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Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘I thought they were going to kill me’: Taxi driver, 71, is attacked by three German police officers in Spain’s Mallorca

A 71-YEAR-OLD Mallorca taxi driver was hospitalised after a brutal beating from a group of German tourists who claimed to be police officers. Three men

23 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Watch: Chaos in Spain as ‘dangerous’ storms turn streets into rivers and carry cars away – while tourists run for cover and hotels flood with water

SEVERE storms and rain are wreaking havoc in Mallorca during the height of the summer season. Videos shared online show roads completely flooded with cars

15 Aug, 2024 @ 15:58

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Red weather alert in Spain: Severe storms and rain to hit Mallorca today as ‘DANA’ wreaks havoc

SPAIN has issued a red weather alert for Mallorca as severe storms and rainfall batter the island today. It comes as a so-called DANA weather

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

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

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 tourist is rescued by firefighters’ cherry picker from top of major cathedral in Spain

A BRITISH tourist had an unforgettable visit to Mallorca’s Palma Cathedral when she broke her ankle and had to be rescued by a fire crew’s

9 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

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

‘It’s a lack of respect’: Spanish tourist is left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during holiday to Mallorca

A SPANISH tourist has been left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during a Mallorca holiday. As anti-tourism protests reach a boiling point

2 Aug, 2024 @ 15:48

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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

Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys romantic yacht holiday in Spain with his partner Georgina Rodriguez

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has once again chosen Spain to take a romantic break with his partner Georgina Rodriguez. The football star, 39, spent a few days

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:10

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish youngsters try to bail out water from their boat in Mallorca

Watch: ‘Drunk’ tourists laugh and joke while sinking a boat in the sea off Mallorca – sparking backlash online

A GROUP of Spanish youngsters has sparked a major backlash online after they shared videos of themselves on TikTok sinking a boat they were sailing

1 Aug, 2024 @ 10:07

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

EU approves €1.2billion of support for Spain’s ‘green’ hydrogen industry: State aid is major boost for transition away from fossil fuels

SPAIN’S fledgling ‘green’ hydrogen industry has been given a major boost after the European Commission approved an investment package worth €1.2billion. The state support, sourced

28 Jul, 2024 @ 15:50

Environment·Lead

‘F*** guiris!’: Young locals in Spain launch bizarre protest against ‘English-speaking’ restaurants in new anti-tourism TikTok trend

YOUNG locals in Spain have begun demonstrating against restaurants that offer menus in English. In a bizarre new TikTok trend, youngsters are buying food from

25 Jul, 2024 @ 16:33

Lead·Mallorca

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

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

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

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

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