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Superyacht belonging to British billionaire Manchester United owner docks in Mallorca: Mammoth vessel is worth €150m

ONE of Britain’s richest men, and the minority owner of Manchester United, has parked his superyacht in Mallorca this week. Jim Ratcliffe, who took a

27 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish holiday islands fear locals will be ‘expelled’ by growing housing crisis if mass tourism continues

LOCALS are warning they could be ‘expelled’ from Spanish holiday islands if mass tourism continues to exacerbate the housing crisis. Balearic Island real estate associations

27 Mar, 2025 @ 11:34

Lead·Mallorca·Property

British YouTube star Yung Filly is accused of raping a tourist at Spanish holiday resort

BRITISH rapper Yung Filly is being investigated over the alleged rape of a woman in Magaluf last summer. Filly, 29, had travelled to the Mallorcan

24 Mar, 2025 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘Do not come!’: Residents in Spain’s Mallorca warn British and German tourists ‘you are the problem’

ANTI-tourism activists in the Balearics have one message for sunseekers this summer: do not come to Mallorca. Seven environmental organisations have put their signature to

19 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

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Body Of British Man, 20, Found Floating In Water At Mallorca Beach In Spain

Sixth suspected migrant body found floating in the sea this month in Spain’s Mallorca

THE authorities in Mallorca are investigating yet another body that was found floating in sea, marking the sixth just this month alone. The body, found

19 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

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Flight chaos in Spain as paraglider flies over airport causing diversions and delays

A PARAGLIDER illegally flew over Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday, forcing four planes to be diverted and schedules to be disrupted throughout the afternoon.

17 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish gems are named among the world’s top 100 travel destinations

SPAIN has three of the top 100 cities in the world for travel, according to a new ranking. Madrid claimed second place in the list,

15 Mar, 2025 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Travel News

British tourist wanted in Spain for ‘slashing Mallorca bouncer’s face with a bottle’ is arrested

A BRITISH tourist wanted for slashing a bouncer’s face with a bottle in Mallorca has been caught. Interpol Agents have arrested a young Brit accused

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Bizarre moment tourist beach in Spain is covered by thousands of jellyfish

Mallorca’s Cala Millor was invaded by thousands of Velella jellyfish last Friday. The sea creatures washed up on the shore in a seasonal phenomenon where

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:55

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Anger mounts in Mallorca over ‘worsening’ property crisis as locals are increasingly ‘turfed out’ by rising prices

MALLORCA protestors claim ‘nothing has changed’ one year after historic action against the island’s growing housing crisis. The Banc del Temps de Sencelles has published

12 Mar, 2025 @ 12:22

Lead·Mallorca·Video

‘Vital’ cancer support for expats in Mallorca continues to grow

WALK Against Cancer Mallorca, spearheaded by Anita Vince, a 53-year-old English woman who has lived on the island for nearly two decades, is back for

2 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Health·Mallorca

DNA tests confirm missing woman, 24, was incinerated after being trapped inside waste bin in Mallorca

THE Policia Nacional in Mallorca have closed their investigation into a missing Argentinian woman after DNA analysis confirmed that two bones found at a waste

28 Feb, 2025 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

What is Balearic Islands Day? How the annual festival is celebrated with the party starting TODAY

BALEARIC Islands Day 2025 will be marked by a range of activities across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Celebrations will begin on February 28 and

28 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

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

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

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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

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