Majorca has hit back at British holidaymakers who make fake food poisoning claims by hiring private detectives to catch them.

Police in the resort have handed a file of alleged fake holiday sickness claims to a judge to investigate after hotels complained.

The investigation was launched by lawyers for the Mac Hotels group who hired private detectives to gather a dossier of evidence against people who had made claims of sickness.

The ongoing investigation is believed to be the first of its kind brought about by a hotel group complaint and the biggest criminal probe to date.