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Pervert, 82, convicted of illegally entering home to sniff underwear belonging to female tenants in Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

AN 82-year-old man illegally and frequently went into a Formentera property to smell underwear belonging to the female tenants. A Palma court agreed to a

29 May, 2025 @ 12:23

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

€300 million to be spent on improvements to popular Mallorca tourist spot

€300m of improvements announced for popular Mallorca tourist spot

MALLORCA’S Playa de Palma area will see up to €300 million of improvements over the next decade. 35 projects will be part of a general

28 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British boy, 8, suffers horrific injuries after third-floor Ibiza balcony fall

A BRITISH boy, 8, suffered serious injuries after a balcony fall in Ibiza on Tuesday evening. The youngster fell from the third floor of the

28 May, 2025 @ 11:47

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Non-resident foreign property owners face car restrictions in Mallorca

A ONE car per household limit could be introduced for non-resident foreign property owners in Mallorca. The aim is to reduce traffic jams during the

27 May, 2025 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British man, 40, launched frenzied assault on much-younger victim in Mallorca

British man, 40, launches frenzied assault on younger victim in Mallorca

A BRITISH man, 40, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for a violent assault on a German national in the Cala Millor area of

27 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Rapper who fled Spain in notorious free-speech case is investigated for punching two men in Mallorca nightclub

A MALLORCAN rapper who became famous due to a notorious free speech court case is being investigated for punching two young men in a Cala

23 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Marbella villa robberies: Spanish police bust Albanian gang

British woman, 39, dies after plunging over side of lookout spot in Spain

A BRITISH woman died in hospital after falling from the iconic es Jonquet windmill viewpoint in Palma. The 39-year-old tumbled some 15 metres onto the

22 May, 2025 @ 12:01

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British boy, 8, seriously injured after running into Mallorca hotel window

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD British boy was seriously injured when he ran into a hotel window in Mallorca on Thursday. The youngster was with his parents when

16 May, 2025 @ 11:53

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca agent slams Spanish sellers for ‘profiting from foreigners while moaning about them’

A MALLORCAN real estate agent has blamed some ‘locals’ for pushing up property prices because of foreign buyers. Maria Antonia Bermejo from the Gestpropiedad company

13 May, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Brit, 18, in critical condition after ‘falling from balcony’ in Ibiza

AN 18-year-old British man is in a critical condition after falling from a third floor balcony in Ibiza. Emergency services were called at 9.47pm on

12 May, 2025 @ 14:14

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

British man 'known for UK scandals' quizzed over two rapes in Mallorca

British millionaire ‘known for UK scandals’ quizzed over sex attacks in Mallorca

A BRITISH man, 55, is being investigated for raping two women at a Mallorca hotel after arranging to meet them via an internet sex site.

9 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spring surge in job creation on Balearics as seasonal work returns

UNEMPLOYMENT on the Balearic Islands fell sharply with 5.6% in April compared to the same month last year, with 1,599 fewer unemployed people on the

6 May, 2025 @ 14:53

Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands clamp down on snake problem after worrying discovery by Oxford researchers

THE Balearic Islands have launched an emergency operation to tackle the spread of invasive snakes. The decision comes after researchers from the University of Oxford

6 May, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

British female tourists ‘drunkenly ridicule and attack Polish woman at a Mallorca beach’

THREE British female tourists have been accused of assaulting a holidaymaker at a Mallorca beach club. The incident happened on Monday at the premises located

3 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British woman dies in her room in famous Ibiza Rocks Hotel

A BRITISH woman has died at the famous Rocks Hotel on the Spanish sunshine island of Ibiza. The 33-year-old died in her room at the

1 May, 2025 @ 11:13

Balearic Islands·Lead

British hiker, 82, is rescued in Spain’s Mallorca after ‘falling and being unable to go on’

AN ELDERLY British hiker had to be rescued on Mallorca after a fall in the hills above Port d’Andratx. The incident happened on Sunday with

29 Apr, 2025 @ 14:25

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British cyclist, 39, dies after falling during race on Mallorca

British cyclist, 39, dies from suspected heart attack during race in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH amateur cyclist died during Mallorca’s 312 Ok Mobility event on Saturday. Philip Williams, 39, came off his bike and hit security fencing when

28 Apr, 2025 @ 12:26

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Exotic animal traffickers charged €60k for a panther with Mallorca couple running sales via social media

A RUSSIAN couple accused of trafficking exotic animals have been arrested in Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social

14 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

A MAJOR eviction operation targeting an illegal settlement in Ibiza was abruptly suspended on Wednesday. Thanks to a last-minute court ruling, the eviction of Can

12 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Politics·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

Ibiza breaks real estate record as two properties sell for over €50million each

PROPERTY sales and prices are continuing to surge in the Balearic Islands with two homes sold on Ibiza last year for record amounts of €50

18 Mar, 2025 @ 13:02

Ibiza·Lead·Property

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

Locals block Ibiza beauty spot with BOULDERS and ‘no entry’ signs to ward off ‘avalanche’ of polluting tourists

LOCAL residents in the Cala d’Hort de Sant Josep area of Ibiza have blocked access to famous viewpoints. In order to combat the influx of

14 Mar, 2025 @ 11:21

Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

Bodies keep washing up on Spanish holiday island loved by Hollywood A-listers

A SPANISH holiday island loved by A-listers has seen its fifth body wash ashore so far this year. The corpse was found by a local

9 Mar, 2025 @ 13:10

Balearic Islands·Lead

Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop ‘saturation’ of top holiday area in Spain

THE Balearic Islands government has announced its plans to reduce tourist saturation including a raft of new or increased taxes. The proposals unveiled on Friday

7 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead

‘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

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Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

€300m of improvements announced for popular Mallorca tourist spot

British boy, 8, suffers horrific injuries after third-floor Ibiza balcony fall

Non-resident foreign property owners face car restrictions in Mallorca

British man, 40, launches frenzied assault on younger victim in Mallorca

Rapper who fled Spain in notorious free-speech case is investigated for punching two men in Mallorca nightclub

British woman, 39, dies after plunging over side of lookout spot in Spain

British boy, 8, seriously injured after running into Mallorca hotel window

Mallorca agent slams Spanish sellers for ‘profiting from foreigners while moaning about them’

Brit, 18, in critical condition after ‘falling from balcony’ in Ibiza

British millionaire ‘known for UK scandals’ quizzed over sex attacks in Mallorca

Spring surge in job creation on Balearics as seasonal work returns

Balearic Islands clamp down on snake problem after worrying discovery by Oxford researchers

British female tourists ‘drunkenly ridicule and attack Polish woman at a Mallorca beach’

British woman dies in her room in famous Ibiza Rocks Hotel

British hiker, 82, is rescued in Spain’s Mallorca after ‘falling and being unable to go on’

British cyclist, 39, dies from suspected heart attack during race in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

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

Ibiza breaks real estate record as two properties sell for over €50million each

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

Locals block Ibiza beauty spot with BOULDERS and ‘no entry’ signs to ward off ‘avalanche’ of polluting tourists

Bodies keep washing up on Spanish holiday island loved by Hollywood A-listers

Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop ‘saturation’ of top holiday area in Spain

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

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Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence after suffering wrist injury in Barcelona

The Olive Press saves you from FOMO! Here are the top 10 festivals you can’t miss in Spain this summer

Spain’s Canary Islands count the cost of ‘storm of the decade’ Therese as damage bill nears €200 million