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Kate's comeback

Royal Photo Gate Fiasco

“Seemingly, Kate or William or someone at Kensington Palace, issued the snap in the hope of assuring the public about the state of the Princess of Wales’s health. Well, that truly backfired...”

Anna Nicholas

People waiting at a chemist

Patience is a Virtue

Whenever I think of Mallorcans queuing or waiting patiently, I immediately think of the ‘farmacia’ (chemist).

Peter Clover

Real Mallorca against Granada

Mallorca's football fervor and coaching legacy

Once again Mallorca shines through in another industry and it’s remarkable when you think the population is just under one million people.

Richie Prior

Matthias Kühn on the terrace of his house in Mallorca

The Kühn case is a boomerang

Socialists and Conservatives have simply not been able to find a viable consensus here in recent decades to create a legal basis that all parties involved can rely on.

Tourists seen walking the streets of Palma

Tourist-bashing is back in fashion

The anti-tourism movement appears to have a fresh set of lungs in Spain.

Humphrey Carter

A crowd invades the town hall square after the mascletá was fired

Viva Valencia! A great place

Palma could learn a lot from Valencia, they have managed to combine the old and the new with some great attractions and venues.

Jason Moore

British police officers in London

Unstoppable urban theft

“To help tackle the problem of increasing street crime, several of my friends have invested in the trendy new key tag doing the rounds on social media that has a loud bleeper alarm and flashing light...”

Anna Nicholas

Playa de Palma, Mallorca

Mallorca takes Berlin; the Balearics do not

92% of German tourists in the Balearics come to Mallorca. For the UK, the percentage is far lower.

Andrew Ede

End this Brexit madness now

Where is the brave new world they promised?

Jason Moore

Shorter working week in Spain will not work

Shorter working week in Spain will not work

Is the cost of employees having a more comfortable life passed on the customer?

Humphrey Carter

The debate over school holiday restrictions

From August 2024, the fine for school absences across the UK will be £80 if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days.

Richie Prior

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