Thousands of protesters marched in Barcelona, Palma, Ibiza and the Costa Blanca against the effects of mass tourism.

Thousands flood Spain’s streets in fresh anti-tourism protests – Barcelona and Balearics rally against airport plans as locals liken tourism to ‘terrorism’

THE latest protests come after Spain recorded its busiest ever month for international visitors in July.

21 Sep, 2026 @ 13:56

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British boy, 4, fights for his life after being pulled out of a Mallorca swimming pool

British boy, 4, said to be ‘out of danger’ in hospital after being pulled out of Mallorca swimming pool

The incident happened at around 10am on Monday when the duty lifeguard saw the youngster get into difficulty.

18 Aug, 2026 @ 09:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Relief for holidaymakers as Palma airport workers call off August strike – but cancellations hit Barcelona

HOLIDAYMAKERS flying to and from Palma airport in Mallorca this August can breathe a sigh of relief after an indefinite strike that threatened to derail

5 Aug, 2026 @ 10:26

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Fake jewellery with retail value of hundreds of millions of euros is seized by police in record Mallorca raid

Fake branded jewellery with retail value of hundreds of millions of euros is seized by police in record Mallorca raid

OVER 115,000 counterfeit luxury jewellery items with a total retail value of hundreds of millions of euros have been impounded after a Guardia Civil raid

4 Aug, 2026 @ 11:53

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police blame crowd trouble at Mallorca anti-tourism march on protesters attacking holidaymakers

POLICE in Mallorca have laid the blame for crowd trouble at Sunday evening’s huge anti-tourism demonstration at the feet of around 350 to 400 ‘well-organised’

28 Jul, 2026 @ 15:21

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Bank scammers in Spain robbed at least 2,000 victims thanks to bogus text messages asking for account details and passwords

A BANK scam gang in Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil with 13 arrests and five people under investigation in Madrid, Palma

22 Jul, 2026 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Valencia

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

SCIENTISTS in Catalunya have launched a massive citizen science experiment to study for the first time how a total solar eclipse affects the human body.

18 Jul, 2026 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

Booze-loving thieves steal two beer lorries from depot in Mallorca

TWO beer lorries have been stolen from an Estrella Damm depot in Mallorca. The thefts were discovered early on Friday morning with the Policia Nacional

10 Jul, 2026 @ 12:49

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca are threatening to go on strike during San Juan festivities this June amid complaints over persistent thefts and a lack of basic

6 May, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Mallorca

Jihadist planned lone-wolf terror attack in Spain

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

THREE suspected terrorists have been arrested in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and Morocco’s internal intelligence service, the DGST. The trio were detained

26 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

A BRITISH couple arrested for an attempted kidnapping in Mallorca on Sunday, were previously detained for a similar incident last month. The man and woman

18 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

A PLAN to snatch and grab an elderly woman fell short after the victim’s struggle caused a quick response to aid her and arrest the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

THE identity of a young British woman found dead on a superyacht docked in Mallorca has been revealed. The body of Charlotte Conradie, 29, was

4 Mar, 2026 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

THE body of a British crew member on a superyacht docked in Mallorca was discovered by her colleagues on Sunday evening. The Guardia Civil is

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:59

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

PALMA City Council in Mallorca has banned the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public buildings and spaces as well as on buses. It’s

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:56

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder by lacing husband's wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

Social media influencer accused of attempted murder after lacing husband’s wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home

A MALLORCA social media influencer with 400,000 Instagram followers has been arrested for attempted murder after putting tranquillisers in her husband’s wine glass. The 46-year-old

20 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Polish man died at his Palma home on Thursday after he was immobilised by a taser fired by a Policia Nacional officer. The

19 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

SPANISH police have opened an investigation after the appearance of a rogue drone near Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday forced flight operations to be

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:51

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Terror arrests on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca as police smash jihadist ring

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

A TEENAGE tourist is in hospital after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Mallorca. The young Swiss, 19, was injured after the incident,

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

EasyJet to launch five new routes between the UK and Spain

Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike

Have you been impacted by easyJet strike action? If so, the Olive Press wants to hear from you: please email ben@theolivepress.es to get in touch

26 Jun, 2025 @ 19:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News

Tourist warning: Person gets fined for buying sunglasses from illegal street seller in Mallorca

PALMA’S Policia Local have slapped a fine on a person who bought a pair of sunglasses from an illegal street seller. It’s their first sanction

19 Jun, 2025 @ 13:17

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British woman quizzed over ‘unprovoked’ drunken attack in Mallorca street

A BRITISH woman has been quizzed by Palma’s Policia Local after a drunken attack in a city street. The 33-year-old has been accusing of punching

2 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

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

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

Palma

Thousands flood Spain’s streets in fresh anti-tourism protests – Barcelona and Balearics rally against airport plans as locals liken tourism to ‘terrorism’

British boy, 4, said to be ‘out of danger’ in hospital after being pulled out of Mallorca swimming pool

Relief for holidaymakers as Palma airport workers call off August strike – but cancellations hit Barcelona

Fake branded jewellery with retail value of hundreds of millions of euros is seized by police in record Mallorca raid

Police blame crowd trouble at Mallorca anti-tourism march on protesters attacking holidaymakers

Bank scammers in Spain robbed at least 2,000 victims thanks to bogus text messages asking for account details and passwords

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

Booze-loving thieves steal two beer lorries from depot in Mallorca

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’

WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’

British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

Tourist, 19, in hospital after third-floor fall from hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike

Tourist warning: Person gets fined for buying sunglasses from illegal street seller in Mallorca

British woman quizzed over ‘unprovoked’ drunken attack in Mallorca street

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

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

Spain has a new ‘arty city break’ of choice that Brits are flocking to, according to The Times

Pedro Sanchez rolls out 12-month roadmap to rapidly integrate artificial intelligence into the Spanish economy

Spain’s PP leader vows to revoke Spanish nationality for foreign-born citizens guilty of the most serious crimes

Pedro Sanchez remains silent on growing Russian threat as European allies prepare for conflict and Spanish jets patrol NATO borders

Thousands flood Spain’s streets in fresh anti-tourism protests – Barcelona and Balearics rally against airport plans as locals liken tourism to ‘terrorism’

Palma

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