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Hospitality and retail seeking 12,500 million euros direct aid
Business has been pleading for direct aid for months.
Airlines in Spain still not meeting refunds' obligation
Travel agencies have been having to give refunds because airlines haven't been.
Spain to make quarantine obligatory for travellers from South Africa, Brazil
"We need to learn from what happened in previous waves ... because once the numbers go up it's very hard to bring them down again."
Britain's Prince Philip, 99, in hospital
Philip does not have a COVID-related illness.
German TV Series to be filmed in Mallorca
"‘King of Palma’ is about a group of Germans who discover the freedom to live when they arrive in Mallorca after the fall of the Berlin Wall.."
Thousands take to Barcelona's streets to demand release of arrested rapper
News images showed thousands of people marching on some of Barcelona's main streets, shouting "Freedom for Pablo Hasel".
Balearic President goes cap in hand to Madrid
"It is important from a European point of view that there is no competition as to who acquires more or less immunity depending on their economic activities."
Spanish chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo
The series, based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, debuted in October 2020 and fast became a hit.
Thousands join Mallorca's SOS Turismo Initiative
Tour operators and airlines are worried about the uncertainty over when the summer tourist season will begin.
Spanish police storm university, arrest rapper convicted in free speech case
He had had until last Friday to hand himself over to the police to serve a nine-month sentence.
"Overjoyed" Harry and Meghan expecting second child
Since ending their royal duties, Harry and Meghan have continued charity work and signed TV and other media deals, launching their debut podcast in December.
Pro-independence parties could retain majority in Catalan parliament
Esquerra Republicana Catalunya look set to get the most seats.
Spain continues to look to vaccination passport for tourism reactivation
The secretary of state for tourism believes there will be gradual recovery of foreign tourism in the summer.
Great differences in aid depending on the region of Spain
Aid ranges between 500 euros and 25,000 euros.
'Mallorca Files' actress has a mountain of projects on the go
“I really want to exploit my role as an actress in the theatre, especially here at home in Mallorca, but also in Barcelona and Madrid..”
International Day of Women & Girls in Science
Some say International Day of Women & Girls in Science is celebrated on February 11 because it’s the birthday of Hypatia of Alexandria, who was the first female scientist recorded in history.
Two masks are better than one, says new study
"Masks work, and they work best when they have a good fit and are worn correctly."
New mutation of UK variant detected
The first samples of the E484K mutation were identified in the Bristol area and at least four more have been diagnosed in the Manchester area.
EasyJet calls on UK to outline path out of pandemic restrictions
"The British government needs to set out how it will unwind coronavirus border restrictions..." The head of easyJet said
Europe's summer abroad cancelled as staycation bookings soar
"Thousands will be forced to stay at home instead of coming to Mallorca...."
Jet2 cancels Easter schedule
Updates will be issued regarding bookings from April 15.
Going nowhere: no holidays until vaccine success confirmed
Another blow for airlines and travel companies.
Hundreds of British variant cases confirmed in the Balearics
“Health authorities know that there are more cases of the British variant but they've not been officially notified..”
Hospitality sector preparing class action lawsuit for loss of earnings
A leading law with experience of this type of lawsuit has been engaged.
Spanish police arrest gang accused of trafficking migrants across Mediterranean
Those arrested were Spanish and Moroccan nationals.
Mallorca asks the UK not to let Brexit affect potato exports
The Mallorcan potato represents 70% of all potato exports from Spain to the UK.
New Travel Programme to showcase the best of Spain
Programmes have already been filmed in Ibiza and Castilla-La Mancha.
Police seeking vaccination priority
Police want to be included in the second vaccination phase after the most vulnerable have been immunised.
World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as researchers explore mixed vaccine shots
UK trials combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.
WHO warns cancer cases will be almost 50% higher by 2040
"Fewer people have been able to complete their treatments and we anticipate that it will have an impact on the number of cancer deaths in the coming years..”
PM Johnson urges Britain to clap for fundraiser Captain Tom
"I encourage everyone to join in a national clap for Captain Tom and all those health workers for whom he raised money at 18.00 (19.00) this evening."
SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
The Starship SN9 that blew up on its final descent, like the SN8 before it, was a test model of the heavy-lift rocket being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private space company to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars.
British & Foreign Artists have painted Mallorca for centuries
Some of Valette's Mallorcan oils were sold at the Clarck Art Gallery in Hale, near Manchester and are currently in private collections.
Santander sinks to first annual loss, one-off costs hit Q4
Banks across Europe are struggling to cope with record low interest rates, and the economic downturn sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing them to cut costs.
Increase in British variant of Covid in the Balearics
“It is spreading in Spain, Europe and the Balearic Islands and in a few weeks it will be the dominant variant in the world.."
Captain Tom dies
"The care our father received from the NHS and carers over the last few weeks and years of his life has been extraordinary"
Spain's hoteliers looking to Easter "to get down to work"
Spain's hotels confederation believes there can be national tourism at Easter.
Close to 4 million jobless in Spain as the pandemic hits the economy
Unemployment continued to be contained compared to the global financial crisis of a decade ago, partly thanks to Spain's ERTE furlough scheme.
No more than 150 cases per 100,000 to enable Easter tourism
Fernando Simón was responding to the tourism minister's comments regarding national tourism at Easter.
Madrid region relaxes COVID-19 restrictions despite sky-high caseload
In the past two weeks, the health department reported over 66,000 new infections, more than any other region.
- 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"