News of the day 18 July 2017
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Emergencies
Paraglider dies after crashing into Alcudia hill
The incident occurred at the Puig de Son Fe in Alcudia.
Infrastructure
Palma Paseo Marítimo redevelopment will cost eight million euros
Former mayor José Hila disagrees with the ports authority on the financing of the project: the town hall doesn't have the money.
Tourism
Drunken tourism "very much in the minority"
Cheap all-inclusive is a cause of Majorca's drunken tourism, according to one of the opposition parties.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals' bill approved but apartments are still in limbo
Last-minute interventions by Podemos have meant that apartments are, by and large, still subject to the 2012 tourism law.
Corruption
Balearic Football Federation in Spanish FA corruption investigation
Developments in Majorca followed the arrest of the president of Spain's football association.