News of the day 25 August 2020
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Valldemossa, Majorca.

Weather

Good Morning from Majorca

It's a warm, sunny day in Majorca with light to moderate winds. To view the weather across the island from our webcams, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spain first country in Europe to reach 400,000 infections.

Health

First in Europe with 400,000 infections

The Ministry of Health confirmed 2,060 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours on Monday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Street disinfection in sa Pobla.

Health

Street disinfection resumes

Several Municipalities in the Part Forana have started disinfecting public streets again, to stem the resurgence in coronavirus infections.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Covid-19 Centre, Can Valero, Majorca.

Health

Hospitals ready for 2nd Wave

Hospitals in Majorca are preparing for the increase in positive coronavirus cases in the Balearic Islands.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS Trailer (2020) Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson Movie

Entertainment

Johnny Depp is coming to Majorca

Fiesta! Italian-Spanish Film Festival in Palma will run from October 14-17, depending on the coronavirus pandemic.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Claudia Schiffer.

Entertainment

Claudia Schiffer 50

Claudia Schiffer visited Majorca regularly for about 20 years.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Puerta del Sol, Madrid.

Education

Cameras & Computers for Students

The CCOO, UGT, CGT and STEM have called for several days of strike action in September.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Es Pinaret, where there was a disturbance on Saturday night.

Police

Search for Palma reform centre inmates

Three inmates escaped during a disturbance on Saturday night.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Rafael Nadal, who insists that his opinions about coronavirus measures were not political.

Coronavirus

Rafael Nadal: "I have never spoken ill of the government"

Nadal speaks about coronavirus measures, how things become politicised, and touches on retirement.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

'Nit de l'Art' in Palma.

Entertainment

'Nit of l'Art in Daytime!

The 'Nit de l'Art is scheduled to run from September 16-19 in Palma.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday.

State of alarm

Sánchez: Regions can request "state of alarm"

The prime minister said that a state of alarm on a regional basis "is not talk about confinement".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Mallorca Weather

Weather

All you need to know about the weather in Majorca

Another sunny day in the Balearic Islands.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

More buses available as of the end of the first week of September.

Transport

Increased bus frequencies in Palma for the return to school

The town hall says that there will be a general increase in service frequency of 20%.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

An average of 52% more expensive if there is a pool.

Property

Apartments with pools 50% more expensive than those without

A pool can make a significant difference to the value of a property.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spotlight On Soller

August 2020 limps to its end

Saturday marks the first of five music Saturdays. This is all based in the Patio of the Escolapies Cultural Centre in Soller.

Shirley Roberts

pleno del Parlament

The Blog

Rip it Up and start again?

There are certain politicians whose crisis can only have been bad. The Balearic finance minister, Rosario Sánchez, is one.

Andrew Ede

The number of new cases is more than three times higher than the previous daily record.

Coronavirus

Balearics record 900 new coronavirus cases

The Balearic government has admitted that the figure of 908 for the 24-hour period was an error.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

There were not 908 cases in a 24-hour period after all.

Coronavirus

Latest Balearic coronavirus cases include "data update"

The 908 figure reported on Tuesday includes cases from last week.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Viewpoint

Future of the industry

“Now is the time to start planning for the future of the tourist industry...”

Jason Moore

Viewpoint

No Balearic rush then

The Balearic President has been called to give an update, probably next month.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
G. Westphal

Focus On Cars

Regulation Meeting

The new guidelines didn’t make much difference and it really wasn’t a problem. And plenty of cars turned up as usual!

Robert Klevehagen

VILAFRANCA . FERIAS. FERIA Y FIESTA DEL MELON DE VILAFRNCA.

Enjoying Majorca

Saints, plagues and the last of the summer melon

Vilafranca’s melon fest, which also features a contest to judge the largest melons, doesn’t have any saintly connotations.

Andrew Ede

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