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Locals in Spain fight back against anti-tourism movement by handing out heart-warming notes to holidaymakers

AMIDST nationwide backlash against tourism, a group of Palma residents have come together to express their gratitude for tourists. Known as ‘We Love Tourism Mallorca’,

24 Jul, 2024 @ 14:31

Lead·Mallorca

Saudi princess is dragged to court in Spain over criminal complaint filed by an ex-employee at her Mallorca mansion

PRINCESS AlJoharah Talal Alsaud, granddaughter of Saudi Arabia’s founder, was stopped by police and ordered to appear in court in Son Sant Joan, Mallorca. She

24 Jul, 2024 @ 13:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Michael Douglas at a local fiesta in Mallorca for 80 year olds

Michael Douglas goes native in Spain: Hollywood legend enjoys traditional festival and local food in Mallorca ahead of his 80th birthday

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas will turn 80 this coming September 25, but judging by the latest video he shared via his Instagram account, he is

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

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

Anti-tourism activists in Spain are branded ‘pathetic’ for sharing photos of holidaymakers online and mocking them – as new graffiti emerges in Malaga after huge protests in Mallorca

ANTI-tourism protesters in Spain have been branded ‘pathetic’ for taking pictures of tourists and shaming them online. Many activist groups on X and Instagram have

23 Jul, 2024 @ 13:01

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Missing British tourist is found alive in Spain after vanishing from Mallorca almost two weeks ago

A BRITISH trainee barrister who went missing 12 days ago on the Balearic island of Mallorca has been found alive and well, although he has

23 Jul, 2024 @ 10:21

Lead·Mallorca

Man Meets Woman Via Dating App And Allegedly Sexually Assaults Her Outside Cemetery In Spain's Mallorca

Irish girl, 11, plunges to her death from hotel balcony in Spain while her family sleep just metres away

AN 11-year-old Irish girl has died after plunging from the seventh floor of a hotel in Spain. The tragic incident took place in Port d’Alcudia,

22 Jul, 2024 @ 11:21

Lead·Mallorca

Baby girl is killed by freak rockfall at a popular tourist beach in Spain

A BABY has been killed by a freak rockfall during a day out at the beach on the Balearic Islands. The accident took place on

18 Jul, 2024 @ 15:24

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

British man, 26, vanishes from Spain: Mother of Benjamin Ross makes desperate appeal after he disappeared during trip to Mallorca last week

Have you seen Benjamin Ross in Mallorca? Contact tips@theolivepress.es FEARS are growing for a British man who disappeared from Mallorca seven days ago. Benjamin Ross,

17 Jul, 2024 @ 12:07

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

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

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 teenage tourist injures police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf restaurant in Spain

Young British tourist attacks police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf strip restaurant in Spain

A YOUNG British tourist in Magaluf got into a brawl outside a restaurant and attacked police officers trying to break up the fight. The Calvia

10 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·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

€22,000 bar tab for British DJ Jax Jones at Ibiza hotel as he parties with Jason Derulo and Joel Corry in Spain

BRITISH DJ and producer Jax Jones is suffering a social media backlash after he posted a massive €22,000 bar bill on Instagram. The You Don’t

5 Jul, 2024 @ 23:00

Balearic Islands·Lead

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Trans woman dies in Ibiza after ‘throwing herself from a second-floor flat where she was being sexually exploited’

A TRANS woman who was being sexually exploited died after jumping from a second-floor window in Ibiza. Her prone body was found in just a

5 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

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Michael Douglas visits Spain: Hollywood icon, 79, shares a video message from his luxury mansion in Mallorca

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas has celebrated the 4th of July on Spanish shores, at his luxury mansion on the Balearic Island of Mallorca. On Thursday

5 Jul, 2024 @ 20:30

Celebrity·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

Irish tourist found dead in Spain’s Magaluf was NOT killed by hit-and-run, autopsy reveals: Police probe ‘cocaine link’ while bite marks are swabbed for DNA

AN Irish father-of-four who was found dead in Magaluf was not killed in a hit-and-run incident, Spanish authorities have said. Michael Grant, 45, collapsed and

3 Jul, 2024 @ 14:19

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca