EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham youngster carrying drugs on a plane arrested after landing in SpainÂ
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
Drunken Dutch tourist arrested after brutally assaulting German holidaymaker in MallorcaÂ
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
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
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
Covid-19 cases rise sharply in Spain’s Mallorca but expert describes situation as ‘not alarming’
COVID-19 cases in Mallorca have rocketed by 124.8% at the start of August compared to a month earlier, but a leading expert says the situation
427 super-high earners living in Spain’s Balearic Islands pocketed over €50,000 each month in 2021
A TOTAL of 427 people residing in the Balearic Islands declared salaries in 2021 that exceeded €50,000 month. It means that the fortunate group earn
Socialists fuming over PP-VOX coalition repainting white an LGTB coloured zebra crossing in MallorcaÂ
CONTROVERSY is served in Calvia (Mallorca) as the recently formed PP-VOX local government has had a zebra crossing displaying the colours of the LGTB flag
Climate change causing fish biting attacks on swimmers in Spain’s Mallorca
CLIMATE CHANGE causing seas to hot up may be behind increasing cases of fish biting swimmers in Mallorca. Several bathers have suffered bite marks caused
British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a
British tourist in Spain’s Ibiza drowns after going for swim in the sea
A BRITISH tourist drowned on Friday afternoon at Cala Jondal in the Sant Josep area of Ibiza. The 33-year-old man was spotted floating in the
Britons in Mallorca enjoy ‘home comforts’
DESPITE the top-notch food up for grabs in the Balearic Islands, many Brits are turning to ‘home comforts’ such as Heinz beans. British Corner Shop,
Fine for naked beach goer in Mallorca
A TOURIST has been fined for being naked in Playa de Palma, Mallorca. At around 4 p.m. last Monday, the man was approached by police,
Nine year old girl in hospital after being run over by an out of control van in Menorca
On July 24 an ice delivery truck lost control due to brake failure and sped down a 40 metre hill in Menorca. On its way
Alleged sexual assault by German tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands was recorded on cellphone
SPAIN’S National Police released more information on Saturday about the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault carried out by a group of six German tourists
Woman dies two months after husband passed away due to fridge gas leak in Spain’s Mallorca
A SCOTTISH woman has died two months after her husband passed away after inhaling fumes from a carbon monoxide leak at a Mallorca finca. Mary
British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza
THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a
Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca
SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men
Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airportÂ
A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the
Thief arrested for stealing five Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in IbizaÂ
A THIEF has been arrested for stealing four Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza. Police allegedly caught the robber in the act in Playa
New Popular Party administration in the Balearic Islands scraps Equality, Environment departments after doing deal with Vox
THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas of
New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain’s Mallorca
NEW HOME construction in Mallorca has fallen by 17% in the first half of the year according to the island’s Official College of Quantity Surveyors.
Jilted man throws Molotov cocktails at ex-girlfriend’s house in Spain’s Ibiza
A MAN has been arrested in Ibiza for trying to burn down his ex-partner’s house with the help of several Molotov cocktails. The woman was
Iconic ‘chic’ hotel on Spain’s Mallorca in demolition dispute
POLLENCA council has provisionally fined a company for demolishing the interior rooms of the Hotel Formentor without having a licence to do so. The initial
British man accused of rape stopped flying home from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain
A BRITISH man has been arrested at Palma Airport after being accused of raping his girlfriend- also British- hours earlier at their Magaluf area hotel.
British tourist, 25, seriously injured after falling from hotel balcony in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist suffered serious injuries after falling from a second floor hotel balcony in Can Picafort, Mallorca. The 25-year-old man plunged four metres to
Family uses child below arrestable age to steal gold bracelet in Spain’s Mallorca
A FAMILY has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a €4,000 gold bracelet was stolen from a Palma jewellery shop. The group used a