Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 30 August - 5 September 2018 Issue 1730

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ISSUE NO. 1730

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Measles outbreak ‘controlled’

by Darren Parmenter TWO out of every three cases of measles registered in Spain this year have come from within the Valencian Community.

These stark figures come from a number of recent records published by the Public Health Department and those of the National Epidemiology Centre at the Carlos III Institute in Madrid, which overseas and monitors all cases of notifiable diseases across the country.

In raw numbers, during the week of July 16 to 22, of the 191 reported cases some 131 came under the control of the Valencian Community... representing 68 per cent of the total.

Such a high percentage has shown the wave of infections in the area and follows an outbreak in the Manises Hospital in Valencia at the beginning of this year. Considering there has been a major initiative to eliminate the disease, combined with high rates of vaccination, such numbers of over three figures haven’t been recorded for a number of years.

Despite the total so far having increased by five times the

INFECTIOUS: Hospitals being kept busy. total number for last year, experts are confident that the outbreak that has been adding to the extra cases - as well as a number of children arriving in the area unvaccinated - is near its natural end.

According to reports, Francisco Javier Roig, head of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Control Service of the Health Department said that they must now wait for the nor-

mal 21-day incubation time of the disease to pass. “If by the beginning of September there

are no new notifications, we will be able to control the latest outbreak,” he explained.

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NEWS EXTRA Unfree speech A 75-YEAR-OLD man was attacked in Oliva after he criticised a group of youths with a placard in support of separatist Catalan politicians currently on remand for infringing the Constitution.

Body found AFTER a diver’s body was discovered entangled in the nets of a Cullera fishing boat, police investigating the death believe he was the owner of a parked car with tow-bar found near the shore.

Hot nights AN Alicante University study found in 2016 that there were 60 ‘tropical nights’ in Denia and 55 in the following year when the temperature did not drop below 22 degrees, compared with 20 in 1980.

Times past THE Pro-Human Rights League presented Elda, the seat of Juan Negrin’s last Republican government between February and March 1939, with a fountain pen and manuscripts belonging to Manuel Azaña, Spain’s president between 1936-39.

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Main suspect in Dutch boy’s murder arrested 20 years on in Spanish forest T H E main s u s p ec t in t he 1998 murder of an 11-yearold boy at a summer camp in the Netherlands has been arrested in a Spanish forest.

Jos Brech, 55, was recogn is ed b y a D u tch to u ris t who tipped off police after seeing a photo of the man wanted in connection with the sexual assault and murder of Nicky Verstappen.

The youngster had disapp ea re d fro m th e Brunssumerheide nature reserve o v e rn ig h t o n A u g u s t 9, 1998. His body was found nearby the next day. He had been sexually abused before he was killed, according to police.

The detainee now faces extradition to the Netherlands within a few days.

Brech became the main suspect in the murder after th e in v es tig atio n as ke d 16,000 males aged 40 to 65 from Limburg, the area of the murder, to voluntarily submit to a DNA test.

A mo n g th e 2 , 0 0 0 who tu rn e d d o w n th e re q u e s t was Jos Brech. As he had previously been questioned b y p o lice as a w itn es s he quickly became a suspect.

When Brech - said to be a survival expert who could hide out in remote locations - disappeared from the

JOS BRECH (right): Has been arrested in connection with the murder of Nicky Verstappen (above).

count r y wi t hout sayi ng a word to his family or friends an international arrest warrant was issued.

Act i ng on i nf or m at i on from a Dutch tourist, Spanish police arrested Brech in a forest about 50 miles from Barcelona.

Or i gi nal l y Dut ch and Fr ench pol i ce t hought he may have been hiding out in the Vosges region where he owns a cabin. A search of his property allowed detectives to find DNA traces, which they say link him to the killing of Verstappen.

At the time of the murder police had launched a massive search, but the boy’s killer was never found.

New techniques allowed police to garner DNA evidence f r om t he boy’s cl ot hes i n 2008, but no matching specimen could be found - so earlier this year police asked 16,000 men to voluntarily give DNA samples.

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Don’t take a Loco shortcut

THE BIG PICTURE Nº 29

AN attempted shortcut led to a 53-year-old woman falling three metres down a small cliff at a Torrevieja beach. A medical team had to attend the woman at the Playa Los Locos and treat her for cuts and bruises to her shoulder as well as a knee injury.

Arson attacks A 48-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested after allegedly being caught in the act of setting fire to rubbish containers in central Murcia. The flames affected the awnings of several businesses, and dense clouds of smoke set off fire alarms in nearby buildings. Eight containers worth €715 each were destroyed.

80 years on MAYOR JOSE MANUEL DOLON and several local councillors laid a bouquet of flowers to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Torrevieja by the Italian air force during the Spanish Civil War. The simple ceremony to remember the 19 people who died while they queued for fish was held at the port entrance last Saturday.

Mastiff freed A MASTIFF that had been missing for 48 hours was rescued after it was found trapped in an Orihuela storm drain. The dog’s whines of distress were heard by passing hikers, who raised the alarm. Firefighters freed the pet, which was trapped between two gates in a partially water filled ditch.

AUTONOMY DAY: Ceuta marks it autonomous status this Sunday.

City celebrates THIS is Roberto Pla’s aerial view of Ceuta, one of Spain’s enclaves in Africa which celebrates its Day of Autonomy this coming Sunday.

Lying only 14 kilometres from Cadiz and 28 kilometres across the Strait of Gibraltar from the British territory, Ceuta has been under Spanish rule since 1668.

Ceuta is one of two Spanish autonomous cities, the other being the country’s other African enclave of Melilla.

The cities have more powers than those on the mainland and have days to mark their status as Spain’s Autonomous Communities (regions) do.

King John I of Portugal captured Ceuta from the

Kingdom of Fez after sailing for the city on August 21, with it being conquered the next day. Ceuta’s flag is similar to that of Portugal’s capital of Lisbon and it still bears the shield of the country.

Portugal formed the Iberian Union with Spain in 1580, meaning all its overseas possessions were jointly run by both countries.

The Iberian Union dissolved in 1640. By 1668 Ceuta was in Spanish hands after King Afonso VI of Portugal handed it to King Carlos II of Spain under the Treaty of Lisbon.

Ceuta is now part of the Andalucia region. It was attached to Cadiz Province until autonomy was granted in March 1995.

Stab victims TWO people were slightly hurt after being stabbed in Albufereta’s Avenida Villajoyosa on the outskirts of Alicante. National Police are looking for the knifeman, who ran off after the incident that involved two groups of South Americans aged around 30, who are thought to have started arguing in a late night venue.

Take care WITH 72 per cent of bush fires started by humans, Alicante Environm e n t d e p a r t m e n t is re minding people that portable barbeqcues and cooking fires are banned. People should enjoy a cold picnic instead, and they should also take extra care when d i sp o si n g o f c ig a re tte butts. At the first sign of a fire call 112.

‘Killed own partner’ A 57-YEAR-OLD Bulgarian man has been arrested after allegedly confessing to killing his partner.

National Police believe the victim - a Bulgarian woman aged 60 - had been strangled, although they are waiting on an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

Police were alerted when the man dialed 112 and allegedly confessed to killing his partner.

Neighbours are reported to be surprised by the turn of events as

they had never heard the couple have a fight or an argument.

The couple are believed to have lived in the two-floor house in the Desamparados district of Orihuela for about five years, and the victim is thought to have worked caring for an elderly woman.

Neighbours said that the couple had been together for around 20 years, living in other parts of Orihuela before moving to their present address.

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Have a go heroes WHEN three young friends saw a 66-year-old woman have a gold chain snatched from her neck they gave chase, and caught and held an alleged thief until police arrived.

National Police officers then arrested a 35-year-old Ecuadorian national accused of robbery with force on the public highway.

According to police the Ukranian victim was walking down Calle Torre de Romo in Murcia when a man approached her from

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behind, grabbed the chain and snatched it away, hurting the woman’s neck in the process.

Two young men and a young woman saw the incident and immediately gave chase. They caught up with the alleged robber and held on to him while they waited for police.

The alleged criminal did not wait quietly, according to police sources, and tried to escape several times, slightly hurting one of his captors in the process.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1729 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 64 local stories.

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CREDIT: Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation (main), Wikimedia Commons (inset)

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TREASURE TROVE: Salvador Dali’s (inset) letters feature in the archive.

The art files ARCHIVISTS in Barcelona have received a trove of documents which they believe could shed new light on Spain’s 20th century avant-garde art movement.

The files, which include thousands of documents from artists including painter Salvador Dali and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, belonged to the Barcelona art critic Sebastia Gasch. Many of them have never been published before.

Their donation to Catalan scholars was signed off by Emili Gasch, an Economics Professor and son of the art critic and Eugenia Serra, director of the region’s National Library.

Joan Minguet Batllori, a Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and an expert on Gasch, said the collection was “sensational.”

“There is a wide breadth of items. Not only are there letters from some artists and very important critics in the history of 20th century art. There is also important material about the circus as well as about dance, flamenco and Spanish cinema,” Batllori said.

Emili Gasch said it also featured letters from his father’s “constant friend” Joan Miro, the painter, sculptor and ceramicist from Barcelona.

There was also correspondence from Dali and Lorca who Sebastia Gasch counted among his friends, his son added.

The documents, seen by some Spanish media outlets, detail how Dali and Gasch came to know one another. The critic wrote to the artist in 1926 after seeing one of his works in Barcelona.

Gasch wrote an article praising Dali’s work.

The archives feature a letter from Dali thanking him for his praise and also to tell him about his distaste for the word ‘artistic.’

“It is a horrible word that only services to indicate things that lack art at all: artistic show, artistic photography, artistic advertisements, artistic furniture,” Dali wrote.

Their friendship later soured after Dali delivered a lecture in the 1930’s declaring himself a communist, which Gasch mocked.

Dali called Gasch an “imbecile” in a letter responding to his mockery which is in the archive.

The documents also feature correspondence, poems and letters from Lorca.

“I always say that you are the only critic and the only sagacious person I have ever met,” Lorca wrote.

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By Tara Rippin A BEACH invasion by Spanish demonstrators fighting ‘mass tourism’ backfired when angry holidaymakers turned the tables, shouting abuse and accusing them of being ‘shameless.’

About 30 members of the protest group Arran marched into the sea at El Arenal in Mallorca, letting off orange flares and raising placards claiming ‘Tourism kills Mallorca.’

The demonstration, watched by dozens of families on the beach during one of the busiest weeks of the summer, took a turn when tourists apparently began retaliating, swearing and accusing them of being ‘shameless.’

Sunbathers, believed to be Spanish, are also said to have joined in, pointing out that the campaigners were putting their jobs at risk because of their anti-tourism views.

Arran has always stressed that it is not against tourism but massification, whereby holiday resorts in Mallorca and Ibiza have become too over-crowded to the detriment of residents.

They have staged a number of protests this summer and last year, including wading into a

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Tourists stand ground as protestors storm beach

MARIE MCMANUS: Has not been seen for more than a month.

Desperate appeal to find missing woman

SHAMELESS: Tourists blast ‘mass tourism’ protestors. restaurant in Palma, where they also let off pink flares and showered customers with confetti.

Some scared diners are reported to have thought it was a terrorist attack.

Last year, they are reported to have pelted tourist buses with eggs, scrawled graffiti on hotels and super-glued the locks of tourism establishments in Spain.

Police were apparently called

in to deal with the latest demonstration as the row escalated and officers had to give ‘special protection to those who were holding the placards.’

Other Arran members are said to have run off when they spotted the police.

A spokesperson for Arran Palma said they were protesting about the current tourism model and the ‘labour exploitation’ associated with it.

They later tweeted that they

had ‘a right and a duty’ to demonstrate and claimed police seemed more concerned about their protests rather than the daily problems residents had to endure as a direct result of mass tourism.

Palma Council is reported as saying it was their intention to move towards a more sustainable tourism model ‘that generates quality employment and respects cultural and architectural heritage.’

AN urgent appeal has been made by the family of a woman who has been missing on Costa del Sol for more than a month.

Marie McManus, aged 42, last used her credit card to check into a hotel in Torremolinos, Malaga, on July 8 - and the card was last used on July 11 in the same holiday resort town.

Her now distraught mum was the last person to speak to her on July 15.

Now Declan McManus, from Stockport, has appealed, “If anyone happens to be in Benalmadena, Fuengirola or surrounding areas please keep your eyes peeled for Marie or simply get her to call my mum please!”

He’s called for anyone with information to contact the police in Spain, via the 112 emergency number, or the UK police on 101 saying that all information received will be treated as confidential.

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Public hound Salvame star

Celebrity’s shock image CREDIT: Telecinco/Twitter

KIKO HERNANDEZ is one of the most well-known faces in Spanish television and a few days ago he was seen going out to dinner with a woman he claimed was just a friend.

They dined at a restaurant in San Sebastian de los Reyes, on the outskirts of Madrid.

The pair opted for a rather summery dress style and they both appeared to be really enjoying each other’s company.

It seems it cannot be avoided that members of the public go crazy for any news surrounding Kiko’s life outside of ‘Salvame,’ a programme aired on Spanish television network Telecinco since 2009.

Who is she? Are they friends? Was it a date? These were just a few of the questions posed by many of his followers on social media.

The establishment was likely chosen due to it being a rather small restaurant where they thought they could relax, the pair left together in Kiko’s car later that night.

According to a statement by the man, he claims the la-

TV PRESENTER: Spanish TV personality receives unwanted attention. dy was just a good friend and said she was actually someone who worked behind the scenes on the show.

The name of the woman has not been disclosed and Kiko has said he plans to keep her identity private out of respect for her.

Film festival in Madrid AMERICAN actor and filmmaker Danny DeVito, known for films such as Twins and Batman Returns, will receive a lifetime achievement award.

The ceremony will take place at the San Sebastian AWARD film festival in Spain next month.

The 73-year-old will also attend the festival to proCEREMONY: mote his latest film, Smallfoot, a 3D animated comedy Donostia adventure in which he provides the voiceover for a yeti.

Award for In a statement, the San Sebastian festival organisers Danny DeVito. said DeVito ‘led a versatile career’ in theatre, film and television spanning almost five decades.

DeVito will receive the festival’s Donostia Award on September 22. The Award has been given out each year since 1986.

Hot and steamy MADRID-based pop artist Ruth Lorenzo posted risque photos of herself on her instagram account.

The ‘Dancing in the rain’ singer and fifth place X Factor contestant continues to wow more than 100,000 followers with images like steamy shower selfies in lingerie.

She is well-known for her playful and seductive nature, posting suggestive photos.

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A TELEVISION presenter, Jasmine Harman who has coverered A Place In The Sun: Home or Away since 2004 was flooded with suggestions by her Instagram followers after sharing a problem she encountered on set.

The 42-year-old TV PERSONALITY: Funny went shared a number viral. of selfies as she got to work this week, but one in particular stood out.

She wowed her fans with a monochrome photo, perhaps teasing them with a hint of cleavage, wearing a striped dress and beaded necklace.

In the background, a man could be seen sat on a bench a little worse for wear and Jasmine later captioned the snap ‘when someone is sleeping off their hangover in the exact spot you want to film in.’

The mother-of-two added a bunch of hashtags and asked her supporters what she should do next.

The popular TV host soon received plenty of suggestions, with one follower saying: ‘Chuck a bucket of water over him.’

Two others continued the thread saying: ‘Just tip the chair and run’ and ‘it would make great television.’

Many followers also joked about the identity of the man asking which member of the crew it was, whilst others simply offered understanding ‘been there.’

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Car fire

All change

LOCAL POLICE in Santa Pola evacuated a two-storey building on Calle Madrid due to smoke and flames afte r a Se a t Ibiz a w ith tw o women occupants suddenly caught fire.

No one was hurt in the incident.

ONE interesting side line that has emerged from the current possibility of a no deal Brexit is a review of the ongoing need for the 1p and 2p coins in the United Kingdom.

It has been clear for many years that the production of these coins is actually a loss maker which costs the country a large amount of money each year, as the cost of the metal used in the blanks is higher than the actual value of the coins themselves.

The argument in favour of keeping the coins is two-fold, firstly, any companies were involved in making offers which ended in 99p as there was a marketing perception that an item priced for example at ÂŁ9.99p was seen to be much cheaper than an item priced at ÂŁ10.

Research suggests that fewer offers of this type are being made so the need to be able to offer 1p in change has reduced dramatically.

The second fear was that the disappearance of the two smallest sterling coins would be treated as a sign of inflation which is generally unacceptable to any government in power, but as inflation appears inevitable according to many economists over the next few years, it is believed that the loss of the 1p and 2p would almost go unnoticed with the 5p filling most gaps.

The same observation concerning production is true with regards to the 1 and 2 euro cents and there appears to be little justification in continuing with those coins as well, although Italians of a certain age may resist the concept as they remember the days of change being given with boxes of wax matches, bus jetons or sweets.

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Stuffed rare animals seized GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized a collection of stuffed animals that includes specimens from several protected species in danger of extinction.

The operation began when the Investigation Team of the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Guardia Civil learned of a person in Sevilla who collected stuffed animals.

When they tracked him down and searched his garage they found trophies and heads of creatures including a polar bear, black bear, wolf, lynx, and buffalo.

The collection also included four complete elephant tusks, ivory carvings, a complete leopard and puma.

There were also rhino and hippo legs used as decorative items including a bottle rack and an ashtray.

In most of the cases the owner of the collection did not have the required paperwork to prove the prove-

ENDANGERED: Many of the collection exhibits are protected. nance of the stuffed animals.

According to the collector he had built up his collection by visiting markets and small shops while on holiday on the Andalucian coast, as well as through

the internet.

The collection was seized

by SEPRONA officers.

The investigation is still open and no course of further action has been ruled out.

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Rubbish and pests blight local beauty spot

by Ray Chadwick THE area close to La Marina known to many locals as the Sierra del Molar is suffering from two major problems.

One is a significant build up of waste and rubbish that has been unceremoniously and illegally dumped in the area; the other is the already weak pine trees suffering from severe drought conditions th a t h a v e b e e n attacked by a species of beetle.

The improvised rubbish dump appears to be stretching further and further, and instead of being a beautiful

place to walk is now giving a v ery b a d imp re s s io n to people discovering the area for the first time.

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The pine trees are so dry that they have become weak.

According to reports, one of the zones most affected by the accumulation of rubbish is located behind the La Marina cemetery on the old road that linked the centre o f th e v illa g e with Elche.

Piles of waste containing builde r ’s rubble , s inks , chairs, sofas and wooden pallets are now forming the new landscape and are dotted far and wide across the mountainous area. In addition, broken glass bottles littering the area can be the perfect fire-starters if the sun catches them.

To add to the woes of the area, the pine trees are so dry that they have become weak and have begun to attra c t a pe s t know n a s the tomic us . This is a be e tle tha t, w hils t na tive to Europe, was first discovered in the USA in 1992 in a plantation of Christmas trees.

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WEAK: The Sierra del Molar has begun to attract the tomicus beetle.

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SLOWDOWN: A decline in holidaymakers is predicted this year.

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Tourism trends Arrivals slow while spending rises

By Joe Gerrard THE number of foreign holidaymakers in Spain this year may be lower than in 2017 but the amount spent b y t h e m c o u l d b e h i g h e r, according to tourism officials’ forecasts.

Spain’s Tourism Board’s report predicted there could be ‘zero or negative’ growth in the number of overseas tourists holidaying in the country this year in the worst case scenario.

There could be a ‘very moderate’ growth in the best case scenario, the document added.

The report said the To u r i s m B o a r d e x p e c t e d ‘positive and hopeful’ holidaymaker spending figures driven by a growth in ‘cosmopolitan tourism’ such as

cultural visits and food and drink trips.

Statisticians from Turespaña drew up the report to forecast figures for the July to October period. The predicted slowdown in arrivals compared to previous years w a s l a rg e l y d r i v e n b y a slump in visitor numbers from Britain, Germany and France, the three leading tourist nationalities in Spain.

Vi s i t o r s f r o m t h e t h r e e countries account for more than 50 per cent of the total arrivals in Spain between them.

The report stated there could be a rise in French tourists during September a n d O c t o b e r t h i s y e a r.

Trends from British visitors suggested there could be a fall of 4.2 per cent of

tourists from that country during the same period, it added.

Forecasts state the amount of overnight stays from Germans and their spending could fall during the same period.

Tourism Board officials said there had been promising growth in the number of holidaymakers coming from the United States, Italy and the Netherlands. Growth from those nationalities, as well as from Belgium, Sweden, Portugal and Switzerland could help to buoy numbers, they added.

A general growth of 2.4 per cent between July and October is expected. Industry performance in the final months of the year could lead to a stagnation or decline in visitor numbers for

2018, the report stated.

Spending is predicted to grow by 5.3 per cent during the July and October period. This is driven largely by a growth in spending from US and Portuguese travellers of 11.9 per cent and 21.1 per cent respectively.

This year’s figures come on the back of two recordbreaking years for tourism in Spain which in part explains the slowdown.

Tourism experts have reportedly begun to wonder whether Spain has hit its ‘ceiling’ for the amount of a r r i v a l s i n t h e c o u n t r y.

Findings from the report also suggested the move away from classic ‘sun and beach’ holidays towards cosmopolitan tourism is expected to continue.

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NEW STAFF: Will be in place within two weeks in time for the new school year.

300 more teachers THREE HUNDRED extra teachers are being hired to combat what has been called school failure.

The regional department of education has pledged the new staff will be in place within two weeks - in time for the new school year.

Education chiefs hope to ensure enough resources are available to help Alicante Province students hit minimum standards and prevent them dropping out of school.

The department has pledged 80 new teachers for infant, primary and special education schools. About half the province’s 380 schools will benefit as the new teachers will be shared between them on a day by day basis.

In secondary schools, the education department’s commitment to reducing school failure has increased significantly. Some 220 teachers have been assigned to 140

schools in the province, so many of them will have two extra teachers this coming year for students who need some extra support before the end of compulsory schooling.

Secondary schools will also have some additional teaching hours for the first time this year for the new ‘reinforcement and accompaniment’ workshops which the education department has included in the new curriculum.

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Armed gypsy clans in street brawl KNIVES, sticks and clubs were used during a violent clash between two rival gypsy gangs.

Five people were injured during the ‘revenge’ moti-

vated fight in Villena.

Sources say the brawl started when eight members of one clan from La Pedrera burst into a house in the neighbourhood of San Fran-

cisco, popularly known as El Poblao, where there were seven members of a rival family inside.

The violence is then said to have spilled into the

GUARDIA CIVIL: Officers were deployed to keep the warring families apart. street, where a variety of weapons were apparently used.

The Guardia Civil were called in and the 15 brawlers were eventually separated, and five taken to the Health Centre of Villena.

There they were treated for wounds to the hands, gashes to the head, and other cuts and bruises.

But the violence threatened to continue as sources reported around 40 angry relatives from both families

arrived at emergency entrance and began rowing.

More officers were deployed to keep the warring families apart until the injured had received medical attention and were discharged.

A source claims the aggressive clash followed an earlier fight in a local nightclub the night before.

It is believed the storm on the house on Saturday afternoon was a revenge attack, although the reasons behind

t he aggr essi on ar e unknown.

It has been revealed that tensions between the two families go back many years, and this isn’t the first large-scale violent incident to take place.

Patrols from the Villena and Sax units were involved in breaking up the altercation, as well as troops from the Citizen Security Unit (USECIC) who were displaced from the Commandery of Alicante.

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Cruise arrival boost High price to pay

IN THE DOCK: Britannia’s passengers spend a small fortune in 10 hours.

by Glenn Scott SCORES of local businesses throughout the Alicante Province received a major boost thanks to the arrival of the cruise ship, Britannia in Alicante Port.

She docked for 10 hours on the way to Barcelona from Southampton, and it’s esti-

mated that her 4,000 passengers spent close to €300,000.

Around 80 per cent stayed within the city and spent their money there, but the remaining - around 750 visitors went on a number of excursions that took in Benidorm, Elche, Guadalest, Busot, Villajoyosa and Altea.

This was the second time

that the Britannia - a part of the P&O fleet - has visited Alicante this year and in preparation, more than 31 catering outlets in Alicante city had special tapas on sale.

In addition, there were at least 400 stores participating in a campaign that offers special discounts for cruise tourists.

AN unofficial tourist guide has been threatened with a fine of up to €600,000 unless she stops offering her services.

The regional government of Valencia has ordered Susana Meseguer to quit her informative sightseeing walks, or face the consequences.

After finding herself out of work, Susana signed up to GuruWalk, an online platform which brings together tourists and guides all over the world.

Payment is generally in the form of tips andinformal guide Susana claims to have received no more than €60 a month sharing her wealth of knowledge about Vilafames, a village in Castellon where she lives.

But she recently received a letter from the regional government informing her that tourist guides in the region need authorisation, and warned her that unless she stopped giving tours, she could face a possible fine of €100,000 to €600,000.

The 50-year-old, who is extremely passionate about the area she lives in, has now apparently left GuruWalk and removed the cards she had placed in the village tourist office advertising her services.

She also refutes claims made in the letter, that she was operating from 9am to 9pm each day, adding that it was more of a hobby for her, the odd weekend at most.

Speaking to Spanish press, Susana said she was saddened that she could not share her ‘ex-

INFORMAL: Susana Meseguer offered tours for tips. citement to spread the word’ about what Vilafames has to offer.

The tour that she offered is no longer available on GuruWalk, despite very positive reviews.

But on a positive note, Susana has apparently set up her own business hiring out electric bicycles with GPS that can be used to visit the area’s attractions.

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REDUCED RATES: Santa Pola will give big discounts to businesses.

by Darren Parmenter SANTA POLA Council plans to make the municipality more attractive for big investors by slashing the annual IBI (SUMA) bills.

The initiative will be put to the next plenary meeting for plans to lower the tax by 95 per cent for the first five years for new buildings... but there are a number of criteria that they must fulfil before qualifying for such a massive subsidy.

O ne of the motive s be hind s uc h a move is the council’s desire to encour-

age tourism all-year round and not simply concentrated during the busy summer period when the population is known to increase five-fold.

The intention is that the substantial local rates subsidy will be given to new buildings which are declared as special interest, can stage cultural and historic events, and create employment which would include hotels.

The latter is something that local governments of many colours in Santa Pola have been trying to achieve for a number of years, since

there are only four hotels currently in the municipality without counting other forms of tourist accommodation and campsites.

To this end, three hotels are currently under construction in the area, with one of them in the area of Gran Playa on an empty plot where once stood another building.

This would certainly solve an urgent need in this part of the municipality to enable people to stay for longer in the area rather than just a few days in a tourist apartment as now.

Headless beach shock AS the final week of the main holiday season got underway, beachgoers to Playa Carabassi were startled when they spotted a dead cow that had been washed up by the tide.

Local Police from Elche were called by members of the Red Cross around 4pm on Sunday afternoon and were greeted when they arrived with the headless body of the cow that was also in an advanced state of decomposition. So much so that at first it was very difficult for those who first discovered it to actually say what type of animal it was.

The police immediately cordoned off the area where the animal was floating just off the shore and awaited the arrival of the

council cleaning service to delicately remove the cow and enable the area to return to normality on a busy weekend afternoon.

Swimmers were prevented from entering the water in the vicinity for around two hours until the clean-up operation was completed, although needless to say the incident attracted a number of onlookers eager to take photographs with their mobile devices.

A similar event happened on the nearby beach at Los Arenales del Sol back in 2013 when another body of a headless cow appeared without warning. On this occasion, everything points to the animal having died on a boat and thrown into the sea without its head to avoid any trace of it being identified.

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Seven arrested in drugs bust N AT I O N A L POLICE seized 67 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside pineapples in Mercamadrid marketplace.

The investigation began when officers compiled in-

formation they had gathered in various operations against drug trafficking.

Officers then confirmed the existence of a fruit import company that was bel i e v e d t o b e i n c h a rg e o f

importing narcotics from Latin America.

After several investigations into the owners of this company, police discovered payments being made to other warehouses in charge of shipping the goods.

This resulted in the authorities being able to intercept a container being shipped out by one of the

criminals’ most trusted groups.

The cargo arrived in Port Setubal, Portugal where it was then transported to Mercamadrid by lorry where officers caught them unloading the shipment.

According to police reports, seven men were apprehended, three in Madrid and four in Barcelona.

Pieces of fruit were found hollowed out and s t u ff e d w i t h t u b e s o f c o caine, covered in a yellow wax-like material meant to stop the smell from being detected.

Every single pineapple was opened and checked, with officers finding 800 to 1,000 grams inside a single piece.

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NEWS EXTRA Dive scare A 45-YEAR-OLD man diving off the coast of Cartagena in Cabo de Palos has been taken to hospital after suffering from a bout of decompression sickness known as the bends - after surfacing too quickly.

Fakes stopped LOCAL POLICE in Cartagena have confiscated around 35 alleged counterfeit products intended for illegal street vendors during the weekly Sunday morning market. The goods were found in a bag that had been dumped on the pavement.

Pitch and sell NEXT Wednesday, Septem at 9am the town hall will see the official draw for stall holders seeking a pitch at the new home of the Tuesday market in Orihuela.

DRUGS OPERATION: Seven detained after police seize 67 kilos of cocaine.

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by Glenn Scott COLLAB OR AT I ON b e tween Novelda’s Local Police and the Guardia Civil has resulted in the arrest of two people believed to be behind a n u m b e r o f ro b beries in the area of Ledua.

The detentions come following a surveillance operation between the two organis ation s si n c e t h e e nd o f July after an increase in the number of similar crimes

being reported in the municip ality. A c c o rd in g to re ports, some of the robberies were carried out with force w h ic h h a s c a u s ed a g r e a t deal of concern among the residents of Ledua.

The operation involved a number of random vehicle control points set up, undercover police cars and excelle n t co o p era tio n from neighbours and all proved decisive in finding the alleged culprits. These have

be e n ide ntifie d a s a Spaniard and a Romanian, and both have been released on bail after appearing before a local judge.

Councillor Rafael Sarrio, who has responsibility for the Local Police in Novelda, said that “these arrests are the result of hard work a nd c olla bora tion from many local residents.�

He took the opportunity to remind people, especially those living in more rural

BOTTOMS UP: Beer was popular with tapas orders.

Bar beer drinking up THE amount of beer drunk in bars and restaurants in Spain has risen by more than 2 per cent over the past year, according to market data.

Statistics from the NPD Group showed the rate of growth between July 2017 up to the end of June this year took place despite weather hampering production.

Data showed that one out of every four cold drinks consumed outside of the home

was beer. The beverage was served in 41 per cent of orders in tapas restaurants and almost 30 per cent in other venues such as coffee shops and fast food outlets.

The one-in-four figure is a national average. It rose in certain venues such as bars, regions including the Mediterranean coast and at certain times of the day including before meal times.

Beer was ordered in more

than 24 per cent of mid-morning meals, versus 18 per cent of lunch time orders and 12 per cent during the afternoon.

The percentage then rises to 23 per cent of orders by Spanish dinner time in the evening.

NPD figures also showed the consumption of soft drinks had grown by 5.5 per cent during the same period and cold drinks in general rose by 3 per cent.

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REMINDER: Councillor Rafael Sarrio (centre) praised the work of the Local Police and Guardia Civil. a re a s , to a lw a ys ta ke a s many security precautions a s pos s ible w ith a la rms , grills and even a guard dog or two.

According to reports, part of the 2019 budget for Novelda will see the installation of CCTV cameras at a number of locations which will

monitor vehicles coming in and out of the municipality with the aim of monitoring and deterring future similar crimes.

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TWO knife-wielding brothers and a woman have been arrested accused of 14 violent robberies as they oversaw a reign of terror.

Police say ‘great social alarm’ was caused as the trio embarked on a crime spree that left many of its victims terrified due to the levels of violence and intimidation used.

Reign of terror The three accused are said to have ranged across the Vega Baja, Murcia City, Molina de Segura and as far afield as Mojacar as they carried out their criminal activities.

Police say that not only did

they carry knives to intimidate their victims, but they did not hesitate to attack innocent members of the public with the sole purpose of obtaining what they wanted, namely money, mobile phones and the theft of their vehicles.

The investigation began in mid-July after police received a number of complaints.

The first was from an inter-

national transport company that had €12,000 worth of diesel stolen. Police allege that the trio then embarked on a journey of violent and intimidating robberies throughout the region and surrounding provinces.

They allegedly stole a total of three cars in order to move quickly away from the crime scenes and to find new victims.

In one case a victim was or-

dered to kneel down after being knifed in the neck, while in others the victims were dragged violently by the aggressors and thrown to the ground for the sole purpose of stealing their vehicles.

With the help of witnesses police were able to identify the three suspects. The two men aged 27 and 39 - were tracked down to their mother’s house in Los Conejos de Molina de Segura residential development.

Police are continuing their investigations.

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NEWS EXTRA A silent tribute ORIHUELA Council joined a minute’s silence called by the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces at noon on Tuesday in memory of a woman killed by her partner as a sign of solidarity with victims of domestic abuse.

Fled scene POLICE who were alerted by neighbours managed to stop three alleged burglars as they tried to make a getaway in Elche. Officers recovered a large amount of jewellery and valuables.

Speedy help

KNIFE ALARM: Used to intimidate their victims.

CIVIL protection staff in San Javier have been given two electric scooters capable of 25 kph and equipped with first aid boxes and sirens to help them weave through crowds rapidly.

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by Joe Gerrard CATALUÑA’S autonomous police force has yet to join a national terrorism and organised crime body which includes forces from the rest of Spain, according to the centre’s sources.

The Mossos d’Esquadra, which reports to the region’s Generalitat administration, has not joined the Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO).

Cataluña’s regional government signed a deal pledging the Mossos would do so last year, the body’s sources told Spanish media.

A spokesperson for Spain’s Interior Ministry has confirmed that the Mossos are not part of the centre, according to the same reports. They added the force’s incorporation was being finalised but no official date had been set.

The reasons for the refusal were down to technical issues and not politics, the spokesperson added.

“The databases of CITCO and the Mossos are in different pro-

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Sitting out on counter-terror body No date for Cataluña’s Mossos joining CITCO after a year grammes,” the spokesperson said.

An unnamed member of CITCO disputed the Ministry spokesperson’s claim. They said the issue with databases was solvable if the right software was bought.

“The Mossos did not get involved because they did not want to,” he said.

A Mossos spokesperson said it was up to the government and not the police to give reasons as to why they had not joined the body.

Official told the media during a press conference which followed the attack in Cornella on August 20 that preparations were being made to join the body.

The news follows a deal signed b y C a t a l u ñ a ’s G e n e r a l i t a t a n d Spain’s Interior Ministry in July last year in which the former committed to updating the

THE Spanish government is to spend €150,000 to help save the marbled teal.

El Hondo natural park is one of the last areas in which it is still possible to see specimens of this teal, a species of aquatic bird that is in danger of extinction.

Several initiatives are being implemented to encourage repopulation, one of which has just received significant funding from the State.

Once a numerous species, there are currently only about 40 pairs in El Hondo.

With the money provided by the

NO SHOW: The Mossos have yet to join CITCO. Mossos systems to join CITCO. This has yet to happen.

The Generalitat’s signing of the deal meant Cataluña, as well as

government, the park will improve the habitat to make it as suitable as possible for teals, which usually spend the breeding season here, before migrating to North Africa at the end of the summer.

The president of the board of directors of El Hondo, Vicent Sansano, explained that one of the projects is to improve the circulation of water between the ponds at the natural park, so food and water levels are optimum, and the risk of disease is reduced.

Another problem is invasive carp, which come in from the river. A programme has been put in place to elim-

the Basque Country, were among the first to agree to prepare their police forces to join CITCA. Ertzaintza, the Basque police

force, are independent from Madrid and answer to regional authorities, they are in a similar arrangement to the Mossos.

CITCA was founded in 2014 and was set up to co-ordinate the work of the National Police, Guardia Civil and Spanish intelligence agencies in terror and organised crime.

They use a computer system known as SICOA to help stop attacks and avoid different forces overlapping and doubling up on work.

Members of the body, including the Mossos and Ertzintza, commit themselves to sharing all their data with CITCA under the terms of their joining. Final responsibility with the body lies with Spain’s Interior Ministry and Security Minister who is currently Ana Botella.

IMPROVEMENTS: Work will make a better wildlife habitat at El Hondo. inate the invasive fish without affecting the ecosystem.

The park has been releasing breeding pairs of teals for some time now

but very few return after their migration to Africa. Tracking devices will now be fitted to see where they go following breeding season.

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Cabin carry-on costs to increase IN the wake of strikes and bouncing cheques, budget airline Ryanair has announced plans to charge passengers for hand luggage - its second cabin bag policy change this year.

Non-priority customers can currently take one bag weighing up to 10 kilos into the cabin, and one can be stored below free of charge. While priority passengers have the luxury of carrying two hand luggage items aboard.

But as of November 1, normal (non-priority) flyers will be charged €8 for any second item, or €10 if not paid for during the reservation.

But the move could present positives for people who want to check smaller bags in the plane’s hold, with €8 preferable to the €25 charge to check in bags up to 20 kilos.

An option for those planning to carry a second bag would be

to opt for Ryanair’s €6 priority boarding plan while purchasing tickets, giving passengers the option to carry-on two bags into the cabin for free.

But those who have flights booked with Ryanair departing after November 1 will still be expected to cough-up the additional money if they arrive with a second item of hand luggage.

Ryanair claim the new policy will ‘speed up the boarding and cut flight delays,’ attributing the lengthy process of checking second items of handluggage into the hold for free is the main cause for delays for the airline.

Labelling up to 120 suitcases per flight apparently causes delays of 25 minutes.

A FAQ with responses on their website attempts to make things clearer for anybody travelling with the airline.

One of the questions relates to paying for priority status.

A curious client asked:

Driver dies A CRASH between a minibus and a car left one person dead and 15 others injured. A spokesperson at the emergency control centre for 112 Galicia said the sole occupant of the car, a man aged about 36, had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters, but died at the scene.

Fifteen of the 18 passengers in the minibus, including three children, were injured. One casual-

“What happens if more than 100 customers want to buy priority boarding?”

To which the answer was ‘they can’t,’ priority boarding is capped at 95 customers per flight (out of 189 guests).

When asked if this was a ‘sneaky or hidden Ryanair charge,’ a spokesperson replied: “No, this simplifies and improves the boarding gate experience and punctuality for all customers. Ryanair has no hidden extras, all optional services or fees are brought to the customers’ attention and agreed prior to booking.”

But the news is unlikely to be welcomed by holidaymakers and business travellers who have endured numerous delays recently due to strikes.

And the company’s media woes were fuelled when compensation cheques, issued to customers whose flights were delayed or scrapped in July, bounced.

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Expat paedo sent to jail RAMSHACKLE: The El Moralet ‘bullring’.

Beefy surprise for crowd A COW running event turned into farce when a heifer slipped through security bars and entered the spectator area.

Elderly people developed a surprising turn of speed and mothers grabbed children and scattered as the beast charged knocking over one man and trampling a wheelchair user.

According to police, there were about 3,000 people in the area as the cow turned the tables on spectators who had thought they were perfectly safe. Some people tried to subdue the animal by throwing plastic chairs at it.

In the end it took 30 people to restrain the cow and tie it up by the horns at the ‘unofficial’ bullring at El Moralet in Alicante.

One man was slightly hurt, but did not need hospital treatment.

The Nuevo Moralet Neighbourhood Association said in a statement: “During the mishap, there was panic among the spectators, where mothers with babies in their arms were wondering how this could have happened. Even a woman in a wheelchair was run over by the cow.”

The association has been fighting against the event, filing a case with a judge alleging the event should not be authorised.

It also says several members of animal rights group Dignida Animal who had paid entrance fees, were assaulted and had a mobile phone stolen.

The neighbourhood associations El Moralet and Nuevo Moralet say that the event is held at an illegal bullfight venue on municipal land which is in ‘a terrible state’ and there is no emergency plan. They want the city council to suspend the event.

A FORMER ice cream seller who used his job as a way to gain the trust of youngsters as young as nine has been jailed after admitting a string of sexual offences against children.

The British expat has been locked up for eight years and 10 months for abusing young girls in the UK in the 1970’s.

David Budd, 72, whose address was given as Orihuela Costa, was imprisoned by Snaresbrook Crown Court on seven counts of indecent assault and four charges of indecency with a child. He had pleaded guilty to all charges at an earlier hearing.

The court heard that the offences were committed against four girls, all of whom were children at the time.

In July 2017, one of the victims came forward to police and disclosed that she had been sexually assaulted

by Budd in Newham when she was around nine years old.

Further inquiries by officers from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command (CASO) identified a

DAVID BUDD: His victims finally receive justice. further three victims, all of whom were also aged around nine years old when they were sexually assaulted by Budd.

In recent years, Budd had been living in Spain. On December 21, 2017, he returned to the UK and was arrested at Southend Airport and later charged.

Detective Constable

Colleen Ryan, from CASO, said: “Budd was an ice cream seller in Newham; a position he used to gain access to, and groom his victims.

“He preyed on young children by using his position as an ice cream seller to groom them. He succeeded in gaining their trust and then subjected them to abuse that no child should ever have to endure.

“The negative impact this has had on his victims’ adult lives, should not be underestimated. I would like to commend them for their bravery in coming forward and finding the courage to speak to police.”

She added: “We never under-estimate how difficult this must be. It is very possible there are further victims of Budd out there and I would encourage them to come forward.

“Child abuse will never be tolerated. I hope this conviction sends out a strong message to people that no matter how much time has passed, police will conduct a thorough investigation and make every effort to bring the perpetrators of these depraved crimes to justice.”

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Tax deadline Brits told to declare earnings in crackdown

By Joe Gerrard THE British government has told its taxpayers, including those living abroad, that they must declare their earnings on overseas assets by September 30 or face penalties.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the country’s tax collecting authority, said the call was aimed at those who have not informed officials of assets and earnings outside the country. It relates to earnings which come under income, capital gains or inheritance levies.

The deadline follows the passing of new tax rules in Britain which are designed to target those who stash undeclared earnings foreign assets, according to Treasury sources.

It comes as Britain is set to join the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) system this October which allows a total of 100 countries, including Spain, to share financial accounts data.

Mel Stride, the British government’s Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said he urged anyone who had not already contacted HMRC to declare

ASSET CALL: HMRC’s deadline is September 30. overseas assets to do so.

“We will continue to relentlessly crack down on those not playing by the rules,” Stride said.

“This new measure will place higher penalties on those who do not contact HMRC and ensure their offshore tax liabilities are correct,” he added.

The Treasury said in a statement that earnings from renting out holiday homes and other overseas properties were liable to be taxed.

If a taxpayer notified HMRC by September 30 they would then have 90 days to fully disclose their earnings

and pay any tax owed.

“If taxpayers are confident that their affairs are in order they do not need to worry. If anyone is unsure, HMRC recommends they seek advice from a professional tax advisor,” the government department said.

The Treasury added those wishing to declare could do so by using its digital disclosure service, telling a HMRC official or any other method agreed with tax collectors.

Stride said the government had recovered the equivalent of more than €3 billion in undeclared earnings since 2010.

Market stall giveaways

by Glenn Scott JUST two euros for an indoor market stall? Yes, that’s the plan being put forward by Elche Council as a way of filling a number of vacant pitches in the markets located in Plaza de Madrid and Barcelona.

The inspiration behind such a radical move has come from similar initiatives in Sevilla and Santiago, whose markets found themselves in the same position.

However, the intention is to attract something different other than the traditional greengrocer or fishmonger and instead aim for a variety of businesses such as bookstores, second-hand goods and organic produce.

Councillor Carlos Sanchez has already begun to search for these new entrepreneurs that are looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start a business for such a miniscule charge.

The intention of Elche Council is the new business can operate for six months under these conditions, with the possibility of the period being extended for three more.

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REVIVED: Empty stands in Elche’s indoor markets to attract new trades.

Beginning this October, the 18 positions in the market which have been unoccupied for some time can begin to see activity once again.

The deadline for applications is September 20 and must be submitted through the Municipal Office of Citizen Services (OMAC) when they will be studied by a technical committee.

Any submitted by the young, the unemployed and the disabled, as well as those planning to sell local organic produce, will achieve a higher score in the final decisions.

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Missing girl ‘well and unharmed’ FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Shalom Alejandra Treviño who went missing from her Altea home is now safe and sound, back with her family.

Four days earlier her desperately worried mother, Marina, broadcast a message, asking members of the public to ring the police or contact sosdesaparecidos@ sosdesaparecidos.es if they saw her daughter or could give any clue regarding her whereabouts.

The Guardia Civil treated the case as ‘most urgent’ asking anyone who could shed light on Shalom’s disappearance to ring the emergency service numbers or Altea’s Local Police.

Marina also broadcast a message to her daughter, hoping that she or someone close to her would hear it, assuring her that her parents both loved and needed her and to please return home.

SHALOM FOUND: Police search called off.

“Nothing will happen, darling, we’re with you in everything,” she assured Shalom. If you need me, call me. I want to know that you’re well.”

So far no details of Shalom’s disappearance or her return home have been

revealed, apart from a notice from Altea’s Local Police force explaining that the search for her had been deactivated.

She was well and unharmed and was at home with her parents, the brief statement said.

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Fingers crossed for September boom COSTA BLANCA’S tourism sector is banking on a record September to save the summer season numbers that have seen a blip.

The average hotel occupancy for next month is predicted to be as high as 95 per cent, and is based on the good longterm weather forecast and lower prices that is hoped will stretch the high season until November.

In fact, a number of hotels and other businesses in the hospitality sector always look forward to September as, if it’s anything like last year, is their

most profitable month.

It’s a time of the year when young families give way to couples and working professionals, who can take their holidays without restrictions of school holidays and traditional August firm shutdowns.

In addition, this summer’s tourism to the Costa Blanca despite the images of thousands of fans enjoying the football - was also affected by the impact of the World Cup in Russia, as well as many in the UK deciding to instead enjoy a ‘staycation’ and make the most of the sunny weather.

WARNING: Tourists warned to keep personal belongings safe.

Scam warning to British holidaymakers

By Tara Rippin THIEVES disguised as women are robbing British tourists at a popular holiday hotspot, the latest distraction technique threatening Spain’s resorts.

According to a Facebook group, set up to highlight crime in Benidorm, the crooks apparently ‘target vulnerable Brits’ as part of a scam which has been brought to light by the closed group Benidorm Robberies, Muggings and the Pea Men. And holidaymakers are being urged to take extra care and guard their wallets, phones and luggage from the

moment they arrive.

One victim wrote on the site, which has 9,398 members: ‘We arrived home yesterday to the UK after having an awful week last week in Benidorm. My 84year-old dad had his wallet stolen five minutes after getting off the coach outside Don Pancho Hotel and also on Wednesday afternoon in the indoor market my sister had her wallet stolen.

‘I would just like to say to all people going there to be very, very careful.’

Another user wrote: ‘So today after an aborted landing at Alicante because of the weather and landing at Murcia we fi-

nally got to the Don Pancho 14 hours after leaving home, only to get off the coach and be immediately pick-pocketed.’

The poster managed to snatch back her purse and added: ‘She legged it luckily for her. What a start to a welldeserved holiday.’

Last month the government issued travel advice for British holidaymakers heading to Spain - warning of ‘date rape,’ ‘fake police’ and ‘balconing.’

The holiday hotspot has been badly hit by a recent spate of issues, including a shooting in Benidorm, falls from hotel balconies and World Cup-related incidents.

And so the travel advice for sunny Spain has been updated warning British travellers, especially in the tourist resort of Benidorm - to look out to ensure a safe trip.

Official advice from the UK’s Foreign Office states: ‘Most visits to Spain are trouble free, but you should be alert to the existence of street crime, especially thieves using distraction techniques. Take extra care to guard passports, money and personal belongings.’

It goes on to warn how some criminals pose as police officers and ask to see tourists’ wallets for ‘identification purposes.’

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SUED: Carles Puigdemont (pictured) filed the suit against Pablo Llarena.

Court judge lawsuit State backs Llarena in ex-Catalan leader case

by Joe Gerrard SENIOR members of the Spanish government have said the state has hired a Belgian law firm to defend a Supreme Court justice who is being sued by Cataluña’s former president.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the case concerning Judge Pablo Llarena was a state matter and not a private one. He added the government would act in the interests of ‘jurisdictional sovereignty’ over Carles Puigdemont’s and four of his ex-advisors’ civil suit.

Llarena’s court date has been set for Tuesday in Belgium.

The former Catalan leader’s lawyers claim Llarena is guilty of ‘political crimes’ over his handling of their client’s holding of last year’s independence referendum and declaration.

Puigdemont said the Spanish government would set a ‘very serious’ precedent if it chose to defend the judge.

It comes as government officials previously ruled out defending the judge claiming the case was a private matter be-

tween Llarena and Puigdemont.

Dolores Delgado, Spain’s Justice Minister, said in an interview with a Spanish radio station that the defence of Llarena was tied up with defending the interests of Spain.

Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has reportedly called on Belgium to come to Spain’s defence over the case. Belgian officials have ruled this out on the grounds it would interfere with the independence of their courts, their government said.

Spain’s governing left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) has come under fire from all sides politically, over its handling of the situation.

The opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP) said previously it would seek to take action in Spain’s parliament over the government’s earlier decision not to back Llarena.

Pablo Casado, leader of the PP, said: “The government must explain its abandonment of its functions.”

Catalan regionalist parties in Parliament have criticised the government’s decision to

back the judge.

A spokesperson for Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña (ERC) said it had hoped for more ‘courage’ from Sanchez.

The spokesperson added the PSOE government should bear in mind how it came to power.

Those comments were in reference to the ERC’s and other regionalist parties backing of a no-confidence motion to oust the previous PP government in June.

Josep Lluis Cleries, of Puigdemont’s Partido Democrata Europeo Catalan (PDeCAT) party, said: “If you are Catalan, they persecute you. If you are a judge of the Supreme Court you have your defence secured and paid.”

The civil lawsuit filed by Puigdemont claimed his and other pro-independence figures’ political rights were violated after arrest warrants were issued over last year’s secession push.

Spanish courts ruled the referendum was unconstitutional and the declaration issued had broken treason and embezzlement laws.

Firefighter hospitalised SIX firefighters have been treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after extinguishing a major brush fire.

They had been called to fight a blaze in the canes and bushes alongside the MU-30 road in Murcia as it passes through the village of El Palmar.

Emergency paramedics were called to the scene to treat the firefighters, but the decision was taken to transfer one of the team immediately to the Arrixaca Hospital. Of the remaining five, four of them also went to the same hospital under their own steam as a precaution, with the other deciding not to attend.

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS said goodbye last week to a budding young reporter who approached us looking for a leg up in her career.

Gabriella Elkhouri, who is working towards her journalism badges in Sweden, spent two weeks in our Costa del Sol head office.

Journalists and designers showed her the ropes and helped her to score a front page on our Mallorca edition.

The words that follow are from Gabriella who was tasked with writing a retrospective of her time at the paper before she left us. Here is her story: “After two fun weeks of learning the ins and outs of a weekly newspaper I’m now sharing my internship experience at Euro Weekly News.

My name is Gabriella Elkhouri, I was born in Sweden, at the age of one my family moved to Spain where I was raised. After 19 years living under the sun I moved back to Sweden, where I am currently in my first year of studying Journalism and Multimedia, at Södertörns University to become a journalist.

At the end of July I contacted Euro Weekly News and asked them if I could have an internship with them.

They gladly accepted and shortly after I began my internship.

The EWN staff were extremely

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RISING STAR: Gabriella Elkhouri (centre) with the EWN team and her front page. welcoming and helpful, and offered me very good advice. As a Swedish girl growing up in Fuengirola I was always surrounded by different nationalities, it is something that has affected me positively and shaped me to the person I am today.

The reason for my choosing Euro Weekly News was because its a newspaper that makes different nationalities feel at home when they are not in their motherland. Something that I have felt here.

The first week as an Intern I was story searching, shadowing the editor

seeing how articles were made.

I also spent my time with reporters and learnt the aspects of planning pages for the newspaper. I was given the opportunity to write a front page, with all the help I could get.

The first time I saw the front page in paper was really exciting, especially when I saw my name on it. I have been here for two weeks now and learnt so much in such a short time.

One of the biggest things I discovered with the EWN is that when everybody works together, that is

when the best results are achieved, ‘Teamwork makes dream work’ as they say.

I have managed to work harder and faster, something that is really going to be useful for me in the future. I now appreciate more the importance of news and how it affects people and society in general.

I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Euesden for awarding me two weeks of internship with the newspaper. I really appreciated the willingness to let me explore all the departments within the company.

I was able to sit in on meeings, collaborate with the writers and write content for the publications. EWN really allowed me to see how an editorial team works from start to finish.

I have gained skills in researching, writing and learnt the meaning of team work. I look forward to going back to cold Sweden and taking these experiences with me.

This internship has only helped to increase my desire to work for a company like this in the future.

Thank you again to the team of EWN for all of your support, and for all of the opportunities you have given me.”

Everyone at EWN is delighted to wish Gabriella all the best for the future and we are all looking forward to reading her articles or seeing her deliver news on the television. EWN’s door is always open for young aspiring journalists to come and hone their skills. If you think you are up to the challenge then please contact us by the phone numbers or email addresses listed in the newspaper.

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Fire damage at ‘a low’

ABLAZE: Almost 18,000 hectares of land were destroyed by fires.

by Joe Gerrard WILDFIRES in Spain gutted almost 18,000 hectares of land from the start of this year to mid-August, the smallest area consumed by blazes in the last 10 years.

Data from the Agriculture Ministry showed some 80,228 hectares of land were destroyed by fire during the same period last year. That was the highest figure since 2012, the year which saw more than

180,637 engulfed by wildfires.

An average of 66,061 hectares of land were covered by blazes over the last 10 years. Firefighters were called out to an average of 8,833 wildfires over that period, with this year ’s number at 4,493.

The majority of this year’s fires, 3,227, did not cover an area larger than one hectare.

A total of 1,266 fires covered more than one hectare and

three fires were classed as major due to them burning more than 500 hectares.

Spain’s Mediterranean coastal areas took the brunt of this year’s forest fires, with almost 40 per cent of the land destroyed by blazes on such places.

More than 38 per cent took place in the northwest, almost 20.3 per cent were inland and about 2.3 per cent in the Canary Islands.

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Two decades on we remember the People’s Princess

By Tara Rippin TWENTY-ONE years on from the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the day is forever ingrained in the nation’s memory.

We all remember where we were and what we were doing when the tragic news was announced to the world that the beloved royal had been killed.

The most photographed woman of her time died of fatal injuries in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after a horrific car crash in a tunnel in Paris.

She had been travelling with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who also lost his life together with driver Henri Paul, and the circumstances surrounding the accident attract controversy and conspiracy theories to this day.

Her untimely death at just 36 years old led to a huge international outpouring of grief from people who are now remembering her two decades on.

A number of events have been or-

CARING: The Princess regularly visited sick and terminally ill patients across the country. above Fuengirola, where she was faganised and TV shows broadcast to mously photographed topless by pamark the anniversary of the stunning parazzi.

‘People’s Princess,’ who loved spendThe hotel, which recently reopened ing time at Spain’s iconic Byblos Hoits doors after closing in 2010, was tel in Mijas. the first place she spent the night durHer Royal Highness stayed three ing her debut visit to the Costa in times at the leafy enclave in the hills

1993 - the same year she announced her withdrawal from public life.

This followed a well-documented life in the limelight, after marrying into the world’s most famous family.

Diana, born in 1961, grew up at Park House on the Sandringham estate, but moved to Althorp in Northamptonshire when her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975.

At just 19, the now infamous photograph of a shy Diana pictured outside the kindergarten where she worked in Pimlico, London, was revealed to the media in 1980.

The following year she and Prince Charles kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, July 29, 1981.

An estimated 750 million viewers watched the fairytale wedding on television, while millions lined the streets.

In June 1982, Prince William was introduced to the world from the

steps of St Mary’s Hospital in London, and two years later, in September, Prince Harry was born.

As well as being a fashion icon, Diana was a well-publicised humanitarian figure, who brought the issue of Aids to the forefront when she was famously photographed shaking hands with a patient in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1991.

Another iconic image struck a chord with the nation as Diana can be seen sitting alone outside the Taj Mahal - the monument of love - in 1992.

Nine months later, the couple announced their separation and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced in 1996.

To this date, Diana remains one of the most famous women in history.

After her death, a sea of flowers was left outside Diana’s Kensington Palace home, and in scores of locations across Britain and further afield.

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B ELGIUM

N ORWAY

Big bang

Fund call

SEVERAL people called authorities and the media after hearing a loud bang over Charleroi last week which a Ministry of Defence spokesperson later confirmed came from an F16 breaking the sound barrier over the town.

A COMMISSION appointed

by Norway’s government to look into how to manage profits from its more than €860 billion sovereign wealth fund has recommended officials keep their assets after the country’s central bank floated selling oil and gas shares.

Shop fine A LABOUR tribunal has ordered a shop in Louvain to pay a man almost €13,300 in compensation after ruling he was discriminated against when it turned down his job application in favour of a woman.

SUPERSONIC: An F-16 caused the sound.

Man held Drugs bust OFFICERS with Belgium’s Federal Judicial Police have seized nearly two tons of cocaine at Ghent’s port which they said had arrived in the country from Brazil and had an estimated street value of €56 million.

Wolf spot THE second wolf spotted in Belgium this summer is a male according to DNA analysis of samples taken from the animal, the sighting of which comes as wolves are suspected of killing at least three sheep in Leopoldsburg.

G ERMANY

Court doubts A MAN who was deported to Germany last week on suspicion of being a former guard at a Nazi concen-

Secret video THE former Norwegian Fisheries Minister has accused journalists at Aftenposten, Norway’s largest newspaper, of being ‘devoid’ of ethics after one took clandestine video footage of him and girlfriend Bahareh Letnes discussing plans to host an Oslobased Iranian culture festival.

Climate claim LEADING climate researchers in Norway have claimed Norway’s unseasonally hot summer could become the norm due to climate change which could bring more droughts, less but more intense rainfall and heatwaves.

D ENMARK

Death arrest

Record cash THE Treasury of Germany has announced a record budget surplus in the first half of this year at €48.1 billion or the equivalent of 2.9 per cent of GDP according to data from the Federal Statistics Office.

POLICE probing the death of Marie-Louise Bendisten in July 1998 have said they are months away from being able to pass the case to an appeal court after a 37year-old man was arrested in connection with the killing in June.

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tration camp may never be prosecuted due to a lack of evidence over collaboration charges which he denies.

Bird virus USUTU, a tropical virus which is deadly to blackbirds, has been found in at least 12 corpses of animals in Bremen, Hamburg and Bavaria Renke Luhken, a researcher with the

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine has said.

Staff attacks ATTACKS on firefighters and police officers rose by about 22 per cent between 2013 and 2017 from 3,710 to 4,527 incidents with between 41 and 49 per cent of those done under the influence of alcohol a parliamentary study showed.

NETHERLANDS

S WEDEN

Told to leave

Policy manual

TWO Armenian children aged 12 and 13 have been ordered back to their homeland after the Dutch Council of State upheld the country’s Secretary of State’s decision to reject their asylum request due to them not facing danger there.

THE government of Sweden has published a ‘feminist foreign policy’ handbook online which features guides for foreign administrations and NGOs on how to advance the cause of women’s rights globally ahead of the country’s general election on September 9.

Capital bid A ROTTERDAM entrepreneur has said he is planning to launch a petition calling for his city to be made the capital of the Netherlands on the grounds that it is ‘the future’ and Amsterdam is ‘the past.’

Body sent SWEDEN has returned the remains of an Aboriginal man back to Australia where they will be laid to rest after spending more than 100 years at Lund University.

Road fire

Seasons turn

A DUTCH family from Alkmaar, including three children, were able to flee their vehicle unharmed after it caught fire while driving on Belgium’s E17 motorway on their way back from a holiday in France.

AUTUMN has arrived in some of the mountainous parts of Norrland including in the town and ski resort of Hamavan Vasterbotten after temperatures hovered around 10 degrees for five consecutive days, according to meteorologists.

Model death

Turned down

A CORONER from the Netherlands has appeared before a court in Kuala Lumpur to give evidence in connection with 18-year-old Dutch model Ivana Smit’s fatal fall from a 20th floor flat in the Malaysian capital.

IMMIGRATION authorities in Sweden have refused to take almost 200 migrants who are currently stuck on a ship in a port in Sicily, with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven stating other countries had to step up and take responsibility.

DANISH police have arrested a 34year-old Swedish citizen in Zealand in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old outside his Copenhagen home last year and senior officers have said they had spoken with their counterparts in Sweden over searches there.

Ebola aid THE Foreign Ministry of Denmark has said it has sent the equivalent of more than €1.3 million to the World Health Organisation to help combat Ebola after another outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Course places THERE are set to be between 1,000 and 2,000 fewer places on Englishspeaking courses in Danish universities according to Higher Education Minister Tommy Ahlers who said his country could not provide education on behalf of others.

Solar report UP to 267 solar power cells installed across Denmark do not meet legal standards according to a report from the country’s Energy Agency due to them not being administered as separate entities from the buildings and fixtures they serve.

F RANCE

Asylum rebuke SYRIAN refugees will not be able to start returning to the country as the country’s leader Bashar al-Assad’s ally Russia has suggested a spokesperson for France’s Foreign Ministry said while adding instability there concerned senior officials.

Plan probe PARIS prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations from a satirical weekly that France’s Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen and her husband extended their publishing company Actes Sud’s officers without informing the capital’s council or tax authorities.

Cash cut THE mayor of the French village Salency has pulled funds earmarked to support the revival of the Fete de la Rosiere, a festival which celebrates ‘virtuous’ women aged between 14 and 20 over concerns it is sexist.

Wine boost PRODUCTION of French wine is forecast to rise by some 25 per cent this year following a poor year in 2017 due to cold weather according to the country’s Agriculture Ministry, which has predicted output could reach 4.6 billion litres.

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ABUSE CLAIMS: The footage allegedly shows guards beating prison inmates.

Prison ‘torture’ video surfaces FOOTAGE has emerged online which appears to show guards beating inmates at a Russia prison previously implicated in torture allegations. The video, believed to have been leaked from Yaroslavl prison, comes as 12 former officials there were arrested this summer following previous footage allegedly showing guards waterboarding an inmate. Russia’s Federal Prison Service (FSIN) has pledged an investigation.

Gunned down A MAN who opened fire on police near Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has died in hospital, according to authorities. The shooter, who left one officer wounded, has been identified as Renat Kunashev from the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Investigators probing the incident said he had no known ties to extremists or a criminal record.

Feminist probe INVESTIGATORS have been probing a Russian feminist blogger over allegedly inciting hatred towards men, according to the online personality.

Lyubov Kalugina told the anti-extremist SOVA

Centre she had being summoned by investigators who said she could face charges in connection with some posts. Kalugina said the charges were ‘completely absurd.’

Election warning A SENIOR United States official with the Trump administration has reportedly told a Kremlin security advisor not to meddle in the country’s upcoming November midterm elections. John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, said he told Russia’s National Security Council’s head Nikolai Patrushev that such activity would not be tolerated.

Bank threat THE London branch of Deutsche Bank has threatened to cut ties with Russian’s government unless it submits updated customer information, according to a letter seen by media. The document, signed by a senior employee and lawyer, stated business would cease if no reply came within 30 days. The procedure was standard practice, a spokesperson for Deutsche Bank said.

Electric memes THE unveiling of an electric concept car from Kalashnikov which the company hopes will compete with United States mogul E l o n M u s k ’s Te s l a h a s s p a w n e d several online memes. The posts, which came under the tag ‘How do you like that, Elon Musk?,’ included ones of the car adorned with Russian Orthodox icons. It was also photoshopped in space in a nod to Telsa’s plan to send a vehicle to Mars.

LIFT OFF: The car appeared in space.

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State mulls paying up THE Economy Ministry is weighing up whether to voluntarily pay back money early to a European banking fund.

Spain has debts of €26.7 billion with European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which it must repay by 2022. The fund was created to provide European Union (EU) member states with emergency cash during financial crises.

Government sources said it was studied whether to make the early payment, or amortisation, but added no decision had been reached.

30 August - 5 September 2018 THE total weight of the Spanish fish farm industry’s output in 2017, which Spain is now the European Union leader for, according to figures from the aquaculture industry.

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Pension record

Court cuts tax bill SPAIN’S National Court has ruled that the country’s government must lower the amount by which it intended to fine a United States-based steel company for alleged tax fraud.

The Madrid court ruled against the government in an appeal filed by Alcoa in connection with an audit in which the Treasury claimed it owed some €131 million in fines.

The court found officials had not accounted for losses the company racked up in the years before the 2006 to 2009 period when the fraud is alleged to have happened. It has

by Joe Gerrard now ordered the government to recalculate the figure.

The company has reportedly factored in a €26 million expected loss to its third quarter earnings over possibly having to pay the fine.

Alcoa sources said it did not expect a favourable outcome if the Spanish government took the case to Spain’s Supreme Court for further appeal.

The firm and Arconic, a subsidiary of Alcoa which specialises in aerospace and vehicle manufacturing,

have estimated the new figure could range between €21 and €53 million.

Company sources said the final bill would be split between Arconic and Alcoa. The former is set to assume 51 per cent of the cost and the latter 49 per cent under the plan if the two are still fined.

The €26 million figure assumes a worst case scenario in the company’s forecasts designed to cover the 49 per cent of the total the Treasury is likely to demand. Alcoa is the sixth largest aluminium producer in the world.

SPANISH government spending on pensions rose by 4.86 per cent to more than €9.2 billion by the end of July, a historic record for that month.

Pensioners were paid an extra €100 in July due to a revaluation which left seven months of arrears.

Pension increases in this year’s General State Budget by 3 per cent for minimum rates and 1.6 per cent for all others also pushed up spending government officials said.

Firm strikes head deal

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Merger report CORPORATE mergers fail to generate the value expected by shareholders and investors in around two thirds of cases according to a report from the KPMG consultancy which claimed i n t e g r a t i n g d i ff e r i n g c u l tures and workforces were factors in the findings.

Home sales ACCORD: Gimeno headed up El Corte Ingles.

DIRECTORS at the El Corte Ingles department store chain have reached an agreement with their shareholders over the departure of president Dimas Gimeno.

Gimeno accepted an agreement drawn up by the firm’s bosses last Saturday evening. He resigned shortly before being formally dismissed on Sunday following a standoff which lasted several months.

The former president has agreed to sever ties with El Corte Ingles in exchange for the firm paying him the equivalent of two years’ salary as part of a compensation package. The total payout has not been confirmed.

The agreement follows a week of talks in which Gimeno tried to secure a bigger payout over his dismissal which was agreed by company bosses last June.

LUXURY home purchases rose in Spain by 27 per cent in the first half of this year and the number of sales in Cataluña fell by 13 per cent between January and June, the real estate agent Lucas Fox said.

Power funds SPAIN’S Council of Minister has approved a €15.25 million payout to electricity firms who helped to cover a shortage of funds in the sector during 2013 after the courts ruled the government had to compensate the firms in 2014.

Self-employment grows THE number of workers set up as self-employed has grown by 1.3 per cent across the Spanish economy since 2009 to almost 3,251,950, according to data.

A report from the National Federation of Autonomous Workers’ Associations (ATA) showed that 43,219 more workers had opted for the status from July 2009 to the same month this year.

Women led the growth in numbers while the number of men who worked for themselves declined. The number of female self-employed workers grew by 7.9 per cent while males fell by 1.9 per cent.

Data also showed self-employed workers aged 40 and above represented 65.2 per cent of the total.

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Lloyds Banking Group ORD 60.84 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,502.00 Micro Focus International 1,289.00 Marks & Spencer Group 304.10 Mondi 2,137.00 Melrose 230.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 266.80 National Grid 814.30 NMC Health 3,812.00 Next 5,470.00 Ocado Group 1,079.50 Paddy Power Betfair 7,205.00 Prudential 1,735.00 Persimmon 2,454.00 Pearson 927.60 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,710.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 244.80 Royal Dutch Shell 2,563.50 Royal Dutch Shell 2,614.00 RELX 1,730.00 Rio Tinto 3,719.00 Royal Mail 464.90 Rightmove 4,942.00 Rolls-Royce Group 1,009.75 Randgold Resources 5,122.00 RSA Insurance Group 640.60 Rentokil Initial 335.40 Sainsbury (J) 336.40 Schroders 3,114.00 Sage Group (The) 643.60 Segro 653.20 Shire 4,513.00 Smurfit Kappa Group 3,270.00 Sky 1,540.75 Standard Life Aberdeen 322.90 Smith (DS) 507.80 Smiths Group 1,603.00 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 555.30 Smith & Nephew 1,373.00 SSE 1,250.50 Standard Chartered 647.20 St James's Place 1,157.00 Severn Trent 1,935.50 Tesco 254.60 TUI AG 1,458.50 Taylor Wimpey 168.80 Unilever 4,434.50 United Utilities Group 716.80 Vodafone Group 175.28 WPP Group 1,293.00 Whitbread 3,997.00

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL MINISTERS from Spain’s government have said they will not move forward with their plans to balance the country’s books until the Senate is stripped of its debt policy veto.

Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said following a meeting of the Council of Ministers last week the government would press on with its deficit reduction strategy once changes came in.

Her comments come as leftist parties including the anti austerity Unidos Podemos group and the pro Catalan independence Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña (ERC) backed the governing Partido Socialista (PSOE). Valencian regionalists Compromis have also offered their support.

Calvo said the veto, which allows the upper house of Parliament to strike down debt and deficit legislation, had created an “exceptional and unintelligible” situation.

“We are aiming to return to the constitutional normality we had under previous laws which maintained Congress’ pre-eminence over the Senate,” Calvo said.

“The Congress as the seat of popular sovereignty will be able to adopt final decisions, as is the case with all other laws. The Partido Popular (PP) introduced this veto, perhaps for political and partisan reasons,” the Deputy Prime Minister added.

Legal experts have reportedly said it

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Deficit path stalls Ministers vow to remove Senate veto

VETO ROW: Ministers want to strip the Senate of the power. would be difficult or “almost impossible” to remove the veto before the end of this year.

Pablo Casado of the opposition conservative PP, who currently hold an absolute majority in the Senate, has said his party would oppose the reforms.

The centrist Ciudadanos also voiced their opposition.

Casado claimed it was a ploy from the government to try to end the separation of powers laid out in the constitution.

Teodoro Garcia Egea, the general

secretary of the PP, said the move showed the leftist and anti-austerity leader of Podemos Pablo Iglesias governed Spain.

“One of the demands of Podemos is to remove powers from the Senate in which Spanish voters gave an absolute majority to the PP,” he said.

The tussle over the veto follows meetings between government ministers at Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s residence in La Moncloa last week for talks on deficit plans.

Their proposed stability pact set a target of the deficit equalling 1.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019. The figure is up from the previous PP government’s goal of 1.3 per cent.

Deficits for spending have been targeted at 0.4 per cent for the Madrid government, 1.1 per cent for the welfare budget and 0.3 per cent for regional spending.

The government has estimated that their plans will see them spend €6 billion more than was to be spent under PP plans.

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Executive earnings rankings THE boss of one of the world’s largest fashion firms has topped a list of the highest paid chief executives of the biggest firms listed on Spain’s stock exchange.

Pablo Isla, the president of Inditex, earned the most money last year of any IBEX 35 executive at €10.7 million.

The figure included a €6.5 million pay packet and another €4.1 million in shares, according to data from Spain’s National Securities Market Commission.

The president of Acciona, a renewable energy and infrastructure company, came second. President Jose Manuel Entrecanales earned a total of €10.4 million last year.

Energy firm Iberdrola’s CEO, Jose Ignacio Sanchez Galan, took home €9.4 million. Ana Botin, the head of the Santander bank, came fourth with €7.8 million.

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Government control for dangerous dogs?

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HORRIFIC photos once again this week of a young baby savagely mauled by a pet dog.

How long is it going to be until the authorities realise that a number of canine breeds are actually no more adaptable to the living conditions of human beings than many dangerous wild animals?

To my mind the likes of Bull Terriers, Mastiffs, Rottweilers etc should be viewed in one place and one place only. The local zoo. In the last 10 years there have been 17 deaths in the UK due to dog attacks and 200,000 reports of dog bites in the last year alone!

These are horrendous figures and the most tragic fact of all is that the majority of victims were extremely young. Many of these tots, now scarred for life, have had their whole futures altered beyond redemption, simply because the two-legged animal that should be the most responsible of all, deems for some unknown reason to allow unpredictable, potentially life destroying four legged canines to share their homes.

When are they going to recognise the devastation these animals are actually capable of? I do actually shudder when I see photos, or postings

DANGEROUS BREEDS: These dogs are capable of causing devastation. of dangerous dog breeds, cuddling up or licking the faces (not too hygienic anyway!) of babies of sometimes a few months old. One, split second vicious snap and those faces could be gone forever. When are the government going to see some sense and ban certain dangerous breeds altogether?

I await the slings and arrows of DDO’s (dan-

gerous dog owners) with my usual full metal jock strap firmly in place!

Contrary to the outcry that accompanied it, I did have some sympathy for the British pensioner who said her Benidorm holiday was ruined because her hotel had ‘too many Spaniards in it.’

Not being present at the time, I can’t comment on her remarks about the general rudeness of the

other guests, although I am fully aware that certain cultures may appear somewhat more abrasive and a little more obtrusive than the British are generally exposed to! No, to an extent I can fully emphasise with her problem.

Some years ago, when the children were a great deal younger, I decided to take them all to a hotel in Mallorca over the Christmas period.

After checking in and exploring our ‘special Christmas treat’ It didn’t take long to realise that the hotel was full of Germans. In fact, the whole of the Christmas festivities were geared toward the Alemannia’s.

The staff all addressed you in German. The shows (including the comedian) were German orientated. The food had a distinct German flavour, the bars were empty by 10pm and breakfast was served at some ungodly hour around sunrise! Our whole Christmas was in fact ruined.

I believe that hotels do have a certain responsibility to inform potential guests that their establishment may be geared toward some culture or citizens from a specific country. At least you would then have the choice of who you would prefer to share your hard-earned break with.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Do you need a bodyguard?

by Adam Whalley-Lewis WELL, it would seem that quite a few of us do if BBC1’s new prime time Sunday night thriller is anything to go by. Auntie trailed this one heavily, which doesn’t always guarantee a winner - Love Island? - but after an exhausting day on the Costa with lovely friends Linda and Gary, I sank into a thankfully air conditioned sofa on Sunday with a glass of blanco and wasn’t disappointed by the vino or the TV. The action and there is a lot of it, centres around Home Secretary Julia Montague, played impeccably by Keeley Hawes and a close protection officer, David Budd, who Richard Madden makes his own. Now, a little bit like Nuns who can count the number of Popes they have lived through, I can count quite a number of Home Office chiefs (from my former life) including an incident in a lift with a guide dog, the then Home Sec and a really big protection officer and I recognised some of what was going on. That said, as with most action thrillers, about a year of exciting stuff is obviously going to be packed into each episode. I’m not too sure we have ever had such a sexy chief at the Home Office either, male or female.

If episode one grabbed you, the storyline going forward will keep you watching. We already

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NEW THRILLER: Starring Keeley Hawes and Richard Madden. know that Julia has ambition to move from the Home Office to Downing Street (remind you of anyone?) and David is complex, to say the least.

The action continues on BBC1, Sunday and of course on iPlayer.

A quick thank you to everyone who has emailed me their thoughts and suggestions, keep them coming. Special mention to Michael

and his suggestion to petition ITV bosses about Brad speeding up his questions to the Chaser and to Caroline, who wants more suggestions for the week ahead, will see what I can do.

Fans of Neighbours, Channel 5, weekdays, will no doubt be excited by the upcoming marriage of Aaron and David. A raft of Erinsborough dramas conspire to put a black cloud over

the big day, including one of the grooms not being able to walk, falling out with his future father-in-law (Paul Robinson) and a stand in celebrity celebrant. This same sex wedding is a TV first for an Australian show, never been done before on a show from down under.

Maybe Skippy will put in a guest appearance?

Sadly Ant won’t, as it seems Holly Willoughby is co-hosting I’m A Celebrity with Dec, what will Phil do without her?

Nothing to do with the Jungle, but Naked Attraction is back on Channel 4, Fridays. I’ve no idea who the target audience are for this one. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a dating show, kind of Blind Date style, but everyone takes their clothes off and they all chat about, well you can guess. Clearly the viewing figures stack up, but I’m not sure just who is admitting they are watching!

Looking ahead (Caroline this is for you) BBC1 are showing The King’s Speech on Friday night, this is a movie I would stay up to watch if you haven’t seen it, X-Factor is back on Saturday night and only because Caroline is a Marbella girl, I need to mention Gemma Collins: Diva Espana, ITVBE Sunday evening - only watch if you are a TOWIE fan or you call Marbella home.

Happy Viewing.

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What does your #ootd selfie say Nora Johnson

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To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

REPORTEDLY one in five shoppers admit to buying clothes online, wearing them once just to post a selfie, and then returning them for a refund. And 3544-year-olds (not teenagers this time!) are the worst culprits of all.

Barclaycard, that barometer of fashion intel which commissioned the new research, says this trend to ‘snap and send back’ is increasing, partly thanks to the hashtag ‘outfit of the day’ (#OOTD).

Here, Instagrammers upload a picture of themselves to showcase what they’re wearing - in a bedroom, on a beach, on the streets or wherever - and the hugely popular hashtag has more than 2m posts.

I know it’s a trip down memory lane but I remember a pre-digital time that involved lusting after a particular outfit in a shop window, saving up and rushing back from the

shop to put it on.

Or, picking out a fabric and pattern and sewing the dress or coat yourself. Way back when, many women were skilled home dressmakers who created beautiful garments for themselves on simple Singer sewing machines. They also sewed clothing for their families as well as curtains and other household items. And knitted and crocheted too...

Not so long ago I was chatting with a careers advisor who said the clothing industry is desperate for skilled tailors and dressmakers. But the main thing schools are offering nowadays are ‘textiles’ courses, which are more concerned with

the design of fabric rather than constructing clothing.

A final thought. Apart from the environmental impact of this constant buy/return cycle - more packaging, more transport miles, more waste - how do these people have so much time for selfies? According to the latest stats from Google, 24 billion selfies were uploaded to their photo-sharing site in just one year (2016), doubtless mostly of the #OOTD variety.

Well, I can top that. I buy not just the one outfit but a complete new wardrobe every day, snap it and send it back. The IKEA delivery guys are getting really pissed off, though...

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING Where will they pay tax?

We own a property in Spain and for 30 years we registered at the local Hacienda as ‘Resident Non-Taxpayers.’

Every year we produced a tax certificate from our country of legal domicile, South Africa, and only paid tax on our property in Spain. In 2013 we were told by Hacienda that, if we were Resident in Spain, we had to pay Spanish taxes and claim back our tax from our country of origin.

My question is: In order to avoid double taxation, do we have to declare ourselves non-resident tax-payers in South Africa and only pay taxes in Spain, on the pension and annuity income we bring into Spain?

N H (Costa Blanca) The short answer is: yes. Almost all David Searl You and the Law countries base their inin Spain com e t ax on resi dence and not nationality.

By terms of the tax treaty between Spain and South Africa, updated in 2007, you must arrange to go off the books in South Africa and pay tax in your country of official residence, Spain.

Furt her, you m ust decl are your worl dwi de i ncom e, not j ust t he am ount you bri ng i nt o Spain.

columnists@euroweeklynews.com

SELFIES: Snap what you’re wearing.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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6:00am Sky Sports News HQ 7:00am Sky Sports News HQ 8:00am Total Goals Enjoy all the goals from the Premier League and beyond.

9:00am Total Goals 10:00am Total Goals 11:00am Cricket Day four of the fourth Test as England take on India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

1:30pm Live Renault Super Sunday Cardiff City host Arsenal at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Premier League 4:30pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Live Caribbean Premier League T20 3:30am Cricket 4:30am Cricket 5:00am Sky Sports News HQ

The Karate Kid, Part II The Karate Kid, Part II The Next Karate Kid Top Ten Show, the 2018 The Karate Kid The Karate Kid, Part II The Karate Kid, Part II Bad Boys Bad Boys II Machete Doctor Strange

4:10am The Competition 6:10am Final Score: Behind the Scenes 6:30am Black Panther: Special 7:00am Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings 8:45am Top Ten Show, the 2018 9:00am Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 11:10am Pitch Perfect 3 1:00pm Braven 2:50pm The Little Hours 4:40pm Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings 6:20pm Info not available 6:50pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 3 10:40pm The Little Hours 12:20am Braven 2:10am The Bachelors 4:10am Jackals 5:50am Final Score: Behind the Scenes

8:30am EFL Goals: Championship 9:30am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:00am EFL Greatest Games 10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm Football 3:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 4:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 4:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:00pm Football 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:30pm Football 9:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 9:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:30pm Football 11:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 11:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 12:30am Football

Grease 2 Mean Girls Napoleon Dynamite Election Grease 2 Drillbit Taylor Mean Girls American Pie Napoleon Dynamite Election American Pie Top Ten Show, the 2018 4:20am Drillbit Taylor

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am One Day That Changed My Life 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Close Calls on Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Neighbourhood Blues 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Murder on the Streets - Panorama 10:00pm Reported Missing 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Cuckoo

7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Countryfile Summer Diaries 8:15am Impossible 9:00am Fake or Fortune?

10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Building Dream Homes 3:15pm Escape to Athena 5:15pm Lost Land of the Volcano 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:45pm The Repair Shop 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Nadiya's Family Favourites 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Mother's Day 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Drinkers Like Me Adrian Chiles 1:15am Celebrity MasterChef 2:15am Back to the Land with Kate Humble

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto embarks on a journey across the Mediterranean sea 9:00pm Art of Germany 10:00pm Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country 11:00pm The Story of Ireland 12:00am Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami?

1:00am Milton Keynes and Me 2:00am The Story of Scottish Art 3:00am Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country 4:00am Art of Germany

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Info not available 5:00pm Info not available 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Griff's Great Britain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Regional News and Weather 11:50pm Killer Women with Piers Morgan 12:50am Long Lost Family 1:40am Jackpot247

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Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Superstore Family Guy Ghosted Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad!

7:25am 7:55am 8:55am 9:55am 10:25am 10:50am 11:20am 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:15pm 4:45pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 2:05am 3:00am 3:30am

ITV3 Nightscreen Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Inspector Morse Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Doc Martin DCI Banks DCI Banks Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Bang on Budget 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm How to Get Rich Quick 9:30pm Jamie Cooks Italy 10:00pm Married to a Paedophile 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:35am The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

4:00am 7:00am 7:50am 8:40am 9:40am 10:40am 11:45am 4:45pm 5:00pm 6:05pm 7:10pm 7:40pm 8:05pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:05am 2:05am 3:10am 4:00am

Teleshopping The Chase Kojak The Avengers Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights Cycling Cycling Football Rivalries The Saint The Avengers Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Cycling Benidorm Better Late Than Never Swordfish FYI Daily Swordfish Minder Motorsport UK Teleshopping

5:45am 6:10am 6:35am 7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm

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Wildlife SOS House Doctor HouseBusters Milkshake!

Jeremy Vine Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5 News NCIS Access Home and Away Neighbours Dream House, Nightmare Neighbour Friends Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Cricket on 5 Gallagher 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Undercover Girlfriend Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino

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Death Race I Am Legend White House Down John Wick: Chapter Two 3:15pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 5:45pm Highlander 7:45pm White House Down 10:00pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 12:30am John Wick: Chapter Two

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Top Ten Show, the 2018 Election Pretty in Pink The Breakfast Club 10 Things I Hate About You Clueless Say Anything...

Pretty in Pink 10 Things I Hate About You Clueless Say Anything...

10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:10am

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Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Young and Hungry Young and Hungry How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks All Star Driving School The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea: Croatia First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory

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Final Score: Behind the Scenes Top Ten Show, the 2018 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings The Competition The Little Hours Guardians of the Tomb Pitch Perfect 3 Braven The Boy Downstairs Info not available Guardians of the Tomb Pitch Perfect 3 Braven The Little Hours Jackals Final Score: Behind the Scenes The Competition

9:30am EFL Goals: League 10:00am EFL Goals: Championship 11:00am Play Off Final Highlights 12:00pm One2eleven 12:15pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Football's Greatest 1:30pm EFL Goals: League 2:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 3:00pm Play Off Final Highlights 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 5:30pm One2eleven 6:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 7:00pm Soccer Am Best Bits 7:30pm Football 8:00pm Nations League Preview Show 8:30pm Info not available 11:00pm SPFL Round Up Show 11:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm MLS Round Up Show 12:00am Play Off Final Highlights

7:30am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 7:30pm

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Sky Sports News HQ Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Cricket Cricket Cricket The panel debate and discuss all of the big stories from day five of the fourth Test between England and India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports News at Ten Sky Sports News HQ Sky Sports News HQ Sky Sports News HQ Sky Sports News HQ Sky Sports News HQ

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TECH FOR THE TIMID BY force of habit, a young colleague recently ended an e-mail to the tax authorities with a row of kisses. Ouch.

Digital communication is still a brave and scary new world, especially for those of us with a reduced shelf-life.

It’s not just the text-speak terms like LOL which are confusing. (For years a friend assumed it meant Lots of Love and used it thus. He only discovered his mistake in a hurt response to a note of condolence).

Join me on a voyage of discovery through 13 of the more important email etiquette tips.

1. Plenty of us absolutely hate emails without a subject line. Even worse: WRITING THE SUBJECT LINE IN CAPS. Easy there, pardner.

2. Use a proper salutation. Except to friends, hey, yo or hiya doesn’t cut it. When in doubt the time-tested ‘Dear …’ works just fine.

3. Don’t blitz your entire address book with funnies or a cat video. If you can’t desist, at least use the

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BCC (blind carbon copy) button so you’re not releasing your entire address book into the wild to delight the world’s spammers.

4. Don’t assume the recipient knows who you are just from your e-mail address, especially if it’s ‘hotlips36-24-36@gmail.com.’ Attach a proper signature to every email.

5. Check previously-quoted text for potential landmines before re-

sending it, unless the entire ‘thread’ has only been between you and your single correspondent.

6. Mixing up Reply and Reply All has cost many a hapless employee their job. Ditto not ensuring you’ve clicked the right addressee.

7. Don’t put emojis in business correspondence. Sad-face emoji really doesn’t do when apologising for missing the tax-form deadline.

8. Nowadays if you don’t reply to a message in 24 hours it’s a snub.

9. Go easy on the exclamation marks!!! Not for nothing are they called ‘screamers’ in newspaper parlance.

10. Never shoot from the lip; don’t e-mail when you’re angry. Or drunk, which should be a criminal offence.

11. Keep things brief and to the point. Wordy letters are a relic of a bygone age, more often’s the pity, but there it is.

12. Don’t send giant attachments, or fleets of them, without asking first.

13. Finally, last thing before hitting Send, run a (spell)check.

Be particularly aware of the pitfalls of predictive text, which might easily have turned your dear to dead, being pregnant to pringles, your kissing to killing (I’ve had them all).

Never mind the embarrassment caused when predictive changed the two vowels in a message about a lady’s car called a Volvo.

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To BCC or not BCC RULE 3 says don’t blitz your entire address book with a bulk e-mail, covered in detail in an earlier column.

If you really must, at least ‘BCC’ the recipients rather than revealing to all and sundry just how many (or few) actual people you know.

That’s also vital these days when lists of real, active addresses are digital manna from heaven for anyone of the spamming persuasion.

The most common solution is to address the e-mail to yourself in the normal way. Then go through your address book adding recipients individually, by clicking the BCC button for each.

Incidentally, did you know that under Europe’s new GDPR rules, bulk e-mailing is now technically illegal unless you ask each person’s individual consent? So good luck with that.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am One Day That Changed My Life 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Close Calls on Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Neighbourhood Blues 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Wanderlust 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Killer in Our Classroom 12:35am Reported Missing 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:40am BBC News

6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Info not available 5:00pm Info not available 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm £10k Holiday Home 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm The Frankenstein Chronicles 12:45am Lethal Weapon 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:45pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:45pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:10am 12:15am 1:15am 2:15am

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The TV That Made Me Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Nadiya's Family Favourites The Farmers' Country Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live The Super League Show Building Dream Homes Lucky Jim A Taste of Britain Lost Land of the Volcano Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Celebrity Eggheads The Repair Shop Great British Menu Saving Lives at Sea We are British Jews QI Newsnight Weather Dragons' Den The Real Marigold Hotel Heir Hunters with Michael Buerk

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage 9:00pm Andrew Marr's History of the World Documentary series charting the story of human civilisation.

10:00pm The Joy of Ai 11:00pm The Horizon Guide to Ai 12:00am Horizon Horizon examines the pros and cons of driverless cars.

1:00am Rise of the Robots Hyper Evolution.

2:00am Towards Tomorrow: Robot 2:50am This Green and Pleasant Land: The Story of British Landscape Painting

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You've Been Framed!

Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Superstore Bridesmaids FYI Daily Bridesmaids Family Guy Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Heartbeat 8:55am The Royal 9:55am Judge Judy 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:20am Inspector Morse 1:35pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Inspector Morse 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Scott and Bailey 12:00am Scott and Bailey 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Bang on Budget 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:15pm First Dates Hotel 11:20pm Naked Attraction 12:20am 24 Hours in a and E 1:20am One Born Every Minute

4:00am 7:00am 7:50am 8:40am 9:45am 10:15am 10:45am 11:10am 12:15pm 4:15pm 4:50pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:40am 1:10am 1:45am 2:45am 3:15am 4:00am

Teleshopping The Chase The Chase The Avengers The Protectors Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Cycling Cycling The Protectors The Saint The Avengers Storage Wars Storage Wars Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights Cycling The Fugitive FYI Daily The Fugitive River Monsters River Monsters Minder The Protectors Ax Men Teleshopping

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Wildlife SOS House Doctor HouseBusters Milkshake!

Jeremy Vine Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5 News The latest news coverage.

NCIS Access Home and Away Neighbours A Dangerous Date Friends Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Police Interceptors The Yorkshire Vet Celebrity Big Brother Undercover Girlfriend Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Super Casino Gotham

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Fast and Furious 8: Behind the Scenes 7:00am Doctor Strange 9:00am Broken Arrow 11:00am Dick Tracy 1:00pm The Terminator 3:00pm T2: Judgement Day 5:40pm Fast and Furious 8 8:00pm The Terminator 10:00pm T2: Judgement Day 12:45am Fast and Furious 8 3:05am Broken Arrow

7:40am Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again: Special 8:10am Dragnet 10:00am The Female Brain 11:45am Music and Lyrics 1:35pm Top Ten Show, the 2018 1:55pm The House 3:30pm The Other Guys 5:25pm Airplane!

7:00pm Why Him? 9:00pm The House 10:35pm The Other Guys 12:35am Why Him? 2:35am Stuck on You 4:40am Dazed and Confused

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Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Young and Hungry Young and Hungry How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks All Star Driving School The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gotham Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

6:00am Sky Sports News HQ 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Sky Sports News HQ 12:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 12:30pm Info not available 1:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 2:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 3:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 4:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 5:00pm Sky Sports News HQ 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm Sky Sports News at Ten 11:30pm Live Caribbean Premier League T20 3:30am Cricket 3:45am Cricket 4:00am Sky Sports News HQ 5:00am Sky Sports News HQ

4:10am The Competition 6:10am Top Ten Show, the 2018 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond?

6:30am Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again: Special 7:00am The Bachelors A widowed teacher and his teenage son pack up and head to LA in search of a fresh start.

8:45am Guardians of the Tomb 10:25am The Little Hours 12:10pm Chronically Metropolitan 1:50pm Pitch Perfect 3 3:30pm Braven 5:10pm Guardians of the Tomb 6:50pm Chronically Metropolitan 8:30pm To be Announced 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 3 10:45pm The Little Hours 12:25am Braven 2:15am The Boy Downstairs

2:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:30pm MLS Round Up Show 3:00pm Play Off Final Highlights 4:00pm Nations League Preview Show 4:30pm MLS Round Up Show 5:00pm One2eleven 6:00pm Nations League Preview Show 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm SPFL Round Up Show 7:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 8:00pm MLS Round Up Show 8:30pm Nations League Preview Show 9:00pm SPFL Round Up Show 9:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 9:30pm MLS Round Up Show 10:00pm Soccer Am Best Bits 10:30pm Nations League Preview Show 11:00pm SPFL Round Up Show 11:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm MLS Round Up Show

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Regional News and Weather Judge Rinder Info not available Info not available The Chase Regional News and Weather ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Paul O'grady's Little Heroes Coronation Street Info not available ITV News Regional News and Weather Bad Move Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow British Touring Car Championship Highlights Jackpot247

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Antiques Road Trip See Hear The Farmers' Country Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Coast For What It's Worth Building Dream Homes Little Women Lost Land of the Volcano Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Celebrity Eggheads The Repair Shop Great British Menu Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Upstart Crow We are British Jews Motherland Newsnight Weather Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon

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Beyond 100 Days Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage 9:00pm Planet Ping Pong 10:00pm Made by Machine: When Ai Met the Archive 11:00pm The Age of Excess: When Britain Went Too Far 12:00am The Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom 1:00am Rise of the Robots 2:00am The Treasure Hunters 3:00am Made by Machine: When Ai Met the Archive 4:00am The Joy of Ai

Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

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Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS round at friend’s the other day and they have a youngish child who was being a little boisterous. Not naughty, just being a child basically and, all of a sudden, the mum said: “If you don’t behave you will have to go to your room.”

Now, when I was a kid, this was definitely a punishment. In my room I had a bed and a wardrobe and maybe a few toys.

I’ve seen this kid’s bedroom when we were shown round the house. Believe me, being sent there was not a punishment.

There was a flat screen TV, Play Station speakers, headphones and a laptop. I know things change, but it’s becoming harder and harder for me to accept certain things.

For instance, some youngsters can hardly write because everything is done on a keyboard. Then there is predictive text - who needs to learn how to spell?

Here’s one for you - ask anyone under the age of 20 to tell you the time on a normal watch. You will be amazed at the amount that can’t. Why? Because all people do

now is look at their phone and read the digital clock.

In my opinion every child should be taught how to tell the time on a normal analogue watch. What do you think?

Not so good AND now to insurance, there are many adverts on TV for comparison companies, but remember that can be a minefield as some promote the companies that give them a bigger commission.

Then there is the dreaded small print.

You think you are getting the same, or better deal. But I’ve found, when trying to sort my daughter’s car insurance out, that what initially looks like the same or better cover doesn’t quite turn out that way.

When you go through the clauses you can sometimes be better off with the original, which at first appeared to be dearer.

And if the decision on what life insurance to purchase is decided by Michael Parkinson giving you a free fountain pen, then I suggest you need to take a serious look at yourself.

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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com DEAR Editor, A large area of waste ground in front of my apartment block was sanded over and used as a parking area for the recent Torre del Mar air fair. Now that it’s over, it is a dog litter tray. Men, women and children let their dogs run free on it so they can poop on it, then take their dogs away when they have done their business.

Time to chip all dogs so that these criminals can be heavily fined for such anti-social behaviour. Dog poop carries numerous diseases and you can bet that any fly that lands on your food or face has been on some dog poop very recently. And fine the owner of any dog not chipped.

Michael Hill

Anti-social behaviour Caring councils

Airport closed HI, I’d just like to say how disappointed I am about San Javier airport closing, as the alternative Corvera is 34 kilometres further on.

I for one will never use it, San Javier was making money and busy.

Why on earth didn’t they put the military over to Corvera, it would have been out of the way, but no. Again money spent on this monstrosity which nobody wanted and they could have extended San Javier.

Roy Wallace

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HAVING read your article (Our View, Well done Councils) please, please tell me where these caring councils are who look after residents. I live in the lovely town of Catral renowned not for its beauty but its history of corruption and illegal building on a large scale!! The very rich ex-mayor and many other agencies lined their pockets, though this was 16 years ago those activities are still impacting on residents of Catral in a big way The mayor of Catral whom I am sure is a very caring person unfortunately has little more power to help than a dog with rubber teeth as Valencia Council took his real power away. In 2007 many residents were served with demolition orders on their homes, can you even begin to imagine the heartache and worry that caused, we are now in the year 2018 and yes although these orders are suspended they are still registered against our properties, some residents do not even know they have them till they try to sell their houses All attempts to resolve this awful situation have failed.

Top solicitors, estate agents, residents have all been totally ignored by Valencia who refuse to discuss the matter with anyone and are sitting on these orders even though they

All letters by email or post should carry the writer’s address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published.

ILLEGAL BUILDINGS: Many residents were served with demolition orders. could not demolish nor intend to demolish any of the houses. Ailing health, ageing and financial problems are effecting many of us who are retired and need to sell our houses which as you can imagine is nye on impossible until these orders are lifted.

The heartache goes on and despite what you think about caring councils nobody seems to care about the forgotten residents of Catral. Maybe your paper could give some thought about the other face of the caring councils which I am sure are not exclusive to Catral. Thank you and I hope I have touched a caring nerve somewhere.

Regards, Kay Fitter

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Police make grim discovery in car boot at roadside check PM: A ‘random’ roadside check?? Where they look in the boot??? Intelligence led I would suggest.

STUBBED OUT: Costa beaches pioneer ciggyfree zone C F Rowe: Great idea!!

FUEL TAX: Spanish government proposal to increase diesel price by estimated 28.6 per cent

Comments from EWN online Man crushed and seriously injured by 250 kilo bull in Spain

Gary: Cows create more emissions than cars…. maybe they should tax them.

Kathryn Ramsden: Better than having the poor bulls running terrified through the streets, if idiots run in front of this on purpose they should have to pay their own medical bills.

Eve Nicholls: Better than some poor animal being run into the ground until it’s so exhausted it dies!

Christine Marshall: At least no animal will be humiliated, tortured and killed.

Pet owners in Spain warned to be on their guard for ‘spiked’ food

Pickpockets dress as women to steal from Benidorm tourists claim

Zara Mária: Anyone know what area? I never take my eyes off my dog when we're out these days

Gill Reynolds: We witnessed a beggar woman sat cross legged on the pavement with a shawl thrown over herself and every now and again a man would arrive, bend down and throw a purse or wallet under her shawl.

WATCH: Dozens of migrants land on beach packed with stunned holidaymakers in Spain Tomas Kirken: Legitimate asylum seekers should be properly helped. All others as migrants should be detained and then sent back to wherever they got into the people smuggler’s boat. Simple as that.

David Clark: Send them back!

Cherry Lacuadra Talledo: That’s good return them where they belong.

€70,000 of fake goods seized in Benidorm tourist shop raids Fiona Hanson: These are sold on every single town market we go to!

Matt Coy: Fake goods? Just sit on any beach in Spain for an hour.

I totally agree HI Leapy, I have just read your article ‘Are our values being threatened’ in this week’s Euro Weekly and I had to write to say that I agreed with every word you wrote.

What is it with us British that as soon as someone speaks his mind particularly about people from the Muslim community, that they are somehow branded as being racist??? We have always prided ourselves on having free speech in the UK but this seems to be being eroded.

Thank goodness there are still people like yourself who are happy to speak up for what I am sure is the great majority of us Brits. Always enjoy your column.

Thanks Gill Chapman (Benalmadena)

EU departure DEAR Editor, I write into your paper occasionally, with views on the subject of the UK leaving the EU as it affects UK nationals who are TAX resident in Spain ( not to be [frequently] confused with part timers and holidaymakers) Today I see in the Irish papers that the Central Bank is trying to find a way of enabling UK state and private pensions to be paid into pensioners’ euro accounts, in the event that capital and financial services will not be included in any ‘deal’ and worryingly this disastrous idea of walking away with no deal at all.

There are about 135,000 UK state pensioners tax resident in the Republic of Ireland. Private pensions added raises this figure to 150,000 (UK gov figures).

These are very largely people on fixed incomes - much like the majority of UK pensioners resident in Spain (110,000) but I see no move to encourage people to talk about this, and, really prepare for any eventuality. All I hear is ‘it will sort itself out somehow,’ ‘it will be all right in the end,’ ‘wait and see what happens.’

Would there be any way of trying to get all the information in one place - reliable, verifiable as to what exactly do pensioners need in order to minimise the disruption and expense this exit is most likely to produce, and would a media project to stimulate this be worthwhile in the public interest and - an element of the media public service information responsibility?

Included would be all the essential elements of EU citizenship, and adherence to the laws of the host country, eg - all financial contracts, the EHIC, driving licences, ownership of vehicles, etc, etc and, what being a citizen of a third country would mean in each category.

Triples all round - cheers = Ian (beiderbeck)

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something.

Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely.

There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best. Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one. You will need to do two things.

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A way opens up before you that can bring wealth. Branching off from that is a path to certain happiness. Which will you take?

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However, trying to act on too many at once is causing some confusion. Maybe there’s too much going on.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’ve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Surprised? You shouldn’t be.

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Quick

Cryptic Across 1 Huge American soldier meets small insect (5) 4 Hackers heard in the Treasury?

(7) 8 To appeal to a tart, act flustered (7) 9 Bird pines away (5) 10 Contrary rate of payment for a poet? (8) 11 Left east German bewildered (4) 13 Greets assembled wading birds (6) 15 Bemoan mental defect (6) 18 Fifty and I'm past flabby (4) 19 Show cart off to US politician (8) 22 Post the money for a bet (5) 23 Finger protection, the limb being broken (7) 24 Have faith in a new Serb way (5,2) 25 Warbles in The Rising Sun (5) Down 1 Seize grain and fruit (7) 2 Thespian that Chirac tore into (5) 3 Endeavour to cover a waistcoat, it's an absolute farce! (8) 4 Copper trial is most shrewd (6) 5 Don't eat quickly (4) 6 I met Poe rewriting typical example (7) 7 Exhausted writer found in street

(5) 12 Air posed problem for take-offs (8) 14 Go berserk and strike errand boy (7) 16 Walks unsteadily, begins tracking river creatures (7)

Code Breaker

17 Dispatched with railway guard (6) 18 Cobblers' equipment survives (5) 20 Bird with rook and duck on waste container (5) 21 Put up with a large carnivore (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Z and 14 represents L, so fill in Z every time the figure 10 appears and L every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Additional payment (5) 4 Irritable (5) 7 Be persistent, refuse to stop (9) 8 Remain (4) 10 Cause (6) 12 Enter and rob a dwelling (6) 13 Smaller amount (4) 16 Harmless (9) 18 Spirited horse (5) 19 Pool or fund of money held in common (5)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Police officer (7) 5 Chest (5) 8 Taburete (5) 9 Línea aérea (7) 10 Arrival (7) 12 Monedas (5) 13 Huérfano (6) 15 To judge (6) 18 People (seen as a mass) (5) 19 Contento (7) 21 Godson (7) 22 Perla (5) 23 Anxiety (5) 24 Seventy (7)

Down 1 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 2 Short sleep (3) 3 Nimble and quick (4) 4 Mentally quick and resourceful (6) 5 Watch and direct (7) 6 Of a strict bearing or demeanour (5) 9 Put in order (7) 11 Not easily irritated (6) 12 Sate of extreme happiness (5) 14 Examine in detail (5) 15 Fastening device (4) 17 Fix conclusively (3)

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

Down 1 Aisle (aeroplane, theatre) (7) 2 Suelto (5) 3 Cabbage (3) 4 Praise (6) 5 Paracaídas (9) 6 Techo (7) 7 Hornos (5) 11 Housewife (3,2,4) 14 Lápices (7) 16 Knee (7) 17 Delantales (6) 18 Attractive (f) (5) 20 Mancha (de aceite, pintura, etc) (5) 22 Animal doméstico (3)

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Hexagram

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

ANNULI ERSATZ FARINA FREEST NEATER PALATE POETRY QUEASY ROTTEN SPREAD STRAIT SURETY TAPPET TRASHY TREATY TROUPE UPTAKE VISUAL ZEROES (10)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Strand 2 Pirate 3 Seethe 4 Detest 5 Heater 6 Petite 7 Stereo 8 Hither 9 Suitor 10 Rhesus 11 Rattle 12 Resort 13 Harass 14 System 15 Tousle 16 Repair 17 Desert 18 Inlaid 19 Sodden.

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

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

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

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

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Kakuro

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

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 11 • Good: 15

• Very good: 22 • Excellent: 29

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

Average: 11 Good: 15 Very good: 21

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 27

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adit ante anti cant cent cite date dent diet dint edit etna neat tend tide tied tine vent acted actin anted antic cadet cited civet davit dicta edict enact evict tinea tined vatic vitae active advent cadent canted dative decant detain enatic incite indict indite invite native deviant incited invited actinide cavitied inactive indicate VINDICATE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Choir, 4 Macaw, 7/19 Aye aye, 8 Targets, 9 Peak, 10 Serene, 13 Floral, 14 Bets, 17 Slender, 20 Yearn, 21 Stern.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Clasp, 2 Oregano, 3 Rate, 4 Morsel, 5 Cue, 6 Waste, 11 Elevate, 12 Pardon, 13 Fussy, 15 Stein, 16 Arms, 18 Era.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Clearance, 8 Sane, 9 Onlookers, 10 Orator, 13 Edible, 15 Raise, 16 Acrid, 17 Trawl, 18 Eagle, 21 Regard, 22 Ardent, 25 Residency, 26 Aged, 27 Redressed.

1 Buckets, 5 Curas, 8 Grape, 9 Lettuce, 10 Pestaña, 11 Reach, 12 Sueldo, 14 Acabar, 17 Watch, 19 Recibos, 21 Reality, 22 Night, 24 Snowy, 25 Rotonda.

Down:

Down:

2 Liner, 3 About, 4 Ankara, 5 Curses, 6 Main brace, 7 Genteel, 11 Abrogated, 12 Order, 14 Deter, 16 Arrival, 19 Adhere, 20 Lazier, 23 Duels, 24 Nacre.

2 Crabs, 3 Emerald, 4 Saltar, 5 Citar, 6 Rhubarb, 7 Shepherds, 10 Passwords, 13 Extraño, 15 Coconut, 16 Prayer, 18 Hairy, 20 Begin, 23/1 Tea bag.

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QUIZ: THE EYES HAVE IT 1. According to Greek (and later Roman) mythology what was the name of the primordial race of savage giants, each with a single eye in the centre of his forehead?

2. Eye of the Tiger by the American rock band Survivor was the theme song for which 1982 American sports drama film?

3. In bingo slang, which number is known as Kelly’s Eye? 4. In Shakespeare’s Othello, which character speaks the line: ‘O! beware, my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock’?

5. In which year was the giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames, the London Eye first opened to the general public?

6. What was the name of the Yorkshire-born inventor of cat's eyes?

7. Where Is the Love?, Shut Up, Hey Mama and Don't Phunk with My Heart were all UK Top 10 hit singles for which American musical group?

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9. Who has been the editor of the British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine Private Eye since 1986?

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• Cameron Diaz, Actor; August 30, 46 scored number one hits with Don’t Wanna Lose Diaz debuted in the 1994 comedy The Mask and You and other songs. She worked in Miami later went on to score Golden Globe nominations Airport before fame and was approached by the for her parts in There’s Something About Mary CIA for her language skills and later won seven and Gangs of New York. Born in San Diego, Grammy Awards.

California in the United States, she modelled for • Salma Hayek, Actor; September 2, 52 Levi’s and Calvin Klein before becoming an actor.

Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos in Mexico and Salma Hayek.

• Richard Gere, Actor; August 31, 69 studied International Relations at the University The star of Pretty Woman and Chicago was born Iberoamericana in Mexico City before acting. She in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and later played the painter Frida Kahlo in the 2002 film Frida studied at the University of Massachusetts on a and featured in La Chispa de la Vida. scholarship. He has also featured in the films I’m Not There • Gareth Southgate, Football Manager; September 3, 48 and Primal Fear and is a practising Buddhist.

Southgate managed the England national team in this year’s World Cup in Russia. Born in Watford in England, he began • Gloria Estefan, Singer; September 1, 61 his football career in 1988 at Crystal Palace before playing The artist has sold more than 100 million records and

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• Mark Ronson, Musician; September 4, 43 The producer, DJ and co-founder of Allido Records has collaborated with Jack White, Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars and Adele. Born in London in England, he attended New York University in the United States and received a Grammy in 2007 for his work on Winehouse’s Back to Black album.

• Johnny Vegas, Comedian; September 5, 48 Vegas was born Michael Pennington in St Helens and went to Middlesex University before selling boiler insurance door to door and working in a bottling plant. He debuted as a contestant on the Win, Lose or Draw show and later featured in the comedies Ideal and Benidorm.

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This week in history

Time to mend JAYA is a journalist living in New York City and she is nursing a broken heart.

She has just gone through her third miscarriage and as a result her marriage seems to be on the rocks.

In a desperate attempt to overcome her grief she decides to travel to India to trace her family’s history.

Soon she meets Ravi, her grandmother’s former se rvant and confidan t , who tells her remarkable tales of struggle, tragedy and r es ilience from h e r ancestor during Britain’s occupation of the country.

T he s tories res onat e with Jaya who is keen to find strength in the present by delving into the past. She soon discovers she has that strength by virtue of her grandmother’s astonishing and brave legacy.

T he power of love , dreaming and healing is explored in Sejal Badani’s The Storyteller’s Secret.

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70 - Siege over The Roman general Titus defeats the armies of Jerusalem and destroys the Second Temple while taking the city.

476 - End of Empire Romulus Augustulus, the last of the Roman Emperors, is overthrown by Germanic tribes. The event marks the end of the Western Roman Empire.

The former emperor is exiled to Campania in Italy and disappears from the historical record.

1449 - Emperor snatched Mongolian forces capture the Zhentong Emperor of China during the Battle of Tumu which sees around 20,000 Mongols defeat about 500,000 Chinese soldiers.

1666 - Fire outbreak The Great Fire of London begins and would go on to rage for three days and destroy around 10,000 buildings including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.

1774 - Congress meets The first Continental Congress made up of delegates from Britain’s Thirteen Colonies in America meets in Philadelphia. The body would later become instrumental in launching the War of Independence against British rule.

1952 - Book debut American writer Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is published for the first time. The work would go on to win him the Nobel Prize for Literature.

1997 - Princess dead Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed are killed in a car crash in Paris along with their driver Henri Paul.

2016 - Climate deal The United States and China agree to sign up to the Paris climate accords, which President Donald Trump would later withdraw from.

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THE island of Guernsey has just been liberated after being occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. It is in this time of newly-found freedom that Juliet Ashton (Lily James), a London journalist, travels to Guernsey after receiving letters from the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

The correspondence sharing islanders’ wartime tales inspires her to travel for material for a new book.

Juliet makes life-long friends and has some seminal experiences in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

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ALMOST two in five workers are suffering from stress and anxiety.

According to a survey conducted by Behaviour and Attitudes, mental health issues are now the most common illness in the workplace.

In fact, it suggests that these health conditions have pushed cancer and back pain into second and third place for illnesses among staff.

Some 38 per cent of employees say they are under stress, according to the survey which was commissioned by Friends First and conducted by B&A. It found cancer in second place with 33 per cent of workers citing it, followed by chronic back pain, which is suffered by 32 per cent of workers.

Almost half of under-35s say they have taken extended sick leave of a week or more due to stress or anxiety.

While four out of 10 surveyed say they have taken extended sick leave due to an accident or illness.

The average sick leave period was 14 weeks.

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Mental health illnesses are on the rise ees say they would not be paid for a period of sick leave, even for one month or less, adding more stress to an existing problem.

Friends First said that in general most of the workers surveyed described themselves as being ‘reasonably healthy’ or ‘very h e a l t h y, ’ w i t h j u s t 1 0 p e r

cent claiming they are less healthy than they would like to be.

Karen Gallagher, protection director of Friends First, said the research showed mental health issues had the potential to affect us all and the effects of stress and anxiety knew no boundaries when it came to age, gender or profession.

ON THE INCREASE: Workers cite stress and anxiety as major issues.

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Get Qi-going for rapid results A NEW health and fitness craze looks set to cause a stir, and not because it’s difficult to pronounce.

Qigong, pronounced chee-gong, is the 5,000 year old Chinese practice of keeping mind and body sane and well.

This is through various means, including postures, meditations, guided imagery and importantly, breathing techniques.

Qi means ‘breath’ or ‘air’ and is considered the vital-life-force or lifeforce energy.

Practitioners believe that this force penetrates and permeates everything in the universe.

According to one teacher of 12 years, Sifu Anthony Korahais, Qigong is easier than yoga and accessible to everyone.

He claims to have taught extreme athletes, dedicated couch potatoes, people aged from 20 to 80, disabled veterans and marathoners.

A simple exercise Sifu uses to illustrate the lack of boundaries, is the ‘pushing mountains,’ which involves gently moving your palms back and forth in a flowing manner, and coordinating your breath with the movement.

He says ‘anyone can do this exer-

PRACTICE: Techniques are simple and can be practised anywhere. cise, it can be done in a wheelchair, and can even be done with one arm.’

With Qigong, you don’t need to memorise long, complex routines, or worry about the martial aspects of the art.

Apparently you can dive immediately into the meditative and energetic as-

pects, which is also what apparently brings you quick results.

But while some Qigong exercises are physically easy, others are challenging.

But because there are so many different techniques, it’s easy to raise the difficulty level for those who are ready.

Similarly, there are movements appropriate for those who are ill or out of shape, and even techniques that an Olympic athlete would struggle with.

Sifu points out that Qigong is also a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine, along with acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.

He said: “In China you can find Qigong in the hospitals. In fact, in some there are entire Qigong wings.”

Over the years, Sifu has collaborated with acupuncturists, massage therapists, chiropractors, psychologists, reiki healers, osteopaths and nutritionists.

“I have seen with my own eyes how Qigong can greatly complement other forms of healing.”

And while yoga is ‘empowering,’ Sifu says the difference with Qigong is that it doesn’t require physical strength or flexibility.

In fact physical strength can be a hindrance. Body builders for example, often struggle to relax the muscles and let go of deeper layers of tension.

Sifu added that an art that doesn’t need brawn for success is empowering for women, the physically unfit, the disabled, children and smaller sized men like himself.

As well as being fun, Qigong is accessible in that you don´’ need much training to start getting results.

“I can train a fresh beginner to start getting amazing results in just three hours,” said Sifu.

There are numerous sites online you can visit to find out more.

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The answers could be at your fingertips GEL fillers and shellac techniques have become huge money spinners within the female beauty industry, but your nails are more than just an aesthetic tool.

They can say a lot about your health, and can tip you off to any irregularities, according to the Berkeley University of California, Wellness.

Here are a few examples of how the nail can indicate problems in other parts of the body.

Nails normally curve at a slight upward angle from actual bed. But nails that arc downward may indicate disease of the lung, liver, inflammatory bowel or cardiovascular, as well as HIV infection.

White bands, Muehrcke’s nails, is a condition characterised by a pair of horizontal white lines running parallel to the nail base. These may arise after chemotherapy, but are also associated with liver and kidney disease.

Beau’s lines are horizontal indentations that may be a sign of injury to the nail and again can occur as a result of chemotherapy or as a result of a high fever.

But they can also suggest a zinc deficiency, diabetes or peripheral vascular disease.

Spoon nails, or koilonychias,

PROBLEMS: Injury or health problems can result in changes to the nail plate. may be abnormally thin and flat, or even concave enough to hold a drop of water. This is apparently associated with anaemia or repeated exposure

to chemicals or trauma.

Terry’s nails are white plates with a dark band at the tip.

Common in people with liver disease, the condition may also

occur as part of normal ageing.

However, research shows that they are also associated with diabetes, congestive heart failure and HIV infection.

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Reducing appearance of wrinkles naturally DELAYING wrinkles for as long as possible can simply be a matter of good habits.

The basic recommendations include using appropriate protection from the sun, not smoking, not drinking too much and never sleeping with make-up on.

Following these basic rules certainly will help prevent dry skin and wrinkling, but it is probably not enough.

It is also important to moisturise, hydrate and, claim some health professionals, feed the skin with antioxidants.

But one thing that should never be forgotten is that sleep plays a huge role towards the appearance of skin. Results show that those getting enough sleep had an average score of 2.2

FOREVER YOUNG: Reduce appearance of wrinkles at home. and the poor sleepers had an average score of 4.4, with the higher score meaning the skin looked older.

After five nights of poor sleep, participants had up to double the amount of fine lines and wrinkles and a lot

more brown spots than those getting a good night’s rest.

Sleeping face down or face-side in the pillow over a long period of time can also cause the skin to wrinkle. It is recommended to sleep on your back.

Getting more vitamin C may help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. A study of 4,000 women carried out in 2007 found that those who had higher intakes of vitamin C had lower levels of wrinkles and dryness.

Another major source of skin problems is thought to be stress.

In 2015, researchers examined skin in 5,000 participants. Those experiencing high levels of stress had more itchy, scaly skin and rashes.

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Face workout HEALTHY FACE GLOW: cCan be achieved by face exercising.

YOUR face has over 50 different muscles and they are rarely used, unlike other muscles in the body.

By exercising face muscles blood circulation activates in different areas of the face, replenishing the oxygen supply in skin and muscles. This helps to achieve a bright and healthy glow.

Exercising the face will keep facial muscles fit for the long term. Facial muscle exercises improve blood flow and supplies skin with nutrients and prevents wrinkles.

In order to achieve results quickly, it is recommended to exercise the face three to five times a week for around 20 minutes. Results should be visible within two months.

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Advertising Feature ANYONE who has been in the armed forces, farming, steelworks, mining or construction industries will have been exposed to loud sounds.

It has been known for years that loud sounds can damage the hearing.

Loud intense sounds (explosions) and milder long-term noise exposure both damage the hearing in different ways: the explosion may cause physical damage; the long-term lower exposure may cause biochemical changes in the inner hair cells.

We all have a fixed number of cochlear hair cells; they cannot regenerate. If we kill them by noise exposure they cannot come back; they are lost for ever. There is no medical treatment for noise-induced hearing loss.

We are born with thousands more hair cells than we need at any one time. Noise exposure in younger life will gradually kill these hair cells off.

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The older generation may remember the late 80’s when the first rules about hearing protection in the workplace started to appear. Ear protectors were made available by law but very often not worn; ‘It is not going to happen to us’ was the attitude. Today it is happening to them! It will happen to today’s younger generation also - but much sooner.

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Forza Italia, Go Rialto NOW that summer has arrived, what better way is there to make the most of the long light nights than by dining outside, snacking on a plate of antipasti and some freshly made stone baked pizza?

But you don’t have to go all the way to Italy to enjoy Italian cuisine, simply head down to the Rialto in Benimar near Benijofar.

This highly regarded restaurant comes from the same stable that owns the popular Taj Mahal Indian restaurant just over the road as well as the fusion restaurant S ab o r e s a t t h e R o jale s G o lf Course.

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All food is served in the spacious and comfortable fully air conditioned dining room which has recently been completely redecorated or al fresco dining can be enjoyed outside on the large terrace as you watch the world go by.

Upstairs there is a large function room complete with its own bar and access to two roof terraces. It offers the perfect space for private parties and celebrations and can host up to 80 people.

Rialto will work with you to create the perfect party for any occasion and staff are available to offer help and advice in meeting your requirements.

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menu is served from 6pm every day for €12.90 with a children’s menu available for €6.50.

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Almost Noah’s Ark THIS Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Jardines en la Avenida Teniente Flomesta in Murcia will be echoing with the sound of hens, turkeys, rabbits, lizards and indeed a whole host of native birds and animals.

Open from 11am to 10pm each day and with no admission fee, many of the animals on display are looking for new homes and the event which includes a number of craft stalls and workshops has been organised by the Murcia Council.

The G Men return HOMBRES G will be playing at the Glorieta de España in Alicante City this Saturday with tickets from €45 to €70.

Formed in 1982, this pop/rock band was considered to be one of the most successful Spanish pop groups of the 1980’s but they disbanded 10 years later in 1992.

After a break, they got together again and are touring their 12 albums.

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Three nights of international jazz IT is the turn of Torrevieja Auditorium to embrace jazz in October with three nights featuring internationally acclaimed musicians from Cuba and the USA. On Friday October 12, the first guest in the Torrevieja Sounds of Jazz event will be Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca who appears with his trio playing his own brand of Afro Caribbean jazz embodied by his latest album Abuc, a musical journey through the genres that flourished on the Caribbean island, with a taste of bolero, chacha and even hip hop.

Coming from a musical family which literally saw his mother, father and brothers singing or playing, it was perhaps inevitable that he would become a performer in his own right and he has released nine albums in his 30-plus-year career.

This concert will start at 9pm and last for 90 minutes.

Next day, Saturday, October 13, the acclaimed American bass player Kyle Eastwood, son of movie star Clint will take to the stage playing electric and upright bass, where he will be highlighting numbers from his latest album In Transit, backed by a band of exceptional musicians.

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ROBIN MCKELLE: She will appear on stage in the final concert on Sunday, October 14.

Not only is he a regular performer on the jazz circuit, but he has been a much sought after session musician and has written the soundtracks for a number of his father’s films.

This performance will start at 9pm and last for one hour.

The final concert on Sunday, October 14 stars American chanteuse Robin McKelle who has a voice compared to a cross between Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner and Janis

Joplin and her career has seen her move between jazz and rock but with her latest album Melodic Canvas, she is firmly back in the jazz camp and is now writing her own songs rather than recording and performing those of others.

During her career which has seen the release of seven albums, she has been in much demand as a backing singer for such musical luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,

David Bowie, Gregory Porter and Bobby Mc Ferrin.

This performance will start at 9pm and last for 90 minutes.

Tickets for each show are available online from the Torrevieja Auditorium priced at €20 for each performance plus booking fee, but it may be possible to obtain a reduced rate if you wish to attend all three concerts by going in person to the Auditorium box office in advance.

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ORIHUELA COUNCIL: Announcing the Festival with guitarist José Luis Martínez in the centre.

International Guitar Festival FOR the first time, the Orihuela Council is organising its own International Festival of Mediterranean Guitar which will take place in the town from Monday September 10 to Sunday September 16.

Entry to all concerts will be free of charge and there will be a selection of different styles of interpretation which will be presented in a number of emblematic sites within the town.

The event which has been produced with the assistance of the Casa Mediter-

ráneo will see performances from Chencho Arias, who will perform a tribute to the poet Miguel Hernández, composer and guitarist, José Luis Martínez, the Serbian-Bosnian Dúo Levante, the Italian Edoardo Catamaran, the Greek Dimitris Kotronakis, and the flamenco show of the Turkish Ezgi Anil ‘Paquito’ at Orihuela Costa.

Each show will take place in the evening except for the final presentation which will bring all of the performers together on the final Sunday

during the day.

This brand new festival follows the previous week long celebration of the patron saint of Orihuela, the Virgin of Monserrate and it is hoped that this homage to the guitar will become a regular annual event.

Those participating have agreed to conduct master classes for those students who are studying guitar and these classes which will be open to the public will be held at the Pedro Terol Municipal Conservatory of Music.

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SOCIAL SCENE Sweet sounds of Lemon Pop THE 23rd edition of the Murcia Lemon Pop Festival which spotlights Spanish Indie bands will take place tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday with a pre-lunch gig featuring Ross and Pájaro today (Thursday) in Los Molinos del Rio. Entry to all of the events is free (subject to capacity) and the two main gigs will be held at the Parque Fofó de Murcia Auditorium with gates opening at 7pm.

Friday night sees performances from Luna, Perro, Noise Box, Fino Oyonarte, Murciano Total and Los Pilotos.

On Saturday, Las Reinas, The Matpies, Fernando Rubio, Future Terror and Amor Germanio will be appearing, so there will be plenty of rock in Murcia City this weekend especially as there will be After Lemon parties at the Sal REM.

CELEBRATIONS: Scene from an earlier festival.

Moors and Christians FROM tomorrow (Friday) until Saturday September 8 the town of Santa Pola will celebrate the Moors and Christians Festival in honour of the Virgin of Loreto, with conquest and reconquest of Moors and Christians, parades, fireworks, wreath to the patron saint, procession, children’s games and sports competitions.

The main events will be tomorrow (Saturday) when the Moorish Embassy in Fortaleza requests the surrender of the Castle by the Christian Bando. It is surrendered to the Moorish troops.

On Sunday, the Christians take back the town and there will be simulated combat and surrender of the square by the Moro Bando.

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by Andrew Harding Vitamin C: Ascorbic Acid NECESSARY for the production of collagen in the body (collagen holds the cells of the body together and is necessary for wound healing). Humans cannot synthesise it within the body like other animals can, so it needs to be present in the diet on a daily basis. It is present in all citrus fruits, tomatoes and their juices, red and green peppers, potatoes and green leaved vegetables. It is destroyed when heated, but one small glass of fresh citrus fruit juice will provide more than the minimum daily requirement. Deficiency results in the disease: ‘Scurvy,’ the symptoms of scurvy include; bleeding gums, loosening of the teeth and wounds not healing as they should. If untreated, it will result in death. Cheerful stuff!

I hope this week’s recipe makes you feel more optimistic? It is a luxurious version of an old favourite.

Chilli con carne Serves 4 1 whole, large onion; chopped 4 whole garlic cloves; chopped 2 whole red chilli peppers sliced 1kg minced beef

On Monday, a general parade by the troops of Moors and Christians.

On Thursday September 6, a parade of floats organised by the Unió de Festers followed later by a Castle of Fireworks.

On September 7, a floral offering to the Virgin of Loreto in the Fortress Castle Chapel and in the evening a pyrotechnic show.

September 8, a Solemn Procession of the Virgin and again in the evening Castle of Fireworks and what is referred to as a powerful final bomb.

During the week there will be many events including much aimed at children, water sports, music, dancing and plenty of food and drink.

This week: Everyone’s favourite - Vitamin C

OLD FAVOURITE: Chilli con Carne.

125ml red wine 2 whole beef stock cubes 2 teaspoons ground cumin 500 grams cherry tomatoes; halved 3 teaspoons black peppercorn, freshly ground 2 teaspoons salt 1 can red kidney beans, drained and washed juice of 4 whole limes 1 whole, large green pepper; chopped 1 large bunch of cilantro; finely chopped 2 tablespoons cream cheese 250 grams red Leicester cheese; grated 8 tortillas.

Place onion, garlic, red chilli and ground beef in frying pan.

Dry fry until beef browned and other ingredients cooked through.

Add red wine, beef stock, cumin and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add cherry tomatoes salt and black pepper and cook to reduce until sauce thickened.

Add the red kidney beans and simmer for another 10 minutes Add lime juice and simmer for two more minutes, add cilantro, stir once.

Check and add seasoning if necessary.

Place tortillas on to a lightly oiled oven tin, place chilli con carne on one half of each tortilla, place cream cheese on top, followed by the red Leicester. Fold the tortilla to enclose the chilli/cheese mix.

Place in an oven, pre-heated to 200 Celsius (fan oven), 180 Celsius (no-fan) for 10 minutes.

Serve.

Hint: Substitute red or yellow peppers for the green, or any combination.

Tip: To avoid wasting unused chilli peppers, place in a shallow bowl in the sunshine until they dry out completely and then store in a sealed jar. Use scissors to cut them when they are needed and add to the sauce to rehydrate them.

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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England FROM September 26-29, 2018, ‘Ultra High Net Worth Individuals’ and superyacht lovers from around the world will flock to the Principality of Monaco to attend the Monaco Yacht Show. The most magnificent annual exhibition of superyachts will display 120 giant vessels in Port Hercule of Monaco.

At one time an indicator of cost was a rule of thumb US$5 million per metre of length, of course it’s just a rule of thumb, in actual fact there is not really an upper limit with some of the giants reputed to have original build costs of more than US$400 million.

To build is one thing, to own is another, running costs are eye watering, what with highly skilled and dedicated crews that number in some cases 20 and more per yacht, then there are the essential ‘toys.’ Submarines and dive stations, helicopters and seaplanes as well as custom-built tenders. Tenders are those smaller boats which carry owners and guests from shore to ship and back again, some can cost upwards of US$3 million each, I dare say more than a pretty luxurious Spanish villa with or without a private pool.

The superyacht KISMET is expected to be one of the 120 going to the 28th edition of the Monaco Yacht Show and at 95.2 metres length overall will be the largest superyacht on show this year. A Lurssen Yachts shipyard of Ger-

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many custom-built and launched in 2014, the yacht’s interior was designed by Robert Langton Design with the exterior by Espen Oeino.

KISMET is without question the epitome of luxury.

Already own a superyacht? Then you need a ‘Superyacht Support Vessel’ to carry and help you to deploy all the necessary extras to ensure that perfect communion with the sea.

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shipyard, will be exhibiting POWER PLAY, delivered this summer 2018, is a DAMENbuilt Yacht Support vessel with an adventure configuration. The sixth delivery of the popular YS 5009 design from the DAMEN Yacht Support range, POWER PLAY offers a blend of adventure and superyacht support functions, including new design enhancements such as a 50 square-metre Aft Adventure Centre and Dive Centre and more autonomy and facilities for operating in zero-discharge zones

such as marine nature reserves. POWER PLAY accommodates six guests staying in three suites, making her suitable for short breaks away from the mother yacht or even a complete yachting solution.

While you are visiting the Principality of Monaco you will of course be able to stay in some of the very best and iconic hotels in the world as well as enjoy the most exquisite cuisine and indulge in shopping opportunities and not just for superyachts.

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Beautiful, beautiful San Sebastian TALK to almost every Spanish national about travelling around Spain, and they will all mention San Sebastian. And if you say that you’ve never been there, it’s greeted with a look of dismay, quickly followed by ‘it’s beautiful... you must go there!’

San Sebastian - or Donostia as it’s known to the local Basque Country population - is one of t h e m o s t n o r t h e r l y o f S p a i n ’s most popular tourist destinations located on the Bay of Biscay.

San Sebastian’s most famous attraction is its great selection of beaches, but for those seeking a little more than a sunbathing holiday there is a wealth of history to be discovered and a chance to learn about a whole different culture - and language - at the same time. If anything, a trip to San Sebastian feels like you’re visiting two countries for the price of one.

Much of the architecture that

San Sebastian offers is relatively modern, with one example being the Buen Pastor Cathedral (or Cathedral of the Good Shepherd).

Dominating the local skyline at 75 metres high (245 feet), construction began in 1888 with the official documentation being signed by the two-year-old King Alfonso XIII... the present King Felipe VI’s great grandfather.

The building was originally just a church and designated as being a cathedral in 1953, nine years before it was completed.

Featuring the Gothic Revival style, it’s considered the most important church in San Sebastian and is an even more spectacular sight at night thanks to the lighting.

One of the most visited places in San Sebastian is the Parte

Vieja (Old Town). The quaint buildings famous for their very colourful roofs are protected from the sea by the Monte Urgull.

Traditional tourists that are looking for a more relaxed form of nightlife will quickly fall in love with the Parte Vieja when they get to know its trendy bars and cafes, and with the Basque Country being world famous for the quality of its cuisine, there is no problem in finding a quality restaurant or four.

To w a l k o ff t h e f o o d a n d drink, a stroll through the streets to see some of the city’s other famous churches - such as the Basilica of St Mary’s of the Chorus - is recommended, and as you do so try to imagine that until 1863, this historic Parte Vieja was surrounded by a wall.

DOMINATING: The Buen Pastor Cathedral was finally finished in 1962.

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VICE-PRESIDENT Carmen Calvo’s was the voice of reason when she remarked that an “unacceptable phrase was not an attack on the Spanish state.”

She was referring to declarations from Cataluña’s regional president Quim Torra who is not renowned for honey-tongued oration, particularly when referring to the national government.

Pablo Casado, the Partido Popular leader who proudly refuses to give an inch over reformed terrorists or Cataluña, fell on her statement like a ton of the bricks used to build monuments to the past.

Casado urged Calvo to “fulfil her obligations and defend Spain” presumably by returning to the abrasive authoritarianism that was the former government’s default mode and took Mariano Rajoy up a one-way street.

Torra was equally offended at Calvo’s dismissal of his claim that his government did not need to defend itself and should instead attack “an unjust state.”

Pedro Sanchez, who continues to insist that Cataluña requires a political and not a judicial solution, refuses to rise to the bait.

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Where the bodies are JOSE LUIS VILLAREJO is a pensioned-off police commissioner now imprisoned on remand.

During 10 years’ leave of absence between 1983 and 1993 he made a multi-million fortune with a network of detective agencies.

What better sideline for a high-ranking police officer than working for public bodies, commercial companies and private individuals?

On Villarejo’s return to active duty he worked undercover for the Ministry of the Interior and was involved in Jorge Fernandez Diaz’s ‘dirty war’ discrediting Catalan politicians.

His name pops up in practically every Spanish scandal including the recently-aired tapes where Juan Carlos I’s former mistress claims that the Rey Emeritus got rich on commissions and has black money sheltered in tax havens.

Villarejos has also tried to conceal his wealth and is charged with money laundering and involvement with a criminal organisation.

Even now he could still beat the system as the Public Prosecutors investigating his illegal activities have challenged the investigating judge’s decision to lift the case’s gagging order.

Information contained in Villarejos’ impounded documents and files could put ‘the institutions’ at risk and even compromise the ‘safety of the State’ they warned.

The retired policeman has always been a smooth operator. And of course it always helps, knowing where the bodies are.

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Fat chance A RECENT analysis of 1936 data on 21-yearold army conscripts living in Madrid revealed that young men from the working class district of Vallecas were three centimetres shorter than those from classy Salamanca.

The postcode says it all before the anthropologists can get a word in edgeways, but what would a similar survey say today?

No doubt it would find that 21 year olds in Vallecas are as tall as those in Salamanca but much, much fatter. The more slender your means these days, the wider the girth.

Bad test result ABDELBAKI ES SATTY, the late imam of Ripoll who blew himself up on August 16 last year, was behind the Barcelona massacre of August 17.

Like many jihadists, he was imprisoned on drug offences and between 2010 and 2014 he was visited four times by agents from the CNI, Spain’s intelligence service.

According to reports in the Catalan media, they considered getting him onside but he failed the psychological tests necessary to become an informant, which was probably fortuitous.

As Osama bin Laden ably demonstrated, jihadi collaborators show little loyalty to their paymasters.

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Reaping rich rewards PAIN’S property boom is being fuelled by the ruin of Venezuela’s.

It is estimated that in the Salamanca district alone, more than 7,000 luxury apartments are now owned

by Venezuelans.

Their country is facing financial ruin, with inflation expected to hit one million per cent by the end of the year.

And while some nationals face a fight to survive on a daily basis, others have found a safe haven for theirs in Madrid’s real estate market.

According to real estate investment adviser, Luis Valls-Taberner, almost every street in Salamanca, an upmarket district of the Spanish capital, is home to a wealthy Venezuelan.

While he would not identify the buyers, he told told an international business newspaper that some of the properties were purchased through investment companies based in Miami or elsewhere

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- but the money always came from Venezuela.

Madrid’s housing prices surged about 17 per cent last year, the strongest rise among Spanish cities, raising the cost of living downtown to levels last seen in 2007, before the country’s construction bubble burst.

The Salamanca district, with its fashion shops and restaurants, has been at the heart of the boom, partly thanks to rich Venezuelans.

In Salamanca alone, by the estimates of some Madrid real-estate companies, over 7,000 luxury apartments are now owned by these expatriates.

And the bulk is from families who became rich decades ago, in an economy whose main asset, oil, was nationalised in the 1970’s.

According to Rolando Seijas, the Venezuelan founder of SNB Capital, a Madrid-based investment firm whose activities range from insurance services to

an electronics component factory in southern Spain, the ‘big fortunes in Venezuela have always been connected among themselves and dependent on having a good relationship with the state.’

He added that ‘some Venezuelans have become successful entrepreneurs in Spain, starting delivery services, opening restaurants and shops or taking over franchises, like that of the US fast-food chain Subway.’

Venezuelans have not only been buying Spanish real estate, but also building it.

In 2017, the Cohen family, owners of one of Venezuela’s largest commercial real estate companies, opened the Sambil Outlet on the outskirts of Madrid, which bills itself as Spain’s largest shopping centre.

This year, the Cohen group also bought a building in Salamanca which will be turned into a dozen luxury apartments.

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Crowdfunding boosts market A TOTAL of €5.5 million has been invested in 11 property projects in Italy as a result of a crowdsourcing platform.

Financing firm Housers said they predicted the figure could be as high as €10 million by the end of the year and that it could reach €30 million in 2019.

Giovanni Buono, the head of the company’s Italian operation, said they were planning on expanding into Rome, Torino and Venice having already broken into markets in Milan, Florence and Potenza.

“In a year we have managed to get 9,000 investors from Italy to join our platform and invest in projects in the country, as well as Spain and Portugal,” he said.

The firm are reportedly aiming to grow their user base to around 25,000 during next year.

The platform works by members loaning developers amounts from €50 upwards to buy, build and develop properties.

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A humble adobe NEW trend is sweeping Spanish construction which involves building modern homes using techniques dating back centuries.

The Adobe method has been used throughout history to construct buildings in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere.

The method involves making bricks from clay, sand and other natural materials such as straw which are dried in the sun before being built around a wooden frame.

The technique is visible in buildings such as the Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali as well as in the Poeh Museum tower in New Mexico in the United States.

Adobe methods are now being used in Spain to build eco and green homes and other build-

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ADOBE BY ME: The homes are becoming popular in Spain. ings. Bricks can be made using traditional methods and there are now options to buy them already completed.

Examples of Adobe homes exist in Spain in the form of both historic constructions and new builds. Spain’s hot and dry climate lends itself

well to using the technique.

The advantages of using the technique include its simplicity and its limited environmental impact. It is also economical, with Adobe buildings cheap to make and good insulators meaning savings can be

made on energy bills.

Disadvantages include the method being time consuming, with bricks taking around three days to dry. It is also hard to build tall structures with the method and exterior walls require regular maintenance.

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PROPERTY SPECIAL TRONG investor interest in the real estate market triggered a 27 per cent growth in luxury residential property sales and purchases in the first half of 2018.

This has been despite the uncertainty generated by the turbulent political situation in Cataluña causing a notable drop in the number of transactions of high standard homes in that area.

Some estimates suggest that the number of transactions in Cataluña during the first six months of the year fell by 13 per cent.

But the rest of the country has surged ahead when it comes to luxury property, simply shrugging off the falls seen in Cataluña to see a 27 per cent rise in prime residential real estate transactions, according to a report by Lucas Fox. This resulted in a sharp increase in the average sales price, which soared by 19 per cent in the first half of the year.

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Luxury homes sales soar SOLD: The country has surged ahead when it comes to luxury.

uary and May this year, representing an increase of 13 per cent over the same period last year. The sale of new homes represented 18 per cent of the total of transactions, with a total

of 38,328 new residential properties transferred.

“Lower unemployment and access to credit, which is beginning to become a little easier, make it a very favourable

time for us,” says Férran Font from property portal pisos.com.

The areas with the highest sales of luxury homes were the main Spanish cities and holi-

day destinations, which recorded a historic record in the number of transactions of prime residential properties.

In Madrid, the number of transactions brokered by Lucas Fox increased by 20 per cent during the first half of 2018. In addition, the total value of these operations increased by 10 per cent over the first six months of 2017.

Moving across to Valencia City, according to the Ministry of Development, the total value of sales transactions grew in the first quarter by 17 per cent compared to the same period last year.

In the Barcelona region of El Maresme there were 80 per cent more luxury sales during the first six months of the year, despite the political uncertainty that hit the rest of Cataluña’s high end real estate market, according to Lucas Fox. However, there was a 27 per cent reduction in the total value of transactions, due to a reduction in the average price of the properties traded.

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COUNTRY PILE: The estate covers 58 hectares.

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as well as a private chapel and wine cellar.

A two-bedroom 300-metre square guest house and a three-bedroom staff cottage is also included on the 58hectare estate. The main house

covers a total of 2,100 square metres.

The firm selling the property, said it had been refurbished to “extremely high” standards and that no further work was required on the building.

SPAIN’S new Minister of Housing and Development has taken up his post, with policies addressing renting, leasing and planning said to be high on his to-do list.

Jose Luis Abalos referred previously to measures the new Partido Socialista (PSOE) government would implement if they took power.

They include reforming urban lease laws to restore minimum periods of five years, as well as tax reliefs for tenants in rentals and for landlords offering affordable rates.

Plans to increase the amount of rental housing available to the most disadvantaged groups have also been floated.

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Smoke detectors are good for only 10 years, and some

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But others provide no warning at all, they die in silence, leaving you totally unprotected.

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Secondly, are your detectors interconnected? Hardwired interconnected smoke detectors all sound at the same time, even if only one detector senses a fire. You can tell if they’re interconnected by counting the number of wires in the detector’s electrical box.

Knowing whether yours are interconnected or not will help you buy the right replacement units.

Hardwired and batterypowered wireless interconnected detectors communicate with one another via radio frequency (RF) signalling (not your home’s wifi).

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For kitchen and hallway locations near bath areas, stick with photoelectric detectors which can handle steam and cooking smoke without triggering false alarms.

Talking alarms tell you where the fire is. Some new models allow you to program the location of each detector. So if one of the programmed detectors senses a fire, all detectors announce the fire’s location in a clear pre-recorded voice.

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FOR a number of years I, Peter Harrison and many of my friends in the canine industry have been pushing for legislation to stop people profiting from breeding with sick mothers and allowing bitches to be lifelong involved, to breed puppies.

Most sales are over the internet and very expensive, many have earned big money out of these poor kittens and dogs. It is proposed that only licensed organisations like registered refuge centres breeders. It will be illegal to sell a kitten or puppy unless the mother is seen and that the kittens and pups know their mother and be interacting.

The sale of puppies and kittens without their mother present will be banned in a bid to end the ‘disturbing’ trade of animals bred in puppy farms, Theresa May has announced.

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The Prime Minister, who had two dogs during her childhood - a poodle named Tassel and a mongrel called Lucky, said she wants to ensure that

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Please keep them coming in! We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja.

Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuela costarbl.co.uk (95457) HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need

or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282).

Both offices are open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Thursday (10 am to 1.30 pm) at the Hope Fellowship Church (opposite the Thursday Market site) at Avda de Justo Antonio Quesada, Urb. La Marina (Tel 615770145). We are online at www.helpvegabaja. com and also on Facebook.

You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@helpvegabaja.com.

We also have a 24-hour Emergency help-line which is available to both members and nonmembers on 966 723 733 (95456) THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca. Different International and local mediums every Sunday and Tuesday.

Sunday, divine service with clairvoyance 11 am start.

Tuesday, evening of clairvoyance doors open 7 o’clock for 7.30 start. Spiritual Healing is available on Sundays after service and on Thursday mornings from 10. 30 until 12. We have a development group on Tuesdays 5 until 6.30 for those interested in meditation and advancing your knowledge of spirit. Private readings are available on request. Please join us and make new friends, a warm welcome awaits you all.

Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665.

Email, schugy54@gmail. com (95458)

CHARITY

THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar.

Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information.

(95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pilarchurch.org Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463) TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial &

friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.aca costablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar. Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their careras.

With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group.

For info please contact 654 801 260 or email stroke supportgroup@hotmail. com, website: torreviejastrokesupport.org. We are always looking for volunteers who have the skills and knowledge to support our groups and activities.

(95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets 1st Monday of every month (except July and August) at Bar Sioux , Avda Escandinavia GA at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Brian, Branch Secretary on 639 917 971 / email secreta rybr3606@gmail.com (95474) CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items.

We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone. Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campe llo@hotmail.com (95475) INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano Ar-

regui, 23, Torrevieja 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church. All nationalities welcome. Sunday service 11.00 a.m.; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia - Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 / 617 215 463 www.icatorre vieja.org (95476) ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664 FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@yahoo. co.uk (95477) ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca. The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja.

The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an exmember of the RAF to join this friendly Association, which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www.rafa.org.uk/ costa-blanca (238593) For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com

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THE PATIENCE LODGE No 2177 of the R.A.O.B meets every Sunday morning at the Sacko´s Bar, El Limonar near Las Siesta at 10am. We are always looking for new and lapsed members to join us.

Please call Secretary Dave Tonge on 688 704 091 for further information.

(253807) CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.30am. Everyone welcome at Turre Evangelical Church next to Muebles Nuñez just across form the vet. Tea, coffee and fellowship after every service.

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MOTORING FACT SEAT is on course for a record year after it recorded its highest ever sales figures for the first six months of the year.

The Spanish carmaker’s global deliveries went up by 17.6 per cent to reach a total volume of 289,900 vehicles. This figure represents an increase of more than 43,000 cars compared to the same period in 2017 and breaks the record set in 2000 of 278,500.

In June, SEAT again sold more than 50,000 vehicles in one month (51,400), which is 13.7 per cent more than the 45,200 sold in the same period in 2017.

According to SEAT Vice-president for Marketing and Sales, Wayne Griffiths: “In the first six months of 2018 we experienced a surge in growth beyond our initial expectations. After growing nearly 15 per cent in 2017, this year we are exceeding this figure thanks to the boost given by the new Arona.

We are also confident for the second half of the year, when we plan to launch the CUPRA, Ateca and the SEAT Tarraco, which will expand

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“Record breaking SEAT A Greek taxi driver has the highest recorded mileage on one car - 2.6 million miles in a Mercedes. He donated his car to the manufacturer’s museum in exchange for a new vehicle.’

SALES SURGE: Spanish car maker is on the up. the range and enable us to reach new customers. However, we are also going to have to deal with the possible effects of the new WLTP type ap-

proval standard, just like every other car manufacturer”.

From January to June SEAT sales went up thanks to the excellent re-

sults obtained in the major European countries, which all posted doubledigit growth. Spain spearheads SEAT deliveries with 62,200 cars

(up by14.9 per cent) and the brand heads the list of registrations and top-selling models, with the Leon and the Ibiza.

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BMW has premiered its latest roadster, the Z4.

Setting for the official launch was Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, California where the open-top two-seater took the classic roadster concept into ‘the world of today and tomorrow,’ according to BMW. In Pebble Beach, the Munich-based premium carmaker will present the exclusive BMW Z4 M40i First Edition (combined fuel consumption: 7.1-7.4 l/ 100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 162-168 g/km).

It has an extremely powerful 250 kW/340 hp, straight sixcylinder engine and a sports suspension with electronically controlled dampers, M Sport braking system and an electronically controlled M Sport differential in the rear axle transmission.

The BMW M Performance automobile takes 4.6 seconds to sprint from a standstill to 100 km/h.

Vertically aligned headlights,

the BMW kidney grille sporting a mesh design, the bonnet stretching sports car-like over the wheels, large air breathers on the front wheel arches and the distinctive spoiler integrated into the rear lid all contribute towards the characteristic look of the car.

The design of the interior also places the focus on the puristic sportiness of the new BMW Z4. The driver-oriented cockpit styling is underscored by dynamic forwardoriented lines. Likewise, the clearly structured arrangement of all control elements enhances the focus on the driving experience inside the new BMW Z4.

Moreover, for a perfect start into a new roadster era, the new BMW Z4 M40i First Edition offers specific design and equipment features that add exclusive accents to the car ’s sporty flair. The expressive body paintwork in Frozen Or-

ange metallic is combined with an electrically operated, textile soft top in anthracite with silver effect, the BMW Individual High Gloss Shadow Line, black exterior mirror caps and 19inch light alloy wheels boasting a bi-colour, double spoke design.

The interior of the edition model comprises the Vernasca black leather trim with decorative stitching, electrically adjustable seats with memory function, the option ambient light and the Harman Kardon Surround Sound System.

Adaptive LED headlights with matrix function for the high beam, BMW Head-Up Display featured for the first time in a roadster and the BMW Live Cockpit Professional offering the latest networking technology underpin the advanced status the traditionsteeped concept of a two-seater, open-top sports car has reached with the new BMW Z4.

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Premier League Preview

LIVERPOOL make the trip to the East Midlands to face Leicester on Saturday secure in the knowledge they have the main man when it comes to goals and assists.

Mohammed Salah - who scored the winner in their last match against Brighton - has been directly involved in 45 Premier league goals since the start of last season. His 34 goals and 11 assists is 12 more than anyone else.

For their part Leicester won for the first time in seven matches after going behind. Harry Macguire scored the winner in added time.

Sitting in second place in the table Chelsea, who are behind Liverpool on goal difference, beat Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle 1-2 away. This meant new boss Maurizio Sarri became the fifth Chelsea manager to win his first three Premier League matches in charge. The others were Jose Mourinho, Gus Hiddinck, An-

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Liverpool have the main man

TOP SCORER: Mohammed Salah is congratulated by Virgil van Dijk.

tonio Conte and Carlo Ancelotti.

He will be trying to make it four in a row when Chelsea travel to Bournemouth on Saturday who are in fifth place after a 2-2 home draw against Everton.

Arsenal, who finally broke their duck with a 3-1 win over West Ham after losing to Manchester City and Chelsea, head to Wales to play Cardiff on Sunday. West Ham’s Issa Diop will hope for better luck in his match against Wolves. He became the eighth Premier League player to score an own goal on debut.

On the other hand Wolves will have had a confidence boost after they held champions Manchester City to a 1-1 draw.

Manchester United head for Burnley looking to get their season on track, while Tottenham are away to Burnley both games are being played on Sunday.

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La Liga Preview

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Barca survive VAR scare

WINNER: Dembélé scored the winner.

BARCELONA face newly promoted Huesca on Sunday as they aim to keep their 100 per cent record going.

So far the Catalan team have seen off Alaves 3-0 and followed that win with a 0-1 result away from home against Valladolid.

Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal and Luis Suarez had another chalked off for offside as newly promoted Valladolid gave the reigning champions a scare.

They thought they had equalised, only for a header by Keko to be disallowed for offside when reviewed by VAR. Barcelona will be back home

for their next match and will be hoping they are not as difficult to break down as Valladolid were.

Real Madrid sit on top of the table on goal difference from Barcelona, and will also be playing at home, this time to Leganes. Madrid are brimful of confidence after beating Girona 1-4 away, with Kenzema scoring a brace. Gareth Bale knocked in one and Sergio Ramos another as the club showed they can live without Cristiano Ronaldo.

Atletico Madrid will hope to follow up their first win of the league season with one on the road as they head to Celta Vigo

on Saturday. An Antoine Griezmann goal was enough to see off bottom of the table Rayo Vallecano in their last match.

Sevilla meanwhile have a tough assignment if they are to hang on to third spot. They have started the season with an impressive 1-4 win away to Rayo Vallecano, but followed that up with a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Villareal.

On Sunday they cross the city for the big derby game against Real Betis. The latter may only have one point so far this season, but they are guaranteed to put up a fight against their local rivals.

WINNER: Rohan Dennis won the opening time trial.

La Vuelta returns…

LA VUELTA (Tour of Spain) cycling race started this week in Malaga before heading off into the Costa del Sol. Rohan Dennis (BMC) won the opening time trial, beating Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski into second place by six seconds with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Soudal) third.

Although short - the flat course was just eight kilometres long - it gave cycling enthusiasts the chance to see their heroes at close quarters.

Sunday saw the teams start off from Marbella on a course that took them to the Caminito del Rey in El Chorro. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) out-sprinted Kwiatkowski to take the stage having overhauled earlier attacker Laurens De Plus

(Quick-Step Floors) who came in third.

The cyclist stayed on the Costa del Sol for stage three, racing from Mijas to Alhaurin de la Torre, before heading off east of Malaga.

Stage four started in Velez-Malaga and went on to Sierra de la Alfaguara. Next up was the Granada to Roquetas de Mar route as stage five, before today’s (Thursday) Huercal-Overa to San Javier stage.

Tomorrow cycling enthusiasts can view the riders on the Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia) to Pozo Alcon (Jaen) stage. Saturday sees the tour going from Linares to Almaden as the riders head further inland and up to northern Spain and Andorra in the coming weeks.

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30 August - 5 September 2018 FRENCH FOOTBALL LEGEND Thierry Henry has reportedly turned down the chance to become Ligue 1 Bordeaux’s head coach. The club is now thought to be lining up Claudio Ranieri for the role.

SPAIN’S Fernando Alonso was unwittingly at the heart of an incident that proved the worth of the controversial halo device now fitted to Formula 1 cars.

Alonso’s McLaren was sent flying through the air when he was shunted from behind on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix and landed on top of Charles Leclerc’s Sauber.

The halo, which has drawn criticism from some quarters for its looks, took the brunt of the impact and deflected the force of the impact away from Leclerc’s head. Pictures from the incident show scrape marks on the cockpit protection device.

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without the halo, there is a real possibility Leclerc could have been badly hurt or killed in the incident. As it was he walked away unharmed from the spectacular crash at Spa. Sebastian Vettel went on to win the race and close the gap on championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The latter had taken pole after a heavy shower in qualifying, but the upgraded

FLYING: Fernando Alonso’s McLaren took to the air.

INSET: Halo worked.

Ferrari of Vettel had the edge in performance - especially straight line power.

Running less wing for the high speed circuit, Ferrari seemed to have the better set up than Mercedes and the German passed Hamilton on the Kem-

mel Straight on lap one.

The emergence of the safety car was the only time his lead was threatened, with

what he described as a poor restart allowing Hamilton to close in, but he soon built up a lead that he comfortably held

until the chequered flag.

It was Vettel’s 52nd F1 victory and 107th podium, moving him ahead of four-times world champion Alain Prost in the all time lists.

Hamilton came second in his Mercedes and now has a 17point lead in the championship.

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was third, with Valteri Bottas coming in fourth in the second Mercedes.

Surprise package of the day was the performance of the reborn Force India team. Now known as Racing Point Force India after coming out of administration, they entered the race pointless after having their tally wiped clean. After a strong qualifying session where the two cars were third and fourth they showed good form in the race too.

Sergio Perez finished fifth and Esteban Ocon sixth as they took 18 points to move up to ninth in the constructors’ championship, just one point behind Sauber and 12 behind McLaren.