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King Juan Carlos abdicates THE King of Spain has abdicated. Juan Carlos decided to step aside after 39 years on the throne, announced Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Rajoy addressed the nation to say that there would be an amendment to the country’s constitution to allow the king’s eldest son Prince Felipe, 45, to take over. The new Crown Act, which will regulate the abdication and succession process was being pushed through the law-making stages on Tuesday. In his official speech, King Juan Carlos, 76 who has reigned since 1975, said: “We have felt the need for renovation, and to open up a better future. Today a younger generation deserves to step forward.” “I want the best for Spain, to which I have dedicated my whole life. I have decided to abdicate my crown to give way to a new generation embodied by my son Felipe, heir to the throne. I keep and will keep Spain forever deep in my heart.” Throughout his reign, which followed in the wake of Franco’s dictatorship, Juan

Carlos was considered one of the world’s most popular monarchs. Along with Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first Prime Minister following the dictatorship, the monarch helped to smooth the country’s transition to democracy. However, recent years have seen a loss of confidence in Spain’s royal family due to a long-running corruption scandal involving the king’s daughter and son-in-law. There has also been a growing discontent with the wider political elite - as revealed by the recent EU Parliament elections. Following the news of the abdication, cities across Spain began organising simultaneous proRepublic demonstrations. Reportedly, 1,500 riot police were deployed to central Madrid on Monday evening, in anticipation of city-wide unrest. Leftist parties such as Podemos, United Left and Republican Catalan Left have called for the government to hold a referendum on the monarchy. Turn to page 4 ROYAL FAMILY: Big changes ahead. carlos alvarez fluickr

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Letters CUEVAS DEL DRACH: Created by the sea forcing in through openings in the cliffs.

Wonder at the Dragon Caves

THE Cuevas del Drach, located in Manacor, are amongst the 20 natural landscapes competing to be named one of Spain’s Seven Natural Wonders. The competition has been organised by Allianz Global Assistance and votes will be accepted until Sunday (June 8) on www.7maravillas.es. Other candidates are Doñana National Park, Teide National Park, Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Albufera Natural Park and Monserrat Mountain.

The four large ‘Dragon Caves’ are visited by several thousand people every year, and were first mentioned in a letter in 1338. The caves, called Black Cave, White Cave, Cave of Luis Salvador, and Cave of the French, which are all connected, extend to a depth of 25 metres and are 2.4 kilometres long. They were created by the Mediterranean Sea forcing in through openings in the cliffs and it is believed they date from the Miocene period.

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Arms dealers NATIONAL POLICE have caught 15 members of an arms trafficking gang. They confiscated, among other things, automatic rifles and 3,927 bullets of varying calibres.

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COMBINED police efforts have borne fruit and the infamous ‘Bar Gang’ has been caught in Mallorca. The gang is thought to be responsible for more than 50 robberies on the island to the value of €150,000. National Police and the Guardia Civil have been looking for the gang for some time and finally

caught up with them after an avalanche of complaints filed by the bar owners of the island. The Guardia Civil have attributed at least 35 robberies to the gang and the National Police another 20. It is not yet known exactly how many robberies they have perpetrated in the area. The four detainees are all under the age of 20 and all

Spanish; they have been remanded to prison with no possibility of bail. The gang was active all over the island but with particular focus on the areas of Palma, Inca, Sencelles and Mancor de la Vall. The police forces continue to investigate back cases to find out which can be attributed to the gang and which not.

Cannabis sweets LOCAL POLICE have confiscated 63 ‘cannabis’ lollipops from shops in s’Arenal. They contained no Tetrahydrocannabinol which is the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

Frozen plans IN a surprise move the Government of the Balearic Islands has frozen its plans to privatise some of the ports on the islands. Train station THE PRESIDENT of the Balearic government, Jose Ramon Bauza, has visited Sa Pobla to check out the works being done on the new train station. The budget for the project is €600,000.

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Marivent palace POLITICAL Party Mes has suggested that the Marivent Palace, summer residence of the royal family, should be used for cultural and artistic events and that it should be open to all the public.

Jobless down UNEMPLOYMENT in the Balearic Islands has gone down by 7,952 people in the last month. This is attributed to the onset of the summer season.

Solar fest SOLAR FEST MALLORCA indie music festival will take place in September this year and around 20 international, national and local artistes are expected to take part. Nothing to be done MALLORCA fire brigade rescued a man who was having a heart attack. Although all the emergency services arrived promptly there was nothing they could do to save his life.

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16 years EX-COUNCILLOR for commerce, industry and energy, Josep Juan Cardona, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his part in the Scala case which involved the embezzlement of public funds.

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Oil prospecting CELEBRATIONS: Millions will take to the streets if Spain wins.

World Cup dreams SPAIN is the European country which most wants its team to win the World Cup in Brazil, as it is the wish of 77 per cent of those questioned. This is according to a survey carried out as part of the ‘Free’ (Football Research in an Enlarged Europe) Project developed at nine universities in Denmark, the UK, Turkey, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Italy and Spain. In Italy, 61 per cent want their team to win, in Germany 60, in the UK 43 per cent want England to win, and in France only 40 per cent want victory for the national team. Four of the countries which took part won’t be playing in the World Cup but the Danes and Poles want Spain to win, while Austria wants Germany to come out on top and Turkey prefers Brazil. Football and the national team are elements which bring the Spanish together, according to the

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study, and 54 per cent of Spaniards over 15 claim to be football fans. In 2010, the World Cup final in South Africa was watched by 16.8 million throughout Spain. This huge interest has an impact on the economy with an estimated expenditure of €986 million if Spain wins the World Cup this year. It will not only affect sales of goods and services, but will also have a positive effect on people’s moods resulting in increased productivity. The highest rises in sales will be of food and drink (up by €305.6 million), TV and electronics (€270.3 million), clothes and shoes (€116.7 million) and souvenirs (up by €34.1 million). Bars and restaurants would see sales increase by €259.3 million, of which 29 per cent would be on the day of the final, when millions would take to the streets to celebrate.

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Constitutional Court Judge Enrique Lopez after being found drunk riding a motorbike without a helmet on the streets of Madrid.

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THE Balearic parliament has warned that tourist promotion for the islands would drop significantly if there were to be oil prospecting off the coast of the islands.

Killer jailed A COURT in Palma has sentenced Mustafa M, who killed his partner in 2013, to 16 years in prison. The 39year-old apologised to the family of the deceased after he was sentenced.

Missing man J. ARCOS, 36, has gone missing; he was last seen in Palma. He is 1.75 tall, weighs around 90 kilos, is heavily built and has a shaven head. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

And finally... EIGHT people, including a child, were injured when a cow took fright and bolted during an animal parade in Santander; the cow escaped its minder and charged the assembled crowds.

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STEPPING DOWN: What will the future bring for the royal family?

Ramifications of the abdication KING Juan Carlos has abdicated but what does this mean for the future of the country and its ruling family? For the country it will probably be a good thing as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;young bloodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; may mean a renewed confidence in the monarchy and its ability to act on behalf of the nation. The prince, soon to be

king, is well versed in modern ways and the manner in which business is conducted in the cyber age which will possibly help the ailing economy. For the royal family itself the abdication means, more than anything else, a reshuffle of their titles. The Infantas will no longer be members of the royal

family but will change over to being relatives of King Felipe VI. The biggest question the collective press are asking is what does it mean for the ex-king and what will his legal situation be? On Tuesday alone there were three people claiming to be illegitimate children of the present king, there will be

more to follow soon. As he is no longer the king he is now liable to the same laws as the rest of the citizens of the country and, as such, can be taken to court for paternity cases. Parliament is currently working on changing the law to allow the king to abdicate and his son to take his place.

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Nineteen arrested for renting occupied houses THE NATIONAL POLICE in Palma have arrested 19 members of an ethnic gypsy group known as ‘Los Peludos’ for illegally

occupying houses and then renting them out to immigrants and the unemployed. According to the police,

Cliff accident for local bar owner A GERMAN man was taken to hospital in a serious condition after suffering an accident in Peguera. The man was trying to walk to the Palmira a la de Tora beach along the cliffs, on a path that is closed to the public due to its unstable nature, when he fell down a gulley and became stuck between its walls and was unable to move. The Local Police, fire brigade and beach personnel all tried to help but the man, a local bar owner, who weighed more than 100 kilos was firmly wedged between the rocky walls. Finally a crane was called and was able to bring him up to the surface.

‘Los Peludos’ would identify empty houses, bring down the door, change the lock and charge the tenants anywhere between €250 and €300 per month, which included water and electricity, both provided through illegal means. The police started looking into the matter last year when they realised that the cases of illegal occupations in the area had increased. The police operation ended with 19 members of the group arrested, they have been charged with fraud, threats, coercion, belonging to a criminal organisation and illegal possession of weapons.

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More police raids on Playa de Palma FOLLOWING the third raid in less than a week in Playa de Palma, carried out by National and Local Police officers, 40 sub-Saharan immigrants were identified, while two others were arrested for being illegal aliens. Officers of the Citizen Safety and Immigration Brigades of the National

Ryanair forced to land A RYANAIR plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Palma, Mallorca last week after a fire warning light came on. The plane, which was carrying 148 passengers,

Police and officers of the Grup D’Acció Preventiva (GAP) of the Local Police combed the vicinity of Playa de Palma, stopping dozens of street vendors, who were about to sell counterfeit items of world-class brands they were carrying. Members of the Unit Against Immigration and Forgery Networks

(UCRIF) of the Immigration Brigade checked their documents, realising that two of them lacked the necessary papers they were placed under arrest. The raid also focused on sex workers, since the Nigerian prostitutes working in the area are usually involved in theft. It was determined that most of them have fallen prey to sexual exploitation networks and are encouraged to rob tourists. Most of them have to pay the crime organisation that brought them from Nigeria amounts ranging between €30,000 and €40,000, so they resort to robbery and theft to pay back their debt quickly. RYANAIR: Forced to make an emergency landing. was forced to make the emergency landing at Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport. The plane, which was

headed from Palma to Memmingen in Germany, took off at around 6.45am. A short time later the light came on, meaning that the plane had to return to the departure airport. No passengers were injured and there was no smoke inhalation following the landing, according to Spain’s airport authority, Aena. Airport authorities are currently looking in to the incident to determine why the warning light may have come on.

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Diving accident A YOUNG diver, of unknown nationality and age, had a decompression accident while coming from a dive just off the coast of Portocolom. She was taken to hospital where she remains in the intensive care unit.

School trip FIRST year students at the Joan Maria Thomas de Palma high school visited the Grup Serra which is a leading Palma communications company; they were there on a careers day.

Trip fraud THE EDUCATIONAL Committee of the Balearic Islands has denounced Joana Maria Camps for, allegedly, embezzling money from the committee on his recent trips to the mainland and other islands.

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Copper thieves cause huge risk THIEVESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; short-sightedness almost led to a disaster in the centre of Palma. A building had to be evacuated due to missing gas pipes which were causing a leak. The fire brigade and Local Police had to evacuate the building on Calle Francesc

Suau as all the visible copper piping from the gas installations had been stolen which set off an alarm and automatically called the authorities. Residents of the building and passers-by on the street could smell gas and also called the police to investigate its origin. Agents from the USEI (Integral Security Unit) discovered the origin of the leak was that the building had nearly no piping left in its gas installations. After the thieves had cut away all the visible piping A SHOP-OWNER in Palma has accepted a sentence they did not bother to plug of two years and one day in prison for running an the exposed pipework, illegal arms shop. therefore putting the Defence and prosecution reached an agreement buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents in after evidence was presented prior to the case grave danger. being heard; the man admitted his wrongdoing and After the leak had been accepted the sentence without recourse. stabilised by technicians According to the prosecution the man had no from the gas company, the licence for the majority of the weapons found in his police allowed people back shop, or at either of his residences, which were into the building. later confiscated by the police. All the confiscated Police are still searching weapons were war weapons including sub-machine for the thieves and the guns and long range rifles. copper piping.

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HAIM (rhymes with ‘time’) opened the 2014 season at Mallorca Rocks Hotel on Tuesday night. The American pop rock band from Los Angeles, which consists of three talented sisters Este, Danielle and Alana, has been breaking through a variety of glass ceilings since they came to the fore in 2013 at the Glastonbury Festival. They are now on the festival trail for 2014. Their music is frequently compared to Fleetwood Mac but was more folk (ish), rock (ish) meets the nineties. The opening night crowd at Mallorca Rocks showed its enthusiastic appreciation for their sound and a good night out was had by all. If Haim’s performance on Tuesday is anything to go by we’ve got a great summer of music to come. Next up: W.A.R. opening party with Zane Lowe and Gorgon City (Thursday June 5) and the biggest breakthrough band of last year, The 1975 will headline on Tuesday June 10.

Burning revenge in Llucmajor GERT S. THOMAS, who burnt down his chalet after being evicted from it, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The German had been living in the Llucmajor house for 12 years and was evicted for not paying rent - four days later he burnt it down. The courts have also ordered him to pay the owner of the chalet €108,273 which they feel would cover the costs of the damages.

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Malen still missing after 182 days

MALEN MEETING: Mallorca does not forget.

MALEN ZOE ORTIZ disappeared on December 2, 2013 and has not been seen or heard of since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before anything else I want to thank everyone for their support in this matter. Today, unfortunately, marks six months without Malen, half a year without my daughter. There are no words to describe the hell we are living in. Every day without Malen is an eternity for me.â&#x20AC;? This was the short speech with which Natalia Rodriguez, mother of the disappeared girl Malen, greeted the approximately 200 people who had come out to the Pinada de Santa Ponsa to show their support and sympathy for the local woman who has not seen her daughter since December 2. Alejandro Ortiz, father of Malen, also attended the meeting with his son but did not speak with Natalia with whom he has a

very bad relationship. Natalia commented that the day was about Malen and not her relationship with her ex. Alejandro holds a similar meeting at the beginning of each month. The general sentiment expressed at the meeting was that waiting 24 hours before reacting is too late. The police forces and emergency services need to change their protocols and society needs to pressure its governments to do so. One child lost, gone forever is one child too many. Teresa Palmer, Balearic Government delegate, made mention of Malen during the 170th anniversary meeting of the Guardia Civil. She commented that the Balearic Islands were a quiet community but occasionally, bad things happened and they had to rely on the security forces to help them out; she underscored the fact they are all working hard to find the girl.

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Long wait for a British passport Processing times have therefore BRITISH NATIONALS wanting to renew or obtain a British passport increased for UK passport applications should avoid leaving their applications submitted from overseas. The Passport Office has acknowledged the too late. You currently need to allow at least frustration that customers may be six weeks for a passport renewal and experiencing and will continue to eight weeks for a first time review its guidance on estimated application, according to Her Majesty’s processing times. It has recommended that customers do not book travel Passport Office. until they have received their It’s also important to get Currently passport. your application right first UK passport applications time, to avoid the you need must be made online and paperwork being returned to allow the web page to start an and causing further delay. six weeks overseas application can be The Passport Office took found here: over the processing of all for renewal applications from British https://www.gov.uk/overseasnationals across the globe in passports/y. March. As part of the transition, the The six week minimum for the issue British Embassy in Madrid ceased to of a new passport starts when the handle applications last year. application is received by the Passport Overseas applications are now Office. subject to further security checks, to So if you need a new British align with the processes for domestic passport soon, don’t leave it until the passport applications. These checks last minute. You can make your can take significantly longer than application up to nine months before those made in the UK and a passport the expiry of your current passport will not be issued until all checks have and the remaining validity time will be been satisfactorily completed. carried over to the new passport.

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Cala Nova Cancer Charity fashion show PELICANO APARTMENTS in San Agustin was the beautiful setting for a mini fashion show for Cala Nova Cancer Charity last Tuesday. Built right on the water’s edge opposite the King’s Palace with a huge swimming pool it is undoubtedly one of the best positions on the Bay of Palma. It was Sam and Keith Humphreys who approached Angela with the idea of having a small lunch

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FASHION SHOW: In a beautiful setting for cancer charity.

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clothes from the Cala Nova Cancer shop. Sam had her own modelling agency in England and with help from two good friends, Shaneez and Megan who arranged a DJ and models, and Stefan Niedenzu who came from his hairdressing salon in Palma bringing his friend who is a make-up artist and who made it look very professional.

Stevie Wray serenaded those present and everyone had a fantastic day as an amazing €907 was raised for charity. The new bar put on a great buffet and the Bucks Fizz flowed freely. Organisers thanked everyone who “helped make the event a perfect day and to everyone who came along to support us.”

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Prison for attempting to bludgeon ex-wife A PALMA court has sent a man who allegedly attacked his wife with a club to prison on remand with no possibility of bail. The man, from Illetes, was allegedly waiting for

his ex-wife and when she walked in the front door of the apartment they used to share he tried to bludgeon her with the club while shouting “I have to kill you. Today I will kill you,”

Swarm situations under control PALMA COUNCIL has presented this year’s plan to control swarms of insects which plague the island. The first areas to be dealt with will be Ses Fontanelles and Sant Jordi and Rosa Llobera, the councillor for Health, commented that these controls were very effective as they had reduced the number of incidences of ‘swarm situations’ by 31.25 per cent last year. In April of 2013 there were 249 incidents of ‘swarm situations’ and in April of this year only 132 were reported. Lokimica, the company in charge of insect control, is using a helicopter to spray insecticides from a great height which increases their efficiency of distribution.

according to police reports. All evidence points towards careful preparation for the crime - the man even had a change of clothes ready for when he had finished his attack, said police. The victim has declared that when she saw her exhusband, and understood his intentions, she ran and jumped over the balcony to the street below, evidently she preferred the injuries that a fall from the first floor would cause rather than what her ex-husband could do to her. As soon as the attack was over the perpetrator ran away and tried to hide. Guardia Civil gave a description of his car to the Local Police and they found it while out on patrol. The man stands accused of premeditated attempted murder.

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Fascism must not return

OMORROW (Friday) is the 70th anniversary of D Day. Many veterans from the allied forces who landed on the beaches of Normandy on that June morning have returned to the scene to remember the event. It stood for many as the beginning of the end of World War Two. All of us should remember those brave soldiers who fell on that fateful day, we are forever in their debt. They helped rid Europe of the blight of fascism. With the rise of the far right in the recent European elections we must not allow anti immigration sentiment to become fascism. While it is legitimate to demand controls on the numbers of people arriving in our home countries, such sentiments must not be allowed to turn into something more sinister.

Too many brave men died to rid the world of fascism to let it return. It would be an insult to their memories.

Adios King Carlos KING JUAN CARLOS should be applauded for abdicating. To make way for his dynamic son is the right thing to do after a long period of ill health. But it has highlighted the divisions in Spanish society as pointed out in this column before. Thousands of Republicans have taken to the streets calling for an end to the monarchy. It will be interesting to see if the abdication brings the country together in the long run, or splits it further apart.

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Misfiring pistol saves man’s life A MAN of 45 is currently looking at a proceeded to cause damage, to the jail sentence of 19 years for trying to approximate value of €1,658 to her car which was parked on the street. kill his brother-in-law in Palma. He went back that same According to the afternoon and managed prosecution the man tried to speak to his brotherto shoot his relative but in-law, with whom the pistol he used He pulled he was arguing misfired as many as about a supposed four times. the trigger debt. Prosecution are According to the asking for 12 years of the gun prosecution he was in prison for the but it misfired so enraged at the intended murder, passive stance of three years for up to four times his relative that he illegal possession of went back to his car a weapon, one year for insulting, threatening and got the pistol, a 9mm and fighting with the police Star, and told his brother-inofficers who were trying to arrest law “Now we’ll sort it out. I have him and another three years for the balls to do it.” Immediately after committing crimes against public these words he pulled the trigger of health. the gun but when no bullets came out The events took place in June of he tried again and again - up to four 2013 when the man received a court times. citation after being denounced by his As his pistol didn’t work he told his sister; he went to her house the next relative that he would be back with day and after beating on the door another one to finish the job. He was repeatedly and insulting her, he then detained that same day.

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Republican demonstration THE PEOPLE of Palma took to the streets on Monday night to protest the monarchy and come out in favour of Spain becoming a republic. The demonstration was peaceful and needed no police presence.

Peace prize THE RAFA NADAL Foundation, of which the tennis player is the president, has received a prize for promoting peace and being against violence; the prize was given out by the Non Violence Project Award committee in New York.

Traffic stopper TRAFFIC was stopped for several hours on the Cami de la Vileta when a large car had an accident and ended up on its roof; the tow truck had to remove it which caused the street to be completely closed.

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Holidaymakers stranded HUNDREDS of British holidaymakers suffered 36 hour delays at the start of their trips to the Balearic Islands this week as Thomas Cook explained that flights were delayed due to ‘crew shortages.’ Arriving at Bristol airport in the early hours of Sunday morning to catch flights to Ibiza (6am) and Palma de Mallorca (6.45am), the passengers were left stranded for hours with no explanation. They were informed at the check-in desks that flights were delayed and were forced to spend the next 11 hours waiting

would be picked up at 10am the following morning for replacement flights. However, things were set to get worse. The promised bus failed to show up, with the 250 or so would-be-holidaymakers waiting for an explanation. On Monday they were finally picked up and taken back to the airport, where they waited for another five hours before eventually taking off. Furious families have said that SUITCASES: With nowhere to go. their holidays have been ruined for information. the Mercure Holland House Hotel beyond repair and criticised After a lengthy wait the in Redcliffe, Bristol. Thomas Cook for failing to passengers were then taken to Airport staff told them they update them with information during the lengthy delay. A spokesperson for Thomas Cook Airlines said that the company was to give him €5 instead. Witnesses said they Once he had been offering an ‘unreserved When the driver was saw a man walking away looked after, he was apology’ for the delay, distracted, the man got in from the car, allegedly the questioned by the police which was caused by ‘the impact of short-term the car, produced a knife driver, carrying the knife and placed under arrest. of crew, Law enforcement availability and demanded to be and looking upset. taken to sa Pobla. Once on the scene, officials will now carry out including sickness.’ Following EU regulations, The driver defended officers of the Guardia a thorough investigation himself, a quarrel ensued Civil gave the injured to determine the exact passengers will be able to and the attacker was man first aid and took circumstances of the claim up to €400 per person in compensation. him to a hospital. attack. injured in the leg.

Police arrest knife-wielding man THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man for threatening behaviour with a knife. According to the initial inquiry, the man had asked a resident of Sineu to drive him to sa Pobla. The driver said no and the man then asked him

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Overseas registration of births and deaths Centralisation will also enable FCO consular staff to better focus on their

primary function of assisting British nationals in distress.

CHANGE: Registering births and deaths.

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BRITISH NATIONALS living in Spain should note that from Monday June 9, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is changing the way that it registers the births and deaths of British citizens overseas. The process will gradually be withdrawn from British Consulates in Spain during the rest of 2014. Thereafter this option for British expatriates will be carried out by a central registration unit in the UK. Consular birth registration is an optional service and is only available to those born overseas who have an automatic entitlement to British Nationality at birth. There is no legal requirement for a consular birth registration, and a local birth certificate with a certified translation if necessary should be sufficient for all purposes in the UK including applying for a passport. Similarly there is no requirement for a consular death certificate – a local certificate should be sufficient for winding up the affairs and obtaining probate in the UK. The processing time for registrations will remain the same but applicants will need to allow extra time for documents to be sent to and from the UK. British nationals can find information on the consulate website on how to apply for a consular birth or death registration. Centralisation of birth and death registration into a single-purpose unit in the UK will allow the FCO to provide a common online application procedure with a credit card payment facility, which will be more efficient and convenient for customers.

FELIPE GONZALEZ: Warned against new party.

‘Alternative would be a catastrophe for Spain’ EX-PRESIDENT Felipe Gonzalez has commented that a ‘Bolivarian’ alternative, like the newly successful political party Podemos, would be a catastrophe for the country. He made this comment at a presentation of the Foundation for Alternative Democracy in Spain (FADE) while at the same time refusing to

Unexpected rise in public spending THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen. The INE has explained that this rise in public spending is due to an increase in the national demand for goods. While household spending has risen by 0.4 per cent, companies spending has gone up by 4.4 per cent which, according to the INE, indicates a possible ‘relaxing’ of the recession.

comment on the poor performance of his own party, the PSOE, which did spectacularly badly in the recent EU elections. The main aim of the FADE is to discuss democracy without politics and this year’s conference was mainly preoccupied with discussing the widening gap between the people and the political elite. Gonzalez was pessimistic about the political stagnancy that Spain is currently going through and commented that Spanish politics, as well as world politics, had “bottomed out,” but would get going again very soon. The former president closed his talks with another reference to Podemos saying that they are offering a “Utopian” future which would be impossible to attain, he dismissed the new political force, which won five seats in the EU elections, as “Bolivarian revolutionaries making impossible promises.” He went on to remind those present that Spain had already had a similar popular social movement in 1968 when the population protested the government and then later discovered that the offers made by the social alternative parties were always empty.

Illegal Chinese entry NATIONAL POLICE have detained 127 people and charged another 133 with illegally introducing Chinese immigrants into Spain. The 133 stand accused of falsifying paperwork and fraud. Hacienda (Inland Revenue Service) has calculated that the operation has defrauded them of around €3.5 million. Of the 127 detained, nine people also stand accused of ‘favouring individual immigration’ and belonging to an organised crime group. The detentions and charges have taken place all over the country from Zaragoza to Palencia and Madrid to Merida. The original arrests took place in October of last year when the authorities became aware of the heads of the organisation whose criminal activities were centred on the falsification and sale of residence cards to the illegal Chinese community. The organisation would sell the immigrants fake residence cards, fake inscription cards (empadronamientos) and fake medical cards, all, in theory, expedited by the council of Zaragoza.

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We will never forget D-Day TOMORROW (Friday) marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the event that is widely credited as kick-starting the demise of Nazi Germany. On Friday a reenactment group will bring back to life the

tide-turning moment that more than 155,000 allied troops landed on the beaches in Normandy, in history’s largest amphibious invasion. Veterans, their families and others wishing to pay their respects, including many

from Spain, have been arriving all week for the commemorations. The D-Day landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, took place on June 6, 1944, when allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France.

Around 4,400 Allied troops died on D-Day, while another 9,000 were wounded or declared missing. The re-enactment, part of a series of anniversary events, is to honour the historic day when troops waded and

parachuted onto French soil as part of the famous Second World War D-Day landings. After the audacious attack, which marks the start of the eventual defeat of the Nazi Germany regime, America’s General Dwight

15 members of an arms trafficking organisation arrested OFFICERS of the National Police in Valencia arrested 15 members of a criminal organisation allegedly involved in arms trafficking. The police also confiscated eight guns, two revolvers, a flare gun and an automatic rifle. According to a communiqué released by law enforcement, an investigation started last March, when police discovered that a man in Paterna (Valencia) was selling weapons in exchange for illegal drugs. Following police inquiries, it was determined that he was part of an organisation that sold

weapons on the black market and erased the identification numbers on the weapons to make them untraceable, should they ever be confiscated by the police. The police were able to discover the identity of the providers, distributors and sellers of the illegal network and where they lived. Members of law enforcement carried out house searches in Paterna, Torrent, Valencia, Pedralba and Alicante and confiscated a large number of guns, bullets, a hand grenade, gold, cash, three scales, and some cocaine.

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Eisenhower declared that the ‘tide had turned.’ Eisenhower said: “The free men of the world are marching together to victory!” On Tuesday members of the re-enactment group arrived at Arromanches-les-bains ahead of the coming event. Members of the group are from the UK, Spain, France and the US. To mark the anniversary on Friday an international flotilla of ships will sail through the channel to Normandy before an international ceremony on one of the landing spots, Sword Beach. In the UK, Portsmouth will be the main focus for the anniversary, as thousands of allied troops left its port to head to Normandy.

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SPANISH multinational oil company Repsol is to pay out an extra dividend of €1.3 billion. Shareholders will receive €1 per share following the €3.6 billion payout after Argentina nationalised its 51 per cent controlling stake in YPF. The company provides approximately a third of

Argentina’s oil and a quarter of its gas and the takeover arrived a year after YPF announced the discovery of large deposits of shale oil and gas fields. Repsol confirmed it has now disposed of its remaining assets in Argentina after selling to JP Morgan all the government bonds it received in

The sandwich price index... CLUB sandwiches have succeeded loaves of bread and Mars bars as cost of living markers. The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) compiled by Hoteles.com compares prices of the classic sandwich containing chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayonnaise. The CSI is a ‘barometer of affordability’ based on prices paid by the clients of 840 hotels with five, four and three-star classifications in 28 countries, Hoteles.com claims. Madrid hotels, where a sandwich costs an average of €11.52, provided the statistics for Spain’s CSI. This put Spain in 27th position in this year’s

listings, up three places with a 7.8 per cent increase since 2013. The world’s most expensive city was Geneva, charging an average €23.91 for a sandwich, followed by €21.53 in Paris. Helsinki, ranked 11th in 2013, shot up to third place with this year’s €17.86 and had Stockholm close behind on €17.64. Oslo charges €16.93 and London €16.62. New Delhi (€6.44) is the cheapest city, followed by Mexico City (€7.17) and Buenos Aires (€7.61). Madrid is in the middle category but this could change. Prices have fallen in most countries but have continued to rise in Spain, according to the Index.

compensation for the YPF takeover. Mexico’s state oil company Pemex, which has an 8.75 per cent stake would receive €116 million, Spanish construction multinational Sacyr €122 million while Repsol’s largest shareholder, Cataluña’s CaixaBank would get €158 million.

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Go-ahead wanted BRUSSELS postponed until July 10 its verdict on Telefonica’s €4.14 billion purchase of German mobile operator E-Plus. A decision regarding the sale of Spain’s Ono to Vodafone is due on July 2.

Pay delay ANNUAL reports by Spain’s biggest businesses must reveal their time-lag in paying suppliers. The Finance ministry hopes this will persuade them to pay within the obligatory 60-day time limit.

Castle sell-off to raise money PART of a moated 10th century castle with walls 3.5 metres thick could soon be transformed into luxury apartments. The Interior ministry is selling off empty police stations and Guardia Civil properties and Maqueda Castle in Toledo is one of these. The section due to be sold off once housed a Guardia Civil headquarters that was later converted into a museum costing €5 million in 2010. The 2,600-

square metre building also has 30 parking spaces. The Maqueda property has a starting price of €9,588,290 and the sale is being handled for the ministry by admeet.com as are others in Barcelona, Cuenca, Galicia, Granada, Navarra, Santander and Sevilla. The sales come under the government’s economy programme and its bid to capitalise unused assets.

STAT OF WEEK THE Caixa Banking Foundation, with net assets of €20 billion, is the world’s third-biggest foundation and Europe’s largest. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation occupies the number one slot, followed by the Wellcome Trust.

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UK data continues to improve in quarter four THE recovery in the UK in Quarter four maintained the momentum built in the previous quarters in 2013. Healthy data flow from the service, manufacturing and the construction sectors and most recently from the housing market are lifting sentiment and the British consumer is slowly reemerging from a long hibernation. The strong numbers have been a key driver for the bullish momentum in the pound which has forged higher on the anticipation that UK growth will continue to outstrip official forecasts. However, the latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report delivered a more dovish tone than expected and cooled appetite for the pound. Growth and inflation forecasts remained the same as the previous quarter, but Mark Carney Governor of the Bank Of England, played it with a straight bat and did not talk

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about raising interest rates as a result of positive growth indicators. The perception of slack in the economy was not altered much from previously and Carney noted that there is still more slack in the economy to be used up before the Bank of England will hike interest rates. Carney also noted that when the tightening cycle does commence it will be slow and gradual and not to the same levels as before the financial crisis. The pound fell on the report even despite a fall in the unemployment rate as Carney took the heat out of early rate rise chatter. Once the market settled down and following robust retail sales data and

GBP/EUR: Has managed to push to a 16 month high. higher inflation the sentiment flipped again to a view that interest rates could in fact rise sooner than projected by the Bank of England. Expectations on the timing behind an interest rate rise will to continue to see-saw in relation to UK economic data releases. In the Eurozone, low inflation in April and weak Gross Domestic Product growth in the first quarter of 2014 highlighted

once again the deep challenges faced by the single currency area. The latest economic reports published yesterday have given the European Central Bank yet another reason to ease next month. The EZ GDP for Quarter one printed at 0.2 per cent against a consensus of 0.4 per cent. The economic polarisation between Germany and the rest of Europe has again intensified and highlighted the structural

unbalances challenging the region. German GDP beat the forecasts printing at 0.8 per cent versus an expected 0.7 per cent while French GDP flat lined. Spanish and Italian GDP figures disappointedly contracted. EZ CPI readings remain also extremely low with core inflation coming only at 0.7 per cent, which is well below the ECB’s target rate of 2 per cent. The ECB have set their stall out to act in June and it is now a question of by how much. The recent European elections have given a further headache and alongside lower growth and inflation the market is expecting something comprehensive. With this expectation and the upbeat UK data, GBP/EUR has managed to push to a 16 month high and the market eagerly awaits the ECB decision in June for further direction.

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The takeaway sale Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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EVERYONE is a salesperson. From our infant years when we work out a strategy for getting what we want we sell ourselves daily to get our own way. Successful sales people prepare their presentation before meeting clients. Anticipating their customer’s needs and likely budget they add an inducement to their package. Salesmen who don’t have an Option B are disadvantaged. This is usually an alternative product, payment plan or time sensitive gift. Selling is close to the acting profession. The prepared

DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade. presentation is delivered in stages; it appears to be original but has been repeated day in day out. Long before the presentation the lures are set. Salesmen know how to use the terms ‘either or.’ If he asks for the order the client is

inclined to say, ‘No, I want to think about it’ or words to that effect. It is easy to reply ‘no’ to ‘can I help you?’ but not so easy to say ‘no’ if one is asked, ‘how may I help you?’ At the sharp edge of unscrupulous selling the client

is mentally prepared for the salesman’s pitch. However, he or she will have already decided to defer their buying decision. The salesman knows this and prepares for it. Hapless clients are blissfully unaware that the salesman is not acting on his own. At a predetermined signal, near to the close, there will be a call to his boss to see if the offer is still on or he receives a call: “Excuse me, this is my boss calling.” As soon as the muted phone conversation ends the salesman will turn to the couple with dismay written on his face. “I am awful sorry, it looks as though someone is negotiating to place the order.” Having already steeled themselves for the hard sell the clients are caught unawares. Rather than miss a bargain they will plead that they take priority over the phantom competitor.

Jobs that go begging despite unemployment ALTHOUGH 25.9 per cent of Spain’s working population is unemployed, 73,000 jobs remain untaken. There are posts that cannot be filled either in this country or elsewhere because applicants do not fit the profile that companies seek. On other occasions they lack the required level of specialisation, explained the recruitment agency Randstad. This is especially true of mining, the construction industry and the energy sector, particularly wind power. Engineering and IT posts are also going begging, Randstad said. In some selection processes that involve between 800 and 1,300 candidates, 43 per cent of vacancies are not filled and there is a 60 per cent failure rate, said one of the agency’s experts. Despite the rise in unemployment the problem of finding the ideal person for certain jobs is no easier than it was in 2007 when the economic crisis was starting. Paradoxically, when a suitable candidate is engaged, he or she will seldom have come from the pool of jobless, he added.

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Splurging after a break up

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New supplier SPAIN could supply 12 per cent of Europe’s gas once the Midcat pipeline is finished. Its three pipeline links to France would deliver an annual 15.1 billion cubic metres of gas.

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AS if the heartache of breaking up isn’t enough, it’s now been concluded in a recent study that girls are extra prone to random shopping sprees after a relationship split up. On average girls will spend nearly double after a break up shopping trip than they might tend to spend on any other spree. One study revealed that women will spend about €55 on an impromptu shopping trip for clothes, shoes and accessories after a relationship turns sour. This amount is much more than when girls shop to cheer themselves up for other reasons. In contrast, women who shop because they are bored spend an average of €35. About €32 is splashed out on treats after an

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Fat figures FOOD and drink exports rose to €22.584 billion last year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the sector’s turnover. This brought a positive trade balance of €3.466 billion.

RETAIL THERAPY: Way to feel better? argument or fight, while women who shop after a bad day at work are said to spend an average of about €32, according to the study. The only time where average spontaneous spending meets that spent after a break up is when a woman gets paid, where the study says about €48 is spent.

Obviously the more disposable money a woman has changes the above figures, but the average spend ratios remain the same. Retail therapy is known as such for the very reason that many women having a bad time do feel a little better after a visit to the shops; and a new top or

new bag does give them a lift. There is nothing necessarily bad about this, but the pick-you-up is short-lived. Putting money away towards a goal (a holiday, a new car) may not seem satisfying in the moment, but in the long run it will prove a lot more gratifying than splashing out on a

new jacket that is bought sporadically. Interestingly, women seem to be all too aware of their tendency to over shop when they are in a bad mood. The study found that 56 per cent of women avoid shopping when they aren’t in a great place knowing they will spend more than they want to.

Spending rise THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen.

No surprises in the most-bought rankings COCA COCA, Danone and Activia were Spain’s most-chosen brands in 2013. They occupied the first three places in the Brand Footprint rankings for the most-chosen consumer brands. The top trio were followed by El Pozo, Azucarera Española, Central Lechera Asturiana, Campofrio, Gallo, Don Simon and Puleva. Coca Cola, which came out top not only in this country but also worldwide, was chosen on 156 million occasions last year in Spain and included an average of 11.2 times in the shopping lists of 81 per cent of households. Danone was chosen by 55.3 per cent of

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COCA COLA: Most popular brand. Spaniards on 86 million occasions with an average of 9.1 repeat purchases each year. Activia was chosen 78 million times by 41.6 per cent of consumers and bought an average 10.8 times. Fastest-growing brands last year were Acor sugar, which was included amongst the rankings for the first time, followed by Dolce Gusto, Danonino, El Pozo

and La Casera. The multinational Nestle had more brands in the rankings than any other group and La Cocinera, Nescafe, Dolce Gusto, Maggi and Nesquik accounted for 180 million purchases. All brands in the rankings were nevertheless under pressure from the own-label products of the supermarket chains, the survey found.

Fake goods are “a scourge” for the fashion industry DESIGNER labels equal cachet and the Spanish happily spend an annual €108 per head on fashion fakes. They spend another €64.7 on copies of sports clothes and accessories revealed Acotex, an association of business owners in the textile and accessories industry. Spanish consumers also pay out a yearly average of €42.5 on imported fake leather goods, Acotex found after analysing figures supplied by Spain’s trademarks’ defence association Andema. Fake goods are ‘a big worry’ for the textile sector, whose sales diminished by 3.78 per cent by the end of 2013, said the Acotex president Borja Oria.

It is vital consumers are aware they are supporting mafias with their purchases, he declared. “What is more, fakes destroy jobs and undermine industry because they do not pay IVA valueadded tax or Social Security. They do nothing to help the economy,” Oria maintained. The fashion industry has been hard-hit by the economic crisis, accumulating a 30 per cent fall in sales over for seven consecutive years. Sixty-two per cent of fake goods described as a “scourge” by Acotex - are acquired in open-air markets as well as from itinerant street vendors (37.2 per cent) and the internet (21.4 per cent).

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Get ready for the biggest tournament in the THE biggest tournament in the World is nearly here, and to make the excitement even higher it is being held in the home of romantic football - Brazil. Will the Samba rhythms of Brazilian football triumph on home territory, or will the tipi-tapi game of defending champions Spain win the day again? Many see the power game of Germany as being the biggest threat to Brazil and Spain, with others seeing a Messi inspired Argentina as being a serious contender. Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

youthful squad go with nothing to lose. With the pressure off maybe they will exceed expectations, as long as they can get past current South American Champions and twice World Cup winners Uruguay and four times winners Italy in the group stages. Football fans around the world will be glued to their TV sets to see all the drama, upsets and hopefully fantastic football that the World Cup is all about. The party kicks off on Thurday, June 12 with hosts Brazil playing Croatia in Sao Paulo at 10pm. It promises to be a great opening match.

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Using votes as leverage to get things done... PERMIT me to comment on two letters published in the Euro Weekly News. Kath Williams’s letter regarding the changes to the Urban Planning Law states: “Both the main parties tell us they agree that the LOUA needs amending. But what is happening? Nothing.” Has she asked them why nothing is happening? K James writes about the removal of a bus stop at a roundabout in La Zenia. He thinks the bus company and the council could have placed a bus stop in another location nearby. Has he asked the bus company and the council if this is possible? Your paper is an excellent platform for airing grievances and protests involving the authorities but the authorities will not take any action solely from letters. People have to take their issues to the relevant authorities and ask questions until they receive an answer. If the authorities do nothing or don’t give answers, remind them that you will be voting at the next local elections and your vote won’t be going to them! R.G.Waugh, Fuengirola (Malaga).

Illogical crisis IT’S some time since I have read such an illogical piece from Nora Johnson. She seems to be saying that we, the general public, are as guilty as the bankers for the financial crisis of 2008. Absolute nonsense. The banks have been pushing debt since the introduction of credit cards in the early 70s. Pushing debt like heroin dealers push addiction. I know of 50-plus cases where friends were pushed to take out credit aka debt by their bank managers. Maggie compounded the issue of too-easily available debt by opening the veritable floodgates with her Financial Services Act (FCA) of 1986. Even Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer at that time, admitted that the meltdown of

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I TOOK this photo on the Costa Blanca three years ago and returning recently I found neat concreted parking space instead. The inevitable had happened!

Len Collins, Farnborough (Hampshire)

2008 was “an unintended consequence of the FSA.” The money markets pushed debt and we are all paying for their incompetence, greed and dishonesty. Kate Ferry (by email) In my view, we all contributed to the crisis, however big or small our individual contribution may have been. Let’s agree to disagree! (Norah Johnson)

All in the family PRINCE CHARLES seems to be somewhat confused, comparing Hitler to Putin. Let us not forget Russia lost 10 million troops and 20 million civilians to Hitler’s war machine. Prince Charles’s father Prince Philip, who is from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-SonderburgGlucksburg, had a brother-in-law, Prince Christoph of Hesse (would that make him an uncle to Charlie?). He was a member of the SS and piloted attacks on allied troops in Italy. George VI and the Queen’s mother (Charlie’s grandparents) sent birthday greetings to Hitler

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months before he attacked Poland. His great uncle Edward VIII would have been Hitler’s pet king had Hitler conquered Britain and he said as late as 1970: “I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap.” Tony Conlan, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)

Natural remedy REGARDING the letters about sparrows, my advice is get a cat. Cats love sparrows and my cat Millie brings at least one sparrow a day into my house. I love sparrows and hate it when she brings them indoors, but there are so many of them. It keeps the

numbers down, meaning there is more food to help them survive. It’s the law of nature. Len Parsons, La Vinuela (Malaga)

Hidden gem SINCE moving to Spain 14 years ago we have had short breaks in Barcelona, Cordoba, Madrid and Sevilla. All of these places have had screeds written about them but we have never seen a word about Valencia anywhere. The travel agents don’t seem to have any information about it. One said they could send us to Alicante! So last month we had a short break there, travelling on the AVE train. It’s the most beautiful city we’ve been to and the buildings are the best we’ve seen anywhere. There is so much to see and do with museums, churches, castles and a modern, almost futuristic, area. The main street has an enormous 10-kilometre park through the middle with football and hockey pitches and tennis courts. Where else could we find that? Four days was not enough time to visit it all. So why no information available

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on Valencia? It has everything. J Hollowell, Arroyo de la Miel (Malaga)

Dodgy cargo WITH reference to Mike Walsh’s article about chemical weapons, how well I remember as a merchant seaman joining the SS Empire Simber in October 1945! She was an old ship with well decks and a counter-sunk stern, flat out at nine knots. We were bound for Valencia where we loaded 70,000 cases of oranges. This was my first visit to Spain and the beginning of my love for the country. On the way back the ship had a seven-foot split in the bilges so we had to put into Gibraltar. As it was nearing Christmas she was patched up and we arrived at London docks on December 22 with the first cargo of oranges since before the war. Once unloaded, she sailed for Swansea where she was loaded with 8,000 tonnes of mustard gas in drums, then taken out to sea and scuttled. She was an old ship with wooden hatch covers so nearly 70 years later they and the drums would have disintegrated but not the contents. As Mike said: “Mustard gas turns into a sticky mass that can drift around in the sea for years.” What a thought. Joe Billet, aka Joe the Cat Man, Quesada (Alicante)

Tax solution I READ yet again about Gibraltar’s complaints regarding the queues on the Spanish border. Surely the solution is in their hands? Just charge VAT and tax at the normal British rate. They tell the world that they are proud to be British, so why not pay their dues like everyone else? There is also a health concern that by reducing the cost of tobacco and alcohol they are increasing cancer cases and heart-related diseases. If Gibraltar has a social conscience, it should be contributing millions of pounds to the British and Spanish health services. Gibraltar is the carbuncle on the edge of Europe. I feel ashamed as a British citizen to be associated with it. Brian Lynch (by email)

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The bare Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks. To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall

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T must be hot out there because people seem to be shedding more layers than even Miley Cyrus could muster in some of her more risqué videos. Stamp-sized bikini bottoms are the only thing standing between full nudity on the beaches. While migrating further afield, many sun worshippers seem to have had their clothes stolen, as they tread the town streets in skimpy swimming trunks, with matching impressive beer gut, in varying hues of pink. Some cities, such as Palma, have drawn a line in the sand on the inappropriate dressers and are dishing out fines of €50 a pop, for each exposure, one can only hope that the ill-advised culprit has enough

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bones on nudity EXCEPTION: Some men should be allowed to wander the streets bare chested. euros left to swing by the nearest tshirt store to rectify the offence - or maybe there is a double jeopardy in play, whereby they can’t be fined twice for the same nudity? Personally, I would like to suggest an addendum to the rule: gorgeous men with six-packs should be allowed to go topless…anywhere. Not that I don’t applaud the confidence people clearly have in their bodies, to be willing to strut around near-naked. It certainly casts doubt on all those magazines that suggest many of us have some form of body dysmorphia. Call me a prude, but the last time I bared it all (nearly, since bikini bottoms were in place) was when I was 18, on an end-of-exams holiday with six girlfriends in Mallorca’s Cala d’Or. It seemed fitting, what with matching pink lilos, drinking Blue Caracas cocktails and smoking those multicoloured minty cigarettes (sorry, mum!).

I think it was something about the onset of burn blisters in inconvenient places that ultimately made me give up the whole ‘baring’ thing. That and not wishing to subject neighbouring sunbathers to unwanted nudity. There are, after all, ample amounts of nudist beaches around for letting it all hang out, should one so wish. But what sort of sunscreens are appropriate for the bits typically concealed by swimwear? Spray on? Oil? Sensitive? And should one ask for help in applying the product? The mind boggles. As with most things in life, there is probably a strict etiquette on the theme, or a ‘Bluffers’ guide to going buff. I have also discovered that dangers lurk in my gym, where I recently made a prompt U-turn upon entering the steam room where I discovered a room of full frontals - and it wasn’t ladies only. Sharing this embarrassing (for me) event with a friend in the café later, she laughed heartily and said: “Oh, you needn’t have worried - that was just my husband!”

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Becoming more racist... no surprise! W ELL of course we’re all far more racist these days. A recent survey in the UK didn’t hold any surprises for me - or for most of us I shouldn’t wonder. In the early days the British were abhorred by signs that appeared outside boarding houses or bed-sits that read NO Blacks. NO Dogs and NO Irish. They counteracted that truly bigoted bunch by introducing new legislation and doing all they could to make these newcomers, mainly West Indian, as welcome as possible, including wonderful support of the first Notting Hill Gate Carnival, which brought colour and sunshine to a somewhat grey and bleak area of London. The West Indians responded by integrating and working. A perfect example of how a diversified culture can truly be a boon to a race of people who had become a bit staid and somewhat gloomy in the aftermath of war and want. Great. Since then it has been all downhill. We now have millions of illegal aliens, have been bombed and massacred in our streets, been made by the authorities to accept cultures in our midst who have no intention whatsoever of integrating into the society that continues to support them and their families - often far over

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and above the call of duty. We have hatred for both us and our nation chanted on the streets, by people living off the taxes paid by those at the brunt of these insults. We’ve had a soldier all but beheaded in public in the name of Islam. Our schools integrated by subversives and just about enough gratitude for all our generosity to fill a small spittoon. It is not us who have instigated this deterioration in community relations, it is those who are hell bent on turning the Nations of the West into the Nations they have ‘escaped’ from. Of course we’re more racist than we used to be, and the sooner these grabbing, ungrateful instigators of terror and hatred simply get out and find countries more accepting of the lives they are hell bent on leading, the better for all of us. Another thing that hasn’t surprised me this week is the allegations of corruption in the FIFA World Cup affair. Most of these Middle East Sheikdoms are built on bribery and corruption. It really wouldn’t

FIRST WAVE: West Indian immigrants integrated. surprise me if there are actually no Arabic translations for the words morality and scruples. When you produce nothing but money, it not only the root of all evil it is the root of just about everything. To be quite honest, I bet most of those allegedly involved, deep down are totally

bewildered as to what all the fuss is about. One good thing which has come out of it is they are mostly now pronouncing the name Qatar correctly. It rhymes with Catarrh - OK. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

Ommmmmm.... MEDITATION is good for you. It improves your immunity, helps you balance your emotions, increases your fertility, relieves digestive problems, lowers your blood pressure, relieves inflammation in the body and promotes calmness and tranquillity. It’s well worth trying. I don’t know about you but the idea of sitting quietly and meditating sounds like a great idea, but in reality is totally impossible. As soon as I sit and try I will get a shopping list of ideas, random thoughts, worries, things to do that will not go away. And as soon as I start to get these messages in my head I can’t shake them. I need to stop and write them down. Osho says that “Meditation is rest,

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Family Matters absolute rest, a full stop to all activity - physical, mental, emotional. When you are in such a deep rest that nothing stirs in you, when all action as such ceases, as if you are fast asleep yet awake, you come to know who you are. Suddenly the window opens. It cannot be opened by effort, because effort creates tension, and tension is the cause of our whole misery. Hence this is something very fundamental to be understood that meditation is not effort.” Coming up this week you have the opportunity to try out new ways of meditating

MEDITATION: Promotes calmness and tranquillity. which isn’t just “sitting quietly.” If you want to explore meditation and take some time for yourself then there is something very special happening on the island this weekend. The first ever Mallorca Meditation Festival, organised by Bodhana Wellness and friends, will be held in Campos. You can attend for a day or longer as you wish. The Mallorca Festival will be an opportunity for some unforgettable days of connection with ourselves, with old and new friends and with the essence of life itself. It plans to be a gathering of meditation and celebration open to

everyone who wants to share, learn or deepen in meditation and other techniques and events that provide an opportunity to expand consciousness. There are many activities that will be available throughout the day: you can choose

from different types of meditations, such as OSHO active meditations, guided meditations, book of secrets meditations or vispassana (that’s “sitting quietly” to you and I). You can attend concerts, massage, breath, tantra, family constellations and

personal growth workshops, as well as attend yoga classes and individual massage and alternative therapy sessions. You can attend for one day for €45. For more information about this event visit www.healthmatters mallorca.com.

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Gardening Corner By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.

WE have never seen so many healthy geranium plants as in the past month. First we visited the Patio Garden Festival in Cordoba. Some 70 inner patio gardens with wonderfully colourful patios open to the public for 12 days each May. Some dedicated to geraniums, with up to 800 hanging pots covering the walls within a single small patio garden. Others a mix of geraniums and

cascading petunias like you’ve never seen. Then we visited a number of garden centres at the time overflowing with new offerings of geraniums, from the hot houses of more northerly regions of Spain and the EU. And lastly we walked across the ‘piece de resistance’ of the geranium world in Spain this year. The Pont d’Aragon bridge across the old watercourse of the river Turia in Valencia is decked with 20,000 geraniums stacked as a double sided wall, stretching right across the bridge on either side of the roadway. We thought ‘Where have the geranium

CORDOBA PATIO: A wonderful display of geraniums. moths gone?’ and ‘Who does all the watering and dead heading?’ The answers were not

hard to find and made the mind boggle. Such displays were not for the amateur gardener. First the truth about Cordoba. By the time we had visited most of the patios during a long day on foot we realised perhaps only a quarter were dedicated to geraniums and these were generally only prepared and fully maintained for the period of the fiesta. Others were genuine residential patios full of a wide variety

of evergreen plants, succulents, pots of bulbous plants with just a few seasonal petunias and geraniums. The sort of patio garden that would be cool and colourful throughout the year. Some with a subsidy from the town hall. We walked through an arch into an adjacent patio that was in the competition. Eight hundred fresh plants festooned the walls. Not a dead head or poor plant to be seen. We chatted to the owners. “No we don’t keep this up all summer. We water and dead head in preparation for and during the festival but then cut back on the watering and hours of daily care. We can only water with a small half litre tilting can on the end of a four or five metre pole. It takes us four hours a day to just water each plant every other day. In two months most will have succumbed to the sun and geranium moth. It would be difficult to spray chemicals within these four high walls. Yes, we buy 800 new plants every March! “It’s worth all the effort if we win a prize.” Second the truth about Valencia. Intrigued by the fresh-

ness of the display on the Pont d’Aragon we phoned the parks department. “Oh, we maintain the display until December when we change to 10,000 poinsettias. “Keeping up the display is almost a full time job. Watering is by an inbuilt irrigation system. It needs checking several times a week and the task of deadheading, spraying against the geranium moths, replacing poor and missing plants is very labour intensive. But the display makes a wonderful entrance to the town and tourists love it as you obviously did.” Yes we did enjoy both the displays in Cordoba and Valencia but it suggested that a resume of the care geraniums require in our more normal garden displays would be timely. So whether you have space for one or 10: 1. Only purchase strong healthy plants. 2. Assume the worst and spray new plants against the geranium moth the day you get them home from the garden centre. 3. Water to keep damp. 4. Feed weekly with a geranium fertiliser. 5. Dead head, and remove dead leaves weekly. 6. Watch out for the small holes surrounded by a black circle that indicates a geranium moth. Prune affected stems. 7. Take cuttings of your best plants in the autumn to propagate new plants for an even better display next spring. Looking ahead to next spring, do plan a visit to Cordoba to see the courtyards for yourselves. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com June 2014

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guests, starting from the introduction right through until they leave. He has opened several restaurants in the past, and always includes his international experience when applying his own criteria as if he was a customer, and has always succeeded. Your visit will surely turn into a meal to remember. This beautiful restaurant is open every day from 1pm until midnight, for reservations telephone 971 103 379 or email: info@ilparadiso.es.

More information is available on their website: www.ilparadiso.es Avenida Joan Miro, 243, Marivent, Palma.

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Proper insurance for your home BUYING home insurance can leave household catastrophes with no coverage if householders don’t read the small print. Home insurance heads the list of the most denounced insurance categories, THE price of smaller houses has fallen the most since the financial crisis began. Before the onset of the financial crisis, small apartments were, proportionally, more expensive, but according to a study carried out by Fotocasa, the tables have turned. In fact, the price of homes with less than 60m2 living space and those from 60m2

even topping those of motor insurance. That is why people should use the services of a reputable company such as advertised in the Euro Weekly News. Fortunately many insurance

companies now target the expat market and provide policies in English with English speaking staff as well. The competition, among insurance companies, to gain new policies leaves price at the forefront of the marketing

Price of smaller homes fallen most during crisis to 100m2 has dropped the most, with prices 44 per cent each cheaper than when they reached their maximum price, in March and April 2007. Meanwhile, those between 100 and 150m2, and 150 to 300m2, have fallen by 39 per

cent and 30 per cent respectively. Small homes (less than 60m2) cost an average €1,468 per m2 less than they did seven years ago, those between 60m2 to 100m2 are €1,288 per m2 cheaper. Meanwhile, those between

100m2 and 150m2, have fallen by €1,084 per m2 and the biggest, from 150m2 to 300m2 by just €912 per m2. According to property website Fotocasa, back in 2007, small apartments cost up to €3,424 per metre square, but now the most expensive are the largest homes, at €2,132 per metre square. However, small flats come second, at €1,938 per metre square.

weapons which they use to attract new customers. With some companies that can mean as the price of the policy lessens so does the amount of coverage they receive. Of course other companies can give good value policies with excellent coverage. Alex Sanchez, director of Proyecta Gestion, a company which deals with insurance claims, comments that “being poorly insured is bad business and the only solution is to read all the fine print in order to avoid having a shock when you think you are covered and you discover you are not.” He goes on to comment that poor coverage can lead to big bills as if you are not covered for third party damages then a simple broken water pipe can turn into a huge bill if you include the damages done to the flat below and possible structural damage to the building.

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Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza HARD ROCK International will open its first European hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, this month. The weekend-long grand opening celebration will take place on June 13-14. The rock themed hotel is one of six five-star hotels on the island and has 493 rooms (293 of them suites) four restaurants, a convention centre, two pools and seven bars.

It is located next to Playa d’en Bossa Beach and is ideally placed for visitors to enjoy the island’s club scene. However, holidaymakers who want to party without leaving the hotel can enjoy live performances from top DJs and artists, although crowds of up to 2,500 are expected. UB40, Ellie Goulding and

Snoop Dogg are the confirmed artists so far for June 27, August 8 and August 15 respectively. The hotel offers music-related features including ‘Sound of Your Stay’ which allows guests to create a personalised playlist, be the DJ in their guest room or take guitar lessons. There will of course be a Rock Shop with Hard Rock clothing and merchandise.

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STORMY TIMES: For the housing market.

Bank bargains at SIMA SIMA (International Real Estate Fair of Madrid) has opened its doors with an eye to the changing cycles of the market. Thousands upon thousands of properties of all sorts are on offer to all buyers at the fair which has adjusted its prices to the new market era. The banks, which were very present in all areas of the fair, are now offering real bargains and reasonable financing. The promoters are, as usual, offering discounts and special deals. In total there are 150 exhibitors offering more than 400 promotions spread all over the Spanish map with special attention lavished on the eastern coasts and the

islands, except for the Canary Islands. These offers correspond to all sorts of properties, be they new builds or heritage houses, flats or office blocks. Potential buyers are becoming more aware of their possibilities now that the market has adjusted to the times and some real bargains can be snapped up, especially from the banks which are trying to offload some of their ‘brick baggage’ and are offering some of their older coastal properties for €30,000 or less. A spokesperson for the organisers of the fair commented these were “stormy times but coming to an end” in reference to falling prices and more reasonable bank rates.

SPAIN’S so-called ‘golden visa’ scheme, introduced in September last year, is not proving as popular as initially expected. The measure was aimed at foreigners buying properties worth more than €500,000 in Spain, and was hoped to boost the property investment by granting the buyers a residency permit. However, according to a report in Spanish daily El Pais, only 81 visas have been issued. Three were related to setting up a business and six thanks to major investments. The rest were for property investments. Fourteen requests were turned down. Almost half of the new residents are Chinese and Russian millionaires, the rest Ukraine, Lebanon, Ecuador, Qatar and Egypt.

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HE modern Mini is already several steps removed from its original - mainly by being bigger. Now a concept for a new open top sports car takes it even further away. The BMW owned brand has joined forces with Italian designers Touring Superleggera and come up with a good looking compact sports car. It probably owes more to roadsters like the old Spitfire and MG Midget as a sporty small car than to the original Mini, but the manufacturer insists it follows Mini traditions combined with Italian flair. Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design, said about the concept: “Touring Superleggera and Mini have much in common: both companies attach great importance to their history and this is

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something which defines their outward appear-ance to this day. What is more, they both emphasise iconic design and distinctive solutions. These elements are merged in the Mini Superleggera Vision to create an elegant automobile which interprets a British roadster under the influence of Italian style and hand craftsmanship.” Anders Warming, Head of Mini Design added: “The Mini Superleggera Vision elegantly perpetuates what the Classic Mini started 55 years ago: reduction to the essentials. “Its energetic, minimalistic design embodies the dynamic

essence of an automobile. At the same time it creates unique emotional beauty in combining the past and future of the automotive industry, i.e. traditional coachwork, craftsmanship and modern design styling. It was a pleasure for me to design a concept like this.” The electrically powered car has first been designed to look great with the stretched bonnet, long wheelbase and cool, short overhangs designed to convey pure driving fun. As in every Mini, the wheels are set widely on the body to give a high degree of agility. The front of the car features the traditional Mini design icons: two circular headlights and a hexagonal grille provide a nod to the original Mini, though it would be hard to confuse the two. The horizontal rib look of the radiator grille adds a classic sporty touch. The SUPERLEGGERA: A good looking compact sports car.

fact that it is closed is a discreet indication of the car’s electric motor. The air inlets are also circular, giving the front section a distinctive touch. Meanwhile the striking fin defines the look of the rear, adding a touch of extravagance. The highlight of the flat, wide rear is the unusual lights: designed in the form of a Union Jack divided in two.

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recognise problems. I am not judgmental; clients come with drug, alcohol, and self-harm issues and of course we get the smokers as well. “People are not under my power, I guide them into self-hypnosis with their permission. Hypnosis feels like concentrated relaxation, a trance or day dreaming state.” One of Alexandra’s clients was a sailor experiencing anxiety and

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Weekend sailing competition THIS weekend the regional ORC fleet will compete in the new edition of the PalmaSanta Ponsa trophy, organised by the Royal Nautical Club of Palma (RCNP), the Nautical Club of Santa Ponsa (NCSP) and the Balearic Sailing Federation. The competition is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 7, at 1pm in Bahia de Palma and the return journey will begin on Sunday, June 8, at 12pm. Twenty-nine boats have been confirmed to participate in this year’s edition, including the classic Marigan, launched in 1898, which will compete in compensated time against more modern boats. On Saturday, at 8pm, the crews will enjoy a barbecue on the terrace of the NCSP, and the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday at 6.30pm in the RCNP.

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Postigo wins the 190-mile Solo Roma mini class regatta

NACHO POSTIGO: Aboard his craft

NACHO POSTIGO, from the Royal Nautical Club of Palma, is the winner of the 190-mile Solo Roma regatta, which goes from the Italian capital to the Ponza and Ventonente islands. Postigo won the competition on board the ‘Dyreco Vamos, vamos’, a mini class Argo launched on May 9, with which he will participate in the Mini Transtat this year. Eleven boats participated in the 2014 Solo Roma regatta, most of

which carried the Italian flag, with the exception of Nacho Postigo’s (Spain) and T Kovacs’ (Hungary). Although this was his first official mini regatta and his previous experience on board the ‘Dyreco Vamos, vamos’ was limited to his preparations in Mallorca and his journey from Palma to Italy, he was the first one over the finishing line, thus winning two different categories: series, where he competed against other boats similar to his, and absolute, where the whole fleet participated. Postigo is one of the ON THE OCEAN most renowned and WAVE: Competitor in sought after yachtsmen the Palma-Santa in Spain, where he Ponsa-Palma regatta frequently participates in high-level competitions, Ponsa. A total of 28 boats such as the Med Cup of from the regional cruise TP52. However, singlefleet participated in the handedly crossing the regatta last Saturday Atlantic Ocean on board a which consisted of two six-metre boat was a new challenge for him. coastal races.

Coastal race winners HISTOLAB, belonging to Jose Juan Torres (ORC1); KS, belonging to Matias Gil and Neus Poncell (ORC2); Yabadaba, belonging to Bernat Ripoll (ORC3) and Omi II, belonging to Francisco Llompart (ORC4) are the winners of the 2014 edition of the PalmaSanta Ponsa-Palma

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Northampton Saints won the Aviva Premiership title for the first time by beating Saracens 24-20 in extra time in last Saturday’s final. Alex Watson’s last minute try decided a thrilling game at Twickenham.

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By Lynda Demangeat TEAMS from Denbigh RFC and Bridgend RFC joined El Toro RC to play a friendly triangular tournament last Saturday in Son Caliu. The rain showers didn’t dampen the festive atmosphere

as three short matches were played between the teams and the sun came out in time for the after match ‘tercer tiempo.’ First to play were home team, El Toro RC against Bridgend RFC, a team from the Welsh fourth

Division. Bridgend RFC had the younger legs and this showed as the points added up on the board. Final score was 12 points to 27. The second match pitted Bridgend RFC against Welsh first division team Denbigh RFC. After

a few days enjoying the local hospitality Bridgend players were beginning to suffer and a short match was called for. Denbigh RFC had some fast players on the wing and after some good runs this made the difference to the

score which was 5 points to 15 for Denbigh RFC. Denbigh RFC was also superior in the match against El Toro RC. The score after a fun 30 minutes was 12 points to 14 making Denbigh RFC overall tournament winners. Tomorrow (Friday) there is a Sports Fair in Calvia Sports Centre which gives many local clubs the RUGBY SEVENS: opportunity to demonstrate Entertaining and played their sport. in a competitive spirit. Final Rugby Day for the clubs. junior categories is in Son To cap off the day the Caliu during the morning of Dimonis RC invited Saturday everyone is everyone back to their welcome. new club house (still Pre-season training for under construction), the senior teams begins in where they were the early August. For further hosts of a party with information contact music, drink and enough eltororc@gmail.com or any of the other rugby clubs. food to feed a nation!

Successful sevens rugby tournament at Manacor THE Dimonis Rugby Club held a very successful sevens tournament last Sunday at their Manacor base, attended by eight

teams. The supporters enjoyed some very fast running and entertaining rugby, played in a sporting and competitive spirit by all teams. Most games were high scoring and all teams had some measure of success and every team came away with a trophy of some kind to show for their efforts. The principal winners were Corsaris RC,

with Ponent and Dimonis a very close second and third. Between the sevens

games, there were some tag rugby sessions for women and also for the junior members of all