69 m. ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

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69 m. ago Exact time to prune hydrangeas to avoid ruining next year's blooms in the garden

An expert has shared the best time for gardeners to start pruning their hydrangeas and the best way to go about it to avoid ruining the flower's blooms the following year

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99 m. ago Addressing drug deaths must remain a top priority despite drop in figures

Record View says Scotland's current national strategy on drugs deaths has failed.

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2 h. ago Manchester United have eight quality options to solve transfer priority for free next summer

United wanted to sign a midfielder this summer and it will be their number one priority next summer

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3 h. ago Republicans release 33,000 pages of Epstein files in move to avoid controversial vote to force Trump to hand over documents

The House Oversight Committee has released a massive trove of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, the same day lawmakers pushed a bill to force out the documents.

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4 h. ago Gloucester fire LIVE: People warned to avoid area as smoke billows from address

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Smith's recycling centre in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, and, due to this, people in the area must close their doors and windows

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5 h. ago Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

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8 h. ago Google avoids breakup in search monopoly case, but judge orders other changes in landmark ruling

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government’s request to break up the company

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10 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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11 h. ago Jennifer Aniston reveals why she always snubs the Met Gala despite being invited

Friends icon Jennifer Aniston has opened up on why she continues to avoid a Met Gala appearance while the biggest names in showbiz take to the iconic event in New York

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12 h. ago Avoidable deaths among learning disabled adults still above general population

The latest Learning from lives and deaths report (LeDeR) showed data for 2023.

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13 h. ago Can I cut neighbour's tree to stop it blocking my light? 4 experts all agree on the answer

With summer ending and trees and plants at the peak of their growth, our gardens might look vibrant and green — but what if that means a neighbour's tree is blocking out your natural light?

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14 h. ago 'Cruel' mistake dog owners make could end up making 'separation worse'

A vet has shared a common mistake dog and pet owners make that can create anxiety in their pets, making separation even worse. But there's a way you can help avoid it

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14 h. ago 'I asked chefs the one order they always avoid at restaurants—they all agreed'

Chefs have shared the one food they would never order at a restaurant, and it's a very common menu item. They've also shared their tips for spotting a bad dish.

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15 h. ago 'I microwaved a Greggs steak bake for 30 minutes and now my neighbours hate me'

A man has been microwaving various food items for 30 minutes to see how they hold up - and one of his experiments seriously annoyed his neighbours

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15 h. ago Can I cut neighbour's tree if it's blocking my natural light? I asked 4 experts who all said the same thing

Experts explain whether you can cut a neighbour's tree if it's blocking your natural light — and things you must know before you act

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16 h. ago Ruben Amorim can avoid breaking golden Man Utd rule after £50m transfer decision

Kobbie Mainoo was denied a move away from Manchester United in the final days of the transfer window, but his future at the club remains uncertain

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16 h. ago Painting your garden fence could be classed as criminal damage

Brits should be aware of the rules surrounding garden boundaries, as painting a neighbour's fence without permission could be seen as "criminal damage".

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17 h. ago Man narrowly avoids jail after £41k of cannabis found during police raid in Coatbridge

Eduard Rapi, 46, admitted producing cannabis at his home in Hawthorn Drive on October 23 last year.

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17 h. ago I saw my neighbour throw rubbish in my skip but he denies it. What can I do? DEAN DUNHAM replies

My neighbour threw an old carpet and wooden boards into my skip when he thought no one was looking. I saw him, but he denies it. What can I do?

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