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The Herald Scotland
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Forgotten Celtic winger Luis Palma suffers Honduras disaster
He made just three league starts for Olympiacos and his nightmare campaign reached a new low on international duty when Honduras crashed to a humiliating 6-0 defeat to Canada in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Vancouver and he was subbed off at the interval. And Palma admitted it was a disastrous night for him. He said: "It's very sad. It's one of my lowest moments in my career. Read more: "We have to accept we are going through a very difficult time at the moment. But we all know that was nowhere near acceptable. "Now we have to use this as a learning experience for the rest of the tournament. The whole team is devastated by this setback. "Only hard work will help us. We have to turn over a new page. "We didn't have a clear idea of what we wanted to play, and it showed. This defeat hurts us all a lot."
The National
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The National
Forgotten Celtic winger Luis Palma suffers Honduras disaster
The 25-year-old spent the second half of the season on loan at Greek giants Olympiacos, but will return to Parkhead for the new season after they opted not to exercise a £3.3 million clause that would make the move permanent. He made just three league starts for Olympiacos and his nightmare campaign reached a new low on international duty when Honduras crashed to a humiliating 6-0 defeat to Canada in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Vancouver and he was subbed off at the interval. And Palma admitted it was a disastrous night for him. He said: "It's very sad. It's one of my lowest moments in my career. Read more: "We have to accept we are going through a very difficult time at the moment. But we all know that was nowhere near acceptable. "Now we have to use this as a learning experience for the rest of the tournament. The whole team is devastated by this setback. "Only hard work will help us. We have to turn over a new page. "We didn't have a clear idea of what we wanted to play, and it showed. This defeat hurts us all a lot."
Vogue
2 days ago
- Vogue
The Best Hotels in Mallorca, From Hilltop Spa Retreats to Art-Filled Townhouses
Mallorca has well and truly freed itself of its former Club 18-30 shackles to become one of the Med's most popular destinations for a stylish break in the sun. If it feels like everyone is in Mallorca when you scroll through Instagram, they probably are. Seeing someone you know at the counter in El Camino (book ahead–this writer couldn't get in) is as likely as bumping into a friend on a sunny Sunday in the city. It seems unfair that one resort town like Magaluf lumbered the largest Balearic Island with a reputation for attracting fishbowl-drinking, glowstick-twirling Brits abroad. Those in the know have been visiting the real Mallorca for years. Obscenely pretty towns such as Deià have long attracted bohemians and creatives who pad around making art and music in their photogenic fincas, surrounded by antiques, piles of books and vibrant bougainvillea. Vogue's Favorite Hotels in Mallorca: The island isn't huge (it takes around an hour to drive from one side to the other) and yet it has an incredible arts scene if you know where to look. There are mountainous landscapes dotted with olive groves, perfect turquoise coves, and a frankly overwhelming number of ravishing hotels. Plus there's Palma–a city break destination in its own right and at minimum, deserving of a day trip. Mallorca's popularity is no surprise when it has everything you could want from a holiday destination. If the cat was ever in the bag, it's out now and it's hollering into a speaker. If you're turned off by the undeniably busy summer months, don't rule out the rest of the year. Unless you're visiting solely to sunbathe, you might even prefer the island in the quieter, cooler shoulder seasons, when the crowds are elsewhere and the prices have dropped.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Mark Wright's baby Palma steals the show in adorable new video
Mark Wright's fans have been left gushing over his baby daughter Palma after the TV star took to social media to give fans an insight into his life at home Mark Wright has given fans an insight into his life at home, and fans could only concentrate on his daughter, Palma. The reality TV star, who earlier this year welcomed his first child with wife Michelle Keegan, had been giving fans tips on how to eat healthily as the temperatures across the UK continue to soar. But while the 38-year-old had been preparing his dinner to showcase for his followers, baby Palma could be heard in the background, and fans couldn't contain their joy. Mark, who found fame on ITV's The Only Way Is Essex, was preparing a delicious-looking chicken, feta and sun-dried tomatoes pasta when Palma made an unexpected appearance. As he was preparing the light dish, little Palma could be heard babbling in the background of his kitchen before he tucked into the summer delicacy, which was packed with protein. But Mark appeared to be deep in concentration as he carried on preparing the summery meal. "All I could hear was baby Palma," said one fan alongside a heart-eyes emoji. A second went on to add: "Little Palma in the background." Meanwhile, some joked that Mark was "brave" for wearing a white T-shirt while preparing and eating a pasta dish, as others expressed their excitement to try his recipe. His update comes just after his wife, former Coronation Street star Michelle, dazzled fans as she posed for a series of holiday snaps just three months after giving birth to their daughter. Sharing a string of pictures from her summer getaway to Spain, Michelle looked sensational as she posed in a cut-out swimsuit. The actress and Mark jetted out to Marbella with his famous sister, Jess, and she told fans she was "obsessed" with her new summer dresses, mainly loving a floor-length brown dress which was decorated with golden shells. Fans were left blown away, with many praising the actress, with one writing: "How does anyone look that amazing after just having a baby?" A second went on to say: "You look absolutely stunning…I am still trying to get my post-baby figure back, and my baby is 17 this year!" The showbiz couple told fans that their trip was "Princess P's first holiday," as Michelle posted images cradling their little daughter, while another one saw the mother and daughter sheltering from the scorching Spanish sun. While Michelle is currently making the most of her maternity break from work, she's set to have a busy year after signing to become the new face of Sky. The Manchester-born star will appear in a series of promotional clips for the broadcasting company, which will be shown worldwide. She'll be joined by Idris Elba for the campaign. A source told The Sun: "Michelle has really been enjoying maternity leave with Palma, but she'll be back to work soon to film these new adverts for Sky. She has signed a six-figure deal for the job and is thrilled to have been chosen to appear alongside Idris, who has been their 'face'. "Brassic is ending after the seventh series, and Michelle is keen to still be a part of the Sky brand. Landing this ad is huge for Michelle, as she's fast becoming a brand in her own right. Everything she touches seems to turn to gold."
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
The Platform Trap: Mallorca makes life miserable for the unsuspecting rail passenger
Other people's public transport is usually fun to unravel. So far this month I have variously been assured on some buses in Lithuania and Poland that I must get a ticket in advance; on others, I had to pay the driver. Some buses were cash only, others insisted on payment by card (or phone). Flying on from Warsaw to Palma, the driver of the airport bus into town needed €5 in cash – but at least she could sell tickets, unlike increasingly many airport bus services (Lodz in Poland, for example). But last Wednesday evening, I fell foul of the Kafkaesque ticketing trap devised by Mallorca 's otherwise excellent public transport network. The island's railway – a train line running north from Palma – has improved by leaps and bounds over the years. It is now a metro, with smart air-conditioned trains as frequently as every 10 minutes. But unlike any other such system I have seen, each platform is a stand-alone entity. You can access the platform only by an automatic gate, and – as I discovered to my discomfort – you cannot cross from one platform to the other without exiting the automatic gate. So what's wrong with that? Well, at a small station seven stops from central Palma, Pont d'Inca Nou, I bought a ticket at the entrance to platform 1 for a train that was departing from platform 2. When I say 'ticket', it was just a paper receipt with a QR code, which I duly scanned. The gates allowed me onto platform 1. Where, I wondered, was the bridge, subway or street-level walkway that would allow me to cross to platform 2 to catch the Palma train that was due to arrive in two minutes? Every railway I have ever used allows you to do that... except in Mallorca. But there is nothing to indicate the unusual arrangement. Indeed, I was able to buy a ticket to the island's capital from the wrong side of the station and go through the gates to a platform from which trains are travelling away from Palma. Whoever programmed the whole thing presumably knew they were dispatching unknowing passengers into a transportational black hole where the normal laws of travel physics cease to exist. No, you cannot retrace your steps because the machine has already checked you out of Pont d'Inca Nou. The only permitted journey is down to Palma, but you are trapped on a platform from which the only way is up. And yes, I did check out the fences: they are Iron Curtain grade. All I could do was catch the next northbound train – immediately placing me at risk of a penalty, because I was going in the opposite direction – and hope a more normal arrangement prevailed at the next stop. It did not. I was unable to cross to the southbound track without exiting through the gate, which was never going to let me through because my ticket was not valid. So I tailgated another passenger, and followed her over the pedestrian crossing that is unhelpfully located outside Stalag Platform 1, as I now knew it. As luck would have it, she had evidently overshot her station, and was heading for Platform 2. So I was able to tailgate her again (of which she was probably getting fed up). No ticket examiner appeared in the two minutes the train took to trundle to my original station, from where I was finally travelling legally. Should you have the good fortune to find yourself in Mallorca, please do not follow in my tailgating, ticket-bending footsteps. And to TIB, the public transport provider, I say: put up signs saying 'Abandon hope, all ye who enter here'. There is a serious point: an excellent way to cut traffic congestion in Mallorca is to encourage more rail use. But that will only happen if holidaymakers feel confident about using the trains.
