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Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

EASTER week brings a blustery twist as powerful gusts rip across Spain, with coastal areas and island hotspots facing the brunt of conditions this week.

31 Mar, 2026 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Valencian Community·Weather

Jihadist planned lone-wolf terror attack in Spain

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

THREE suspected terrorists have been arrested in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and Morocco’s internal intelligence service, the DGST. The trio were detained

26 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

AS the tourist season gets underway in Mallorca, residents and businesses are taking steps to discourage visitors from lingering in the streets to sit and

23 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

A BRITISH couple arrested for an attempted kidnapping in Mallorca on Sunday, were previously detained for a similar incident last month. The man and woman

18 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Easter holiday bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands have surged by 40% thanks to the war in Iran

AN increasing number of Brits are booking holidays to Spain’s Balearic Islands due to the war in Iran. Flight disruption across the Middle East and

17 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

A PLAN to snatch and grab an elderly woman fell short after the victim’s struggle caused a quick response to aid her and arrest the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

FOUR people in Catalunya suffered slight injuries on Sunday due to the effects of Storm Samuel. Winds and rough seas kept parts of Catalunya and

16 Mar, 2026 @ 10:14

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

Mystery as Emir of Dubai’s luxury 747 makes unexpected landing at Palma airport

MALLORCA welcomed an unexpected guest today as the ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the UAE saw one of his private Boeing 747s make

13 Mar, 2026 @ 17:40

Lead·Mallorca

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

A COURT has sentenced eight men to a total of 73 years in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman at a

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

THE identity of a young British woman found dead on a superyacht docked in Mallorca has been revealed. The body of Charlotte Conradie, 29, was

4 Mar, 2026 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

THE body of a British crew member on a superyacht docked in Mallorca was discovered by her colleagues on Sunday evening. The Guardia Civil is

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:59

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

PALMA City Council in Mallorca has banned the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public buildings and spaces as well as on buses. It’s

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:56

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

BRITISH property hunters are in for a shock as lawmakers weigh plans to ban non-residents from buying homes on the Balearic Islands. Left-wing party Mes

21 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder by lacing husband's wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder after lacing husband’s wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

A MALLORCA social media influencer with 400,000 Instagram followers has been arrested for attempted murder after putting tranquillisers in her husband’s wine glass. The 46-year-old

20 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drug user who was 'out of control' in front of his children dies after police taser him in Mallorca

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Polish man died at his Palma home on Thursday after he was immobilised by a taser fired by a Policia Nacional officer. The

19 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·Mallorca·National News·Tenerife

A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?

MALLORCA’S luxury travel market is having a record year — and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore. Visitor volumes remain high, spending keeps

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:55

Lead·Mallorca·Property·Sponsored Article

Long-term forecasting models predict continued storms, torrential rain and flooding for Spain all the way into March

SPAIN could face further bouts of severe weather in the coming weeks, with long-range forecasts warning of continued heavy rain and flooding in multiple regions.

11 Feb, 2026 @ 09:10

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Green·Lead·Madrid·Weather

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

A PASSENGER assaulted a female Ryanair employeer at Palma de Mallorca in a dispute over the weight of his luggage. The male attacker from South

10 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two members of violent luxury watch robbery gang operating in Spain are arrested and jailed in the UK

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

TWO members of a luxury watch theft gang operating in the Balearic Islands last summer have been arrested in the UK and jailed. A third

4 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

SPAIN doesn’t do rooftops by halves. From urban pools and sky-high cocktails to cathedral views and sea-breeze sunsets, rooftop bars across the country have become

31 Jan, 2026 @ 12:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Benidorm·Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Property·Valencia

Man dies in bedroom after cliff rock crashes down onto his seaside Menorca home

A MAN in his mid-60s died when a large boulder came loose from a cliff and fell onto his Menorca home. His wife, 62, was

27 Jan, 2026 @ 10:12

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Airbnb tourist rentals are finally dropping across Spain with Ibiza and Mallorca the biggest winners – but it’s a different story in Andalucia

AIRBNB holiday rentals are finally falling across Spain after years of explosive growth, with party islands like Ibiza and Mallorca leading the crackdown. New figures

15 Jan, 2026 @ 13:45

Ibiza·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ryanair pays out €5k to British tourist scalded by hot coffee put on 'flimsy' table on flight to Mallorca

Ryanair pays €5k to British tourist scalded by hot coffee put on ‘flimsy’ table during Mallorca flight

BUDGET carrier Ryanair has paid nearly €5,000 to a passenger scalded by hot coffee during a flight to Mallorca. The out-of-court settlement went to Denise

14 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Flight chaos in Spain as paraglider flies over airport causing diversions and delays

Revealed: These are the best and worst airports in Spain for delays and cancellations

EYE-OPENING new figures have lifted the lid on Spain’s best and worst airports for delays and cancellations. According to data crunched by boffins at AirHelp

13 Jan, 2026 @ 18:50

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Balearic Islands

Spain’s Holy Week weather havoc: Warnings issued for gale-force 100km/h winds and monster 10-metre-high waves

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

Revealed: Easter holiday bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands have surged by 40% thanks to the war in Iran

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

Mystery as Emir of Dubai’s luxury 747 makes unexpected landing at Palma airport

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?

Long-term forecasting models predict continued storms, torrential rain and flooding for Spain all the way into March

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

Man dies in bedroom after cliff rock crashes down onto his seaside Menorca home

Airbnb tourist rentals are finally dropping across Spain with Ibiza and Mallorca the biggest winners – but it’s a different story in Andalucia

Ryanair pays €5k to British tourist scalded by hot coffee put on ‘flimsy’ table during Mallorca flight

Revealed: These are the best and worst airports in Spain for delays and cancellations

Spain’s DGT recalls several popular versions of mandatory V16 warning light – do you have one of the models?

Revealed: The winners and losers of the ongoing war in Iran – as it emerges that Spain’s Ibex stock market has fallen almost 8% since the conflict began

Work from home, fly less and drive slower: Leading EU official issues stark warning over ‘long crisis’ ahead amid Iran war fallout

Political tug-of-war erupts over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’: Pedro Sanchez’s Basque allies ramp up pressure to hand over masterpiece for display in Bilbao – but will it ever happen?

Barcelona restaurant hit with €4,000 fine after exposing customer’s sexual orientation in shocking reply to bad review

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