Bestard case: Consell answers just 8 of 16 questions

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• The Consell de Mallorca has replied to only eight of the sixteen questions filed by opposition party Més about vice-president Pedro Bestard's stuffed Balearic ibex, according to Última Hora.
• The Balearic prosecutor's office opened a formal investigation into Bestard's alleged misuse of the Consell's official vehicles, confirmed on 11 August 2026.
• Open-Meteo forecasts an overcast day across the Balearics with highs around 31 degrees in Palma and Sóller and 30 degrees in Formentera, with no rain expected.
• Menorcan association Aviba is asking authorities to boost the 150-euro travel grant for Imserso users who must reach Mallorca before their trips, reports Es Diari.
• The Asian tiger mosquito is now established in sixteen European countries, double the figure of twelve years ago, according to Diario de Mallorca and Diario de Ibiza.

Today's essentials

Bestard case: Consell answers just 8 of 16 questions. As of 14 August 2026, the Consell de Mallorca had answered only eight of the sixteen questions filed by opposition party Més about a stuffed Balearic ibex, and the whereabouts of the animal itself remained unknown, according to Última Hora.

The 'boc' at the centre of the affair is a Balearic ibex that Pedro Bestard, vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca and its councillor for the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sport, had taxidermied so it could be displayed at a hunting fair in Madrid to promote the hunting of the species. Bestard, a Vox member governing under the Vox-PP pact, drove alone in an official Consell vehicle all the way to Toledo on 8-9 March 2026 to collect the mounted animal from the taxidermy firm Taxidermia Toñete, Última Hora reports. According to the Consell's official account, the ibex had been shot by environmental agents on the public estate of Tossals Verds as part of a population cull.

What began as an isolated episode has widened into a formal legal matter. The socialist party PSIB took the case to the Balearic prosecutor over what it calls continued misuse of public funds, malfeasance and document forgery, tied to Bestard's use of official Consell cars, including trips to the Madrid hunting fair, to Toledo for the boc, and to Mahón for a trotting event. The Fiscalía opened its investigation in early July and confirmed on 11 August 2026 that it is formally examining the allegedly fraudulent use of the vice-president's official vehicles, according to reporting relayed by Infobae, The Objective and Menorca.info. A separate analysis cited by elDiario.es identified at least twenty journeys between May 2025 and April 2026 that appear in the vehicle logs but not in Bestard's public agenda.

One thing worth being precise about: the cost of the Toledo run and the hunting fair does not add up cleanly across the coverage, and Última Hora itself gives different figures in different articles. One piece mentions 377 euros in ferry tickets, an article dated 19 June 2026 cites 3,400 euros for the round trip by car, and a third references an expenses claim of 2,612.18 euros for the fair. None of these has been reconciled against the Consell's own accounting documents, so no single total can be treated as settled.

Several questions stay explicitly open. Última Hora's editorial of 25 August 2026 (an opinion piece, not a fresh investigation) revisits doubts already raised over the spring and summer: whether the shooting was fully licensed, why a major-game cull took place on a public estate without that certification, and an allegation that the horns used for the taxidermy came from a different specimen than the one actually shot at Tossals Verds. These are presented as unresolved accusations, not proven facts, and the current location of the mounted ibex was still unknown as of 14 August 2026.

What this means for you: if you live in the Balearics, this is money and transparency at the Consell de Mallorca, the institution that runs the island you pay taxes and fees to, so it is worth watching how it accounts for public spending. Concretely, two threads are still live: the prosecutor's investigation, open since 8 July and confirmed on 11 August 2026, has no known outcome yet, and the Consell still owes answers to eight of the sixteen questions filed by Més. Both are the points to track as this develops, according to Última Hora.

Weather today

Warm and overcast, highs near 31 degrees. Open-Meteo forecasts a grey but dry day across the Balearics today, Tuesday 25 August 2026, with lows around 26 degrees and highs near 31 degrees and no rain expected.

In Palma, expect a covered sky from morning to evening, a low of 26 degrees, a high of 31 degrees, no rain and a light breeze topping out at 17 km/h, according to Open-Meteo. It is a muggy, still day rather than a hot-and-sunny one, so light, breathable clothing works better than anything heavy, and you will not need an umbrella.

The rest of Mallorca looks much the same: Sóller sits between 26 and 31 degrees under an overcast sky with even gentler winds around 10 km/h. On the other islands, Formentera runs slightly milder at the top end, 27 to 30 degrees, but with a firmer breeze reaching 24 km/h, handy if you are on the water or the beach. Cloud cover stays high everywhere, so the light will be flat all day.

Transport & traffic

No transport or traffic incidents reported at time of publication.

What's changing for you

• Menorca seeks bigger 150-euro Imserso travel grant. Menorcan association Aviba is asking authorities to strengthen the aid for island residents who must cover inter-island transport and an overnight stay in Mallorca before starting their Imserso trips, on top of the existing 150-euro grant, according to Es Diari. If you are a Menorca resident booking through the Imserso senior-travel programme, this is the point to keep an eye on: Aviba argues the current 150-euro grant does not fully cover the extra ferry or flight to Mallorca plus a night's accommodation that many Menorcans have to pay before their trip even begins. Nothing has changed yet, but if you or an older relative travel from the smaller islands, it is worth checking whether the support is revised before the next booking round and keeping your travel and hotel receipts in case the aid is topped up.

Local news to know

• Tiger mosquito now established in 16 European countries. The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), capable of transmitting dengue and chikungunya, is now established in sixteen European countries, double the number of twelve years ago, according to Diario de Mallorca and Diario de Ibiza.
• Mostly clear skies over Sineu today. Inland Mallorca sees mostly clear weather in Sineu today, Tuesday 25 August 2026, with only scattered clouds that will not dim the daylight, according to Diario de Mallorca.
• Coll d'en Rabassa neighbours want speed bumps or radars. Residents near boxer Jon Martínez's gym in Coll d'en Rabassa are calling for speed bumps or radars after a motorbike accident outside it, telling Última Hora that traffic passes far too fast on the street.
• Menorca's Álex Urbina eyes the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc. Menorcan runner Álex Urbina has set his next challenge as the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, whose 170-kilometre queen race he first completed back in 2016, according to Es Diari.

Things to do today

• UD Ibiza open Primera RFEF as promotion contenders. UD Ibiza kick off the new Primera RFEF season this weekend as one of the clubs tipped for promotion, after another summer of heavy spending under Amadeo Salvo, reports Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera. If you follow football on the islands, this is the fixture to catch: the league opens this coming weekend and Ibiza go in among the favourites to go up. Check kick-off times locally before heading to the ground.