part of a crackdown on illegal holiday lets.

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Spain probes unidentified holiday home renting platform for listings without licences

The investigation is part of a general crackdown on the tourism rentals business through platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com in the country.

Inti Landauro

The suspect appeared in court in Palma this morning.

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Mallorca boyfriend murder suspect jailed

Federico, the murdered man, suffered from a 50% disability and was abused by his uncles during his childhood.

Humphrey Carter

Palma Mallorca court: Accused of planning a faked medical emergency in order to force a plane to land

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Seventeen convicted for the Mallorca faked medical emergency airport landing incident

The seventeen fled from a plane that had to make an emergency landing in Palma.

Andrew Ede

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Google Maps car captures man stashing a body in car boot

The image, which was part of a recent update, showed a man — later identified as one of the suspects — placing a large bundle wrapped in a sheet into the trunk of his car.

MDB Digital

Holiday / Lifestyle

Daily Horoscope

What does your horoscope say about you today: Wednesday, December 18

If we hope to be productive, we should keep our to-do lists as short as possible

MDB Digital

Holiday / Hotels
The four-star hotel of Lindner Hotels AG in Portals Nous.

Hotels

Lindner Hotels, owners of luxury hotel in Portals Nous, files for bankruptcy

The Lindner Hotel group manages 39 hotels in ten European countries and the United States.

MDB Digital

Holiday / Travelling

Travelling

Find out which ships are in port today

There are only ferries scheduled to dock in Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Holiday / Attractions
Massive Attack - Angel

Attractions

Mallorca could be facing Massive Attack from the UK

Bristol group was one of the most influential bands in music of the 1990s.

Humphrey Carter

Weather / Latest news
The outlook for Christmas is looking pretty good for the Balearics.

Latest news

Your Christmas weather forecast for Spain and the Balearics

A few festive showers in the Balearics but temperatures should be mild for the time of year.

Humphrey Carter

Edition of 13 December 2024
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