Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 6 - 12 October 2016 Issue 1631

ISSUE NO. 1631

6 - 12 October 2016

MALLORCA

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Nature reserve rubble row

By Matthew Elliott Enviro n m e n t a l a c t iv is t group Terraferida has sparked fresh controversy on the island with a claim that a protected natural reserve h a s b e e n p a r t i ally buried under rubble dumped from the new FAN Mallorca shopping centre.

In a f o r m a l c o m p l ain t filed to Palma City Council the ecological association has provided before and after satellite images of the Son Olivaret estate and witness testimonies. In its denunciation, Terraferida say they h a v e u n c o v e r e d th e largest illegal waste dumping in Balearic history.

More than seven hectares of pristine natural land, protected by statute, have been entomb e d wi t h r o u g h ly 100,00 0 c u b i c m e t r e s o f rubble , t h e e q u i v a l e n t o f 5,000 truckloads according to Terraferida’s official testimony.

They c l a i m l o c a l re s i-

dents have confirmed suspicions that the area, known for its pine and olive trees and abundant wildlife, had b ee n tra n s fo rme d in to a quarry by the construction project.

The 66,000 square metre me g a-s h o p p in g ce ntre

opened amid great fanfare in Se pte mbe r ne a r Pa lma airport and is the region’s biggest by far.

Officially opened by Carrefour Property but with many backers, the centre’s ma na ge me nt re s ponde d quic kly to Turn to page 5

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A personal thank you from Michel Euesden…

I AM back! Not completely tiptop but getting there. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their good wishes and kind thoughts over the last few weeks.

A period of illness always knocks you sideways whether expecting it or not. A special thanks must go Helicopteros Sanitarios who responded with

expediency and professionalism from the moment I entered ICU until my departure, which could not come quickly enough!

They are without doubt responsible for my recovery and Steven and I cannot thank them enough. It’s not been easy, but I’m getting there. Finally a special thanks to my fantastic EWN family who have covered for me excellently and proved to me again how lucky I am to work with the best team in the business. Getting back into the swing of things is great.

Once again, thanks to everyone who kept me in their thoughts; family, friends and my brilliant clients who after 20 years have become personal friends, and of course, you, our EWN readers.

Your support to Steven and myself is appreciated in a way words cannot express. The flowers and gifts were wonderful to receive. Lots of love, Michel X.

THANKS: For all the kind thoughts.

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Hold serve

By Matthew Elliott RAFAEL NADAL stopped playing in the middle of an exhibition match in Mallorca after hearing a woman in the crowd calling desperately for her da ughte r. Se ns ing he r pa nic he held his serve while the television cameras swept the arena before foc us ing on the dis tra ught woman shouting for her daughter.

With that amplified attention security quickly managed to locate the missing youngster. She was reunited with her mother in a scene that brought tears to John McEnroe’s eyes and wild applause across the stadium.

Nadal maintained his steely composure and held his serve to help himself and doubles partner Mats Wilander defeat McEnroe and Carlos Moya 3-6, 63, 10-8.

The spectacular match was held to celebrate the grand opening of Nadal’s new sports centre.

RESPONSIVE NADAL: Paused to help a woman find her daughter.

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Spanish corruption: Bad and getting worse

By Matthew Elliott SPAIN is the most corrupt country in the entire EU. It accounts for most of the €120 billion that either seeps away from the EU’s coffers or is never returned, and the problem is getting worse.

Some will say, a la Nigel Farage, that the EU itself is a poorly regulated body, whose audited accounts have been delayed for years, and where officials appointed to public office can latch themselves onto a gravy train that meanders slowly but inexorably along.

Maybe so. But another group has now joined the Commission in issuing a damning indictment of Spanish public political life. The authoritative Berlin-based group, Transparency International (TI), says Spain’s problem is bad and getting worse.

Although not painted in the dark red of Somalia or Russia on TI’s corruption perception map, Spain is a deep orange blotch on an otherwise yellow western Europe, rivalled only by Italy in the shady sweepstakes.

Two years ago prime minister Mariano Rajoy told the nation that “there is no such thing as generalised corruption,” offering no prizes for viewers who correctly guessed the operative word.

Since then his administration and the wider country has been rocked by a relentless wave of corruption scandals brazen enough to raise the eyebrows of even the most seasoned Spanish observers.

There was the PP leader filmed counting wads of cash after accepting party financing in exchange for construction contracts: the top banker blowing €15 million on lavish company expenses: the kickback scheme masterminded by a politician who insisted on being called Don Vito in tribute to The God-

father. You had the fantastical tale of Carlos Fabra, who refuses to be seen without his sunglasses on, who spent more than €10,000 of public funds building a statue of himself, and claimed to have won the lottery four times when questioned over money laundering allegations, and who was once dubbed a “model citizen” by Rajoy.

Next month one of the biggest corruption scandals in history, the Gurtel case, will finally go to

trial but as any long-term expat will tell you such national humiliations are just the tip of a very deep iceberg.

Hardly a week goes by without a mayor landing themselves in hot water over some racket or another.

Football, property, banks, construction, public contracts, campaign financing, water, electricity. It’s hard to name a single facet of Spanish life which isn’t affected by corruption in one way or another.

Take the spectacular case of Isabel Pantoja.

A prodigious singing talent as a child, Pantoja stole the heart of the nation and sold millions of albums, bringing flamenco back into the main stream. An Andalucian of gypsy descent, she married the most iconic bullfighter of the era, Francisco Rivera, and became the ‘widow of Spain’ after he was gored to death in the ring.

Yet perhaps the most stereotypically Spanish part of her life story was Pantoja’s involvement in the notorious Malaya case, which has so far seen billions seized from moneylaundering councilmen, business leaders and lawyers.

She was romantically involved with disgraced former Marbella mayor Julian Munoz, who is still languishing in prison for his role in the affair.

Corruption simply seems to be part and parcel of life in Spain, which is all well and good until it hits you in the pocket, or makes your own waking life a nightmare.

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about the latest EU developments which appeared on our website.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few of your comments some of which have had to be cut due to size but we are always happy to hear from everyone.

Facts of life WHAT makes Spain different from other EU countries, where corruption is certainly rife, is that it is simply part of everyday life. Even children’s football matches are rigged, and of course these kids grow up thinking that bribery and back scratching is entirely normal. Some of them end up controlling the fates of millions of people and don’t think twice about lining their own pockets.

Jim

They all do it IS it really so bad here? Or are they just terribly obvious? I’m pretty sure that we have similar problems back home in the UK, they’re just far better at it.

Surely the Panama Papers showed that British politicians are just as corrupt as their banana republic counterparts?

The problem Spain has is that bribery is considered so normal no one even bothers to hide it!

Susanne

Ghost rule CORRUPTION and Spain are seemingly two interchangeable words. The ghosts of Franco’s era still rule. Especially with the squabbling politicians taking something approaching a whole year to form any semblance of a democratically elected government while Rajoy and co sit on the fence raking in the money for doing next to nothing. It would be funny if it wasn’t so serious.

Brian

It’s farcical

Isabel Pantoja: ‘Widow of Spain’

It’s hard to name a single facet of Spanish life which isn’t affected by corruption in one way or another.”

NOTHING a team of top lawyers couldn’t have sorted out. Corrupt is just the word we give to people who weren’t smart enough to properly cover their tracks. The whole system is corrupted. You have two political parties with the same policies who went to the same schools and grew up in the same areas swapping power every few years and calling it democracy.

Kevin

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INDEX News 1 - 22

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Rail strike antics

Featured News 3

European Press 24

Finance 27 - 32

Stocks 28

Leapy Lee 33

Daily TV 34

DISRUPTED SERVICES: The random strikes look set to continue.

By Matthew Elliott

Time Out 36 - 37

Letters 38

Health & Beauty 41 - 42

Social Scene 44 - 45

Our View 46

Colin Bird 46

Property 47 - 50

Homes & Gardens 52

Pets 54

Classifieds 55 - 56

Boats 57

Motoring 58 - 60

Sport 62 + 64

WITH industrial action taking place on Monday and Wednesday, the government’s dispute with rail workers shows little sign of abating.

Significant disruption was caused to services as the strike was launched to coincide with the morning and evening rush hours, affecting hundreds of travellers.

Other actions included skipping key stops at particular times in the morning, afternoon and evening, as the strikers used multiple tactics to make their needs known.

At present another day of strikes is expected on Tuesday, October 11.

Workers are angry that the powers-thatbe, reneged on their promise for a pay rise of 1 per cent, and are also demanding better work-place conditions.

A spokesman accused the transport councillor of ‘lying through his teeth’ over claims that he is properly negotiating with employees.

The consequences of the strike, partial as it is, have been remarkably small. Much of the fuss comes from the fact that Mallorca has rarely experienced industrial action.

Angry commuters who were late for work put the blame on both parties.

Reign of robberies at an end A PROLIFIC thief may have been captured after committing a crime spree involving more than 50 burglaries across Palma.

Police have arrested a sus-

pect described as aggressive and dangerous, and the villain behind at least 56 thefts from homes, cars, and motorcycles across the Mallorcan capital.

He would even break into

communal washing machines with a crowbar to steal coins, and is suspected of being an incurable thief.

The 38-year-old is wellknown to Local Police, having

previously rammed a police car whilst trying to escape officers in a stolen vehicle.

Wanted since last year, the man has been denied bail and will go on trial shortly.

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Nature Car rental legal ruined status is ‘absurd’ From front page

th e r e v e l a t i o n s b y s ay in g th a t they “had no knowledge under any circumstances of the alleged dumping.”

Th e y p o i n t o u t th at th e en tire construction process was overseen and certified by BREEAM, a global specialist in sustainable building.

Terraferida have demanded that the city council and Balearic environment ministry launch an investigation to determine who was aware of th e d u m p i n g a n d w h o is u ltimately responsible.

The group has made its presence felt across Mallorca this year: last month its members identified a golf course which had been siphoning off p u b l i c wa t e r to irrig a te its plants, and previously revealed that an entire Balearic beach had been made into a private club by wealthy tourists on superyachts.

BALEARIC tourism minister Biel Barcelo, who has masterminded many of the industry’s transformative changes of late, has described the current legal status of car rental companies across the islands as ‘absurd.’

He believes it is extremely unfair that, because the rental firms are typically registered in Madrid, they can operate without paying a regional tax to the Balearic coffers.

Barcelo hopes to incorporate different, more favourable regulations in a new tourist bill set to come before the regional parliament in 2017.

The present tourism act doesn’t regulate any facet of the industry and, to the government, this represents a huge source of lost revenue.

In a bid to raise money and help usher in a new era of sustainable tourism Barcelo has long advocated higher taxes on visitors to the islands and was instrumental in getting the eco-tax through parliament.

It makes sense that he would want to harness more funds from the incredibly

TOURISM MINISTER: Biel Barcelo. lucrative rental industry but he will surely face hefty opposition from opponents in Madrid and at home.

Next month the eco-tax will come before the courts after an appeal from the hotel industry which is furious with Barcelo’s policies and adamantly oppose his vision for the island.

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Dramatic rescue has happy ending

By Matthew Elliott AWARDED for outstanding service and personal sacrifice, Mallorcan National Police officer Gabriel Munoz was recognised by the Spanish Police Foundation after rescuing two British children from certain death.

The seven-year-old boy and girl, aged 10, were caught in rough seas near Son Serra de Marina in August, and on course to be swept out to sea.

A red flag was flying but the lifeguard was no longer on duty, fortunately Munoz was passing by and leapt in to save the pair, at serious risk to his own life.

He was awarded at a grand ceremony and will also be honoured with a distinguished cross of police merit.

SON SERRA DE MARINA: Setting of the courageous act.

Two birds with one stone AN annual summit dedicated to exploring how the tourist industry can continue to profit while combating its increasingly unsustainable nature, took place in Palma for the second year running.

Hundreds of environmental, business, tourism, and economic experts gathered to answer the pressing questions facing the industry, and provide new ideas on how best to move forward.

Abysmal parenting THE British mother who made headlines across the world after leaving her seven-year-old son alone in Mallorca to go out partying, has been named and shamed.

Eleanor Jones, aged 25, from Hertfordshire was arrested when she returned to her hotel in time for breakfast.

Hotel staff had called police after they found her young son distraught and were unable to locate her. Jones, who The Sun reports is a Pizza Hut manager, was given a suspended sentence and flew back to the UK with her son.

Fortunately after a great deal of discussion the consensus was that sustainability and profit are not mutually exclusive, but rather go handin-hand as a new breed of environmentally-conscious traveller proves a financial force to be reckoned with.

Noting that hotels which explicitly promote their green credentials are performing better than their antiquated counterparts, the experts suggested that the industry devote itself to sustainability as both a means of self preservation and money-making.

Leaders in the new field of green profit include the H10 hotel chain, which saves money and draws sustainability-minded guests with its vertical gardens, recycled water, and eco-friendly lights.

By offering potential guests the feel-good opportunity of staying at a plush hotel and ‘doing their bit for the environment,’ hotels will be able to jack up prices and hopefully kick-start an eco-friendly cycle that will ultimately benefit Mallorca.

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Who will pay for healthcare?

BREXIT PAGE

By Matthew Elliot and Simon Firth MARCH next year sees the firing of the official starting gun for the Brexit negotiations, according to Theresa May. It is then that the UK government will invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and start the twoyear countdown to the moment its supporters say heralds a new era of sovereignty.

Theresa May admitted on Tuesday the road will be bumpy but some politicians her government will encounter during those two years mean to make it very bumpy indeed.

With almost a million British citizens living in the country, and a centuries-old dispute over Gibraltar, Spain is perhaps the UK’s most intimately connected European partner, and the country with the most sway over key elements of the divorce settlement.

Boris Johnson’s opposite number in Spain, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, has now broached the issue of healthcare. It’s

one of a number of areas giving the expatriate community more than a little cause for concern.

Foreign minister Garcia-Margallo has said a deal must be reached with the UK government so that they pay for the healthcare of its citizens living in Spain. According to Spanish news site Estrella Digital, the Spanish minister made his views known at a conference in Alicante.

Whether they are his own views or were in fact officially sanctioned, it means a slow but inexorable ramping up of the pressure.

He poured cold water on the idea Britain might secure a Canada-style waiver scheme

CAUSE FOR CONCERN: The issue of healthcare was broached.

absolving it of 99 per cent of healthcare tariffs.

On Gibraltar, Garcia-Margallo froze out Boris Johnson by sending every other foreign minister in the EU a letter urging them to exclude the issue from wider Brexit talks, allowing it to be handled bilaterally.

Spain can then use the Rock as a bargaining chip in direct talks with the UK, and threaten to veto any Brexit deal favourable to British interests, unless it makes some headway with its Gibraltar aspirations.

Academic voices food sector fears AN academic and expert in the agri-food sector has voiced his concerns about the impact of the Article 50 negotiations if the UK is barred from continental markets or any tariffs are prohibitively high.

José García Gómez, from Murcia University’s faculty of economics, says the main worry is that the UK ends up signing trade agreements to source agricultural produce from new markets.

UK imports from Murcia equate to around €950 million, of which 70 per cent is from the agricultural and related sectors, he says.

If the pound declines against the Euro then agriculture and tourism sectors will suffer if the British consumer suffers a fall in spending power.

He joins a number of observers and commentators who are warning about the implications for many markets of a British exit from the EU if this is followed by the erection of excessive barriers to UK businesses.

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Radical change required A CUNNING plan spawned

by Mallorca hotels hoping to cut water waste by guests will fail to make any headway according to Balearic University researchers.

The island is one of Spain’s most expensive regions for domestic water and hotels are feeling the pinch with guests taking leisurely showers.

Raising the price of water to deter guests from going overboard has been shown to have a negligible impact on how much is used by a university study across 14 Mallorcan municipalities.

Researchers point out most people won’t think about water use unless prices are prohibitively high. Instead they suggest prioritising recycling water and plotting new water-saving gardens.

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AIR BERLIN: In negotiations to make a potential comeback to Mallorca.

By Matthew Elliott AIR BERLIN is in negotiations with Etihad and the Tui Group over plans to launch a ‘new airline alliance.’

The German service recently abandoned its Mallorca hub after being confronted with stiff competition from Lufthansa’s Eurowings outfit.

But by effectively running to the bigger boys and se-

curing some of the considerable financial clout possessed by the Arabic and German firms Air Berlin could yet make a comeback to the island.

At present the joint venture would focus on travellers embracing the booming leisure industry across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. But Spain would be the next destination on the list as it grows in popularity across central Europe.

No negotiations have been fi-

nalised and the situation on the ground is constantly shifting.

Tui workers in Germany have protested the possible union fearing more job losses, while Air Berlin has already seen massive job cuts and been forced to rent out 40 planes to Lufthansa just to pay the bills.

Part of the battle is over who dominates the incredibly and increasingly lucrative Mallorca-Germany route which is taken by millions of people each year. Even in low-season Mal-

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lorca is hugely popular with German guests, many of whom own second homes on

the island, while others come for hiking, Nordic walking and cycling tours.

Marriage of convenience SOME might say that most marriages are made for the sake of convenience but few are as brazen as the ‘wedding ring’ w ho offe re d Spanish nationals hard cash to exchange vows.

The National Police have dismantled a Nigerian-run gang who orchestrated an immigration scam whereby poor or vulne ra ble Spaniards would be tempted with upwards of €2,500 to marry a Nigerian national, who could then secure residence permits and legal protection.

More than 21 people were arrested in the sweep made a fte r polic e re a lis e d tha t many Nigerian woman engaged in prostitution and other crimes by the beach in Palma had legitimate paperwork.

Following up on this they

uncovered an elaborate people trafficking ring which would see Nigerian women promised a new life in Europe and who were encouraged to hand over their life savings to take advantage of the opportunity.

The y w ould the n find Spanish men in need of ins ta nt c a s h to ‘ma rry’ the girls , w ho w ould the n be discarded and left to fend for themselves, or actively brought into the prostitution underworld.

Many of their husbands suffered from drug or alcohol de pe nde nc y or w e re mentally ill and very vulnerable to the power of persuasion.

Simila r ra c ke ts a re in pla c e a c ros s Spa in a nd throughout Europe, affecting millions of women each year.

Female takes the reins A WOMAN will be in command of Palma’s main prison for the first time. Andrea Romero takes over and enters a territory far more dangerous than her previous post at Estremera.

It holds more than 1,400 inmates, including the violent La Paca clan and several Hells Angels henchmen. She will also have to contend with the imminent arrival of police officers involved in the narcotics racketeering and extortion.

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Security stepped up in Mallorca

PORT DE SOLLER: Police have been concentrating on pleasure craft.

By Matt Ford THE National Police has increased inspections of pleasure craft at marinas and yacht clubs around the Island since the level four anti-terrorism alert was put in place in mid-2015.

A statement released on Thursday, September 29, has revealed that a whopping 16,400 such vessels have visited Mallorca in a little

over 12 months.

Searches have mostly been concentrated on non-EU boats, meaning visitors hailing from outside the Schengen zone have been ‘stressed’ by the additional measures.

During inspections, officers cross-check the number and identity of crew and passengers against details submitted to Mallorcan port authorities before each vessel has docked.

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Inter-Island adventure SENIOR citizens across the Balearics may be able to island hop at a lower cost as Mundosenior Plus, Globalia, and Barcelo combine forces to offer off-season trips from Mallorca to Menorca and Ibiza.

A similar programme was dropped in 2011 when the government cut funding.

The Balearic travel agents association (Aviba) made a formal request to the government for funding to be resurrected, they received a reply but no guarantee of commitment.

Mundosenior have since stepped in, eyeing a lucrative hole in the market, and will help fund the programme.

The first trip took place on October 5 with a jaunt to Ibiza, with Menorca voyages to begin in mid-November.

Roughly 2,000 places are available under the scheme and many are already sold.

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The UK government’s record inheritance tax haul reveals how more and more British families are being caught out – and you do not need even to be a UK resident to be affected.

Last year British taxpayers – including expatriates – paid a record sum in UK inheritance tax. Totalling £4.7 billion over the 2015-16 tax year, this boosted government coffers by 22% more than the year before.

Such a notable increase would make more sense if the rules of inheritance tax liability had changed to widen the net. This is not the case, however, as the £325,000 threshold (£650,000 for couples) and 40% rate have stayed the same since 2009.

Why the sharp increase in revenue?

This increase has much to do with the increasing value of assets. As house prices have risen, so has the number of estates that fall within the £325,000/£650,000 threshold, along with the amount they have to pay.

On top of that, by staying static over the years, the liability threshold has not kept pace with inflation in the same way that the value of property or other assets has. By the

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More Families Than Ever Caught In Inheritance Tax Net

By Simon King, Partner, Blevins Franks time the threshold is earmarked to change in 2019, it will need to increase by around £66,000 to catch up with average inflation.

With a relatively high rate charged on anything over a relatively low threshold, it is easy to see how more people have been caught out by inheritance tax to give the Treasury this record boost.

New allowances may offer scant relief From 2017, the government plans to start phasing in inheritance tax relief for your main home. It will begin with an additional £100,000 allowance in April and peak at £175,000 in 2020. In five years’ time couples can potentially pass on up to £1 million-worth of property tax-free.

While this sounds promising, the benefits of the proposed changes could be dampened by the continuing trend for rising house prices.

The proposed rules for the new allowances are also far from straightforward. They are likely to include complicated conditions that may further limit the benefits. For example, the full tax-free allowance looks set to only apply to a main residential home that is worth less than £2 million and is passed on to

direct descendants. Properties worth more will be subject to a tapering system that will whittle the allowance down to nothing when a home exceeds £2.7 million.

Expatriates can be caught out too Even if you have lived in Mallorca for many years, as a UK national you could still be in the firing line for inheritance tax. That is because it is where you are domiciled that determines your liability, not where you are resident.

Domicile law is extremely complex and there are various ways your domicile status can be tested for inheritance tax purposes. To get it right, seek professional guidance that takes into account your individual circumstances and objectives.

UK nationals in Mallorca could be liable for inheritance taxes in two countries – the UK and Spain. An

adviser with specialist expertise can help you establish your domicile status and how UK inheritance tax interacts with Spanish succession tax. They can help you take advantage of all the reliefs available to minimise its impact on your family. With professional advice you can put plans in place to make sure your legacy is distributed as you wish without your heirs paying more tax than necessary.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices, which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Burned body found A CHARRED corpse was found in a bunker near El Toro. Two ramblers found the remains and a nearby backpack containing the ID of a 54-year-old male hiker who was reported missing.

Investigators found his hands were tied to his body with a chain and he had been doused in gasoline. Despite these apparently suspicious circumstances they are acting on the presumption of suicide as no traces of another individual could be found.

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President backs wrong horse

By Matthew Elliott PRESIDENT of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, is at risk of being frozen out nationally after she very publicly declared her support for PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez, who stepped down over the weekend.

The Socialist party had convened an urgent meeting to deal with an internal insurgency calling for Sanchez’s head over his steadfast refusal to acquiesce to a Partido Popular government and prevent a third general election.

Armengol, who is general secretary of the PSOE in the Balearics, had derided the insurgency as an anti-democratic “train wreck” and remained resolutely supportive of Sanchez until he lost an executive vote and resigned.

Whether her standing in the party is diminished as a result remains to be seen. Her record is largely untarnished

by Spanish political standards and her young age at 45 means that she could still emerge as a rising star.

FRANCINA ARMENGOL: Could still emerge as a rising star.

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Gastro best TWELVE chefs showed off their kitchen tricks at the ‘Europa’s Best’ competition aboard the HapagLloyd cruise ship with some of the island’s finest chefs doing battle with their culinary counterparts from across the continent.

Terror alert MARINAS across Mallorca have seen firmer security sweeps from National Police officers acting on a raised terrorist alert across the country.

Battle off A MASS brawl in Binissalem was averted by police acting on a tip-off.

Young men had arranged over the internet to meet on Friday evening for a physical war and were planning to bring knives and guns.

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Police abusers expelled FOUR police officers who participated in a brutal attack on a detainee in their custody have been expelled from the force. Security camera footage captured one of the men, Antonio Garcias, kicking an arrested man in the face as he was tied down to a chair in a Palma police station.

Garcias has been sentenced to one year and three months imprisonment for the assault.

His three colleagues, who were filmed casually observing the violence, have been handed suspended sentences and stripped of their uniform.

The city council has made clear its determination to stamp out such abuses and corruption, which have tarnished the force in recent years.

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ALCOHOL FREE: It is proposed to introduce booze-free flight

By David Humphrey A PROPOSAL has been put forward by political group ‘More for Mallorca,’ who are pressuring the UK and Spanish governments to in-

troduce booze-free flights, as well as a blacklist of drunken passengers.

The group insists the initiative is not an attack on British holidaymakers specifically, but on so-

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being pressured

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called ‘binge tourism’ in general.

Spokesman for More for Mallorca, Antoni Reus, said: “The proposals go hand in hand with measures to clamp down on binge tourism and drunken tourists, irre-

spective of their nationality, origin and destination.”

The move is inspired by the actions of Ryanair on their GlasgowIbiza route, where alcohol was banned after a series of incidents.

Water inequality IT will hardly come as a surprise to Palma residents to hear that they pay one of the highest rates for water in the entire country.

A Spanish consumer organisation has found that residents of the droughthit city pay roughly €400 a year to supply a family of four.

Murcia and Barcelona are more expensive but Palma fares worse than other large cities including Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia, and pays more than double the figure forked out by San Sebastian and Burgos locals.

The study finds startling regional differences, with consumers in Cadiz paying five times the rate per cubic metre than their counterparts in the Canaries.

State tariffs have also risen substantially, by almost one third since 2009.

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Fishy diving A DIVING school is being investigated for manslaughter after a German man died in an accident and a Guardia Civil inquiry found that the owner took insufficient precautions before allowing the client to go underwater in June.

Electric point POLLENSA: Works will now have to be split into three parts.

Debacle and delay

By Matthew Elliott PUERTO POLLENSA and pedestrianisation seemingly don’t go hand in hand. The planned resurfacing of roads in order to make them more pedestrian-friendly has been delayed despite the council finally coming to an agreement over its budget.

The works will now have to be split into three parts so as not to impact the tourist season. Originally planned to be done and dusted

by the end of the year, it took so long for the politicians to work out how much they’d contribute financially.

The Mallorcan Council had earmarked almost half a million euros in August for the project but refused to commit it until it was certain that the pedestrian plan had the unwavering backing of the Pollensa Council.

It took two months of wrangling in the Pollensa Council to finally commit, but by then it was too late.

MALLORCA will pioneer electric mobility by building charging stations across 10 municipalities which can be used for wheelchairs, bikes and cars at a subsided cost.

Furious rage A FATHER walking with his young daughter didn’t appreciate the sight of a Polish man urinating publicly in Palma. The Ecuadoran resident smashed a glass bottle over the offender’s head and was subsequently arrested.

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Brit jailed for knife attack A BRITISH man who stabbed another Brit in the back, literally not metaphorically, has been imprisoned by a Palma court, with his sentence likely to last between two and five years.

The 30-year-old Liverpudlian was working in Punta Ballena over the high season and got embroiled in a dispute with a younger man one evening in Magaluf, whom he knifed in the lower back.

He was arrested by Calvia police and identified by the victim and eyewitnesses outside the discotheque where the incident occurred. The discarded weapon was found nearby and the Brit was charged with causing injury with a dangerous weapon.

President confesses

By Matthew Elliott FORMER president of the Balearic Parliament Maria Antonia Munar has publicly confessed involvement in the €4 million in bribes made to senior public officials during her stint in office.

Her lawyer made clear that she accepted the charges during the opening stanza of the Can Domenge trial on Monday. Prosecutors accuse Munar of fraud, revealing secrets and corruption, and personal involvement in misusing €150,000 of public finances.

She is named in a variety of corruption cases chiefly involving favourable contracts for land sales. Her former vice-president Miquel Nadal is also facing prosecutors and the pair are expected to face jail time despite claiming mitigating circumstances and having paid back much of the amounts.

MARIA ANTONIA MUNAR: The former president has confessed to her involvement.

President of the Balearic Parliament for three years from 2007, the Barcelona-

born 61-year-old, former UM party leader quit her post in 2010 as the scale of

the corruption infesting the government’s executive arm became clear.

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Scent of a crime THE smell of dried marihuana buds led police along their very own yellow brick road and towards a farm in Algaida where they found several boats with bundles of cash and dope inside totalling €47,600 and 500 kilograms.

A quick scan of the premises confirmed to police that the entire farm was dedicated to marihuana storage with perfect insulation, dehumidifiers and more than 100 tightly sealed bags marked as fertiliser.

The setup was clearly insufficient to deflect Guardia Civil attention and they arrested the 47-year-old farmer, who they suspect had connections with drug dealers across the island, and believe that he was acting alone.

Bizarrely the hunt for the source of the smell had been going on for months, with investigators quite literally following their noses in the early morning and late evening when the scent was strongest.

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Monument under threat in Palma

By Matthew Elliott PROTESTORS, under the umbrella of the Save the Sa Feixana Monument group, demonstrated in Palma against the demolition of the Sa Feixana monument and are battling for it to become a heritage site worthy of official protection.

Constructed 70 years ago in remembrance of sailors who perished on the Baleares warship during the Spanish Civil War, it was paid for by local residents in Santa Catalina.

Bearing a dark connection with the Franco regime it has been targeted in a drive to remove statues and street names related to the dictatorship.

Palma City Council, run by PSOE, Mes and Podemos, supports demolishing the monument alongside the mayor. The PP oppose and demand it’s not paid for using taxpayer funds.

SA FEIXANA: Targeted for demolition.

Away and hunt elsewhere THE wonderfully named Neus Truyol, who works as the councillor for ecology and animal welfare in Palma, ridiculed demands from city hunters who want more urban spaces to hunt.

Truyol told the group to abandon the city and seek out new pastures in the countryside where they might be able to set up a reserve and hunt to

their heart’s content.

Pointing out that urban hunting often caused great distress to neighbours, who have enough on their plate without having to endure watching a man chase rabbits around the street with an antiquated shotgun, Truyol said the hunters were free to do as they wished, just not on Palma’s turf.

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AWOL operator payments EXPECTANTLY awaiting a desperately needed cash windfall, many hotels across Mallorca remain unpaid by major tour operators for their services after a record-breaking summer for the tourist industry.

The hotels cover costs on the ground, paying wages, suppliers and maintenance and invoice the operators for the accommodation fees, food and packages that their guests pay the tour company for.

Why there is a delay in payment remains unclear.

There are suspicions, however, that ironically the very reason Spanish hotels have been so successful this year, is the same reason they’re presently losing out.

Tour operators themselves have been battling serious losses due to terrorism and insecurity across the world, particularly in Mediterranean rivals Turkey and Tunisia.

With thousands of lastminute cancellations, their pockets have also been hit and Mallorcan hotels may have to either wait while they get their house in order... or take legal action.

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Irish woman found

By Matthew Elliott AN elderly Irish woman was found floating roughly 300 metres off the beach in Santa Ponsa. A group of Russian tourists raised the

Adios to ice cream kiosk CONTROVERSY over favourable contracts, concessions and abuse of public funds by officials in Pollensa looks set to see the famous Gelats Valls ice-cream kiosk in the town centre close down.

The eviction order has been signed by Mayor Miquel Angel, who alongside his predecessor Tomeu Cifre, is accused of showing the kiosk undue favouritism for years, absolving it of the need to secure proper authorisation to ply its trade.

The public remain unconcerned by the financial affairs and has widely supported the family-run business.

alarm after seeing her body in the water. They initially thought she may have been a diver but called Guardia Civil when it was clear she wasn’t moving. The 83-year-old lady was fully clothed and still had her bag with her.

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By Matthew Elliott WHILE the buoyant performance of the Balearic property market is surely providing an essential boost to the local economy and providing terrific investment from abroad, local residents are at risk of being frozen out of the success, and perhaps even their own neighbourhoods.

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Priced out the market? are a constant presence at the very top of the Spanish property table, with price rises per square metre this year the highest across the country.

It’s no coincidence that the percentage of purchases made by foreign res-

idents is also the highest across Spain, at roughly 40 per cent in 2015. Palma now sees prices on a par with Madrid, while the south-west of Mallorca is quickly becoming one of Europe’s top spots for luxury second homes.

So far so good, but a side-effect of the booming market is that the Balearics are now one of only four regions in Spain where salary levels are officially inadequate to purchase an averagely-priced home.

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Working and middle-class Spanish nationals are therefore often unable to buy a home that would have been a mere formality just five or six years ago. The consequences of this remain unclear but there is every possibility a housing crisis could further ignite fury over the environmental and social damage done by an unsustainable influx of tourists.

Daughter of the Skies to stay DESCENDANTS of the great female aviator Jean Batten, who was the first person to fly solo from England to New Zealand, are calling for her remains to stay in Mallorca.

One of the daredevil heroes of the 1930s, Batten shattered multiple flying records in her 20’s, becoming one of New Zealand’s most famous and iconic exports.

She crash-landed in Karachi and Rome, flew from England to Brazil, Australia and New Zealand, was titled ‘Daughter of the Skies’ by a local Maori chief, Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the UK, and made a French Legion

JEAN BATTEN: Shattered multiple flying records and was one of New Zealand’s most famous exports. of Honour during her illustrious career. Later she became a recluse and retired to Mallorca,

where she died from a dog bite infection and was buried in a paupers’ grave in 1982.

Earlier this year her greatnephew Ron Batten journeyed to Palma and placed a bronze memorial next to her grave.

Some dispute has, however, emerged over whether to repatriate her remains. Biographer Ian MacKersey claims that she specifically requested to be cremated in London and have her ashes flown to New Zealand.

Perish the thought say family members, who believe it would be far too intrusive to act now.

Whatever the outcome, at least her Mallorcan grave has finally been given the recognition it deserves, with Palma cemetery pledging to look after her new plaque.

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The walk to Calvia THIS charity walk takes place next Saturday, October 8, from Katmandu Park in Magaluf to Moods, Portals, and back.

If you want to take part turn up before 9.45am and register, the cost is €10 plus any sponsorship money you might have raised, food and entertainment will be available.

This week the winner of the competition to design the poster to promote the walk was announced.

Nora Delgado, of Baleares International College, won the competiotion.

Over 150 entries were received from children at the various International schools. Nora will be presented with her award for winning the competition at the event next Saturday.

So, to support a worthy cause and get some exercise, as well as having some fun, go along on Saturday October 8, and also get the opportunity to see Nora’s winning poster.

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Plundering pirates destroying waters THE world’s largest ocean conservation organisation has denounced illegal trawling operations in Mallorca.

Oceana, which is based in Washington DC, and has a fraught relationship with the Spanish government, claims that boats around the island are plundering waters less than 50 metres deep.

The practice is forbidden under Spanish and Eu-

ropean fishing regulations, and is argued by the group to be a serious cause of the Mediterranean’s over-exploitation and dwindling fish stocks.

Executive director Lasse Gustavsson, has demanded that the Balearic government “act decisively” against illegal fishing which it claims destroys our eco-systems, ultimately harms the fishing industry, and is a waste, as 90 per cent of

‘World’s biggest coffee morning’ KIRSTY TULIP, of Santa Ponsas Scubar, hosted a busy and successful coffee morning on Friday, September 30 in aid of Macmillan cancer support.

Customers were asked to donate €5 for a coffee and cake, all in aid of supporting people suffering from cancer.

Kirsty said a special mention of thanks must go to Nazar, Violeta, and the team at Amrita gardens in Paguera, for their very generous donation of cakes and pastrys and to Oliver and Dominque at Scubar for providing the venue for free.

This event is becoming increasingly popular on the Island with various other establishments and businesses

THE EVENT: Eating and drinking for charity! holding their own coffee mornings in a bid to raise much needed funds, which EWN whole-heartedly supports and is proud to be part of.

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catches in shallow water are simply discarded.

The practice also ruins delicate underwater habitats, coral reefs, and seagrass meadows, and overwhelmingly targets young fish who shelter in shallow waters before heading out to sea.

Oceana has been instrumental in the Mediterranean region, helping to ban shark-hunting, driftnetting and combating rampant pollution.

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COSTA DEL SOL

Getting back into shape COSTA BLANCA NORTH

MAMACTIVA: Mothers and babies out for a stroll.

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By Linda Hall MAMACTIVA, an association whose members have recently given birth, recently celebrated its sixth anniversary.

Now that the summer is over, young mothers from Alfaz del Pi and Albir are meeting once more for exercise and activities, organised by the town hall and the Centre for Early and Aquatic Stimulas.

Mamactiva gives members the chance to get back into shape after giving birth with gentle exercises that can be carried out with a baby in tow. The activities carried out together also assist the bonding process between mother and baby.

All mothers who have given birth in the last four months and are registered on the Alfaz padron are eligible to join in the free meetings.

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Nature calls

Santa Pola

Building permit

New timetable

LOVE is in the air in Sierra de los Filabres with mating calls and chances of catching a glimpse of the red deer starting to attract dozens of visitors to the area to listen as males begin a-courting and battling to prepare their harems.

USERS of the castle car park in Santa Pola have demanded information on the materials used during its construction following the appearance of several cracks. They want the cement to be tested to ensure it complies with the minimum recommendations for installation.

A COURT hearing has seen the cancellation of a licence granted in 2009 by the Nerja Council for the construction of rural housing in the area of the Rio de la Miel, which had been requested by a family member of the then personal secretary of the PP mayor Jose Alberto Armijo.

FOLLOWING the decision by 10 Benidorm schools to adopt a continuous day, Local Police have confirmed they have amended arrangements for officers covering traffic control. A minimum of 14 officers will be available to cover the schools with the new timetable.

Dangerous driver

Anti-mosquito

A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD man drove the wrong way for more than seven kilometres along the A7 between Salobreña and Almuñecar and when finally stopped was found to be three times over the alcohol limit and had been taking cocaine. He was later banned from driving for six years, fined €1,080 and given a one-year prison sentence suspended for three years.

ALFAZ DEL PI received a €7,279 subsidy towards the town’s battle to prevent and control the tiger mosquito. The cash from the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP) helped to cover the cost of the Health department’s campaign that began last May.

Blackmailers caught ELEVEN people have been arrested by the Local Police in Almeria City suspected of extortion and threatening and causing injuries to a married couple who sold second-hand cars for a living in competition to the blackmailing group.

Cycling visits MORE people are visiting Elche’s Museum del Pusol. The centre’s director said they have particularly noted an increase in the number of visitors cycling to the museum from the coast.

Healthy eating

Flu jab

ALMERIA Provincial Council has announced the launch of a healthy eating workshop which will be touring the province, teaching an estimated 800 children and parents the importance of a balanced diet and exercise.

THIS winter’s flu campaign will launch on October 24. The young, elderly and those with chronic illnesses are encouraged to visit their health centre and have the flu jab. Last year over 7,000 doses were administered in Valencia Region.

Road safe

Pool repairs

THE children of Huercal-Overa are set to become better drivers in the future as the council has created a specific park in which they will learn the ropes of road safety. The area has been surfaced, painted and fitted out with signs.

TORREVIEJA’S heated indoor pool has been closed for maintenance work.

Councillor for Sports, Pablo Samper, said the boiler and electrical panel have already been repaired, but other essential work is still being carried out.

Piglet cruelty

Rain damage

TWO men accused of killing 79 piglets in Huercal-Overa at the beginning of the year are due to stand trial in October 2017. The men face charges of animal cruelty and causing loss of income.

RAIN and hail has caused €800,000 worth of damage to crops in the Murcia Region. The Regional Ministry of Agriculture has carried out a provisional assessment of recent storm damage.

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Gas explosion

Avocado thieves

MORE than 90 people have been injured, many of them seriously, following a huge gas explosion in a Velez-Malaga cafe. No fatalities have been reported and dozens have been released from care whilst the local Feria continues.

FOUR men were arrested and charged with stealing four tons of avocados worth €9,000 in Callosa d’en Sarria.

These they later sold in open-air mercadillos in Polop and La Nucia, sometimes charging as little as 50 cents a kilo, four times cheaper than their usual wholesale price.

Market parking

Base-jumping

A MEETING of the Almuñecar Council has approved the cancellation of the present lease for the underground car park at the municipal market. This brings to an end five years of court hearings between the council and the lease holder which was granted by a previous administration.

FIVE daredevils were filmed basejumping from skyscrapers during the early hours of the morning of September 30 in Benidorm. The illegal jumps occurred just days before the official World Base-jumping Championship was due to begin in the city.

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Lisa Brown SPANISH police are planning new land and sea searches for the body of 32-year-old Lisa Brown from Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, who went missing from her home in Guadiaro on the Costa del Sol last year.

Under control FEARS were raised when a forest fire in Casares briefly spiralled out of control. Firefighters tackled the blaze on at a scrubland patch of the picturesque Costa del Sol town, subduing it in less than three hours.

Mijas police MIJAS’ Local Police force held their annual feast of their patron in honour of the archangels San Gabriel, San Rafael and San Miguel on September 29. Special public recognition and the Cross of Merit were awarded to nine officers, while 21 others received public congratulations for outstanding efforts.

Wanton waste AN environmental group in Torremolinos wants to know why the council has been pouring millions of litres of drinkable water into the sea.

The Verde (Green) citizen’s platform claim that an important aquifer has been leaking for months in the Costa del Sol town.

Crack down BENALMADENA Council is set to embark on a lengthy campaign to punish residents who have any ‘illegal’ constructions on their property. The public body is planning to tighten up the regulative framework governing private property, which it claims has remained unchanged in more than 15 years.

Threat to sand DUNES El Pinillo in Marbella is facing an existential threat from tourism and the poisonous affairs of urban life and needs public protection. That is the conclusion of Marbella Council which hopes to have the dunes included in its legally protected four-hectare ecological reserve.

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Karaoke twist SWEDISH company Spotify has announced it is launching a streaming service with a karaoke twist in Japan, the world’s second-biggest music market.

Best brand SWEDISH furniture giant Ikea has topped the Evimetrix Brand Awards as resident’s favourite brand. Thousands of Swedes responded with national brands topping the list.

Bloodbath SWEDEN: A man ran onto the stage during a concert by US rappers Ghostface Killah and Killah Priest in Stockholm and attacked a member of concert security staff. Witnesses said it was like a ‘bloodbath on stage.’

GERMAN

Druid king at war KING ARTHUR is suing the police and English Heritage over a £15 parking charge at Stonehenge he reckons is illegal. Arthur Pendragon, the self-styled king of British druids, says that it’s “grossly unfair” that he should have to “pay to pray” at the pagan site.

BRITISH PRESS

Bullied to death AN 11-year-old-boy was found hanged in his bedroom after telling his mother he was being bullied just weeks into his first term at secondary school in Bradford.

Parking prices

25 years on POLICE have resumed the search in Greece for British toddler Ben Needham who disappeared from a farmhouse in Kos in 1991. The focus is said to be on a plot of land which includes a fig tree supposedly planted after he went missing.

BRITAIN’S cheapest and most expensive car parks have been revealed. The Railway Street car park in Dewsbury is the cheapest at just 5p to leave your car for an hour, compared to £13 an hour in the heart of London’s West End. DRUID KING: Unfair he should have to pay to pray.

NORWAY: Oslo City Council passed a ‘climate budget’ to ensure that a number of green initiatives get implemented.

The budget calls for greenhouse gas emissions to be halved in just four years by boosting public transport and adding around 10km of new cycle paths.

DENMARK: A new project based in Copenhagen was launched this week to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.

Think.dk is a sustainability think-tank that will provide a location and platform for connecting with like-minded people.

Escaped lion A MALE lion was shot dead at Leipzig Zoo after he broke out of his enclosure and the sedative failed to work. The zoo said at no point had visitors been in danger but are investigating how the lion escaped.

Tourist tax GERMANY is being taken to the EU Court of Justice over its plan to impose a road toll that would mainly charge foreign drivers. German residents would pay but would get a rebate on their vehicle taxes.

Bomber sentenced

Go green THE Green party wants German cars to be petrol and diesel free within the next 15 years. They said they want all new cars to be electric as the increasing number of cars is one of the biggest threats to the climate.

Human rights

Think tank

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A MAN was sentenced to four years in jail for heading to Paris with assault rifles and explosives hidden in his car shortly before the November attacks. He was arrested during a routine check on a Bavarian motorway a week before the attacks.

Green budget

NORWAY: The Rafto Prize for human rights was awarded to Yanar Mohammed of Iraq for her efforts to help women subjected to sexual abuse in the war-torn country. She is cofounder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq.

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Bomb found EUROPEAN UNION: Fewer people now want to come out of the EU.

EU positive

DUTCH PRESS

THE Dutch are more positive about the European Union, with 46 per cent now thinking membership is ‘a good thing’ according to new research by the government. Fewer people now want to come out of the EU.

communicating their tax affairs by letter after a change in law allowed the government to communicate via email.

Email shy

IVF extension

ALMOST 60,000 people have told the tax office they wish to continue

DUTCH women up to the age of 50 will soon be eligible for IVF fertility

treatments if their eggs were harvested before they turned 43. The current age limit is 45 but this is to be extended.

Teaching costs NINE out of 10 primary school teachers buy teaching materials themselves, but one third are unable to claim back the cost from their school budgets, according to a union survey.

A DISTRICT of Cologne was evacuated after a Second World War bomb was found in a parking lot. Over 3,000 people within a 700m radius of the bomb were evacuated as a precaution.

Airline loss AIR BERLIN,Germany’s second-largest airline, is to cut around 1,200 jobs and halve its fleet as it ‘concent r at es on i t s cor e oper ations.’ Last year the company reported a record loss of €447 million.

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ORTHODOX CHURCH: Has called for a complete ban on abortion.

A pagan sacrifice A NEW petition launched by the Russian Orthodox Church calling for a complete ban on abortion has been signed by more than 300,000 people. Activists also want to ban the morningafter pill which they liken to a “pagan sacrifice of children.” A Senator has blamed guilt over abortions for increased aggressiveness in society.

Great escape A PENAL colony prisone r w a s c a pture d a fte r he broke fre e during a s tin t working on the vegetable pa tc h a nd w a lke d 200km across the Tomsk region in Siberia to look for his eightyear-old daughter. The convicted drug trafficker now faces an extra four years in the camp and will be fined for the cost of the manhunt.

Plot thickens RELATIONS between Moscow and the West were strained further after an international investigation saw that the missile which destroyed a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine had come from Russia. The Kremlin has dismissed the findings and blames the 298 deaths in July 2014 on prowestern Ukrainian rebels.

Modern art A PRIVATE art gallery in

WILDERNESS: A toddler survived for three days.

Tale of survival A TODDLER miraculously managed to survive three days stranded in the Siberian wilderness surrounded by wolves and bears. The three-year-old vanished from his great-grandparents home in the small village of Khut. A huge search effort found him days later in nearby forest with a bar of chocolate in his pocket explaining that he’d followed a puppy.

Moscow has closed down an exhibition from American photographer Jock Sturges after a protestor threw urine over the portraits.

A Russi an senat or descr i bed t he exhi bi t i on, which features images of naked school-age girls, as child pornography. It follows a series of attacks on modern art by furious traditionalists.

Terrible tragedy A HUGE blaze broke out at a warehouse in eastern Moscow taking the lives of eight firefighters as they fought to extinguish it.

Moscow mayor Sergei

Sobyanin has described the men as heroes and announced an investigation into the cause. Several deadly fires have struck industrial estates across the capital this year.

Cheeky customer A VLADIVOSTOK resident has been caught on camera several times entering local shops, picking up a bottle of vodka and downing it in one gulp before leaving without paying.

He was caught one day after collapsing in a shop but was undeterred and was filmed performing the same money-saving trick days later.

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$14 billion (€12.5 billion) is the amount of the fine levied by the US Department of Justice on Deutsche Bank for the improper sale of bonds in the USA in 2008.

it go under.

Both the bank and the German gov-

ernment have denied there is any truth in the report but the newspaper stands by its story, saying that as the fine is some three times greater than the bank had provided for in its accounts, there was every reason for the government to be involved.

According to the CEO of Deutsche Bank, the record fine was never expected to be paid and it was an ‘opening gambit’ from the US Department of Justice

George Osborne will go down in history as a particularly inept Chancellor. He created fiscal targets that entrapped him,” said former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.

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SHARING MUSIC: Daniel Ek of Spotify.

Soundcloud and Spotify in talks AS the digital age progresses, so the legal downloading of music is becoming more sophisticated and Swedish company Spotify formed by Daniel Ek is now apparently in takeover talks with German platform Soundcloud.

The concept of file sharing for music was launched by American company Napster which was nullified due to problems with copyright infringement, but Spotify appeared on the scene and offers subscribers the opportunity to stream music of their choice after it has signed formal deals

with record companies around the world.

Soundcloud had a different motive as it simply allowed bands and musicians (often unsigned) to upload their works to the site which was accessible to fans around the world.

This has now changed as Soundcloud has also started to charge for certain services.

Some believe this was done deliberately at the request of shareholders who want to see the company sold as it is yet to make a profit and an existing pay to play service would appeal to potential purchasers.

AFTER revelations that the new Samsung Galaxy telephone could catch fire because of battery problems, it now transpires it is about to face a lawsuit in the USA after one of its top loading washing machines ‘exploded.’

The company accepts there may be some problems with machines sold between March 2011 and April 2016 and said certain models could be affected when washing bedding or bulky loads.

Owners in Europe need not panic, however, as the problem is confined to models sold within North America.

Hidden funds IN 2012, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy granted a partial tax amnesty to approximately 30,000 people when it was revealed billions of euros were held in overseas accounts and at that time, they were forgiven their actions, provided they confirmed their assets and paid 10 per cent in tax.

Now it appears the Treasury will be investigating those persons involved anew to see if they have other hidden assets.

OPEC reduces oil production AFTER the announcement from OPEC it intended to cut oil production by up to 700,000 barrels a day, the market reacted immediately and increased oil prices, but within 24 hours it emerged this was a recommendation which would have to be approved at a November meeting of the organisation.

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£25 million (€28.95 million) is the amount that Capita, the company that operates the London congestion charge will lose for late IT updates to the systems managing the charge.

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By John Smith A WELL-RESPECTED weekly ‘highbrow’ newspaper published in Hamburg, Die Zeit has revealed its understanding that the German government is preparing a rescue plan for Deutsche Bank, which is facing massive fines for the improper selling of mortgage bonds in the USA and like the British government before it, may have to take a significant stake in the bank rather than let

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The sticking point with any OPEC agreement is invariably over the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia and whilst it appears the Saudis have agreed they will restrict their production and allow Iran to increase its, many analysts fear this situation could be reversed by the next meeting.

and that a lower figure would be negotiated, although it does seem a little unusual for the US government to be effectively ‘playing a hand of poker’ to see how much it can win.

In a step towards raising funds to pay the eventual fine, the bank has sold its UK based Abbey Life Assurance business for £935 million (€1.08 billion) and may be forced to sell other assets once the total fine is agreed.

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Corruption trial THE trial of Rodrigo Rato and 64 others accused of improperly using bank issued credit cards for personal purchases and cash withdrawals has started in Madrid to boos and accusations that he is a thief and a fraud from protestors outside the court room.

A former minister in the PP government, chief of the IMF and director of the government rescued Bankia group, Rato is a prime target for the prosecutors who are looking for a four and a half year prison sentence and significant fine while opponents of the interim government use him as an example of alleged corruption within the party.

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% CHG. 0.77 0.93 0.94 1.05 0.94 0.54 1.10 0.86 1.55 0.13 0.09 0.79 1.03 0.84 0.87 -0.47 -1.05 0.92 0.44 -0.15 0.77 -0.92 0.33 0.67 1.05 0.57 1.20 0.30 -0.30 0.10 0.91 0.22 -0.06 1.03 0.59 0.33 1.18 2.73 0.78 1.08 0.28 1.45 -0.08 0.52 -0.13 -0.64 1.03 0.00 -0.28 -0.14

NET VOL 335.00 30.70 376.74 125.99 86.37 42.76 133.55 412.17 92.12 391.97 3,321.10 1,247.76 509.54 1,597.85 182.09 392.09 1,234.90 50.80 99.91 449.77 23.51 1,180.03 29.49 231.83 56.86 2.86 375.48 261.05 99.59 236.48 242.15 44.83 240.79 763.23 3,576.35 158.67 55.06 68.57 1,509.77 138.78 49.69 45.75 623.38 9.25 209.23 1,073.08 28.16 479.25 85.91 1,723.58

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Lloyds Banking Group PLC 54.50 -0.04 London Stock Exchange Grp. 2825.50 26.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 328.80 -2.20 Mediclinic International PLC 930.00 4.00 Merlin Entertainments PLC 437.20 -2.50 Micro Focus International PLC 2212.00 14.10 Mondi PLC 1638.50 15.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 219.10 1.20 National Grid PLC 1087.25 -4.50 Next PLC 4755.00 -20.00 Old Mutual PLC 204.60 2.20 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 8800.00 100.00 Pearson PLC 758.25 5.50 Persimmon PLC 1837.00 23.00 Polymetal International PLC 973.00 5.00 Provident Financial PLC 3062.00 29.00 Prudential PLC 1386.50 19.80 Randgold Resources Ltd 7747.50 -35.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 7266.00 1.00 RELX PLC 1478.50 15.00 Rio Tinto PLC 2590.75 15.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 721.25 1.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Grp 179.00 0.20 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2043.00 46.64 Royal Mail PLC 488.40 -1.40 RSA Insurance Group PLC 549.75 4.00 SABMiller PLC 4494.25 -1.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 743.75 5.50 Sainsbury (J) PLC 244.55 -1.20 Schroders PLC 2761.00 65.00 Severn Trent PLC 2490.00 -15.00 Shire PLC 5021.00 23.00 Sky PLC 896.75 3.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 1252.50 9.00 Smiths Group PLC 1484.00 20.00 SSE PLC 1557.50 -11.00 Standard Chartered PLC 632.85 4.60 Standard Life PLC 347.45 3.70 St James's Place PLC 957.00 9.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 155.10 1.00 Tesco PLC 182.35 -0.62 Travis Perkins PLC 1571.00 27.00 TUI AG 1102.50 6.00 Unilever PLC 3700.50 46.00 United Utilities Group PLC 995.00 -7.50 Vodafone Group PLC 223.38 1.60 Whitbread PLC 3916.00 2.00 Wolseley PLC 4402.50 47.50 Worldpay Group PLC 298.05 1.80 WPP PLC 1822.50 8.00

% CHG. -0.07 0.93 -0.66 0.43 -0.57 0.64 0.92 0.55 -0.41 -0.42 1.09 1.15 0.73 1.27 0.52 0.96 1.45 -0.45 0.01 1.03 0.60 0.14 0.11 2.34 -0.29 0.73 -0.02 0.75 -0.49 2.41 -0.60 0.46 0.34 0.72 1.37 -0.70 0.73 1.08 0.95 0.65 -0.34 1.75 0.55 1.26 -0.75 0.72 0.05 1.09 0.61 0.44

NET VOL 11,187.32 5.46 484.14 69.00 227.04 28.10 61.25 757.38 476.16 55.48 529.25 2.35 217.09 209.82 31.48 16.79 347.30 34.66 79.42 286.99 218.71 178.12 2,006.29 492.96 134.61 74.42 258.65 152.24 556.94 101.52 28.35 132.84 261.23 84.64 107.05 178.88 446.91 357.95 55.58 1,873.81 1,425.94 110.71 18.84 215.13 122.92 3,555.85 40.46 33.51 382.01 149.35

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$ 3.63 $ 14.01 $ 3.01 $ 5.88 $ 23.05 $ 16.75 $ 19.26 $ 6.33 $ 3.45 $ 4.60 $ 38.15

1.1301 ▲ 45.21% 2.45 ▲ 21.19% 0.37 ▲ 14.02% 0.68 ▲ 13.08% 2.59 ▲ 12.66% 1.76 ▲ 11.74% 1.92 ▲ 11.07% 0.61 ▲ 10.66% 0.33 ▲ 10.58% 0.4201 ▲ 10.05% 3.41 ▲ 9.82%

$ 13.95 $ 46.13 $ 10.60 $ 47.71 $ 3.44 $ 2.89 $ 18.15 $ 2.30 $ 20.18 $ 2.1402 $ 2.95

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Pound brightens on post Brexit data Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

FOLLOWING the Brexit vote the pound tumbled as expected but the downturn thus far has not been as big as some had feared.

In fact, recently the pound has found its feet again and has managed to claw back across a range of currencies. Recent UK data has surprised many observers with stronger numbers than expected in retail sales and across the PMI surveys including manufacturing, construction and services.

Britain could argue it is on safer soil and the doom and gloom is behind them. However, before anyone gets too carried away they need to remember that it is still early days. The Bank of England (BoE) is likely to echo this point and ongoing UK data releases will continue to be scrutinised.

The BoE was the first to react to the Brexit vote by cutting interest rates and expanding the Quantitative Easing programme. It also downgraded the growth

GBP WEAKNESS: Could be mitigated with smooth Brexit negotiations. forecast for the remainder of 2016 and 2017. Attention will now be upon whether the BoE eases further, however given the more upbeat data this is less likely. Although the BoE will highlight ongoing risks and uncertainty it may improve the forecast slightly given the improvement in data, if

so this would prove pound-positive.

It is a similar picture here in the Eurozone with post-Brexit data holding up reasonably well. Again the focus ahead will be on any additional measures taken by the European Central Bank (ECB). In September it held fire and will now wait for a

clearer picture of growth and inflation.

December is now being eyed as a month in which the ECB could ease further by extending and possibly expanding the current Quantitative Easing programme. This opens the possibility of an easing ECB against a BoE holding current levels. This sentiment could help boost GBP/EUR as we move closer to December.

In 2017 the real challenge begins and it is now up to the UK government to negotiate a deal for Brexit. The triggering of Article 50 presents a big stumbling block for the pound. If the UK government can smooth this process with negotiations, then GBP weakness can be mitigated. This remains a big area of uncertainty going into 2017 and as things stand the UK government are not rushing or playing an early hand in negotiations.

In the coming months the key drivers for GBP/EUR will be ongoing economic data, the policy actions of the central banks and Brexit negotiations. Volatility is expected to remain high and we anticipate some opportunities for pound gains in the short to medium term for 2016 before facing fresh headwinds in 2017.

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By John Smith AS has been speculated for some months following the arrival of new British Airways Spanish CEO Alex Cruz from low cost airline Vueling, it is now certain that economy passengers on BA flights lasting less than five hours will no longer receive a free snack and drink.

In fairness, the actual food served was effectively a fairly boring half sandwich and to dress up the decision, it is being explained that sophisticated modern passengers want a greater choice of high quality food which they can purchase.

The only slight surprise is that rather than tie up with Waitrose which was originally muted, the airline will instead offer a range of Marks and Spencer products at prices which it believes are highly competitive with other ‘budget’ airlines such as Ryanair and Norwegian, the latter airline really attracting a large number of new passengers.

Mr Cruz was quoted as saying “We know our customers expect a great experience with British Airways. They’ve told us we are experts in flying and service, but when it

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British Airways scraps free inflight food

FOOD FOR SALE: BA flights will offer premium products from M&S for passengers to purchase. comes to catering on short-haul flights, they want to choose from a wider range of premium products.

Like British Airways, Marks & Spencer is a well-known, premium

British brand that is respected and trusted, so it’s an ideal partnership, providing our customers with a choice of products they recognise and value.”

At the moment, it appears that the maximum price of any food item will be £4.95 (€5.75) and that choices will be aimed at the time of day of the flight with regular changes of

menu to also reflect the season.

There will clearly be a significant saving overall for the airline but it is highly unlikely that any savings will be seen in the price of individual airfares as the cost of a sandwich and a drink is insignificant but does mount up to a decent amount over a year.

It is planned that these food free (as opposed to free food) flights will start from Gatwick and Heathrow with effect from January 11 of next year although passengers from London City and Stansted can continue to gorge themselves on half a sandwich until the middle of next year.

As what may be considered more complicated than it is worth, it will also be possible for frequent travellers to use their bonus Avios points to pay for inflight snacks and drinks in the future.

It has also been revealed that the airline will be attempting to make its fare structures more understandable as having introduced options for travel with or without baggage and payment for seat choices, consumers appear to have had some trouble in fully understanding what is available and at what cost.

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COMPARISON WEBSITES: May steer towards companies paying the best commission.

By John Smith IN the UK, there has been a major growth in comparison web sites which infer that they will help to find the best prices for a whole range of products including gas, electricity, insurance, credit cards, and broadband suppliers, in fact almost anything is fair game for them.

These companies have in many ways been a lifeline for television stations as they spend huge amounts with long running and highly creative (except for the men in shorts and high heels twerking) commercials which captivate audiences and bring them to the various comparison sites.

One thing that is often unexpected is the level of information that is required before any comparisons are available and it should be understood that all of the information provided can and will be disseminated to other parties unless the enquirer specifically indicates that the information may not be passed to third parties indiscriminately.

There have been some sugges-

The CMA ruled that comparison sites didn’t have to show consumers the best deals.” tions that as these free sites often receive payment from companies who gain new clients through the site, they cannot be completely impartial and consumers may not always be made aware of the best deals but may be steered towards companies that pay the best commissions.

Now, alert to this fact, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) intends to review a number of these sites to see whether they are offering the best advice to consumers and whether consumers understand the financial benefits that the sites may receive for the information that they receive.

This decision comes just a few months after the CMA ruled that the comparison sites didn’t have to show consumers the best deals

and could show just those where they received commission if this suited them.

That decision by the CMA which reversed an earlier ruling by energy regulator Ofgem has been heavily criticised by MPs who are also worried that the sites are becoming profit making machines which have changed from being a useful consumer tool to actually stifle genuine competition.

Naturally the CMA which is a government organisation and its minister won’t want to admit that the decision taken earlier this year was the wrong one, so they are dressing this latest exercise as a study which will take several months to complete and they then have a further year to publish the findings.

Critics suggest that the answer is ‘simples’ and investigators need the brain capacity of a stuffed animal to recognise that any company will take advantage of the opportunity given to reap the greatest profits even if it does not work to the best advantage of the consumer.

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Build camps across Europe LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT SO, certain charities are refusing to bring aid to the infamous Calais ‘Jungle Camp.’ Apparently after visiting and witnessing unwanted clothing and foodstuffs being dumped and burnt, the Human Relief Foundation has decided to suspend its charitable expeditions into these areas.

Another reason given is that, despite the bias of the BBC, who mainly feature women and children in their news reports, the charity found the camp contained over 95 per cent of young ablebodied men. Why does that come as such a surprise to them and so little surprise to the rest of us!?

This rag-bag collection of trainer-shod, mobile-clutching cowards should never have even been allowed to get as far as the English Channel. Countries en route should have been weeding them

CALAIS CAMP: Aid being left to go to waste. out and turning back thousands of this rabble bunch of feral opportunists. At last however, the French authorities are making

closing down moves, and not before time. As I wrote a couple of years ago, the only way to solve this problem is by building camps

across Europe. We simply cannot allow them to flood into the towns and the cities of the West, where they will only cause disruption and

unrest with the distinct possibility of ultimate violence. These camps should be orderly places, evenly distributed between countries.

They should be controlled and inspected regularly with all amenities, medical care, and acceptable living conditions. Over a period the refugees should be interviewed and assessed, and either given permits to work in allocated countries or deported back from whence they came. Problem solved.

Wonderful to see Corbyn reelected as leader of the Labour party. At least this means we won’t be seeing this lot in power for many years to come. Probably not in my lifetime anyway. Bliss.

What about the mother who pointed out a black car to her 11year-old daughter stating that she didn’t like the colour? Her shocked offspring immediately accused her of racism! Sometimes I really do despair of it all. Keep that mail coming and always.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM a movie buff. I love watching films and one of the reasons is because I was in the business for over 20 years. I started renting out videos in 1979 and opened my first shop in 1980, one of the first in London. So until 2001 when I retired, my main job was to watch and buy movies.

You may wonder what this has got to do with me now being a grumpy old sod? Well I am glad you asked. This week I watched ‘The Magnificent Seven.’ Not the wonderful 1960 original with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, etc., but a 2016 version which was terrible. By the way, before anyone tells me, I know the 1960 movie was a remake of the even more wonderful Akira Kurosawa 1954 movie ‘Seven Samurai’ which is a must watch. I digress, my point to film-makers is ‘Don’t do it!’ There has never been a remake better than the original. This version of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ is nowhere near the quality. Why do they do it? It’s such a cop out!

There are thousands of original scripts out there but the film companies like to play safe.

They made a remake of Hitchcock’s ‘Pyscho’.

It was absolute garbage. How could a studio boss in his right mind think it could possibly work? They even tried to remake ‘Willy Wonka’ putting Johnny Depp in the title role. How on earth can you ever, ever even consider trying to remake a movie with Gene Wilder as the star? It’s an insult to ….. well to the whole world actually. Whilst on the subject, some of the dross which is being turned out at the moment is beyond bad. In fact, they could not ever actually have been released, they must have escaped! I allowed Mrs S to choose a movie to watch as she doesn’t always like my choice and likes to go for the gentler option.

She found a movie called ‘Weiner Dog’ which was advertised as a comedy. Well if I tell you it was as funny as a smack in the mouth and just so nobody else has to suffer it I’m going to tell you how it ends. The beautiful little sausage dog gets run over and squashed by a truck, then two cars and then another truck!!!

Laughing hysterically? ... my arse! She’s now banned from choosing. I once walked out in the middle of a movie it was so bad. ‘So?’ you might ask. ‘What’s the big deal? Many people have done that.’ Well I was in my house at the time!

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This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself.

Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you.

Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential.

Be practical and logical.

outcomes can be quirky.

People change their minds, technology doesn't work, phone calls don't come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn’t be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th.

Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions.

Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get

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Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION gelt, gent, gift, gilt, glen, ling, nigh, ting, eight, feign, fight, fling, genii, glint, hinge, ingle, legit, light, neigh, night, thegn, thing, tinge, feting, filing, flight, hieing, ignite, length, tiling, tingle, felting, hefting, lifting, lighten, lignite, nightie, NIGHTLIFE

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be cele-brated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly, congratulations are in order.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions.

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Quick Across 1 Not often (6) 3 Fasten together (6) 8 Comprehend completely (7) 10 Lag behind (5) 11 Expenses (5) 12 Absence of sound (7) 13 Conceals (5) 15 Containing nothing (5) 20 Watch (7) 22 Coach (5) 24 Gain knowledge (5) 25 Make good (7) 26 Obligations (6) 27 Law-abiding (6) Down 1 Rigidly accurate (6) 2 Shows the way (5) 4 Whole amount (5) 5 Opposed to (7) 6 Assisted (6) 7 Compact (5)

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1 Sinks, 4 Admirer, 8 Ingredients, 9 Turnover, 10 Heat, 12 Brandy, 13 Voices, 16 Area, 18 Brisbane, 21 Greengrocer, 22 Endless, 23 Earns.

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1 Simple, 3 Useful, 8 Largest, 10 Rules, 11 Maybe, 12 Approve, 13 Hurts, 15 Cross, 20 Examine, 22 Begin, 24 Raise, 25 Sunrise, 26 Humble, 27 Sweets.

18 Very tired (5) 19 Clothe with insignia of office (6) 21 Kitchen appliance (5)

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1 Solemn, 2 Marry, 4 Scrap, 5 Follows, 6 Listen, 7 Steam, 9 Event, 14 Uranium, 16 Robin, 17 Search, 18 Least, 19 Enters, 21 Ideal, 23 Guide.

Across 1 Nightmare (9) 7 Juez (5) 8 Cockerel (5) 9 Radiación (9) 13 Acordar (5) 15 Only (5) 16 Great grandfather (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Lavadero, 7 Coins, 8 Traje, 10 Scab, 11 Roer, 14 Opaco, 15 Abajo, 16 Profesor.

Down 1 Straw (agriculture ) (4) 2 Cider (5) 3 Sixteen (9) 4 Bombilla (5,4) 5 Todo (en su totalidad) (3) 6 Cuervo (4) 10 Aceituna (5) 11 Bebé (4) 12 Well (for water) (4) 14 Costilla (3)

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Down: 2 Ahijada, 3 Also, 4 Este, 5 Beetroot, 6 Scissors, 9 Avocado, 12 Topo, 13 Gate.

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

CLOSER INSANE INTERN JIGSAW LACUNA REGENT REOPEN RETAIN (10) RETIRE RETORT

SCANTY SERAPE STRUCK TANNER TEAPOT THEORY TREATY TRITON TURRET

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Brutal, 2 Enable, 3 Bateau, 4 Hereby, 5 Pellet, 6 Hoarse, 7 Freest, 8 Ghetto, 9 Deface, 10 Specie, 11 Sleigh, 12 Neater, 13 Chisel, 14 Deceit, 15 Grille, 16 Excuse, 17 Gazing, 18 Usable, 19 Bridge

Across 1 Former lover modelled in the open (7) 5 Today I join the EU and say farewell to the French (5) 8 Do come back to Spain for a poem (3) 9 Forgive for breaking axe on tree (9) 10 Waste second tablet (5) 11 Exhibit a fast train (7) 12 Finishes ahead of crazy beast (5) 14 Earliest evergreen found by holy man (5) 19 Priest is around a power plant (7) 21 Wait to start a tennis match (5) 22 Block news to all by mistake (9) 23 Expert in bracelets (3) 24 Court orders corsets (5) 25 Kindly get pudding for heartless lady (7) Down 1 Self-love in San Diego is mutual (6) 2 Accurate summary at the end of June (7) 3 She will be a hard case (5) 4 Goes on and on about one in doctor's (6) 5 Had pile repaired for a London theatre (7) 6 The brigand, needing no introduction, is very angry (5) 7 Use any doctor if anxious (6)

13 Del Boy's family have no registered Rolls (7) 15 Helper raves about centre of fountain (7) 16 Judge ways to make appointments (6) 17 Really fears what head of department

studies (6) 18 In this place some youngsters start religious dissent (6) 20 A halo used as a greeting (5) 21 Explain Costa del Sol vegetable smuggling (5)

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We’re builders trying to be waiters ONE can only applaud Malaga Town Hall for the new Gran Hotel Miramar and the proposed port based 34-storey hotel potentially funded by Qatari investors.

Hotels of these standards ‘could’ be the equal of any hotel in Madrid, Barcelona or further afield, and I for one cannot wait to have a luxury city break in one of these hotels even though we only live half an hour away.

What I do worry about are the people that are going to staff these places.

I find to my regret that many of the hotels and restaurants in Malaga and on the coast still have employees that are very much of the ‘dame y dime’ school of service that will just not do in such spectacular hotels.

As a Malagueño friend of mine who is a sales rep in the city selling ‘embutidos’ said, five years ago we were all builders and now we are trying to be waiters!

Best of luck to these projects and here’s to hoping that my scepticism is proved unfounded.

Robert

Cyclist anger I READ with interest the article in Issue 1630 on the rules that govern cyclists. I have been waiting a long time for these issues to be clarified.

I have asked people on many occasions why they proceed the wrong way down a one way street. I have been told to get a life and only this week called a tosser. I have on two occasions nearly been run down from behind and told to watch where I was walking. I live near Quesada, where Calle Los Arcos is rampant daily with such law breakers.

This particular street is dangerous enough with motorists parking on both sides outside the old Post Office. Perhaps we might see some action by the Local Police?

Philip

Fuengirola fightback REGARDING the ‘Tourist Prevention Police in Fuengirola’ letter from Stuart last week, who was complaining, in extremely rude language, that police had moved on a ‘two piece band’ who were playing in the port area, watched he said “by 200 people.” The port area has many bars thus each has a

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Witless water wasters I CANNOT understand the mentality of people of all nationalities who live in a semi-desert region in one of the worst droughts for many years and who still think a good way to use water is to a) fill their swimming pools with a hosepipe and b) wash down their patios, terraces, windows and cars with a hosepipe.

A hosepipe ban should be made across the region during such times as these and anyone caught using one should be fined on the spot.

Also anyone without a valid annual receipt for a tanker of water to fill their pools should be fined double the cost of a tanker load on the spot for a first offence and then face prison if they persist in

very small area which they are licensed, and pay taxes, to use. Two hundred people would have swamped the area.

I understand from enquiries I made the police are often called by bar owners to that area to move on the unlicensed performers when they attract too large a crowd. Far from interfering with the facilities which visitors might enjoy, the police were ensuring bylaws were enforced and complaints from bar owners were respected.

We residents of Fuengirola are very proud of our very well kept, law-abiding town, which is enjoyed in safety by an increasing number of visitors, both music loving and others seeking more tranquil surroundings, whilst enjoying sitting by the sea.

Elaine

doing so.

Yes, they pay for it with their water bills but it is the quantity they use solely for personal pleasure in such times which causes a problem. Car washes are quick and cheap with only the minimum of water being used and what’s wrong with cleaning windows the old fashioned way with a bucket, a proprietary window cleaner or a steam cleaner? As for washing patios and terraces down why not use a brush or vacuum them? It’s quick and easy.

Please stop and think before you turn on the tap - don’t take water for granted in such a cavalier way - it is the one thing we all need to survive.

Jen, Almeria

Overseas pensioners IN response to the letter from Jan in Murcia in Issue no 1630.

We, like many pensioners abroad, chose this lifestyle as we wanted to spend the rest of our lives in the sunshine and have a more active and better quality of life.

The majority of pensioners in UK have this same choice to ‘up sticks and leave.’ Unfortunately the referendum was not a fair and democratic vote as a good many pensioners living abroad were not allowed to vote.

How different the result might have been!

I don’t think Mrs Middleton is self-

ish, she’s just concerned about her future, as are a good many.

How would you feel if, through no fault of your own, you were told you had to leave Britain even though you had nowhere else to live?

Printed in this newspaper is an article regarding pensioners having to return to UK due to Brexit, “the strain it would place on the NHS, social housing and other social benefits, should not be underestimated. Every overseas pensioner saves the UK government on average £1,575 per year because of NHS and benefit savings.”

And there are thousands of overseas pensioners!

No one knows what the outcome of Brexit will be. Only time will tell.

Pat, San Fulgencio

Growing old disgracefully!

ONE of the reasons I wanted to leave the EU was because of the lack of democracy and the power of a nonelected EU commission.

However it seems there is no change. We now seem to be in a very similar situation with a non-elected prime minister. Theresa May was barely competent as home secretary tinkering with things and making change for the sake of change, rather than the need for change.

Now here she is with a mandate from the Tory Party faithful and the pro-out campaigners, not necessarily representative of the view from the majority of people of the UK. I have been speaking to lots of people with a variety of political affiliations and it appears to be very likely Theresa May would not be the people’s choice. Corbyn is totally unelectable and has no chance of winning a general election so why not have one now and let the people decide who they want as prime minister?

Yanto

Subtle slavery WHEN you think about it, western nations are bringing in uneducated, poor immigrants who will never integrate in western society. This is the same as modern slavery!

With no language, skills or education and no prospects of having any, they are destined to be slaves. Working for poverty wages, if they can get a job. Or being used by controlling gangs in their own society under Sharia law.

Kept virtual prisoners and trapped in ghettos.

I can see future history telling the tales of the bringing in of economic slaves who were used to oil the gears of a failing ageing population and to work as domestic slaves for starvation wages.

Viv

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Find your balance Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

WELCOME to your Astrological Forecast!

How can you create more balance in your life this month? Read on to discover what October has in store for you and how you can make the most of the month ahead...

Astrology: Find your balance Sun in Libra: The sign of Libra encourages you to be fair this month, with yourself and with others. In order to be fair you must assess people and situations from all angles and judge impartially. When you balance justice with compassion, you will be able to exercise fairness. Often we judge others based on what they say and do.

This month keep an open mind and heart. Listen to your inner wisdom as you talk to others, and ask yourself how you can be more useful to your friends and family. As always, your primary relationship is with yourself. Quieten your inner critic and communicate with yourself in a more loving and compassionate way. As a result

you will feel better about yourself and will have much more to give.

Moon time : October begins with the new moon in Libra, which is an air sign.

Talk honestly with those close to you this month. Truth has a resonance that causes others to trust you intuitively. Speak from your heart and focus on the good and positive. The outcomes of your discussions will reflect this. Communication works both ways, so be truly present when listening. This will improve all your relationships. Be mindful of what you say and speak wisely. Let go of gossip and negativity. Instead chose inspiration and honesty and watch as your relationships blossom.

On October 16 the full moon is in the sign of Aries. Use the fiery energy of this moon to give you the motivation to pursue your goals. When you have decided on your goal, picture the outcome in as much detail as possible. Positive focused thoughts, combined with conviction and passion, are an unstoppable force. Remember though to enjoy the journey, as this is where the most joy and gratitude can be found.

Numerology: What inspires you?

October is a number one month. Con-

nect with your inner wisdom this month and know that real power is not given but comes from a place of deep knowing within your being. When you truly know what you want, you will easily attract everything you need to bring your desires to fruition. By empowering yourself to live your truth, you will inspire others to do the same.

Remain centred by practising a daily routine such as Meditation, Yoga, walking or some other activity, which helps you to quieten your mind. From this point of stillness you will find clarity and courage to act on your inspiration.

The Tarot: Expect the best!

The Wheel of Fortune: In the Major Arcana Tarot deck the 10th card is the wheel of fortune. In order to make the most of the opportunities which lie ahead for you this month, expect the best!

Expectancy is a powerful quality that will help you to create a positive outcome. It enables your intentions and beliefs to manifest. Your focus can be positive or negative so ensure your thoughts

remain optimistic. Align your imagination, words, feelings and actions with the result you desire. Then detach and accept, knowing that the outcome will be right for you.

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HEALTH BEAUTY Threeparent baby born THE world’s first ‘threeparen t b a b y ’ h a s b ee n born in Mexico.

The b a b y b o y w as born using a revolutionary technique that combines the genes of three parents. He carries DNA from both his parents, but also a tiny piece of genet i c c o d e f r o m a donor that avoided him inheriting a genetic condition from his Jordanian mother.

The technique is controversial and was engineered by a US medical team wh o t r e a t e d th e mother and her husband in Mexico, where there are no laws to block the procedure.

Embryologists believe this b i r t h sh o u l d f a s tforward progress around the world, offering hope to millions who face the prospect of delivering terminally ill children.

Ho we v e r t h o se o p posed t o i t h a v e q u es tioned whether the techniques have been used before but are only now being r e p o r t e d a s t h is one was successful.

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Having a baby really can take its toll A NEW report has revealed that 35 per cent of UK parents were not prepared in the slightest for how hard having a baby would be. Almost half (49 per cent) said they felt shocked as they adjusted to their new lifestyle.

The research was commissioned by toy company Little Tikes and quizzed 1,500 UK parents in their first year of parenting.

The poll found the hardest part of being a parent is the constant tidying up (25 per cent) closely followed by bedtime issues, including the sleepless nights (22 per ce n t) a n d th e b a ttle to ge t the ba by to sleep (14 per cent).

Over a third admitted they only enjoyed being a parent ‘some of the time.’

H o w e v er, o n th e flip side, the survey found the smalles t th in g s th e most rewarding, with 38 per cent of respondents saying that seeing their little one smile was the most fulfilling feeling, giving it a happiness rating of 8.5 out of 10.

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Almost three quarters (73 per cent) said that during the first year with a new baby they feel pressure from friends and family to be a ‘perfect’ pare nt a nd 66 pe r c e nt of pa re nts said they regularly get annoyed with others on social media who portray a perfect family.

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Ride a roller coaster to pass kidney stones RIDING a roller coaster could be the most pain-free and cost-efficient way to pass kidney stones.

That’s according to a team at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, who rode Disney World’s top rides 60 times to test their theory.

They rode three roller coasters 60 times in a row with a model kidney and three different sized kidney stones to see if it helped to stimulate passing kidney stones. By the end, they concluded it did.

Independent of kidney stone volume and location, findings by the researchers showed sitting in the back of the roller coaster resulted in a passage rate of 63.89 per cent compared to a passage rate of 16.67 when sat in the front seat of rides.

THRILLING TREATMENT: Take a ride to get rid of kidney stones.

The urologist behind the study said that the study supports the anecdotal evidence that a ride on a moderate-intensity roller coaster could benefit some patients with small kidney stones.

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POOR posture results from certain muscles tightening up or shortening while others lengthen and become weak, which often occurs as a result of one’s daily activities. There are different factors which can impact on posture, and these include occupational activities and biomechanical factors such as force and repetition. Workers who have higher job stress are more likely to develop neck and shoulder symptoms.

What long and shortterm effects can an incorrect posture have?

Cor r ect si t t i ng and walking posture is essential in keeping our spine and other joints healthy.

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t hi s. I t i s al so r ecom m ended t o m ove your l egs r egul ar l y and t o stand up often to stretch both the back and legs.

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AS previously reported in Euro Weekly News, Frankie Sunshine the German photographer put together a crew to try to clean up the harbour in Palma on October 2 and apart from it being a successful environmental activity, it also became something of an artistic installation as more and more unusual items were brought up by divers.

What at first sight appeared to be rusty bits of metal, turned into pleasing aesthetic images when put on display at the Boat House restaurant and the haul included some 25 shopping trolleys, a number of bicycles, complete motorbikes and road signs not to mention the usual rubbish that is thrown into any harbour.

The resulting collection posed the comment, ‘we know its rubbish but is it art?’ and apart from the participation of Frankie Sunshine, it was also supported by the ‘Palma Art Lovers,’ so their opinion is clear.

SOME of the great names in tennis come to Mallorca to participate in the Legends Cup which takes place at the Palma Sport and Tennis club from October 6 to 9.

There are eight players, including Henri Leconte, Mats Wilander, Tim Henman and Mansour Bahrami all of whom will be battling to win this ATP sponsored championship.

This relatively recent tour which brings veterans of the tennis scene back to the courts to entertain and thrill tennis aficionados is becoming increasing popular with audiences and players alike as there is always a bit of good hearted banter included in the matches.

Mansour Bahrami in particular is well-known for his humour and the tricks that he can play and had it not been for the Iranian revolution, which ended up banning certain competitive sport including tennis, it is likely that he would have achieved far more success than he did, as by the time he was able to get to France, he was 30 and his best years were behind him.

With tickets starting at €20 and three matches each evening (including

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TIM HENMAN: One of eight players participating in the Legends Cup. some doubles), the tournament should see a combination of fun and thrills performed by former masters of their

craft who, whilst older and perhaps slower than they once were, are still expert tennis players.

La Frontera celebrate 30 years NOW 30-years-old, Madrid rock band La Frontera are celebrating this milestone event with a new double album and DVD together with a nat i onwi de t our whi ch started in 2015.

The tour now brings them t o Pal m a wher e t hey wi l l perform over two nights, on Friday October 7 and Saturday October 8 at the venue La Movi da wher e t i cket s will cost €20.

Despite some changes in their line-up, there are still two original members Javier Andreu on vocals and guitar and Toni Marmota on bass.

Between the two of them t hey have r el eased 18 al bums so there is an extensive repertoire for the band t o choose f r om and t hey have promised fans that the tour will be two great nights of well-rehearsed rock music.

TR3S visit to Palma THREE Gypsy brothers unite to present TR3S Flamenco at the auditorium in Palma on November 19, a homage to the history of Gypsy music and dance which runs through the veins of those who have grown up with Flamenco in its true form.

These brothers have a tradition handed down by their ancestors but have not lived a blameless life with at least one of them spending some time in prison but their joint experiences give inspiration to the performance.

They see the number three as representing the trinity which is a sacred number referring to the beginning, the middle and the end so that a whole story is revealed in the performance they have created.

Three brothers Montoya are known individually as Farruquito, Farru and El Carpeta.

AC/DC tribute THE Billy Young Band from Sa Pobla was created to pay homage to one of the most important rock bands of the last decades, Australia’s AC/DC. They will give a free concert at Ses Covetes Campos at 8pm on Sunday October 9.

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By John Smith

IT’S Halloween and the whole of Palma (well at least a few people and their children) will be dusting off their pumpkins ready to go trick or treating.

A very special few however will be forcing themselves into their basques, laddered stockings and high heels as they stagger towards the Trui Theatre in Palma on October 29 to sing along with the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

This cult musical written by Richard O’Brien never fails to attract a huge audience of aficionados who love to dance, sing and recite the words to this somewhat camp film which starred Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Richard O’Brien and Meat Loaf.

The story centres around a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle where they seek a telephone to call for help.

The castle is occupied by strangers in elaborate costumes celebrating an annual convention.

They discover that the head of the house is Frank N Furter, an apparently mad scientist who is actually an alien transvestite who creates a living muscle man in his laboratory. The couple is seduced separately by the mad scientist and eventually released by the servants who take control.

Doors open at 8.30pm and the film starts an

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WARPED IN TIME: An earlier audience! hour later although the fun will have started a lot earlier because although regular admission costs between €10 and €12 plus booking fee, participants can pay an extra €4 to receive a special kit containing a water pistol (loaded), latex gloves,

playing card, newsprint, toilet paper and noisemakers all of which are relevant to the show.

There will be a photo call, karaoke and lessons on how to dance the Time Warp, so there is really no excuse not to act like a Sweet Transvestite!

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Alarm bells were ringing 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.

I HAD been hearing alarm bells for some time.

That’s nothing unusual where you have properties that remain unoccupied for months on end, often sounding false alarms.

Some are so sensitive that a sparrow breaking wind in Alicante will trigger that infernal high pitched peeping that drives everybody nuts.

But that’s not the type of alarm I am talking about.

The kind I am referring to are the ones that had been going off as I left certain stores in the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre.

I had become quite accustomed to being challenged leaving Zara Man which happened with such frequency, that when assistants came hurrying up to see who was half inching their gear, they simply shrugged and turned away when they saw it was

CONSTANT SEARCHES: By store security guards. yours truly.

I was constantly being searched at Leroy Merlin as I left with my purchases. I got to know the security man quite well there, but he had his job to do, and he always

kindly but firmly asked to inspect my man bag. Yes I’ve got a man bag. Get over it.

We tried testing my house and car keys, phone and anything else metallic that might be the culprit, on the scanner,

but all with a negative response. It was weird.

Then last week the same thing happened as we were leaving Media Markt.

We had simply been in to compare prices, but again that

familiar honking as we attempted to make our getaway.

Leaving I mean.

What did security think I had in my cute little man bag? A coffee machine or a 72” TV? But fair do’s, he was merely doing his job.

But the whole mystery was solved a few minutes later in Marvimundo, from where the Princess needed to replenish some of her smelly stuff.

Again that familiar sound as we attempted to leave. But with the usual fruitless search completed, a charming young lady assistant suggested that for my own peace of mind, she tested every single item in my bag.

Bingo!

It was my leather wallet.

But why?

On close inspection, deep down and sewn inside one of the compartments was a plastic doody with two slivers of metal inside.

Its purpose is still a mystery, but having removed it, I can now leave shops without feeling like a master criminal.

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CONSIDERING the number of years western leaders have tried to cultivate the Saudi Arabian Royal Family, often seeming to humiliate themselves in order to stay friendly with this oil-rich desert kingdom, which is one of the mainstays of conservative Islam, it is interesting to see how opinion has so radically changed.

Jeremy Corbyn has stated publically that if elected Prime Minister, one of his first acts will be to suspend arms sales to a number of countries throughout the world. The most prominent is Saudi Arabia which is using British-produced arms in its surrogate war with Iran and literally tearing Yemen apart.

As new sources of oil become available with fracking and increased output from Iran as well as the development of decent electric motors for cars then Saudi domination of the oil market has been significantly eroded meaning it is no longer able to just bank its oil cash

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Meets Saudi Royal Family. but has to consider the world market and become somewhat more amenable.

The big news however is that despite a veto by President Obama, the US Congress has backed a call for a new law which would allow the families of those who died in the terrible 9/11 attack to sue Saudi Arabia. This is causing ‘great concern,’ according to the Saudi foreign ministry which added: “The erosion of

sovereign immunity will have a negative impact on all nations, including the United States.”

The argument which has been accepted by Congress, is that as 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals then it is reasonable to take action against their government although the Saudis deny having any involvement whatsoever in the attacks.

Sovereign immunity is generally accepted in most countries and is

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Interesting times ahead WHILST a great deal of Spanish newspaper space has been given over to the rapidly disintegrating main left wing opposition party PSOE, two separatist groups have taken the opportunity to make their positions clear.

With the former king, Juan Carlos in Colombia witnessing the signing of the peace treaty between the government there and the FARC rebel group, the Basque terrorist group ETA which announced a ceasefire in 2011, called for Spain to follow this example, release imprisoned ETA members and enter into a dialogue with the group concerning the future destiny of the Basque country.

In the Catalonian parliament, a plan presented by President Carles Puigdemont to call a referendum on independence next September was approved, although it was forced upon them since the CUP party demanded it in return for its vote to accept the proposed 2016 Catalan government budget.

The vote was tight at 72 for and 63 against and he is now committed to proceed in the knowledge the referendum is unlikely to be approved by the Cortes regardless of who is in power next year and that former president Artur Mas is to be prosecuted for holding an informal referendum last year.

The latter part of this year will hopefully see a national ruling government in power, either because PSOE agree to allow Mariano Rajoy to form a minority government, PSOE manages to put together a coalition to take power or a third election takes place from which a government emerges.

Whatever the result, expats in Spain can expect to see some very interesting developments in 2017.

something of an anachronism in as much as it effectively says that an individual or group is prohibited from taking legal action against an overseas government unless that government agrees the action can go ahead.

This change will also affect most of Europe if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is signed as it will allow American firms to sue European governments in the event that their laws hurt a company’s profits!

Now, the decision by Congress removes this immunity within the USA but when a precedent is set, then it can spread very quickly and the USA will need to look at its own house to see whether it could be sued for damages in respect of any action it may have taken over the years.

In a congressional election year, there could have been a loss of votes if individual congressmen or one of the two parties had been seen to vote down such an emotive issue. But it seems that the decision was more Now we emotional than rational and now want to many political observers are sughear your views. gesting that those same congressmen and women are having YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE second thoughts as they recog- YOUR OPINION nise the immensity of their deciwww.euroweeklynews.com sion.

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BURST BUBBLE: London is one of the cities at risk.

THE only real surprise is the word ‘second’. A ‘bubble index’ designed by banking leviathan UBS suggests London has the second most overvalued property market in the world. Only Vancouver is worse according to the Swiss bank, which notes an invasion of Chinese buyers has pushed the Canadian to the brink.

Hong Kong, Munich, Stockholm and Sydney have also been declared at serious risk of a property bubble burst by UBS economists

who point to price hikes in excess of 50 per cent in just five years as symptomatic of the problem.

In fact the report finds all th e E u ro p ea n c itie s analysed are vastly overvalued, with prices bearing little c o rrela tio n to lo c a l economic conditions and inflation rates.

USB admit property bubbles can’t be proven until they burst but are adamant the situation is fragile for p artic u larly o v e rv alue d

markets. All it would take to tip a city over the edge would be a slight change in interest rates or internation-

al capital flow, which could happen any time in an increasingly volatile financial system.

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Plan and budget for improvements John Graham The property expert

IMPROVEMENTS can increase t h e v a l u e o f y o u r home and make daily life much more comfortable.

Once you have decided to carry o u t so m e h o m e improvements, normally the first room to get a makeover is the heart of the modern home, t h e k i t c h e n . M a n y EWN readers will be planning ah e a d a n d wi l l w an t improvements to be completed for end of the year celebrations, so no time to waste.

There are many do’s and don’ts when it comes to carrying o u t i m p r o v e m en ts DIY or using professionals, so over the next few weeks I will be giving you more tips. For the full set, keep a copy of the property article

GOOD LIGHTING: Under wall units and on the ceiling brightens up small spaces.

Don’t: use dark wall or kitchen cabinets if they are each week. floor colours or dark in good condition.

M y to p tip s o n k itche n coloured work tops.

Do: save money and time imp ro v eme n ts d o s and D o: fit light c oloure d by fitting ne w c a bine t don’ts: doors, light coloured windoors, drawer fronts, han1. If you intend to leave dow blinds and install lightdles and hinges. your cabinets in the same ing under your wall units 2. If you ha ve a s ma ll place. and good lighting to your kitchen.

Don’t: throw out your old

cei l i ng t o br i ght en up a small space.

3. Budget before you start improvements.

Don’t: forget that moving electrical, plumbing, gas connections and walls, is expensive.

Do: save money and try to design your new kitchen by placing new appliances and t he new si nk i n t he sam e pl ace or as cl ose as possible to existing connections.

4. Be safe when carrying out your hom e i m pr ovements.

Don’t: DIY on electrical, gas or plumbing work.

Do: employ professional tradesmen to carry out the work and have your annual safety inspection certificate for your home electrics and gas appliances, system and connect i ons done at t he same time. You should also have a fire blanket, extinguisher and first aid box in your kitchen.

5. Efficient recycling.

Do: f i t r ecycl i ng bi ns next to your kitchen for paper, plastic, rubbish, light bulbs and old batteries.

6. If you have the space.

Do: fit a breakfast bar and stools, it’s an ideal space for the children to snack and for dinner guests to enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

Don’t: knock down walls to make a breakfast bar unless a professional builder has checked you can do so safely, you may need to fit metal or concrete reinforced beams.

7. If you have a little extra left over in your budget.

Do: give your kitchen a touch of luxury, add a wine cabinet, flat screen TV or qual i t y coff ee m achi ne, every day will also be more fun.

John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveying Institute. Contact John by email gk.ipad@me.com.

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Lack of rain in many areas over summer has meant that

many trees fruits are smaller than usual this year, even when they were irrigated. Natural rainfall provides the best watering as it is richer in atmospheric nitrogen which evaporates or dissipates when water is stored.

Figs, quinces, grapes, olives, persimmons, pistachios, prickly pears, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, and pomegranates are all in their fruiting season now.

Many temperate fruits such as peach and apple may also be grown in Spain in protected zones, but they nearly always require consideration of environmental impacts on the plants that will demand more care to produce good fruit.

If you want an easy to grow fruit for your garden or even in a pot for your balcony or terrace, few are as hardy as a self pollinating pomegranate. The red pear shaped or lamp like flowers of the pomegranate are a treasure in themselves to be present in any garden, with the

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fruit being a bonus.

To grow one, select a good, sweet, soft seeded variety, such as Mollar, or one recommended for your area as it is very important.

Pomegranate fruit can be very tart if wilder varieties are

EASY TO GROW: The pomegranate tree.

grown and the fruit is usually smaller.

To plant, it is best to prepare a large hole filled with

compost and the original soil mixed together before setting out in the ground or for containers, a good potting mixture.

Pomegranates need care with watering for the first year but when established they are very drought resistant. Pruning should be in winter after fruit has finished ripening and harvested. Remove the excess centre growth and shape to the form required, usually three to six main branches. Remember to remove dried fruit to reduce the chance of pests and disease for the next season and cut away suckers at the trunk base.

The fruit is really a berry and it is the seed sac or arils that are eaten or squeezed to obtain the juice. The fruit is very precise on harvest time. It will not ripen off the tree and should be picked when it reaches maturity but before it cracks. After picking, let the unopened fruit dry a little as this will concentrate the sugars, making it sweeter.

The fruit’s leathery skin gave the ability to be transported easily and it was used by desert travellers as a food and water source in ancient days.

The Phoenicians traded with pomegranates throughout the Mediterranean regions from Persia, helping to spread it through these areas. The Spanish introduced it to America.

We are fortunate to have a perfect climate to easily grow this fruit of paradise.

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Main diseases in pets LAST time we looked at why some exotic diseases are becoming more common. e.g. pets traveling more, average temperatures allowing spread of insects, etc.

This time it’s main diseases: Leishmaniasis: The organism causing this is a small protozoan parasite injected into the skin by sandfly bites which then travels throughout the body affecting many organs. It can cause weight loss and fever, kidney and liver disease, ulceration of the skin and arthritis. Transmission to humans by infected sandflies can occur but direct transmission from infected dogs is very rare.

Ehrlichiosis: This bacteria-like infection comes from a tick bite.

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The new healthier food in the market for pets G U R U S like Rodney Habi b or Dr Karen Becker proclaim every day the benefits of a fresh balanced diet, not for humans but for pets.

This makes sense since nutrition experts made these same recommendations to us throughout the last decade.

It is still difficult though for people to forget the marketing campaigns of some of the biggest firms, whose food was presented as the best ever for our beloved dogs.

To move on from this assumption takes time, but every day more people are interested in learning about real pet nutrition.

In fact, some companies, usually familiar companies, are doing quite well by offering new kinds of pet foods, so easy to give like kibbles for the owners and so good like a fresh homemade die t. This ne w f ood i s dehydr at ed food.

Raw meat, usually chicken or beef, are gently dehydrated at low temperatures: healthy vegetables like pumpkin, cabbage, spinach, apples, Goji

berries and blueberries, are also dehydrated and made into flakes. Into the mix are added, superfoods like chia seeds, flaxseed, turmeric, spirulina or chlorella as part of these highly nutritive foods.

All these foods keep the most of their nutrients by avoiding the high temperatures of processed foods, and remain more similar to fresh foods.

The dehydration process allows for the preservation of the product to be longer, without the need to add chemical preservatives.

It is the same process used by human beings for thousands of years.

Nowadays dogs and cats can profit by eating it just as they did before the advent of highly processed commercial food 50 years ago.

Looking for a better and healthier food for your dog or cat? You can help it to stay healthy for its entire life, and put terms like cancer, allergy, diabetes, kidney failure, etc. - so common for such a long time - into the background.

Willow enjoys visiting the office House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation!

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ONCE in a while Willow the black Labrador comes to the HouseSitMatch offices on a little holiday while her Mum Mary goes away for work. She seems to like coming and without a doubt we love having her with us.

Needless to say it’s hard to resist stroking her if she passes by, she is calm and very affectionate. She makes s ure s he doe s the rounds of a ll our desks on a regular basis, we are after all her captive audience.

At 11 years old Willow is ageing gracefully, though she does walk with a little rheumatic limp. Chasing other dogs and even running after her ball though a tempting proposition is a little more difficult now. And new environments can cause her a little anxiety sometimes.

So M a ry he r ow ne r trie s to ke e p Willow’s routine pretty stable by either having house-sitters at home or taking

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE: For Willow with the people in the office. her to a familiar and friendly home.

It also happens that she loves coming to our office and being part of the gang, greeting everyone as they come in, and visiting from time to time to make sure they relax a little by petting and stroking her. We love you Willow, you can visit us at any time.

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DEBUT: The OCEANEMO 55m.

Italian design and French made

By John Smith AFTER the introduction of 33 metre and 44 metre m o d e l s, t h e d es ig n p h a s e o f th e larges t sp o r t u t i l i ty Yac h t in th e OCEANEMO series has come to its conclusion, and the Monaco Boat Show which closed on October 1 saw the debut of the OCEANEMO 55 metre superyacht.

“It is probably one of the most beautiful and smartest boats I’ve ever designed,” said the award-winning Italian designer Fulvio De Simoni.

The concept behind this vessel is based on going to sea on a yacht that goes further

NEVER far from controversy, actress Lindsay Lohan who has been in Turkey amongst other things, visiting Syrian refugees, had a very nasty experience when she had part of her finger ripped off in a boating accident on October 2.

Using Snapchat, she posted an image of her finger strapped up with the comments “This is the result of me trying to help anchor the boat by myself. My poor finger.”

She then added “I almost lost my finger from the anchor.

Well, I lost half my finger, thank goodness we found the piece of my finger... I just had surgery to fix it. Hurts so bad.”

According to reports, she was trying to lift the anchor of the boat when her finger became caught up in it and she was subsequently injured.

s ona lis e d e quipme nt m akes ever y OCEANEMO model unique and one of a kind! All this without jeopardising those “traditional spaces” dedicated to the owner and guests.

The yacht is at the top of its range and in a length of just 55 metres length provides six decks, which offer the ultimate in comfort, relaxation and luxury. The sky really is the limit with this incredible yacht!

The heart of the OCEANEMO 55m project lies aft. Fulvio de Simoni has succeeded in the difficult task of obtaining two ample s pa c e s de dic a te d to toy wi t h a cover ed hangar of 105 square metres and a raised

deck of almost 130 square metres that allows the housing and transportation of all kinds of vehicles including, in the hangar, a t ender- l i m ousi ne of up t o 9.6 m et r es, a crew-tender of up to 4.5 metres, two waterjets and a helicopter or aircraft with folding wings.

On the raised deck there is room for a luxury car or SUV, a hovercraft, a helicopter, a seaplane or even a personal submarine.

The combination is almost endless and everything can be customised to the wishes of the owner, the only restriction being their imagination and bank balance.

Musical canoe Plenty of action in port Hans Georg Schröder Wikimedia

Boating accident

than a more traditional yacht, which will support a different kind of lifestyle based on a concept created by Aldo Manna - Yacht Developer and Partner with OCEA since 2005 - and aimed at fulfilling the needs of today’s wealthy owners!

This concept was then further developed

by Fulvio De Simoni for OCEA which me a n s th a t in re la tive ly s ma ll e xte rna l spaces, OCEANEMO can accommodate a large number of tenders, water-toys and accessories all aimed at improving leisure time when at sea.

The use of space, measurement of volume storage and the design of dedicated and per-

TALL VISITOR: The Alexander von Humboldt II. THE first week of October saw a number of visitors to the port of Palma with no less than six cruise ships consisting of Costa Diadema, Costa Fascinosa, Mein Schiff 1 which had just completed its inaugural visit to Gibraltar, MSC Fantasia, Náutica and Thomson Majesty, which between them disgorged up to 20,000 passengers who were mainly from Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The port also hosted three Tall Ships.

FUSION, New Zealand based producers of high quality in-car entertainment systems have branched out into the water sports market with the STEROACTIVE which delivers music on the move by Bluetooth audio streaming, USB MP3 playback, radio tuner, an IPx7 water resistance rating and the ability to float.

Watersports and beach enthusiasts now have a portable stereo that is purpose-built to

provide their audio entertainment outdoors and on the water.

To keep valuables safe from the elements, FUSION has also incorporated the ACTIVESAFE which, when combined with STEREOACTIVE, will securely house any smartphone, vehicle keys, bank cards or loose change.

Featuring the unique Puck mounting system, users can easily secure the stereo. However, both inventions also float.

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Webber was offering an early glimpse of the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid model and managed to stay under the city’s speed limit due to a tight outrider police escort, despite having almost 1,000hp under his toes.

Porsche’s 919 Hybrid won

LE MANS WINNER: Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans two years running after making its race debut in 2014 and boasts a 2.0 litre V4 petrol engine with an electric motor.

Australian Mark Webber competes in the World Endurance Championship for Porsche after a hugely successful Formula One career

with Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull.

He has history performing city racing stunts having torn across Sydney harbour Bridge

in 2005 powered by a BMW V10 engine with 900hp.

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Land Rover Discovery DUBBED ‘the most complete all-round SUV package on sale’ Land Rover has revealed its 2017 Discovery which hits showrooms in spring.

This is only the third full new model since the Discovery debuted in 1989 and it’s sleek new look appears more Range Rover or Discovery Sport.

Headlights are sculpted and smooth and almost a full half ton of weight has shifted from the 2016 model. It retains the timeless stepped roofline of its predecessors, is just under five metres long, and easily seats seven adults. An onboard infotainment system will keep families entertained, while in-built Wi-Fi allows drivers to communicate with the car remotely.

Off-road capability is enhanced by the design shift, which includes off-road cruise control and a two-speed transfer box offering high and lowrange gears.

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Miracle Mercury Cougar

CLASSIC VEHICLE: The first Mercury Cougar ever produced will be showcased.

A MAJOR event is being scheduled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of the legendary Mercury Cougar.

The Carlisle Ford Nationals is already one of the world’s biggest motoring events and next year’s will pay homage to the Mercury by showcasing the first Cougar ever produced, somewhat mirac-

ulously found in tip-top condition in the hands of a local collector.

This particular car was one of eight sent by Ford and Chrysler icon Lee Iacocca to Canada on loan in 1967. It returned to the dealership in 1979 and was sold to a local shopkeeper who got bored driving it after a few years and placed an ad for sale in 1982.

Nobody wanted the classic vehicle and it sat in his garage for 12 years until an avid Cougar fan came across the old 1982 motoring magazine and saw the ad and, feeling lucky, gave the owner a call on a whim.

He still had the same telephone number, he still had the car, and absolutely he was willing to sell.

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Generation 2020 in Paris

By Matthew Elliott CONCEPT cars hogged the limelight at the Paris Motor Show which featured bold new designs from production powerhouses determined to place their stamp on the next decade.

Volkswagen offered up the biggest innovation with their VW ID set to launch in 2020.

The ID title refers to the car’s autonomous mode, which is triggered when the driver presses the VW badge in the steering wheel for ten seconds. The wheels then retract and

four laser scanners take control of driving together with ultrasonic sensors, radars and cameras.

Renault didn’t disappoint on home turf with their scalyskinned all-electric Trezor fitted with the powertrain from its well-received Formula E car. Mercedes also joined the electric zeitgeist with its EQ Generation, also d u e

to hit the market in 2020.

Slick, smooth and glowing blue, it boasts a 300kW motor and can snatch 500 kilometres from a single charge.

The much heralded final move of electric into the mainstream was the undoubted theme

of the Paris show but the old guard put up a firm fight, making the overall image an unlikely combination of light futuristic city zippers, and new generation SUVs and supercars.

The Skoda Kodiaq, Land

Rover Discovery, La Ferrari Aperta and obligatory showings from Aston Martin, Bugatti, Bentley and Ford all made this a typical motor show, but the official verbiage was chock full of words like ‘battery,’ ‘electric,’ ‘shared’ and ‘future.’

VOLKSWAGEN ID: Set to launch in 2020.

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The war on cars NATIONAL pages are increasingly devoted to the creeping influence of electric cars and an obsession with what artificial intelligence will mean for the driving world.

It’s a very important question but comes at a tough time for motorheads who are being frozen out of their own pastime. This year’s Paris Motor Show saw electric finally gain the publicity upper hand. It came a week after the French capital banned all cars on a Sunday afternoon to highlight the possibilities a cleaner city holds.

The diesel emissions scandal, rise of Formula E, and advent of the hybrid are all battlefronts on the war on cars. Is the industry at risk of alienating the core enthusiasts who have followed it for decades?

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USA win Ryder Cup, Hamilton ‘blows up’ and City’s run ends 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.

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GOLF Team USA won the 2016 and 41st Ryder Cup following three days of superb action at the Haseltine Club in Minnesota.

The European Team were 4-0 and 5-1 down on day one, recovered to 5-3 and then trailed by three points at the end of day two. They failed to recover after that and eventually lost the contest by 17 points to 11 as the USA recorded their best win for 35 years.

RYDER CUP: Three days of superb action.

This is not ‘sour grapes’ but how disgusting were some of the idiot USA supporters who chose to boo successful European putts and misses, and regularly heckled at European players on the tee. And by the way the coverage by Sky was pretty poor, especially the camera-work!

FOOTBALL There were PL wins last weekend for Arsenal (just at Burnley), Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs, the latter ending Manchester City’s sevenmatch winning run. West Ham, Stoke and Sunderland sit in the bottom three.

Huddersfield remain top of the Championship, Scunthorpe and Plymouth lead Leagues 1 and 2 and Celtic are setting the pace in the SPL. In the Championship last Saturday, the match between two founder members of the League ended Preston 2 Aston Villa 0… and as a result Villa sacked manager Roberto di Matteo after just four months in charge!

Bayern Munich dropped their first points of the season with a draw against FC Cologne and here in Spain’s La Liga, it’s Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona.

We have 2018 World Cup qualifiers this weekend with England-Malta, Northern Ireland-San Marino and Scotland-Lithuania (Saturday) and Albania-Spain, Moldova-Republic of Ireland and Wales-Georgia (Sunday).

There are several U21 European Championship qualifying matches as well.

Gareth Southgate will take charge of England’s next four games (at least) following the sacking of Sam Allardyce. And he has already added Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) to his squad.

Manchester City

beat Birmingham in the final of the women’s European Cup and victory gave City the double.

David Herd, the ex-Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City and Scottish international has died, aged 82.

FORMULA ONE Lewis Hamilton became the first Brit to have a century of front row starts in last Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, but it all ended in disappointment for the Mercedes driver when, once again, his engine simply blew up (caught fire) on lap 43 when he was set to win the race. This has now severely dented his title hopes.

Hamilton had dominated the race until flames started

pouring from his Mercedes, promoting him to say on the radio: “Oh, no, no.”

After a gripping contest, Daniel Ricciardo beat Max Verstappen to a Red Bull one-two. Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his lead to 23 points with five races to go and 125 points available.

The next race is in Japan this Sunday, followed by those in the USA, Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.

After the Malaysian GP, a disgruntled Hamilton told BBC Radio 5: “My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made, but mine are the only ones failing this year. Someone needs to give me some answers because this is not acceptable.

It does not sit right with me.”

CRICKET Tomorrow England - without James Anderson, Mark Wood and Eoin Morgan play Bangladesh in the first of three ODIs in Sher-eBangla and there could be a senior debut for 19-year-old Lancashire opener Haseeb Hameed as well as Northants left-hander Ben Duckett.

The second and third games take place on Sunday (in Dhaka) and next Wednesday in Chittagong.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler takes over as One Day captain.

RUGBY Rugby’s Su-

per League’s Grand final will feature Warrington Wolves against Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford on Saturday.

In the semis Wolves beat St Helens and Warriors defeated Hull.

Wasps thrashed Harlequins 47-18 to go top of Union’s Premiership with a 100 per cent record.

HORSE RACING Found (6-1, ridden by Ryan Moore) won last weekend’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, ahead of Highland Reed (20-1) and Order of St. George (14-1). Trainer Aiden O’Brien saddled all three horses… and for the first time since 1975, there wasn’t a three-year-old in the first four.

ROUND-UP Bearded 25-year-old Dundee boxer Mike Towell has died after being knocked out during his welterweight fight by Dale Evans in Glasgow a week ago. He was taken to hospital with bleeding to his brain but failed to respond to treatment.

Meanwhile, GB heavyweight Tyson Fury has failed a random drugs test, although some say he may not fight again.

Starting this weekend we have the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament (until October 16).

LEWIS HAMILTON: “Someone needs to give me answers.”

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The veteran teams are out in force El Toro RC v Unigans THE annual match between the El Toro RC Emeritus veterans and the Unigans of Bilbao RC took place on Saturday October 1 in beautiful weather, a definite difference to the previous week.

As always this was a tough match between the two teams. The age of the ‘veteran’ players certainly doesn’t mean that they are less competitive and the game saw some hard tackling and intense play.

The score at the end of the match was 40 to 27; the first time in many years that El Toro RC Emeritus has beaten the team from Bilbao. This year however, the home side was able to count on 30 players in their squad whilst Unigans had only 18.

The players all enjoyed the social aspect of the tournament and celebrated in the traditional way afterwards until late into the night.

Parent’s Training Earlier in the day, parents of the younger categories in El Toro RC were given a chance to participate in a short training session and ‘tocata’ to give them a better understanding of the game of rugby when watching

EL TORO: Get a chance at the ball.

HARD TACKLING: There was no shor tage.

THE UNIGANS: Passing the ball.

IN PURSUIT: El Toro chase the Unig ans.

their children play. The non-contact game helped to explain some of the rules and after the session a few parents were convinced to join the senior teams.

Friendly Match and Family Day in Son Roca A pre-season friendly match between Shamrock RC and Bahia RC gave both teams a chance to introduce new players to match conditions and play and for coaches to look at what needs to improve.

The score at the end was 14 points to 50 to the visitors, with plenty to work on before the league starts in earnest.

On Sunday, family members of the 10 to 12-year-old players were invited to a Family Day in Son Roca, the home pitch of Shamrock RC, to sample training and discover what rugby is all about. Visitors were shown how to throw a rugby ball correctly and learn some of the exercises that their children practice.

For information about El Toro RC Seniors contact eltororc@gmail.com and for the younger categories vden gracoll@hotmail.com.