News of the day 4 March 2021
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Palma Airport Arrivals Hall.

Coronavirus news

Balearic Air Travel Restrictions extended

The incidence rate of all Autonomous Communities will be reviewed ever 15 days to determine whether they still need to submit a negative PCR test to access the Balearics.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Health Centres to vaccinate over 90's.

Coronavirus news

Most Balearic Health Centres to be open this weekend

"The resounding success of vaccination shows that it works and that’s a great joy because it shows that it can end the suffering of the elderly.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Rafa Nadal's Palma penthouse.

Latest headlines

An ace Palma pad for Rafa Nadal

"Nadal usually lives in his home town of Manacor..."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

World2fly plane at Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma.

Latest headlines

Balearic Airport fees slashed

"Decisions made in the United Kingdom and Germany will be key.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Travellers arriving at Palma Airport.

Coronavirus news

No negative PCR test required for some domestic locations

"Experts are in favour of lowering the qualifying cumulative incidence rate for travel from 100 to 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Mallorca fake parcel texting scam.

Latest headlines

Warning issued about text scam in Mallorca

"There has been an incident with your shipment, enter the following link..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Apartments in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Expropriation of apartments could result in lower rents

The Balearic government will expropriate 56 apartments belonging to banks and real-estate firms.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

PCR Test in Palma.

Coronavirus news

British strain of Covid-19 detected in most cases in Mallorca

"We all want to get back to normal, but there are no easy solutions to such difficult problems and this is a very key moment..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Intensive care, Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Thursday

The total number of people being attended to by the health service is the lowest it has been for almost seven months.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tower & Dance Floor of Dhraa nightclub, Porto Cristo.

Latest headlines

Another famous Mallorcan venue is up for sale

"Dhraa was a unique way to spend the night, there were GoGo, dancers, jugglers, trapeze artists, fireworks and above all good music..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Bay of Palma, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Friday

It's overcast, wet and windy in most of Mallorca today with a high of 17 degrees. Check the forecast this weekend and beginning of next week. Looking wet! To find out what the weather's like in other parts of Mallorca, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Assembly workers connect a battery pack

Latest headlines

Spain to use EU funds for electric-car battery plant with SEAT, Iberdrola

Brussels is aggressively pushing for new battery production in Europe to reduce reliance on Chinese imports as carmakers ramp up production.

Reuters

Prepared Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

International

EU to extend COVID vaccine export controls to end of June

Britain has so far prevented the export of AstraZeneca vaccines to the EU, using a UK-first clause in its supply contract.

Reuters

Ready to travel.

Majorca tourism

Spain looks set to strike holiday deal with Britain

"Spain considers a green corridor for vaccinated Britons..."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Mallorca views.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weekend Weather

Mallorca will be cloudy, wet and windy this weekend with highs of 17 degrees. To find out what the weather's like in other parts of Mallorca, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London

International

British Airways prepares for travel restart with testing kit plan

BA said its government-approved antigen test kits would remove uncertainty for customers.

Reuters

Travellers at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport

Latest headlines

Students will be able to return to the Balearics for Easter

The health ministry had initially sought agreement for students not to travel home at Easter.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Cheap menus

“Now is the time to re-introduce the value for money menu del dia...”

Jason Moore

Comment

Who is calling the shots?

The Balearics was talking about domestic tourism, now it’s changed its mind.

Humphrey Carter

Cars in Ibiza

Comment

The reasons why cars are driving me mad!

"I the only person on the island who has had a wing mirror disintegrate whilst in a car wash"

Frank Leavers

Holiday / Lifestyle
the mysterious and magical world of technology

Lifestyle

Mr Fixits

‘If you can afford to have something fixed, then don’t stress about it for a second, just pay a man who can’.

Peter Clover

Breaded chicken fingers, deep-fried chicken wings and chips as served at Buco Burger in a traditional llauna

Lifestyle

A simple and superb Catalán bacalao dish

When I first came to Mallorca this tinplate oven dish was sold at every ferretería in Palma and also at stalls at the weekly markets.

Andrew Valente

river thames

Lifestyle

Parenting post Brexit

Parents seem to be the main driver of encouraging their offspring to exclude the UK universities from their plans.

Julie Waller

A promotional image shows the actor Sergio Baos

Lifestyle

It was para-para-paradise ...

It is about surviving in a non-tourist Mallorca because the road movie style production deals with a Mallorca that is removed from the postcard images and Instagram.

Andrew Ede

The Academy International School cross fit

Community

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

Our Academy teachers also brought their classes outside for more physical activities and follow up lessons.

The Academy international School

Queen's College school famous black persons

Community

Queen's College - Looking at Black history

They have investigated the lives of leaders and politicians such as Barak and Michelle Obama and Martin Luther King and astronauts such as Mae Jemison.

Queen’s College

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