Jaime Palomera (Barcelona, 1983) is part of the Urban Research Institute of Barcelona (IDRA) and is one of the founders of the Tenants' Union. A year ago he published the book The Housing Heist (Pòrtic Editorial), which attempts to explain how the gap is widening between rich landlords, who are getting richer and richer, and tenants, who are getting poorer and poorer.

The PP's decision to allow companies and investment funds to buy housing at a regulated price is the latest example of the change in model for housing policy in the Balearic Islands, driven by Marga Prohens's government, with political role models like Isabel Díaz Ayuso's Community of Madrid. The Popular Party has opted to increase supply and private initiative over protected housing, a strategy that the left and experts consulted by ARA Balears have criticized.

The Ministry of the Interior has detected a total of 4,144 active cases of gender-based violence in the Balearic Islands and 65 minors who are at risk of being victims of vicarious violence. This is according to the latest statistical bulletin from the VioGén System, which compiles data available as of May 31.

A three-year-old boy has been very seriously injured after falling from the first floor of a building in Inca. The events, as reported by SAMU 061, took place this Wednesday around 4 p.m. on Mossèn Andreu Caimari street. According to initial hypotheses, it could have been an accidental fall while he was playing.

The Civil Guard and the Mallorca Firefighters found this Wednesday in an apartment in Port d'Andratx the body of a 79-year-old man who died a month ago.

The well-known Lloseta businesswoman Joana Fornés Salamanca, widow of Biel Pou Maírat and manager of the popular Forn de Baix in Lloseta, died this Tuesday, June 2, at the age of 94.

A t-shirt from Mango's new summer collection has generated surprise among users in the Balearic Islands due to a geographical error that has not gone unnoticed. The garment, sky blue in color and with an aesthetic inspired by Mediterranean landscapes, shows an image of Es Vedrà on the back with an incorrect location: "Es Vedrà, Mallorca".

The Palma City Council has advocated for the forced eviction of the old prison, where about 80 people currently live, even though the Bishopric of Mallorca has requested it be done in stages, as reported by Europa Press. The spokesperson for Cort, Mercedes Celeste, referred to Bishop Sebastià Taltavull's request after the Governing Board meeting. Taltavull maintains that the residents' reception must be done in a "personalized" way and in small groups to offer specific attention. "We cannot receive 100 people en masse because we wouldn't know where to put them," said the bishop, who reiterated his willingness to collaborate in assisting those affected. Despite the request, Cort has approved the forced eviction "through direct compulsion on individuals." That is, there is the green light to remove residents using physical force.

The accused of raping a minor of 14 years in Palma has denied the facts and stated that it was the girl who "offered herself too much" and who "wanted something". The trial in the First Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands continued this Wednesday with the declaration of the accused, after the minor testified behind closed doors on Tuesday.

The Human Pressure Index (HPI) in the Balearic Islands has broken a new record with 1.52 million people in the Archipelago in March, 9.85% more than in the third month of 2025 and 136,833 more people, according to data from the Balearic Institute of Statistics (Ibestat)

Six people were rescued this Tuesday afternoon by agents of Civil Protection and Emergencies of Calvià after the boat in which they were sailing began to sink off the coast of Portals Vells. The alert was received around 4:00 PM through the Emergency service 112, which reported the presence of a recreational boat with a significant water ingress and six crew members on board.

The Barri Cívic de Santa Catalina and El Jonquet association has placed the awarding procedure of the Christmas Market, which was installed for two months in the Feixina park, in the hands of lawyers to check if it complies with the law, due to the lack of information from the Palma City Council. The residents of the Santa Catalina neighborhood have denounced in a statement that they have not yet received a clear institutional response to the information request they made about the details of the awarding of the controversial market, "even though many months have passed," they denounce.

The former local police officer of Son Servera, convicted in 2024 to seven and a half years in prison for attempting to kill his wife, has surrendered to the authorities after being intercepted at Madrid airport, where he had arrived from Thailand, a country where he had remained hidden since fleeing after the sentence.

More than a hundred people have marched through the streets of Palma in a demonstration to demand the negotiation of a collective agreement for the nursery schools despite the failed strike. The march, called by the Xarxa 0-3 of the Balearic Islands with the participation of the CCOO, UGT, and STEI unions, started at 6 p.m. in Plaça d'Espanya and went through Carrer de Sant Miquel, Plaça Major, and Carrer de Colom until reaching Plaça de Cort.

Nearly 50% of investors in photovoltaic megaprojects in the Balearic Islands are islanders. These projects, which often generate debate due to their impact on the land, are usually financed by contributions from individuals and investment funds. In the Balearic Islands, local participation is particularly high, and more and more residents are allocating a portion of their savings to them, seeking economic returns. For these investors, it represents a new business opportunity that has emerged, while a significant part of society, such as environmental groups, agricultural organizations, and even the Administration, have expressed concern about the territorial destruction they promote.

Palma hosts for the first time in Spain the most important meeting for the scientific community dedicated to ocean modeling, the 16th edition of the International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean (IWMO 2026).

A woman who is a victim of gender-based violence was evicted this Tuesday from the home where she had been renting since 2018, in the Palma neighborhood of Santa Catalina. The Stop Evictions Mallorca platform has stated that the eviction of this person "was carried out even though a document was submitted this Monday to request the annulment of proceedings, and which was pending resolution".

The MÉS per Palma Primary Commission proclaimed this Tuesday the candidacy led by David Pujol and Xisca Mir to head the party's list in the 2027 Palma municipal elections. The primary process concluded on Monday, when the deadline for submitting candidacies ended, and Pujol and Mir's was the only one registered.

The 'Less Tourism, More Life' platform has publicly denounced the creation of six new boarding gates in module D of Palma airport. This expansion, the platform has criticized in a message published on its X social network account, has occurred during the works being carried out at Son Sant Joan.

The Palma City Council has granted the license to begin the construction of 87 homes that will be destined for rent at limited prices on Bisbe Arnau Albertí street in the Camp Redó neighborhood. The deputy mayor and councilor for Urban Planning, Housing, and Strategic Projects, Óscar Fidalgo, has indicated that the Urban Planning Management has adopted this measure, which represents a new step in the housing shock plan designed by the local corporation, with which it intended to build around 1,000 homes.