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ISSUE NO. 1599

25 February - 2 March 2016

MALLORCA

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Protecting the purity of Palma DARK ages will not return to our fair city

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By Matthew Elliott Top officials have scrambled to calm the fears of expatriates, business owners and residents, that the unruly days of Palmaâ€™s past could return following the Balearic High Courtâ€™s dramatic annulment of

a key anti-social behaviour law. The capital city has made huge strides in recent years in protecting the business of bars and restaurants by promoting a safe and vibrant cultural space free of wild revellers and deTurn to Page 4 struction.

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Protection for the Fornalutx bull THE Partido Popular political party wants to declare the ‘correbou’ bull run of the Mallorcan town of Fornalutx as a cultural heritage. This would then exclude the vil-

lage’s long-standing tradition from the proposed amendment to the animal protection act which will outlaw bullfighting and related activities in Mallorca.

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El Corte Ingles is to open a GAP THIS brings the total number up to 16 adding to the seven opened last year

Desalination plant ECOLOGY and Animal Welfare councillor for the city council, Neus Truyol, questioned the government’s annual payment of €3.5 million to Abaqua for maintenance of the desalination plant in the Bay of Palma. She explained that six out of 10 samples taken are useless and between €500,000 and €800,000 is needed to fix the plant.

Playa de Muro TRAVELLERS Choice Beaches by TripAdvisor ranks Playa de Muro in the north east of Mallorca as 14th on the list of best beaches in Europe and

sixth best in Spain. TripAdvisor compiles the list of rankings based on points awarded as well as comments by clients on their websites.

EL CORTE INGLES will open a GAP shop in Palma along with six more in seven other Spanish cities. This brings the total number up to 16 adding to the seven that were opened last year. The cities where the shops will be inaugurated are Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Zaragoza, A Coruña, Sevilla and Palma. One will also be opened in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. The first of the new shops to open will be in two El Corte Ingles stores in the municipality of Madrid adding to the two already operating in the Spanish capital. GAP will be inaugurated in Palma in the El Corte Ingles located on the Avenidas in the month of March. The shop will specialise in children’s clothing. With the addition of the new GAP shops, El Cortes Ingles is adding more exclusive international brands for its clientele.

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By Sandra Galo

EL CORTE INGLES: Palma will now have a GAP in the store.

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Finance 23 - 30

Stocks 24

Leapy Lee 31

Legally Speaking 33

Daily TV 34 CYCLISTS: Have a positive impact as they also travel outside of the high season.

Letters 36

Vicki McLeod 38

Time Out 39 - 42

Our View 44

Colin Bird 44

By Sandra Galo MALLORCA is expecting the best season for cycle tourism in its history, with more than 140,000 enthusiasts arriving between February and May. The cyclists will come from most of the countries in

the European Union, and are expected to generate revenue of more than €110 million, 10 per cent more than in 2015. The number of cyclists will be between 15 and 20 per cent higher than last year ’s figures. According to Bicycle Holidays, which deals with

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their offers, and added that a positive impact of cycle tourism is that cyclists come throughout the year and not only during the high tourist season, benefiting areas including Platja de Palma, Alcudia, Can Picafort, Port de Pollença, Capdepera, Cala Millor and Calvia.

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the German, Swiss and Austrian cycle tourism markets, demand for the island has increased progressively in recent years, due largely to the excellent weather. The Mallorca Hotel Business Federation (FEHM) said that hotels have adapted to the demand by diversifying

All of that progress appeared to be under serious threat when the court abolished a civil code that had been central to the philosophy of the city’s previous administration. The National government delegate to the

Balearics, Teresa Palmer, met with the Palma Mayor, Jose Hila, to ease the fears of local citizens and businesses. The pair stressed that the police have all the powers necessary at their disposal to clamp down on any anti-social behaviour and that the current regulatory apparatus

means there is no legal vacuum. At a key meeting of the Playa de Palma monitoring committee, an essential body of concerned residents and esteemed businesses, they pledged to reintroduce the specific by-law forbidding public consumption of alcohol.

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THE Government Council of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) has voted to create a Faculty of Medicine. This is the first step for the UIB to be able to offer a degree in medicine. It will still have to be approved by the Social Council of the university and receive authorisation from the Balearic government. The Faculty of Medicine will be located in three different structures. One will be in the Medicine Teaching Unit of the Son Espases University Hospital, about three kilometres from the main university campus. Another will be situated near the ParcBit and the third on the campus itself. Other public health centres in the Balearic Islands will be available to the students including 11 hospitals, 55 health centres, and 31 emergency departments. The total cost of direct and indirect expenditures to carry out the plan will be more than â‚Ź97,000. After the implementation of the courses is completed, it is expected that the number of students in the degree program will reach up to 360.

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The UIB approves a new Faculty of Medicine PLANTATION: Discovered after neighbours complained about the noise and smell.

Marihuana plants found in Palma A YOUNG Spanish woman has been arrested By Sandra Galo THE National Police have arrested a young Spanish woman with a marihuana plantation in the Vivero area of Palma. The National Policeâ€™s narcotics division had received

anonymous complaints from neighbours, about the noise of machinery being used during night hours and strong odours emitted from the property. After verifying the facts, authorities arrested the woman. She is charged with public

Management change requested THE regional government has requested that the Port of Alcudia come under local management. Balearic Councillor of Mobility, Territory and Energy Joan Boned presented the request, which also included the ports of Mahon, Ibiza and La Savina to Ana Pastor, Minister of Public Works and Transport. Boned explained that the Balearic government did not ask for the management of the

Port of Palma to also be transferred, because in all provinces with ports at least one port must be under state management. The ports are currently qualified as ports of general interest and managed by the Balearic Port Authority (APB). According to Councillor Boned, the reason for the request is for the administration to be done in closer proximity to the ports.

Material damage is high after a fire in a car dealership THE cause of a fire in the service centre of a car dealership in Soller is still unknown. At 11.50pm, the emergency service number 112 received a call alerting authorities to the blaze and Local Police and fire crews from Soller, Inca and Calvia were sent to the scene. The flames forced the temporary evacuation of the six flats above, although no personal in-

juries were reported. Pep Colom, the owner of the establishment, watched helplessly as the shop was destroyed with several vehicles inside. Material damage is very high. After awaiting a technical assessment to check for structural damage, residents were able to return to their homes around 2am.

health crimes and illegally connecting to the electrical mains. Police removed more than 200 marihuana plants in the advanced stages of flowering and confiscated machinery, as well as around 10 kilos of marihuana and three grams of hashish.

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Windmills restored MAIN object is to prevent the loss of mills which are part of cultural heritage By Sandra Galo THE Council of Mallorca has restored six windmills as part of the Windmill route. The initiative is part of the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion which seeks to create sustainable development to further innovation and to contribute to a ‘socially conscious’ Europe. The Euroregion is composed of the Balearic Islands, Catalunya, and the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrenees region of France. The main objective of this project is to prevent the loss of mills which form part of the cultural heritage of the region. The restored windmills are located in the municipalities of Montuiri, Manacor, Porreres and Llucmajor. A map of the route which includes information on all of the mills from the four regions participating in the European project has already been printed in Catalan and French. Spanish and English versions will be added in the coming months.

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WINDMILL: A characteristic windmill in Manacor.

President of Mallorca supports film industry BALEARIC President Francina Armengol showed

her support for the film industry on the island by vis-

iting Palma Pictures. Palma Pictures state-ofthe-art studios are located in Marratxi and have been a driving force behind Mall o r c a ’s a p p e a l t o f o r e i g n filmmakers. Armengol, accompanied by Balearic councillor for Culture Esperança Camps, met with executives of Palma Pictures and received a tour of the studios. The President emphasised that the film industry is becoming more important to the local economy and is also helping to improve Mallorca’s image overseas. She also expressed her gratitude to the company for displaying the beauty of the region at film fairs and bringing filmmakers from different parts of the world to Mallorca. She promised the Balearics will support the film industry.

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Lower petrol and diesel prices in Spain REPRESENTS more than a 6 per cent drop since start of year By Sandra Galo THE price of a litre of petrol has gone down 2.64 per cent to one of its lowest points since 2009. According to information released by the European Commissionâ€™s Weekly Oil Bulletin, this represents more than a 6 per cent drop since the start of this year. After two weeks of rising prices, diesel has recovered its downward trend. Compared to December 2015, the price of diesel has gone down 8.5 per cent. The cost of fuel in Spain is less than the average cost in European Union countries due to the fact that Spain, despite increases in VAT, has a lower tax burden than other countries.

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PETROL PUMP: Prices down despite increases in VAT.

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Seven people arrested for alleged fraud PALMAâ€™S National Police have arrested seven people for allegedly defrauding around â‚Ź400,000 of funds from a well-known travel agency in Palma. The group was arrested on charges of fraud and the falsification of documents. They are suspected of being members of an o rg a n i se d c r i m in a l gang which has allegedly defr a u d e d t h e Pa lma travel agency since 2012. Th e l e a d e r i s a 5 0 year-old woman from Bulgaria who worked as the h e a d a c c o u n t a n t a t the t r a v e l a g e n c y. S h e would allegedly divert payments to companies

owned by family members or some of the other members in their criminal network. Others in the organisation concealed the origin o f th e fu n d s b y u s in g false or non-existent interme d iarie s , a n d th e n distributing the money among the members of the group. T h e n etw o rk h a s a p parently been in operation since early 2012. In January of this year, the trav el a g en cy b e c a me s u s p icio u s th at s o mething was not right with th e ac c o u n tin g a n d in formed police. More arrests may follow.

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Palma police continue working despite threats THEY have been received due to a recent scandal By Sandra Galo COUNCILLOR for Public Safety Angelica Pastor is encouraging Local Police to remain calm in the face of threats, due to the recent scandal involving some officers. A press conference was called following the appearance of threatening graffiti at the home of Marto Capo, General Director of Public Safety. Pastor said that they were confident in the justice system and its ongoing investigations into the scandal. Pastor added that threats would not stop officers from performing their duties, and that the majority are people who work to provide a public service to citizens. Pastor said that the rest of the force should be given the dignity to perform their normal duties. The defunct Green Patrol division of the Local Police force is currently being investigated for abuse of power and illegal activities.

POLICE: Palma police are keeping calm and continuing to perform duties.

APB awarded THE Balearic Port Authority (APB) was awarded the ISO 9001 certificate of quality management by Aenor. The ISO 9001 quality seal certifies that an organisation has implemented a quality management system that focuses on continuous improvement. Aenor (the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification) is a private nonprofit organisation, which works to improve the quality

and competitiveness of companies including their products and services. ISO 9001 is one of the standards within the range of ISO 9000 standards. Director of Aenor in the Balearics Soledad Seisdedos, explained that more than a million organisations around the world are ISO 9001 certified, which proves that it works and that this certification will be a great benefit to the Spanish ports.

More low-cost passengers LOW-COST airline companies transported more than 42,000 passengers to and from the Balearics during January. According to data released by IET (the Institute of Tourism Studies), this represents an increase of 26 per cent compared to January of 2015, thus making the Balearics the province with the highest percentage increase of low-cost passengers. This is greater than the national average increase of 15.6 per cent. The Balearic Islands account for 2.2 per cent of low-cost tickets for this period. Traditional airlines, however, have seen a drop of 4.2 per cent of passengers coming to the islands in January in comparison to the same time last year, making the Balearics the only province which has registered a decrease in travellers flying with traditional companies. Leading the list of low-cost airlines are Ryanair, EasyJet, and Vueling. In January of this year, the United Kingdom ranked first with the number of low-cost tickets bought, followed by Italy.

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Tour operators take revenues SIXTY per cent of revenues linked to the Balearic Islands go to foreign tour operators. Large tour operators in Britain, Germany and Russia account for a large part of tourism growth in the Balearics. After five years of record growth, the big travel agents have grown more than 40 per cent while local businesses have been decreasing. For every €10 of business related to Balearic tourism, €6 never reach the islands but stay in the office of tour operators

that control the market in organised trips and holiday packages. According to the president of the Employers of Tourism in the Balearics Confederation Antonio Gonzalez, the loss in the Balearics is more pronounced due to the increase in VAT which results in a loss of net income for island companies. Last year was a record year for visitors coming through Palma airport and for hotels and apartments with revenues registering an increase of more than €1,800 million.

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Save the monument SA FEIXINA is the work of Francesc Roca Simo By Sandra Galo FIVE hundred protestors rallied in Palma against the town hall’s plans to remove the Sa Feixina monument. The protestors composed of private individuals and a d o z e n o rg a n i s a t i o n s a n d neighbourhood associations in Palma who are ‘strong advocates of democracy’ and ‘oppose any totalitarian and fascist movement,’ believe that the town hall is acting unfairly. Sa Feixina is the work of Francesc Roca Simo, one of Mallorca’s most prestigious architects. The demonstrators said that the monument has historical value and meets the requirements of the Historical Memory Law. T h e y a rg u e t h a t i t a l s o represents an urban and historical work connected to our lives today.

SA FEIXINA: The town hall plans to remove the monument.

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Brexit fears keep pounding the pound as it retreats yet again THIS is one occasion where don’t know is unacceptable, whatever you decide will affect future generations By John Smith AS previously noted over the past few weeks, the fears that the proposed referendum might well see a British exit from the European Union has had a negative effect on the strength of the pound and the day that Mayor of London Boris Johnson threw his not inconsiderable weight behind the Brexit, it dropped against the dollar to the lowest point is has been since 2009. Whilst it rallied a little, the downward trend is still that and until the final count takes place in June, currency markets are likely to be very hesitant about keeping sterling buoyant and if opinion polls over the next few months suggest a majority will vote to leave, then the pound will continue to suffer. So many retired people in Spain who receive UK pensions in sterling are going to be worse off for as long as the pound remains weak against the euro.

Many people have asked what will happen to them if Britain leaves the Union and one thing is pretty certain, in the foreseeable future, their pounds will buy fewer euros and therefore, they will be worse off and may have to take money from their savings if they have any! In 1992, people wore badges saying ‘Don’t blame me I voted Labour’ but for this referendum, it is so important that there is a full turn out, that we take this opportunity to remind readers that it is easy to register an overseas vote provided you have been out of the UK for no

SAVINGS: Many people will have to use money they have put away.

more than 15 years. Very simply go to https://www.gov.uk/reg ister-to-vote and complete the documentation which takes about five minutes or write asking for a postal vote. Unless you don’t care what happens to you after June of this year, it really is important

minutes is all it will take to complete the documentation

that every person who is entitled to vote does so, to ensure that whatever the result, it does at least reflect the majority view, rather than that of a minority. This is one occasion where don’t know simply isn’t acceptable as whatever is decided now will not just affect you, but generations to come.

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NEWS EXTRA

20 years IN commemoration of the 112 emergency number’s 20-year anniversary in the Balearics, President Francina Armengol visited the 112 number’s Palma headquarters and presented various projects planned for 2016 to modernise and make the service more effective and accessible.

Man caught A MOROCCAN man has been arrested in connection with the recent robbery and brutal beating of an elderly German man which left him hospitalised and in a critical condition.

Sleep study PAEDIATRICS departments at Manacor Hospital and Ses Espases University Hospital have participated in an article analysing the importance of sleep in children who suffer headaches.

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Soundproofing help for residents

AENA complying with the plan, but very slowly By Sandra Galo THE Federation of Residents is asking the Palma City Council for help in supporting homeowners who want to soundproof homes near the airport. According to the Palma airport operator Aena’s soundproofing plan, 779 of the 1,343 houses eligible to apply for soundproofing are already soundproofed and 11 others are in the process of being soundproofed. More than 400 (30 per cent) of the remaining homeowners have not requested soundproofing or the report required to carry out the process which residents are blaming on the lack of information available. The president of the Federation Joan Forteza said that Aena is ‘complying with the plan but very slowly’ and stressed that it is very important those affected be insistent. Forteza said that the town hall and Aena should provide information to residents about their rights regarding soundproofing and that measures should be taken to facili-

NOISE LEVELS: Are high when planes take off from Palma’s airport. tate the process which currently must go through Madrid. Residents in Coll den Rabassa, Can Pastilla and parts of Sant Jordi and Son Ferriol who want their houses soundproofed

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should live within the acoustic footprint of the airport, have a building permit prior to the environmental impact statement and have their home measured to prove the need for soundproofing.

RESTORATION of the meteorological column in the Plaza de España has been completed according to a statement issued by the town hall. The column is an original creation of Mallorcan architect Gaspar Bennassar from the year 1910. The restoration was carried out by the Council of Infrastructures and Accessibility through specialised companies under the supervision of municipal technicians. Work was done in two phases consisting of the rehabilitation of the elements and the restoration and reparation of the clocks. Grafitti was also removed.

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COMBINING music and gastronomy with various culinary delights

CONSOLAT DE MAR: Activities to celebrate Balearic Day will take place here. By Sandra Galo IN celebration of the Dia de Balears (Balearics Day), the Consolat de Mar will open its doors and offer special activities from February 27 to March 1. The Consolat de Mar, headquarters of the Presidency of the Balearic Islands, will host a variety of activities that will include guided tours, storytelling, visual mapping projections, and shows. Guided tours will be offered for all ages. Two sessions of dramatised night tours and

special morning tours for children form part of the activities along with normal guided tours of the buildings. All of the tours are free and must be reserved in advance by phoning 971 176 564 or by sending a message to consolat@caib.es. Reservations for the dramatised night tour should be made by phoning 654 272 088. From 1.30 to 2.30pm, the garden area of the Consolat de Mar will offer shows combining music and gastronomy with various artists interpreting the islands through culinary delights including innovative DJ Rock

Serling who is sure to delight audiences with a special cooking show, which not only demonstrates a recipe but transforms the sounds into music creating a spectacular audio-visual show. The audience can, thus, dance the recipe. The celebrations will end on March 1 with vermouth tasting, more music and aperitifs and finishing with a dance for all in attendance. At 8pm the video mapping show REfleXions will be shown by artist Miguel Pico and projected on the wall of la Llotja.

Part of tourist tax should go to Palma THE Partido Popular (PP) announced they will be demanding that at least 10 per cent of the revenue generated from the new tourist tax be given to Palma. The motion will be presented in the next full council meeting where the PP will also call for the direct participation of the town hall in the committee that will oversee the distribution of revenues from the tax. The party believes that part of the revenue should be invested in modernisation projects including water treatment and cycling routes in Playa de Palma and added that almost 14 per cent of all overnight stays in the Balearics are in Palma.

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PALMA: Tourists enjoying sightseeing in Palma Town hall spokesperson Neus Truyol agreed that Palma should have a voice on the committee citing that Palma has half the population of Mallorca

and half of the hoteliers but added that any presence on the committee should work in collaboration with the other municipalities and institutions.

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Supermarkets make changes for expatriate communities THEY have realised the potential spending power of the foreign market BRITISH expats relocate to Spain to enjoy sunnier climes, a place by the sea and more often than not, a cheaper way of life. Spanish supermarkets are now also changing their products to attract foreign consumers in large expat communities. A new study reveals that Spaniards spend an average of €198 per month on groceries compared to shoppers in the UK, where spends soar to an average of the equivalent of €463 monthly. Spanish supermarkets have realised the potential spending power of expat communities, and have adapted their products and layout to attract an increasing foreign market. Spain has about 2,500 establishments which have adapted to the demands of foreigners, this is more pronounced in coastal regions such as Valencia,

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CARREFOUR: Leads the way with the highest weekly spends. Cataluña, Andalucia, Murcia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, according to data compiled by the

Spanish Association of Distributors. Now many supermarkets have made shopping more user friendly for

the expat communities, with additional signage printed in English and German. Even products are also now in-

creasingly labelled in English to meet the requests of expats. When looking more closely at the contents of shopping baskets, differences between nationalities in Spain were revealing. The study shows that the average Brit, as well as purchasing local produce, seeks products from home, especially breakfast foods, buns, sweets, fresh milk, juices, and bacon. German expats also seek products from home however are generally less demanding when compared to Brits. Leading the way on sales in Spain is Carrefour with an average monthly spend of €140 per household, followed by Mercadona and then Eroski. The director of the study, Iker de los Rios, of Fintonic revealed that the average monthly expenditure for each shop is influenced by both the type of shop and the variety of products that customers can find.

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NEWS FROM OUR FIVE OTHER REGIONS

COSTA DEL SOL

Early start for an early Easter VITAL for beaches to be in a good condition for visitors WITH an early Easter this year, Altea’s seafront is getting a spring clean ready for the tourist influx. A start has been made on weeding and levelling the beaches, announced Infrastructure councillor Roque Ferrer. Altea’s beaches should be ready by the second fortnight of March, when tourists start to arrive,” he said. It was vital for local beaches to be in good condition, he added: “That gives visitors another motive for coming back here on holiday.” Ensuring the beaches are nice, he stressed, is vital for the area’s hotel and commercial sectors as they help attract more business to the area.

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ALTEA’S SEAFRONT: A start has been made on levelling the beaches.

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COSTA DE ALMERÍA

Not so batty

Councillor targeted Doggy in the well

Drunken hunter

NESTS were installed in Playa de San Juan’s floodable park, following complaints about mosquitoes attracted by the stagnant water. It is hoped the nests will encourage the insects’ natural predators to nest and breed there.

CARTAGENA’S Ciudadanos councillor Ana Rama has reported sabotage to her car. After taking part in a march on Mar Menor, Rama said she found the vehicle’s exhaust pipe blocked by a pile of synthetic hair.

A HUNTER who tested positive for significant alcohol levels was arrested by the Guardia Civil in Los Velez, Almeria. Officers spotted a man weaving unsteadily across the terrain and when confronted he was mumbling his words. They confiscated his weapons after he failed the test.

Class war ALTEA’S Bellaguarda Institute was affected by deliberate overspending by publicly-owned school-building company Ciegsa. The original €6.3 million contract was awarded for €7.34 million, but the final cost rose to €8.15 million.

Shopping day CALLE San Bartolome, Campello’s principal shopping area bordering Carrerlamar beach will close to traffic one day a month from April onwards. The initiative includes plans to organise activities for adults and children.

Recycled clothes LA NUCIA received a €1,739 donation for Social Services from the Texlimca recycling firm. There are 13 textile and footwear recycling points in La Nucia and Texlimca pays the town hall €0.8 for every kilo that it collects.

Play money ELCHE Town Hall has agreed to increase the annual municipal contribution to the Misteri d’Elx play by €10,000. They will now contribute €90,000 to the UNESCO recognised event.

Evil weevil ORIHUELA and Albatera are to join with Elche and Abanilla in requesting an EU grant to help stop the plague of the red palm weevil which threatens to destroy the area’s palm groves.

Bank holiday THE Ciudadanos party is defending a motion to declare June 24, the feast of San Juan, a bank holiday throughout the Valencia Region as the Hogueras fiestas have been declared of ‘International Tourist Interest.’

Anti-hunting mob A FLASHMOB took over the Plaza de las Flores Central Market in Alicante by the Animals Feel association in protest against the practice of hunting.

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A DOG fell into a deep well of more than four metres in Velez-Malaga. Rescued by firefighters, a vet will now evaluate if there are serious injuries.

Machine accident A MAN, aged 58, was hurt after an excavator turned over in the Velez-Malaga municipality and was transferred by helicopter to the Regional Hospital.

Death of beggar THE National Police are investigating the death of a Swiss beggar whose body was found on February 18 on waste land in Velez-Malaga. The deceased was found to have various traumas to the torso.

Baby payment THE town hall of Iznate has approved a payment of €1,000 which parents of new born babies can receive due to a Birth Plan Development now included in the budget for 2016, payable for children born in 2015 and 2016.

Living with cancer THE first conference about healthy life styles for breast cancer has been held in Viñuela. More than 50 attendees met with the objective of interchanging experiences of this type of cancer, giving information and sharing innovations.

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Music at Joe Beach MUSICAL duo, The Twilight Shadows will play Joe Beach in Mojacar on Saturday February 27. A great evening of music will start at 8pm with tunes from the 50s, 60s and 70s, including Elvis, Buddy Holly and The Drifters.

Tapas treats LOCAL dishes are on the menu during the Huercal-Overa tapas-trail event. The gastronomy event will take place every Friday until March 18, to mark Lent. A tapa with a small beer will cost €2.50 in participating bars.

Albox police ALBOX Local Police station is to move to a new location. The new facility will be located near the Huerto de Los Frailes health centre on Calle Amistad. The new modern premises will allow the Local Police force to offer an improved service to the community.

Felled falcon A PEREGRINE FALCON was saved by a retired Malaga man after it fell onto his porch following a collision with an overhead cable. The flighty creature was then taken to the animal health centre to await collection by protected species experts.

Lotto luck A FORTUNATE soul secured €300,000 in Fuengirola by buying the winning national lottery ticket. The winning number was 29630. It was not the first and shall likely not be the last time the town has enjoyed such a coincidence.

Waste waters PORTABLE waste collecting equipment has been acquired by Estepona and La Duquesa marinas which will help clear the waters of ships docked in their facilities. They will reportedly make the ports comply with the highest levels of environmental management.

Casino robbed AN audacious, though not entirely unpredictable, robbery took place at a Malaga casino as three hooded men wielding knives managed to swipe €1,600 in cash before escaping. Luckily no one was injured as the attackers swept in and out in under a minute.

Possible jump AN elderly woman suffered serious injuries after falling from her apartment window, located on the third floor. The 72-year-old was sent to a Malaga hospital for treatment and police believe she may have intentionally leapt.

Light fantastic A LIGHT map of Malaga is being produced to gain thorough knowledge of the energy efficiency parameters of the city. The move is being orchestrated by energy companies eager to know how to better invest their resources.

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EUROPEAN PRESS PRESS

Snake murder SWEDEN: A teenager who murdered a gay man and wrapped a snake around his neck has been sentenced to four years in a juvenile detention centre. The teenager had been sleeping rough on the streets and claimed the man tried to rape him.

Permit wait SWEDEN: Immigrants who have fallen in love with Swedes abroad are having to cope with ever-longer waits for residence permits. Processing time for permits has risen from 153 days in 2013 to 378 days last year.

Streaming stress SWEDEN: Telecom company Ericsson said video streaming delays generate as much stress as watching a horror film. The average mobile broadband speed in Sweden is 59 megabits per second.

Relaxed rules DENMARK: The Danish Union of Early Childhood and Youth Educators is urging the government to look at relaxing rules on who is allowed to work with children and allow refugee adults to help refugee children adapt to day care centres.

GERMAN PRESS

Told of missing sister MOTHER has kept nothing from them KATE MCCANN, whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal in 2007, said she has told her twins, now 11, all about their missing sister saying she “keeps nothing” from them.

Drunken assault

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Teenage suicide SOUTHWARK Coroners Court has heard how a teenager hanged herself in school toilets a week after her uncle pinned her to the floor and put his hands round her neck in a row about how loudly she played her music.

Scottish avalanche A CLIMBER died in hospital after being rescued following a large avalanche in Crea Meagaidh, Scotland. Another person remains in a serious condition as rescue crews continued to search for more people.

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A DRUNK boyfriend assaulted his girlfriend because she would not have sex with him during a Valentine's night stay at The Ritz Hotel in London. The 20-year-old man was thrown out of the hotel. THE RITZ: Boyfriend was thrown out of the hotel.

Oslo tops NORWAY: Oslo has been named the best region in the Nordics, beating Copenhagen and Stockholm for the first time.

Home attack NORWAY: A British man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for the attempted murder of his neighbour in Oslo over home renovations.

Parrot problem A WOMAN in Geldern has had her cockatoos removed following repeated complaints from neighbours. She has been told she can have two pets in her house, not the nine birds she had.

Breastfeeding campaign A BERLIN woman has started a campaign for a law guaranteeing women’s right to breastfeed in public after she was thrown out of a café for feeding her baby.

Human error PROSECUTORS have ruled that a train crash which killed 11 people in southern Germany last week was the result of human error as there is no evidence of technical problems.

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ACCORDING to a study, 37 per cent of Germans think if they were to put on the sorting hat from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, it would place them in the Hufflepuff house.

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Cut denial THE Government denies plans to cut the number of asylum applications to be processed in 2016, after a newspaper reported that it had set a limit of 500,000; less than half the number that arrived in 2015.

Market rise DENMARK: The Danish C20 Cap Index set a record for the biggest single-day increase with all of the index’s 20 elite stocks rising in value. The C20 Cap Index closed at 925.25 on Monday, 5.1 per cent higher than on Friday.

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CHILDREN’S FARM: Are offering a six-week lease including a cage.

A CHILDREN’S farm in Duiven is offering small pets for hire to prevent impulse buying and children getting bored. They are offering a six-week lease (including a cage) for €15 plus a €35 deposit.

Regional asparagus WHITE asparagus from the Dutch region known as the Brabantse Wal, has been given official European

DUTCH PRESS Commission recognition as a protected regional product. There is a register of over 1,300 regional agricultural products.

More bikers SALES of new motorcycles in the

N e the rlands r ose f or t he second consecutive year in 2015, according to national statistics. In total, 11,000 new motorcycles were sold, a 10 per cent increase on 2014.

Health insurance THE Dutch competition authority ACM has said there is not enough competition in the Dutch health insurance market and there is room for improvement in consumer services.

A VOLUNTEER police officer in Stuttgart had his ear bitten off after spotting that a man in his 30’s had punched someone in the face in front of a bar.

Cash change RETAILERS in the small town of Kleve on Germany’s border with the Netherlands have come together in a movement to end the use of one and two cent coins. Now, prices will be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents.

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Typhoon Blackjack TWO Russian bombers in an area of interest

BLACKJACK ALERT: The sixth such incident in a year. RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled from their Lincolnshire base to intercept two Russian Blackjack bombers in an area of British interest, although not in UK airspace. The ‘quick reaction alert’ saw the two escorted away from the air border in the sixth such incident in just 12 months.

Half shot CUSTOMS statistics show that the Russian vodka industry is feeling the burn of hefty international sanctions with revenue from alcohol exports declining by 40.2 per cent on 2014. Exports to Ukraine have fallen by almost 90 per cent while the British, German and Latvian markets have also cooled significantly.

Polite president THE tense relationship between Russia and Turkey manifested itself on a football pitch when Locomotiv midfielder Dmitri Tarasov unveiled a Putin tank top underneath his shirt after a match in Fenerbahce’s Istanbul stadium. The text below the portrait read ‘most polite President.’

Smoking gun AN image of president Obama dragging on a cigarette with the caption ‘smoking kills more people than Obama’ was discovered adorning a Moscow bus shelter sparking controversy on social media. It was uploaded online by Russia’s sole liberal opposition MP who expressed his disappointment.

Doping death A FORMER anti-doping chief has died just two months after his resignation over the athletics scandal. Nikita Kamayev reportedly had a heart attack while cross-country skiing and is

RUSSIAN VODKA: Exports have fallen. the second high ranking member of the Russian agency to die this month.

UFO alert LAKE BAIKAL in Siberia was the site of alleged UFO sightings as people took to social media to share their video and photo footage of a mysterious bright object floating through the sky. A research scientist poured fuel on the speculation by being unable to identify the phenomenon.

Penguin patriarch FRESH off his historic meeting in Cuba with Pope

Francis, Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, took a trip to Antarctica to visit the only permanent church on the South Pole, meet with Russian scientists, and take a stroll among the penguins.

Coca-Cola canned A RUSSIAN MP has demanded that Coca-Cola be registered as an ‘undesirable organisation’ for not i ncl udi ng Cr i m ea on i t s Russian map in an online advert. The soft drink company had corrected the ad, before withdrawing it ent i r el y af t er i r ki ng t he Ukrainian authorities.

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Chinese bank raided by National Police COUNTRY’S biggest lender suspected of money laundering

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By John Smith THE Madrid branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), said to be the largest bank in the world and China’s biggest lender, was raided by officers of the National

FREEDOM 251: Indian company launch new smart phone.

The world’s cheapest smart phone launched AN Indian company has launched what it says is the world’s cheapest smart phone. The aptly named Ringing Bells initially advised their Freedom 251 phone would be priced at under 500 rupees (€6.50), but at the launch it announced the price would be

Police on February 17, as part of an investigation into money laundering. It is alleged that the bank has been accepting deposits from organised crime groups based in Spain without checking their origin, which is a legal requirement.

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is the amount estimated by the National Police that just one Chinese gang laundered through the Madrid branch of ICBC.

just 251 rupees (€3.25). Amazingly, the phone has eight gigabytes of storage and cameras in the front and back to allow for video calls. At the moment all of the components are imported and the phone is constructed in India.

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Bankia settlement AS anticipated, Bankia has agreed to repay in full small shareholders who purchased their shares at the Stock Market launch together with interest at 1 per cent per annum, without any need for the individuals involved having to go to court. The total set aside to pay these investors is €1.8 billion.

Plane maker cuts jobs CANADIAN aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has announced that it will cut its work force of 6,000 in Northern Ireland by at least 1,000 over the next two years. According to the company, it is currently the largest employer in the manufacturing industry in the province and produces 10 per cent of the country’s exports. The company will also be shedding staff at its Canadian headquarters.

Abengoa requires money to continue trading STRUGGLING Abengoa, the engineering company which is in dire straits, has revealed that it requires an injection of €1.35 billion to allow it to continue to trade during 2016, and will need

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a similar amount to see it through 2017. If this is possible then the restructured company expects to be able to grow and to have a ‘paper’ value of more than €5 billion.

Following the raid five directors were arrested, whilst a spokesman for the head office distanced China from any wrongdoing. Even the Chinese Foreign Ministry felt that it had to comment on the raid.

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€500 notes in Spain A STATEMENT from a Spanish Treasury Union says that 75 per cent of all bank notes circulating in Spain are €500 denominations. This is three times more than the amount originally printed in 2001 when Spain joined the Eurozone, and gives credence to the suggestion that high value bank notes are not used by the public at large, but are almost exclusively used in the ‘twilight economy’

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group PLC 427.10 6.50 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC241.65 3.10 Admiral Group PLC 1760.50 18.00 Anglo American PLC 458.85 21.12 Antofagasta PLC 496.50 17.00 ARM Holdings PLC 945.50 8.50 Ashtead Group PLC 869.50 23.00 Associated British Foods PLC 3304.50 51.00 AstraZeneca PLC 4137.50 65.50 Aviva PLC 441.35 4.50 Babcock International Group... 934.25 12.00 BAE Systems PLC 512.00 6.50 Barclays PLC 163.75 2.05 Barratt Developments PLC 587.25 3.00 Berkeley Group Holdings (Th... 3378.50 18.00 BHP Billiton PLC 769.35 37.40 BP PLC 350.10 6.75 British American Tobacco PLC 3875.00 45.50 British Land Co PLC 687.25 -5.50 BT Group PLC 466.38 8.50 Bunzl PLC 1928.00 23.00 Burberry Group PLC 1290.00 20.00 Capita PLC 1123.00 12.00 Carnival PLC 3382.00 71.00 Centrica PLC 213.40 1.90 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1474.50 62.00 Compass Group PLC 1250.50 22.00 CRH PLC 1833.00 40.00 DCC PLC 5695.00 10.00 Diageo PLC 1858.00 29.00 Direct Line Insurance Group... 381.10 6.40 Dixons Carphone PLC 454.70 6.50 easyJet PLC 1575.00 22.00 Experian PLC 1180.00 18.00 Fresnillo PLC 941.00 -13.50 GKN PLC 284.95 5.60 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1400.75 17.00 Glencore PLC 124.65 6.30 Hammerson PLC 567.50 4.00 Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 1270.00 32.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 1914.00 40.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 430.23 -19.65 Imperial Brands PLC 3762.50 30.00 Inmarsat PLC 1013.50 14.00 InterContinental Hotels Gro... 2497.50 52.00 International Consolidated ... 551.50 6.00 Intertek Group PLC 2922.00 30.00 Intu Properties PLC 290.85 1.50 ITV PLC 255.65 3.50 Johnson Matthey PLC 2511.50 36.97

% CHG. 1.54 1.30 1.03 4.84 3.54 0.91 2.72 1.57 1.61 1.03 1.30 1.29 1.27 0.51 0.54 5.11 1.97 1.19 -0.79 1.86 1.21 1.57 1.08 2.14 0.90 4.39 1.79 2.23 0.18 1.59 1.71 1.45 1.42 1.55 -1.42 2.01 1.23 5.32 0.71 2.58 2.14 -4.37 0.80 1.40 2.13 1.10 1.04 0.52 1.39 1.49

NET VOL 51.65 419.51 22.40 998.71 126.25 352.64 93.18 61.34 88.15 698.53 19.87 405.85 1,900.51 248.48 18.22 888.26 2,075.56 158.50 688.54 631.99 21.17 71.67 58.15 11.91 1,015.18 44.25 234.85 87.51 14.36 293.69 120.26 91.13 94.17 160.04 145.07 305.70 671.90 8,297.57 332.84 38.44 7.86 10,673.21 85.06 30.16 25.13 402.84 31.31 96.52 392.42 15.17

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Kingfisher PLC 346.05 3.80 Land Securities Group PLC 1037.50 1.05 Legal & General Group PLC 224.50 2.50 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 62.59 0.76 London Stock Exchange Group...2342.00 28.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 437.25 4.80 Merlin Entertainments PLC 440.40 4.40 Mondi PLC 1337.00 15.00 National Grid PLC 973.05 8.50 Next PLC 7095.00 90.00 Old Mutual PLC 174.30 2.80 Pearson PLC 810.00 16.00 Persimmon PLC 2065.00 -0.34 Provident Financial PLC 3263.00 43.00 Prudential PLC 1249.50 19.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 6240.00 -115.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 6644.00 89.00 RELX PLC 1236.50 20.00 REXAM PLC 611.00 6.00 Rio Tinto PLC 1982.75 92.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 651.00 9.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Grou... 246.35 0.20 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 1591.00 30.50 Royal Mail PLC 448.85 7.80 RSA Insurance Group PLC 418.05 8.90 SABMiller PLC 4185.50 9.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 587.50 7.50 Sainsbury (J) PLC 257.25 -3.90 Schroders PLC 2506.50 47.00 Severn Trent PLC 2171.50 26.00 Shire PLC 3897.00 81.00 Sky PLC 1021.50 4.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 1168.00 15.00 Smiths Group PLC 984.50 12.00 Sports Direct International... 407.45 7.10 SSE PLC 1410.00 16.00 Standard Chartered PLC 425.30 10.30 Standard Life PLC 341.80 4.90 St James's Place PLC 905.00 13.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 184.85 1.20 Tesco PLC 184.43 1.15 Travis Perkins PLC 1812.50 26.00 TUI AG 1079.50 21.00 Unilever PLC 3087.50 53.50 United Utilities Group PLC 949.00 17.00 Vodafone Group PLC 216.30 3.40 Whitbread PLC 3952.00 69.00 Wolseley PLC 3648.00 45.00 Worldpay Group PLC 297.15 3.30 WPP PLC 1486.00 18.00

% CHG. 1.11 0.10 1.13 1.23 1.21 1.11 1.01 1.14 0.88 1.28 1.63 2.02 -0.02 1.34 1.59 -1.81 1.36 1.64 0.99 4.86 1.40 0.08 1.95 1.77 2.18 0.23 1.29 -1.49 1.91 1.21 2.12 0.39 1.30 1.23 1.78 1.15 2.48 1.45 1.46 0.65 0.63 1.46 1.98 1.76 1.82 1.60 1.78 1.25 1.12 1.23

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$ 3.77 $ 3.33 $ 5.96 $ 3.18 $ 13.82 $ 17.60 $ 6.81 $ 2.07 $ 19.81 $ 16.64 $ 12.55

1.91 ▲ 102.69% 0.47 ▲ 16.43% 0.78 ▲ 15.06% 0.40 ▲ 14.39% 1.72 ▲ 14.21% 2.05 ▲ 13.18% 0.75 ▲ 12.38% 0.21 ▲ 11.29% 1.96 ▲ 10.98% 1.62 ▲ 10.79% 1.21 ▲ 10.67%

$ 2.11 $ 12.03 $ 5.04 $ 9.58 $ 6.35 $ 48.753 $ 2.12 $ 4.77 $ 2.75 $ 7.04 $ 10.89

0.64 ▼ 23.27% 2.29 ▼ 15.99% 0.73 ▼ 12.65% 1.24 ▼ 11.46% 0.82 ▼ 11.44% 6.097 ▼ 11.12% 0.24 ▼ 10.17% 0.49 ▼ 9.32% 0.28 ▼ 9.24% 0.67 ▼ 8.69% 1.02 ▼ 8.56%

Most Declined Internap Corporation Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. TrueCar, Inc. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Icahn Enterprises L.P. Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. SCYNEXIS, Inc. StealthGas, Inc. Sientra, Inc. Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

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Economic advice for Germany

WHILST many of the British newspapers are talking about a new paper to be issued by Trinity Mirror group, publishers of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror, the group itself is keeping remarkably quiet, neither confirming nor denying the reports. Assuming however, that the national press has its facts right, this could be quite an astute move by Trinity Mirror having seen that The Independent will stop publishing a paper version and will rely on internet readers. It has also sold its relatively recently introduced i newspaper to Johnston Press for £24 million (€31 million). According to The Guardian, the paper will be called New Day, and will be aimed at a middle of the road readership and will sell at 20p.

By John Smith ECONOMIC advisors to the German government are recommending that in order to protect its own economic integrity, a decision should be made to move away from the previous underwriting of Eurobonds, issued by the weaker governments in the Eurozone. According to one dissenting member of the advisory group, this could have a catastrophic effect on the economies of at least three countries, Italy, Portugal and Spain, who currently rely on the issuing of bonds in order to raise funds. Apart from taxation and ‘handouts’ from the EU, these countries in particular have been obtaining loans by issuing interest bearing bonds, which can be surrendered for their full value on pre-determined dates. This has been attractive to a number of corporate investors as they knew that the bonds would be protected by the other members of the Eurozone, even in the event that the country issuing is unable to buy back the issued bonds. Germany, however, is considering the proposal that no government or investor should be protected in this way and that

MEMBER of the advisory group forecasts break up of the Eurozone

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PROFESSOR PETER BOFINGER: Said Italy, Portugal and Spain would be better to flee the Eurozone. if a country cannot meet its obligations, then the investor should effectively receive only a percentage of the value of the bonds it holds rather than the full amount, which is currently the case. What the dissenter Professor Bofinger believes is that if this appears to be going

ahead, then investors will jump ship as quickly as possible, leaving the governments involved effectively bankrupt and unable to raise any new funds, and they would be unable to control their financial destiny if still within the Eurozone. He predicts therefore that the three

countries mentioned would be better to flee the Eurozone sooner rather than later and revert to their own currencies which they could control, although they could still come unstuck if they tried to raise too much money or allowed their debt to exceed their GDP.

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Hesitation over interest rates

US FEDERAL RESERVE: Was very bullish about both the US and world economies. AS recently as December 2015, the US Federal Reserve, which sets the countries interest rates, was very bullish about the future of both the US and world economies and increased the rate to 0.5 per cent, indicating that this was the first of a number of increases due to be made. The market welcomed this

tiny increase, and unfortunately for the United Kingdom it saw an outflow from sterling into the dollar, which in turn depressed the pound/euro rate as well having a negative effect on the UK stock market. The committee is now worried that a global economic slowdown could hurt the US, and they agreed that ‘uncer-

tainty had increased’ since the decision to raise interest rates. The members agreed that it was still too early to decide whether they should look to freeze interest rates rather than increase them, but they plan to continue to consider the situation and it is now predicted that the next rate increase, supposedly due for March,

will be put on hold. President of the body, Janet Yellen has confirmed that the economic slowdown in China and other countries, together with the continued uncertainty in stock markets and low oil prices were worrying and could damage the US recovery, if the wrong signals were to be given now.

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Oil is still in the news LOW wholesale price is causing serious problems for producers around the world THE low wholesale price of oil is causing serious problems for producers around the world and there is a clear dichotomy of opinion between producing countries as to how to recover the situation. As is so often the case with the Middle East, politics and religion are also part of the equation, which doesn’t help resolve the situation which is seeing something of a showdown between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Logically, the way to increase prices is to reduce production, so that the market has to accept higher prices if it is to obtain the volume of oil and petroleum products that it needs. A recent meeting between the Russian and Saudi governments confirmed that they intended to freeze production, and Qatar and Venezuela met with Iran and Iraq in Tehran to try and arrange a deal for those two countries to restrict their production as well. Iraq is reported to have agreed in principle but Iran, which has only just been able to sell its oil on a world wide

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No more chip and pin for HSBC WITH the latest announcement from HSBC that it plans to introduce a new system for those using its debit cards and internet banking, the days of chip and pin numbers may well be coming to an end. Hopefully, it will result in not only an easier system, but also a much safer one.

If successful no doubt other big banks will follow suit PETROL PRICES: for the time being it looks as if they will stay low, as far as the consumer is concerned. basis following a withdrawal of sanctions, has taken the position that whilst it thinks it’s a good idea for others to cut their production, it won’t until such time as it has generated the funds that it needs. Even the freeze isn’t likely to make much difference to the economies of those countries, as the amount they have agreed to pump is

still historically high. Quoted in the Iranian newspaper Shargh government spokesman Mehdi Asali said: “Asking Iran to freeze its oil production level is illogical. When Iran was under sanctions, some countries raised their output and they caused the drop in oil prices. How can they expect Iran to cooperate now

and pay the price?” For the time being at least, it looks as if petrol and diesel prices will drop and stay low as far as the consumer is concerned. Apart from traditional methods of drilling for oil, fracking, which is the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks so as to force open ex-

isting fissures and extract oil or gas, has been in the news. It is widespread in the USA, has just been agreed in principle in the UK and three proposals sit before the Spanish government at the moment, but it is unlikely that any decision concerning the process will be agreed until the next government is finally formed.

Later this year, starting with its internet and telephone bank First Direct, HSBC will be introducing a system whereby customers will be recognised by fingerprints or biometric voice checking, and this will then roll out to all of its customers. There may well be teething problems but if successful, no doubt the other big banks will follow suit.

AN influential think tank based in Paris and funded by many of the richer world nations, has taken the step of cutting it 2016 growth forecast by 10 per cent from 3.3 per cent to 3 per cent, and has warned that world leaders need to take urgent action if even that modest growth is to be achieved. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is well respected and has in the past been considered to be an accurate barometer of world trade, but it makes it very clear that the current situation is not conducive to growth and highlights the fact that trade cannot expand if there is a shortage of investment and wages are kept low. It acknowledges that low interest rates might have helped, but that and other monetary policies have done nothing to encourage world economies to continue to recover. When considering the USA, it sees an even worse situation with projected growth cut to just two per cent, a reduction of 20 per cent from its original forecast, and suggests that the tiny inter-

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OECD not optimistic about world growth

TRADE: Cannot expand if there is a shortage of investment and wages are kept low.

est rate increase in December was in itself premature and did not help matters. Whilst reductions in interest rates are supposed to boost borrowing and stimulate investment, the fact is that almost no companies are able to borrow money at anywhere near the low bank rates set by governments, and commercial banks are simply charging very high rates to help pay for the fines they have received for their past behaviour. Some countries like Japan and Switzerland have even moved into negative interest rates, which means that they charge companies to deposit funds with their banks hoping to encourage commercial investment, but whilst money can be transferred around the world easily, that is having little or no positive effect. The report says: “A stronger collective policy response is needed to strengthen demand,” and pulls no punches in reducing forecasts for both Britain and Germany, with Germany forecast as having one of the worst growth rates in Europe.

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It’s all going horribly wrong THE political leaders have underestimated the ‘average Joe’ LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

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IN out, in out, shake it all about! Here we go again. More months of preening politicians spouting their views on every media outlet available. Once more their conflicting ideas will be shoved down our throats until most of us are heartily sick of them. I use the term ‘us’ loosely of course, because ‘us’ expats are excluded from the whole shebang. Surely we are some of the first who should be consulted? Are we not the pioneers of the whole experiment? Are we not the ones who took that ‘leap in the dark’ and decided to change countries and take our chances with the new ‘no border/equal rights’, that we were all promised EU membership would bring? Wasn’t this the ‘dream’ all those politicians led us to believe would be the epitome of ‘friendly integration’ and ‘economically living together as one’? Well of course it wasn’t.

EXPATS: Should be given the right to vote as they were the first to take that ‘leap in the dark’.

This whole exercise has been a power trip for pontificating politicians. None of the ‘leaders’ have been particularly interested in the well-being of the peasants, (except the UK, who have bent over so far to appease the immigrants, they have sacrificed the country). This was a scheme, instigated primarily by the Germans, to take over the whole of Europe with them at the helm (sound familiar?). This power addiction spread among Europe’s politicians quicker than a rampant junkie handing out free pipes in a den of opium. Bribes, promises, threats, instigations of envy; just about anything were used to cajole countries into joining the scheme. And now it’s all going horribly wrong. The peasants are revolting. In their usual arrogance, the political leaders have underestimated the ‘average Joe’. It is the people who have brought about this referendum. If Cameron had any sense he should jump at the chance of giving expats the vote. We are the ones with most to lose. He must be naïve, or simply stupid, to exclude the thousands who may swing the result in his favour. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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The truth is “ The EU is like the orchestra playing on the titanic” Ververidis/Shutterstock.com

WHAT happens when the million plus migrants in Germany get their travel papers? Where will they move on to? Nora Johnson

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GREECE has come closer to an effective suspension from the Schengen free-travel zone (‘our greatest achievement’ according to Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president), after being handed a three-month ultimatum to control the influx of migrants. The EU has increased pressure on Greece by ordering it to remedy ‘deficiencies’ in its border controls. Now, let’s see if I’ve understood all this correctly. Firstly, Mrs Merkel announces that all ‘refugees’ are welcome. Secondly, this promotes the inevitable influx from the most direct route via Turkey. Thirdly, the Greek border with Turkey is overwhelmed. Fourthly, this is obviously Greece’s fault so it’ll be punished. Am I missing something? I’m losing track of German, I mean EU, policy towards migrants. Perhaps there will be a differ-

JUST WHAT is Greece supposed to do with Mrs Merkel’s invitees? ent one tomorrow. Hasn’t €3 billion already been offered to Turkey (plus the prospect of visa-free travel to the Schengen zone for its citizens) to stop all this? Or maybe Germany’s changed its mind on that one too. No wonder David Cameron’s finding it hard to keep up with the plot.

What this in fact demonstrates is that the EU is failing disastrously to deal with a migrant influx, mainly unilaterally instigated by Mrs Merkel but, incomprehensibly, subsequently endorsed by it. It then tried to parcel out to member states tiny numbers of migrants - an attempt that’s totally flopped. What happens when the million plus mi-

grants in Germany get their travel papers? Where will they then move on to? And what are the Greeks supposed to do with Mrs Merkel’s invitees? Build camps for the three million expected by the end of 2017? With what? They must be wondering what benefit they get from the EU. Their economy’s been wrecked by the euro and the austerity programme, and the country’s officially back in recession. And now, thanks in no small part to Germany’s generous invitation, they might be kicked out of the Schengen area for failing to control their borders. Well, let’s leave the final word to two people who should know the truth about the state of play in the EU. For European Council president Donald Tusk, the current climate is “like the day before World War One.” For Italian PM Matteo Renzi, “the EU is like the orchestra playing on the Titanic.” ‘Nuff said. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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ANIMALS: Are unpredictable and must be properly secured in a vehicle. ALL traffic rules and laws are aimed at making the roads a safer place. The penalties associated with infractions are mostly intended to be a deterrent, which is why repeat offenders sometimes face harsher penalties. Here is part three of some of the most common traffic offences, and the fines and sanctions for committing them. Offence: Failing to carry the correct emergency equipment Failing to carry the correct emergency equipment in the car will result in a fine as in the event of an emergency you must be prepared. The mandatory equipment you must carry are two warning triangles, a reflective vest and spare wheel, along with the tools to change it. It is no longer mandatory for you to carry spare bulbs or a spare set of spectacles if you wear them, although it is advised. Fine: €80 Offence: Using your mobile whilst driving

Using your mobile phone when driving carries a fine, even if it is on ‘speaker’. It is also not permitted to wear any kind of headphone or headset, even the single-ear Bluetooth headsets are not permitted. The police, and others besides, communicate by Bluetooth headsets when they are patrolling on their motorbikes, but these headsets are built into the helmet. Distractions are one of the main contributing factors to road traffic collisions. Fine: €200 and the loss of three points Offence: Insecure animals in the vehicle Animals are unpredictable, especially in environments they are unsure of. If loose in a car they could interfere with the driver’s ability or visibility. Therefore, having an animal in the vehicle that is not properly restrained can result in a fine. Animals in cages and boxes must also be properly secured. Fine: €80

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Who needs car booster seat? I HAVE two granddaughters coming out for a holiday, one is six-years-old and the other one is 11years-old. Do they require car booster seats to travel around?

There is no specific time limit on tyres used in Spain. Tyre tread is checked when a vehicle is inspected, which is required when a car is more than four years old. This is done at the ITV, the vehicle inspection station. Under Spain’s revised

Also, someone told me that car tyres in Spain have an age limit (five years) before they must be changed. This I find hard to believe but can you enlighten me? M.D. (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

Traffic Code, a child under three-years-old must ride in the back, using a special child seat. A child from four to 12-

years-old and under 1.5 metres tall may ride in the front seat using either a child booster seat or a special system of belt restraints. A child 12 or more and over 1.5 metres tall can ride in the front seat using the normal adult seat belt.

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Toll charges have got me steaming

TRAFFIC laws are there to make the roads a safer place AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DON’T know if any of you have been back to the UK recently, but there have been some changes in paying for parking, and the one that has got me steaming is the Dartford toll. There is a bridge and a tunnel and the charge is £2.50. You used to just chuck coins into a big bucket thingy. But now, the powers that be have decided you have to pay online or by phone, or buy a voucher from some shop that you can’t park outside of unless you phone or pay online or get a voucher... get it? Anyway, I hired a car from a well-known company, who I have been a gold member of for more than 20 years, and as I had to get from Gatwick to Essex, it meant I had to use the Dartford crossing which I did twice and paid twice online. So you can imagine my surprise when checking my credit card bill and I noticed a random £42 (€54.60) charge. I called them and asked what it was for and they told me it was a fine and admin fee for not paying a

Dartford toll. I pulled up my bank statement and saw that two payments had gone out on the days I’d used the toll. The lady said this new system was causing problems. I told her I had proof I’d paid and thought I would just send them copies of my statement and that would be that. WRONG! Anyway I hung up, looked and couldn’t find it so called back and got the operator from hell. Remember, 20 years as a gold member. She just kept quoting terms and conditions saying I’d signed them and if I wanted the money back I’d have to get gov.co.uk toll department to tell them I had paid. I asked to speak to a supervisor only to be told one wouldn’t be available till next Wednesday. “What? It’s Thursday today!” I told her what I thought of their system and hung up. I then expressed my disgust on Twitter and did get an instant reply. I explained the problem again, but still got no help. All I want them to do is, if a fine comes through, at least notify me first and tell me they have taken money rather than just take it and hope I might spot it on my statement. After all, they are sending me emails every other day telling me what a great customer I am! So now I am dealing with gov.co.uk… I’ll keep you posted!

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YOUR article on women’s pensions suggested that as early as 1995 the government decided to look into the idea of bringing into line the retirement ages for men and women, and that there should be a transition period of 15 years for women to make alternative arrangements. While one of the arguments for increasing the pension age may be that women live longer, it may however, have more to do with the current movement for equality between the sexes. It has to be said the rules relating to the UK state pension are changing all the time and with people living longer and the government’s finances deteriorating from one year to the next, it is likely to continue. With many people living off the state pension only, the government does make an effort to help people improve their record. There is no excuse for a lack of information and it is incumbent on everyone to be aware of the situation regarding their UK state pension. Peter from Estepona

A haze of lies IT’S the lies from both sides that bug me. We need the TRUTH so we can make an informed decision. Not lies. Two cabinet ministers on the 6 o’clock news, the pro ‘in’ man says we’ll lose sharing of intelligence by security services if we leave. Liar! Sharing security intel against terrorists rises way above mere politics. Of course that will continue! The pro ‘out’ man says we have no control over the UK border while in the EU. Liar! The UK is not in the

DO accidents mean we should ban cars, planes, swimming pools, amusement parks, jet skis, motor boats, water parks, walking in the street. Common sense tells us care should be taken with everything we do and accidents do happen but that doesn’t mean things that give us fun should be banned! Nor does it mean that contracts that have been made and pushed people to invest a lot of money should just be torn up because some officials decide to renege on it. Mike via website

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IT’S reassuring to read a sympathetic article about the Mijas donkey’s plight, thank you. As a participant in recent demonstrations in favour of the abolition of the ‘burro taxi’, I am saddened and frustrated at the lack of any inclination on behalf of Mijas Town Hall, to even consider the possibility of change. PACMA’s petition, backed up with a veterinarian’s report on the poor condition of the donkeys, also seems to have been ignored. Bev via the website It’s a disgrace, for goodness sake build a donkey park/sanctuary, a refreshment area, walkways and let the donkeys be free for all to visit, just don’t ride them! People can walk around, look at them, a little shop where children can buy all sorts of donkey toys surely that would bring an income for the owners and happy donkeys. Janice via the website

Schengen zone and requires passports for EU entrants and additional visas for non EU entrants. If that’s not control I don’t know what is. The Scottish referendum was identical - lies, lies and precious little truth. Brian via the website

Brexit bull SO much for an EU reform that would make the union ‘more open, closer to the people, competitive...’ etc. It’s just been a petulant request to move further away from the rest of the

team, keep out the pesky foreigners (because we all know that if you’re not British, you MUST be rubbish. Leapy thinks so, doesn’t he?) and was aimed at kow-towing to UKIP voters and eurosceptic Tory backbenchers. But it’s made us the laughing stock. And guess what? If our lives are screwed up by an ‘out’ vote, we won’t get any sympathy from our neighbours in our adopted countries, because they’ll say we’ve asked for it. (Except ‘we’ didn’t, the UK government did). Our Graham still won’t admit he’s an immigrant, but I think he’d be a bit miffed if he became an ILLEGAL im-

migrant. Karma is hilarious, isn’t it? Kally via the website

Rape of Europe THIS is idiotic stereotyping. Misogynistic male behaviour, sexual assault and rape are not the product of one country or culture, such behaviours are a worldwide problem, also with frequent occurrence in places such as Poland (which has virtually no Muslims).

HARKING back to a, now rather outdated, column piece by Mr Leapy Lee, which I’ve only now read, I find it incumbent upon myself to write in to the EWN to take issue with his language. Referring to young black presenters as ‘articulate’, describing the wider black (and I suppose ‘inarticulate’) population as ‘hordes’, and making sweeping generalisations to fit his parochial narrative makes the man a subtle racist, and either wilfully ignorant or worse. If he would like to provide any concrete evidence for his damning racial claims that have a grounding in fact, not simply regurgitating his reading of tabloid media, or using allegories from his sheltered life, that would be much appreciated by this reader. James from San Pedro

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Put your X in the box and have a vote IT’S a complicated situation, we are all entering the unknown if the UK decides to leave the EU Vicki McLeod

Family Matters DONALD RUMSFIELD famously said “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” As I think about this I’m sitting in Las Columnas in Palma de Mallorca. The weather is a balmy 18°C and I have just been in a meeting with a Spanish client. Earlier today I met with an Italian artist, and before that I had a coffee with a French colleague. Now I’m working on my regular column for the Euro Weekly for the British residents of Spain. I’ve lived in Mallorca for almost 12 years now, but last weekend I went back to the UK for a quick visit. It was exciting to see the new restaurants and products which you can get in the shops there, and it was lovely to catch up with old friends, but would I really

HAVE YOUR VOTE: It’s your duty and your right to have your say. want to live there anymore? I really don’t know. With the EU referendum coming up my husband and I have both checked we are registered to vote, and we intend to. We hadn’t felt we had the right

to vote for the UK general elections, after all, we don’t live there any more. We would love to have the right to vote in the Spanish ones, but apparently, according to Spanish politicians non Spanish EU members just don’t have

the interest in politics, so why should they bother changing the law? It’s a complicated situation: we are all entering the unknown, the British politicians don’t know any more than we do what might happen if the UK

decide to leave the EU, they also don’t know what would happen to people like me. I’m a Brit, with a green residencia paper (currently being upgraded to permanent status thanks to Mallorca Solutions) but if my country of birth leaves the EU, will I lose some of the rights that I have here in Europe? On the other hand, what if it improves the situation for us? If Britain is no longer a member of the EU, perhaps I will be able to vote in the National and Regional elections... what a treat that would be, to have a say in how my taxes are distributed. My friend Kate tells me I shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the local elections and the power of our mayors when I grumble about it, she’s right I don't really understand about the direct impact they can have on my quality of life. I voted in the last local elections here on the island, did you? Are you registered to vote? If you aren’t registered why not? It’s your duty, and your right to have your say. I am still a British passport holder, but if it came to it, would I relinquish my status and become a Spanish citizen? mallorcamatters.com

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Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins

in history 45 BC - The first Leap Day was recognised by proclamation of Julius Caesar. 1066 - Westminster Abbey opened its doors to parishioners for the first time. 1570 - Pope Pius the Fifth excommunicated England’s Queen Elizabeth I. 1848 - Karl Marx and Frederick Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London. 1904 - Glenn Miller, big band leader during the 1930s and ‘40s was born. 1910 - The Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India. 1912 - The first parachute jump was made, over Missouri, USA. 1932 - The infant son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from his home in New Jersey, USA. 1952 - Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb. 1954 - The first American hydrogen bomb was ‘officially’ detonated at the Bikini Atoll. 1958 - The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition, led by Dr Vivian Fuchs, completed the first surface crossing of the South Pole. 1964 - Cassius Clay dethroned world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston. 1969 - The French-built Concorde made its maiden flight. 1988 - South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen. 1993 - A gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, beginning a 51-day stand off. 2002 - The peseta lost its legal tender status in Spain, and is replaced with the euro.

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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo and Victor Garber.

Just Joking

Unscramble the name of a piece of gym equipment (two words): REMAINING CHOW

Hexagram

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 (JOYFUL) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

AFRAID ALLELE ASTRAY BEYOND BRANDY DEFEAT DIESEL FLUENT INDOOR JASPER

IN Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the US and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.

Julio Iglesias jr, Singer Model, February 25 Julio Jose Iglesias Preysler was born in Madrid, Spain, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and elder brother of Enrique Iglesias.

Fats Domino, Pianist, February 26, 88 Rock ‘n’ roller and rhythm and blues artist who found his thrill on Blueberry Hill. He amassed five gold records before 1955. Peter Andre, Pop Singer, February 27, 43 Pop singer who became known for his hit singles Mysterious Girl, Flava and Behind Closed Doors which reached #3 on the UK Singles Charts in 2009. Ainsley Harriott, Chef, February 28, 59 Celebrity chef who hosted the British television show Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook. He also served as resident chef on Good Morning with Anne and Nick. Tony Robbins, Self-Help Author, February 29, 56 Motivational speaker and author of Awaken the Giant Within. His popular four-day seminar, Unleash The Power Within, includes an exercise in which audience members take their shoes off and walk over a bed of hot coals. Justin Bieber, Pop Singer, March 1, 22 Pop star who was propelled to fame after his 2010 YouTube single Baby became an international hit. His debut album My World 2.0 debuted at number one on the U.S. Daniel Craig, Actor, March 2, 48 Actor who was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his debut as James Bond in Casino Royale in 2006. He then went on to portray Bond in three more films: Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.

JOYFUL (10) LANDAU LUMBER MUTATE RABIES RUEFUL SERIAL SPLEEN STRAND

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Update 2 Ensure 3 Dither 4 Hereby 5 Inhere 6 Server 7 Freest 8 Linden 9 Fierce 10 Shimmy 11 Ransom 12 Entity 13 Umlaut 14 Retire 15 Demure 16 Detour 17 Kindle 18 Oxcart 19 Leaden

YOUR STARS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn’t it? Or is it more? This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you. The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.

PISCES

(February 20 - March 20)

So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is… talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear. Show others that you are firmly taking the lead in your future. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple. Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

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A pickpocket was up in front of the judge who said, “Sir, you are hereby fined €100.” The lawyer stood up and said, “Thanks, your honour, however my client only has €75 on him, but if you’d allow him a few minutes in the crowd...”

Unscramble the name of a famous play by William Shakespeare (three words): RARE FAROESE MUSEUM

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person. An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.

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 D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.

TARGET: Average: 16 Good: 22 Very good: 32 Excellent: 42

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SOUND OF THE WEEK Late Nights: The Album By: Jeremih EVEN though this album hit the streets a year ago, three quarters of the way through Late Nights, Jeremih’s long-awaited, appearing-out-of-nowhere new album is still a gem. Jeremih dropped Don’t Tell ‘Em at the beginning of summer 2014, and it went on to become a big crossover hit, one of the highest-charting of Jeremih’s career.

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Cryptic

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Across:

1 Bushel, 4 Brunei, 9 Spain, 11 Sheet, 13 Speed, 15 Leather, 16 Elgar, 17 Donor, 18 Pasta, 20 Poles, 21 Ignites, 22 Tosca, 24 Reeve, 26 Sacks, 27 Prefix, 28 Castro.

Across 1 Holy Island could be in Friesland (11) 9 No night shift for sweet Fanny Adams (7) 10 Good man gets beer, but it's flat (5) 11 A shivering fit in Prague (4) 12 Line across English game (8) 14 Steam-cooked foodstuffs (5) 15 Poet gives King fare (5) 20 Plea to dine in the entrance (8) 22 Big cheese that is after British Rail (4) 24 Work unit of weathermen (5) 25 Opposed to a giant’s organisation (7) 26 Was Mr Clooney annoyed when he received this award? (6,5)

Down: 2 Sole, 3 Easter, 5 Rinsed, 6 Node, 7 Mantelpiece, 8 Osteopath, 10 Addressee, 12 Elastic, 14 Propose, 19 Agassi, 20 Persia, 23 Sore, 25 Edit.

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Down 2 Interrupt Ted and ruin production (7) 3 American lawyer is on the platform (4) 4 US soldiers come back, initially not a large wave (6) 5 Took in broken orbs in a bed (8) 6 Advances made by listeners after end of audition (5) 7 Stated demand before having massage (5)

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8 Hold off being freed in error (5) 13 Flag of current Queen (8) 16 Shorten damaged royal seats (7) 17 Bad-tempered trial at end of July (5) 18 Collected a badger (2,4) 19 Bighead lets out cuffs (5) 21 Paper is in on the menu (5) 23 Just a bazaar (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents V and 16 represents J, so fill in V every time the figure 1 appears and J every time the figure 16 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 Enthusiastic (5) 4 Strips of potato fried in deep fat (5) 9 Confidential (7) 10 Separated (5) 11 Doze (5) 12 Enigma (7) 14 Mislay (4) 16 Frequently (5) 18 Quarrel (5) 21 Feel concern or interest (4) 24 Moved fast (7) 26 Grab hold of (5) 28 Lapses (5) 29 Safeguard (7) 30 Smaller in number (5) 31 Cures (5)

Down 2 Similar (5) 3 Instance (7) 5 Makes hotter (5) 6 Relatively flat highland (7) 7 Appears (5) 8 Remains (5) 9 Move with force (4) 13 Twelve month period (4) 15 On a single occasion (4) 17 Pardon (7) 19 Make like new (7) 20 Pursue (5) 22 Adjust (5) 23 Highest quality (4) 25 Publication (5) 27 Perfection (5)

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

1 Peaks, 4 Career, 9 Realise, 10 Needs, 11 Tiny, 12 Leaving, 13 Sky, 14 Here, 16 Last, 18 Cry, 20 Unaware, 21 Fast, 24 China, 25 Looking, 26 Eleven, 27 Songs. Down: 1 Pirate, 2 Again, 3 Slim, 5 Annually, 6 Enemies, 7 Resign, 8 Reply, 13 Separate, 15 Examine, 17 Muscle, 18 Cells, 19 Stages, 22 Alien, 23 Toys.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Casar, 4 Peach, 7 Rio, 8 Soldier, 9 Terremoto, 13 Peasant, 15 But, 16 Nieto, 17 Sheep. Down: 1 Cura, 2 Stone, 3 Resfriado, 4 Palomitas, 5 Ahi, 6 Harm, 10 Table, 11 Open, 12 Step, 14 Ace.

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Across 1 Codo (5) 3 Health (5) 6 Muy (mucho) (4) 7 Image (6) 9 Slow (vehicle, music, progress, pulse) (5) 10 North (side, part) (5) 11 Door (6) 12 Fig (4)

13 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 14 Latón (metal) (5) Down 1 Sobres (para cartas) (9) 2 Aubergine (9) 3 Week (6) 4 Small lizard (9) 5 Peligroso (9) 8 Botella (6)

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New species discovered in the last year

IT has been said that 99 per cent of all species that ever existed are now extinct. That doesn’t mean to say we know them all, moreover, new species of life on earth are being discovered every year. Here are the top 10 new species discovered in the last year. 1. Homo naledi South Africa Human Ancestor Remains of 15 individuals found in South Africa revealed in September 2015 are evidence of a species with hands, feet and opposable thumbs. The human-related species also appears to have buried its dead - which had been thought to be something pre-humans did not do. But Homo naledi is no human. The species roamed the planet millions of years ago, and it’s unclear exactly how it’s connected to present day homo sapiens. 2. Kermit the Frog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae) The glass frog, Hyalinobatrachium dianae, found in Costa Rica. The resemblance is nothing short of uncanny. This new nocturnal species is found in the Costa Rican rain forest. Images of ‘Kermit’ quickly went viral after it was reported for the first time earlier this year. But, unlike the actual Kermit, Hyalinobatrachium dianae unfortunately cannot sing. 3. The carnivorous plant discovered on Facebook: Drosera magnifica Drosera magnifica has it all. The big, fivefoot plant seems Little Shop of Horrorsworthy in the way it uses sticky leaves to trap bugs. It may not be the first plant to grab its dinner this way, but it’s one of the first ones that could practically look you in the eye when it does it. 4. Torquigener albomaculosus (pufferfish) Twenty years ago scientists discovered elaborate seven-foot circular patterns on the seafloor off the coast of Japan that seemed to appear out of nowhere. This year, investigators finally have the answer in the Torquigener albomaculosus pufferfish. Despite their small five-inch bodies, male fish create the patterns on the seafloor as a mating call for females.

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App of the Week BookWhiz BookWhiz rewards children for reading with custom prizes. Getting children to read amidst distractions like TV and the internet can be tough. But a new app from Bellevue, Wash.-based BookWhiz Media lets parents set up rewards for reading, and helps children keep track of books, too. BookWhiz, a free iPad app, presents a virtual bookshelf of all the physical books in your house and lets you set up rewards which can be from a toy car to choosing what to have for dinner.

Play on Words HOMO NALEDI: Remains found. 5. Bone house wasp (Deuteragenia ossarium) The Bone house wasp, Deuteragenia ossarium, lives on the forest floor. Mothers of most species do a lot for their children, but the bone house wasp mother may top the list. The animal creates a nice home before its young are born complete with dead spiders and ants. The spiders will be the new-born’s first food source. 6. Nose-less monkey (Rhinopithecus Strykeri) This animal, found in the remote Eastern Himalayan, does have a nose really, but it’s inconveniently turned upward. On rainy days, many will sit with their heads between their knees to avoid having to sneeze. But they’re not always successful, earning them the local nickname ‘sneezing monkey.’ 7. Vampire crabs: Geosesarma dennerle and Geosesarma hagen There’s nothing quite like vampire crabs. The Indonesia natives have piercing yellow eyes and purple or orange bodies, making them both scary and pretty - and altogether bizarre. The new species designation for the crabs comes years after they first appeared in pet stores in Singapore. While the crabs appeared to be unlike anything seen before, scientists needed to discover their origin before a peer reviewed journal would grant them a new species tag. 8. Tiny frogs of the Brachycephalus genus These cute South American frogs look just

like any other you might find in the Peruvian Andes - except that they’re probably smaller than any frog you’ve seen before. In fact, at 0.3 inches, they’re about the size of a human fingernail. The discovery of Brachycephalus couldn’t come soon enough. Like many other amphibious species around the world, these tiny frogs face a deadly fungus that endangers survival of the species and may disappear just as suddenly as they were discovered. 9. Hog-nosed rat Hyorhinomys stuempkei At first glance, Hyorhinomys stuempkei looks somewhat like a charming cross between a mouse and a pig. It has large mouse ears, whiskers and a button nose. But then there are the enormous vampire teeth that extend from its tiny mouth. Not as cute. The animal - found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi - was actually discovered back in 2013. 10. Blue dwarf ‘walking’ snakehead fish If you’re wandering around Nepal and you see a fish walking near your feet, don’t worry. A newly discovered species of snakehead fish found near the Himalaya mountain range can survive up to four days on land. And, while it’s there, it’s often moving. Scientists say the fish can wriggle its way on land for nearly a quarter of mile, typically to move from one body of water to another. When it’s in the water, the blue dwarf is much like other snakehead fish - an aggressive predator and prolific breeder.

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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.

TARGET: Average: 12 Good: 17 Very good: 24 Excellent: 31

SCORING: • 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points • 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points • 8 or more letters: 11 points

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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Move from the start word (DEAL) to the end word (ZONE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

DEAL DELL DOLL DOLE DONE ZONE

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It’s a load of old horlicks

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EXPERT advice in the dietary department can be bad for your health Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

JUST when you think you have it cracked in the dietary department, out comes another report telling us that what we had hitherto been told about the health benefits from this food or that, is now a load of old horlicks and moreover is doing us great harm. Conversely, foods that we have been told to avoid like the plague are now being seen as not only free of danger, but positively beneficial t o o u r h e a l t h an d well-being. There was a time when we were urged to cut down on the number of eggs we ate in a week, because they are high in cholesterol and should b e c o n su m e d in moderation. I have looked

HIGH CHOLESTEROL: There was a time when we were urged to cut down on eggs. at the information available, which at best is contradictory and have continued to maintain my intake. It’s the same with butter. I s imp ly lo v e th e s tu ff.

Nevertheless I was gradually persuaded long ago, to give up this fat-saturated poison for the health benefits of vegetable sludge of one brand or another.

Although I was forced to believe the hype that this would make me a leaner, more robust individual able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, there is no

advertising executive alive who was ever going to convince me that it tastes like the real thing. Can’t believe it’s not butter? I sure as heck can! But f i ve year s ago, on the basis of my own feelings, I reverted back to good old English slightlysalted butter. Then anot her r epor t came out, announcing that perhaps butter was not the vi l l ai n i t had been m ade out to be after all and that in fact, some saturated fat was necessary for good health. I saw this as vindication for my stance on the subj ect and di d back f l i ps around my living room, but soon stopped when I began to wheeze and require oxygen. I came to the conclusion a l ong t i m e ago, t hat m y reasoning when deciding which foods to embrace or to give the boot, should be: If in doubt, think natural.

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US court ruled the company must help the FBI access an iPhone belonging to a terrorist John Smith Random thoughts... ONE of the largest corporations in the world is facing a major crisis of conscience following a decision made by a US court, which ruled that Apple must help the FBI to circumve n t t h e e n c r y p t io n o n a n iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernadino Daesh terrorists, in the hope that it will find information about others in their network. In simple terms, Apple and network providers were criticised in the past for allowing the US government access to observe data being sent through their phones, and they have spent a great deal of time and m o n e y i n d e v e l o p in g n ew methods of encrypting their phones to stop them from being hacked. In this particular case, the FBI doesn’t know the passcode which would a l l o w t h e m a c c e s s to th e phone and its contents, but if they

APPLE: Have been criticised in the past, along with other network providers. try too many random codes they will be locked out and the data may be erased.

What they want Apple to do is to unlock the phone so that they can try random numbers until they hit

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Thank you IT is very heartening that no matter what happens in the world or how bad the economy may be, people still do care for others and do what they can to help. Governments can fight and argue but individuals, knowing that they can’t affect international events, do at least take the trouble to make sure that their neighbours and those suffering receive some help. The British have a reputation of being both reticent and undemonstrative, but here in Spain the expat community seems to thrive on becoming involved and helping others, whilst also making people aware of problems that exist. The number of charities that are able to raise funds and help other expats and local people is quite amazing, and they seem to fall into three main categories namely, age, animals and health. The way they undertake fund raising is really quite impressive. At the ‘top end’ there are expensive dinners with raffles and auctions which can raise significant amounts and for some charities, a single night can raise enough to allow it to help people all through the year. Others are much less audacious and can be as simple as sponsorship or a coffee morning but every little helps, and with very few exceptions 100 per cent of the funds raised go directly to the cause itself. We have also seen a definite growth in the number of charity shops that exist, and they do have a number of positive advantages other than just raising funds. Many of the volunteers enjoy meeting other volunteers and customers whilst feeling that they are offering a service.

the right combination, but Apple is against this and is possibly going to argue that the encryption is so complicated that even they don’t know how to bypass it, so will have to have new programmes to allow them to break in themselves. If by agreeing to this and the authorities do find terrorist contacts, then Apple should feel they have done t he r i ght t hi ng, but i f t he phone is innocent, what happens when there is a similar request now the government knows it can be done, and where do you draw the line? Speaking as an innocent in the tech world, it strikes me that if a 15-year-old can hack into a global corporations website from a home computer, anything is possible. If Apple don’t do it openly, the US government will find some way of doing it clandestinely and then we Now we will never know. want to If ‘Big Brother’ is watching, then hear your views. I would prefer to know about it than not, but equally in the YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE words of a number of reac- YOUR OPINION tionaries ‘if you have nothing to www.euroweeklynews.com hide why worry’?

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WE are almost two months in to the new year and hopefully all good inte n t i o n s t o t a k e c a re o f yourself and get back into some sort of steady fitness routine is now in full force. However, there are days when no matter how organised your schedule planner is, the children are off school sick or your husb a n d h a s b e e n ca lle d aw ay, th e babysitter is unavailable to help this we e k , y o u h a v e n o s p are h o u rs in your day, any gym workout would be virtually impossible.

FitFoxy’s solution: Se t up your ow n quick HIIT Workout for these occasions All you need is: • You, complete with a workout kit and trainers. • Water and workout towel. • 20 solid minutes. • A small, clear workout s pa c e (pus h the s ofa a nd chairs aside). WORKOUT: A 20-minute quick fix.

• Some of your favourite upbeat music. • Smartphone – Stopwatch timer. • The following plan typed or written out in large print, right in front of you next to the countdown timer. Set phone stopwatch for five-minute warm – up, 30 seconds each move, no stopping. • Jog on the spot . • Jumping jacks. • Jog on the spot. • Jumping jacks. • Jog-heel to butt kicks. • Wide leg scissors. • On the spot sprint. • Jumping jacks. • Jog-heel to butt kicks. • Wide leg scissors. Take one to two minutes rest, no longer, grab some water, set your timer for 15 mins and get ready for your workout.

VIGOROUS exercise could help those going through treatment for cancer. Whilst it may be the last thing patients feel like doing, a group of researchers at the University of Copenhagen said it could be beneficial in the long term. They have been studying tumours in mice and discovered that intensive physical activity can help the body’s own defences shrink the growth of tumours by up to 50 per cent, and believe there could be a similar effect to human cancer patients. Researchers found ‘natural killer’ cells were directed towards tumours during exercise, and they believe the shot of adrenaline produced by a high-intensity workout helps move these immune cells towards lung, liver, or skin tumours.

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VIGOROUS EXERCISE: Could be beneficial in the long term.

Main workout: Repeat each of the following four moves twice for around 30 seconds (two minutes) then 30 seconds rest. • Sprint – Jump jacks – scissors – jog high knees (to belly button). • Sprint – Low jump squats wide to narrow – jog-heel butt kicks – alternate jump lunge. • Sprint – wide scissors - sprint – floor burpee to jump ups. • Sprint – jog high knees – floor crawl out t o t wo pr ess ups and back – Jum p jacks. Now you are finished!! If you have followed this exactly to plan, you should be really feeling it, this is a great fat burner and you can complete it in 20 minutes. So... You have no excuses!! Love... FitFoxy...

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Fining people could be a better motivator A STUDY has found that people may exercise more if they risk losing money By Gemma Quinn FINING people if they don’t exercise could be the motivator people need to get more active. With more and more people becoming obese and weight a global problem, a group of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the USA looked at ways of getting people to exercise more. Their findings showed that the potential of losing a reward was a more powerful motivator, and people are more likely to exercise if there is a risk that they might lose money by skipping a work out. In the USA there are countless workplace wellness programmes in place geared towards increasing physical activity, but the researchers found that there is

a lack of understanding about how to design incentives within those programmes. For the study, 281 participants were given the goal of reaching 7,000 steps per day for 26 weeks. During the first 13 weeks, the participants were assigned to four groups, one group had no financial incentive, while the gain group received $1.40 (€1.25) for every day the goal was achieved, a lottery group were entered into a daily lottery with a prize that averaged $1.40 (€1.25) each day, and the fourth group was a loss incentive group, where scientists took away $1.40 (€1.25) for each day the goal wasn’t achieved. Those in the group that risked losing the money achieved the goal more times than the others.

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Tips on getting shoes to fit STUDY shows nearly 50 per cent of women bought shoes that didn’t fit properly

SHOE SHOPPING: Go later in the day when your feet are hot, tired and at their largest.

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I’VE spoken before about how to get the right fit for children’s school shoes (in fact you can download my handy guide on my blog!) but what about us adults? Aren’t our feet important too? While I’m an avid believer in orthotics and the impact they have, it helps to put them in a well-fitting pair of shoes! Do your shoes fit? The average shoe size is up about two sizes since the 1970s, according to a study released recently by the College of Podiatry, a UK professional group. Out of 2,000 adults more than a third of men and nearly 50 per cent of women admitted buying shoes that didn’t fit properly! While the shoes we choose don’t cause bunions or hammertoes, they can prevent our feet functioning

properly so make these conditions happen faster or simply make them worse. Don’t wear flat shoes While I’m not suggesting four-inch stilettos, a small heel will make life more comfortable. A survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association in 2014 said that 25 per cent of people said wearing flats, or flip flops made their feet hurt. Here in Spain I see a much higher percentage of foot, ankle and knee issues because so many of my patients live in flip flops. Top tips • Shop for shoes late in the day when your feet are hot, tired and at their largest, this means you are likely to choose the right size. • Try your shoes on and walk around. • Don’t always pick the same size - it won’t fit 45 per cent of the time, be prepared to go up or down a size to get the right fit. For more information check out my blog at www.TheBodyworksClinic.c om/blog, my Facebook page /BodyworksHealthClinic or call me on 952 883 151.

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. This week, Dr Luis Perez Belmonte answers a reader’s questions about blood pressure. - WHAT should my blood pressure levels be? I’m a man in my 50s. They should be under 140/80. - Is high blood pressure dangerous? How can I lower my blood pressure? You should see a specialist after checking your blood pressure every morning. High blood pressure over an extended period of time can be very dangerous. Medication and a healthy, salt-free diet can help get it down. - Is low blood pressure dangerous? What happens if it’s too low? If it is always under 90/40 but you have no other symptoms it probably isn’t anything to worry about, but a check-up with a specialist in internal medicine is recommended as a precaution. - Are blood pressure levels the same for men and women? No, women usually

have slightly lower levels than men. - Is treatment for life? Will I see any side effects if I’m prescribed tablets? There can be some side effects depending on the medication prescribed. If unsure about any symptoms you should see your doctor. Treatment is usually for life but medications can be swapped for more effective ones or to reduce side effects. - If my blood pressure is ok now, how can I make sure it stays that way? There are no guarantees as blood pressure can change for many different reasons, but sticking to a healthy diet, regular exercise and taking your medication will give you the best chance of keeping it under control. If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: askyourgp@euro weeklynews.com

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A HEALTH psychologist who has studied eating behaviour and obesity for 25 years, believes there are simple tricks to making you a healthier eater: Accept the hunger Hunger pangs are not a sign to snack, it simply means you are getting hungry and so try and avoid the urge to snack and just enjoy your next meal. Three-minute cravings Hunger isn’t just a physical process to do with how full or empty the stomach is, essentially hunger comes from the mind. Cravings are not necessarily about the food, but what it represents and they usually only last a few minutes so go and distract yourself for three minutes to avoid the need for reaching for that chocolate bar. Anticipated regret Many who are trying to lose weight and

New test may detect tumours SCIENTISTS at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a test that they claim can accurately spot aggressive tumours before they spread. Initial trials of the test were able to spot women at the highest risk of dying from breast cancer, and it is hoped the test could now be used to tailor treatment for women at the highest risk. Scientists modified methods initially developed by wildlife experts to identify ecological diversity in the natural world, and adapted the ecologists’ computer algorithm to use it on tumour samples. Tumours with a greater diversity of types of cell tend to be the most aggressive.

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COOK: From scratch to avoid hidden sugars and fats.

eat healthier feel guilty when they eat a naughty treat and wish they hadn’t, so next time you want that cake remember and imagine how you might feel afterwards. Even better, think about how good you will feel if you eat an apple instead. Cook from scratch

You will be in more control of what you eat and avoid hidden sugars and fats in preprepared meals and sauces. If you are short on time, a quick pasta dish with a tin of tomatoes and diced vegetables is a healthier choice than putting a ready meal in the microwave.

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POLITICIANS are answerable to voters as well as judges Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

ESPERANZA AGUIRRE, a former president of the Madrid region, maintained her overall majority in three elections, which is more than can be said for Mariano Rajoy. She recently resigned as president of the regional Partido Popular, now targeted in a corruption investigation, accepting responsibility. That, too, is more than can be said for Rajoy, who hides behind claims of leaving attribution and retribution to the ‘competent institutions’. Politicians are answerable to voters as well as judges, as astute Aguirre perceived. Rajoy, lulled into a false sense of security by his 2011 majority, forgot all about voters once he walked through the front door of the Moncloa Palace. That’s why he’s

We know who it won’t be POLITICAL commentators agree that they don’t know who will be the next president of the Spanish government. They also agree that everyone, except Mariano Rajoy, knows who it won’t be.

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ESPERANZA AGUIRRE: Recently resigned as president of the PP.

AGUIRRE, who survived an attack on her hotel during the Bombay massacre of July 2008, told interviewers immediately afterwards that she wouldn’t make much sense as she wasn’t wearing high heels. That, of course, accounts for Aguirre’s success. During her nine years as regional president, she appealed to a huge number of people who weren’t her natural voters and to a few who abhorred her politics. She managed to make herself like-

able, a huge asset in a politician. Are you listening, Pablo Iglesias?

Name changes MANUELA CARMENA, who snatched the Madrid mayoralty from under Esperanza Aguirre’s nose, is a former communist and retired Supreme Court judge. Unsurprisingly, she and her supporters want to obliterate all traces of Franco’s military and political regime from Madrid street names. Now they want writers, artists and public figures deemed not to have opposed the regime sufficiently.

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TOURS are offered in English, German and Spanish and take two and a half hours to complete DISCOVERING Palma’s hidden courtyards and palaces can be enjoyed in a memorable VIP walking tour of the city. Walking tours through some of the courtyards and palaces hidden within the city of Palma are available every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting at either 10am or 12pm. The tours are offered in English and German as well as Spanish and begin at ‘Tipika’ located at Calle Morei, 7 in Palma. The t o u r t a k e s t wo an d a h alf hours to complete. Places visited on the tou r i n c l u d e C a n O le z a , Ca n O ms, Ca n B o r d i l s, C a n O rd in es d’Almadra and Cal Compte d’Espanya. The cost is €35. For information, call 971 728 983 or go to www.mallorcarutes.es.

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HIDDEN COURTYARDS: Exploring some of Palma’s hidden treasures.

A GROUP exhibition dedicated to the city of Berlin entitled Berliner Bahnhof is on display in the CCA Andratx museum. The title refers to the Hamburger Bahnhof museum in Berlin which is one of the most prestigious museums of contemporary art. The exhibition demonstrates the way in which the Berlin art scene is constantly changing because of the influx of world artists. The exhibition is open for visits in February from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30am to 4pm. Starting from March, the museum will extend its hours and open from Tuesday to Friday from 10.30am to 7pm and Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays from 10.30am to 4pm. The museum is closed on Monday. It is located at C/Estanyera 2 in Andratx.

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Young Mallorcan Arta’s artist in Barcelona market MARIA will be debuting 20 paintings By Sandra Galo TALENTED young painter Maria Puerto Fullana, will be the focus of attention in Barcelona’s Espai Mallorca cultural centre with a collection of her paintings. Twelve-year-old Maria, who has had her art exhibited through ICAE (International Children’s Art Exhibition) in 18 different countries and four continents, will be the guest artist with her exhibition entitled ‘Explosions.’ She will travel to Barcelona

to host the inauguration to be held at 8pm on March 3 with a large audience expected to attend. The ‘explosive’ exhibition has been produced with great enthusiasm and is the product of a year-long effort. Maria will be debuting 20 paintings from her Platinum, Speed and Flowers collections. For the first time one of her paintings will be available for purchase for the purpose of creating an educational fund for this aspiring young Mallorcan artist. Her work will be on display at the centre until April 2.

THE village of Arta in the north east of the island hosts a flea market every first Sunday of the month in the Plaza del Conqueridor. A variety of articles can be found including clothing, footwear, furniture, decorative items and toys. The market is open from 10am to 1.30pm. Arta’s traditional weekly market is held every Tuesday morning in the same Plaza de Conqueridor starting at 9am and offers a variety of items ranging from clothing to agricultural products and animals.

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The ancient, skilful art of Bonsai A COMPLEX craft requiring a great deal of dedication and skilful artistry, Bonsai reflect the essence of gardening by capturing the vast and wild within the small and tamed. Literally translating as ‘planted in a container,’ Bonsai has historically held fascination among a western audience, having been exported from the Orient at the turn of the last century. The horticultural practice has been around for a thousand years and involves growing a miniaturised version of a plant in the form of a tree. Plenty of species can be grown this way with the right conditions and skilled grower. Pruning, clipping, wiring and pinching all enable the artist to cultivate the strength, health and aesthetics of the plant. Bonsai sales have

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Thoughts on winter veggies Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

WINTER in Spain is a good time to grow vegetables along the Mediterranean Costas and nearby inland valleys before one reaches the zone of heavy rains, frosts and snow falls. Firstly there are many varieties that can be sown and started by buying plantlets in the autumn that will give winter and early spring harvests. Secondly if grown sheltered from the heaviest winds and some of the winter sun they do not require constant watering and mature slowly and not all at once. Thirdly if lettuces are treated as cut and come again plants they will not form mature lettuces that need to be cut but will give months of salad leaves. There is also another benefit of just keeping soils damp and not wet and that is that plants develop larger and deeper root balls and stronger growth well able to survive heavy frosts and days under a coating of snow.

BROCCOLI PLANTS: Leaves can add an extra taste to salads.

I well remember the heavy freeze up of early march 2005 when we lost many tender plants in the garden, but when we visited the large, 833 square metre allotment after a couple of days cocooned in the house, we found that we had lost nothing except for a row of peas sown with seeds from Mali, while nearby Spanish allotments over-watered and fertilised even in the winter were black and most plants never recovered. Broccoli plants now have harvestable heads, but smaller

sprouting broccoli heads have been harvested since before Christmas. Incidentally there are two other benefits for planting broccoli in the open garden or in builder’s tubs. Firstly young leaves add an extra taste to winter salads and any heads that go to seed can be used for making healthy breakfast omelettes. Another useful year round salad leaf is rocket and again if the plants are cut back, but not taken out of the ground in the autumn when past their best, you will have a crop of young leaves for another year or two. I finally took the last of the summer’s pepper plants out of the ground last week as no

flowers were forming even with our extremely mild winter. They were replaced by some early tomato plants covered with cut-off five litre water bottles as cloches. Incidentally the last tree tomatoes from plants planted last March were harvested last week. If you are tempted to start to grow vegetables this year do recognise which vegetables are most beneficial in terms of the vitamins and minerals which they harbour. A useful summary of these is provided in my book ‘Living well from our garden Mediterranean style.’ © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2016

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THINK what could happen in a crash if you don’t secure your dog. * Your dog could be thrown through the front window incurring severe injury or even death. * Your dog could act as a missile hitting the driver and causing them to veer out of control. * Your dog could be thrown from the back seat at such force they could break bones or incur life threatening internal injuries. * Your dog could be knocked unconscious or experience such shock that it permanently

SPECIAL HARNESS: Wearing one is not unkind. changes their personality. * If your dog is a large breed, such as a Labrador, he could be catapulted through the car with the force of a baby elephant, in all likelihood, injuring all in his way. * It is unlikely the dog would survive such a violent impact. * If you are involved in an accident, it is safer for all concerned if your dog is restrained in the

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partner, child or best friend. * 88 per cent of Brits agreed that belting up is the key to dog safety. * 60 per cent have NEVER done this. * Making a dog wear a special harness is not unkind, most pets will actually feel more secure when they are restrained, either by using a harness, in a travel kennel, or behind a dog guard.

SOME cats are worriers and suffer from separation anxiety. Peanuts is a worrying cat. She doesn’t like it when her owners leave the house let alone for a holiday. She literally takes up residence on the windowsill for days and watches for a sign of their return. She is a rescue cat and perhaps has lingering issues from her previous life. Like many cats, her usual habits are noticeably different when she is anxious. For example, she is fearful of new people in the house, and disappears under the nearest bed or blanket. Then, when she knows her owners have left the house she takes up residence by the window, only leaving her observation post when anyone approaches her. Up until recently her owners Barbara and Matthew preferred to stay at home rather than go away for long holidays fearful of leaving her in a cattery. Recently they learned about HouseSitMatch and the idea of having housesitters live in the house to reduce the level of pet anxiety. They invite the sitters to join them for a couple of days, so she can become familiar with them. Then after a couple of days Barbara and Matthew leave for their holiday knowing she is safe in her own environment, and the sitters have a better understanding of her. Having a house-sitter can be a win win for pet owners and the sitters. To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)186 552 1508.

Keeping caterpillars WITH the dangerous processionary caterpillar emerging once again in the Spanish springtime and concerning many with its dangerous hairs,

potentially lethal to pets, what better way to overcome your fears than to keep safe caterpillars, moths and butterflies as pets?

Only a few species can cause any harm and the vast majority make for an incredible pet, that can also teach children a valuable natural lesson as they evolve from green creepy crawlies into spectacularly colourful butterflies. Caterpillars are very easy to look after, requiring just a small enclosure with enough space for each to shuffle around a little, roughly three times their size. They will also need to be fed regularly a nd e a t pla nt le a ve s w ith plenty of water in them. Be sure to clean their home

each day as caterpillars create lots of droppings which can quickly become unhygienic for them. When the caterpillars are ready to become butterflies they will try to find a suitable place for pupating which will require more room, they will form a cocoon which you can then hang on a string to allow the emergent butterflies space to move around. They can spend weeks to months in this chrysalis stage, which requires the right level

BUTTERFLIES: Space is an issue. Make sure they have plenty of room to fly.

of heat and humidity for their species. When you have butterflies, space becomes more of an issue. Make sure they have plenty of room to fly and consider using netting for the enclosure so they don’t injure themselves.

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REVOLVER 43CC: The shipyard aims to expand its product range.

maximum speed of more than 50 knots and is specially geared towards the US and UAE markets, al t hough i t wi l l be off er ed around the world. With the new Revolver 43CC, the shipyard aims to expand its product range, including growing its current dealer network. It is a version designed to attract the US and Middle East markets, areas where interest in the shipyard has grown. With the new Revolver 43CC scheduled for launch in 2016, the shipyard rounds out its product line, expands its potential user base, and provides further proof of its innovative capacity.

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FINN DINGHIES: The men’s single-handed cat-rigged Olympic class. BARCELONA, the 1992 Olympic venue will be hosting for the first time in its history a Finn class major event. The competition will take place between March 4 and 12 and there will be over 80 boats from 31 countries, including eight from Spain participating in this important event. The Barcelona International Sailing Centre, the venue from the regatta and a high performance sailing centre open all year round has taken the unusual step of announcing that from February 26 to 29 it will arrange a four-day training event, open not only to early arrivals but for all sailors who want to experience the excitement of the championship course, even if they are not qualified for the competition itself. The Finn dinghy is the men’s single-handed,

cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy race in the Olympic Regatta and it is argued that the Finn is the most physical single-handed sailboat in the world. Over the years, Spain has won two Olympic gold medals and one silver in this category and the Spanish competitors in the European championships, sailing in their home waters, will be hopeful of success, not just in the Europeans but more importantly in the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games.

NEARLY 10 years after Alex Thomson was forced to abandon his Hugo Boss sponsored yacht in 2007, a kayaker has discovered its hull whilst on an expedition in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park in a remote part of southern Chile. According to estimates, it is believed that the wreck must have travelled about 13,000 miles before being washed aground at its final destination where it was discovered by Cristian Donoso. Skipper Thomson had no option other than to abandon his yacht whilst 33 days into the round-the-world Velux 5 Oceans race due to it capsizing after damage to the keel. Almost 1,000 miles away from land and trying to survive a force eight gale, he had

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WRECK found of the Hugo Boss yacht. to rely on the charity of his friend and competitor Mike Goulding, also taking part in the race, who turned back and picked him up, although his yacht was later damaged and had to pull out of the race,

taking the pair to Cape Town. Now that the hull has been found, Alex Thomson has said he will ask local authorities to assist in making the yacht safe so that it can then be returned to his team.

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Accused of stealing yacht

ON February 19 a collision occurred on Lake Conroe, Texas where a man died when his Bass Cat was struck by another boat and his was literally cut in half. Other boaters looked on helplessly as the two boats, travelling at speed were seen to be travelling side by side when they both started to turn towards each other. When he was pulled from the water, attempts were made to resuscitate him but without success. The driver of the other boat who survived unscathed was tested, but there was no evidence of intoxication from alcohol or drugs and the accident appears to have been caused by a very unfortunate chain of events.

A MAN who claimed to be a Russian businessman after he was rescued by coastguards when he managed to incapacitate his yacht off of the coast of the Isle of Tiree in Scotland has now been arrested and faces extradition to Norway. Norwegian authorities have demanded he be returned to Norway to face trial for theft of the £200,000 (€260,000) yacht which he allegedly took for a test sail in Norwegian waters.

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Confirmed: The €32,000 Tesla RESERVATIONS will be taken from March, though production won’t begin until 2017 WE’RE getting close to the March 2016 mark when Elon Musk told the world that Tesla would reveal the Model 3, its new, more affordable take on the electric car. But Musk now says that the event at the end of next month may not, in fact, be a full reveal. Musk promised only “the first pictures of the Model 3,” meaning some of the details about the much-anticipated EV could remain in the dark until deeper into 2016. Musk also confirmed, in an interview with Bloomberg on February 9, that the Model 3 will meet its promised price tag of $35,000 (€32,000), and that’s before government incentives that could drive it significantly lower. On F e b r u a r y 11 h e t w e e t e d , ‘Model 3 reservations will be accepted in Tesla stores on March 31 and online

ELON MUSK: Presented the latest model. April 1.’ T h e Te s la M o d el 3 will be an electric car that that has a look and feel similar to cars like the Audi A4, BMW 3 series, Jaguar XE and Mercedez-Benz CClass. No official specifications have been revealed, but some car sites are speculating about some of the features that could be included in the upcoming Model 3. Though it has revealed

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Charged, not pumped THE intensifying trend for electric and hybrid vehicles saw a major boost, with the news that Aston Martin is collaborating with Chinese consumer group LeEco to develop the luxury British brand’s first electric car. Known as the RapidE, it will be based on the Rapide S model, and will be built in England. It is expected to be on the market in 2018. A prototype edition was released in October and the news released on February 17 marks Aston Martin’s first significant foray into the electric market. LeEco is a huge company focused on offering branded content online, and claims to have around 300 million regular visitors, an enormous potential market for Aston Martin.

The legendary car maker could tap into both the luxury environmental market in the west, and also the more practical necessity faced by wealthy Chinese buyers who need to cut down on smog. An alliance between automakers and internet megaliths is emerging in consumer affairs, as they look to combine their distinct expertise to expand their markets. Research companies including Google see vehicles as the next outlet for their tech savvy, with smart cars possessing higher degrees of independence and flush with wifi systems on the agenda. This fits well with the desire of car makers to put gadgets in their vehicles to satisfy an emergent public demand for enhanced interactive features.

RAPIDE S: Is the model the new RapidE will be based on.

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Amazon rev up for ‘Not Top Gear’ TOP GEAR was undoubtedly the most watched motoring show in the world. Things went south last year when lead presenter Jeremy Clarkson was involved in a fracas with a producer, which resulted in his contract not being renewed. He and the other two presenters left for Amazon and Clarkson has now confirmed that Amazon’s motoring show has finally started filming. It’s not known how much Amazon is investing in this project, but some reports suggest that it may spend as much as $250 million on the 36 episodes of the motoring show that it has ordered. The show will feature Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the trio that was the driving force behind Top Gear. The show won’t be a copy of Top Gear and it certainly won’t be called Top Gear because that’s BBC’s property.

Barry Sheene on the silver screen MOTORCYCLE legend Barry Sheene and his rags-to-riches story will be brought to the big screen, in a feature-length biopic by the writers of Porridge and The Likely Lads. The intrepid cockney rebel’s rise from delivery driver to two-time world motorcycle champion is the subject of the new screenplay Sheene by Ian La Frenais, and Dick Clement. Lovable Londoner Sheene, who lived a playboy lifestyle and famously survived two major crashes in the 70s, is credited with taking the sport into the mainstream. One of the most daring and distinguished riders in its history, he died aged 52 after a short battle with cancer in 2003.

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Four London clubs still in FA Cup as Six Nations Rugby continues ENGLAND’S men lose while the women win in cricket Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

FOOTBALL • Reading were the FA Cup 5th round giant-killers, beating WBA 3-1 to reach the last eight for the fourth time in seven seasons. Hull drew 0-0 at Arsenal for whom it was manager Arsene Wenger’s 100th game in the competition; Watford ko’d Leeds 1-0; Everton won 2-0 at Bournemouth, West Ham ousted Blackburn 5-1, Crystal Palace were 1-0 winners at Tottenham, Chelsea blitzed an inexperienced Manchester City side also by 5-1 and Manchester United accounted for Shrewsbury. • The draw for the quarterfinals, to be played on 12/13 March, is: Arsenal or Hull v Watford, Everton v Chelsea, Reading v Crystal Palace and Manchester United v West Ham.

• In the Champions League this week we had ArsenalBarcelona and Juventus-Bayern Munich on Tuesday and Dynamo Kiev- Manchester City and PSV-Atletico Madrid last night, while Liverpool (0-0 with Augsburg), Spurs (1-1 with Fiorentina) and Manchester United (1-2 down to Midtjylland) play the return legs of their round 32 Europa League ties tonight. • Liverpool play Manchester City in Sunday’s League Cup final at Wembley, while the weekend’s top PL games are Leicester-Norwich, Manchester United-Arsenal, Southampton-Chelsea, Spurs-Swansea and West Ham-Sunderland; it’s Hull-Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves-Derby in the Championship; Burton-Walsall in the FL1 and HartlepoolNorthampton in FL2. • The Italian Cup semi-finals (March 1/2) are AC MilanAlessandria and Inter MilanJuventus. • Lionel Messi has now scored a record 301 La Liga goals for Barcelona and says his target is 500. Also in Spain, Gary Neville’s Valencia have now won three games on

FA CUP: Reading beat WBA 3-1 in the fifth round.

the bounce. • PSG lead French Ligue 1 by 24 points; Bayern Munich have an 11 point advantage in the Bundesliga; Juventus top Serie ‘A’ and Celtic head the SPL. • The FA could scrap FA Cup replays and make League Cup semi-finals one-off ties. • Sources say José Mourinho has had talks with Manchester United. RUGBY UNION • The Six Nations tournament continues tomorrow when Wales play France, followed on Saturday with England v Ireland and Italy v Scotland. RUGBY LEAGUE • In the annual UK-Australia World Club Challenge, Leeds Rhinos crashed 38-4 to North Queensland Cowboys, Sydney Roosters beat St Helens 38-12 and Brisbane Broncos crushed Wigan Warriors 42-12. CRICKET • South Africa (135-7, with 15 runs coming off the last over) beat England (134-8) in the first T20 match. England (171 all out) lost seven wickets for just 14 runs in the second game which South Africa (172-1) won comfortably. “It was men

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against Lions,” said one player. • England’s women, with wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor striking three successive halfcenturies, won their T20 series against the Proteas by 2-1. • New Zealander Brendon McCullum hit the fastest-ever Test Match century against Australia last weekend in 54 balls, scoring off only 27 of them… beating Viv Richards’ record 56-ball hundred in 1986. McCullum has now struck the most sixes in Test Cricket - 106. SNOOKER • Ronnie O’Sullivan turned down the chance of winning £10,000 by recording a maxi-

HORSE RACING • Ex-GB Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton competed over the jumps for the first time at Fakenham last Friday, but was unseated when Pacha Du Polder stumbled. ‘VP’ is now looking forward to riding at Cheltenham next month. • Last week, jockey Tom Scudamore rode his 1,000th winner (990 over jumps, 10 on the flat) and so emulated his father, Peter, who did likewise during his career. mum 147 break in the recent Welsh Open. He said the prize money wasn’t big enough! The ‘Rocket’ nevertheless went on to win the title for the fourth time, beating Neil Robertson in the final.

SHORTS • Mo Farah won the 3,000m at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix, his first victory of 2016 and three Brits finished in the top four in the men’s 100m. • Lindsey Vonn (USA) won a record 20th downhill skiing title in Italy. • Bubba Watson won golf’s Northern Trust Open in California after Rory McIlroy ‘blew up’ in the final round. • Boxers Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg fight for two Bantamweight titles on Saturday. • And Freddie Goodwin, a former Busby Babe footballer and manager of Birmingham City who gave Trevor Francis his League debut as a 16-year-old, has died, aged 82. JOSÉ MOURINHO: Has had talks with Manchester United.

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Wins For El Toro RC, Ibiza RC and Corsaris/Dimonis Baleares Senior League EL TORO RC had a successful match against RC Ponent on Saturday February 20 at their home ground of Son Caliu. The score board began at five points to nil in favour of the home team who very quickly added to that with a try within the first five minutes taking RC Ponent by surprise. Superior passing by El Toro RC enabled them to move the ball around and another try was scored before long. Eventually the visitors woke up and, using the weight of their forwards, were able to push the ball over from a scrum and put their first points on the board. After the half time chat RC Ponent came out with more determination and aggression and the play moved from end to end with both teams working hard in defence. Quick thinking at a lineout gave El Toro RC another chance to run the ball over the try line taking the score to 20 points to five quickly

SENIOR LEAGUE: Bahia RC lost at home to Corsaris/Dimonis combined team. followed by one for RC Ponent. With five minutes to play and with RC Ponent in possession just five metres from scoring, a skilful intercept and careful passing gave Hicham El Isidry Ben the ball from which he made a

rapid 90 metre run leaving the opposition standing. The final score, after a match in which El Toro RC showed some of their previous form with good communication and passing was 27 points to 10.

In other senior League matches Bahia RC lost at home to Corsaris / Dimonis combined team by eight points to 26 and TRUC Menorca to Ibiza RC with a closer margin of 17 points to 26.

Girls Rugby in S’Arraco Bahia RC hosted the Girls League matches in S’Arraco on Sunday February 21. El Toro RC kept up their winning form by beating Bahia RC to a close 17 points to 14, Corsaris RFC by 24 to nil and Shamrock RC by 32 points to 10. Bahia RC also had a successful day beating Shamrock RC and also Corsaris RFC by the same margin of 20 points to five. In the remaining match Shamrock RC beat Corsaris RC by 10 points to five. Coming up next week In the Senior Men’s League El Toro RC play away against Corsaris /Dimonis combined team in Manacor. Shamrock RC plays at home against Bahia RC and Ibiza RFC host TRUC Menorca in Can Misses. The Baleares Rugby Selection are organising a Rugby Carnival in Inca on Saturday February 27 between 3pm and 5pm.