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British expat couple fight to keep popular bar after neighbours ‘call them dirty lesbians’ and spit on their terrace in ‘harassment campaign’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Images seen by the Olive Press show the neighbours spitting on the terrace and putting middle fingers up at the cameras

2 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain

The UK's National Crime Agency has launched a fresh appeal today

1 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

You can now have takeaway food delivered by JETSKI to yachts and beaches on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca

The so-called 'aquariders' will bring food from your favourite restaurants to your floating vessel

31 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley’s Brexit update for UK nationals in Spain ahead of live Q&A tomorrow

Manley warned expats that they must ensure they are 'properly registered' before the expected EU departure date on October 31

29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Politics

Foreign demand for Spanish homes is cooling off for the first time since the market’s 2010 recovery

FOREIGN demand is showing a marked slowdown for the first time since 2010, new statistics have suggested. As reported on Spanish Property Insight, after some

28 Jul, 2019 @ 10:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Spain’s tapas favourites which double as cancer fighting superfoods

Recent studies by a team of researchers at Almeria University have even linked gazpacho and salmorejo, Andalucian tapa staples, to helping prevent the development of

28 Jul, 2019 @ 08:53

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Ecstasy warning as woman, 19, killed by pill ‘laced with rat poison’ on Spain’s Mallorca

British revellers have been warned by an anti-drugs group in Ibiza to watch out for the distinctive pill

24 Jul, 2019 @ 11:30

Lead·Mallorca

RED ALERT: Warnings across Spain as temperatures to surpass 40C TODAY before scorcher along Costa del Sol on Friday

While Malaga and the Costa del Sol have avoided hotter temperatures today, that will be expected to change come Friday

23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

British expats in Spain would have ‘strong case’ to sue UK government in case of no-deal Brexit, MP warns

“As a former UK government lawyer I can reasonably foresee an enormous unprecedented amount of litigation raised by British citizens"

23 Jul, 2019 @ 12:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

WATCH: Woman thrown off Vueling flight from Mallorca for wearing a ‘low-cut’ top

Low-cost airline Vueling has come under fire for not allowing a female passenger wearing a ‘low-cut’ top to fly from Mallorca. The Spanish passenger was wearing a

22 Jul, 2019 @ 18:14

Lead·Mallorca

Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler

Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying!

21 Jul, 2019 @ 13:33

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

GOODBYE ‘BEETHOVEN’: Rafa Nadal to trade in his luxury yacht for a catamaran

The Mallorcan tennis ace is putting his 23-metre ship up for sale following a family trip around the Carribean on a luxury Sunreef 74 Chrissy

21 Jul, 2019 @ 12:27

Celebrity·Mallorca

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet

It comes after a draconian dictat came into force removing an initial 179 outdoor seating areas from some of Palma’s most popular restaurants

21 Jul, 2019 @ 02:32

Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced

The new flights, which are the first from the UK airport in seven years will arrive just in time for the school holidays

17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:40

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Expert says southern Spain and Balearics at ‘great risk’ of tsunamis but authorities ‘are not prepared’

Southern Spain and the eastern Mediterranean (the Balearics), have frequent seismic activity which make them prone to suffer tsunamis

9 Jul, 2019 @ 11:19

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Love Island fail as girls ask if Barcelona is in ROME

THE Love Island girls have suffered an embarrassing geography fail after asking if Barcelona was in Rome. Fans were stunned as Joanna Chimonides, 22, and

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:56

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot

The shaken tourist was examined at Son Espases Hospital in Palma where doctors confirmed injuries sustained from a sex attack

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: England ace Paul Gascoigne has stayed off the booze and only scrape was breaking thumb on a quad bike during Benidorm break

BRINGING one of the UK’s most legendary boozers to Benidorm was always going to be risky. But former England star Paul ‘Gazza’ Gasgoigne told the

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:05

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Women now breadwinners in a third of Spanish families, study shows

A study from the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (Ivie) tracked female contributions to family coffers between 1980 and 2017. The results showed that families

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:08

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith

When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be

7 Jul, 2019 @ 12:19

Columnists·Mallorca

Mystery masturbator back as sicko breaks into vehicles on Spain’s Mallorca and leaves semen all over the seat

The break-ins, which first began last December but stopped around April, begun again this week as three women found sperm stains in their vehicles

7 Jul, 2019 @ 11:00

Mallorca

British director Ken Loach parks his republican politics to meet with Spain’s Queen Letizia in Mallorca

The famous lefty director, 83, took the hand of the stunning 46-year-old monarch as he received a lifetime achievement award in Mallorca

7 Jul, 2019 @ 10:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Amanda Butler has a certain property ‘fantasma’ set to arrive and she’s rather excited as Spain’s Mallorca heats up

'Fantasmas' are clients who provide some interesting story with very ‘substantial budgets’, but low and behold, no Google search information!

6 Jul, 2019 @ 09:56

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Columnists·Mallorca·Property

Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair were sat on the seafront when the boulder gave way and fell on them, killing the woman instantly and crushing the man’s legs

2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:24

Lead·Mallorca

SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls

The sick tally has the UK listed at the top of the table with a total of six 'points' allocated for three injuries and one

1 Jul, 2019 @ 20:27

Lead·Mallorca

WhatsApping while driving will lose you SIX POINTS from licence, under new DGT plans

WHATSAPP messaging while behind the wheel will soon see drivers lose six points from their licences. The new measures by Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT)

1 Jul, 2019 @ 19:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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British expat couple fight to keep popular bar after neighbours ‘call them dirty lesbians’ and spit on their terrace in ‘harassment campaign’ in Spain’s Mallorca

WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain

You can now have takeaway food delivered by JETSKI to yachts and beaches on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley’s Brexit update for UK nationals in Spain ahead of live Q&A tomorrow

Foreign demand for Spanish homes is cooling off for the first time since the market’s 2010 recovery

Spain’s tapas favourites which double as cancer fighting superfoods

Ecstasy warning as woman, 19, killed by pill ‘laced with rat poison’ on Spain’s Mallorca

RED ALERT: Warnings across Spain as temperatures to surpass 40C TODAY before scorcher along Costa del Sol on Friday

British expats in Spain would have ‘strong case’ to sue UK government in case of no-deal Brexit, MP warns

WATCH: Woman thrown off Vueling flight from Mallorca for wearing a ‘low-cut’ top

Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler

GOODBYE ‘BEETHOVEN’: Rafa Nadal to trade in his luxury yacht for a catamaran

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet

REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced

Expert says southern Spain and Balearics at ‘great risk’ of tsunamis but authorities ‘are not prepared’

Love Island fail as girls ask if Barcelona is in ROME

Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot

EXCLUSIVE: England ace Paul Gascoigne has stayed off the booze and only scrape was breaking thumb on a quad bike during Benidorm break

Women now breadwinners in a third of Spanish families, study shows

That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith

Mystery masturbator back as sicko breaks into vehicles on Spain’s Mallorca and leaves semen all over the seat

British director Ken Loach parks his republican politics to meet with Spain’s Queen Letizia in Mallorca

Amanda Butler has a certain property ‘fantasma’ set to arrive and she’s rather excited as Spain’s Mallorca heats up

Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls

WhatsApping while driving will lose you SIX POINTS from licence, under new DGT plans

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

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The ancient capitals of Spain – Ten cities that were once seats of Spanish power

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Prostitution soars in Marbella as pimps across Spain move to running operations out of apartments – thanks to legal loophole

Twelve days of Spanish Christmas: our pick of hidden holiday traditions to discover in Andalucia