Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 25 April - 1 May 2019 Issue 1764

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Costas battered Full story page 2» FLOODED: Some of the highest recorded amounts of rain fell in Javea.

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Easter storms wreak havoc

By Dave Proctor STORMS which ravaged the whole of the eastern coast of Spain took their toll on Costa Blanca North over the Easter period.

According to data from experts at the Department of Climatology at the University of Alicante, the storms from Thursday until Sunday are said to have been the worst in the last 50 years.

The heavy winds and rain led to many Easter processions and events in the region being cancelled, the ports of Gandia and Valencia were closed to maritime traffic, there were numerous traffic accidents, a number of pre-election events were cancelled and all the parks in the Valencia City were closed.

A large number of trees were uprooted and extensive damage caused.

And according to sources, there were almost 2,600 calls to the e m e rg e n c y s e r v i c e s i n t h e Va l e n cian province alone.

During the course of the storm,

UNDERWATER: Vehicles totally submerged in Javea. the Guardia Civil advised members of the public to avoid unnecessary journeys and to remain indoors.

The storms caused winds of up to 60 mph in some parts of Valencia and over five inches of rain fell in some areas. The rain and storms, which continued into Sunday night, caused some flooding to low areas, including the Arenal area of Javea, Denia and Oliva and as far north as Gandia.

Further south and the area around To r r e v i e j a w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y h a r d hit, with roads closed, public transport cancelled and a campsite evacuated.

Further north the rain caused the cancellation of all trains running n o r t h o f Va l e n c i a o n t h e M e d i t e r ranean corridor, R16 line, as there was a major power cut to the electricity supply in Tarragona.

An added negative of the rain was that as the wind was coming from the south, it was laden with sand from the Sahara Desert, the so-called red rain.

In all areas, the local authorities instituted their emergency planning operations, liaising with police, fire brigades and ambulance services.

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Radial saw almost kills a man AN Alicante man is recovering in hospital after almost losing his life following a bizarre accident with a radial saw. Local Police had to administer a tourniquet after he’d cut through an artery in his left arm.

The victim had been doing DIY at his home in the Virgen del Remedio area on Friday. Neighbours found him lying in a pool

of blood and alerted the police after trying to stem the flow. The police then requested the Rapid Intervention Operative Group (GOIR).

After losing over a litre of blood, officers secured the tourniquet on the upper part of his arm before being taken to Alicante General Hospital, a move which undoubtedly saved his life.

Robbers held OFFICERS from the National Police in Valencia arrested a 34-year-old man and his 17-year-old son, as alleged perpetrators of six crimes of robbery with violence involving the youth threatening victims with a knife in order to steal their possessions. The offences were committed in March and April. They have appeared in court and the case continues.

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Jilted lover threats

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A SPURNED ex has been arrested in Alzira after allegedly threatening his girlfriend, a Thai national, resident in Thailand, that he would send in ‘dangerous people’ unless she renewed their relationship.

The man was apparently violent and coercive with the girl whilst he was in her home country.

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Royal visit

THE Guardia Civil has reminded ani m a l o wn e r s t h at th e EU Pet Passport scheme only applies to dogs, cats and ferrets.

To transport other animals, travellers need to make themselves familiar with the rules in the country they are intending to visit.

Crazy boat A NEW event is planned for July 6 this year at Valencia marina.

Barcos Loco (crazy boats) will be a fun regatta for teams and prizes will be awarded to the crew with the best fancy dress, t h e m o st h ilario u s boat, the most innovative, the mos t e c o l o g i c a l , t he mo s t ephemeral and the most intrepid family.

Off yer bike DENIA C o u n c i l i n t e n d s to modify traffic by-laws to control the ‘alternative vehicles’ which are currently ‘bringing chaos’ to central streets.

The proliferation of electric scoote r s a n d b i c y c les h a s prompted the need to adapt new regulations and ensure public safety by barring these from pavements, municipal sources said.

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A FARMING union has calculated t h a t t h e l a t e s p rin g frosts have had a devastating effect on the almond harvest, with yields set to be 50 per cent of normal and that losses to the farmers will be in the region of €14 million.

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THE Infanta Elena de Borbon, King Phillipe’s sister, made a visit to Valencia on Saturday during which she visited the Church of Sant Nicolas.

The ornate church is known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of Valencia.’

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Health & Beauty DREAMING SPIRES: The Alcazar de Segovia is one of Castilla y Leon’s best-known landmarks.

Rich with history THIS picture of a fairytale-like castle comes from Castilla y Leon which celebrated its annual regional holiday yesterday (Wednesday).

The Alcazar de Segovia (Sergovia Fortress in English) lies in the province of the same name in Castilla y Leon.

Castilla y Leon became one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities in 1983. It is made up of the historical Kingdoms of Leon and part of Castilla which both existed before Spain was unified after the Reconquista in the Medieval era.

The region is made up of nine provinces, home to almost 2,337,520 people, according to census data.

It covers an area of 94,223 squarekilometres, making it the largest region in Spain and the third biggest in Europe.

Castila y Leon has no official capital, but most of its administrative agencies are based in Valladolid City.

The region started to form when the Kingdom of Asturias, a Christian stronghold in an otherwise Muslim Spain, began pushing south.

They reached the area which is

Hostage probe A MAN and a 17-year-old girl were arrested in Gandia after allegedly holding a man hostage for two hours after he had reportedly met the girl for sex.

The man is said to have contacted the girl and arranged to meet her for sexual relations after agreeing to pay her €50. When the man went to the teenager ’s flat, s h e to ld h im h e r hus ba nd w a s there and he was to pay the money to him.

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The man was then threatened with ‘potentially dangerous dogs,’ told he would be reported to police as the girl was ‘underage,’ stripped and held for two hours.

The complainant was then apparently made to go with the pair to an ATM where he withdrew further money for the couple before he was eventually released.

The girl is reportedly an absconder from a juvenile home, and has since been returned.

now Leon and formed a Kingdom there in 910. The Kingdom of Castilla was created in 1065 and the two merged in 1230 as Christian forces continued to move further into Moorish territory.

The region has witnessed some of Spain’s key historical events including the summoning of the Cortes of Leon, Europe’s first parliamentary body, in 1188 by King Alfonso IX. The Medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (otherwise known as El Cid) was from Vivar in Burgos Province.

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Car crash rescues TWO occupants of a car were rescued by firefighters from Xativa and Alzira and after the vehicle overturned into a ditch ne ar t he A7 m ot or way near Rotgla i Corbera, south of Valencia.

Accor di ng t o em ergency service sources, no other vehicles were involved in the accident.

I n a separ at e i nci dent i n Guadassuar at the weekend, fire crews were called upon to rescue the occupant of a car

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which had somehow crashed into an irrigation ditch. The occupant was injured and had to be removed by stretcher bef or e bei ng t r anspor t ed t o a waiting ambulance.

In the third accident on the A33 near Font de la Figuera, a lorry overturned and ruptured its fuel tank. The vehicle had to be righted and the fuel spill cleared up.

Fortunately, there were no serious injuries and no fatalities in any of the accidents.

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Following the scent A F T E R a t i p - o ff v i a i t s w e b site and residents complaining of a strong smell, officers from the National Police raided a house in Burjassot, Valencia.

The premises were reportedly used as a store for hashish and marihuana, which was sold on the streets surrounding the house.

Investigations ascertained that the house was occupied by a couple, aged 18 and 19, who were apparently previously known to them. The man was a r r e s t e d i m m e d i a t e l y, b u t a t the same time, the woman attempted to dispose of the drugs by flushing them down the toilet.

The officers managed to intercept the drugs and she was arrested as well.

Some 366 grams of marihuana and 77 grams of hashish were found.

Apart from facing charges relating to drug dealing, the woman also faces a charge relating to a public health offence. The case continues.

Rubbish poses fire danger

IN MEMORY: Blasco Ibañez Museum.

Continued support for museum THE Valencian Community has agreed to continue their support of the Blasco Ibañez Studies Foundation, which amongst other responsibilities runs the museum.

There are numerous mentions of Vicente Blasco Ibañez in Valencia and the region, with roads having been named after him.

Blasco Ibañez was born in Valencia in 1867. He was a journalist, author and leader of the Spanish Republicans at the

time. He wrote a number of novels, including the international bestsellers The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Blood and Sand, which became Hollywood films starring Rudolph Valentino, and were best-selling books in America at the time.

Blasco Ibañez also had a house on Malvarosa beach in Valencia which now bears the museum dedicated to the great man.

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WILDFIRE spreading from accumulated rubbish on the banks of the River Gorgos destroyed seven hectares of land last July.

Ten houses in Parcent and Murla had to be evacuated as the fire raged through highly combustible reeds and rapidly spread upstream.

Now the same area adjoining the river is filling up once more with illegally dumped rubbish, according to reports in the local Spanish media.

Worse still, there is a considerable amount of broken glass in the rubbish which experience has shown is capable of starting a fire by focusing and reflecting the sun’s rays.

“People just don’t seem to learn, they’d rather dump their rubbish and start a fire,” a disgruntled Jalon Valley resident commented.

Gender violence campaign GANDIA’S local authority has launched a major campaign against gender violence.

The awareness drive, which incorporates, posters, a video, a website (igualtat gandia.org) and flyers, will involve the authority and local businesses.

“The traders are committed to this campaign and we are going to inform our clients. Only by avoiding new cases of sexist violence, will it be a success,” assured the president of the Co-operativa de Comerciants del Centro Historic, Pedro Izquierdo.

The campaign will run under the slogan ‘No mires hacia otro lado’ (Don’t look the other way) and to personalise the problem, it features model and local actress Erika Sanz Moreno.

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TOP DESTINATION: Benidorm and region is committed to quality.

A LOCAL tourism organisation has become the first in Spain to be granted a Q for quality certification.

While members of HOSBEC (the Hotel and Catering Business Association of Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Comunidad Valenciana) have individually applied for the

coveted certificate since the 1990s, this is the first time a whole organisation has managed to achieve the award.

HOSBEC says that the certificate shows its commitment to making the Valencian tourism sector a benchmark for quality and innovation.

Spanish tour first PADEL players from around the world descended on Javea for the first ever British Padel Tour Gold Event in Spain earlier this month.

Travellers came from far and wide including Dubai, Portugal, Tenerife and the UK and were joined by talented locals at Paris 24 Padel and

Tennis Club in the competition worth 5,000 ranking points within the British league.

The event was sponsored by international partners HEAD and Estrella as well as local businesses such as Currencies Direct, Scottsdale Financial Advisers and Engel and Volkers.

Winners of the four competitions were: Men’s Open, Sandy Farquharson and Javier Lopez Garcia; Ladies Open, Hanna Maddock and Leanne Raine; Men’s Vets, Mike Jenkins and Matthew Theodoris; Men’s Open Plate, Alberto Ortiz Moya and Oliver Kaye.

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Hi-tech contract VALENCIAN biotechnology firm, Quibim, has won important contracts for the management of a medical imaging bio-bank in the Pacific region of the US. The new business, started under the H2020 programme of the European Union, will also provide the same service in Italy.

The Quibim Precision system uses a platform for artificial intelligence algorithms - a set of rules used in calculations or other problem-solving operations - and radiological image analysis.

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Countdown to elections building in Valencia was the subject of graffiti over the weekend in support of the right wing Vox party. *Ximo Puig has promised 10,000 more students will have access to the EU Erasmus scheme of education, should he win. *Nationally the polls indicate that the Socialist (PSOE) party of Pedro Sanchez will be the largest party after the election, but it is felt likely that the left wing parties will not have enough seats to form a majority government.

Likewise, the polls indicate that the right will also not be enough to form a coalition government.

In which case, there will either be a weak ineffective government or a further ELECTION: Many rallies were cancelled due to storms. election.

SPAIN goes to the polls on Sunday with elections for the Valencian Generalitat and National Government.

Many election rallies were cancelled or moved locations over the weekend due to the inclement conditions, but here is a round-up of the latest Valencian election news.

In the regional election, current President Ximo Puig, from PSOE is expected to retain control in coalition w i t h t h e o t h e r p a rties of the current left-wing ‘Botanical’ coalition.

Isabel Bonig, the PPCV candidate in Va l e n c i a r e c e n t l y said: “The language (Valencian) was never an instrument of confrontation until Puig and Oltra arrived, the problem of the PSOE is that it continues to dream of those imaginary Catalan countries.”

The PPCV has also taken to using a bus, adorned with their slogans, on the campaign trail. *A Valencian florist has launched a collection of bouquets specially designed for the upcoming elections, and the bouquets will feature the colours of the top five parties. *The Lonja de Seda (The silk exchange), a historic

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MODERN ACTS: The Circus of Contorsions.

Big top stops THE Circus is in town this weekend, with a festival of modern circus acts and concerts sponsored by the local authority of Valencia.

From today (Thursday) until Sunday, there will a number of free performances each day

centred on the Plaza del Adjuntament and in the La Marina of Valencia.

The festival is entitled ‘The Circus of Contorsions and full details can be found on the website: https://festivalcontorsions.com/.

Dog grooming competition in Gandia THE Plaza Major in Gandia will be full of rather well-groomed pooches, this Saturday because there is a Canine Grooming Competition, sponsored by Alianz Canine Worldwide, when you will be able to see what the doggie hairdressers can really do.

STYLISH: Well-groomed pooches.

NATIONAL POLICE arrested a man for fraud in Xativa.

The insurance broker allegedly sold motor and household policies to clients, for which they paid cash.

But he is suspected of failing to pass on the

Insurance fraud money to the insurance companies and they subsequently cancelled the policies for non-payment, without the knowledge of

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the clients.

This would have left the clients without the appropriate and legal vehicle or household cover.

To d a t e , p o l i c e h a v e found five victims of this alleged scam, but believe that there could be further victims.

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A POST-MORTEM examination has revealed that Dutch filmmaker Wouter van Luijn, 34, suffered a brain injury before he was beaten to death while being robbed of €700.

The incident happened in the early hours of July 13, 2018, but details are only coming to light now a court investigation is progressing.

The main suspect in the crime, Adrian H F, 19, said in his court statement that

Beaten to death he only pushed and slapped Mr van Luijn.

At the time he told investigators that

he had gone to the victim’s rescue when he saw Mr van Lujin being beaten by five teenagers in Son Banya.

He then took him to Son Espases hospital, where the victim died of a brain haemorrhage. Police were not convinced by the tale and arrested the suspect the next day.

Adrián H F has named four young people as being involved, but he is the only one being held in custody.

DRUGS CASE: Was held at a Girona court.

‘Personal use’ TWO defendants found with four kilos of marihuana at home have been acquitted of drug trafficking after a judge concluded the drugs were for ‘family consumption.’

The court in Girona said it had not been proven the 4.3 kilos of

marihuana had been grown to sell.

A judge also said he believed police had behaved with ‘racial bias’ in searching the house after seeing ‘a person of colour waiting in front of a house with a normal attitude.’

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Murder suspects jailed TWO suspects accused of murdering two people in Huelva have been transferred to jail pending trial.

The pair, named only as JMPP and JAMB, are said to have been taken to prison for security reasons after receiving death threats from the victims’ families.

At the beginning of a court case into the alleged murders, around 40 officers from the National Police and Guardia Civil were on hand to protect the accused.

According to Spanish media, the bodies of the two victims, one shot and the other suffering multiple head injuries, were found at a farm in Cartaya leading to arrests for murder.

The suspects reportedly invoked their constitutional rights not to testify at their first court appearance.

One victim, Samuel Vizcaya, was said to have disappeared from Huelva’s capital before his body was discovered burnt out in the La Sol edad cem et er y. The ot her vi ct i m , Manuel Granado, was 37-years-old and from Sevilla.

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Cybersecurity hirings SPAIN’S Interior Ministry is set to take on 12 experts in cybersecurity to make up for shortfalls in the National Police and Guardia Civil.

The ministry awarded a €386,000 con-

tract to Eulen Seguridad SA to begin monitoring incidents related to cybersecurity.

It comes as data from Spain’s National Intelligence Centre’s (CNI) National Cryptological Centre showed staff there handled

almost 32,300 incidents in the first 10 months of 2018.

That is 6,000 more than for the whole of 2017, with almost 3 per cent classed as ‘dangerous’ or ‘critical’ incidents.

Turf war A RESIDENT in Mataro, Barcelona, has recorded two alleged drug dealing gangs clashing in the middle of the street over turf.

The footage appears to show the two groups clashing mid-street on the corner of Calle Pablo Picasso and Calle Mexico.

According to locals, the Maghrebi traffickers moved to the Rocafonda area of Mataro several months ago and have been involved in several violent clashes since. Residents allege the neighbourhood has become known for its crime rate, causing concern amongst those living in Rocafonda.

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STREET FIGHTERS: Alleged drug dealers fight in the middle of the street.

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Man shot in front of family A YOUNG, foreign man died after being shot in the head while travelling in his vehicle with his wife and young daughter on the Costa del Sol. Emergency services were alerted to a shooting and traffic accident in the Los Amigos residential area of the popular holiday resort of Mijas.

The man, described as 24 years old and of Serbian nationality, was allegedly shot in front of his wife, 20, and daughter aged two.

In addition to the shooting police discovered there had been a traffic accident which left one of the cars overturned.

The fatally injured man was rushed to Malaga’s Carlos Haya Hospital but died several hours later. The deceased man’s wife and daughter were rushed to the Costa del Sol hospital in Marbella.

National Police officers are now investigating the shooting.

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DAY 2: Valladolid - O’Grove Breakfast and departure to Galicia, crossing the provinces of Zamora, Ourense and Pontevedra. Arrive at O’Grove. Free time and evening meal at the hotel.

DAYS 3/4: O’Grove Free time to enjoy the beautiful landscape or the possibility of some optional excursions such as the boat ride to the mussel and oyster farms, view of Santiago de Compostela or the Toja.

DAY 5: O’Grove - A Coruña - Gijon Panes Breakfast and departure to Asturias, passing by A Coruña and Gijón. Arrive at the hotel, free time, and dinner.

DAYS 6/7: Panes Free time after breakfast for some optional excursions such as visiting the Picos de Europa, with cable car (if weather permits), or Santillana del Mar, a beautiful medieval town with its palace houses and its churches, San Vicente de Barquera, a famous fishing village with a castle and bay, or the impressive city of Bilbao in the Basque Country with its famous Guggenheim Museum.

DAY 8: Panes - Burgos - Toledo Breakfast and departure towards Toledo,

stopping off in Burgos to visit this beautiful city famous for its hero El Cid. Next, it’s off to Toledo. Arrive at the hotel, free time and dinner.

DAY 9: Toledo - Costa Blanca Breakfast and free time in Toledo to visit the city and its impressive Cathedral and old town. Then return to the Costa Blanca with stops en route.

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ESCAPE THE HEAT: This summer, with a tour of northern Spain.

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Criminal thoughts T H E a v e r a g e c a re e r c r i m i n a l i n S p a i n t a k e s c a re t o o b s e r v e a n d prepare before striking, avoiding using violence, according to a study by the company Techco Security.

In 2018 there were 152,602 thefts compared to 33,821 violent robberies. For the most part thieves want to make sure there is no one on the premises before they break in to shops and homes.

Most break-ins happen between midnight and 4am, with half of this sort of crime committed at weekends when businesses are closed and families away.

However, when it comes to violent crime, offences are most likely to occur in daylight hours when a l a r m s a re s w i t c h e d o f f a n d l e s s planning is required, with speed being the most desired characteristic.

ACCOUNTS: The two men talk about their experiences during the war.

Brit civil war volunteers heard

By Joe Gerrard RECORDINGS of two British volunteers who travelled to Spain to fight fascism during the country’s civil war are set to be heard in public for the first time. The interviews with John Dunlop and George Drever, from Glasgow and Leith respectively, are being played as part of a University of Edinburgh’s exhibition on its Hispanic Studies offering. The recordings were made in the 1980’s and featuring both men talking about the reasons why they travelled to fight in the conflict and about their experiences.

Dunlop said he had joined the Communist Par-

ty after taking an interest in politics and began reading about the Spanish Civil War. “It seemed to me that in Spain, great injustice was being perpetrated on the people of Spain.

“I was also disgusted by the fact other democratic governments in Europe were not doing anything to help the legal government of Spain,” Dunlop said. Drever can be heard talking about being in Valladolid City where he carried a casualty to hospital in what he said was a ‘very strange’ experience. “Some of the Spaniards of course said: ‘You’re an extranjero (foreigner), si?

And I remember the nuns saying: ‘pobre chico’ Poor boy,” Drever said.

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Showing the flag THE Spanish frigate Mendez Nuñez recently visited Mallorca after joining the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group earlier this month.

The Lincoln is the first US aircraft carrier to enter European waters since the Harry S Truman carried out a double deployment last year in the US Navy’s recently-revived concept of operating in an unpredictable pattern. “Our mission is to provide the Lincoln with defence capacity, carry out different maritime security assignments and guarantee the freedom of shipping and commerce,” said the Mendez Nuñez’s captain Antonio Gonzalez del Tanago.

Before joining the strike group, the Mendez Nuñez had to undergo an intense assessment and certification process, taking part in several integration exercises with the Carrier Strike Group on the East Coast in January and February.

The frigate will accompany the Abraham Lincoln for seven months in the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, South China Sea and the Pacific before returning to the US naval base in San Diego (California). The Strike Group is making a deliberate show of force in regions where the Russian navy has grown more active, the US Navy admitted.

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NEWS EXTRA Conference on heritage EXPERTS from Spain are set to meet with others from Italy, Algeria and the Council of Europe in Gran Canaria to discuss applications for areas to be recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Fruit season SPAIN’S summer fruit season started earlier than normal this year, but is yielding good quality produce, according to producers who have already shipped nectarines, watermelons and peaches to northern Europe.

Dining boost RESTAURANT reservations during Holy Week rose by 34 per cent compared to 2018, according to data which showed the highest increases on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands.

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ETA appeal denied in France in 1994 and is now serving his Spanish sentence at Martutene Prison in San Sebastian. On March 29, he was moved to a regime of ‘semi freedom’ where he can spend time out of jail.

Pikabea Ugalde joined ETA in 1980. In that year alone, he participated in five terrorist attacks which resulted in the deaths of eight Guardia Civil and five National Police officers.

In May 1982, he joined a new command and took part in various deadly attacks.

Then in 1991 he took part in more attacks which ended with the murder of several Guardia Civil, policemen and a private individual.

AN appeal by former ETA terrorist Kepa Pikabea Ugalde has been thrown out by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

He was asking that the 10 years he spent in a French prison be deducted from the 30-year term imposed on him in Spain for three counts of murder.

The ECHR decided the time served in France should not be taken into account as the sentence was imposed for belonging to a terrorist group. This was a different offence for which he was jailed in Spain; specifically the three murders.

The Strasbourg court recognised that in Spain the maximum term possible is 30 years and decided that this should not be reduced on the basis of time served for a separate offence in another EU country.

Pikabea, 63, was arrested

DENIED: Appeal turned down at the ECHR in Strasbourg.

SPANISH Twitter users have offered parody suggestions to a former government minister after he asked which national symbol united Spain following the Notre Dame cathedral fire in Paris.

Jordi Sevilla, the Minister for Public Administration under Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero,

Unity trolling asked social media users: ‘Do we in Spain have a national symbol which unites us all like the Notre Dame for the French and Europeans?’

Martin Pettersson replied ironically: ‘Currently a hatred of

Catalans which provides electoral capital.’

Antonio Baños said IBEX 35, in reference to the index of Spain’s most valuable publicly listed companies.

Last year’s Gurtel corruption scandal, cocaine, the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum and the national debt were also listed.

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Easter terror attack foiled A PLANNED terror attack on Sevilla was prevented after a suspected jihadist was a rre s te d in M oroc c o, s a y Spanish police.

A c c ording to Spa nis h newspaper El Confidencial, it is thought by police that the suspect, who has a flat in Sevilla, was planning to attack Easter celebrations in the Andalucian city.

The Spanish Interior Ministry had previously decided to inc re a s e s e c urity for Easter parades around Spain as well as for the upcoming general election on April 28.

Both the police and the Interior Ministry refused to comment on the report.

The Easter celebrations and parades in Sevilla are s ome of the bigge s t a nd most important in Spain, at-

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New Geopark A MOUNTAIN range in Galicia has been chosen as one of 11 natural areas globally which will be designated as a World Geopark by the UN. UNESCO chose the Serro de Courel, in Lugo Province, among others including from Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Norway and China to have the status.

UNESCO said the Courel range was home to ‘remarkable’ evidence of ancient gold mining by the Romans which reflected the relationship between humans and nature.

There is currently a total of 147 UNESCO World Geoparks across the globe.

Postal votes

TARGET: Easter worshippers were at risk, it is claimed. tra c ting huge c row ds packed shoulder to shoulder

in the narrow streets of the historic centre.

SPAIN’S postal service has handled more than 1.3 million requests for postal votes for this Sunday’s general election and for the Valencian Regional vote.

Andalucia was the region with the highest numbers of postal votes requested at almost 214,330, followed by the Madrid Region with almost 194,130 and Valencia, 175,466.

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Poet honoured URUGUAYAN poet Ida Vitale has been in Spain to be awarded the Miguel de Cervantes 2018 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language.

She was presented the prize by King Felipe VI on Tuesday at a ceremony in Alcala de Henares. Yesterday (Wednesday) she attended a lunch with the King and Queen at the Royal Palace in Madrid which brought together academics, publishers, critics, teachers, booksellers and writers to pay tribute to her.

NEW REPORT: Costs the Spanish economy as much as €8.5 billion.

Gender violence

by Joe Gerrard THE economic cost of sexist violence against women in Spain is estimated to be as high as €185 per person, according to a new government report.

The government’s Impact of Gender Violence report estimated the cost as a percentage of economic output (Gross Domestic Product- GDP) was at least 0.11 per cent.

Estimates range as high as 0.76 per cent, according to the study which used data from 2016, the most recent available. The total cost to the Spanish economy in cash terms was estimated to be between almost €1.3 billion and more than €8.5 billion.

The report calculated the costs based on the estimated losses incurred by women who suffer from sexist attacks being unemployed or off

work. It also factored in the cost to the Spanish health system and to police and courts.

Those factors are referred to in the report as tangible costs, those which can be measured. Intangible costs such as the psychological impact gender violence has on women’s children and relatives could be between almost €4.9 billion and more than €14.8 billion, according to the report.

Wildfire fatalities NEW figures have revealed 865 people died in wildfires in southern Europe between 1945 and 2016.

The statistics, released by Wildfire Today, analysed the number of civilian and firefighter deaths in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Sardinia.

The report showed Sardinia had the highest proportion of wildfire-related deaths, based on its

population of 10.1 million. Leading causes of death were suffocation, burns, heart attacks, respiratory problems, physical trauma, and exhaustion.

Another leading cause of death was aviation accidents involving firefighting planes. In Spain, 72 out of the total 96 fatalities were among crews on firefighting aircraft.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Holiday push SPAIN’S regions have launched advertising campaigns in Britain to draw in tourists from the country and combat the expected fallout from Brexit.

Cataluña is the latest region to launch a campaign aimed at British travellers. Its Legends of Cataluña publicity drive, backed by €1 million in regional funding, is set to begin in London and Manchester on Sunday May 26.

It comes as provinces including Malaga and Cadiz set out their stalls at the World Travel Market in London earlier this year. The former is looking to hold as many British tourists as possible on the Costa del Sol. Spain’s national tourist board has also launched a series of events designed to address the concerns of companies in the sector as Brexit approaches.

It comes as the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (CEHAT) predicted Spain could have lost up to three million tourists, had Brexit gone ahead on Friday April 12.

Concerns have eased since Britain and the EU27 agreed to delay Brexit until Thursday October 31. Industry data from the Costa Blanca showed bookings from British travellers increased by 12 per cent this April compared to last year.

Election looms

By Joe Gerrard BREXIT has been delayed until October, but there was little respite for British political parties this week as it looked increasingly likely they will be contesting May’s European Parliament election.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly said she wants Brexit to take place before Britain has to hold the vote.

But the legal groundwork has been laid after Parliament was obliged to pass a ‘day of poll order’ mechanism earlier this month in light of ongoing uncertainty over Britain’s withdrawal.

The country’s Electoral Commission, which would oversee the vote if it does take place, said having to manage a ballot which may not happen was ‘unprecedented.’ A Brexit deal would have to be passed before Thursday May 23 if the vote is to be avoided.

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BREXIT EXTRA Retail boost THE amount spent by British customers in the country’s shops rose by 6.7 per cent in March compared to the same month last year, above forecasts from economists and amidst cutbacks in investment from businesses concerned about Brexit.

Home sales

POLL PROSPECT: British voters could be polled for May’s European Parliament election. porters ditch the party over May’s handling of the issue.

The pro-Tory Conservative Home website surveyed party members recently and found 62 per cent were planning on voting for former UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party.

A further blow came when it emerged a group of Conservative councillors refused to campaign for the party if the election is held.

Farage’s Brexit Party is currently

first in the polls, with 23 per cent of voters backing them. Labour is narrowly behind while the Conservatives are in third.

On the remain side another new party, Change UK, said it has received about 1,000 applications from people wishing to stand in May. Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen, currently serving as the party’s interim leader, said it was a ‘natural home’ for remain supporters.

BRITISH house buyers were the largest single group of foreign buyers in 2018 for homes built by the developer Aedas, according to company figures which showed they made up 9.7 per cent of total sales.

Party funds SOME Conservative donors have begun giving money directly to the party’s MPs instead of to its central office (CCHQ) because Brexit has alienated those on both sides of the issue, leading funder Alexander Temerko told British media.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life SAFE: The Alhambra Palace in Granada, Andalucia. (File image).

Safety review in wake of Notre Dame blaze A SPECIAL meeting will be held in Madrid to discuss plans to review safety arrangements and ‘protect cultural goods in case of an emergency,’ after the devastating fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

Government Culture Minister Jose Guirao said: “Obviously (the Notre-Dame fire) was an alarm bell and we will

review all the installations.

“The danger is with old electric installations which have to be surveyed, but that in general, the installations in our big monuments are safe.”

Spain has 47 UNESCO World Heritage sites of which 41 are cultural, four are natural and two are mixed.

The first sites listed in Spain were the Mosque of Cordoba,

the Alhambra and the Generalife, Granada, Burgos Cathedral, Monastery and site of the Escorial, Madrid and the Park Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Milà in Barcelona.

In a radio interview Guirao also said he would hold talks with his French counterpart Frank Riester to offer help in the rebuilding of the Notre Dame.

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

If you are planning on living in Spain on a permanent basis, it’s a good idea to have a Spanish driving licence - in fact it is mandatory after a while. Here are some guidelines for current and new drivers on how to do this quickly and easily.

If you already have a valid EU (European Union) Community or an EEA (European Economic Area) driving licence and meet the minimum driving age in Spain, you can use it for the first two years of residence in Spain, although you must register your details with the traffic authorities after six months.

You can register at your Central Register of Drivers and Minor Offenders of the Provincial Traffic Headquarters.

If you don’t obtain a Spanish driver’s licence after two years of residence in Spain and are caught driving, you can face a fine of around €200. Visit: www.dgt.es to find out more.

Once the process is under way, you will have to adhere to the same conditions as Spanish licence holders: Have reached minimum age in Spain for the specific category of vehicle you want to drive, Relevant medical checks, Renew or exchange the licence after the first two years’ residence in Spain.

If an EU licence is renewed in Spain it effectively converts it into a Spanish EU licence, which then needs to be renewed every 10 years up to the age of 65, and every five years after 65.

The new regulation which requires new residents to exchange their licences for a Spanish one, was enforced three years ago. As such, Spain has agreements with more than 20 countries, allowing drivers to exchange a foreign driver’s licence for its equivalent. To find out more, check with your home country’s consulate in Spain or the Spanish Traffic Authority at www.sede.dgt.gob.es.

To exchange your licence, you will need to fill out an application form that is issued by the Provincial Traffic Headquarters. (See the above website). The following documents will be required: Proof of identity (original passport and a copy), Proof of your residence for six months (Certificate of Registration in the Central Aliens Register - the NIE number), Application form (in Spanish), Current valid driving licence to be exchanged (original and a copy), Written declaration stating that you don’t have another driving licence of the same class in another country, Written declaration stating that you have not been suspended or banned, Two recent passport size photographs (32 by 25 mm), Medical fitness report (visit the DGT website for information).

For new drivers, check the legal driving ages and permit types before you register. You can get details depending on what type of vehicle you want to drive by visiting: English-driving-school.com.

The best option (for new drivers) is to go to a driving school as they take care of the registration process with the Jefatura (Jefatura Provincial de Trafico) on your behalf. Once you have registered, get your medical and vision test done, too.

Theory tests can be done in a classroom or be computer based. The written test is normally taken in Spanish, but some places offer it in English. For more information, visit http://www.autoescuelacorsa.com.

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

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

By Joe Gerrard SPANISH politicians and voters are not the only ones hoping that this Sunday’s election will end 10 months of political deadlock.

Sources close to top EU officials have reportedly said they are hoping that a stable government with a clear parliamentary majority will take charge after the ballot.

‘Spanish politics cannot continue to stumble along,’ the sources were quoted in Spanish media as saying.

The comments come in reference to the failure of the ruling left leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) to pass its draft budget for this year. This was the factor which led Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call the snap election in March.

They also follow years of political uncertainty which began in 2015. An election in December last year saw thenruling conservative Partido Popular’s (PP) absolute majority wiped out, with the party going from 187 seats to

Stability hopes

UNCERTAIN: Deadlock has plagued Spanish politics since 2015.

123. The election was also novel because it saw the entry of the centrist Ciudadanos and the leftist Podemos into the Congress of Deputies lower house for the first time. Both took seats from the PP and PSOE, upending what had largely been a two-party system up to that time.

Efforts began to cobble together coalitions on both the

left and the right. But neither side could muster the necessary support to command a majority in the Congress of Deputies, leading to another election the following year.

Little change came from the 2016 vote which saw the PP claw back a handful of seats to reach a total of 137 deputies, still far short of a majority. The PP had called

for stability at the time in the face of what they branded as a rise of radicalism and populism.

The two elections took place against a backdrop of economic instability unleashed by the last recession and corruption scandals which benefitted the insurgent Ciudadanos and Podemos. The 2016 election also took place in the wake of the Brexit referendum, closely watched in Spain and elsewhere in Europe.

Now in 2019, the spectre of uncertainty continues to haunt Spanish politics. A new party, far-right Vox, looks set to enter Congress after exploiting anti-migrant feelings which will complicate efforts to build coalitions and a parliamentary majority further.

The jury is still out on whether stability will return to Spanish politics.

Election day VOTERS in Spain go to the polls this Sunday to cast their ballots for the snap general election.

The election was called at the start of March after the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) effectively had its budget plans vetoed by pro-Catalan independence parties. That left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez no choice but to go to the polls.

Campaigning is now reaching its pre-election climax, with party leaders having criss-crossed the country to try and win over undecided voters.

That will come to an end at midnight on Friday, after which Spanish law prohibits campaigning until voters go to the polls.

Polling stations open at 9am and close at 8pm. After they close their doors the provisional counting of results will begin.

The general counting of votes begins on Wednesday after ballot papers arrive from abroad. The deadline for the count to finish is Saturday May 4.

There is likely to be some indication of who will win the election after the provisional votes are counted, but the official results will be declared no later than Monday May 13.

The new members of the Congreso are then set to meet on Tuesday May 21.

With the results looking close, it is unclear how long it will take for parties to reach coalition deals.

Poll tracker: Due to Spanish electoral law, we cannot publish the results of polls this week. The poll tracker will return next week with forecasts for May’s elections.

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A MOTHER and her two children died when fire swept through their L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) apartment.

Her son aged three died with her in the fire, but although firemen evacuated her daughter of six months, the child died hours later in hospital.

Two other occupants of the apartment, the children’s grandmother and aunt, survived the fire with minor injuries, emergency service sources revealed later.

Initial investigations suggest that the fire was caused by a power overload, with too many appliances plugged into an adapter, the Mossos d’Esquadra - Cataluña’s regional police - disclosed afterwards.

A spokesman for the police also stressed that there was no evidence that the family were ‘energy poor.’

There was no illegal electricity connection and the family were not squatters, clarified L’Hospitalet’s deputy mayor Frances Belver. “The family had a rent contract and a regular power supply,” he said.

Firemen explained afterwards that the apartment on the fourth floor of a block of six was full of highly inflammable material, including furniture and mattresses.

“This was a violent fire which burned rapidly,” L’Hospitalet’s deputy Frances Belver added.

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Killer fire sweeps through flat

DARREN TILL: The fighter (right) was arrested in connection with an incident in Tenerife.

Wrestler ‘trashed Spanish hotel room’ A BRITISH Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter was among five arrested in connection with allegedly damaging a hotel room in Tenerife.

Darren Till and four other Britons are accused of breaking furniture and emptying fire extinguishers at the complex in Costa Adeje.

According to media reports, after being re-

moved from the hotel, the group are said to have then stolen a taxi. After travelling to another hotel in El Duque, where they were also refused rooms, a taxi was called.

As the driver loaded the group’s belongings, Till and another person allegedly got in and drove to La Caleta, where they were stopped by police.

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Mexico renews apology call THE president of Mexico has once again called on Spain to apologise for its colonial legacy in his country, saying it is necessary.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a video posted to social media that how Spain’s conquest of Mexico in the 16th century is seen is a ‘pending issue.’

“This is the debate: how do we commemorate the conquest, the invasion or should it be seen as the meeting between two worlds,” the president said.

“We all owe an explanation to native people because there were abuses,” Lopez Obrador added.

The president added Spain’s conquest of Mexico had been undertaken with ‘the sword and the cross’ and that churches were built over pre-Hispanic temples.

It comes as Lopez Obrador wrote to King Felipe in March calling for an apology for Spain’s conquest of Mexico. The Spanish has said King Felipe will not apologise.

The country marks 500 years since the first Spanish settlement was founded there this year.

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Spain returns sculptures THREE Roman sculptures have been returned to Italy after they were sold on the Spanish black market.

National Police officers seized the artefacts after one was sold in Madrid and two were sold in Barcelona.

Domingo Suarez, an envoy at Spain’s embassy in Rome, said the operation showed authorities were working to protect cultural heritage.

All were stolen from Rome; one in 2005 and the others in 2010. One, a bust of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, is valued at around €45,000.

The other two artefacts are a one-metre high Roman muse and a sculpture of Diana, the goddess of wild and domestic animals and the hunt. A total of 474 historical artefacts were stolen in Italy in 2018, 55 more than the previous year.

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Korean embassy arrest A FORMER US marine has reportedly been arrested in Los Angeles (USA) in connection with a raid on North Korea’s embassy in Madrid.

Christopher Ahn has been named as the man arrested, according to an anonymous source quoted by AP news agency and the Washington Post.

Ahn is thought to be a member of the North Korean dissident group Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD), which claimed responsibility for the assault.

According to the newspaper, Ahn is

scheduled to appear before a Los Angeles court on Friday.

It is also reported that federal agents carried out a search of the home of Adrian Hong, leader of the CCD. Lee Wolosky, Hong’s lawyer, said he was ‘dismayed’ by the fact the authorities ‘have decided to execute court orders against US citizens deriving from criminal lawsuits filed by the North Korean regime.’

The assault happened on February 22, when a group of about 10 hooded

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has approached the country’s first plan to research and understand the causes of Alzheimer’s.

The plan, approved at a meeting of ministers last week, seeks to curb the rejection, exclusion and stigmatisation of people living with

people apparently jumped a wall at the Madrid embassy.

The assailants allegedly handcuffed and beat the employees of the Legation and a group of North Korean architecture students who were there at the time; something which CCD denies.

The assailants took several computers and documents from the building.

Yun Sok So told the police the robbers were from South Korea, that their hands had been tied and their heads covered with plastic bags and beaten.

Alzheimer’s research plan the illness. Around 700,000 people live with the disease in Spain, according to estimates.

Health Minister Maria Luisa Carcedo said an estimated two million people

would have the illness by 2050. Alzheimer’s is expected to rise due to people living longer on average, with the onset of the illness typically coming in old age.

The plan aims to improve responses to Alzheimer’s in the health system by studying treatment requirements.

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ON March 26 of this year, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice issued a court decision on the accumulated cas-

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Accelerated repayment clause in mortgage loans es C-70/17 and C-179/17, relating to accelerated repayment clause or the early maturity clause contained in the majority

of mortgage loans in Spain.

First of all, it should be remembered the early maturity clauses or accelerated repayment clause which used to be included in most mortgage loans are abusive, because they allowed banks to terminate the mortgage loan contract, simply because of a delay in payment of one of the loan mortgage instalments.

This is obviously unfair and disproportionate; it could happen that a consumer had paid all instalments of his/her loan on time for 20 years, and if for whatever reason, just one of them was paid after a delay, the bank could resolve or terminate the contract, demanding the entire outstanding capital of the loan to be paid, plus expenses, etc.

This ruling from the ECJ, couched in simple and clear wording which characterises this

court clarifies and highlights several very important concepts: An abusive unfair clause such as the accelerated repayment clause, written in the manner indicated, if it is declared abusive or unfair, cannot be partially maintained by the judge, and should be eliminated from the contract, because the partial maintenance could be harmful to the customer and encourage banks to continue using them (dissuasive effect).

If the total elimination of the abusive clause does not affect the contract, in the sense the contract can subsist, it should be eliminated totally. In cases where the total elimination of the unfair clause has, as a consequence the cancellation or nullification of the contract, as it cannot subsist without that clause and in cases where this involves a particularly

adverse effect on the consumer, the court should replace the abusive clause with new wording in accordance with national laws and taking into account provisions provided in the contract signed between the parties.

As mentioned, this court decision is interesting as it clarifies several concepts so all consumers must have clear understanding of their rights, because they are applicable to many contracts which may be signed: 1) An abusive clause cannot be partially maintained by only eliminating its abusive elements and leaving or maintaining those which are not. It must be removed completely.

2) The consequence of the abuse of a clause must be to nullify it and therefore ensure its elimination from the contract.

Only in cases where the con-

tract cannot continue in existence without the abusive clause, and annulment of the whole contract is more harmful to the consumer, then exceptionally, the courts and tribunals, may replace the wording of the abusive clause according to their national law In addition, the court decision has further consequences whereby thousands of legal proceedings in Spain will now resume, as they were suspended pending to this ruling of the ECJ in relation to the accelerated repayment clause.

If you have a problem with your mortgage loan contract or any other contract, contact us and we will help you.

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

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QROPS: The pros and cons of transferring your UK pension Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) are widely seen as beneficial for expatriate retirees, but are by no means a one-size-fits-all solution.

Here we explore some advantages and disadvantages.

Tax efficiency Currently, Spain residents can transfer UK pensions into an EU/EEA-based QROPS without taxation. However, transfers outside the bloc attract the 25% UK ‘overseas transfer charge’ of 25%.

This may be extended post-Brexit, so time may be limited for tax-free transfers.

Funds in a QROPS are sheltered from future UK taxes on income and gains and lifetime pension allowance penalties.

QROPS funds only become taxable once you start taking benefits in your country of residence.

When accessing QROPS or taking UK pension lump sums and income, the general Spanish income

By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks tax rates apply for residents. These vary regionally but range from 19% to 48%.

Depending on your situation, it may be more beneficial to reinvest UK pension funds into an alternative tax-efficient structure that is compliant in Spain, so make sure you explore your options.

Flexible access UK pensions can be restrictive, but many QROPS let you take as much cash or income as you like,

whenever you want. With this freedom comes greater potential to exhaust your funds - unlike a UK annuity or ‘final salary’ pension which provides a guaranteed income for life.

Diversification and investment choice QROPS usually offer more options than UK pensions for how your money is invested, and are not as over-exposed to UK assets. You can choose a flexible investment plan across a wide range of funds to suit your circumstances, objectives, timeline and risk appetite.

As the value of any investment can go down as well as up, this introduces an element of risk to your retirement funds that is absent from a guaranteed annuity. However, an active, well-diversified investment approach can manage risk.

Estate planning flexibility While most UK pensions are only payable to your spouse on death, QROPS offers the option to include other heirs. QROPS may also offer

DNA links to Spain

By Joe Gerrard THE people who came to inhabit Britain and build Stonehenge reached the country about 6,000 years ago after first travelling through Spain, a study of DNA evidence has claimed.

The study, published in the journal Nature, showed DNA matches between people who settled in Britain in around 4,000 BC and those in the Iberian Peninsula at the same time.

“We found overwhelming evidence to support the claim that agriculture was introduced to Britain by incoming continental farmers,” the authors of the study said.

“Genetic affinities with Iberian Neolithic individuals indicate British Neolithic people were mostly descended from Aegean farmers who followed the Mediterranean route of dispersal,” they added. The authors of the study said those who settled in

some protection from UK inheritance tax for non-UK resident heirs.

Multi-currency options UK pensions usually pay out in sterling, but some QROPS allow you to invest funds and make withdrawals in more than one currency. This is a major advantage for British expatriates in Spain as it reduces dependence on pound/euro exchange rates and removes currency conversion costs.

Freedom from UK rules… to a point Funds in a QROPS are no longer governed by UK pension legislation, so are protected from future changes to UK rules.

However, you could still be subject to UK legislation – and taxation – if you transfer funds again to an unapproved scheme or permanently return to the UK. Where HMRC deems its rules have been broken, it can charge a 55% tax penalty on the transfer amount – potentially even if you had moved funds before the rules changed.

Royal couple’s pilgrimage THE King and Queen of Belgium, Felipe and Matilde, again walked the Santiago Way over Easter.

They first followed the Camino in 2017 along the Navarra route to Santiago de Compostela accompanied by their four children.

In 2018 they travelled via Alava and Logroño while this year the royal couple

ANCESTRY CLAIMS: The people who built Stonehenge could have come from Spain.

Briton, known as Neolithic peoples, likely began their journey into Europe from w h a t i s n o w Tu r k e y i n about 6,000 BC. They settled in what is now Spain and Portugal before crossing to France and entering the British Isles through Wales and the south of England. It found

the new arrivals did not mix with existing huntergatherer communities, known as Mesolithic people.

The Mesolithic era was t h e f i n a l e r a o f h u n t e rgathering before humans settled in farming communities during the Neolithic Revolution.

Regulated, tailored advice is crucial Overseas pension transfers are a complex area – and a key target for pension scams – so regulated advice is essential. Take care to explore your full range of options to establish the most suitable pension solution for your particular circumstances. If you decide to transfer, you will need specialist guidance to find a suitable product, navigate the cross-border tax and jurisdiction issues, and ultimately secure your long-term financial security in this ever-changing pension landscape.

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

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

took the 28-kilometre French route from Burgos and Palencia.

Discreetly dressed in comfortable clothes and sensible footwear, the royal couple and their bodyguards were practically anonymous amongst other the pilgrims making for Santiago.

Although Belgium is a

multi-faith country, the Belgian royal family is Catholic by tradition and Felipe has close links to Spain and its culture.

His great-aunt Fabiola de Mora y Aragon was Spanish and she and her husband, King Baudouin, possessed a property in Motril (Granada) where Felipe often holidayed as a child.

Sing it in Spanish

TWO years after Luis Fonsi’s Despacito, Spanish-language hits have cemented their place in mainstream music.

They have moved beyond one-off smashes and infiltrated charts worldwide, headlining festivals instead of appearing as guests or relegated to lesser stages.

There were an unprecedented number of Latin hits at this year’s Coachella festival in California,

an unmistakeable sign of their growing influence in the US where Spanish is the mother-tongue of 41 million people.

“It took 15 years for reggaeton to get to Coachella.

We are here!” shouted Colombian J Balvin as he took to the main stage.

The 33-year-old boundary-pusher will also headline Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival, becoming the first Spanish-language acts to sing one of the coveted spots.

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Puigdemont election snag

By Joe Gerrard CATALUÑA’S former president, a fugitive from Spanish justice and now European Parliament candidate would have to return to Spain to enjoy legal immunity if elected, its justice minister said.

Dolores Delgado said Carles Puigdemont’s presence at Madrid’s Central Election Board would be required if he wins a seat in the European Parliament after May’s vote. The former president remains in Belgium and is subject to a Spanish arrest warrant after leaving the country following the 2017 Catalan independence push.

“The European Parliament should be responsible for pointing out the conditions to guarantee legal immunity,” Delgado said. A report from the European Parliament also stated Puigde-

SLIGHT HITCH: Puigdemont would have to return to Spain for legal immunity. mont would have to travel to Spain to comply with the Spanish Constitution’s rules for candidates and electoral law.

A European Warrant for Puigdemont’s arrest was dropped last year, but a Spanish

warrant remains active, meaning he would likely be arrested if he set foot in the country.

The former president is top of the pro-independence Junts per Cataluyna’s party list for the European elections, set for May 26.

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Sri Lanka attack Cannabis biscuits ‘for children’

CONDEMNED: The attack killed at least 290.

SPANISH government officials have sent their condolences to the victims of a terror attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he strongly condemned the attacks, which killed at least 290 people and injured at least 500 in several bombings at churches and hotels.

“Dozens of victims who were celebrating the Passover of Resurrection give us cause

to mourn. We will never bend to terror and barbarism,” Sanchez said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombings.

Sri Lankan Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said religious extremists were behind the attacks and others have claimed they were Islamic fundamentalists.

The Spanish Embassy in neighbouring India advised its citizens to take ‘extreme precautions’ following the attack

and advised them to follow the instructions of local authorities. Three churches and three five-star hotels were bombed on Easter Sunday. The hotels and one of the churches, St Anthony’s Shrine, were in the capital Colombo and the other two were in Negombo.

At least eight British nationals were among those who died.

The bombings marked the bloodiest days for Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009.

PARENTS have been warned to be on the lookout for a Dutch brand of biscuit which contains cannabis.

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition sent out the warning after health authorities in the Canary Islands realised the packaging of the products did not say which type of cereal was used in their manufacture.

On analysis they found the biscuits contained an unauthorised ingredient; a derivative of cannabis sativa.

The biscuits involved are Girl Scout Cookies Chocolate Kush, and Girl Scout Cookies Ginger Kush, both from the Greenlove brand.

Health authorities claim the biscuits are aimed at children, although the brand is widely advertised online as containing cannabis.

The extent of distribution of the biscuits across Spain is unknown, leading the agency to put out a warning to regional governments

through the National Food Alert Network and the Community Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed system.

Consumers are asked to turn any of these biscuits they may have bought, over to the health authorities.

COOKIES: This well-known brand contains cannabis.

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Haemophilia numbers AROUND 3,000 people in Spain suffer from haemophilia or another blood clotting disease, according to new figures.

The disease was highlighted across Spain in a series of events to commemorate World Haemophilia Day. The Spanish Federation of Haemophilia (Fedhemo) took the opportunity to push for improvements in treatment in Spain. Fedhemo’s president, Danial Anibal Garcia Diego, said: “The problem is the difficulty in accessing these types of therapy is more noticeable in the national market due to its cost and the obvious inequality of access between the different autonomous communities.”

Pablo Estival Monteliu, a patient with type B haemophilia, said: “Spain is going to the back of the queue regarding other European countries in access to these new treatments.”

Fedhemo’s general secretary, Miguel Angel Martin Dominguez, added: “[These treatments] are approved but not reimbursable and that is why autonomous communities have not generally taken them on.”

Repatriation appeal THE family of a 27-year-old Costa Rican woman who died in Barcelona are appealing for financial help to bring her body home. Stephany Gradys, a special educator who had lived in Spain for three years, reportedly died suddenly on Saturday of asphyxiation after eating.

While Spanish authorities continue to investigate what caused the girl’s death, her family is trying to raise the €9,000 needed to return her body to Costa Rica. They are also hoping to raise funds to cover the plane tickets of her mother and two sisters who would like to fly to Barcelona to accompany Stephany home.

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ALL DRIED UP: A reservoir in Andalucia.

Spain’s water reserves at lowest levels DESPITE the threat of heavy rain spoiling many Easter week processions in Spain last week, newly-released data shows that the country’s national water reserves are at just 57 per cent of capacity.

The figures show the spring level of 32,388 hm3 of water in the reservoirs have not been so low since 2008.

In comparison, for the same period last year, the reserve was 68 per cent of the total capacity.

Data shows that the northern regions of the peninsula have enjoyed plentiful rainfall through the winter and levels are now between 60 - 90 per cent.

But the worst figures are

from reservoirs in the south of the country with Jucar and Segura at just 37.6 per cent and 30.3 per cent respectively.

The hydrological year, which began on October 1, has seen 14 per cent less rainfall than usual according to data from state national Met Office AEMET.

A MAN was arrested after smashing his car into A & E at Basurto hospital in Bilbao.

He had gone to the hospital’s Urgencias department with an elderly family member who was taken ill in the early hours of the morning.

When told there was a wait, he returned to his car, rammed the hospital doors and drove inside the building, coming to a stop just before the reception desk.

Neither the hospital staff nor the two people inside his white Seat Cordoba were injured although he then allegedly got out of the car and attacked an ambulance driver.

When Bilbao’s Municipal Police arrived to arrest him, he refused to take a breath test.

He now faces charges of dangerous driving and damaging public property.

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BAN PLAN: PSOE has said it will abolish prostitution if it wins the election.

Prostitution ban backing SPAIN’S ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) has said it will ban prostitution if it wins Sunday’s snap general election.

Party sources told Spanish media they would update their manifesto to including proposals for a ban.

‘Prostitution, which we aim to abolish, is one of the cruellest aspects of the feminisation of poverty and one of the worst forms of violence against women,’ the updated document is set to say.

It comes as the party has framed its election offering as a progressive, moderate alternative to the social conservatism offered by parties on the right.

It also follows previous pledges from PSOE to outlaw prostitution. Plans drawn up in December would have treated sex workers as victims and led to brothels being shut down if they had passed.

Pro-prostitution groups including the OTRAS sex workers’ union opposed the plans, claiming they restricted women’s choice and would make it harder to protect those in the industry.

Spain’s sex work industry is estimated to be worth around €3.7 billion. Experts estimate around 13,000 women work in the industry and that 80 per cent work against their own will or are exploited.

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SETTING SAIL: The Open Arms was moored in Barcelona for 100 days.

Permission to sail

By Joe Gerrard SPANISH maritime authorities have granted the Open Arms rescue boat permission to leave harbour and take supplies to refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean after 100 days spent in Barcelona.

Officials have given the boat permission to sail to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees in camps there.

It comes after authorities prevented it from leaving, accusing the Proactiva Open Arms NGO which runs the boat of failing to comply with international agreements and docking rules.

Proactiva Open Arms founder Oscar Camps said volunteers had been denied the chance to do something to help migrants and refugees stranded in the Mediterranean while it remained docked.

Camps previously called on Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez to stop blocking the boat and to live up to his rhetoric about migration being a common challenge for Europe.

The boat was due to leave the port on Friday.

The Open Arms has been active in rescuing migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for about four years and is estimated to have saved hundreds of lives.

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Processions called off EASTER processions in Sevilla City and others were called off after heavy rain struck parts of Spain on Friday.

Four out of the seven processions scheduled to go ahead in Sevilla City were suspended following rain and hail.

For out of five of the parades planned for Valladolid City in Castilla y Leon were also pulled on Thursday. Only one, the Procession of the Bitterness of Christ, went ahead.

A procession celebrating the Last Supper in Alicante City had to remain in the courtyard of the Maria Auxiliadora after rain struck the Costa Blanca region.

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Pollution sources THE plants of 10 Spanish companies produce a quarter of the country’s total emissions, according to a new study.

The Observatory for Sustainability’s study of about 1,200 industrial firms found six of those 10 plants burnt coal. A further three are refineries and one is a steel foundry.

Cement, glass and tile factories, as well as paper and cardboard mills, were also among leading pollutants.

The study found that together the plants reduced emissions by 6.3 per cent last year compared to 2017. But those from steel mills and cement manufacturers rose by 5 per cent and 2.6 percent.

SEVEN flights bound for Portugal had to refuel in the airports of Bilbao, Madrid and Sevilla due to strikes last week.

Sources from Spain’s Aena airport management company said four stopped in Sevilla, two in the capital and one in

SMOKE: Produced by a polluting industry in Saragossa, Aragon.

Strikes force flight diversions Bilbao. A total of 44 flights had to refuel in Spanish airports on the previous day,

Aena said. The diversions follow strikes called by Portugal’s National Union of Transporters of Dangerous Substances.

The walkouts were called off on Thursday but Portugal’s Infrastructure Minster Pedro Nuno Santos said the return to normal would be gradual.

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HELP BENIDORM: Cheque will help the elderly.

Help helps out THE Help Benidorm association donated a €1,000 cheque to the Red Cross, which will be used by the organisation to support the elderly in the local community.

Parking easier for some TH ER E a r e n i n e m o re ‘residents only’ parking s pace s o n si x c e n tra l Benidorm streets.

There are now 300 in this part of the town which already has Blue Zone areas, three public car parks and free parking, said Mobility councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate.

Ben i d o r m n o w h a s 2,300 ‘ r e si d e n t s o n l y ’ parking spaces, De Zarate announced, introduced on the advice of munic i p a l t e c h n i c i a n s and after listening to residents.

In order to park in these areas, residents must first obtain a pass for their windscreens from the council office in Avenida Beniarda 17 or, fr o m Ma y 2 , a t t h e town hall’s Escena Urbana department at the town hall.

Concert rained off THE Beret concert scheduled for Easter week in Benidorm was cancelled owing to the bad weather.

As storms battered the Costa Blanca, promoters called off the concert at the open-air Julio Iglesias auditorium in the Aiguera Park and announced that the singer-songwriter from Sevilla would instead appear on June 8. Tickets acquired for Beret’s Easter appearance will be valid for next June, said the organisers who provided the number 632 731 012 for queries and doubts to be clarified.

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Popular route explained ALFAZ Town Hall and the Sierra Helada National Park have renewed information panels on the route up to the Albir Lighthouse.

Their laminated material is more resistant than the existing vinyl panels and less vulnerable to the weather and vandals.

The five-kilometre walk to the Lighthouse is one of the most-visited of the Valencian Community’s network of natural spaces and includes the remains of Phoenician and Roman ochre mines, an ancient water deposit and the Torre Bombarda pirate watchtower.

The Sierra Helada park is the only one of its kind in the region as its 5,500 hectares include the Bay of Altea and a marine reserve.

LIGHTHOUSE ROUTE: New panels tell the story.

Work experience abroad ALTEA’S European Projects Office is providing four grants for two-month work experience periods in Belfast and Glasgow.

In a bid to help solve Altea’s high employment rate these grants are part of the town hall’s employment and training programmes designed to help the jobless enter the employment market.

The grants will cover travel and accommodation costs as well as travel and accident insurance.

Details of requirements are given on the euroaltea.eu/becasmovilidad/ website, email europa@altea.es or call 965 841 300 (extension 1233) for more information.

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TWENTY-FIVE young people from 22 countries will attend the Lions Costa Blanca Camp 2019 in Alfaz.

The camp, organised with the collaboration of Alfaz Town Hall, will be held between July 14 and 28 in an initiative which creates international citizens from all cultures.

“Friendships form this way, promoting tolerance and an interest in other cultures,” explained Vicente Saval, Lions Costa Blanca camp director, during a meeting with local councillors and presidents of the Benidorm and Alfaz Lions Club branches.

The camp will enable young people aged 18 to 22 from northern, eastern and southern Europe, Israel, Africa, the US, Central and South America and Asia to meet and learn about Spain from the inside, Saval explained.

Marisa Cortes and Martine Mertens, respective councillors responsible for Associa-

School trip tragedy DAVID ARQUES, a 14year-old from Alfaz, was killed when he fell downstairs on a school trip to Granada.

For reasons which have still have to be clarified, he died after falling on the stairs of the hotel where he and his classmates were staying.

David was a relative of Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques and belonged to the CB TerrAlfas basketball team, where his father is the trainer and where he had played since he was a child.

The news of the tragic accident came as a shock in Alfaz and the local basketball teams where David was well-known and well-liked.

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SUMMER CAMP: Town hall and Lions Clubs making arrangements. tions and Residents pledged town hall support for the initiative. The camp reflects Alfaz’s ‘special character,’ they said, as over 50

per cent of the population are of foreign origin, with more than 100 nationalities co-existing in harmony.

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Calpe MOFTAG FAIR: Bric-a-brac boutique.

Easter fundraiser THE Moftag Bunnies were busy recently in

Calpe, raising money for local charities.

Sunshine and laughter produced a lovely atmosphere as people shopped for home-made cakes and marmalades, looked for bargains at the bric-abrac stall and played

games.

Everybody was thrilled with the results of their efforts, as €1,718 was raised and will be distributed amongst the Red Cross, Gargasindi School, Maite Boronat and the Calpe Food Bank.

More trees, less vandalism IN future, builders and developers in Calpe can expect to pay a ‘tree tax.’

Bef or e obt ai ni ng a l i cence t hey wi l l have t o supply the town hall with a number of trees according to a sliding scale, it was deci ded at t he l ast council meeting.

This stipulates that five trees must be provided for each new vi l l a whi ch i s built, two trees for each flat in an apartment block and one tree for every hotel room.

“We intend to encourage developers to help make Cal pe m or e l eaf y,” sai d

t he act i ng m ayor Ana Sala.

The local council also intends to take a tougher l i ne wi t h vandal i sm caused by minors, particularly graffiti, and will revise sanctions, especially t hose whi ch ar e handed out to underage children.

“Until now, this type of behavi our has i ncur r ed fines, but this has had litt l e eff ect because t hei r parents paid them,” Sala sai d. I nst ead, t hey wi l l now be expected to carry out com m uni t y ser vi ce and cl ean up what ever they have defaced.

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CESAR SANCHEZ, who heads the PP’s electoral list for Alicante Province, is set to win a seat in the Madrid parliament.

Still officially Calpe mayor - although he has handed over to Ana Sala who is acting mayor - Sanchez is also president of Alicante provincial council, the Diputacion.

If he wishes to be re-elected he will also need to figure on a municipal list and he has chosen to run as Number Two on the Partido Popular’s list of candidates for the Vall de Pop town of Lliber, which has a registered population of 1,051.

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Safe seat for Sanchez

CESAR SANCHEZ: Number Two for Lliber.

The local list is headed by Jose Juan Reus, who has been Lliber mayor since 2011.

According to some party sources, Sanchez had hoped to be included on the PP’s Al-

icante City list headed by Luis Barcala once it was clear that he would not be running in Calpe after eight years as mayor and 16 as a councillor.

“People in the Marina Alta asked me to run in this area,” Sanchez said. “And I have chosen Lliber to give more visibility to the small towns of Alicante Province.

Lliber also symbolised the kind of town that the Diputacion should be concerned with, Sanchez added.

“Besides, I have always had special affection for this municipality and am very close to the mayor,” he continued.

Combatting local depopulation THE Marina Alta Observatory warned recently that the interior of the Marina Alta was threatened by short and medium-term depopulation.

The Vall de Pop town of Benigembla, which has a population of roughly 500, hopes to reverse the trend and boost the local economy by installing a campsite.

To do this the municipality needs official backing and the town hall is asking for help from outside Administrations after spending €800,000 on infrastructure and access for the campsite.

“We can’t understand the lack of support from either the Diputacion or the regional government to help us finish off the project,” Benigembla residents told the local Spanish media.

Once finished, running the campsite will be put out to tender, the town hall explained.

“Reactivating the local economy is one way of combatting depopulation while creating employment in Benigembña and the Vall de Pop,” locals argued, calling for tax breaks to help the town’s businesses.

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TOWN HALL: Applications should be presented at a SIT office (inset).

Help for local associations TEULADA-MORAIRA again offers financial help

for local non-profitmaking associations.

The town hall allocates the grants each year to these groups which contribute so much to the c o m m u n i t y, m u n i c i p a l sources explained.

Any association registered on the Registro Municipal de Asociaciones de Teulada may apply for a subsidy.

In addition to each a s s o c i a t i o n ’s normal activities, projects should involve social services, c u l t u re , y o u t h , s p o r t s , a g r i c u l t u re , fishing and farming, sponsorship or citizens’ participation.

Associations wishing to apply for a subsidy should complete the application form, giving full details and an explanation of the project, together with bank details and a copy of the group’s CIF number.

All documentation should be handed in at the SIT offices at the town hall or in Moraira.

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TEULADA’S Santa Catalina parish church will be open each Wednesday from 11am until 1pm.

Following an agreement with TeuladaMoraira mayor Carlos Linares on April 17, local resident Alejandro Llobell has volunteered to carry out conducted tours.

Llobell, now retired, was active in the tourist industry and is keen to introduce residents and visitors to Teulada-Moraira’s rich cultural and religious past.

He speaks English, French and German and has an exhaustive knowledge and love, of local history.

The church is probably the work of the architect Joan Cambra, responsible for Pego’s Asuncion church and San Miguel de los Reyes in Valencia.

Declared an Asset of Cultural Asset (BIC) in 2007, it was built in the 16th cen-

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Church with a history

SANTA CATALINA: Built as a fortress as well as a church. tury as a church-fortress to withstand the incursions of Barbary pirate.

The building was considerably reformed

in the 18th century, which included eliminating practically all of its fortress elements and its bell-tower added in 1895.

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NEWS JAVEA U3A member Barbara Craven recently gave the History Group an insight into Food in Art. Barbara illustrated her talk with artwork, explaining that the presentation combined her passion for food with her love of art.

She traced art from early cave paintings to 1950s and 1960s pop-art to present-day artists Antony Gormley and Damient Hirst, finishing with the words, ‘Art is life and so is food!’

The next History Group meeting will be held on May 14 when former group leader Peter Atkinson gives a presentation entitled ‘Intersecting lives: John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson.’

For full details of Javea U3A visit the new www.u3ajavea.com website.

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JAVEA U3A: Barbara Craven, centre, with the History Group leaders.

Heart attack kills diver A MAN of 69 was rushed ashore after suffering a heart attack while scuba diving off Javea.

Red Cross lifesavers on Arenal beach, where the red ‘no swimming’ flag was flying, saw a launch returning to shore and entering the Fontana Canal at high speed.

They could see that people on board the boat were performing CPR on a prone man and they

rushed to his aid with a defibrillator and oxygen.

The lifesavers and crew from the Red Cross ambulance worked at reviving him until the SAMU emergency ambulance took over on arriving 10 minutes later.

Once they succeeded in finding a pulse, he was transferred to Denia Hospital but died shortly after arrival.

It never rains but it pours THE province’s fire brigades were called out more than 300 times on the day of the Red Alert rain warning.

Most of the emergencies centred on the Marina Alta where a cloudburst left more than 250 millimetres of rain.

Javea was one of the worst affected towns after the River Gorgos flooded and returned to its old Cami del Llavador course, flowing down to the Arenal area and flooding streets before cascading down to the beach.

The Los Naranjos campsite was evacuated and 89 people had to spend the night in accommodation provided by the Red Cross.

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My Fair Lady went further afield THE Javea Players recently brought their current production of My Fair Lady produced

by Tony Caban to Rojales Theatre.

There is nothing amateur about this company and the direction by Cherry Caban, musical direction by Aileen Lightfoot and choreography by Cherry Caban brought the whole thing together.

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JAVEA PLAYERS: Cath Reid-Martin as Eliza Doolittle.

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No going back on reversal GENERALITAT president Ximo Puig confirmed that de-privatising the Marina A lta ’s he a lth c e ntre s a nd hospital was ‘irreversible.’

Less than two weeks before the April 28 regional elections, Puig told a Denia audience that there was no going back on the regional government to return both to the public sector.

A c c ompa nie d by A na Barcelo who heads the Generalitat’s Health department, Puig did not name a date for the de -priva tis a tion but maintained that the process would require ‘only a few months.’

Neither would the regiona l pre s ide nt re ve a l how muc h the re ve rs ion w a s likely to cost, quoting from the Marx Brothers’ A night at the Opera: “I’m not to give an advantage to the party of the second part,” he said, in an allusion to the two companies - DKV and Ribera Salud - who regard as ‘un-

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XIMO PUIG: Regional president determined to de-privatise. acceptable’ the regional government’s offer for its

shares.

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Woman dies in fall A 67-YEAR-OLD woman, a French national living in Pego, was killed after falling three metres on the Les Rotes coast.

While out with her husband she slipped when walking too close to the cliff edge as she tried to pick a flower, he explained afterwards.

Despite their efforts, the medical team who went to her aid were unable to save the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

m i nut e agr eem ent is reached, Puig admitted that everything indicated that t he concessi onar y woul d take legal action to remain in the Marina Alta until its contract expired.

He would fight to the end t o pr event t hi s, he sai d, bl am i ng t he pr evi ous r egional government for outsourcing the Marina Alta’s health care to the private sector.

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TOPPLED: Crowds scattered as the tree smashed to the ground.

Narrow escape AN Easter tradition in a Spanish village nearly ended in disaster when a tree trunk crashed to the ground, narrowly missing spectators.

In the festival - the origins of which are unknown - a 40metre tall tree trunk is taken to the main square in Cornella del Terri, Cataluña, before being allowed to crash to the ground and shatter into pieces

on the hard cobbles. Crowds gather to witness the event, but this time high winds nearly caused a tragedy as the trunk started to topple towards the specatators rather than fall into the empty square.

People scattered amongst screams to avoid the trunk, which at the last second was pushed away from the spectators by two men who had been

holding it upright.

The trunk smashed onto the cobbles narrowly missing residents including a young boy who had run across the square to avoid the tree’s original path.

The town’s mayor has pledged to keep crowds further back in future years, saying such a dangerous situation should never have arisen.

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FALLING: The amount budgeted for cathedrals has dropped.

Cathedral funding cut FUNDING to restore and repair cathedrals in Spain has fallen by more than 90 per cent in the last 10 years, according to the country’s heritage agency.

The deputy director of the Institute of Spanish Heritage of Culture (IPCE) said funding had fallen from €18.3 million to €1.6 million.

“Cathedrals require constant attention. We have to go back to €18 million in funding for stable maintenance,” Rivera said.

The deputy director added funding was ‘very little,’ and that funding had fallen drastically in

recent years. “National plans have no budget. It is a mistake which should be corrected urgently,” Rivera said.

The IPCE repairs about 40 cathedrals a year on average. The agency has maintained the holy buildings since 1990 when it struck an agreement with the Catholic Church to oversee renovations and repairs.

Javier Rivera’s figures follow a fire which tore through Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, destroying its roof and spire and causing millions of euros worth of damage.

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FREEDOM: Spain saw its ranking increase this year.

Press freedom

By Joe Gerrard SPAIN has ranked 29th on a table of the countries with the most press freedom, up two places compared to last year.

Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Ranking scored 180 countries for the table.

RSF said there had been a ‘clear improvement’ to the situation in Cataluña although it remains a hostile environment for radio and television reporters.

RSF said there were around 40 verbal and physical attacks on journalists in the region over the last 18 months.

The organisation said reforms to Spain’s RTVE public broadcaster in 2017 to shield it from government interference was good news.

But RSF added that hatred for journalists existed in Spain as it did in other Western democracies.

Spain came behind Cyprus and ahead of Lithuania in the table. Norway, Finland and Sweden came first, second and third respectively while Germany came 13th and Britain came 33rd.

RSF awarded countries zero to 100 points based on the representation of differing opinions, media independence, the environment for journalists, the legal framework, transparency, support infrastructure and abuses.

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FRANCE FRENCH prime minister Edouard Philippe has called for submissions from international architects for designs to rebuild Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral after a fire gutted it last week, while several individuals, companies and states pledged to aid the reconstruction.

Cathedral call

Reform plans TAX cuts for the middle-class, a rise in pensions, halting school and hospital closures and holding more referendums were among proposals French president Emmanuel Macron floated during a televised speech on Monday following months of gilet jauntes (yellow vest) protests.

GUTTED: Notre Dame caught fire last week.

DENMARK

Grave discovery

Bank findings

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the Northern Jutland Historical Museum have discovered a mass grave in central Aalborg which they believe contains the remains of Johan Rantzau, a Danish-German statesman who died during a raid in 1534 during the Count’s Feud Civil War.

THE European Banking Authority (EBA) financial watchdog has cleared Danish and Estonian regulators in its investigation into the alleged money laundering of around €200 billion through Danske Bank, after it found no breaches of EU law.

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NORWAY

Ship pollution

Toll strikes

A TOTAL of 16 cases of ships polluting the sea were detected in 2018, according to Belgium’s Royal Institute of Natural Sciences which said five cases concerned oil spills, while 10 resulted from other noxious liquids.

SEVERAL toll booths in Bergen were vandalised last week, the day before they were due to enter service, with two suspects in their 20’s arrested in connection with the strikes and later released after questioning.

Fewer cases

Heat rise

THERE are estimated to be around 13,000 people living with Hepatitis C in Belgium, less than the 65,000 previously thought to have contracted the virus according to a study from the Sciensano infectious diseases institute.

TEMPERATURES in Norway approached 20 degrees for the first time this year last week, with the weather more characteristic of summer and the country’s Met Office saying the warm spell would not last.

SWEDEN

Witness search

Organ deaths

PROSECUTORS in Sweden are seeking witnesses among refugees who arrived in the country following the Syrian Civil War to get evidence which they hope will help them bring alleged war criminals to trial, with an investigation into one suspect ongoing.

AN average of 40 people die due to organ failure every year in Sweden, according to the country’s Social Affairs Minister who has called for more funds to boost donations to bring the country into line with countries including Spain.

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GERMANY

Citizen ruling

Party fine

THE withdrawal of Dutch citizenship from two men who travelled to Iraq and Syria to join jihadi groups in 2013 and 2014 was unlawful because the organisations were not on the country’s terror lists at the time, its Council of State has ruled.

THE Bundestag’s administrative authority has fined the far-right Alternative for Germany party €402,900 after two of its European Parliament candidates received illegal donations from a Swiss public relations agency, with funding from non-EU entities against electoral law.

Water warning TWO Dutch water companies have launched campaigns urging people to shower less and store more rainwater ahead of shortages expected during the summer following higher than usual temperatures last year which led to an increase in consumption of 30 per cent.

Daesh bride A GERMAN woman who travelled to Syria and married a Daesh fighter who has since been killed has returned to Germany, according to Lebanese war correspondent Jenan Moussa who was handed a trove of evidence related to Omaima A.

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Company makes growth ranking A TECHNOLOGY company based on the Costa del Sol has ranked 27th on a table of Europe’s fastestgrowing firms.

Anteco Systems, which trades under the name AnyTech365, is among the companies which have made it onto the Financial Times most recent ‘Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies’ table.

The table, which ranks companies based on annual turnover from 2014 to 2017, showed the Marbella and Torremolinos-based firm had an absolute revenue growth of more than 2.5 per cent. Its 2017 earnings stood at €5 million.

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25 April - 1 May 2019 THE amount Spanish supermarket Mercadona plans to invest in its digital transformation project, with the firm also planning to hire more than 200 computer specialists for its IT department.

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business & legal

Tax Agency’s firm warning

Bubble fears rule plan OFFICIALS with Spain’s Ecology Ministry have drawn up plans to tighten regulations on the renewable energy market amidst fears excessive demand could fuel a speculative bubble.

Figures from Red Electrica de España (REE), which is in charge of managing and granting renewable energy access permits, shows current applications amount to more than 144,400 megawatts of power.

Ministry forecasts under its Energy and Climate plan predicted the amount would be 67,500 megawatts.

Concerns over a potential bubble previously led the Ministry to increase the guar-

By Joe Gerrard antee fee for companies wanting to request an electrical installation permit from €10 to €40 per kilowatt. It was hoped this would stave off those who planned to buy the permits to sell on at a profit.

REE figures show power generated under the permit system totalled 28,400 megawatts, with permission granted for a further 45,900 and requests for 70,500.

Fears about speculation are new to the energy market. Previous permit rules coal and nuclear power plants and other installations contained no measures preventing speculation because it was thought no

company would sell such assets on at a profit. But the arrival of renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines has reduced investment costs, lowering market barriers to entry and opening it to speculation.

Officials fear if that happens, permits could become sought after solely for investment reasons, distorting the market and creating the conditions for a later crash.

Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) watchdog would have to approve any regulation changes put forward to make sure they do not harm competition.

SPAIN’S Tax Agency has warned about politicians increasingly using corporate entities to reduce payment burdens as four government ministers were previously found to be doing so.

The agency said the use of sociedades patrimoniales (patrimonial societies in English) allowed some to play the tax system by billing and buying through them.

It comes after Pedro Duque, Isabel Celaa, Nadia Calviño and Maxim Huerta were found to be using sociedades patrimoniales. Huerta resigned as Culture Minister less than a week after taking office over his tax arrangements.

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Bank merger costs higher RESTRUCTURING costs incurred by the merger between Spain’s Unicaja and Liberbank are estimated at €317 million, three times more than previously thought according to industry analysis.

Credit Suisse’s report on the merger showed the cost of the merger itself would be €101 million, 10 per cent of the combined cost of both banks.

Credit Suisse has also cut its estimates of expected

profits of the unified banks by between 15 and 17 per cent due to Spain’s overall economic outlook going forward.

The merged Unicaja and Liberbank entity is estimated make €175 million in profit in 2019. The new entity is expected to net more than €1 billion.

The new bank is set to become the sixth largest in Spain with assets of €92 billion.

IMF chief to testify THE head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde is set to testify in May as a witness in the ongoing trial over Spanish bank B a n k i a ’s a l l e g e d f r a u d during its initial public offering.

Dia bid LETTERONE, the Luxe m b o u rg - b a s e d i n v e s t ment company attempting to buy out Spanish supermarket Dia, has told the f i r m ’s c r e d i t o r s , € 3 8 0 million will be needed to prop it up due to a fall in trade, double the €170 million initially requested.

Oil change SPANISH oil firm Repsol has said it will stop taking crude as payment in kind from the state-owned Ve n e z u e l a n company PDVSA after the US announced new sanctions on the government of Nicolas Maduro.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 2,169.35 -0.15 Associated British Foods 2,512.00 0.00 Admiral Group 2,268.00 35.00 Ashtead Group 2,125.00 -45.00 Antofagasta 1,024.15 15.15 Auto Trader Group 548.80 -2.80 Aviva 431.60 -8.60 AstraZeneca 5,814.50 -0.50 BAE Systems 491.90 0.00 Barclays 174.86 5.46 British American Tobacco 3,056.75 -0.25 Barratt Developments 615.20 0.00 BHP GROUP PLC ORD $0.50 1,869.35 -0.05 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,848.50 -1.50 British Land Co 595.60 0.00 Bunzl 2,357.50 5.50 BP 573.45 5.75 Burberry Group 2,007.00 -7.00 BT Group 230.35 0.50 Coca-Cola HBC 2,711.00 6.00 Carnival 4,036.00 0.00 Centrica 105.74 -0.01 Compass Group 1,684.75 -34.25 Croda International 5,055.00 -25.00 CRH 2,580.50 -39.50 DCC 6,897.00 3.00 Diageo 3,126.00 0.00 Direct Line Insurance Group 340.30 -0.40 Evraz 667.00 0.00 Experian 2,200.00 0.00 easyJet 1,206.00 -13.00 Ferguson 5,409.00 9.00 Fresnillo 782.30 3.90 Glencore 360.48 22.28 GlaxoSmithKline 1,524.30 -0.10 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 1,665.75 8.25 Hargreaves Lansdown 2,191.00 11.00 Halma 1,704.50 -34.00 HSBC Holdings 666.50 -1.12 Hiscox 1,688.00 39.00 International Consldtd Airs Grp 537.70 -19.50 InterContinental Hotels Grp 5,046.25 113.25 3i Group 1,058.25 -21.75 Imperial Brands 2,528.25 37.25 Informa 810.00 12.00 Intertek Group 5,196.50 -133.50 ITV 140.30 0.00 Just Eat 766.20 30.20 Johnson Matthey 3,453.50 17.50 Kingfisher 260.90 -0.60

% CHG. NET VOL -0.01 30,370.61 0.00 19,807.69 1.57 6,520.19 -2.07 10,065.47 1.50 10,036.02 -0.51 5,079.02 -1.99 17,031.13 -0.01 77,577.20 0.00 16,364.48 3.22 28,950.79 -0.01 71,106.96 0.00 6,221.54 0.00 39,304.28 -0.04 4,952.90 0.00 5,673.15 0.23 7,786.59 1.01 116,406.44 -0.35 8,142.71 0.22 22,891.94 0.22 9,758.97 0.00 7,782.96 -0.01 6,078.90 -1.99 27,211.79 -0.49 6,621.38 -1.51 20,717.56 0.04 6,769.99 0.00 74,327.41 -0.12 4,705.25 0.00 9,580.44 0.00 19,656.41 -1.07 4,816.15 0.17 12,531.02 0.50 5,637.24 6.59 47,048.21 -0.01 76,849.61 0.50 4,117.37 0.50 10,354.38 -1.96 6,602.03 -0.17 134,627.07 2.37 4,760.52 -3.50 11,151.35 2.30 8,939.66 -2.01 10,493.81 1.50 24,018.88 1.50 9,949.30 -2.50 8,511.87 0.00 5,547.01 4.10 5,051.28 0.51 6,684.65 -0.23 5,530.61

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Land Securities Group 911.00 Legal & General Group 289.75 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 65.86 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,864.00 Micro Focus International 1,920.75 Marks & Spencer Group 277.05 Mondi 1,686.50 Melrose 197.78 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 222.20 National Grid 835.00 NMC Health 2,568.50 Next 5,889.00 Ocado Group 1,399.00 Phoenix Group Holdings 722.55 Paddy Power Betfair 6,750.00 Prudential 1,780.00 Persimmon 2,349.50 Pearson 827.90 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,811.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 263.10 Royal Dutch Shell 2,577.50 Royal Dutch Shell 2,484.00 RELX 1,760.50 Rio Tinto 4,621.25 Rightmove 546.40 Rolls-Royce Group 888.60 RSA Insurance Group 546.10 Rentokil Initial 377.20 Sainsbury (J) 227.70 Schroders 3,196.00 Sage Group (The) 721.10 Segro 670.00 Smurfit Kappa Group 2,278.00 Standard Life Aberdeen 271.05 Smith (DS) 352.75 Smiths Group 1,545.00 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 531.25 Smith & Nephew 1,444.50 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 8,172.50 SSE 1,135.25 Standard Chartered 675.30 St James's Place 1,113.50 Severn Trent 1,909.75 Tesco 261.40 TUI AG 830.60 Taylor Wimpey 189.10 Unilever 4,413.50 United Utilities Group 836.80 Vodafone Group 145.40 WPP Group 934.00 Whitbread 4,849.00

CHANGE(P) 0.00 -1.45 -0.04 -100.00 16.75 -5.25 -40.50 1.18 0.80 16.30 50.50 115.00 0.00 8.05 102.00 0.00 5.50 -15.50 -0.50 0.70 111.00 0.00 59.50 21.25 2.80 -19.20 0.70 2.30 0.00 0.00 12.10 0.00 -95.00 -9.25 -3.55 0.00 2.75 0.00 142.50 11.25 3.30 0.00 -49.25 11.30 -16.80 -0.95 -90.00 16.40 2.84 0.00 7.00

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6,787.34 17,298.52 47,255.55 17,286.21 7,793.24 4,606.88 6,305.53 9,400.72 5,313.29 27,953.57 5,311.23 7,896.30 9,790.36 5,197.72 5,191.72 46,182.70 7,481.94 6,552.95 41,534.32 31,833.10 108,933.09 93,693.35 33,111.36 57,889.07 4,809.59 17,273.90 5,635.10 6,807.40 5,000.64 7,196.55 7,691.25 7,285.90 5,607.37 6,814.17 4,865.96 6,115.42 7,841.35 12,884.46 5,914.74 11,672.48 22,270.89 5,950.44 4,625.98 24,513.12 5,012.45 6,186.43 51,158.27 5,568.30 38,844.37 11,637.09 8,556.04

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PRICE 113,670 203,860 380,070 143,360 119,860 56,400 47,480 81,130 205,910 205,660 140,330 58,490 137,520 113,460 194,910 73,190 123,370 89,200 39,380 106,050 138,930 137,000 221,750 58,040 160,160 54,630 103,180 132,450 218,880

CHANGE% CHANGE 1,71 1,91 0,00 0,00 0,68 2,55 0,43 0,62 -0,34 -0,41 0,00 0,00 0,42 0,20 -0,37 -0,30 -0,96 -1,99 -0,43 -0,89 0,88 1,22 0,00 0,00 -0,72 -1,00 -0,73 -0,84 1,72 3,30 -0,99 -0,73 0,00 0,00 0,53 0,47 -1,25 -0,50 0,19 0,20 2,25 3,06 0,89 1,21 2,26 4,91 0,45 0,26 -0,17 -0,28 0,00 0,00 0,02 0,02 0,53 0,70 0,57 1,24

VOLUME(M) 1.445.086 9.267.341 826.828 1.240.762 2.507.235 7.464.656 4.172.454 3.169.017 563.224 977.496 1.572.261 7.677.000 2.562.871 4.186.404 727.744 6.764.507 10.390.983 2.243.491 10.911.421 3.036.650 496.966 684.186 3.004.270 3.492.726 3.749.420 2.803.623 1.652.251 3.423.747 507.561

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Most Advanced Mustang Bio, Inc. Amyris, Inc. 360 Finance, Inc. Viomi Technology Co., Ltd Uxin Limited Replimune Group, Inc. ADTRAN, Inc. electroCore, Inc. Arvinas, Inc. LSI Industries Inc. MediWound Ltd.

$ 5.64 $ 5.02 $ 24.10 $ 15.25 $ 3.37 $ 14.50 $ 16.59 $ 6.40 $ 22.84 $ 3.52 $ 4.84

2.98 ▲ 112.03% 0.84 ▲ 20.10% 3.40 ▲ 16.43% 2.03 ▲ 15.36% 0.42 ▲ 14.24% 1.79 ▲ 14.08% 2.04 ▲ 14.02% 0.64 ▲ 11.11% 2.15 ▲ 10.39% 0.30 ▲ 9.32% 0.39 ▲ 8.76%

$ 26.51 $ 17.66 $ 9.30 $ 39.16 $ 11.03 $ 5.50 $ 8.36 $ 8.61 $ 12.82 $ 101.94 $ 7.59

8.23 ▼ 23.69% 4.81 ▼ 21.41% 2.19 ▼ 19.06% 8.87 ▼ 18.47% 2 ▼ 15.35% 0.86 ▼ 13.52% 1.19 ▼ 12.46% 1.09 ▼ 11.24% 1.28 ▼ 9.08% 9.25 ▼ 8.32% 0.651 ▼ 7.90%

Most Declined StoneCo Ltd. Insteel Industries, Inc. Niu Technologies Sleep Number Corporation Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. Pintec Technology Holdings Limited Century Aluminum Company PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Atlassian Corporation Plc Erytech Pharma S.A.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TOO, was shocked and saddened by the terrible devastation of Notre Dame in Paris last week. At the time of writing, no group has claimed responsibility and no blame yet been apportioned.

‘Appears to be accidental’ is a phrase being bandied about. This reaction being the usual, ‘petrified to offend anyone’ attitude which complacent European Christians seem to adopt for almost any atrocity which isn’t actually followed by a ‘we are responsible,’ sign, emblazoned in sky writing above their heads!

However, before I am once again accused of some kind of phobia or another, let me run a few facts by you. In 2016, three females, with radical ties to Islam, were arrested in a street adjacent to Notre Dame; along with a lorry containing six gas cylinders and Arabic propaganda papers. In the violence which ensued, two police officers were injured with one being stabbed in the chest.

After the incident police declared they were ‘in a race against time’ before a major terrorist attack took place.

Also in that year, a Catholic priest was murdered by ‘two soldiers’ of a group calling themselves Islamic State (ISLE). Last year, in France there were 873 reported attacks on Christian churches and 1,063 anti-Christian acts. Bearing all these facts in mind, quite frankly, if this Notre Dame disaster is put down to coincidence, then I

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Christianophobia?

COINCIDENCE?: Over the last few years there have been attacks on Christian artefacts and holy shrines. truly do give up.

Just to drive my point home, as I write, reports are coming in from Sri Lanka of seven explosions, targeting six churches and hotels, which have killed nearly 300 people and injured hun-

dreds more. And all of these recent atrocities are occurring during one of the most sacred Christian periods of the year.

Here are a few more facts for the disbelieving snowflakes and ‘infidels.’ Over the last few

years, all across Europe, there have been thousands of attacks on Christian artefacts and holy shrines. This year, in March alone, four churches in Germany were vandalised or torched.

And still the silence from the authorities is deafening! Don’t take my word for this cowardly inaction. Cast an eye over a report last week on PI - News, a German news site.

I quote: ‘Hardly anyone writes about the increasing attacks on Christian symbols. There is an eloquent silence in both France and Germany about the scandal of the desecrations and the origin of the perpetrators. Not a word or even the slightest hint which could in any way lead to the suspicion of immigrants. It is not the perpetrators who are in danger of being ostracised, but those who dare to associate the desecration of Christian symbols with immigrant imports. They are instead, accused of hatred, hate speech and racism.’

Unquote.

Well, be that as it may, I am utterly convinced that unless the authorities get some bottle and at least publically recognise the problems of increasing ‘Christianophobia,’ some form of rightwing ‘tit for tat’ will begin to occur.

And then we will surely need heaven to help us all.

Keep the faith, Love, Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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

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BECAUSE there were so many Sevillanasloving Andaluces in Felipe Gonzalez’s first governments in the 80’s, the dance became very fashionable outside the region.

Gonzalez himself wasn’t averse to an afternoon of Toros and is on record as saying he believed the Fiesta Nacional would never disappear.

Sevillanas are no longer the excuse for many a hard-drinking night out from Alicante to Albuquerque though the dance remains an accomplishment required of well-bred young ladies.

Toros began losing their grip years ago, so perhaps Gonzalez was wrong, though Pablo Casado is doing his bit to prove him right.

Casado is so supportive of bullfighting, he has included a couple amongst Sunday’s Partido Popular candidates.

Taking his cue from Gonzalez, ambitious Cesar Sanchez is promising a yearly bullfight put on by Alicante Diputacion ‘to promote bullfighters and novilleros.’

Currently Calpe mayor and Diputacion president, Sanchez hopes to repeat at the Diputacion and since he heads the PP’s Alicante list, he’s Madrid-bound as an MP

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Back to the future too. Pollsters agree Sunday’s results are impossible to call, but if Casado can pull off his dream of a PP-Cs-Vox ménage-atrois, Spain is condemned to return to afternoons of toros, puro y copa.

And a short, sharp gallop back to the past.

Against the buffers of reality THERE were always two Spains composed of haves and have-nots, the devout and the anticlerical, conservatives and socialists.

Getting the message PEDRO SANCHEZ vetoed a televised head-to-head debate with Partido Popular presidential contender, Pablo Casado.

He preferred to debate with Casado plus Albert Rivera, Santiago Abascal and Pablo Iglesias, respective leaders of Ciudadanos, Vox and Unidos Podemos.

Sanchez wanted Casado, Rivera and Abascal lined up together replicating their photo during the Madrid demonstration last February to illustrate his claim that there aren’t three Right-Wing parties, just one acting as a block.

Instead, the national Electoral Committee ruled out Abascal because Vox does not have parliamentary representation.

Pity, that. We all know that an image is worth a thousand words - and votes.

PEDRO SANCHEZ: Claims there aren’t three Right-Wing parties, just one acting as a block.

But there’s a third Spain which is under the radar, the Spain which longs for the past, the Spain where immigration was never a problem as immigrants were usually well-heeled northern Europeans, the Spain where Cataluña meant the Sagrada Familia and Crema catalana, not Carles Puigdemont.

The Spain which voted Right or Left as there was no-one else to vote for, but felt overlooked or misunderstood or mistreated by Right and Left. This third Spain lurking beneath the radar is now targeted by Vox, a party promoting the premise nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, and peddling dreams which will disintegrate on running into the hard buffers of reality.

Long and winding road PARTY leaders were out in force at the formal start of the two-week election campaign, pasting up posters while practising smiles which will morph into snarls by April 28. But as Spaniards-inthe-street wearily observed, haven’t their leaders and would-be leaders already been campaigning for months?

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2:00pm Football Countdowns 2:30pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 3:30pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL Play Off Finals 12/13 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 Football Years 7:30pm Football Years 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm EFL Greatest Games 8:45pm EFL Greatest Games 9:00pm EFL Play Off Finals 11/12 10:00pm EFL Matters 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL Play Off Finals 12/13 12:00am Football's Greatest 12:30am Football's Greatest 1:00am Football Years 1:30am Football Years

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Cold pool?

Never again!

IN spring, the ground and the night temperatures are still cold. Using only the sun’s radiation, pool water will take months to heat up. A pool cover will partially speed this up, as it reduces the heat loss due to evaporation.

By the end of September, the hot summer temperatures are gone and our swimming pool temperature drops again quickly.

As sunshine is free, many pool owners are attracted to buy ‘cheap and easy to install’ sunlight-based heating systems such as solar mats or vacuum tubing panels. Often unaware that a solar matting surface, minimally matching the size of their pool, is needed to enjoy a pool temperature of 27°C on less

sunny and/or cool days. This would mean, over 30m² of solar mats for your 8x4 pool! With such a large surface of small tubes and connections, the whole system becomes prone to leaks and malfunction.

A heat pump however will easily increase your pool water temperature by up to 4°C in one day, or simply maintain your preferred pool temperature with a minimal effort. Heat pumps are not affected by wind, do not require direct sunlight, and are highly efficient. With the Spanish ambient air, making it the #1 solution for your heated pool. Even on cloudy days!

So, a heat pump is ideal for pool owners who want their swimming

pool ready for swimming at all times. Only one day is needed for the installation and within four days you will have added 16° to your current pool temperature.

The available heat pump models easily extend the summer season by many months and also make all-year-round swimming possible.

They are professionally-built with high-quality PVC, titanium heat exchangers, flow detection, a smart fan and control display.

HEAT PUMPS: You can use your pool, even in the winter months.

Poolworx has got two Professional Duratech models on spring offer, the DURA+19 and the DURA-22. Check out their advertisement in this EWN edition or on their website

You can ask a Poolworx installer near you to arrange everything or use your own preferred pool-service. Poolworx will give them all the required support to perform a quality installation. Your heater package comes with everything included, making it straightforward for a skilled installer.

Contact Poolworx for your no obligation ‘pool specific’ price quote, by calling Spain 643 363 179 or Belgium (+32) 497 408 800 or email albert@poolworx.es.

Visit their websites in English at www.poolworx.eu, Spanish at www.poolworx.es or Dutch at www.poolworx.be.

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christina@globelink.co.uk.

IT’S refreshingly reassuring that most Brits travel with Travel Insurance in place. According to the Association of British Travel Insurers (ABTA), in 2018, 78 per cent travelled with some level of cover, while a whopping 22 per cent still travel completely uninsured. That’s definitely senseless!

We explore why buying Travel Insurance is a no-brainer and give you the Travel Insurance essentials. You’ll be surprised how quickly your heavenly holiday could turn into a travel trauma without it.

Why buy Travel Insurance?

Did you know a medical problem overseas could spiral into eye wateringly sky high costs? ABTA reported one traveller to the US who suffered a stroke clocking up £768,000; and £81,000 for another with pancreatitis in Greece.

If you need more persuading than that, here’s why it pays to buy Travel Insurance: • You can’t rely on EHIC: If you live in the EU, the European Health Insurance Card gives EU citizens ac-

Source: Wikipedia

Christina Sharp GLOBELINK INTERNATIONAL

Are you smart or senseless when it comes to travel?

TRAVEL INSURANCE: Policies purchased before Brexit continue to apply. cess to medical care while travelling in the EU. EHIC covers some stateprovided treatment, but won’t cover repatriation costs, or a doctor escort.

It won’t cover luggage if it’s lost or stolen!

• Brexit effect: For anyone relying on a UK registered EHIC - if we leave the EU without a deal, then they

won’t be valid.

• Medical repatriation could cost a fortune: Perhaps over £10,000, even within Europe.

• Simple mishaps are expensive: Out-patient treatment for simple inconveniences like infected mosquito bites, or a doctors’ visit can cost over £150, while hospital treatment can

quickly run into thousands.

• Get help when you need it: Who do you turn to for recouping cancellation costs? Stolen passport, or lost luggage? Travel Insurance can help with these distressing, unforeseen events. Most policies have Emergency Assistance available 24/7 with multilingual staff and doctors to assist when you need it most.

How to choose the right cover?

Whatever your holiday habits, don’t be foolhardy by leaving home without travel insurance. UK Insurers shell out £365 million per year on claims, so you can be sure that holiday mishaps do happen.

How do you choose what’s right for you? Here are some simple essentials to help: • How often do you travel in a year? If it’s twice or more, then Annual Multi-Trip Travel Insurance is more cost effective. A good policy like Globelink’s lets you travel as often as you like in 12 months. Beware of annual policies which limit your total days abroad.

• Think about your holiday cost: So you’re not out of pocket if you cancel or curtail your trip. Buy insurance as soon as you pay for any part of your trip so you’re covered immediately.

• Think about baggage value: You’ll be surprised how it adds up.

Check ‘single article limits’ - this may be far less than some of your items. Check ‘total valuable limits’ your accumulated valuables may exceed this. Some items may be covered on your Home Insurance while travelling. Our advice is leave valuables at home! You could lose them and make yourself a target for theft while abroad.

• Travel companions: Do they have pre-existing medical conditions?

It’s essential you comply with any Policy Declaration requirements.

Globelink covers 50 conditions as standard.

• Activities while away? Whether it’s archery, water sports, diving, check you’re covered. You’re more at risk of injury while participating.

Globelink covers over 100 activities free.

Globelink Travel Insurance: for people living in the EU. Visit www.globelink.co.uk, or call (UK) +44 1353 699 082 or our Spanish link line 966 265 000.

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2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Impossible 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm Money for Nothing 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Still Open All Hours 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Sex on the Couch

7:30am The Repair Shop 8:15am Home is Where the Art is 9:00am Walks of Life 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Snooker 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Island Medics 8:00pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Great British Menu 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:30pm The Looming Tower Fact-based drama 11:20pm The Mash Report 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am Snooker 12:55am Snooker 2:55am Stabbed: Britain's Knife Crime Crisis

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 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm John Bishop's Ireland 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Bublé!

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9:00am Emmerdale 9:55am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 12:10pm You've Been Framed!

1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Ultimate You've Been Framed! Gold 10:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmAmerican Pie: The Wedding 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm Top of the Pops Peter Powell, Simon Bates and Gary Davies introduce the edition aired on 10 September.

9:00pm BBC Young Dancer 2019 10:00pm John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man 11:00pm The Rolling Stones at the BBC 11:45pm Our Musical History 12:45am Blues at the BBC 1:45am Top of the Pops 2:15am Sings Dylan 2:55am John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man 3:55am The Rolling Stones at the BBC

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 10:00am Judge Judy 11:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 12:00am The Good Karma Hospital 1:05am The Loch Crime drama series.

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7:25am Cheers 8:45am Frasier 10:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:10am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:05pm Car S.O.S 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Chocolate Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 9:30pm Joe Lycett's Got Your Back 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Sex Tape 12:05am First Dates 1:00am Four to the Floor

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The Chase The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Protectors ITV Racing: Live from Sandown 5:00pm Minder 6:05pm The Professionals 7:05pm The Car Chasers 8:05pm The Chase 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Motorway Documentary series.

9:30pm Britain's Busiest Motorway 10:00pmLethal Weapon 4 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmLethal Weapon 4 12:30am La Liga Highlights 1:35am The Contender 2:55am Better Late Than Never

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Little Princess Shimmer and Shine Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

Access Home and Away Neighbours Family Secrets Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show British Made, with John Prescott Cruising with Jane McDonald Celebrity Game Night TV Talent Shows at War TV Talent Shows at War

9:15am Sucker Punch 11:10am The Dark Tower 12:50pmSpeed 2:50pm Speed 2: Cruise Control 5:00pm Shanghai Noon 7:00pm Shanghai Knights 9:00pm Geostorm 11:00pmSpeed 1:00am The Bourne Supremacy 2:50am Bad Boys

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Class Rank Chips: Law and Disorder 11:40am Grown Ups 1:30pm Grown Ups 2 3:20pm Bruce Almighty 5:05pm Hitch 7:10pm Here Comes the Boom 9:00pm Grown Ups 10:45pm Grown Ups 2 12:35am American Pie: Reunion 2:35am Zoolander

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7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Rules of Engagement 9:00am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 10:30am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pmA Good Day to Die Hard 11:55pm Rick and Morty 12:25amRobot Chicken 12:45am Dream Corp LLC 1:00am Rick and Morty

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Solo: A Star Wars Story: Special 9:10am Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again The record-breaking jukebox musical returns for the grand opening of Hotel Bella Donna.

11:10am Ant-Man and the Wasp 1:20pm The Equalizer 2 3:30pm Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 5:10pm Alpha 7:00pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again The record-breaking jukebox musical returns for the grand opening of Hotel Bella Donna.

9:00pm The Equalizer 2 11:10pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 1:10am Alpha 2:55am The Dark

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Style and quality at an affordable price at Costa Muebles and Spas COSTA MUEBLES AND SPAS is not currently a name you may know.

They are a new company in Spain, but with their vast experience, they are able to provide luxury garden furniture, spas, swim spas, artificial grass, composite decking and interior lighting, all of extremely high quality, yet at affordable prices.

The garden furniture combines fantastic modern styling with a high-end build quality, but in addition, all of the pieces they provide are chosen for their ability to withstand the unique Spanish climate and enhance their environment. The majority of the ranges are held in stock, so are available for prompt delivery in the Costa Blanca area.

With the spas and swim spas, they stock a high-quality range, but again are affordable with a range of options designed to meet a client’s budget and needs. The company are

SPAS: Modern styling with high-end build quality.

also able to deliver and install your spa.

Artificial grass is a virtually maintenance free option of how to have a soft lawned garden in this hot climate, where water is a valuable

and somewhat expensive resource.

The look and feel of the artificial grass which they can supply is soft and is suitable for areas which are used by both children and animals.

The grass is realistic and can even

be used in swimming pool areas.

The composite decking they supply is an innovative and attractive wood and plastic composite, which again, is virtually maintenance free, and will weather the local climate

without fading or deteriorating.

The company offer a price guarantee on the artificial grass and composite decking which they stock.

The company have additionally added a new range of interior lighting. Modern, chic and great value, perfect for the interior of your villa.

Their showroom can be found at Costa Muebles and Spas, c/Picasso, 16, Finestrat 03509 and are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 8pm.

An indication of their range and style of their furniture can be seen on www.costamueblesyspas.com.

They can also be contacted by email on info@costamueblesys pas.com, by telephone on 865 754 129 or via their Instagram or Facebook pages @costamueblesyspas.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Recipes That Made Me 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm London Marathon 2:45pm Snooker 5:30pm Final Score 6:30pm Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five 6:50pm Impossible Celebrities 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Catchpoint 8:30pm Pointless 9:20pm Casualty 10:10pm All Round to Mrs Brown's 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:50am Britain's Youngest Football Boss

7:45am All Over the Place: Asia 8:15am Wild & Weird 8:30am Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom 9:00am Top Class 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Wonders of the Universe 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 1:45pm The TV That Made Me 2:30pm Back in Time for Dinner 3:30pm The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade 4:30pm Your Home Made Perfect 5:30pm Snooker 6:30pm Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 7:00pm Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm Dad's Army 9:30pm 2001: A Space Odyssey 11:50pm Paths of Glory 1:20am Snooker

8:00pm 9:00pm

Natural World Alaska - Earth's Frozen Kingdom 10:00pm Follow the Money 11:00pm Follow the Money 12:00am Mark Kermode's Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special 1:00am Top of the Pops 1:30am Top of the Pops Peter Powell, Simon Bates and Gary Davies introduce the edition aired on 10 September.

2:00am Island at the BBC 3:00am Natural World 4:00am Alaska - Earth's Frozen Kingdom Documentary following the fortunes of humans and animals over the course of a year in the American state as they battle the elements, beginning with spring.

7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Frasier 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Woman's Football World with Coca Cola 11:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:25pm Four in a Bed 3:25pm Four in a Bed 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Brides to be 6:05pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:05pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights 9:00pm Inside Jaguar: A Supercar Reborn 10:00pm Ghost in the Shell 11:55pm Super 8 2:00am Train to Busan

10:05am 10:20am 10:35am 10:55am 11:05am

Pirata and Capitano Floogals Paw Patrol Shane the Chef Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access Make You Laugh Out Loud Police Interceptors Friends Friends Marley and Me Access Marley and Me Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild The Yorkshire Vet 5 News Weekend Inside Buckingham Palace

By Royal Appointment: Shops Serving the Queen Victoria Wood Live Cruising with Jane McDonald Criminals Caught on Camera

6:15am 2 Broke Girls 7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:10am Rules of Engagement 7:30am Rules of Engagement 7:55am Rules of Engagement 8:25am Rules of Engagement 8:50am Don't Tell the Bride 9:50am Don't Tell the Bride 10:55am Made in Chelsea 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm Schooled 2:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Young Sheldon 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:25pm The Big Bang Theory 5:55pm The Big Bang Theory 6:25pm The Big Bang Theory 6:50pm The Big Bang Theory 7:20pm The Big Bang Theory 7:50pm The Big Bang Theory 8:20pm Men in Black II 10:00pm Bad Neighbours 11:55pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:55am Gogglebox

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6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Matt Edmondson writes and narrates the series about the most entertaining Guinness World Records and the brilliant characters who set them, as captured by TV shows around the globe.

7:15am Emmerdale Omnibus Robert and Aaron's plans are scuppered.

Ellis presses Billy for information.

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4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:00am Cycling Highlights: Paris-Roubaix All of the action from the 117th edition of the ParisRoubaix road race in France which sees the riders travel more than 250km in one day.

10:50am Shanghai Noon 12:45pm Shanghai Knights 2:45pm Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 4:40pm Mission: Impossible II 6:50pm Mission: Impossible III 9:00pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 11:30pm The Equalizer 2 1:40am The Bourne Ultimatum

4:35am The Neighbour 6:30am The Hurricane Heist: The Eye of the Storm 7:00am Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 8:45am Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 10:45am Shazam: Special 11:15am The Equalizer 2 1:30pm Unfriended: Dark Web 3:10pm Alpha 5:00pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 7:00pm Ant-Man and the Wasp 9:00pm The Equalizer 2 11:10pm Unfriended: Dark Web 12:50am Ant-Man and the Wasp 3:00am Alpha 4:45am The Dark

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Robozuna ITV News The Sara Cox Show Saturday Morning with James Martin John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen ITV Lunchtime News Save Money ITV Racing: Live from Sandown Tipping Point The Chase ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather Ninja Warrior UK In for a Penny QI The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News 2 Fast 2 Furious Jackpot247 Keep it in the Family ITV Nightscreen

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On the Buses Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Agatha Christie's Poirot Carry on Matron Carry on Abroad Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Torvill and Dean Vera Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Zoe eavesdrops on a private conversation and learns why Archie's mother is in Beckindale.

Classic Emmerdale ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping

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The Family Stone Spanglish As Good as it Gets Bean Game Night The Other Guys The House Bean Game Night The Other Guys The House The Wedding Singer Jackass 2.5 The Odd Couple

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:30am Live Super Rugby 11:35am My Icon 11:45am Live Azerbaijan F1 GP: Practice 1:15pm Football 4:00pm Live European Tour Golf 6:15pm Football Sheffield United take on Ipswich Town at Bramall Lane in the Sky Bet Championship.

8:15pm Football 11:00pm Live NFL Draft 2019 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NBA Playoffs A game from the NBA playoffs.

4:30am Live MMA: San Jose Bellator 220 from the SAP Centre in San Jose, California.

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest SPFL Matters SPFL Greatest Games Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Football SPFL Greatest Games Time of Our Lives Time of Our Lives Football Football EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Countdowns

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7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am London Marathon 3:30pm BBC News 3:40pm Weather for the Week Ahead 3:45pm Sunday Politics London 4:15pm Songs of Praise 4:50pm Points of View 5:05pm Escape to the Country 6:05pm Money for Nothing 6:50pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:40am The Women's Football Show 1:15am Supermarket Secrets

7:35am Great British Garden Revival 8:35am Countryfile 9:30am London Marathon 11:00am Snooker 1:15pm Talking Snooker 2:00pm Nature's Great Events The migration of elephants across Botswana's Kalahari Desert during the annual flooding of the Okavango Delta, which sets the scene for clashes between animals in search of water.

3:00pm Snooker 7:00pm London Marathon 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall 10:00pm Miriam's Dead Good Adventure 11:00pm Captain Fantastic 12:50am Snooker 1:40am Snooker 3:40am Question Time

8:00pm Retreat: Meditations From a Monastery 9:00pm Secret Agent Selection: WW2 10:00pm Barry Lyndon 1:00am The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear 2:00am Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC 3:00am Perfect Pianists at the BBC 4:00am Secret Agent Selection: WW2 People undergo the training programme of the Special Operations Executive, a covert British military organisation established during the Second World War.

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Barry Duke ON a visit to a zoo, my cousin Russell, aged five, stared long and hard at a baboon. Then, in a very loud voice, he said ‘look Barry, that monkey’s got a ding-dong just like daddy’s!’

His dad - my uncle Gerald turned as red as a cherry (or the baboon’s ‘ding-dong,’ take your pick), and the crowd surrounding the cage collapsed laughing. Gerald was livid, and the trip to the zoo - much to Russell’s fury - was abruptly cut short.

I recalled that excruciating episode when I recently tuned in to London’s LBC Radio, and to my surprise, discovered that the subject wasn’t about the EU. For months, presenters have been leading phone-ins 24/7 about the unholy mess called Brexit, and it came as a huge relief when one of the hosts found something else to discuss: the things kids say and do to humiliate or annoy their parents.

One caller was a a fella who operated a taxi service from his home.

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Your kid just said what? he was in the loo. But he heard the phone ring, and the kid answered it.

When asked who had called, the boy flatly denied ever being on the phone. An hour later, it rang again.

At the other end of the line was an angry punter, demanding to know why the taxi he’d booked hadn’t turned up. Then the

truth came out. The boy had accepted a booking to Birmingham for £40, when the fare in fact would have been in the region of £150. In the end, his dad, to keep the peace, agreed to accept £80.

Another dad told of picking his son up from school, a task normally undertaken by the boy’s

mum. But when he arrived, the kid flatly refused to accompany him home.

Asked by a teacher what the problem was, the child yelled ‘that’s not my daddy!’ The matter was only sorted out when the mother confirmed on the phone to the teacher that the man was indeed the kid’s father.

And a woman caller told of how her daughter had embarrassed her at a cremation service by asking very loudly ‘mummy, what are they cooking?’

FUNNIEST THINGS: From the mouths of babes.

Kids, of course, are not the only ones who can cause embarrassment.

In a bar in Benidorm, my friend Paul from Manchester, on holiday with his 92-year-old mum, Kath, got into a discussion about wristwatches, and which ones we thought were most attractive.

Kath said at the top of her voice ‘well, the only ones I REALLY hate are those with black faces.’ Whereupon a West Indian, sitting behind her, whipped round to glare ferociously at us. To give him his due, he laughed heartily when we explained the context of Kath’s remark.

On another occasion I was at a wedding when I heard a drunken guest turn to the geezer beside him and loudly whisper ‘who’s the woman sitting opposite me? She’s the ugliest creature I’ve ever clapped eyes on. She looks like she killed a baboon and stole its face.’

The man angrily snapped ‘that, mate, is my sister.’ There was a lengthy silence before the boozed-up guest replied ‘I’m so, SO sorry. I should have noticed the resemblance.’

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Think before you judge Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man

static Tremor. It’s one of the rarest neurological disorders in the world and there is no treatment. It means I spend a lot of time using a wheelchair. I can walk - I just can’t stop for longer than a few seconds. So I can walk my dog, but I get a tremor every time he stops to do what dogs do.

I have a particularly ignorant neighbour who, on top of his racist remarks and other insulting comments, cannot grasp this at all.

In fact, he can’t even understand that disabled people use wheelchairs not pushchairs!

I kid you not. He’s apparently going to report me to the hospital because he’s seen me walking.

This is the sort of rubbish that disabled people, who are not confined permanently to a wheelchair, have to put up with. Of course there are some people who do mess with the system, but there is a way round that.

Make people show a doctor’s letter or blue badge to airport assistance. Obviously there has to be discretion if someone has had an accident etc. The people who cheat the system are the people who park in disabled bays and then abuse you when you explain that you need the extra space to get in and out of your car with your wheelchair.

On the plus side most people are very understanding, sympathetic and helpful, and I thank you for that.

IGNORANCE is a very dangerous mental disorder. It makes some people say and do very strange and sometimes dangerous things.

This week, UK media ‘personality’ Katie Hopkins put on Twitter that she was at an airline gate watching ‘hundreds’ of miracles. Of course, that statement alone is nonsense. She was referring to people formerly bound to wheelchairs, suddenly gaining the ability to walk. She then went on to say ‘praise be, the miracle of why walk when there’s a wheelchair to skip the lines.’

This is a pure and utterly dangerous thing to say because this tweet caused many of her followers to agree with her. On the plus side there were many - like myself - who tried to explain to her and others that there are many disabilities which mean you have to use a wheelchair for certain parts of your journey and for other parts you can walk.

It’s no miracle, just the nature of the illness. So once again I am going to explain my particular disorder. It’s called Primary Orthomikesenker@gmail.com.

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AFTER 17 years living in this country I have to agree with your article (Thank you to the Spanish health system - Issue 1760). Always an excellent service.

Only three weeks ago I rang at 8.45am for a non-urgent check up with our doctor. The receptionist’s reply was ‘9.15?’ Then it was agreed that 10.30am would be perfect.

Always the same doctor, sometimes a few minutes late, but sometimes out before the actual appointed time. Torrevieija hospital is more than first class.

Sue Gell

Lisbon Treaty HI Leapy, sorry to bring Brexit up yet again, but for the life of me I can’t understand why more isn’t shared with the general public about the effect the Lisbon Treaty will have on the future of the UK. Can you give it some publicity in a forthcoming article so that people, whichever side they favour, can make a more informed decision when the time comes (if ever) to vote. Cheers.

John Bingham

Up-to-date JUST to say thanks for keeping us in the UK up-to-date with all the travel problems coming up. We were due to fly to Malaga on April 21 (last Sunday) so we have everything crossed for little disruption. Keep up the great work.

Keith Batt *Editor’s note: Thankfully the nationwide baggage handlers’ strikes were called off in Spain late last Friday night.

Weekly inputs AS a Norwegian of 79 years I frequently visit the Costa. I take every opportunity to read EWN and your column is the first every time. Thank you for your weekly inputs. Keep up the good work!

Thorbjørn Giske

Euthanasia I WAS so saddened to read the article about a man who helped his wife with multiple sclerosis to die who could go on trial at a gender violence court (Issue 1763). It is such a sensitive and important subject, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

But while debates about euthanasia are being carried out, this case proves we must never forget that there are real people, with real lives who are suffering and have been for a long time.

Sandra Newton

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Excellent service Nationality unimportant LEAPY LEE, I read with interest your piece (Thank you to the Spanish health system - Issue 1760). I visited a friend today in a Spanish clinic. A Spanish nurse turned up to do routine obs. She didn’t even acknowledge the patient let alone the visitors. Without speaking she checked her temperature, then left.

Last night at 10.15pm, my friend rang her bell and when a nurse came she asked her to help her to make her more HEALTH SYSTEM: An environment of comfortable. She said she would come collective togetherness. back. She did - at 7.30am.

So don’t think for one minute that the Spanish way is superior to that of the UK. Lots of Spanish nurses are severely lacking in social skills. In my experience of nursing in the UK and Spain, the vast majority of my colleagues have been caring people irrespective of nationality.

‘Staff of different colours, creeds, nationalities with a variety of languages, all performing their duties in an aura of separateness.’Actually they operate in an environment of collective togetherness and bring a wealth of expertise to their work. We don’t have mass immigration. But without the immigration we have, the NHS would simply not be able to function.

I don’t know why you have seen inside a lot of London’s hospitals this winter. If it is to have received treatment for yourself, then I sincerely hope in future, you stay away from our overworked NHS and have the treatment in Son Espases.

Yours sincerely, Pat Brudenell

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VIOLENCE and abuse against women is not only morally abhorrent, it is also costing the Spanish economy billions.

A new government report has claimed the cost of gender violence is equivalent to €185 for every person in Spain in the worst case.

The estimated overall economic cost ranges between €1.3 billion and €8.5 billion. The latter figure is equivalent to more than one 10th of what Spain budgeted for welfare in 2017.

Those costs do not take into account those incurred by the trauma inflicted on children and relatives who witness gender violence first-hand. The government estimates those are equivalent to billions in economic losses.

Society clearly has incentives to eradicate the scourge of gender violence. If communities and the government could do more to spare women from mistreatment then they would be happier and free of violence-induced trauma.

They would then be able to offer their talents in the workplace alongside the rest of us instead of suffering, often in silence, while their prospects dwindle.

The wealth they create could be spent on helping to eradicate gender violence and offer more support to victims.

Not only this, but it could be used to help reduce poverty, addiction and other factors that create the conditions for gender violence to thrive.

But ultimately, we should never lose sight of the fact that the highest price for gender violence is paid by its victims.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Smoking ban on beaches at tourist hotspots No need to ban smoking. Just educate the beachgoers to extinguish their cigarettes in a bin or a beach ashtray. NOT IN THE SAND. Bill Should be food banned first. And plastic bottles. The rubbish thats left on beach is appalling.

Will I am a responsible smoker ... if on the beach then will take ash tray to take my ends home ... and I don’t smoke near other people ... but I don't leave rubbish on the beach as others do ... and don’t smoke in restaurants when people eating.

Penny Ban smoking completely in all public places and put all the prices up on cigarettes. This will stop teenagers from smoking.

Johnny

UPDATE: Sri Lanka bombings death toll passes 200 Standing with Sri Lanka.

Condemning these act against Humanity.

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE with a reason to justify wrong.

Edgar

Easter processions called off in some Spanish cities due to rain Perhaps they should have prayed for good weather.

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Spain’s ruling PSOE says it will outlaw prostitution if it wins this month’s general election This is so naive. It is like saying ‘we must ban kissing.’ You can’t stop something that people will do however much you dislike it. It will just drive it underground and make things a whole lot worse for the women involved. It is ignorant posturing unfortunately. Legalise and regulate it, make it safe. You can’t stop it, no-one ever has - that’s just reality.

John

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Questionable judgements Another case of what is wrong, now is right. UK is a good place for crime as law allows it and turns blind eyes, not a blind eye. There will always be someone who will come up

Spain allows Open Arms migrant boat to leave Barcelona after being held for 100 days There it goes again, the illegal immigrants ferry express.

Soon to be landing 1,000’s of illegals at a port near you soon!

H.Bradfield

TOURIST COACH CRASH: Mayor says ’28 dead’ and many injured in holiday island smash Shocking, safety standards being what they are, such a toll is unthinkable. Condolences.

Michael

Jihadist allegedly planning ‘large scale massacre’ during Holy Week in Spain detained And people wonder why VOX is gaining in popularity.

Annie

We are celebrating two decades at the heart of local communities My heartiest congratulations to the Euesdens and all involved in producing this valuable resource for British holidaymakers and expats in Spain. My wife and I have been readers of the EWN for at least 10 of those 20 years, first on holidays here and then more regularly since we moved here permanently. To all of you, as we Scots say, ‘Lang may your lum reek!’ If you’re not sure what that means, try Googling it. (grin) Brian

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Advertising Feature BELIZA ASISTE SL at their Omsorgstjenesten branch in Albir, provide a valuable service to those of us who need help in our daily lives, in that not only are they one of the foremost nursing agencies, but they are also able to provide new and second-hand disability aids and nursing equipment.

Covering the Altea, Alfaz del Pi, La Nucia and Benidorm areas, the agency is able to provide long or short-term care for residents and holidaymakers alike.

Bente Lise Rasmussen, the founder and owner of the company is a fully trained nurse and qualified to practise in both her native Norway and Spain. She has lived and worked in the area for over 16 years.

All of her staff are qualified to provide their own specialist service.

Apart from a full range of nursing care, the services they are able to provide include assisting clients with visits to the doctor and hospital, providing day-to-day medical help, interpretation and the sales of security alarms, including those which are designed to alert either the medical authorities or family when a person may need help in an emergency.

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Beliza Asiste SL: More than just nursing BENTE LISE RASMUSSEN: From Beliza Asiste.

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The office is normally manned from 10am to 2pm, every day.

Whilst visitors are welcome, it is advisable to telephone for an appointment.

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Being at the forefront of a learning experience is pleasurable this week. An unexpected offer seems small but could have a big effect. A friend in need may go over the top and annoy you. It may be necessary to distance yourself and give help through others. Planning ahead to the weekend means that you have more time and energy to get things done.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Even as you prepare to go on a trip or start something new this week, the future beckons. In small things there are clues to the way forward. A chance encounter brings humour and opens your eyes to a friendship lately neglected.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Emotional and monetary wealth go hand in hand at the beginning of this energetic week.

Someone is likely to make demands that you find unacceptable and you will need all your tact to avoid unpleasantness, but any resistance by you will, in the longer term, only gain you respect.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You may feel a bit like Sherlock Holmes when you solve a tricky dilemma. With your intellect soaring, it is little surprise that others come to you with their problems. A natural agony aunt because of your interest in others, this suits you well enough.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone with a romantic interest in you starts buzzing around. This is all very well if you are willing, but if not keep your distance.

As thoughts turn to summer, it is not surprising that a holiday is on your mind.

There is, however, a question mark over with whom you want to go.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Small matters start to clog up the emotional works. You would rather be somewhere else, but grit your teeth and deal with necessary matters. Finances certainly must be watched most carefully. Get your glad rags on at the weekend and really let your hair down. Of course, there are more serious matters to be considered but not all the time.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Mutual plans are exciting but make sure that others know your needs exactly.

As a Leo, you will never willingly accept second best but how can others know your standards? Your needs and desires are close to your heart but are sometimes held so close that others cannot see and respond to them.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Putting your thoughts and feelings on a par with someone else will help you to understand their point of view. As painful as it seems, there will need to be some compromise if everyone is to be happy. Are you feeling the need for some activity and excitement?

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Look ahead to see how exactly you can make this summer extra special. Making your plans clear to others means a smooth journey as opposed to unnecessary delays.

A particular place brings back memories of a love long past. However, this love is not truly lost because it will always be a part of who you are.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There is an incredibly romantic week ahead if you only enter into the spirit of it. Let your feelings be seen and felt, showing appreciation for loved ones. You do not need the excuse of a birthday or anniversary to give a gift, just a heart full of love.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The way to bring energy levels up this week is to spend time with energetic people. You may feel a little on the fringes initially but, at the end of the day, your spirit will be lifted.

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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: 12 Good: 16 Very good: 23 Excellent: 30 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ante anti arty etna neat rant rate rent rite tare tarn tear tern tier tine tiny tire tray trey tyre yeti antre entry inert inter irate niter nitre rater retry tarry teary terra terry tinea train trier trine yenta artery artier errant ranter rarity retain retina tinier inertia retrain ternary terrain trainer ITINERARY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Aphid, 4 Below, 7 Entertain, 8 Sack, 10 Boxer, 13 Sneak, 14 Stay, 17 Chipolata, 19 Split, 20 Sorts.

Down: LA PRIMITIVA

Kakuro

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

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.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Sometimes, you retreat into your shell and your normally gregarious personality takes a back seat. Although you may not have received the expected response to a question recently, it is no reason to brood.

Show yourself in your true colours this week.

Be gentle, brave and caring.

BONUS BALL

Sudoku

1 Averse, 2/18 Hot air, 3 Darn, 4 Beacon, 5 Lenient, 6 Wait, 9 Cynical, 11 Sadist, 12 Bypass, 15 Lass, 16 Boss.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Dismal, 4 Cartel, 9 Abilene, 10 Plato, 11 Tier, 12 Live wire, 14 Smile, 16 Dingo, 20 Arranged, 21 Flea, 24 Delta, 25 Against, 26 Lashed, 27 Thread.

Down: 1 Drafts, 2 Seize, 3 Aden, 5 Apple pie, 6 Teasing, 7 Looted, 8 Merit, 13 Elongate, 15 Marbles, 17 Vandal, 18 Cedar, 19 Wanted, 22 Lunge, 23 Dash.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Monday, 4 Teclas, 9 Long ago, 10 Gente, 11 Team, 12 Seatbelt, 14 Cazón, 16 Lento, 20 Adivinar, 21 Lago, 24 Aldea, 25 Clearer, 26 Arrest, 27 Lanzar.

1 Maleta, 2 Nunca, 3 Amar, 5 Eighteen, 6 Longest, 7 Sheets, 8 Tower, 13 Holidays, 15 Aviador, 17 Navaja, 18 Watch, 19 Lograr, 22 Arroz, 23 Lema.

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Osteopathic treatment - Denia HEIDI TRYLAND is a UK-qualified Osteopath working in Denia.

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She was there for seven years before she moved to Mombasa, Kenya and set up Mombasa Osteopathic Clinic at which she worked and managed for five years. Heidi moved to Denia in August 2017 and is working in C/Marques de Campo 60, Denia.

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thy after she had treatment herself from an osteopath in England. She studied four years in London which is the required years of education to be a qualified osteopath. In Spain this is not always the case as osteopathy is not protected here the way it is in England. It’s important to know if the osteopath you see or know of, is properly qualified; ie has a four-year full-time degree.

Osteopathy is a way of detecting and treating damaged and injured parts of the body such as muscles, ligaments, joints and nerves. When the body is balanced and efficiently working, it will function better and have less wear and tear.

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Osteopaths also treat babies with sleeping problems or colic, and children of all ages with pain or injuries or problems like bedwetting.

Also pregnant women in pain benefit from osteopathy with reducing the pain and also to get help to prepare the body for giving birth.

Osteopathic treatment involves work with the muscles and tendons, and mobilising joints and the spine to reduce pain and create more flexibility.

The list is long of conditions which osteopaths treat, and if you

HEIDI TRYLAND: A UK-qualified osteopath. are not sure you can always call and ask if your problem is something they treat.

One treatment will normally last 45 minutes. When needed, the patients will be advised to do stretches and exercises at home to prevent future problems.

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Advertising Feature MEDCARE has been a leader in medical and dental treatments for the English-speaking residents of the Costa Blanca for over 10 years, working to both UK and local authority regulations.

However, what is less known is that many patients come to Medcare for their treatment whilst on holiday or make the trip specifically from their home country for treatment.

Patients are frequently pleasantly surprised that treatments such as implants or invisible adult teeth straightening at Medcare can be as much as half the price as the same treatment in Ireland, the UK or Scandinavia!

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MOST of us welcome the arrival of spring, but the warmer weather often heralds the start of symptoms such as sneezing, headaches and itchy, red or watery eyes for hayfever sufferers.

That is why Specsavers is providing advice on how to handle hayfever this Allergy Awareness Week from Monday up to Friday May 3.

Hayfever is an allergic reaction to pollen

Allergy awareness and is usually worse in the summer months.

As well as sneezing and a blocked or runny nose, hayfever can also cause red, itchy or watery eyes, which can be particularly problematic for contact lens wearers.

Specsavers clinical spokesperson, Dr

Nigel Best says: “There are some things contact lens wearers can try to help reduce the irritation. Contact lens-friendly eye drops can help to calm down any itchiness and wearing prescription glasses (particularly wraparound sunglasses) can prevent

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pollen from getting into your eyes.

“Those suffering with hayfever could also try daily disposable lenses during the summer months.”

Dr Best also recommends: “While it’s not always possible, staying inside when pollen count is high will help to avoid irritation, or showering and changing your clothes when you get home will also help to remove pollen from skin and hair.”

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WITH the weather heating up and the prospect of the summer holidays not too far off, many of you may be thinking of getting out your summer wardrobes.

While the prospect of being reunited with bikinis, shorts, and maxi dresses may be a happy one for some, many worry about exposing skin which may have become neglected over the colder months.

Skin detox Breathe life into skin which has been covered up with a quick and easy detox for the face and body to boost circulation and improve skin tone. Begin by body brushing; a centuries-old method of exfoliating and improving skin

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Use a brush such as the Mio Body Brush (€13, www.lookfan tastic.es). Start at the feet and work your way upwards, with long, upward sweeping motions, always working towards the heart. For the tops of your chest and shoulders, brush lightly downwards. Body brushing is best carried out before a shower or bath to loosen dead skin.

Avoid brushing any areas with cracked or damaged skin.

Use a gentle exfoliator to reveal fresh layers of skin. Try Anne Semonin’s Exfoliating Shower Gel (€32, www.annese monin.com), containing jasmine

and green tea, gentle enough to be used every day to slowly reveal fresh, healthier skin.

Moisturise using a light hydrating moisturiser, such as Garnier Ultimate Blends Body Hydrating Lotion (€6.45, www.lookfantastic.es). For a facial detox, use a gentle cleanser to create a clean slate, such as REN’s Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel (€17, www.primor.eu).

Use an exfoliating face mask, such as Starskin Pro Platinum Peel Mask (€23.45, www.look fantastic.es), which includes a gentle apple-derived peel and a face mask to reveal brighter skin.

Finish with an SPF of 30 or more, such as Paula’s Choice Essential Glow Moisturiser (€28.90, www.paulaschoiceeu.com) with kiwi root and liquorice extract to brighten and prevent pigmentation.

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CONFUSED about which product combinations and treatments will give you clear, glowing skin? We’ll go for the ‘skin cocktail’, which works at the level where the skin is born!

DermaPen is the latest in Pen Needling technology, a motorised instrument which uses a disposable needle tip to create small ‘wounds’ in your skin. But don’t worry, it’s not painful. Superficial treatment levels are tolerable with nothing more than some topical numbing gel.

This treatment is also called facial mesotherapy, or ‘the lunchtime treatment,’ in which complexion-brightening vitamins are shot one to three millimeters below the epidermis to improve skin’s texture and tone.

When a person hurts themselves, the skin will generally initiate skin repair by stimulating growth factors which will, in turn, lead to the generation of collagen and elastin. Therefore, when the punctures are made using the DermaPen, the skin will treat the punctures as wounds and therefore initiate healing.

This means micro-needling tends to trick the skin to produce collagen and elastin to promote ‘healing,’ and the effect will be rejuvenated skin. We also put a rich serum on, containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids. This gives the newborn cells the best cocktail to develop in.

DermaPen is used mostly for face wrinkles, scars, stretch marks and facial lines. For wrinkles and lines, basically the produced collagen and elastin will cause the skin to thicken and tighten leaving skin looking youthful.

Generally, DermaPen has been effective and quite advantageous over other skin treatment procedures. This has seen to it that its popularity keeps growing by the day.

At Derma Clinic Spain, our team of medical professionals takes pride in providing expert care to help you achieve a healthy, natural, rejuvenated appearance. If you’re interested in learning more about DermaPen Micro-Needling or any of our other skin rejuvenation treatments, please give us a call.

In April, we have a special offer for this treatment and meso therapy, so don’t wait to make your appointment!

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New line KATIE PRICE has shown off her famous curves in a mesh dress and miniscule bikini as she promotes her new clothing collection in Mallorca.

The former glamour model, 40, was pictured hanging out by a bar as she took time off from her business work and enjoyed the island’s sunny weather.

The mother-of-five showed off a new bikini from her summer swimwear line with JYY London; a cut out bandeau style, which enhanced her curves.

The model accessorised the look with a thigh-skimming beaded mesh dress, which she paired with bejewelled wedge sandals.

Price has been in Spain to film her new collection. The

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SOCIAL SCENE Adventurous Easter FAMOUS Spanish actress Elsa Pataky has shared highlights of her action-packed family Easter.

The 42-year-old model shared videos of her with Hollywood actor husband Chris Hemsworth and their three children in Australia.

Spending the Easter holidays in Chris’s homeland, the family took to Hamilton Island, diving, fishing, surfing, painting, and getting hands on with some koalas. The videos, shared with Spanish media showed the family enjoying Australia’s warm waters and impressive landscapes.

Elsa Pataky, best known for her appearances in the Fast and Furious franchise, has been

KATIE PRICE: The model (pictured in the UK) has been promoting her swimwear line in Mallorca. businesswoman had also enjoyed an earlier holiday to the Costa del Sol in February where she celebrated Valentine’s Day with new boyfriend Kris Boyson.

HANDSOME COUPLE: Elsa and Chris celebrated Easter with their children in Australia. married to Avengers star Chris Hemsworth since 2010 and the pair split their time between the United States and Australia.

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CHOIR PRACTICE: Caprice ladies polish up their repertoire.

JUST one week bef ore t hei r May 2 concert , Capri ce - t he al l - l adi es choi r - are pol i shi ng up their repertoire for In the Spotlight.

This concert in support of the Calpe and Benissa Lions has a theme of songs from stage and screen.

These will include songs from The Greatest Showm an, The Ki ng and I, Chicago and the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody all sung in three-part harmony.

Showing the choir’s versatility there will be a few songs out si de t he st age and screen theme, includi ng Jol ene ( f eat uri ng Chloe Christou) and the a cappel l a song, Take m e home.

The concert will be held in Calpe’s Salon Blau on Thursday, May 2, at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost €10 and are available from Margaret and El ena’s Card and Bookshop, Galerias Mar Azul in Gabriel Miro.

They are also obtainable from Caprices musical director Aileen (696 514 613) or email aileen@caprice ladieschoir.com.

For t hose unabl e t o make this date, Caprice will repeat the concert on Saturday May 4 at 5pm at the Black Apple in Jalon.

Thi s concert i s not i n support of the Lions, but the €12 ticket will include a glass of cava and cake.

Tickets are again available from Aileen or from choir members.

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Sexy dragon from BYD

CHINESE automaker BYD has debuted its all-electric E-Seed GT concept car at the Sha ngha i M otor Sho w - and dar e i t be said about a car from that nation, it looks pretty sexy.

While the Chinese motor industry has been making giant strides, it has not up until now been famed for the aesthetic beauty of its products.

BYD decided to change that by bringing together the expertise of three intern a t i o n a l d e s i g n e x p e r t s , Wo l f g a n g E g ger, BYD Global Design Director, Juan Ma Lopez, BYD Global Exterior Design Director and Michele Jauch-Paganetti, BYD Global Interior Design Director.

They have taken inspiration from the company’s home country’s traditions to use what they call ‘Dragon Face’ design language.

In this they attempted to apply the elements of a Chinese dragon into a super car design, such as headlights resem-

bling ‘dragon whiskers,’ a ‘dragon ridge’ on its roof, tail and seats and ‘dragon-scale’ features on its door panels.

It also boasts a three-screen interconnection, a retractable steering wheel plus a ‘BYD heart’ and other technologies.

BYD adheres to its ‘technology based, i n n o v a t i o n o r i e n t e d ’ c o n c e p t . Wi t h i t s solid R&D strength and innovative development model, it has achieved comprehensive development, playing a decisive role in many fields such as automobiles, rail transit, electronics and t h e r e n e w a b l e e n e rg y - r e l a t e d b u s i n e s s (solar and energy storage).

I n t h e a u t o m o b i l e s e c t o r, B Y D h a s ranked first in global EV sales for four consecutive years (2015-2018), and its new energy vehicle footprint can be found in more than 300 cities in over 50 countries and regions around the world.

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HAT TRICK: Karim Benzema benefitted from goal keeping howlers.

Barca on verge of title BARCELONA are on the verge of claiming the La Liga title, with their next game against Levante quite likely to be the match they wrap it up.

They beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in the 33rd round of games this weekend without never really getting out of second gear.

They certainly never reached the performance levels they did in last week’s Champions League triumph against Manchester United, though credit should go to Real Sociedad for putting up a spirited fight.

They defended well in the first half, holding Barcelona at bay until the 44th minute when central defender Clement Lenglet got a head to the ball to put Barca into the lead.

Real Sociedad didn’t let their heads drop and equalised in the 62nd minute when Juanmi netted the ball following a sliderule pass from Mikel Merino.

It didn’t take long for Barca to retake the lead though. Jordi Alba shot home almost immediately, although the VAR was used to make sure Ousmane Dembele had not obstructed the view of visiting keeper Geronimo Rulli. Real Sociedad pressed for an equaliser in the closing minutes, but Barca held on for the win.

Thomas Lemar scored a late winner as Atletico Madrid kept their hold on second place away to Eibar but are a distant nine points behind Barca.

Karim Benzema scored a hattrick as Real Madrid overwhelmed Athletic Bilbao 3-0.

Two mistakes from keeper Iago Herrerin helped the Frenchman.

Zinedine Zidane gave defender Jesus Vallejo his first chance in the side since replacing Santiago Solari as coach of Real and the youngster grabbed

it with both hands with a calm performance. Sevilla suffered a blow in their bid to claim a top four place when they lost 3-0 away to high flyers Getafe.

Sevilla had started the match one point ahead of the Madrid side, but two disputed handball penalty decisions by referee Mateu Lahoz undid them. The second decision also saw Sevilla defender Sergio Escudero given a second yellow card, though the ball clearly rebounded onto his arm off his head.

The first penalty was put away by Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina sank the second as well as scoring the final goal early in the second half.

Valencia kept up their good run of form and climbed into fifth spot with a 2-1 win away to Real Betis. Winger Goncalo Guedes scored both goals, with Giovani Lo Celso’s 78th minute penalty giving Betis late hope.

At the bottom of the table Iago Aspas scored the first goal as Celta Vigo inched towards safety with a 2-1 win at home to Girona. Girona equalised through Portu after 48 minutes but Sofiane Boufal’s restored the lead in the 69th minute.

The result saw them pull away from third-from-bottom Valladolid, who drew 2-2 away to Alaves on Friday night.

Goals from Carlos Bacca and Karl Toto Ekambi gave Villareal a 2-1 win at home to Leganes, easing their relegation fears.

Levante came back from behind twice at home to Espanyol to claim what could be a valuable point, despite having Ruben Rochina red carded with 15 minutes still on the clock.

A 0-0 draw between the two bottom clubs Rayo Vallecano drew and Huesca left both teams closer to relegation.

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ARSENAL are in talks with Barcelona for a pre-season friendly on or shortly after August 3.

They will play for the Gamper Trophy, which Barca invite a team to compete for at the Camp Nou each year.

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Sailing to success Credit: World Sailing Instagram.

THE Spanish sailing team is starting to look good for medalling in next year ’s Tokyo Olympics after a series of excellent results at the World Cup in Genoa (Italy), which also served as an Olympic qualifier.

Iker Martínez and Olga Maslivets took gold in the Nacra 17 class on Saturday, then on Sunday Alex Muscat (silver) and Joan Cardona (bronze) made the podium in the Finn class.

In addition, six other crews have been classified among the top 10 in six of the eight classes in the competition.

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GOLD: Iker Martínez and Olga Maslivets won the Nacra 17 class.

lands, world runners-up in Aarhus 2018, finished second in the Medal Race, giving them fourth place in the overall final.

In the Nacra 17 class Ben Saxton and Nicola Boniface (GBR) held a seven-point lead heading into the Medal Race so the advantage was theirs.

The British team had a tough start and found themselves sandwiched in the pack.

Meanwhile the Spaniards, New Zealand’s Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders and Argentina’s Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli pushed ahead.

Jones and Saunders led at the mid-point but the Spaniards attacked and grabbed the lead. The Argentinians then went on the attack and picked off the Spaniards on the final downwind.

Lange and Saroli claimed the race win which propelled them into the bronze medal position. The Spaniards finished second and when Saxton and Boniface followed in sixth, gold was officially theirs by a single point.

“For us it was important to get a medal today,” said Martinez. “We only noticed where the British were on the second upwind. We hadn’t noticed them as we were too busy so we fought hard to pass the ones in front.

“We’ve been working very hard. We have a new boat and we struggled in Palma. We were not fast enough and we weren’t good enough. This week was a very light week so we know that we can perform in the light but that doesn’t mean we will perform in the medium or strong winds.

“We’re still far away from other guys we’ve beaten this week, Ben for example. The Italians and New Zealand were also very strong this week. We’re a long way away from them.”