Mallorca News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Italian accused of raping 17-year-old British girl WALKS FREE from Valencian court as incident happened on Panamanian cruise ship

AN Italian accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl on a cruise-liner has walked free from a Valencian court due to a legal loophole. After

18 Apr, 2019 @ 00:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Drones which can photograph drivers using their mobile phone from 2km away launched in Spain TODAY

It comes after 31 people died and another 159 were seriously injured during Holy Week last year

17 Apr, 2019 @ 17:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Mercadona ditches single-use plastic bags

ONE of Spain’s best-known supermarkets has ditched plastic carrier bags in favour of sustainable alternatives. Mercadona, which owns 1636 supermarkets across Spain and Portugal, announced

16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:37

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Witnesses describe ‘bloodbath’ after British soldier ‘glassed by her pal’ in Mallorca club

They told the Olive Press how they saw blood all over the pavement outside Bananas nightclub in Magaluf's infamous Punta Ballena strip

16 Apr, 2019 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Paedo pensioner, 88, spared jail after sexually abusing neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter in Spain

Prosecutors said she trusted him because they were neighbours

15 Apr, 2019 @ 14:37

Crime & Law·Mallorca

British woman glassed in neck while partying on Spanish island

The 22-year-old was struck in the neck with a glass in the Bananas de Magaluf nightclub after an argument with another reveller

15 Apr, 2019 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat fuming after chairs and tables don’t fit into ‘tiny’ new terrace Mallorca town hall painted outside her cafe

The mother-of-one told the Olive Press she was ‘shocked’ to discover her seating area had been confined to a tiny painted box on the pavement

14 Apr, 2019 @ 08:03

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: The stunning and highest villages in Spain at risk of abandonment

Spain’s cliff-hanging enclaves hark back to the times of medieval conquest and even Roman occupation

13 Apr, 2019 @ 16:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Property

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension

https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 “I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about

12 Apr, 2019 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

WATCH: Flamingo invades airport runway in Spain just days after escaped circus hippo caught running amok on roundabout

Wildlife control experts were notified, but the flamingo is believed to have flown away before they arrived

8 Apr, 2019 @ 18:22

Lead·Mallorca

Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit

BRITONS in Spain have been guaranteed a 21-month grace period in which they will be classed as legally resident in the event of a no-deal

8 Apr, 2019 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Katie Price’s mum blasted for revealing she voted for Brexit despite living in Spain

Former glamour model Katie, who appeared on the show with her mum, added that she didn’t vote in the referendum

2 Apr, 2019 @ 14:57

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

IN PICS: ‘One million’ march against Brexit in London

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson accused Theresa May of 'plunging the country into chaos', urging her to 'let the people take control'

23 Mar, 2019 @ 20:14

Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

World’s greatest F1 champ spotted on the island in first sighting since 2013

MICHAEL Schumacher is reportedly spending winter at a luxury £26 million Mallorca mansion with round-the-clock carers. A respected German magazine said the seven times Formula

16 Mar, 2019 @ 13:57

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Property

British expats and authorities join forces to try and stop construction of ‘controversial’ shopping centre in Mallorca

The 80,000 square metre centre was originally granted a licence in 2014, but works did not start within the timeline and it expired

16 Mar, 2019 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

UK MPs join battle to get millions back for British expats who lost out to rogue FX firm based in Mallorca

Dozens of clients, most of them British expats, lost millions of euros when the Palma-based company Premier FX suddenly stopped trading in July last year

15 Mar, 2019 @ 12:57

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Fatboy Slim, Elton John, Gallagher brothers, Jamiroquai and Kings of Leon among the HUGE list of British and US acts performing across Spain this year

TONY Hadley, Fatboy Slim and Elton John are just three of the amazing acts coming to Spain this summer. The British superstars are joined by

14 Mar, 2019 @ 14:29

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

British tourists face €3,000 fines for drinking in streets of Marbella and Mallorca this summer while happy hours BANNED

BRITS caught drinking on Marbella’s paseo maritimo or around Mallorca this summer could be fined €3,000 thanks to a new crackdown on boozy tourists. According

11 Mar, 2019 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Headmaster of British school in Mallorca facing extradition to Scotland following sexual abuse allegations

THE headmaster of an exclusive British school in Mallorca is facing extradition to Scotland following allegations of sexual abuse. James Berry, 74, was arrested on

7 Mar, 2019 @ 13:20

Education·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Guardia Civil in Mallorca swoop on drug gang and seize TWO KILOS of Marijuana

Guardia Civil arrested 10 people and seized two kilos of marijuana, as well as a cache of stolen goods

6 Mar, 2019 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Spain horror crash sees cyclist skewered through groin by handlebars before helicopter rushes him to hospital

A statement from the Guardia Civil said that the man had suffered a ‘deep wound’ from the accident

4 Mar, 2019 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

CAR JACKER: Mystery sicko in Mallorca breaking into vehicles, masturbating and leaving his semen all over seats

On no occasion was anything stolen from the cars

1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

GAS HORROR: Billionaire beer heiress and partner killed by noxious gas in €8 million Spain finca

The family of Philippine - a professional osteopath and generous benefactor - are the third largest shareholders of multinational Ab Inbev, based in Belgium

28 Feb, 2019 @ 13:42

Lead·Mallorca