Balearic Islands News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Tourist in Spain’s Ibiza busted after skipping €17,600 hotel bill and trying to flee with fake ID

A SHAMELESS holidaymaker has been arrested in Ibiza after racking up a €17,600 hotel bill – then doing a runner without paying a cent. The

8 Aug, 2025 @ 15:35

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Other News

Irish teens arrested for brutal assault on elderly tourist and his grandson in Mallorca

TWO teenage Irish tourists were jailed and then bailed after a brutal attack on a 71-year-old man and his grandson, 20, in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca.

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British teen, 15, flew to Italy while parents waited for flight home from Spain

British boy, 15, flew to Italy while parents waited for flight home from Spain

A BRITISH teenager ended up flying from Menorca to Italy on Monday while his parents were waiting to return home to London-Stansted airport. The 15-year-old

5 Aug, 2025 @ 09:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

American father and 13-year-old son die after small plane crashes into sea off Spain’s Mallorca

The Guardia Civil have confirmed the death of ex-military fighter pilot and his teenage son after their aerobatic plane crashed into the sea this Saturday

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:03

Lead·Mallorca

World famous chef Gordon Ramsay praises Spanish meat and wines as ‘best in the world’- but do YOU agree?

THE WORLD’S most celebrated chef arrived in Spain earlier this month with the opening of the eighth Hell’s Kitchen and has praised the country’s cuisine

3 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

Locals packing up to leave Spain’s Balearic islands as housing costs soar

FED-UP locals in the Balearic Islands are packing their bags as mass tourism sends housing costs soaring and quality of life plummeting. A bombshell report

31 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Other News·Property

British tourist, 23, seriously injured after falling into hotel swimming pool in Ibiza

A 23-YEAR-OLD British man sustained major injuries after falling head-first into an Ibiza hotel swimming pool. The incident at the undisclosed hotel happened on Tuesday.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

A BRITISH tourist was found dead in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the hotel in s’Illot in

29 Jul, 2025 @ 10:37

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

A 38-YEAR-OLD tourist has been arrested in Mallorca after attacking a hotel waiter in a row over whether his son’s stuffed animal toy had been

28 Jul, 2025 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

A TEENAGE tourist is in hospital after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Mallorca. The young Swiss, 19, was injured after the incident,

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

Summer travel chaos to hit one of Spain’s busiest airports as workers plan strike

WORKERS at Palma de Mallorca Airport are planning a strike lasting four hours for today, July 25. The strike has been organised by the ‘Union

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s coastal holiday flats are largely booked up for August – with touristphobic Mallorca almost at 100%

SPAIN’S coastal holiday rental market is shrugging off the anti-tourism sentiment as 84% of properties within 15 kilometres of a beach are already booked in

24 Jul, 2025 @ 14:08

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Marbella villa robberies: Spanish police bust Albanian gang

Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca

A DRUNK British tourist has been arrested in Playa de Palma after punching a Policia Nacional officer in the jaw. The 29-year-old Brit had only

24 Jul, 2025 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Swimmers ordered out of the water in shark alert at Mallorca beach

RED flags were raised on part of Playa de Palma on Tuesday between Balneario 1 to 10 after an elderly Italian bather was bitten in

22 Jul, 2025 @ 17:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Tributes pour in for Scot who fell to his death in Ibiza hotel – as venue cancels upcoming parties

A SECOND Scot whose death led to Ibiza Rocks Hotel canceling its upcoming music events has been named. Gary Kelly, 19, died in a fall

22 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Ibiza·Lead

Elderly couple's nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owning over €20k

Elderly couple’s nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owing over €20k

AN ELDERLY Spanish couple have breathed a sigh of relief after a British squatter moved out of their Mallorca apartment after not paying rent for

21 Jul, 2025 @ 18:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist, 19, dies in Spain after third-floor fall – just two weeks after Scot fell to death at same Ibiza hotel

A YOUNG British tourist has died in Ibiza after falling from the third floor of a hotel. The incident occurred in the early hours of

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:35

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and tries to keep it at Mallorca airport

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

A MAN has been arrested at Mallorca’s Palma airport after biting a Guardia Civil officer in a row over lost luggage. The 32-year-old aggressor was

19 Jul, 2025 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Brit living in Mallorca who 'shattered eye' of passerby finally arrested - after trying to 'lay low and blend back into daily life'

German tourist, 37, runs amok- vandalising cars before dropping dead in Mallorca street

A 37-YEAR-OLD German tourist dropped dead in a Playa de Palma street on Friday after going on a vandalism spree. Eyewitnesses reported the man behaving

18 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca hotels fight back against ‘tourismophobia’ in new campaign welcoming foreigners

‘BIENVENIDO tourists!’ say a group of Mallorca hoteliers who are hitting back against anti-tourism protests seen on the island. Thousands of residents took to Palma’s

16 Jul, 2025 @ 17:27

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

British man dies in hospital after seven-metre fall at Ibiza supermarket car park

A BRITISH man has died in an Ibiza hospital after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot. The incident happened at around 8.15pm on

16 Jul, 2025 @ 11:19

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British man 25, fights for his life after seven-metre plunge at Ibiza supermarket parking lot

A BRITISH man sustained serious life-threatening injuries after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot in Ibiza on Monday evening. The accident happened at

15 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

‘Tourism is not misery, it’s the engine of solutions’: Mallorca minister fumes at graffiti on official building

THE Mallorcan government has strongly condemned the tourism-criticising graffiti spray painted onto the walls of its Ministry of Tourism. The graffiti, signed by the name

15 Jul, 2025 @ 11:53

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course

WHILE tennis headlines are being made at Wimbledon this week, retired star Rafa Nadal celebrated getting a ‘hole-in-one’ on a Mallorca golf course. Nadal, who

11 Jul, 2025 @ 14:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police bring British tourist back to life after cardiac arrest in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

A BRITISH tourist was brought back to life after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The 67-year-old man was enjoying

10 Jul, 2025 @ 18:59

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Owner of van advertising erotic dancing with denigrating female images faces €600k fine in Mallorca

A VAN promoting an erotic dancing venue with images of scantily-clad women has been pulled over by the Palma Policia Local with the owner facing

10 Jul, 2025 @ 18:19

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands- Page 5

Tourist in Spain’s Ibiza busted after skipping €17,600 hotel bill and trying to flee with fake ID

Irish teens arrested for brutal assault on elderly tourist and his grandson in Mallorca

British boy, 15, flew to Italy while parents waited for flight home from Spain

American father and 13-year-old son die after small plane crashes into sea off Spain’s Mallorca

World famous chef Gordon Ramsay praises Spanish meat and wines as ‘best in the world’- but do YOU agree?

Locals packing up to leave Spain’s Balearic islands as housing costs soar

British tourist, 23, seriously injured after falling into hotel swimming pool in Ibiza

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

Summer travel chaos to hit one of Spain’s busiest airports as workers plan strike

Spain’s coastal holiday flats are largely booked up for August – with touristphobic Mallorca almost at 100%

Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca

Swimmers ordered out of the water in shark alert at Mallorca beach

Tributes pour in for Scot who fell to his death in Ibiza hotel – as venue cancels upcoming parties

Elderly couple’s nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owing over €20k

British tourist, 19, dies in Spain after third-floor fall – just two weeks after Scot fell to death at same Ibiza hotel

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

German tourist, 37, runs amok- vandalising cars before dropping dead in Mallorca street

Mallorca hotels fight back against ‘tourismophobia’ in new campaign welcoming foreigners

British man dies in hospital after seven-metre fall at Ibiza supermarket car park

British man 25, fights for his life after seven-metre plunge at Ibiza supermarket parking lot

‘Tourism is not misery, it’s the engine of solutions’: Mallorca minister fumes at graffiti on official building

Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course

Police bring British tourist back to life after cardiac arrest in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Owner of van advertising erotic dancing with denigrating female images faces €600k fine in Mallorca

Longer evenings are on the way: This is when the clocks will go forward in Spain this weekend

Cooking dinner at home once a week could help stave off dementia risk, new study reveals

Schools shut, weak economic growth and labour shortages: Here’s what Spain would look like without immigration

Feeling peckish? Here’s six typical Easter dishes to savour during Semana Santa in Spain

Tradition or Tragedy? Spain’s first bull-related death of 2026 raises fresh questions over the tradition’s safety

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