3 d. ago Majorca braces for 40ft waves while parts of Spanish island turns white as southern Europe is pummelled by freak winter storm

Spain 's weather agency AEMET issued an orange storm alert on Thursday for Majorca and warned that huge waves were expected to hit the eastern coast of the island.

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9 d. ago Dad's 'extreme day trip' to popular Spanish island worked out 'cheaper than London'

Budget traveller Aleksander Sikora, 41, from Farnham, Surrey, spent just £99 on a six-hour day trip to the Canary Islands with his daughter. He tells of how they did it below

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1 week ago Topless postcards & willy bottle openers could be BANNED in woke crackdown on ‘sexual souvenirs’ on top holiday island

SEXUAL souvenirs are on the chopping block in Majorca after being branded "sexist". The holiday hotspot's left-wing party is pushing for an island-wide ban that would follow the lead of popular Spanish resort of Benidorm. Unides Podem labelled mementos in the shape of penises, breasts and other erogenous regions as "sexist and vulgar". Campaigners raised the...

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3 w. ago Moment enormous wave crashes down on people in Tenerife as wild weather kills three and injures 15

The huge wave crashed down on a pier Saturday in the popular northern city resort of Puerto de la Cruz as strong winds and treacherous weather struck the Spanish island.

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3 w. ago Three dead and 15 hurt after rough seas pull people into the ocean in Tenerife

Two men and a woman died in separate incidents after sudden sea surges battered the Spanish islandThree people have died and at least 15 were injured in separate incidents linked to rough seas battering the Spanish island of Tenerife, pulling several victims into the ocean, emergency services said.A rescue helicopter airlifted a man who had fallen into the water at a beach in La Guancha, a municipality in the north of the island, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer

Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentationAn amateur photographer in southern Spain has captured unprecedented images of a white Iberian lynx, prompting researchers to investigate whether environmental factors could be at play as wildlife watchers revelled in the rare sighting.Ángel Hidalgo published the images on social media, describing the singular animal as the “white ghost of the Mediterranean forest”. Continue reading...

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