Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 14 - 20 November 2013 Issue 1480

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Population boom THERE were 1,874,687 people in the Balearic Islands on average in August this year, including residents and visitors, according to the regional Statistics Institute.

Strong winds THE State Meteorology Agency, has reported winds of up to 110kph in the Balearic Islands this week and residents in the region were asked to take care.

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100m visitors expected by 2020 TOUR operators from around the world are looking at Mallorca as the next top holiday destination.

British, Nordic and German companies have signed contracts to bring up to 100 million tourists to the island in the years up to 2020.

Tourism business owners and hoteliers have received the news with open arms.

Long-term agreements with tour operators allow them to undertake refurbishment works at their premises and increase prices as a consequence.

They recognise, however, they might earn less money as business, Turn to page 5

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Finance 15 - 20 HEALTH CENTRE: Scene of a violent assault.

Doctor attacked at health centre

A MAN has been arrested for attacking a medic and security guard at Llucmajor health centre.

Balearic Health Service IB-Salut is now launching a complaint, requesting that the person in question pay for damages caused to the health centre.

In the first moments of the incident a woman, visibly distressed, told the doctor that she had been attacked by a friend, who behaved violently towards her when she found him in her room.

The suspect then arrived on the scene, and assaulted her in the health centre.

The security guard approached him and

told him to leave the premises.

The 33-year-old man ignored this warning and re-entered the health centre, and when the security guard approached him, he punched him in the face.

The man then found the doctor who had been attending to his partner and punched him too. He also confronted the nurse that was present.

The security guard called the Guardia Civil and Local Police of Llucmajor to deal with the aggressive man and several officers quickly arrived to prevent any further harm.

Letters 21

Daily TV 24

Leapy Lee 26

Time out 38 - 39

Classifieds 50 - 53

Sport 55 - 56

NEWS Violent intruder A MAN, 24, was arrested in Palma after head-butting a supermarket manager when he was caught shoplifting. He had previously removed his clothes. A cashier hit him with a bottle of hair conditioner until the police arrived.

Two sentenced TWO drug traffickers accepted sentences of three and two years in prison for distributing cocaine which they received in the post from Argentina in 2009.

Busy day SIX cruise ships docked in Palma Port on the same day recently, with more than 10,000 passengers disembarking in the city.

Football row TWO men have been sentenced to 10 months each in prison for severely beating another after a row at a football match in Palma in October 2012.

Petrol blaze A CAR was gutted by flames after the driver attempted to put fuel in a generator in his car without turning off the engine. An employee at the petrol station sustained burns.

Hammer threat A MAN was arrested in Palma for allegedly threatening to kill his wife by hitting her on the head with a hammer because he said she was jealous.

Food donation THE Insotel Club in Cala Mendia has contacted Manacor Town Hall to donate food stuffs for needy families.

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Jailed over death crash A GERMAN tourist, 35, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for causing an accident in which a motorcyclist, 19, died in Soller Port in 2007.

Palma Provincial Court has confirmed the sentence for negligent manslaughter which he was given by a criminal court for

changing the direction of the hire car in which he was travelling with his partner at a dangerous point in the road with a solid line.

He did so very slowly, so the vehicle remained right across the two lanes of the road for some time.

The motorcyclist was travelling at approximately 100kph.

He swerved to avoid the car but hit it and was thrown several metres. He sustained severe injuries which caused his death. The driver had not consumed alcohol.

He has to pay the victim’s parents €90,954 in compensation and is banned from driving for three and a half years.

Bring on the men Time to highlight male role models

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IT is time for men to take centre stage.

International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual event celebrated on November 19.

Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, International Men’s Day is celebrated in over 60 countries, including Spain.

Its objectives include focusing on men’s and boys’ health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality and highlighting positive male role models.

It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against males and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular to community, family, marriage, and childcare.

The theme for 2013 is ‘Keeping Men and Boys safe.’

Celebrations for International Men’s Day have become intertwined with others for Movember. This is an annual, month-long event involving growing moustaches during the month of November

Quote of the Week

IT has been the most emotional season of my career.’

Spanish tennis player, Rafa Nadal, after being beaten by Serbian, Novak Djokovic in the the ATP World Tour Finals in London. He added that Djokovic had been “superior,” while the Serbian congratulated him on his “incredible season.”

to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancer.

Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

The most frequent type of cancer amongst men in Spain is prostate cancer, and the Spanish Association Against Cancer reports that by the age of 80, 80 per cent of men will have suffered from it. Men are tested for prostate cancer from the age of 45 and if detected early it can be operated on and cured.

Meanwhile, lung cancer causes most deaths from cancer in Spain amongst men, followed by colon cancer.

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per cent of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product comes from undeclared financial activities, which according to a survey by the Autonomous University of Madrid means the public coffers receive €80 million per year less than they should.

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Leisure schemes MALLORCA council is processing licenses for two golf courses and a hotel in Marratxi and another golf course in Palma.

Pig thief A WOMAN has been detected allegedly stealing suckling pigs from supermarkets in Palma by covering them with a blanket and pretending she is carrying a small baby.

Bad month THE Mallorca Small and Medium Business Association has reported that October was not a good month for sales, breaking a positive trend which had been seen since June.

Service option PEOPLE who are fined by Local Police in Petra for small amounts now have the option of doing community services to pay off their fines.

Major operation NINE people were arrested in Palma, Marratxi and Calvia in an operation against trafficking of anabolic steroids. National Police also found medicines.

Shelter reformed THE SOS-Animal shelter on the road between Palmanova and Calvia has been reformed to be able to cope with more abandoned animals.

Severe damage INTRUDERS caused serious damages in a shop in s’Arenal and stole 15 leather garments worth more than €1,200.

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Staff paid €70 for 10-hour day A MAN, 54, was arrested in Palma for paying his employees €70 per week, for working 10 hours a day, six days each week.

National Police received several complaints about the man, who owned several companies and rural properties in the Palma area, claiming that he was violating the rights of his workers. The employees were mainly Moroccan men who worked as gardeners in precarious conditions.

Police and work inspectors put him under surveillance and found that there were no safety measures in place for the workers and no running water for them to use for washing or drinking.

The man reportedly also employed several Romanians who he paid €600 per month for working just five hours per day.

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Man facing 31 years for murder A MAN known as ‘The Dwarf’ is facing 31 years in prison for the murder of a woman, 20, in Mallorca in July 2010.

He allegedly abducted her, put her in the boot of a car and, after driving around Mallorca for several hours, set fire to it with Ana Niculai inside, tied and gagged. He allegedly stole her car and €500 she was carrying which he used to buy heroin. He is believed to

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Deprived children ALMOST 11 per cent of children in the Balearic Islands are deprived according to the regional committee of UNICEF.

Fewer users

THE VICTIM: Ana Niculai. have taken some and injected her with the rest to stop her from making

noise. He denies the charges and claims that they were a couple.

PALMA Metro had 1.4 per cent fewer passengers in September this year, dropping to 87,000, compared to 88,000 in the same month last year.

More drugs SIXTY per cent of youths between 12 and 17 in Calvia admit that they have taken both legal and illegal drugs. This is more than 2 per cent more than in 2011.

Sales point WILDLIFE PARK: Animals said to be in sorry state.

Complaint over conditions AN NGO has asked for proof from the Balearic Government that the Safari Zoo in Sa Coma is licensed to open.

According to a report in Mallorca Confidencial, the wildlife park does not meet with minimum requirements stipulated by law. They report that the

animals are in a shameful condition and that there is a lack of safety where visitors come into contact with animals.

The animals are used in performances, and visitors can have their photos taken with them. Both things are banned by laws for wildlife parks.

A MAN, 28, was arrested for selling drugs from his home in Porto Cristo.

Police found several quantities of hashish, marihuana and cocaine in his home, as well as cash, believed to be from drugs sales.

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Dangerous week on roads A CYCLIST, 66, died in hospital after he was in collision with a car on a roundabout on the Marratxi road.

Another vehicle also ran into the car that was involved.

In Cap Blank, a driver who was

speeding and three times over the alcohol limit ran into a British couple on their way to a market in the early hours. The driver hit a wall, went on to the wrong side of the road and hit their vehicle.

He was not wearing a seatbelt but was only slightly injured. The other man, 58, was seriously injured, and the woman, 60, was also taken to hospital.

Two men were injured after taking the bend of the slip-road to Soller off the Via de Cintura in Palma at high speed. The car in which they were travelling crashed into SON MOLL: No permit for works. concrete blocks and remained suspended from hotel. Work started aware that the work them. The driver was without a permit. was going ahead drunk.

He appealed against without a permit, he On Via Alemania in the sentence which he should have stopped it.

Palma, a couple was was given in February He ordered work stop a seriously injured after last year, but his appeal day after the collapse losing control of their has not been accepted, and opened disciplinary motorbike on a bend. because the court proceedings against the Both sustained multiple considers that if he was promoter. broken bones.

Sentence confirmed PALMA Provincial Court has confirmed the sentence against former Capdepera mayor, Bartomeu Alzina, in the case of the collapse of the Son Moll Hotel in Cala Rajada.

The hotel collapsed in December 2008. Four workers died and another four were injured. Alzina was sentenced to an eight year ban from holding public office for corruption. It was considered that he consented to the illegalities surrounding reformation work being carried out on the

Mallorca: a trusted destination from front page though steady, will leave little room for profit margins.

Representatives from hotel chains including Melia, Viva, Hipotels, HM and Marina Hotels have said these agreements pay off.

They claim financing is easier with endorsement from tour operators.

Financing is crucial to carry out refurbishments.

“The best news is that tourists come to us instead of going elsewhere,” said Xisco Fullana from Hipotels.

Meanwhile, tour operators claim Mallorca continues to be a trusted destination.

“For us, Mallorca is key for its connections and the security it gives to clients,” a representative from Monarch airlines stated.

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Man arrested THE third man involved in an attempted robbery in Alcudia in 2010 has been arrested. The men armed with metal rods and baseball bats escaped from police.

Clean-up A GROUP of volunteers cleaned the Platja de Palma shoreline. The event was organised by Palma Aquarium, and conservationists Protemar.

Recovery plan SEVENTY volunteers are taking part in the second phase of a plan to restore the Serra de Tramuntana to its former glory and repair fire damage from this summer.

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Fraud and sex gang busted by police MEMBERS of a gang of 25 people dedicated to sexually exploiting women and Internet fraud using stolen or cloned bank cards have been arrested in Palma.

National Police uncovered the gang who were buying expensive products and sending them in vans sealed with silicone to the port of Valencia where they would be loaded on to a boat heading to Lagos, Nigeria.

The year-long operation culminated with 25 arrests across Palma, Madrid, Toledo and Cantabria.

Police seized 120 vans filled with television sets and premium alcoholic drinks, worth an estimated â‚Ź5 million from an industrial site in Madrid and Valencia port.

They found that the gang had been using Spain as a hub to send Nigerian women to European

countries for sexual exploitation.

They rescued five victims as a result of the investigation.

The lengthily investigation, involving 12 months worth of surveillance operations in various parts of Spain, came about when a Nigerian man reported that he had been attacked by several people of the same nationality in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, raising police suspicion.

Dangers of playing with fire TWO boys, one just eight years old, caused a large fire in a five-storey building on calle Trasimeno in s’Arenal whilst playing with lighters on the terrace of their home.

Clothing and furniture on the balcony quickly caught fire and spread in

Fire caused damages.

a matter of seconds. The flames also damaged the neighbouring home and

the smoke affected the two floors of flats above.

More than 30 people

were in the building when the incident occurred, and all managed to escape unharmed.

It took firefighters three quarters of an hour to control the flames, ventilate the building and make sure there was no structural damage.

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Two poisoned by smoke TWO people were poisoned as a result of extreme smoke inhalation when the garage in their home on calle Menorca de Alcudia caught fire. The fire started when sparks from a circular saw came into contact with an oil store and rapidly set the rest of the building alight.

Emergency services said the two people were fortunate that a closed door prevented flames from spreading and affecting the rest of their home and spreading to the neighbourhood.

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Food passion PORT Adriano marina in Calvia is promoting local and international food with Food Passion.

Participating restaurants will offer a good value menu on weekends until December 15. For more info visit www.portadriano.com

Confident Bauza CURRENT regional government president, Jose Ramon Bauza, has confirmed he will run in the next elections. Bauza claimed he doesn’t mind who his rival will be.

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LIGHTNING OPERATION: Briton accused in case is missing.

Briton to pay up A BRITISH man has been ordered to pay €15 million in civil liability.

But police will have to find him first.

The judge in charge of the Operacion Relampago has ordered Peter Brian Bradley to pay up.

Bradley’s whereabouts are unknown since he served time in the UK.

The judge has also placed a €22 million civil liability order on lawyer Alejandro Feliu, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office has asked for a 16-month prison sentence.

Both Bradley and Feliu have been charged with an alleged crime against the Public Treasury.

A TUNISIAN man, 48 was arrested in Mallorca as the prime suspect in six thefts of construction materials.

He is thought to be behind a spate of thefts, primarily in Marratxi, Palma, Calvia and Llucmajor.

The Guardia Civil found that all types of materials were taken, from tools to expensive cable, and installed copper piping, which was later sold.

After his arrest a lock-up known to belong to him was searched. Large amounts of stolen goods were found.

Guardia Civil will be displaying the items in the offices in Edificio de Son Rapinya (calle Galicia 1 in Palma) from 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday so that their rightful owners may collect them.

Emergency protocol EMERGENCY protocol was put in place yesterday when a petrol tanker overturned on the road to Sineu.

Firefighters had to block the road in order to deal with a possible petrol spill.

The driver reportedly tried to dodge a stone on the road and accidentally hit the border, causing the tanker to overturn.

Only a small spillage occurred even though the tanker was carrying 5,000 litres of petrol.

The situation was quickly controlled and the spillage cleaned up.

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Rubbish fires A FIRE involving the bins on the site of a horse riding club in Bunyola had firefighters working for hours to put out the flames.

Reportedly the fire had been put out days before but reignited.

Sex ring jailed MEMBERS of a gang that sexually exploited Bulgarian women in Palma have been jailed for a total of 56 years. The victims were told that they would work as waitresses but were then forced into prostitution.

Longer season THE Managing Director of TUI Travel A&D says that he hopes that when the Congress Hall opens in Palma it will hope prolongue the tourist season into the winter, with people coming for conventions and meetings.

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Three men found guilty of trying to stab youth to death THREE men have been convicted of trying to stab a young man to death during a fight in a bar in Lloseta.

The suspect responsible for the

Four arrested for historic art theft FOUR partners have been arrested for allegedly stealing artistic and historical objects from their own company.

Part of the loot was being sold at a street market, while the rest was being kept in a storage room rented for that purpose.

Guardia Civil also found objects in an industrial unit owned by one of the accused in the Monzalbarba area of Zaragoza.

The items, including paintings

by Jerez artist Vicente Barneto y Vazquez, were stolen from a villa

attack, Miguel Angel received a four year and month prison sentence attempted manslaughter.

Meanwhile, the other

MR nine for

accepted penalties of six months and one year for concealing the actions of their friend and helping him flee.

The incident occurred when

the three perpetrators were on the terrace of a bar in Lloseta and became involved in an argument with a youth. two During the fight the suspects threatened their rival, shouting “I’m going to cut you, I’m going to stab you.”

That’s when Miguel Angel MR pulled a 19centimetre knife from his pocket and stabbed the victim twice in the abdomen.

After the violent attack, the three fled the scene of the crime in a BMW in an attempt to cover up Miguel’s actions and RECOVERED: Numerous artistic and historic objects. escape any responsibility.

The victim’s life was saved, according to owned by the company of which religious furniture and 12 religious forensics, by the rapid carvings, amongst other objects. the partners were members. response of emergency Others were taken from the All of these items are currently services, he had suffered company’s head office in Zaragoza. being studied by experts to two knife wounds, one of Guardia Civil recovered 98 determine their value and classify which pierced his kidney. paintings, 14 prints, 13 radios, them.

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MANZANARES RIVER: High level of drugs were found.

Snowy Madrid rivers

ADDICTS flushing away drugs are thought to be behind the fact that Madrid’s rivers are contaminated with the highest levels of illicit substances in the European Union.

A study published in scientific journal Chemosphere revealed cocaine-related compounds in the

surface waters from the Manzanares and Jarama rivers are ‘omnipresent.’

Levels were especially high in areas where the rivers receive sewage from the Butarque area in Madrid.

The authors were not surprised about the finding as 1.2 per cent of Spanish youngsters aged between 15

and 17 took cocaine last year, according to a recent survey.

Researchers also found high levels of other substances. Samples revealed that cannabis levels were similar to other substances.

This is despite this drug being the most used in Spain.

CONSUMERS who wish to change their landline telephone provider can now do so within just one day.

A new set of regulations passed by the national government has made this procedure, which up until now took five days, faster.

This move comes five months later than expected because telecommunications company Orange didn’t make the required technical changes on time.

The company was fined €696,000 by the Commission for the Telecommunications Market (CMT) for this delay, and can be fined up to €20 million following a sanction procedure.

Mobile phone portability in one day has been compulsory since June 2012.

That same year, 5.2 million mobile phone and 1.8 million landline phone users changed their service provider.

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COSTA DE ALMERIA

Save our homes FOUR HUNDRED people, including several mayors, gathered for a demonstration calling for a solution to the 13,000 ‘illegal’ houses of the Almanzora Valley.

Airport increase ALMERIA airport received 64,848 passengers in October, an increase of 18.8 per cent on the previous year.

In memory SEVILLA Football Club gave away 2,000 free tickets to supporters of rivals Real Betis for tonight’s game (Thursday) against UD Almeria in the Antonia Puerta Trophy. They will also remember former Betis and Liverpool player Miki Roque, who died of cancer last year aged 23.

Diabetes test PEOPLE in Almeria City can have their sugar levels tested today (Thursday) in Puerta Purchena to coincide with World Diabetes Day.

Scott says ‘si’ SIR RIDLEY SCOTT said ‘si’ to Almeria’s offer of a star on its walk of fame. He will be the first director to have a star in the capital, after the actors Eduardo Fajardo and Omar Sharif.

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A help for Noa

No barriers

COSTA DEL SOL

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council is working to remove all architectural barriers from the streets of the town.

New on board SALOBREÑA Council has signed an agreement to join the body that manages Motril Port and participate in all the activities it carries out.

Police watch TEN Velez-Malaga Local Police officers will help in the surveillance of local farms to prevent the theft of avocados and custard apples during the harvest season.

Man arrested A MAN was arrested in the port of Motril with three kilos of hashish attached to his

Top wine EIGHTEEN wineries from throughout the province will take part in the first ‘Sabor a Malaga’ (Taste of Malaga) Wine Competition. The winning winery in each category will take home €4,500 and will be promoted at regional and national events.

Cine attraction THE Spain Film Commission has proposed that Malaga become the location for a national centre for tourism focused on the world of cinema.

Machete killer A MAN has been sentenced to 12-and-ahalf years in prison for killing another with a machete during a fight near a school in Malaga in June 2012.

CALPE Town Hall reduced the IBI tax by 17 per cent. Municipal income increased by €1 million after tracking down householders who had never paid rates.

THE 441 Alicante University students who did not pass last year’s exams must repay their grants. Those failing to do so cannot re-enrol for five years.

Speech ultimatum TEACHERS and teaching assistants at all state schools must know Valenciano.

They have been given four years to provide proof of fluency.

Free cafe meals

SOME weeks back the Euro Weekly News ran a short item about Teulada taxidriver, Kiko Garcia.

Kiko collects bottle tops and plastic for recycling to raise money for Noa Alvarez, an eight-year-old from Calpe. He also made a personal contribution of €500 to Noa’s fund.

Noa suffered brain damage after contracting meningitis and her family struggle to cover heavy outgoings that include a €4,000 wheelchair.

Then reader Stan Turner, who lives in La Cala de Finestrat, rang the EWN offices. He already had a huge collection of plastic and would like to contact Kiko, he told us.

We might not have a magic wand but we were able to trace Kiko and he readily offered to meet Stan in La Cala de Finestrat. Kiko has now picked up two carloads of bottle tops for Noa. And he will be returning, Stan told us, as he and his friends are still collecting. body. He has been charged with an alleged crime against public health.

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Epic fail

SOLIDARITY: (l to r) Kiko, Flip, Stan and Simon.

FORTY-TWO illegal immigrants have been rescued 11 miles off the Alboran Island.

The migrants were in good health when they arrived at Motril Port.

NEWS DESK

Pedestrian fined A PEDESTRIAN has been fined for causing an accident in which a motorcyclist was injured in January 2012.

As well as the fine, the pedestrian has been ordered to pay €3,441 in compensation.

Home reward THE Ronald McDonald Home in Malaga has been awarded a prize by the Junta de Andalucia for its Defence of Children’s Rights.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Money around NINE of the hundred wealthiest Spaniards on the Forbes Rich List live in the Valencian Community.

Including Mercadona owner Juan Roig’s €5.8 billion fortune, they are worth €10.825 billion.

ALICANTE city restaurateur Daniel Galvañ recently decided to offer free meals to crisis-hit families. The Euro Weekly News has already told how Paco and Javier, the owners of two neighbouring cafes, offered to assist him in providing free food every Tuesday and Wednesday throughout November.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Tax freeze TORREVIEJA Council is freezing municipal taxes for 2014 and is working on reducing property tax for 2015.

Early Xmas treat A GROUP of thieves have stolen 16 bundles of turron nougat from a Jijona (Alicante) factory which specialises in the treat, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Llife saver A POLICE OFFICER from Elda saved the life of a woman who was choking and struggling to breathe. The woman collapsed and was unconscious. The officer also rescued a woman who fainted and fell onto the tracks in the Madrid subway in January. He pulled her to safety moments before a train arrived.

Waiting lists TORREVIEJA Hospital has, for the first time, over 2,000 people waiting for surgery. When it opened in 2006 there were never more than 800 patients on the waiting list at any one time.

Extreme race REGISTRATION is now open for the Xtrem Running Race in Torrevieja which takes place on December, featuring a 6km obstacle course-style race. Visit www.grupobrotons.es to register.

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Independence calls affect Freixenet CAVA firm Freixenet is suffering the effects of Cataluña’s independence movement on two fronts. Outside the region, where independence finds few backers, Freixenet has noticed a slump in sales because it is a Catalan company.

Inside Cataluña the company’s open lack of support for independence risks a boycott from the most vociferous of the would-be separatists.

“This is a Catalan company and, therefore, Spanish,” Freixenet’s president Josep Lluis Bonet earlier told a New York Times interviewer.

Bonet shrugged off both problems.

“I attach more importance to the consumer crisis than a boycott. But there is the possibility of a Catalan boycott following what I said to the New York Times,” he admitted.

‘Let banks fail’ Santander chief TAXPAYERS and wellmanaged financial institutions should never again be burdened with the cost of the financial crisis.

Instead, the EU authorities should be able to allow some banks to fail when necessary, minimising the cost to ‘everybody in the system and society in general.’

So claimed Emilio Botin, president of Santander Bank during his inaugural speech at the Sixth Santander International Banking Conference.

Transmission of monetary policy through financial institutions “is not working properly,” he also maintained.

“This is because banks - and this is very

important - depending on the specific country where they are headquartered, are penalised by sovereign risk,” Botin added.

He cited Santander’s ‘A’ stand-alone rating from Standard and Poor’s, which is higher than any other major European or US bank.

“After including sovereign risk, our rating falls to ‘BBB,’ whilst that of other banks rises to ‘A,’ he complained.

“2014 has to be the year when the vicious circle between sovereign and banking debt is finally broken, not just for the good of the banks, but also for the sake of the individual customers and companies we serve.”

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Bargain buy SPAIN’s royal household will receive a budget allocation of €7.78 million in 2014. This works out at 17 cents a head, the government said.

Fake claims SPAIN’S motorists are paying approximately 16 per cent of their insurance premiums to cover the cost of fraudulent claims, according to insurance company, Linea Directa.

Judge order A JUDGE has ordered the detention of five exdirectors of the CAM savings bank. The move is part of an investigation into its failure.

Vouchers for overtime EL ARBOL staff who work on Sundays and national holidays will be paid with store vouchers.

Instead of overtime added to their monthly salaries, employees of the supermarket chain will receive €20 vouchers, valid for three months. Staff discounts will still apply.

The step was agreed between

workers, the management and the unions, said an El Arbol spokesman.

The voucher scheme will operate until the end of the Christmas campaign. “This way we know that Sundays and fiestas will be paid,” said a union source.

It is also voluntary and staff unwilling to participate will not have to work overtime.

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STAT OF WEEK THE number of registered jobless rose by 87,029 in October, the ministry of Labour announced. There are now 4.81 million people out of work in Spain.

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British Sky Broadcasting BT Group PLC Bunzl PLC Burberry Group PLC Capita PLC Carnival PLC Centrica PLC Coca-Cola HBC AG Compass Group PLC CRH PLC

840.50 373.90 1411.00 1513.50 973.50 2329.50 355.20 1781.00 908.00 1533.00

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JNJ Johnson & Johnson JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co MCD McDonald's Corp MRK Merck & Co Inc MSFT Microsoft Corp NKE Nike Inc PFE Pfizer Inc PG Procter & Gamble Co KO The Coca-Cola Co TRV Travelers Companies Inc UTX United Technologies Corp UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc VZ Verizon Communications Inc V Visa Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 127.99 81.78 35.17 133.49 84.24 121.19 23.51 62.00 92.73 27.05 163.17 75.48 24.09 179.99 94.05 53.96 97.01 46.80 37.78 77.12 31.32 82.51 40.05 87.80 108.55 70.50 50.20 198.29

+1.58 +0.86 +0.06 +1.98 +0.59 +1.28 +0.40 +1.15 +0.77 +0.45 +3.53 -0.21 +0.031 -0.01 +1.36 +2.31 -0.19 +0.98 +0.28 +1.42 +0.41 +0.19 +0.22 +0.58 +1.28 +0.74 +0.03 +2.19

+1.25% +1.06% +0.17% +1.51% +0.71% +1.07% +1.73% +1.89% +0.84% +1.69% +2.21% -0.28% +0.13% -0.01% +1.47% +4.47% -0.20% +2.14% +0.75% +1.88% +1.33% +0.23% +0.55% +0.66% +1.19% +1.06% +0.06% +1.12%

2.2M 4.4M 29.8M 4.8M 4.6M 11.3M 30.9M 5.0M 12.3M 37.7M 3.9M 9.2M 31.5M 6.3M 7.2M 31.2M 5.1M 17.4M 36.7M 2.9M 25.0M 9.8M 11.9M 1.8M 3.0M 3.7M 16.4M 2.9M

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NET VOLUME 7,872.55 13,792.18 54.51 297.05 94.40 76.50 3,457.93 73.34 382.24 256.87

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CHANGE NET / %

$ 2.81 $ 31.95 $ 4.86 $ 36.61 $ 2.11 $ 22.92 $ 19.77 $ 10.84 $ 2.13 $ 12.90 $ 16.01

0.83 / +41.92% 8.73 / +37.60% 1.12 / +29.95% 7.46 / +25.59% 0.41 / +24.12% 4.18 / +22.31% 3.45 / +21.14% 1.88 / +20.98% 0.36 / +20.34% 2.03 / +18.68% 2.46 / +18.15%

$ 37.86 $ 11.34 $ 29.75 $ 3.95 $ 4.605 $ 7.17 $ 2.37 $ 9.05 $ 25.11 $ 2.50 $ 2.81

9.49 / -20.04% 2.24 / -16.49% 4.63 / -13.47% 0.59 / -13.00% 0.605 / -11.61% 0.88 / -10.93% 0.29 / -10.90% 1.02 / -10.13% 2.67 / -9.61% 0.26 / -9.42% 0.29 / -9.35%

Most Advanced Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Santarus, Inc. Horizon Pharma, Inc. Universal Display Corporation Sequenom, Inc. HMS Holdings Corp Aceto Corporation Nektar Therapeutics NuPathe Inc. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.

Most Declined Rocket Fuel Inc. EZCORP, Inc. Criteo S.A. Forbes Energy Services Ltd Geron Corporation Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. SMART Technologies Inc. Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. Approach Resources Inc. Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

Performance Technologies, Incorporated

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Croda International PLC 2295.00 Diageo PLC 2014.50 easyJet PLC 1223.00 Experian PLC 1185.50 Fresnillo PLC 958.25 G4S PLC 256.95 GKN PLC 369.35 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1649.00 Glencore Xstrata PLC 329.55 Hammerson PLC 522.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1174.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 697.70 IMI PLC 1506.50 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2373.00 InterContinental Hotels 1818.00 International Consldtd ... 382.55 Intertek Group PLC 3191.50 ITV PLC 187.80 Johnson Matthey PLC 3029.50 Kingfisher PLC 381.00 Land Securities Grp PLC 981.25 Legal & General Grp PLC 209.05 Lloyds Banking Grp PLC 76.53 London Stock Exchange 1611.50 Marks & Spencer Group 501.25 Meggitt PLC 512.75 Melrose Industries PLC 316.20 Mondi PLC 1046.50 National Grid PLC 774.00 Next PLC 5472.50 Old Mutual PLC 199.80 Pearson PLC 1300.00 Persimmon PLC 1198.00 Petrofac Ltd 1449.00 Prudential PLC 1247.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 4732.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4826.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 881.50 Resolution Ltd 346.85 REXAM PLC 528.75 Rio Tinto PLC 3273.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1212.50 Royal Bank of Scotland 332.80 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2157.25 RSA Insurance Group 109.35 SABMiller PLC 3212.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 348.45 Sainsbury (J) PLC 395.00 Schroders PLC 2511.50 Severn Trent PLC 1779.50 Shire PLC 2912.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 807.50 Smiths Group PLC 1439.50 Sports Direct Int...

685.25 SSE PLC 1396.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1512.25 Standard Life PLC 345.80 Tate & Lyle PLC 809.00 Tesco PLC 368.62 Travis Perkins PLC 1744.50 TUI Travel PLC 382.40 Tullow Oil PLC 926.00 Unilever PLC 2469.00 United Utilities Grp PLC 684.75 Vedanta Resources PLC 1041.00 Vodafone Group PLC 228.15 Weir Group PLC 2207.50 Whitbread PLC 3417.00 William Hill PLC 387.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 277.10 Wolseley PLC 3321.00 WPP PLC 1368.00

CHANGE 20.00 16.50 -2.00 3.50 -1.86 -2.10 0.70 1.00 -1.85 4.50 9.00 2.20 2.00 -1.00 17.00 5.70 7.00 -2.70 11.00 0.90 6.00 -1.50 1.36 4.00 1.05 -3.50 -0.80 27.85 -0.14 -35.00 -0.20 -3.00 1.00 4.00 -13.88 -6.00 10.00 -3.00 0.70 3.62 -47.00 2.50 10.30 18.00 -11.40 18.00 3.90 0.00 74.00 10.00 118.00 6.00 4.00 -1.14 0.36 29.00 -1.80 5.00 2.60 0.00 0.36 25.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 -0.60 3.00 -6.00 1.60 -1.27 -5.00 1.00

% C H G. 0.88 0.83 -0.16 0.30 -0.19 -0.81 0.19 0.06 -0.56 0.87 0.77 0.32 0.13 -0.04 0.94 1.51 0.22 -1.42 0.36 0.24 0.62 -0.71 1.81 0.25 0.21 -0.68 -0.25 2.73 -0.02 -0.64 -0.10 -0.23 0.08 0.28 -1.10 -0.13 0.21 -0.34 0.20 0.69 -1.42 0.21 3.19 0.84 -9.44 0.56 1.13 0.00 3.04 0.56 4.22 0.75 0.28 -0.17 0.03 1.95 -0.52 0.62 0.71 0.00 0.09 2.77 0.20 0.15 0.48 -0.26 0.14 -0.18 0.42 -0.46 -0.15 0.07

VOLUME 108.88 481.70 418.01 362.24 91.69 919.87 467.84 934.12 4,117.03 213.06 68.92 4,726.51 402.62 301.16 118.24 3,395.64 52.61 6,548.98 33.64 746.49 269.42 1,547.06 41,613.34 19.86 793.49 317.10 154.56 539.65 1,208.75 28.12 2,061.18 134.17 255.74 121.97 603.06 80.71 125.76 446.82 227.37 595.25 1,051.43 1,811.22 3,892.03 616.40 71,312.63 360.84 200.64 491.07 201.49 86.06 1,267.30 292.92 75.87 82.31 526.13 1,474.64 1,280.00 279.61 4,208.95 112.36 425.12 590.09 359.65 238.43 380.27 14,246.39 84.41 77.67 637.74 1,829.47 40.79 319.94

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL BUSINESS EXTRA

New arrival in Spain US discount chain Costco will open two Spanish warehouses in Sevilla and Madrid next year. Although present in the UK, these will be the chain’s first outlets in mainland Europe.

Pay on time SPAIN’S central, regional and local governments owe €5 billion to PYMEs (SMEs) and selfemployed workers.

According to EU directives, all Administrations should pay their bills within 30 days.

Late redress ALMOST 123,000 customers were mis-sold preference shares and subordinated stock by savings banks later absorbed by nationalised Bankia.

Following an arbitration victory, they will recover their investments.

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The sad reality of cheap clothes is a shopper’s ethical responsibility Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

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FRIEND says she loves your new fashionable jeans.

They were a snitch, you reply - only €10 from that trendy high street store in town.

Yes, it’s amazing that a garment can be made thousands of kilometres away in Asia, transported to Europe and then sold on for a few mere euros.

But with today’s fast-fashion trend, where new and cheap items of clothing are entering our shops week after week, consumers are forgetting to question how it is possible to sell clothes at such low prices, as they are more concerned about keeping up with the latest fashion.

In the same way that it’s

BARGAIN CLOTHES: Perhaps we should be questioning why? important to be responsible about budgeting and saving money, we must be ethically responsible about our spending too.

For far too long, big name profitable clothing companies have been taking advantage of cheap labour forces in places like Bangladesh. They have been

turning a blind eye to ridiculously low salaries and unsafe working conditions, all because the only thing they are concerned about is their bottom line, not the health and safety of workers.

In the same vein, consumers are also guilty, refusing to dig deeper into ‘why’ something is so

cheap, because it suits to get a bargain. If we knew the reality behind the production of our new €10 jeans, would we be so quick to buy?

Currently a motion is being discussed in Bangladesh, where the country’s wage board has proposed raising the minimum salary for garment industry workers by 77 per cent to 5,300 takas (€50) a month. What are these workers getting paid now if this €50 is after the proposed rise?

After the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh in April, which killed more than 1,100 workers, some clothing brands are signing up to agreements to improve working conditions in the country. But, as consumers, we too are responsible for playing our part. It is time for those of us who can afford it to start questioning every such purchase we make, and to start voting for the welfare of others with our wallets!

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Big losses for Gates’ targeted company DID Bill Gates make his move too soon?

The Spanish building conglomerate he bought 6 per cent of last month at a cost of a reported €113 million has just announced a net loss of €675 million for the first nine months of the year.

It’s Austrian subsidiary Alpine helped drag the figures down with a write-off of €419.9 million as it was liquidated. That, together with other ‘discontinued activities’ cost the company €654.9 million, compared with a loss of €124.5 million in the same period of 2012.

On top of that revenues were down 9.8 per cent on the same period in 2012 to €4.96 billion, hit mainly by a slump in infrastructure activity in Spain. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were 34.9 per cent down at €504 million.

FCC Energy contributed a net loss of €162.4 million due to value adjustments amounting to €225.2 million in its portfolio of renewable assets, as a result of a series of regulatory changes implemented by the government.

But the heavily indebted company insists it is on course to implement its business plan ahead of schedule. EBITDA margins, improved to 10.2 per cent. Encouragingly for investors debt was reduced by 7.2 per cent in nine months to a still sizeable €6.577 billion.

SPANISH and European fishermen are facing a ban on ‘bottom trawling’ in some ecologically vulnerable areas.

Bottom trawling should be banned in areas with vulnerable marine ecosystems to be listed by the European Commission, but not phased out altogether, said the commission’s Fisheries Committee in a vote on a draft EU regulation on fishing deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic.

“I am pleased to announce that in today’s vote the Fisheries Committee introduced a new element to the proposal, banning fishing in areas with sponges, corals and other vulnerable marine ecosystems to be listed by the commission.

“These areas are the spawning and nursing grounds of deep-sea species and their protection will be invaluable in achieving the recovery of deepsea stocks.

“Unfortunately, the

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Industry return to growth as Spain starts to recover INDUSTRIAL output in Spain rose in September year on year, the first annual rise since February 2011.

The National Statistics Institute (INE) said that output rose 1.4 per cent over the same month in 2012.

That was good news and a sign that the country may have turned the economic corner.

In August manufacturing output had been down 2.1 per cent compared to a year previously.

The news comes hot on the heels of a rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year after nine consecutive quarters of recession.

Overall Spain relies more on service industries for employment and economic output than

HELPING GROWTH: Nissan’s Barcelona plant. sights abroad away from the depressed home market.

The INE said that all sectors of industry, except energy, registered growth, led by the machine tools industry which saw a rise of 8.4 per cent.

The Spanish car industry is also growing with Ford and Nissan leading the way with significant investments made to build more models in the country.

Fresh food and nondurable consumer goods saw a rise of 5.3 per cent in output.

Together with reported rises in tourism so far this year, the signs of a recovery are starting to show. country for a bigger But growth estimates catch for all member remain low. The Spanish states, including Spain. government is forecasting The Committee of an overall 0.5 per cent Permanent Representashrinkage of the economy tives (COREPER I) has for this year, before now sent a letter to the returning to growth in EU Parliament asking it 2014 with a forecasted to rubber stamp the 0.7 per cent rise in GDP. agreement.

The European The total catch Commission is not quite allowed from Moroccan as optimistic. It has waters for EU vessels recently lowered its will be 33 per cent estimate for Spanish higher than at present. growth for next year from It will be considered 0.9 per cent to 0.5 per by the European cent.

Parliament in committee It blames high taxation, stage on November 27, high personal debt levels then in plenary in and reduced government December. spending as part of Spain’s austerity drive.

manufacturing, but its industries have been starting to export themselves out of trouble. Many businesses have switched their

Looking to protect the fisheries BOTTOM TRAWLING: To be banned in some ecologically vulnerable areas. committee did not back the commission proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling altogether,” said Kriton Arsenis, the commission spokesman, whose report was adopted, with 19 votes in favour, none against and four abstentions.

Fisheries Committee MEPs nonetheless introduced a review clause, asking the Commission to evaluate after four years the impact of the special fishing gear used for deep-sea fishing (especially bottom trawls

or bottom-set gillnets) on vulnerable deep-sea species and marine ecosystems, with the possibility of proposing a general phase-out of bottom trawling thereafter.

Deep-sea stocks are fish caught in waters beyond the main fishing grounds of the continental shelves.

Most of these species are slow-growing and long-living, which makes them particularly vulnerable to fishing.

Their habitats and ecosystems are largely unknown and their

fragile environment, once damaged, may take centuries to recover.

The draft legislation still needs to be approved by a plenary session, possibly in December or January.

Bigger catch on way SPANISH fishermen can look forward to an increased quota from Moroccan waters.

Representatives of the EU Member States have reached agreement with the North African

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I HAVE read with interest the articles concerning the disgusting state of the streets in Orihuela Costa (Alicante) but no mention has ever been made about the filthy state of the roads linking San Miguel de Salinas with Villa Martin and the urbanisations of Orihuela Costa.

Recently the verges have been cut exposing road sides totally covered with plastic bottles and rubbish of every description.

Who are these litter louts who toss every conceivable type of garbage out of their cars to disfigure and mar the countryside. Do these animals treat their own houses and gardens like a giant rubbish dump too?

The entire length of the road from San Miguel to Eagles Nest is totally awash with rubbish that glitters in a disgusting ribbon in the autumn sunshine.

This rubbish hasn’t been cleaned for years. It is about time San Miguel faced up to its responsibilities and sent the road cleaners out to remove this terrible eyesore. Or is this another case where a town fails to make the environment acceptable for a largely non Spanish population?

R.Radford (By email)

responsible for clearing other peoples’ rubbish?

If I as an individual would never consider discarding rubbish anywhere apart from the designated bins, why should I accept their antisocial behaviour?

Dave, Turre (Almeria).

Name culprits

Get off road!

WITH regards to Tony Matthews’ article regarding inconsiderate litterbugs (Almeria, issue 1476).

Tony has over the past two years written about these litter louts. Nothing has changed during this period, and will not, until they are named and shamed, and fined.

Personally, I would like to see them serving community service collecting rubbish. Perhaps then it will sink in what an antisocial habit it really is.

I am a supporter of Tony’s, as I often pick-up litter whilst walking my dogs along the main road into Turre and onto the campo.

Rubbish is often thrown from passing cars on this main road, and it is totally unacceptable.

I understand Tony’s point of view, why should he be

SOMETHING must be done about the extremely hazardous situations caused by the people riding their road bicycles up and down the Carretera de Istan road between Istan and Marbella (Malaga), specifically in the busy lower end around Marbella.

These bicyclists think they own the whole highway, riding side by side at a snail’s pace on a steep, curvy, and already dangerous uphill and show no regard to the cars coming from both directions that need to swerve to dodge them. I have experienced, and witnessed, countless near-misses.

This particular road already has an undesirable reputation as extremely dangerous, and the problem should not be made extreme by the stubbornness of a few. One simple solution: sell that

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ghetto of Vera Playa.’

Surely I am not alone in recoiling from the thought of him dripping sweat over vegetables in the local supermarket, squeezing past in a queue at the checkout and that’s not even visualising the state of old wrinkled bodies (hey I’m 70 so I know what they look like).

Having worked in Africa for many years, I can categorically say that watching hippopotamuses frolicking in the river is far nicer than old nudists playing tennis.

Mike Hook, Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria).

Dingle dangle...

We went on a trip to Scotland recently, but unfortunately we were a week too late to see the Northern Lights, but the scenery and wildlife made up for it.

By Val Hicks, Los Gallardos (Almeria).

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expensive bike, spandex shorts, and get a gym membership!

MC (By email).

Soldier memory I READ Mike Walsh’s article (Issue 1479) regarding the ill fated sinking of the MV Monte Rosa with some interest as it brought back memories for me.

I sailed from Singapore to Southampton on the trip prior to her sinking when she was named HMT MV Empire Windrush.

She was a lovely ship where everyone on board had a bunk to sleep in, lots of room to move around the decks, do PT, games

or watch films and there was plenty of good food. We had a few hours ashore at Aden, Suez and Port Said and everyone was happy as we were coming home for demob.

Having sailed on eight troopships from 1943 to 1953, for me she was the best - the worst being the HMT Georgic where there were no bunks, just hammocks all crammed tightly together.

Should you have needed to visit the washroom during the night no way could you squeeze yourself back into your hammock!

Joe (The Cat Man), Rojales (Alicante) Mike Roberts’ letter in defence of nudity, saying naked bodies were no more objectionable than watching hippos frolicking, provoked a reaction from some readers...

Hippo fan IN reply to Mike Roberts’ defence of public nudity, I sincerely hope he does all his shopping within the confines of, in his words, ‘the nudist colony

MR ROBERTS must be very naive and ignorant of certain facts regarding nudity.

It is not a mere case of modesty, respect and ethics here - safety and hygiene must also be taken into consideration.

As the old Yorkshire adage goes never let your dingles dangle in the dust - brings tears to my eyes.

And hygiene. I cannot imagine putting my bare bottom on a seat in a restaurant knowing that so many other bare bottoms have been there before mine! Or do you suggest we take along a spare pair of underpants/knickers or a cushion with us, just in case?

Or perhaps the restauranteur should supply disposable cushions for his clients.

Taking it to its extreme, what about all those people in the rag trade? We have enough unemployment as it is.

So keep your shirt on Mike.

Olivia Qualtrough, Calvia, (Mallorca).

Elche moan DO not even think about driving your own vehicle into Elche! It may happen that your car will be towed away although you parked on an official and free parking lot.

Justification of the Local Police in this ‘hospitable’ city: your car has been standing in the way.

Cost: €95. Elche’s famous palm trees can hardly be so pretty!

Peter Spahn, Alfaz del Pi (Alicante)

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The biggest spenders THE world’s third-richest man, Amancio Ortega, is Spanish and sells clothes.

Further down the Forbes Rich List at 149, but still not short of a bob or two, is Juan

A few home truths 360b _ Shutterstock.com.

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MMIGRATION does not figure amongst Spain’s problems.

Although immigrants make up 6.9 per cent of the Spanish population, this is an issue Mariano Rajoy does not have to solve or make promises about.

Some immigrants set up businesses or retire here. Others come looking for work as there is no other way of surviving in Spain, even if they must dive into the submerged economy.

Despite squawks about xenophobia, generally from people unable to express themselves in Spanish, this country is reasonably accommodating.

The benefits system is less accommodating because it has always been necessary to put in before taking out.

‘Benefits tourism’ does not exist, putting Rajoy in a more fortunate position than David Cameron.

Although the UK population has an immigrant population of 3.9 per cent they and asylum seekers are seen as milking the system although only a minimum do so.

There is a problem, of course, but the biggest benefits drain are ethnic Britons, many of whom have never done a day’s work in their lives. The Spanish should be so lucky.

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Roig who sells food. He started off selling meat, but that’s another story.

Thanks to Zara and Mercadona it’s possible to dress and eat on a smallish outlay. Further proof that the largest fortunes are those that rely on the purchasing power of the modest, not the rich.

Artistic licence AN exhibition of prints at Madrid’s Matadero Centre for Creative Design, dealt unflatteringly with prominent Spanish and international politicians.

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the removal of Botella’s print which showed her morphing into Albert Einstein because it was ‘gratuitously insulting.’

Botella ordered its reinstatement, doubtless aware that gratuitous insults enter into a politician’s job description.

Besides, Angela Merkel as Miss Piggy came off far worse than the mayor.

Almost, but not quite

Angela Merkel as Miss Piggy came off far worse than Ana Botella as Albert Einstein.

Victims included Rajoy, Ruiz-Gallardon, Cardinal Rouco Varela and Madrid’s mayor Ana Botella.

Councillor for the Arts Pedro Corral ordered

NINETY PER CENT of Franco era relics have been removed said Justice minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon.

Two years ago there were still 705 preconstitutional plaques and shields but only 97 are left, Ruiz-Gallardon told the Spanish parliament in answer to a question from Basque MP, Emilio Olabarria.

Statues of the late dictator are longgone but some monuments remain owing to the impracticality of removing them.

The Victory Arch at the Complutense University in Madrid, is amongst these, Ruiz-Gallardon admitted. He also pointed out that Complutense’s rector is the son of the late Santiago Carrillo, leader of Spain’s Communist party.

He did not need to say that Carrillo Jnr. who must exist side by side with the Arch, has the real victory.

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The US versus Switzerland T

here have been a number of recent victories for the United States in its tax battle against Switzerland. The Alpine state has signed up to FATCA, Swiss banks are agreeing to pay large penalties and more information is being handed over to the US authorities.

The battle dates back to 2007, when the US Department of Justice (USDoJ) threatened to prosecute UBS bank for helping US taxpayers hide assets and income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). UBS admitted to helping Americans evade tax and in 2009 paid a $780 million fine and agreed to hand over 4,450 client names.

This marked the beginning of the end for Swiss banking secrecy.

Fourteen category one banks, including Credit Suisse and Julius Baer, are now under investigation by the USDoJ and face possible prosecution. Another 100 or so banks are prepared to pay enormous penalties to avoid a similar fate.

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks Some category one banks are reportedly transferring information to the US authorities. A Credit Suisse spokesman confirmed in July that it had permission to hand over information on its US ‘leaver list’ to avoid criminal charges.

Leaver lists are American clients who moved funds out of Swiss banks after UBS reached its agreement.

Client names and account

numbers are excluded, but the data will include the number of clients and assets moved, and identity of destination banks. This will enable the US to build criminal cases against the receiving banks.

The leaver list from UBS revealed that much of the money went to another Swiss bank, Wegelin. The US then targeted this bank, which had to pay a $58 million penalty and closed down as a result.

An agreement between the US and Switzerland at the end of August allows most Swiss banks to negotiate their own deals with the US to avoid prosecution. Penalties range between 20% and 50% of the untaxed American assets held by the banks between 2008 and the end of 2013.

The Swiss authorities say they will not be allowed to disclose client data unless they receive a treaty request for administrative assistance, but a USDoJ statement says it will insist on “detailed

information on an account-byaccount basis”.

The Swiss Bankers Association has apologised for helping international clients evade tax and damaging Swiss banking’s reputation. President Patrick Odier told a press conference in September that, although it was not illegal to accept untaxed deposits, “we acted wrongly and we displayed wrong conduct”.

The total penalties to be imposed are not yet known, but it is bound to have an impact on the banking sector. Some banks will not survive.

A study carried out by a Swiss university predicts that around a quarter of Swiss banks will have closed their doors within three years.

At the end of September, Swiss parliament voted to comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which starts on 1st July 2014. Swiss banks will have to provide information on

all accounts owned by US nationals, regardless of where they live.

FATCA is proving unpopular with American expatriates. The US taxes its citizens even when they are resident abroad. Many are considering giving up their American citizenship, which is the only way to escape the long arm of the US taxman. Their investment options are also being limited with some institutions now turning away US clients.

This is not just an American issue. Switzerland is also inching closer to exchange of information with EU countries, and this is the direction the world is moving in.

You should make sure your money is in the right place today, and in legitimate tax efficient structures, to have peace of mind for the future.

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4:45pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Children in Need Rocks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

4:00pm Pressure Pad 4:45pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Children in Need 2013 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Children in Need 2013

BBC2/ 4:45pm Are You Being Served?

5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Science of Doctor Who 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Britain's Secret Treasures 10:00pm Breathless 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Day Kennedy Died

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Bedlam 11:00pm Bouncers

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 6:05pm Big Rich Texas 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!

BBC2/ 4:00pm Cagney and Lacey 4:45pm Are You Being Served?

5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Cold War, Hot Jets 11:00pm Children in Need 2013 11:35pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm International Football Live 11:10pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm International Football Highlights

CH4/ 4:30pm Countdown 5:15pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 10:30pm Man Down 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm Big Rich Texas 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two Weeks Notice 11:05pm The Sweetest Thing

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•Ben Affleck •James Gandolfini •Christina Applegate •Catherine O'Hara

Saturday BBC1/ 5:30pm A Question of Sport 6:00pm BBC News 6:10pm BBC London News 6:20pm Children in Need 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Atlantis 9:50pm The National Lottery Live 10:00pm Casualty 10:50pm BBC News 11:10pm Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

BBC2/ 4:40pm Escape to the Country 5:25pm Flog It! 5:55pm Autumn International 8:30pm Rugby League 11:00pm QI 11:30pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying

ITV/ 4:45pm Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back 7:05pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 10:30pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:30pm ITV News and Weather

Surviving Christmas (Film, 2004) A lonely millionaire Ben Affleck has nowhere to go for the festive season. In an act of desperation he tries to rent a family. James Gandolfini is against the plot but when $250,000 is involved, he might think again? Christmas comedy.

Sunday BBC1/ 6:05pm Lifeline 6:15pm Songs of Praise 6:50pm BBC News 7:05pm BBC London News 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm The Paradise 10:00pm Britain and the Sea 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm BBC London News

BBC2/ 6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm JFK 7:30pm Days That Shook the World 8:00pm Coast 8:05pm Kennedy's Home Movies 9:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00pm Africa 2013: Countdown to the Rains

ITV/ 5:05pm Downton Abbey 6:35pm Prize Island 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The X Factor Results 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News and Weather

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5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:25pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Political Slot 8:05pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Black Swan

4:30pm Congo 6:35pm Night at the Museum 8:40pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser Secret History 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Was it Something I Said?

11:30pm Toast of London 11:55pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

ITV2/ 4:00pm You've Been Framed!

4:30pm Kindergarten Cop 6:45pm Mr Bean's Holiday 8:25pm Evan Almighty 10:30pm The Xtra Factor 11:30pm Celebrity Juice

ITV2/ 5:15pm Peter Pan 7:25pm The Lost World 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm You've Been Framed!

Monday BBC1/ 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Caught Red Handed 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Fake Britain 10:00pm Ripper Street 11:00pm BBC News at Ten

BBC2/ 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Choir: Sing While You Work

ITV/ 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

CH4/ 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Health Freaks 10:00pm Fear of Flying

ITV2/ 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed! The Next Generation

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4:45pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Imagine...

4:00pm Pressure Pad 4:45pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm A Question of Sport

BBC2/ 4:45pm Are You Being Served?

5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Strange Days Cold War Britain 11:00pm Hebburn 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm International Football Live 11:10pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 10:00pm The Sound of Musicals 11:00pm Masters of Sex

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm 100% You've Been Framed!

10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!

BBC2/ 4:00pm Cagney and Lacey 4:45pm Are You Being Served?

5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Tudor Monastery Farm 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Mystery Map 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:45pm Bouncers

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Ocean's Thirteen 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!

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OPINION & COMMENT

What do judges know about it?

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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T is high time the British took a leaf out of France’s book and came up with some proper legislation regarding the Burka. It’s no good whatsoever leaving judges to decide whether the garment may be acceptable in some situations and not in others.

Most of these, often incompetent, men of law seem to have a wide range of views and often vastly different interpretations of legal paths when they’re not laid out precisely in black and white.

The occasions when this primitive gown of gloom, particularly the ridiculous slitted hood, cannot be worn, should be laid down in law and strictly adhered to. To my mind these women should be banned from wearing it, without exception, in all professions that deal with the general public.

This particularly includes nurses, those who tend the elderly, banks and all females who work or travel on public transport. The veil should also be completely removed when signing cheques, paying by credit card, travelling through customs or appearing in court. In fact if it’s banned in all the same

BURKA: Some proper laws are needed. places as smoking, those who don this provocative head bag could be made to feel so uncomfortable and ostracised that they give it up all together.

Is it not also extremely interesting this garb is very notable by its absence at events, such as the Proms, Trooping the Colour; The Lord Mayor’s Parade or anywhere near a Remembrance gathering? (As Señor Littlejohn recently observed in the Daily Mail; ‘ever seen a poppy on a Burka?’) In fact nowhere near anything that may be considered part of the UK’s cultural heritage!

So much for integration. I think that rather sums up the whole unacceptable anti-British attitude of those who hide behind this venomous veil. I can suggest a number of countries who would be only too happy to welcome them on to their streets (assuming

they are prepared to walk a half dozen paces behind their, similarly boringly attired men folk that is!).

Finally on a lighter note, I would like to thank the gentleman, who found my daughter’s lost mobile phone and subsequently went to great lengths to have it unlocked, traced back and returned to her. She was over the moon. A very merry Christmas to you sir.

On an even finally final note. Why is it, to most adults, the announcement Christmas is once again approaching at a rapid rate of knots, is often met by feelings of oppressive doom and rising stress levels? Nothing to do with the fact that the little darlings’ letters to Santa are now topped with requests for ‘toys’ that cost hundreds? Ah well, labour on.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

END COLUMN

Vote Leapy!

I READ and enjoy your comments every week.

When finished, I keep thinking why can this guy not become Prime Minister. Like most folk here in Spain I’d hate to go back to the UK which has become a cesspit. UKIP must surely gain from the unacceptable mess we are in. The UK is a haven for terrorists. May God always be with you.

Tom (By email)

Spot on…

YES, blame racism on parents and adults.

Maybe we should refer to people’s colour as dark, tanned and fair. I’ll walk a mile to get the Euro Weekly News, just to read your articles.

Yvonne Fischer, Rojales (Alicante) Editor’s note: last week Leapy said no one is born a racist, adults are to blame.

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BOAT FEATURE

FAVOURITES Airlan Aermec, of Joan Cabrer (ORC1), Presto, of Eduardo Horrach (ORC2), Ibe-Tres-Mares, of Maria Campins (ORC3) and January Sails of Gabriel Catala (ORC4) won the III Trofeo Olimpic by GP. The two-day competition organised by the Real Club Nautico de Palma with the support of Pro Rigging, Xicarandana and Dyreco gathered a fleet of 37 cruising boats from seven different yacht clubs in Mallorca.

The race saw the vessels in categories one and two complete a course of 14.6 nautical miles and categories three and four 14 nautical miles in strong winds between 18 and 25 knots in the Palma bay.

Airlan-Aermec the local vessel to look out for, returned

PHOTO BY: LAURA G. GUERRA

Favourites are winners of the III Trofeo Olimpic by GP

TWO DAY COMPETITION: The proud winners receiving their prizes. to win the ORD 1 category, followed by Bruix of Miguel Angel Mercadal in second position and Petrouchka III, of

Jaime Binimelis in third.

In the ORC 2 category Presto, owned by Eduardo Horrach lead the two sections

of the race, ahead of Pinyol Vermell, of Felix Comas in second and Mestral Fast, of Morell y Manresa in third.

Marta Campins owner of Ibe-Tres-Mares triumphed in ORC3, after leading the two runs ahead of Yabada, owned

by Bernat Pipoll in second and Sirpy, belonging to Jose Matheu in third place.

And there weren’t any surprises in the ORC4 category for the vessels shorter in length where January Sails is rarely rivalled, and Gabriel Catala added a new victory to his many existing Palma wins. Fehurihi of Carlos Ros was in second place and Velamar, of Jaime Cabot was able to take his place on the podium after beating Lady Laura, of Andres M Llades in the final regatta.

After the prize giving ceremony, Matias Gil, sponsor of the event, expressed his satisfaction with the numerous participating fleets this year.

The Nao Victoria is in Palma before her new journey A REPLICA of the first boat to circumnavigate the globe has docked at the Club de Mar in Mallorca.

The Nao Victoria is a replica of the same ship that in 1519 to 1522 embarked on the greatest maritime journey of all time; the first trip around the world.

The Spanish expedition was the first time anyone had succeeded in circumnavigating the

planet to understand her dimension.

This replica boat embarked on the same journey around the world from 2004 to 2006 to pay homage to her predecessor. She sailed with a crew of 20 people and completed a distance of 26,000 nautical miles, visiting 17 different countries.

She was the first historical replica of a boat with these characteristics to have completed a journey of this size.

For some time the Nao Victoria has been offering a cultural itinerary project known as the ‘Nao Victoria Experience.’

Members of the public can learn about the construction and details of the boat and about its crew who made the first trip around the world

A replica of the original. nearly 500 years ago.

And in turn they can experience the life aboard of the crew by emulating its original voyage.

Thanks to the Club de Mar de Mallorca, the Nao Victoria will remain in Palma for some days making technical adjustments and final preparations before she begins her new itinerary.

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Positive week for euro and Swiss franc

Commentary by Moneycorp EUR The euro conceded a cent and a quarter to the US dollar and nearly two to the pound. Most of its loss came in a rush on Thursday when the European Central Bank surprised investors by halving its benchmark interest rate to 0.25 per cent. The cut was a response to figures a week earlier that showed tumbling Euroland inflation and rising unemployment. A further cut is not out of the question.

USD After a poor start a late rally by the dollar narrowed its loss against the pound to less than a cent.

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months and hiring another 13,200 people.

The Loonie received additional help from the US employment numbers, which showed twice as many new jobs as investors had expected.

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902887243 mallorca@moneycorp.com begin to wind down its stimulus programme before the year end. strengthened by a cent and a quarter against the euro.

Stronger economic growth in the third quarter and the addition of more than double the expected number of jobs led investors to think the Federal Reserve might after all

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CAD In a partial reversal of the previous week’s gains, the Loonie lost nearly two cents to the pound and half a cent to the US dollar. The Canadian economic data were mostly positive, with companies across the country reporting the highest activity in 18

AUD The Aussie set off lower on Tuesday and never got back on track. It lost one cent to the US dollar and nearly three to sterling. One problem was the employment data, which showed a big swing from full-time to parttime employment. But again it was the Reserve Bank of Australia that did the main damage when it said the value of the Australian dollar was ‘still uncomfortably high.’

NZD The Kiwi was unchanged against the US dollar but ended up losing more than a cent to the British pound. Investors were impressed by the third quarter NZ employment data, which showed 1.2 per cent more people in work and a fall in the rate of unemployment from 6.4 per cent to 6.2 per cent. Both figures exceeded investors’ expectations.

Unfortunately for the Kiwi, the economic statistics from the UK and the US were even better.

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Red letter days for the red tops!

Nora Johnson

Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson

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OU can’t open a UK red top newspaper now without threeinch headlines hectoring you that the next generation will probably be the first in history less well off than its parents.

And that everything’s in decline - from living standards to those of health and education - except for one thing, that is.

Immigration - and that’s going up.

What’s the reason? Mainly that we live in an age of entitlement one that works at both ends of the economic spectrum.

This mass sense of entitlement that came about post-World War II means everyone feels entitled to something: better education, better health care, free housing, but with little thought of giving anything back.

At the other end of the spectrum, MPs entitled to obscene expenses and CEOs to

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inflated salaries, but not to be prosecuted or sacked because they botched up the banking system. And BBC executives likewise entitled to higher salaries than the Prime Minister’s and NHS managers to ‘revolving door’ redundancies, but not to be prosecuted or sacked in the wake of scandal after scandal.

The solution? Well, maybe if there was more honesty and less political correctness, executive salaries linked to genuine performance, an end to corporate tax avoidance schemes, zero benefits to fiddle and an education system fit for purpose with no dumbing down of exams or standards, then we might be in with a chance of reversing the decline.

But having all criticism silenced by accusations of racism, sexism or interfering whistleblowing, we certainly won’t.

Meanwhile, back to the red tops which warn us we’re importing immigrants like there’s no tomorrow, putting ever more pressure on housing, welfare, health and public services and we’re back to that sense of entitlement again. With Romanians and Bulgarians entitled to certain UK benefits

Only one thing is on the up

from this January and UK job agencies said to be bombarded with immigrants asking how to claim, British companies are even advertising on Romanian websites: “find out if you’re entitled.”

Entitlement: you simply can’t escape it!

Well, what about mass immigration? The jury’s still out. Mass hysteria in the red tops?

You bet! Believe them and there won’t be a single unburgled house in Britain when all those Romanians arrive. And once Bulgarian crooks take hold of the country, they’ll make the local lot look like Franciscan friars …

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.

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FEATURE

Twelve years of pain after botched routine operation

By Sophie Elliott A MAN has struggled for 12 years to try to get justice for a botched operation which has left him in constant pain and with serious medical issues.

Now he is making an appeal for a lawyer to take on his case for compensation on a ‘pro bono’ or no win no fee basis after running out of cash.

Expatriate Anthony Patrick Oliver, who lives in Mallorca, travelled to Cataluña to the Palamos Hospital for a routine operation to fix a minor spasm in his lower back in July 2001.

After a series of tests he was told that the best option was an operation to fix two titanium rods and six pins to his spine. The operation, he was told, would take around three and a half hours.

But that wasn’t the case.

Anthony spent six hours under the knife during which, he says “they cut into my spinal cord which led to severe nerve damage and left me

Don’t delay, vote for Rob today!

ANTHONY PATRICK OLIVER: After a routine operation has been left in constant pain. in constant pain.” Since then Anthony has had to take a high dose of powerful painkillers daily.

He said: “My back is in a permanent spasm which has left me with a bent and twisted posture. My feet are totally black, and this is now spreading up my legs.”

Anthony said: “It took three and a half years to get a statement from the court for my appeal. It then took a further seven to eight years to get into a court room, where I thought I’d get justice.

However, the hospital has accepted no responsibility and nine years on I’m still struggling to get justice.”

The accumulation of hospital and lawyer fees and the cost for travel and accommodation to see lawyers and attend court has drained Anthony of his finances.

Anthony’s ex-wife, Kryss, said: “He desperately needs help.”

If you can help contact EWN on editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

IT is not too late to vote for Robert Blyde, aka singer Rob Stevens, as international slimmer of the year.

Rob lost an incredible 40.9 kilos (6st 6lb) on The Cambridge 800 plan.

But people had better hurry, voting closes at midnight tonight (Thursday).

Visit www.cambridge weightplanawards.co.uk to vote.

He has been put up as Cambridge 800’s Spanish entrant for the title that draws contestants from all round the world.

FEATURE SUSAN AND TOM WORTHINGTON of the Spectrum IFA Group held their first coffee morning yesterday (Wednesday) at their new office in Bendinat.

The event was an informal ‘open door’ with coffee, organic croissants from Natura Club and even Bucks Fizz for those who felt like it.

The crowd that attended was a mix of young and older guests, highlighting the fact that financial advice is not only for those with larger sums of money, but for everyone out there who wish to plan ahead.

Whether it be for someone young on their first job wishing to start saving for a house, for a young family wanting to save for their child’s education, for those who have accumulated wealth and wish to invest for growth before retirement, for retired people who wish to provide an income in retirement and also for people who wish to get into the ever increasing international opportunities that investments offer, Susan and Tom at the Spectrum IFA

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Offering coffee and advice

COFFEE MORNINGS: Join Susan and Tom Worthington.

Group can offer tailored made advice.

The idea behind the coffee morning event was as Susan

and Tom explained “to provide people with an insight into the role of a Financial Adviser” as they have realised through their experience that there is a considerable amount of people that do not know what a Financial Adviser is nor what they do.

“The coffee mornings are an opportunity for people to come into the office in a relaxed atmosphere and spend a few minutes with us so we can explain briefly what services we offer and how in fact we are able to help them.”

There have been complaints recently about companies cold calling people in Mallorca with aggressive sales techniques, giving a bad name to the financial advising industry.

Susan Worthington has described her approach as “a soft approach to helping new clients” and Tom added “we take our time to get to know the client so that we can give the best bespoke advice possible for that client.”

They explained they are committed to providing new clients with a copy of the Spectrum IFA Group client charter outlining their commitment to clients on their first meeting, this also highlights what you can expect from The Spectrum IFA Group.

The Spectrum IFA Group office in Mallorca is located in Plaza Bendinat while the head office is based in Barcelona, with an ever increasing amount of offices spread across Europe.

The Spectrum IFA Group is approved and registered in Spain, offering clients full protection.

If you have unfortunately missed the event, do not worry, there will be more gatherings taking place several times a year which you will know about reading our pages.

Alternatively, for a non obligation meeting with Susan and Tom, feel free to call on 971 696 292 to make an appointment.

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OW often do you check your mobile phone? A few times a day, maybe once an hour at the most?

Wrong. If you fall into the average person bracket, you actually check your phone 110 times each day and up to every six seconds at peak evening times, according to reports from the Android application Locket, which surveyed 150,000 users.

With this in mind, I came upon a short film doing the circuit on YouTube and Facebook called ‘I forgot my phone.’ A young woman leaves her mobile phone at home and spends the day observing friends and strangers interact with their phones. It soon becomes clear this small rectangular box rules and apparently validates our lives in a way that is at once bizarre, funny and scary.

The film brings to mind the philosophical question, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Equally, if a birthday photo, snapped on your ‘box,’ is not posted on a social network, did it still take place? Or, if you do not share your life in images does it still have a value? Clearly the answer is yes, but how did we become so obsessed with this little miniature computer?

Is it that, judged frame by frame, life is just a series of largely repetitive events, interspersed by random twists, while if you pick out the edited highlights, your life takes on the meaning of your choice. From sporting events and triumphs to jolly lunches and glossy dinners, as opposed to the frequency of the alarm going off at the

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OPINION & COMMENT

Too hooked to leave the phone off the hook?

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 go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall ulrica@euroweeklynews.com

same time every day, the same drive, the same routine.

Psychologists claim that looking at your own profile on Facebook does enhance our sense of well-being, presumably because you remember good times, like you once did sifting through a real photo album.

On the other hand, if you spend time perusing other people’s timelines and postings it could lead to feelings of inadequacy and depression. Other people seem to travel more, live better, have more friends and more fun. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - or so it seems.

While the modern mobile is your own personal paparazzi, ready to record at any given moment, it is of course also a constant gateway to communication. It wasn’t that long ago that it was physically possible to survive with a landline alone.

Forgetting the mobile for a day brings me

GREENER GRASS: On the other side, or is it? out in mild panic - largely because my children’s school may need to contact me, but also because I am so used to being able to see any inward calls, texts or email message instantaneously. And the people who sent it expect immediate responses.

The only way to break the cycle of dependence on the ‘box’ is to do what that short film suggests. Leave the phone at home. Be unavailable for a couple of hours.

And get a life - one that does not exist for the sake of Facebook, Twitter or SMSs, but solely to enhance and create your memories.

FEATURE Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid.

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THE surrealist movement was perhaps the driving force of 20th century art and Madrid has no less than two major exhibitions devoted to the genre this autumn. Entitled Surrealis, the exhibition at the Fundacion March has been organised by Art before Surrealism in conjunction with the Germanisches National museum of Nuremberg, which possesses one of the most important collections of German medieval art.

After four years of preparation more than 200 works on loan from both public and private collections adorn the walls of the exhibition. The aim of the organisers is to show that while surrealism came to the fore in the 20th century, it actually dates back to the Middle Ages.

The sketches, prints,

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Surrealism: An art form where nothing is what it seems engravings and paintings dating from the 15th until 19th century all explore the themes of fantasy, imagination, dreams, desire and the unreal, which we associate with surrealist art today.

While Andre Breton, the French writer and poet, is considered the founder of surrealism in the melting pot of Paris in the early 1920s, artists like Bosch, Arcimboldo, Brueghel, Durer, Goding, Zundt, Van der Heyden, Stoer and Piranesi had used the genre centuries earlier. They used perspectives, symmetry and mathematical designs, giving rise to both a rational and irrational order in their art. During the 18th and 19th centuries Goya, Herbert Bayer and Hannah Hoch’s imaginative works continued to bend the accepted rules.

Breton’s philosophical definition of surrealist art was, “Surrealism is based on the belief in the superior reality of certain forms of previously neglected associations,

‘The Temple of the Word’ by Leonora Carrington 1954 (c) private collection USA. in the omnipotence of the dream, and in the disinterested play of thoughts.” The exhibition includes the first surrealist manifesto of Breton in 1924 as well as posters, catalogues, leaflets, magazines and books relating to the

movement during this period.

Breton was instrumental in promoting surrealism as a major new art form during the early part of the 20th century as photography and film complemented paintings and prints. The modern works on display include paintings

by Picasso, Dali, Klee and Miro.

The Thyssen-Bornemisza museum has also chosen this autumn to present its first monographic exhibition on the surrealist movement. Called Surrealism and the Dream, it actually begins where the Fundacion March exhibition ends.

It covers the development of surrealism during the 20th century and the important contribution of women artists.

It has taken more than three years to bring together the 163 major works which originate from the museum’s own collection as well as on loan from private and public collections around the world.

Works by the surrealist masters Dali, Tanguy, Miro, Magritte, Delvaux, Dominguez, De Chirico, Bellmer and Ernst are on show together with rare works by female artists such as Leonor Fini, Dorothea Tanning, Karel Teige, Kay Sage, and Leonora Carrington. Photographs by Brasssai, Man Ray and Claude Cahun and extracts from films by Luis Bunuel point to the adoption by surrealist artists of the new art forms of the 20th century.

Breton’s idea of surrealism was to overcome predetermined obstacles; logical obstacles of bowing to accepted forms, moral obstacles, including sexual and social taboos, and obstacles of taste, to allow total freedom of expression.

The one consistent theme of surrealist art has been erotic dreams and fantasy, whether in paintings or sculpture, and technology merely expanded the frontiers.

From October 4, 2013, to January 12, 2014. Fundacion March, Castello 77, 28006 Madrid. www.march.es. From October 8, 2013, to January 12, 2014. Museo Thyssen-Bormemisza, Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid. www.museothyssen.org

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Famous quote

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.’

This week

A recent report said immigrants who now arrive in Britain are less likely to receive state benefits or claim social housing...

Plato (428BC – 347BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece.

in history

Women’s wit

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1532: Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Incan emperor Atahualpa.

1851: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is published.

1869: The Suez Canal is opened.

1886: Former American President Chester Arthur dies from a kidney illness known as Bright’s Disease.

1914: Religious leader Sheikhul-Islam declares an Islamic holy war on behalf of the Ottoman government in the First World War. 1940: The German Luftwaffe destroys Coventry after a 10 hour raid.

1945: The trial against Nazi leaders begins in the city of Nuremberg, Germany.

1956: Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender premieres at the Paramount Theatre in New York.

1969: Brazilian footballer Pele scores his 1,000th goal.

1973: Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, marries Lieutenant Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey.

1975: Spanish General Francisco Franco dies aged 82 after 39 years of dictatorship.

1985: President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting.

1987: Twenty-seven people died after a fire at London’s King’s Cross station.

1995: Diana, Princess of Wales, speaks openly on TV about her adultery.

2001: The first of the Harry Potter films premieres.

2003: A warrant is issued for the arrest of Michael Jackson on charges of child molestation.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.’

Audrey Hepburn (1929 –1993) British actress and humanitarian.

World of English A launderette in Rome:

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Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey McGuire. Directed

by Baz Luhrmann. Runtime 136 minutes.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The planets mobilise your streak of Scorpio daring, but don't stretch your limits. Your most effective weapon against personal and work-related pitfalls is your ability to be objective. Your desire to make specific situations and conversations work needs to be combined with your faith that they will work. Even if a different approach is required, try it and see.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The main gist of the solar eclipse in fiery Aries and the link between plucky Mars and your ruler friendly Jupiter will stir surprises.

Whether you create the right atmosphere all round depends on how you interpret other people's views.

Stick to crisp, simple but sensitively tuned answers, then no one can accuse you of not trying.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Hard-working, enterprising and self-sacrificing are just some of the words that describe your zodiac sign. It will be these qualities that count. Friday will boost your powers of persuasion, but you won't have too much to complain about if you follow this lucky trend into next week's encouraging tide.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Eager Mars meets affluent Jupiter and enriches your financial forecast. It might show a foretaste of money to come, or on-stream benefits. If you intend to make alterations to your personal and home interests, you'll cope with both offbeat and upbeat activities.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) One thing is certain, when you come through this week's restless planetary antics, you won't be totally the same Piscean who walked in.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Education, media, creative and social connections are given star merit. The solar eclipse in your own sign bursts with vitality and success, more so for an array of bold moves, replacements

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Set in the 1920s, the story follows aspiring writer Nick Carraway as he moves to New York and becomes intrigued by his neighbour Jay Gatsby's lavish lifestyle and mysterious past. As Nick finds himself caught up in the world of the wealthy, he witnesses romantic entanglement and betrayal. Gatsby's true nature is slowly exposed and his involvement with old flame Daisy Buchanan ultimately leads to tragedy.

November 17: Ru Paul, 53.

American drag queen and makeovers covering your personal affairs.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Stand by for a week of whoosh and whirl. More importantly, try to avoid getting tongue-tied or dogmatic on Tuesday and Friday. Promising potentials appear, especially if you spruce up your competitive streak.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Throughout this fortunate week, whatever else you decide, refuse to discard your hopes and wishes.

As a Gemini, you like to have two strings to your bow of life, which gives you an alternative option, especially if the going gets tough.

SELDOM(10)

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Your Stars who became widely known in the 1990s.

November 14: Charles, Prince of Wales, 65.

Heir apparent to the United Kingdom.

November 16: Shigeru Miyamoto, 61. Japanese videogame designer know as ‘the father of Super Mario.’

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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Your sphere of friendships, relationships and career issues are delightfully aspected.

Circle June and August to make contact with those who can point you in the right direction. Between June and November, your social scene will be full of surprises.

November 15: Petula Clark, 81.

English singer, actress and composer.

ADVISE

November 20: Fran Perea is a Spanish actor and singer. He was born in Malaga, where he graduated in the School of Dramatic Arts. Like other Spanish young actors, Perea gained recognition after participating in teenage soap opera ʻAl salir de clase.ʼ His breakthrough came in 2003 when he played Marcos in the sitcom ʻLos Serrano,ʼ for which he also sang the opening theme song.

Perea has recorded three albums and starred in ʻSummer Rain.ʼ

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A vivid star pattern portends a frantic personal and social diary.

Ensure that any tight planning is carefully handled, especially if you hope to fit in everything you would like to say. Don't allow Monday or Wednesday's tensions to spoil opportunities for settling something important.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Pave the way for any ambitious schemes you may have, rather than actually starting them. With your ruler the Sun eclipsing your kindred fire sign, determined Aries, you are now more likely to get the support and affection you need from the powers that be or someone who thinks the

November 18: Anthony McPartlin, 38.

One half of the English comedy duo Ant & Dec. November 19: Jodie Foster, 51. American actress winner of two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes.

world of you. Loosen up on Tuesday and Thursday.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Even if the opposite to what you want happens, it could prove useful. One clue to this week's planetary crossword puzzle is ʻWhat word could also mean success?ʼ Check it out, and make it work for you.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The solar eclipse in your opposite sign of Aries intensifies your willpower.

Before you say 'go', find out where you stand. It might pay you to leave things be for a little longer to see if things begin to change.

10-Star Quiz

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE 1. In terms of land area, which are the two largest countries in the world?

2. What are the titles of the first two books of the Old Testament of The Bible?

3. What were the names of the actors who played the first two ‘incarnations’ of Dr Who on television?

4. What were the names of the first two women to be elected or appointed as head of government of their respective countries (first two female prime ministers)?

5. What were the titles of the first two Harry Potter novels, published in June 1997 and July 1998?

6. What were the titles of the first two James Bond films, released in 1962 and 1963?

7. What were the titles of the first two UK hit singles by the Rolling Stones?

8. Which are the two largest planets in our solar system?

9. Which two elements have the atomic numbers 1 and 2?

10. Who were the first two footballers to win 100 international caps for England?

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case K) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 10 Very good: 15 Excellent: 18

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION pate, peal, pean, peat, pelt, pent, peon, pile, pill, pine, pint, pion, pita, plan, plat, plea, plot, poet, pole, poll, pone, pont, tape, tope, topi, inapt, inept, lapel, leapt, lepta, nopal, opine, paint, panel, panto, paten, patio, penal, petal, piano, pilot, pinto, piton, plain, plait, plane, plant, plate, pleat, point, alpine, lepton, opiate, pallet, pantie, pelota, pineal, pineta, pinole, plaint, planet, platen, pliant, pointe, polite, pollen, opaline, pantile, polenta, POLLINATE

Word Ladder KEEP

PACE

Move from the start word (KEEP) to the end word (PACE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

KEEP PEEP PEEK PECK PACK PACE

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (SELDOM) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1. RUSSIA and CANADA, 2. GENESIS, EXODUS, 3. WILLIAM HARTNELL and PATRICK TROUGHTON, 4. SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE (Ceylon) and INDIRA GANDHI (India), 5.

Harry Potter and THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE and Harry Potter and The CHAMBER OF SECRETS, 6. DR NO and FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, 7. COME ON and I WANNA BE YOUR MAN, 8. JUPITER and SATURN, 9. HYDROGEN and HELIUM, 10. BILLY WRIGHT and BOBBY CHARLTON

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Unscramble the name of a famous footballer: LEATHER BAG

Across 1 Stopping the employment of coarse material (7) 4 Youngster seen by an islander (5) 7 Movements one might expect from bounders (5) 9 Void in the state cover (7) 10 A truce arranged in the mid North for this horseman (7) 11 River surrounded by worker honeybees (5) 12 Scandinavian to run around Northern Ireland (6) 14 Capers are transported a huge distance (6) 18 Company microphone is amusing (5) 20 Gold cot in jumble sale (7) 22 First lady taking break on mountain (7) 23 Calling the exchange (5) 24 A tricky question for a model at work (5) 25 A loving gift from Lancashire (3,4)

Unscramble the name of a popular British daytime television programme, first aired in March 2000 (two words): BURNING A HAT

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: GARETH BALE, BARGAIN HUNT

Play on Words

HEART HEART HEART TALK 5 Shouts for help in lighting the fire (7) 6 Person without clothes should receive good poke (5) 8 Waits for corset (5) 13 Nurse is out to ensnare doctor in the book (7) 15 Coatʼs undone showing tie (5)

16 Some academic once denied a grant (7) 17 One involved in terribly great spat (6) 18 A fellow has a note? Surely not, dear! (5) 19 Explicit about king in play (5) 21 I had a house in this state (5)

Code Breaker

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents C and 14 represents Z, so fill in C every time the figure 1 appears and Z every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Picked out (6) 4 Small seal (6) 7 Ballroom dance (9) 9 Drawn tight (4) 10 Salary (4) 11 Ring-shaped roll (5) 13 Make lovable (6) 14 Quietly (6) 15 Twosome (6) 17 Light, inert gas (6) 19 Guide (5) 20 Long period of time (4) 22 Giant of folklore (4) 23 Going away from a place (9) 24 Farm tool (6) 25 Settlement (6) Down

1 Cows (6) 2 Close (4) 3 Sweet liquid (6) 4 Waistbands (6) 5 Got larger (4) 6 Seasonable (6) 7 Having four feet (9) 8 Game bird (9) 11 Spheres (5) 12 Paramour (5) 15 Desists (6) 16 Colourless, odourless gas (6) 17 Feverish (6) 18 Humbly (6) 21 Religious group (4) 22 Verbal (4)

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

MMAENN Answers: A heart to heart talk, A man among men

Down 1 Converted disciple I left and united (7) 2 Measure broken china (5) 3 Former vice president accepting it as growth (6) 4 Conceal some rediscovered items (5)

Funagram

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Homage, 8 Atonal, 9 Bali, 10 Operates, 11 Medical, 13 Pilot, 15 Earns, 17 Garnets, 20 Reproach, 21 Long, 22 Sponge, 23 States.

Down: 1 Lovage, 2 Taxi, 3 Removal, 4 Eager, 5 Rotation, 6 Laredo, 12 Ignorant, 14 Hashish, 16 Aleppo, 18 Tenner, 19 Wager, 21 Liar.

QUICK Across: 1 Desist, 4 Morsel, 9 Corrode, 10 Exact, 11 Ape, 12 Unsettle, 14 Senior, 15 Stalls, 18 Spiteful, 20 Car, 23 Awake, 24 Sheriff, 25 Needle, 26 Beagle.

Down: 1 Dacha, 2 Surgeon, 3 Shoe, 5 Omelette, 6 Scant, 7 Letters, 8 Jeans, 13 Foretell, 14 Sustain, 16 Lacking, 17 Guess, 19 Irate, 21 Rifle, 22 Cede.

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across 1 Pebbles (9) 5 Magia (5) 7 Envelope (5) 9 Trueno (11) 10 Bisonte (5) 11 Entre (5) 13 Aceite de ricino (6,3)

Down 1 Encía (3) 2 Accidentes (9) 3 Cold (infection) (9) 4 Barato (económico) (5) 6 Cranes (machines) (5) 8 Handbag (5) 9 Mesa (mueble) (5) 12 Goal (3)

Across: 1 Tenedores, 5 Arcen, 7 Spade, 9 Sortear, 10 Año, 11 Ileso, 12 Ounce, 14 Insurance.

Down: 1 Tea, 2 Dangerous, 3 Reservoir, 4 Miedo, 6 Carve, 8 Again, 9 Shins, 13 Ese.

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2. Rafael Nadal The current world number one nicknamed the ‘King of Clay’ approaches every match with unfaltering tenacity.

He is one of only two men in history to have won at least two Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces; hard court, grass, and clay.

3. Pete Sampras The retired American tennis player in his day was considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

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Carlos Ferrero in the final. He is currently the last North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event.

4. Lleyton Hewitt The Australian is the youngest male ever to be ranked number one in the world, at the age of 20. Some of his most notable career achievements include winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men’s singles titles.

6. Novak Djokovic The Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranked world number two, is an all court player with an emphasis on aggressive baseline play. Djokovic is the first Serbian player, male or female, to rank No. 1 for more than 100 weeks and win multiple Grand Slams.

5. Andy Roddick The now retired American player was known for his fast serves and powerful groundstrokes. He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan

7. Andre Agassi The American retired professional tennis player was one of the game’s most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.

Agassi compiled performances that, along with his unorthodox apparel and attitude,

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priest. Despised by the townsfolk and by his own stepfather, he is banished to live in the stables and becomes an expert muleteer.

When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. But his stepfather accuses Hernando of Christian sympathies and condemns him to slavery. Then news reaches Hernando that

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1. Roger Federer The Swiss professional’s style of play is effortless. He holds several men’s world records, holding the world number one position for 302 weeks overall; including a 237-consecutive-week stretch at the top from 2004 to 2008 and winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles.

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8. Serena Williams The current women’s number one, Williams holds the most Major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined amongst active players, male or female.

She has a ferocious style of play and a serve that critics, pundits and tennis experts consider to be the greatest in the history of women's tennis.

9. John McEnroe The retired American was known for his shot-making artistry and volleying skills and especially for his confrontational on-court behaviour which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.

10. Bjorn Borg The former world number one Swedish player during his relatively brief pro career won 11 of the 27 Grand Slam singles tournaments he entered and 141 out of 161 the Grand Slam singles matches he played. His winning percentage at Wimbledon was 92.73 per cent; all are records.

Novak Djokovic.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET: Average: 12

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HOW any money raised is spent is an issue for Jilly Lewis, Manageress of Puppy Rescue Shop in Albox. “I don’t think it is a good idea. But it would depend on how much the annual fee would be.

“Most people who have a pet could probably afford to pay it. I Ray Pannell. think any money raised should go towards the rescue of abandoned animals, which should be supported by town halls. The British community has taken on a lot of these issues with charity shops and fund raising.”

But Ray Pannell, who is retired and lives in Alfoquia, disagreed.

“Yes, it is a good idea if it is €5 or Jilly Lewis. €10. I don’t think

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A SPANISH Mayor has proposed charging a tax for owning dogs.

This money will be used to clean up the streets which the animals foul.

Is it a good idea? Should everyone pay the annual fee or will this mean that some people won’t be able to afford to own a pet?

STREET TALK the Spanish people would want to pay it.

A pet is hard to give up for the sake of a few euros. But something needs to be done about the dog mess. The town halls need to do more. I am registered blind and it is dificult to avoid. I have never seen anyone pick up their pet’s mess.”

Anne and Ray Addison who own a holiday home in Formentera would welcome a tax for owning dogs. “I would 100 per cent welcome this, especially if the money was to be used to clean up the streets. You wouldn’t believe what we walk through along the orange groves and it can be really dangerous for children.”

The retired couple have previously owned dogs and added: “I think it is long overdue but I would worry it would result in people abandoning their pets if they couldn’t afford the taxes.”

Stevie Pennington, aged 39, who is self employed from Lancashire (UK) also thinks it is a good idea: “I don’t see how it could be policed or carried out, would it be a oneoff payment or regular tax? But I think in principle it is great, it is a problem in the UK and in Spain and I’m sick of having to watch where the kids are walking and running in the park.”

ANNE & RAY: would welcome money being spent on cleaning up the streets.

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A low-calorie alternative to pasta

SPAGHETTI SQUASH is the food to be looking for in autumn.

This variety of winter squash is said to be low in calories and contains many nutrients including beta carotene, folic acid and vitamin A. Its bright yellow flesh is solid when raw, but the real surprise comes when it’s cooked.

The flesh falls in the shape of spaghetti when steamed or boiled, which makes it a great alternative to pasta.

The sweetness of the gourd makes it a good ingredient to be mixed with Asian flavours.

In addition, it can be cooked in almost any way, as it is a very versatile food.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH: An alternative to pasta.

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Baking happy bread to fight depression BAKING bread can help in fighting the symptoms of depression, a report by British organisation Sustain says.

According to the report, entitled Rising Up, bread making is accessible, improves both health and wellness, and

reinforces personal relationships.

It also benefits people with learning disabilities or ex-soldiers in transition to civilian life.

In a survey, 88 per cent of those questioned said that baking bread gave them a sense of achievement.

Making bread made 87 per cent of them feel happier, and 73 per cent of them felt more relaxed.

Food and cinema come together for a festival A

FESTIVAL to be held in Madrid and Barcelona aims at bringing together food and cinema.

FOOD IN CINEMA: More than just popcorn.

Film & Cook 2013 will explore the relationship between these opposing disciplines with documentaries, films and short films screenings, and talks by Spanish chefs including Albert Adria and Andoni Luis Adruiz.

As a film festival, prizes will be awarded to the best films in each category.

There will be prizes as well for those restaurants which have offered the best culinary experience of the year.

Visitors to Film & Cook 2013 can participate too.

A gastronomy-themed photo contest will give them the chance to win a Smeg refrigerator.

Their creations will be exhibited while the festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday in Madrid, and from November 21 to 24 in Barcelona.

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ITH the widely promoted message ‘eat five or more portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a day for a healthier diet,’ no Spanish garden or apartment terrace should be without fruit trees or plants.

Even in less than a square metre it is possible to grow alpine or various fruits perfectly well in containers.

In a larger garden it is not difficult to fit in 10 types

of fruit that mature in different months of the year and be able to harvest one fruit crop or another on every day of the year.

The thing is to select varieties of fruit that you like to eat raw or cooked and which are appropriate for the microclimate of your garden. Over 70 types of fruit are described in ‘Growing healthy fruit in Spain.’

There are plenty of possibilities for all regions and locations.

Favourites from our garden are the winter tangerines and mandarins, spring to winter rasp-

Many fruit trees have multiple benefits. berries, early summer wild strawberries, peaches and apricots, late summer figs, almonds and grapes (plus mangoes until the heavy frost of 2005), autumn cacti fruit, quince and persimmons, and lemons on almost every day of the

year from a perpetual flowering and fruiting Lunar lemon tree.

Most families do not require a large orchard.

Indeed, many inland expatriates with 10,000 square metre plots have discovered it is impossible to cope with the ripening fruit of several hundred trees.

Also recognise that nuts are a form of fruit, so consider growing macadamia, walnuts, pecan, pistachio, hazel, and chestnuts as well as the almonds and carobs. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com November 2013

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FIFTEEN housing and estate agencies attended a property convention at the Casa de Campo Convention Hall in Madrid.

On display were more than 15,000 new and resale flats in the Madrid community with discounts of up to 50 per cent. “People are looking more for price than areas. There is demand but the client is waiting for the property to meet new prices,” said the director of Basico Homes, Maria Jose Yague.

She added: “In Madrid there are many resale

properties under €100,000 that have attracted the interest of many people.”

She said the feeling at the conference was that savers with fixed-term money are starting moving their money into buying homes, usually to then rent out.

“The real estate market started some recovery around the summer holidays, fuelled by the sale of previously

REAL ESTATE: The market showed some recovery around the summer holidays. owned homes, which are those that have adjusted their price.”

Rene Perez, advisor at Cavaca Inmobiliaria based on the Costa de la Luz, Cadiz agrees and has seen a surge in sales

in the last quarter.

“Between 60 and 70 per cent of buyers are foreign, especially French and Swiss, in addition to English and German,” Perez remarked.

It’s still good news for buyers HOUSE prices are expected to continue falling until 2016.

Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor (S&P) has released its latest forecasts saying it predicts houses will become

8 per cent cheaper this year, fall another 5 per cent next year and 1 per cent in 2015.

The report said: “The fall in house prices in Spain will

In one year, 80,000 fewer households THERE are around 80,000 fewer households in Spain due to the economic crisis.

The map of households has changed from September 2012 to September 2013.

According to the latest data survey, the third quarter of this year ended with a total of 17.39 million households, representing a loss of 48,900 from the previous quarter and 80,000 compared to September a year ago.

The crisis is being held

accountable for the drop, with migrants returning to their home countries.

Migration recorded the first decline in 2012 since the INE statistics began in 1971.

Young families are also returning home to their parent’s house. The number of households with a pensioner resident has doubled, totalling 3.12 million at the end of September; 64,200 more than a year ago and of these 313,800 were living with one or more unemployed.

continue even though the economy has escaped recession thanks to strong exports.”

The agency said the fall in prices will be down to the surplus amount of unsold housing stock, saying that by the end of 2012 the number of unsold homes reached some 635,000 properties; 30 per cent of which are in the hands of banks and Sareb.

Sareb is the company for the Management of Assets proceeding from Restructuring of the Banking System created in November 2012.

They are responsible for managing assets transferred by the four nationalised Spanish financial institutions.

S&P predicts that the speed at which Sareb sells the stock will influence the assessment of housing prices in the coming years.

They aim to sell 45,000 properties over the next five years.

S&P explains that the aspects that influence the housing market remain “unfavourable” as unemployment remains at high levels and credit conditions “remain difficult.”

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Rolls-Royce bespoke Chicane Phantom Coupe BRITISH manufacturer Rolls-Royce is paying tribute to the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit with the new Chicane Phantom Coupe.

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All-new Lexus RC to make its world debut TOYOTA’s luxury division Lexus is starting up its engine and revving up for the Tokyo Motor Show.

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The Nagoya-based company will display two RC models in the show, the RC 350 with 3.5L V6 engine, and the RC 300h hybrid with 2.5L engine.

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Alfredo Di Stefano is one of the alltime footballing greats in the world

By Tony Matthews

game to represent three different countries in major competitions.

Amazingly, in club and international football, the Blonde Arrow rattled in no less than 514 goals in 705 competitive matches.

He struck 267 goals in 292 outings for Millionarios and 307 in 396 games for Real Madrid with whom he won eight League titles, the Copa del Rey and as mentioned earlier, the European Cup five times.

Retiring as a player at the age of 40, Alfredo went on to manage Elche/Spain (1967-68), Boca Juniors, Valencia, Sporting Club de Portugal, Rayo Vallecano, Castellon, Valencia (again), Real Madrid (1982-84), Boca Juniors

In November 2000, Alfredo was appointed Honorary President of RECENTLY I had the pleasure of Real Madrid and three years later, making contact with Alfredo Di to celebrate UEFA’s Jubilee, he Stefano, one of the greatest ever was selected as the ‘Golden footballers.

Player of Spain’ by the Royal Born on July 4, 1926, in Spanish Football Federation as Barracas, Ciudad Autónoma de their most outstanding player of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he is the past 50 years. one of the oldest former In May 2006, the Alfredo Di internationals and indeed, ex-Real Stéfano Stadium was officially Madrid players, alive today. opened as Real Madrid’s training Widely regarded as one of the ground and four years ago, he finest footballers of all time, he is was named by Brazilian superstar most associated with Real Madrid Pele as one of the ‘125 greatest and was instrumental in their living footballers and the best domination of the European Cup Argentinian player ever.’ during the 1950s, a period in Placed fourth, behind Pele, which the Spanish club won the Diego Maradona, and Johan trophy in five consecutive seasons Cruyff, in a vote organised by the from 1956.

French weekly magazine France Along with flying left-winger Football to elect the Football Francisco Gento, he was one of Player of the Century, Alfredo has only two players to play a part in been, without doubt, one of the all five victories. greatest players ever to grace the BEST IN 50 Alfredo, nicknamed ‘Saeta world scene.

YEARS: Top rubia’ (Blonde Arrow), was a Several others stars of man, top powerful centre-forward with yesteryear, including Eusebio, Luis IN ACTION: Since the 1950s. great stamina.

Suarez, Sandro Mazzola and player, Alfredo A wonderful tactician, he had Welsh hero John Charles, all Di Stefano, is great vision, possessed a matches played over a period of described Alfredo as ‘the most now 87. powerful shot (mainly using his 11 years, from 1953 to 1964. complete footballer in the history of the game’. Hear! Hear! right foot) and he could in truth, Alfredo’s playing career Alfredo, who is now aged 87, play virtually anywhere on the spanned 21 years: 1945-66. regards Real Madrid’s 7-3 pitch, although the majority of his During that time he served with European Cup final victory over career he performed as a two Argentinian clubs, River Plate Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden forward.

(1945-49) and Huracan (on loan, Park, Glasgow, as the greatest The fourth highest scorer in 1946), CF Millionarios in Colombia game he has ever played in. He Spanish League football history (1949-53) and two in Spain, Real scored a hat-trick that evening in (Primera/La Liga) with 377 goals Madrid and Espanyol (1964-66). in 521 appearances, he’s also On the international front, he 50) and 31 for Spain (1957-61, 23 (for a second time) and finally front of 127,671 fans plus millions Real Madrid’s second top League won a total of 41 senior caps - six goals)… and for the record, he is Real Madrid again. He won six more watching on live TV. Among his favourite footballers scorer of all time with a total of for Argentina (1947-48, six goals one of only a handful of trophies as manager/head coach of all-time include England 216 goals in 282 top-flight scored), four for Colombia (1949- footballers in the history of the before quitting football in 1991. wingers Tom Finney and Stanley Matthews, forwards Jimmy Greaves and Alan Shearer, Irishman George Best, Ferenc Puskas - who A BRITISH expatriate has with a 20 point lead in the causing Mat who was right give him a points lead that fought for the win in each was his strike-partner at taken a Spanish motorcycle SM Master 35 champion- behind him to stall his bike the others could not better, of his three races. He Real Madrid - Florian Albert, him Spanish managed an impressive the Hungarian centreracing title. ship. Mat was taking no as he desperately tried to making Champion for 2013.

3rd, 2nd and 3rd positions forward, the Italian goalThe final Supermoto race chances in both of his avoid the fallen rider.

Anthony Ford-Dunn was that gave him 3rd overall machine from the 1960s of the year was held at races, he knew that The large crowd at the Albaida, Alicante, over the finishing 3rd in each race race fell silent as the race racing in the premier, SM for the day's racing and Jose Altafini, and from the weekend and produced would be enough to win commentator went into Open championship with secured him 4th overall in current era, Lionel Messi some dramatic racing as all him the championship title. overdrive describing the the championship title the 2013 SM Open Spanish and Manchester United’s of the Spanish championThe racing was close frantic action below him as already out of his grasp due championship. evergreen Ryan Giggs.

The Brothers and their ship titles were up for with the top three riders all both riders desperately to him missing the first two Recalled Alfredo: “I love races of the season. His sponsors ‘Advance Moves football… it’s been my life grabs. capable of winning the tried to re-start their bikes.

But it was Mat who kept aim was to secure 4th International Removals’ for 75 years. And I would, if The Ford-Dunn brothers championship battling for from Murcia have been in the lead. The battle went his cool and fired his bike position in the title and ‘Stratton Motorsports’ possible, spend another 75 would like to thank the years in a game I’ve devastating form lately, down to the last corner of up first and raced to the standings.

He battled hard and was many race fans and enjoyed so much.” with older brother Mat the last lap when the rider finish line to take 2nd going into the last round in 2nd position crashed position in the race and one of three riders that supporters that turned up.

Top man, top player.

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Costa de Almeria

TODAY, one of the world’s greatest-ever batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar, starts his final first-class cricket match when India meet the West Indies in Mumbai.

Tomorrow, the first legs of the 2014 World Cup play-offs take place: Greece v Romania, Iceland v Croatia, Portugal v Sweden and Ukraine v France.

The second legs are next Tuesday, and depending on results, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Frenchmen Ribery, Lloris, Evra, Nasri, Remi, Cabaye, Sagna, Giroud and Koscielny could miss Brazil!

Also tomorrow England play Chile in a friendly at Wembley and manager Roy Hodgson could field three Southampton players, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Jay Rodriguez. Next Tuesday England meet Germany in another friendly.

World champion Sebastian Vettel, with seven successive F1 Grand Prix victories behind him, the same as Michael Schumacher achieved nine years ago, needs to win the last two, in America on

Youngest champion LAST Sunday, rookie Marc Marquez (20) became the youngest-ever world MotoGP champion by finishing third in Valencia. Fellow Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa came first and second.

It’s King Marquez, the Real McCoy, Tendulkar retires Sunday and Brazil on 24 November, to equal Alberto Ascari’s record of nine straight wins, set in 1952-53. Vettel has won 11 races this year; Schumacher won 13 in 2004.

• In Spurs’ 2-1 Europa League win over FC Sheriff, Jermain Defoe, with a penalty, replaced Martin Chivers’ as the club’s record European goal-scorer with 22; ‘keeper Brad Friedel, 42, became the oldest player to appear in this

competition and for Andre Villas-Boas, it was his 200th career game as a manager.

• In the CL, Lionel Messi netted twice in Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Milan. He’s now netted 65 European goals, six behind Raul’s record of 71. Chelsea registered their 100th European win; Arsenal won away again, Manchester City walloped CSKA Moscow 5-2, but Celtic lost to Ajax.

• In the Premiership,

diabolical, outrageous and controversial late penalty decisions denied both WBA (2-2 at Chelsea) and Swansea (3-3 v Stoke) victories.

Manchester United and Robin Van Persie ended Arsenal’s run (1-0), Liverpool walloped Fulham 4-0; Southampton beat Hull 4-1; Newcastle (with ‘keeper Tim Krul making 14 superb saves) won 10 at Tottenham; Sunderland surprised Manchester City 1-0; Norwich defeated West Ham 3-1 and Villa eased past Cardiff 2-0; Bournemouth held Championship leaders Burnley and Nottingham Forest won at Leicester (2-0) while in the FA Cup, non-League Macclesfield slaughtered

Swindon 4-0 and Tamworth beat Cheltenham.

• There were La Liga wins for Almeria (1-0 in Osasuna), Barcelona (41 v Real Betis) and Real Madrid (5-1 v Real Sociedad).

• Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane have been confirmed as the Republic of Ireland’s manager and assistantmanager; Shaun Derry is Notts County’s playerboss and Terry Butcher has taken over Hibs.

• In Rugby Union, England defeated Argentina 31-12, Wales lost 24-15 to South Africa, Scotland beat Japan 42-17 and Ireland whipped Samoa 40-9.

England play New Zealand on Saturday.

• Rugby League’s

‘Top Man’ McCoy

Tony McCoy - top jockey.

TONY MCCOY (39) has become the first NH jockey to ride 4,000 winners: 19922013. Number one over the jumps for 943 consecutive days and chasing his 19th title in a row, ‘AP’ has fallen off 1,000 times and suffered 66 broken bones/dislocations. What a guy.

DID YOU KNOW? A CHEETAH beat a greyhound in a challenge race at Romford in 1937 and this week in 1971, Bournemouth’s Ted MacDougall scored 10 goals v Margate in the FA Cup. World Cup final is on 30 November and England could be there after beating Fiji 34-12, scoring six tries in 18 minutes. Wales are out.

• 2013 World number one Rafael Nadal met Novak Djokovic in Monday night’s World APT tennis final.

R.I.P. FORMER St Helens and Hull Rugby League star Steve Prescott (only 39) and ex-1950s/60s Southampton, WBA and Wales full-back Stuart Williams (83) have died.

The latter won 43 caps and sadly had a leg amputated in 2011.