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Mallorca

Lucky Brit wins a £3 million villa in Spain after entering a lottery by chance

A 52-year-old man from Edinburgh has won a villa in Spain worth £3 million as well as £250,000 in cash after entering a lottery...

Dozens of elderly tourists are struck down with stomach virus in Spain: Popular hotel in Mallorca is forced to...

A STOMACH bug that's hit elderly guests at Mallorca's Palma Bay Club Resort complex has led to the precautionary closure of the hotel's kitchens. Guests...

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

A BRITISH man who raped a woman his son had chatted up at the hotel pool in his in Mallorca has been sent to...

Spain to relax airport security rules: New high-tech scanners will make life a lot easier for travellers in these...

SPAIN'S airports will begin installing new technology this year at security controls to allow the scanning of liquids and electronic devices without passengers...

‘Shagaluf’ no more: Planned demolition of iconic Magaluf hotel part of €4 million scheme to rebrand the Mallorca resort...

AN iconic Magaluf hotel is set to be demolished as part of the local council’s efforts to revamp the holiday resort away from its...

Warning for tourists in Spain: Gang is arrested after ‘breaking into rental cars to steal luggage’ left on show

THREE members of a Spanish gang that broke into mainly hire cars in the Playa de Palma area of Mallorca have been arrested by...

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WHAT’S going on in politics today? What are the latest law changes affecting expats? What are the travel trends for 2024 and where should...

Revealed: The 10 most expensive and in-demand neighbourhoods for buying property in Spain – featuring a string of British...

A MALAGA province town has Spain's highest average property prices coupled with high demand, according to a survey by the Idealista property portal. Examining figures...

Need a job in Spain? Hotel chain is offering 25 positions in the Balearics paying €1,800 per month –...

HOTEL chain Zafiro is on the lookout for 25 cheerful people to join their team in the Balearic Islands for the upcoming season. They offer...

Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for...

BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the...

Drunk driver blames Google Maps after being caught travelling down a flight of STAIRS in Spain’s Mallorca

A DRUNK motorist got stuck driving down some stairs in Palma's Plaza Mayor area and blamed the transgression on his Google Maps navigating system. The...

WATCH: Daredevil TikTok users climb atop disused factory in Spain forcing local police to ramp up security

SECURITY is set to be beefed up at an abandoned power station in Alcudia after daredevil TikTokkers scaled the decaying building, calling it ‘the...

Calum Best is CLEARED of sexual assault charge in Spain: Reality star, 42, is found not guilty of attack at Lineker’s nightclub due to...

CALUM Best has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a British holidaymaker at Wayne Lineker’s Ibiza beach club. The judges ruled that the prosecution failed to...

City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while...

A MALLORCA council computer network has been hacked since Saturday with the attackers demanding a €10 million ransom to get it back on line. The...

Last chance to enjoy 50% off the Olive Press’s online subscriptions as New Year deal ends TOMORROW

Dear Olive Press readers online, You only have until tomorrow to take advantage of our special New Year sale with an incredible 50% off the...

British expat who lost her ‘young’ husband in Spain just before Christmas is raising €10k to fund research into...

A BRITISH woman who has lived in Palma since 2016 has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise €10,000 for cancer research in memory of...

Hostage crisis in Mallorca: Police SWAT team tackle man who had barricaded himself in his home and threatened to...

A TENSE hostage situation was resolved this morning with one police officer shot with a crossbow after a man took his own mother hostage. A...

Autistic boy, 11, who went missing on a school trip in Spain’s Mallorca is found just as hypothermia was...

THE authorities are breathing a sigh of relief after an enormous search for an 11-year-old autistic boy who went missing while on a school...

Government official accused of ‘licking woman’s face and punching a policeman’ claims ‘alcoholic beverages impaired my decision-making abilities’ in...

A BALEARICS government official who faces accusations he sexually abused a woman and attacked a policeman has blamed his actions on being ‘very drunk.’ Juan...

Two British pensioners’ Mallorca holiday nightmare as they are put on the wrong plane despite FIVE ticket checks

TWO elderly Brits going on holiday to Mallorca suffered a nightmare when they were put on the wrong plane by Jet2 thanks to a...

German and British tourists to Spain failed to match pre-pandemic figures despite a record-breaking year in 2023 – apart...

SPAIN has disappointingly failed to return to its pre-pandemic visitor numbers from its key markets of the United Kingdom and Germany - apart from...

WATCH: British tourist claims he was savagely beaten by Guardia Civil officers in Spain who told him they ‘hate...

A BRITISH tourist has claimed he was placed in handcuffs and beaten by Guardia Civil officers during a holiday to Spain. TikTok user Chris...

Expat stabs himself to get wife arrested for attempted murder in Spain’s Mallorca

A 58-YEAR-OLD Dutchman has been arrested for trying to frame his wife on an attempted homicide charge at their Mallorca home. The man stabbed himself...

Scabies surges in tourist area of Spain: Health experts detect 44 outbreaks this year- with 11 linked to schools

THE Balearic Islands has reported 44 outbreaks of scabies this year up to early November with 19 affecting families or homes, 12 in social...

Popular tourist resort in Spain offers tax break to restaurants and bars that ban smoking on terraces

BAR and restaurant owners in Mallorca's capital have been given a financial incentive to ban smoking on their terraces. As rumours circulate that Spain's Health...

British expat wife who abused and ‘humiliated’ her husband in Spain over a 12-YEAR period is jailed

A BRITISH woman has been handed down a 26-month prison term for regularly abusing her husband over 12 years in Arta, Mallorca. A Palma court...

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Three doctors are accused of homicide after British woman died during cosmetic surgery in Spain

THE Policia Nacional has accused three cosmetic surgeons of homicide after a British woman died following complications during a procedure at a Palma clinic...

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