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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

Irish tourist dies suddenly in Spain: Father-of-four from ‘well-known family’ is found dead in the street of notorious resort as police probe ‘bite marks’ and ‘hit-and-run theory’

SPANISH police have launched an investigation after an Irish tourist was found dead in the middle of a street in Spain. Michael Grant, 45, collapsed

2 Jul, 2024 @ 13:47

Lead·Mallorca

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

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

‘British’ tourist is found dead in the street in major resort in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a tourist who was found in the middle of a Magaluf street in the early hours of

1 Jul, 2024 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police in Spain discover body of missing tourist who vanished in mountainous terrain

THE body of a tourist who disappeared while hiking in mountainous terrain has today been found. The unnamed 74-year-old vanished while walking in the area

28 Jun, 2024 @ 14:23

Balearic Islands

EXCLUSIVE: Enterprising Dutchman proposes to tackle Spain’s housing crisis in the Balearics by offering social housing on cruise ships

A DUTCHMAN is spearheading an innovative proposal to tackle Ibiza’s housing crisis head on. Retired business coach Hans van de Rakt, 64, wants to dock

28 Jun, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza

Jay Slater latest: Spanish police make devastating comment as search for missing Brit focuses on mountain caves in Tenerife

SPANISH police have made a devastating prediction on the search for Jay Slater as they begin to comb caves some 12 days after the teenager

28 Jun, 2024 @ 10:48

Balearic Islands·Lead

Barack and Michelle Obama are expected to jet into Spain this weekend for an exclusive party in Mallorca

FORMER US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are expected to fly into Mallorca this weekend to attend a party. The event is being

27 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands

Michael Jordan visits Spain: US basketball legend, 61, is spotted touring Mallorca after docking his €80 million yacht

MICHAEL Jordan, one of the most celebrated basketball players of all time, has been spotted holidaying on the Balearic Islands. On Tuesday, the 61-year-old was

27 Jun, 2024 @ 13:09

Balearic Islands·Lead

Mallorca bar owner charged with reckless homicide following building collapse that killed four people

THE AUSTRIAN owner of a Playa de Palma bar which partially collapsed last month, killing four people, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional on

27 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Balearic Islands

British tourist is seriously injured after falling off balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when he fell four metres from a first-floor balcony in Palma’s Sa Gerreria district. The incident

26 Jun, 2024 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca