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Britain’s ambassador to Spain, Denise Holt, said this week that just a handful of over-excited teenagers cause trouble in Ibiza’s San Antonio each year and that Britain’s hooligan reputation is grossly exaggerated.

“When you look at the figures, it’s amazing how many British people come to Spain and how little trouble there is,” Ms Holt told the Times. “With 17 million visitors to Spain each year, that’s like the entire population going every four years.”

Embassy figures showed just 1,931 Brits were arrested in Spain (a �miniscule’ proportion she noted) with 748 hospitalised. “There is a slightly different attitude towards drugs in Ibiza,” the Ambassador added. “If you get stopped at the airport and it is personal consumption, the police will simply take the drugs.”