Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 17 - 23 January 2019 Issue 1750

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ISSUE NO. 1750

Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018

Boy’s toes saved by ‘super surgeon’ HERO: Dr Pedro Cavadas comes to the rescue once again.

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NEWS EXTRA Hospital link in two months THE Ministry of Development has promised Councillor Ana Barcelo from the Valencian Community Government that the tender to link the N-332 with the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa will be put out within two months.

Club arrest NATIONAL POLICE arrested a 19-year-old Spanish man in Denia accused of injuring and stealing €700 from a 26-yearold Moroccan at a nightclub.

‘Super surgeon’ attaches toes From Front page »

No investment ALICANTE’S Partido Popular (PP) co-ordinator, Raul Dalmau, complained that the Valencian Government has rejected all proposals submitted for financial investment in 2019. Only 1.8 per cent of the regional budget will be allocated to the Marina Alta.

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MISSING: Pedreguer will once again be absent from motorway road signs.

Pedreguer... where are they?

AS people speed along the AP7 motorway in either direction in the Marina Alta area, only a select number of people would notice that there is something missing from the many signs which accompany the journey.

Where is Pedreguer? It’s a question being asked by many

local residents and has again been raised in Madrid and requested to add the name of the town to the appropriate exits.

Only the names of Ondara, Denia and Xabia/Javea appear and it has resulted in representations being made to the Ministry of Public Works in

Madrid to resolve the situation which is their responsibility.

However, not for the first time the government has said in an official statement in the Senate that there are still no plans to list Pedreguer on the signage at the Ondara exit toll booth.

DUBBED as a ‘super-surgeon,’ Spain’s world-famous Dr Pedro Cavadas has been able to successfully reattach a young boy’s toes following a fairground accident.

The four-year-old child’s foot ended up trapped in a moving staircase at the Christmas fair in a district of Alicante, and despite a group of people trying to get him free he remained caught in the machinery until it had to be manually taken apart by screwdriver.

According to reports, after he was released two of his toes were hanging off. However, his desperate father, with him at the time of the accident, immediately rushed him by car to the Manises Hospital close to Valencia Airport where he knew the reputation of Dr Cavadas and his expertise in refitting severed limbs.

The journey took at least two hours.

Dr Cavadas and his team successfully carried out the operation and in addition to reattaching the toes, repaired the tendons and veins in his foot which had also become severely damaged in the accident. It’s understood the boy is recovering well in hospital after his trauma and the subsequent operation.

In recent weeks, Dr Cavadas has also operated on Javea-based triathlete, Scott Gordon, after the British national suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash on the N-332 in Oliva.

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Local advice

THE BIG PICTURE Nº 49

RESIDENTS of Pego will no longer have to travel to Alicante to make any formal complaints on consumer affairs. A new office has been opened between 10am and 2pm during the Thursday market day, and will also provide information and training for traders alongside advice for customers.

Tolls rise DESPITE earlier promises of a series of discounts that were announced back in October 2018, the toll on the AP-7 motorway between Denia and Va l e n c i a h a s b e e n i n c r e a s e d to €9.30 (up from €9.20).

The toll on that stretch of the motorway should be free from January 2020.

Double choke TWO men – aged 36 and 41 – have died after both choking on food in separate incidents in Alicante and Villajoyosa. The first was from a piece of meat he ate where he worked as a waiter: the other whilst eating chicken with his brother at home.

Aerial support GANDIA Council has invested €6,000 in a drone to assist with work mapping and urban planning and management.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e a u t h o r i t y, 700 ‘building works not in compliance with the law’ have been detected using the device, which is handled by the Technical Department of Urban Planning.

HOLY MOLY: The Mezquita-Catedral is one of Spain’s best-known religious landmarks.

A holy sight THIS picture from inside one of Spain’s most famous holy buildings will give you plenty to contemplate as the world prepares to mark International Religion Day tomorrow (Friday).

The Mezquita-Catedral de Cordoba (Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba) has been revered as a religious site by both Catholics and Muslims. It is now called the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion (Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption).

A Visigothic church built in honour of St Vincent the Third is believed to have been the first structure to stand on the site of the current Mezquita-Catedral.

After the arrival of the Muslim Moors in Spain, which became Al-Andalus in the eighth century, the church was split into Christian and Muslim areas. It was then bought by Emir Abd al-Rahman I and torn down to make way for the then Mosque in 784. The Mosque underwent several alterations over the following

Be prepared HOTEL Association HOSBEC has arranged for an information talk to take place in Benidorm to explain to all their members what they need to do to prepare for the forthcoming series of inspections. This will cover emp l o y m e n t , s t a ff w e l f a r e a n d issues connected with health and safety.

Girl trapped A MOTHER and her daughter were injured after the car they were in was involved in a collision with a tandem on t h e C V- 7 2 4 i n P e d r e g u e r.

T h e d a u g h t e r, w h o w a s d r i ving the car, was trapped and needed to be freed by the fire brigade before treatment from paramedics.

Four injured in Alcalali crash FOUR people were injured – some seriously – after they were involved in an accident on the CV-720 between Pedreguer and Alcalali.

For reasons that are still being investigated, the vehicle the four were travelling in overturned just outside of Alcalali and the two occupants in the front were trapped and needed rescuing by the fire brigade.

Emergency paramedics also attended to the three women and one man involved, and it’s understood

that the most seriously hurt of them was an 18-year-old girl with multiple injuries. The other three – a 23-year-old boy, a 19-year-girl, and another 18-year-old girl – were also taken to Denia Hospital, although the girl with the serious injuries was later taken to the Manises Hospital in Valencia where she underwent emergency surgery.

According to reports, there was no other vehicle involved in the incident.

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centuries. By 987 the Muslim part of the building came to look as it does today.

When Cordoba was conquered by the Catholic King Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236 the centre of the Mosque was converted into a Christian Cathedral.

Additions continued to be made well into the 18th century.

Today tourists and pilgrims continue to visit the Mezquita-Catedral, with its prayer hall and Mihrab (pictured) among its most famous attractions.

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REGULARS INSIDE News 1 - 52 Finance 54 Leapy 58 Letters 65 Time Out 77-80 Health & Beauty 81-84 Social 85-88 Property 89 Services 92-95 Classifieds 96-98 Motoring 99-102 Sport 103-104

Marina Alta unemployment drop THE municipality of Benissa leads the way across the Marina Alta when it comes to drops in unemployment. Latest statistics released

by Labora show that Benissa enjoyed a 15.5 per cent fall in jobless numbers, which compares to figures for Teulada (3.2 per cent), Calpe (5.1 per cent), Ondara (6.5 per cent) and Javea (8.4 per cent).

In numbers, the drop in Teulada was 115 and takes the number of

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unemployed people down to 626 from the end of 2017 total of 741.

Overall across Spain, unemployment fell by 6.1 per cent whereas in the Valencian Community the figure was 5.59 per cent.

Councillor Xavi Tro said that “we cannot hide our satisfaction that more people from Benissa have been able to find a job, although we know there is much more for us to do.”

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1749 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 187 local stories.

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Ice cream nut allergy warning SPANISH heath authorities have issued a warning that nuts may be part of a batch of ice cream on sale in a number of shops across the Valencian community.

According to reports, the strawberry ice cream cones from the UK may have an ‘undeclared presence of nuts’ in them and could present a danger to people who have a nut allergy.

The Spanish Consumer, Food Safety and Nutrition Agency (AECOSAN), part of the ministry of health, have announced that the item ‘Ice King’ does not

ROGUE BATCH: Nut allergy sufferers urged to check strawberry ice cream.

Not fit for purpose UNIONS CSIF and CC OO have questioned the practicality and safety of a €745,000 fire engine purchased by the City of Alicante Fire Department, claiming the vehicle does not have enough room for three personnel.

They argue that the vehicle, which arrived last month, does not comply with current regulations, ‘as the space enabled for the central seat does not reach the minimum dimensions required and the seat does not fit a firefighter equipped for an intervention.’

A CSIF spokesman questioned why the Fire Department added that ‘the

space is so small, for the firefighter in the central seat it’s virtually impossible to get your feet in, to which we must add the space which occupies all the personal equipment of the firefighter.

‘In the event of sudden braking of the vehicle, we think it could lead to a serious problem for its occupant.’

Fire chief of the city of Alicante, Eduardo Aragolaza, admitted this week that in the pre-vehicle inspections, the problem of space for the third fireman was detected, but no solution found.

carry the usual warning label that it ‘may contain nuts.’ However, traces have since been found in the ices.

AECOSAN advised anyone who suffers from a peanut allergy to avoid eating the ice cream, and if they have bought some, to immediately return it.

The product is made in Britain and sold in the UK and Ireland and across the east of Spain in British-run supermarkets or small shops among the expat community, and the possibly affected batch has a sell-by date of November 2020.

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On the right track METROVALENCIA registered a total of 67,269,102 users of the six metro and three tram lines within its network in Valencia and the metropolitan area in 2018.

This represents an increase of 5.37 per cent compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, TRAM d’Alacant recorded 11,054,418 trips, on its tram, train-TRAM and diesel train lines, a 5.22 per cent rise on 2017.

According to a government statement it is the first time the tram Alicante has exceeded 11 million users.

Within the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (the railways of the Valencia region), Metrovalencia and TRAM d’Alacant travellers account for a combined 78,323,520 passengers.

EVACUATED: The climber was taken from the Morro del Toix by helicopter.

Calpe climbing death A 55-YEAR-OLD man has died following an accident whilst climbing t he Mor r o del Toi x i n Calpe.

Em ergency ser vi ces were called to the scene ar ound 12.15pm on Tuesday after witnesses saw the man collapse on the ground. According to reports, he was conscious at the time.

Following his rescue he was evacuated by helicopter to the fire station in Benidorm where he was treated by paramedics.

After trying to resuscit at e and st abi l i se t he climber for a number of hours, he was taken by ambulance to the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villaj oyosa, wher e he di ed shortly afterwards.

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OPPOSITION Partido Popular (PP) has made a formal complaint to the San Vicente de Raspeig Council due to the public toilets in the municipality being out of service. Reports say that toilets for disabled people are also closed.

Cycle fall AN 81-year-old cyclist has been left with multiple injuries after falling from his bike as he passed through El Verger on the N-332. He was then taken by helicopter to the Alicante General Hospital.

Wider path BENITACHELL Council has announced its plans to expand and improve the Cami de l’Abiar, a pathway which connects the historical area of Pou de l’Abiar and residential areas. It will now be eight metres wide.

SAFER: Construction of a roundabout at Sant Rafael is underway.

FOR more than a decade, neighbours have been demanding a solution to one of the major traffic accident black spots in Alfaz del Pi, and their wishes are now being granted.

Thanks to an investment of €440,000 in the programme of works, a roundabout is being built at the entrance to Urbanisation Sant Rafael on the CV-763 and should see an end to road safety concerns which have existed for some time in an area which sees 11,000 vehicles pass through on a daily basis.

The head of the Ministry of Public Works in the Valencian government, Maria Jose Salvador, joined

the mayor of Alfaz del Pi, Vicent Arques, at the site of the new roundabout and said that the construction will ‘considerably improve road safety in this section of road.’

The current T-junction without any form of giveway road markings will now become a roundabout in around six months time, and will eliminate the dangerous left turns and improve the visibility of the drivers using the CV-763.

In addition, the minister explained that the roundabout will also act as a traffic calming measure on the CV-763 as drivers will now have to reduce speed as they approach the area.

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Cash thief arrested in her hotel A MOROCCAN national has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel in connection with an alleged theft of a ‘significant’ amount of money from a home in Leon.

The report of the theft was first made on December 26, and the person filing the complaint said that the guilty party could be the former partner of her son who separated from the 23-year-old woman back in 2017.

According to reports, it was quickly established that the young woman had been seen entering and leaving the property at the date and time that the alleged theft occurred.

As the investigation continued, the woman was located and subsequently arrested in a Benidorm hotel. During the intervention of the National Police, the woman voluntarily went to the place where she’d stored more than €72,000 in cash before being taken to the Local Police station.

Once the facts were clarified, the woman was released as she had her young daughter with her.

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NEWS EXTRA Bottles for pet owners JAVEA Council will be distributing 1,000 bottles for pet owners to fill with water, bleach or vinegar which they can spray on pavements and lampposts after their dogs have urinated when out for a walk.

Coffee pic DENIA is looking to secure a place in the Guinness Book of Records with its plans to make the world’s biggest mosaic made from individual coffee capsules. The 31m2 picture will contain 12,500 of the plastic capsules.

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Curtain up for cultural centre AFTER the building of the new Benidorm Cultural Centre was stopped in 2010, the green light has now been given for it to be finally completed.

The company which has been contracted by the Society of Thematic Projects of the Valencian Community (SPTCV) has already begun cleaning the area of large amounts of dirt and debris, and removing significant amounts of equipment which has built up in this iconic skeleton building during those years of inactivity.

According to reports, a number of people are also believed to have made the building their home as squatters and have since left

when it was announced work was due to commence.

The public company Tragsa will be in charge of construction of the first phase of the Benidorm Cultural Centre on the Avenida Europa once this prep work has been completed in the next few weeks.

If everything goes to plan, construction will once again begin on the site at the end of February.

Once completed after a year’s work, the first part of this long-awaited project will have facilities for music and dance, as well as a conference centre and cafeteria.

The cost for this section of works will be €10.5 million.

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INACTIVITY: The Benidorm Cultural Centre will finally be completed.

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Council acts on fast-food posters

SCHOOLS: Fast-food posters are close to five schools.

SAN VICENTE DE RASPEIG Council has demanded that all posters connected to fast-food be removed from advertising boards near to schools.

The poster in question promotes a well-known chain of restaurants and is found very close to five schools in the municipality. The council recognises that the message in the advert is contrary to the area’s campaigns to promote healthy eating.

The decision has been taken following a complaint from a mother of a pupil on his first day back at school on January 7. According to reports, the woman called the Department of Education at the San Vicente Council to express her concerns but was told that it wasn’t their responsibility and that she should contact the Regional

Ministry instead.

Her complaints have borne fruit as Councillor Marilo Jorda confirms that it is ‘inadmissible’ that such advertising is found so close to schools. The councillor accepts that it’s not illegal to place these messages by educational centres, but nevertheless has asked the company to remove this advertising from the offending sites.

However, the first response from the company concerned said that they have ‘no intention’ of removing them.

According to reports, the contract expires in February and the council has put in motion the possibility of having it extended for a further two years unless the advertising is taken down.

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Benidorm excavations BENIDORM Town Hall has been given the green light by the Valencia Regional Government to go ahead with its plans for excavating the archaeological remains around the castle area.

The archaeological excavation will be carried out in two phases, so that visits to what is one of the town’s most emblematic and popular attractions will not be disrupted in any way.

Details contained within the report, signed off by Carmen Amoraga, directorgeneral of Culture and Heritage, explain how the project includes works such as reinforcing and restoring the castle walls, repairing

the drainage system, building a museum on the site and improving integration into the urban area.

The main areas where the excavating will be carried out are underneath the Plaza del Castell and in the areas of Castelar and Santa Ana Squares.

The excavation project is set to cost the town hall around €1.2 million, although the European Fund for Regional Development will be co-funding the works.

The regional government has also authorised the archaeological excavation work on the site of Tossal de la Cala.

PLAZA DEL CASTELL: One of the areas where excavation will be carried out.

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NEWS EXTRA A very fishy year RESIDENTS across the Marina Alta and beyond will be able to enjoy scenes of local history as the year of 2019 goes by. The Javea Oceanografic Institute (IROX) has produced a calendar which is dedicated to the work of local fishermen.

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TOLLS: The government has slashed overnight toll fees.

Toll free travel BAILED-OUT toll motorways are now free to use from midnight until 6am, and from 6.01am drivers will benefit from a 30 per cent reduction in fees.

Spain’s previous government began the process of ‘buying back’ motorways run by ailing toll companies, and the new socialist cabinet, which came into power in June, has continued to see the plan through.

The government has committed to ‘buybacks’ and ‘non-renewals’ when toll company franchises on most of Spain’s payper-use motorways expired, with the next stretch ready for de-privatisation being the

AP-7 between Silla and San Juan from January 1, 2020.

Free overnight use and cheaper toll fees during the day apply to the AP-7 Alicante ringroad, and a few kilometres further south, between Cartagena and Vera, along with the AP-36 through Castilla-La Mancha, the M-12 between Madrid City and the airport, and four of the outer Madrid link roads or ‘radial’ highways.

These toll roads suffered major losses after they opened between 2000 and 2004, since traffic flow was around 75 per cent on average lower than predicted as drivers sought alternative routes to avoid the cost.

STUDENTS in Denia are planning to restore a steamroller originally manufactured during the 1960’s. It was first used when a number of local farm and rural roads were asphalted over 50 years ago.

Fine moves JAVEA Council has threatened a restaurant with fines if they do not remove its terracing on public land. They have also been told if they don’t take it down, municipal workers will; and at a considerable cost.

Winter hits AS the cold snap first hit the interior of the Marina Alta region, many municipalities experienced their coldest night of the winter so far.

Even the coastal towns of Javea recorded -1.9ºC and Jesus Pobre -0.4ºC.

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Plans for rough sleepers AS the temperatures plunged across the Marina Alta region at the end of last week and into the weekend, Denia and Javea councils put special arrangements into operation to give a roof over the heads of homeless people.

With temperatures reaching -6ºC in a number of coastal areas, the option of staying overnight has been offered at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Denia and a temporary shelter in the Portal del Clot in Javea.

At the same time, both councils instructed the respective Local Police forces on the protocol to be followed when dealing with the

homeless. As soon as the instruction was given, Denia police began to locate a number of people who are known to sleep in the streets to inform them of the facilities available to them during these extreme weather conditions.

Volunteers from the Red Cross also began to distribute blankets, food and hot drinks to those most in need and also pass on the information.

Denia even asked for the co-operation of local people by asking them to contact the council directly if they knew of someone who usually sleeps rough and to tell them of their location.

REFUSED: The municipality of Paterna will not get its major development.

Thumbs down for shopping centre VALENCIA’S regional government is expected to refuse planning permission for Intu Mediterraneo, an €860 million shopping complex.

Planned as the largest in Europe, more than one million

square-metres of woodland in Paterna, a few kilometres from Valencia City, still awaits development.

This is Intu’s second application as the Generalitat rejected an earlier application in 2016

and according to regional government sources, will turn down a second application made last July.

Intu, a British company which owns centres in Zaragoza, Madrid and Asturias with two more planned for Torremolinos and Vigo (Pontevedra), will claim €300 million to compensate the cost of acquiring the land and future earnings.

The Generalitat, headed by Ximo Puig, rejects Intu’s claims that ‘makes up the rules as it goes along’ although insiders admit that the mammoth shopping centre ‘diametrically opposes’ the regional government’s commercial and environmental policies.

With a built area of 375,000 square-metres, the complex would have 300 shops, 80 bars and restaurants, a boating lake, an ice rink, an artificial ski slope, a climbing wall and ‘probably’ a hotel.

During construction, Intu Mediterraneo would provide work for 3,000 and once open there would be jobs for 5,000 people, the company maintains.

Generalitat politicians believe otherwise, claiming the complex would destroy even more jobs in existing shops.

According to vice-president Monica Oltra, the project was similar to others which proliferated before the economic crisis but failed after ‘irreversibly altering’ the natural landscape.

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THREE new towns were created in Spain last year while the country’s rural areas continue to be dogged by depopulation, official figures show.

The three new towns in Spain are Cordoba Province’s Fuente Carreteros and La Guijarrosa and El Palmar de Troya, in Sevilla Province.

The new towns, created after separating from existing urban centres, come as the number of people living in small rural towns continues to decline.

Meritxell Batet, Spain’s Minister of Territorial Planning, said previously depopulation was the ‘biggest challenge’ currently facing the country.

Figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show 2,627 out of the 8,124 towns and cities in Spain contain between 101 and 500 inhabitants.

A total of 1,360 towns are home to less than 101 residents, up from 1,319 at the start of 2018 according to the INE. Ten years ago, the equivalent figure was 1,036.

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New towns as depopulation continues

EXPERIENCE: Javier shares his precious moment with his brothers.

Dream come true

by Tara Rippin A BRAVE little boy who underwent a heart transplant has fulfilled his dream of being a pilot thanks to Guardia Civil officers who treated the four-year-old to a day at their airfield in Madrid.

Young Javier’s mother wrote a letter to the police force, explaining that her son had spent months looking at the sky in search of a helicopter ‘which would bring his new heart’.

EXCITED: An officer prepares Javier for his dream trip.

Once the operation was completed, and after months of recovery, Javier was given the chance to realise the dream which had given him so much

hope while battling with heart disease.

A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil said watching out for helicopters had kept the little boy ‘firm and animated.’

They added: “His mother told us he wanted to be able to ride on one of them, to see from above what he observed so many afternoons from below.”

The youngster was accompanied by his parents, three brothers and his grandfather.

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Stuck at home ALMOST half of Madrid’s 18 to 35year-olds are living with their parents because they cannot afford to move out.

Low pay, high property prices and a boom in holiday rentals is being blamed for the fact that 48 per cent of young adults are ‘trapped at home.’

According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), property prices rose by 10.9 per cent in the capital last year, while rentals cost on average €13.09 per sqm.

This is a historic high, claims online property platform, Fotocasa.

Police heads’ dodgy degree MORE than 200 police commanders have questionable university degrees in criminology, according to a Supreme Court ruling.

The court found that the Rey Juan Carlos University created in 2013, with the consent of the Interior Ministry, awarded a university degree without the necessary attributions for the title which was awarded to the police chiefs.

The ruling could have an impact on commanders’ ranks.

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BAN OVERTURNED: Villena Council had tried to prevent a bullfight in the historic town.

A COURT in Alicante has ruled a council was wrong for trying to stop bullfighting locally.

A judge decided Villena Council had put in place ‘insurmountable obstacles’ hindering a charity bullfight in Plaza de Toros last September.

A local cultural organisation, ‘Peña Cultural Taurina,’ took the issue to court, arguing the council was standing in the way of a cultural tradition, and claiming it had behaved unconstitutionally.

The ruling found the local authority’s obligation was for the ‘preservation of common cultural her-

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itage,’ including bullfighting.

A judge said Villena Council was no “exception to this legally-established maxim,” adding, “public authorities must safeguard bullfighting.”

Last February, the Peña Cultural Taurina won another case against Villena Council after it was denied permission to hold a charity bull run on September 7, 2016. At the time, a court found the decision had been based on the ‘subjective opinions of the members of the cultural commission, which are displeased by such shows.’

SPAIN’S central government has supported a tweet posted to the Guardia Civil’s official account condemning a comedian. The tweet criticised Spanish performer Dani Mateo who is facing prosecution after filming a sketch in which he blew his nose on the Spanish flag.

The government came out in support of the

tweet after Senator Carles Mulet asked whether it was appropriate to use an official police account to comment on a legal case.

The Guardia Civil’s statement read: ‘The flag symbolises the union of a people. Respect it, not to do so is not humour, it is to offend those who view it with pride.’

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NEWS EXTRA Big wig’s first visit UNESCO’s chief executive Audrey Azouley carried out her first official visit to Spain this week since taking up the position just over a year ago, with a focus on heritage conservation and defending multilateralism.

Big liners SPAIN has almost certainly broken the 10-million barrier for the first time, in the number of visitors arriving on a cruise liner in one year. The reason is attributed to the addition of new larger vessels.

Film assets THE Podemos party propose films and audiovisual works produced in Spain are protected by law in the same way as historic buildings and landmarks by deeming them Assets of Audiovisual and Cultural Interest.

Tragic ending to romantic getaway LAURA SANZ NOMBELA from Toledo was one of four people who died during a suspected gas explosion in central Paris.

The 38-year-old mother of three had been swept off by her husband for a romantic weekend, and after their first night in the French capital she was getting dressed in front of the window.

“The curtains were drawn,” her father said afterwards.

“She was putting on her jersey when the explosion happened in the Hubert bakery in front of the hotel.”

The blast tore away the window frame and hit Laura’s head while her husband, Luis Miguel, was slammed against the bed.

Seeing his badly injured wife he went to the window and called for help but when this did not arrive, carried Laura downstairs.

TRAGEDY: Laura was killed in the blast.

“Everybody was filming with their mobiles and nobody stopped to help until a fireman took her from Luis Miguel,” her father lamented.

Laura’s rescuer carried out CPR until an ambulance arrived to take her to the University Hospital of Paris where she died some hours later.

Jose Luis has made up his mind not to leave Paris without his daughter’s body, he declared to the Spanish media.

At first he was told that repatriation would take at least 10 days although the Spanish consulate has pledged to speed up the formalities as much as possible.

“My son-in-law is physically unharmed, but psychologically…” Jose Luis’s voice tailed off.

“They met when Laura was 16 and had been together ever since. Until now.”

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Bullying figures up A TOTAL of 5,500 cases of bullying in Spain were recorded between 2012 and 2017, a hike of 1,054 on the previous five years.

The figures, relating to school and college pupils up to the age of 17, were collected from all the Spanish autonomous communities, with the exception of Cataluña and the Basque Country.

Andalucia recorded the most cases of bullying in 2017 with 255, followed by the community of Madrid with 170, Valencia region 129 and the Canary Islands with 100 cases.

These were the only four regions which saw more than 100 cases in one year.

At the opposite end of the scale, Navarra and La Rioja recorded four in 2017.

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Professional jealousy prompted poisoning A NURSE at Huelva prison was released after questioning but is under investigation for allegedly poisoning six colleagues.

The members of the prison’s medical team were affected by methadone last November although police investigators have since found evidence of three similar cases which went unnoticed at the time.

Police are working on the

Coldest capitals PALENCIA has seen the coldest winter temperatures of any provincial capital in Spain since the early 1970’s on average, according to a study from Spain’s AEMET met office.

AEMET’s study found average daytime temperatures in Palencia in the second week of January were six degrees. That week is typically the coldest week of the year.

The study, which used temperature data from 1971 to 2010, placed Burgos second with average temperatures of 6.4 degrees and Leon third with 6.5. All three are the capitals of provinces in Castilla y Leon.

The warmest capitals during the same time were Alicante in the Valencia region and Almeria City in Andalucia.

Stabbing death A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his ex-partner to death on Saturday afternoon.

According to police reports, the 47-year-old victim received 10 stab wounds during the attack at her home in Fuengirola.

The couple’s 16-year-old son was also attacked and sustained two cuts to the neck.

theory that the poisonings were prompted by the nurse’s professional jealousy towards a colleague who occupied a post she aspired to.

The case came to light after six members of the medical

staff began to feel ‘weak and dizzy’ according to sources close to the case.

Analyses revealed traces of methadone, which is used to treat withdrawal symptoms in drug addicts and is prescribed

under strict medical supervision to prisoners.

The nurse, who worked for at least 15 years in Huelva prison had access to the hospital pharmacy, and is thought to have used the methadone

to lace a carton of milk which she knew her colleagues would be using.

Although the poisoning was not life-threatening, all had to spend several days in hospital.

The nurse, who has been on sick leave since last December, is accused of causing bodily harm and endangering the public health and must report at fortnightly intervals to the local court.

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NEWS EXTRA Ninth investors day THE ninth edition of the Spa in Inve s tors D a y (SID ) e xhibition took place in Madrid earlier this w e e k, ga the ring around 150 international investors and around 50 of the country’s largest listed companies including 30 from the IBEX 35 index.

Oil figures ACCORDING to the European Commission, 75 per cent of the olive oil produced this year in Euro p e w i l l c o m e f ro m Spain. Other countries, including Italy, Greece and Portugal a re e x p e c t e d t o p ro d u c e between 20 and 50 p e r c e n t l e ss t h a n i n 2018.

China invests CHINA’S investment in Spain went up last year by a whopping 162 per cent when compared to 2017, with the Asian country paying $1.170 million (€1.020 million) into the country. Despite the fact Chinese investment in Spain has gone up, investment into Europe as a whole has decreased 72 per cent.

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by Tara Rippin ONE of the two people killed in a plane crash in the Basque Country last week has been identified as Simon Moore, the former brotherin-law of Great British Bake Off star, Paul Hollywood.

The 62-year-old from Westgate-on-Sea was the brother of Paul’s ex-wife Alex, 54, who only days ago spoke about her ‘traumatic break-up’ from the presenter.

A spokesperson for Alex told Mirror Online that ‘the Moore’s family respectfully ask for privacy at this difficult time’.

Simon, father-of-two, was co-piloting a light plane with another British man, who has not been named, when the fatal incident occurred at around 2pm in the province of Gipuzkoa.

The aircraft had taken off from the Portuguese town Cascais earlier in the day.

According to reports, the UK-registered Piper PA-28 Cherokee was travelling towards Hondarribia airport, close to the Spanish-French border, when it crashed on the 1,078-metre Mount

IDENTIFIED: Victim Simon Moore (right), is the former brother-in-law of Great British Bake Off star, Paul Hollywood, pictured with ex-wife Alex.

Ernio, which was covered in fog at the time.

A rescue search was launched after locals heard an explosion and contacted the regional police.

Ground teams found the first body at the burned out wreckage at 3.45pm on Wednesday.

The second body was found the following morning around 10.30am, after the search was suspended the previous evening due to a lack of light.

According to the emergency technician, the rescue

operation was complex due to the physical geography of the mountain. He said the plane was in an unstable area.

A Foreign Commonwealth Office spokesperson said further information is being sought from the Spanish authorities and the office ‘will do all it can to assist any British people who need help’.

In the last 15 years, there have been nine recorded deaths following plane crashes in the Basque Country.

Dairy farms face closure SPAIN’S dairy farms are at risk of closing down if dairy farmers are not paid a fair price for the milk they produce, says the organisation for livestock farmers UPA. The latest figures show that Spain is at the bottom of the list in Europe when it comes to prices paid at source.

UPA has sent a clear warning to the dairy industry informing them that farmers are losing approximately €25 million a month, and that ‘without fair prices at source, the efforts of the whole industry would be for nothing if dairy farms had to shut down.’

Figures show that French dairy farmers receive €5.42 more than their Spanish counterparts for every 100 kilograms of milk, while when compared to the European average, Spanish milk producers are paid €4.45 less per 100 kilograms.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, approximately three dairy farms a day are currently having to close.

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Lifetime award

Multi tasking POLICE dismantled a network of people traffickers who charged immigrants €2,000 each to smuggle them from Morocco to Spain, earning approximately €25,000 for each sea crossing and bringing in drugs at the same time.

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EQUALITY PUSH: Heras (inset) said the OCMI would push for more women in science.

New women’s science SPANISH government officials have opened a new organisation designed to push for gender equality in science, research and innovation.

The Observatory for Women’s

Equality in Science and Innovation (OCMI) began its work for the first time last Thursday.

Angeles Heras, Secretary of State for Universities, Research, Development and Innovation,

No envoy SPAIN will not send a representative to attend the inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to government sources, after EU member states agreed not to recognise the regime in Caracas over election legitimacy concerns.

said while opening the centre, it was designed to give women and girls equal access to the field.

“It is important to increase and to achieve equality throughout Spanish research, development and innovation,” Heras said.

Spain’s Council of Ministers approved the creation of the body in November in a bid to equalise a field traditionally dominated by men. It also aims to tackle sexual harassment in the country’s universities.

CO NSIDERED t o be ‘ one of t he f at hers of the internet,’ American engineer and technologi st Vi nt on Cerf , has been awarded a prest i gi ous Spani sh award.

The 75-year-old has received the 30th International Cataluña Prize for his ‘contribution to the development of internet as the basic infrastructure of our society.’

At t he begi nni ng of t he 70’s, Cerf spearheaded t he works f or the creation of TCP/IP protocols, vital for the development of the Internet.

Bet ween 1982 and 1986, he designed the f i rst em ai l syst em connect ed t o t he net work.

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Scam threat

Port traffic MORE than 514.5 million tons of goods passed through Spanish ports from January to November last year, 2.7 per cent more than 2017 according to official data which showed Motril in Granada Province saw the highest increase at 20.7 per cent.

SHOOTING: The man was found on the doorstep of a local nightclub.

Shot in the leg A MAN, 30, who claimed to have been shot and wounded outside a nightclub in Puerto Banus, has been arrested for illegal possession of a firearm.

According to initial reports, the man’s left leg was fired at by an unknown shooter last Monday morning.

However, police now believe the man actually shot himself by accident whilst carry-

ing the gun in his pocket.

He has since been arrested for being in possession of an illegal weapon.

Emergency services were notified at 6.05am about an injured individual at Kube nightclub’s doorstep.

He was taken to the Malaga Clinical Hospital for evaluation and, once out of danger, transferred to the local hospital in Marbella.

A TELEPHONE scam by con artists purporting to be computer technicians continues to pose a threat in Spain.

The con, in which fraudsters call pretending to be from Microsoft before bullying their victims into allowing them access to their computer, has reportedly been ongoing for 16 years.

Computer users are being warned scammers will claim a home computer has been infected with a virus before telling them to follow the caller’s instructions and click on a link they have sent.

Once victim’s do this, the confidence tricksters have access to the computer, allowing them to steal data, sometimes even pushing for payment for their ‘services.’

Microsoft has confirmed this scam has been reported in 16 different countries, including Spain, and advised victims to never offer the fraudsters any payment or access to computers. The IT company said their own technical service will never contact a user unless previously requested.

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BREXIT BRIEF

A DEAL has been struck which will allow British citizens in Spain and Spanish citizens in Britain to vote and stand in local elections after Brexit, Spain’s Foreign Minister said.

Josep Borrell said the pact covers the 240,000 British citizens registered as residents in Spain and the roughly 150,000 Spanish people in Britain.

Spanish government sources have also confirmed diplomats from Madrid and London are in the process of closing off the deal.

Borrell said: “Bilateral agreements between Spain and Britain will guarantee that Spaniards who are living there and Britons here will maintain will their rights, even the right to vote in municipal elections.”

The deal aims to maintain current EU arrangements covering voting. It is similar to agreements Spain has with Norway, New Zealand and some Latin American countries.

British ambassador Simon Manley was set to formally announce the deal this week. It comes as Borrell said Madrid was making plans for Brexit, including a no-deal scenario which the Foreign Minister said would be a ‘catastrophe.’

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Residency call

By Joe Gerrard & Dilip Kuner BRITAIN’S Consul for southern Spain has urged expatriates from the country to make sure their residency (residencia) arrangements are in order as the official date for Brexit draws closer.

Charmaine Arbouin told an expatriate Brexit meeting, any guarantees made to British citizens in Spain would only apply to those legally residing in Spain.

All EU citizens living in a member state which is not their home country are legally required to register if they want to stay longer than 90 days regardless, the Consul added.

“The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he wants all people living here to continue to do so with a minimum of fuss. So has Josep Borrel, Spain’s Foreign Minister,” Arbouin said.

“But both have said the protection of rights will only apply to those who are legally residents of Spain at the time of Brexit,” the Consul added.

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Post-Brexit voting deal

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BRITISH AIRWAYS, Iberia and Vueling owner IAG said it is ‘confident’ it would comply with EU ownership rules to continue operating flights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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CONSUL CALL: Arbouin said rights would only apply to legal residents.

Arbouin said Britain and Spain were currently in talks to make arrangements covering healthcare, visa-free travel and other issues after Britain leaves the EU on March 29.

Britain and Spain have been working to reach agreements designed to maintain many of the rights citizens from both living in each country currently enjoy under EU rules. Both are also seeking to limit the effect Brexit could have on the tourism industry. Holidaymakers

travelling to and from each country bring millions into their economies.

The efforts of Madrid and London show a drastic change to the status quo would be not be in either’s interests. The Consul’s comments come as British Prime Minister Theresa May looked set to be defeated in Parliament in a vote on her Brexit deal earlier this week.

Visit www.euroweeklynews.com to find out the result of Tuesday’s Parliamentary vote.

THE EU could compromise on issues including extending the Brexit deadline and on the Irish backstop if MPs repeatedly vote down British PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the director of the Bruegel economic thinktank claimed.

Licence call BRITISH expatriates may have to retake driving tests following a no-deal Brexit if they don’t swap their licences for EU ones before the official withdrawal date on March 29, Whitehall’s Department for Transport said.

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NEWS EXTRA Just magic AN envelope containing €500, a Christmas gift for a child which was found in Manacor before the arrival of Magi during the Three Kings celebrations, and given to the police, has been reunited with its rightful owner.

Crew abuse A PLANE from budget airline Jet2 had to land in Galicia’s Santiago de Compostela while flying from Tenerife to Belfast after passengers who were allegedly drunk began swearing at cabin crew, the company said in a statement.

Scam claim CATALUÑA’S Mossos d’Esquadra police force has issued a warning claiming that an online coupon offering money off Mercadona purchases is a scam designed to steal internet users’ data, otherwise known as ‘phishing.’

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Torrevieja’s salt goes across Europe OVER the past two weeks, a total of 175,000 tons of salt from Torrevieja has been exported to a number of countries across Europe.

The cargo has left on board 40 ships of varying sizes and the salt will be used to thaw out roads during the current and any predicted freezing snap.

The salt’s main destinations are Norway, Sweden, the UK and other countries in the northern part of Europe and Scandinavia.

Around 25 per cent of the production - an estimated 44,000 tons - has been taken to a number of locations across Spain, and according to reports has been leaving the city of salt at the rate of 10 to 12 lorries per day.

However, during previous years at this point, the number of vehicles laden with salt is usually between 40 and 50 per day, and the reduction has been put down to the relatively milder weather experienced, albeit until recently.

The salt company in Torrevieja

IN STORE: 25 per cent of Torrevieja’s salt is spread on Spain’s roads. is nevertheless expecting an increase in orders during the remainder of January and into February

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and March, and will be prepared w ith ple nty o f sal t st or ed and ready.

A DIVORCED woman with two children must leave her home now that she has remarried.

The couple divorced in 2012 after 13 years and, given custody of the children, the mother continued living in the marital home.

On remarrying in 2015, her second husband moved into the house but her ex-husband claimed that the rights of the children and his former wife to continue living there ‘were now extinguished.’

A Badajoz court upheld her ex-husband’s appeal, ruling that ‘the entry of a third party into the house’ altered the property’s character as a family home.

This is not the first time that the courts have ruled in this manner, as the Supreme Court declared last November that a Valladolid woman had lost her rights to the family home after she remarried and continued living there with her new partner.

Legal professionals insisted that cases like these should be examined one by one and warned that Spain’s justice system took into account neither the interests of the children nor the situation of inequality that women are exposed to.

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A dream to help others A personal message from Darren Parmenter IT was a tough decision to make to leave the Euro Weekly News, but I have the chance of a lifetime and the chance to fulfil a dream and an ambition.

Since the age of 13 (yes, almost 45 years ago) I’ve been very interested in politics and parliament, and that interest continued when I came to live in Spain almost 30 years ago.

Three years ago, I became involved with a local political party where I live called the PIPN. They presently have two seats on San Fulgencio Council - as members of the opposition - and are fighting to gain a majority in the forthcoming elections in May 2019 in which they have an excellent chance.

I have now been offered the opportunity to be on the PIPN list as a potential councillor and it’s something I couldn’t refuse. This meant it wouldn’t be possible to fight a campaign and work for the Euro Weekly News between now and the end of May. It has been my pleasure to work for the Euro Weekly News Media Group since April 2017, and it’s been a great experience for someone like me who’s a self-confessed newshound. Despite being in Spain all these years, the past 18 months have been an eye-opener on many aspects of Spanish life that have shown me the professionalism and effectiveness of their emergency services and the wonderful work done by many volunteers up and down the Costa Blanca and beyond. An emotional highlight for me was undoubtedly having to report on the opening of the new MABS Cancer Centre in and seeing the results of a dream and sheer hard work and dedication.

As well as reporting on the news of the day, it’s also been a bonus to have met some genuinely lovely people, who choose the Euro Weekly News to advertise, when I’ve occasionally interviewed them for special features.

Yes, it’s hard work but at the same time rewarding when you see your writing in print... and my understanding of the Spanish language has improved no end thanks to researching news content and related stories. This has no doubt prepared me for the hoped-for challenges ahead in local politics.

In his time at the Euro Weekly News we have been proud to work with Darren Parmenter. From the start those of us who have spent a lifetime in journalism recognised a kindred spirit who although he came to the job later in his career brought everything a journalist needs - an enquiring mind, a sense of duty, and a sense of humour chief amongst them.

Not only that, but he also brought an inspiring work ethic that put many people half his age to shame. While sorry to see him go, we wish him all the best in his budding political career. We know that voters will recognise in him the personality and strong beliefs that have made him an asset to the EWN and will make him an equally big asset to the community should he realise his political dream.

In the meantime we have the problem of replacing him. Darren has proven you are never too old to learn a new trick. So if you think you have what it takes to be our new Darren, drop us a line at recruitment@euroweeklynews.com.

We are waiting to hear from you!

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Daughter held after Terrorist jailings mother’s death A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with the brutal death of her mother, who was found naked with multiple stab wounds in a pool of blood at the family home in Girona.

The 53-year-old’s body was discovered at the foot of her bed by her son, who contacted emergency services.

On arrival at the property in Banyoles, officers from Cataluña’s police force, The

Mossos d’Esquadra, reportedly found a handwritten ‘farewell note’ believed to have been written by the 17-year-old suspect.

A knife was also found in the room, which appeared to have been partially cleaned with a towel.

In light of the discoveries, officers from the Criminal Investigation Area (AIC) of Girona, began searching for the girl, who had disappeared, ‘because of her possible involvement’ in

the death of her mother.

She was located and detained in Platja d’Aro, the next day.

The victim’s body has been transferred to the area’s Institute of Forensic Medicine, where forensics will carry out an autopsy.

The Criminal Investigation Court of Girona has taken over the case.

Banyoles Council has condemned the events, and decreed two days of official mourning.

Arms controls SPAIN’S government is planning to create a new system to monitor arms exports to other countries.

The new system would see inspectors sent to countries that buy weapons from Spain.

The measures are due to come into force in around four to five months time, according to reports.

It comes after news of the export of some 400 laser guided explosives to Saudi Arabia, which is fighting in the Yemen Civil War, caused a scandal last year.

The Saudis have caused controversy with their intervention. Riyadh has faced accusations of war crimes and many of its bombs have fallen on civilians.

divide nation THE fate of 256 jailed terrorists is causing controversy in Spain.

A campaign to allow members of the ETA separatist group to be relocated nearer to their Basque Country homes has split public opinion, with terrorism victims condemning the move.

Since coming to power last June, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised to reverse an official government policy to

PROMISE: Pedro Sanchez has pledged to reverse policy on ETA prisoners.

keep jailed ETA members in prisons across Spain.

Family members of prisoners, 46 of whom are in jail in France, and one of whom is in Portugal, claim moving nearer to their homes will assist their eventual reintegration into society.

Some critics and relatives of the estimated 853 ETA victims are resisting the decision, however, arguing the prisoners should show remorse and renounce any links to ETA before being allowed to move closer to home. Since Pedro Sanchez announced his new policy, 19 ETA prisoners have been transferred back to the Basque Country, however, only two of these had publicly given up any links to the terrorist group.

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ANTONIO GARCIA ARIAS of the CBM Joaquin Carrion in San Javier, has been crowned the Best Teacher in Spain 2018 at the second Educa Abanca Awards.

CREDIT: National Archaeological Museum

Top teacher The professor heads a league of 10 top-rated teachers with 153 points, which is 40 points ahead of the secondplaced tutor.

Best rural spots A LIST of the top 10 most desired towns in Spain in 2018 has been drawn up by Es capadarural.com, a portal of the rural sector.

The league is concentrated in six Spanish autonomous communities, with CastillaLa Mancha at the top of the list, home to three of the municipalities.

It is followed by Castilla y Leon and Aragon with two, and Andalucia, Asturias and Extremadura with one town each. In first place is Setenil de las Bodegas, followed by Orbaneja del Castillo, Riopar, Albarracin, Llanes, Valverde los Arroyos, Guadalupe, Alcala del Jucar, Candeleda and Beceite.

High-end target SPAIN’S businesses want to close the gap with world leaders by strengthening its highend fashion, food and hospitality offerings.

The industry wants to catch up with Europe’s luxury market leaders by 2025.

Last year, the country’s top-end sector recorded sales of €9.2 billion, compared to

€29 billion in Italy and €27 billion in France.

Experts believe Spain could hit the €20 billion mark in six years based on its power of attraction in gastronomy, tourism, fashion, and on the development of specific products for high-end consumers.

NEW THEORY: Researchers think the mummy was an eye doctor.

Mummy findings A TEAM of Spanish archaeologists have announced that they may have revealed the identity of an Egyptian mummy more than 2,000 years after his death.

Researchers at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid said the mummy could be the priest Nespamedu.

The holy man was also one of Pharaoh Ptolemy II’s most important eye doctors, archaeologists said.

“The fact he was the pharaoh’s doctor makes us think part of his life was lived in Alexandria, where Ptolemy had his court,” they added.

CT Scans showed the mummy was adorned with Egyptian gods including Thoth, the deity of science and medicine. A total of 2,739 pictures were taken, with the scanner able to peel away layers of cloth to reveal the body.

This led to the theory that he

could have been one of Ptolemy’s surgeons. Archaeologists think he may have lived between 300 and 200 BCE. The fact he was mummified shows he was a high-ranking official with enough money to afford the burial.

Researchers first began working to find the mummy’s identity in 2016. The body arrived in Spain from Cairo in 1925 and was initially thought to belong to a woman.

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Tax residents in Spain. Is model 720 illegal?

Carlos Baos We can help you.

FROM 2013, both Spanish and foreign nationals who had fixed their fiscal residence in Spain and owned or had rights to property located abroad which exceed-

ed €50,000 when valued together, had to submit a 720 form annually to the Tax Agency.

Assets or rights abroad had to be declared in detail, including their value. Failing to send the form or providing false information incurred penalties ranging from €1,500 to 150 per cent of the value of assets.

Spain’s Tax Agency aimed to make sure tax bills were being paid by those domiciled in Spain under the rules.

Many of those tax residents have been surprised when they were handed high penalties for not submitting this form when many did not know they had to.

Last month however, Spain’s National Court ordered the Tax Agency to

publish a European Commision report from February 15, 2017 which claimed the declaration of assets located abroad using the 720 form could be illegal.The European Commission stated the declaration was disproportionate for two reasons.

Firstly because it imposes disproportionately high penalties in comparison with those imposed for the same reason on the declarations of assets located within Spain.

Also because the Spanish Tax Agency can exchange information with other countries about taxpayers.

The proof of this is that no other Member State of the European Union or its closest partners use a similar instrument or penalty system.

For these reasons, the

Commission considers that five fundamental freedoms have been violated: the free movement of persons, workers and capitals, the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services.

Therefore, the Spanish government could be forced to reform the 720 form declaration or even to abolish it, as the law of EU member states cannot contradict European Union Law or the rights it protects.

At this point, the Spanish government does not plan to amend the law, reduce the amount of the penalties, or eliminate the obligation to make this declaration.

It is likely that the European Commission will take the case to the High Court of Justice of the European Union.

However, for the time being, the obligation for tax residents in Spain to declare assets located abroad through the form 720 is still in force, as the report issued by the European Commission does not create any obligations for Spain.

If you are a tax resident in Spain and an owner of assets abroad and you have not made this declaration and wish to do so, or you need to do so for the first time as you recently acquired assets located abroad, or you have received a fine for not submitting this form, contact us and we will help you.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White & Baos - Tel: +34 966 426 185 Email: info@white-baos.com - White & Baos 2018 - All Rights Reserved.

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On the run in Spain

Have passport, can travel

CREDIT: National Crime Agency

ONE of two men wanted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with trafficking more than €4 million worth of drugs into the UK, is believed to be hiding out in Spain.

A national appeal has been launched to trace Desmond Broad, 51, and Alan Cumming, 48, suspected of being involved in the importation of 200 kilos of cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis between March 2016 and June 2017.

According to the NCA, Broad - also known as Andrew Nicholas - fled to Spain in February while Cumming is still in the UK. Broad, who has the nickname Taff, speaks with a Welsh accent and is 6ft tall with green eyes, pierced ears and tattoos on his neck, arms,

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A SPANISH passport will allow the holder to visit 186 countries without a visa in 2019.

According to the Henley Passport Index, compiled each year by London consulting firm Henley & Partners, this makes the Spanish travel document the fifth most-valued in the world.

This is one place lower than last year when Spain was ranked fourth and gave

access to 187 countries without the need for a visa.

Japan continues to issue the most valuable passport in the world, allowing the holder to visit 190 countries, followed by Singapore and South Korea, both of which give access to 189.

Third place is shared by Germany and France, with access to 188 countries, followed by Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden.

Luxembourg’s 186 countries rank it fifth together with Spain while the UK occupies sixth place along with the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Austria and the US by giving access to 185 countries.

Afghan and Iraqi passports are the least-valued of all and holders are allowed to enter only 32 and 30 countries respectively without a visa.

Ageing population NATIONAL APPEAL : The two wanted men (above). hands and upper body.

His last known address was Edgerton House in Irwell Lane, Runcorn.

An NCA investigator said

anyone who is helping the wanted men ‘or actively frustrating our attempts to locate them, could find themselves being arrested’.

SPAIN’S population looks set to grow substantially and progressively older which will likely lead to a sharp increase in the number of retirees versus workers, the country’s central bank said.

The Bank of Spain said in its Recent Developments and Projections of the Population report, that the country’s population would

age during the next three decades.

The report analysed data from the National Institute of Statistics and the EU. The study predicted that Spain’s ‘dependency ratio’ would rise from 25.6 per cent in 2018 to 51.6 per cent in 2052 before falling to 45.7 per cent in 2068.

The dependency ratio refers to the proportion of

people aged over 66 compared to those aged between 16 and 66.

The report also predicted that Spain’s total population would peak at around 50 million in 2048 before gradually declining.

Migration is forecast to help offset a declining fertility rate among the Spanish-born population, the study added.

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Air fares to remain stable

LOW AIR FARE: The increase in budget airlines has helped prevent price increases.

A STUDY has suggested the price of airline tickets in Spain will remain stable in 2019.

A report by the American Express Global Business Travel consultancy claimed growth in demand coupled with an excess capacity of seats will keep prices steady.

The ‘Air Monitor 2019’ study said only business class fares might suffer a slight increase due to demand for seats exceeding airline capacity.

Despite the economic and political instability of Brexit, the rise in low-cost airlines has helped curb price hikes.

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Subtitle row resolved NETFLIX has reacted to controversy over its subtitling of the mostly Spanish-language film Roma after being accused of being ‘ignorant.’

The original offering of ‘European Spanish’ subtitles on the Mexican film on Netflix and in cinemas in Spain provoked angry reactions from viewers and the director, Alfonso Cuaron, who said the move was ‘parochial, ignorant and offensive to Spaniards themselves’ during an interview with El Pais.

Netflix responded by dropping the ‘European Spanish’ option and replacing it with ‘Spanish’ closed captioning, which transcribes what is spoken onscreen, rather than translating concepts for a non-local audience.

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BRIT MISSING: Motorboat burst into flames (inset) after leaving Lanzarote port.

Man feared dead after boat fire A BRITISH man is missing after heading out on a motorboat from Lanzarote’s Marina Rubicon port, which later burst into flames on Friday January 4.

According to the Security and Emergencies Consortium, members of the fire brigade, Maritime Rescue, Guardia Civil and Emerlan

proceeded to extinguish the fire. Emergency services found an empty vessel after activating a rescue operation, although a man’s wallet with identification was recovered in the sea close to the boat.

The identity of the missing man has not been released but his partner has confirmed that the wallet is his.

She also stated the missing man had left the marina alone at approximately 7.30am.

Guardia Civil divers and a Maritime Rescue helicopter have helped with the search, they also recorded a video of the boat near the Pechiguera Lighthouse showing bright flames and clouds of smoke rising from the boat.

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TWO of Spain’s largest trade unions have said they will demonstrate in Madrid next month against changes to labour laws and pensions.

The CCOO and UGT unions have said around 10,000 activists are expected to join the protest on February 8.

Union demands include a reversal to labour law changes which they claim have tipped the

Union rally push balance too far in favour of employers. Supporters of the reforms claim it helps to free up businesses so they can create jobs.

The unions also oppose changes to pension rules that state payments will be re-

assessed according to factors including life expectancy which came into force at the start of this year.

Unions claim the reform, brought in to keep the cost of pensions down, will result in

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payments being cut by an average of 5 per cent every year.

“It is essential that these labour changes are repealed once and for all,” the unions said.

The CCOO and UGT have also called for the government to guarantee that Spain’s welfare state be properly funded to make it sustainable and allow it to improve.

FULL DEMOCRACY: Spain ranked 19th in the index.

Spain’s democracy stays in top 20 SPAIN has come 19th in a British current affairs magazine’s ranking of how democratic the political system of countries globally are.

Spain scored 8.08 out of 10 in The Economist’s Index of Democracies. Its place in the top 20 means the country is still considered among the world’s ‘full’ democracies along with Britain, Canada, Denmark, Germany and others.

Spain ranked ahead of countries including

France, Italy, Japan and the US which were deemed to be ‘democracies with failures,’ according to the index.

The index scores countries based on five indicators including electoral processes and pluralism, civil liberties, political participation, political culture and government operation.

Spain’s ranking at 19th comes after the country’s score was cut from 8.3 to 8.08 last year.

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Man ‘beat partner’ A MAN who allegedly beat and tried to suffocate his partner during a ‘violent row,’ before threatening to cut her seven-year-old son’s throat if he tried to call the police, has been arrested.

After hearing the woman’s ‘calls for help’ a neighbour called the Local Police of Vigo just before 3am last Thursday morning.

On arrival, officers reportedly heard a ‘violent argument’ taking place and a woman pleading not to be hit, and begging to be let out.

The 46-year-old eventually agreed to open the door and was arrested for a ‘crime of gender violence.’ The victim was treated by paramedics at her home. Her son, from a previous relationship, was not physically hurt.

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Tennis match fixing arrests made FIFTEEN people have been arrested for a tennis match fixing scam that netted millions from gambling.

Spanish Guardia Civil officers smashed the Armenian gang that had managed to tempt 28 professional players to accept bribes to fix matches in ITF Futures and Challenger tournaments. One of them took part in the last US Open. In total 83 people are being investigated.

The investigation, codenamed Operation Bitures, started in 2017 when the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) an international anti-corruption body, made a complaint about a Spanish tennis player, who has not been named.

Guardia Civil then unravelled a web of criminals who allegedly bribed pro-

SEIZED: €167,000 was confiscated during the operation. fessional players to guarantee predetermined results and stole the identities of hundreds of citizens to bet on the pre-arranged games.

The Armenian gang used a professional tennis player

as the link between them and other players. Gang members attended the matches to ensure that the tennis players complied with what was previously agreed, and gave

orders to other members of the group to go ahead with the bets placed at national and international level.

On the action day, 11 house searches were carried out in Spain in which €167,000 in cash was seized, alongside a shotgun, over 50 electronic devices, credit cards, five luxury vehicles and documentation related to the case. Furthermore, 42 bank accounts and their balances have been frozen.

Guardia Civil officers were supported by three Europol experts who provided on-the-spot assistance including real-time cross-checks, IT forensic support, and data analysis.

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Ryanair strikes LAST week’s two days of strikes were called off after Ryanair management and the unions representing its Spanish cabin crew reached an agreement over work contracts.

After more than 18 months of meetings, the company agreed to comply with the Spanish legal and labour framework last Thursday morning - the day of the first of two work stoppages.

This has been the main bone of contention for staff,who currently have Irish contracts.

The deal was signed at the Madrid headquarters of the Directorate General of Labour ’s Madrid headquarters at 4am.

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By Sally Underwood SPAIN’S utility bills increased by 26 per cent between 2010 and 2017, according to a study by the EAE Business School in Barcelona, making Spain the most expensive country in Europe for electricity.

The average price of electric here is €0.21 per kilowatt hour, meaning costs quickly mount up as temperatures drop.

One way to avoid high electricity bills, however, is to use energy-saving tactics.

According to one price comparison website Kelisto.es, it is possible to save up to €200 a year by replacing traditional light bulbs with LED ones, switching older appliances for ones with a maximum energy efficiency rating, and not leaving appliances on standby.

Money can also be saved by sealing doors and windows as up to 30 per cent of heat is lost this way. Use timers for

heaters, so you only use energy when you need it most, or install a smart meter to monitor how much electric you use, and also help keep costs down.

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Benidorm NEWS Britons acquitted in rape case THREE Britons accused of gang raping a British woman in Benidorm went free owing to lack of evidence.

The alleged victim failed to attend the hearing and the Alicante High Court acquitted the three men.

The Public Prosecutor had recommended a 30year prison term for each man for sexual aggression and complicity in the others’ alleged offence, while defence lawyers requested an acquittal.

The High Court summing-up established that the men were holidaying in Benidorm and the young woman agreed to go to their apartment with one of them, where they had

consensual sex.

She then went to sleep, the girl told the police later, but after the two other men returned she was woken up and raped by all three, she claimed.

On lodging a formal complaint, a doctor’s examination failed to locate her alleged injuries and the men denied the accusation, maintaining that she invented the rape story after they made her leave the apartment and threw her shoes into the street.

It was impossible to conclude whether the young women had filed a false complaint and there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the trial, the tribunal said, ordering an acquittal.

Visitor numbers fall

POPULAR: Benidorm is still the UK’s number one in the foreign tourist market.

BENIDORM has seen a radical drop in the number of British tourists staying at its hotels.

Although the resort is one of the most favoured holiday destinations for British tourists, an 8 per cent fall in the number of people staying in the resort has been reported by hotel association, Hosbec.

Destinations such as Turkey and Egypt have been blamed

for the drop, as these countries reportedly offer cheaper holiday deals.

Hosbec’s president, Antonio Mayor, stated that these countries are ‘rival destinations’ for Benidorm.

Last year, a staggering 454,000 holidaymakers stayed at the Costa Blanca resort.

Tourists from Spain, Belgium, Holland and Portugal also helped increase

Benidorm’s total tourist numbers.

Over half of the tourists received in Benidorm in December were actually from Spain, 41.7 per cent were from the UK, 3 per cent from Belgium and 2.2 per cent from Holland.

Despite these new figures, the UK is still Benidorm’s number one foreign tourist market.

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AS exam time looms, the Marina Baja’s university students called for longer opening hours for municipal libraries and reading rooms where they can revise over the holiday season.

At present, only Altea has uninterrupted round-the-clock facilities at the Fine Arts Faculty, which also attracts students from neighbouring towns.

Better connection for hospital ALFAZ’S mayor Vicente Arques expressed satisfaction with the central government’s pledge to improve access to Villajoyosa hospital.

At present there is no direct link from the N-332 ring road to the hospital, which serves the Marina Baja, obliging ambulances, outpatients and visitors to take a roundabout route via the old main road.

“This is excellent news and something we have been asking for ever since work began on the ringroad years ago,” Arques said.

The contract to draft and carry out plans for the link

VILLAJOYOSA HOSPITAL: No direct road link at present.

will be put out to tender during the first two months of this year, the region’s Health Department confirmed.

Some months ago, the Marina Baja Health Department’s Employees Committee began petitioning for a direct link and collected 10,000 signatures, including those of 18 local mayors from local municipalities.

As extensions to the hospital are due to be built this year and parking facilities improved, the petition pointed out that this could be combined with connecting the installation to the N-332 ring road which passes nearby.

That’s the way the money goes ALTEA has presented its 2019 Budget which foresees spending of more than €29 million.

“This Budget involves far-reaching modifications of municipal procedures to provide greater flexibility when answering citizens’ needs,” said Finance councillor Pere Lloret.

The town hall, which expects €29.355 million in income, and outgoings of €29.354 million, will spend €2.444 million more than in 2018, Lloret revealed.

Income from direct and indirect taxes will be €110,000 lower but although IBI rates will fall, there should be more income from the ICIO tax on construction, installations and other works.

This year ’s Budget was approved at the last plenary council meeting thanks to the votes of the three-party CompromisPSPV-PSOE-Altea amb Trellat alliance.

Principal projects include the water purifying plant, which will cost an estimated €1.085 million as well as €300,000 on demolishing a huge rock in Mascarat.

This overhangs the road and is liable to break away at any moment, blocking the road and endangering lives, Lloret explained.

The town hall will also spend €630,000 on the Plan Edificant programme, a Generalitat initiative which subsidises constructing new schools or improving existing centres.

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AS temperatures plummeted during the recent cold spell, town halls prepared temporary accommodation for the homeless.

In Altea, the Social Welfare department, local associations and charities installed beds in the gym at the local Social Centre to ensure that nobody would have to spend the night in the open.

Social Welfare councillor Diego Martinez explained that the shelter would function from 7pm on the day the blast of Arctic air was due to sweep over the Iberian Peninsula.

“It will stay open throughout the night, and the following night to start with, but this will be extended should the cold weather last longer than

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Cold comfort measures

SOCIAL CENTRE: Ready to beat the cold. expected,” Martinez said.

“The shelter will provide blankets, warm clothes and food,” added the councillor who thanked the active collab-

oration of the Corazon Exp r e s c h a r i t y, t h e R e d Cross, Caritas, DYA, Proteccion Civil and the Local Police, together with the Social Entities and

Notorious roundabout tamed THE planned road connecting the N-332 and the C V- 7 5 3 w i l l d e c o n g e s t the roundabout at the turning for Albir.

Once this is built between the main road and the Magic Robin Hood centre on the CV-753 (the Old Altea Road), traffic at this notorious crossroads controlled by traffic lights will diminish by 10 per cent, according to a study carried out for Alfaz Town Hall.

At present, between 2,500 and 3,000 vehicles an hour use this roundabout, of which 64 per cent are driving south.

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NEW ROAD: Alfaz mayor and councillors discussing plans. are heading north and 14 per cent of the vehicles are entering or leaving Alfaz.

“This road will allow us to reduce the number of cars using the section between the roundabout and the intersection with Avenida de l’Albir,” said

A l f a z m a y o r Vi c e n t e A rques, “This in turn will improve connections between the centre of Alfaz and the coastal area,” he added.

Wo r k o n t h e n e w €833,000 road should start during the first three months of this year.

Public Services departments.

“Anyone needing to use the shelter should just go to the Social Centre,” Martinez emphasised.

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Calpe More improvements for water supply

REPLACEMENTS: Renewing obsolete piping.

WORK began on renewing water pipes in the Colari neighbourhood and two sectors of Los Pinos.

In the Colari area, 590 metres of new piping and five new junctions will allow Aguas de Calpe, which provides the town’s domestic water, to eliminate 723 metres of obsolete pipes.

Individual connections to 37 properties will be renewed and the Aguas de Calpe expects to complete the €62,230 installation

within two months.

In the J and K sectors at Los Pinos, 1,244 metres of new polyethylene pipes and 11 connections to the existing network as well as renewed links to 61 homes will be installed over the next four months at a cost of €114,409.

These improvements will enable Aguas de Calpe to eliminate a total of 1,606 metres of obsolete galvanised iron piping while pipes located inside private

land have been relocated.

Pressure and flow will be improved, as this ongoing process of renovations is essential to guaranteeing the sustainability of the domestic supply, the company stressed.

Remote control for the main supply, smart meters and dividing the network into sectors mean that Calpe’s water supply now has 85 per cent efficiency, the highest in the Marina Alta.

Seeing the wood for the trees TREES are being thinned in Sierra Olta to reduce fire risk and encourage the growth of stable and resistant woodland.

The operation is being carried out by the Diputacion Provincial Council after Calpe’s Environment department detailed the municipality’s most important forestry needs, after signing up to a subsidies programme.

Work centres on nine neighbouring parcels of municipally-owned land where the pinewoods are at their densest, and covers a total area of 8.15 hectares.

The municipal plots are located in or near zones where woodland and residential areas overlap and where forest fires would have an even greater impact.

The Diputacion has allocated €40,000 to the initiative which will take three months to complete.

Problems detected in the Carrasco pines in this part of Olta include stunted growth and petrification as well as excessive density, of all of which weakens the trees, inhibits diversity and makes the trees vulnerable to infestations, drought and fire.

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Trees multiplied by three

LOCAL BY-LAW: Permits are now required before felling trees.

CALPE gained 420 trees last year through a local by-law introduced in 2014 to protect the environment.

A town hall permit is required before felling a tree and official permission also requires the land or property owner to provide another three to take its place.

Others have been obtained through ‘green sponsorship’ where individuals can donate trees, designating a zone or street where they wish a tree to be planted.

Preferences can be affected by the amount of available space or existing conditions, explained the town hall, which acknowledges this type of patronage with a notice erected beside a donated tree.

The town hall also stipulates what types of tree should be donated.

These may not include species officially classed as invasive by the regional government and should be capable of developing naturally and adapted to the local climate and available water.

Thanks to both type of donation, the council nurseries now have a stock of trees ready for planting in different parts of the town including those which are already taking root in La Manzanera.

Readers interested in taking part in the ‘green sponsorship’ scheme should contact the Environment department at Calpe’s Town Hall.

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THERE has been a reshuff l e a t Te u l a d a - M o r a i r a Town Hall following Raul Dalmau’s appointment as t h e P a r t i d o P o p u l a r ’s provincial co-ordinator.

Now number three in t h e P P ’s A l i c a n t e h i e r a rchy as the party prepares for next May’s elections, Dalmau announced that he is retaining his seat on the local council.

H o w e v e r, h e w i l l n o longer be employed fulltime at the town hall and Te u l a d a - M o r a i r a m a y o r Carlos Linares has reallocated most of his departments to other councillors.

Dalmau retains Territor y, U r b a n D e v e l o p m e n t and Communication but

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Changes at the town hall the remaining areas will go to Rosana Caselles, Raul Llobell and Nieves Rodriguez.

Caselles, who is already responsible for Fiestas, Equality and Health now adds Organisation and N e w Te c h n o l o g i e s , M a y o r ’s O f f i c e a n d I n s t i t u tional Relations.

Raul Llobell incorpor a t e s I n f r a s t r u c t u r e , Wa ter, Contracts and the mu-

RAUL DALMAU: Now the provincial PP’s number three. n i c i p a l l y - r u n c o m p a n y, Te u m o S e r v e i s P u b l i c s with the nine areas already assigned to him.

Nieves Rodriguez substitutes Dalmau in Public Wo r k s i n a d d i t i o n t o h e r existing areas which include Environment and Beaches.

Councillor Nacim Benatsou who has been away on leave of absence for several months, returns to his post and recovers Economy and Finance, Patrimony and Civil Protection amongst other departments.

Raul Dalmau will substitute Raul Llobell as a member of the Board of Local Government and Fifth Teniente de alcalde (Deputy mayor).

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Wider, safer and better

SHORTLY before Christmas, Teulada-Moraira Town Hall spent €44,000 on acquiring sufficient land to widen the road between Teulada and Moraira.

The project, which is being carried out with the collaboration of the Diputacion Provincial Council, has been designed to improve communication, mobility and accessibility between the two town centres, municipal sources explained.

Plans include a bicycle and pedestrian lane, allowing residents and visitors to cycle or walk between the town centres in safety, with a half-metre divider protecting them from the traffic.

Soundings along the acquired strips of land are being carried out to ensure that widening the road will be both precise and adequate.

Work is to be carried out in three phases, the town hall explained, while the roadworks will be divided into two sections.

These will begin at Plaza Gabriel Miro and continue to the Rambla roundabout in Moraira, with

Star turns MIKAELA JIANU, Ana Font Valles, Helen Christine Cross White and Josefa Pilar Catala won prizes of €1,000, €500, €250, and €250 respectively after spending €30 during the Be a Christmas Star campaign by the AECO shopkeepers’ association.

They were later taken in a stretch limousine to spend their winnings in participating establishments.

IMPROVEMENTS: Details of CV-743 due to start in Teulada. the Font Sant chapel at the halfway point.

The existing road will be widened with a threemetre lane in each direction with the bicycle and pedestrian lane located on one side and a slow lane which will ensure better traffic on the other, the recently released plans showed.

Municipal sources have stressed that these additions to the existing road will have absolutely no effect on the properties on either side of the CV743.

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Lucky escape TW O pe ople s uffe re d minor injuries when their car went off the road into the River Gorgos on the Carretera Pla road near Euromarket.

A c c ording to polic e sources, the driver lost control of the vehicle for reasons yet to be determined, while witnesses said it was ‘miraculous’ that the occupants were not seriously injured.

Ministry sees the light ALICANTE’S Port Authority, dependent on the Ministry of Public Works, is preparing to cede Javea’s lighthouse to the town hall.

Juan Antonio Gisbert, president of the provincial Port Authority, and Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi, recently visited the lighthouses on Cabo de San Antonio and Cabo de la Nao. They were accompanied by Carlos Eleno, director of the Alicante Authority, and other Port officials as both sides attempt to find a formula permitting a speedy transfer of the Cabo de San Antonio building to the municipality.

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LIGHTHOUSE VISIT: Juan Antonio Gisbert, Jose Chulvi and Carlos Eleno.

Chulvi later stressed the Port Authority’s willingness to complete the formalities within days, enabling the

town hall to draft plans for rehabilitating the lighthouse.

The local government hopes to facilitate visits and open the adjoining building to the public, probably as an informal Marine Reserve museum.

Solving a wee problem THE town hall is distributing 1,000 plastic bottles to encourage dog-owners to clean up after their pets in public places.

The specially-designed bottles can be filled with water and preferably a few drops of vinegar, bleach or ammonia so that owners can rinse lampposts, street corners, pavements or wherever they take their pets to urinate.

The bottles have a clip to attach them to the lead, explained Services councillor Kika Mata, who asked dogowners to remember that the town’s streets ‘belong to everybody.’

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THE town hall risks having to compensate residents obliged to endure excessive noise, regional Ombudsman Jose Cholbi warned.

He reminded the town hall that the European Court of Human Rights previously censured Spain for not ‘protecting’ a Valencia City resident from the noise of bars in Plaza Xuquer.

Javea was on a similar course, the Ombudsman continued, and furthermore some of the bars preventing residents from sleep, operate without an appropriate licence.

Investigating a complaint about noise in the Arenal Paseo’s southern end revealed that none of the bars involved were licensed for music and their sound systems did not comply with regulations, Cholbi said.

Environmentally-friendly rescuers win award JAVEA’S Special Missions Unit (UCE) has received an award from Spain’s Animal Protection Network (REPA).

The UCE is a group of four Local Police officers who, amongst other tasks, are assigned to protecting the environment, patrolling woodland and keeping watch over Javea’s marine zones by boat.

Their mission focuses on the welfare of domestic animals and wildlife and the UCE officers have taken part in numerous rescues since the unit was created in 2016.

They have liberated turtles trapped in fishing nets and come to the aid of cormorants, owls, hawks and a booted eagle as well as a dog trapped inside a water deposit.

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EAGLE RESCUE: UCE unit in action.

Public Safety councillor Pepa Gisbert congratulated the UCE and Local Police superintendent Jose Antonio Monfort, for their dedication and hard work each day.

The UCE is a fine example of the local force’s commitment to providing an approachable and accessible service, Gisbert said.

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Out in the cold TWO people used the shelter which was set up at the Red Cross headquarters, on the night when Denia temperatures dropped to zero degrees.

Others, who were reluctant to change their routine, preferred to remain in the open, where the rough sleepers were visited by volunteers who provided blankets, soup, food and hot milk.

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RIVER GIRONA: Solution needed for seaweed build-up.

Bad smell at river mouth AUTUMN and winter storms have once again clogged the mouth of the River Girona with seaweed.

The Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar (CHJ), which controls the area’s waterways, believed it had solved the problem last June by building a diagonal barrier across the river mouth.

This, CHJ engineers decided, would prevent seaweed from entering during bad weather. Instead there has been an even greater build-up, which has continued to rot in the stagnant water at the river mouth, generating complaints from resi-

dents in nearby properties.

The CHJ and coastal authority Costas, together with officials from Denia Town Hall and Els Poblets on the other side of the river, met up recently to discuss the problem, said Denia’s Environment councillor Josep Crespo.

They have decided to remove the barrier from the river mouth and build another further out to sea, he revealed.

Although it is not Denia’s responsibility, the town hall periodically clears the river mouth and will continue to do so, the councillor added.

Scooters at the ready AS scooter hire firms prepare for business, Denia is already working on by-laws regulating their use.

A speed limit and specifying where electric scooters may be used are under consideration, although they will definitely not be allowed on the pavements and the more powerful scooters will also need lights.

Helmets will be obligatory but the need for high-visibility vests is still under consideration, as are individual insur-

ance policies similar to those required for car hire.

Public Safety councillor Javier Scotto said he was confident that regulations would be in place for the summer.

Before then, he hoped to arrange three-way talks between the Public Safety department, the Local Police and the local companies and collectives involved, Scotto said.

“We want to hear their opinions,” he added.

Firms which hire out or sell

electric scooters are confident there will be a huge demand once the weather improves and are in favour of agreeing regulations as soon as possible.

According to sources quoted in the local media, they believe that if scooter riders ‘use their common sense’ there will not be accidents.

They also pointed out that more electric scooters in the summer would mean fewer cars, fewer traffic jams and fewer parking problems.

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These days there are almost no Moorish ovens left. Most pizzerias and restaurants no longer work with traditional ovens, most modern ones are more efficient, but they do not give off that charm, much less imbibe the authentic flavour generated by cooking in a clay oven. In short, it is not so easy to find a place where you can taste the authentic flavour generated by these Moorish ovens.

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The restaurant Al Forn de Les Deveses is located around what was an old Moorish bread

oven of almost four metres in diameter, which has been restored, creating in its interior an elegant rustic atmosphere, merging the conservation of the architectural and cultural heritage with the modern restaurant.

Located right in the heart of the emblematic fishing district of Baix la Mar, Al Forn de Les Deveses has a large magnificent terrace where diners can enjoy the beauty of the square and the Mediterranean breeze on h o t s u m m e r n i g h t s . I t ’s s i t u a t e d c l o s e t o the port and the castle of Dénia, so you can enjoy a beautiful stroll through the historic narrow streets of Baix la Mar that lead to the restaurant.

The menu includes tapas, cocas de la Marina, the Cocas are similar to a kind of Pizza made with natural fresh local toppings, a n d a n e x c e l l e n t t o u c h o f o l i v e o i l . Ta k e advantage of its magnificent oven to try delicous hot tapas, baked rice dishes, and meats such as ‘espatarrado’ chicken, lamb shoulder or lamb chops; as well as baked fish such as ‘boquerones,’ mackerel and octopus among others, without forgetting amazing salads made with delicious fresh local vegetables.

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Dentist first BARCELONA’S council has announced plans to create Spain’s first public dental service in the city, with health spokesperson Gemma Tarafa claiming clinics will be able to offer prices between 10 and 40 per cent cheaper than private centres.

Fox abuse AN animal rights group has released a video highlighting the abuse faced by foxes in Spain.

PACMA, an organisation founded in northern Spain, posted a 38-second video which appears to show a man freeing a fox from a cage before hunters immediately begin shooting at it. The out-of-focus video posted on Twitter, is accompanied by text saying, ‘Hunters shut what appears to be a fox in a cage and let it out only to pepper it with bullets.”

The post which has had 255,000 views, was released to coincide with PACMA’s campaign against the start of fox hunting season.

The organisation said: ‘Fox-hunting season in Galicia has started: hunts which hide behind environmental excuses, championships in which the only reason to compete is to kill.

‘The hunters will be entitled to pursue and kill thousands of foxes in the countryside. No animal should die under fire.

We will fight tirelessly until hunting becomes a crime.’

The group says its aim is to make Galicia, ‘the first Spanish region to assign resources to protecting foxes instead of killing them.’

Anti-theft technology

by Sally Underwood RESEARCHERS have developed a scooter with technology which might make it harder for thieves to steal.

Dutch company Etergo says it has created a machine run entirely on electricity which allows us e rs to re move its ba tte rie s a nd he lp pre ve nt the ve hic le being stolen.

It will be on sale in M a y in G e rma ny a nd the Netherlands before later b e i n g rolle d out

across the rest of Europe. The scooter has a range of 240 kilometres and works in conjunction with a smart phone app.

The bike’s modular batteries, weighing seven-and-a-half kilos, are normally stored under the seat, and have a curved design with a handle shape, making them easily-removed at the end of a journey. Designers say each scooter comes with three batteries, each with a range of around 80 kilometres, allowing users to keep spares at the home or office.

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Ex-Catalan president’s son jailed for corruption THE son of ex-Catalan president Jordi Pujol has become the first in the region’s former first family to be jailed for corruption.

A judge in Barcelona has sentenced the once-CiU party deputy Oriol Pujol to two-and-a-half years behind bars for his part in the so-called ITV Case, dismissing his request to do community service instead of prison time, due to the ‘seriousness’ of his crimes and to ‘re-establish citizen confidence’ in their representatives.

Oriol, who is Jordi Pujol’s fifth son, was also accused of using his political influence to favour certain companies and of having received illegal commissions.

He now has the right to appeal his sentence.

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School bullies arrested NATIONAL POLICE arrested 15 teenagers for bullying two brothers at a secondary school in User, Madrid.

The suspected bullies, all aged between 14 and 16, were accused of humiliating, harassing and insulting the brothers, filming the incidents and then posting them on social media.

The victims, aged 13 and 15, did not go to school for a month-and-a-half because of the abuse.

In December, the father of the brothers reported the bullies to the police after hearing a group of youngsters shouting abuse at his sons outside the family home. When the officers arrived they found a group of 20 or so teenagers, detaining 15 of them.

Interviews with the two brothers revealed they had been suffering bullying at the hands of a bunch of school mates and friends of the bullies, the parents backing up the children’s version of events.

‘Quarter of water’ lost SPAIN loses the third highest amount of water in Europe, according to a study.

A report by consultancy firm PwC found Spain loses the equivalent of 25 per cent of the water it consumes.

The problem is improving, however, with Spanish water consumption down by 7 per cent between 2000 and 2014, due to better public awareness and more efficient irrigation systems.

More water is also being reused, with 80 per cent of water now treated, meaning the recycling figures have gone from 6 per cent in 2002 to 12 per cent in 2014.

The report claimed Spain still loses significant

WATER LOSS: Spain’s water infrastructure reportedly needs updating. amounts of water, however, especially compared to nearby countries, including Germany, which only wastes 7 per cent.

France loses 19 per cent of its water, while Portugal loses 18 per cent.

The study claims the 25 per cent wasted in Spain is due to breakages and leaks, which account for 15 per cent, and administrative error and fraud at 10 per cent.

The greatest concern, ac-

cording to the report is a lack of funding for infrastructure.

The PwC study claims Spain has not updated its water system for 10 years, and is missing €12,300 of investment into its services.

NATIONAL

Baby it’s cold outside SOMETHING has changed in Spain.

Until the end of the l a s t c e n t u r y, s t a t i s t i c s reveal that most babies were born in the spring.

Counting back nine months, this indicated that they were conceived during the summer months, either deliberately or as the result of holiday passion and warm summer evenings.

But for the last 20 years or so, more births have occurred in October than at any other time of the year.

This, the statisticians concluded, can only be the result of the long C h r i s t m a s b re a k w h e n Spain eats, drinks, makes very merry and cuddles up during the long, dark winter nights.

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CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists believe a ‘vaccine’ could work.

New ‘vaccine’ against cancer SCIENTISTS in Spain claim to have created a ‘vaccine’ against cancer.

Researchers from the Gregorio Marañon Hospital and the Clinica Universidad de Navarra say they have proved there is a molecule which could activate the body’s defences against melanoma and fight against tumours.

New company BioncoTech has now turned the discovery into a drug which could save

Eurovision A LIVE television show on Sunday will see the public decide who will represent Spain at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

The programme will see 10 finalists previously selected by the public and a television network battle it out to b e n a m e d a s th is year’s Spanish entrant.

The show, which will be broadca st o n T VE at 10.05pm, will feature live performances by the singers before the audience votes on who will go through to this year’s Eurovision contest in Tel Aviv in Israel on May 18.

the life of skin cancer patients who do not respond to traditional immunotherapy.

Ivan Marquez Rodas, medical oncologist of Gregorio Marañon, said: “We know that between 30 and 40 per cent of patients do not respond to drugs nivolumab or pembrolizumab, those which activate anti-PD1 antibodies, which have the best effects against cancer cells.”

He explained this new drug

works differently by creating immunity within a patient’s body so it defends against a tumour. Dr Marañon added, “We have observed that it does not produce serious side effects.”

During a study, 28 patients with solid tumours were treated with the drug, to test for safety and effectiveness.

The medication was able to control cancers in 58 per cent of cases, reducing tumour size in 17 per cent of patients.

Weighty problem EIGHT out of 10 Spanish men and 55 per cent of women will be overweight by 2030 if current trends continue, according to a new report.

The study by investigators from the Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mediques (IMIM) in Barcelona and Hospital del Mar doctors, and published in the Spanish Cardiology Magazine, puts the cost to the Spanish health system of treating people who are overweight, obese and morbidly obese at as much as €3,000 million over the next 12 years.

The report highlights the need to take steps to address the ‘growing epidemic of excess weight and obesity, including new taxes on certain foods and policies which promote healthy eating habits.’ The study was based on more than 500 previously published articles, in which the data of more than 300,000 people was analysed. The investigators followed the evolution of the prevalence of excess weight and obesity in Spain between 1987 and 2014, basing their predictions on the results.

According to the report there were 24 million cases of overweight people in Spain in 2016, three million more than a decade earlier.

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Budget release

By Joe Gerrard SPANISH government ministers formally unveiled proposals for the 2019 budget this week which included increases in funding for Cataluña and social spending which will require broad parliamentary support to pass.

Ministers and officials from the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) have hailed their budget as one which will modernise the economy, improve worker conditions and tackle the country’s debts.

But they will have little time for formalities and back-patting as they prepare to muster support to get their budget through Congress.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the budget left no-one behind and claimed it offered the largest amount of social spending in the history of Spanish democracy.

“No one would understand if

UNVEILED: Ministers presented the budget this week. other parties did not approve this budget. It is the responsibility of all political parties to make sure Spain continues to advance,” Sanchez said.

The budget features measures including a rise in funding for Cataluña to more than €2.2 billion, bringing its total share of regional grants to 16.8 per cent.

Cataluña’s share was 13.1 per cent last year.

Other proposals include €670 million for a youth employment

plan, €220 million to help combat gender violence and more than €7.5 billion in infrastructure spending. PSOE ministers now have a long way to go to gather parliamentary support for their plans.

The spending boost for Cataluña has failed to win over the region’s pro-independence president Quim Torra. He has called for pro-independence parties to vote against the budget over Madrid’s handling of the se-

cession situation unleashed following 2017’s referendum.

Funding increases for Cataluña also drew fire from the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) Pablo Casado.

Casado accused the government of negotiating a budget which was designed to satisfy those who wanted to ‘break up Spain.’

“PSOE has decided to sell Spain in exchange for staying in power for a few more months,” Casado said.

The PP could make life difficult for the government as it has an absolute majority in the Spanish Senate. They and the centrist Ciudadanos will likely table several amendments to water down PSOE’s proposals.

PSOE must therefore establish a tightly-knit coalition with parties who sided with it in last year’s no-confidence vote to have any hope of passing their proposals.

Far-right call SPAIN’S prime minister has called for opposition to those who want a country ‘in black and white’ in an attack on the far-right ahead of historic political changes in Andalucia.

Pedro Sanchez’s comments came as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos agreed a coalition pact to take power in Andalucia with the backing of the far-right Vox. “Being a patriot is not about shouting: ‘Long Live Spain!’

It is about working every day to make the country better,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez has positioned himself as a leading voice in Spain’s progressive movement since becoming prime minister in June last year.

His ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) and the leftist Podemos look likely to be the two largest parties which will stand in opposition to the right going forward.

Ciudadanos had sought to occupy the centre ground in Spanish politics but its decision to get into bed with Vox in Andalucia suggests they are now tacking to the right.

That decision has caused internal strife in Ciudadanos and could lead to no party offering a middle ground between left and right.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 25.1 per cent, 106 seats.

Partido Popular (PP): 18.2 per cent, 87 seats.

Ciudadanos: 17.9 per cent, 65 seats.

Unidos Podemos: 14 per cent, 46 seats.

Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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SWEDEN SOCIAL media users in northernmost Sweden posted pictures of the first sunrise of the year after locals there celebrated the return of daylight earlier this month following the winter polar night which began on December 10.

Sun returns

Leave worry A MARRIED couple with a young child fear for their future together after Sweden’s Migration Court rejected a residence permit for Leila de Sourza Holmstrom, from Brazil, over concerns that her husband’s income is not enough to support them.

BACK: The sun has returned.

BELGIUM

Terror trial

‘P zone’

TWO French defendants accused of committing an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014 in which four people died have appeared in court in the Belgian capital last week, with prosecutors calling for life sentences.

LIEGE’S mayor has floated creating a ‘P zone’ in the city to give prostitutes a safer place to work as part of moves to curb the selling of sex on streets near the Grand Poste neighbourhood and North Cathedral.

DENMARK

FRANCE

Power link

Bank threat

BRITAIN’S government has approved plans to lay a 761-kilometre electricity cable, known as the Viking Link, between Revsing in southern Jutland and Bicker Fen near Boston in a bid to improve both counties’ power supplies.

ACTIVISTS with the gilets jauntes (yellow vest) movement have called on French depositors to empty their bank accounts to trigger a bank run in a bid to strike against the country’s finance industry and force the government to listen to their demands.

Land plan DANISH government officials have drawn up plans to create nine islands outside Hvidovre, south of Copenhagen, in an effort to expand the capital’s industrial district and to create 12,000 new jobs by attracting up to 380 new businesses.

Giving falls DONATIONS to French charities fell by more than 6.5 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous year according to the France Generosite NGO group which said non-profit organisations were becoming worried about funding their programmes.

NETHERLANDS

Migrant deal

Case continues

DUTCH authorities have agreed to take some of the 32 migrants picked up by the Sea Watch aid group off Libya in a deal struck between eight European countries after the vessel docked in Malta following three weeks at sea.

A COURT in The Hague has ruled that criminal proceedings against Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration PVV, can continue after a request from defence lawyers to declare charges for the politician’s statements on Moroccans inadmissible was rejected.

NORWAY

GERMANY

Wife ransom

Wall trail

KIDNAPPERS have demanded a €9 million ransom for Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, the wife of leading Norwegian businessman, according to police who confirmed the 68-year-old had been taken after going missing near Oslo on October 31.

BERLIN’S Senate has announced plans to create a Berlin Wall Trial around the structure that once divided the city to coincide with the 30th anniversary of its fall this year, with works costing €12.4 million and set to begin in 2020.

Network doubts

School ruling

NORWAY’S Justice Minister has said the government is considering keeping Chinese mobile firm Huawei out of the bidding process for the country’s upcoming 5G network over espionage and security concerns.

THE European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a Hesse family must send their children to school following their bid to have them educated at home, a practice that is illegal in Germany.

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NEWSDESK COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

With six editions on the Spanish Costas and Mallorca we cover the main expat areas of Spain - take a look at what is happening around our regions. edly tracing the men to see if either wishes to file a complaint about the other.

AXARQUIA

ALMERIA

Immigrant tragedy NATIONAL POLICE found 11 bodies on board a small inflatable boat intercepted off the coast of Roquetas de Mar carrying 32 Sub-Saharans.

Two men are being held on charges of crimes against the

Credit: Ayuntamiento de Almunecar

Correos deliver a record year SPAIN’S most recognisable and well-known post office - Correos has distributed a record amount of packets and parcels during 2018 in the Murcia region.

Compared to 2017, it’s recorded a staggering increase of 80 per cent and equates to more than 2,650,000 items.

The figures come as more and more people are using online services which require home deliveries of a wide range of products, and so it is no surprise that some of the highest figures came during the months of November and December that coincided with ‘Black Friday’ and Christmas.

A total of 260,000 packages were delivered in the Murcia region in November... a figure that rose to almost 329,000 in December. Across those two months alone, the number represented a 36 per cent growth compared to the same period in 2017.

Across the year as a whole, a monthly average of 221,000 parcels and packets were handled.

NEWSDESK

TRAGIC DEATH: Politicians paid tribute to a victim of domestic abuse.

THE mayor of Almuñecar, Trinidad Herrera Lorente, has presided over a minute’s silence to honour the memory of a woman reportedly killed by her partner.

Almuñecar Town Hall held the event to pay tribute to 47-year-old Leonor, thought to be the first Andalucian woman to be killed by domestic abuse this year in Spain.

The victim was allegedly stabbed to death in Fuengirola by her ex-partner, who she had

separated from three months ago. The pair’s 16year-old son was also said to have been injured in the attack as he tried to protect his mother, and is now being treated for wounds to his face and shoulder.

Members of Almuñecar Council held their tribute at the gates to the town hall, in Plaza de la Constitucion, to honour the victim, who was the second woman to be killed so far this year in Spain by a partner or former partner.

Tribute held

rights of foreign citizens and negligent manslaughter.

Police said the two had taken turns skippering the seven-metre long, poorly maintained boat after setting off from Nador in Morocco carrying 55 immigrants, who had paid €1,500 each to be taken to the Spanish coast.

Twelve were lost over board during the crossing.

Investigations and interviews with the survivors led to the identification of 29-year-old O B from Senegal as the organiser, assist-

ed by 24-year-old D S from Mali.

Investigators also established that the boat had started to leak en route and fuel for the motor ran out, leaving the boat drifting for three days.

COSTA DEL SOL

Road brawl LOCAL POLICE officers in Marbella are tracing two men who were filmed fighting in the middle of traffic in a road in the city.

Footage of the incident, which was filmed by an onlooker, showed the two men getting out of their cars before hitting one another on Avenida Alfonso de Hohenlohe.

One man can be seen punching the other to the ground several times before the latter walks off while cars drive past them.

The cause of the incident is unclear, with one driver in a Citroen saloon and the other in a KIA four by four.

Local Police officers are report-

MALLORCA

Hospital overload MALLORCA’S public hospitals and primary care emergency services dealt with a total of 24,308 emergencies last week; 7,505 hospital cases and 16,803 in primary healthcare centres.

Approximately 12 per cent of the hospital emergencies required patients being admitted, while the island’s medical centres reported 936 episodes of flu.

Although the general figures may seem particularly high, this is in fact a slight reduction on cases recorded from the same week last year, which saw 27,212 emergencies; 8,819 seen to in hospitals and 18,393 in primary healthcare centres, where 2,506 cases of flu were reported.

Additionally, the 061 Salut Respon information service recorded 46 telephone consultations, with queries regarding pharmaceutical drugs, feverish symptoms in adults, breathing difficulties and vomiting being the most common.

According to the Sentinel Influenza Network of the Epidemiological Service in the Balearic Islands, the flu rate between December 31 and January 6 was 40.3 for every 100,000 inhabitants.

Whilst this figure is lower than the State average of 47.6, it is still higher than the epidemic threshold figure of 35.35.

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Climate plan for big firms SPANISH government officials have said they will make all companies listed on the country’s stock exchange, detail their impact on the environment as part of wider climate change plans.

The new rules are due to apply to companies regardless of which industry or sector they are in.

Similar rules have previously applied to large energy firms.

The measures come as part of the government’s National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan which officials hope to pass by decree.

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17 - 23 January 2019 THE number of new companies incorporated in Spain in November 2018, 3.3 per cent more than the same time in the previous year according to new National Institute of Statistics (INE) data.

FINANCE

business & legal

Investment in hotels up

Union opposes job cut plan A SPANISH trade union has said it will fight plans from a British telecommunications company to cut worker numbers in Spain by up to around 24 per cent.

The UGT said Vodafone’s plan to slash up to 1,200 jobs was ‘unnecessary and wrong’ and that staff were not responsible for the firm’s performance.

Around 5,100 people work for the company’s Spanish arm.

It comes as the London-based company sent an Employment Regulation File (ERE) to three trade unions detailing plans to dismiss staff after a fall in revenue last year.

UGT said Vodafone should find a so-

By Joe Gerrard lution which works for both the company and staff.

“This ERE is an attempt to solve Vodafone’s proven and repeated inability to make proper strategic decisions,” a union spokesperson said.

“It seems unnecessary and wrong for us to consider a staff cut again only three years after the last one took place,” the spokesperson added.

Vodafone’s Spanish division said in a statement the move was justified because of economic, organisational and productivity reasons.

‘This proposal seeks to reverse negative trends in our business, strengthen its sustainability, protect investments and create a more competitive organisation which is better adapted to customer needs,’ the statement said.

The Spanish division’s British parent company the Vodafone Group announced plans to cut its European costs by €1.2 billion in the next three years last November.

Vodafone Spain posted falls in revenue of 3.2 per cent from April to September 2018.

Gross operating profits fell by 27.8 per cent during the same period.

SPAIN has come second in European countries in the amount invested in its hotel sector last year despite money coming into tourist hotspot Barcelona falling by almost half.

Data from the CBRE industry consultant showed investment in the Spanish hotel industry reached around €4.9 billion in 2018, up 33 per cent on the previous year.

Investment in Barcelona stood at €232 million, a drop of 45 per cent believed to have been brought on by ongoing uncertainty over the Catalan independence issue.

Minister lowers growth forecast

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Shops set to close CLOTHING chain H&M has announced plans to close down six stores in Cadiz, La Coruña, Talavera, Barakaldo and two in Oviedo between February and May this year, with the 145 affected staff set to be offered relocation options.

EU benefit CUT: Calviño has cut GDP forecasts.

SPANISH Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is predicted to grow by 2.2 per cent this year, 0.1 per cent less than initially predicted, according to the country’s Economy Minister.

Nadia Calviño said the revision was due to the government being forced to aim for a faster cutting of Spain’s government spending deficit.

“If we had stuck to our deficit reduction target we

would have revised the prediction for GDP upward,” Calviño said.

The government is now aiming to cut the deficit to 1.3 per cent of GDP after previously aiming for 1.8 per cent.

The change came after the conservative Partido Popular (PP), which has an outright majority in the Spanish Senate, threatened to block the budget if deficit reduction targets were relaxed.

SPAIN has received almost €8.1 billion from the EU for 110 projects under the bloc’s Strategic Investment Plan, according to data from the European Commission which found that the country came fourth in terms of those who benefitted most.

Growth plan BASQUE telecommunications firm Euskaltel said it hopes to attract some 90,000 customers in the next four years with plans to move into Cantabria, Cataluña, La Rioja, Leon and Navarra which chief executive Francisco Arteche said was a ‘natural step.’

Media firm fine threat SPAIN’S competition watchdog has said it will fine two leading media companies by up to €30 million after ruling they abused their dominant market position, unless they stop their practices.

The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) claimed Mediaset and Atresmedia both worked to carve up the Spanish television advertising market between them.

The claims follow a 10-month investigation. The CNMC alleged the firms made advertisers and media agencies obey a minimum quota for their channels under a system of bonuses and penalties. Such a move would be illegal under market competition rules.

The companies claim the practices are commonplace in the industry and added they would take the case to Spain’s National Court if they are sanctioned.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I CANNOT believe I’m having to waste a part of the blurb to yet again correct a misquote in a reader’s letter to the EWN. Some weeks ago, in similar circumstances I received a published apology for being almost libelously misquoted in a missive concerning the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Well, last week it happened again.

In a recent column, when I was citing an example of what I considered PC racism. I wrote.

‘The portraits (of historical figures) were replaced by one of a lion and another painted by a local artist, of a black woman Henrietta Lacks.’ Unquote. At no time did I sarcastically state that ‘she was a black lady who died in 1950 and is still alive today’!? Many thanks for all the information I have received concerning this unusual and extremely unfortunate lady, whose cell cultures have apparently saved many cancer victims, but please, before you put ‘pen to paper,’ just check the column in question and endeavour to not exaggerate the copy in an effort to undermine this ol’ boy’s hard-fought reputation. Awright!

I see another youngster has been stabbed to death in what appears to be a gang-related murder in London. I in no way mean to undermine the tragedy of this 14-year old’s death. But, despite the usual wailing and expressions of grief

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More love needed

THUGS: Taking over city streets. from family and friends of what a ‘lovely, well liked young man he was,’ I’m afraid the subsequent ‘selfies’ published on the media of this young man tell a different story. In self-confessed ‘trapper’ (street slang for drug courier) mode, showing him masked and hooded, astride a moped, clutching fistfuls of £50 and

£20 notes and making a gun sign, rather sullies the insistence by his mother that he was a ‘loving, caring boy, who had no connection with drug gangs.’

Yet another family would appear to be in denial of their offspring running riot and fuelling the violence and gang culture which is afflict-

ing Mayor Khan’s London.

Talking generally about the gang-related violence that seems to be on the up, it is surely the job of families to keep their children on the straight and narrow.

If families would do their jobs and give more love and attention to their children, instead of in many cases using them as benefit cows and letting them run riot and undisciplined around gang infested streets, they may go some way to easing the problem. As it is these young boys and girls will continue to turn to the adult gangsters to try and retain some semblance of belonging and cohabitation among people who at least give the appearance of caring.

It’s the families of these youngsters that need to get their acts together. Waiting till their offspring either suffer (or instigate) horrific deaths, before they announce to the world how much they ‘loved and cared’ for them, is too late.

Children need to be consistently convinced and assured of these feelings from day one.

They need to have it demonstrated by routine and the security of family life.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

TECH FOR THE TIMID A RAY of hope for those of us well into life’s injury time; youngsters are twice as likely to be scammed by internet fraudsters.

Well that’s a relief. I must share it with that nice Nigerian oil minister who has been helping me with my investments.

But it’s the so-called ‘family and friends’ frauds which ensnare most victims today. Scammers trick targets into believing that their loved ones are in dire financial need, or that they require money for medical treatment.

Last year, one in 10 young folks fell for it to the tune of more than €500 each on average, according to a recent study. One in 20 of the older folks shelled out just under €200.

Lest the wrinklies become too smug, they do indeed get caught more by criminals pretending to be household-name companies.

I have a neighbour with a serious vision problem; it was obscured by dollar signs, or why else would he have handed over half his savings

A pain in the purse A friend in need may not be a friend indeed, warns Terence Kennedy

YES WE CON: Watch out, a thief’s about. to the man from the Pru who turned out not to be? Unless the Prudential has officially relocated to Azerbaijan.

That youngsters are twice as likely to be conned online, stands to reason given how many are vir-

tually welded to their smartphones.

Some of the infamous ‘family and friends’ scams are so ingenious as to be almost commendable.

A classic of the genre is the message received from what appears to be the phone of a target’s family

member, saying that the person has been in an accident abroad and needs money for medical care.

Or has been robbed, was arrested and needs bail, or has been detained by a famous store intending to press shoplifting charges unless the expensive item involved is paid for.

Away from such scams there are the well-oiled classics. Last month I won the United Nations lottery.

Again. All I had to do was pay a substantial currency clearing charge and the untold riches would be mine. Yeah, right.

So be savvy before reaching for your purse. If cries for help just might be legitimate, call back and insist on irrefutable proof of the situation described.

Golden payment rule: when in doubt, don’t. The day someone phones saying my wife is stranded and needs cash, no deal buddy. But heaven help me if it’s true.

Anti antiviral THERE you are, happily minding your own mouseclicks, and up pops a sign: ‘your computer has a virus!’

Relax, it usually hasn’t. But ‘scareware’ attacks are increasingly common, leading victims to install the suggested virus remover on their computer which then surrenders its control to the hijacker and money changes hands.

Most times you can safely ignore any virus warning which isn’t from your trusted antivirus program (you have got one installed, right?).

If the spoof virus warning freezes your machine (it happens), just use the failsafe option; reboot your computer.

Can’t do that either, at least the usual way? Then it’s emergency-stop time; simply hold down the physical power button until the computer powers off.

Odds are it’s hasta la vista ‘virus’ when you start up again.

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Flying the flag

Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

JANUARY 6 is the Pascua Militar, the military’s own fiesta when the King meets and addresses high-ranking representatives from the armed forces.

In this year’s speech, Felipe VI reminded all those present that Spain’s flag reflects its history and diversity.

Nice idea Felipe, and waving the flag as a symbol of diversity is a good try but the red and yellow flag - an even more recent arrival than Britain’s Union Jack and originally Spain’s naval ensign - was taken over years ago by Spain’s most conservative elements.

It symbolises Right and extreme RightWing demonstrations protesting against every liberal step forward which Spain takes, and naturally everything which a socialist government introduces.

As Spanish populism grows, waving the flag beloved by Spanish nationalists could divide far more than it unites.

Setting a pattern THE Partido Popular and Ciudadanos have already divvied up the regional government departments in preparation for their

takeover in Andalucia.

This hinged on the support of ultraRight-Wing Vox whose 12 seats have entirely altered not only Andalucia’s political complexion but Spain’s.

The party and the PP have now signed a 37-point agreement which includes the creation of a Family department and official backing for bullfighting but leaves genderviolence legislation untouched.

Now everyone is waiting to see if the party boxes clever or throws its weight around, demonstrating its power by holding

the PP and Cs to ransom once they are in power.

What happens next in Andalucia could set the pattern for future alliances in next May’s municipal and regional elections, with Vox deciding not only its own future outside the region but also the PP’s and Cs.’

Zealous abbot FRANCO’S family does not want the old dic-

Vote-repellent SANTIAGO ABASCAL, who heads the Vox party, referred to antigender violence legislation, and particularly Andalucia’s, as ‘the commandments of the gender dictatorship.’

It could be that some women over-compensate, but get used to it, Sr Abascal. They’ve centuries and millennia of male dictatorship to overcompensate for, and although Abascal might be uncomfortable about that, not many women are.

He would do well to remember that roughly 50 per cent of the electorate are women.

tator’s remains removed from the Valle de los Caidos mausoleum.

The Almudena cathedral in Madrid is the only alternative location which the family will consider, but this is impractical.

The Valle del los Caidos is at least out of the way, unlike the rather ugly Almudena in the centre of the capital,which would become a shrine for the loony right.

The Church hierarchy was resigned to a move, but the Benedictine abbot of the Valle de los Caidos, Santiago Cantera, refuses to allow access.

Before he took holy orders, Cantera was a Falange Española candidate in the general and European elections and Franco is clearly in good company.

In fact, it looks as though it would be easier to forget the departed dictator by leaving him to moulder in his mausoleum than digging him up and keeping him in the news.

ABASCAL: Needs to remember 50 per cent of the electorate are women.

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Unfair pensions I AM pleased to see that the Spanish government is proposing to increase the pension for OAPs without restrictions, it would seem.

Not so our UK government. How so, I hear you ask. Last April a new pension rate was introduced of £164.35 per week, £657.36 per month, £8,545.68 per year. Great, so far so good. But wait, if you were born before April 1951 you don’t get it, you stick on the old rate. So, if you are 67 tough. In my case I’m down £803.92 per year.

I only found this information out through my company pension news sheet. How many of your readers are over 67? How many know they have been ripped off and by how much? I send this to Leapy as I love his column and no UK publication would print any of this, but I believe he would like to let readers know, in case they have not yet noticed due to the fluctuations of the pound against the Euro. You couldn’t make it up, could you.

Richard Todd

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I LIVE in Carvajal, Fuengirola for six months of the year. I have owned an apartment there for the last 16 years.

One thing that spoils our visit to the lovely beach is seeing people extinguishing their cigarettes out in the sand. My wife and I are both smokers, we always take some sort of container with us to the beach to extinguish our cigarettes, then dispose of it at the end of the day in one of the many bins.

The worst days are on a Sunday, when large families come to the beach and a lot of them discard their cooking oil, cigarettes, etc onto the beach. Can you imagine what the hundreds of thousands of cigarettes per year do to the sand?

The colour of the sand would, I imagine, turn several shades lighter in time. In Portugal they have signs by the beach asking people to ‘respect the environment.’ The beaches are in pristine condition. It would not cost a fortune to put similar signs on the Spanish beaches.

I am hoping that the appropriate Spainish authorities might take some action if they read this article.

Bill (full name supplied)

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No butts, clean up after yourself VISITING Fuengirola last month we saw two murals on the outside wall of Hostal Tematico El Cid, Condes de San Isidro. This dyptrich, which portrays many figures, the good and the bad, from history, has been wonderfully One of the murals at the El Cid. painted and I would very much like to find out about this work of art.

The hostal reception was very patient, but did not have any information other than it is thought the artist has passed away. Apparently they get many enquiries, which says a lot for their tolerance!

Perhaps you can help or suggest to whom I should address this enquiry please.

Graham Cole Editor’s note. Over to you readers - can anyone help Graham?

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UNCERTAINTIES surrounding Brexit show no sign of going away, but one thing we can be sure of is the importance of registering as a resident in Spain.

British envoys including the country’s consul in southern Spain Charmaine Arbouin have called on expatriates to make sure they get their arrangements in order to safeguard their position post-Brexit.

The consul told Euro Weekly News that only registered British residents could be sure their rights would be protected after Britain leaves the EU. Being properly registered as a resident in Spain will make your situation here more secure and it could save you a bureaucratic headache after Brexit which is due this March.

The queue for registrations is likely to grow as we get closer to the planned Friday March 29 withdrawal date. If you need to get your residency you should aim to do so sooner rather than later.

Residency, known as residencia in Spanish law, is not the same as fiscal tax residency. You may be down as a tax resident but this will not give you the protection that residencia does.

Being registered in Spain will not only help you, but it will also benefit your local authority. Funding for local services including the police, fire brigade and ambulances is allocated depending on how many people are on the padron, a town’s register of its residents.

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Spain ranks 19th in global democracy index I suspect Britain’s ranking may drop very soon.

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SAVED: Family of four rescued in El Torcal who were lost overnight Lucky they didn’t stray down the hill to the Wolf Park - which is worth a visit.

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GREAT BALL OF FIRE: Flash appeared in skies above Costa del Sol after asteroid passing Wait for someone to claim it was an alien spacecraft . . .!

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WATCH: Racism on a busy bus probe as footage goes viral in Spain It appears that the only evidence of ‘racism’ in this episode is the woman playing the race card because she is being told to do something she doesn’t want to in order to comply with the rules of the bus she is on, and another passenger saying ‘I am a military man and I have been killing people like you for 20 years,’ which could be interpreted as anything you want. Why is this news? Every time there is even a sniff of racism the press and social media are all over it, whereas if it had been two white people and one had punched the other,

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE no one would care. Perceived racism is now seen as a bigger crime than violence. Please can we all get a grip.

John

AIRPORT SCAM: Taxis at Malaga Airport call out ‘mafia’ of illegal drivers What the taxi mafia means is, they don’t want relatives turning up to meet family members and therefore ‘depriving’ them of passengers.

No doubt there are some rogue drivers hanging around the airport (I’ve seen offers in Russian stuck on street lighting posts) but lay off the folks collecting family members!

Harry Malaga Airport is full of illegal ‘taxi drivers’ from Moroccans to English people offering cheap transfers illegally. The implications of travelling with any of these people is clearly stated above in this post. Remember if you’re not met inside the arrivals hall with your name clearly displayed on a board then the chances are you will be told to walk to the public car park as all PIRATES hide out of the way!!

Debra Taxi companies on the coast are very expensive and un-

friendly and rude, they should have more competitors.

Iris Please remember apart from being illegal , you and your luggage will not be insured.

Kathryn

Leftist Podemos accuses conservative PP of sowing division with Granada Spanish flag handout OMG the looney left rears its ugly head in Spain. These people really don’t have two brain cells to rub together. How the hell can a country’s national flag be racist or devisive, especially in a country like Spain where people have national flags everywhere? Time the likes of Podemos shut up and actually did something constructive rather than talking complete rubbish.

Naimah

Spanish police catch international gang after €25 million scam The Spanish police are having some great successes stopping a lot of drugs reaching our streets.

Kathryn The Spanish police have my respect, they don’t mess about like the soft Brit police.

Cliff

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8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am Antiques Roadshow 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live Stay up to date on the day's top stories, with the latest breaking news as it happens.

1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:00pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast.

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Canadian 8:00pm Masters Snooker 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs 10:00pm The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Front Row Late 12:45am Masters Snooker Highlights

7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops 1987 Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 January 1987.

9:00pm The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven 10:00pm On Bass... Tina Weymouth!

11:00pm Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up 12:00am Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South 1:00am AC/DC and the Story of Aussie Rock 2:00am Top of the Pops 1987 2:30am The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven 3:30am On Bass... Tina Weymouth!

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25amThe Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder's Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmGrantchester 11:00pmI TV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Through the Keyhole 12:45am Take Me Out 1:45am Jackpot247 4:00am Celebrity Squares

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3:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am The Royal 10:00am Judge Judy 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:20am On the Buses 11:50am On the Buses 12:25pm Rising Damp 12:55pm George and Mildred 1:30pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Unforgotten 12:00am Unforgotten 1:05am Lewis 3:00am Liverpool 1

Dress to Impress Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! Gold 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! Gold 7:55pm Wrath of the Titans 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Wrath of the Titans 10:00pmAmerican Pie: The Wedding 12:00am Family Guy

7:55am King of Queens 8:20am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:45am Frasier 10:15am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am Naked Attraction 1:10am The Sitter

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7:00am Guardians of the Tomb 8:35am The Hurricane Heist 10:20am Red Sonja 11:55am Batman and Robin 2:05pm Man of Steel 4:30pm The Green Hornet 6:35pm War for the Planet of the Apes 9:00pm White House Down 11:15pmRampage 1:10am Django Unchained

7:00am Mean Girls 8:45am Sweet Home Alabama 10:45am The Breakfast Club 12:30pm Made of Honour 2:20pm Top Ten Show, the 2019 2:35pm Mamma Mia! 4:35pm The Wedding Singer 6:20pm My Best Friend's Wedding 8:10pm Made of Honour 10:00pm Mamma Mia! 12:00am The Wedding Singer

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Stacey Dooley to front BBC make-up artist talent show SOURCE: Glow BBC

Richard Shanley S TA C E Y D O O L E Y i s b e s t known for her hard-hitting documentaries tackling topics such as Daesh, gun violence and sex offenders.

She recently gained a new audience by winning Strictly Come Dancing. But now Dooley is branching out in a new direction by hosting BBC Three show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.

L’ O r e a l ’s Va l G a r l a n d a n d M a c ’s D o m i n i c S k i n n e r a r e judges.

D o o l e y s a i d : “ Va l a n d D o minic were a scream to work with. I can’t wait to show it to

GLOW UP: Stacey Dooley (centre) is set to host the new make-up show.

Don’t preach!

Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM writing this article on January 10 and the reason I’m telling you the date is that I want to know when is the official time to stop wishing everyone you meet, happy New Year.

For me, it’s all done and dusted by January 6.

The Xmas tree is down - not that we had one up in the first place - and as we are in Spain, Three Kings is a great guide.

I actually think it sometimes looks sad when you drive around and see the Christmas lights still up. It’s back to normal and to double prove it pop in to a department store and see all the presents you bought, now at half price in the sales!

I am a meat eater and I enjoy it, and to be honest I am getting a bit fed up by being attacked by my vegan friends. Why do you think you are so much better than me? Why do you think it’s OK to preach to me? If you don’t want to eat meat or fish or anything else that’s up to you and jolly good luck to you.

But please stop preaching how healthy you are because you are a vegan. I have news for

you; some of the food you are eating is not as healthy as you think.

I looked at vegan burgers which are full of processed fats like soyabean oil. Some contain MSG which is a terrible ingredient found a lot in Chinese food and can give you night horrors.

So I’ll stick to my wagyu burgers thank you.

The same applies with spreads; check what’s in them. I have to add here that if you are a vegan because of the concern for animals I do not have any argument with that. It’s just the ‘I’m healthier than you’ brigade.

Another thing is ‘Oi Greggs, there is no such thing as a vegan sausage roll!’ It either is a sausage roll or it’s a pastry filled with ‘something’ but it’s not a sausage.

Since protein is scarce when you avoid animal products, soy products like edamame, tofu, soy protein powder, and tempeh are often the replacements.

The reality is that soy protein is very difficult to digest, a thyroid suppressive and estrogenic due to phytoestrogens. It also contains high levels of phytic acid which cause less absorption of nutrients, as well as trypsin inhibitors which can interfere with digestion.

So that’s you told. I’m bracing myself for some serious rows about this. Here’s a question for you: How can you tell if someone is a vegan? Don’t worry, they will tell you.

mikesenker@gmail.com.

you all.”

The elimination series will see 10 contestants live and work together as they compete to win a contract assisting top make-up artists.

Garland is global make-up director for L’Oreal Paris and has worked with the likes of K a t e M o s s , K e n d a l l J e n n e r, Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen. Skinner has worked in genres including theatre, ballet, film and TV. Guest judges from the world of fashion and film will also appear although no names have been revealed as yet.

The series will air later this year and follows in the footsteps of similar shows such as BBC Two’s The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Masters Snooker 5:30pm Final Score 6:20pm The Time it Takes 6:55pm BBC News 7:05pm Regional News 7:08pm Weather 7:10pm Pointless 8:00pm Michael Mcintyre's Big Surprises 9:00pm The Greatest Dancer 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:50am The NFL Show 1:20am Ill Manors The lives of four drug dealers, one user, and two prostitutes.

7:45am All Over the Place Asia 8:15am Wild and Weird 8:30am All Over the Workplace 9:00am Show Me What You're Made of 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds 11:00am Natural World 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Food and Drink 1:30pm Best Bakes Ever 2:00pm Money for Nothing 3:00pm Back in Time for School 4:00pm Tennis 5:30pm Masters Snooker Coverage of the Masters snooker tournament.

6:30pm Yorkshire Wolds Way with Paul Rose 7:00pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 8:00pm Masters Snooker 12:00am Stockholm, My Love

8:00pm Hidden Kingdoms The wildlife documentary series looks at some of the small animals living within the urban jungle.

9:00pm Wild Arabia Nature documentary series.

10:00pm Black Lake 10:40pm Black Lake 11:25pm The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse 12:55am TOTP 1987 1:25am On Bass... Tina Weymouth!

2:25am Hidden Kingdoms 3:25am Wild Arabia Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia.

8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am Heineken Champions Cup Rugby 12:30pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:25pm Four in a Bed 2:00pm Four in a Bed 2:30pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm Four in a Bed 3:30pm Four in a Bed 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 4:30pm Location, Location, Location 5:35pm Channel 4 News 6:05pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby 8:30pm Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Van? 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 12:00am Identity Thief

7:00am Milkshake!

11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Britain's Greatest Bridges 11:40am Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:05pm Police Interceptors 1:00pm Police Interceptors 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

4:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

6:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 7:00pm Kate v Meghan: Princesses at War? 7:55pm 5 News 8:00pm Shrunken Heads of the Amazon 9:00pm Stonehenge: Digging Up Britain's Past 10:00pm Drake's Royal Voyager 11:00pm Elizabeth I

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:10am Don't Tell the Bride 8:00am Don't Tell the Bride 9:05am Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too 10:10am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 11:45am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:15pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:50pm The Goldbergs 1:20pm Miracle on 34th Street 3:35pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Charmed 10:00pm Dumb and Dumber To 12:05am Gogglebox 1:10am Gogglebox 2:10am Rude Tube

7:00am Sky Sports News 12:30pm Football Wolves host Leicester City at Molineux in the Premier League.

4:15pm Cricket South Africa meet Pakistan at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth in the first ODI in their series.

6:15pm Football 9:00pm Today's Goals Now 9:30pm Live NBA: Oklahoma @ Philadelphia 12:00am Live PGA Tour Golf 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

5:00am Sky Sports News

7:35am Make it Pop 8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am The Powerpuff Girls 9:10am Toonmarty 9:30am Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers 1:05pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:15pm Dancing on Ice 3:10pm St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm Info not available 11:30pm ITV News

7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:25am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:50am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:25am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:25pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:25pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2:55pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 3:25pm You've Been Framed! Gold 4:25pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7:05pm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 10:00pmWrath of the Titans 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmWrath of the Titans 12:00am Family Guy

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7:30am The Professionals 8:20am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:20am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:35am World of Sport 11:50am Ironside 12:50pm Columbo 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live From Ascot 5:00pm The Last Sunset 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm The Last Sunset 7:15pm Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 9:00pm Smokey and the Bandit 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Smokey and the Bandit 11:05pm Death Race 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10amDeath Race

9:55am Jurassic Park III 11:35amGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 1:55pm Thor: Ragnarok 4:10pm Black Panther 6:30pm Avengers: Infinity War 9:00pm Rampage 11:00pm Bad Boys 1:05am Bad Boys II 3:45am Robin Hood

7:00am A Wizard's Tale 8:40am Top Ten Show, the 2019 9:00am Red Sparrow 11:30am The Wedding Guest 1:20pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 3:40pm Breaking Brooklyn A dance-loving youngster rescued from the streets by an old Broadway showman sets his sights on winning an upcoming contest.

5:30pm A Wizard's Tale 7:10pm The Wedding Guest 9:00pm Solo: A Star Wars Story Alden Ehrenreich steps into the Millennium Falcon hot seat as legendary intergalactic smuggler Han Solo.

11:20pm Red Sparrow 1:45am The Last Witness 3:25am The Senator

7:00am EFL Greatest Games 7:45am Football A match from the EFL. 11:00am Live - Soccer Am 12:30pm EFL Greatest Games 12:45pm EFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Build-Up 4:15pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores 6:15pm Football 9:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 12:00am EFL Greatest Games 12:15am EFL Greatest Games 12:30am Football's Greatest 1:00am Football Years 1:30am Football Years 2:00am Football Countdowns 2:30am Football Countdowns 3:00am SPFL Greatest Games

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On the Buses Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Death Becomes Her Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Rural police drama.

Midsomer Murders Feature-length police drama.

Endeavour Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse.

Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Vera Drama based on the novel by Ann Cleeves.

Agatha Christie's Poirot ITV3 Nightscreen

7:10am Pretty Woman 9:15am Forrest Gump 11:45am Bean 1:25pm School of Rock 3:20pm Pitch Perfect 5:20pm Coming to America 7:20pm Bean 9:00pm School of Rock 11:00pmPitch Perfect 1:00am Coming to America 3:00am Pretty Woman 5:05am Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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9:25am Match of the Day 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm The Big Questions 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Lifeline 3:00pm Porridge 3:30pm Bargain Hunt 4:30pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:45pm Pointless 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Les Misérables 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am Jonathan Pie's American Pie

7:20am Laura 8:45am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:20am The Instant Gardener 10:00am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:15pm Tennis 7:15pm Ski Sunday 8:00pm Masters Snooker 12:00am Insert Name Here 12:30am Defiance Thriller based on a true story.

2:35am Question Time Topical debate with prominent public figures and an invited audience, chaired by David Dimbleby.

3:35am Holby City 4:35am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm Indian Hill Railways 9:00pm Scotland's Vital Spark: The Clyde Puffer 10:00pm Nolan: Australia's Maverick Artist 11:00pm The Commune 12:45am Treasures of the Indus Lists all of the times that Treasures of the Indus is on UK TV given your country, provider and region selection.

1:45am Last Journey of the Magna Carta King 2:45am Indian Hill Railways Series looking at the little trains that have climbed through the Indian clouds for a hundred years.

3:45am Nolan: Australia's Maverick Artist

8:05am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:20am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Ben 10 9:10am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:30am Spy School 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Info not available 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:45pm The Voice UK 3:20pm Info not available 5:30pm ITV Evening News 5:45pm Regional News and Weather 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 12:25am Cold Feet

7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm Celebrity Catchphrase 1:45pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 2:45pm Step Up 2: The Streets 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Step Up 2: The Streets 4:50pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 5:50pm FYI Daily 5:55pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7:35pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 8:35pm FYI Daily 8:40pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England SEPTEMBER 1963, Frankfurt. Porsche AG launch a new sports car named the 901, after a discussion over naming rights with Peugeot, and by early 1964 the sports car’s name is changed to 911.

The rest as they say is history. Scroll forward to 2018 and Porsche is calling time on its seventh Generation of the 911, launching the eighth Generation on November 27 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Between the launch of the first Generation in 1963 and the end of October 2018 some 55 years later, Porsche AG manufactured 1,049,330 series 911s.

There are many amazing elements to the story of the 911. The evolution and refinements, the racing glory and wins, the sub eight-minute times on the Nürburgring.

Yet in the mind’s eye of the Porsche 911 owner, little has changed yet everything has.

The 911 is longer, wider, faster. Some might say tamer than the original 1963 sports car.

Some argue the refinements have made the 911 an easier car to master.

Its famed tendency to bite back and depart the road precipitously when in the hands of a too-enthusiastic driver helped to create the esprit of a band of brothers. Owners who considered themselves to be real drivers, pilots of the 911.

Over 55 years and seven generations the 911 was repeatedly transformed and refined. Com-

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PORSCHE 911: Evolving through generations. petition, new materials and engineering solutions as well as pressure of regulation at different times in both the USA and Europe, the 911’s principal markets, contributed towards creative solutions in all parts of the 911.

Through it all the traditional classic silhouette of the 911 and its variants remain the constant evocation of a distinctive line. Drawn from elegant nose to masculine rear shoulders, variants and limited editions are placed along the timeline, many drawing the avid and specific attention of collectors. The Coupe, the Cabriolet, the Turbo, add the title ‘911’ and

you sprinkle stardust.

The 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show hosted the launch of the eighth Generation of the 911 on November 27 and the reveal saw the familiar evocative silhouette. Though the exterior design is new and underlines the leap in performance, wider wheel-housings arch over the 20-inch diameter front wheels and the 21-inch diameter rear wheels.

The rear shoulders of the car are now the same width across all models, highlighting the slimline centre section. Flush integration of the electronic pop-out door handles emphasises

the tapered and smooth contours of the silhouette.

Across the nose the body is 45mm wider than the seventh Generation while the rear of the new 911 is dominated, on all models, by a significantly wider variable position rear spoiler.

Beneath the spoiler lip across the width of the car is a seamless light bar.

The new interior is characterised by clear and straight lines of the fascia design with recessed instruments.

Alongside the dominant and centrally positioned rev counter, typical for Porsche, two thin frameless displays supply further information to the driver.

The Porsche 911 is not necessarily the most expensive sports car, some 911 variants may be acquired for as little as €100,000.

Which is not so large a sum to buy into a legend. What’s in a name? Everything.

Nick Horne, London, England

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A HOMESICK expat in the USA asking who had been voted off Strictly Come Dancing and another in Italy requesting help to arrange a wedding and get tickets to see the Pope are among weird calls for help made by Britons abroad last year, according to the Foreign Office.

One guy rang to ask for confirmation that Poland wasn’t home to vampires, because a woman he met online had asked what blood type he was before going on their first date.

Better still, an Englishman in Bangkok asked consular staff to contact a massage parlour as he’d fallen asleep during a rub-down and felt he shouldn’t have to pay for it (let’s hope he at least left a tip for the masseuse as he must have been extremely relaxed to fall ‘fast asleep’), while another in Delhi asked what time the British High Commission opened as he’d heard it sold vegetarian sausages.

Someone in the Canary Islands asked consular staff to persuade his hotel to give him a different room after a stray cat had ‘broken into’ his current one and peed on his bed.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “I can regretfully confirm that the Foreign Office isn’t able to offer advice on vampires, rogue stray cats or Strictly contestants. Our capacity to de-

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Must a club register?

I belong to a sporting club to which members pay an annual fee. However, the club does not have a bank account, nor is it independently audited. The members rely on a treasurer and a committee to approve and monitor income and expenditure.

I have the following questions: 1. Does the club need to be registered with the Spanish authorities?

2. Is it necessary for the club to have a bank account?

3. Is it necessary for the club to have an annual independent audit?

4. If the answer to questions 1 to 3 is yes, does the club have to be registered with the tax authorities?

TICKETS PLEASE: Don’t ask the Foreign Office if you want to see the Pope.

JB (Costa Blanca)

ploy veggie sausages remains sadly lacking.”

Now, some see these bizarre requests as yet another example of the Nanny State in which dumbing down has plumbed new depths; responding to these calls must be like mudwrestling a jellied eel. I don’t want to bring Donald Trump into this but, you know, like mud wrestling Donald Trump.

Take his latest obsession: his Great Wall between America and Mexico. So the original concrete wall is now maybe... a fence, but wait a bit longer and it’ll be a piece of rope; 3,000km of rope suspended between bamboo

poles together with some ‘Mexicans - Do not cross the rope!’ signs.

So, maybe Humpty Trumpty gets to sit on a fence, not a wall. Still falling off, though.

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The answer to all David Searl f our of your You and the Law questions is no. A group in Spain of l i ke- mi nded peopl e can cont ri but e i nt o a fund which they use to pay for a sports activity they enjoy. No legal formalities are required if the ‘members’ are happy with this casual arrangement. Of course, if you have no legal existence, you cannot apply for grants and subsidies, and that is why most clubs are registered as such.

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Never to old to be a maverick FOR more than three decades I have received an ‘egotistical’ year-end newsletter from a friend and ex-colleague, Barbara Smoker.

Sent by ‘snail mail’ to her many friends, relations and admirers, her entertaining letters detail what she’s been up to in the previous year.

They are proof positive that age is no obstacle to an active and productive life, for Barbara, a writer and activist on many radical issues, is still gamely engaged in various campaigns, despite having turned 95 last June.

In several of her missives, Barbara informed her readers that she was working on a memoir, and when I received her latest letter, I was overjoyed to learn that she had finally completed it, and that My Godforsaken Life: Memoir of a Maverick, had just been published.

I first met Barbara in the 1970’s when I was a member of the AntiApartheid Movement, a gay rights ac-

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BARBARA SMOKER: At the forefront of radical movements for 70 years. tivist, and a new recruit to the National Secular Society (NSS), of which she was President.

Around 20 years on, when I became the 15th editor of the Freethinker mag-

azine, Barbara took on the role of proofreader and periodic contributor.

When I last saw Barbara, it was at a Secularist of the Year function in London in 2017, where I was presented

with a Lifetime’s Achievement Award for my campaigning against racism, homophobia and the presence of religion in government and places of learning.

She looked marvellous, as the picture in this column shows. But what I did is nothing compared to what Barbara accomplished.

Apart from her frequent speaking engagements on radio and TV, and conducting non-religious weddings and funerals, she financed the manufacture of the first Make Love, Not War badges that were popular in Britain during the 1960’s.

Being at the forefront of radical movements for 70 years, she has combatted religion, and opposed nuclear weapons and illegal wars. At the same time she was, and still is, championing humanism, women’s right to choose abortion, prison reform, freedom of speech, and voluntary euthanasia.

Her memoir, according to publisher Thornwick Press, ‘is a compelling account of her intellectual journey, her ruthless focus on ethics and principles, and her eccentric bloody-mindedness in challenging the accepted and wrong wisdom of the day.’

Barbara was born into a devout Roman Catholic family. As a girl she was torn between becoming a nun or a writer.

At the age of 26 after war service in Ceylon, she renounced Christianity and joined the ranks of the secular, humanist army.

For 25 years she was President NSS and led speaking tours in the USA and India to promote atheism. She even teamed up at one point with Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the US atheist who was dubbed ‘America’s most hated woman’ after she won a court case which banned prayers and Bible readings in public schools.

I had an invitation to visit O’Hair but unfortunately she was murdered in 1995 before I could get to meet her.

The sad news in Barbara’s newsletter is that she was diagnosed last May with advanced breast cancer, but cancelled an operation. She said her decision was ‘as rational and irrevocable as the one I made on November 5, 1949 when I renounced religion.’

She added: “In my opinion, medics give far too much priority to prolonging human life, irrespective of its quality - especially for oldies.”

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A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued.

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A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

CATS AND DOGS: Wellknown phrase.

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is.”

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Ever wonder where the phrase ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ comes from? In the 17th century many homeless cats and dogs would drown and float down the streets of England, making it look like it literally rained cats and dogs.

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.”

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Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up.

Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.

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Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high.

There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk whom you are willing to mix with.

Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past.

There is, however, a balance to be found. Don't be put off by people who have become sloppy in their approach because this is not going to affect you.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing.

It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) H a v i n g p u t i n e x t r a e ff o r t t o bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going.

This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered.

Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

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Quick

Cryptic Across 1 Small missile put back in hotel lepers frequented (6) 4 Fast rally reveals star-like qualities (6) 9 Mail from settler (7) 10 Stop a container loading sulphur (5) 11 Pure niece finally in family group (5) 12 One petrel at sea is a lizard (7) 13 Slight alteration in coins of low denomination (5,6) 18 Sailor understands the aims (7) 20 Builder's mother and child (5) 22 Hang on to cold fish (5) 23 Report about art near building (7) 24 Arranged stay in, it's common sense (6) 25 Crumbles without the French bread fragments (6) Down 1 Keep watch on insects by river (6) 2 Start looking after the machine (5) 3 English bird on a lake is unchanging (7) 5 Put your foot down on postage sticker (5) 6 Wandering Chinese leader is back in band (7) 7 Adjustment of halter making

horse sweat (6) 8 Cost arising from banishing (11) 14 Bird eating a little green man? (7) 15 Lover who may be married? (7) 16 Glues pieces of wood (6)

Code Breaker

17 Except foreign articles on ship (6) 19 The crew dined, we hear (5) 21 Crowd on move in Foyle’s War maybe (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents Y and 18 represents W, so fill in Y every time the figure 2 appears and W every time the figure 18 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 Throw as from an aircraft or ship (8) 8 Unpleasantly bitter or pungent (5) 9 Alcoholic drink made from apples (5) 10 High in stature (4) 11 Very great, intense (6) 13 Barrel maker (6) 15 In the way indicated (4) 18 Be in accord (5) 19 Goods carried by a large vehicle (5) 20 Necromancer (8)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Rincón (6) 4 Uvas (6) 9 Reign (7) 10 Male (5) 11 Nido (4) 12 Sadness (8) 14 Prueba (5) 16 Singing (5) 20 Rainbow (4,4) 21 Kiss (4) 24 Nunca (5) 25 Almacenaje (7) 26 Encender (4,2) 27 Peeled (6)

Down 2 Register formally as a participant or member (5) 3 Arranged neatly and in order (4) 4 Not open or public (6) 5 Push against gently (5) 6 Convenience store (6,4) 7 Father Christmas (5,5) 12 Shooting star (6) 14 Man-eating giants (5) 16 Equine (5) 17 Unit of area (4)

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

Down 1 Affection (6) 2 Ruinas (5) 3 Age (of person, animal, building) (4) 5 Magazines (journals) (8) 6 Por ciento (7) 7 Bronceado (6) 8 Copper (metal) (5) 13 Government (8) 15 Recuperar (7) 17 Imán (6) 18 Quiosco (5) 19 Jewellery box (6) 22 Stage (phase) (5) 23 Soga (4)

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

AGHAST AMOEBA BLURRY CENTRE COCOON DOUBLE EDGING EXHORT FIXATE GRISLY (10) GROGGY HANGAR INCITE LARYNX LUMBER RULING SPONGE STURDY UTOPIA

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Cobalt 2 Castle 3 Family 4 Tumult 5 Nation 6 Anyhow 7 Nimbus 8 Wisdom 9 Aplomb 10 Induce 11 Potion 12 Seamen 13 Typhus 14 Pigpen 15 Paunch 16 Beyond 17 Ensure 18 Tipped 19 Brainy.

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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.

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

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.

TARGET: • Average: 24 • Good: 33

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

• Very good: 48 • Excellent: 62

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

Average: 12 Good: 16 Very good: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 30

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Cross, 3 Bogus, 6/18 Ice age, 8 Lenient, 9 Level, 10 Urge, 13 Rage, 14 Vault, 17 Glasses, 19 Their, 20 Needs.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Crib, 2 Sullen, 3 Bond, 4 Guerrilla, 5 Settee, 7 Everglade, 11 Bright, 12 Damson, 15 Tsar, 16 Less.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Perseus, 5 Cater, 8 Troll, 9 Bathing, 10 Nastier, 11 Hated, 12 Splash, 14 Swords, 18 Tiger, 20 Shifted, 22 Example, 23 Tunic, 24 Swell, 25 Spenser.

1 Branch, 4 Unless, 9 Colchón, 10 Nuera, 11 Egypt, 12 Inspire, 13 Trescientos, 18 Admiral, 20 Betún, 22 Tejón, 23 Trailer, 24 Perder, 25 Lonely.

Down:

Down:

1 Patents, 2 Rooms, 3 Eclairs, 4 Suburb, 5 Catch, 6 Twister, 7 Rigid, 13 Luggage, 15 Whistle, 16 Sidecar, 17 Ushers, 18 Treks, 19 Repel, 21 Tunis.

1 Bucket, 2 Alley, 3 Cohetes, 5 Niñas, 6 Enemigo, 7 Scales, 8 En bicicleta, 14 Remojar, 15 Nublado, 16 Laptop, 17 Energy, 19 Rinse, 21 Talle.

App of the week A Way to Slay A Way to Slay is a video game take on ‘the’ scene from a brutal action movie, where a sword-wielding hero is surrounded by enemies with their own pointy weapons. But with this app, you get endless time to plan your attacks because it’s not a pummeller, it’s a violent and bloody turn-based puzzler.

You have to figure out in which order to take out your opponents and how.

QUIZ: THERE’S A (FOREIGN) WORD FOR THAT 1. The name of which infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, comes from the Italian for ‘bad air’?

2. The name of which oriental system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows, comes from the Japanese for ‘empty hand’?

3. The name of which small long-bodied short-legged breed of dog with a short sleek coat and long drooping ears is derived from the German for ‘badger hound’?

4. What name for a small flat, house or room kept for occasional use is derived from the French for ‘foot to earth’?

5. What name, given to an apparition or double of a living person, comes from the German for ‘double-goer’?

6. What name, often applied to a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage, comes from the Spanish for ‘(little) war’?

7. What phrase that means an embarrassing blunder or indiscretion, comes from the French for ‘false step’?

8. Which adjective that means unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or warfare, is derived from the (Mandarin) Chinese word for ‘work together’?

9. Which US city, famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess has a name that comes from the Spanish for ‘the meadows’?

10. Which lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba has a name that comes from the Portuguese for ‘new trend’ or ‘new wave’?

Not a lot of people know that... the word moped was coined by the Swedish journalist Harald Nielsen in 1952, as a portmanteau of the Swedish words ‘motor’ and ‘pedaler.’

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PIED-À-TERRE, 5.

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GUERRILLA, 7. FAUX PAS, 8. GUNG HO, 9.

LAS VEGAS, 10. BOSSA NOVA

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• Calvin Harris, DJ; January 17, 34 he was seven.

The music maker became well-known for his • Dolly Parton, Country singer; January 19, gold-certified album I Created Disco, which 72 yielded the singles Acceptable in the 80’s and The The flamboyant singer has released 26 Number 1 Billboard hits, including Jolene, Coat of Girls. His second album, Ready for the Weekend, contained the hit single I’m Not Alone and hit Dolly Parton.

Many Colours and 9 to 5. She received the number one on the UK Album Chart. nickname The Queen of Country Music after • Kevin Costner, Movie actor; January 18, 63 releasing more number 1 hits than any other singer in the His most famous films include Field of Dreams, The same genre in the UK. • Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut; January 20, 88 Untouchables and Bull Durham. Costner directed, produced and starred in the 1990 classic Dances with The second person to ever walk on the moon, he was the Wolves, which earned him two Academy Awards for Best pilot of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin was a member Director and Best Picture. He claimed he was inspired by of the third group of astronauts ever selected by NASA, and served as an astronaut from his selection in 1963 until the 1962 film How the West Was Won after seeing it when

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his retirement in 1971.

• Emma Burton, Pop singer; January 21, 42 One of the founding members of the Spice Girls, she also had success as a solo artist with her album A Girl Like Me. In 2017, she joined the judges’ panel on ABC’s Boy Band. Burton appeared as a prostitute on the BBC drama series To Play the King.

• Diane Lane, Movie actress; January 22, 53 Lane is known for her roles in the films The Outsiders, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Perfect Storm and Man of Steel. Her performance in the 2002 drama Unfaithful earned her Best Actress nominations at the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

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49 BC - Civil war Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

1236 - Royal wedding King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

1362 - Wipe out A storm tide in the North Sea ravages the east coast of England and destroys the German city of Rungholt on Strand island.

1430 - Golden Fleece Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive and expensive order of chivalry in the world.

1492 - First grammar The first grammar of the Spanish language (gramatica de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I. 1528 - Crowned king Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.

1863 - Railway opens The Metropolitan Railway, the world’s oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.

1949 - On air The first ‘networked’ television broadcasts took place as KDKATV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.

1994 - Ban ends The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Fein.

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THIS is the evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and ‘devil may care’ character, Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancee.

Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponised symbiote rival, Riot?

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by Sally Underwood WHILE winter may be a time when we traditionally hibernate a bit, getting a little more sleep than normal, for many of us colder, wetter weather can still take its toll, leaving us looking tired.

Lack of sleep can leave its mark all over our bodies, giving u s d r y h a i r, c h a p p e d l i p s , d u l l skin, and bags under our eyes.

Luckily, it is possible to undo a lot of this damage by simply getting an extra hour or two of sleep a night, as well as upping your intake of water and fresh fruit and vegetables.

In the meantime, there is also plenty you can do cosmetically to hide any evidence of tiredness. One of the biggest markers of a healthy, well-rested body is shining hair, skin, and nails.

Fake the look by using a deep conditioning mask on hair, left on for at least 10 min-

FEELING TIRED: It is possible to look wellrested while still tired.

Generation gap IT’S the time of year when the nation traditionally resolves to eat healthily and do more exercise, but half of young Britons admit they cannot be bothered to lead a healthier lifestyle.

According to new research from Mintel, 49 per cent of u n d e r 2 5 ’s s a y i t i s a s h e e r lack of motivation which is preventing them from following healthy habits more often.

It’s the UK’s young women who are the most likely to say a lack of motivation is the reason they’re not as healthy as they could be, with some six in 10 (57 per cent) women aged 16-24 admitting they are not following healthy habits more often, due to this reason.

This is in stark contrast to the nation’s over 65’s, just 21 per cent of whom agree a lack of motivation is a contributing factor to not following a healthy lifestyle.

Meanwhile, 51 per cent of over 65’s say they already do

as much as they can to follow healthy habits, compared to just 6 per cent of under 25’s.

While feeling self-conscious when exercising (13 per cent), ranks fairly low overall as a barrier to healthier lifestyles among Brits, one in three (33 per cent) females under 25 say this prevents them from following healthier habits.

Cost (26 per cent), ‘already doing as much as I can’ (24 per cent), lack of time (21 per cent) and ‘it’s boring’ (17 per cent) make up the nation’s top five reasons for not following healthy habits. Overall, half (47 per cent) of Britons say they are as fit as they need to be.

Emma Clifford, Associate Director of Food and Drink at Mintel, said: “The generational difference highlighted in our research reflects the health implications of lifestyle choices and has far more relevancy and immediacy for older consumers.”

utes, preferably under a warm towel.

Next, apply plenty of serum or leave-in conditioner to the ends of hair to restore moisture and create a sheen. For an added boost, apply any natural oil even olive oil - to the very ends of the hair before going to bed at night before washing out thoroughly the next day.

Ti r e d n e s s a n d w i n t r y c o n d i tions can also leave us with chapped or dry lips.

Reverse this damage by creating your own lip scrub by mixing brown sugar with equal parts honey and gently massaging this onto your lips before rinsing off.

Next, apply a thick balm, making sure to reapply regularly throughout the day and before bed.

Now you can deal with your skin by using a gentle chemical exfoliant to slough off dead skin cells, revealing a glowing complexion.

Alternatively, use a face

mask containing vitamin C, which also works to brighten the complexion.

Either way, finish with a massage using a gentle facial oil, which will help to boost the circulation and tighten the skin, leaving you glowing.

F i n a l l y, i f y o u s t i l l f e e l l i k e you need an extra boost, there are multiple beauty products available which will cover up signs of tiredness.

The first step to brighten the complexion is starting off with an illuminating primer under any foundation or tinted moisturiser.

This will create a subtle glow and leave you looking naturally rested.

Finish off with a light-reflecting concealer under the eyes, applied in the shape of an inverted triangle stretching down towards your cheekbone rather than a traditional half-moon shape.

This will draw attention away from bags, leaving you shadowfree.

Removing scars WE all have them. Whether from an injury, surgery, illness, or burn, most people will end up with a scar at some stage.

While scars can remind us of our b o d y ’s r e m a r k a b l e c a p a c i t y f o r s u rvival and healing, there are some times when we don’t wish them to be particularly prominent.

SCAR TISSUE: In this case, there is plenty we can Scarring can do to help fade or heal some scars, be prevented making them less visible, and also or removed. often helping to lessen any discomfort, itching or pain they may cause.

If you have only recently sustained a larly well. Also remember it is important to cut or burn which you think may scar, unless limit any sun exposure to the damaged area as on the advice of a doctor or pharmacist, it is this can make any scarring worse. important to let any scabs or open wounds For marks which you may have had for heal before you begin to treat them. Similarly, some time, and are perhaps white or raised, it if you think there is any chance a wound may is necessary to take a different approach. be infected, or you have suffered a bad burn, While keeping skin moisturised will still help seek medical advice. with older scars, there are other alternatives Once the cause of the scar has healed, you which may help more. can now take steps to help limit any future There is some evidence to suggest silicone redness or change in texture by massaging oil gels or patches applied to the area can make a into a recent scar, keeping skin hydration levmarked difference to scarring, including those els up and promoting the creation of collagen. which are particularly red or inflamed.

For a burn, aloe vera gel can work particu-

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This is certainly cause for celebration, and to give their clients something extra to celebrate they are offering a series of discounts of up to 50 per cent on some of their most popular treatments.

These include 50 per cent off stem cell treatment, with hefty discounts available on collagen, chemical peeling, dermal filler and vitamin treatments.

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RENOWNED for providing expatriates with a professional and friendly GP, nursing and dental service for over a decade, Medcare is also highly regarded for aesthetics treatments and cosmetic surgery.

As well as being a superb GP, Doctor Hussain is a talented Aesthetics doctor.

She makes sure she knows about the latest anti-ageing techniques and products and as one patient, Ms D said this week, ‘she really knows her stuff!’

If you are not sure where to begin but know you want to try and reverse the ageing process, the first step is a free consultation with the doctor. She will assess your skin and talk through the different options available to you.

There is a huge range of non-surgical treatments to choose from including Botox and fillers, rehydration therapy, medical peels and medical resurfacing (Dermapen), which is excellent for removing fine lines, pigmentation and scarring.

Dr Hussain can also prescribe medical grade skincare products from ZO Skin Health and help you choose from the cruelty-free range of highly effective skin products from GLO Skin Beauty.

Why not try the GLO Clear Complexion Pads? These cleansing pads are formulated with 5 per cent salicylic acid to penetrate and exfoliate acne skin and refine its texture. Infused with antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to treat acne spots, congested skin and dermatitis, acne skin appears calmer, clearer,

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Alternatively you may decide to have a free consultation with the cosmetics surgeon to discuss weight loss surgery or a facelift. Medcare is very lucky to work with one of the country’s leading surgeons. Mrs C was thrilled with the results of her tummy tuck and said: “Dr Teresa put me at ease, and nothing was too much trouble.”

In January, we often prioritise our health, revise our habits and decide to make positive changes. At Medcare you can get all the help you need!

From nutrition and weight loss advice to alcohol and obesity awareness, the doctor and nurse team can assist in your journey to better health.

As the team at Medcare considers your health and well-being to be so important, this month the Health Check is at a special

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This comprehensive set of blood tests and checks includes well-man and wellwoman cancer checks, heart and kidney blood tests, ECG and more.

This year for the first time Medcare has also released two more basic tests for diabetes and cholesterol from just €25. There really is no excuse not to do anything!

So, why not book yourself in at Medcare. Make an appointment for your free skin consultation with the doctor and get your health check blood tests done with the nurse.

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Beauty trends 2019

by Sally Underwood JANUARY i s n o w in full swing, and with it a wh o l e host of new beauty trends f o r t h e new year.

Beauty insiders claim this will be the year w h e n colour rules supreme; from hair and make-up to fashion and nails.

Coral is set to be one of the biggest colours of the year, with experts predicting the look will be big in lip colours, blushers, and nails. There is also expected to be a n o v e r a l l t r e n d to wards b o l d l i p c o l o u rs , moving away from the more muted, natural look of previous years.

Some beauty companies are placing their emphasis on matte lip colours, while others a r e st i l l p u sh in g a high-gloss trend.

Either way, it is thought that br i g h t p i n k s a n d o ranges, as well as dramatic reds and berry shades will be on display this year.

Another lip trend is expected t o b e f o r a f u ller look, using a lip pencil or lipstick to trace slightly outside the lip line. Industry insiders sa y t h i s wi l l a ls o mean u si n g a sl i gh tly lighter shade on the centre of the bottom lip, to create a contoured, fuller look.

For nails, powder finishes which last longer are set to be one of the year’s biggest trends.

These manicures, which are said to last longer than a traditional type, are somewhere b e t we e n a r e g u la r manicure and acrylic nails.

A professional will apply a base coat, and then instead of using UV rays to seal in the polish, will paint your fingern a i l s u si n g p o t s o f acrylic powder which supply the colour and help the

polish to set. The results are th o u g h t to b e a b le to l a s t b e tw ee n th re e a n d four weeks.

W h ile p o w d e r n ails have been around for some years, experts believe they will increase in popu larity this y ea r d ue to th e ir hardwearing nature.

Finally, and in contrast to th e ma tte lo o k b e c o mi ng popular elsewhere, will be th e ex p e c te d in cre a s e in g lo s s y b ea u ty p ro d u c ts .

Specifically, these are expected to be used on parts of the face where gloss is not traditionally placed.

Beauty bloggers are sayin g a n e w s e le c tio n of glosses are able to be used o n th e ey elid s , g iv in g a g lo w in g , h e a lth y lo ok, which also appears natural.

T h ere is a ls o a le a n towards blushers which conta in a s mall amo u n t of sheen, and impart a glowin g , flu s h ed lo o k to t he skin, in place of a traditional blusher and highlighter combination.

BOLD LIPS: Colourful lipstick is due to be popular.

Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach IT can be daunting to change how you eat.

We are told conflicting messages constantly in the media; ‘don’t drink red wine,’ then ‘one red wine a day is good for you’ and so on.

Carbs have been taking the rap for a while now, but it is important to have a balanced view on which you should eat, and when.

Unlike the popular Keto diet, it is not advisable to cut out carbs forever. Your body requires carbs for energy particularly if you exercise. If you don’t fuel your body with carbs and protein, your body will begin to store fat for energy.

Many people believe carbs are simply bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. However, there are many good carbs which should be eaten including fruit, vegetables, oats, chickpeas, quinoa, lentils and beans.

On high-carb days you can fill your diet with these, as long as you keep the fat content low that day. Green veg contains so much fibre, you can eat as much as you like! Be wary of fruit on low-carb days however, as some are extremely high in carbs. A banana for example is around a whopping 25g! Try and stick to red berries instead which are also high in antioxidants.

Explaining carbs

KEEP IT SIMPLE: Healthy eating does not have to be complex.

Some simple low carb lunches: Chicken or turkey breast is high in protein and such a flexible and simple ingredient. Slice with avocado and walnuts in a simple salad, bake in the oven with melted cheese and chorizo and add spiralled courgette instead of spaghetti.

Soup is simple, tasty and does not have

to be boring! Experiment with vegetables; courgette and celery are fantastic with fullfat cream cheese to make a creamy soup which is almost zero carbs.

Visit Kate’s successful Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/carbcycling forbeginners or follow on Instagram @carbcyclingqueen.

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Body confident TV personality Chanelle Hayes was papped sporting a figurehugging green bardot dress as she arrived for an afternoon around the pool during her Spanish getaway.

And celebrating body confidence, the 31-year-old former Big Brother star was pictured in the British press in a skimpy yellow bikini as she relaxed on a sun lounger before dipping her feet in the pool.

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of her struggle with her weight in the past, yo-yoing from a size eight to a size 18 after the birth of her two children.

In 2014, the reality star lost four stone, but shortly after she admitted to gaining a further six stone before the birth of her second child, Frankie, with exboyfriend Ryan Oates in 2017.

She recently told press ‘she sometimes feels annoyed’ for putting seven stone on in four years, but is now said ‘to be well

HAYES: Motherhood over weight, Chanelle with son Blakely. on her way to achieving her size 10 target’. She twittered: ‘I definitely put being a mum in front of being slim or skinny. When my children are smiling, so am I regardless of my size.’

Love in the sun ALMOST a year into their relationship, having met on Strictly Come Dancing, actress Gemma Atkinson and her Spanish beau Gorka Marquez celebrated the festive period with the professional dancer’s family in Spain.

Relaxing in the sun, the couple looked more loved-up than ever, prompting engagement rumours.

LOVED UP: Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez.

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Bus to Benidorm C E L E B R I T Y C oac h Road Tri p t o Benidorm kicked off on Channel 4 on Monday under the leadership of presenter Brendan Sheerin with his band of merry bus drivers.

As the title suggests, the trippers end up in the popular resort - but not before they make s c e nic s tops ac ros s Spain, in destinations such as Tar r agona, Benicassim and Tortosa.

A nd the line up of c e le br itie s is s ure to guarantee laughs and tantrums, with the like s of G e o r d i e Shore ’s C harlotte Crosby on boar d the bus with boyfriend Josh Ritchie.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals James and Ola Jordan are joined by Made i n Chel sea heart t hrob Sam Thom pson wi t h buddy Jam es Dunmore.

O t her cel eb n a m e s i ncl ude Bobby Norris, Nadia Essex, Li sa M a f f i a and Mut ya Buena.

CHARLOTTE CROSBY: With boyfriend Josh Ritchie.

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This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala talks about home-made bread using a traditional recipe from his great grandmother.

Give us this day our daily bread!

Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com OUR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thousands of years bread has been a staple food for many cultures prepared from a dough of flour and water. Throughout recorded history it has been a prominent food in large parts of the world and is one of the oldest man-made foods, having been of significant importance since the dawn of agriculture.

Bread may be leavened by various processes such as natural occurring sourdough microbes, using the natural yeast from the air around us, which is a traditional method like my grannie used, but industrially produced yeast or high-pressure aeration is more common. Commercial bread usually contains additives to help improve texture, colour, shelf life and nutrition.

The best bread that we have ever eaten though is the bread our grandmother used to make and that recipe comes from her great grandmother. It goes back hundreds of years then suddenly after all these years, when we get bread so right and love it so much, we stop making and baking, and start buying bread from the shops, packed with additives, colourants and aeration agents, which makes it as light as a feather and often tasteless.

Then we ask what happened to real bread?

My job as a leading chef is to recreate some of the world’s lost recipes and traditions and one of our most lost skills is making bread. We know that bread is high in carbs so I have been looking at how to make bread with no carbs.

I created a bread made from powdered nuts to create a nut flour instead of a wheat flour. Nuts I am, and regulars have seen me buying tons of almonds and eggs to replace wheat flour. It works really well - except it doesn’t taste like real bread.

My grandmother used to make sourdough and so I recently started researching how to recreate it for our restaurant. First you need to make a starter

TASTY: Traditional bread. which is to get the natural yeast activated into the flour. By that I mean it finds the wild yeast from the air in our environment and although it’s just flour and water mixed together (nothing else at all) in eight/10 days it will be bubbling (fermenting) naturally and smelling a little sour like vinegar. Then you take a spoon full of it and add it to equal quantities of flour and water, prove it and bake it.

The result is amazing, the flavour is fantastic and once you have made the starter (which takes patience) you never have to make it again as long as you always save some it will go on forever and if you don’t want to make bread daily simply put the starter in your fridge.

The fridge will slow down the bacteria and hold it until you need it again. Simply take it out of the fridge a couple of days before you need it to make sure that it’s active again. You will need to feed your starter with equal quantities of flour and water every day for at least seven days, (like feeding a pet) but its worth it! I made my first batch using an original recipe below which is several hundred years old and we now serve it in the restaurant in the evening with creamy butter from Asturiana.

It is perfect, so damn perfect and so delicious that you will never want to buy bread again (unless you have to). For the restaurant it’s difficult because I have to have it every day and therefore I developed some quicker natural recipes like my soda bread. No equipment for these breads are needed, no expense, just bread ready to bake.

Nowadays we have a lot of gluten free clients.

Gluten free bread has been created for people affected by gluten related disorders. Gluten-free bread is made with ground flours from a variety of materials such as almonds, rice, corn, or pulses such as beans, but since these flours lack gluten they don’t hold their shape as they rise. Additives such as xanthan gum, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, corn starch, or eggs are usually used to compensate for the lack of gluten and they usually contain more sugar to compensate for the lack of flavour so don’t think that these breads are healthier, because they are not!

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Exhibition of impressionistic watercolours LANIE WIDMAR is a former architect, with nearly 30 years in the corporate design world, who decided to move on to focus on painting

watercolours in the impressionistic style. Originally, from Laguna Beach, California, she moved to Altea, Spain in 2016. Lanie’s paint-

ings are a result of experiences in the field that inspired her sense of awe in the beauty of the European landscape. She is particularly

drawn to villages, and monuments which mark a historic place in mankind’s journey on earth.

There will be an exhibition of

Lanie’s work at the Restaurante Meliton Jardin, Altea La Vella every day from February 1 to April 20 between 9.30am and 11pm.

The name’s Lanza... Mario’s IT’S time to enjoy a magical musical journey through Italy thanks to the wonderful and talented Cristian Lanza. Recognise the surname? Yes, Cristian is the grandson of the famous tenor and recording star Mario Lanza, and he’ll be performing this weekend in Denia at the Centro Social, Calle Calderon.

Performances are on Saturday and Sunday at 5pm, and a number of tickets are still available from the box office priced at €30.

Cristian Lanza will be on stage with Silvia Rampaz-

zo, Michel Gershwin and the St Petersburg Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stanislav Rosenberg, and be prepared to visit

Venice, Milan, Rome and Naples thanks to a superb musical journey featuring wellknown pieces from Verdi’s Nabucco and La Traviata.

At the end of this unique journey and the chance to witness one of the great operatic talents ‘live’ on the Costa Blanca, you’ll be wished ‘Arrivederci’ in the Roman Coliseum!

Photo credit: Konzertfreunde

JOURNEY: Cristian Lanza with Silvia Rampazzo.

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Stunning landscapes WHILE Spain is already world famous for its weather, wine, food, and relaxed vibe, the country also offers some incredible landscapes to rival other parts of the globe.

For anyone looking to settle in Spain but not such a fan of the beach or mountains, it could be that this diverse country offers some perfect alternatives.

One such incredible area is the pink salt lake at Torrevieja, Alicante, otherwise known as the Laguna Salada de Torrevieja or Laguna Rosa de Torrevieja.

In contrast to the colour of

the nearby green salt lake, this natural phenomenon occurs due to a mixture of algae and bacteria, giving the water a bright pink hue.

Nature-lovers would normally have to travel to Africa, Australia, or China to experience this sight, yet Torrevieja, well-placed for its amenities, sea, and night life, is the perfect place to see this highlyphotogenic wonder.

Similarly, the Riotinto in Huelva, Andalucia, offers the chance to see a unique orange and red coloured river, which gains its unusual colour from high levels of iron.

MADRID has been named as one of the top five European cities to invest in in 2019.

Spain’s capital came in fourth in the list of top investment cities in a report compiled by major consultancy firm PwC together with the Land Urban Institute.

The organisations carried out a survey of real estate agencies, financial institutions, investment funds, and other professional

The area does not just offer a chance to see nature at its rarest, the site is also historically important, with parts of the river having been mined for thousands of years for copper, silver, gold, and other valuable metals.

In around 3,000 BC, the Iberians began mining the site, and later the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths, and Moors.

Now, Huelva offers property hunters the chance to invest in an area with historical pedigree, including a monastery which Christopher Columbus visited, as well as

PINK LAKE: The lake in Torrevieja offers a great photo opportunity.

Good returns investors to find out which locations offered the best return on money.

Madrid climbed up the list from fifth place in 2018, reflecting Spain’s growing

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Casagalera understands that it’s not always easy to find the right villa, apartment or plot of land with so much on offer. What exactly are you looking for? Is it a new build, a resale, or perhaps you’re looking for an area to take up the challenge and build your own house?

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Finally, for those who like to get away from it all, the Bardenas Reales, one of the few deserts in Europe, offers several unique geological formations in the north of Spain.

In Navarra, the Bardenas Reales natural park occupies an area of around 100,000 acres and boasts some stunning landscapes.

But whether you would like to own a property near to some spectacular natural phenomenona or just need another reason to put down roots in Spain, there is a lot on offer in this diverse country.

the riches that this great country has to offer.

Not only is Spain a fascinating country rich in history and culture, it also has a mild climate and a wonderful culinary tradition which enables anyone to enjoy a more relaxing way of life. Casagalera is your first port of call to make that lifestyle dream a reality in this very special and popular part of the Costa Blanca.

If one of your pleasures is playing golf, then you couldn’t pick a better location as a base as this part of the Costa Blanca can boast no less than 13 golf courses, with many of the Casagalera properties within easy reach of a number of them.

As soon as you begin dealing with Casagalera, you’ll receive a personalised and professional service second-to-none which will find out exactly what your requirements are.

Once you’ve selected the properties which interest you, then Casagalera will make all the necessary arrangements for viewing, and they’ll be by your side every step of the way.

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economy and thriving property market.

Previous figures released last year also showed Madrid was leading the way on construction of new homes.

In the capital, 6,448 new properties were built last year, making up one of the four regions of Spain which account for 61.5 per cent of all of Spain’s new properties.

Across the rest of Europe, the continent’s best city for investors was nearby Lisbon, Portugal, according to the report, while Berlin, Germany came in second, Dublin, Ireland, third, and Frankfurt, Germany, in fifth.

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It’s all about the animals at Vet El Port PUTTING animals at the heart of everything they do has proved to be the secret of Vet El Port’s success.

By establishing a close and personal relationship with every animal’s owner has enabled Vet El Port in Altea to retain the loyalty of many clients.

The surgery is at the centre of animal health treatment which includes a team of specialists, highly trained across a wide range of veterinary medicine. Their passion for animals has become their way of life, clearly evident at every possible occasion.

The modern clinic has been designed with two fundamental objectives in mind; to give maximum comfort for the patients, and to provide the expert medical team with the most modern facilities and enable them to work with state-of-the-art equipment.

It is fair to say the team at Vet El Port is one big family, treating a great small family, pursuing their long-held dreams to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of the animal population.

The entire team share the same philosophies and stand by their mottos at every

LOYAL CLIENTS: Vet El Port has established a reputation for expert service and customer care.

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The medical team at Vet El Port regularly meet to discuss the patients in detail and to plan with the individual specialists. This also allows certain courses of treatment to be offered which can reduce both the amount of visits to the clinic and the time it takes.

In addition to traditional services you’d expect to find at a veterinary surgery, Vet El Port specialises in ultrasound techniques, diagnostic imaging, soft-tissue surgery, physiotherapy, behavioural disorders, acupuncture, ophthalmology, dentistry, vaccinations and inseminations.

It’s not just dogs and cats Vet El Port treat and care for. Guinea pigs, rodents, reptiles, birds and a range of exotic creatures have passed through their expert hands.

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Some states in the US wanted to ban car radios when they were first introduced because they thought it would distract drivers and cause more accidents.

New Mercedes CLA Coupe GERMAN car maker MercedesBenz has unveiled its new CLA Coupe, a car the company says is the most emotional vehicle in its class and highly intelligent.

The company said the car comes equipped with features including augmented reality to aid with navigation and a voice commands feature.

They come as part of an Intelligent Drive package which also includes features designed to improve aerodynamics and assist with driving.

Ola Kallenius, responsible for research and development at Mercedes’ parent company Daimler,

said the car showed the company was going to the next level.

“The CLA offers a great deal of automotive intelligence. By recognising gestures it facilitates natural operation,” Kallenius said.

The CLA comes as a four-door coupe. Mercedes said the design was ‘seductive’ and that it represented ‘sensual purity.’

The car combines a long stretched entry line above the windows and frameless doors which give it a sporty and elegant look.

The front section is striking and is raked forward like a shark while the long stretched bonnet

features powerdomes.

Gordon Wagener, head of design at Daimler, said the car had the potential to become a modern design icon.

“It impresses with its perfect proportions reflecting the first design sketch; a long stretched bonnet, a compact greenhouse, a wide

track with exposed wheel arches and our typical GT rear end with a strong distinctive ‘Coke-bottle shoulder,’” Wagener said.

The car is powered by a fourcylinder petrol engine which delivers 225 horsepower. Its Intelli-

EMOTIONAL: The CLA Coupe may become an icon. gent Drive system is borrowed from Mercedes’ S-Class range.

The CLA Coupe is set to hit dealerships in May 2019.

Mercedes have not confirmed the price.

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ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher THE premium SUV sector has been mostly dominated

by German contenders in recent years, but now Swedish manufacturer Volvo is vying with the best of them and its latest XC60 model underlines why.

This spacious and luxurious SUV has its own distinct persona, immaculate build quality and strong reliability record, and with wellequipped D3 entry versions starting at €42,050 (£37,770) is also very price competitive.

In the line-up there are two diesel engines, one petrol unit and a plug-in hybrid available and my test model was a midrange D5 R-Design Pro powered by a 2.0-litre 235hp diesel engine with eightspeed automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive.

This version costs €55,478 (£49,835).

The diesel engine is smooth and relatively quiet and offers a top speed of 220kph (137mph), a quick 0100kph time of 6.8 seconds, and average fuel economy of

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Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design LUXURIOUS: This spacious SUV has its own persona.

16.6kpl (47.1mpg). Emissions are 158g/km.

The power steering is wellweighted for cornering feedback yet light enough for easy in-town parking, and nicely balanced driving dynamics to deliver a relaxed and effortless experience.

There is generous head and

STATS PANEL Model: Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design Pro Engine: 2.0-litre diesel Transmission: 8-speed automatic Performance: top speed 220kph (137mph), 0-100kph 6.8 seconds Economy: 16.6kpl (47.1mpg) Emissions: 158g/km

Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

leg room for five adults to travel in comfort, and a large 505-litre flat floor boot with a powered tailgate and dropdown rear seats to boost load capacity, meaning it scores highly for everyday practicality.

Externally, the XC60 has a sleeker and more potent look than some rivals and the cabin is a triumph of clean crisp

user-friendly design. Buttons and switches are kept to a minimum with most controls operated via a large vertical-format central touch screen.

The test model comes with leather sports seats and other kit includes dual-zone climate control, sat-nav, connectivity features, front and rear parking sensors and LED headlights.

Safety kit includes pedestrian, cyclist and large animal detection, lane-keeping aid and auto emergency braking.

There are formidable rivals in the class yet the Volvo XC60 still stands out.

It looks superb, feels really special to be in, and Volvo’s legendary reputation for durability and notably strong resale values give it a particular allure.

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SEAT breaks records SPANISH car maker SEAT delivered 517,600 vehicles last year, 10.5 per cent more than in 2017 in what is the sixth straight year of growth for the firm.

The amount of vehicles sold is the largest in the company’s history. Last year’s result broke the

record set in 2000, of 514,800 vehicles delivered, according to SEAT’s own figures.

Luca de Meo, president of SEAT, said the figure showed the company’s strategy and models were a success.

“The positive financial results

we have gained make us optimistic about facing the challenges posed by the sector.

“SEAT aims to be a relevant player in the new era of the automotive industry,” de Meo said.

SEAT said in a statement its new Arona SUV was the main driver of sales for the company.

The company sold 98,900 Aronas in 2018, its first full year of sales. The Arona now stands alongside the Ibiza, Leon and Ateca as one of the four major pillars of the brand, SEAT said.

The Leon remains the company’s bestselling model, with 158,300 units of the car sold last year.

A total of 136,100 Ibizas were sold while there were 78,200 units of the Ateca delivered.

Wayne Griffiths, head of sales and marketing for SEAT, said 2018 was a historic year for the company.

“We are one of the fastest growing brands in Europe, achieving the highest sales in our history thanks to double digit growth in major markets such as Germany, Britain and France,” Griffiths said.

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La Liga Preview

Wins for La Liga’s big guns REAL MADRID manager, Santiago Solari, had a challenge on his hands at the weekend as his squad took on Real Betis.

A string of injuries and a poor run of late meant Solari had to glean something from the game.

So he took the bold decision to opt for a new system with three centrebacks and five across the middle, leaving Marcelo and Isco out of the squad.

In attack he let the young guns take the lead with the likes of Cristo, 21, Brahim Diaz, 19, and 18-year-old Vinicus, who put on fine performances.

And they weren’t alone, as Dani Ceballos came on in the 74th minute as the game stood at 1-1, and scored the winning goal from a free kick on 87 minutes.

Despite being booked, Ramos led impressively from the back in a threeman defence and Modric opened the score sheet.

Benzema had to be substituted off at half time as he joined the injury list with a fractured finger after going down during a challenge.

The win itched Los Blancos up to fourth place in La Liga.

Barcelona took their three points with slightly more ease as they stormed past Eibar 3-0.

Suarez scored in the first half and within six minutes of each other Messi grabbed a goal and Suarez took his second.

Coutinho was back to his best and played a major p a r t i n B a r c a ’s f i r s t t w o goals.

But Eiber were more impressive than the result suggests, and the Barcelona defence was tested throughout.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid celebrated a 1-0

LUIS SUAREZ: Hit the back of the net twice during Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Eibar.

win over Levante which keeps Los Rojiblancos second to La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Valencia are 10th in the league after a 1-1 draw against Real Valladolid.

In the second division, RCD Mallorca took three

points after beating Deportivo 1-0, as did Malaga with a 2-0 win over Zaragoza. Las Palmas pushed past Osasuna with a 4-1 result, Elche celebrated a 1-0 defeat over Gimnastic and Almeria drew 0-0 against Alcorcon.

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ANDY MURRAY has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round after being bested by Roberto Bautista with 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 amidst speculation that the British tennis player is considering retirement.

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SPANISH tennis player Rafael Nadal has knocked James Duckworth out of the Australian Open in the first round of the tournament days after recovering from injuries.

Nadal, 32, beat the Australian by 6-4, 6-3 and 7-5 in a game that lasted two hours and 15 minutes. The Mallorcan had previously spent 129 days recovering from and being treated for injuries to his right leg and abdomen.

Nadal said on the court after

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the match that he was very happy to have gotten through the first round.

“It’s not an easy comeback after a lot of months, and especially against a player who’s super aggressive,” he said.

Duckworth, 26, was considered a wild card in the tournament.

Nadal seemed to be back in full form following his absence from the sport and even introduced a remodelled serve into the game.

Nadal won a total of 74 per cent of firstserve points and delivered six

aces. He was broken to love when serving at 5-3 in the third.

Nadal said his being broken was not down to the new serve.

“My serve worked well.

There were a lot of good positions after the first serve. I felt solid with the second,” Nadal said.

Nadal had been forced to pull out of the Brisbane International earlier this month due to thigh strain. The 32-year-old is now set to face Australian Matthew Ebden in the second round of the Open.

WINNER: Nadal beat Duckworth in the first round.