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Outrage in Spain’s Balearic Islands after health authorities ‘forget’ to enroll 4,000 women for breast cancer screening

THE Balearic Islands health agency ‘forgot’ to enroll over 4,000 women in the island’s Breast Cancer Prevention Programme, it has emerged. Between 2021 and 2024,

26 Feb, 2025 @ 12:25

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Outrage after German tourists mount and destroy monument in Mallorca

A PAIR of German tourists destroyed a sculpture on Sunday after climbing it to take a selfie at the Palma Contemporary Art Museum. The couple,

25 Feb, 2025 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Spain refuses to return Russian oligarch’s yacht after vessel was seized in Mallorca as part of Ukraine sanctions

MADRID’s High Court of Justice has refused to return one of three yachts seized in Mallorca due to their links to Russian oligarchs. The Sasha

25 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Must visit: The five best beaches in Mallorca for 2025

WE may be still in the middle of chilly February, but as thoughts drift off to the better weather ahead the Olive Press has selected

22 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Exclusive: British cycling expert issues warning to pedalers in Mallorca after horror collision

A CYCLING expert has raised concerns about safety in Mallorca following a recent accident involving six German national team cyclists. The cyclists were struck by

22 Feb, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘Shocked’ mayor in Spain asks Meghan Markle to change her ‘As Ever’ brand’s logo because it ‘plagiarises her town’s coat of arms’

A SPANISH mayor has called on Meghan Markle to change her As Ever logo, insisting it plagiarises her town’s ‘historic’ coat of arms. Xisca Mona,

20 Feb, 2025 @ 11:48

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Locals celebrate graffiti on Mallorca’s Osborne Bull statue that says ‘rich foreign property buyers to go to hell’

ANTI-TOURISM activists have targeted Mallorca’s Osborne Bull monument with graffiti telling wealthy foreign homebuyers to ‘go to hell.’ The vandalism, shared on Instagram by protest

17 Feb, 2025 @ 19:15

Lead·Mallorca

Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain's Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered

Snake warning in Ibiza: Serpents are becoming ‘gigantic’ as numbers on the island soar

IBIZA faces a serious issue as snakes are becoming more and more dominant, according to experts. The horseshoe snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis), in particular, has proliferated

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:13

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Nature

Ryanair worker is sacked after guiding planes at Mallorca airport while high on drugs

A RYANAIR ground crew member has been fired for directing aircraft at Palma airport while high on drugs. The ramp agent, who held specialised security

17 Feb, 2025 @ 10:37

Lead·Mallorca

Why selfish motorists could be fined up to €200 at Mallorca’s airport

PALMA’S Policia Local have stepped up patrols to stop the chaos of cars blocking traffic lanes to airport car parks as they wait to pick

13 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fury over tour guide crackdown in Mallorca: Proposed law ‘treats tourists like animals and guides like criminals’

TOUR guides in Palma are up in arms over proposed new rules to crack down on group sizes that they say are not only illegal

13 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s anti-tourism protesters are ‘training’ locals ahead of high-season as they vow to ‘intensify’ campaign

ANTI-tourism protesters in Spain are ‘training’ to prepare for the high season as they ‘intensify’ their crusade. A Spanish anti-tourism campaign group has urged members

13 Feb, 2025 @ 13:47

Lead·Mallorca

Migrants in Spain claim Barcelona is paying for their train tickets to Valencia as homelessness rises

Homeless crisis hits Mallorca’s hotspots as spate of thefts reported at Palma airport ahead of Spain’s tourist season

THE Balearic’s ongoing housing crisis is causing homeless people to seek shelter in makeshift homes around the islands, including Palma Airport terminal and abandoned hotels

13 Feb, 2025 @ 11:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

‘What pigs!’: Mallorca local blasts tourists for polluting habit

A MALLORCA local has blasted tourists for throwing rubbish off tour buses. Ever taken a red tourist bus to discover a new city? A Mallorca

13 Feb, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Mallorca·Video

Desperate search for 12-year-old girl who vanished from Mallorca almost a YEAR ago

AN appeal has been made to find a Mallorcan girl who disappeared last May. The SOS Desaparecidos Association and The National Centre for the Disappeared

6 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ancient palace turned hotel in Mallorca is named among ‘the most beautiful in the world’

THIS Mallorca hotel on the former site of an ancient palace has been named the ‘world’s most beautiful’. The Prix Versailles 2024 have officially named

4 Feb, 2025 @ 13:56

Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Europe’s first Hell’s Kitchen to open in Ibiza

GORDON Ramsay is set to unleash culinary chaos on the party island with Europe’s first Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. The fiery chef will bring his trademark

1 Feb, 2025 @ 11:00

Food & Drink·Ibiza·Lead

British artist creates ‘Angel of Ibiza’ sculpture

A BRITISH artist and fashion designer has created a sculpture to spread ‘hope’, ‘inspiration’ and ‘positivity’ in Ibiza. Known as the ‘undisputed king of expensive

1 Feb, 2025 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·La Cultura·Lead

Man ‘spiked his friend’s 17-year-old daughter and filmed aftermath’ during a party at a tourist hotspot in Spain’s Balearics

A MAN is facing 10 years in prison for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting his female friend’s 17-year-old daughter during a party in Menorca. A

1 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Policeman’s leg nearly lopped off in high speed chase with e-scooter going 80kmh in Spain’s Mallorca

A POLICEMAN’s leg was severely wounded in a high speed chase through tourist-packed streets after two men had struck a child on an overpowered e-scooter.

30 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca

Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa

ROBERT Lewandowski has bought his second home on the Spanish island of Mallorca. According to German tabloid BILD, the Barcelona FC striker (pictured above inset)

30 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:27

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:25

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca