Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 24 - 30 January 2019 Issue 1751

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ISSUE NO. 1751

24 - 30 January 2019

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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

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Protecting your rights ENSURING the rights of British expatriates will be protected, deal or no-deal Brexit, is a top priority, British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley has made clear.

Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News following the British Parliament’s crushing defeat of Teresa May’s Brexit deal, the Ambassador described the vote as “a disappointment.”

But he stressed that whatever the

final scenario of the UK’s departure from the European Union, the British government is working to guarantee British nationals in Spain will have the same rights and benefits as they do now.

Admitting the agreement reached with the EU is not ideal, Mr Manley did insist it is a good deal, also pointing out, “the European Union has been very clear it’s the only deal.”

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Let’s get Medieval

THE city of Orihuela will be transporting visitors back to Medieval times during the first weekend of next month, as it celebrates the 21st edition of its hugely popular medieval market.

Touted as one of the biggest and most important events of its kind to be held in Spain, this year will see around 300 stalls, selling all types of handcraft-

SIMON MANLEY: Offering reassurances to British nationals living in Spain.

ed and artisan goods, within the city’s old historical quarter.

Additional street entertainment will include fire-eaters, magicians, Medieval storytellers, jesters and jugglers, plus there will be concerts, exhibitions and food and drink.

The Medieval market will be held over the course of February 1, 2 and 3.

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NEWS EXTRA Sound money AT a cost of €48,000, soundproofing and other acoustic improvement works have started in the Casa del Cultura in Santa Pola. In addition, a further €28,000 will be spent on refurbishing the seats in the auditorium.

Red lights CREVILLENTE Council have decided to tackle the problem of road safety by installing traffic lights at a number of junctions with poor visibility and those with large volumes of traffic.

However, roundabouts are not part of the plan.

Contracts up TORREVIEJA councillor Jose Hurtado has announced that during this term of government, the council has awarded 300 contracts to companies.

Despite regular criticism from them, this compares to the 195 by the previous PP council.

Now safe FIVE Japanese macaques which were discovered living in appalling conditions in a private house in Guardamar del Segura have been rescued by animal protection authorities.

NO FUNDS: APANEE has been awarded nothing in the 2019 budget by the town hall.

APANEE without funding THE power of social media was apparent on Monday, when a statement from the Association of Parents of Students with Special Educational Needs, APANEE, was sent from mobile to mobile and left readers reeling.

The text began with the phrase ‘Apanee will close its doors.’

According to María Sánchez, president of the association, Torrevieja Town Hall has left nothing in the 2019 budget for APANEE, which heavily relies on donations and grants, but has assigned more than €400,000 to the

municipal animal shelter instead.

Sánchez warns that the children will be left without treatment, teachers without their jobs, summer schools will close and that basically the centre is being discriminated against.

Without funding from the town hall, there will be no other option than to close the centre, lamented Sánchez.

Sánchez has called for the town hall to justify how they are using public money and accuses them of forcing themselves and other charities to close through lack of help.

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Top priority given to protecting rights He insisted that for British nationals in Spain “it’s a particularly good deal, because it gives the utmost legal certainty.

“The things embodied in that withdrawal agreement in respect of citizens’ rights are not new - they’re within the political agreements we reached back in December 2017 and then again in March 2018.

“But the importance of the withdrawal agreement is that it embodies those agreements, the guarantees about the continuity of citizens’ rights in an international legal treaty, and therefore gives you greater force of law. So that’s why particularly in respect to citizens’ rights we want to ensure that we get that deal.”

On the matter of whether a no-deal Brexit is now a real possibility, the Ambassador commented, “It is true to say that the risk of no-deal has risen as a result of the vote,” but added: “As the Prime Minister made clear it is not, has not been and will not be the government’s intention to leave without a deal, and the government will strive to come to a deal which can have the support of the House of Commons.”

Mr Manley stressed that deal or no deal, the “good news” for British nationals living here is that the UK government has said it will protect the rights of EU 27 nationals currently resident in Britain, at the heart of which is the EU Settlement Scheme, and now the Spanish government has come up a with a similar statement of intent. It has published details in the form of a basis of what will become a royal decree, also establishing a ‘prepared for Brexit’ section on its Moncloa website, which went live last week. “It is fair to say there are areas where we’d like a bit more clarity on what is intended,” the Ambassador said, but made it clear discussions were taking place “to ensure the Spanish offer is genuinely reciprocal of what we’re doing in the UK. “We want to make sure people can enjoy the same rights and benefits in the two countries.”

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The truth will out Court document backs Euro Weekly News owner A NEWS item in The Weekender newspaper published on January 11 ironically headlined ‘A Matter of Facts’ broke the cardinal rule of court reporting make sure what you write is what was actually said before the judge.

The article on page 4 - together with a ‘public announcement’ written

by The Weekender owner Marco Baiardo on page 3 - took to task a statement from the owners of the Euro Weekly News. In it Michel and Steven Euesden said they personally and the Euro Weekly News Media Group had been ‘vindicated’ after a case brought against Mrs Euesden and her son Benjamin George Wickham had been thrown out of court.

T h e We e k e n d e r p o i n t e d o u t t h a t Michel Euesden had not attended court, but stated that this was due to ‘ill health.’ It went on to say that the judge had not dismissed the case but had simply adjourned it due to the alleged illness, with a published letter from Baiardo’s lawyers apparently supporting the claim.

This is categorically not the truth, and has caused Mrs Euesden some distress. Despite multiple attempts by Mrs Euesden to gain clarification from Sun Lawyers as to why their version of events as noted in the letter was so different to that of EWN’s legal advisor Sebastian Gomez, no satisfactory answer has been received. Mr Gomez is adamant the published letter was incorrect as proven by the official court document.

He said: “I’m merely looking for the truth to come out.”

Well now it has. The court document printed on this page clearly states that the case has been dism i s s e d - j u s t a s t h e E u ro We e k l y News reported at the time (December 18).

This is not the first time Baiardo has cast aspersions on the truthfulness of Mrs Euesden. In a series of Facebook posts and YouTube videos Baiardo has made claims about Mrs Euesden and her son Benjamin Wickham, to the extent of calling them liars.

He has also subjected them to highly personal abuse online, all the while attempting to take the moral high ground in what could be seen as a campaign against Mrs Euesden and Mr Wickham.

He has posted videos of him serving denuncias in various locations so far these have come to nothing.

There is one reason for this - the courts have in each case so far presented, decided that there is no merit in continuing to waste court time.

Here’s the proof…

IN a ‘public announcement’ Baiardo said in The Weekender newspaper: “If someone wants to make a public accusation then would you not at least back it up with some proof or show that legal action is in place?” Baiardo is confusing two actions. We have the legal proof that what we said was true - the court document could not be clearer.

What Baiardo has done is put before the courts a series of claims apparently on the basis that if you sling enough mud some will stick, and then presented the cases as ‘proof’ of his accusations.

LEGAL TRANSLATION VILLAJOYOSA MAGISTRATE’S COURT Nº1 Hearing: Summary case (LEV) Nº000682/2018 Crime/Misdemeanour: Not specified Plaintiff: MARCO BAIARDO Against: Benjamin George and Michel Euesden DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE DECREE In Villajoyosa, Alicante, on December 18, 2018 FACTS SOLELY - That this summary case hearing commenced due to the statements taken by Villajoyosa Guardia Civil, based on the facts which they were given, accusing BENJAMIN GEORGE and MICHEL EUESDEN. LEGAL REASONING SOLELY - That from the investigation carried out it does not remain sufficiently clear that the crime which led to the opening of this case was perpetrated, because it is not a minor crime, but a crime against honour as according to article 205 and following of the Penal Code, and because as it is a private crime, a lawsuit should always be lodged.

Therefore, in agreement with what is said in Articles 798.2, 779.1.1ª and 641.1º of the Criminal Procedure Law, it is appropriate to Dismiss Without Prejudice this course of action.

Following the above mentioned legal precepts, which are in concordance, and all other general and pertinent precepts, I ORDER: The DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE of this course of action.

The Crown Prosecutor is notified of this resolution, as are the other appearing parties, as well as anyone who could suffer damages because of it, even if they did not take part in the case.

And so rules, orders and signs MRS SONIA TOMAS RANILLA, acting Judge of Villajoyosa (Alicante) Magistrate’s Court nº1. I attest.

So what is it all about?

BAIARDO pursued a case against Mrs Euesden after she reproduced some remarks made by actor Patrick Murray - who played Mickey Pearce in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses - about Mr Baiardo’s honesty.

He was invited to Spain to help fundraise for local charity Busy Bees.

Baiardo, accompanied by Mr Murray - to whom no blame is attached - encouraged well-wishers to put money in collection buckets.

According to Mr Murray’s ac-

count, it was later found that the seals had been broken. A criminal investigation was filed by Busy Bees in the Courts of Benidorm, but the case was dismissed as it couldn’t be proved.

Mrs Euesden simply reproduced Mr Murray’s written remarks.

Despite bringing a large legal team Baiardo was unable to convince a judge in Villajoyosa to continue the action.

The judge therefore dismissed the case.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT: • On December 18, 2018, I attended a summary offence hearing number 692/2018 representing Mrs Michel Euesden at Magistrate’s Court number 1 of Villajoyosa, Alicante, following a complaint made by Mr Marco Baiardo, due to an unaffiliated publication in which it was said that Mr Baiardo had taken money raised at a charity event.

• It is categorically UNTRUE that at said hearing any medical certificate regarding Mrs Euesden’s state of health was presented, and anyone saying otherwise is lying. The only document which was presented was a legal registration certificate proving that Mrs Euesden lives outside of the province of Alicante.

• It is categorically UNTRUE that the case was postponed or suspended for another day, and anyone saying otherwise is lying. The Lady Judge did, on the other hand, announce her intention of shelving and closing the case, of which both Mr Baiardo’s lawyer and Mrs Euesden’s lawyer were informed at the hearing. Both lawyers gave their approval to the case being closed.

Sebastian Gomez, EWN Legal Representative

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Keep active with U3A NOW that the Christmas break has finally come to an end, it’s back to business as usual for the Torrevieja U3A group.

Over the coming weeks, the Torrevieja U3A ‘Strolling,’ ‘Easy-walking’ and ‘Walking’ activity groups will all recommence for this forthcoming season.

The main aim of these gentle exercise groups is to help keep members fit and active whilst enjoying each other’s company and catching up with all the local news and gossip.

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WALKING FIT: Members of the U3A during one of their walking activities.

Covering the local coastal areas, the three groups, run by different group leaders, will take members over differing terrain and to some places off the beaten track.

If you like the sound of this and would like to join one of the U3A walking groups, you can find out more on their website at: Tor reviejau3a.org.

Whatever your walking capability, the Torrevieja U3A will have a suitable activity for you, as well as lots of more gentle recreational activities.

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Mountain snow

AITANA, the highest mountain peak within the Alicante Province, received a dusting of snow during the early hours of Monday morning, after a cold front passed through the area of the Costa Blanca.

After a particularly dismal weekend of extremely cold temperatures and some rain, it was no surprise that at least the highest mountains were bestowed with a small amount of the white stuff.

It also snowed over the Serella mountain range, but at just 1,359 metres at the highest point as opposed to the 1,557 metres of Aitana, the snow on Serella did not manage to settle.

Pigeon theft GUARDIA CIVIL in Santa Pola has begun an investigation into the theft of 25 racing pigeons from a centre used to cage them.

All the cages had been forced.

The value of the birds is believed to be around €15,000.

Lorry driver free AITANA: Received a dusting of snow.

A LORRY driver has been taken to hospital after his vehicle overturned on the N-301 road in Molina de Segura. He was trapped in his cab, and taken to hospital after being freed by the fire service.

Caught in the act A SEVENTEEN-YEAROLD boy has been arrested after entering the Municipal Car Pound located in San Miguel de Salinas and trying to steal from the cars located within.

The teenager, who has already notched up a string of criminal records for burglary with forced entry, was caught red-handed by Local Police officers, but only after he had managed to break into one vehicle and remove a set of speakers.

With the car speakers already extracted from the vehicle and a set of tools used to gain access and remove certain parts of the car by his side, it was obvious to the officers at the scene what he was up to, which then resulted in his immediate arrest.

Along with the stolen items and tools, the thief was taken to the Guardia Civil in San Miguel where he gave his statement, while the boy’s parents and the Prosecutors Office for Minors were informed at the same time.

In other news, the Local Police of San Miguel have already this year managed to locate two stolen cars and return them to their owners.

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Pork party THE coastal town of Torrelamata will be celebrating its 19th edition of the International Day of Pork or Día Internacional del Cerdo on Sunday from midday.

As is tradition, hundreds of locals and visitors from neighbouring municipalities will gather together in the town’s Encarnación de

Puchol Square for a feast of food and drink, all provided for free by the town hall.

This year, a total of 800 kilograms of pork will be cooked on a portable grill and shared out for as long as stocks last, along with 150 kilograms of bread, 150 litres of La Mata wine

and 100 kilograms of celery and beans.

This feast ties in with the San Antonio Abad animal blessing celebrations held annually on January 17 and takes place in honour of the former tradition of killing pigs in order to ensure there is enough food during the cold winter months.

Policy winner THE Cartagena Port Authority (APC) has decided to freeze its commercial services rates for another year in a bid to maintain its ranking as one of the most efficient and competitive ports in the country.

By favouring the client in offering services such as water and electricity at a significantly cheaper rate than most other ports, and thus reducing its profits in the process, Cartagena’s port has become one of the best in Spain in

terms of quality of services and productivity.

It is also one of the most profitable, despite freezing commercial rates and keeping port taxes low, due to the huge amount of traffic this policy has attracted.

Over the last 10 years, the amount of goods traffic passing through the port has gone up by 60 per cent, making it one of the fastest-growing ports in Europe.

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NEWS EXTRA Torrevieja road death

Citrus loss

A 73-YEAR-OLD man was killed in Torrevieja after being knocked down by a car in the centre of the municipality.

Emergency paramedics from SAMU could do nothing to revive the victim.

Police guides OFFICERS of the Murcia Tourist Police created last September, with the help of an official guide, will in future take visitors around the Cathedral in Plaza Cardenal Belluga.

Plastic ban EIGHT schools in Orihuela and Benferri will put an end to single-use plastics and raise awareness among parents and students. This includes students bringing their lunch in a Tupperware dish rather than a plastic bag.

FARMERS across the Valencia region have left thousands of tonnes of tangerines and oranges on their trees unpicked, preferring to let them fall to the ground to rot instead.

Financial losses from previous seasons together with an unfavourable agreement between the European Union and South Africa has meant that it is not economically viable to even pay fruit pickers to

DISASTROUS CROP: Many Vega Baja tangerine farmers could face financial ruin. harvest the crops.

The Vega Baja area has been hit particularly hard, as many of the farmers are smallholders, with citrus fruits being their main crop.

According to the Agricultural Association of Young Farmers (ASAJA), the most affected varieties of citrus fruit are the extra-early clementine, grown in

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many areas of Orihuela including La Murada and Torremendo, and the Oronules clementine.

“Some cultivators have not managed to sell any of their fruit, and so entire crops are just being left,” said José Vicente Andreu, president of ASAJA. “What was a good and profitable mandarin has become a complete nightmare and economic disaster.”

THE Provincial Association of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation in Alicante (APHA) has reported positive figures for the last month of 2018, despite the demand for hotel stays in December generally being less than in other months.

Nevertheless, last month saw occupancy for hotel stays within the Alicante Province go up 6.6 per cent from December 2017 to reach 59 per cent.

What’s more, December’s figures broke the downward trend registered over the previous seven months.

In concrete, the most significant increases in hotel stays within the province were found in El Campello (+14.4 per cent), Santa Pola (+14.3 per cent), Elche (+4.5 per cent) and San Juan and Muchamiel (+1.3 per cent). Fewer hotel nights were booked in Orihuela (-7.2 per cent) and Javea (-6.5 per cent).

Just over 41 per cent of reservations in December 2018 were made

by Spaniards, with the remaining 59 per cent taken by foreigners; predominantly the Brits (22 per cent).

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Cash row sex assault A F O RT Y- O N E - Y E A R OLD man has been arrested in San Javier for suspected physical and sexual assault together with aggravated robbery, after he met with a woman that he knew to discuss the repair of her car.

After the assault took place, the woman managed to escape and alert the Guardia Civil, who then located both victim and a g g r e s s o r, e a c h i n t h e i r own vehicle with one purs u i n g t h e o t h e r, c o m i n g off the last roundabout before leaving the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar.

The woman told the Guardia Civil officers that minutes before she had gone to an area in El Mir a d o r- S a n J a v i e r t o m e e t this man, who she had pre-

viously given her car to in order to repair it.

During their conversation, which took place outside his home, she told the m a n t h a t s h e d i d n ’t h a v e any cash on her to pay for the work he had done.

On hearing this, the man allegedly pushed her against the vehicle, threw her to the g ro u n d th en b eg an to re mo v e h e r clo th in g w hile trying to drag her into his house at the same time, saying that if she couldn’t pay h im, s h e w o u ld h av e to have sex with him. He also stole her purse, which contained €45.

At this point, the woman managed to get away, fleeing in her own vehicle, with the man hot in pursuit in his car.

The man was arrested and is due to appear be-

fore San Javier ’s Investigating Court Number 1.

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THE world-famous classical crossover quartet Il Divo will visit Murcia in July for their first-ever performance in this part of Spain.

The multi-national group, made famous by Simon Cowell, will be promoting their latest album ‘Timeless,’ as well as celebrating 15 years in the music industry.

As well as performing their newest songs, the group, which comprises Spaniard Carlos Marín, Swiss Urs Buhler, Frenchman Sebastien Izambard and American David Miller, will also treat the audience to many of their most famous tracks including Unbreak My Heart and The Time of Our Lives - the official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Il Divo’s concert in Murcia will be held on July 11 at the Plaza de Toros, with other Spanish dates on July 5, 6 and 12 in A Coruña, Úbeda and Marbella respectively.

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Cultural programme TORREVIEJA’S councillor for Fiestas, Domingo Pérez, has presented the cultural programme for the first quarter of 2019, which consists of around 100 different events and activities.

As well as numerous exhibitions, concerts and cinema showings, much of the programme will be dedicated to the popular Carnival celebrations traditionally held in February.

Some of the key Carnival events include the 11th National Drag Queen Competition on February 9, the daytime Carnival parade on February 24 and the adult night parade on March 2.

Music will also feature greatly in the programme, with one of the highlights being the popular Spring Concert offered by the Unión Musical de Torrevieja at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre on February 9.

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Il Divo in Murcia

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TORREVIEJA CULTURE: Torrevieja’s councillor for Fiestas, Domingo Pérez, presents the cultural programme for January to March 2019.

A new addition this year is a series of free concerts titled ‘Los Viernes del Palacio’ Fridays at the Palace - whereby different styles of music will be showcased during each performance.

The first concert will take place on Friday February 8 at the Palacio de la Música and is being offered by the That Old Feeling Quintet, a jazz quintet from the Valencia region.

TRAGIC: Thousands were moved by the story.

Kisses tribute MANY people are aware of the tragic case of Kisses, the baby donkey the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) tried to save after he was found tied up in a plastic bag with only his head exposed and dumped at a remote spot in Las Heredades, near Rojales.

Although it was too late to save his life, Kisses’ story stirred the hearts of thousands across the globe, who all expressed their grief and shock over his brutal mistreatment.

The death of this baby donkey has not been in

vain as the rescue centre received a number of donations from various groups moved by the tragedy.

Those donations enabled EHCRC to pay for Kisses’ costly hospital bill and much-needed supplies for the centre.

Sue Weeding, cofounder of EHCRC said: “We are so grateful to all our supporters and could not continue to care for our current 123 rescues or develop our services for the future if it wasn’t for the public’s support, donations and fundraising.”

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THE mayor of Guardamar, Jose Luis Saez, and a representative of the Euromarina SL Company, Antonio Quesada, have signed an agreement on a project to build 720 homes that was first approved 18 years ago.

Energy grant ELCHE Council has allocated €370,000 to combat ‘energy poverty.’ The money will be paid via the Social Services Department to more than 3,400 families who need emergency help to pay their water, electric and gas bills.

Snow joke JANUARY 18 saw the second anniversary of the day across the Vega Baja when snow covered much of the region, especially on beaches along the Orihuela Costa and in Torrevieja. It was the first major snow since 1926.

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NEWS EXTRA Sentence annulled THE Supreme Court has annulled a two-month prison sentence imposed by the Audiencia de Navarra on a woman who stabbed her partner after he attacked, threatened to kill and rape her.

Post mortem tests on murdered Laura Luelmo

Urban ban GIRONA’S Urban Planning Commission has approved a one-year suspension of urban planning projects and the granting of works licences to all urban land located 500 metres from the coast.

Park assault THE Family and Juvenile Unit (UFAM) of the National Police of Madrid is investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl on Monday in the Parque de la Viña, in Entrevias.

TEACHER Laura Luelmo was killed within eight hours of her disappearance, forensic experts haverevealed.

Bernardo Montoya Navarro reportedly confessed to murdering the 26-year-old, whose b o d y w as fo u n d d ea d, ha lf naked and with evident signs o f v io len ce in a field in El Campillo, Huelva.

Preliminary post-mortem tes ts s h o w e d L a u ra, from Zamora, died within two to three days after a search volunteer found her body on December 17, having disappeared on December 12.

But the latest reports following tests carried out on tissues from

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the body, w hic h Laura’s family cremated before Christmas, revealed that her body did not have chance to repair ‘serious haemorrhagic wounds’ it bore following the attack.

MURDERED: Laura Luelmo.

Forensic experts said t hi s showed she di ed soon after disappearing because t he body begins repairing wounds very quickly.

“Any organism naturally tends to heal and re gener at e when i t i s alive,” the experts said.

“The st udi es car r i ed out on the tissues show that there was hardly any chance of survival.

She died almost immediately, certainly within eight hours of being attacked,” they added.

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Walk on the Spanish side A SPECIES of spider named after rocker Lou Reed has been found in Andalucia - the first time it has been seen in Europe.

The Loureedia Colleni got its name because of its velvety skin and due to it living underground.

Reed was the frontman of The Velvet Underground rock band from 1964 to 1970.

Sergio Henriques, from London’s Institute of Zoology, said the Loureedia genus was known in Africa and the Middle East but it was the first time it had been found in Europe. “We can never be certain, but we have a very strong suspicion that this is the first and only species of Loureedia in Europe,” Henriques said.

“When it got stranded in Spain it became a new species. That is what we think, but that is only a theory,” the biologist added.

Development from the tourism and agriculture industry and climate change pose threats to the species, Henriques said.

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Theme park A SPANISH bank has confirmed it will i n v e s t m i l l i o n s o f E u ro s i n t o a n e w theme park in Toledo, central Spain.

CaixaBank will help fund the project which will centre on Spanish history and feature iconic characters

OPERATION DELAYED: Workers were forced to try again.

‘Miscalculation’ slows rescue

by Sally Underwood RESCUE workers digging a tunnel to reach Julen, the two-year-old who fell down a well in Totalan (Malaga), were forced to down tools following a technical problem.

According to media reports, experts believed the 60-metre hole drilled to reach the boy veered off at around 40 metres deep.

At the time of going to press on Tuesday they planned to fill the hole with ‘fine soil’ before redrilling, a move which was expected to delay the operation. Before the development,

Angel Garcia Vidal, the operation’s coordinator, said it could take specialists around 24 hours to hand dig a four-metre long tunnel between their hole and the one Julen fell down on Sunday January 13.

Meanwhile, a court in Malaga has opened an investigation into exactly how Julen came to fall into the well. According to Spanish media, the inquiry began after the Guardia Civil took statements from Julen’s parents, Vicky Garcia and Jose Rosello, as well as the man thought to be responsible for drilling the hole, Antonio Sanchez.

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Don Quixote and Cervantes, among others. Puy Du Fou, the French company behind the attraction, says the €242 million project will create more than 3,300 jobs both directly and indirectly.

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Airport renaming petition

Woman in Spain swindles UK benefits A BENEFIT cheat who fiddled almost €50,000 of UK taxpayers’ cash while bragging about running a business in Spain on her Facebook account, has been sentenced to a suspended six-month jail term.

Louise Jones, 50, reportedly claimed British disability benefits and housing allowance for almost 10 years, despite living in Spain, though the disability aid she was entitled to.

Jones was rumbled after posting photographs of her wedding on social media. An investigation showed she received housing benefit for two houses owned by her hus-

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by Tara Rippin A PETITION has been launched calling on the Spanish government to rename Sevilla City’s airport after a historic Andalucian intellectual, to send a ‘clear message’ to a far-right party there.

The Change.org petition asked the government to rename the airport Sevilla-Blas Infante, after the writer, philosopher and designer of Andalucia’s crest of the same name.

Those behind the petition said it was created to send a ‘clear message of repulsion’ to Vox. The party won 12 seats in the Andalucian Parliament and backs the region’s new rightist coalition.

Blas Infante was born in Malaga Province and wrote extensively on Andalucian regional identity, Spanish federalism.

He was also open about, and proud of Andalucia’s Islamic past and is widely regarded as the ‘father’ of the region, having designed its crest.

Supporters of former dictator Francisco Franco assassinated Infante in Sevilla Province in 1936, days after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.

FRAUD: Louise Jones claimed housing benefit while living in Spain. band in Hull and Cleethorpes, while living

with him near Alicante.

According to the Mid-

Devon Advertiser, Jones posted images of her engagement in 2015 and her wedding two years later, describing herself as managing director of a property business.

Exeter Crown Court reportedly heard the marriage didn’t last long, and Jones was forced to move back to her family in Devon and face the legal consequences.

Jones admitted eight counts of benefit fraud and was jailed for six months, suspended for two years.

The Judge also set a timetable for the seizure of any remaining assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act, which may include any joint interest in the two houses mentioned.

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NEWS EXTRA Investment in Spain AROUND 85 per cent of all foreign capital invested in Spain, more than €29.8 billion, went into Madrid, according to its regional authority, with 15.8 per cent going into Cataluña and 6 per cent into the Basque Country.

Gas demand THE amount of natural gas demanded in Spain reached its highest level since December 2017 last week, peaking at 1,540 gigawatt-hours due to business consumption according to Enagas.

Patent fall APPLICATIONS for patents in Spain dropped by around 32 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017, according to data from the Economy Ministry which showed 1,576 requests were filed with the country’s Patent and Trademark Office.

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NO ACTION: Ryanair will not be fined by the Spanish authorities.

Ryanair escapes ‘racist’ sanctions SPAIN’S Ministry of Public Works has announced that it will not be taking any action against Ryanair in the aftermath of the racist incident that happened on a Barcelona to London flight back in October.

The story made the international news, and a video taken by another passenger at the time was also seen by millions across social media, when a 77-year-old male passenger

refused to travel with a black woman sitting next to him.

The case was put in the hands of the State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA), but three months after the event have decided not to take the matters further with the airline.

The announcement was made following a written parliamentary question from Miguel Barrachina from the

PP, who asked the government if it was going to fine the Irish low-cost airline for their alleged indulgence of the man’s actions towards the woman.

The AESA justified their decision by stating that the incident occurred before the aircraft took off and with the doors open, and as such was not in flight at the time and thus not compromising flight safety.

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Judge drops flag case

by Joe Gerrard A JUDGE probing the case of a comedian blowing his nose on the Spanish flag has dropped the case after finding no evidence that a crime was committed.

Judge Adolfo Carretero, of Madrid’s 47th Court, ruled Dani Mateo had no intention of inciting hatred when he blew his nose in the flag in a television sketch last year.

Judge Carretero added the sketch enjoyed free speech protection in the context in which it appeared. The ‘outrage and perplexity’ that resulted was understandable a nd jus tifie d, his ruling said.

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CLEARED: Mateo’s sketch caused uproar last year.

“It was not possible to reject this case outright without the defendant clarifying the meaning of his sketch because humour can also be used to insult people and

symbols,” the judge said.

“Now what do I do with my Belgian flat?” Mateo said in reference to the rapper Valtonyc and others who fled to the country after ar-

Body found THE body of a young woman with knife wounds has been found in an isolated field in Meco, Madrid.

The deceased, believed to be around 25

years old, was discovered just before 9pm last Wednesday in a ‘field that is difficult to access,’ according to Castilla-La Mancha emergency services.

rests and jail sentences.

There were calls to arrest Mateo following the sketch which appeared on La Sexta last year. The comedian parodied celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Spain’s Constitution by paying homage to cough medicine before sneezing on the flag and knocking it over.

“When tempers get very hot, flags become more important than people and that is very dangerous,” Mateo said following the backlash.

Missing man prompts murder inquiry POLICE suspect a Morrocan man who disappeared last summer may have been murdered and have arrested a male from Sa Pobla, Mallorca, in connection with the inquiry.

Judicial Police officers have been carrying out ‘intense investigations’ for several months, and in recent weeks concentrated their efforts on a farm in Can Picafort, with the assistance of a police dog from Madrid, trained in the detection of human remains.

Moustapha El Karchaoui, 26, also from Sa Pobla,was last seen in mid-August.

His family became increasingly concerned when he didn’t get in touch, and reported him missing.

The Guardia Civil opened an investigation and found ‘indications’ that led them to believe it was not a voluntary disappearance.

According to press reports, further arrests have not been ruled out.

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EXCLUSIVE

By Cathy Elelman IN a wide-ranging interview with the Euro Weekly News, British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley talked about a number of Brexit-related issues, commenting also on illegal properties and his time in office as the UK’s foremost diplomatic representative in this country.

THE Ambassador made it clear the UK is working with the Spanish government to ensure citizens’ rights in both countries are guaranteed, deal or no-deal Brexit, but stressed, “At the very heart of what we’re saying is residency.”

The withdrawal treaty looks at people who are legally resident, Mr Manley pointed out, underlining the importance of British expatriates registering at ‘Extranjeria’ offices.

Commenting on payments, notably pensions, to UK nationals in Spain from British companies if there is a no-deal Brexit, the Ambassador admitted, “It is one of the concerns,” but added, “We’re doing what we can to ensure that’s not go-

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Brexit, illegal properties and serving as Ambassador ing to be a problem.

“We’re very conscious that pensions generally have been a big issue for people here, particularly the updating of pensions,” saying commitments have been made in respect of a deal or nodeal scenario.

On the possibility of a delay to the UK’s departure from the EU, Mr Manley remarked, “Everything we have done is based on the assumption we’re leaving on March 29. It takes quite an effort to change course.”

In his view the EU is unlikely to agree to a delay unless the UK government could give a very good reason why, the plan behind it and demonstrate it had Parliament’s support. He also feels a second referendum is probably not on the cards, remarking, “It still needs the support of Parliament, and as of this moment in time, neither main party supports it.”

BEST JOB: Simon Manley says it has been an extraordinary six years.

On whether British nationals who had lived outside the UK for more than 15 years should have had the right to vote in the referendum Mr Manley commented,

“I can understand the frustration of people here whose lives and livelihoods feel threatened by all this, and who feel they didn’t have a stake in it,” but said he

would “hate to assume” how they would have voted.

He said the government is “committed” to changing the law so people who have spent more than 15 years outside the UK can vote in future. Mr Manley referred also to the agreement on British expatriates’ voting rights in municipal elections saying, “I do think it’s really important that people who’ve had that right to vote here in local elections continue to have it.”

Addressing the issue of British expatriates whose homes are classified as illegal, the Ambassador told EWN, “We’ve been very happy to work with a number of associations which represent them and have been fighting for their rights, and we’ve tried to do our very modest bit to help.”

Praising the associations’ “extraordinary activism, energy and commitment,” and crediting them for progress made in recent

years, the Ambassador explained, “While we can’t really get involved in individual cases, what we have tried to do is to support the efforts of the groups to bring the issues to the attention of lawmakers.

“The best job of my career,” was how Mr Manley described serving as British Ambassador to Spain, citing the diversity of the job and the vast range of people he meets as standout aspects of the post, as well as “the extraordinary commitment of so many British residents here to charitable causes.

“Everywhere I go in this country I meet fearless, innovative and committed people who give up so much of their time and energy to help others. It’s chastening and inspiring in equal measure.”

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What are your UK pension options in Spain today?

Pensions are often the key to long-term financial security, so take extreme care when deciding what to do here. Expatriates have the added complication of factoring in the tax rules of two countries, as well as the potential for Brexit to limit the range of opportunities.

So what are today’s options for Britons living in Spain?

Defined contribution’ or ‘money purchase’ pensions Since the pension freedoms of 2015, members of defined contribution schemes can usually do the following from age 55: • Take the whole fund as cash – 25% will be tax-free in the UK. • Make cash withdrawals when you want – a quarter is free of UK tax each time.

• Take regular income through ‘flexible drawdown’, leaving the remainder invested.

• Take a secure, regular income for life through an ‘annuity’.

Expatriates have the option to transfer UK pension funds to an EU-based Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) tax-free. QROPS

NEWS EXTRA Hare virus ANIMAL disease experts have said a virus that killed thousands of hares across nine Spanish regions could return this spring. A mutated version of the myxomatosis virus may not kill off as many of the animals as they now may be better prepared to fight it off.

Man stabbed NATIONAL POLICE officers in Madrid have arrested a woman in connection with the alleged stabbing of her 56-year-old husband.

Emergency services were called out after the man went into cardiac arrest at 11.30pm on Saturday.

Oil lounge TRAVELLERS at London’s Heathrow Airport have the chance to sample Spanish cuisine until next month after the Olive Oil Lounge opened there last week and is open until Friday February 15.

By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks advantages include the flexibility to pass pension benefits to chosen heirs and take income in euros or sterling. Once in a QROPS, funds are protected from future UK taxation, including lifetime allowance penalties.

However, QROPS benefits and rules vary significantly between providers and jurisdictions. There is also a 25% UK tax charge on transfers to QROPS outside the EEA (European Economic Area).

Many believe the UK government may start taxing EU/EEA transfers after Brexit, so

if you are considering transferring, act sooner rather than later to avoid unnecessary taxation. First, take specialist advice to establish if transferring is suitable for you.

‘Defined benefit’ or ‘final salary’ pensions Here, your employer guarantees a proportion of your salary for the whole of retirement. While you cannot usually withdraw cash from this type of pension, you can transfer it to a defined contribution scheme or QROPS. Traditionally, this has been considered less beneficial than drawing a guaranteed pension for life. However, some providers have been offering higher than usual ‘transfer values’, sometimes representing hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Sensibly reinvested, a high one-off sum could potentially provide a retirement income that exceeds the original annual payment, but it is crucial to fully understand the consequences before giving up lifetime benefits.

Illegal immigration led by Algerians OVER the last decade, Spain has registered 133,241 instances of illegal immigration, with the people arriving from around 70 different countries.

The latest data comes from the European border control agency, Frontex, and shows that the highest percentage of illegals come from Algeria (16.7 per cent). This is followed by Morocco (15.4 per cent) and between the two countries account for almost a third.

However, between 2009 and 2018, it is noted that just over 30,000 of illegal immigrants come from an ‘unknown’ geographical origin. According to reports, the Spanish Minister for the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said: “At first, many people do not want to state their nationality in the hope that they won’t be returned to their country of origin.”

Overall in 2018, Spain has seen 7,564 extra illegal immigrants entering the country since 2009 which amounts to 5.6 per cent of the past 10-year total.

Taxation While 25% of cash withdrawals can be taken tax-free in the UK, if you are non-UK resident they are usually taxable in your country of residency.

Spanish residents accessing UK pensions or QROPS income will attract Spanish general income tax. Rates vary regionally, but generally start at 9.5% and reach up to 48%.

The exception here is UK government service pensions – including teachers’, local authority, army, police and civil service pensions – which remain taxable in the UK only.

Making your pensions last If you do choose to take some or all of your benefits as cash, ensure you have a reliable plan to fund your long-term future that matches your personal circumstances and goals.

Avoid pension scams by making sure any company you are dealing with regarding pension services is regulated with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Remember: unprotected investments risk

losing your money, with no compensation if things go wrong.

Even amongst regulated providers, check for quality.

Your adviser should take account of your needs, objectives, personal circumstances and risk appetite to find the best solution for you and your family. Getting it wrong could have serious and unexpected consequences.

Take care to explore your options now – before Brexit potentially changes the landscape – to establish your best approach for a prosperous retirement in Spain.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; individuals should seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Gunned down in Marbella THE boss of Puerto Banus, Marbellabase d n i g h t c l u b c h a in L in e k ers Group SL has died in a hail of bullets.

The 49-year-old Marbella nightclub entrepreneur looks to be the latest victim of a ‘settling of scores’ murders that have struck the Costa del Sol city in the past few months.

Marco Yaqout, a Spanish businessman of Moroccan origin, owned at least five nightclubs in Puerto Banús, including bars, restaurants and discotheques. He was s hot wh i l e si t t i n g i n h is luxu r i o u s B e n t l e y at 3.30am on Monday.

The shooting happened in the southern part of San Pedro Alcántara, the most s oug h t - a f t e r a r e a i n th a t district and one of the most expensive in Marbella, halfway between Puerto Banús and the luxurious Guadalmina development.

As he pulled into the garage of his

Credit: Facebook/Linekers Bar

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King honoured in ceremony

by Sally Underwood KING FELIPE of Spain has been presented with an award honouring his support for Spain’s Jewish community.

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE) praised the king’s ‘continuous and unequivocal’ support, presenting him with the Senator Angel Pulido award.

The FCJE’s president, Isaac Querub, handed King Felipe VI the honour at an event at the Palacio de Zarzuela in Madrid, alongside around 30 representa-

tives of his organisation and other leaders of Latin American Jewish associations.

Jewish communities particularly thanked the monarch for his support for a law granted in 2015 which granted Spanish citizenship to the Sephardim, descendants of the Jews expelled by Catholic monarchs in 1492.

In 2005, the FCJE created the Senator Angel Pulido award to recognise people and institutions which support Judaism and Jewish communities in Spain.

KILLED: Marco Yaqout (inset) owned Linekers Bar. home the victim w a s c onfronte d by a hitman who ope ne d fire , shooting Marco 12 times. In total more tha n 20 shots were fired.

The assassin then made his escape down the quiet and dark streets of the Las Petunias Urbanisation.

A family member rang emergency services, and National Police were quickly on the scene.

Linekers nightclub, which Yaqout ow ne d, w a s origina lly s ta rte d by Wayne Lineker, brother of former England footballer Gary.

It is now pa rt of the Line ke rs Group which includes famous nightclub Tibu, Tibu restaurant, Babilonia and Bijou, amongst others.

Abortion figures rise THE number of abortions carried out in Spain has risen for the first time in five years.

An official report showed 4,000 more pregnancies were terminated in 2017 than the year before, resulting in 10.5 abortions per 1,000 women.

The 2017 figure is still lower than the 2010 number of 11.71 terminations per 1,000 women. That was the same year Spain’s government relaxed abortion laws, legalising them for girls as young as 16 with parental consent. Spain now has the third highest number of abortions in Europe, after France and the United Kingdom.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

HERE in Spain there is a general number for all emergencies, 112.

No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles without a Spanish SIM card.

The responders speak a number of languages, and you can also fax or SMS 112.

In addition, there are individual emergency numbers, depending on the type of assistance you need.

It’s a good idea to keep a printout of them handy, in your bag or wallet, in the home and in the car. And it can’t hurt to have a few helpful Spanish medical/ emergency terms written d o w n , j u s t i n c a s e y o u d o n ’t g e t a n English-speaking member of staff.

National Police, also known as National Police Corps (Cuerpo Nacional de Policia, CNP), deals with criminal offences and public order in towns and cities, and can be contacted by calling 091 or 902 102 112.

The latter was set up for non-Spanish t o r e p o r t b u rg l a r i e s , c a r t h e f t o r a break-in when documents and belongi n g s a r e l o s t o r s t o l e n . Av a i l a b l e i n English from 9am to 2pm, all week long, the service is also available in French, German and Italian.

Once the telephone report is made,

claimants have 48 hours to check and sign their statement at the police station of their choice.

In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 091 at the time, then go directly to a police station to make a report.

The Guardia Civil is a military force which operates mostly in rural areas and is responsible for drug offences, fatal car accidents, robberies and murders, and can be contacted on 062.

Local Police (Policia municipal) cover their local town or city area for traffic offences and control, lost property and crimes such as theft and neighbourhood disp u t e s . Yo u c a n reach them on 092.

And a special helpine, 016, has been set up specifically to report instances of gender violence.

For an ambulance (ambulancia) and health emergencies, call 061 or 112, and in the case of a fire call the fire brigade (cuerpo de bomberos) on 061 or 112.

For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24- hour helpline 900 100 333.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 2pm

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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Spain world tourism ranking SPAIN attracted the third largest amount of tourists out of any country in the world last year, according to new figures from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

Around 82.6 million holidaymakers came to Spain.

The country came behind France, second, and the US, first in the ranking of visitors.

UNWTO head Zurab Pololikashivili said the figures showed that Spain re-

mained a leading destination for tourists.

Around 1.4 billion people across the world travelled to another country for a holiday in 2018, 6 per cent more than the previous year.

Tourism is a powerful driver of economic growth but issues such as Brexit and rising geopolitical and economic tensions were creating a “wait and see” attitude among investors, Pololikashivili said.

Thousands missing AROUND 14,000 missing persons in Spain remain unaccounted for and two people a day disappear in the country, according to new data.

The figures, from the Professional Association of Private Detectives (APDP) and the National Centre for Disappeared Persons (CND), were released for the National Day for Locating Missing Persons today (Thursday).

A series of events have been organised to mark the day, with a talk organised with Spain’s Missing Persons Agency on how police and investigators probe cases.

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Spain leads Europe on cocaine seizure SPANISH police are now seizing the highest amount of imported cocaine in Europe, almost half of the total amount shipped to the continent according to a senior police drug official.

The N a tiona l Polic e ’s Chief Drugs Commissioner Antonio Duarte’s comments c ome a s figure s s how e d seizures of cocaine have increased by 5,000 per cent since large-scale smuggling began in 1987.

Duarte said the overproduc tion of c oc a ine in Colombia, one of world’s main sources of the drug, was leading to a ‘pandemic’ of importa tion a nd c onsumption.

“There is more cocaine than ever but we have also given the greatest blows to traffickers.

“We are one of the world leaders in police anti-drugs

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DRUGS LEADER: Seizures have increased by 5,000 per cent since 1987. strategy but we cannot lower our guard,” Duarte said.

The latest Interior Ministry data also showed almos t 50 tons of c oc a ine were seized in 2017. That is the highe s t figure s inc e

1987 and more than the previous peak at 49.6 in 2006, bef or e a decade- l ong decline.

The f i gur es com e as a new st r at egy agr eed between Colombia and Spain

is set to see the two work more closely with Morocco, Mauritania and Guinea to tackle drugs smuggling. The latter three are among key transit points for cocaine shipments bound for Spain.

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FATAL: One man dead and another injured in crash.

A MAN in his 30’s has been killed and a 45-year-old male injured in a head-on collision in northeast Madrid last Thursday.

The crash occurred at 5.50am on the M-300 road at Alcala de Henares. The Guardia Civil closed the road and is investigating the cause of the fatal accident.

An ambulance, SUMMA

mobile unit and three fire engines attended, and a source confirmed one man died from ‘multiple injuries’ at the scene, and had to be cut from the car.

The driver of the second vehicle suffered chest and lung injuries, and was transferred to the Prince of Asturias Hospital in Alcala de Henares for treatment.

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Fatal robbery probe POLICE found the body of an 86-year-old man, with ‘signs of violence’ at a Madrid hostel after a neighbour called emergency services to report hearing noises coming from his room.

Madrid’s emergency co-ordinating centre received a call at 11.20pmlast Wednesday in which a resident warned ‘there was an injured person in a room where a theft could have occurred.’

On entering the pensioner’s room on the first floor of the Pension Montañesa building in the Moncloa-Aravaca district, SUMMA emergency personnel discovered the bodyof the elderly man displaying obvious signs of violence.

The National Police has launched an investigation.

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Death in custody AN investigation has been launched into the death of a young Syrian man while he was being detained at a police station in Barcelona. The 18-year-old was arrested by officers from Catalan police force, Mossos d’Esquadra, on suspicion of trying to steal a mobile phone on Saturday.

The following morning, after ‘fainting’ and with a possible head injury, he died. Officers were waiting for the results of an autopsy at the time of going to press.

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EXCLUSIVE

Bargain Loving Brits This week: sequins, pirates and a poorly pooch Credit: Blakeway TV

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by Sally Underwood THE Euro Weekly News has exclusively spoken to one of the stars of ‘Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun,’ episode three.

The popular reality television series, which charts the lives of Britons carving out new lives in sunny Spain on a tight budget, airs on a Thursday night on Channel 5 at 8pm UK time.

In this episode, viewers will return to the Animals in Distress charity in Coin, Malaga, run by former Harrods florist Jan and her husband Jose.

First featured in episode one, the pair have been running a dog rescue for over 15 years in the Costa Del Sol, and currently have 60 dogs in their care.

This week, they look after a badly-abused dog after a botched operation left him with a bad back leg.

Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News, Joe ex-

ANIMAL LOVERS: Jo and Jan run Animals in Distress in Coin, Malaga. plained while he had initially been ‘wary’ of appearing on the show, he thinks his first appearance ‘came off well.’ He said the extra publicity has seen donations rise, adding, ‘we got around 10 or 15 minutes of air time, which is fantastic, you

can’t pay for that amount of advertising.’

In this episode, viewers will also meet 51-year-old former dancer Bambi Dharmi from Wolverhampton who has swapped sequins for static home-selling in Saydo Park.

Also in episode three is Kevin Nelmes of Pirate Parasailing who hopes to kickstart his business in Spain, before audiences follow father and son duo Lawrence and Lewis from south London who have taken on a bar with little experience.

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Consul reassures British expatriates

By Cathy Elelman ‘DEAL or no-deal, your rights will largely be respected.’

This was the reassuring message from the British Consul in Alicante at an event in Algorfa last Thursday to update UK nationals on the latest Brexit developments and how Britain’s departure from the EU will affect their situation in Spain.

Sarah-Jane Morris told the packed meeting room that while the situation regarding the withdrawal deal Mrs May’s government had agreed with the EU had clearly changed following the British Parliament’s crushing rejection, the issue of citizen’s rights essentially had not.

Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News, the Consul said even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, she believes British expatriates in Spain can expect most of the rights they currently enjoy to remain in place, but stressed UK nationals must ensure they are legally resident.

The Consul clarified this means registering as a temporary or permanent resident in ‘Extranjeria’ (immigration) offices, and that having an NIE and being registered on a munici-

CONFIDENT: British Consul in Alicante Sarah-Jane Morris addressed a meeting in Algorfa. pal ‘padron’ are not enough.

Referring to residents who are on the central register, Sarah-Jane Morris said, “We’re confident they will be fine, because the Spanish

have said so, and also the Spanish have said they will treat British nationals here on a reciprocity basis, in the same way Spanish nationals are treated in the UK.”

The Consul also explained what she meant by the ‘majority’ of rights, commenting, ‘What’s not clear is what’s been negotiated around, for example, onward movement.’

The Consul further commented, “We do not know yet how the Spanish will treat British nationals who do not have residency and are living here all year round.”

On the subject of voting rights in local elections, the Consul explained the EU 27 have said this is member state competency. She revealed that as a result of negotiations with Spain in recent months, an agreement is due to be signed, under which British nationals would retain that right, with or without a deal.

“It’s actually the first bilateral, and because of the local elections in May, Spain has been top of the list as a priority because we knew there were British nationals standing and voting.”

Commenting on whether Mrs May would be able to come up with a deal acceptable to the British Parliament and the 27 member-states, the Consul remarked, “It’s really difficult to say what’s going to happen next.

“What we do know is that if you’re resident and you’re registered here, then you’re in a strong position to say the rights I had when I moved here, I will continue to enjoy.”

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Eurovision entrant confirmed

Quake strikes AN earthquake w ith a m a g n i t u d e of 4. 2 st r u c k t h e Canary Islands last F rida y m o r n i n g , with tremors felt in 10 towns and cities accor d i n g to S pain ’s Na t i o n a l Geographic Institute (IGN).

The IGN said the quake st r u c k a t around 6.36am local tim e ( 7 . 3 6 a m Spanish time).

Its epicentre was five kilometres below the Atlantic situated between Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

The quake lasted less than a minute and was followed by th r e e sm a l l e r tremors ranging between magnitudes of 1.7 and 1.9.

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HAVE NOTS: Inequality has grown in Spain.

‘Rampant’ inequality

by Joe Gerrard AROUND 10 per cent of Spain’s population has more wealth than the rest combined, according to an NGO. Oxfam International’s Inequality 1 - Equal Opportunities 0 report showed Spain’s richest 1 per cent, 463,700 people, have more than three times the wealth of all the poorest 50 per cent. There are almost 46.6

million people in Spain.

The report stated that Spain remained the fourth most unequal country in the EU and that neither a growth in jobs or welfare had succeeded in tackling poverty.

“Inequality was rampant in Spain during the last financial crisis and has not been brought under control,” Oxfam’s report stated.

The wealth of the richest 1 per cent in Spain has grown by 7 per

cent since the onset of the last financial crisis. That of the poorest 50 per cent has fallen by 4 per cent during the same time, according to the report.

The report also showed around 15 per cent of the Spanish middle class had not recovered from the last recession.

“Spanish society has become polarised at the expense of the thinning of the middle class,” the report stated.

A LIVE competition saw members of the public choose Spain’s entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Following a hard fought contest, 22-year-old Miki Nuñez, from Cataluña, won the chance to represent his country, after taking home 34 per cent of the vote.

The show saw 10 finalists, previously selected by the public and a television network, battle it out to be named as this year’s Span-

ish entrant. Broadcast on Spanish television network TVE, the show featured live performances by the singers before the audience voted on who will go through to this year’s Eurovision contest in Israel.

Miki’s song, La Venda, was praised for its lively blend of rumba, winning him the gig in Tel Aviv on Saturday May 18, while two semi-finals will take place earlier that week on May 14 and 16.

Long time grounded AIRPORT officials have launched a search for the owner of an abandoned airplane at an aerodrome in Madrid. The Mc Donnell Douglas MD87 aircraft, registration EC KRV, has been stationed at the Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas airport ‘for a long period of time without making entry and exit movements.’

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Taxi strike TAXI drivers in Barcelona began walkouts last week over rules governing those from ride hailing apps and have threatened to remain on strike until their demands are met.

Drivers have staged the strike over the government contracting of firms such as Uber and Cabify. They were joined by drivers in Madrid who are making similar demands from 6am on Monday.

The Spanish Taxi Federation (FEDETAXI) trade union said strikes could go ahead in other cities if there are no changes to rules for ride hailing drivers.

Officials in Barcelona and Madrid both said they would listen to the taxi drivers’ demands but called for protests to end soon.

Protests were organised in Barcelona’s Gran Via which took place from 7pm onwards, with drivers occupying the road with their cars.

More than 26,000 drivers are estimated to have taken part in both cities, taking some 15,723 taxis off the road.

About 100 speciallyadapted cars were put on for people who need them to get to hospital or who are disabled.

Farming lead call SPAIN’S Farming Minister has said that the country needs to take the lead on submitting proposals for the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Luis Planas’ Ministry has said that Spanish proposals for the 2021 to 2027 CAP included income support for farmers, incorporating young people and measures to encourage staying in the industry.

“The time has come to design the future of the CAP in Spain for the next decade,” Planas said.

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Voting Rights Treaty signed

by Darren Parmenter AFTER what has seemed like a never-ending wait and ending months of frustration, the UK and Spain have signed the Voting Rights Treaty. This w ill not only e na ble U K c itiz e ns legally registered in Spain and on the electoral role to continue to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections at the end of May, it will also allow people to stand as councillors.

The Treaty will also allow Spanish c itiz e ns living in the U K s imila r rights.

Following the 2015 elections, a total of 37 British citizens were elected as councillors - both governing and opposition - across the country, with the majority in Andalucia and Valencia. Many of those will once again be seeking to serve their local communities, with a number seeking election for the first time.

The treaty was signed in Madrid on Monday morning by Spain’s Secretary for the EU, Marco Aguiriano and the UK’s Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the EU, Robin Walker MP. UK citizens that have never been on the electoral role before have until next Wednesday to register their in-

Photo credit: Brits in Spain Facebook

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OFFICIAL: UK’s Robin Walker MP (right) and Spain’s Marco Aguiriano after signing the Voting Rights Treaty in Madrid. tention to vote and should take their pa s s port to th ei r l ocal t own hal l .

Those that have previously voted will

not have to register again, but the advi ce i s t o doubl e check t hat your name is still on your local list.

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THE La Moraleja area of Alcoendas in the Madrid region has the highest average incomes of any in a Spanish city, almost nine times that of bottom placed Carrus-Plaza in Barcelona.

Data from the AEAN Ta x A g e n c y s h o w e d

Haves and have nots workers in La Moraleja t o o k h o m e € 11 3 , 6 4 2 every year on average.

H o w e v e r, t h o s e i n C a r r u s - P l a z a m a d e a n a v e r-

age of only €13,286 a year.

La Moraleja is popular with wealthy workers who commute to the

Spanish capital.

Barcelona’s Vallvidrera Ti b i d a d o i L e s P l a n e s came second in the ranki n g o f t h e w e a l t h i e s t a r-

eas with average yearly incomes of €65,700.

P o z u e l o d e A l a r c o n ’s Somosaguas-Humera in the Madrid region came

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third with €62,930.

Garrapilos in Andalucia’s Jerez de la Frontera with average yearly earnings of €14,199 was second bottom and AltamiraE l To s c a r, i n E l c h e , Va l e n c i a r e g i o n , w a s third to last with €14,218.

Animal blessings SPAIN has celebrated a traditional date in its calendar with crowds of animals receiving blessings outside a church in Madrid.

The feast day, which celebrates Saint Anthony of Abbot, Spain’s patron saint of animals, takes place on January 17 each year.

Dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, and even one hedgehog were blessed with holy water by Father Angel Garcia and other priests at the Saint Anthony of Abbot church in Spain’s capital, in a ceremony which is thought to bring health and pro-

YEARLY TRADITION: A woman kisses her ferret after it is blessed.

tection to the animals over the following year.

In total, around 15,000 pets took part in the ceremony, with some even making their way inside the church for a mass afterwards. One priest explained, “St Anthony cared a great deal about dogs and abandoned animals, healing and feeding them.

That’s where the tradition comes from.”

The tradition of bringing animals to the Madrid church for blessings on the saint’s day began in the mid-1980’s, continuing in popularity for three decades.

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Billions for climate change SPAIN’S prime minister has said the country will spend €235 billion to tackle climate change over the next 10 years.

Pedro Sanchez said the funding would be invested in renewable energy, research and development and helping areas reliant on fossil fuels for jobs to transition to more sustainable industries.

The funds come as part of Spain’s National Energy and Climate plan which runs from 2021 to 2030.

“These are real, concrete, accountable and effective measures,” Sanchez said while announcing the funding.

“Spain is ready to contribute to creating a global, prosperous, fair and ecological economy,” the prime minister added.

Teresa Ribera, Spain’s Climate Change Minister, said it was ‘imperative’ for governments across the world to address the issue. “It will no longer be possible to ensure prosperous and stable progress without taking into account the impacts of climate change and the loss of biodiversity,” Ribera said.

Caterpillar threat

PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLARS: The insects (inset) can cause harm after they emerge from their nests.

By Sally Underwood EXPERTS have warned heavy autumn rains may make this year’s processionary caterpillar numbers rise across Spain.

The insects, which emerge from white cocoons built in pine trees, move in procession and can cause widespread damage to trees, ani-

mals, and people.

In Andalucia, Benalmadena Department of Parks and Gardens has already told the public this year’s infestation could be worse than previous seasons after a particularly wet autumn in 2018.

Experts advise removing the nests before the caterpillars ‘process’ down the trunk between February

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and April, when they can cause significant harm. Specialists advise not to allow children or pets near the caterpillars if they reach the ground, as they can release poisonous spindles up to a metre off their bodies when under threat, containing an acid which can cause serious skin irritations or an allergic reaction.

A S E N I O R Ve n e z u e l a n o f f i cial during the presidency of Hugo Chavez, currently detained in Spain, could be extradited for up to six months to the US. According to El Pais, Spain has agreed to send Nervis Vill a l o b o s , Ve n e z u e l a ’s d e p u t y minister of energy between 2004 and 2006, for a maximum of six months, to respond in American courts to a corruption scheme within the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

This temporary handover could occur if Villalobos is required to assist the hearing.

In October 2018, the Spanish justice system ordered the arrest and seizure of the prope r t i e s o f t h e e x - Ve n e z u e l a n leader for allegations of bribes and money laundering.

I s m a e l O l i v e r, Vi l l a l o b o s ’ lawyer in Spain, said they will appeal the decision because they consider it ‘irregular’ that the request for delivery comes from US attorneys.

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CONTROVERSY: The smiling Satan statue.

Smiling Satan sculpture incenses Spanish Catholics A S TAT U E d e p i c t i n g a ‘friendly Satan’ taking a

selfie has caused outrage among Roman Catholics in Spain who have started a petition claiming it is offensive and repulsive.

Segovia City Council intends to place the smiling statue, 200 metres from a famous Roman-era aqueduct, which according to ancient folklore, the devil himself built in a single night.

It is hoped the sculptured Satan, wearing nothing but a cheeky grin and carrying a camera phone, will attract tourists to Segovia.

But religious residents are furious, and claim the ‘representation is offensive to Catholics’ because it ‘supposes an exaltation of evil.’

The petition, signed by almost 6,000 at the time of going to press, reads: ‘This diabolical appearance

is repulsive and despicable, not kind and seductive, like that of the goodnatured devil, without malice, which has been conceived’.

In response, a rival group has started its own petition, signed by 2,600 people in two days.

They defend the council’s move, adding: ‘The sculpture is nice and a part of the legend of the aqueduct of Segovia, which does not affect morality, or religion, since it is nothing more than a character of legend.’

Segovia Council posted on its Facebook account: ‘This is a piece which does not pretend to be a serious and boring lesson o f h i s t o r y, b u t a w i n to the legend of the aqueduct.

‘In addition, sculptor

Jose Antonio Abella, has added a current element, a mobile phone with which the devil himself is taking a selfie in front of his work, the aqueduct.

‘It’s an invitation without words for tourists to be photographed next to the devil.’

Abella said he is deeply saddened by the negative response his statue has received.

H e a d d e d : “ Wi t h t h i s sculpture I have not tried to hurt anyone or hurt any religious feelings. I have not charged a cent either, nor will I charge it.

“What hurts me most is that Segovia might be seen as an intolerant a n d f a n a t i c a l c i t y, w h i c h it is not and we must not allow it to be.

“Let’s make it a friendly and smiling city.”

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Human rights concerns POLICE handling of the Catalan independence referendum, a jail sentence for a Mallorcan rapper and the treatment of migrants were all referenced in a new report on Spanish human rights.

Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2019 takes stock of what the NGO sees as the situation for human rights in countries across the world.

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, said last year was a dark time for human rights globally but their defenders were also gaining strength. “The same populists who are spreading hatred and intolerance are spawning a resistance which keeps winning its share of battles,” Roth said.

The fact that no police officer had been convicted for the excessive use of violence on the day of the Catalan independence referendum, was mentioned in the report.

Also raised was the case of rapper Valtonyc, the stage name of Josep Miguel Arenas from Mallorca, who remains in Belgium after the Supreme Court

EXCESSIVE: The report referenced the police reaction to the Catalan independence vote.

TWO Colombian women carrying three knives concealed under their clothing reportedly threatened and attempted to injure a man in a bar in the Spanish city Orense.

The pair have been arrested, though their ‘victim,’ who is

upheld a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and glorifying terrorism in his songs.

‘Summary returns’ of migrants, which refers to authorities sending people back at the border without allowing them to make asylum claims, also featured in the report.

Seperately, Human Rights Watch also highlighted the rise of populists they claimed stoked fear, jettisoned rights and disregarded Europe’s core values.

It comes after a right-wing coalition took power in Andalucia last week with the aid of the far-right Vox party. Vox played on the ongoing issue of migration on Spain’s southern coast to win over voters.

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Rubella breaks out EXPERTS are warning vaccination rates must not drop following a rubella outbreak in the north of Spain.

After 12 workers at a slaughterhouse in Zaragoza contracted the disease in December 2018, one science journal is advising vaccine levels must remain high to prevent rubella spreading.

The outbreak is the first of its kind since 500 people were infected with the disease in Madrid in 2005. Scientists warn levels of the disease are normally controlled while vaccination rates remain at 96.9 per cent across Spain.

Anyone not vaccinated, including the very young or immune compromised, are normally protected by socalled, ‘group immunity.’

Experts at website Maldita Sciencia advise problems can occur when people bring rubella in from countries without a thorough vaccination programme.

Knife-wielding women known to them, refused to file a complaint.

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tempts to ‘seriously hurt’ their target were thwarted by cust o m e r s a n d t h e b a r o w n e r, w h o managed to restrain them ‘after a

brawl’ and seize the knives.

Although, it is alleged they did manage to bite him in the chest and punch him in the face.

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BREXIT BRIEF

No-deal Brexit pet warning BRITISH pet owners who wish to take their animals with them to EU countries including Spain could face having to plan trips months in advance if a no-deal Brexit takes place.

The European Commission (EC) has said Britain would become a ‘third country’ under E U r u l e s wh e n it le a v es o n F rid ay March 29, regardless of whether a deal is reached. Third countries are those outside the EU. The British government has said it is hoping the EU will include it on a list of third countries which do not need to meet all requirements. But if Britain leaves without a deal, that may not happen.

Theo Knight-Jones, of the International Livestock Research Institute, said: “You need to get cracking and contact your vet to make sure your pets are able to go.”

British citizens would have to ensure their pets meet the same requirements citizens from non-EU countries do.

These include microchipping, vaccinations, and blood tests, which are part of a process estimated to take around three months or longer.

BREXIT EXTRA

‘Plan B’ wrangling

By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S prime minister has unveiled proposals to change the Withdrawal Agreement voted down in Parliament last week.

MPs have already tabled several amendments to Theresa May’s updated deal which she presented to the House of Commons on Monday.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said she was in ‘denial’ over opposition to it.

The prime minister’s update to Parliament came after she invited MPs from across the Commons to discuss plans with her after the original deal was rejected.

May said Parliament would have a ‘proper say’ during talks set to follow Britain’s departure from the EU on Friday March 29 on the future relationship between London and Brussels.

The prime minister added she was seeking further changes on the Northern Irish backstop mechanism.

The backstop, which is designed to prevent a hard border falling between Ulster and the Republic of Ireland if

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PM ditches EU charge BRITISH prime minister Theresa May has announced she will scrap plans to charge EU citizens living in Britain a fee worth almost €74 for ‘settled status’ as part of changes to her original Brexit deal outlined this week.

Trade call LOOKING AGAIN: May has brought MPs into deal change talks. future trade talks break down, was one of the main reasons May’s deal was opposed.

A second referendum on leaving the EU would damage ‘social cohesion’ in Britain and there was no parliamentary majority in favour of one, May said.

The Labour opposition has drawn up alternative plans which would see Britain remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit and citizens’ rights and consumer standards har-

monised. The party also tabled an amendment which would see MPs vote on a second referendum if passed.

MPs’ amendments to May’s new plan included efforts to avert a no-deal and to extend the withdrawal deadline if that outcome looked likely.

Margaritis Schinas, a spokesperson for the European Commission, said the EU had laid out its position and was waiting for Britain to make new proposals.

NEW ZEALAND’S prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said her country is ‘ready and willing’ to sign a free trade deal with Britain after Brexit, and added that striking a pact would be a priority for officials in Wellington.

New site THE British government has launched a new website which allows citizens to check if their passports will be valid for travel to the EU after Brexit on Friday March 29 which is available at: www.passport.service.gov.uk.

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DAMAGE: Heavy frosts have hit Lorca (file photo).

€3.7 million cost of first frosts THE first frosts of winter in Spain last week affected a total of 6,548 hectares and caused more than €3.7 million worth of damage in Murcia.

According to the Minister of Agriculture, Miguel Angel del Amor, this is a very high figure for the first wave of cold.

The most badly hit has been Lorca, with 3,800 hectares affected and €1.2 million worth of damage.

In Totana, more than 1,100 hectares have

been struck, followed by Fuente Alamo with 560 hectares, and Alhama with 498.

Angel del Amor said there were also some damages in the municipality of Yecla.

Crops affected were green beans, artichokes, lettuce, and some early fruits.

Del Amor added that the county offices had previously informed farmers what they could do before and during frost to minimise damage, adding that the best tool to weather this type of incident was having an agricultural insurance.

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Activist arrests NATIONAL POLICE officers in Cataluña have arrested 16 members of a radical pro-independence group in connection with blocking railways and other acts which took place alongside protests last year.

Officers made the arrests in Girona. The detainees are members of the Committee of the Defence of the Republic (CDR) which has organised rallies and direct action in support of Catalan Independence.

The arrests followed complaints made by the ADIF railway infrastructure body after AVE lines were blocked on the anniversary of the 2017 Catalan independence vote.

Court sources said warrants were not issued for the arrests but cited Article 492 of Criminal Procedure laws which allow police to detain people they believe could commit crimes.

The CDR and Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) leftist pro-independence group protested against the arrests outside the National Police station in Girona.

Demonstrations were also held outside the headquarters of the government’s sub-delegate in Girona and in Barcelona.

Maria Sirvent, a member of the CUP in the Catalan Parliament, called on the government’s delegate in the region to explain the arrests. The case continues.

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Construction sector up SPAIN’S construction sector grew by 0.7 per cent in November last year, new figures reveal.

The number was lower overall than during the same period the year before, however, when building grew by 1.8 per cent.

Across other parts of the European Union, the same trend emerged, with Hungary reporting a 4.4 per cent growth in its construction sector from October to November 2018, the same figure as in Slovenia, while France’s grew by 1.5 per cent.

Some countries were less successful, however, with the Czech Republic’s construction sector falling by 3.6 per cent, Germany’s by 1.7 per cent, and Portugal’s by 1.5 per cent.

Yearly figures showed similar patterns, with Hungary’s

BUILDING UP: Spain’s construction sector is gaining strength. building growth up 27.3 per cent from November 2017 to November 2018, while Slovenia’s was up by 18.9 per cent, and Poland’s by 16 per cent.

The largest decreases were found in Romania, where construction fell by 4.8 per cent, Sweden, which dropped by 2.6 per cent, and Germany, which lost 1.9 per cent.

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Rubella outbreak hits Spain EXPERTS are warning vaccination rates must not drop following a rubella outbreak in the north of Spain.

After 12 workers at a slaughterhouse in Zaragoza contracted the disease in December 2018, one science journal is advising vaccine levels must remain high to prevent rubella spreading.

The outbreak is the first of its kind since 500 people were infected with the disease in Madrid in 2005.

Scientists warn levels of the disease are normally controlled while vaccination rates remain at 96.9 per cent across Spain.

Anyone not vaccinated, including the very young or immune compromised, are normally protected by socalled, ‘group immunity.’

Experts at website Maldita Sciencia advise problems can occur when people bring rubella in from countries without a thorough vaccination programme.

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Royals to visit Morocco KING FELIPE and Queen Letizia are set to make a state visit to Morocco from Wednesday February 13 to Thursday February 14, according to Spanish government sources.

The royals are set to take in Casablanca and the Moroccan capital of Rabat during their visit which officials are still in the process of planning.

The king and queen were meant to visit the country earlier but political issues including the ongoing push for independence in Cataluùa postponed it. The last time the royals visited the country was in July 2014 as part of an international tour undertaken after the King’s coronation.

The King is due to take part in talks with Moroccan officials whilst in the country. He is set to be accompanied by Spanish government ministers including Foreign Minister Josep Borrell.

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340 rescued SALVAMENTO MARITIMO rescued a total of 340 immigrants travelling in five boats in the Alboran Sea during the early hours of last Thursday morning.

They were transferred to ports in Malaga (193), Motril (103) and Almeria (44), having reportedly left Morocco the previous day.

Fire death

VISIT PLAN: The King and Queen are due to travel to Morocco in February.

AN 85-year-old woman died in a fire at her apartment on the fifth floor of a building in Manresa, Barcelona, during the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The cause of the fire, at 2.30am, was unknown at the time of going to press.

The whole building was evacuated and damaged by smoke.

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PM on Gibraltar SPAIN’S prime minister has said Gibraltar will always be an issue for Madrid and London to discuss between themselves.

Pedro Sanchez said: “Gibraltar will always be a bilateral issue between Britain and Spain.

SWORN IN: The region’s sixth president Juanma Moreno.

PP’s Moreno becomes Andalucia president JUANMA MORENO has formally taken office as the President of the Junta de Andalucia, ending almost four decades of rule by the leftleaning Partido Socialista (PSOE).

Moreno, of the conservative Partido Popular (PP), was sworn in as the region’s sixth president at a ceremony in the Andalucian Parliament in Sevilla on Friday.

He is taking over from predecessor Susana Diaz who will lead PSOE in opposition.

Moreno said things could not be the same as they were before his taking office.

“We are living in a crucial

moment in the history of Andalucia. I invite all of you to travel together on a new path towards a better future,” Moreno said.

“I believe deeply in Andalucia and I want Andalucia to believe in itself.

“The road is not going to be easy, but we cannot be a submissive and silent land,” Moreno added.

The ceremony was attended by senior government officials from Madrid including Territories Minister Meritxell Batet who represented Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Ana Pastor, the president of Spain’s Congress of Deputies,

was also in attendance.

Batet said Madrid wanted to reach out to the Junta which will be governed jointly between the PP and the centrist Ciudadanos with the backing of far-right party Vox. The PP’s and Ciudadanos’ decision to work with Vox drew criticism. Former Junta President Susana Diaz said Moreno was taking power with the help of the ‘heirs’ of former dictator Francisco Franco.

Madrid would seek ‘co-operation and dialogue’ with Moreno’s administration, Batet said.

It is very important for the thousands of people who work there.”

Sanchez was answering a question from a British journalist while visiting the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.

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Canary Islands autonomy THE president of the Canary Islands has welcomed the approval of a new Statute of Autonomy which establishes new powers, rights and freedoms for the region.

Fernando Clavijo said the islands had spent their history fighting to be recognised by the ‘metropolis’ of Spanish political power on the mainland.

“This new Statute increases our self-government and our ability to create policies which are more powerful and effective,” Clavijo said.

“We feel part of a common project. We are neither superior nor inferior to anyone, we are simply different,” the president added.

Clavijo was speaking at a ceremony for the approval of the new statute held in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. Spain’s Territories Minister Meritxell Batet was also in attendance.

POVERTY WORRIES: Fernandez Marugan (inset) spoke about the effects of depopulation.

Depopulation call A SHRINKING population and a lack of basic services and infrastructure is leading to poverty and inequality in some parts of Spain, according to the head of the Spanish Ombudsman.

Francisco Fernandez Marugan said in a letter to the government’s Depopulation Commissioner that Madrid could not treat people differently depending on where they live.

“A shrinking population

a n d t h e d i ff i c u l t y o f a c cessing basic services leads to poverty and inequality,” Fernandez Marugan said.

The letter was also sent to officials with the regional governments of Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluña, Va l e n c i a , E x t r e m a d u r a , Galicia and La Rioja.

Many of them continue to face depopulation in small rural towns.

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comments come as Spain’s Territories Minister Meritxell Batet previously said depopulation was the ‘biggest challenge’ facing the country.

Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed a total of 1,360 towns are home to less than 101 residents, up from 1,319 at the start of 2018. The equivalent figure was 1,036, 10 years ago.

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Hope for brain cancer SCIENTISTS in the north of Spain believe they may have found a way to destroy the most lethal forms of brain tumour.

Researchers claim they have developed a nanoparticle capable of penetrating tumours and transporting drugs to malignant cells.

Teams from the Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases of the University of Santiago de Compostela, along with members of Spain’s Carlos III Health Institute and the University of Nottingham, UK, published the results of their experimental therapy in the Advanced Therapeutics journal after carrying out trials on mice.

The research was led by Marcos Garcia Fuentes, who said: “The tests with mice produced very good results, given that those who were only given chemotherapy ended up with tumours twice as large as those treated with chemotherapy and nanoparticles.”

He claimed the breakthrough could be applied to humans, saying, “the idea is to implant it (genetic drugs) directly into the brain, for example, because the intravenous route is very complicated and less likely to succeed.”

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Plastic footprint poll

POLLUTION: Greenpeace wants to stop plastic getting into the environment.

By Tara Rippin GREENPEACE has devised a ranking system to rate Spanish supermarkets based on their commitment to curb the excessive use of plastic.

Marking the stores out of 10, the organisation found Eroski had the best ‘plastic footprint’ and marked the company 6.2.

At the other end of the scale El Corte Ingles received the lowest score of the eight chains, with just 3.4 out of 10.

Meanwhile, also in the top three stores actively attempting to reduce pollution are Aldi with 5.6, and Mercadona 5.1.

Along with El Corte Ingles, other supermarkets which Greenpeace feels need to im-

prove are Lidl which was given 4.7, Dia (4.6), Carrefour (4.2), and Alcampo (3.5).

Lidl eliminated plastic bags in its supermarkets in the Balearic Islands last May, and has announced (after the official ranking), it will wipe out all single-use plastic items, including tableware, drinking straws and cotton buds.

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Anti-crime move by Bank of Spain THE Bank of Spain will stop issuing €500 banknotes from Sunday, amid growing concern they are being used for criminal activity, such as corruption or the financing of terrorism.

A similar practice was adopted by the Eurosystem, the monetary authority of the eurozone, in May 2016.

The notes, however, will continue to be legal tender and can continue to circulate and be used as a means of payment and as a deposit of value.

Professional sectors, such as banks, fund transport companies or offices and currency exchange, may also recirculate the banknotes.

NOTES: The Bank of Spain won’t issue €500 notes from the end of the month.

These notes will hold their value indefinitely and may be exchanged at the national central banks of the Euro area at any time.

According to figures published by the Bank of Spain, there were 31 million €500 notes in circulation in November.

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PROTECTION CALL: Sanchez spoke before MEPs in Strasbourg.

PM EU speech

By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S prime minister has said peace, democracy and freedom could not be taken for granted while addressing MEPs in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg.

Pedro Sanchez called on parliament members to ‘protect’ Europe and to help the EU recover its legitimacy with a new social contract. He was speaking as part of a debate on the future of the bloc.

“If Europe is to protect us, we need to protect Europe. Protecting Europe is, today more than ever,

providing it with flexible tools in decision-making,” Sanchez said. “The EU should strive for greater economic integration, more action to tackle climate change and a more humane policy towards migrants arriving in member states.

“The prestige of Europe is questioned when attitudes contrary to the most essential humanity emerge at its core,” Sanchez said.

He said Brexit was a situation in which ‘nobody wins’ but that Britain’s decision to leave the EU should be respected. The Brexit deal rejected by Parliament last week was the best available, he added.

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GERMANY AROUND 2,000 traffic jams a day on average caused delays on German roads in 2018, an increase of 3 per cent on the year before according to the ADAC car owners group.

Traffic jams

KKK raids POLICE officers in eight German states have raided 12 apartments and seized more than 100 weapons suspected to belong to members of a far-right extremist group which identifies as a neo-Nazi organisation and a branch of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan.

STUCK: Jams blighted German roads in 2018.

BELGIUM

Climate march

Fraud fine

THOUSANDS of pupils from schools in Flanders travelled to Brussels on Thursday to protest for greater government action to tackle climate change, with organisers saying they will continue to rally until the government presents concrete proposals.

AN appeal court in Ghent has fined a 92year-old woman €4 million after she was found guilty of defrauding tax authorities for 40 years, but they spared her and her 62-year-old son from receiving a jail sentence.

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FRANCE

Arms halt

Poor remarks

DENMARK’S Foreign Ministry has said the country will no longer sell weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and that approved export permits will be withdrawn due to concerns over the Middle Eastern country’s involvement in the Yemen Civil War.

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism last week after claiming some people facing poverty and hardship were just ‘screwing around’ while speaking in Normandy as part of a ‘Grand Debate’ being held in the wake of gilet jauntes (yellow vest) protests.

Burglary trial

Wine row

A COURT in Nykobing Falster has sentenced two brothers aged 23 and 20 to 15 years in prison after they were found guilty of committing 24 burglaries at homes in Zealand, Lolland, Falster, Mon and Jutland.

DIDIER GUILLAUME, France’s Agriculture Minister, has claimed that wine is unlike other alcoholic drinks because people rarely binge on it, with health professionals and addiction experts saying the remarks did not reflect reality.

NETHERLANDS

Wolf call

Driver probe

THE director of De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Seger Emannuel has called for wolves to be shot as part of a controlled management of population numbers on the grounds that the Netherlands is ‘too small’ to allow several packs to roam.

A LORRY driver from Landgraaf, bailed after being arrested in Belgium in connection with the running over of a gilets jauntes (yellow vest) activist, acted out of fear of reprisals from bystanders when he drove off from the scene, according to Liege prosecutors.

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Flat fire

NORWAY’S Prime Minister Erna Solberg has called on people to have more children so that there are enough tax payers and workers to support the welfare system following falls in birth rates to between 1.49 and 1.71 children per woman since 2008.

EMERGENCY services personnel evacuated around 100 apartments last week after a fire broke out in a Skovde block of flats which roughly 40 firefighters were called in to tackle, with the cause of the blaze unknown.

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POLICE were flown by helicopter to Tamokdalen last week to begin digging to find the bodies of four people feared dead following an avalanche in the area, according to County Governor Andreas Nilsen.

SWEDEN is among the countries which have been chosen to feature in the latest edition of the popular Civilization strategy video game, with Queen Kristina chosen to lead the country according to developers Firaxis.

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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. lunch together before going to hang washing at his Archidona home.

Prosecutors told the court the 42-year-old began arguing with the woman over her decision to put the table cloths in the washing machine. The defendant then took a hammer and beat his mother more than 23 times over the head and neck.

A neighbour of the defendant later came to the house to watch a football game with him. The neighbour saw the 70-year-old’s body lying on the patio, at which point medical personnel and the Guardia Civil were called.

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Pipe works underway ALMERIA Provincial Council has started updating more than 3.5 km of water pipes in HuercalOvera as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Plan.

The first works are in the Fuente Amarga of HuercalOvera, involving the replacement of 796 metres of pipes and putting into operation a remote control system to detect leaks and breakages and register data to make the network more efficient. Once completed, 759 metres of new pipes are set to be installed in Huercal-Overa town and Giviley.

“This investment will guarantee that water gets to the residents of 19 municipalities in the best conditions”, said Development Deputy Oscar Liria Huercal-Overa mayor Domingo Fernandez said the works would mean residents “are going to receive a better service”, and “will put an end to problems and breakdowns in many zones.”

The €8m water infrastructure plan covers Antas, Bedar, Carboneras, Cuevas del Almanzora, Huercal-Overa, Los Gallardos, Mojacar, Pulpi, Taberno, Turre, Zurgena, Albanchez, Fines, Laroya, Macael, Sierro, SomontIn, Sufli and Tijola.

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Disgraced politician’s name erased CAMPELLO Town Hall has removed a plaque commemorating the Tourist Information office’s 2007 inauguration.

The plaque named Milagrosa Martinez who at that time headed the regional government’s Tourism department but began serving a nine-year prison term in May NAMEPLATE: Mention of Milagrosa Martinez last year. expunged.

Martinez, also mayor of Novelda, was found guilty during the Gurtel corruption trial of misconduct in public office, misappropriation of public funds, influence peddling and accepting bribes.

The plaque was removed in the presence of representatives from all political groups on Campello Council with the exception of the El Campello party whose spokesman could not attend owing to family commitments.

Earlier, the town hall issued a unanimously-approved official statement declaring that in line with ‘the principles of transparency and good governance and in order to combat corruption’ it will remove all commemorative and inaugural plaques or honorary mentions naming public figures found guilty of this crime.

jured when a lorry wheel crashed into his windscreen in Valencia.

The family from Rincon de la Victoria were reportedly left trapped in their car after a large wheel flew off a lorry on the A-7 in Valencia. Police say it bounced across the central reservation, smashing into the windscreen on the driver’s side, as well as the car’s roof.

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soon as he lost a wheel, but was unable to stop it bouncing along the road.

While the mother, Loli Vargas, and their two daughters were unscathed in the incident, her husband Predi was seriously injured and is reportedly suffering from brain damage.

Concerned residents are now raising money to help the family remain by Predi’s side in Valencia while he is treated in hospital there.

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Mother killing trial A COURT in Malaga City has jailed a 42-year-old defendant for 18 years after finding him guilty of beating his 70-year-old mother to death after an argument over clothes washing.

The court heard the defendant, deemed mentally incapable of grasping the criminality of the killing, and his mother had

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A SPANISH tourist visiting Mallorca was rushed to Son Espases Hospital on Sunday evening after being hit by a train.

At around 6.30pm, the 63-yearold woman, from Barcelona, reportedly fell onto the railway line at Consell station, just as a train was arriving.

Emergency services despatched to the scene carried out resuscitation techniques, and the injured female was taken to hospital in ‘a serious condition.’ The train driver was also treated for shock.

The Guardia Civil has launched an investigation into the circumstances. According to sources, one theory is that the woman may have fainted seconds before the incident.

Another is that she could have been blown onto the track by a strong gust of wind.

At the time of going to press, a hospital spokesperson confirmed ‘the woman remains in a critical condition.’

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Tourism data shows growth ACTIVITY in the tourism sector grew by 2 per cent in 2018, generating some €142 billion and creating almost 50,100 new jobs according to the Exceltur industry body.

Figures showed employment in the sector grew by 3.1 per cent and wages rose by 2.7. The greatest increases took place in the regions of Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Navarra.

Jose Luis Zoreda, of Exceltur, said it was the first time sector growth was lower than the wider economy, estimated at 2.5 per cent.

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24 - 30 January 2019 The rate of inflation in Spain in December according to statistics from the EU’s Eurostat agency, down from 1.7 per cent in November and 2.3 per cent in October.

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National debt increases THE national debt of Spain stood at almost €1.2 trillion at the beginning of December, climbing to around 97.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) according to the country’s central bank.

The Bank of Spain’s figures showed the national debt increased year-on-year by almost €30.2 billion, or 2.6 per cent.

Government forecasts originally predicted that the debt would stand at around 96.9 per cent of GDP at the end of last year, 0.6 per cent lower than last week’s figure. The government’s debt to GDP ratio tar-

By Joe Gerrard get for 2018 was lower still at 95.4 per cent.

The increases were driven by rises in central government debt to more than €1 trillion, 4.3 per cent higher than at the same time in 2017.

The total debts of Spain’s regions stood at almost €293 billion, a yearon-year increase of 2.3 per cent. Local authorities saw their debts fall by 11 per cent collectively year-on-year to almost €26.4 billion.

Welfare agencies saw their debts grow by 50.5 per cent year-on-year

to almost €41.2 billion. The increase was largely down to the agencies borrowing from the government to plug gaps in pension budgets.

The figures come as the government said it would aim to reduce Spain’s public spending deficit to 1.3 per cent of GDP. The plans are part of an ongoing push from eurozone countries that were plunged into debt crises from 2009 onwards during the recession.

Some thought Spain’s budget proposals for this year would be rejected by Europe because of plans to increase government spending.

SPAIN’S AEAT Tax Agency is set to exercise greater control over big financial firms, internet sales, ‘fintech’ companies and cryptocurrencies, according to Treasury officials who outlined this year’s priorities.

The Treasury said in plans published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) that AEAT would begin using a new tax risk management tool to monitor agency cases more closely.

The tool is designed to make greater sense of large financial companies’ profits which often form part of complex networks, making them harder to tax.

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Airline base closures BUDGET airline Norwegian Air has announced it will close bases in Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, three out of its seven Spanish sites, as part of a ‘painful but necessary’ decision made due to profit concerns.

Popular case PENALTY: Caixa was fined €3.6 million.

SPAIN’S Central Bank has fined CaixaBank €3.6 million over breaches of credit, repayments and interest rate rules.

Details on the Bank of Spain’s fine, handed down last November, were published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) last week.

CaixaBank’s offences, which are classed as ‘very serious,’ were that it failed to comply with rules on com-

pensation for early repayments, rounding interest rates and reference indices.

Seperately, CaixaBank announced last week it planned to lay off 2,157 workers, 7.3 per cent of staff. The bank said in a statement it was currently in talks with unions over the job cuts. They come as part of wider strategic planning which is set to see up to 821 branches of CaixaBank, 18 per cent, close.

THE Santander bank has lodged an appeal against a National Court ruling which named it legally liable for alleged illegalities committed by Popular which the former bought out at the end of last year.

Wage growth SALARIES paid to the employees of large Spanish companies grew by an average rate of 0.7 per cent in November, five-10ths less than in October according to data from the AEAT Tax Agency.

Minister BBVA probe call ECONOMY MINISTER Nadia Calviño has called on a court investigating a Bilbao-based bank to clarify details on its probe into spying allegations.

Calviño said the BBVA scandal did not help the sector’s image and its reputation depended on knowing where responsibility for wrongdoing may lie.

The minister’s comments come as BBVA said it was conducting its own probe into claims it hired pri-

vate investigators to monitor leading businesspeople and politicians more than a decade ago.

“This is a matter for the courts but they should clarify the situation on possible responsibility,” Calviño said. The Minister added the European Central Bank (ECB) had not put pressure on government officials over the case. There is reportedly speculation that the ECB may force senior BBVA figures to resign.

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Sensible decision for a change LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I AM delighted to see that a recent case, which had endeavoured to block Britain from sharing intelligence with the USA, has been thrown out by the High Court.

Apparently, the mother of Elsheikh, one of the scum highly suspected of being one of the Daesh ‘Beatles’ executioners, tried to block the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to hand over 600 witness statements to the USA until they guaranteed he would not receive the death penalty if put on trial there! You really couldn’t make it up.

This whole farcical case positively reeks of yet another lowlife lawyer’s attempts to wring as much financial remuneration as they can from the misery and heartbreak of others. Despite the statement from one of her legal team that ‘Elsheikh’s mother found the court’s decision difficult to take on board,’ there’s no escaping the fact that this woman, with probably extremely limited legal acumen, was almost certainly put up to the whole thing by some opportunist company of lawyers.

They, I’m sure, despite losing the case are quietly congratulating themselves on bleeding yet another substantial fee from the coffers of the British taxpayer.

HIGH COURT: Case thrown out.

To my mind, every case which concerns the defence of suspected terrorists or traitors, should have legal charges capped at a reasonable level and any defending lawyers involved, open to public investigation.

They should also run the risk, should it be proved they endeavoured to claim exorbitant fees, they could lose all charges and also be fined substantial sums.

Perhaps then they will stop this sleazy, misery-chasing practice which to my mind is highly traitorous in itself.

I recently worked in the UK with an old friend Freddy ‘Parrot Face’ Davis, who I’m sure many of

you will remember. He sent me this piece, currently doing the rounds, which I thought just about summed up the whole sorry debacle of political correctness the UK is hopelessly inveigled in.

It snowed last night.

8am: I made a snowman.

8.10: A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn’t make a snowwoman.

8.15: So I made a snowwoman.

8.17: My feminist neighbour complained about the snowwoman’s voluptuous chest, saying it objectified women everywhere.

8.20: A transgender man/woman/person living nearby asked why I didn’t just make a snowperson with detachable parts.

8.25: The vegans living at the end of the road complained about the carrot nose because veggies are food and should not be used as decoration.

8.28: The Muslim gent across the road demanded the snowwoman be covered in a burka.

8.40: The police arrived saying someone had been offended.

8.42: The feminist neighbour complained again.

This time as the broomstick should be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role.

8.45: The council equality officer arrived and threatened me with eviction.

8.50: A TV news crew from Channel 4 showed up.

I was asked if I knew the difference between snowmen and snowwomen? I replied snowballs and am now called a sexist.

9am: I was on the news as a suspected terrorist, racist homophobic sensibility offender taking advantage of the bad weather.

9.20: Far-left protesters, offended by everything, marched down the street calling for me to be beheaded!

Gotta laugh, aintcha. Or cry! Keep the faith. Love, Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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For your everyday needs, Abbeygate is also the company to trust for motor insurance.

If you are buying a new veh i c l e , A b b e y g a t e I n s u r a n c e ’s motor policies will cover you for 12 months driving in Spain.

Fully comprehensive cover

will also include a green card, allowing you up to 90 days’ carefree driving anywhere in the European Union.

Whether you are thinking of buying a property in Spain, the company’s extensive home insurance policies will allow you peace of mind knowing your property is protected when you are in Spain and abroad.

Whatever your insurance needs you can discover the full range on offer on the Abbeygate Insurance website at http://www.abbeygatein sure.com and you can obtain quotes online or by calling 0034 951 277 455 to speak to one of their experienced staff who have access to a whole range of different insurances so they can ensure that you take advantage of the best price possible.

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A comfort in sad times A message from Michel Euesden, owner of the Euro Weekly News I DO not offer endorsements lightly. But in the case of Golden Leaves International it was an easy decision to reach.

Sadly 2018 saw the loss of close friends, and this really struck home to me what a tremendous difference it can make at a highly emotional and stressful time if there are no worries about funeral arrangements.

For those people who have recently arrived in Spain and many longer term residents - a death in the family can leave them at a complete loss of what to do. Who do you phone?

What paperwork needs to be done? What is the first step to take?

As I dwelt on the added stress of these factors in a sad and difficult process I began thinking about what the alternatives were.

My thoughts went to the time my husband Steven and I had the honour to be invited to the British Embassy by the ambassador to meet Prince Charles and Camilla.

There we not only met royalty, but also one of the most affable and likeable men you could want to meet - Barry Floyd.

He had been invited, like us, as a result of his charitable work. When we started chatting I discovered he was Managing Director of Golden Leaves. We immediately built up a mutual respect.

It was through him that I met Emma Quantrill, who had been running her own business in Mojacar (Almeria). She rapidly

The Golden Leaves ethos

WARM WELCOME: Golden Leaves Managing Director Barry Floyd with Michel, Chairman of Golden Leaves International Steve Rowland and Steven Euesden. went from offering Golden Leaves’ services through her own business to being their Operations Director for Spain.

As my mind turned to funeral plans I decided to try them first hand and so contacted Golden Leaves to investigate further. I could not have had a warmer welcome.

There was no pressure to buy - simply a straightforward, friendly chat with an explanation of the

plans they have to offer. All the staff are an absolute credit to Golden Leaves.

I was impressed - so much so that both Steven and I invested in a plan. Now I know that when the inevitable happens my loved ones will not have the added worries of arranging and paying for the funeral arrangements.

One call to Golden Leaves will be all that is needed they will take care of the rest at any time of night or day.

PROFESSIONAL: Managing Director Barry Floyd (left) and Chairman Steve Rowland guarantee top quality service.

WHEN it comes to helping you, the ethos behind Golden Leaves is quite simple - nothing is too much trouble for them. Back in 1994 it was the first company in Spain to offer funeral plans.

With offices up and down the coast they will come to visit you in your own home if required, or will welcome you for a friendly chat on their premises.

Don’t worry - there is no hard sell or pressure, just a cup of tea and a biscuit as they discuss their plans with you.

Remember, funeral plans are just like any form of insurance (although their plans are not insurance, simply pre-paid arrangements).

You make sure your home, car, pets and even holidays are covered, so why not make a plan to look after your loved ones at a time of

stress. Golden Leaves will look after what can be a difficult bureaucracy in a foreign language.

One phone call and everything is taken care of - whatever your religion and preferred funeral arrangements, including repatriation.

Golden Leaves will handle it all.

Contact Golden Leaves at: Freefone (Spain) 8000 98 309

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The roots that led to Golden Leaves GOLDEN LEAVES has been at the forefront of funeral planning services for nearly 35 years - but its roots go back much further than that.

The company - which specialises in pre-paid funeral plans - grew from the long established family firm of Rowland Brothers, who have been serving the Croydon, South London, community as funeral directors since 1873.

Generations of the firm have worked for Rowland Brothers - and still do, with currently four generations in the family business.

They have brought their family values to the community at large too, with Golden Leaves founder Tony Rowland being awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to not just the undertaking industry in Surrey, but to his long history of charitable work.

With well over a century of experience this respected company understands the need for empathy, discretion and efficiency - qualities which also serve them well further afield with Rowland Brothers International, which offers repatriation services.

They have a strong relationship with the Foreign Office and Consuls in Spain stretching back to the 70’s.

With the support of a global team of assistance agents, they can help with the details prior to and after repatriation anywhere in the world They take care of all documentation, collection, delivery and all other details, to help ease the burden when faced with repatriating a loved one home.

This experience is something Golden Leaves pre-paid funeral plans draw on to ensure they offer their clients the best service possible, whatever their needs.

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7:00am A Crooked Somebody A small-time medium desperate to save his floundering career thinks he's found the perfect chance, but soon gets caught up in his own con.

9:00am The Wedding Guest 11:00am Isle of Dogs 12:50pm A Quiet Place Survival thriller following a family living in constant fear of giant, reptilelike creatures who hunt by sound.

2:35pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 5:00pm Unsane 6:45pm The Hidden World of How to Train Your Dragon 7:15pm Isle of Dogs 9:00pm A Quiet Place 10:45pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 1:10am Unsane

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Judge Judy Judge Judy Rising Damp Rising Damp George and Mildred Suburban sitcom.

George faces up to the loss of his budgie, while Mildred hunts for quality jumble to donate.

9:35am George and Mildred 10:05amDeath Becomes Her Wickedly black comedy.

12:05pm Midsomer Murders 2:00pm Midsomer Murders 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:05pm Endeavour 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Vera Detective drama series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves.

2:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot

World of Sport Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:20am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Columbo 1:35pm Cahill U 2:35pm FYI Daily 2:40pm Cahill U 3:40pm Lonely are the Brave 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm Lonely are the Brave 5:50pm Aces High 6:50pm FYI Daily 6:55pm Aces High 8:10pm Smokey and the Bandit 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Smokey and the Bandit 10:00pmUnknown 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmUnknown 12:15amThe Departed

10:20am Robin Hood: Men in Tights 12:10pmThe Wedding Singer 1:50pm Cool Runnings 3:35pm American Pie 5:20pm Dumb and Dumber 7:15pm The Wedding Singer 9:00pm Cool Runnings 10:45pmAmerican Pie 12:30amDumb and Dumber 2:25am Airplane!

Cricket New Zealand and India meet in the second ODI in their series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

11:00am Live European Tour Golf The third day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club in the UAE. 2:00pm Cricket 2:30pm Cricket Day four of the first Test between the Windies and England at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.

11:00pm Live JD Nxtgen A Nxtgen fight night.

12:00am Live NBA: San Antonio @ New Orleans 2:30am Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton 5:30am Rugby Gold

4:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 1:00am 2:00am

EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Gillette Soccer Saturday: Build-Up Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction Football Carabao Cup Highlights EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Carabao Cup Highlights Carabao Cup Highlights Football's Greatest Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Years Football Countdowns

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Game of Thrones reveals official date for final season GAME OF THRONES fans, this is it; the countdown to the beginning of the end.

HBO has announced the date for the premiere of the first episode of the last ever series, after months of teasing what is to come.

I n a n e w t r a i l e r, t h e n e t work confirmed the longawaited eighth and final series will air on April 15 at 3am and 10pm CET. The hit adaptation of the f a n t a s y n o v e l s o f G e o rg e R R Martin returns to screens after a near two-year wait, bringing the story to an end

SOURCE: Glow BBC

Richard Shanley

SEASON FINALE: The end is near for the Game of Thrones series.

after having fans glued since its start in 2011.

Game of Thrones has made stars of many of its cast m e m b e r s , i n c l u d i n g K i t H a rington, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Tu r n e r, M a i s i e Wi l l i a m s a n d L e n a H e a d e y, w h o w i l l a l l reprise their roles for the last outing.

But while this may be the final showdown for the main players, fans can look forward to a prequel, with details revealed last week.

The as yet unnamed series takes place thousands of years before the events in Game of Thrones, with HBO saying it ‘chronicles the world’s descent from the Age Of Heroes into its darkest h o u r. ’ S o h o w w i l l i t a l l e n d ?

Who will survive?

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9:35am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 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 Porridge 3:20pm Tennis 4:50pm Escape to the Country 5:20pm Countryfile 6:20pm BBC News 6:35pm Regional News 6:40pm Weather 6:45pm Match of the Day Live 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: FA Cup Highlights 12:00am The Women's Football Show

7:25am The Man in the White Suit 8:50am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:20am The Instant Gardener 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' 2:00pm Food and Drink 2:30pm Money for Nothing 3:30pm Bowls 5:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal 8:00pm The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm The Last Survivors 11:30pm The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 1:00am Insert Name Here 1:30am Night Train to Lisbon

8:00pm Indian Hill Railways Series looking at the little trains that have climbed through the Indian clouds for a hundred years.

Shimla was once the summer capital of the Raj. 9:00pm The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia 10:00pm H is for Hawk: A New Chapter Natural World 11:00pm Speechless 12:00am Timbuktu 1:30am The Riviera: A History in Pictures 2:30am Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics 3:30am The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia 2017/18

7:20am King of Queens 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Simpsons 3:50pm Robots 5:35pm How to Train Your Dragon 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Escape to the Chateau 9:00pm George Clarke's 10:00pm SAS: Who Dares Wins 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:00am Ride Upon the Storm Walter Presents.

1:15am Promised Land

7:00am Milkshake!

10:55am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:25am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:50am Friends 12:20pm Friends 12:50pm Friends 1:20pm Friends 1:50pm Friends 2:15pm Friends 2:50pm Friends 3:15pm Friends 3:50pm Friends 4:15pm Friends 4:45pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:00pm Cadbury's: Britain's Favourite Chocolate 8:00pm Britain's Favourite Sweets 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Me Before You 12:10am The Vow 2:00am High Street TV

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 Parveen's Indian Kitchen 11:30am This Morning - On Sunday 12:30pm Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:50pm The Voice UK 3:15pm From Russia with Love 5:30pm ITV Evening News 5:45pm Regional News and Weather 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News 11:15pm Unbelievable 12:10am Cold Feet 1:05am Tenable 1:55am Jackpot247

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You've Been Framed: Gold 7:50am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:25pm Catchphrase 2:05pm You've Been Framed!

Special 3:10pm Antz 4:10pm FYI Daily 4:15pm Antz 4:50pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 5:50pm FYI Daily 5:55pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 6:45pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm The Hobbit: An 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad!

8:20am George and Mildred 8:50am Heartbeat Nostalgic police drama series set in a 1960s Yorkshire village.

9:55am Heartbeat 10:55am Love Your Garden 11:55am The Great St Trinians' Train Robbery 1:45pm Midsomer Murders 3:50pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm The Durrells 10:00pm The Durrells Drama series based on Gerald Durrell's Corfu memoirs including My Family and Other Animals.

11:00pm Birds of a Feather 11:30pm Birds of a Feather 12:00am Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 1:00am Wire in the Blood

7:50am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 8:45am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:50am Columbo 11:25am Columbo 1:00pm Cahill U 2:00pm FYI Daily 2:05pm Cahill U 3:05pm The Searchers 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm The Searchers 5:35pm Aces High 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Aces High 7:50pm Merry Christmas Mr Bean 8:25pm Mr. Bean 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pmJaws 3 11:00pm FYI Daily The latest news from the world of entertainment.

11:05pmJaws 3 12:05am The Adjustment Bureau 1:05am FYI Daily

7:00am Hard Target 2 8:50am The Dark Tower 10:30amG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 12:35pmxXx2: The Next Level 2:25pm S.W.A.T. 4:30pm Robin Hood 7:00pm The A-Team 9:00pm Transformers: The Last Knight 11:40pmThe Last Samurai 2:15am Walking Tall

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4:45pm 7:15am Zoolander 9:00am Singin' in the Rain 10:45am Matilda 12:30pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2:20pm Mamma Mia! 4:20pm Pitch Perfect 6:20pm Made of Honour 8:10pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 10:00pm Mamma Mia! 12:00am Pitch Perfect 2:00am Made of Honour

5:15pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 1:10am

SUNDAY TV

Hollyoaks Omnibus Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Muppet Treasure Island The Goldbergs Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Day After Tomorrow Gogglebox Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton 8:40am Boxing Gold 9:00am Total Goals 9:30am Live European Tour Golf 2:00pm My Icon 2:15pm My Icon 2:30pm Cricket 10:00pm Cricket 10:30pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm Sky Sports News at Ten Round up of all the day's sports news.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

2:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

3:00am Cricket New Zealand host India in the third ODI in their series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Unsane Isle of Dogs The Leisure Seeker A Quiet Place Solo: A Star Wars Story Alden Ehrenreich steps into the Millennium Falcon hot seat as legendary intergalactic smuggler Han Solo.

The Hidden World of How to Train Your Dragon Isle of Dogs The Leisure Seeker A Quiet Place Solo: A Star Wars Story Unsane A troubled young woman convinced that someone is stalking her is involuntarily committed to a mental institution.

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League Sunday Supplement EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League Football Countdowns Football Football Sunday Supplement EFL EFL Goals: League SPFL Greatest Games EFL EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Years Football Years Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Greatest Games

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Imagine...

12:45am The Graham Norton Show

9:00am Great American Rail Road Journeys 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm A Very British Renaissance 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:55pm Nick Baker's Wild West 5:25pm Natural World 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Canadian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Hospital

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Handmade on the Silk Road Series about traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road.

9:00pm Fake or Fortune?

10:00pm Art of America 11:00pm Walt Disney 12:00am Francesco's Venice 1:00am Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British 2:00am The Riviera: A History in Pictures 3:00am Fake or Fortune?

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate three landscapes once thought to be by JMW Turner, which were bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales.

4:00am Art of America

8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA Undercover 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 How to Lose Weight Well 10:00pm Steph and Dom: Can Cannabis Save Our Son? 11:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency?

12:05am First Dates

7:00am Milkshake!

10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm GPs Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Brace for Impact 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Premiership Rugby Cup Highlights 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 12:05am Obese and on Benefits 1:05am 30 Stone and Getting Fatter 2:00am High Street TV Teleshopping 4:00am Access

9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm To be Announced 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm The Paras: Men of War 12:45am Killer Women with Piers Morgan 1:40am Tenable

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Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip You've Been Framed!

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

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Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey DCI Banks DCI Banks

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Pawn Stars The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special River Monsters Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers Cape Fear FYI Daily The latest news from the world of entertainment.

Cape Fear Minder Deals, Wheels and Steals Take the Tower Teleshopping

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The Wild Bunch Stone of Destiny Rough Stuff Superman Jurassic Park The Lost World: Jurassic Park Jurassic Park III Man of Steel Jurassic Park The Lost World: Jurassic Park Jurassic Park III

All About the Money Little Nicky Dear Dictator Bean Pitch Perfect 3 Father Figures Bruce Almighty Bean Pitch Perfect 3 Father Figures Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

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Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Shipwrecked The Sex Clinic The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

Life Itself: Special Top Ten Show, the 2019 7:00am The Leisure Seeker 9:10am Isle of Dogs 11:10am Who We are Now 1:05pm Top Ten Show, the 2019 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond?

1:25pm A Quiet Place 3:15pm Higher Power 5:00pm The Leisure Seeker 7:10pm Isle of Dogs 9:00pm A Quiet Place 10:50pm Who We are Now 12:40am I See You 2:25am Unsane 4:20am Higher Power

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Cricket Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 7:30pm My Icon 7:45pm Live Netball Superleague 9:45pm My Icon 10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm The Debate - Live 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Raw 5:15am Great Sporting Moments 5:30am Great Sporting Moments 5:45am Great Sporting Moments

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

Football Years Football Years EFL One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years EFL One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits One2eleven One2eleven EFL Soccer Am Best Bits One2eleven One2eleven EFL SPFL Round Up Show 11:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm Soccer Am Best Bits 12:00am EFL Greatest Games

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Barry Duke IT was love at first sight. The moment I saw the pink Cadillac convertible in a London field in the early 90’s my heart rate soared, and all I wanted was to lovingly stroke every inch of this 18ft-long beauty and lick its whitewall tyres.

It beat even faster when the owner said it was up for grabs for just £2,000.

The field was used for a weekly car boot sale, and when I spotted the 1959 Series two Caddy I assumed the owner was there to sell some odds and ends. But no, all he wanted was to flog the car.

Despite it being as extravagant as a conclave of cardinals, I wanted it.

Badly! So badly, I cared not a jot that it would put a massive dent in the biker’s image I’d spent years cultivating.

A friend who was with me at the time insisted I was insane and raised an important point; where would I park this delectable automotive confection?

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From pink to blue

IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: Falling in love with a massive pink car. whether any could accommodate a vehicle this long.

‘Only one way to find out,’ I said. ‘Let’s ask the seller if he’ll drive the short distance to my house.’

He readily agreed, and to my absolute delight he allowed me to take the wheel, which was roughly the size of a fairground carousel.

My excitement rapidly evaporat-

ed because it was like driving a waterbed on wheels, so spongy was the suspension. Given that I’m prone to seasickness - even in a bath - I was green around the gills when we reached home. It immediately became clear the Caddy could only get into my garage if it was sawed in half.

So I reluctantly gave up on the deal.

A week later, a fella I met in bar said he was in a financial pickle and asked whether I would be interested in buying his car; a Mini.

Pumped for further information, he said it was a convertible. He then shuffled his feet, looked faintly embarrassed, and said ‘It’s bright pink.’

I agreed to give it the once-over.

It looked like something the Cadil-

lac had spat out. He wanted £500 for it, and I agreed, but only on one condition. I wanted it checked out before I coughed up.

So off it went to a local repair centre, where it was prodded and poked for a few hours. A mechanic then approached me, making those annoying sucking sounds spannermonkeys do before imparting bad news.

‘It needs work,’ he said. ‘To what extent?’ He replied: ‘About 200 quid’s worth.’

In the end I got the Mini for £400, paid £250 to get it roadworthy, and drove it for about a year before the engine blew up. I sold it for scrap for £50, not realising its highly-collectable registration plate was worth around £3,000!

Here’s the real kicker. Six months later I spotted the Mini, which had been given a fabulous makeover, being raced around London’s posh Sloane Square by a very affluent looking young woman. It had been resprayed a far richer pink.

I had the blues for months.

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Info not available 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular longrunning soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad 12:15am Cleaning Up

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DEAR Sir, I would like to respond to an article in your newspaper last week.

Correos have stated a record amount of deliveries they made this year.

I would like to say a lot of English people have not had mail for a long time. Myself, a packet got lost in the post in June, BUT the main issue is I only received four Christmas cards from the UK before Christmas. I received five various bills and nine Christmas cards on January 22.

One of the private letters was from my bank in the UK posted on December 6. Another one was from Linea Directa posted on December 6, so it is not just the UK mail going astray. A lot of English people are having problems.

My Christmas cards were posted on December 10, 11, 12 and 14.

Hope this all makes sense Joan Butler

Rubbish problem THE rubbish situation in Cotobro, Almuñecar, is horrendous. Lots of rubbish spread over a large area and broken containers.

I have twice contacted the town hall, but their response is that they haven’t thrown the rubbish!

I have tried to explain people won’t stop littering until the area is cleaned up and equipped with new containers.

I was given a look of disapproval and repeated that ‘they hadn’t thrown the things.’ I hope that some focus on the Almuñecar rubbish situation will help not only in Cotobro, but in general.

Saludos Susie

Migrants v expats I HAVE a flat in Torremolinos and go regularly to my place.

I enjoy reading your very informative and interesting newspaper which covers all major issues.

However one thing which does irritate me is your version of the British living in Spain.

Your paper refers to them as expats, the simple fact is they are British immigrants living in Spain just as we refer to Spanish in the UK as Spanish immigrants.

I hope you will see wisdom in this and report them accurately as British immigrants.

Thank you.

Paul Jabbal

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Correos deliveries Sunday trading laws

TRADING LAWS: Are Sunday restrictions threatening Spain’s economy?

WHY oh why has the government stopped Sunday trading? It should be up to the retailers to decide and allow free trade. This is a big step backward for the economy in Spain. Viva Sunday shopping, bring back Sunday trade, the big boys should be fighting to stay open all year.

Julie (full name supplied)

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THE British Ambassador to Spain’s pledge to make securing expatriates’ rights a top priority in an interview with Euro Weekly News provides us with much-needed reassurance.

Simon Manley told this newspaper that London was also working to make sure Britain does not crash out of the EU without a deal on Friday March 29.

Manley has been working diligently in the years since Britain voted to leave the EU to make sure expatriates who want to remain in Spain get the best arrangement possible.

His work and that of diplomats and civil servants should be applauded as it shows their dedication to our interests and those of their country.

It stands in stark contrast to some politicians in Westminster who use Brexit to advance their careers or insist Britain, and expatriates here, would be fine in a no-deal scenario.

The evidence against that is overwhelming and remains the preserve of politicians and pundits who kid themselves that they know more than Manley or other diplomats doing the hard work on the ground.

Further into our interview Manley said he and others were working to make sure payments including pensions from British coffers to the country’s citizens here would continue.

A pledge to protect voting rights which has now been signed off is also welcome for those of us who want to continue making our voices heard in our communities here.

Now we want to hear your views.

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King and Queen to visit Morocco in February Negotiating the rapid repatriation of illegal immigrants? Offering financial help to send them home? Urging better security at the Melilla and Ceuta border fences?

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez talks freedom and Brexit in EU parliament speech Get out!!! No one wants your policies, you’re a fool!!!!

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez announces €235 billion to tackle climate change over next 10 years Would be a good idea to stop all the ‘every day’ burning on farmland, where smoke is constantly filling the air and our lungs, even on Sunday, and any other so-called holiday. It is disgusting, and the whole of Orba Valley should be called Smokey Valley, as this name would suit it down to the ground. Maybe one day they will burn it all to the ground.

The farmers don’t actually make fires, they make smokes, and who knows what is put on the fire (smoke) to be got rid of. But of course it is only the car drivers who are at fault, not wood fires that are not checked in the home (filters), or planes or pleasure cruisers. No, it is only the car drivers, so keep them out of towns, and maybe we should all go cycling in groups of 20 and block all the roads. So before Mr Sanchez blames the car drivers, as he probably will, maybe

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE he should forbid the burning out in the fields, especially in a hot country like Spain. What they do here in Spain, would never be allowed in other European countries.

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Spanish Interior Minister says government is considering migrant child return deals Oh dear and heaven forbid that the human rights of the illegal immigrants of whatever age is abused!

Harry

tractions as well as its theatres, museums and artistic venues, bringing much needed revenue. Many different nationalities live and work there, including of course Europeans. Significantly, its voters chose to remain in the EU in the referendum. The elected mayor is rightly supporting this welcoming status in the New Year celebrations, the cost of which is no greater than it would have been anyway, whatever the theme. And regarding the bikini ‘ban,’ bikinis will still be on display in shop windows, lingerie departments and the Daily Star. (Tee, hee.)

Brian

Tests reveal Laura Luelmo was murdered within eight hours of her disappearance Such a shame that Spain abolished the garrotte.

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Every day we seem to hear more and more inane comments from governers of Spain and other Mediterranean countries, concerning illegal invaders. Spain has a major problem with unemployment and low wages, yet they keep giving lame reasons of needing more workers! Most of us are aware of EU plans to weaken the will of people hence having more simplified control! Secure the borders and help guarantee a good future for native European peoples!

Ian

JULEN UPDATE: 2-year-old could still be alive after new discovery

Where the true problems lie

Only in the UK - steals tax payers money and gets a suspended sentence. Why not a year’s community work?

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London is like any other modern cosmopolitan capital. People from all over the world come to visit its many tourist at-

They should blow some fresh air in the hole, it’s been blocked a long time… Quantity of air is limited…

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BENEFIT CHEAT: Woman swindles UK benefits while living in Spain

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A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback.

This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are being forewarned. It is in your experience and power to make a different choice of action this time. In doing so, much confusion and upset can be avoided.

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Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Well, they will, won’t they? Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a ‘10-year plan’ and be determined to reach your goal.

Bit by bit and day by day you will progress. You don't have to rush ahead and get stressed.

AUSTRALIA’S diameter is 600km wider than the moon’s.

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Remember that any idea has to grow, so consider what you need to see happen in five years time. There is little time for romance and you may decide to put that on hold because of complications.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) During your social encounters this week you meet someone who offers to help. That is great, but do ask yourself if you would be prepared to give anything in return.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a current business matter.

However, it may not be necessary to change anything but to consider the new suggestion as a sort of ‘add on’ to a current project.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The moment that you have been waiting for has arrived. A colleague has made a decision that is long overdue. Perhaps you are a little shocked and speechless because there has been such a time lag, but this will pass. It may not be overconvenient but the phrase ‘striking while the iron is hot’ springs to mind.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) You work hard for your money.

Make it worthwhile by trying to hold on to as much of it as possible. Someone who is charming and plausible may try to get you involved in a fasttrack money making scheme.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) By showing confidence in your own way of doing things, you inspire others. This is chiefly because you are at last finding a balance between work and home life. In the past you may have felt stressed and equated that with working - not so now.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance and, in any case, you don’t want to risk any money. .

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it. When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship. In this particular case, the person may well be able to progress you socially at some time in the future.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you. This maybe because they are considering you for promotion, so be on your best behaviour. It is important at the moment to stick to any rules and regulations or your reputation (and pocket) could be hit.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end.

Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom.

It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly but we all need constant stretching. With an active mind such as yours, the important thing is to keep making progress. This may be in a physical way or in some kind of business. A brisk attitude to your whole life is needed.

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Cryptic Across 1 Want the French to take a hundred thousand (4) 3 Doesn’t accept competitions (8) 9 Land the unorthodox trainer gets (7) 10 Wolf in ravine (5) 11 Composer’s sound inventory (5) 12 Aristocratic bird was in front (6) 14 Leave high and dry in London street? (6) 16 Country house with grand cooker (6) 19 Poor Gerald looked angry (6) 21 Could start true, new period of peace (5) 24 Tip out a mixture of pills (5) 25 Overhaul religious ceremony (7) 26 Durable conclusion about old city (8) 27 A tendency to be crooked (4) Down 1 Bright learner in exam that’s extremely short (8) 2 Cables seen in certain record shops (5) 4 Highly decorated in the Battle of Little Big Horn, a terrific achievement (6) 5 Drunk held firmly (5) 6 One might make nurse go to work!

(7) 7 Look for adherent of religion,say (4) 8 Pale heavyweight, thoughtlessly cruel (6) 13 Passionate animal doctor embraces he-men (8)

15 At last Manchester United bounced back (7) 17 Snappy answer is concerning, and wrong (6) 18 Strange child, with better than even

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chance (4-2) 20 It might be used to measure a monarch (5) 22 Join in the fun, it entertains (5) 23 Piece of land is given to the French (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents B and 10 represents D, so fill in B every time the figure 7 appears and D every time the figure 10 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 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 3 Clearly defined (5) 6/18 Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise (3,3) 8 Meeting for boat races (7) 9 Take without the owner's consent (5) 10 Fixed charges for a privilege or for professional services (4) 13 Marked by active interest and enthusiasm (4) 14 Espresso coffee with frothed hot milk (5) 17 Deliberately vague or ambiguous (7) 18 See 6

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Across 1 Hacer la maleta (4) 3 Campaña (8) 9 Sharp (edge) (7) 10 Bisonte (5) 11 Harina (5) 12 Inteligente (6) 14 Acertijo (6) 16 Abbots (6) 19 Bible (6) 21 Envelope (5) 24 Hedgehog (5) 25 Esmeralda (7) 26 Anxiety (8) 27 Ciervo (4)

19 Rain mingled with snow or hail (5) 20 Two times (5) Down 1 Wagers (4) 2 Small body of running water (6) 3 Long story of heroic achievement (4) 4 Not counterfeit or copied (9) 5 Express approval of (6) 7 Very complicated or detailed (9) 11 Military trainees (6) 12 Most recent (6) 15 Thin fog with condensation near the ground (4) 16 Fraught with extreme danger (4)

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

Down 1 Andén (8) 2 Boy (5) 4 A la vez (2,4) 5 Poor (person, family, country) (5) 6 En cambio (7) 7 Ninguno (4) 8 Barril (6) 13 To climb up (8) 15 Margaritas (7) 17 Cesta (6) 18 Bathtub (6) 20 Suelto (5) 22 Valiente (5) 23 Dinner (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 (TWELVE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

CAMPUS FALLEN FAMINE FLESHY GRATER HYMNAL INFANT INLAND LATTER LIGNUM OXYGEN SWAMPY SYNDIC TANNED TELLER THIRTY TWELVE (10) VANDAL WAYLAY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Fixate 2 Hangar 3 Ruling 4 Aghast 5 Larynx 6 Centre 7 Groggy 8 Utopia 9 Exhort 10 Grisly 11 Cocoon 12 Blurry 13 Sponge 14 Sturdy 15 Double 16 Incite 17 Lumber 18 Edging 19 Amoeba.

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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 R) 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: 18 • Good: 25

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TARGET:

• Very good: 35 • Excellent: 46

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

Average: 13 Good: 18 Very good: 25

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Excellent: 33

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adit arid darn dart dint dirt dory doth doty drat dray hand hard hind nard raid rand rind road tidy toad trad trod yard adorn dairy dhoti diary dinar dirty drain droit handy hardy hoard hydra hydro hyoid nadir radio radon tardy third toady today triad adroit dainty hadron hairdo inroad ordain hydrant thyroid HYDRATION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Jettison, 8 Acrid, 9 Cider, 10 Tall, 11 Severe, 13 Cooper, 15 Thus, 18 Agree, 19 Cargo, 20 Sorcerer.

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Down: 2 Enrol, 3 Tidy, 4 Secret, 5 Nudge, 6 Corner shop, 7 Santa Claus, 12 Meteor, 14 Ogres, 16 Horse, 17 Acre.

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Across:

Across:

1 Pellet, 4 Astral, 9 Letters, 10 Avast, 11 Clean, 12 Reptile, 13 Small change, 18 Targets, 20 Mason, 22 Cling, 23 Narrate, 24 Sanity, 25 Crumbs.

1 Corner, 4 Grapes, 9 Reinado, 10 Varón, 11 Nest, 12 Tristeza, 14 Proof, 16 Canto, 20 Arco iris, 21 Beso, 24 Never, 25 Storage, 26 Turn on, 27 Pelado.

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Down:

1 Police, 2 Lathe, 3 Eternal, 5 Stamp, 6 Roaming, 7 Lather, 8 Ostracising, 14 Martian, 15 Admirer, 16 Sticks, 17 Unless, 19 Eight, 21 Swarm.

1 Cariño, 2 Ruins, 3 Edad, 5 Revistas, 6 Percent, 7 Suntan, 8 Cobre, 13 Gobierno, 15 Recover, 17 Magnet, 18 Kiosk, 19 Joyero, 22 Etapa, 23 Rope.

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QUIZ: IT’S A MYSTERY 1. International Man of Mystery was the subtitle of which1997 American comedy film starring Mike Myers in the title role?

2. Man of Mystery in 1960 was a UK top five instrumental hit for which British ‘guitar group’?

3. Tales of Mystery & Imagination is the title of a posthumous compilation of writings by which American author, essayist and poet? It was the first complete collection of his works specifically restricting itself to his suspenseful and related tales?

4. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) was which famous writer’s first published detective novel?

5. ‘They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re altogether ooky’ is the opening line of the theme tune of which American television series that was originally aired between September 1964 and April 1966?

6. Which now common food items were known in Victorian times as ‘little bags of mystery’?

7. Which country did Winston Churchill once describe as ‘a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’?

8. Which long-running animated US television series features the Mystery Machine, a van painted with psychedelic colours and flower power imagery?

9. Which unfinished novel by Charles Dickens begins as John Jasper, a choirmaster of Cloisterham Cathedral, leaves a London opium den?

10. Your Mother Should Know, I Am the Walrus, The Fool on the Hill, Flying and Blue Jay Way were all tracks on which Beatles’ double EP, first released in the UK in 1967?

Not a lot of people know that… the word mystery is also an archaic term for a handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures

Answers: 1. AUSTIN POWERS, 2. THE SHADOWS, 3. EDGAR ALLAN POE, 4. AGATHA CHRISTIE, 5. THE ADDAMS FAMILY, 6. SAUSAGES, 7.

RUSSIA, 8. SCOOBY-DOO, 9. THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, 10.

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• Neil Diamond, Singer; January 24, 77 Show. She has also had roles in films such as Mr Diamond is one of the most successful adult Wrong, EDtv and The Love Letter, and did the contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard voiceover for the character Dory in Finding chart. He has sold more than 125 million records Nemo and Finding Dory.

• Daisy Lowe, Model; January 27, 29 and is best known for his hits Kentucky Woman, Sweet Caroline and America.

The fashion model is most recognised as the Oprah Winfrey.

• Alicia Keys, Pop singer; January 25, 37 child of singer-songwriter, Gavin Rossdale, and She is the first singer to receive five Grammy Awards at designer, Pearl Lowe. But in her own right, she signed with once after releasing her debut album, Songs in A Minor, Select modelling agency when she was 15 after a scout for the agency saw her walking around Camden Town. which included Fallin’, in 2001. Her hit album Girl on Fire won a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best R&B Album.

• Elijah Wood, Movie actor; January 28, 37 • Ellen DeGeneres, TV show host; January 26, 60 The former child model was nominated for a Screen The comedian had her own show Ellen in the 90’s before Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance for his role as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Two going on to host popular talk show The Ellen DeGeneres

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

Towers. His other notable films include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, and Happy Feet.

• Oprah Winfrey, TV show host; January 29, 64 The television host and producer was named the most influential woman in the world by TIME magazine and hosted The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated syndicated programme on air, from 1986 to 2011. She became the world’s first female black billionaire.

• Phil Collins, Rock singer; January 30, 67 Grammy Award-winning musician, Collins, gained fame as the lead singer and drummer of rock band Genesis and has sold over 100 million albums. He released more top 40 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the 1980’s than any of his contemporaries.

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

Solution WINS WIND MIND MEND MEAD MEAL

ON a volcanic island in the Savu Sea so remote that other Indonesians call it ‘The Land Left Behind’ live the Lamalerans - a tribe of 1 , 5 0 0 h u n t e r- g a t h e r e r s who are the world’s last subsistence whalers.

They have survived for half a millennium by hunting whales with bamboo harpoons and handmade wooden boats powered by sails of woven palm fronds.

B u t n o w, u n d e r a s sault from the rapacious forces of the modern era a n d a g l o b a l e c o n o m y, their way of life teeters on the brink of collapse.

Award-winning journalist Doug Bock Clark, one of a handful of We s t e r n e r s w h o s p e a k the Lamaleran language, lived with the tribe across three years, and he brings their world and their people to vivid life in this gripping story of a vanishing culture.

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Way of Life

41AD - Assassination Roman Emperor Caligula is assassinated at the Palatine Games by his own guard after a reign of just four years.

1533 - King marries King Henry VIII marries his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in defiance of Pope Clement who had refused to annul his first marriage. The King breaks all ties with Rome and becomes Supreme Head of the Church of England.

1788 - Australia Day Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia.

1888 - Society founded The National Geographical Society is founded in Washington DC by a diverse group of geographers, explorers, teachers, lawyers, cartographers, military officers and financiers.

1905 - Largest diamond A 3,106-carat diamond is discovered at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, the largest diamond ever found.

1935 - Canned beer In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond, Virginia.

1986 - Space tragedy US Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 74 seconds into its flight, killing seven people, including Christa McAuliffe, the first ordinary citizen in space.

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ACADEMY AWARD winner, Mahershala Ali, and Academy Award nominee, Viggo Mortensen, star in Green Book, a film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line.

When Tony Lip (Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr Don Shirley (Ali), a world-class black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on ‘The Green Book’ to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans.

They are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID IN The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the world’s entire computing power was harnessed to discover the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything.

The answer was 42.

At our current stage of Internet development, the answer to whether the web is changing life, the universe and everything is 01111001 01100101 01110011. That’s ‘yes’ in binary, as if you didn’t know…

What we do know about the Internet, is we don’t know where it’s going. Or as the script had it in one of the irrepressible Goon Shows of the 1950’s, we know a little about how little we know about the little there is to know.

That shouldn’t stop us from pontificating. So try some of these off-theshelf Internet predictions the next time you want to wow them at a dinner party: • The world will be a better place.

By 2025 everyone in the world will be online, and even the coast’s lookylooky men will have home pages.

The Internet will make shops, of-

Life and the Interthing Terence Kennedy wonders if real life will compete against the Internet

MODERN LIFE: Internet 24/7.

fices and all non-leisure travel entirely unnecessary, and because of the savings, everything will be free. Wars will end. Everyone will be happy.

• The world will be a worse place.

By 2025 everyone in the West will be online, but the growing billions of developing-world poor will still live in poverty.

The resulting instability will cause worldwide war, or someone will finally use the nuclear bomb recipe available online. Everyone will die.

• Governments will take over the Internet. By 2025 Big Brother really will be watching you. All your emails, bank details, personal schedules, everything will be recorded and scrutinised.

Computers will be fitted with cameras to monitor their owners 24hours-a-day.

Totalitarian regimes will come into power everywhere. Everyone will be oppressed.

• The people will take over the In-

ternet. By 2025 the sheer volume of traffic will mean government control of individuals will be impossible.

Effectively self-governing little societies will spring up with people living in virtual villages. Everyone will be free.

• The Internet is a passing fad, as Bill Gates once predicted. By 2025 the novelty value will have worn off.

Everyone will go about their business just as before.

• The Internet is here to stay. By 2025 everyone in the world will be connected to everyone else at least twice.

You will socialise and have meaningful personal relationships over your computer screen, and go on holiday without leaving your desk. You will also have arguments with thousands of people you’ve never met before.

On second thoughts scratch that last prediction; it’s already here.

Want to argue about it?

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The narco-net AS the internet grows and grows and grows, so will the number of addicts. But how do you know you’re an internet junkie?

You wake up at 3am for a pit-stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed.

You refer to going to the bathroom as downloading.

The Wi-Fi goes down and you get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.

You check your mail. It says ‘no new messages’ so you check it again.

All your friends have an @ in their names.

You don’t know what sex three of your closest friends are, because they have neutral nicknames and you’ve never actually met.

Your cat has its own home page.

Where’s the ‘menu del dia?’

Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man WE go out to eat most days; we prefer a nice lunch and a snack later. We’re also very partial to a ‘menu del dia’ which most restaurants have, and loads advertise them in the papers and also via nice big signs outside.

So why do some just present their ‘A la carte’ menu and the wine list? I then have to ask for the menu of the day and all of a sudden, feel like I’m a homeless person that’s wandered off the street begging for a hand-out.

It’s not all restaurants but definitely a few of the higher priced ones. So my message is: if you’re going to advertise it to get the punters in, offer it to me when I sit down; don’t make me ask for it.

By the way, a big well done to the place I mentioned a couple of weeks ago about the small mixer bottles of coke they were serving. They actually served me a fullsized can last time I went in; mind you they did say it was only because they

couldn’t stand me moaning any more! It pays to be relentless!!

I watched a programme last night about sexual harassment and most of it was pretty obvious but there was one thing a barrister said which amazed me.

Apparently if you say a female coworker’s perfume smells nice, that’s sexual harassment!

Are you sure? Please correct me if I’m wrong. Women and men - me included - put a little splash on so you smell nice around other people. I actually find it very complimentary if someone mentions that you smell nice. In fact, I think it’s really nice that someone should take the trouble to tell you.

There were other things as well, like asking someone out for a drink or lunch is also considered harassment apparently.

I know I’m old but I’m having trouble working out how men and women get a date these days without the possibility of being sued.

It’s not all being done online surely. Are you really not able to see someone at work and think ‘you are nice and I would like to get to know you better?’

Can you not ask them out or even, heaven forbid, flirt a little?

Do you now just pick up your phone and swipe left or right on a dating app?

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

AS its name suggests, an abogado del estado is a state lawyer who is a civil servant serving Spain’s Public Administration.

It’s a plum job and one formerly enjoyed by several ministers in Mariano Rajoy’s governments, including the former vicepresident Soraya Saenz de Santamaria and Dolores de Cospedal.

De Cospedal - ex-Defence minister, exPartido Popular secretary general and erstwhile president of Castilla la Mancha - had no qualms about undertaking several shady operations which allegedly included using PP funding to spy on rival Javier Arenas.

All this came to light after eternally ambitious de Cospedal was knocked out of the running in last summer’s PP primaries and what with one thing and another, she exited politics.

And why not, when she had a cushy abogado del estado post attached to the Supreme Court in Madrid to return to.

Didn’t that Roman chappie Juvenal say ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will watch the watchmen? Who indeed?

Days to remember THE regional Partido Popular and Vox

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Watching the watchers want January 2 to replace February 28 as Andalucia Day. The latter celebrates the region’s 1980 autonomy referendum while the 1492 date commemorates the day the Catholic Monarchs retook Andalucia from the Moors.

It wasn’t done all that gently, but our 21st century niceties were absent more than 500 years ago, while it’s not necessary to share extreme Right-Wing views to concede that this was when Spain started to become Spain.

Interestingly, in the Valencian Community no political parties have ever complained about celebrating Valencia Day on October 9.

What happened then? Jaime I, the Conquistador, took Valencia City from its Moorish rulers in 1238 after a five-month siege and although October 9 was always a day of celebration, it was officially adopted in 1976.

Successive Valencian governments of all inclinations have accepted the day without hang-ups or guilt trips, possibly due to its proximity to October 12, Spain’s national holiday.

This usually provides an opportunity for a puente or an exceptionally long weekend, a Spanish tradition which neither the PP,

Vox, PSOE or even Podemos would want or dare - to change.

Look the other way THE Partido Popular apparently finds it ‘worrying’ that exiled Iranians should have financed Vox’s campaign in the last European elections.

Possibly what most worries the PP isn’t that the funding occurred, but that it came to light.

On its own past record, all money - any money regardless of its provenance - was never worrying and always acceptable.

The swinger IN Sweden two of the country’s four conservative parties are supporting the Social Democrat prime minister Stefan Lofven, the most-voted in the September 9 elections.

They are doing this to isolate the Extreme Right, prompting Spain’s president Pedro Sanchez to comment ‘others could learn from the Swedish agreement.’

That’s one lesson not included in the textbook used by Spain’s principal Conservative party. Or Ciudadanos, come to that which in coming months must decide whether its orientation is Centre or Right. And Albert Rivera must decide if he wants to swing not both ways, but three.

MOST VOTED: Stefan Lofven, the Swedish prime minister.

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Guitar heroes I REMEMBER a strange phenomenon at school, between about 1978 through to the early 80’s. Arguing about who was the best guitarist was common place. People had their favourites and were prepared to argue ve he me ntly a bout the m er i t s of t hei r favourite axeman.

My first guitar hero was Ritchie Blackmore. The first double album I owned was Deep Purple in Concert. I remember listening to Ritchie’s guitar playing in wonderment and thinking to myself I must get a guitar.

Although the album was released in 1980, it featured concert performances from 1970 and 1972. By this time Ritchie was long gone from Purple and was riding high with Rainbow.

Ritchie first learnt classical guitar at the age of 11 and you could hear some classical influence in a lot of his playing that set him apart from his blues influenced contemporaries.

Starting off in the 60’s as a session musi-

ROCK ON: Blackmore strummed with Deep Purple. cian with Screaming Lord Sutch and other Joe Meek produced bands he joined Deep Purple in 1968.

By 1970 the classic mark two line up of Purple were making waves. Ritchie’s long running feud with singer Ian Gillan is now a legendary rock soap opera, but what a player!

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What are your 2019 goals? Make it happen!

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF: Never give up on your dreams.

by Rob Shallis WITH 2019 here, we once again convince ourselves that it will be the year to make changes. ‘I’m going to join the gym,’ ‘lose weight,’ ‘make more money,’ ‘start a business.’

The list is endless, and of course at the time we mean it. Then the usual pattern ensues, procrastination eventually kicks in and we’re back to square one.

The conscious mind makes the decision to change, but our deep rooted self-beliefs, limitations, fear and assumptions eventually prevail.

Focusing on past results rather than future success makes progress virtually impossible.

Short-term gratification triumphs over our pursuit for long-term objectives. Simply put, we give up.

We externalise, placing blame on past situations and current circumstances to justify our decision to quit. The seeds we sow now are the seeds we reap.

Do not give up. Discipline your behaviour to achieve the results you want and the outcome you desire will flourish.

So, how do you break through the invisible wall to reach your goal and dreams? When others give up?

In order to achieve these successes and make changes in your life, firstly you need to change your self-image, as you cannot succeed if your self-image is inconsistent to your positive desires.

You need to totally believe you can do the things you ask of yourself. Decide what it is

you want to achieve and more importantly, ask yourself ‘why?’

Purpose is key. Truly act as if it’s impossible to fail. Focus on your end result. Many people often become entangled with the ‘how’ rather than the ‘what.’ The ‘how’ will look after itself whilst you stay focused on the outcome.

The actual journey and progressive realisation of a worthy goal with purpose will bring about a sense of joy.

Do not let negative opinions of others create your reality and prevent you from working towards your dream.

They are not your opinions, do not own them, they do not belong to you.

In order not to feel overwhelmed by goal setting, break down your goals into bite-size pieces, use each goal as a stepping stone in order reach your final destination.

Do not waver from your initial goal. Do not be driven by your fears or your need to please others, instead, be driven by your desire to contribute, grow and expand.

A goal is a dream with an embossed time stamp, so put a time limit on your goal and have a clear intention to succeed. No dream is too big so think big and challenge yourself.

Expect and believe you will achieve it, don’t give up and take action towards reaching each small step.

Remember, life does not give you what you want or need, it gives you what you deserve.

Know that life can happen for you, not to you.

You can design your life. See yourself as the person you want to be and start being that person today. The difference between achieving and failing is not giving up.

This coming New Year, 2019, is your year, make it happen for you!

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by Sally Underwood NOW is the time of year we start thinking about fresh starts; renewing our health and looking after ourselves for the spring and summer.

One of the things which can most benefit from some attention during winter and before the warmer weather, is our hair.

Prone to quickly drying out when confronted with central heating, open fires, and air conditioning, our hair also suffers from the cold, wet, and wind. The result is often tresses which may lack their normal shine, as well as split-ends, an overall look of dullness, lack of manageability, and greasy roots.

Hair is made up of keratin, a protein which our bodies naturally makes, and also forms our skin and nails. Strands of hair take the structure of cuticles which overlap each other, like roof tiles.

When our hair is not in good condition, these plates don’t sit smoothly, creating a rough appearance and feeling, and lack of shine.

For optimum hair health, these cuticles need to lie flat and our hair needs to be provided with the correct balance of moisture and proteins, which hydrate and repair your hair. An excess or a lack of one or both will mean dry, damaged locks.

Luckily, it is easy to remedy this using the correct products. This starts by using a gentle shampoo, preferably one with a low sulphate count.

Sulphates - the agents which create foam in shampoo and other cleansers - strip natural oils from the hair, providing an efficient clean, but removing a lot of the moisture we are trying to retain.

Instead, try a low or no-sulphate variety - found readily in shops

and online - or even the method recommended by many hairdressers and instead using a light conditioner to cleanse your hair.

Alternating between moisturising and repairing varieties will also ensure you restore your hair’s necessary balance of hydration and protein.

A vital step after shampooing and conditioning is to ensure you remove the majority of water from your hair as quickly as possible as wet hair causes the cuticle to swell, damaging it in the process.

One of the quickest and least damaging ways to dry hair is by using a microfibre cloth or towel which wicks away moisture quickly.

Finally, make sure to use a serum, hair balm, or leave-in conditioner while your hair is still damp but not soaking, sealing in moisture before it can escape, and flattening the cuticle.

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& HEALTHY SHINE: Our hair often needs extra help during winter.

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Escape from it all WEIGHT LIFTING: Experts believe it is vital to health.

Why weight?

WHILE much of the focus on fitness surrounds aerobic or stretching exercises, we are increasingly learning how beneficial muscle mass is to our overall health.

While some people - especially women - worry that weight lifting will result in an overly muscular appearance, experts claim it is perfectly possible to receive all the benefits of increased muscle without bulking up.

In fact, quite the opposite is true; weight lifting can actually make us look trimmer.

The benefits of building up muscle are many, and they start with the fact that muscle is much more compact than fat, meaning if you convert existing fat stores into muscle you will actually look more compact since the muscle will take up less room.

Equally, if you are concerned by a lack of skin firmness, or even loose skin, mus-

cle will help to plump it back out, giving skin a more taught appearance.

The health benefits of weight lifting are even more impressive than the aesthetic ones, however.

Muscle can actually burn fat, even when your body is at rest. This means as your levels of muscle increases, so does your metabolism and ability to burn fat. This in turn can help to cut the risk of obesity, insulin resistance and even type 2 diabetes.

Muscle mass also improves bone density, an issue particularly important for women. Also, when we strengthen our muscles, this helps to force our body to sit and stand up properly, improving our posture.

Apart from the other benefits, increased muscle mass will of course make us stronger, helping with our quality of life, particularly as we age.

So how do you build muscle without bulking up?

Firstly, as with every form of exercise, it is important to always consult your doctor before changing your routine, and never over-exert yourself.

With strength training for those aged over 50, it is also important to take care to protect the joints.

Experts say that you should begin strength training using weight of at least five kilos, which they say will provide enough resistance to build strength without bulking up.

Now, you should work all muscle groups, for example by performing bicep curls for the upper arms, and squats holding weights in each hand to work the legs and bottom.

Finally, remember to hold in your ‘core’ muscles - the ones in your lower abdomen - as you exercise, which will help build strength in your stomach and back.

HAVE you ever wanted to get fitter, destress, or learn a new skill but given up on the idea before even starting, worried that you won’t have time to fit it all in?

Enter the wellness retreat; an increasingly popular and alternative type of holiday allowing you to immerse yourself in a new activity, improve your skills and hopefully have some fun at the same time.

Ranging from yoga and meditation retreats, to horse-riding courses, surfing holidays, detox stays, and even boot camps, these holidays might be good news for anyone hoping to become a little fitter in a defined period of time whilst meeting new people and getting away from it all.

The even better news is that Spain is one of the hottest destinations for these types of trip, thanks to its great weather, stunning scenery, and relaxed atmosphere.

We are frequently told to exercise more, and that learning new skills can help improve

memory and concentration, and even ward off dementia-related diseases as we age.

In addition, experts believe meeting new people and getting out more can help ward off loneliness and depression so taking time to try something new, somewhere new, could be hugely beneficial to our health.

So why not consider paddle boarding in Puerto Banus, detoxing in Denia, boot camp in Benidorm, or scuba diving in sunny Mallorca?

Also on offer are cycling, hiking, and healthy-cooking holidays, and even dance retreats where you could finesse your flamenco or toy with your tango. With trips lasting anywhere from three days to 30, there is something on offer for everyone.

For more information, websites such as www.tripaneer.com bring together independent retreat providers from across Spain and the rest of the world, allowing you to browse for your ideal getaway.

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Mirror mirror on the wall THE average man checks his appearance in the mirror around 23 times a day, while for women the figure is 16, so it seems most of us like to keep a running check on our appearance.

But what if instead of simply checking our make-up, or for evidence of what we’ve just eaten, looking in the mirror could actually tell us about our health or help us find products to suit us?

A new generation of ‘smart’ mirrors claim to do just that, helping with everything from diagnosing skin dryness, monitoring fine lines and wrinkles, or adjusting lighting to simulate conditions outside of our homes.

Rather than a gimmick designed to make us more focused on our flaws, the manufacturers of these mirrors claim they will instead take the guesswork out of which of your products is actually working - or not saving you time and money.

Major electronics manufacturer Panasonic recently announced the launch of one such mirror, which it hopes will be available in stores soon. Their interactive mirror uses HD cameras and adjustable lighting, showing you your own face in a variety of lighting settings, ensuring any products you apply look how you want them to, even in a different setting.

The mirror can also demonstrate how you would look with different colours and

Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach NOT everyone has the luxury of spending hours at home cooking healthy nutritious meals for the family.

Bad habits are easily adopted when we go to work, socialise, or simply don’t plan ahead. We have all been guilty of buying pre-packed sandwiches, sausage rolls or worse, because we haven’t planned a meal.

Starting to meal prep in advance has countless benefits. Poor food decisions stem from not knowing what you are eating for your next meal, so a little advance planning can remove any temptation to eat for convenience.

It is also more cost efficient too as it prevents daily trips to the supermarket which inevitably result in additional purchases.

One of my top tips is to roast a chicken at the weekend - you can make a meal from the chicken once it’s cooked, then any leftover meat can be used for salads, soups, or in a wholemeal tortilla with spinach and cream cheese.

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SMART MIRROR: New devices can help diagnoses skin needs. types of make-up, as well as facial hair and hair, so you can try out a new style without spending time and energy searching in stores. The product will even demonstrate how and where to apply a particular product or make-up.

Already on the market is the HiMirror, a device which claims to, ‘assess your skin’s condition including wrinkles, fine lines, clarity, dark circles, dark spots, red spots and pores, so you can effectively target problem areas and move toward your beauty goals.’

Its manufacturers say: ‘By collecting ana-

lytics from all over the world on skin conditions and products which actually work, HiMirror harnesses the power of Big Data to develop the very best in custom-built skin care routines and tips.’ The result is a prescribed personal routine, skin care tips, and progress chart.

Available from €249 at www.himir ror.com, this device is more luxury than necessity, but could potentially save money for those who find themselves working through several products before finding one to suit their needs.

The importance of meal prep

LEFTOVERS: Planning meals ahead can provide a rewarding lunch.

Healthy lunches can be made in bulk and leftovers are incredibly easy to pack and go. Soup, curry, roasted vegetables, the options are endless.

During carb cycling, the trick is to have the majority of days with less than 50g of carbs, but with plenty of good fats and protein. Always avoid processed food, excessive red meat and of course, sugar.

For snacks between meals, opt for salt-free nuts, cubes of cheese and hard-boiled eggs.

Next week we look at the role of carbs in exercise and how these days are very different to low-carb days.

Visit Kate’s successful facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/carbcy clingforbeginners or follow on Instagram @carbcyclingqueen.

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Help! is robocalypse nigh?

Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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SOME things never seem to change. Take Ryanair, for example. It has won the dubious honour of the UK’s least-liked short-haul airline for the sixth consecutive year.

The results from a Which? survey of airline passengers plonked Ryanair at the bottom of 19 carriers flying from the UK. But in other ways, things are changing. Fast.

The rapid rise of AI, or Artificial Intelligence, isn’t just closing the door to jobs for some but opening it to crime for others. According to the police, smart gadgets like Alexa pave the way for stalking and abuse. Doorbells, fridges and even toys which can be operated remotely are being used by people to spy on others.

But maybe homeowners should be less concerned about stalking and criminal behaviour than privacy intrusion by large tech firms like Google and Amazon. Their business is selling data and you’re the end product. By having ‘smart assistants’ in the home you’re inviting the marketers further into your life.

Amazon Echo once sent a recording of an entire private conversation to someone’s colleague. Likewise, Google home devices; their speakers are always on to enable them to listen in for commands, but they’ve also had the tendency to record everything else. Samsung, too,

APOCALYPSE NOW: ‘Smart assistants’ are causing privacy concerns. was implicated with their Smart TVs intercepting and recording private communications of consumers in their homes.

But like Ryanair, there are still a few things which can be relied on never to change in these troubled times, like sightings of drones! Recently the Army was summoned to Heathrow just weeks after a similar debacle caused chaos at Gatwick.

Hang on, though! What’s happened to the UFO crowd? In the good old days, this would all have been about bona fide flying saucers operated by little green aliens. These drone things are destroying a cherished British tradition. Should it continue, we’ll probably even

get a minister for phantom drones.

So, finally, the three biggest unanswered questions of all time: What was there before Big Bang? What happened to Lord Lucan?

Where are the phantom drones of old London Town?

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

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Who owns the roof?

I am president of an apartment building of eight units. Two of these have solariums, or roof terraces, each with exclusive use. Our lawyers tell me that these roof areas don’t count towards their community percentage fees. If this is really the case, and since these solariums constitute the roof of the building, who is responsible for any damage to the rest of the building caused by problems on the roof?

RB (Costa del Sol)

The community is David Searl responsi bl e f or You and the Law leaks or damage coming in Spain f rom t he roof of t he building, even when exclusive use is assigned to the penthouse or ‘atico’ apartments. The roof area does not count towards their community fees because they do not own it. In fact, no unit actually owns its terrace. They are all ‘exclusive use.’ The ‘private element’ is only what is enclosed by walls. The ‘communal element’ is everything outside the walls of the apartments. This is why any owner who wishes to enclose his terrace must ask the community for permission.

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

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Reasons to be optimistic

by Migel Jayasinghe READING Colin Bird’s column headed ‘Just 12 short years’ in the EWN (Issue 1747) with a picture of a man holding a ‘Mayan Calendar’ which predicted ‘impending doom’ on December 21, 2012, prompted me to write this as a response.

I have been reading a book entitled Reality Unveiled: The hidden keys of existence that will transform your life and the world (2011) published by Awakened Media LLC. The author Ziad Masri has a much more positive outlook over our future than Colin.

Masri quotes the scientist David Wilcock on the Mayan prediction.

[The Source Field Investigations: The Hidden Science Behind the 2012 prophecies (2011) New York; Dutton].

The Mayans discovered what modern astronomers have authenticated as ‘the existence of a 25,920-

MAYAN CALENDAR: 2012 was merely the end of a great year. year orbit which our entire solar system makes around a neighbouring brown dwarf star.’

The Mayans built their calendar based on a 25,920-year cycle. They called this the ‘Great Year’ broken down into 12 equal cycles of 2160 years, each known as the ‘Ages of the

Zodiac.’ What the Mayan calendar shows is that December 2012 was the end of the ‘Age of Pisces’ and the beginning of the next ‘Age of Aquarius’ at the end of a 25,920-year cycle.

It was not to be the ‘end of the world,’ but a new beginning!

The Mayans may not have invent-

ed the wheel, but they were well aware of alien beings occasionally visiting Earth in their circular spaceships. Ziad Masri reproduces several such spaceships revealed in drawings by various tribes unconnected with each other from around the world.

According to Masri there are 20

billion earth-like planets in our galaxy alone, while there are a ‘couple hundred billion galaxies in the universe.’

He postulates there could be many inhabited planets, billions of years older than our own, populated by highly evolved species ‘alien’ to us.

There is one other example Masri gives of a reason to be optimistic about our planet’s survival. In a scientifically carried out experiment, 7,000 expert meditators practised focusing on love and peace over a period of three weeks in 1978.

During that period there was a significant drop in reported global crime (16 per cent). There was also a 72 per cent reduction in global terrorist activity and also less reported deaths by suicide and traffic accidents.

The main thesis of Ziad Masri’s book is based on quantum physics and is not quite within my field of experience or learning.

Colin Bird perhaps could make a better summary of it in a future column.

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Welcome baby William Elliott Wright speaks to John Smith about his new son MEDIA celebrity and restaurateur Elliott Wright has returned to the Costa del Sol from the UK and spoken to Euro Weekly News about his and wife Sadie’s excitement following the birth of son William last week.

William is the couple’s first child, though Elliott has a son, also named Elliott, and daughter Olivia from a previous relationship.

As this was to be Sadie’s first birth, she wanted to be with her parents and have the little boy in the UK. Naturally, Elliott travelled back to be with her for what turned out to be quite a long event as she was in labour for some 40 hours.

“I’m so proud of Sadie,” Elliott told me, adding: “I knew that she was going to be a great mother after the way she bonded so quickly with my kids and there is no doubt that we are blessed with a great relationship and a

EXCITED: Sadie and Elliott with baby William. beautiful baby boy.”

Whilst Sadie recovers in the UK, Elliott and his parents had to return to

Spain to run Olivia’s in La Cala de Mijas as there are major plans to expand and introduce a new

menu. The popular venue will be closed from February 4 to 10, while a new enlarged stage is constructed and decking is installed.

Elliott said: “The current decking had a 15-year warranty, but it needs to be replaced after just three years because footfall has been far greater than any of us could have expected.”

For the next few weeks Elliott will be working Monday to Thursday in Spain and will fly to the UK to rejoin Sadie and baby William.

“I keep in touch with a number of friends from TOWIE (The Only Way Is Essex) and I want to take Sadie and the baby

to see Gemma Collins who is currently appearing on Dancing on Ice, the ITV Sunday night show,” he said, adding: “She has been given a bit of a hard time so I want to be there to give her my support.”

Elliott and Sadie have other big news in that they are revamping the menu at Olivia’s to increase the amount of seafood on offer.

Elliott wants to install a lobster tank amongst other innovations when the new menu is launched in March under the banner ‘Eat, Fish and Party!’

And old TOWIE friend ‘Arg’ (James Argent) will be one of the main attractions at the first Ice Party to be held at Olivia’s on April 18.

In the meantime, this is a happy family, just waiting for William’s baby passport to come through so that all three can return to the Costa del Sol together.

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The restaurants are warm and cosy at this time of year (and fully air-conditioned in the summer months) and for those who can’t give up social media there is also free WiFi for all, so you can immediately share to your friends and family pictures of the wonderful Punjabi Palace dishes.

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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 a fusion dish of Scallops from Galicia with a Japanese twist.

East meets West!

Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com WHEN I was training as a chef I thought it crucial to learn and understand the foods from the East like Thai food, Japanese, Chinese and Indian.

I spent some time in Bangkok and some time in Tokyo. Learning from accomplished oriental chefs for me was like sponging up their knowledge and enthusiasm for food. In Japan the training is very precise and the presentation very neat, very sophisticated, complex and linear.

In Thailand it’s more simple and more relaxed and it’s all about the flavours. They would add carved vegetables to dishes, but didn’t really know how to present the food itself.

I remember one chef told me fusion is confu-

sion and with that in mind I was always nervous of mixing the two cultures, until more recently when I realised that they marry so well together if you know how to execute them both correctly!

So for my new menu at The Geranium which starts in February I have created a mix of tempura scallop with a more Spanish styled scallop with caviar and an interesting salad of crisp apple spiced up with a Japanese dressing.

What that does is tick all the boxes as far as flavours and textures are concerned and that is what I believe food is all about.

For example a dish of griddled scallops is delicious but all soft. Add some crispy bacon or crispy black pudding and you change the whole dynamic of the dish through the textures. Now add some crisp apple to the dish and you’ve just added another dimension of clean fresh crisp flavours - and so it goes on until you have something amazing.

LEARNING: Different cultures can share culinary ideas and skills.

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ON STAGE: The Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra in full swing.

Two weekends of symphonic joy SITTING in the perfect setting of the Torrevieja Auditorium, over the course of the next two weekends you’ll be able to enjoy two concerts by the Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra.

This Saturday beginning at 7pm is a night dedicated to Chamber Music and performed by Luis Miguel Lorenzo (oboe), Adolfo Arronis (violoncello), Leticia Camara (viola), Luis Sanchez (violin) and Stanislav Tkach (violin). Tickets are available at €8 two hours before the show at the Box Office or via the website at https://auditoriotorrevieja.com.

The following Saturday, February 2 also at 7pm features the full Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra playing the music of Grieg and Tchaikovsky and directed by Jose Francisco Sanchez. Tickets are available from €7 via https://orquestasinfonicadetorre vieja.com.

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V I S I T O U R W E B S I T E W W W . E U R O W E E K LY N E W S . C O M NEW figures show investments in Spain’s hotel sector reached a record high in 2018.

Reflecting the general trend for growth in the property market and economy, the hotels industry received 23.1 per cent more investment last year than in 2017.

Data compiled by the Colliers International Firm showed hotels received a total of €4,810 million in 2018, although experts warned growth in 2019 is expected to be more moderate.

Spain’s overall economy continues to expand at a rate of more than 2 per cent per year, and is expected to continue at the same pace until 2021.

The trend is in contrast to other countries, including Germany, France, and Italy, and gives Spain the best GDP growth forecast of all the major European economies.

As well as boosts to the GDP, Spain’s consumer confidence has also improved, while unemployment is also down, as the national deficit

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BIG SALE: Madrid’s Hotel Villa Magna sold for €210 million.

has fallen.

Colliers International Firm claim one of the major factors driving improvements in Spain’s economy is tourism.

Investment also continues to be a strong sector thanks to low interest rates.

Last year ’s large rise in hotel investment made Spain the second most popular in-

vestment destination in Europe after the UK. For the first time ever, record highs have meant Spain beat Germany for investment.

A breakdown of the figures shows €4,590 million of the total €4,810 million came from the sale of existing hotels, whereas €152 million was from the sale of real es-

tate which will be converted into hotels. A further €68 million was spent on land for building hotels.

Of last year’s investments, one of the largest was the purchase of 97.91 per cent of the Hispania real estate group by American asset management company Blackstone. This transaction saw 49 of the hotels owned

by Hispania sold to the major company.

Similarly, 94.14 per cent of the NH Hotel Group was bought by Minor Hotels in a €400 million deal involving the sale of 11 hotels.

One Madrid hotel, the Hotel Villa Magna, also accounted for a large portion of hotel sales last year, being purchased by RLH Properties for €210 million.

Spain’s capital proved to be a popular choice for investors, with the bulk of sales taking place in Madrid, as well as the Canary Islands, and Balearics.

Hotel investment reached €632 million in Madrid in 2018, a similar figure to the previous year.

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The company opened their first office in Spain in 2008 - they now have 20 - and since 2010 have been established in Torrevieja. They then expanded to branches in Ciudad Quesada and Torre de la Horadada and then, during 2018 the newest in La Zenia on the Orihuela Costa.

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SUCCESS: Fastighetsbyrån’s premises in La Zenia. the cutting edge of technical innovation in property.

Attentiveness: Relationships are key in the property industry, Fastighetsbyrån ensures that they keep their clients informed every step of the way.

The Torrevieja office was one of the first offices opened by the company in Spain and has become one of the largest agencies in the area

averaging 400 sales a year.

At the time the office opened, Spain was dealing with the aftermath of one of the biggest

crises in the property market’s history which had some of its roots in the unscrupulous and unprofessional state of the Spanish property industry leading up to the bust.

Fastighetsbyrån’s focus has been to help create a new, professional and transparent property sector with attention on the rights of buyers and sellers and a dedication to making sure that Spanish law and company policy is applied to every listing and sale. This safeguards not only the buyer and seller but also the company which has a long-term vision for its Spanish department and a responsibility to uphold the image of its parent company in Sweden.

The latest results are just further proof that the work the agency is doing is paying dividends and sets up what will surely be a recordbreaking 2019.

Are you thinking of selling or know someone who is? Why not contact Fastighetsbyrån for advice and a free valuation!

You can visit them at one of their four offices located in Torrevieja, Ciudad Quesada, La Zenia and Torre de la Horadada or call +34 966 925 281 or email torre vieja@fastighetsbyran.se.

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Increase returns ‘by up to 70 per cent’ WHETHER a regular homeowner or seasoned investor, we are all looking for ways to make our property choices work for us.

So the recent news that a rise in ‘co-living properties’ could yield up to 70 per cent greater returns on investment will come as welcome news to home-hunters.

According to Luca Bovone, CEO of the German firm Projects Co-living, told the Inmonext 2019 conference in Barcelona, that co-living where a group of family who are not family choose to live together - is set to become the next big thing due to rapid population growth and rising prices, and could offer a ‘good return to investors,’ according to idealista.com.

Bovone explains: “Co-living is a new way to share housing with an eye on the millennial market; we have done a market study and have seen that millennial tenants value experience more than space.” His company, ‘born from an investment of €2.5 million,’ focusses on the Berlin market where this type of property is already going strong.

Experts believe it could soon arrive in Spain and Italy, where co-living rates have traditionally been the lowest in Europe at 6 per cent and 3 per cent. The CEO believes a boom could arrive in

Madrid as early as this year however, seeing groups share common spaces while retaining their own bedroom and bathroom.

Bovone claims this is what the newest generation is looking for. He explains: “A few years ago there was no Wework, there was no Uber... But now we are prioritising access to services on top of property, and we are also seeing this as a trend in the real estate market.”

The expert says the future will see around three-quarters of people living in urban areas, which in turn will create new trends in types of housing. Bovone says: “That’s why we need to create new products and new business models which adapt to all this.”

He believes the next generation of housing could involve properties which house a common kitchen, living room, alongside private bedrooms, and even space for yoga classes or meetings. He says this model bodes well for investors, explaining, “If you build different rooms in a common area you can increase the return for the investor by up to 70 per cent.

“In the USA, co-living has been implemented for years, while in Europe investing in this formula now is like having invested in Uber 10 years ago.”

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Property tax break OVER 65’s planning on selling their property may be in luck after Spain’s Supreme Court confirmed changes to tax laws.

Pensioners could save between 19 and 23 per cent on profits after the court ruled anyone aged over 65 would be exempt from capital gains tax as long as the property they are selling is their ‘habitual residence.’

This move could mean big savings for some sellers, with any capital gains made on property normally taxed at 19 per cent on the first €6,000 of profit, 21 per cent on any gains between €6,001 and €50,000, and 23 per cent on any amount higher.

A recent case clarified that to benefit from the law, a homeowner should be living in the property for at least three years prior to selling for it to be considered their, ‘habitual residence.’

Jose Maria Salcedo, a partner at Legal Attic, told ideal ista.com: “Taxpayers must

NEW RULING: Spain’s Supreme Court clarified the capital gains laws. take into account the requirement about residing in a home for more than three years.”

The Trade Union of Tax Technicias (Gestha), said over 65’s could still benefit from the tax exemption even if they are selling a second property.

According to the organisation, a proportion of this tax is

deductible if the money is reinvested.

Gestha claim over 65’s may be able to obtain a 100 per cent tax rebate on any capital gains on a second home if they reinvest their profits into a retirement fund, although the maximum limit of this benefit is €240,000.

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Nick Horne’s Morning Read Freelance correspondent, London, England EIGHTY PER CENT of all New Year’s Resolutions bite the dust by February. Until then the gyms are crammed with people making an effort which will not last.

Lettuce is a major part of diets for a while, up there with vegetables and unpronounceable nuts and fruits. Booze is taking a back step, some people even give the hard stuff a miss for the whole of January.

While some ladies have given up shaving in January, this New Year’s resolution was a new one for me. Apparently it’s all to do with reclaiming identity or the body; or is it both?

Anyway, it makes a change from men making the mistake of trying to sport a moustache in November, grown for charity which is nice, but really fellas just hand over the cash and spare us all.

Naturally much research has been undertaken on matters relating to health and one research firm Mintel has discovered most young British people cannot be bothered to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Surprised? Though among those aged over 65 most (51 per cent) do as much as they can to live a healthy lifestyle.

It may explain how they made it to 65 and beyond. While just 6 per cent of youngsters aged 25 or under, make any effort.

Cost, lack of time, ‘doing all I can already’ or ‘it’s boring’ are among the top explanations given for not following healthy habits.

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By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com WELL, here’s hoping Christmas on the mainland was conducted joyfully and in reasonably hospitable weather. What we mostly had for Christmas down here was calima and it sucks, quite literally.

Now, calimas can be everything from what feels like stepping outdoors into a dust-filled hot oven equipped with a blower strong enough to bowl you over, to a mildly hazy day where you noticed you had drier eyes than usual, ending in a blaze of spectacular sunset, but are all best avoided.

If you’ve never experienced one, or don’t know what it is, feel lucky!

Step out into a calima and experience instant moisture loss. It’s a kind of grape-to-prune experience, and is the weather which turns relentless optimists into depressives, sucks all the moisture out of everything, turns lush green spaces into arid patches and gardens into twig and dust dumps.

A horrible brown smudge appears

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE: Work out and eat in moderation.

Though half (47 per cent) of the nation believe they are as fit as they need to be.

Naturally enough, if you lack the motivation to live a healthy lifestyle the next best thing is to blame everyone else and demand ‘they’ do something about it.

Most British (60 per cent) support the no-

tion of taxing ‘unhealthy’ food and drink.

Some of us make our own puddings from actual basic ingredients rather than going down to the shops and buying processed foods.

I make my own puddings so good luck with taxing me on that one.

Of course, many people are concerned about their appearance, most under 25’s (55 per cent) believe a healthy lifestyle would improve their appearance. Just being younger would improve mine.

While a sense of emotional well-being is also seen as a positive result of a physically healthy lifestyle.

A real surprise to me; apparently youngsters (76 per cent of under 25’s) want brands to reward them for living a healthy lifestyle.

What on earth is driving that thought?

As we step off in to the New Year a thought for the day, ‘moderation in all things.’ Walk by all means, go to the gym certainly, eat all you like and as much as you like, however be moderate.

Instead of driving everywhere, find trips where you can park up a kilometre short of your destination and walk the rest of the way.

Have a glass of water before you eat a meal, you will find that your appetite will ease back a little. Even using smaller plates will help you to eat less.

Though of course the key one is always eat at a table and wherever possible eat with other people. Talking with friends as you eat is the best way to maintain a healthy body and mind.

Though us oldies already know that.

Calimas sucks - literally

MURKY: Solar panels on Tenerife covered with sand during calima. over the landscape, which depending on the density of the calima, immediately reduces visibility.

Shortly after the appearance of smudgette or brownout come the delightful side-effects, with the nose, eyes and throat making an instant, irritated response, but should the calima still be going strong after a few days, your community can enjoy the challenge of

bronchial spasms, respiratory crises and asthma.

This frequently nudges the elderly and infirm over into the abyss (four funerals took place during calima in the small valley where we live).

‘Death, where is thy sting?’ they can be forgiven for asking as they slip away into cool, dust-free oblivion, leaving the rest of us to hang around in our dust-covered

world, with cracked lips, parched skin, static hair, gunky eyes, raw throats, snotty noses, bronchial spasms, respiratory crises and asthma People in general get ill during calima, but it’s hard on the elderly, and children in particular are vulnerable. The poor little dears go down with sore throats, raised temperatures, coughs and any with even the slightest respiratory

problems should be shut in a cool bunker somewhere, preferrably in another climate zone.

Tiny asthma sufferers should be carried straight to the nearest airport and whisked away out of danger.

You see, the authorities are hardly likely to say ‘abandon all hope and flee everyone, this is the bad stuff.’

Populations panic in those circumstances and trample on each other, which although only questionably as harmful as breathing in a load of Saharan sand, is to be avoided. But who’s to stop you taking evasive action to protect your granny or grandchildren?

Get them out of it.

It’s extraordinary during calimas to see supposedly intelligent people going for strenuous bike rides or hiking uphill, their poor old lung trees opened up wide for maximum dust damage.

It would be a whole lot healthier to take up chain smoking, which leads us neatly to New Year ’s resolutions and our penchant for setting ourselves up for annual failure at giving up unhealthy habits in favour of healthy ones; give up calimas, forget the rest.

P E T S www.euroweeklynews.com TERESA is semi-retired and since moving to Spain she has rescued cats found abandoned in her local area.

One of the seven cats living with her is called Casper. Last year he disappeared for a time as some strays do. Eventually, he returned a little injured but after some care he was soon back to his usual self.

She joined HouseSitMatch as a homeowner to find house-sitters to care for her cats.

Teresa says the service offers her great value for money and reassurance that someone is at home caring for her property and her beloved pets.

Last year Teresa had five short trips away totalling 25 days in the year.

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MARTA is an eight-year-old, female, German Shepherd cross dog. This beautiful black lady is medium sized.

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She is good with other

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If you can give Marta a loving home, please contact the K9 Animal Shelter in Alicante on 600 845 420.

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CHARITIES/CHURCHES LA S I E S TA E VA N G E L I C A L CHURCH on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja is a friendly, English speaking church.

We hold services each Sund ay a n d e ve r yo n e i s w e l come. Our 11.15am Services are held every 2nd and 4th S u n d ay i n t h e m o n t h ( a n d 11.15 am on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.) On the 1st a n d 3 r d S u n d ay ’s o u r S e rvices are at 9.30am. Our choir sings at our 11.15am Services and there is also a Sunday school, called Stepping Stones, on these Sund ay s . We w e l c o m e r e s i dents, visitors and children.

For more information see our website www.lasiestaevan gelicalchurch.org or telephone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108.

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188. (95461)

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. English-speaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *6 4 8 1 6 9 0 4 5 * or Costa Blanca South: *625 9 1 2 0 7 8 * or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 679 212 535; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aa-costablanca.org (93323)

ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric-a-brac. There is usually something there for everyone - but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service.

We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 15.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.

(95455) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl. co.uk (95457) HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282). Both offices are open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Thursday (10 am to 1.30 pm) at the Hope Fellowship Church (opposite the Thursday Market site) at Avda de Justo Antonio Quesada, Urb. La Marina (Tel 615770145). We are online at www.helpvegabaja.com and also on Facebook. You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@helpvegabaja.com. We also have a 24-hour Emer-

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gency help-line which is available to both members and non-members on 966 723 733 (95456) THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca. Different International and local mediums every Sunday and Tuesday. Sunday, divine service with clairvoyance 11 am start. Tuesday, evening of clairvoyance doors open 7 o’clock for 7.30 start. Spiritual Healing is available on Sundays after service and on Thursday mornings from 10.

30 until 12. We have a development group on Tuesdays 5 until 6.30 for those interested in meditation and advancing your knowledge of spirit. Private readings are available on request. Please join us and make new friends, a warm welcome awaits you all. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665.

Email, schugy54@gmail.com (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required, please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada.

Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week.

All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pi larchurch.org Reg No: 2009SG/A (95463)

Please stop by at the shop.

Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hot mail.com (95475)

TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464)

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church.

All nationalities welcome.

Sunday service 11.00 a.m; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 /617 215 463 w w w. i c a t o r r e v i e j a . o r g (95476)

THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.aca costablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar. Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their careras. With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group. For info please contact 654 801 260 or email strokesupportgroup@hotmail. com, website: torreviejastroke support.org. We are always looking for volunteers who have the skills and knowledge to support our groups and activities. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meet the 1st Monday of every month at Lounge D, Calle Holanda, Plaza Mayor, Gran Alacant at 6pm. For further info, contact the branch Secretary at granalacant.sec retary@rbl.community CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone.

ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664 FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@ya hoo.co.uk (95477) ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca. The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja. The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association, which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www.rafa.org.uk/costa-blanca (238593) THE PATIENCE LODGE No 2177 of the R.A.O.B meets every Sunday morning at the Sacko´s Bar, El Limonar near Las Siesta at 10am. We are always looking for new and lapsed members to join us. Please call Secretary Dave Tonge on 688 704 091 for further information. (253807)

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CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.30am. Everyone welcome at Turre Evangelical Church next to Muebles Nuñez just across form the vet. Tea, coffee and fellowship after every service. Transport can be arranged. Tel: 950 617 549 www.givinglight.com.

The Spiritualist Centre, Benijofar meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. The Divine Service, with Mediumship, on Sunday 27th January with Ray Bailey, is at 11.30 am. The Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 29th January, will be taken by Corina Talbot. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 27th January will be taken by Julia Worrall at 11.30 am. Everyone welcome. Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.spiritual istcentre-benijofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23 @gmail.com or info@spiritual istcentre-benijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789.

CLUB / SOCIETIES INDOOR short mat bowls club in Daya Nueva. Play Wed & Thurs 10.30am. Contact Roy 966 717 402 for details (281125)

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MOTORING FACT IF you have £201,500 (€228,000) to spare (UK price) then McLaren think they have the car for you.

The Surrey-based company has just released the first images and details of the third new model in its £1.2bn Track25 business plan: the McLaren 600LT Spider.

This is the fifth car to carry the Longtail name and like its predecessors it fully embodies the McLaren Longtail philosophy of increased power, reduced weight, optimised aerodynamics, track-focused dynamics and limited availability.

Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Automotive said: “The McLaren 600LT Spider adds a new dimension of excitement to the most extreme model in the Sports Series family, while losing none of the Longtail focus.

“Taking full advantage of the strength of the carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis has ensured the new Spider has dynamic abilities and performance on par with the 600LT Coupé, for a weight premium of just 50kg and with no additional structural strengthening required.

“In addition to our weight advantage over competitors, we have also retained the top-exit exhausts which debuted on the Coupé, and I’m pleased to report they

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THE average car spends around 95 per cent of its lifetime parked, according to a report from the British RAC Foundation which stated vehicles typically spend around six hours a week on the move.

600LT Spider sound and look even better with the roof or rear window of the Spider lowered!”

The 600LT Spider will reach 100kph (62mph) from a standstill in 2.9 seconds, with 200kph (124mph) achieved in just 8.4 seconds; a near-indistinguishable 0.2 seconds slower than the Coupé. The maximum speed is 324kph (201mph) with the roof raised, or 315kph (196mph) with it lowered.

Like its 600LT Coupé sibling, the Spider records a significant weight saving over the model on which it is based, with McLaren’s engineers achieving a reduction of 100kg at DIN weight over the 570S Spider.

Thanks to its lightweight but incredibly strong carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis, the convertible 600LT retains the structural rigidity of the Coupé with none of the strengthening which is usually required

with conventional steel or aluminium structures.

The result is a weight penalty of only 50kg over the Coupé, which contributes to a lightest dry weight of just 1,297kg for the Spider. This is at least 80kg less than any direct competitor and the equivalent power-to-weight ratio of 463PS-per-tonne underpins astonishing levels of performance and dynamic prowess.

Enhancing the Sports Series Longtail experience with open-air motoring is as easy as pushing a button to lower or raise the three-piece, powered retractable hardtop roof at speeds of up to 40km/h (25mph).

With the roof lowered, occupants benefit not only from wind in their hair, but also the memorable aural and visual drama provided by the top-exit exhausts which are unique to the 600LT. An electrically-

operate d , glazed wind deflector can be activated independently of the hardtop to reduce buffeting or increase ventilation, or to allow more of the exhaust sound into the cabin.

Incorporating technology proven in the 650S, 675LT and 570S Spiders, the hardtop roof is more secure and wear-resistant than a fabric alternative would be, as well

600LT SPIDER: A new dimension of excitement. as offering Coupé-like cabin refinement when in the raised position.

Equally importantly it allowed McLaren’s design team to maintain the focused design language and silhouette of the 600LT Coupé.

New beast from BMW BMW has unveiled its latest entry into the highly competitive German Touring Car Championship (DTM) and it is more powerful than ever before.

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modified in accordance with the new Class 1 regulations.

At the heart of the car is the newly-developed BMW P48 two-litre turbo engine. Combined with a significantly lighter car, the performance figures are nothing short of impressive and allow speeds of up to 300kph.

Here we give you an overview of the main differences of the 2018 version.

Engine/exhaust system The biggest innovation in the BMW M4 DTM is the engine.

The four-litre V8 engine P66 has been replaced by a state-of-theart, newly-developed turbo engine; the P48.

The capacity of this power unit

is only half that of its V8 predecessor, yet it generates far more power with less consumption.

Push-to-Pass.

The DTM has introduced a push-to-pass function for the first time in 2019. At the touch of a button, drivers can call on up to 30 PS of extra engine power.

Rear wing/DRS. The rear wing of the BMW M4 DTM is 520 millimetres wider than that on the 2018 car. It also has just one section.

Car weight.

The mandatory weight of the new BMW M4 DTM when empty is now less than 1,000 kg.

The car weighs a minimum 981kg without driver or fuel.

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by Nick Fletcher INFINITI is a stand-alone brand which is in effect a luxury division of Nissan.

Established almost 30 years ago, Infiniti models were initially sold only in the USA but in recent years have been available across Europe and have built up a significant niche market.

The latest model is the QX30, an SUV-style five-door hatchback which has a lot of visual presence and because of lower sales volume, is more exclusive than rivals such as the Audi Q3 and BMW X1.

There are two versions, starting at €32,417 (£28,950) and both use a 2.2-litre 168hp diesel engine with seven-speed automatic gearbox and standard fourwheel drive.

Even the entry-level Luxe model gets cruise control with speed limiter, alloy wheels, roof rails, touch-screen infotainment centre, Bluetooth, USB ports and smartphone connectivity, rear parking sensors and safety features including lane departure warning, and forward collision

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Infiniti QX30 Luxe Tech QX30: Sleek, elegant and distinctive.

warning with auto emergency braking.

My test model was the Luxe Tech version priced at €38,562 (£34,440) with added features including sat-nav, intelligent cruise control, BOSE premium sound system with 10 speakers, auto parking assist with around-view monitor, blind-spot warning and leather-faced seats.

Externally, the Infiniti QX30

STATS PANEL Model: Infiniti QX30 Luxe Tech Engine: 2.2-litre diesel Transmission: 7-speed automatic Performance: 0-100kph 8.5 seconds, top speed 215kph (134mph) Economy: 18.5kpl (52.3mpg) Emissions: 143g/km

Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

looks sleek, elegant and distinctive and the cabin has upmarket ambiance to match.

Front seating is excellent, providing comfort and good support and it is easy to get a perfect driving position thanks to powered adjustable seats.

The dashboard is well laid out with controls which are easy to understand and use. Rear seat accommodation is a little less spa-

cious as the sloping roofline compromises headroom for taller passengers. Boot space is very good at 430 litres.

Underway, the car has very good driving dynamics and the combination of diesel engine and auto transmission works very smoothly.

The steering feel is slightly heavier than some SUVs but this does provide extra reassurance when cornering, and overall the handling and ride quality are excellent.

The 0-100kph time is 8.5 seconds, top speed 215kph (134mph) and average fuel economy 18.5kpl (52.3mpg). Emissions are 143g/km.

Summing up, the Infiniti QX30 is a very appealing package which has particular attraction for the discerning buyer who wants a more exclusive image and is backed by the robust reliability record of the Nissan parent company.

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Win softens the blow of Atletico Madrid’s cup woes AFTER the pain of exiting the Copa del Rey following a defeat at the hands of Girona last week, Atletico Madrid eased their way to a 3-0 win over Huesca on Saturday.

In his first league appearance for more than a month, defender Lucas Hernandez scored in the 31st minute to put Atletico ahead in foggy conditions at Huesca’s El Alcoraz stadium.

Bottom of the League Huesca almost evened the score when Jorge Pulido struck the post, but Atletico strengthened their lead early in the second half as right back Santiago Arias knocked in a pass from Antoine Griezmann.

The Frenchman almost netted a third when he headed against the crossbar, but it was teammate Ko k e wh o d i d t h at as h e pounced on the rebound.

They haven’t had the best season so far, but Real Madrid man-

aged to secure a 2-0 victory at home to Sevilla. Casemiro curled a great ball in from long range after 78 minutes and Luka Modric provided the second goal.

The win helped keep the pressure on Atletico, and took them three points clear of Sevilla who were pushed to fourth position.

Meanwhile, Barcelona is five points ahead in the top spot with a well-deserved 3-1 victory over Leganes at the Nou Camp.

It was Ousmane Dembele who hit the back of the net after half an hour before on-loan from Middlesborough forward, Martin Braithwaite, equalised after 57 minutes.

Messi came on after 64 minutes and fed Luis Suarez the opportunity to take Barcelona’s second goal, before scoring his own two minutes into stoppage time.

Valencia celebrated a 2-1 win

over Celta Vigo.

Celta opened the scoring w ith a he a de r by N e s tor Araujo close to the end of the first half, but Ferran Torres equalised with a shot from inside the area midway through the second half and Rodrigo netted Valencia’s winner from c los e ra nge in the 84th minute.

Elsewhere, Mallorca suffered a 0-2 defeat to Osasuna.

OPENING GOAL: Lucas Hernandez scored in first game in more than a month.

Ethics course for cyclists CYCLING squad Burgos-BH are addressing a doping suspension with an unusual but pro-active early-season training camp.

The Spanish Professional Continental Team are serving a team wide suspension and are spending the spell at a twoweek camp where they will spend the mornings riding and the afternoons participating in discussions related to ethics, cycling’s battle against doping and the best professional practice hosted by team doctors and a priest.

Burgos-BH suspended themselves after failed doping tests for three of their riders: Igor Merino, Ibai Salas and, previously, David Belda.

The team’s decision to stop racing was subsequently confirmed by the International Cyclists Union (UCI) in December as an official suspension for three weeks.

The whole team are spending part of this period, which ends on February 5, in a hotel in the Spanish resort of Almuñecar, for ‘a period of reflection and education.’

Speaking to Cyclingnews, team manager Julio Andres, said that ‘it all comes down to what happened last year, we thought it was wisest to bring the team together, and to make them [the riders] appreciate that sport has to be clean and that sooner or later you’ll get caught for what you don’t achieve cleanly, through hard work and motivation.’

Lorenzo injured SPANISH motorcycle driver Jorge Lorenzo has fractured his left wrist while training in Italy, months after a similar injury hampered the end of his last season.

The Repsol Honda driver was due to have surgery on Monday following tests to determine the extent of the damage to his scaphoid. It comes after the three-time Moto GP champion hurt the same wrist last October.

Lorenzo’s latest injury came as there was just over two weeks to go before this year’s pre-season Moto GP test.

The 31-year-old, from Palma in Mallorca, was able to test his new motorbike in November. He attended official tests in Valencia and private

tests in Jerez, Cadiz Province, four days later.

Lorenzo was set to go to Malaysia for the first official test of this year, prior to the start of the 2019 Moto GP season in Qatar on March 10. It has not yet been confirmed if Lorenzo will now attend.

Lorenzo’s previous injury to the same wrist affected one of his ligaments meaning recovery took longer than expected.

HURT: Lorenzo has injured his wrist.

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Nadal bests Berdych MALLORCAN tennis player Rafael Nadal bested rival Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open last weekend, making it through to the quarter final played earlier this week.

Nadal, 32, beat 33-year-old Berdych by 6-0, 6-1 and 7-6 in a match that lasted two hours and five minutes. He was set to face Frances Tiafoe in the quarter final of the tournament on Tues-

day.

Nadal and Berdych both bagged five aces each, with the former having one double fault to the latter’s three.

Nadal won on 82 per cent of first serves and 64 per cent of second serves. The equivalent figures for Berdych were 72 per cent and 46 per cent.

Nadal won five break points and won one tie break. He got a total of 34 receiving points and 95 points overall.

Berdych failed to secure any break points or tie breaks, obtaining a total of 20 receiving points

and 64 points in total.

Nadal won 19 games to Berdych’s seven, with the former winning nine games in a row and 10 points in a row at one point during the match.

Nadal and Berdych’s service points won stood at 61 to 44 respectively. Service games won amounted to 13 to seven.

The victory is the latest in a comeback for Nadal after leg and abdomen injuries kept him off the court for 129 days, forcing him to skip the Brisbane International.

The win also came ahead of the quarter final match between Nadal and American Tiafoe, 21.

VICTOR: Nadal made it to the quarter final.

BOUT: Mansouri is set to fight in Marbella.

Fight night BRITAIN’S Navid Mansouri is set to take on Spain’s Jorge Fortea in Marbella on Saturday February 16 in the IBF’s Intercontinental Championship.

Mansouri, 29, from Marbella, last fought in November against Bogdan Mitic in Torremolinos. The sup-welterweight beat Mitic in that match and six others previously.

The night is also set to feature a fight between Marbella’s Ion Costin and Brandom ‘El Pollito,’ from Mijas, who are facing off in an Andalucia Championship. Both are sup-featherweights. There are also set to be four international fights between cruiserweights Alvaro Terrero and Joe Sheriff, middleweights Antonio Gomez and Abdel Aziz and cruiserweights Rafael Seclia ‘Aquiles’ and Jose Luis Garbei. Middleweight Rafik El Argelind is also set to make an appearance, with his opponent yet to be decided. There are also set to be six amateur boxing matches at the event. It opens at 7pm and begins at 9pm at the Elena Bentez Palace of Sports in San Pedro de Alcantara.

Tickets start at €25 and are available from Ticketea.