The Balearic Government has initiated excavation, exhumation, and identification of human remains in two mass graves located in the Son Servera cemetery (Mallorca), one situated in a flowerbed and another in the niche area, within the framework of the V Plan de Fosas of the Balearic Islands 2025-2026. The objective of the intervention is to locate the mass graves, recover the remains of the buried individuals, and advance their identification.

Bunyola takes a step forward in public housing. The Balearic Housing Institute has put out to tender the drafting of the project for the construction of ten public protection homes in the municipality, an action that aims to expand the public stock and facilitate access to decent housing, especially for young people and families.

The Mallorca Tenants' Union is born with the will to “canalyze social discontent into a tool for legal and political struggle”. As the organization has reported in a statement, the objective is to articulate a collective and organized response to the escalating rental prices and precariousness affecting thousands of people on the island.

Manacor hosts this weekend, April 11 and 12, a new edition of Acampallengua, the youth gathering in Catalan that combines music, popular culture, and linguistic advocacy. Parc de na Molla will be the center of a program with more than 30 activities, camping, and concerts until dawn.

The fantasy saga El món món màgic de Lot comes to its conclusion with the publication of the fifth volume, Ales de fang, which will be released coinciding with Sant Jordi's Day 2026. The work brings to a close a literary universe of Majorcan fantasy initiated in 2018 and created by the Palma-based writer Joana M. Pastor Perelló.

Two large banners hang from the upper balcony of Manacor City Hall. They announce the Acampallengua, which will take place this Saturday, April 11th, and Sunday, April 12th, throughout the city. A weekend that is fun, cultural, but above all, a demand for a fully normalized life in Catalan. It is expected that if last year in Felanitx the number of participants was around 4,500 people, "this year the figure will be similar or slightly higher."

Two large banners hang from the upper balcony of Manacor City Hall. They announce the Acampallengua, which will take place this Saturday, April 11th, and Sunday, April 12th, throughout the city. A weekend that is fun, cultural, but above all, a demand for a fully normalized life in Catalan. It is expected that if last year in Felanitx the number of participants was around 4,500 people, "this year the figure will be similar or slightly higher".

Mallorca has 55,256 homes built on rural land, 15,817 of which could be contrary to current urban planning regulations, according to data from the project Houses That Don't Exist, presented this Monday to the Official College of Architects of the Balearic Islands. The research, led by urban planner Miquel Rosselló Xamena, puts figures to a phenomenon often invisible in public debate: the proliferation of homes on rural land.

Almost at the same time, just a few days ago, two pieces of news reached us. One: the State denied the temporary loan of the three prehistoric bull heads found over a century ago in Costitx, to be exhibited at the Museum of Mallorca. "The Ministry of Culture is laughing at the Majorcans," stated the president of the Council, Llorenç Galmés. Two: the discovery in the Tramuntana mountain range of a small bull head – precisely! – which this time will remain on the island. We recall the discovery of the bulls and how and why they ended up in Madrid, at the National Archaeological Museum (MAN).

112 Emergency Services activated the orange alert this Saturday for coastal phenomena in Mallorca and Menorca, with waves that could reach 12 meters in height and wind gusts of up to 90 km/h.

Toni Bestard (Bunyola, 1973) has about twenty audiovisual projects under his belt, including the series Norats and Fúria and feature films such as Pullman, I Am Your Father and El perfecto desconocido. In 2017 he directed the short documentary El somni efímer, a piece that now closes the exhibition Palma, ciutat de cines, dedicated to the old cinemas of the City, which can be seen at La Misericòrdia. On the occasion of this re-release, he talks with ARA Balears about cinema, memory and new projects.

The State Meteorological Agency has activated a orange alert in Menorca and in the northeast of Mallorca due to strong gusts of wind and waves that could reach ten meters in height. The most affected area will be the coast of Menorca with force seven gusts of wind that could exceed 70 km per hour. In the case of Mallorca, wind gusts of 60 km/h and waves of up to eight meters are expected on the north and northeast coast of the island.

White Rose andLaccaoThey share a common history. Both are historic, traditional, and emblematic products of the Mallorcan industry They ended up in Damm's hands and have lost their connection to Mallorca. The current situation with Laccao is a carbon copy of what happened years ago with Rosa Blanca, a beer that many still associate with the Balearic Islands, but whose only link to the islands is its name.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has designed nine eco-friendly mooring projects in Mallorca and Ibiza with the aim of protecting the Posidonia seagrass meadows along the Balearic coast. This was done through a royal decree, approved this Friday by the Council of Ministers and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) last week, which establishes the foundations for Posidonia protection through a common legal framework to promote its conservation and restoration. According to the Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands, this measure represents a new impetus for the implementation of low-impact mooring systems, considered one of the most effective measures for reconciling recreational use of the coastline with the conservation of ecosystems. The Balearic Government has thus developed nine eco-friendly mooring projects in different areas of the Balearic coast to reduce the impact on Posidonia. These are mooring systems specifically designed to prevent the drag caused by boat anchors on the seabed, which sometimes uproots Posidonia seagrass meadows. They will be located in areas with the highest concentration of recreational boats and where, therefore, greater pressure on the meadows has been identified. Of the nine projects, two are located in Mallorca (Portocolom and Portals Vells) and the remaining seven in Ibiza (Benirràs, Cala Bassa, Cala Salada, Cala Vedella, El Xarco, Portinatx, and Talamanca). The Ministry has already made the nine projects available to the Balearic Government so that it can carry out the works for the subsequent commissioning, maintenance, and management of the facilities. Posidonia seagrass meadows constitute one of the most valuable ecosystems in the Mediterranean due to their role in conserving biodiversity, improving water quality, and protecting the coastline from erosion. Furthermore, it is a habitat considered a priority by the European Union.

One morning in 1965, some French businessmen took 600 kilos of sand from the beach of Portocristo to recreate an artificial beach on the French Riviera. That operation, called Operation Plages Internationals, turned a piece of the Mallorcan coast into a curious tourist postcard a thousand kilometers away.

Mallorca has been fined again by the Anti-Violence Commission. The commission has proposed a €10,000 penalty for displaying a flag of the radical group Supporters Gol Sur in the Betis supporters' section at Son Moix stadium during the match on February 15th. This fine comes just one month after the club was fined for supporting radical fans at a previous match.

A man has been arrested in Colombia after fleeing to avoid serving a sentence for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in Palma. The arrest took place in the city of Pereira, in the department of Risaralda, in a joint operation by the Colombian police and the country's prosecutor's office, with the support of international organizations.

The Balearic Cultural Work (OCB) has called for a massive singing of La Balanguera, the anthem of Mallorca, on May 29th, at 8:00 PM, in all towns and cities on the island. The initiative aims to commemorate the centenary of the musical premiere of Joan Alcover's poem, which composer Amadeu Vives first presented on May 29, 1926, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mukhta Khamenei, owns a luxury resort in Camp de Mar, Mallorca. According to an investigation byBloomberg,quoted by the newspaperThe CountryThis is the Steigenberger Hotel & Resort Camp de Mar, in the municipality of Andratx, a complex with the beach a few meters away, a golf course and a wide range of wellness services.

A Ryanair plane was impounded as a precautionary measure at Linz Airport, 180 kilometers from Vienna, after the Irish airline failed to pay €890 in compensation to a passenger for a flight delayed by more than 13 hours, the Austrian public broadcaster austo reported on Tuesday. The court-ordered precautionary measure was carried out by placing a sticker on the aircraft parked at the airport, identifying it as property seized in Austria. The decision, unusual for a commercial passenger aircraft, stems from a claim filed by a woman who was scheduled to travel to Palma in July 2024 with two companions. Due to the significant delay, she sought an alternative flight, which she paid for out of pocket. The delay and the ticket changes generated additional expenses and interest, bringing the total amount claimed to €890. Since Ryanair failed to refund the money despite several requests, the affected passenger's lawyer initiated legal action and obtained a favorable court ruling that resulted in the seizure of the aircraft. A court officer who arrived at Linz airport even attempted to collect the sum from the pilot, but the crew had no cash on hand, as onboard payments are only accepted by card. Consequently, the court officer proceeded with the formal seizure of the aircraft. If Ryanair does not settle the debt within a reasonable timeframe, the aircraft could even be auctioned, the plaintiff's lawyer warned in statements reported by the regional newspaper. ÖON.