News of the day 13 January 2022
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Weather map for today

Weather

Mallorca Weather Forecast for January 13

You can keep up to date with the weather across the island here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma train station

Latest headlines

SFM railworkers strike action resumes today

Strike action to affect services today and Sunday.

Europa Press

The bus stop in Ramon Llull street in Maria de la Salut

Latest headlines

Local Police arrest youth who threatened a TIB bus driver with a knife

The offender was caught in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the municipality.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Minister of Health, Carolina Darias

International

The UN to "follow the example" of countries such as Spain that qualify COVID-19 as endemic

Many countries "are forced" to live with the virus because "they don't have access to vaccines.

Europa Press

Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday it would not comment on an ongoing legal matter.

International

Prince Andrew's legal team decline comment on U.S. court decision

Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday it would not comment on an ongoing legal matter.

Reuters

Blood donation

Latest headlines

Christmas and covid reduce blood stocks to alarming levels in Balearics

Balearic Islands has warned that the shortage of blood "seriously compromises the health care of patients".

EFE

Prime Minister's Questions in parliament in London

International

Heartfelt enough? UK Johnson's future uncertain after lockdown party apology

Many MPs are said to be waiting for the outcome of Gray's report before taking any action.

Reuters

Jonathan Van-Tam

International

England's colourful deputy chief medical officer to step down

England's deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam is leaving the role and returning to academic life.

Reuters

The bar was on the beach on Wednesday.

Latest headlines

Mallorca antivaxx bar gives police the slip

Bar reopened on the beach on Wednesday evening.

Malorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Antigen tests are only be available in pharmacies and not for sale in supermarkets.

International

Spain to cap antigen test prices, expand booster programme

Antigen tests are only be available in pharmacies and not for sale in supermarkets.

Reuters

President Francina Armengol of the Balearics

Latest headlines

Armengol calls for continuing Covid caution

The president was responding to the Spanish government's proposal that Covid be treated as endemic.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The MSC Fantasia in Palma today.

Latest headlines

Over 50 Covid positive crew members taken off cruise ship in Mallorca

This is the second cruise ship affected by an outbreak of Covid to have docked in Palma in the past week.

Malorca Daily Bulletin reporter

International tourism not expected to take off until April.

Latest headlines

Spain's tourist sector seen reaching 88% of pre-pandemic size in 2022

If the forecasts are accurate, tourism will contribute to 10.5% of Spain's overall GDP.

News / Comment
Més per Mallorca are calling on Brussels to bring an end to “ghost flights”

Comment

Mallorca’s “ghost flights”

Més per Mallorca are calling on Brussels to bring an end to “ghost flights”.

Humphrey Carter

The public has an absolute right to know

Comment

Migrants - what’s going on?

Unequivocal statements are needed. The public has an absolute right to know.

Andrew Ede

Minorca , La Illa del Rei

Comment

Minorca ... Something happened

Apart from the landscapes, beaches and Biosphere, what was Minorca’s big attraction?

Andrew Ede

Helen Mirren

Comment

Pretending to be someone else? Hey, It's called acting!

Frank Leavers' views on some of the stories of the week.

Frank Leavers

Holiday / Lifestyle
Sweet Oranges

Lifestyle

The orange is back with a juicy hello

Find out why Mallorca’s oranges are extremely good and are among the best in Spain.

Andrew Valente

"In my early days in Mallorca the Marina in the Puerto Soller was a very small"

Lifestyle

The very real problems of the Humans of Majorca in 2022

What is the hard reality that young people in Mallorca have to face?

Shirley Roberts

What's on / Coming soon
Weather / Latest news
Temperatures on Thursday 13 January

Latest news

Shivering Mallorca

Temperatures dropped below freezing over Wednesday night.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Eating Out / Festive Food
Pastry competition for Sant Sebastià 2022

Sant Sebastià competition

Six cakes aspire to become ‘Tianet’

Between this coming Saturday and Thursday 27, people can vote for a maximum of two of the six suggestions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Living / Schools
Following the English National Curriculum framework

Schools

A Showcase of our Early Years Curriculum

For more information, please contact us at admissions.santagusti@balearesint.net or call us at +34 971 403 161. We look forward to hearing from you!

BIC

Sport / Other Sports
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic practices at Melbourne Park

Tennis

Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa decision looms

Australia considering cancelling his visa again.

Reuters

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