News of the day 17 August 2022
News / Latest headlines
Palma port.

Latest headlines

Find out which ships are in port today

No cruise ships scheduled for today.

Ashlee Caliz

Pelagia noctiluca jellyfish

Latest headlines

Lowest numbers of jellyfish in Mallorca since 2014

Jellyfish are dragged towards the coasts by meteorological conditions.

Andrew Ede

Bus garage in Mallorca

Latest headlines

Tourist falls asleep and is locked inside a bus

The holidaymaker had taken the Aerotib bus to Alcudia.

Andrew Ede

Stone boatshed in Sa Rapita, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Graffiti affecting Mallorca's maritime heritage

Examples of maritime heritage in Campos and Llucmajor have been affected.

Andrew Ede

Madrid alarmed by smoke from Portugal wildfire 300 km away

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Portuguese wildfire envelops Madrid skyscrapers in smoke 400 km away

July was the hottest month recorded in Spain since at least 1961 when Spain's meteorological service began its register.

Reuters

Fatal incident happaned in Palma's seafront.

Latest headlines

British woman falls to her death in Mallorca

Tourist has only been on the island for two days.

Humphrey Carter

Latest headlines

Wild boar the new peril in Spain, Shakira said she was attacked

Spain's Hunting Resources Research Institute estimates that the wild boar population will surpass two million next year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

What is said to be rubble in Formentor, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Pollensa opposition denounce the dumping of tonnes of rubble in Formentor

The town hall administration maintains that the rubble is in fact aggregate to be reused for roads.

Andrew Ede

News / Celebs
Annie Lennox with her new Mallorcan bag.

Celebs

Who’s that girl who has grabbed a bargain bag in Mallorca?

Lennox has been named “The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive”.

Humphrey Carter

Arianna Ajta is filiming and partying in Mallorca.

Celebs

Corrie and Love Island stars party in Mallorca

Arianna Ajtar and Mollie Salmon just loving it in Mallorca.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Lisa Shaw will begin her swim round the Balearic Islands in Formentera next month.

Lifestyle

Briton swimming round the Balearics for mental health

Next month Lisa Shaw will embark on her dream - to swim the circumference of the Balearic islands to raise funds and awareness to help tackle childhood mental health.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Airport
Iberia Express cabin crew plan 10-day strike.

Airport

More airline strike problems for Mallorca

The Iberia strike follows similar ones in Spain at Ryanair , the country's largest airline in terms of passengers, and easyJet during the summer.

Reuters

Weather / Latest news
Weather / Temperatures
Rain in Palma, Mallorca

Temperatures

Wednesday's weather in Mallorca

A chance of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday, with the greater risk of storms and torrential rain being on Thursday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

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