On Wednesday, August 12, coinciding with the total solar eclipse, the Balearic Islands will face a day with a very high or extreme forest fire danger level in a large part of the territory. This is not just a consequence of high temperatures: the index used this year by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) combines various meteorological and environmental factors to determine how favorable it is for a fire to occur and spread.

"Our Lady of the Angels, assist us! Pollencins, rise up, the pirates are here!" The cry of Joan Mas has once again resounded through the streets of Pollença this Sunday and has kicked off the mock battle of Moors and Christians, the central act of the Patron Saint's festival and one of the most emblematic historical reenactments in Mallorca. Thousands of people have filled the historic center to follow a new recreation of the defense of the town against the corsair attack of 1550, on a day that has once again turned the town into an open-air stage.

Every summer, before the Patron Saint's festivities begin, Pollença experiences another date marked on the calendar: the election of the characters for the Mock Battle of Moors and Christians. More than 4,300 people have participated this year in a vote that decides who will bring to life the most emblematic characters of the festival and which, over the years, has become much more than a simple ballot count. It is the moment when the town chooses who will take on the responsibility of representing one of its most cherished traditions.

The Vox deputy in Congress Jorge Campos has generated a strong controversy after publishing a message on social networks questioning that a student with a hijab was one of those in charge of speaking during the graduation ceremony of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).

A large container was the central element this Thursday of a new protest against planned lithium battery storage plant projects in Pollença. Around 200 residents gathered in l'Almadrava, in front of the farm where BESS Servet is planned, to show on the ground the volume that the installation's structures would have.

When talking about tourist pressure in Mallorca, the image is usually that of a large hotel facade. In Pollença, however, the reality is different. The municipality has built a large part of its model on holiday rentals. Today it continues to be one of the municipalities with the most tourist-use homes in the Balearic Islands, and almost 68% of tourist places correspond to this type of accommodation, a reality very different from that of other primarily hotel destinations.