Police
Eight-year-old girl beaten up in school playground
The girl was apparently pinned down and kicked repeatedly in what was said to have been a dispute over a ball.
Palma
A thousand plus people take part in Palma's participative budget
The project that received the greatest support - 641 votes - was that for "green corridors" and the first phase of the "urban forest" of Sa Riera.
Animal welfare
Palma bullfight fine; bullfighting ban may be unlawful
Victoria, King Felipe's niece, was still only fifteen when she attended a bullfight with her mother and older brother.
Police
Police hero prevents girl suicide attempt
Just as she let go, the officer grabbed her. She tried to get free, but other officers arrived and pulled her to safety.
Crime
Police break up prostitution illegal immigration gang
Women involved in prostitution were obtaining residence permits through false marriages.
Crime
Man arrested for attacking another who was urinating in front of his daughter
One of the Polish men was attacked with a bottle and suffered injuries to the head, neck and chest.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 3-9 October
The Legends Cup ATP Champions Tour event is at Palma Sport & Tennis Club for four days from Thursday. Llucmajor has its next fair on Sunday. There is a good deal of gastronomy knocking around, such as Cala Ratjada's fresh fish weekend that starts on Friday and Puerto Soller's fishy fair on Saturday.
Police
Palma and Pollensa town halls dismiss police sentenced for kicking prisoner
The court said that the prisoner, who was drunk and tied up, had been the victim of "contemptuous and humiliating" degradation.
Society
Demonstration against the demolition of Sa Feixina monument
Members of 22 Palma residents associations are going to stage a mass demonstration outside the town hall.
Animal welfare
Animal rights party attacks Palma horses' living conditions
Pacma says that conditions in which horses are being kept are in violation of 1992 animal protection law.
Health
Més criticise lack of consensus for Son Dureta scheme
The government now says that no budget for a reopened Son Dureta has been drawn up.
Tourism
Activists gather in Palma against tourist "saturation"
At midday today there was an "anti-tourist" route that covered parts of the city most visited by tourists.
Retail
Retailers aren't happy with Palma plastic bag restrictions
The Afedeco association is against any prohibition and especially so when it has been arrived at without consensus.
Retail
A "great day" for Primark as FAN Mallorca Shopping opens
"Palma is the best city in the world to live in," said Stephen Mullen, the director-general of Primark in Spain and Portugal.
Crime
Arrests over sale of synthetic marijuana
The synthetic marijuana has led to the hospitalisation of some consumers, including minors.
Sport
Unfinished business for Carlos Moya during Legends Cup
Tim Henman, Carlos Moya and Mats Wilander are among those competing in this year’s Legends Cup ATP Champion Tour Event from 6-9 October in Palma.
Royal family
Town hall wants all Marivent gardens open to the public
"We expect that in the future we will be able to open all the gardens," says town hall director of urban planning Joan Riera.
Retail
FANtastic: FAN Mallorca Shopping's gala ceremony
Europe's latest, largest and most diverse commercial and entertainment centre, FAN Mallorca Shopping, held a gala inauguration ceremony this evening.
Emergencies
Driver runs off after crashing into car park entrance
A Ford Focus crashed into the glass barrier above the entrance to the car park in Palma's calle Marquès de la Sènia.
Drought
Palma the sixth most expensive Spanish city for water
The Partido Popular opposes a rise in water rates. The party believes that there has been poor planning by the current town hall administration.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"