Society
Over a third of young Spaniards drive under the influence
Young drivers are not so "politically correct" when it comes to practising on the roads what they say they believe in.
Nóos trial
Government wants royal scandal cash back
The Balearic government is looking to recover the almost 2.9 million euros of public funds related to the current Nóos trial.
Tourism
Britons forecast to boost tourism spending this year
The average Briton will spend £1,243 on their main holiday next year - 8% more than in 2015.
Economy
January is the most difficult month financially for Spaniards
January is placed ahead of the costs of holidays, of the return to school in September and of credit-card repayments.
Weather
2015 was the joint warmest year on record in Spain
In 2015, Spain experienced a year that was as warm as 2011, these being the joint warmest since current records started in 1989.
Economy
Unemployment falls by almost 10% in the Balearics
Registered unemployment in the Balearics fell last year to 75,784 unemployed.
Economy
Spanish economic recovery boosted jobs for festive season retail jobs
Staff were taken on at the fastest rate for eight years, as retailers tipped the best Christmas since recovery from deep recession.
Election 20D
Spaniards don’t want new election despite stalemate
87.1 per cent of those surveyed said they would vote the same way if there were another election.
Tourism
Palma featuring strongly for New Year tourism
Findings have been welcomed by the local authorities which are striving to establish Palma as a city and short-break destination.
Real Mallorca
Must do better in 2016
With fine tuning here and there, the squad is good enough to make the play-offs.
Politics
Socialists reject coalition deal with any party urging Catalan referendum
“We will not discuss questions about the territorial integrity of the country,” PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez said today.
Christmas message
King Felipe urges unity and calm reflection
"We must banish the confrontations and the rancour and replace egoism with generosity, pessimism with hope, helplessness with solidarity."
Election 20D
Spain’s socialists reject a pact with the ruling PP
"We will vote against the continuation of the Partido Popular at the helm of the government, with Mariano Rajoy as prime minister.”
Society
El Gordo lottery brings respite from political worries, Balearic winners
This year’s biggest winner of the top prize was in the coastal tourist town of Roquetas de Mar in the southern region of Almeria.
Society
Balearics crosses its fingers for the big El Gordo lottery draw
Long lines formed as people hoped to buy a winning share in El Gordo, which will hand out 2.24 billion euros.
Election 20D
Spain enters political unknown as tough coalition talks beckon
The country faces weeks of uncertainty that cast doubt on the durability of its flagship economic reforms and unnerved financial markets.
Election 20D
Podemos becomes the second political force in the Balearics
PSOE, which had been the second force in terms of percentage of the vote, saw its position slip to third behind Podemos. Its worst performance ever in the Balearics.
Real Mallorca
Soft late goal agony for Mallorca
Real Mallorca's confidence took another nose-dive on Saturday night when a 90th minute equaliser by Girona saw the game finish 1-1.
Election 20D
Spain votes
It is the most uncertain general election in Spain's post-Franco democratic era.
Election 20D
Partido Popular wins, but uncertainty is total
PP loses a third of seats in Congress. Rajoy intends to form a government though. PSOE loses seats, but the result is not as catastrophic as had been predicted. The C's perform less well than opinion polls had suggested. Podemos emerges as the third force. PP wins in the Balearics - three seats, but these are two fewer than in 2011.
- Balearics looking to ban all holiday lets in apartments
- No capacity for growth? Too expensive? TUI expect a record number of tourists in the Balearics in 2025
- Alcudia top “Most Beautiful Town in Spain”
- Britons will soon have to provide fingerprints landing in Mallorca
- Fight over the best flat alerted neighbours to an attempted occupation by squatters in Palma