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Two 2000-year-old Amphoras discovered off coast of Spain’s Cadiz

BREAKING: Bodies found floating off Spain’s Mallorca are of German father, 50, and son, 19, who vanished while sailing last month

Spain’s Guardia Civil have confirmed to the Olive Press that two bodies recovered off the Manacor coast earlier this month belong to the German father

18 Sep, 2023 @ 12:28

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

Popular Party politician slammed in Spain’s Menorca after she uses public historical site for daughter’s birthday party

A SENIOR politician in Menorca has been slammed by the opposition after she organised a birthday party for her daughter in a protected historical site

14 Sep, 2023 @ 13:37

Lead·Menorca·Politics

German tourist stabbed and robbed by group of six young 'North African' men outside Mallorca nightclub

Brexit is contributing to an ‘alarming’ plummet in property sales on Spain’s Balearic Islands: Purchases by Brits, Germans and others fall by 28% as ‘worrying’ trend emerges

BREXIT is contributing to an ‘alarming’ plummet in property sales to foreigners in the Balearics, experts have warned. The number of homes sold to foreign

14 Sep, 2023 @ 13:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

WATCH: Moment vegan protester is attacked and dragged out of bullring in Spain’s Mallorca after storming sand pit to try and hug a bull as part of expat-led protest

THIS is the moment a vegan protester was pounced on by matadors and police after storming a bullring in Mallorca – before being held in

14 Sep, 2023 @ 10:20

Lead·Mallorca

Airport terminals in Spain will reopen for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends

British and German tourism plummets in Spain but continues to rise in Balearics

SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists. Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and

11 Sep, 2023 @ 21:30

Balearic Islands·National News

British tourist arrested for ‘dealing drugs’ in Spain’s Ibiza: Police ‘seize cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and meth from young holidaymaker’

A YOUNG British man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught in possession of four different drugs in Spain’s Ibiza. The holidaymaker, who was

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist, 57, is saved from drowning after ‘suffering a panic attack’ in the sea off Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist has been saved from drowning on a popular beach in Spain’s Mallorca. A heroic lifeguard rescued the 57-year-old Englishman after seeing the

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·Mallorca

Celebrities, including Joseph Fiennes and Peter Egan, throw weight behind expat anti-bullfighting protest battling to stop a corrida in Spain’s Mallorca this weekend

HOLLYWOOD star Joseph Fiennes and BBC presenter Chris Packham have weighed in to back a British-led campaign to stop a ‘barbaric’ bullfight this Sunday in

9 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

British man, 56, dies while cycling on Spain's Mallorca

British cyclist, 56, dies while cycling in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man, 56, died from a heart attack on Friday while cycling in the Formentor area of Mallorca. Reports described him as ‘English’ and

8 Sep, 2023 @ 17:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

Wanted Hells Angels biker, 37, who ‘trafficked cocaine and meth’ is arrested during meal at exclusive restaurant in Ibiza

A ‘dangerous’ Hells Angels biker accused of a number of drug related crimes has been arrested in Spain’s Ibiza. The two-metre-tall German, who had been

8 Sep, 2023 @ 14:21

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

EasyJet to launch five new routes between the UK and Spain

Heavily pregnant woman claims she was kicked off EasyJet flight from Belfast to Ibiza over row with staff along with every other passenger after they started chanting for AIR HOSTESS to be kicked off

BUDGET airline EasyJet has been accused of overreacting after throwing all of its passengers off an Ibiza bound flight after a heavily pregnant woman got

7 Sep, 2023 @ 18:39

Ibiza·Lead

Spain’s Queen Sofia visits Mallorca food bank amid surge in demand and drop in donations

SPAIN’S Queen Sofia paid the Mallorca Food Bank a visit last Monday, September 4, to show her support for the work the foundation has been

7 Sep, 2023 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Tourists making multiple restaurant reservations and not turning up are getting their credit cards docked in Spain's Mallorca

Sorry we’re NOT full: Restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca are charging up to €120 for last minute cancellations

ONE IN FIVE Mallorca restaurants are charging for last minute reservation cancellations and no-shows, with more businesses set to follow suit. Alfonso Robledo, president of

7 Sep, 2023 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

Body of woman 'aged between 50 and 60' found floating in waters of upmarket port in Spain's Mallorca.

UPDATE: Police confirm to the Olive Press they ‘suspect’ bodies found off Spain’s Mallorca are of missing German father and son

Spain’s Guardia Civil have told the Olive Press they ‘suspect’ that two bodies recovered off the Manacor coast on Monday are a German father and

7 Sep, 2023 @ 13:09

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Brits could soon fly to Spain in world’s biggest aircraft dubbed ‘The Flying Bum’

SPAIN’S Air Nostrum has increased its commitment to helium airships by ordering an extra 10 craft from UK firm, Hybrid Air Vehicles(HAV) which are expected

7 Sep, 2023 @ 11:18

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Must Read

Flight crew are forced to call Ibiza State security forces on drunk and aggressive passenger on flight from Bristol

A DRUNK passenger behaving aggressively on a flight from Bristol to Ibiza has compelled help from the state security forces. The commotion, luckily, did not

6 Sep, 2023 @ 20:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza

Moment motorcyclist swerves between lanes before colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza

AN erratic biker has been seriously injured after colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza. A driver filmed the 28-year-old motorcyclist recklessly invading the oncoming

6 Sep, 2023 @ 18:56

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain’s Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered

HORSESHOE WHIP snakes are rising in population and size in Mallorca after a large specimen of the invasive species was discovered on a Llucmajor road.

6 Sep, 2023 @ 17:15

Animals·Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Two bodies are found floating in the waters off Mallorca: Tests to determine whether they are German father and son who vanished while sailing last month

TWO bodies have now been recovered in the waters off Mallorca, with tests due to be carried out to determine whether they belong to a

6 Sep, 2023 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca

Man who ‘filmed his killer dogs eating live GOATS before posting the videos online’ is arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN has been arrested in Mallorca for animal cruelty charges after he was recorded offering live baby goats to his two dogs for them

6 Sep, 2023 @ 11:31

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Michelle Obama visits Spain: US’s former First Lady, 59, goes unnoticed as she dines with friends in Mallorca surrounded by guards in bullet proof vests

FORMER US First Lady Michelle Obama is enjoying a few days of vacation on Mallorca- her third visit to the island. Earlier this year, she

6 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Find the right home: Strand Properties have the networks and the knowledge to help you in your Spanish real estate search

STRAND PROPERTIES, the Spanish real estate company founded by Finns Serena and Anssi Kiviranta, are going from strength to strength. Not only do they have

29 Aug, 2023 @ 16:00

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