Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 7 - 13 Feb 2019 Issue 1753

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7 - 13 February 2019

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Rest in peace Carl

By Julie Day THE girlfriend of Irishman Carl Carr whose body has b e e n f o u n d buried n e x t t o a motorway has told the Eu ro We e k l y News at her relief at finally knowing he ca n r e st i n peace.

Desp i t e n o t b e i n g permitted to talk about the specifics of the case, Danielle Coupe, Carr’s girlfriend of three years, did speak to EWN and said: “I am absolutely horrified that Carl was beaten to death. I can’t believe it.

“When Carl didn’t come home, I knew he was dead, but I needed to find out exactly what happened. I’m relieved that I now know and th a t h e c a n r e s t in peace.

FOUND: Carl (inset) lived in Torrevieja.

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NEWS EXTRA Pension protest MORE than 150 retirees demonstrated in Torrevieja, calling for ‘decent’ public pensions. The Platform in Defence of the Public Pensions of the Vega Baja protests will take place every Monday, 11.30am, in the Plaza de la Constitucion.

Roof fire THREE people were treated for smoke inhalation after a roof fire at a property in the Camping Mi Sol de Torrevieja on Saturday evening.

Two occupants and a neighbour were affected by the ‘great density of smoke.’

Race aid ASIMEPP is organising its second charity race in aid of people with fibromyalgia on Sunday, March 3, 10am, with races for adults and children.

More information can be found at: www.asuspuestos. com and by emailing asimepp@gmail.com.

Man held A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested accused of exposing himself and ‘pouncing’ on a female cyclist as she was riding in Salamanca Avenue, Alicante on Sunday.

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Tributes paid to a family man who never came home From Front page » “Every day I get memories coming through on Snapchat reminding me of our three-year relationship. I am staying strong and these photos are keeping the memories of him alive. I will always love Carl, but I’m glad that I now have some closure.”

The body of 38-year-old Carr, who went missing after a night out in Cabo Roig last September, was found buried by the AP-7 motorway between Benijófar and Algorfa.

Four people thought to be involved in Carl’s death - an Irishman accused of the crime; a Spanish man accused of burying the body; an Englishwoman, the suspect’s girlfriend and an Irishwoman, the suspect’s ex-girlfriend - stood before judges in a closed-door court appearance on Saturday in Torrevieja and have been remanded in custody since.

A fifth person also appeared in court and has been released, although she is still being investigated for giving a false testimony.

According to the Guardia Civil, the case is being treated as a homicide, and it is believed that the killing took place in the apartment that Carl shared with the suspect, 31year-old Wayne P W, in Torrevieja.

On hearing the news of Carr’s discovery, Danielle posted on Face-

CLOSURE: Danielle Coupe, Carr’s girlfriend, finally has some closure. book: ‘I’m so glad we have got the answers we needed. Thank you for all your messages, I will organise a night for us all to remember Carl in the next couple of weeks. Sleep tight, baby, you can Rest in Peace now.’

Tributes to Carl have also been shared on social media from many people that knew him, all describing him as ‘a gentleman,’ ‘a family man,’ ‘a good pal,’ and generally a caring individual who always looked

out for other people and helped them out.

Carl was last seen at Ambiguous, a dance music event held in Cabo Roig on September 15. He stayed until the end and then did, in fact, return home, where he allegedly continued to party with the man arrested for his murder.

Later that day, Carl went to a nightclub in Almoradi where he was seen with the murder suspect’s girlfriend, who has been remanded in

prison accused of covering up the crime as well as for extortion and possession of a firearm.

Danielle, who did not officially know that any arrests had taken place although she’d heard some rumours, has also asked if people could respect her privacy during this difficult time and stop continuously calling her mobile and sending her Facebook friend requests, of which she has received around 300 in the last week.

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Quality mark for beaches

THE BIG PICTURE Nº 52

FIVE Orihuela Costa beaches have been awarded the Q quality mark, being recognised for their high standards, improvement, a n d e x c e l l e n t ma in tenance in 2018. The five distinguished beaches are Playa de Punta Prima, Cala Estaca, Cala Capitán, Playa de la Glea and Mil Palmeras.

Time change THE C i v i c C e n t r e i n P lay a Flamen c a h a s c h a n g ed th e time of its popular Saint Valentine’s Festival, which will now commence at 1.30pm and take place in the Cafeteria of the Almeda del Mar Civic Centre. Live music, dancing and a three-course lunch are on offer at the event which has become something of a tradition.

Spruce up ORIHUELA’S Department of Infrastructure is currently carrying out some work to improve various green areas in the Punta Prima Urbanisation. The entire irrigation system has been renewed and mulberry trees have been planted to create shade.

Work will continue on doing up the playground as an attraction for children.

Out of Work FIGURES from the National Institu t e o f E m p l o y men t (INEM) show that the total numbe r o f p e o p l e o fficia lly registe r e d a s u n e m p lo y e d in the region of Murcia stood at 106,290 at the end of January. This is an increase of 3,953 from the previous month, although job offers are expected to increase after Easter.

New office A NEW tourist office, which forms part of the Tourist Info d e l a A g e n c i a Va l e n c i a n a d e Turismo network, was officially inaugurated last week in Bigastro and is now open for business to the public. It is located within Bigastro’s town hall building.

On fire ORIHUELA firefighters were called to extinguish a blaze that broke out in the kitchen of a bar located in Avenida Teodomiro when it was closed. Sources say that a fryer somehow caught fire, causing a serious blaze and intense black smoke that spread to the adjoining garage.

TABLE TOPPER: Valencia City was named joint-first in the European city break ranking.

City hotspot THIS picture of the Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady comes from Valencia City, which a new survey has named as one of the best European city break spots.

Valencia City tied with Poland’s Krakow for first place in the Which?

Travel Survey. The consumer association asked more than 4,353 of its members to rank cities on their historical charm, culture, food and drink offerings and value for money.

Accommodation, shopping and transport connections were also tak-

en into account. Valencia City scored 91 per cent, coming ahead of Sevilla City, Barcelona and Malaga City.

Which? said Valencia City was ‘quirky, innovative and full of surprises.’

‘Its lively Old Town is the star attraction. Don’t miss the cathedral’s Gothic tower, or the naughty gargoyles on the city’s 15th century silk exchange,’ Which? said.

The consumer association added the city was much cheaper than rival

Brutal attack A SEVENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD woman has been hospitalised and is in a serious condition after being brutally assaulted by her partner, an 80year-old man who has since been arrested in Torrevieja.

The events occurred on Saturday morning at their home located in the Pueblo Centro Urbanisation in Avenida Ricardo Lafuente.

According to reports, the man fiercely beat the woman around the head with several blunt objects, including a hammer and axe, causing

serious head injuries and then threw her down the stairs.

The emergency services were alerted at around 11am and Guardia Civil and Local Police officers were immediately sent to the scene of the attack, along with an ambulance, which transferred the victim to the Hospital in Torrevieja for emergency treatment.

Outraged by the attacked, the town hall called for various groups and associations to gather outside the town hall on Sunday morning to condemn this new case of gender violence.

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Spanish destinations. A three-course menu del dia (menu of the day) is available in some restaurants for as little as €12, according to Which?.

Valencia City began life as a Roman colony, founded in 138 BCE as Valentia Edetanorum. That makes it one of the oldest cities in Spain.

The Moors conquered it in 714 CE and the city later changed hands before falling under the rule of James I of Aragon in 1238. It was built up during the Valencian Golden Age in the 15th century.

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Caught on camera THE brave actions of a terrified 18-year-old student have led to the arrest of the man who performed a sex act in front of her while following her on her way home from school.

“I walked out of school and my heart sank when I noticed that a man, whose hand was positioned in a place that wasn’t normal, was following me. I was petrified,” recounted the girl after the assault.

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huela Costa last Wednesday, with the student recording the man’s actions on her mobile phone so that she would have evidence in case anything serious happened.

On viewing the video as soon as she got home, the girl informed the police. Through the video and the girl’s description, the police were able to identify the man, a 34-year-old labourer who is married, and subsequently arrest him.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1752 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 162 local stories.

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Corruption in Redovan THE former Socialist mayoress of Redovan, Leticia Bas, and two PSOE councillors, have been disqualified from public office for a total of seven years after being found guilty of administrative deception.

The Criminal Court Number 1 of Orihuela ruled last week that Bas, who exercised the role of mayor between 2007 and 2011, and the two councillors, split invoices for the maintenance and repairing of public lighting and the installation and removal of lighting for parties and events into invoices of less than €18,000.

These invoices were always made out to Electosolar Peñalver SL or its owner, Carlos Francisco Peñalver, who ap-

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PAY BACK: The ex-mayor of Redovan must pay compensation to the town hall.

Windy January IT may be fairly hard to believe after the recent weather experienced on the Costa Blanca, but official climate reports summarise that the weather in the Valencia region for January has been ‘very dry and normal in temperature.’

The average temperature registered for the whole month was eight degrees, 0.2 degrees higher than the official average and the figure for the monthly amount of rainfall was 3.8 litres per square metre; 90 per cent lower than the average. A number of municipalities, including Villena, Petrer and Elda, did not register a single drop of rain.

J a n u a r y w a s c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y t w o d i ff e r e n t h a l v e s , although both were linked to the anticyclone coming in from the Atlantic.

The first half saw extremely cold temperatures at night coupled with sunny and warm days, while the second stood out for the cold temperatures heightened by extremely blustery winds.

peared on Leticia Bas’s electoral list.

In the three years that this took place, the total amount issued in invoices to the electrical company amounted to €188,747, yet there was never any official documentation, like receipts, to justify the alleged work had been carried out.

The two councillors also disqualified from public service are Jose Manuel Cartagena and Encarnacion Heredia, who exercised the roles of councillor for Sustainability and Public Services and Youth and Fiestas, respectively.

The judge also ruled Bas and Peñalver jointly compensate the town hall of Redovan to the sum of €35,861.

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New Torrevieja’s Paseo party for Maritimo work begins the coast

REDEVELOPMENT work has begun this week on Torrevieja’s Paseo Maritimo and will cost almost €1 million to complete.

Major improvements will be made on the coastal road particularly in the area between Punta Margalla and Avenida de Habaneras.

An agreement was signed earlier this week between Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon and former mayor Eduardo Dolon, who now occupies the position of Provincial Deputy for Promoting Tourism in the Valencia region.

It has been estimated that the work, which will include repairing pavements, creating new green areas and children’s playgrounds and installing new lighting, will be completed within four months.

THIRTEEN ex-CLARO members including two former presidents and two founders met last Tuesday t o pr om ot e a new gr oup cal l ed Plataforma Orihuela Costa (POC).

The aim of the group is to continue to pressure the PP-led local governm ent i nt o keep t hei r pr om i ses t o t he coast , which to date they have not, say the group.

POC is a platform for Orihuela Costa residents, wher e t hey can have their say and voice their concerns.

Wi t h l ocal el ect i ons only four months away in May, this is a crucial time for political parties and voters alike and the region’s political parties have already been worki ng har d on t hei r cam pai gns i n or der t o i m press voters.

Many residents on t he Or i huel a Cost a f eel t hat t hei r m ai n pol i t i cal par t i es do not listen to their needs and of t en onl y t ur n t o them before local elections.

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Insect plague

PREVENTING CONTAMINATION: Some of Murcia’s almond trees will have to be burned to stop the almond tree wasp plague from spreading.

THE Department of Water, Agriculture, Farming and Fishing of Pilar de la Horadada has ordered the municipality’s almond trees affected by the almond seed wasp to be burned in order to combat further contamination.

This ruling, based on the Plant Health Law, states that the affected trees must be destroyed within a specified time,

and if this is not carried out in time, fines of up to €3,000 will be imposed.

Failure to comply will also result in a €120,000 penalty.

By burning the diseased almond trees, this will reduce the population of insects and prevent them from spreading to healthy trees.

The councillor in charge of dealing with this environmental

problem explained that the almond seed wasp was first detected in Spain in 2010 in the region of Albacete, and up until now Murcia’s almond trees had not been affected.

However, it has now been reported that there has been an outbreak in two farms within the region; in Jumilla and in Yecla and therefore, preventative measures must be taken.

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Office move begins THE operation to move the PROP office in Torrevieja, currently located behind the main church, to the annex adjoining the town hall, began on Monday this week and will be completed g r a d u a l l y, s a y s To r r e v i e j a ’s mayor.

Hold up TRAFFIC queues of six kilometre s we re re g i stered o n Monday on the A-7 motorway.

This was due to two accidents which o c c ur re d a t th e e x it from the Alicante-Elche Airport. Drivers were unable to advance forward for 50 minutes.

Half marathon THE 21st edition of the City of Orihu e l a Ha l f M a ra th o n a n d fourth 8k Caja Rural Prize will take place this Sunday, starting at 10. 3 0 a m f ro m t h e G a b r ie l Miro roundabout in Orihuela City.

POPPY SUCCESS: Mr James Lound, manager of the Overseas Iceland Store in Torrevieja, gladly receives the donation from the Torrevieja branch of the Royal British Legion.

Poppy success G E R RY LY N C H , C h a i r m a n o f t h e To r revieja branch of the Royal British Legion, met with the manager of the Overseas Icel a n d S t o r e i n To r r e vieja, Mr James Lound.

During the period at Iceland last Octo-

b e r / N o v e m b e r, t h e branch raised over € 4 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e To r r e vieja 2018 Poppy Appeal, which was the highest amount ever raised.

Gerry thanked the manager for allowing the Legion to sell poppies and receive

donations at his store.

He also thanked the staff for their congenial and helpful attitude throughout the two-week period.

Mr Lound has kindly accepted the Leg i o n ’s a p p l i c a t i o n t o attend the store later this year.

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Sexual aggressors nabbed TWO men have been arrested in Orihuela for allegedly kidnapping a mentally disabled girl and sexually abusing her.

The victim told Guardia Civil officers after the event that on January 17, she had gone outside to take the rubbish out, when she was approached by a friend who invited her to go for a drink, saying that they wouldn’t be long.

After a lot of persuasion, the girl agreed and got into the man’s car at their location in Santomera.

Almost immediately, he snatched the girl’s phone off her and refused to let her contact her family informing them of her whereabouts.

The man then drove to Orihuela and took her to a property, where, shortly after, another man appeared.

To calm her down, the girl was given a cigarette, which possibly contained some kind of drug, as straight after smoking it, she began to feel ill and begged the men to take her home, which they refused.

Within a few minutes, the girl became unconscious and remembers very little up until the morning of January 20.

Upon coming to, the victim realised the property was empty and managed to escape. She flagged down a motorist, who took her back to her home.

After being examined at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia in Murcia, doctors diagnosed possible sexual assault.

Thanks to the victim’s detailed description of the two men, the location of the property and other details, the Guardia Civil were able to identify the two men and arrest them.

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Cruel fights which move money EDUARDO OLMEDO, a Valencian Community public prosecutor assigned to Environmental offences, specialises in animal cruelty. He is committed to eradicating cockfights and admitted that no more than a couple of cases reach court each year.

“But I am convinced that cockfights are much more common,” he said. “They move a lot of money.”

The last police raid on an organised cockfight occurred

in Murcia, but 33 of those arrested were from the Valencian Community.

There are important cockfighting centres in Alicante, the Vega Baja and La Ribera where €30,000 can change hands on bets in one fight alone and €300,000 in a big event.

Cockfighting is currently the favourite ‘sport’ of the drug clans and betting is a good way of laundering drug money, especially €500

Day for the animals THE fifth edition of the Gathering Against Animal Abuse and Neglect will take place in Orihuela over the course of February 23 and 24. This was announced by Orihuela’s councillor for Health, Noelia Grao, at the end of last week.

She explained that on Saturday, groups of professionals will meet in the market area of Orihuela City to discuss what improvements can be made to safeguard the well-being of abandoned and mistreated animals within the municipality.

notes, while the gold offered as prizes is invariably stolen, police sources revealed.

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Commemorative run THE mayor of Pilar de la Horadada together with Antonio Escudero, councillor for Sport, have announced details of the forthcoming popular Media maraton y 10k (Half marathon and 10k), which they say will be ‘full of surprises for all fans of long-distance running.’

The half marathon, which is about to celebrate its 10th edition, will take place on Sunday, April 28.

This esteemed event is a huge favourite of athletes across the Murcia and Alicante provinces, and this year will feature cash prizes, refreshment stands, towels for the participants, commemorative 10th edition finisher medals and numerous raffles on social media.

The route will be the same as last year; flat, and passing through the city centre’s streets.

A total of 800 athletes participated in the 2018 edition and organisers hope this year they can increase that figure to 1,000.

Anyone who wishes to register can do so through the me diamaratonpilardelahoradada.com web page.

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Water lot of money A SUM of €545,138 is being invested by the Rojales Town Hall and the FEDER programme to restore and repair the municipality’s hydraulic system, which dates back to medieval times.

Work began last week.

GREAT WORK: The Imanyo Golf Society supported Caritas Daya Nueva, SATS Animal Rescue and the AECC in 2018.

Imanyo Golf Society raises €1,200 for charity TH E me mbe rs of the Ima nyo G olf Soc ie ty, a s w e ll a s e njoying a good game of golf, like to raise money for various charities each year and in 2018 dec ide d to s upport thre e of them, which were all voted for by their 100 members: Caritas Daya Nueva, SATS Animal Rescue and AECC Cancer Care.

Through a numbe r of e ve nts , ra ffle s , footba ll c a rds a nd e xtre me ly kind donations, the group ma na ge d to ra is e a fa nta s tic €1,200 w ith a €400 share going to each one.

Committee members Martin Gadney, Steve Day and Mick Billins (pictured left to right w e a ring blue t-

shirts) presented the donat i ons t o Daya Nueva’s priest, Juan Parroco, on behalf of Caritas Daya Nueva; Jackie at SATS, and president of the AECC. The golf society would like to thank Dons Ralph, one of their main fundraisers as well as everyone else who has helped in this fantastic achievement.

Free jazz THE first in a series of eight jazz concerts titled Los Viernes del Palacio will commence tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm, at the Palacio de la Musica in Torrevieja.

Entrance is free.

Good deal THE sixth edition of Torrevieja’s La Cazuelica y el Vino is on from Thursday and Sunday. Establishments are offering casseroles at €2 each with a glass of wine at €1.50. See torreviejagastro nomica.com for more info.

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School dropout rates fall THE number of young Spanish people abandoning their studies has fallen to 17.9 per cent; the lowest in a decade.

The figure is still shy of the European-wide 2020 target of 15 per cent, however, leaving Spain with the third highest levels of education drop-outs

in Europe after Malta and Romania.

The rates are 14 per cent lower than in 2008, although experts warn the number of men dropping out of studies between the ages of 18 and 24 was still high, at around 21 per cent.

Flying high A SPANISH plane will take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in England this summer.

A Harrier jet from the Ninth Navy Flotilla Squadron will take part in the air festival in Gloucestershire, UK, between July 19 and 21. Spanish planes have taken part in previous episodes of RIAT, in both 2017 and 2018.

Spain second for trees S PAIN h a s t h e se c o n d largest amount of forests in Europe, with woodland covering 18 million hectares accord i n g t o g o v e r n men t data.

Spain came second only

to Sweden in terms of the number of forests.

There are around 1.5 billion trees in Spain, according to official figures which also showed around 20 per cent of those were oaks.

Julen’s father speaks out

By Sally Underwood JOSE ROSELLO, the father of two-year-old Julen who died after falling down a 72-metre borehole, has thanked the rescue workers who tried to save his son.

Rosello said he and Julen’s mother, Victoria, are coping by staying with friends who are supporting them through their grief. Jose said: “I close my eyes and I see the same thing; the well.” He added friends have been encouraging him to play Playstation games to distract him.

Jose added: “I curse myself… I curse that day.”

The father, who lost his only other son, Oliver, in 2017 to a sudden heart attack, said: “We used to live with my family, but when Oliver died we had to go, because everything was a memory.” Mr Rosello told Spanish media his family had been reading messages of support from around the world: “We have felt very supported. Even if the pain does not leave me, I will be eternally grateful for that.”

JOSE ROSELLO: Pictured with Victoria, Oliver (centre) and Julen (front).

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SPANISH video gamers play the ninth highest amount of any in the world and the fourth highest in Europe, according to industry data.

The Spanish Video Game Development Association and the Ministries of Culture and Industry’s Spanish Development of Video Games 2018 report, showed the sector made around €713 million in 2017.

That was 15.6 per cent higher than the previous year, according to the report.

Figures show there are 455 legally registered video game companies in Spain, 81 per cent of which were founded in the last 10 years.

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RISING: A total of 4,104 migrants arrived by sea in January.

Migrant arrivals double

By Joe Gerrard A TOTAL of 4,612 people had arrived in Spain irregularly by the end of January, more than double the amount at the same time last year according to government data.

Interior Ministry figures showed that 4,104 migrants arrived in 98 boats, compared with 1,396 people in 60 vessels in January 2018. This January’s figure is almost three times higher than that of the same time last year.

Arrivals by sea were concentrated largely on the coast of the mainland and on that of the Balearic Islands. They saw a combined total of 3,994 arrivals in 89 boats last month.

The number of migrants arriving in Spain by land dropped by 35 per cent compared to last year.

The total stood at 508 at the end of last month compared to 782 in January 2018.

The Interior Ministry figures come as data from the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) showed that Spain is now the leading point of entry for migrants coming to Europe.

Italy and Greece, the other two leading entry points, saw sea arrivals of 202 and 1,839 respectively last month.

Migrants from the Middle East and North and West Africa continue to journey to Europe to flee poverty, war and persecution in their home countries.

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Cancer death rate down THE cancer mortality rate has dropped by 18 per cent worldwide since 1990, it has emerged.

Scientists at the Society of Medical Oncology predict 277,234 cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Spain this year, but many will be survivable.

Jose Marcilla, General Director of Novartis Oncology Spain, said: “Although the number of diagnoses will continue to grow, fortunately today we are facing a new era in the approach to cancer, marked by increased survival, the arrest of progression and improving the quality of life of patients.”

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NEWS EXTRA Pension payouts THE Labour Ministry has earmarked €20 million to help the 4,827 Venezuelan pensioners living in Spain with living costs after inflation in their home country made their payout worth around €3.

Land reclaim MORE than 17,890 hectares of wetland has been recovered in Spain over the last 20 years according to data, around 15 per cent of the roughly 115,000 total in the country.

Rape arrests POLICE have arrested six suspects in connection with the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Sabadell, near Barcelona.

Three are accused of rape and the rest of doing nothing to help the victim.

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Spanish king in Iraq

by Sally Underwood KING FELIPE VI has paid a surprise visit to Spanish troops in Iraq.

According to Spanish media, the monarch visited the Gran Capitan base in Besmayah, just outside Baghdad, to boost morale on the ground, as well as pave the way for future Spanish business opportunities as Iraq begins to stabilise.

Whilst at the base, troops sang Happy Birthday to King Felipe, who was celebrating his 51st birthday.

The surprise visit, known about ahead of time only by Spain’s Minister for Defence and prime minister, comes as the country’s troops help tackle Daesh.

King Felipe told soldiers: “The relationship with Iraq will last, and will largely be for the inheritance you leave forever.”

He added: “Thank you for what you do and how you do it, for your professionalism and

Credit: © Casa de S.M. el Rey

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KING FELIPE: The monarch surprised Spanish troops in Iraq. mentality in helping the Iraqi people who have suffered so

much.” Iraq is Spain’s second largest foreign supplier, with

imports of oil reaching €1,243 million in 2016.

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Thief ruins Brit trip A BRITISH couple have shared a video of a thief breaking into their car while they enjoyed a holiday in Barcelona last August.

Rommy Jan and Gayner Nash told one publication they were in the city during a ‘dream summer holiday,’ when the thief was reportedly seen to smash the back window of their €120,000 Range Rover, and make off with their possessions.

The couple claim the thief stole Mrs Nash’s Prada handbag and purse, which contained €1,300, before getting into a car parked nearby and driving away.

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Possible Pope trip POPE FRANCIS has said he could visit Spain if the country asks him.

During a flight to Abu Dhabi, the Pope told Spanish media he would come to Spain if there was ‘an agreement.’ The Pontiff also told media he had many t r i p s p l a n n e d f o r t h i s y e a r, e x p l a i n i n g “ w e m u s t move.”

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UK Embassy’s post-Brexit healthcare priority

by Dilip Kuner THE UK Embassy in Spain has reassured Britons in Spain that plans to safeguard their right to healthcare in the country are well advanced.

The move comes after official UK government advice was published telling people to check on healthcare arrangements in each individual EU country they intend to visit after Brexit.

A report on the UK.GOV website says: ‘Travellers who intend to use their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) must check what the arrangement is with the specific country they are visiting as the card may not be valid. This advice also applies to students studying in the EU.’ It adds: ‘In addition, UK nationals should follow current advice from the government which recommends travellers take out separate travel insur-

EMBASSY ADVICE: It is important UK nationals can continue to access healthcare. ance to cover any healthcare requirements needed in any country within the EU or outside.

This is particularly advisable for travellers with a pre-existing or long-term health condition.’

However an Embassy spokesperson in Spain clarified the statement for UK nationals living in Spain, saying: ‘It is a priority for the UK’s Department of Health, and for the British Embassy in Madrid, to ensure UK nationals living or

working in the EU can continue to access the healthcare they need as we exit the EU. ‘We are working closely with Spain to make sure patients can continue to access healthcare, whatever the outcome. The Spanish government has already announced that it is planning contingency measures to guarantee healthcare provisions to UK nationals living in Spain starting on the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU if

there is no agreement, on a reciprocal basis.”

Spain is bringing forward a law giving the Spanish President the power to guarantee British nationals access to healthcare under the current system in the event of a no deal - providing there’s a reciprocal agreement based on current access.

Visit: http://www.lamoncloa. gob.es/lang/en/brexit/howtopre pare/Paginas/citizens.aspx.

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The Observer talks Brexit with EWN THE editor of the E u ro We e k l y N e w s sat down with a journalist for The Observer to talk Brexit and how it is affecting British expatriates in Spain.

Dilip Kuner met w i t h T h e G u a rd i a n a n d O b s e r v e r ’s I n ternational Affairs Correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison for a feature which appeared on the British newspaper’s site last Sunday.

Our editor told Ms Graham-Harrison that our letters and readers’ comments suggested there was a more or less even split between Leavers and Remainers amongst expatriates, much like in Britain.

“From our postbag, I’d say it’s pretty evenly split. The divide was very much reflected here among the expatriate comm u n i t y, w h i c h I f o u n d s u r p r i s i n g . I thought it would be very much more a Remain vibe,” Mr Kuner said.

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IN THE NEWS: The quotes featured in The Observer’s Brexit piece.

Graham-Harrison about her time researching Brexit and the expatriate community on the Costa del Sol. She said her experience of coming to Spain had been ‘great.’

“It’s always great to get out of the office and talk to people.

“I found there was a wide range of views on Brexit from talking to people whilst here,” Ms Graham-Harrison said.

Marine corporal faces prison over anti-Franco statement A SPANISH marine faces up to 30 days in prison after signing a petition criti-

cising Franco.

The navy opened a serious misconduct discipli-

nary proceeding against the man, after he signed a statement expressing his ‘absolute rejection’ of the dictator.

The petition was formed in response to one signed last year by 144 serving and retired members of the Spanish armed forces, justifying Franco’s 1936 military coup.

The incident has opened up a debate over the freedom of members of the military to express their own opinions compared to their commitment to neutrality.

Mariano Casado, the marine’s lawyer, said: “Criticising Franco does not constitute getting involved in political debate or taking sides in favour of one political force or another, since there is no constitutional party in Spain which can defend the dictator.”

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BREXIT BRIEF

EU expat help BRITISH expatriate campaign groups have praised Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) after they called on senior EU officials to offer guarantees that current rights would be protected.

Members of the New Europeans campaign group said EU officials including European Council (EC) president Donald Tusk were responsible for what happened to British people in the bloc after Brexit.

It comes as the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee is due to begin debating offering guarantees to the 1.5 million British nationals living in the EU. Roger Casale, of New Europeans, said the issue was a test of EU values. His group is campaigning for a new visa to protect British expatriates’ rights and those of EU citizens in Britain.

His comments follow 25 British MEPs writing a letter to Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for guarantees.

Clauide Moraes, a Labour MEP who signed the letter, said ‘fundamental rights’ were at stake. “This is a moral issue,” Moraes said.

A British government spokesperson called on the EU to offer guarantees as Britain has done for EU citizens there.

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Facing deadlock

By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S prime minister has vowed to ‘battle for Britain’ when she returns to Brussels to secure amendments to her Brexit deal which EU officials rallied around this week.

Theresa May wrote in The Telegraph that she would be armed with a fresh mandate to secure changes to the Withdrawal Agreement.

It comes as EU officials and member states again said the current deal remains the best and only option for an orderly withdrawal on Friday, March 29.

The opening salvos in May’s ‘battle for Britain’ came in the form of a war of words between officials in London, Brussels and the capitals of the EU’s other 27 member states.

EU officials were particularly critical of renewed calls to ditch the Northern Irish backstop in favour of unspecified ‘alternative arrangements.’

A spokesperson for European Council (EC) president Donald Tusk

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No-deal customs BRITISH government officials have drawn up plans to allow lorry drivers and freight firms to fill in an online form and pay duties after they arrive at ports to avoid delays, in a no-deal Brexit scenario.

Car cash

UNITED FRONT: EU officials have rallied round the deal. said the backstop was not up for renegotiation.

The backstop is designed to prevent a hard border falling between Northern Ireland and the Republic if future EU-Britain trade talks break down.

British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said it would be ‘irresponsible’ for the EU to refuse to reopen talks.

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said the backstop was nec-

essary and said no credible alternative arrangements had been put forward.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain and the EU could reach a ‘creative solution’ to break the deadlock. She did not specify details.

The backstop looks likely to turn May’s battle into a war of attrition.

She will have little time to fight one, with the next Parliamentary vote on her deal set for next Tuesday.

GREG CLARK, British Business Secretary, has said the government secretly promised car maker Nisssan state aid worth around €91.2 million to help save plans to build the new XTrail model in Sunderland after Brexit.

Tunnel funds OFFICIALS in London have set aside funds of almost €912,000 to hire a law firm in the event of Channel Tunnel operator Getlink suing over the impact of Brexit, which sources say is ‘highly likely.’

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Rich list SPANISH newspaper El Mundo has published its annual rich list, which showed the world’s richest retailer still retains Spain’s number one spot.

Amancio Ortega, the owner and founder of the Inditex group which includes Zara, remains Spain’s richest man with a net worth of €50,400 million.

The 82-year-old remained a long way ahead of the competition, with rich list’s number two spot going to Rafael Del Pino and his family owners of construction giant Ferrovial whose net worth is €7,650 million.

In third place is

Juan Roig Alfonso and his family, owners of Mercadona Distribution, who have a combined worth of €7,050 million. Also in the top 10 was the owner of Coca Cola European Partners, Sol Daurella Comadran and family, at €6,300 million, as well as Amancio Ortega’s eldest daughter and Inditex part-owner, Sandra, at €5,300 million.

RICHEST MAN: Amancio Ortega leads El Mundo’s rich list again.

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Fuel fraud

by Sally Underwood

AN inquiry looking into an alleged fuel fraud claims three councillors filled up their personal cars with town hall diesel.

The investigation alleged three Partido Popular (PP) councillors in Torrox, Axarquia ‘put more than 800 litres of diesel’ intended for municipal vehicles into their own cars.

The inquiry claimed the accused made the ‘opaque and unjustified’ transactions between 2015 and 2016.

It said it has now passed its conclusions on to Torrox’s town hall.

The town’s mayor, Oscar Medina (PP), denied the accusations, saying the council are due to c re a t e r u l e s s u r ro u n d i n g f u e l use.

He claimed: “PSOE and IU councillors also refuelled at the municipal pump.”

NEW FINDINGS: The prints were found at Altam

Cave art d ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered three new hand prints among prehistoric artwork in a Cantabria cave.

Researchers said the prints, at the Altamira cave, were “almost certainly” made more than 20,000 years ago.

The discovery was announced by Altamira Museum director Pilar Fatas and the head of the Handpas cataloguing project Carmen de las Heras.

De las Heras said the find was “exceptional” as very few prints of hands of the size of those found at Altamira have been discovered. Researchers believe the

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Councillor killing probe A COURT in Asturias has declared proceedings into the death of a councillor in the region secret, according to judicial sources.

Llanes Court of First Instance made the order in connection with the case of Javier Ardines, of the leftist Izquierda Unida (IU), who was killed in August. The 52-year-old’s body was found metres from his home in Belmote de Pria. It was discovered lying on a road next to his van covered in wounds.

Police suspect the attack was preplanned. The investigation remains open.

mira (file photo).

discovery hands that made the prints could have belonged to children. “The cave continues to produce relevant findings that never cease to amaze us 32 years after the last publication on art in Altamira,” De las Heras said. The prints have been photographed and digitally catalogued with Handpas’ 3D Paleolithic hands in Europe collection.

The Altamira cave is famous for the Palaeolithic paintings of animals that adorn its walls. Modesto Cubillas discovered the location in 1868 and it was later named a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Andalucia audit ANDALUCIA’S regional authority has launched a study into its departments to see if the administration is functioning efficiently.

The Junta de Andalucia launched the audit after its new conservative Partido Popular (PP) president Juanma Moreno claimed 37 years of left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) rule had resulted in waste. The results of the audit are due in around the next 40 days, according to Junta sources.

It comes as Moreno held meetings with officials and trade union representatives last week as part of efforts to help create jobs in Andalucia.

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SYMBOL: Wine is an ‘integral cultural element.’

Bottoms up!

A GROUP of wine writers have launched a petition to ha ve the tipple de c la re d Spain’s national drink.

The Spanish Association

of Wi ne Jour nal i st s and Writers (AEPEV) said on their Change.org page that wi ne was “i nsepar abl e” f r om Spani sh cul t ur e at

large. The drink goes handin-hand with Spain’s cuisine, as well as its history, econom y and soci et y, AEPEV added.

“We Spani ar ds need t o feel proud of our wine and what it represents. Wine is recognised as an integral cultural element of society.

“It is the drink that most appeals to enjoyment, freedom of choice, distinction, hi st or y and cul t ur e,” AEPEV said.

The associ at i on’s cal l com es as Argent i na decl ar ed wi ne i t s nat i onal drink in 2013.

Spain is home to 13 per cent of t he wor l d’s vi neyar ds, accor di ng t o dat a from the International Organisation of Wine and Vine (OIV).

The country produced an estimated 3.5 billion litres of wine in 2017 according to the latest OIV data, about 13.6 per cent of the global total.

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On the move FIGURES from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) have shed light on where people are moving to in the country, with the Madrid region home to 1.6 million residents born elsewhere.

INE data showed that residents from the capital and the surrounding area have also moved to neighbouring provinces in large numbers.

A total of 65 per cent of people living in Almeria Province were born there. People born in the provinces of Granada, Barcelona and Jaen made up the largest share of nonnative Almeria residents.

Around 59 per cent of Alicante Province’s population are native to it, with people from

Murcia, Madrid and Albacete leading on the number of those born outside.

About 55 per cent of the Balearic Islands’ population was born there. The rest came primarily from Barcelona, Granada and Madrid.

In Malaga Province people from Cadiz, Madrid and Granada led the way for Spanish residents born outside the area. The province’s population is 65 per cent nativeborn.

Three quarters of those living in Murcia wer e bor n i n t he r egi on. Peopl e f r om Alicante Province, Madrid and Albacete made up the highest share of those born outside.

Catalan trial delay THE trial of 12 defendants charged in connection with the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and declaration will open a week later than planned on Tuesday February 12, judicial sources said.

Spain’s Supreme Court confirmed the date while detailing which witnesses and what evi-

dence would appear in the trial.

Hundreds of witnesses have been called, including former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his ex-deputy Soraya Saenz de Santamaria.

The former Deputy Prime Minister ran Cataluña after Article 155 was used to suspend

its regional government in 2017. The court has refused to accept written testimonies from UN officials, human rights advocates and intellectuals including the American Marxist Noam Chomsky. Justices said their views were ‘dispensable’ as far as the trial was concerned.

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‘UNBEATABLE’: Pope Francis topped the ranking.

Most popular leaders POPE FRANCIS has topped a list of the most popular world leaders for Spanish people, with 75 per cent of the population viewing him positively according to a new survey.

The Sigma Dos poll also found German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the most popular European leader, with a 58 per cent approval rating.

Rosa Diaz, the director of Sigma Dos, said Pope Francis remained “unbeatable” in Spain.

“The Pope’s approval is among the highest in the world. There is the Spanish-speaking influence in addition to the fact that Spain is mostly Catholic,” Diaz said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May

was the least popular European leader in Spain according to the survey. A total of 26 per cent of poll respondents supported her, while 53 per cent disapproved.

The Sigma Dos survey saw almost 47,000 people across the world polled.

US President Donald Trump was the most unpopular leader globally with a minus 28 per cent approval rating.

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Pensioner blaze A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD man was injured in a house fire in Velez-Malaga.

The man was taken to the Axarquia Hospital after witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from his apartment on Calle Abrotano. Members of the National Police, Local Police, and fire services, battled to put out the flames which had reportedly started in the living room.

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Gibraltar ‘colony’ row

by Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’s Prime Minister has said it is “completely unacceptable” to refer to Gibraltar as a colony after the term appeared in an EU document in reference to the British territory.

Theresa May said Gibraltar was a full part of the “UK family” and that would not change after Brexit on Friday March 29.

The Prime Minister’s comments come after Spain pushed for a footnote to be included in a European Council document citing a UN list of territories that are not fully self-governing.

The footnote, in a document

ROCK ROW: May said calling Gibraltar a colony was unacceptable.

Police murder probe MEMBERS of the Guardia Civil are investigating after a woman’s body was discovered in a house in Caspe, Zaragoza.

Officers said the woman, a 32-year-old Romanian, had suffered a particularly vi-

olent death, and they are not ruling out any theories. They said the deceased’s partner, who allegedly found her body, does not have any previous convictions or cautions.

about giving British travellers access to the EU’s Schengen free movement area, said: “Gibraltar is a colony of the British crown.

“There is a controversy between Spain and Britain concerning the sovereignty over Gibraltar, a territory for which a solution has to be reached in light of the relevant resolutions and decision of the General Assembly of the UN,” the footnote stated.

Gibraltar officials said the use of the term colony did not help to create a “climate of trust” between the territory and Spain.

“It is totally irrelevant to our departure from the EU and says more about Spain’s anachronistic obsession with Gibraltar than anything else.

This is totally out of place in today’s modern Europe,” Gibraltar said.

Spain has long-standing claims to sovereignty over Gibraltar. The territory was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.

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Celiac sufferers fork out CELIAC sufferers in Spain pay an average of €1,000 a year more on food shopping as they are forced to opt for gluten-free products.

This is according to Spain’s Federation of Celiac Association (FACE), which claims despite a slight drop in the price of celiac-safe products, people with the disease are still shelling out as much as €19.49 a week

more for the alternatives.

A study has found bread costs 8 per cent more, and sufferers pay almost a euro extra for a 100g packet of chocolate biscuits.

FACE is calling on the Spanish government to offer a subsidy to people with the longterm auto immune disorder which primarily affects the small intestine.

Digital activity STREAMING has soared to 90 per cent of all digital activity in Spain, with more than 2.3 million subscribers.

A new report by the Spanish recording industry association, Promusicae, said 2018 was a year in Spain ‘marked by the success of new artists, young artists and women’ which was a major factor in the rising figures.

Digital music overall, made

up 70 per cent of the country’s music market. The top digital song of the year was Lo Malo, an urban anthem performed by Aitana and Ana Guerra, two former reality competition contestants.

Daddy Yankee’s Dura, Becky G and Natti Natasha’s Sin Pijama, Te Bote by Nio Garcia, and Me Niego, performed

by Reik, Ozuna and Wisin made up the rest of the top five.

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Official: Spain can fill Britain’s EU void THE head of the Spanish Foreign Office’s global outreach agency has said Spain has the opportunity to expand its role in the EU as Britain prepares to leave in March.

Irene Lozano, Secretary of State for Global Spain, said Spain could become the EU’s ‘strong third country’ after Brexit on Friday, March 29.

She was speaking at an event organised by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in London during a visit to Britain.

“A strong third country is needed to help advance Europeanism and Spa in mus t oc c upy tha t s pa c e ,” Lozano said.

“Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s activism at a European level shows Spain is back and it will play in the le a gue w hic h c orre s ponds to it,” Lozano added.

The Global Spain secretary also called for Britain and Spain to co-operate more closely on the international stage once the latter leaves the EU. “I firmly believe Spain and Britain must continue to work hand in hand

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STEPPING UP: Lozano (inset) called for Spain to play a stronger role in the EU. in the international arena, in Europe and elsewhere,” Lozano said.

Lozano’s visit to Britain came as

par t of eff or t s t o pr om ot e Spai n abroad and boost its global standing, according to Global Spain.

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ETA prisoner call A LEFTIST pro-Basque political party has called for a new ‘humanitarian’ approach to members of the ETA nationalist terror group still held in Spanish prisons.

Sortu said the Spanish state’s policy towards ETA prisoners should contain ‘humanity’ and not ‘hatred, mockery or banality.’

The party’s comments come as Spain’s National Court suspended the sentence of ETA member Asier Aginako due to illness. Sortu said: “Besides being extremely dangerous to their health and carrying the obvious risk catastrophe, the continued imprisonment of seriously and terminally ill detainees is cruel.”

ETA wound up operations last year after disarming in 2017. A total of 829 people died in ETA attacks from 1968 to 2010.

Giant leap for Spain A SPANISH company has been contracted to build parts for a space station which will be the first to orbit the Moon.

A group of agencies including Europe’s ESA and NASA have signed five contracts with the Basque Country-based SENER to build parts for the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

It is set to design robotic arms, several mechanised gates and two communication antennas.

SENER said in a statement that it had been a firstlevel supplier of components and systems for space-going structures for more than 50 years.

Companies in the US, Canada, Russia and Japan have also been contracted to make parts for the station which is due to be built in the 2020’s.

The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway is set to contain an on-board laboratory,

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Woman, 87, ‘sexually assaulted’ POLICE have arrested a man in Ibiza after allegedly assaulting an elderly woman in her home.

Officers claim the man, 48, broke into the woman’s house on December 13, and threw her to the ground, before getting on top of her and groping her.

Police said the victim was left with severe facial injuries after the suspect allegedly hit her, before running away when she started shouting.

Unions back officer LIFT-OFF: The station is set to orbit the Moon. living quarters for astronauts and a lander and rover to explore the Moon’s surface. It is similar in design

and function to the International Space Station (ISS) which currently orbits the Earth.

It is due to be assembled over several years before becoming operational in the late 2020’s at the earliest.

POLICE unions have stood by a Guardia Civil officer suspended for recording Catalan independence prisoners being transferred to jail in Madrid.

The officer was accused of failing to comply with the Guardia Civil’s constitution after posting the video online. The union said he was left ‘defenceless.’

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Tourism breaks records

RECORD-BREAKING: Almost 83 million people holidayed in Spain last year.

AROUND 82.8 million people holidayed in Spain in 2018, the sixth record-breaking year in a row according to the National Institute for Statistics (INE).

INE data showed the amount of tourists in Spain in 2018 was 1.1 per cent higher than the previous year when almost 81.9 million people visited. British holidaymakers continued to be the largest group by nationality with 18.5 million visiting, data showed.

Secretary of State for Tourism Isabel Oliver said the results were “excellent” and that they once again demonstrated the strength of Spain’s holiday offering.

“This year we will continue working hard to further increase the profitability of tourism and to maintain the competitiveness of our country,” Oliver said.

Tourists spent almost €89.9 billion whilst

holidaying in Spain last year, 3.3 per cent more than in 2017, also breaking that record.

Each tourist spent an average of about €1,086 and stayed for an average of 7.4 days, slightly below 2017 levels.

The amount of British travellers fell by 1.6 per cent on 2017 levels, but they remained ahead of the 11.4 million Germans and the 11.3 million French holidaymakers. The number of Germans fell by 4.1 per cent compared to 2017 while the amount of French tourists increased by 0.7 per cent.

The figures follow government predictions last year which forecast a slowdown in the number of tourists for 2018.

Officials were concerned that factors including Brexit and the recovery of rival destinations such as Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt would cause tourist numbers to fall.

Depopulation call THREE g r o u p s fro m provinces that continue to face fa l l i n g p o p u l a t i o n s have come together to lead what they call ‘the revolt of empty Spain.’

La O t r a Gu a d a l a ja ra , from Gu a d a l a j a r a , h a s joined wi t h f e l l ow Cas till a y L e o n g r o u p Soria Ya, from Soria and Teruel Existe from Teruel, A r a g o n t o r a i s e awareness of depopulation.

Spokespeople from the groups said they would hold demonstrations in Madrid i n t h e c o m i n g months to call for help to deal with falling populations in their provinces.

Diego Sanz, of La Otra Guadalajara, said: “There is a lot of talk about depopulation but we have reached extreme levels of it in our provinces that requires political will to deal with it.

“We need immediate action on roads, communication and taxes to de-

velop our areas.”

It comes as National Institute for Statistics (INE) figures showed there were 1,360 towns with less than 101 residents as of January, up from 1,319 at the start of

2018. The equivalent figure was 1,036 10 years ago.

Territories Minister Meritxell Batet previously said tha t de popula tion is the “biggest challenge” facing Spain.

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Support for regions MORE than two out of every five Spanish people back preserving constitutional arrangements that devolve power to the country’s regional autonomous communities, according to a new survey.

The Centre for Sociological Research’s (CIS) poll found support for current regional devolution arrangements has reached its highest level since 2012. Support for devolution has never dropped below 29.4 per cent

in the history of the survey.

It comes as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the governing left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) have proposed giving more power to some regional authorities.

Granting more self government to the regions was backed by 13.8 per cent of respondents to the survey.

A total of 16 per cent support scrapping the system and transferring power back to a centralised government in Madrid.

Storm Gabriel strikes SPAIN is expected to suffer the effects of ‘Storm Gabriel’ until Sunday.

The weather phenomenon, which is being caused by storms in the Atlantic, will cause wind, rain, and snow to continue across much of Spain.

The storm is moving closer to Europe, as well as expanding in size, and is expected to cover most of the continent, with the eye of the storm being located over the north of the Cantabrian Sea. Experts said the weather will move eastwards from Saturday afternoon, affecting the coastal parts of Cataluña and the Balearic Islands.

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Teacher’s body found in canal THE body of a missing 34-year-old teacher has been found in her car in a canal in Lleida, Cataluña.

Police are now investigating whether the woman was involved in a road accident, after they found Nuria B following her disappearance at 4am on Saturday as she made her way home from a party.

Members of the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police), and fire services, joined hundreds of local residents in searching for the woman, who taught at the Manuel de Montsaur Institute.

Nuria’s husband, with whom she had two children, reported her missing on Saturday afternoon. Her white Volvo was finally found in the canal, 500 metres away from where her mobile phone signal was last traced.

SPAIN is among the countries with the highest levels of antibiotic prescriptions in the world, according to experts.

Newly-released data showed Spain consumed two and a half times the number of antibiotics of the Netherlands, at 25.1 doses per 1,000 inhabitants compared to 10.1 per 1,000.

BODY FOUND: Nuria B’s body was found in a canal.

Officers are investigating whether the accident may have taken place at

Antibiotic overload T h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O rg a n i s a t i o n (WHO) warned unnecessary pre-

another point on the road and the canal’s current swept Nuria’s car away.

scriptions of the medication could lead to antibiotic resistance, while the European Centre for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (ECDC), claimed a total of 33,000 people die annually as a result of infections caused by resistant bacteria.

The figure stands at 3,000 in Spain alone.

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Colombian drugs cartel thwarted

by Tara Rippin A JOINT operation involving investigators and customs officials from Spain and Italy has led to the seizure of more than 2.7 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of more than €500 million.

According to Italy’s financial police, the organised crime networks behind the trafficking belong to a Colombian group called the ‘Gulf Clan’ that is active in several European ports.

The first of two Barcelona-bound hauls was seized at the port of Livorno in Italy on January 15. Some 644 kilograms with a street value of almost €150 million was found hidden in bags of Honduran coffee.

The stash was travelling on board a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship and had originated in Puerto Cortes, Honduras.

Eight days later, the National Police confirmed 2.1 tons of cocaine, divided into 1,801 packages, and destined for Spain’s capital, was discovered in a container, declared empty.

HORROR DELAY: Passengers were left on the Ryanair plane for six hours.

Horror airplane delay A SN O W STO R M le ft a round 200 Spa nis h pa s s e nge rs tra ppe d on a Ryanair plane in Prague for six hours.

The travellers, who were due to fly to Madrid on Sunday morning, were forced to find their own overnight accommodation in Prague before being booked to return home on an alternative flight on Monday night.

Some passengers reportedly suffered panic attacks after the plane sat on the

runway during a snow storm, with no one allowed on or off, and no food or drink offered, according to one man on board, Argimiro Perez.

The frustrated traveller was one of several on the plane who took to social media to condemn Ryanair for allegedly failing to inform them what the problem was, or providing assistance. Perez told his Twitter followers: ‘Three hours ago they put us on the plane, and without of-

fering us water or food they will not give us information. We see frozen wings. A passenger is sick.’

A representative for Menzies Aviation, the company handling Ryanair’s services at Prague International Airport, said: “Many flights have been cancelled and we have no capacity to find accommodation for passengers.”

They added: “Pr ague’s hot el s ar e full.”

Rape victim ‘nearly burned alive’ THE family of a 13-yearold girl who accused her uncle of raping her have been arrested after allegedly planning to burn her alive.

Police are currently protecting the girl in La Ribera, Valencia Province, after her family reportedly grew angry when she revealed her uncle had repeatedly sexually assaulted her.

After officers arrested the 40-year-old male suspect, members of his family allegedly confronted the girl at her home, armed with bottles of fire accelerant and intending to set her alight, according to police.

The girl however managed to escape onto the roof of the property where she was rescued by the Guardia Civil and social services. She has since been rehoused in a shelter until she can return home.

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Spanish PM recognises Venezuela opposition

By Joe Gerrard S PAIN ’ S Pr i m e Mi n is te r recognised Venezuela’s National Assembly leader as the country’s interim president after a deadline to call elections in the Latin Amer-

ic a n co u n try p as s e d on Monday.

P ed ro S a n ch ez s a id Madrid now regarded opposition leader Juan Guaido as th e c o u n try ’s le g itim a te leader. Britain, France, Ger-

many and other EU countries have also recognised Guaido.

Guaido declared himself pre s ide nt on We dne s da y J a nua ry 23 unde r Venezuela’s constitution in

re s pons e to a de e pe ning economic crisis and political crackdowns under President Nicolas Maduro.

Sanchez said the condition of Spa in s upporting G ua ido w a s tha t fre e a nd fair elections should be held as soon as possible.

“It is ultimately the people of Venezuela who have to de c ide the ir future , Ve ne z ue la mus t ha ve its own destiny,” Sanchez said.

Guaido said he was grateful to Sanchez and Spain for recognising him as interim president.

“We thank Pedro Sanchez and the entire Spanish government for supporting us on our path of struggle for democracy,” Guaido said.

Maduro said Monday was the day that Venezuela had to decide whether to defend its independence or let itself fall to imperialism.

The pre s ide nt a nd his supporters have accused the US and others of attempting to e ngine e r a c oup in the

RECOGNISED: Sanchez (inset) recognised Maduro’s opponent Guaido. count r y.

The l ef t i st Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias said US president Donald Trump and his allies wer e m or e i nt er est ed i n Venezuelan oil than in human rights.

The recognition comes as Sanchez branded Maduro a

‘tyrant’ and not a socialist as his regime in Caracas describes itself as.

I t al so com es as t hr ee Spani sh j our nal i st s who wer e ar r est ed i n Car acas were freed last Friday foll owi ng an out cr y f r om Madrid.

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BREXIT

USEFUL LINKS THE United Kingdom will leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, resulting in a number of significant changes which will affect individuals and businesses.

To stay abreast of the Brexit progress and its implications, there are a number of websites, recommended or written by the British government, which are updated as new information becomes available.

*Official information for British people moving to and living in Spain, including Brexit guidance, residency, healthcare and driving, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain The site contains current, official information, and was last updated on January 29. *Information about EU exit, including the article 50 process, negotiations and announcements about policy changes as a result of Brexit is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/brexit Topics covered range from preparing your business for when the UK leaves the EU to living in Europe after Brexit. *Another useful government led site is ‘Prepare for EU Exit’ which contains information about how to prepare and the steps that may need to be taken by individuals and businesses.

This includes everything from passports, driving licences and flying within the EU to banking and selling online.

To see more, visit: https://euexit.campaign.gov.uk/ *The implications of a ‘no deal’ scenario are outlined at the dedicated government website: https://www.gov.uk/search?q=no+deal+scenario While leaving the EU with a deal remains the government’s top priority, it must plan for every eventuality, including a ‘no deal.’ As such the guidance explains the rights of UK nationals in the EU to benefits and pensions, advice for pet travel, the impact on the regulation of medicines and medical devices, amongst other issues. *The Spanish government has launched a dedicated ‘Prepared for Brexit’ website which provides information for residents and businesses alike, not only about the implications but also contingency measures that are being adopted at both national and international levels. The site is in English. http://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/brexit/Paginas/index.aspx?fbclid=I wAR3X5YV5IjNeP5MqUy4cxSiD4POiAfXT6o4QD1z96s0sfcLMHEoSY KVFsdM *For those covered under the Spanish social security system, there is advice on requesting or renewing a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) on the official home page: https://sede.seg-social.gob.es (The Spanish government’s dedicated social security website in English).

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Immunisation leaders EXPERTS at a recent health conference confirmed while Spain leads the world on vaccinations, it could still do more.

Speaking at the 2019 MSD Virtual Congress of Vaccines, MSD’s global vice president of marketing, Patrick Bergstedt, said: “Vaccines face a challenge: mistrust, not only in Spain but throughout Europe.”

He added: “It is incredible

that in 2019 this is a risk, but we have seen many outbreaks of diseases throughout Europe, including measles, which are motivated by anti-vaccination movements. It’s a serious matter.”

The expert warned misinformation around vaccines had increased the risk of outbreaks of diseases previously thought to be under control.

AT RISK: The number of children facing poverty has almost doubled since 2008.

‘One of the largest’ truffles found in Spain A SPANISH supplier has found one of the country’s largest ever truffles, weighing 750 grammes.

The luxury food, labelled the ‘black diamond’ of the restaurant industry, will be served up by restaurant Goya Gallery in Valencia.

The truffle, which was found in the Abejuela area between Valencia and Castellon Province, was handed over to the restaurant’s owner Fernando Navarro.

Truffles normally retail for around €1,200 per kilo, however experts believe this specimen could be worth more because it is rare to find one single truffle weighing so much.

Child poverty almost doubles THERE are around 139,000 households where children live with parents who have no income, according to Spain’s Labour Force Survey, almost double the amount in 2008 before the last recession.

Data from the survey was cited by the country’s High Commissioner of Child Poverty, Pau Mari-Klose, in a speech to Parliament’s Health, Consumption and Social Welfare Commission.

Mari-Klose said it was his job to stop

and reverse Spain’s slide into the EU countries with the largest number of children in poverty.

“We still have a long way to go,” the High Commissioner said.

There are currently almost 30 per cent of children at risk of poverty in Spain.

Spain came third behind Romania and Bulgaria in terms of the number of children in poverty.

Silvia Heredia, the conservative Par-

tido Popular (PP) childhood spokesperson and her centrist Ciudadanos counterpart Felix Alvarez said the government’s child poverty agency was too dependent on funds from other departments. The High Commission should be funded from the national budget, they added.

Mari-Klose said the agency’s success depended on ongoing funding for years to come.

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UBER: The private hire firm will no longer operate in Barcelona.

Uber Barcelona to be shut down

By Sally Underwood BEGINNING on Friday, UberX will cease operating in Barcelona.

The company announced the decision after the Government of Cataluña passed a law requiring a minimum 15-minute wait between ordering a taxi and being picked up.

A second large private hire company, Cabify, also announced it would cease operating following the law change.

Uber said: “Given the restriction… approved by the Generalitat de Cataluña, we are forced to suspend the UberX service in

Fishy business SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has issued a warning over tinned sardines bought from Dia supermarket. The alert warns that anyone with cans of the supermarket’s own brand of sardines in olive oil should not eat them, but return them to where they were purchased.

Dia alerted the Ministry of Health to the potential issue after their own internal laboratory tests offered up ‘incorrect’ results. The company said the product had been sold in Spain and Portugal in their Dia, Dia Plaza, and Cash shops. The item is no long for sale in stores, but consumers may still have cans at home.

Barcelona.” In a statement on the company’s blog, Uber added: “Thousands of drivers and users of the VTC… today see their livelihood disappear and their freedom to choose how they move around their city.”

A spokesman for the company later told the press: “We are committed to being a longterm partner to Spanish cities and we hope to work with the Catalan government and the City Council on fair regulation for all.”

Uber explained it hoped to work with the Catalan government to create a new law regulating private hire vehicles which allowed the company to resume operating in the future.

Spanish film awards A COMEDY featuring actors with mental disabilities h a s t a k e n h o m e t h e t o p p r i z e a t S p a i n ’s G o y a f i l m awards.

Movie Campeones (Champions) won best picture at the gala in Sevilla, while thriller El Reino (The Kingdom) took home seven other awards.

The best new actor award went to Campeones’ actor, Jesus Vidal, who has a visual disability. He told the audience: “You have recognised an actor with a disability.” Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, praised the win, describing Vidal’s speech as ‘unforgettable.’

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Foreign students AROUND 30 per cent of foreign students who come to Spain opt to study in Cataluña, according to government figures.

The figure is equivalent to 16,031 students out of a total of 53,070 throughout Spain.

About 94 per cent of those who study in Cataluña opt for Barcelona, followed by Tarragona with 512 foreign students, Girona with 284 and Lleida with 115.

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Marine park expands THE largest marine national park in the Western Mediterranean opened off the coast of a Balearic island on Friday after a decade-long push to protect the area.

The Cabrera park, south of Mallorca, covers an area of 90,794 hectares, having started as a joint land and sea protected area in 1991. It enjoys the maximum level of legal protection for a natural space under Spanish law.

Ricadro Aguilar, of the Oceana Europe environmental NGO, said the opening of the Cabrera National Park was a “great day” for the Mediterranean.

“The Cabrera National Park is home to an enormous amount of marine life and ecosystems so it is an emblem of the

PROTECTED: Cabrera lies south of Mallorca. submerged natural heritage that we must pass on to future generations,” Aguilar said.

“It is truly a Mediterranean in miniature,” he added.

The opening of the Cabrera National Park increases the size

of the ocean part of the current protected area from 4 per cent to 23 per cent.

The area is home to marine life including sperm whales, dolphins, coral, swordfish and bluefin tuna.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

PSOE’s budget woes

By Joe Gerrard THE ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) faced mounting pressure from smaller parties in Congress to tweak its budget this week.

Pro-Catalan independence parties Esquerra Republicana de Cataluyna (ERC) and the Partit Democrata Europeu Catala (PDeCAT) again threatened to veto the budget over the government’s handling of the Cataluña independence situation. Congress is due to start debating the budget next week.

Both PDeCAT and ERC have said they will veto the budget if the government does not accept the amendment. It commits Madrid to negotiating a political solution to the independence issue.

A leading member of the leftist Podemos has also called for changes to the budget despite that party and PSOE

VETO THREAT: PSOE governs as a minority in Congress. agreeing a joint programme for it last year.

Pablo Enchenique, the party’s Organisational Secretary who is regarded as leader Pablo Iglesias’ deputy, said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was yet to fully meet the budget agreement stuck in October.

“We are working intensely to make sure we reach an agreement to improve the living conditions of millions of

Spaniards,” Echenique said.

PSOE has faced an uphill struggle to get their budget through Congress from the beginning because the party depends on support from smaller parties to pass legislation.

Territories Minister Meritxell Batet has called on those parties to back PSOE’s budget for the good of Spain.

“It is important that parties back our budget to recover so-

cial policies which have been abandoned in recent years, generate welfare and to combat inequality and the growing poverty in our country.

“The budget is good for all of Spain and also for people who live in Cataluña or in other regions,” Batet said.

The minister said the request from the Catalan parties defied common sense but she did not say if PSOE would hold elections if the budget did not pass.

The prospect of a general election has only heightened since PSOE took power in June. They may be the governing party but they have 84 seats in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies and 62 out of 266 in the Senate.

The opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP) has an outright majority in the Senate meaning it can veto policy. An election could be the only way to break the deadlock.

Poll results A GOVERNMENT agency which monitors public opinion in Spain has published an opinion poll which places the largest party in Congress in fourth place, raising eyebrows among its members.

The Centre for Sociological Investigation (CIS)’s polls gave the conservative Partido Popular (PP) opposition 14.9 per cent in its poll.

The ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) came first with 29.9 per cent, followed by the centrist Ciudadanos with 17.7 per cent and the leftist Podemos with 15.4 per cent. The far-right Vox came after the PP, with 6.5 per cent.

The results will seem anomalous to anyone who follows opinion polls regularly. Polls for the last few months (as the poll tracker below has shown) has consistently placed PSOE marginally ahead of the PP which typically came second.

Many have rationalised the result by pointing to the rise of Vox, with Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera claiming the PP is haemorrhaging votes to the far right. There is evidence that his party has also had votes siphoned from them by Vox. The CIS also predicted PSOE win comfortably in Andalucia. That prediction was off the mark, reinforcing the need to take polls with a pinch of salt.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 22.1 per cent, 91 seats Partido Popular (PP): 20.1 per cent, 83 seats Ciudadanos: 19.6 per cent, 71 seats Unidos Podemos: 14.9 per cent, 50 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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SOCIAL MEDIA company Facebook has shut down several hundred pages and accounts on the platform which it said were spreading misinformation designed to promote the Iranian regime.

Facebook said it took down more than 700 pages created in

Facebook pulls Iran accounts more than 20 countries across the world, including Spain.

Nathaniel Gleicher, the company’s cybersecurity head, said they were taken down due to them posing as political activism pages.

“We removed them for deception, not because of their content.

They were accounts designed to look local and they used the languages of the countries they operated in,” Gleicher said.

One of the pages, Palestine will be free (Palestina sera libre in Spanish) published posts in Spanish.

All the pages taken down were linked to Iranian users, but it is

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unclear if they were co-ordinated from Tehran.

Facebook said the pages were promoting Iranian narratives about the Middle East, including on Syria and Israel and Palestine.

Almost €23,540 was spent on promoting them, according to the social network.

Too ill to fly Badly hurt mountain rescuer stranded

By Dilip Kuner A SPANISH mountaineer who was badly hurt while part of a rescue team in Argentinian Patagonia will have to wait several weeks before coming home.

Jesús Gutiérrez Rey will be transferred to Spain in the next few weeks in a commercial airplane, accompanied by a medical team.

Sources from the mountaineer’s family and from the Castilla-La Mancha Mountain Federation have said agree-

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BADLY HURT: Jesús Gutiérrez Rey. ments with his insurance company will make the transfer possible, but his medical condi-

tion must improve first.

The mountaineer, known as ‘Susi,’ fell 30 metres and was badly hurt while participating in an international rescue on Fitz Roy mountain, where his team was looking for three missing mountaineers. They were finally given up for dead after an aerial search could find no trace of them.

Gutíerrez has four broken ribs, fluid in the lungs, clots in the legs and multiple fractures to his elbow, legs and collar bone.

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EUROPEAN PRESS

DENMARK DENMARK’S Defence Ministry has announced it will increase its budget for the armed forces by €200 million by 2023, bringing it to 1.5 per cent of economic output following calls from US President Donald Trump for NATO members to shoulder more of the alliance’s costs.

Funding rise

Made secure A TOTAL of 85 granite balls weighing 1.7 tons each have been placed around the outside of Christiansborg Palace Square to prevent terrorists using vehicles to mow down pedestrians in attacks.

BOOST: Army funding is to rise.

BELGIUM

DNA call

Flu rise

BELGIAN officials have called for the parents of children adopted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide DNA samples from them following claims they may have been kidnapped and falsely declared orphans.

AROUND 198 per 100,000 people in Belgium visited their doctor with flu symptoms from January 21 to 27 this year, according to the Sciensano scientific research centre’s data which comes as cases of the virus have risen throughout Europe.

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GERMANY

Storm strikes

Holocaust Day

AUTHORITIES closed roads in parts of France last week after Storm Gabriel made landfall on the country’s Atlantic coast, resulting in heavy snow in Paris and other areas where as much as 10 centimetres fell.

PRESIDENT Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel joined lawmakers in the German Bundestag on Thursday to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, with the legislature’s president Wolfgang Schauble saying a recent rise in anti-Semitism is ‘shameful.’

Riot bill FRENCH lawmakers have begun debating measures which would see regular rioters banned from demonstrations and be forced to pay for damage caused in protests following street violence seen in some gilet jauntes (yellow vest) protests since November.

Camp probe POLICE have arrested three men in Detmold in connection with 13,000 child pornography files that were allegedly made at a campsite, with 23 children aged between four and 13 thought to have been abused there over 10 years.

NETHERLANDS

Family staying

Sketch sale

THE Dutch government has said it will allow the Tamrazyan family, from Armenia, to remain in the country after a church in The Hague held a 96-day non-stop prayer service to protest against them facing the threat of deportation.

A DRAWING by Dutch artist Peter Paul Rubens that formally belonged to the Netherlands’ Princess Christina has sold for almost €7.2 million at an auction at Sotheby’s in New York, along with other royal-owned works auctioned off.

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SWEDEN

Moose charge

Job losses

TWO men have been charged in connection with a video showing a man repeatedly hitting a moose with a car jack in Fosen that surfaced on social media last year and could face up to three years in prison if found guilty.

SWEDEN’S Public Employment Service has announced it will lay off around one third of its workforce, about 4,500 staff members, after a budget featuring spending cuts to government departments passed in Parliament in December.

No backing

Meat claim

NORWAY’S government has said it will not back plans to use funds raised from emission taxes to buy electric and hydrogen lorries for haulers, a move which Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) head Ole Erik Almlid said was ‘disappointing.’

HUNDREDS of kilograms of meat from animals that had tumours and other illnesses were allegedly sold by a Polish slaughterhouse to four Swedish import companies, according to the latter country’s National Food Administration which is investigating the claims.

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BY JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM OH dear! What a nightmare Brexit is turning out to be. I fail to understand why the UK dislikes the EU to such an extent and that they are risking so much to leave.

At the moment, things are still no clearer. Does Britain really understand what could happen and that the fear factor may become a reality? In which case, the implications are enormous.

Nothing is ever perfect, including the EU, and I am sure that it was very frustrating at times, but I am still convinced that it is better to be part of Europe, especially when the world is becoming a more dangerous place.

To say I am astonished at the in-fighting in the government is an understatement. And to make capital gain from your own agenda, politically, at this stage is appalling. I am sure there are many in the world looking in on the UK in amazement. I sometimes feel quite ashamed, which is tragic and I do not want to feel like this, but I am a Remainer.

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Uninsured - why?

I often sit in a cafĂŠ or restaurant, here in Spain, and look around me. There are many different nationalities, mixing and accepting one another - with all the different nationalities in the UK, this does not seem to happen so easily there. The loss of the European workers in the UK, I am sure, is going to have a knock on effect to some industries.

Having said that, there are just too many people in Britain, it is very, very over populated and this causes problems, of which there are many. There is hardly a day that goes past that someone is not killed by a knife. Terrible isn’t it?

Brexit is not the answer to all this tragedy and problems in the UK, including the growth of obesity, which puts further pressure on the NHS. I strongly feel that the UK should stay in Europe.

However, there are millions that would not agree with me. Watch this space.

On discussing with Liberty Se-

guros the fires in Javea in 2016, which were very frightening and have obviously had a long term effect on people and homes, I was staggered to hear that 30 per cent of the properties affected had no insurance cover, whilst others discovered their insurance was inadequate and did not have the cover they thought they had.

Liberty Seguros insured quite a number of the properties involved and these clients were also able to claim for a certain amount on garden cover, which is unique to Liberty. From what I understand, Liberty Seguros was very professional and responsive to the needs of their clients and settled claims as promptly as possible.

I fail to understand the thinking of people when they make a decision not to insure their biggest assets - their homes and their contents. No one has a crystal ball to say that flooding, fire and robbery will never happen.

A vast majority of claims on

house insurance are for accidental damage which also covers water damage. This again is where Liberty Seguros is unique and offers cover for these risks when the client choses the accidental damage option. Did you know that Liberty will provide 72 hours of security surveillance if they are unable to safely secure your property in case it becomes uninhabitable?

There are other situations where emergency repairs will be carried out, as well as emergency medical assistance and the sending of emergency medication when required, as part of your home policy. Therefore take very great care you do not go for price alone when being assured that it covers everything. Liberty Seguros is a secure, bona fide insurance company, whose home policies can be tailor-made to your individual needs, never forgetting that it is a specialised expat policy.

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Spain. However I am confident when I say the majority of British do insure their cars correctly.

However, there are millions of cars in Spain uninsured, which is appalling. If you have an accident caused by one of these uninsured drivers, Liberty Seguros will be there to help and protect you.

I can’t understand, knowing how many claims my company deals with every week, why people risk their bank balance and savings by not insuring their home or car. This also applies to travel insurance, why do people think that they will not have an accident or illness when they are travelling - this is when it is more likely to happen.

Even if that is covered by the European Health card, the cost of repatriation to Spain is not. With the uncertainty surrounding Brexit at the moment, nothing is guaranteed including reciprocal cover within Europe for emergency health care.

If you would like more information, please contact one of my consultants on info@jennifercunningham.net, call one of the offices or visit my website www.jennifercunningham.net.

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POLICE in Almeria charged two men with criminal records with stealing from vehicles.

One is suspected of breaking the windows of two cars parked in the city centre, taking a laptop from one and from the other €1,150 in cash, a laser meter and an alarm remote control. Investigations led to the arrest of the 44-year old, who has a police record for more than 30 similar offences.

The second man was accused of breaking into five vehicles in Almeria City in November and January, smashing the window glass to get his hands on radios and other items of value. Police said the 41-year-old had only just been released from prison and has notched up a hefty total of 81 arrests, mainly in Almeria.

In the latest thefts the robber stole five radios and three cases of tools valued at around €2,300.

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Dogs’ plight goes viral SIX THOUSAND people signed a petition asking Orba’s mayor to free nine hunting dogs living in appalling conditions.

A video of the dogs kept on short chains in cramped, dark and filthy quarters has been viewed on 72,000 occasions and shared 4,438 times on Facebook.

The case was first reported

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Flood damage A SMALL town in Axarquia was left underwater after a reservoir’s pipeline burst.

According to Spanish media, more than 50 homes and around 12 cars suffered damage in El Trapiche, Velez-Malaga, after water poured through the streets from the La Viñuela reservoir.

The Eastern Costa del Sol Commonwealth’s insurance company is now said to be assessing claims, members RISING WATERS: Cars and homes were left underwater after of the Local Police, fire a pipe burst. services, and a cleaning company, joining residents in Axargua, the public company responsible for trying to clear away mud and silt from the supplying water locally, said they were using town’s streets. an auxiliary connection to La Viñuela to Some residents were reportedly forced to ensure the 14 surrounding municipalities take refuge on the top floor of houses, while dependent on the reservoir are not without the town’s church of San Isidro is said to have water while the pipe is fixed. been badly affected.

in 2016 but went viral after the Asociacion Defensa Derecho Animal Marina Alta (Addama) complained once more about the dogs’ plight on Facebook.

Since the social media became involved, the dogs’ story has touched hearts all over Spain and the Change.org petition is calling on Orba’s mayor Ignasi Cerver to free the dogs immediately.

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Homeless burning N AT I O N A L P O L I C E o ff i c e r s were tracing a couple this week who they believe were responsible for setting fire to an abandoned car in Malaga

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City while a homeless man slept inside.

Emergency services took the 43-year-old to Carlos Haya Hospital for treatment for severe leg and chest burns after receiving several call outs on Sunday morning.

Emergency services sources said the man was sleeping inside an abandoned vehicle in a plot in Malaga City when the couple doused the car with fuel and set it alight.

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Holiday fatality A TOURIST died in Son Espases hospital after being run over by her own hire car in Andratx on Sunday.

The 70-year-old French woman and her husband, who were staying at a hotel in Illetes, were driving to Cala Llamp, when they parked up in a pine wood so the deceased could get out to go to the toilet.

For reasons yet unknown, the car began rolling backwards ‘uncontrollably’ and the woman was knocked down and dragged several metres.

Her husband was still inside, but was unable to stop the vehicle before it came to a standstill after colliding with a tree.

Police, ambulance crews and firefighters attended and managed to lift the car, releasing the victim.

She was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit, but died from her ‘very serious’ injuries the same day.

The Local Police of Andratx is investigating the circumstances.

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gency services he was woken up by the heat of fire and noticed a strong smell of petrol.

He was able to get out of the car but was left with extensive burns and remains stable in hospital.

Witnesses told police they saw the couple leave the plot shortly after the fire began.

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Bank stands by CEO decision THE president of Spanish bank Santander said the decision to backtrack on the appointment of Andrea Orcel as the company’s chief executive was difficult, but right.

Ana Botin said the cancellation of the appointment followed the ‘highest standards’ of corporate governance. She was speaking as the bank presented its annual results.

Botin said: “When we learned of the full amount of the contract we felt it was not acceptable, especially given our responsibilities to our shareholders, employees and to society in general.”

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7 - 13 February 2019 The rate of inflation in Spain in January according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), less than December’s rate of 1.2 per cent data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed.

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business & legal

Firm welfare payment call

GDP growth falls short TOTAL economic output (Gross Domestic Product, GDP) in Spain grew by 2.5 per cent last year, a 10th less than government predictions according to the National Institute for Statistics (INE).

Quarterly year-on-year growth amounted to 0.7 per cent between October and December, one-10th higher than the previous three quarters and above government predictions. The value of GDP stood at more than €1.2 trillion, INE data showed.

Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said Spain’s economy was growing faster than that of its neighbours.

By Joe Gerrard The growth of 0.7 per cent between October and December was driven by a rise in household purchasing of 0.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

Government spending increases of 1.2 per cent, the highest since the first quarter of 2015, also contributed to the rise.

Gross fixed capital formation, the amount spent by firms in investments on fixed assets, fell by 0.2 per cent after growing throughout the year.

Data for different sectors showed

farming grew by 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018 while construction rose by 1.2 per cent and services by 0.8 per cent. Industrial output shrank by 0.9 per cent, INE data showed.

Exports grew by 1.9 per cent between October and December after falling by 0.9 per cent in the previous quarter. Imports grew by 1.1 per cent during the same period.

Last year marked the third in a row where GDP growth has slowed. It grew by 3 per cent year-on-year in 2017 and 3.2 per cent in 2016, according to INE data.

SPANISH Social Security Secretary Octavio Granado has said the government would like companies to help plug gaps in the welfare budget by paying more in contributions.

Granado said Spanish companies ought to be matching the level of contributions made by businesses in other European countries. Employer contributions in Spain total around 9.7 per cent of GDP compared to the European average of 10.4 per cent.

“We do not want the competitiveness of Spain to be based on low salaries and low prices,” Granado said.

H&M Spain sales grow

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Ebioss CEO steps down THE chief executive of Spanish energy firm Ebioss Luis Sanchez Angrill, has resigned from his position after reaching an agreement with board members as restructuring continues, the company said in a statement.

Profit fall

GROWTH: Sales rose by 2 per cent.

SWEDISH fashion store chain H&M saw its sales in Spain grow by 2 per cent between December 2017 and November 2018 to €710 million, the company has said.

The results come as the company recorded a total net profit of more than €1.2 billion during the same period, 22 per cent less than the year before.

H&M’s chief executive

Karl-Johan Persson said the fall came on the back of a ‘demanding’ year for the company but added it was on the right track.

It comes as H&M has been trying to improve logistics in a bid to cut costs and boost profits, the results of which are beginning to bear fruit, Persson added.

The firm currently has 172 stores in Spain.

SPANISH distribution company Logista netted a profit of €36 million between October and December last year, 1.9 per cent less than the same time in 2017, while revenues rose by 5 per cent to €2.4 billion according to company data.

Price plan DIA, one of Spain’s largest supermarkets, has announced it will cut prices on 500 of its own-brand products by up to 30 per cent while also seeking to increase capital by €600 mill i o n i n a b i d t o s t a v e o ff competition.

Stock market hits lows THE total value of shares on Spain’s stock exchange stood at more than €38.8 billion at the end of January, the lowest figure for that month in 12 years.

Spanish Stock Exchange (BME) data showed the figure was lower than the average for January of more than €84 billion between 2008 and 2018.

The total value of trading in 2018 was more than

€587 million, 10.5 per cent less than the year before and the lowest since 2003 according to BME data.

Market analyst Pablo Fernandez de Mosteyrin said uncertainty caused by the ongoing trade war sparked by US tariff hikes, Brexit and other factors were dampening trade. The IBEX index has recovered by 6.2 per cent since the start of 2019.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 1,973.60 -11.60 Associated British Foods 2,422.00 7.00 Admiral Group 2,112.00 -2.00 Ashtead Group 1,952.00 -15.00 Antofagasta 871.20 -12.20 Auto Trader Group 452.75 -3.15 Aviva 419.30 -0.90 AstraZeneca 5,582.00 1.00 BAE Systems 515.80 -0.60 Barclays 158.10 -0.52 British American Tobacco 2,704.50 -5.50 Barratt Developments 544.60 -3.20 BHP GROUP PLC ORD $0.50 1,699.70 -20.70 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,792.00 -13.00 British Land Co 572.10 1.10 Bunzl 2,436.00 2.00 BP 528.55 7.05 Burberry Group 1,817.00 -14.50 BT Group 232.50 2.50 Coca-Cola HBC 2,635.50 0.50 Carnival 4,328.00 4.00 Centrica 137.30 1.60 Compass Group 1,645.00 13.00 Croda International 4,963.50 21.50 CRH 2,239.00 -11.00 DCC 6,335.00 35.00 Diageo 2,911.75 10.25 Direct Line Insurance Group 343.30 -0.30 Evraz 504.80 -2.80 Experian 1,959.50 5.00 easyJet 1,235.75 -36.25 Ferguson 5,151.00 -12.00 Fresnillo 954.30 -16.10 Glencore 302.70 -3.50 GlaxoSmithKline 1,484.40 1.00 GVC Holdings 670.75 6.25 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 1,641.50 -1.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,670.75 2.25 Halma 1,439.00 17.00 HSBC Holdings 639.10 0.10 Hiscox 1,418.00 -2.00 International Consldtd Airs Grp 649.20 -4.00 InterContinental Hotels Grp 4,406.00 40.00 3i Group 874.70 4.50 Imperial Brands 2,546.00 -13.00 Informa 686.30 3.50 Intertek Group 4,909.50 31.50 ITV 131.85 0.10 Johnson Matthey 3,049.50 4.50 Kingfisher 223.85 -1.65

% CHG. NET VOL -0.58 27,294.71 0.29 18,905.18 -0.09 6,016.31 -0.76 9,175.55 -1.38 8,574.98 -0.69 4,282.13 -0.21 16,159.62 0.02 70,092.62 -0.12 16,356.05 -0.33 27,100.67 -0.20 61,633.61 -0.58 5,462.79 -1.20 35,696.99 -0.34 4,841.94 0.19 5,485.95 0.08 8,074.21 1.35 105,402.50 -0.79 7,411.10 1.09 23,060.57 0.02 9,361.52 0.09 8,222.87 1.18 7,770.21 0.80 25,860.33 0.44 6,346.51 -0.49 17,812.13 0.56 6,116.03 0.35 70,107.28 -0.09 4,629.63 -0.55 7,134.49 0.26 17,399.74 -2.85 5,020.71 -0.23 11,810.76 -1.66 7,405.78 -1.14 43,291.11 0.07 73,335.03 0.94 3,910.17 -0.06 3,888.64 0.13 7,745.62 1.20 5,315.04 0.02 128,007.11 -0.14 4,080.89 -0.61 12,828.69 0.92 8,280.40 0.52 8,266.33 -0.51 24,157.61 0.51 8,467.17 0.65 7,921.18 0.08 5,204.85 0.15 5,889.22 -0.73 4,699.22

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Land Securities Group 867.90 Legal & General Group 260.90 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 57.78 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,572.00 Micro Focus International 1,477.00 Marks & Spencer Group 290.00 Mondi 1,850.25 Melrose 172.55 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 237.83 National Grid 837.25 NMC Health 2,578.00 Next 4,818.50 Ocado Group 989.10 Paddy Power Betfair 6,415.00 Prudential 1,504.00 Persimmon 2,393.50 Pearson 929.20 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,887.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 242.50 Royal Dutch Shell 2,412.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,425.50 RELX 1,703.50 Rio Tinto 4,160.50 Rightmove 475.68 Rolls-Royce Group 894.10 RSA Insurance Group 518.00 Rentokil Initial 342.90 Sainsbury (J) 287.60 Schroders 2,644.00 Sage Group (The) 634.50 Segro 648.70 Smurfit Kappa Group 2,184.00 Standard Life Aberdeen 255.15 Smith (DS) 337.80 Smiths Group 1,479.25 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 484.70 Smith & Nephew 1,436.50 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 6,465.00 SSE 1,175.50 Standard Chartered 618.05 St James's Place 947.30 Severn Trent 1,985.75 Tesco 221.70 TUI AG 1,172.50 Taylor Wimpey 167.18 Unilever 4,085.50 United Utilities Group 830.00 Vodafone Group 138.70 John Wood Group 546.80 WPP Group 868.60 Whitbread 4,917.00

CHANGE(P) 2.90 -0.40 -0.40 -8.00 6.00 -0.90 -2.75 -2.30 2.98 3.65 -2.00 -42.50 -2.30 35.00 -8.50 -17.50 8.80 13.00 -1.40 28.25 41.00 2.00 -69.50 -0.32 -5.90 2.20 2.50 0.70 -6.00 7.70 2.70 -28.00 -0.10 -2.10 11.25 -0.01 4.50 35.00 -5.00 -3.75 -0.30 -13.25 -0.30 11.00 -0.57 20.50 -6.20 -0.14 0.40 -8.40 26.00

% CHG.

NET VOL

0.34 -0.15 -0.69 -0.17 0.41 -0.31 -0.15 -1.32 1.27 0.44 -0.08 -0.87 -0.23 0.55 -0.56 -0.73 0.96 0.22 -0.57 1.18 1.72 0.12 -1.64 -0.07 -0.66 0.43 0.73 0.24 -0.23 1.23 0.42 -1.27 -0.04 -0.62 0.77 0.00 0.31 0.54 -0.42 -0.60 -0.03 -0.66 -0.14 0.95 -0.34 0.50 -0.74 -0.10 0.07 -0.96 0.53

6,415.13 15,462.23 41,203.72 15,942.68 6,029.38 4,692.79 6,755.40 8,193.45 5,547.39 28,139.83 5,363.51 6,709.38 6,921.47 4,934.67 38,519.68 7,542.05 7,076.57 41,480.83 29,025.09 105,269.02 88,711.85 33,152.04 53,658.90 4,212.86 16,765.66 5,266.14 6,212.03 6,281.56 5,901.45 6,795.94 6,557.36 5,223.43 6,324.70 4,617.74 5,719.33 7,097.11 12,567.27 4,714.86 12,010.49 20,313.62 4,966.33 4,739.74 21,849.29 6,784.38 5,413.88 46,560.10 5,665.13 37,028.53 3,688.49 10,975.34 8,926.49

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US dollar...................................................................1.1451 Japan yen ............................................................125.789 Switzerland franc ................................................1,14119 Denmark kroner ..............................................7,46546 Norway kroner.................................................9,68043

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COMPANY AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CATERPILLAR CHEVRON TEXACO CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACH HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL JOHNSON & JOHNSON JP MORGAN CHASE MCDONALDS MERCK MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER & GAMBLE ST. PAUL TRV UNITED TECHNOLOGIES UNITEDHEALTH VERIZON VISA CLASS A WALGREENS BOOTS WAL-MART WALT DISNEY 3M

PRICE 103,060 166,520 387,430 130,910 118,370 47,340 48,700 75,920 196,540 184,370 134,100 48,730 134,200 103,880 176,720 76,450 102,780 81,510 42,880 97,470 126,490 118,980 268,720 54,550 140,150 71,880 93,860 111,300 199,160

CHANGE% CHANGE 0,35 0,36 0,05 0,08 0,47 1,81 -1,69 -2,25 3,24 3,72 0,11 0,05 1,18 0,57 3,60 2,64 -0,74 -1,47 0,46 0,84 -0,24 -0,32 3,42 1,61 0,84 1,12 0,37 0,38 -1,15 -2,06 2,71 2,02 -1,58 -1,65 -0,45 -0,37 1,01 0,43 1,04 1,00 0,76 0,95 0,77 0,91 -0,55 -1,48 -0,93 -0,51 3,81 5,14 -0,53 -0,38 -2,06 -1,97 -0,20 -0,22 -0,57 -1,14

VOLUME(M) 1.529.131 9.853.118 1.513.555 1.539.458 2.838.592 6.106.158 5.390.198 6.180.874 679.860 1.373.673 1.039.940 11.429.655 3.112.824 4.273.009 1.502.565 3.801.334 12.146.410 1.973.089 7.737.190 3.508.838 320.605 1.108.431 1.340.900 4.602.010 2.593.337 2.121.283 2.992.061 1.478.928 566.202

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Most Advanced GRAVITY Co., Ltd. Infinera Corporation Tuesday Morning Corp.

Digi International Inc. PHI, Inc. Proofpoint, Inc. Haynes International, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Evolus, Inc. Qutoutiao Inc.

$ 45.51 $ 5.16 $ 2.29 $ 13.50 $ 3.72 $ 114.51 $ 36.86 $ 3.73 $ 19.04 $ 18.33 $ 12.15

10.01 ▲ 28.20% 0.76 ▲ 17.27% 0.31 ▲ 15.66% 1.64 ▲ 13.83% 0.44 ▲ 13.41% 12.64 ▲ 12.41% 4.06 ▲ 12.38% 0.41 ▲ 12.35% 2.06 ▲ 12.13% 1.98 ▲ 12.11% 1.23 ▲ 11.26%

$ 45.51 $ 5.16 $ 2.29 $ 13.50 $ 3.72 $ 114.51 $ 36.86 $ 3.73 $ 19.04 $ 18.33 $ 12.15

10.01 ▲ 28.20% 0.76 ▲ 17.27% 0.31 ▲ 15.66% 1.64 ▲ 13.83% 0.44 ▲ 13.41% 12.64 ▲ 12.41% 4.06 ▲ 12.38% 0.41 ▲ 12.35% 2.06 ▲ 12.13% 1.98 ▲ 12.11% 1.23 ▲ 11.26%

Most Declined GRAVITY Co., Ltd. Infinera Corporation Tuesday Morning Corp.

Digi International Inc. PHI, Inc. Proofpoint, Inc. Haynes International, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Evolus, Inc. Qutoutiao Inc.

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Pound strengthens despite Brexit uncertainty likely to propel Sterling higher.

Meanwhile EUR investors are likely to remain focused on data coming out of the Eurozone, with any additional signs of a slowdown or a more dovish outlook from the European Central Bank likely to drag on the euro.

F i n a l l y, t h e U S d o l l a r m a y come under increasing pressure this month, if fears begin to mount that the ongoing US government shutdown is dragging on US growth.

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Latest currency news The pound has found support in recent weeks, despite Brexit uncertainty only appearing to have heightened in the last month.

This upswing in Sterling has seen GBP/EUR climb from € 1 . 11 t o a r o u n d € 1 . 1 3 o v e r the last month.

At the same time, the GBP/USD exchange rate has risen from $1.26 to $1.28, although it also briefly plummeted to a 20-month low of $1.24

MOVEMENT: Potentially some miles left in the rising pound? on the way.

What’s been happening?

While it has remained volatile, the pound has consistently risen so far in 2019, l a rg e l y o n t h e b a c k o f d i m i n ishing fears of a no-deal Brexit.

This comes despite Theresa May’s Brexit deal being overwhelmingly rejected by Parliament as markets hope that MPs

will now exert more authority over the process; potentially pushing to stop Brexit altogether.

Meanwhile a run of gloomy data and fears that some of the Eurozone’s largest economies may be headed towards a recession has seen the euro struggle in recent weeks.

The US dollar has also given up ground this month follow-

ing a number of dovish signals from the Federal Reserve, with the US central bank now expected to adopt a more cautious approach to monetary policy in 2019.

What do you need to look out for?

Brexit is expected to continue to dominate the pound over the coming month, with a potential extension to Article 50

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TRULY do believe, that were I confronted with the individual who coined the word ‘Brexit’ I would happily abandon all my views on peace, love and compassion and take fiendish delight in strangling them with my bare hands!

Last week, I took the trouble to count how many times the word was mentioned on Alan Boulton’s Sky News programme; I actually lost count (and the will to live), after 36 utterances. But that, of course, is the whole idea is it not?

The ploy of the remoaner’s has always been to make us all so heartily sick of the whole mind-warping, utterly teeth-grinding caboodle, that we’ll accept any result which makes it simply go away (or go their way!).

Well I personally think they could well have shot themselves in the foot. The remainers’ petulant plan to create indecision and confusion in the British ranks, and particularly its politicians, has lulled the EU mob into a false sense of security.

In their arrogance and growing disdain for the UK, they are beginning to reveal their true colours, issuing statements and opinions which are showing the British public just what they truly do think of us.

Well I have news for all of them; the British

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A change in mood

BETTER OUT: Britain doesn’t need to be part of a ‘super state.’ bulldog can take considerable umbrage when mistaken for a mug. Particularly when it finds itself at the receiving end of insults from nations they never had much respect for in the first place.

There is a perceptible change of mood in the attitude of the Brits. People are beginning to question the true ambitions of the European

Union. They are beginning to realise that the forming of a ‘super state’ with its own army controlling all of Europe, in much the same manner as another historical despot attempted in the not too distant past, is no longer quite so ludicrous.

Well, with Germany on the brink of recession, Italy and Greece just about ready to

abandon ship, and a whole host of countries who were initially bribed to join the coalition now finding the money drying up, the outlook for the Union’s ambitions are beginning to look just about as bleak as they did 70-odd years ago.

As for the scare tactics being deployed by the big companies, threatening to abandon the UK should it leave the EU, let them. Most of them are monopolies, firmly enmeshed in the highly lucrative and elite Euro club. A bunch of profit-mongers, heavily involved in the plot to inveigle the whole of Europe into their greedy money-grabbing empires.

The last thing they want is competition from the rest of the world. Have no doubt, the minute it is established we are truly dumping this whole bunch of self-satisfying greedy egomaniacs, huge worldwide conglomerates will be queuing up to create business with a highly successful European country which is unshackled from the yoke of the Brussels bureaucrats and able to negotiate on its own terms.

The future’s bright. The future’s Brexit.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy.

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Spanish as she is spoke to take it in turns to break through the rock to reach him.

Ironically, those eight men are now out of jobs and although they have been applauded for their vital role in the Totalan rescue, how many have given a moment’s thought to the closed mines in Leon, Asturias and Teruel?

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

MONICA OLTRA, vice-president of the Valencian Community’s regional government, was in good company when a security guard at the Fitur tourism trade fair reproved her for speaking Valenciano.

When the first Borgia pope, Callixtus III, arrived in Rome in 1455, there were grumbles in the corridors of Vatican power that more Valenciano was heard there than Latin.

Still, the Italians have much to thank the Xativa-born Borja clan for: they also took Valencian coca with them to Rome, thus giving them the pizza.

Word play THEY’RE at it again. It has been suggested that instead of referring to Los Reyes when referring to Felipe VI and his consort Letizia, it would be less sexist to refer to El Rey y La Reina.

So what’s wrong with Los monarcas? Talk about gender-neutral: we’ve got the masculine los and the feminine-looking monarcas with a little bit of everything to keep everyone happy.

Dark Ages vocabulary

Heroic tradition AS in the UK, there is still coal in Spain’s mines but it cannot compete pricewise with imports from Poland or Colombia.

Thatcher apart, it is incomprehensible that any government or society could begrudge the money that miners earn although they deserve every cent and penny of it.

Despite the government’s efforts to keep Spain’s mines open the last recently closed in Leon, not long before the day when members of the Hunosa Rescue Brigade reached the body of two-year-old Julen.

Notwithstanding the advanced technology that was used to locate Julen, in the end eight men - miners and engineers - had

THE ex-members of Cataluña’s regional government who declared the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on October 27 in 2017 aren’t being tried for defending their rights, as the separatists claim.

On the contrary, it’s maintained that they were wresting them away from the 50 per cent of Catalans who do not want independence.

All of which is true, but the argument would look infinitely more convincing if they were tried for infringing the Constitution and not rebellion and sedition.

Spain might be a democracy but the judiciary’s vocabulary belongs to the Dark Ages.

PEDRO SANCHEZ: Prepared for the regional elections in May.

Seeing red CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera has a ‘visceral dislike’ of Pedro Sanchez, the current president of the Spanish government, insiders maintain. He is making it known that any alliances following the municipal and regional elections next May will depend on Sanchez’s presence - or absence.

Sanchez, Rivera is saying, is on the other side of the red line beyond which he is not prepared to go.

Funny that, when Vox’s leader in Andalucia was not.

And the trouble with red lines is that people who draw them often find that they’ve painted themselves into a corner.

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4:30am Handmade on the Silk Road Series about traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road.

5:00am This is BBC Four

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7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 10:00am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:25am On the Buses 11:55am On the Buses 12:35pm Rising Damp 1:05pm George and Mildred 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Law and Order: UK 1:05am Scott and Bailey

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King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun The £100k Drop Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of the Zoo Hunted Flirty Dancing First Dates Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

The Chase The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder Drama series about the shady dealings of a loveable rogue.

12:35pm The Professionals 1:45pm Snooker 6:15pm Quincy, M.E. 7:15pm River Monsters 7:45pm Snooker 11:45pmDeath Wish 2 Violent action sequel starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland, 1982.

12:45am FYI Daily Latest news from the world of entertainment.

12:50amDeath Wish 2 Violent action sequel starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland, 1982.

9:05am 9:20am 9:40am 9:55am 10:05am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm

9:55am 12:00pm 3:00pm 5:10pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 11:15pm 1:45am 4:05am

Digby Dragon Floogals Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine The Secret Life of Puppies Jeremy Vine Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5 News Lunchtime GPs: Behind Closed Doors Home and Away Neighbours A Stranger with My Kids Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Dog Rescuers: Best in Show Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun Bad Girls Behind Bars

Batman Forever Braveheart Superman 2 Final Score The Incredible Hulk Thor: Ragnarok Kingsman: The Golden Circle Battleship Gone in 60 Seconds

4:45am The Perfect Match 6:30am That Thing You Do! 8:20am Bean 10:00am Mr Bean's Holiday 11:40am Game Night 1:25pm Pitch Perfect 3:25pm Pretty Woman 5:30pm Bean 7:15pm Mr Bean's Holiday 9:00pm Game Night 10:45pm Pitch Perfect 12:45am Dazed and Confused 2:35am Night Owls

7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 8:30am Celebrity Coach Trip 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Shipwrecked 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Young Sheldon 10:00pm Shipwrecked 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 12:05am The IT Crowd 12:40am The IT Crowd

7:00am Lego DC Super Hero 8:30am Iceman Consumed by anger and pain, a Neolithic nomad sets out to avenge the brutal murder of his wife and son.

10:15am Love, Simon 12:10pm Mad to be Normal 2:00pm Breaking in 3:45pm Frat Pack A young Brit joins his future stepbrothers on an eventful US road trip to attend a wild fraternity party.

5:30pm Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High 7:00pm Love, Simon Coming-of-age comedy about a closeted highschooler who begins to fall for an anonymous classmate online.

9:00pm Breaking in 10:35pm Frat Pack 12:15am Iceman

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CONSULAR MATTERS LET me start by saying that my friend Peter is quite theatrical in his approach to his legal affairs, so when he came to see me at my law firm to ask for advice on how to distribute his property after his death, he spoke to me in his serious voice.

With gestures worthy of a movie lover he told me: “You have to help me to fulfil my last Will.” Such a dramatic appeal can actually be solved by means of a Will. But beware; this is a case in which international laws come into play.

Indeed, Peter is a good example of the global world and the cosmopolitan society in which we are lucky to live. Although Peter is Danish by birth and nationality, he has been living in Spain for many years and how could it be otherwise, he has his family divided between Denmark and Spain and obviously worries that if something happened, his heirs could encounter problems regarding the distribution of their inheritance.

Indeed, the fact of granting a Will already guarantees that the assets of which he is the owner at the time of

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And now... the last Will

REASSURANCE: Make sure your preferences are documented. his death, may be distributed according to his preferences, which is much better than leaving the law to distribute them according to the de-

fault legal position.

However, even if you set out your preferences in a Will, the law establishes rules which must be met under

penalty of invalidating that Will. But it is also in his case, and in the case of any foreigner residing in Spain, a matter complicated by the involvement of the laws of the different countries in which you have your property, family, and income.

The European Inheritance Regulations, which came into force some time ago, means any foreign residents in Spain will be subject to Spanish rules for the distribution of their assets after death unless they expressly state through a Will that the inheritance has to be ruled according to their ‘home country’s’ law.

And of course, Peter, as soon as I explain this possibility to him, with the same solemnity with which, as I have said, he deals with all his legal subjects, he confirms that he wants his personal law to be applicable, this is the Danish law.

However, this option may not be the most appropriate in Peter’s current circumstances so I have to remind him that he has to choose the law which better suits his needs as much as possible because there are many

personal, economic and family variables which should be taken into account before making a decision about it.

After weighing up all these variables, we finally agreed that I write a draft of his Will to be granted in front of a notarywhich protects the interests of his daughters and grandchildren in the face of possible claims from his current second wife from whom he is thinking of separating, as well as the possible conflicting claims from his son-in-laws.

At the present time his daughters enjoy good relations with their husbands but this might not be the case in the future.

Peter invited me to have a beer after the consultation and we went to the bar near to the office, and with a ‘tapa’ of good ‘jamon Iberico’ he told me with great aplomb and seriousness: “Now I’m calm and I can die knowing that everything is where I want it to be regarding my assets,” and this is why I said my friend Peter deserves to be cast in a dramatic role in a movie.

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11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Moving On 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Would I Lie to You? 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Cuckoo

7:30am Wanted Down Under Revisited 8:15am Fraud Squad NHS 9:00am Antiques Roadshow 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Coast 2:35pm Reel History of Britain 3:05pm A Taste of Britain 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Mastermind 8:30pm Eurovision: You Decide 10:00pm Humpback Whales: A Detective Story 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am Front Row Late 12:45am Better Things 1:05am Angela Carter: Of Wolves and Women 2:05am Panorama

5:00am This is BBC Four 7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Top of the Pops 1987 9:00pm A Blackpool Big Band Boogie 10:00pm Top of the Pops A bumper crop of hits from the TOTP archive showcasing an exciting year on the pop charts.

11:00pm The Defiant Ones Music documentary series. The Defiant Ones comes to BBC Four as a six-part series.

11:40pm The Defiant Ones Music documentary series.

12:25am Hits, Hype and Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business

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 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm 8 Out of Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am Rude Tube 1:05am The Real Football Fan Show

9:05am Digby Dragon 9:20am Floogals 9:40am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:55am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am The Secret Life of Puppies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Wrong Nanny 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Do the Right Thing 9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Posh Hotels with Sally and Nigel 11:00pm The Double Life of George Michael 1:05am The Nation's Favourite George Michael Song

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

6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Through the Keyhole 12:45am Small Fortune 1:35am Tenable

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 8:00pm Ultimate You've Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Skyfall 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Skyfall 11:50pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:20am American Dad! 1:50am The Cleveland Show 2:15am Release the Hounds 3:15am Teleshopping

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

7:00am 7:05am 8:05am 9:15am 10:20am 11:25am 12:35pm 1:45pm 5:45pm 6:45pm 7:15pm 7:45pm 12:15am 1:25am 1:30am 2:35am

12:15pm Wild Wild West 2:15pm Tombstone 4:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 6:50pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 9:00pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 11:20pm Rampage 1:10am Bad Boys 3:15am Bad Boys II

7:00am

World of Sport The Chase The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals Snooker Quincy, M.E. River Monsters River Monsters Snooker Crimson Tide FYI Daily Crimson Tide Better Late Than Never 3:35am World of Sport 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:30am 9:10am 10:50am

12:40pm 2:25pm 4:05pm 5:50pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:40am

Fun with Dick and Jane Little Nicky Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Fletch Billy Madison Bad Teacher The Dictator Date Night Bad Teacher The Other Guys Coming to America

9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am 2:05am 2:35am 3:05am 4:00am

8:35am 10:30am 12:05pm 1:40pm 3:30pm 5:05pm

6:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:50pm 12:30am 2:20am 4:20am

FRIDAY TV

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 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Shipwrecked The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Shipwrecked I Give it a Year The Sex Clinic The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Shipwrecked Tattoo Fixers

7:00am Cricket 10:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:00pm Football Centre 1:00pm Football Centre 2:00pm Football Centre 3:00pm Football Centre 4:00pm Football Centre 5:00pm To be Announced 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Debate - Live 12:15am Sky Sports News 1:00am Live NBA: Denver @ Philadelphia The Philadelphia 76ers take on Denver Nuggets at Wells Fargo Center in the NBA. 3:30am Live European Tour Golf Day three of the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open from the 13th Beach Golf Club in Victoria, Australia.

Lego DC Super Hero Girls: SuperVillain High Love, Simon Frat Pack Dark River Book Club Breaking in Lego DC Super Hero Girls: SuperVillain High The Lego Movie 2: Special Love, Simon Book Club Breaking in Frat Pack Mad to be Normal Iceman Consumed by anger and pain, a Neolithic nomad sets out to avenge the brutal murder of his wife and son.

12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm

One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games 1:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm Football Countdowns 2:30pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 3:30pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:15pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm SPFL Matters 7:30pm EFL Matters 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Debate - Live 12:15am EFL Greatest Games

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Six Nations Build-Up 3:00pm Six Nations Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:25pm Escape to the Country 7:25pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:35pm Regional News 7:40pm Weather 7:45pm Pointless 8:35pm The Greatest Dancer 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:45am Man Like Mobeen 1:10am In the Dark Half

9:00am Top Class 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:30am Nature's Microworlds 11:00am Natural World 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 2:00pm Food and Drink 2:30pm Talking Pictures 3:00pm Jane Eyre 4:30pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Nature's Epic Journeys 6:00pm City in the Sky 7:00pm Back in Time for School 8:00pm River Walks 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Humpback Whales: A Detective Story 10:00pm David Bowie: Finding Fame 11:30pm Mayans M.C. 12:20am Mayans M.C. 1:20am Up There

8:00pm Wild Brazil Three-part nature documentary. This intimate journey into the heart of Brazil concludes.

9:00pm Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities 10:00pm Safe Harbour Detective Carly Segan,(Tracy Gold), is investigating the Satanic murders of young women who all seem to have one thing in common... their time at a place called 'Safe Harbor'.

11:00pm Safe Harbour 11:55pm Bowie at Glastonbury 2000 12:45am TOTP 1987 1:15am TOTP 1987 1:30am The Defiant Ones 2:10am The Defiant Ones 3:20am Handmade on the Silk Road 3:55am Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

7:05am King of Queens 7:30am King of Queens 7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am The Big Bang Theory 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 12:55pm Four in a Bed 3:30pm A Place in the Sun 4:30pm Sun, Sea and Brides to be 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:35pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Hidden Britain by Drone 9:00pm Great British Car Journeys 10:00pm Taken 11:50pm Dredd 1:35am The Last Leg

10:55am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:05am Garfield 12:35pm Getting Even with Dad 2:45pm Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 4:35pm Grounded 6:25pm Mulan Disney animated adventure, based on a classic Chinese folktale, about a brave young woman who wants to save the life of her ageing and ailing father who she knows is bound to be killed in a battle against an invading army's leader.

8:00pm 5 News 8:05pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 9:00pm Digging Up Britain's Past 10:00pm Drain the Oceans 11:00pm Bellator 1:10am Fights, Camera, Action

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:45am 9:10am 9:40am 11:10am 11:40am 12:10pm 12:40pm 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 3:40pm 4:10pm 4:40pm 5:10pm 5:40pm 6:10pm 6:40pm 7:10pm 7:40pm

Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Don't Tell the Bride Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon 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 Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Captain America: The First Avenger 10:00pmBad Neighbours 11:55pm Gogglebox 1:00am Gogglebox 2:05am Tattoo Fixers Extreme 3:10am Shipwrecked

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8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am The Powerpuff Girls 9:10am Toonmarty 9:30am Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pm Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 1:35pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:40pm Dancing on Ice 3:35pm The Chase 4:30pm ITV Evening News 4:45pm Regional News and Weather 5:00pm Six Nations Live 8:00pm Small Fortune 9:00pm The Voice UK 10:30pm Through the Keyhole 11:30pm ITV News 11:45pm Rocky III 1:40am Jackpot247

9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus A weekly catch-up of all the goings-on in Weatherfield.

12:30pm The Voice UK 2:00pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Comedy panel show.

2:30pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 3:00pm You've Been Framed!

3:35pm You've Been Framed!

4:40pm Scooby-Doo! 5:40pm FYI Daily 5:45pm Scooby-Doo! 6:25pm Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 9:00pm Spectre 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pm Spectre 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad!

7:25am 7:45am 8:15am 8:45am 9:15am 9:50am 11:35am 1:35pm 3:40pm 5:40pm

7:00am The Professionals 8:05am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:15am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Ironside 12:35pm Columbo Classic murder mystery.

2:10pm World of Sport 2:30pm ITV Racing Live Coverage of horse racing from all over the UK including the major events.

5:00pm Columbo: Dagger of the Mind 7:00pm Mr. Bean 7:30pm Snooker v Darts 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am Fire Down Below Action thriller starring Steven Seagal and Kris Kristofferson, 1997.

1:15am FYI Daily

12:45pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 3:00pm Rampage 4:55pm After Earth 6:40pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 9:00pm Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol 11:00pm Mission: Impossible II 1:05am Mission: Impossible III

7:00am Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High 8:25am Love, Simon 10:25am Book Club 12:20pm Frat Pack 2:00pm The Negotiator Thriller 4:00pm Lego DC Super Hero Girls: SuperVillain High A group of future superheroes and villains attempt to navigate high school life while learning how to use their emerging powers.

5:30pm Love, Simon Coming-of-age comedy 7:25pm Breaking in 9:00pm Book Club 10:50pm The Negotiator 12:45am Frat Pack 2:30am Dark River

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm

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Royal Stories Rising Damp Rising Damp George and Mildred George and Mildred Carry on Henry Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's Poirot Drama series featuring the famous Belgian sleuth.

Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Detective series.

Vera Detective drama based on characters created by crime writer Ann Cleeves.

Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping

5:55am Galaxy Quest 7:45am Here Comes the Boom 9:40am Ghost Town 11:30amThe Family Stone 1:20pm Clueless 3:10pm Blockers 5:00pm Girls Trip 7:10pm Rough Night 9:00pm Blockers 10:45pm Girls Trip 1:00am Get Him to the Greek 3:00am How to Get Girls

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Live European Tour Golf Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live - Soccer Am Football Cricket Cricket Live NBA: San Antonio @ Utah The Utah Jazz meet the San Antonio Spurs at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in the NBA. Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

Live European Tour Golf Day four of the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open from the 13th Beach Golf Club in Victoria, Australia.

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Gillette Soccer Saturday: Build-Up Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Football EFL Goals: Championship EFL EFL Goals: Championship Football's Greatest Football's Greatest EFL Goals: Championship Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Sometimes all appears lost. Hope has disappeared and a team is simply down and out.

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Moffat and Gatiss reveal when Dracula series starts fangs. With the project known to be in development for a couple of years now, it looks like the Dracula cameras are finally being readied for action.

Speaking at the Radio Times Covers Party recently, the writing pair were asked for an update on the situation, with Moffat noting: “We are shooting soon - but obviously, we’re n o t t e l l i n g y o u w h e n . Ve r y soon.” “We’re not telling you where or when,” added Gatiss. “ I t ’s t h e u s u a l g a m e . ” M e a n w h i l e , M o ff a t h a s p r e v i o u s l y admitted that the classic vampire story will be reinvented ‘in a Sherlock-y way, but not in exactly the same way.’

Richard Shanley T H E B B C ’s a d a p t a t i o n o f Dracula will commence shooting ‘very soon,’ according to the screenwriters Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.

The duo are bringing Bram Stoker ’s iconic blood-drinker to the small screen (which will be streamed via Netflix for everyone outside of the UK), having previously rehashed Sherlock Holmes into a show which catapulted leading man Benedict Cumberbatch towards stardom.

Dracula will see Danish actor Claes Bang slip under the cloak and brandish the

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DRACULA: Moffat (left) and Gatiss have teamed up again.

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and because of this they only use wood with FSC and Legal Wood certificates.

Constant evolution The catalogue of furniture and decoration is constantly evolving, inspired by the latest trends which were discovered during recent trips to international fairs and direct visits to factories.

It is evident throughout these years at Albir Colonial they have continually adapted to the times, incorporating new and modern designs at every opportunity.

However, one thing which has not changed is the quality, since only the best materials are used, giving the customer’s home a unique and original style.

Quality and satisfaction Comfort, satisfaction and well-being are very important to Albir Colonial.

They want their customers to feel at ease in their home and the best way to achieve this is with furniture and accessories which fit both space and personality. Needless to say, the after-sales service given by the team is second to none.

In the Albir Colonial stores, you will discover a wide range of styles which range from classic to the most avant-garde designs.

Enjoy the garden all year Our wonderful Mediterranean climate allows us to enjoy the garden and terrace all year round. That is why at Albir Colonial they appreciate how wonderful it is to enjoy a cosy garden.

Garden furniture is their specialty and everyone who visits their stores will see they can find everything they need to create outdoor spaces and environments.

Visit them and discover the exceptional variety and styles of garden furniture and accessories for the terrace.

ALBIR COLONIAL Altea - N-332 (Ptda. Planet 183).

Tel: 966 885 689 Gata de Gorgos - Plaza de España, 20.

Tel: 965 757 754 El Campello - Calle San Ramón, 180.

Tel: 865 666 898 Javea - Carretera Cabo de la Nao, 68.

Tel: 965 794 385 Website: www.albircolonial.com Blog: www.kubu.es

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8:00pm Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest 9:00pm Discovering... The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Benjamin Britten.

10:00pm The Final Frontier? A Horizon Guide to the Universe 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy.

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The Durrells Drama series based on Gerald Durrell's Corfu memoirs including My Family and Other Animals.

Cameraman to the Queen Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure

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12:00pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm A Place to Call Home 4:05pm Escape to the Country 4:50pm The Best House in Town 5:35pm Flog It! 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 MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:45am Fraud Squad NHS 8:30am Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 9:00am Great Alaskan Railroad 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 Rugby Union 2:30pm A Taste of Britain 3:15pm Collectaholics 4:15pm Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom 5:15pm How Earth Made Us 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Made in Great Britain 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

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9:00pm Coast Great Guides Travel documentary exploring Britain's coastlines.

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1:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Nick Horne’s

Rich Pick

Freelance correspondent, London, England LATE 2018 and news filtered out that an extraordinary event was to take place early in the new year.

An exceptionally rare figure study

by Sir Peter Paul Rubens led the Sotheby’s auction of Old Master Drawings on January 30, in New York.

Gregory Rubinstein, Head of the Old Master Drawings department enthused: “This immensely powerful study shows Rubens actually working out the pose of his figure as he goes along. The sense of looking over the artist’s shoulder as he develops one of the most important paintings of his career is incredibly moving.”

Peter Paul Ruben’s study of a ‘Young Man with Raised Arms’ offers a fascinating insight into the process by which the artist arrived at the final composition of key figures in the great altarpiece representing ‘The Raising of the Cross’ which Rubens painted for the Antwerp Church of Saint Walburga in 1608.

The drawing is one of a collection assembled by King William of the Netherlands [1792-1849] and his Russian wife Anna Pavlovna [17951865] who together assembled one of the greatest collections of paintings and drawings in Europe.

Among the works were masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens and Rembrandt. The drawing ‘Nude Study of Young Man with Raised Arms’ by Rubens - passed down through the generations privately through the family - was the first drawing of this scale and significance to appear on the market for 50 years.

With a distinguished provenance which may be translated to mean we have a high confidence that the drawing is genuine and we know not only who created it but also who owned it from its creation to the present day - the large (491 mm x 315 mm) and powerful drawing of a nearly nude figure of a young man straining every muscle to push a heavy weight above his head, was one of a small handful of similarly monumental figure studies which survived for the key figures in the great altarpiece

representing ‘The Raising of the Cross,’ which Rubens painted for the Antwerp church of Saint Walburga shortly after his return from Italy at the end of 1608.

While Rubens created chalk figure studies throughout his career, his drawings of this type were at their most imposing and sculptural in these first years after his return to Antwerp.

At this key moment in his artistic career Rubens made figure studies which are judged to be truly Michelangelesque in their grandeur suggesting the visual visceral impact of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome and Ruben’s own magnificent Baroque ceiling at the Banqueting House in Whitehall Palace, London with its three principal paintings ‘The Apotheosis of James I,’ ‘The Union of the Crowns’ and ‘The Peaceful Reign of James I’ completed and installed in 1636.

With a life story and a historical context which is endlessly fascinating, the draw to Sotheby’s auction in New York City on January 30, 2019 was to prove irresistible.

One of the most significant drawings by the iconic artist to appear on

Source: Courtesy Sotheby

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PETER PAUL RUBENS: Study of a Young Man with Raised Arms. the market for 50 years was sold after intense rivalry between two bidders for more than double Sotheby’s highest estimate for US$8.2 million

(€7.18 million), establishing a new world auction record for a drawing

by Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Nick Horne, London, England.

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The cost of Brexit?

I WAS wondering how much more UK consumers will pay for their food and drinks should there be a no-deal Brexit, Since the UK imports 30 per cent of its food, tariffs could have a meaningful impact on UK household budgets.

We ran back-of-the-envelope calculations to estimate WTO tariffs on average UK food and drink spending and found: For each household, a year ’s worth of food and drink tariffs could be equivalent to the cost of two weeks’ worth of food and drink spending.

The average UK household (according to Office of National Statistics Family Spending data) could pay an additional £132 for the weekly shop and £78 for takeaways/restaurants each year, or £210 overall.

For each £50 of weekly food and drink spending today, a household should budget an extra £1.92 per week or £100 per year.

EY

It’s never too late…

I REFER to the recent correspondence from Joan Butler (Issue 1751) in which she laments the fact that letters and Christmas cards posted at the beginning of December only arrived in Spain at the end of January.

I experienced this ‘phenomenon’ several years ago and after some investigation discovered that there is a very simple, but rather surprising explanation.

Having witnessed letters posted in the national post box being mixed together in a supermarket trolley with those in the international box I also discovered the reason for the delay to the Christmas post.

Those letters and cards arriving early in Spain are placed at the bottom of a trunk and those arriving later are placed on top.

When it comes to delivering the mail those on top are removed first and as a result those arriving first are the last to be distributed.

You may remember the slogan many years ago Post early for Christmas however if your letters and cards are destined for Spain it is preferable to post late for Christmas!

Peter Sanderson

ON THE UP: UK shoppers could be paying more.

Just stop it!

I MUST admit, that I have always liked your paper and the news on internet.

But tell me why are you trying to scare the Brits who are living in Spain? About driving licences (EWN website). Please stop putting all this rubbish out. Just think what your paper is doing. You with your silly comments are helping drive Brits out of Spain.

And tell me do you not earn your papers money through advertising. All in English.

HAVE YOUR SAY

The more people that leave, the less people to read your paper.

Gavin Roberts Editor’s note: Unlike some other newspapers the EWN takes its role of informing its readers without sensationalising seriously. We accurately report official UK government advice to British citizens and we would be remiss in not doing so for commercial reasons.

We strive to ensure our Brexit news is informative, designed to offer definitive solutions.

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Poverty risk THE number of Spanish households where children live with unemployed parents has almost doubled since the last recession began, showing little has been done to mend damage the crisis caused.

Figures from Spain’s Labour Force Survey revealed there are now 139,000 households with jobless parents and that about one in three Spanish children are at risk of poverty. Spain was third only to Romania and Bulgaria for the amount of children facing hardship.

The figures expose the hollowness of assurances that the economy has bounced back.

Many in Spain and across Europe remain unemployed or severely underemployed. Those fortunate enough to have jobs increasingly work on zero-hour contracts and within the rising ‘gig’ economy. Oxfam data shows the poorest 50 per cent of Spanish people have seen their incomes fall by 4 per cent since the onset of the last recession in 2008.

Meanwhile, the wealth of the richest 1 per cent has grown by 7 per cent. These figures show a tiny number of wealthy people continue to grow rich in a ‘recovery’ where half the population increasingly struggles to provide for itself. It is in reality a recovery enjoyed exclusively by a tiny segment of the population.

Children are now paying for faults of an economic system that caused the last crisis with what should be some of the happiest years of their lives. Many were not even alive when the recession began.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Web page launched to report illegal wells SCAM - THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST A SCAM !!!!!

Richard

Spain’s Deputy PM Carmen Calvo calls on women to report gender violence incidents And Spanish men call on the government to stop being put in a box and labelled - this is a government caused issue so Carmen Calvo get off your soap box and stop exacerbating this whole ridiculous scam.

Richard

Uber and Cabify to stop operating in Barcelona after law changes To pass a law to protect the taxi associations in Cataluña against independent companies like UberX is like using a sledge hammer to drive in a pin: over the top and completely counter productive. The whole concept of promoting investment, entrepreneurship and improving employment throughout Spain is damaged with this type of bullying by authorities abusing their powers.

Rodney

‘SPANISH AIRWAYS’: Iconic British airline to ditch Britain for Spain if there’s a no-deal Brexit The reality is really sinking in now,the upheaval to British

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE companies and Britain in general will be catastrophic,the poor fools who were lied to big-time by Johnson and Farage will regret their decision for the rest of their lives, we who are living in the EU have to try and carry on with our lives, but what is in store for us is not revealed yet, a lot of us, me included, have to take medication every day, which at the moment is paid for by Britain, but when Britain is out of the EU we may have to pay directly for this medication which is vital for our health, but do the Brexiteers care?All they say is, we did not ask you to leave, so we are now reliant on our adopted country France to have compassion, which is not forthcoming from Britain!!!!

David

Theresa May said calling Gibraltar a colony was unacceptable Gibraltar has been a British military outpost, and therefore a symbol of British colonial military power, ever since it was taken from Spain in the first place. Of course it’s a colony! It’s the ideal location for British military control of the western doorway to the Mediterranean and onward access to southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. (The eastern doorway being the Suez canal.) I’m old enough to remember Britain fighting (and losing) a battle over Suez. That’s why Gibraltar is such an important military colony for Britain. So if Theresa May is now so twitchy that she says calling a colony

‘a colony’ is ‘completely unacceptable’ then heaven help us all! This is proof, if ever it was needed, that the Brexit lunatics really have taken over the asylum!

Brian

SCANDAL: 2,500 tons of sick cow meat exported to EU countries, including Spain Ah yes. Free movement of goods and services . . . That was a good idea wasn’t it.

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Freak UK weather delays flights to Europe including Spain A couple of inches of snow and the helpless UK comes to a standstill! Wait untuil we don’t have the EU to hold out a useless hand!

Gerry

BREXIT: No-deal ‘Survival kit’ launched amid food supply fears People, if you’re seriously worried about Brexit, fair enough.

But don’t let the first con-man sell you stuff that, come to that, won’t be what you need. Instead, look for the Facebook 48 per cent Preppers group, where people worried about Brexit get together. Look at the files. There is a bit of everything, but if you have common sense you’ll have no trouble finding the files with useful advice.

Doly

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time. In this case, however, the basic problem is still there. Instead of worrying, do your best and then get on with something else.

There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed.

However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued. It will also serve as light relief and take your mind from less happy notions.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

Because you are in a practical frame of mind, use this to make a check on everyday routines. More could be achieved with forward planning.

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Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high.

There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think. Never assume that you know everything, there is so much out there to explore.

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Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is, however, a balance to be found.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement?

Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people. Some of those people prove to be quite fascinating.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing to this year it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked. Bringing together various friends and family proves fun and really bolsters your mood.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear.

If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better.

Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter. It seems you are much in demand and jobs you thought would be done and dusted just aren't.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

Sometimes, you feel that being far from perfect spoils your chances.

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Be a prisoner or a guiding light (6) Sense some of his mellowness (5) Denigrate wild mares? (5) Employ sound sheep (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents R and 18 represents Y, so fill in R every time the figure 8 appears and Y every time the figure 18 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Address of a religious nature (6) 4 Den of a wild animal (4) 8 Slender racing dog (9) 9 Not shut (4) 10 Father or mother (6) 13 Made afraid (6) 15 Sound in mind (4) 18 Severe tropical cyclone (9) 19 Very small (4) 20 Container for boiling water (6) Down 1 Order to appear before a judge or magistrate (7)

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Across 1 Pinzas (4) 3 Hazelnut (8) 9 Soldado (7) 10 Sauce (5) 11 Cuervos (5) 12 En el extranjero (6) 14 Rocky (6) 16 Batalla (6) 19 Stain (mark) (6) 21 Estos (5) 24 Jinete (5) 25 Elected (7) 26 Vendedor (8) 27 Like (similar to) (4)

2 Deceitful and unreliable scoundrel (5) 3 Kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting (4) 5 Bright blue in colour like a cloudless sky (5) 6 See 18 7 Inexpensive (5) 11 Quiver (7) 12 Antiquity that has survived from the distant past (5) 14 Pinafore (5) 16 Watchful (5) 17 Situate as a centre of operations (4) 18/6 Car modified to increase its speed and acceleration (3,3)

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

Down 1 Tarjeta postal (8) 2 Cockerel (5) 4 Truth (6) 5 Perdedor (5) 6 Por lo menos (2,5) 7 To roast (4) 8 Besos (6) 13 Lazy (idle) (8) 15 Tracksuit (7) 17 Cuerno (de ciervo) (6) 18 Flowerpot (6) 20 Priests (5) 22 Success (at task) (5) 23 Grey (in colour) (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 (SAILOR) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ANTHEM BEYOND EFFORT GINKGO JIGSAW JOVIAL MARTIN MINNOW MULLAH PINKIE PLIERS RETAIL SAILOR (10) SLIVER TEASEL THEISM TOUSLE VAGARY VERBAL

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Poplin 2 Snivel 3 Patrol 4 Senior 5 Spruce 6 Shaggy 7 Intone 8 Sleuth 9 Yogurt 10 Icebox 11 Prissy 12 Larynx 13 Oblige 14 Priory 15 Gloomy 16 Hungry 17 Voyage 18 Moment 19 Beyond.

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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 B) 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: 22 • Good: 30

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

• Very good: 44 • Excellent: 57

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

Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 17

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alec alee aloe calm clam clan coal cola cole elan enol hale halo heal heel helm hole holm lace lame lane lean loam loan loch lone male meal mole alone amole anele anole camel chela clean clone halon hemal lance leach leech leman lemon leone loach macle melon enamel enlace coalmen echelon manhole CHAMELEON

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QUICK Across: 1 Rebate, 4 Skip, 8 Brute, 9 Again, 10 Escritoire, 13 Aficionado, 17 Obese, 18 Ounce, 19 Solo, 20 Affect.

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Down: 1 Robe, 2 Blues, 3/18 Tee off, 5 Khaki, 6 Ponder, 7 Fasten, 11 Ruined, 12 Famous, 14 Ideal, 15 Dense, 16 Debt.

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Across:

Across:

1 Morose, 4 Mahler, 9 Scourge, 10 Plain, 11 Reap, 12 Negative, 14 Whole, 16 Ledge, 20 Assorted, 21 Flan, 24 Asian, 25 Cremona, 26 Turner, 27 Caesar.

1 Vaciar, 5 Chains, 8 Answers, 9 Onda, 10 Able, 11 Amanecer, 12 Send, 13 Who, 14 Coal, 16 Upstairs, 20 León, 21 Nabo, 22 Present, 23 Mentir, 24 Fiebre.

Down:

Down:

1 Misery, 2 Rioja, 3 Sore, 5 Appeared, 6 Leading, 7 Rinsed, 8 Newer, 13 Florence, 15 Hastier, 17 Vacant, 18 Peach, 19 Unfair, 22 Lions, 23 Hera.

2 Alambre, 3 Instead, 4 Rueda, 5 Castaño, 6 Above, 7 Nadie, 13 Whisper, 14 College, 15 Apostar, 17 Peaje, 18 Trout, 19 Shelf.

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QUIZ: DIAMONDS 1. Dover is the state capital of which small US state, which is known as the Diamond State?

2. Excelsior Stadium is the home ground of which Scottish semi-professional football club who are nicknamed the Diamonds?

3. Neil Diamond’s Love On The Rocks featured on the soundtrack of which 1980 film, a remake of a famous 1927 movie?

4. Opened in 1985, the Argyle diamond mine, the largest diamond producer in the world by volume, is located in which country?

5. Simon Phillips, Tony Hymas and Jim Diamond were the three members of which British pop group that reached number three in the UK singles chart in 1982 with I Won’t Let You Down?

6. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated across the Commonwealth of Nations

throughout which year?

7. The logo of which Japanese car manufacturer’s consists of three diamonds?

8. Which actor played the role of James Bond in the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever?

9. Which sport is normally played of a field known as a diamond?

10. Which two former members of The Shadows topped the UK singles chart in 1963 with the instrumental Diamonds?

Not a lot of people know that… diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man… the only thing that can scratch a diamond is another diamond.

Answers: 1. DELAWARE, 2.

AIRDRIEONIANS, 3. THE JAZZ SINGER, 4. Western AUSTRALIA (East Kimberley), 5.

PhD (derived from the initials of the three members), 6. 2012, 7.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS, 8. SEAN CONNERY, 9. BASEBALL, 10.

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*John Williams, Composer; February 8, 86 *Laura Dern, Movie actress; February 10, Williams is one of the big screen’s all-time greatest 51 composers having written the theme music for Star The American actress is best known for her Wars, Superman, and Indiana Jones. He also Academy Award-nominated role in Rambling Rose. She has also starred in films such as composed one of the most recognised theme songs in history, for Jaws, which won the 1975 Academy Taylor Lautner.

Jurassic Park, Blue Velvet, October Sky and Award for Best Original Dramatic Score.

The Fault in Our Stars and she is a main cast *Joe Pesci, Movie actor; February 9, 75 member on the HBO series Big Little Lies.

Legendary tough-guy actor Pesci starred in the Martin *Taylor Lautner, Actor; February 11, 26 Best known for playing Jacob Black in the Twilight film Scorsese films Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino. His performance in Raging Bull earned him an Academy franchise, Lautner earned multiple Teen Choice Awards Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Pesci also and People’s Choice Awards for the role. He also starred in played the title character in 1992’s My Cousin Vinny and the action films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and Abduction, as well as British comedy series Cuckoo. the dim-witted burglar in the Home Alone films.

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.

*Brandon Hampton, Entrepreneur; February 12, 35 Hampton was recognised for being the largest independent social media publisher in the world. He was also rated the number one social media influencer in the world by Forbes. *Robbie Williams, Pop singer; February 13, 44 Take That star Williams set a world record when his 2006 solo tour sold 1.6 million tickets in one day. His 1998 single Millennium was his first number one UK single. *Simon Pegg, Movie actor; February 14, 48 The English actor, producer, and director who starred in Shaun of the Dead and played Montgomery Scott in Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. His other popular films include The World's End and Hot Fuzz.

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VIVIDLY rendered and inspired by true events, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shines a light on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerising tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances.

Set in Manhattan in 1946, The Lost Girls of Paris tells the story of Grace Healey who finds an abandoned suitcase full of photographs, each of a different woman. She soon learns the case belongs to the leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war.

Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the pictures, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose daring mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valour and betrayal.

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278 - St Valentine Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is executed under the rule of Claudius the Cruel.

1587 - Beheaded After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle for plotting to murder Queen Elizabeth I. 1633 - Inquisition Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for the Copernican theory, which says the Earth revolves around the Sun. 1763 - War ends The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, Great Britain, and Spain.

1809 - Lincoln birth One of America’s most admired presidents, Abraham Lincoln, is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

1904 - War begins Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur in China.

1990 - Free man Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years.

2012 - Star dies One of the world’s top-selling singers, Whitney Houston, is found dead in the bath at the Beverley Hilton Hotel.

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IN All of My Heart, Jenny (Lacey Chabert) and Brian (Brennan Elliott) are planning their incredibly romantic wedding.

The house that brought them together, Emily’s Country Inn, is filled to capacity with happy guests.

Then a distant relative of Emily’s arrives and stakes a claim to the house. The pressure is on as Jenny and Brian are plagued with financial issues and try to raise enough money to hang onto their home.

Their enduring love will once again be tested as the wedding day approaches.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID FROM software to malware to adware to freeware; it’s wearing keeping up with the wares in the techno world.

Hardware used to be the DIY tools everyone but me could use with ease.

Now it’s the lumps of plastic and metal the average westerner spends 5.9 hours a day using with digital media.

We all know it’s software which makes the hardware work. But ‘all the wares’ in today’s IT slang can denote anything ranging from shareware (from developers hoping to shame you into paying) to vapourware (announced prematurely as The Next Big Thing but still just a twinkle on a developer’s screen).

There’s malware which can do terrible things to your computer and your bank balance if you pay the ransom, to freeware which is exactly what it says on the tin, to the dubiously-named crapware: all that rubbish software pre-loaded on your new computer and which you will never, ever use, what were they thinking?

Adware lets you use the program

The way we ware So many wares, so little time, laments Terence Kennedy

HUMANWARE MEETS SOFTWARE: Accept or abort? or app in return (they hope) for glancing occasionally at the pop-up ads littering the interface.

Groupware is software which lets you share stuff, from documents to collaborative materials. Spyware lurks on your phone or computer and ‘phones home’ your habits to the bad guys, somewhere.

Courseware is that wonderful edu-

cational stuff we used to have to stay awake through the night to watch on Open University, but which can now teach us things at a time and place of our choosing.

At its best (as in a MOOC, or a Massive Open Online Course), courseware lets us learn things we could never have dreamed of studying pre-internet. At worst its origina-

tors will take your money, teach you next to nothing and then send you a diploma from the University of Bombay Railway Station.

Firmware is what drives your hardware, and feeware is a geeky term for commercial software. For junkware see bloatware see crapware, while fatware is bigger than it needs to be.

And for Turing’s sake is there no way to turn off those constant ‘upgrade now!’ pop-ups in nagware?

Pushware turns up on your device when you wanted to download something else. Obnoxiousware is just getting silly now. Scumware definitely doesn’t remove stains from the bath.

Nor does spamware promote processed meat.

Ultimately the most dangerous ware of all is humanware (yes it really is a term). Powered by wetware (the brain and nervous system), it’s also known disparagingly as liveware or warmware or even just meatware.

Though where does that leave a vegetarian programmer?

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Good wares, bad warez CHANGE just one innocent letter in all the wares and it becomes a far darker affair entirely.

‘Warez’ covers the vast slew of copyrighted digital content copied and/or distributed illegally. Pirate a paid office suite, a movie or an MP3 and you’ve joined the renegade warez community.

Warez are downloaded at your peril, perhaps freighted with hidden, malicious coding which can wreak havoc on your device.

The most-pirated software on warez sites these days is Windows in its various flavours, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and with no sense of irony at all, antivirus programs.

But as the warez industry gets squeezed, the good news is ‘only’ 37 per cent of the software installed on our computers worldwide is now illegal.

Guilty as charged m’lud?

The great Trump mystery Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ROGER J STONE JR, a long-time adviser to Teflon Don is yet another Trump adviser/official to be charged in the special counsel investigation.

Robert S Mueller III, who is investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, has issued more than 100 criminal counts against at least 28 people and three companies. Of that number, at least 10 have been found guilty and are in prison.

We aren’t talking about low-profile people either; his lawyers and top advisors are included in that number. About 26 members of his staff have been fired; a number no other President has achieved.

The man tweets so many lies, it is impossible to count. So my question is, what am I missing? How is this man still president?

He has caved in on shutting down all the government workers.

He will never get the money for the wall, yet he’s still there. He’s a racist, homophobic, misogynist yet he’s still there

rambling day in day out on Twitter calling people names like a kid in a school playground.

What does he have to do to be kicked out? He is a snake, oil-salesman and a liar with zero empathy for anyone. He even treats his wife like some menial staff member, not even sharing an umbrella with her.

He has to go down in history as the worst US president ever. Astonishing!

Who do British politicians think they are fooling when walking round a hospital or a school? Does Matt Hancock really think that we believe because he has his jacket off, his sleeves rolled up and his tie tucked in that he has been there cleaning the loos or doing some kind of manual labour?

We know their PR advisors are telling them to do it. Why are we treated like idiots?

I saw it on the news the other day and there they were, walking around like they had turned up to do a shift when we all know, all they do is pay lip-service to the major problems the UK has with the NHS and schools.

If you are going to be filmed walking around, it’s fine with me if you have your jacket on, mate; I know you are doing sweet FA about anything. Jacket off will not fool me or anybody else.

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The January blues: over at last for another year

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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

LAST week I wrote about self-improvement obsessions which gripped the UK in January like Veganuary, dry January and ‘clothes sobriety.’

January’s got a lot to answer for, hasn’t it?

With New Year’s resolutions already starting to founder, we’re then hit by Blue Monday, reckoned to be the most depressing day of the year, and it’s a long time ‘til spring! Well, to this list, add self-help books.

The annual chart for audio books recently issued by Audible (part of Amazon), shows that more than a quarter of the top 50 are self-help books, all but two of which are by men. Unlike e-books, bought most commonly by women, audio books are, apparently, the domain of young, urban men.

As a woman, I think men in general are in a particularly difficult period due to #MeToo and similar movements, and it’s great they’re seeking to better understand themselves, how to take control of their lives and be as happy and successful as possible. This is only good news for all of us; men and women.

Generally, though, isn’t the secret to life being happy with your lot? You don’t really need the latest kitchen/car/holiday/lifestyle. Just go for a walk with the dog, pop into your local

Barry Duke ANNE HERNANDEZ is administrator for a Facebook page called Brexpats in Spain, and she recently sparked a lively debate when she wrote of the atrocious behaviour of some Brits living here who have suddenly realised their need for residency, what with the Brexit calamity looming.

Until recently, large numbers of UK expats did zilch to comply with Spanish regulations, imagining that being British somehow made them oh-so-special, and absolved them from applying for essential documentation. Many, who’ve learned not a word of Spanish, are now in a blind panic, scuttling to people like Anne for assistance at police stations and other administrative offices.

These centres are no longer as accessible as they once were because of the sheer numbers demanding the residencias they should have applied for upon settling here, and they are now having hissy-fits about delays.

Anne wrote: “At the police station yesterday helping somebody get

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Can he get SIP card?

I confess that I am one of those UK false residents living mostly in Spain without any Spanish documentation at all, not even the European Union citizen residence paper. Now with Brexit coming up, I am concerned about health care. I live in the Valencian Region and people tell me I can apply for a SIP card to get health care here and that I only need a certificate of ‘empadronamiento’ in my town and my passport. Is this true?

R R (Costa Blanca)

SELF-HELP: Growing in popularity. pub/bar for a beer, and make the most of life.

Now January’s over, I challenge everyone to lose the blues and make a new start. But all is not lost! At least we’ve got David Cameron’s memoirs to look forward to; the ones he’s busy scribbling in his £25,000 ‘shepherd’s hut’ (and expected to net £1.5m), about how he authorised the referendum which has left the rest of us in such a mess. Politics is so depressing at the moment, a bit of a laugh is the least he owes us.

I wonder what he’s going to call his masterpiece? ‘I did it my way’? ‘Striking it rich’?

‘Nice work if you can get it’? Any ideas? Answers on a postage stamp, please. No, not a postcard; about time Dave was cut down to size...

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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In principle this David Searl i s correct . You You and the Law may need t o show t hat in Spain you have lived in the Valencian Region for one year. The SIP stands for Sistema de Información Poblacional, the System of Information regarding the Population. Every resident of the Valencian Region is supposed to have one, which enables the authorities to plan their services. Even a newborn baby gets a SIP. Basi cal l y, i t i s a census. The SI P i s now bei ng changed to a new model card and called a TSI-SIP or a Tarjeta Sanitaria Individual. Let us know how you get on.

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

Bottle the rudeness if you want a residencia DEBATE: Anne Hernandez sparked an interesting conversation. their residencia, the police officer said that many Brits are coming in and insisting he speaks English.”

The officer, she said, refuses because the language of his country is Spanish. He then went on to say he will ask for their passport first and

the Brits in question huff and puff, slam all their papers on his desk shouting that he sorts them! And, he added, many have been here for years, way more than the 90-day limit, and they are lucky Spain isn’t taking them to task over it!

“Is that really the way to behave when we are asking for permission to remain in his country?”

Many recognised the insolent jackasses Anne complained of, and a large number echoed the sentiments of Jayne Wojtasik who wrote: “People who do this have half a brain!

Why should ANY Spaniard speak English? They give us all a bad name and I get really fed up of it.”

Normally, my columns don’t contain strings of quotes from other sources, but in this case I make no apology for relaying some of the things people wrote in response to Anne’s post.

• “I can’t believe the attitude of these people - they act as if Spain is lucky to have them and are an embarrassment to the rest of us - go back to the UK and take your attitude with you!!” - Angela Curren.

• “Arrogant and ignorant, deny them residencia and tell them to

b****r off back to where they came from” - Lucy O’Connor.

• “I’ve no patience for idiots like that who think they’re some superior breed, expats, not immigrants. The same people would almost certainly complain about immigrants in the UK living in ghettos and not speaking the language… If they have to go back to the UK that’s their problem ...” - David Frost.

My own angry input was: “When I applied for a residencia in 2013, I made certain that I had enough Spanish at my command to go seamlessly through the process. Since Brexit, I have heard, on several occasions when I’ve returned to the UK on business, people speaking foreign languages among themselves being viciously abused. It’s got to the point now that when British strangers approach me in Spain and speak English, I snap “speak Spanish or @*%* off!”

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Clean break LIKE with most things in life, the key to glowing, healthy skin starts with thorough preparation.

Just as the key to success in so many areas is often the unseen work carried out before the main event, every successful skincare regime begins with the same thing; clean skin.

A thoroughly-cleansed complexion gets rids of the dirt, oil, and sweat which builds up in our pores, leading to bumps, unevenness, and even spots.

Cleaner skin will also contain fewer dead cells which sit on

the surface of our complexion, preventing any products we apply afterwards from taking full effect.

This means when you cleanse your skin thoroughly, you will actually be receiving more of the benefits of any other serums, creams, or lotions you put on later.

For men, this step is also particularly vital as cleansing (especially with warm water) softens the hair bristles, making it easier and less painful to shave afterwards, and preventing ingrown hairs or razor burn.

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Exercise may ‘prevent dementia’ COMING CLEAN: Experts claim we should cleanse for 60 seconds.

Yet despite the multiple benefits of thorough cleansing, many of us often forget, or are too tired or rushed to spend the amount of time experts say we need to gain the full effects.

According to Nayamka Roberts-Smith, a skincare professional with 43,000 Twitter followers, to gain the optimum effects of cleansing, we should be washing our faces for a full 60 seconds.

She claims this is the amount of time needed to allow the cleansing agents to properly break down oil, make-up, and dead skin, and allow the prod-

ucts to actually reach our pores.

Nayamka explains this amount of time is also long enough to allow any active ingredients the cleanser itself has whether to help with brightness, oil control, or hydration - to penetrate the skin.

She says if we force ourselves to spend more time cleaning our faces, we are less likely to leave out some of the more commonly-missed areas we often ignore, such as around the sides of our nose, under the jaw line or on the temples.

The expert says these are often the areas where we suffer from spots, oiliness, or blackheads, because they are never fully cleaned.

Finally, she claims apart from all the other benefits of a thorough cleanse, slowing the process down means we give ourselves a short facial massage, which increases blood circulation, creates a glowing complexion, improves collagen levels, and reduces puffiness caused by fluid retention.

THERE could be hope on the horizon for those showing early signs of dementia after a recent study found increased exercise could improve the memory and thinking skills of older people, even those already suffering from the disease.

A team of scientists from the Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago, United States, found older adults who were more active than average, performed better in memory and cognitive function tests.

During the study, which was published in the Neurology Journal, researchers monitored 450 adults, nearly 200 of whom had dementia. All participants underwent a physical exam, memory test, and cognitive test each year, over the space of 20 years, and at around 89 years old each participant was given a device to monitor physical activity.

Scientists used data from these devices to work out an ‘average daily levels exercise’ which they measured in ‘counts per day.’ Final figures showed adults with dementia averaged around 130,000 ‘counts’ per day, while those without the disease averaged 180,000.

Dr Aron Buchman, a professor at the Rush department of neurological sciences, told one publication the results showed, ‘people who moved more, had better thinking and memory skills compared to those who were sedentary and did not move much at all.’

He added: “If you took someone in the 75th percentile of physical activity and compared them with someone in the 25th percentile, they had a 31 per cent reduced risk of developing dementia,” concluding, “We found movement may provide a reserve to help maintain thinking and memory skills when there are signs of dementia present in the brain.”

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach SO I did it - a half-marathon - 20 kilometres of hills, freezing temperatures, snow, ice and treacherous conditions.

What did I need at the finish line?

Carbs. Lots of them!

At the finish line luckily for me there were home-made pies and cakes - if you can’t eat them after doing the distance then there’s no hope!

It was great to see at stations throughout the marathon that the right foods were provided; bananas, blueberries, and slices of orange. Great fuel to keep everyone going!

Recovery is a crucial part of exercise and nutrition, and is so important to help your body recover and repair especially when you put it through something intensive and gruelling.

Protein is key to repair those muscles and carbs are being eaten up at a rate of knots as soon as they are digested!

That doesn’t mean fat takes a back seat - it still has a part to play, but choose good fats like nuts, oily fish, olive oil, avocado and cheese.

The main downfall of anyone who undertakes exercise in general is not eating enough calories to keep their body going

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FUEL: After a gruelling workout, feed your body what it deserves!

and burning unwanted fat.

The ‘1200 calorie’ average which is a default for many, is wrong for many reasons as your calorie intake should be based on your specific weight, height and age and there is no way a 1,200 calorie diet can be used as a ‘one size fits all.’

If any exercise is undertaken, that needs to be taken into account too. Your body cannot run on empty!

Following a long run or cycle where you may burn in excess of 1,000 calories, a banana and peanut butter smoothie is a fantastic post-exercise snack and will keep those energy levels up.

Next week: How to eat out socially and still make the right choices.

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Behind THE MUSIC V L James | vljcomms@gmail.com | Facebook: @vljamesinfo

Skweeze me Pleeze me FOR people around my age (born in the late 1960’s), our first experience of pop music involved having to listen to your parents records from the 1950’s and 1960’s.

The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, or if you were really unlucky, Herman’s Hermits!

I was lucky in that when I was maybe four or five my dad brought home the album ‘Slayed by Slade.’ For years it was my favourite album; I played it to death. Yes, I could use the record player at that age!

Slade were an amazing proposition. Not exactly pretty boys, a singer who looked old, mad dress sense… but boy could they write and play a tune.

Noddy Holder’s voice, Dave Hill’s guitar and hats, Jim Lea’s bass and violin and Don Powell’s drumming all added up to a unique band.

Slade ended up being the most successful British band of the 1970’s with six number

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Their popularity waned in the late 1970’s, but in 1980 they were asked to stand in for Ozzy at the Reading Rock Festival.

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THE rumours are hot that hunky Spanish dancer Gorka Marquez and English rose Gemma Atkinson could officially become engaged on Valentine’s night - especially after the news she is pregnant. The couple have become a firm favourite with celeb magazines ever since they captured viewers’ - and each others’- hearts on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Dashing Gorka, from Bilbao, and gorgeous actress and former glamour model Gemma from Bury have been inseparable ever since. Fans had high hopes of a Christmas engagement announcement, but were AM sadly disappointed.

GR STA N I However, Gemma, 34, has since redit C dropped strong hints that she and 28-year-old Gorka could soon be walking down the aisle. And this has only been reinforced after they posted a picture on Instagram to disclose they are expecting their first child.

So the strong possibility according to gossip columns is that a Valentine’s Day engagement could be on the cards - with the big question beNUPTIALS: Will they or won’t they? ing which one will pluck up the courage to pop the question?

Looking for new romance TWO people who will be looking for new romance this Valentine’s Day are Love Island’s Kaz Crossley and Josh Denzel.

The now ex-couple met on the set of the reality show set in Mallorca and became one of the most celebrated couplings to come out of the series.

But despite a recent ‘romantic’ break in Jamaica - reputedly a contractual promotional obligation - the duo have just announced their split.

Make-up artist Kaz, 25 took to her Instagram account - where else - to inform the world of her split from sports presenter Josh, 27.

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Drawing together in the open air ALL budding artists are invited to take part in a series of outings organised by Dibu Nómadas and the Municipal School of Painting.

This free activity is every Thursday 10am -12pm in various nearby picturesque locations, whereby participants

can draw together in an open-air setting.

The programme for February is as follows: Today (Thursday): Asociación Cultural de Artistas de Torrevieja (ASCAT), Calle Maldonado, 46 February 14: Submarine and Albatros

floating museums February 21: Arabic-style garden in Los Montesinos at Partida Los Pérez, 16 February 28: Semana Santa Museum Visit the Dibu Nómadas Facebook page for more information.

Crafty club CALLING all artists and crafters: Your ideas and skills are urgently required.

On Tuesday, the Costa Arts and Crafts Workshop will be launching a new gathering based on your ideas and influence.

Over a glass of bubbly and a few nibbles from 2.30pm at the Cultural Centre in Quesada, your ideas will form the basis of the new group.

Of course, there are plans in place, but new ideas will form the foundation for moving forward into a strong and friendly group.

There are no boundaries or restrictions; every idea

will be welcome.

So, this is the moment to dig out those hidden canvases, don that smock and beret, put those brushes between your teeth and join a new group bursting with fun and energy.

Come and muck in, don’t miss this exciting opportunity! So that we can ensure we have sufficient supplies of bubbly and caviar (you can tell we have a sense of humour), please contact Susan on 966 713 503 or Roger on 653 433 933 to confirm your attendance.

This will be a day to remember as your community needs you. Don’t miss it.

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OFFER ACCEPTED: Don Cubbon (left) accepting the painting from Colin Hindmarsh.

Soldier’s Legacy COLIN HINDMARSH, Chairman of the Pinoso Branch of the Royal British Legion, presented Chairman Don Cubbon with a painting entitled ‘The Soldier’s Legacy’ at the annual District Conference last week, which had been donated by the artist Celia Vodden.

Celia would like the painting to be sold or auctioned by the RBL with the funds donat-

ed to the charity.

Celia’s paintings have been widely exhibited in galleries in London, Dublin, Dubai, New York and Milan and are also found in many private collections, often fetching well in excess of €2,000.

Each of Celia’s paintings is unique due to the nature of the resin and cannot be replicated.

These days, she spends much

of her time working in her Jalon Valley studio and her current collection of work is finding expression through polymer resin, which resonates with colour, texture and movement.

If anyone would like to view or make an offer for The Soldier’s Legacy, please make contact with Kevin Reardon by email at: orihuelacosta.chair man@rbl.community.

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Cantores Sanctis Diebus in concert THE Cantores Sanctis Diebus Chamber Choir is returning to the Costa Blanca this month.

The choir, which has its roots in the cathedral city of Salisbury, was founded over 40 years ago and gave its first performance in Spain in 2010. Since then it has visited the area regularly; this is its 16th visit.

During this time, the choir has given more than 30 concerts for local charities and raised well over €5,000. The choral group specialises in English and Spanish sacred music of the Renaissance and chooses buildings with acoustics that suit it.

Their forthcoming programme is as follows: Friday February 15, at 6pm at the Ermita de Sant Josep, La Fustera - concert in aid of the Costa Blanca Anglican Chap-

SACRED MUSIC: The Cantores Sanctis Diebus Chamber Choir will perform three concerts during their visit to Spain. laincy. (Tickets €10. For details, ring Martin Bentley on 965 744 657 or 671 152 933).

Saturday February 16, 5pm at the Loreto church, Jávea

port - concert in aid of Cáritas (free entry). Sunday February 17, 9.45am at the Ermita del Popul on the Jávea-Jesús Pobre road - sung Mass for the

Anglican Chaplaincy.

Please contact Nicholas Hale for further information by calling 689 549 266 or via email at: thenicholashale@gmail.com.

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by Sally Underwood A RECENT list of Spain’s richest people compiled by El Mundo showed their total wealth exceeds €230,000 million, with many of those in the top positions owing their riches to property investments.

Property experts Idealista.com have compiled a list of some of the wealthiest property millionaires in Spain, giving an insight into the rich and famous.

Taking the number one spot is Spain’s wealthiest man, Amancio Ortega, founder of the Inditex company, which owns Zara amongst other big names. This manwho is said to still work from the office and eat with his staff at the company’s cafeteria every day- owns a reported €8.9 billion in real estate.

Last year alone, the rental income from the eighty-twoyear-old’s buildings in the United States, UK, and France, are thought to have come to around €380 million.

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his family, major owners of building giant Ferrovial. The company owns a series of others between Holland, Malta, and the Virgin Islands, among them, Rijn Capital; an investment group offering construction and services in Spain and abroad.

In third place is Amancio Ortega’s eldest daughter, Sandra Ortega. The shareholder in Inditex and Pharma Mar is reported to have added around €500 million to her property portfolio over the last year.

And finally, and also in the top five is Murcia businessman Tomas Olivo, the main shareholder of the Commercial Galleries Genergal (GCC), owning six commercial centres in Almeria, Marbella, Roquetas de Mar, Mataro (Barcelona), Cadiz and Granada. Last year, his portfolio reportedly reached €2,800 million.

AMANCION ORTEGA: Spain’s richest man owns the Inditex group which includes Zara.

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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. Englishspeaking 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: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* 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-costablan ca.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, house-

hold goods, books or bric-abrac. 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.

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 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.helpvegaba ja.com and also on Facebook. You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@helpvegabaja.com.

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which is available to both members and nonmembers on 966 723 733 (95456) THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca. Different International and local mediums every Sunday and Tuesday.

Sunday, divine service with clairvoyance 11 am start.

Tuesday, evening of clairvoyance doors open 7 o’clock for 7.30 start. Spiritual Healing is available on Sundays after service and on Thursday mornings from 10. 30 until 12. We have a development group on Tuesdays 5 until 6.30 for those interested in meditation and advancing your knowledge of spirit. Private readings are available on request. Please join us and make new friends, a warm welcome awaits you all.

Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665. Email, schugy 54@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 Horada-

da. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship.

Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pilarchurch.org Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463) TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183.

Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.aca costablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm.

Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar. Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their careras. With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group. For info please contact 654 801 260 or email strokesupportgroup@hot mail.com, website: torrevie jastrokesupport.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.secre tary@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.

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Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campel lo@hotmail.com (95475) 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 www.icatorrevieja.org (95476) 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. 6.30 pm. The Open Circle is every Thursday at 6.30pm- The Divine Service, with Mediumship, on Sunday 10th February with Angie Goodwill (UK Medium), is at 11.30 am. The Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 12th February, will also be taken by Angie Goodwill. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 17th February will be taken by Matt and Kirsty Grogan (UK Mediums) at 11.30 am. Everyone welcome. Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.spiritu alistcentre-beni jofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail. com or info@spiritualistcen tre-benijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789.

CLASSIFIEDS ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664 FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee.

Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@yahoo.co .uk (95477) ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca. The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja.

The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an 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: w w w. ra fa . o r g . u k / c o s t a 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) 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.giv inglight.com.

HUNTINGTON’S Disease Association - Costa Blanca.

We are a non profit organisation that helps and supports sufferers of Huntingtons and their families. For details visit www.hda .org.es .We have a social gathering every Friday 2 - 4

www.euroweeklynews.com at O’Brien’s Bar in El Raso, Guardamar. As a social group, we welcome anyone with a neurological disease, such as Parkinsons, Motor Neurone and their partners and collectively we call ourselves “The Movers and Shakers”. If you would like to attend, please contact Marion Smith on 651 043 681.

EL CAMPELLO CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH SERVICES EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.15 ENGLISH (SPANISH TRANSLATION) AND 12.15 SPANISH ONLY AT C/SAN BARTOLOME 35, BAJA 6 EL CAMPELLO. EVERYONE WELCOME. INFO-WWW.EL CAMPELLOCHRISTIANCOM MUNITY.ORG / CAMPEL LOCC@GMAIL.COM / SUE – 610 639 426 (ENGLISH) OR CAROL – 661 532 260 (SPANISH AND FRENCH)

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CLUB/SOCIETIES INDOOR short mat bowls club in Daya Nueva. Play Wed & Thurs 10.30am.

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ELECTRICIANS MR FIXIT. For all your electrical, plumbing, general & appliance & boiler repairs.

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In 1900, 38 per cent of cars were electric, 40 per cent were steam, and 22 per cent were internal combustion.

Get beach ready ORIGINAL: An example of a Dune Buggy.

Credit: VW Newsroom

THE concept of a beach buggy really took hold in the California of the 1960’s. The most popular vehicle to be converted into a fun, dune-riding car was the Volkswagen Beetle, with its chassis being used as the base for tens of thousands of examples.

Now the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer is bringing the legend back to life with a modern, clean version of the classic buggy.

At the beginning of March, Volkswagen will reveal the first fully electric version of a new buggy.

Taking its cues from popular American dune buggies, the concept vehicle is based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB), which according to head designer Klaus Bischoff demonstrates how multifaceted the new platform is.

He said: “A buggy is more than a car. It is vibrancy and energy on four wheels. These attributes are embodied by the new e-buggy, which demon-

TEASER: VW has released early images of the new concept.

strates how a modern, non-retro interpretation of a classic can look, and more than anything else, the emotional bond which electric mobility can create.”

True to the original style, this reinterpretation of a proper buggy has no fixed roof or conventional doors, while the free-standing wheels fitted with off-road tyres and open side sills

dominate the overall look.

The new MEB concept vehicle shows this fully electric platform can be used for more than just largescale series production models. Like the Beetle chassis of yesteryear, the modular electric drive matrix has the potential to allow the development of low-volume niche series.

The history of recreational vehicles and Volkswagen technology is a long one.

From the Beetle convertible and special bodies produced by companies such as Hebmüller and Rometsch, to fully open designs of the kind em-

braced by the Meyers Manx buggy, the Beetle chassis allowed for creative - and sometimes exclusive - custom solutions for decades.

Globally, around 250,000 individual vehicles were built as one-offs or at low volumes through to the 1980’s.

The latest one-of-a-kind model, the fully electric concept buggy, will be revealed for the first time at the 89th International Geneva Motor Show from March 7 - 17.

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by Nick Fletcher THE Subaru Forester has been a familiar sight on the roads for more than 20 years and over that period has been revised and improved several times, gradually transforming from a versatile four-wheel-drive estate to a smart family SUV which still retains formidable off-road ability.

It competes in a crowded SUV sector but has a distinct edge over main rivals with its impressive tough-terrain performance, and is able to tackle rough roads, mud, snow and ice with relative ease.

Forester comes in two versions and the entry level XE costs €34,746 (£30,000) and has features such as fourwheel-drive, automatic transmission, cruise control, rear camera and touchscreen infotainment centre.

The XE Premium Lineartronic which I recently tested costs €37,638 (£32,500) and adds other

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features including sunroof, heated leather seats, sat-nav, powered tailgate, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assistance and pre-collision braking.

It had a 2.0-litre 148hp petrol engine which is quite refined and the power is delivered smoothly through the auto gearbox which also has paddle-shifters for those

STATS PANEL Model: Subaru Forester XE Premium Lineartronic Engine: 2.0-litre petrol Transmission: Automatic Performance: 0-100kph 11.8 seconds, top speed 193kph (120 mph) Economy: 11.4kpl (32.2mpg) Emissions: 168g/km

Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

who wish to take manual control.

Top speed is 193kph (120mph), the 0-100kph 11.8 seconds and emissions are 168g/km. Average fuel economy is 11.4kpl (32.2mpg).

The latest Forester has had a design makeover which adds extra visual cachet and a more upmarket look to the exterior, while the cabin has

benefited from an upgrade which has given it a classier ambiance.

Seating is very comfortable and supportive and there is plenty of adjustment of the steering wheel and the powered driver’s seat to get an ideal position.

All-round visibility is very good, with the added advantage of a reversing camera.

Out and about, the Forester is surprisingly light and easy to drive and it corners with reassuring composure.

The ride quality is on the firm side but still comfortable and on smooth roads where it is likely to spend most of its time, it is extremely car-like to drive and handle.

With good head and leg room, five adults can be easily accommodated, and there is ample boot space at 505 litres. The boot floor is flat to make loading easier and the rear seats fold to give van-like capacity for larger items.

The Forester is not the cheapest family-size SUV in the class, but it is one of the most versatile and few can match its off-road capability and its tough build quality, backed by a five-year warranty.

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La Liga Review

“When we were in our half we defended well and the whole team deserves credit for that,” Courtois added.

Madrid dominated the possession with a rate of 71.4 per cent to A lav es ’ 2 8 . 6 p er c e nt. R e fe re e Jaime Latre handed out three yellow cards to the team from Vitoria and none to Madrid.

Both sides had three offsides apiece.

Benzema’s goal, the first of the match, was scored with the help of Reguilon. Vinicius’ goal at the 80th minute was the first for the B raz ilia n p lay er in a La Liga game.

Odriozola knocked the ball into the net in the 89th minute but it was disallowed due to it being offside. Mariano followed minutes later with the goal that brought the total score to 3 - 0.

VICTORS: Real Madrid won by three goals.

Premier Review

Terriers’ games in Spain

MANCHESTER CITY’S Sergio Agüero scored a hat trick that led his team to a 3 - 1 victory against Arsenal, closing the gap between league leaders Liverpool by two points.

Agüeros’ hat trick was his 10th in the Premier League and his 14th for Manchester City. Manager Pep Guardiola said he was “delighted” with the Argentinian striker’s performance.

The v i c t o r y c o m e s a w ee k afte r Manchester City suffered defeat at the hands of Newcastle United. Guardiola said Manchester “did not recognise themselves” following the loss.

“What is important is being ourselves. That’s what I want. We spoke in the last days. We didn’t recognise our team in the last game. They know it, they felt the same way. Today at least we came back,” Guardiola said following the Arsenal game.

The Ma n c h e st e r C i ty c o ac h s aid Agüero was “born” with talent and that he would die with it.

“I was always delighted with him.

Today, not because of the three goals, because of how he fought for the team.

He has his own quality,” Guardiola said.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery said the side knew they needed “big help” to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season after the result.

CREDIT: Manchester City, via Twitter

Agüero on the ball

HAT TRICK: Aguero (centre, right) scored three goals for Manchester City. “ O u r ch alle nge now is the ne xt week, continuing to work and improve a n d th in k h o w w e c a n w ork a nd be better.

“Last week we won and were with Chelsea in fourth position, but we lost

today and lost the position,” Emery said.

Agüero’s goals came in the first, 44th and 61st minutes. Larent Koscielny scored Arsenal’s only goal in the 11th minute.

THE under-19’s side of Huddersfield Town travelled to Sevilla for training last week ahead of a match with the city’s junior team today (Thursday).

The trip saw the junior side of the English club beat local side Real Betis Balompie three goals to one. Huddersfield said the under-19’s showed plenty in their defeat of a “quality side.”

Kian Harratt, Huddersfield’s 16-year-old striker, netted a goal for the team after coming on as a substitute.

Dean Whitehead’s side took the opportunity to hone their skills while in the south of Spain. Whitehead said the trip would be a “real learning experience” for the younger players and added it was the first such jaunt for many of them.

“You have to get used to the travel and representing the Club in a proper way, as well as playing in a different country against players

AWAY TRIP: Huddersfield’s under-19s have been in Sevilla.

CREDIT: Huddersfield Town Academy, via Twitter

REAL MADRID edged closer to Barcelona and Atletico in the La Liga table after beating Alaves by three goals to nil in the Spanish capital on Sunday.

Karim Benzema scored the first goal about half an hour into the match. Vinicus Junior bagged the second goal in the 80th minute and Mariano got the final one 91 minutes into the match.

It comes as Benzema has scored six goals in the last four games.

Mariano said he was “very happy” to be back playing again.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said the team needed to enjoy their victory due to them facing a tough run of matches.

“We d e f e n d e d we ll an d p u t pressure on high up. When we lost the ball we pressed to get it back and made life difficult for them.

CREDIT: Real Madrid, via Twitter

Madrid beat Alaves

who will be technically very good,” Whitehead said.

“There really is a focus on taking the good behaviour we have instilled in them throughout the season into these trips,” the coach added.

Huddersfield Town said Whitehead had taken a very young squad to Spain, with many of those on the club’s under-19 side currently out on loan.

Seven out of 18 of the players came from the under-17 group, Huddersfield Town added.

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Badminton champion Shooting recovering at home to victory helped to make her stronger.

She posed for a picture surrounded by flowers from wellwishers after she returned home.

Manager Ignacio Paramio said the operation had gone well and that Marin’s medical team expected her to make a full recovery.

CREDIT: Carolina Marin, via Twitter

SPANISH badminton world champion Carolina Marin could take six to seven months to get back on the court after a knee ligament injury.

Marin underwent surgery on her knee last week in Madrid. She ruptured the ligament during the final of the Indonesian Masters tournament in January.

Marin, 25, said everyone’s messages of goodwill had

RESTING UP: Marin has undergone surgery.

“She doesn’t have any problems with her meniscus or cartilage. She is now at home and she will start the recovery process soon,” Paramio said.

The 25-year-old, who has taken home the title of world champion three times so far in her career, collapsed while playing in Jakara against Saina Nehwal.

Marin was leading 9 - 2 when she landed awkwardly.

She got up and scored another point, bringing the score to 10 - 4 before she was forced to leave the court.

Marin could return to the sport in around six months but she could also be off the court for a full year. A rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament can spell an end to careers depending on its severity.

BASKETBALL team Real Madrid have bested Turkish rivals Darussafaka by 86 points to 82 in Istanbul on Friday.

The match, the 21st in the Euroleague, saw Madrid dominate in the first half before losing ground in the second and clinching victory in the final minutes.

Players Trey Tompkins and Anthony Randolph were the top scorers with 15 points apiece. Madrid’s victory left them among the leading teams in the league and also puts them in the running for the playoffs.

Madrid scored 63 per cent of triples to Darussafaka’s

42 per cent. The equivalent figure for free throws was 29 per cent to 48 per cent.

Assistances stood at 15 for Madrid and 13 for Darussafaka. The total number of rebounds were 38 to 32 respectively.

Madrid’s total number of offensive rebounds stood at 29 while the total for Darussafaka was 27. The number for defensive rebounds was nine to five respectively.

Madrid got two plugs to Darussafaka’s four, while the Spanish team had nine losses to the Turkish side’s four. Both sides had six thefts while Madrid got 20 faults to Darussafaka’s 25.