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Humphrey Carter
Humphrey Carter

Viewpoint

Deputy Editor

Oxford-born Humphrey Carter joined the Bulletin in 1994 as a photographer, having studied photography, film and psychology in the UK. After having travelled the world and worked in many fields, within months of joining the Bulletin he secured exclusive access to Australia’s most wanted man in Mallorca and ran with the story for the following ten years for the local and international media. He was made Deputy Editor in 1997 and has been sent on numerous overseas assignments - he fronted the multi-media coverage of Real Mallorca’s European football campaign. His work has been featured on the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world and is a regular commentator for leading international media outlets, in particular television and radio.

Latest headlines

Five of the UK’s richest people own large parts of Mallorca

The Reuben brothers own 1065 hectares (2,632 acres) of sea frontage totalling around 13.5 kilometres in Mallorca.

Humphrey Carter 17/02/2024 09:30

Latest headlines

Mallorca rat attack knocks out local courthouse

Neighbours have complained that in some streets of Inca the presence of rats “is scary”.

Humphrey CarterJavier Jimenez 16/02/2024 15:40

Airport

Palma airport loses the fifth most luggage in Europe

Airlines were losing bags last summer at the highest rate for a decade.

Humphrey Carter 16/02/2024 13:34

Latest headlines

Britons in a panic as Mallorca runs out of tea!

Britons may have to brave a shortage of some lines of tea.

Humphrey CarterReuters 16/02/2024 11:33

Comment

Farmers spark new EU war

It’s not just farmers from across the bloc who are taking aim at Brussels, so too are a number of governments such as Spain.

Humphrey Carter 16/02/2024 11:22

Airport

UK Balearics airfares rocket by over 60 percent this year

Hoteliers in the Balearics are looking for price increases for this year.

Humphrey Carter 15/02/2024 16:21

Airport

Car hire prices fall sharply in Mallorca

The advice is still the same this year, book early and do not leave it until the last minute, especially if you are going on holiday in the peak of the season and also read the small print.

Humphrey Carter 14/02/2024 13:21

Lifestyle

The legendary magic flautist of British music is bringing Jethro Tull to Mallorca

"Look at the likes of Springsteen or McCartney, they’re still going. Why give up? If you’ve got the energy and can still physically entertain people, there isn’t much option. It’s a bit like tennis or football players, you just keep going, you die with your boots on.”

Humphrey Carter 14/02/2024 12:05

Airport

Palma airport introduces facial recognition

Don’t leave your ticket and ID at home when you have to fly.

Humphrey Carter 13/02/2024 15:14

Latest headlines

New Mallorca beer drinking record set: 1,300 glasses

The last record stood at 1,234 glasses of beer and was set in October last year.

Humphrey CarterMelike Yasaroglu 12/02/2024 15:04

Latest headlines

Spain is the number one destination for Britons this year

Britons rate continental destinations as providing far better value for money.

Humphrey Carter 12/02/2024 13:23

Travelling

Balearics wants ban on extra flight charge to sit together

Consubal has argued that this practice is “contrary to the rights of consumers and users”.

Humphrey Carter 12/02/2024 12:46

Latest headlines

Calls for a ban on the construction of private swimming pools in Mallorca

Balearic government is currently “monitoring the situation very specifically to see how it evolves”.

Humphrey Carter 12/02/2024 11:14

Latest headlines

70 million euro diamond robber busted in the Balearics

The theft took place on February 25, 2005 when armed robbers dressed as KLM staff hijacked an armoured car in a secure area of Schiphol airport.

Humphrey Carter 10/02/2024 10:20