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Briton, 43, accused of raping his son’s friend at a hotel in Spain’s Mallorca faces up to nine years in jail if convicted

A BRITISH man, 43, faces nine years in prison after being charged with raping his son’s female friend at a Magaluf hotel in May. The man was arrested by the Guardia Civil

19 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport

A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the airport’s cargo arrival control area. “The packages

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Ryanair asks tourists to pay an extra €45 to take their ensaimadas to the plane in Mallorca

RYANAIR told two tourists they needed to pay €45 for taking a box of Mallorca’s famous ensaimada inside the plane at Palma Airport. The airline told both passengers that the box containing

20 May, 2023 @ 12:00

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British tourist arrested for raping son's friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender was arrested at Palma airport having brought

15 May, 2023 @ 11:22

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New Road Barrier Laid Down Stopping Bottlenecks Caused By Illegal Parking At Mallorca Airport In Spain

New road barrier laid down to stop traffic jams caused by illegal parking at Spain’s Mallorca airport

A red and white plastic barrier has been installed along the road to the entrance to Mallorca’s Palma airport to stop illegal parking that has caused major bottlenecks. Motorists in recent weeks

6 Apr, 2023 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway

IMPROVEMENT work has started at Palma airport costing €200 million which will take over three years to complete. The project includes extending aircraft parking facilities as part of the west and east

9 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Serial Tourist Robber Gets Banned From Mallorca's Palma Airport In Spain

Robber who preys on tourists across Spain and Europe is banned from Mallorca’s Palma airport

A serial sealer targeting tourists in Spain and across Europe has been arrested yet again- this time in Mallorca. His extensive criminal record and focus on airports has led to a judge

30 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain's airports report record six-month passenger totals, surpassing 2019 figures

Danish tourist tries to run over police officer before escape bid from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

A 33-year-old Danish tourist has been arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after trying to run over a police officer. The Guardia Civil detained him on Saturday- a day after the incident

22 Aug, 2022 @ 13:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

A British tourist with an underlying psychological condition had to be restrained at Palma de Mallorca airport last week, after attacking police officers at passport control. The 20-year-old female was drunk and

30 May, 2022 @ 18:59

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Airline selects three-year-old British girl for ‘involuntary offloading’ on overbooked flight from Spain

Many airlines practise overbooking, where more tickets are sold than there are seats available

26 Jun, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Activists propose daily tax for Balearic cruise ship passengers

MALLORQUIN activists have stepped up their opposition to ‘out of control’ tourism by demanding that the authorities introduce a daily tax on cruise ship passengers. The proposition follows the doubling of the

26 May, 2018 @ 21:02

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish car hire firms scamming thousands of tourists, claims watchdog

Watchdog claims Spain’s car-hire firms are scamming thousands of holidaymakers

25 Jun, 2014 @ 17:30

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