Balearic Islands News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported

HURRICANE winds battered Mallorca on Sunday and Monday with gusts of over 140 km/h, causing damage in parts of the island. As of 9am on

23 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Meet the expat-run charities spreading Christmas cheer in Spain.

THESE are the expat-run charities helping the needy this festive period. While most expats move to Spain’s sunny climes for a relaxing retirement in the

22 Dec, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,

17 Dec, 2024 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Orange weather warnings are activated for eastern Spain, Mallorca and Ibiza ahead of 100km/hr winds

A SERIES of weather alerts have been activated for parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands this week. According to state weather agency Aemet,

17 Dec, 2024 @ 14:27

Balearic Islands·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Money laundering 101: Package is intercepted at Palma airport in Spain’s Mallorca with €200k in cash hidden in secret safe

CUSTOMS officials in Mallorca made a stunning discovery when they flagged a suspicious package during a routine cargo terminal inspection last month. The box raised

11 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Mallorca

Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe

NEGLIGENCE is believed to be the cause of a wildfire in Andratx, Mallorca, which was finally controlled this morning (December 9). The fire has scorched

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:19

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains

WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands have seen a welcome boost in November, jumping to 54%. This is an eight-point rise from October’s levels thanks

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

'Dead' woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital cock-up BUT loses fight for life two days later

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

German father’s relief after three-year-old daughter is found in Spain after two-year search

THE search for a three-year-old girl has been deactivated almost two years after she was reported missing. Triana Destiny Wenhert Franquesa disappeared from Calvia in

6 Dec, 2024 @ 17:25

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Brit’s €1.6m home in Spain to be demolished over corrupt mayor’s illegal land deal – and they’ll get NO compensation

A BRITISH couple’s €1.6m home in Spain will be demolished just days before Christmas after it was classed as illegal by the national government. Lee

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:28

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Travel agents in Spain threaten to stop making bookings over controversial ‘Big Brother Law’

SPANISH travel agents have threatened to stop taking bookings after a new law obliges them to collect up to 31 pieces of guest data. Spain’s

4 Dec, 2024 @ 16:53

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Vanlifers facing crackdown in Spain’s Mallorca: Motorhome dwellers to incur huge fines

VANLIFERS are facing a crackdown in Mallorca after the Palma city hall voted to fine those who live in their campervans. The authorities have announced

28 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Mallorca

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

CALVIA Vila residents have voted overwhelmingly against a child migrant reception centre opening up in their area. Unaccompanied teenagers would be housed at the old

28 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

THE number of migrants who have arrived in the Balearics this year has almost tripled the figure from the same period in 2023. Authorities intercepted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

PALMA will temporarily lose two popular bars after Three Lions is shut down for six weeks over noise complaints. The Three Lions on the Paseo

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Why are cases of gonorrhea soaring on Spain’s Balearic Islands?

SEXUALLY transmitted diseases are spreading fastest in the Balearic Islands and Catalunya, according to experts. Gonorrhea is the main culprit on the islands, described as

28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:31

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Men accused of throwing German tourist to his death in Spain tell court he ‘fell out of car because he was drunk’

DEFENCE lawyers for two men accused of throwing a German tourist to his death from a moving car in Playa de Palma have alleged the

28 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Travel experts ‘are avoiding’ these three popular destinations in Spain – this is why

THESE popular Spanish travel destinations are being blacklisted by travel experts. Travel experts Fodor have revealed 2025’s ‘no travel’ list which ‘aims to shine a

26 Nov, 2024 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain will test ‘flying taxis’ between major airports from next year

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena will supervise ‘flying taxi’ tests involving electrical vertical take-off and landing aircraft known as eVTOL. The demonstration flights will take place

20 Nov, 2024 @ 15:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Lead

British squatter in Spain ‘ruins elderly couple’s retirement’ after refusing to pay €15,000 worth of rent for more than a YEAR

AN ELDERLY couple have had their retirement ‘ruined’ after a British woman has squatted in their Mallorca flat for over a year and not paid

19 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ukrainian sailor who sank Russian oligarch’s yacht in Mallorca speaks out

A UKRAINIAN sailor who hit world headlines when he partially sank a €7 million yacht owned by a Russian oligarch has spoken about the incident.

15 Nov, 2024 @ 13:54

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Stardust Inn: Olive Press runs a rule over Spain’s most stunning new five-star hotel after a multi-million refit

IT was once described as Spain’s ‘most chic’ hotel, and with guests having included the Dalai Lama, Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill, it is hard

15 Nov, 2024 @ 12:14

Balearic Islands·Hotel Reviews·Hotels·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

Mallorca businessman, 84, claims he blasted burglar to death in 2018 ‘in self-defence’ during saga that has gripped Spain

AN 84-year-old man is being retried for killing a burglar after his original acquittal was overturned last year. A Palma court heard this week how

14 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Drunk driver tests positive for every drug known to police after wild bender ends with stolen car joy ride in Spain’s Mallorca

A DRUNK driver has achieved the considerable feat of testing positive for every drug known to police after he crashed a stolen car in Porto

14 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca

Watch: DANA hits Ibiza as locals are told to stay home and ‘secure their possessions’ amid orange warning for rain and 70km/hr winds

RESIDENTS in Ibiza have been warned to avoid all unnecessary travel and to secure their possessions ahead of a deluge of rain and winds of

12 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Weather

Ground-breaking seaplane flights enjoy successful tests ahead of New Year launch in Mallorca and Ibiza

A NEW seaplane operator in the Balearic Islands has run test flights this week ahead of launching its service in the New Year. Isla Air

7 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported

Meet the expat-run charities spreading Christmas cheer in Spain.

‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Orange weather warnings are activated for eastern Spain, Mallorca and Ibiza ahead of 100km/hr winds

Money laundering 101: Package is intercepted at Palma airport in Spain’s Mallorca with €200k in cash hidden in secret safe

Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe

Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

German father’s relief after three-year-old daughter is found in Spain after two-year search

Brit’s €1.6m home in Spain to be demolished over corrupt mayor’s illegal land deal – and they’ll get NO compensation

Travel agents in Spain threaten to stop making bookings over controversial ‘Big Brother Law’

Vanlifers facing crackdown in Spain’s Mallorca: Motorhome dwellers to incur huge fines

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

Why are cases of gonorrhea soaring on Spain’s Balearic Islands?

Men accused of throwing German tourist to his death in Spain tell court he ‘fell out of car because he was drunk’

Travel experts ‘are avoiding’ these three popular destinations in Spain – this is why

Spain will test ‘flying taxis’ between major airports from next year

British squatter in Spain ‘ruins elderly couple’s retirement’ after refusing to pay €15,000 worth of rent for more than a YEAR

Ukrainian sailor who sank Russian oligarch’s yacht in Mallorca speaks out

Stardust Inn: Olive Press runs a rule over Spain’s most stunning new five-star hotel after a multi-million refit

Mallorca businessman, 84, claims he blasted burglar to death in 2018 ‘in self-defence’ during saga that has gripped Spain

Drunk driver tests positive for every drug known to police after wild bender ends with stolen car joy ride in Spain’s Mallorca

Watch: DANA hits Ibiza as locals are told to stay home and ‘secure their possessions’ amid orange warning for rain and 70km/hr winds

Ground-breaking seaplane flights enjoy successful tests ahead of New Year launch in Mallorca and Ibiza

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Divers scouring the sea off the coast of southern Spain discover 34 underwater wreckages – including remains of boat from 5th century BC

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages