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Water shortages affecting majority of Spain

Residents forbidden to use drinking water to water plants or fill pools due to exceptional drought in Mallorca’s Esporles

THE city council of Esporles has announced urgent measures due to a serious drought that the municipality is experiencing. The measures include prohibiting the watering

24 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca

German tourist stabbed and robbed by group of six young 'North African' men outside Mallorca nightclub

German tourist ‘is stabbed and robbed’ by ‘six North African youths’ outside nightclub in Spain’s Mallorca

A MIDDLE-AGED German tourist was stabbed and robbed in the early hours of Wednesday by a group of six young ‘North African’ men in Playa

24 Aug, 2023 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Body of woman ‘aged between 50 and 60’ found floating in waters of upmarket port in Spain’s Mallorca

THE BODY of a woman in her 50’s was found floating in the waters at the mouth of Port Adriano on Wednesday morning. She was

24 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Female tourist, 59, drowns off beach in Spain’s Mallorca

A TOURIST has drowned off a beach in Mallorca this morning. The 59-year-old woman was swimming in the waters of Playa de Palma in the

24 Aug, 2023 @ 13:23

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Tourists are branded ‘pigs’ by Mallorca locals for ‘defecating’ at the island’s drinking water reservoirs

RAGING Mallorca residents are complaining about tourists swimming and defecating in two of the island’s drinking water reservoirs. A local that works near the Cuber

24 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Irish tourist accused of drug dealing arrested in Spain’s partying hotspot Magaluf

ANOTHER Irish tourist accused of drug dealing has been arrested in Spain’s Balearic Islands, the second in less than a week. The Irishman, who is

23 Aug, 2023 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID certificate could lead to full indoor capacity returning for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

Scottish student to recieve €300,000 in compensation from Magaluf nightclub

A nightclub in Magaluf has been ordered to pay €300,000 in compensation to scottish man after being blinded by paint gun in 2018 Dillion Connery

23 Aug, 2023 @ 14:30

Mallorca

Life-threatening ‘balconing’ foreign tourists fined €36,000 each and thrown out of Magaluf hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

FIVE FOREIGN tourists have been fined €180,000 for the dangerous practice of ‘balconing’ at Magaluf hotels so far this summer. The Calvia Policia Local has

22 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is busted by police dog: German Shepherd named Ahzarus alerts cops to cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana ‘hidden inside suspect’s suitcase’ at Ibiza Airport

AN Irishman has been arrested after being caught carrying various drugs within his luggage at Ibiza Airport. Officers allegedly found 28 g of cocaine, 15

21 Aug, 2023 @ 19:30

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

Car ‘oozing blood from its boot’ sparks police panic in Spain – but all is not as it seems

Police rushed to the scene of a car that appeared to have blood oozing from its boot in the early hours of this morning. Policia

21 Aug, 2023 @ 12:09

Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham youngster carrying drugs on a plane arrested after landing in Spain

A YOUNG Englishman who was carrying drugs on a plane from Birmingman to Spain has been arrested at Ibiza airport. Police have told the Olive

18 Aug, 2023 @ 14:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drunken Dutch tourist arrested after brutally assaulting German holidaymaker in Mallorca

A DUTCHMAN who brutally assaulted a German tourist by kicking him on the head has been arrested in the Mallorcan municipality of Llucmajor. The 26-year-old

17 Aug, 2023 @ 15:07

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British actress Danniella Westbrook, 49, interrogated by armed police in Spain over an unpaid €37 petrol bill from five years ago

FORMER EastEnders star Daniella Westbrook has been interrogated by armed police in Spain’s Ibiza over an unpaid €37 petrol bill from five years ago. The

17 Aug, 2023 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Fake warnings of jellyfish, contaminated water and landslides to scare away British tourists from beaches and beauty spots in Spain’s Mallorca

FED-UP locals are putting up fake signs declaring beaches and beauty spots in Spain closed in a bid to keep out British tourists, it has

17 Aug, 2023 @ 10:33

Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

New heatwave to hit Andalucia and Baleares over the weekend and next week

AN alert has been issued in Andalucia and Baleares due to a new heatwave that will affect the regions over the weekend and next week.

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead·Mallorca·Weather

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

British girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by French tourists’ in Spain’s notorious Magaluf resort: Alleged attackers ‘recorded assault on their phones’ and ‘left victim with grip marks on her arms’

The 18-year-old told Guardia Civil that six men attacked her at around 5am on Monday morning

16 Aug, 2023 @ 11:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Briton, 29, is arrested after savage brawl left a tourist lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood in Spain’s Magaluf resort

A BRITISH man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for being the ‘main instigator’ of a violent street brawl in Magaluf last Thursday. As

15 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Sacked firefighter turned ‘pyromaniac’ is accused of starting seven fires in Mallorca: Police drone ‘films 61-year-old setting blaze close to properties in latest arson attack’

A DISGRUNTLED sacked ex-firefighter has been accused of starting seven fires in the Selva and Caimari areas of Mallorca. He had caused great alarm to

15 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Romanian mafia are flying into Spain to rob Brits of their luxury watches: Thieves target holiday resorts as gang members in Mallorca amass €1million loot

The thugs have been trained to spot real designer watches from the fakes, and target everything from Rolexes to Patek Philipe, Hublot, Audemars, Piguet, Omega

14 Aug, 2023 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Moment young tourist is filmed motionless on ground with blood streaming from his head on Spain’s notorious Magaluf strip

In footage shared online, a young man in a blue t-shirt is seen sprawled out and face down on the Punta Ballena strip in Magaluf

14 Aug, 2023 @ 12:18

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

REVEALED: The most expensive holiday destinations in Spain this year – and the cheapest

THE average accommodation price for the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, according to a new top 50 ranking, will make your eyes water. A

13 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

British teenager, 18, is arrested for ‘selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine’ in Ibiza

A BRITISH teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine in Ibiza. According to reports, the 18-year-old was caught in the act

13 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

WATCH: Moment poker player’s yacht bursts into flames off Spain’s Formentera as huge plumes of smoke billow into the sky and are visible from Ibiza

The inferno began in the stern of the 27-metre vessel while it was anchored in the area of Cavall d’en Borras, in Formentera

13 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Columnist·Lead·Sponsored

Prosecutors seek three year jail sentence for British soldier accused of slashing her fellow squaddie’s throat during Mallorca bar brawl

SPANISH prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison sentence for a British soldier accused of slashing her fellow squaddie’s throat during a drunken bar fight in

12 Aug, 2023 @ 19:02

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Woman Arrested For Skipping 500 Taxi Fare To Spain S Costa Blanca From Madrid

British boy, 17, ‘is sexually assaulted by a taxi driver’ in Magaluf in latest shocking attack against young tourists in Spain’s Mallorca

A MANHUNT is underway after a British 17-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in Magaluf at the weekend. According to local

11 Aug, 2023 @ 13:12

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Residents forbidden to use drinking water to water plants or fill pools due to exceptional drought in Mallorca’s Esporles

German tourist ‘is stabbed and robbed’ by ‘six North African youths’ outside nightclub in Spain’s Mallorca

Body of woman ‘aged between 50 and 60’ found floating in waters of upmarket port in Spain’s Mallorca

Female tourist, 59, drowns off beach in Spain’s Mallorca

Tourists are branded ‘pigs’ by Mallorca locals for ‘defecating’ at the island’s drinking water reservoirs

BREAKING: Irish tourist accused of drug dealing arrested in Spain’s partying hotspot Magaluf

Scottish student to recieve €300,000 in compensation from Magaluf nightclub

Life-threatening ‘balconing’ foreign tourists fined €36,000 each and thrown out of Magaluf hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is busted by police dog: German Shepherd named Ahzarus alerts cops to cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana ‘hidden inside suspect’s suitcase’ at Ibiza Airport

Car ‘oozing blood from its boot’ sparks police panic in Spain – but all is not as it seems

EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham youngster carrying drugs on a plane arrested after landing in Spain

Drunken Dutch tourist arrested after brutally assaulting German holidaymaker in Mallorca

British actress Danniella Westbrook, 49, interrogated by armed police in Spain over an unpaid €37 petrol bill from five years ago

Fake warnings of jellyfish, contaminated water and landslides to scare away British tourists from beaches and beauty spots in Spain’s Mallorca

New heatwave to hit Andalucia and Baleares over the weekend and next week

British girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by French tourists’ in Spain’s notorious Magaluf resort: Alleged attackers ‘recorded assault on their phones’ and ‘left victim with grip marks on her arms’

Briton, 29, is arrested after savage brawl left a tourist lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood in Spain’s Magaluf resort

Sacked firefighter turned ‘pyromaniac’ is accused of starting seven fires in Mallorca: Police drone ‘films 61-year-old setting blaze close to properties in latest arson attack’

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

Romanian mafia are flying into Spain to rob Brits of their luxury watches: Thieves target holiday resorts as gang members in Mallorca amass €1million loot

WATCH: Moment young tourist is filmed motionless on ground with blood streaming from his head on Spain’s notorious Magaluf strip

REVEALED: The most expensive holiday destinations in Spain this year – and the cheapest

British teenager, 18, is arrested for ‘selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine’ in Ibiza

WATCH: Moment poker player’s yacht bursts into flames off Spain’s Formentera as huge plumes of smoke billow into the sky and are visible from Ibiza

Prosecutors seek three year jail sentence for British soldier accused of slashing her fellow squaddie’s throat during Mallorca bar brawl

British boy, 17, ‘is sexually assaulted by a taxi driver’ in Magaluf in latest shocking attack against young tourists in Spain’s Mallorca

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9

Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises

Warning for drivers as dirty cars can land a fine of €200 – with more Saharan ‘blood rain’ forecast to hit Andalucia

Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket