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Fisherman arrested for sexually assaulting a British tourist in scenic Mallorca port

A FISHERMAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for allegedly sexually assaulting a British tourist at Mallorca’s Port d’Andratx last Wednesday. The 40-year-old Senegalese

14 Aug, 2024 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Reformed 500-year-old villa goes on sale for €10.8 million in Spain’s Ibiza

A TRADITIONAL Ibiza house dating back 500-years and which was totally redesigned has been for put for sale with a €10.8 million price tag. The

14 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Ibiza·Lead·Property

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Illegal tourist flat crackdown in Spain: Building in Mallorca made up of 12 unlicensed Airbnb-style homes is fined almost €1million

MASSIVE fines totalling €960,000 against 12 unlicensed holiday apartment rentals in a Palma building have been notified by the Consell de Mallorca’s Tourism Department. The

13 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Shock carbon monoxide death of a young Dutch tourist in Spain was caused by a bird’s nest blocking a pipe, say police

THE Policia Nacional have revealed that a Dutch tourist died at a Mallorca villa from carbon monoxide due to a bird’s nest blocking a pipe.

12 Aug, 2024 @ 17:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist is placed in chokehold and robbed of his bum bag in Spain’s Mallorca

A YOUNG British tourist was placed into a chokehold by four men who stole his bum bag in the Mallorcan party resort of Magaluf. The

12 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room

BRITISH chart-topping band Clean Bandit were robbed of equipment and cash totalling €40,000 on Ibiza last weekend. The trio known for number one UK hits

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:05

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

BRITISH tourists are phoning Balearic Islands hotels to ask whether it is safe to stay there in the wake of recent protests against mass tourism.

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Leonardo DiCaprio is spotted in Spain: Hollywood icon, 49, enjoys trip with 26-year-old Italian girlfriend

HOLLYWOOD icon Leonardo DiCaprio, 49, has been spotted in Spain enjoying a trip with his 26-year-old Italian partner. American actor Leonardo Dicaprio is holidaying in

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:33

Ibiza·Lead

Watch: Moment Lionel Messi’s luxury villa in Spain is spray-painted by climate activists

EX-BARCELONA football star Lionel Messi had a wall at his Ibiza mansion vandalised by climate change activists. Two members of the Futuro Vegetal group sneaked

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Nine Dutch tourists are arrested at airport in Spain after ‘trashing their Mallorca hotel rooms’

NINE young Dutch tourists were arrested at Palma airport on Sunday after thrashing three rooms at their Mallorca hotel. The group of friends aged between

6 Aug, 2024 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Gardener, 20, drops dead while working on grounds of luxury villa in Spain’s Mallorca

A GARDENER died from a heart attack on Monday while working at a Mallorca villa, with heatstroke said to be the likely cause. The 20-year-old

2 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Dutch tourist, 21, ‘dies of carbon monoxide poisoning’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A DUTCH tourist has died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at his Playa de Palma rental villa. Emergency teams arrived at the beachside property on

31 Jul, 2024 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Michael Douglas, 79, says he will spend half his time in Mallorca after becoming ‘semi-retired’

HOLLYWOOD actor and producer, Michael Douglas, says he considers himself ‘semi-retired’ as he turns 80 this September Douglas on Sunday picked up the Masters of

29 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Four Palestinians are found among boat migrants arriving to Spain after fleeing war with Israel

FOUR Palestinians were among a group of people who made a dangerous sea crossing from Algeria to Formentera in the Balearic Islands. The three men

25 Jul, 2024 @ 11:48

Balearic Islands·Lead

Irish girl, 11, who plunged to her death from Mallorca hotel balcony is named as tributes pour in for ‘beautiful, spirited athlete’

IRELAND’S Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has led the tributes to an 11-year-old County Wicklow girl who died on Monday while on holiday with her family in

23 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

Brits are warned against ‘modern slavery’ in Spain: UK government says people in Ibiza ‘work many hours for low pay’ while the cost of renting has soared

THE UK government has been warning young people travelling to holiday destinations such as Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca that they run the risk of being

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:17

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

A BRITISH tourist has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence after pinching a nipple of a Ryanair cabin crew member on a flight between

16 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist needed several stitches after border collie dog attacked her on Mallorca bar terrace

British tourist left with stitches on her face after dog attack on bar terrace in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist enjoying a drink at a popular Mallorca bar required stitches after she was bit on a chin by a border collie dog.

16 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

TWO Irish tourists, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested in Mallorca for selling laughing gas to other holidaymakers. The two men were detained by

12 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

THE far-right Vox party is set to scrap its regional government coalition deals with the conservative Partido Popular(PP) in a dispute over young migrants. Vox

11 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Angry residents protest outside Mallorca building crammed with illegal tourist rentals

AROUND 50 people took part in a protest on Wednesday outside a Palma apartment block that houses illegal tourist rentals. The demonstration was called by

11 Jul, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist suffers serious injuries in Mallorca hotel balcony fall

A BRITISH tourist has been seriously injured after falling from a first floor balcony at a hotel in the Alcudia area of Mallorca. The incident

10 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist in ‘agitated state’ arrested in Spain for trying to sell €7k of cocaine stashed in his sock on the Magaluf strip

A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Magaluf on suspicion of selling cocaine with a retail value of €7,000 that he kept in a sock.

9 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

The Spain team ahead of their game against Georgia at the Euro 2024 tournament

Mallorca braces for Germany v Spain clash: Riot police and undercover cops ‘will be ready to act’ as thousands of German tourists pack out bars on Friday

MALLORCA authorities are preparing for the Euro 2024 quarter final between Spain and Germany tomorrow, it has emerged. The Policia Nacional has confirmed it will

4 Jul, 2024 @ 12:36

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

British tourist, 20, is beaten unconscious in Spain’s Mallorca: Police hunt six-foot attacker

POLICE on the Balearic Island of Mallorca are seeking a man described as blond, six-foot tall and stocky after he allegedly doled out an extremely

4 Jul, 2024 @ 11:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Pickpocket warning in Spain: Gangs are targeting tourist areas as the summer season begins

POLICE in Mallorca have warned about organised gangs of pickpockets stealing from tourists in the Palma area. Two Romanian men, aged 24 and 56, have

1 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Fisherman arrested for sexually assaulting a British tourist in scenic Mallorca port

Reformed 500-year-old villa goes on sale for €10.8 million in Spain’s Ibiza

Illegal tourist flat crackdown in Spain: Building in Mallorca made up of 12 unlicensed Airbnb-style homes is fined almost €1million

Shock carbon monoxide death of a young Dutch tourist in Spain was caused by a bird’s nest blocking a pipe, say police

British tourist is placed in chokehold and robbed of his bum bag in Spain’s Mallorca

British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

Leonardo DiCaprio is spotted in Spain: Hollywood icon, 49, enjoys trip with 26-year-old Italian girlfriend

Watch: Moment Lionel Messi’s luxury villa in Spain is spray-painted by climate activists

Nine Dutch tourists are arrested at airport in Spain after ‘trashing their Mallorca hotel rooms’

Gardener, 20, drops dead while working on grounds of luxury villa in Spain’s Mallorca

Dutch tourist, 21, ‘dies of carbon monoxide poisoning’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Michael Douglas, 79, says he will spend half his time in Mallorca after becoming ‘semi-retired’

Four Palestinians are found among boat migrants arriving to Spain after fleeing war with Israel

Irish girl, 11, who plunged to her death from Mallorca hotel balcony is named as tributes pour in for ‘beautiful, spirited athlete’

Brits are warned against ‘modern slavery’ in Spain: UK government says people in Ibiza ‘work many hours for low pay’ while the cost of renting has soared

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

British tourist left with stitches on her face after dog attack on bar terrace in Spain’s Mallorca

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

Angry residents protest outside Mallorca building crammed with illegal tourist rentals

British tourist suffers serious injuries in Mallorca hotel balcony fall

British tourist in ‘agitated state’ arrested in Spain for trying to sell €7k of cocaine stashed in his sock on the Magaluf strip

Mallorca braces for Germany v Spain clash: Riot police and undercover cops ‘will be ready to act’ as thousands of German tourists pack out bars on Friday

British tourist, 20, is beaten unconscious in Spain’s Mallorca: Police hunt six-foot attacker

Pickpocket warning in Spain: Gangs are targeting tourist areas as the summer season begins

Send your child to Spanish state schools or British international? Here’s everything parents need to know

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

Erasmus returns to the UK allowing students to study in Europe once again – but how does it work?

Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain

Feared Campo de Gibraltar hitman ‘El Pastilla’ is spectacularly cleared of murder on appeal after police botch identification