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Spain authorises booster COVID-19 shots for severely immunocompromised people
The authority reiterated that there are no solid data available to recommend administering booster shots to the general population.
Rules confusion affecting travel and economic recovery
The current mess needs to be sorted out in order to give passengers greater certainty over their travel plans.
Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic
Spanish society remains divided over the controversial issue of using bulls for sport.
Electricity bills for the whole of 2021 will work out "the same" as 2018's
Prime Minister Sánchez is promising reforms in order to lower electricity bills.
Cost of the return to school has increased by 100 euros
Covid precautions are adding to the cost.
Drownings highlight danger of the sea in Mallorca
The Mediterranean Sea is usually calm, but in adverse weather conditions it can quickly turn into a death trap.
Sabadell seeks to cut 13% of workforce in Spain
Staff at Spanish banks have recently been holding protests against layoff plans.
Afghan refugees refuse to travel to Mallorca
Almost all of the Afghan refugees have requested international protection and are currently being looked after at Government Reception Centres.
Spain reaches goal of fully vaccinating 70% of its population
70.3% of the Spanish population had received by Aug. 31 a complete vaccination programme.
Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services
An intense rain storm wreaked havoc in several parts of Spain.
New record high for electricity price
Already at a record high, the price of electricity has risen another 14% in a week.
Hoteliers hoping to cash in on cycling tourism
“The objective is to be able to recover this segment of the tourist market between this winter and the next.."
Balearics the national leader for foreign tourists
The Balearics attracted 1.3 million foreign tourists in July.
Luxury yacht owned by the president of Volvo seized by Customs in Palma
If the tax issues are not resolved the case may end up in court.
Spain's Sabadell kicks off new round of layoffs in Spain
Around 1,800 staff could be affected by the latest restructuring plan.
Tourism sector recovery is being "consolidated"
Germany's decision to remove Spain from its high-risk list was a "positive step".
Spain ends Afghan evacuation
Over the course of its rescue mission Spain evacuated 1,898 Afghans.
U.S. says two explosions near Kabul airport; Islamic State suspected
"Video images uploaded to the internet by an Afghan journalist showed a pile of bloodsoaked bodies"
Germany designates parts of Greece "high risk" COVID areas
Crete and islands in the southern Aegean Sea will be considered high-risk from Tuesday.
Morocco wants strong ties with Spain after diplomatic rift -king says
Morocco was angered after Spain admitted a Western Sahara independence leader for medical treatment.
Spain's hub for EU's Afghan allies will have capacity for 1,000 people
The hub would be the entry door to the EU for such refugees and their families.
Anti-pollution protests in Spain after thousands of dead fish wash up on lagoon
Once a magnet for tourism and a sanctuary for marine life, the Mar Menor, has seen fish stocks plummet in recent years
Thirty-seven migrants feared dead at sea off coast of Spain's Canary Islands
Survivor told rescuers that there were 40 migrants on board the dinghy.
Court ruling casts doubt on Covid passport obligation for restaurants
The Supreme Court has rejected proposed regulation in Andalusia.
Retiree Jan will bike from Stockholm to Palma!
Medical professionals told him that an active lifestyle wasn’t possible.
Irish gangland leader arrested on the Costa del Sol
Trevor O'Neill was murdered in Costa de la Calma five years ago. He was the innocent victim of a gangland feud.
Spain to airlift 500 Spanish and Afghan staff from Kabul airport
A first military plane landed at Kabul airport late on Wednesday morning.
85% of Spain's pilots still on the ERTE furlough scheme
The pilots union claims that airlines are activating and deactivating ERTE according to days when there aren't flights and when there are.
Baby orangutan at Spanish zoo delights visitors, conservationists
The World Wildlife Fund considers them critically endangered, one notch above extinction in the wild.
'It breaks my heart,' Afghan in Madrid fears for relatives in Kabul
"My family is my life. If they arrest my family I'll have to commit suicide ... Here in Europe or in Spain we can't do anything for them. It's like being in prison."
Spanish and Afghan staff in Kabul in airport ahead of evacuation to Spain
Spain has sent military aircraft to evacuate them as soon as possible...
Spanish village takes neighbourly chats 'al fresco' to UNESCO
Algar wants UNESCO status to protect its custom of outdoor neighbourly get-togethers
Britain cuts cost of health service's Covid travel tests
The travel industry, which has been hammered by the pandemic, has long complained that the costs of tests are too high.
New record price for electricity for the fifth consecutive day
The average price on the wholesale market is almost three times higher than in August 2020.
Luxury market boosting the bottom line at restaurants
“The way restaurant reservations are made needs to be rethought."
Spain gets green light to test homegrown COVID vaccine on humans, PM says
Spain's medicines agency has authorized the first round of clinical trials.
More Spanish tourists coming to Mallorca
The increase in air traffic to and from mainland Spain has prompted AENA to reinforce health controls in the departures and arrivals areas at Palma Airport.
The travel recovery has started, Britain's Heathrow Airport says
Britain has since early August opened its borders to fully-vaccinated people from the U.S. and European Union.
Vodafone to bring back roaming charges for UK customers in January
Fee-free roaming was not protected in the Brexit agreement Britain signed with the EU.
Prince Andrew is sued by Jeffrey Epstein accuser over alleged sexual abuse
Britain's Prince Andrew was sued for having allegedly on three occasions sexually abused a woman
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"