News of the day 3 May 2021
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Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca.

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Mallorca Weather Forecast for Monday

Find out what the minimum temperatures were today and see what is in the forecast for the next couple of days. If you're planning on having a day out you can check what the weather is like before you leave home by clicking here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palmanova, Mallorca.

Majorca tourism

MPs want to curb holidays to Mallorca & other destinations

"It's staggering that the Government is even contemplating encouraging overseas holidays when airports are already struggling to keep the virus and new variants at bay..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Madrid's Las Ventas bullring

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Spanish aficionados return to Madrid bullring for first time since pandemic

Almost all of Spain's bullrings, or plazas, have remained closed for the last year due to lockdown restrictions.

Reuters

Passengers wearing protective face masks walk at Lisbon's airport

Majorca tourism

EU executive recommends opening up to non-EU foreign travel this summer

EU member states are due to start discussing the proposal on Tuesday.

Reuters

Clubbers hit dance floor again as Spain trials digital COVID-19 pass

Coronavirus news

Euphoric clubbers hit dance floor again as Spain trials digital COVID-19 pass

Spain had some of its nightlife back this weekend thanks to a pilot digital pass scheme.

Reuters

A test tube labelled "COVID-19 Test positive" is seen in this illustration picture

Latest headlines

Pharmacy worker sold fake COVID-19 test papers for travellers - Spanish police

They said he had a second job running his own travel business and selling plane tickets.

Reuters

Volunteers prepare a charity Ramadan dinner

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'We are all the same' - Barcelona church opens doors to Ramadan dinners

Every evening between 50 and 60 Muslims, many of them homeless, stream into the Santa Anna church, where volunteers offer a hearty meal of home-cooked food.

Reuters

Es Trenc, Mallorca.

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Mallorca is unlikely to be on the UK 's 'Green' List

Insiders say only a few countries including Gibraltar, Israel, Iceland, Malta and possibly Portugal will be on the UK's 'Green' list.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Out-of-centre car park in Palma, Mallorca

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A new free out-of-centre car park for Palma

There are now four of these car parks away from the city centre.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Balearic government spokesperson, Iago Negueruela

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Restrictions will "of course" continue after state of alarm

The Balearic government is still working on the legal framework for a possible continuation of the curfew.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Valencia-Barça

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Talking points from the weekend in La Liga

Talking points from the weekend in Spain's La Liga.

Reuters

Pharmacy in Menorca

Coronavirus news

Pharmacies will be able to sell antigen tests

The Spanish government is amending a decree to allow the sale.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Intensive care in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Monday: 19 new cases

Just 19 new cases over the latest 24-hour period; two deaths confirmed.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Meliá Hotels International, opening hotels in the Balearics in May

Latest headlines

Meliá opening six hotels in the Balearics in May

Meliá are looking forward to the summer season on the islands "with optimism".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Balearic health minister, Patricia Gómez

Coronavirus news

Balearic health minister - the curfew "is a good measure"

While the curfew may well continue, "there are factors that invite normalisation".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment
Minorca's airport

Comment

Viewpoint: Coming to Spain

“If Spain is placed on the amber list it would be a massive blow for the tourist industry...”

Jason Moore

Hugh Elliot

Comment

Mallorca's person of the week: British investment & red tape travel

Find out who made the headlines this week in the Majorca Daily Bulletin.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Chicken Kiev

Lifestyle

Your weekend culinary delights: Chicken Kiev

Marc Fosh, the first and only British chef to be awarded a Michelin star in Spain, reveals his second delicious recipe of the week.

Marc Fosh

Cati Vidal at Cabrera dock.

Lifestyle

The Guardian of Cabrera

"I usually travel to Mallorca once a month in winter and more often in summer.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tomeu Torrens & his mother, Antonia Cantallops, at Can Amer.

Lifestyle

Celebrating Mother's Day in Mallorca

Mother's Day is celebrated on different dates in a number of countries worldwide.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spring sunset

Lifestyle

Spotlight on Soller: All in the chatter this week…

The inhabitants of the Soller Valley begin to rediscover what normal life used to be like.

Shirley Roberts

Weather / Latest news
Weather forecast for the Balearic Islands for Tuesday, May 4

Latest news

Today's weather on Mallorca

Check out the forecast for the next few days. Finally some warm weather is coming our way. Take a look!! If you're planning on going somewhere today you can check what the weather is like before you leave home by clicking here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Sport / Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca - Mirandes

Real Mallorca

Fan's view: La Liga in sight after Real Mallorca win 2-1

Real Mallorca took a huge leap towards automatic promotion when they beat a fiesty Mirandes on Saturday night.

Monro Bryce

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