News of the day 12 January 2022
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Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic practices at Melbourne Park as questions remain over the legal battle regarding his visa to play in the Australian Open

International

Djokovic travelled across Europe before Australia trip, at odds with declaration

Djokovic's case provoked a row between Canberra and Belgrade and fuelled heated debate over mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies.

Reuters

Trasmed has sold the 'Ciudad de Mahón', the vessel that has transported dangerous goods from the Peninsula to the Balearic Islands.

Latest headlines

Price of transporting dangerous goods will rise this year by more than 50%

The shipping company Trasmed will charter a vessel this month and its cost exceeds three million per year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Christmas holidays have provided the perfect breeding ground.

Coronavirus news

‘New Year's Eve effect’ doubles average number of daily infections in Balearics

The omicron variant suggests that the peak of this sixth wave will not arrive until the end of the month.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

One of the courtrooms used during the trial.

Latest headlines

Macro trial resumes of different drug trafficking clans of Mallorca

Most of the defendants reached agreements with the Prosecutor's Office.

Europa Press

Covid passport for Mallorca's bars and restaurants

Coronavirus news

Restaurants associations divided over Covid passport

There have been some incidents when customers have refused to show the Covid certificate.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The anti-vax sea front bar in Palma.

Latest headlines

Mallorca's anti-vax pop-up bar

A surreal 'anti-vaccine beach club'.

Malorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Weekly question time debate at Parliament in London

International

UK PM Johnson apologises for attending lockdown party

"I know the rage they feel with me..."

Reuters

Britain's Prince Andrew

International

U.S. judge rejects Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser's lawsuit

Andrew has denied Giuffre's accusations that he forced her to have sex more than two decades ago.

Reuters

Test case regading medical supplies.

Latest headlines

Valencia health body guilty of neglecting COVID medics

"Many (other) groups of doctors and health workers will also sue..."

News / Comment
From politicians to tennis players, some people are having a laugh

Comment

The Covid pantomime

From politicians to tennis players, some people are having a laugh.

Humphrey Carter

Travellers and tourists are vastly more aware than they once were

Comment

Emissions-free flying

Travellers and tourists are vastly more aware than they once were.

Andrew Ede

So what’s going on?

Comment

Is it time we started to mind our pandemic manners?

One in eight staff say that they have been pushed by a customer and one in ten has actually been punched. So what’s going on?

Frank Leavers

What do you think would happen?

Comment

When the Greens take over tourism

What do you think would happen?

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle
Wine

Lifestyle

The Wine and Cheese party - Now’s the time to bring it back

What made this home gathering so popular in the 1960s and 1970s?

Andrew Valente

What's on / Coming soon
Living / Schools
Throughout December the children were preparing presentations about Christmas

Schools

Primary Spanish lessons at Queen's College

The primary children at Queen’s College study Spanish and Catalan alongside the British curriculum.

Queen's College

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