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News From MallorcaMallorca bus brakes to avoid car: eight injured in Palma
Palma, Mallorca, 27 October: a route 8 bus brakes hard to avoid a car. Eight suffer minor injuries; ambulances take them to private centres.
News From MallorcaMallorca poultry farm row: checks find no major issues
In Palma, Mallorca, on 27 October 2026, Joan Simonet says inspectors found no major issues at Avícola Son Perot farms. Officials still check the video.
News From MallorcaMallorca MPs honour Vox politician María José Verdú, 58
In Palma, Mallorca, on 27 October 2026, MPs hold a minute’s silence for María José Verdú, 58, as politicians from other parties pay tribute to the Vox MP.
News From MallorcaMallorca weather: morning mist, cloudier by night
Mallorca, 27 October: Aemet forecasts morning mist, possible fog banks and intervals of high cloud. Skies turn cloudier at night, with light winds.
News From MallorcaFunding amounts for private solar and small wind installations are being adjusted
For some grants already approved, the amount paid out will be lower than initially planned.
News From MallorcaMallorca drug case: five years sought over Son Banya hut
On 27 October, two people face a pre-trial hearing in Palma, Mallorca, over drugs allegedly sold from a Son Banya hut. Prosecutors seek five years each.
42 rescued from boats near Formentera and Cabrera
On 27 October, the Spanish government’s Balearic delegation reports 42 people rescued near Formentera and Cabrera in two operations on Monday night.
News From MallorcaMallorca: Man faces 11 years over alleged sex assault
In Calvià, Mallorca, a man accused of sexually touching a 16-year-old in April 2023 faces a hearing on 27 October 2026. Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison.
News From MallorcaMallorca €6m land sale leads to €1.35m tax trial
A €6 million sale of six Mallorca plots leads to a €1.35 million tax trial in Palma on 27 October. Prosecutors seek four years in jail for the director.
News From MallorcaMallorca hotel room cleaners demand early retirement
In Magaluf, Mallorca, on 27 October 2026, hotel room cleaners push for early retirement as workers detail the physical and mental toll of their jobs.
News From MallorcaMallorca phone-filming claim: man loses tooth in punch
In Palma, Mallorca, a man loses a tooth after an alleged punch over phone filming. A 27 October 2026 hearing follows a demand for four and a half years in jail.
News From MallorcaMallorca: five estate agencies damaged, women face judge
Two women face a judge in Palma on 27 October over damage to five estate agency offices in Santa Maria, Mallorca. They have yet to give their account.
News From MallorcaMallorca: Prohens to honour 41 athletes before cup tie
On 27 October 2026, Marga Prohens joins a tribute to 41 Balearic athletes in Palma, Mallorca, before Manacor hosts Villarreal in a Copa del Rey tie.
News From MallorcaMallorca hostel rape trial: prosecutors seek nine years
In Palma, Mallorca, a man faces trial on 27 October 2026 accused of raping a woman in a hostel. Prosecutors seek nine years in prison and 3,000 euros for her.
News From MallorcaPalma's 60 million euro funding plan faces vote
In Palma, Mallorca, on 27 October 2026, MPs weigh a plan to double the city's minimum annual funding to 60 million euros, then tackle 162 proposals.
News From MallorcaMallorca's Cata Coll wins Ballon d'Or goalkeeper prize
On 26 October 2026, Mallorca's Cata Coll becomes the first Spanish woman to win the Yashin Trophy. Unai Simón takes the men's prize at the Ballon d'Or.
News From MallorcaBalearic Senate race: Vox stands aside for PP
On 26 October, Abascal calls the pact patriotic: Vox won't field its own Senate candidates on Mallorca on 29 November, backing an independent on the PP list.
News From MallorcaMenorca’s Marc Pons takes PSOE energy plans nationwide
From Palma on 26 October 2026, the PSIB sets out where Menorca’s Marc Pons will argue for PSOE energy and transport plans during Spain’s election.
News From MallorcaMallorca walk film follows eight women with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Sant Lluís on Menorca screens a film about eight women walking Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana and sharing their breast cancer stories.
Home fires kill two women in the Balearic Islands in 2025
A report released on 26 October 2026 records two women killed by home fires across Mallorca and the Balearic Islands in 2025, as Spain's callouts rise.
Mallorca's Muro faces Formentera in Christmas lights vote
On 8 November, voting closes for Formentera’s Sant Francesc Xavier as it faces Muro, Mallorca, for a place in the next round of a Christmas lights contest.
News From MallorcaMallorca weather stays settled as northern Spain gets rain
On Tuesday 27 October, Mallorca stays settled under mostly clear skies while rain spreads across northern Spain and temperatures fall in many areas.
News From MallorcaMenorca shop discounts: save up to €40 on purchases
Menorca's shop discount scheme starts on 26 October 2026. Get €10 off purchases of at least €30, with up to four discounts per person while funds last.
News From MallorcaPP-Vox Senate deal: Armengol rallies Balearic left
On 26 October, Mallorca’s MÉS per Mallorca is in a Balearic Senate alliance as Francina Armengol attacks the PP-Vox deal and urges the left to mobilise.
News From MallorcaMallorca Senate pact: Vox drops its own list for PP
On 26 October, Vox and the PP strike a Senate pact for Mallorca and the Balearic Islands, hoping to win an extra seat on 29 November. Vox drops its own list.