News of the day 4 February 2016
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Politics
Podemos would overtake Socialists if new election held in Spain
The result of the survey is likely to weigh significantly on ongoing negotiations to build a potential coalition of left-wing forces to rule in Spain.
Emergencies
Passengers, crew evacuated from Madrid-Riyadh after bomb threat
Aena said they had later downgraded the alarm from general to local, meaning the alert would not affect other flights.
Tourism
Now the rush is on to book a cheap flight to the Balearics
The airlines are just filling their boots.
Majorca Daily Bulletin
Record number of hits on Bulletin website
Within 24 hours of the article being posted, it had attracted 18.348 visits.
Transport
Good prospects this year for Soller's train and tram
There were over 760,000 train passengers and more than one million tram passengers in 2015.
Weather
Warmest January for 55 years
Among high temperatures for Majorca in January was the 25C in Puerto Pollensa on 8 January.
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A turning point
“Jet2 will be bringing winter tourists to the island later this month ...”
Jason Moore