News From Mallorca

Crews rescue 19 people south of Formentera on 13 October after the interception of a migrant boat. Maritime rescuers and Civil Guard officers take part.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 13 October 2026, parliament debates a PSIB bid to protect sick pay and workers’ rights, with tourism and housing also on the agenda.

In Palma, Mallorca, USO calls a 13 October 2026 protest over school pay agreements. The union says officials have yet to act on an April deal.

In Calvià, Mallorca, 10 young people earn wages clearing scrub and maintaining paths. On 12 October 2026, they have three months until certification.

Mallorca, 12 October 2026: Aemet expects clouds and possible light rain on Tuesday. Minimum temperatures rise across the Balearics, with wind in the north.

Menorca, 12 October 2026: The PSIB wants new funding to staff three care homes and make 210 places available, as long waits for home help drive its demand.

Palma, Mallorca, 12 October 2026: GOB Mallorca and five other groups seek slower boats for whales and dolphins, plus stronger checks as Spain reviews its rules.

In Madrid on 12 October 2026, Balearic president Marga Prohens marks Spain’s national day, praises the islands’ role and thanks the armed forces.

On 12 October 2026, a charity urges the EU to examine a tree import ban as invasive snakes threaten Ibiza and Formentera’s protected Pityusic lizard.

Police in Santa Eulària, Ibiza, draw up 31 suspected drug possession reports at club closures overnight into 12 October 2026, but make no arrests.

Cala Rajada, Mallorca, hosts around 130 people from 17 countries from 11 to 16 October 2026 to discuss lobster science and how fisheries are managed.

Palma, Mallorca, 12 October 2026: Two young men need stitches after an attack sparked by sexist remarks. Witness videos help police arrest five suspects.

On 12 October 2026, police in Palma, Mallorca, report two arrests over a fake restaurant job and alleged sex trafficking. The inquiry continues.

On 12 October, rescuers search south of Spain's Balearic Islands for two boats carrying a reported 23 people. Sunday flights failed to find either vessel.

Menorca, 16 October: the travelling advice office finishes its four-town visit in Maó. See where self-employed people can ask about support and paperwork.

Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport expects 831 flights on 12 October 2026, down 13.3% on 2025. Ibiza records the steepest fall across the Balearics.

Ibiza, 12 October: A Sunday night crash between Eivissa and Sant Rafel de sa Creu leaves a 34-year-old motorcyclist in hospital with multiple injuries.

Mallorca faces showers that could turn heavy on Monday, 12 October, first in the north-east and later inland and in the south, before rain eases.

Mallorca could see locally heavy showers in the interior and south on Monday, 12 October, after a morning risk in the north-east and Menorca.

On 12 October, Marga Prohens attends Madrid’s National Day parade before a royal reception and an evening Prensa Ibérica event at Hotel Fénix Gran Meliá.

Mallorca faces a yellow rain warning on Monday, 12 October: up to 20 litres per square metre in an hour in the north before the alert moves south.

Mallorca opens its hunting season on 12 October 2026. See when rabbit, partridge and thrush hunting ends, and which days shooting is allowed.

At Cala Clara near Artà on Mallorca, a helicopter lifts a person with an ankle injury from hard-to-reach ground on 11 October to meet an ambulance.

As of 11 October 2026, MPs in Palma, Mallorca, are set to debate protecting pay and rights during sick leave on Tuesday, alongside housing and tourism.

Mallorca faces showers on Monday, 12 October 2026, with locally heavy bursts possible in the north-east before the risk shifts inland and south later that day.