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Exclusive: British groom-to-be needs facial reconstruction surgery after suffering ‘brutal attack by nightclub bouncers’ in Spain

A BRITISH groom-to-be is awaiting facial reconstruction surgery after he was allegedly attacked by bouncers at a nightclub in Mallorca. William Wheatley, 26, can only

18 Sep, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British boy, 15, is fighting for his life after near-fatal accident at a water park in Spain’s Mallorca

A 15-YEAR-OLD British boy is fighting for his life after suffering a near-fatal drowning at a Mallorca water park. The teenager was rushed to hospital

17 Sep, 2024 @ 06:00

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‘Sophisticated’ camera hidden in a water bottle was ‘used by bar owner in Spain’s Mallorca to record hundreds of women and minors using his toilet’

A BAR owner in Mallorca is accused of using a camera disguised as a water bottle to film hundreds of women as they used the

15 Sep, 2024 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Germans are ditching Mallorca for a major resort in Turkey this autumn, booking figures suggest

GERMAN tourists have famously long loved the sun, sea and sand of Mallorca – but it may be time to say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ as new

10 Sep, 2024 @ 15:40

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World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz to open ‘gourmet spaces’ at four major airports in Spain

DABIZ Muñoz, the highly-acclaimed Madrid-born chef, has premiered his first airport dining concept set to land at four terminals across Spain this year. The Hungry

10 Sep, 2024 @ 14:41

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Double tragedy as body of British hiker, 32, is found in Spain’s Mallorca days after his girlfriend, 26, died in torrential storms

THE body of a British hiker who was washed away in torrent of water while hiking in Mallorca on Tuesday night has been found, the

6 Sep, 2024 @ 13:36

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Trousers and a shoe found in desperate search for British hiker, 32, who was swept away after storms struck Spain’s Mallorca

RESCUE teams looking for a British hiker who was swept away by a torrent in Mallorca have found a pair of trousers and a shoe.

6 Sep, 2024 @ 10:01

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‘There’s still hope’: Search continues for missing British tourist who was swept away by flash flood in Mallorca as specialist divers join the team

RESCUE teams have resumed the search this Thursday morning for a British hiker, 32, who was swept away by a surging river on Tuesday night.

5 Sep, 2024 @ 12:25

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Mallorca braces for hurricane winds: Flights are delayed and public areas sealed off over fears of uprooted trees – as experts warn when the most severe weather will hit

MALLORCA is batting down the hatches today as hurricane force winds of over 120km/hr are set to blow into the island. According to state weather

4 Sep, 2024 @ 13:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Weather

German tourists are arrested for ‘defecating in lifts’ of Mallorca hotel and ‘emptying fire extinguishers’

TWO German tourists appeared in court on Monday after causing extensive damage to a hotel in Arenal, a small tourist town south of Palma. The

4 Sep, 2024 @ 13:02

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist, 32, dead and his partner missing after being swept away by flash floods in Mallorca – amid ‘hurricane’ alert

A DESPERATE search is underway for a British tourist swept away in a flash flood after the body of her boyfriend was discovered on a

4 Sep, 2024 @ 12:01

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WATCH: Hurricane alert in Mallorca: Spain’s state weather agency Aemet warns winds could exceed 120km/hr

MALLORCA has been warned of ‘hurricane winds’ that could exceed 120km/hr. The entire Balearic island has been placed on an orange alert for Wednesday by

3 Sep, 2024 @ 14:06

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Video·Weather

Watch: Weather chaos in Spain as roads are destroyed by hail and rain storms in the north and east – while Mallorca is placed on orange alert

SEVERE storms are continuing to batter north and eastern Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands. Images shared online show how roads have collapsed in

3 Sep, 2024 @ 13:54

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British man dies after falling from sixth floor of hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man has died after falling from the sixth floor of a building in Palma. Emergency services were called to Carrer Berenguer de Tornamira

2 Sep, 2024 @ 12:10

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German pilot, 34, returns home amid homicide investigation after his 20m yacht crashed into a fishing boat and killed a young man in Spain’s Mallorca

THE skipper of a luxury yacht that collided with a small fishing boat in Mallorca killing a 21-year-old man, has returned home to Germany. Air

30 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

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British girl, 15, is in a serious condition after falling from a balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH girl, 15, was seriously injured on Tuesday after suffering a first floor balcony fall in Mallorca. The accident happened in S’Illot in the

28 Aug, 2024 @ 11:23

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Mallorca-based captain of the tragic Mike Lynch yacht is expected to face an investigation over sinking

ITALIAN prosecutors have launched an official investigation into the Mallorca-based captain of the Bayesian yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily last week, killing

26 Aug, 2024 @ 20:53

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Housing crisis is laid bare in Spain’s Balearic Islands: One in three homes are empty or are only used for a few days per year, figures reveal

SHOCKING figures have shed light on the Balearic Islands’ housing crisis, with up to one in three homes empty for all or most of the

26 Aug, 2024 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Drought crisis sees first closures of swimming pools and dismissals of lifeguards in Spain’s Malaga

Tragedy in Spain’s Mallorca: Six-year-old boy drowns in a hotel swimming pool

A SIX-YEAR-OLD French boy has died after drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Mallorca. The tragic incident occurred at 5pm on Sunday afternoon at

26 Aug, 2024 @ 12:18

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fine dining in Mallorca: The best restaurants in Calvia – including Michelin Star winners

MALLORCA is a great destination for foodies and Calvia boasts three restaurants recognised by the Michelin guide. Sa Clastra, found in the Castell Son Claret,

24 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·For Foodies·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘I thought they were going to kill me’: Taxi driver, 71, is attacked by three German police officers in Spain’s Mallorca

A 71-YEAR-OLD Mallorca taxi driver was hospitalised after a brutal beating from a group of German tourists who claimed to be police officers. Three men

23 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ryanair apologises for nightmare flight from Ireland to Spain after passengers were forced to wait more than four hours on the tarmac due to weather delay

A FAMILY is demanding €1,600 compensation following a four-hour delay to their flight from Dublin to Spain. The Spanish family, from Mallorca, have filed a

23 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

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