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WARNING: A high alert has been issued for potential forest fires on the island.
Forest fire warning by Ben Mulvey THE State Agency of Meteorology (AEMET) has issued an extreme risk warning of fires in large parts of central Mallorca. The alert stretches across almost half of the island and was published on the website yesterday (Wednesday). Large inland areas of Mallorca, the coasts of the Llevant, parts of the south, as well as areas of the Serra de Tramuntana and the peninsula of Formentor have been issued with extreme or very high risk warnings as forest fires are highly likely in the soaring temperatures. AEMET has stated that the high risk of fires
was most likely from yesterday in the eastern part of the island and that a total of 14 towns and municipalities would be affected by storms and temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius. The yellow warning has been issued across the Balearic Islands by AEMET as well as other places such as Granada, Alicante, Valencia and Tarragona. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food states that forest fires in Spain have devoured 55,554.59 hectares of land since the beginning of 2019, which is almost five times more than the same period in 2018 when 11,671.54 hectares were affected.
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Airport downturn THE Association for the Coordination and Facilitation of Time Slots (AECFA), a body that reports to the Ministry of Public Works, has announced the statistics of the passenger seats and the planes that ha ve pa s s e d through Son Sant Joan airport in Palma for August so far show a dec line in numbe rs for the first time since 2015. Competition from countries such as Turkey that offer a cheaper alternative to tourists could be one reason for this downturn compared to previous years. It is reported that several tour operators are focusing more of their efforts on the resorts in Turkey due to the de ma nd by G e rma n a nd British tourists this year. AECFA’s forecast indicates that Palma airport has 27,050 aircraft movements estimated for this month which is 8.5 per cent less than in August 2018. These figures are reflective of the amount of people on the island which are predomina ntly ma de up of cruise ship passengers and
residents. Local businesses have been st at i ng vi a var i ous channel s of soci al m edi a over the past few weeks that the summer months of 2019 have been the quietest they have experienced.
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NEWS EXTRA Eastenders in Mallorca SEVERAL cast members of the popular British soap, Eastenders, have been spotted in Mallorca. Steve McFadden, who owns a house on the island, has invited fellow cast members Max Bowden, Jamie Borthwick, Danny Walters and Lorraine Stanley to stay.
Jared Leto AMERICAN actor and lead singer of 30 Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto, has recently posted a picture of himself in the Tramuntana Mountains on Instragram.
Lluc walk SOME 5,000 people took part in the annual walk to Lluc to the Monastery in Escorca. People walked for 47 kilometres as part of the ‘Marxa des Güell a Lluc a Peu’ and left Palma on Saturday night with the first walkers arriving at 4.30am.
Brit returns A 24-YEAR-OLD British man can walk again after falling from a balcony in Mallorca last year. Josh Meakin fell when he leaned back thinking he was sat on a chair and was told he would be paralysed for life.
AFTER allegedly using spray paint to graffiti slogans onto cars in Mallorca last week, a new video has now appeared on social media showing two Arran activists on bicycles targeting hire cars in Palma. The group, Arran, believe that this is a resistance against the amount of tourists on the island whilst others simply describe the acts as vandalism. The one minute video was posted by the Arran group and tagged as ‘Palma, Països Catalans’ and shows two men breaking the windshield of a car, spraying paint onto
TAGGED: Hire cars are being targeted by Arran.
the cars and slashing the tyres. It also features the logos of some car rental companies. The video was posted with the text ‘More than 100,000 cars of tourist ac-
commodation on the island of Mallorca: saturation, unsustainability, pollution and turning the city into a tourist sideboard. The youth is on the offensive!’
Young boy dies in Magaluf A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has tragically passed away in Magaluf after complaining of stomach pains. The young boy and his family were staying at the Sol Barbados Hotel for their holiday when the boy became violently ill and collapsed be-
fore going into cardiac arrest. Emergency services managed to revive the boy on the scene before rushing him to Son Espases Hospital in Palma with a police escort. It has been announced that the young boy tragically died the same day at the hospital.
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No cause of death has been announced, but the boy’s death is not being treated as suspicious. Officials have not confirmed if a routine court investigation has been launched, which would be normal practice where a child has died.
AN 18-year-old British girl has reported that she was raped over the weekend in Magaluf. The young wom an t ol d officers of the Guardia Civil that the attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning somewhere on the infamous Magaluf strip, but has little to no memory of the attack. The Br i t i sh wom an has told police that she cannot remember any details of the attack. She does not remember exactly where the attack occurred or any distinguishing features of her alleged attacker which is making it very difficult for the police to find the man responsible.
The teenager was transferred to Son Espases Hospital in Palma for a full exam i nat i on t o l ook f or injuries that would suggest that she had been raped. The case has been r eferred to the Court of Instruction Number Seven, but it is unlikely there will be any arrests based on the limited amount of evidence. Magaluf has seen hundreds of tourists descend upon the bars and restaurants over the past few weeks with last weekend being one of the busiest so far this season. Any witnesses ar e urged t o com e forward and report what they saw or heard to police.
Fifth floor fall at hotel AN 18-year-old man was seriously injured after falling from the fifth floor of a hotel in Arenal de Llucmajor. The event took place around 5.30am when the young man, whose nationality has not been released, but is thought to be a tourist, fell from the fifth floor of a hotel on Calle Antoni Maria Alcover del Arenal. After receiving urgent treatment at the scene he was admitted to the Son Espases where he remains for treatment for his injuries. The police are yet to release any further information about the identity or condition of the young man.
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AMERICAN model, Karlie Kloss, has posted her birthday celebrations on Instagram from David Geffen’s superyacht, Rising Sun, which is cruising around the island. The model posted a video of her jumping into the sea ‘kissing 26 goodbye’ for her birthday.
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PALMIRA beach in Peguera has been closed due to a blockage in the sewage system. Swimmers have been warned to stay away from the beach by Calvia Council until the blockage, believed to be caused by plastics and solids, has been cleared and the leak fixed.
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Book launch MICHELIN-STAR chef, Marc Fosh, hosted his book signing last week at Rialto Living. The British chef, who has his own restaurant on the island, launched his new cookbook with some of his favourite dishes from his restaurant in Palma.
Art and wine THE first art and wine evening launched last week in Santa Catalina organised by local artist, Daxa Parmar and the Wine Industry. The innovative event compared wine to pieces of art with a raffle and wine tasting for local residents.
Playground gone THE children’s playground that was set on fire two weeks ago in the sa Riera park was removed by workers from the town hall on Tuesday. The town hall have said that they have already put together plans to install a new playground in the park.
Jazz concert GRAMMY award-winner and American jazz singer, Catherine Russell played for the crowds at the Sa Pobla Jazz Festival in the Plaza Major on Tuesday. The daughter of Louis Armstrong’s musical director, Luis Russell, played a free concert at the popular festival.
Hadley hits SPANDAU BALLET’S Tony Hadley is promising fans a concert they won’t forget at Port Adriano tomorrow (Friday, August 9). Having released five solo albums, Hadley will play his own tracks, some songs inspired by his idols and hopefully some Spandau Ballet classics.
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STUNNING: Riaño faces the Picos de Europa range in Castilla y Leon.
Best village THIS picture of a village in Castilla y Leon comes as it was recently crowned the best in Spain following a public vote. Riaño, in Leon Province, was n a m e d 2 0 1 9 ’s B e s t Vi l l a g e i n Spain after winning almost 20,210 votes in Cadena Ser’s contest. It beat the town of Frigiliana, in Andalucia’s Malaga Province, by more than 5,700 votes. Riaño and Frigiliana came first and second in the poll which saw 50 villages vie to be named
Spain’s best. Riaño lies close to Castilla y Leon’s border with Asturias in the north of Spain. It sits 1,148 metres above sea level and covers an area of almost 98 square kilometres. The village which stands today is known as Nuevo Riaño (New Riaño). It was built after the original village, which dated from the 18th century, was demolished to make way for a reservoir in 1987. The modern-day village is home to 474 people, according to the lat-
est census data from 2018. Riaño and the surrounding area are known for their natural beauty. It lies in the so-called Spanish Switzerland which is popular with skiers and for other winter sports. The village has been part of the Mountains of Riaño Regional Park since 2016. It lies opposite the Picos de Europa range. Riaño is also known for the Church of San Martin de Pedrosa del Rey which was built in the 13th century.
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THE police station at Las Maravillas in Playa de Palma was closed on Sunday at one of the busiest times of the year and in an area with a high volume of tourists. The police station is only open at certain times and this is being blamed on the lack of police officers in Palma. On Sunday, during the closure, a telephone operator said that it was closed due to ‘alternative schedules’ and encouraged people to contact the National Police who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The station provides services to the thousands of tourists that pass through or stay in Playa de Palma and offers translation services so that people can be attended in their own languages. Police sources have stated that officers are constantly on patrol in the area.
A 54-YEAR-OLD man died on Monday after falling from a height of four metres at the municipal swimming pool in Son Roca. The man had been working on a scaffold on the building which has been undergoing building works since it was damaged in a landslide recently. It is reported the scaffolding supporting him collapsed and he fell four storeys to the ground. The man was transported to Son Espases Hospital but was pronounced dead minutes later due to the severity of his injuries. The National Police are investigating the incident and questioning the man’s colleagues to ensure that all safety standards were met. A representative of the municipal pool said in a statement that they deeply regretted the death of the worker on Tuesday and conveyed their condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased.
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Two kings compete IT wasn’t just His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain that was present at the Copa del Rey sailing regatta this week in Mallorca. Another king, His Majesty King Harald of Norway was also present at the prestigious sailing event. Fourteen boats from eight nations including Spain, Norway, Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Russia and Sweden all took part in the Club Swan 50 class that started on July 27 in Palma. King Harald sailed with the Royal
Serious accident AN accident occurred on the road to Sóller on Tuesday evening at 9.25pm involving a car and a motorcycle. Two males riding the motorcycle were injured and a 19year-old girl who was a passenger in the car was taken to the Son Espases Hospital in critical condition. Another 23-year-old passenger was less injured and was taken to the Juaneda clinic.
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ROYAL REGATTA: King Felipe of Spain and King Harald of Norway were present at the Copa del Rey.
Norwegian Yacht Club in the Fram XVIII boat while King Felipe VI s a ile d as ski pper i n t he Spani sh Aifos 500. KS Norge served as the base for King Harald during the regatta although it was not announced by the Royal Court that he would be present for the regatta. A t th e age of 80 year s ol d, t he king is passionate about sailing and has participated in three Olympic Games with Norway’s National Sailing Team.
Royal visitors THE Spanish Royal Family are enjoying their holidays in Mallorca and happily posed for the press on Sunday in the gardens of Marivent. King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia looked relaxed as they posed in the
ga rde ns of the pa la c e which is their main residence when they visit the island every year. The K ing a nd the ir daughters began their holidays last Wednesday at the M a rive nt Pa la c e in Palma. During these holidays, King Felipe VI is going to combine his offi-
ci al dut i es wi t h l ei sur e and f am i l y t i m e whi l st supporting the Copa del Rey. Last Sunday, queens Letizia and Sofia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the street market in Pollensa, as well as visiti ng t he ci nem a and t he theatre.
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ITV appointment problems in Mallorca THE ITV (the inspection of vehicles) is something all vehicles have to pass in Spain to ensure that all cars are working properly and safe to drive. Driving a car that does not have an ITV will result in a fine of €200. But in Mallorca, there are reportedly no appointments available until at least November at most centres and none until December in Palma. If you decide to go to the ITV without an appointment then you could be waiting up to four to five hours to be seen. This huge backlog is causing concern amongst motorists who wish to stay within the law and pass the ITV and avoid the €200 fine but cannot afford to wait until the end of the year or spend hours in a queue. This concern has reportedly given rise to ‘fraudulent appointments’ appearing online offering a previously booked slot for €100. To combat these fraudulent appointments, the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, and the director of Mobility and Infrastructures, Ivan Sevillano, has announced a measure that should streamline the system and avoid long waiting lists.’ “All those appointments that do not have a registration number will be released. They amount to 14,800,” Sevillano told the media.
Molester arrested A MAN was arrested in Palma for allegedly sexually abusing his partner’s granddaughters. It is reported the man was arrested by National Police upon arrival in Mallorca and the grandmother had no idea the crimes had been committed. Apparently the crimes took place in his home or places he travelled to with his partner. The abuse allegedly took place when the grandmother was absent or asleep. The police unit, UFAM Menores, took the children to the Child Sexual Abuse Unit to conduct a report on the claims. The authorities were aware the man was on a flight to Palma and intervened accordingly.
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OPPOSITON: Protests against the bullfight in Palma continued on Monday.
Bullfight battle continues THE bullfight that is scheduled to take place at the Coliseo Balear tomorrow (Friday, August 9) was met with more protests on Monday. Members of the animal rights group, Assaib, gathered outside the town hall in Plaza Cort in Palma to demand that the bullfight be called off. A spokesperson for the group said that they will continue to campaign against the bullfight until the town hall recognises that it is in violation of Balearic legislation.
Another animal rights group, AnimaNaturalis, have stated that the bullfight is in breach of several conditions such as the entrance of minors to the fight, anti-doping procedures and several alterations to the arena. It is also reported that inspectors have been unable to conduct the relevant inspections of the facility until recently which has been deemed a ‘very serious infraction.’ It is unclear what the outcome of the protest will be.
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MAIN ISSUE: Concerns about working conditions.
Bin strike decision THE waste collection sector in Mallorca has made a unanimous decision to call an indefinite strike that will start on August 22 and will affect all municipalities of Mallorca except Palma, Calvia and Puigpunyent. An assembly of the CCOO (majority union), which represents 90 per cent of the contracts on the island met and discussed all of the issues which have prompted the proposed strike. They also voted on whether to actually call the strike or not. The main issues raised were improvements in risk prevention and pay. The meeting lasted about two hours and was chaired by JosĂŠ Luis GarcĂa Vidal, General
Secretary of CCOO in the Balearic Islands, and Miguel Pardo, General Secretary of CCOO in Construction and Services. More than 100 workers were present at the assembly and were able to give their opinion on matters that concern them. One of the complaints related to the lorries, which staff claimed are not fit to work in and often arrive dirty and with serious defects. The other main issue regards salary which employees feel is too low. To reach a solution it is essential that the employer agrees to negotiate, and if they decide to make an agreement a second assembly will be called to vote on the conditions.
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S acting prime minister is once again courting smaller parties in the Congress of Deputies to secure support for a return to power after his investiture vote failure. Pedro Sanchez began by travelling to Valencia City to meet with representatives from the regional Compromis party. He was joined by the leftleaning Partido Socialista’s (PSOE) Organisational Secretary and acting Development Minister Jose Luis Abalos. Acting Finance Minister Maria Jesus Montero said ahead of the visit that Sanchez would keep ‘discreet’ channels of communication open with such parties. Sanchez’s current situation is a far cry from PSOE’s triumphalism following April’s general election and May’s local, regional and European vote. Although PSOE won 123 seats, short of the 176 needed for a majority, a deal with the leftist Podemos and a handful of smaller parties seemed like a
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TRYING AGAIN: Sanchez is attempting to secure support. foregone conclusion. That, coupled with the rout of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and an underwhelming showing from the far-right Vox despite forecasts they would bag several seats, gave the left confidence. But now the picture is completely different. PSOE’s talks with Podemos ran until the 11th hour but came to naught, resulting in the latter abstaining in two investiture
votes which Sanchez lost. That began a countdown for the acting prime minister to strike a workable deal and restage the votes by Monday September 23 or hold another election. Hence this week’s meeting with Compromis. The party has one seat in Congress, but Sanchez needs all the support he can get. King Felipe, whose constitutional duties include overseeing
indecisive electoral outcomes such as April’s, has said he would prefer politicians to reach an agreement before returning to the polls. Uncertainty abounds, but one constant is that the PP and the centrist Ciudadanos both remain steadfast in their decision to vote against Sanchez’s investiture come what may. Both parties have no doubt factored in the possibility of another election which could see the PP in particular claw back its April losses. But the approach is placing a strain on Ciudadanos. Leader Albert Rivera recently packed the party’s National Executive with figures loyal to his approach after a raft of protest resignations. Meanwhile, Podemos sources indicated they wanted to reopen talks with Sanchez. But their chances of getting a coalition offer may have narrowed since they rejected the last one.
Coalitions common POLITICIANS across Spain’s regions have overwhelmingly acquiesced to coalition deals to govern after May’s elections while their national counterparts continue trying to come to terms with the fractured political landscape. Analysis in Spanish media this week showed almost 40 million Spanish people now live under coalition governments at a regional level. Only four regional governments, Asturians, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia are run by one party. The left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) controls the former three while the conservative Partido Popular (PP) rules the latter. Elsewhere coalitions, sometimes featuring multiples parties, are the norm. Aragon and the Canary Islands are both governed by four-way coalitions. Two or three parties tends to be more common, and the way they align shows who could be prepared to work with who nationally. The PP governs in four regions, Andaucia, Castilla y Leon, Madrid and Murcia, thanks to pacts with the centrist Ciudadanos. The pact struck between the two parties in Andalucia at the start of this year, including backing from the far-right Vox, has become their blueprint for achieving regional power. Elsewhere PSOE typically sides with the leftist Podemos achieving what acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez could not. It also tends to work with regionalist parties.
Poll tracker: • Partido Socialista (PSOE): 36.1 per cent, 137 seats • Partido Popular (PP): 17 per cent, 70 seats • Ciudadanos: 12.6 per cent, 37 seats • Unidos Podemos: 12.3 per cent, 33 seats • Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control
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BREXIT BRIEF BRITISH travellers could be left without health coverage while holidaying in Europe if Britain leaves the EU without a deal in October, a senior opposition Labour figure has said. Shadow Culture Secretary Tom Watson told British media ‘millions’ of families would face more expensive holidays because of the government’s no-deal approach. “Over the school summer holidays, families across the country will have saved and planned for a holiday to spend special, quality time together, but this prime minister’s mishandling of Brexit could make holiday prices rocket,” Watson said. “Boris Johnson’s reckless, senseless approach to Brexit will leave working families worse off. He must urgently rethink and take no deal off the table,” he added. British holidaymakers would no longer be covered by European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) if Britain leaves without a deal and would have to buy travel insurance. The cards cover travellers for health claims ‘medically necessary’ treatment while travelling in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Figures obtained by Labour showed more than 21,200 claims were made for under 16s under the scheme from January to June this year. It comes as the NHS recently issued advice stating access to EU healthcare is ‘likely to change’ under a no-deal.
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By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S new prime minister’s plan to achieve Brexit by October 31 with or without a deal is set to face its first test with new talks in Brussels. The European Commission is due to hold talks with Boris Johnson to find a way forward on Brexit. A spokesperson for the Commission said the meetings aimed to avoid a no-deal which they added would cause significant economic disruption. Johnson’s pledge to broker a better deal than predecessor Theresa May faced an immediate stumbling block. Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva said the bloc would not reopen the draft Withdrawal Agreement negotiated last year. She added the EU could revisit the political declaration, the document which sketches out what a future relationship between Britain and the bloc would look like. Johnson could achieve concessions on the latter but his pledge to scrap the Northern Ireland backstop is not feasible without Withdrawal Agree-
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‘Unprepared’ for no-deal MOST companies which export goods to the EU are not prepared to do business if Britain leaves the EU without a deal in October because they lack the required economic operator registration and identification (EORI) number, government figures suggest.
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RENEGOTIATION: Johnson (inset) is due to return to Brussels.
ment changes. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay called on the EU to look at the deal again because parliament would not accept it in its current form. May repeatedly failed to pass it and that ultimately proved to be her downfall. If Johnson cannot secure changes then he currently plans to push for a no-deal, a path which is equally fraught with obstacles. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
fired a warning shot to Remain-supporting MPs saying they had run out of time to block a no-deal in Parliament. But Hancock’s opposition counterpart Jonathan Ashworth said there would be opportunities for lawmakers to stop a no-deal. Conservative Remain-supporting MP Dominic Grieve said he would be willing to bring down the government to stop a no-deal. Johnson’s path to Brexit will not be smooth.
SECOND Brexit referendum supporters are planning to urge Remain backers to vote tactically to oust dozens of Brexiteer MPs if a snap general election is held later this year, according to leaked documents from the People’s Vote group.
PR call THE Full Fact charity has called on the government to explain how its almost €110m Prepare for Brexit information campaign will be ‘transparent, accurate and value for money.’
All female front for Congress FOR the first time in history the four main political parties in Spain will have a female spokesperson in the Spanish Congress. Álvarez de Toledo (PP),
Adriana Lastra (PSOE), Inés Arrimadas (Cs) and Irene Montero (UP) will form the new public facing team that will represent Spain on the political front line.
The appointing of the four female spokespersons can be attributed to good fortune that they have all been elected simultaneously, however the enlisting marks a pivotal moment
in the country’s political campaign for gender equality. “There has been ‘the fortunate circumstance’ that the appointment of these four women coincided, but the es-
sential thing has been deliberately positive discrimination. And, 10 years later, this is the fruit,” reflects Ignacio Varela. Over the past few years, all of the major parties have been heavily campaigning for equal rights and equal pay. The scheme has so far paid dividends as the current percentage of female representation in parliament is 47 per cent. The spokespersons will also be joined by representatives from the remaining smaller parties, Laura Borràs for the Junta per Catalunya, Mertxe Aizpurua of EH Bildu, and Ana Oramas of Canary Coalition. The new congressional panel mirrors the effects of the campaigns to bring the genders to equality throughout positions of power. “Only using laws will not achieve real equality, but without them either, and the political world should serve as an example to society,” said the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet.
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Two week review Commentary by Moneycorp THE pound experienced a brief reprieve from ongoing Brexit and uncertainty pressures when Boris Johnson was announced as the new Prime Minister. However, the improvement was short lived and since then the new PM has done nothing to dispel growing fears over a no-deal Brexit. The CBI’s Industrial Trends Survey for July noted that ‘Optimism fell at the fastest pace since July 2016 - just after the referendum - and investment spending plans weakened again.’ Sterling started the week by losing an average of 2.1%, falling to a 28-month low against the US dollar and a 22-month low against the euro. It did manage to regain some of its losses later in the week. The BoE held interest rates at 0.75% and cut the growth outlook for 2019 and 2020. The European Central Bank (ECB) also kept its monetary policy unchanged, but there was hints at easing in September. The composite Manufacturing PMI for Europe came in at a
three-month low of 51.5 and confidence is falling. GDP across Europe expanded by a provisional 0.2% in the second quarter, meeting forecast but falling far short of Q1’s expansion. The numbers reported appear to suggest that the ECB will take action in September to ease monetary policy. The US-China trade war looked to be easing with fresh talks on the horizon, but the US President appeared to frustrate talks by making negative comments about China which put paid to hopes of progress. The US dollar was unaffected, but possibly because much of the focus has been on the US Federal Reserve, which lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to 22.5%. The rate cut was the first since December 2008 and was described as a ‘mid-cycle adjustment’ and hinted at possible future cuts whilst ruling out the possibility of a long series of cuts. Despite WTI crude prices holding, disappointing data from Canada put pressure on the
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As expectations of the US rate cut gathered momentum, the Australian dollar felt the pressure and there was little certainty on offer from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which predicted further rate cuts, but would not be drawn on the dates. The ecostats may suggest whether the expectation of an October cut will be delivered; Australian inflation data slightly exceeded forecast in the second quarter and manufacturing PMI came in at 51.3 (AiG) and 52.6 (CBA). The New Zealand dollar was facing similar pressures and also fell against a basket of currencies, although remained largely unchanged against the Australian dollar. There were hints that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) may be refreshing its strategy; the possibility of quantitative easing pushed the Kiwi lower.
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Jail for two of the six Bilbao ‘wolfpack’ THE judge residing over the Bilbao ‘wolfpack’ case has sentenced two of the accused to jail, with the remaining four released with a provisional order to attend court every day. The length of the jail term is not yet known, however the ruling has angered some. The Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of Bilbao has expressed their disbelief at only two of the four attackers receiving a jail term. “If the six have participated in the rape, the six must have
the same fate. The victim will be able to cross the street with their aggressors. What about the judiciary?” exclaimed a spokesperson from the group. The events took place in the early hours of Friday morning where an 18-year-old girl was lured to a makeshift camp in a municipal park in Ertzaintza, Bilbao. It was there where she was attacked and raped by six men of what has been revealed as Moroccan and Algerian nationalities. The National Police appre-
hended the men shortly after the attack due to a description given by the victim. The two attackers will enter Basauri Prison to see out their sentence. The Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of Bilbao has also announced that it is working closely with the Clara Campoamor Association to set up police points across the city where people can report anything suspicious or threatening. They are also concerned that more things can be done to prevent such things happening again in the future. “Sometimes criminals enter through one door and exit through the other of the court despite having numerous crimes behind them” explained the group after learning that three of the six detainees have a history of robbery, fighting and aggression.
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CONFIDENCE in the EU has grown by nine percentage points in Spain since last year and approval now stands at 47 per cent, according to a new survey. The Eurobarometer, which measures social and political attitudes across the bloc, found support for the bloc rose by two percentage points across the EU on average. The Spanish led in terms of feeling European, with 87 per cent say-
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ing they consider themselves EU citizens compared to the bloc-wide average of 73 per cent. More than four-fifths of Spanish back the euro compared with an average of 62 per cent across the EU. The top three issues for the Spanish were immigration, economy and climate change which were the same across the bloc. Climate change ranked higher than economy as an average.
Slap-up Sunday WHO doesn’t love the weekend, in particular that typically British tradition of a slap-up Sunday lunch with family and or friends. But which do you prefer? Are you a firm favourite of a full roast dinner with all of the
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Organ donation 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.
As of 2010, Spain has operated an ‘opt-out’ (or presumed consent) system for deceased organ donation. This addresses the rate or refusal of potential donors or their families in giving permission for the use of organs. The rate of family refusal in Spain is 13 per cent, compared to 37 per cent in England (according to the National Transplant Organisation figures - ONT). According to the ONT, Brits living in Spain are more likely to donate their organs than their countrymen back home. It’s not necessary to have a donor card. What is important is to let family members and loved ones know your wishes in terms of organ donation. Figures published by the Spanish ONT in 2017 put the country as world leader in donation and transplants, reaching a new record with 46.9 donors per million people and 5.261 transplants. Spain has been a global leader in organ donation and transplantation for the past 26 years. Broken down by organ, there were 3,269 kidney surgeries (up 9 per cent on 2016), 1,247 liver transplants (up 8 per cent), 304 heart procedures (8 per cent rise), 363 lung surgeries (up 18 per cent), 70 pancreas transplants (down 4 per cent) and eight bowel surgical procedures (up 100 per cent). According to the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), these surgeries are equivalent to six donors and 14 surgical procedures a day. In addition, Spain saw a new record in bone marrow donation last year, with 78,291 new donors and an increase of 196 per cent over the previous year. At this rate, the country could reach its target of 400,000 bone marrow donors well before the mid-2020 goal. In Spain the number of those on the waiting list was reduced to 4,896 in 2017, from 5,480, although the number of children waiting for organs increased to 74, from 48 a year earlier. Lung and heart are viable for four to six hours after death, liver and pancreas 24 hours, kidney 72 hours, corneas 14 days, bone and skin five years, and heart valves up to 10 years. Small intestines, veins, tendons and ligaments can also be donated. A single organ donor can save up to eight people and a single tissue donor may enhance the lives of up to 50 people. 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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Six-year-old ‘thrown off’ Tate Modern art gallery A 17-YEAR-OLD schizophrenia patient has been c h a rg e d w i t h t h r o w i n g a six-year-old French tourist off a balcony at London’s Tate Modern art gallery. Police sources said the six-year-old, who was on h o l i d a y w i t h h i s f a m i l y, fell more than 30 metres after being pushed off the balcony on Sunday. He was in a critical but stable condition in hospital this week after doctors were able to save his life, according to medical sources. Wi t n e s s e s s a i d t h e y heard a woman scream ‘ h e ’s m y s o n ’ a f t e r h e landed on a fifth floor roof on the gallery. The suspect is said to have evaded minders before allegedly pushing the b o y. P o l i c e s a i d i t i s u n clear if he escaped the se-
cure home where he lives or if he was out on a day trip and they are still investigating
The 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder over the fall. The case continues.
FINANCE
First sales drop for seven years
CAR sales have fallen in Spain for the first time since July 2012, with the number of purchases last month 11 per cent less than last year industry figures show. Data from the ANFAC, Faconauto and Ganvam associations found almost 116,690 cars were sold in July. ANFAC said: “The situation is worrying, especially if one takes into account that July is one of the best months for families buying cars.” The carmakers’ association has called for ‘shock measures’ to reverse the decline.
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The rate at which rents have risen since 2013, according to the Bank of Spain which found increases were the highest in Madrid, Cataluña and the Balearic and Canary Islands.
Temporary jobs to fixed posts
Minister hopes for deficit cut SPAIN’S acting finance minister has said the government still aims to meet EU deficit targets of 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the year. Maria Jesus Montero said she was not concerned about figures which showed the deficit rose by 27 per cent during the first half of this year. The figures reflected increases in p en s io n s me a n in g the y did not show a ‘real’ rise in the deficit, according to Montero. “If everything goes as planned by the government, this year the deficit will be at the 2 per cent we
By Joe Gerrard have committed to Brussels.” The finance minister’s comments c ome a s gove rnme nt figure s s how e d the s ta te de fic it ros e to more than €10.5 billion while the public deficit climbed to almost €17 billion. Montero said the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) had forecast the deficit to fall below 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of this year. The finance minister also said the government would soon be in a position to present a draft budget to
lawmakers. Montero added the left –le a nin g Par t i do Soci al i st a’s (PSOE) investiture into government, which will be needed to pres e nt a budget , was out of her hands. “I hope that we can count on a new government to update the budget as soon as possible,” the minister said. It comes after its previous draft budget was effectively vetoed earlier this year, triggering April’s snap general election. The Cortes instead chose to extend the previous conservative Partido Popular’s (PP) 2018 budget to cover expenses for this year.
MORE than one third of all indefinite job contracts signed in Spain during the first quarter of this year began as temporary positions, the highest rate in seven years. Data from the Public Employment Service (SEPE) showed the figures had grown for the fifth year in a row. Andalucia, had the highest conversion rate with 48.4 per cent. More than 397,700 temporary contracts became indefinite during the first half of this year, the first time the number has fallen in absolute terms since 2013.
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Gas price cut call THE National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has called for gas tariffs to be cut by 26 per cent for residential customers and by 6.7 per cent for industrial users to benefit buyers and boost competition.
Centre sale DROP: Companies belonging to IAG saw earnings fall.
IAG profit fall COMPANIES belonging to the International Airlines Group (IAG) made a total consolidated profit of €806 million in the first half of this year, a year-on-year fall of 42.3 per cent. Accounts sent to the National Stock Market Commission (CNMV) showed total pre-tax profits stood at more than €1 billion, 11.7 per cent lower than January to June 2018. CEO Willie Walsh said the company had performed solidly despite the drop, with passenger revenues rising by 1.1 per cent. Ticket revenues rose by 7.2 per cent. The company’s fuel and emission permits costs also rose by 20.5 per cent, hitting overall earnings.
A SUBSIDIARY of the South African property company Vukile, Socimi Castellana Properties, has closed a deal to buy the more than 100,000-squaremetre Puerta Europa shopping centre in Algeciras, Andalucia for €56.8 million.
More clients DUTCH financial company ING now has four million customers in Spain and made more than €2.5 million in net profits in the country in the first half of this year, according to the firm’s figures.
Plan to tackle hiring fraud OFFICIALS with the Labour Ministry have drawn up plans to combat the fraudulent hiring of workers on incorrect contracts. The ministry is set to use its Anti-Fraud Tool to detect possible irregularities this month. September is due to see letters being sent to companies warning them they will have one month to put workers on correct contracts. Ministry officials are planning on conducting a
round of inspections in October at companies suspected of not complying with these requests. The move comes as part of the government’s Master Plan for Decent Work 2018-2020 which was approved a year ago with the agreement of employers and trade unions. Figures show there were more than 48,550 inspections at companies thought to be improperly hiring workers from August 2018 to June.
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COMPANY
PRICE(P)
CHANGE(P)
% CHG.
NET VOL
LEGAL & GENERAL
2,520
-2,89
-0,08
12.846.863
18,840
-3,48
-0,68
8.212.859
LLOYDS BANK
0,513
-2,99
-0,02
175.498.544
8,460
-6,25
-0,56
3.132.884
LONDON STOCK
68,140
-3,46
-2,44
1.132.184
ASHTEAD GROUP
21,960
-4,02
-0,92
1.106.764
MARKS & SPENCER
2,010
-3,32
-0,07
6.258.515
ASTRA ZENECA
72,400
0,56
0,40
2.801.723
MEDIA CONTEN
3,213
-2,46
-0,08
588.004
BABCOCK INTE
4,792
0,48
0,02
1.262.539
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
4,505
-0,44
-0,02
2.605.342
BARCLAYS BANK
1,532
-1,74
-0,03
34.837.708
MICRO FOCUS
17,398
-2,28
-0,41
1.298.089
BARRATT DEVE
6,392
-1,05
-0,07
3.614.683
MONDI PLC
16,300
-4,51
-0,77
3.969.802
BAT INDUSTRI
31,105
-1,43
-0,45
2.717.357
MORRISON SUP
1,908
-0,81
-0,02
9.476.008
BILLITON
18,440
-4,76
-0,92
10.737.021
NEXT
59,260
-2,11
-1,28
361.204
BP
5,269
-2,19
-0,12
36.414.372
PEARSON
8,304
-2,24
-0,19
4.355.078
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BRIT.AEROE
5,448
-2,37
-0,13
7.167.567
19,530
-3,03
-0,61
1.335.155
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24,160
-2,03
-0,50
777.271
PROV.FINANC.
4,212
-2,59
-0,11
399.051
16,005
-6,13
-1,05
5.944.415
ANTOFAGASTA
BRITISH FOODS
PERSIMMON
BRITISH LAND
5,004
-0,40
-0,02
3.884.410
PRUDENTIAL C
BRITISH TELECOM
1,860
-4,07
-0,08
34.954.464
RAMBLER MED.
2,111
-0,80
-0,02
3.478.017
BUNZL
21,420
-1,11
-0,24
917.150
RECKITT BNKR
61,520
-0,97
-0,60
1.144.088
BURBERRY
22,490
-3,14
-0,73
1.192.943
REED INTER
19,190
-2,27
-0,44
2.644.091
CARNIVAL PLC
36,110
-3,40
-1,27
523.474
RENTOKIL GRP
CELLTECH
28,510
-1,62
-0,47
471.237
RIO TINTO
CENTRICA
0,734
-0,76
-0,01
24.228.928
CGNU
4,008
-2,15
-0,09
11.234.731
4,385
-1,90
-0,08
4.467.193
43,865
-3,37
-1,53
5.397.142
ROLLS ROYCE
8,284
-3,36
-0,29
2.530.170
ROYAL & SUN
5,404
-3,60
-0,20
3.036.877
2,029
-6,54
-0,14
31.132.960 6.084.376
1,855
0,82
0,01
4.371.598
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
CRH
26,310
-3,70
-1,01
1.621.073
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL B SHRS 24,085
-2,57
-0,64
CRODA INTERN
46,760
0,21
0,10
490.434
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL CL.A NLD 24,035
-2,53
-0,62
8.657.669
DCC ORD IEP0
66,440
-3,77
-2,60
243.116
SAGE GROUP
-1,76
-0,13
2.675.014 6.246.064
CONVATEC GROUP
7,238
3,186
-0,84
-0,03
4.148.821
SAINSBURY
1,954
-0,18
-0,00
DIAGEO
34,430
-2,35
-0,83
3.879.812
SCHRODERS
30,200
-0,89
-0,27
509.433
EASYJET
9,622
0,23
0,02
1.972.954
SCOT.& STH
10,975
-0,32
-0,03
2.373.090
24,790
-2,56
-0,65
1.285.115
SEVERN TRENT
20,410
0,44
0,09
435.325
25,200
-2,17
-0,56
385.906
DELLING GRP
EXPERIAN GROUP LTD
6,110
0,86
0,05
2.725.864
SKILLSGROUP
GLAXO WELLCO
16,910
-1,13
-0,19
6.331.985
SLOUGH EST.
7,500
-1,39
-0,11
1.995.804
GLENCORE INTL
2,422
-4,79
-0,12
62.287.532
SMITH & NEP.
18,830
-2,16
-0,42
1.849.442
GROUP 4 SECU
1,872
-2,32
-0,04
3.958.358
SMITHS INDU.
16,040
-3,49
-0,58
655.680
HAMMERSON
2,140
1,42
0,03
5.633.855
ST JAMES S P
9,384
-3,36
-0,33
2.754.914 7.734.867
FRESNILLO
20,430
-3,31
-0,70
748.254
STAN.CHART
6,726
-3,80
-0,27
6,461
-2,99
-0,20
30.128.968
STANDARD LIFE
2,915
-2,74
-0,08
4.433.497
21,360
-0,63
-0,14
1.542.601
TAYLOR WOOD.
1,554
-3,57
-0,06
13.741.433
INFORMA GROU
8,508
-2,99
-0,26
2.294.614
TESCO
2,207
-1,47
-0,03
15.475.300
INTERCON.HOT
54,820
-2,84
-1,60
410.069
TUI
INTERTEK GROUP
56,420
-5,37
-3,20
591.108
UNILEVER
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN HSBC IMPERIAL TOBACCO
8,162
0,32
0,03
1.055.398
49,395
-1,35
-0,67
2.476.183
INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GRP4,482
8,39
0,35
13.157.950
UN.UTILITIES
7,954
-0,53
-0,04
1.612.990
ITV
1,067
-1,20
-0,01
12.049.307
VODAFONE GRP
1,504
-0,86
-0,01
75.296.296
30,330
-5,51
-1,77
539.048
WHITBREAD
43,340
-3,90
-1,76
684.084
KINGFISHER
2,150
-1,69
-0,04
5.554.166
WPP GROUP
9,372
-3,94
-0,38
3.504.342
LAND SECURIT
7,952
0,53
0,04
3.871.548
3I GROUP
11,030
-2,09
-0,24
1.334.393
JOHNSON MATT
0.9185
1.08938 Units per €
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Calviño out of IMF head race SPAIN’S economy minister is no longer running to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the government agreed to withdraw her candidacy to achieve a European consensus on the appointment. Government sources said Nadia Calviño would no longer seek to lead the IMF, a key pillar in the global financial system. “The government is committed to achieving a European agreement so Economy Minister Nadia Calviño will not go through to the next selection phase,” the sources said. “We will continue to work to put Spanish officials forward for the governance of international organisations and we consider it an honour that any member of the government is considered,” they added. Calviño’s departure from the race comes as European leaders remained at loggerheads over who would succeed current IMF director Christine Lagarde last week. She said a full consensus was yet to be reached as she prepares to step down.
Jobless higher than 18 states THERE are more people out of work in Spain than in 18 other EU member states combined, according to the bloc’s latest unemployment figures. The latest figures from the Eurostat data agency showed there were more than 3.2 million people out of work in Spain as of June. A total of 18 other countries have almost three million people out of work between them, still below the amount in Spain. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden’s combined rate of unemployment was still lower than Spain’s. Those countries have a combined population of around 120 million compared to Spain’s 47 million, showing the proportion of people out of work was also higher. The Spanish proportion of unemployed was higher than two of the EU’s largest economies, France and Germany. France, which has a population of 67 million, had 2.5 million out of work in June, while Germany with 83 million people had 1.3 million unemployed.
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Bankruptcy rate decline CHEAPER: ADIF hopes train companies will pass on savings to customers.
Rail changes on track THE body which manages Spain’s railway infrastructure has paved the way for the country’s publicy-owned train company to cut prices ahead of the market’s opening to competition. ADIF has changed the system used to calculate what it charges to Renfe in fees and taxes, as well as those of the company’s future competitors. The Spanish rail market is due to be opened to competition from December 2020 under EU rules. ADIF president Isabel Pardo unveiled the changes as part of the body’s strategy for the period from 2020 to 2025, the first five years of
rail market liberalisation. Operators will be offered discounts on fees if they increase the number of trains on Spanish tracks to reward them for increasing services, the plans state. Aena, the body which manages Spanish airports, uses a similar system for charging airlines. Pardo said ADIF was offering the discounts on the understanding savings would be passed on to customers through ticket price cuts. The president added ADIF would consider allowing Renfe to run night trains under its AVE high speed service to better compete with rivals.
They would be allowed to run at night provided they did not interfere with track maintenance, Pardo said. Both plans are subject to changes to Spain’s Railway Law which are pending the investiture of a new government following the indecisive result of April’s snap general election. France’s publicly-owned SNCF, ILSA, Globalia and Britain’s Virgin have all said they are interested in entering the Spanish rail market after it is opened to competition. ADIF is set to chose the first companies which will be allowed to operate in Spain this December.
GDP growth slows THE Spanish economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, down from the first quarter rate of 0.7 per cent according to new figures. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.3 per cent between the second quarters of 2018 and this year. The rate was down from the first quarter year-on-year rate of 2.4 per cent. The INE said in a statement national demand had fallen during the second quarter, but external demand grew at the same time. The growth rates fell just shy of those forecast by the Bank of Spain. The central bank predicted GDP would grow by 0.6 per cent quarteron-quarter and by 2.4 per cent yearon-year. The General Council of Economist’s Financial Observatory said the slowdown was caused in part by a fall in domestic demand. Data showed household consumption increased by 1.7 per cent from the second quarter of 2018 to that of this year. The rate of growth was 0.2 percentage points higher than the first quarter’s year-on-year rate.
THE amount of families and businesses which declared bankruptcy fell by 4.6 per cent and 13.6 per cent respectively from the second quarter of 2018 to April to June this year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
New store SWEDISH fashion chain H&M has opened a new store in the Alicante Province town of Alcoy’s Alzamora shopping centre after making net profits of almost €510 million in the first half of this year.
Sea delivery FOOD delivery company Deliveroo has unveiled plans to launch a service to serve boats off the coast of 17 Spanish cities this summer, similar to services launched in Britain in 2017 and for riverboats in Paris in 2018.
Costs to fall THE National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved a 33 per cent cut in tariffs for fixed network phone calls, a reduction from more than 0.08 cents a minute to around 0.064.
‘Tough’ month SPANISH manufacturing contracted last month, according to the purchasing managers index (PMI) which registered 48.2 points which IHS Markit economist Paul Smith said was another ‘difficult’ month for industry. SLOWDOWN: Spain’s economic output grew at a slower rate during the second quarter of this year. Government administrative spending grew year-on-year by 1.9 per cent, 0.1 points less than in the first quarter. Investment grew by 1.2 per cent year-on-year compared to the 4.7 per cent rise from the first quarter of 2018 to this year. Investment in capital goods shrank by 1.4 per cent year-on-year in the
second quarter after growing by 7.2 per cent from the first quarter of 2018 to 2019. The latter indicator is seen as a litmus test of business confidence in future economic activity. Construction grew by 5.8 per cent year-on-year, 0.8 percentage points less than the equivalent rate for the first quarter.
Plant sale ALUMINIUM maker Alcoa has sold factories in Asturias and Galicia to the Swiss for Parter Capital for about €115 million after nine months of talks between the firms and stakeholders including government officials and trade unions.
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FEATURE
The great, now sadly lamented, Joe Longthorne MBE LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THIS week saw the passing of probably one of the finest variety entertainers the UK has ever produced. So mystified was I at the extraordinary initial lack of main media coverage, I decided to dedicate this week’s offering to his memory. I’m talking of the great, now sadly lamented, Joe Longthorne MBE. Joe was world class. Unfortunately, over the years, those who managed his career and well-being were not. Consequently, even after appearances in Las Vegas and success on TV, this multi-talented vocal impressionist, never maintained the world accolades he so richly deserved. Nevertheless, his UK theatre tours, club dates and charity functions were always sold out and he never failed his thousands of adoring fans. Throughout his long battle with cancer, Joe continued to follow the profession he loved, and only recently pulled out of his latest tour when the dis-
JOE LONGTHORNE: A truly unique international artist of the first order.
ease simply became too overwhelming. Although I hadn’t seen Joe for some years, I have followed him closely on social media and have often related the circumstances surrounding my first meeting with this highly amusing and lovable entertainer. It was back in the late 70’s. I had been engaging in an ultimately disastrous business enterprise to bring live entertainment to the expats working in Saudi Arabia. We had brought in a few shows and decided in the light of somewhat limited success, to ‘up the ante’ and import a rather more upmarket group of acts. Joe, then relatively unknown, was one of the artists we selected. On the bill we also engaged a band, which comprised of five young musicians who worked under the name of ‘Coaster’ - a title which by sheer coincidence happened to be the name of the model of local buses in Jeddah at the time. The cast duly arrived and after a couple of days, decided they wanted to visit the local Souk. Now Jeddah, in those days, was not exactly conducive to tourism and ‘Westerners’ were looked on with no small amount of apprehension and suspicion. Instructing the boys to be as inconspicuous as
possible, I told our Yemeni chauffer to drive them to the local market. They promised to be back for tea - they weren’t! A nail biting hour or so later, the door flew open and the driver rushed in. In a complete panic he told me the band had been arrested! Apparently the boys, including Joe, had seen what they thought was a dumping ground for crashed cars and buses and had been trying to prise off one of the chrome ‘Coaster’ emblems as a keepsake. In fact the site was actually the local police pound! I hurried down, my thoughts a turmoil of possible deportations, lashings and Lord knows what. I needn’t have bothered. As I approached the circle of police surrounding the group, I realised they were all laughing! There in the centre was Joe. Notwithstanding a total language barrier, he had the whole bunch of them in peals of laughter. They actually escorted us all home. That was Joe Longthorne, a truly unique international artist of the very first order. RIP Joe. Far more deserving of a knighthood than others I could mention! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Talk about the hand that feeds you! LAURA PENN ‘PENN TO PAPER’ IF you were discerning enough to read this column in last week’s Euro Weekly News you will know that I had climbed nimbly up onto my soapbox to wax lyrical about the less than convivial welcome that tourists can expect in some resorts on the island. This week I am still enjoying the lofty view from said soapbox as I look across to the Club Nautico area where cruise ships dock when visiting Mallorca... but for how long? Some 11,000 local residents have signed a petition calling on the Balearic government to limit the number of cruise ships in Palma to one per day. Currently 500 ships a year bring two million passengers to our shores for (albeit) a brief visit and Palma is said to be second only to Barcelona when it comes to European ports that are polluted by cruise liners.
CRUISE LINERS: Plan their itineraries well in advance.
So how does the island of St Maarten in the Carribean cope? With a population of just 40,000 they manage to cope with 1.6 million cruise visitors a year. Now, I happen to know far more than I ought to about the cruise industry, having
worked on the Cruise Channel for a number of years. Cruise companies plan where their ships are going to sail well in advance and itineraries for 2022 are already locked in. But after then, who knows? It seems that some Mallorcans don’t want people to come
here by air or sea and of course they can’t get here by land. So, how are we going to make up the shortfall of the €256 million that the cruise industry generates for the island? Or what jobs will the 5,000 people who currently work in cruise supported industries do? Not to mention the loss of revenue for taxi drivers, cafes, attractions and shops that benefit from high spending cruise goers who enjoy a stroll along the Paseo Maritimo. A small group of these people who stand to lose either income or jobs recently demonstrated at Palma docks carrying placards sporting dangerously radical ideas such as ‘A Tourist, A Friend’ and ‘Cruise ships equal jobs.’ I read with incredulity that a Palma councillor proudly said: “Just as we have taken measures to limit tourist apartments and hotels, now it’s the turn of the cruise ships.” Clearly her job is not one dependent on a cruise ship docking nor does she care about those who do. The thing about taking a chunk out of the hand that feeds you, when you next get peckish that same hand will give you a deserving slap across the chops.
Laura Penn hosts The Sunshine Club every Sunday 10am - 12 noon on Mallorca Sunshine Radio. www.mallorcasunshineradio.com • email laura@mallorcasunshineradio.com
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Cryptic Across 1 Time runs out – it's the end of the line (8) 4 Middle Eastern oil is hard work (4) 8 Some formal takeovers for an island (5) 10 Spain's victory, as I've read is hard to pin down (7) 11 Correspondence from landlords (7) 12 Condiment for a mariner (4) 14 Thai tangled with it in Society Islands (6) 16 Gene spinning round in motor (6) 19 Instrument made of brass or ebony initially (4) 21 Italian city in which more can mingle (7) 24 Keep, to look at (7) 25 Trees uprooted and planted again (5) 26 Glossy magazine uncovers a beating (4) 27 Soft soap, dupes are converted (8) Down 1 Part-timer behind original design (8) 2 Frivolous, as in an Emily Bronte novel (5) 3 No longer any use when anxious (6) 5 Oxford college window (5) 6 A German song was not true (4) 7 Biblical character upset masons (6) 9 Fastening left at church (5)
13 Are Peter's letters swapping witty banter? (8) 15 Conservative chap inside offering a possibility (6) 17 Religious images one deceives (5)
Code Breaker
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18 Seem upset about central heating plan (6) 20 Shatters sculptures (5) 22 Noblemen needing laser treatment (5) 23 Mexico always provides fuel (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents M and 24 represents Z, so fill in M every time the figure 1 appears and Z every time the figure 24 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Close observer (9) 5 Russian country house (5) 7 Rhythmic dance originating in Cuba (5) 9 Accidental hole that allows something to enter or escape (4) 10 Young unmarried woman (6) 12 Chess piece (6) 13 Forbids (4) 15 Passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft or train (5) 16 Generally incompetent and ineffectual (5) 18 Extremely small (9)
Down 1 Unhappy (3) 2 Cooperative unit, especially in sports (4) 3 Traditional headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head (6) 4 Infectious childhood disease (7) 6 Skeleton of a motor vehicle (7) 8 Error (7) 9 Building or room where books are kept (7) 11 Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past (6) 14 Caress or greet by touching with the lips (4) 17 Fasten or secure with a rope, string or cord (3)
English - Spanish
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across 1 Peine (4) 3 Paraguas (8) 9 Charity (7) 10 Hamlet (5) 11 Autumn (5) 12 Podrido (6) 14 To tear up (6) 16 Spark (from fire, electricity) (6) 19 Ortiga (6) 21 Discutir (5) 24 Cups (5) 25 Casita (de campo) (7) 26 Surtido (8) 27 Lake (4)
Down 1 Puppy (8) 2 Blackbird (5) 4 Ripe (6) 5 Asado (5) 6 Escaleras de mano (7) 7 Abbot (4) 8 Language (6) 13 Porter (airport, railway station) (8) 15 Estornudos (7) 17 Salud (6) 18 Rescate (6) 20 To cough (5) 22 Good-looking (f) (5) 23 Other (f) (4)
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.
Nonagram 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.
LOTTERY
TARGET:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
8
30
34
44
45
57
BONUS BALL
31
Saturday August 3
Good: 17 Very good: 25
1
3
22
29
31
37
BONUS BALL
34
Excellent: 32 EURO MILLIONS
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Tuesday July 30
BONUS BALL
cede cedi deft dent dice diet dine dint edit feed fend find iced need teed tend tide tied cited edict feted fetid fiend fined indie tined deceit decent defect define deific fenced indict indite deficit edifice eidetic enticed feinted incited definite feticide infected DEFICIENT
15
20
23
3 6
40
27
Friday August 2
BONUS BALL
13
22
33
2 5
50
44
EL MILLON: TLQ25913
Sudoku
LA PRIMITIVA
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.
Thursday August 1
BONUS BALL
6
11
21
22
28
41
37
Saturday August 3
10
13
27
29
37
45
BONUS BALL
40
8
JOKER: 9 615 914
48
43
BONUS BALL
49
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
ENGLISH-SPANISH
CRYPTIC Across:
1 Butcher, 5 Sepia, 8 Split, 9 Needles, 10 Enojado, 12 Those, 13 Owners, 15 Noises, 18 Peral, 19 Conocer, 21 Prestar, 22 Donde, 23 Leyes, 24 Degrees.
1 Span, 3 Reptiles, 9 Avoided, 10 Embed, 11 India, 12 Report, 14 Lairds, 16 Sprain, 19 Chumps, 21 Smear, 24 Merit, 25 Averred, 26 Nitrogen, 27 Tsar.
Down:
Down:
1 Bostezo, 2 Toldo, 3/22 Hot dog, 4 Rincón, 5 Sweetcorn, 6 Pillows, 7 Aisle, 11 Abrelatas, 14 Nursery, 16 Streets, 17 Scared, 18 Pupil, 20 Canoe.
1 Spaniels, 2 Avoid, 4 Endure, 5 Twerp, 6 Liberia, 7 Soda, 8 Edward, 13 Intruder, 15 Inherit, 17 Pastel, 18 Estate, 20 Motto, 22 Earns, 23 Oman.
QUICK
KAKURO
Across: 1 Grotesque, 7 Alike, 9 Amass, 10 Edit, 11 Nadir, 14 Dazed, 15 Dove, 18 Unite, 19 Laser, 20 Incessant.
Down: 2 Trek, 3 Scarab, 4 Unanimous, 5 Eager, 6/16 Ask out, 8 Imitation, 12 Revere, 13 Heart, 17 Alms.
CODE BREAKER
After a few recent excesses, bad habits can prove hard to shake off. Remember that any time of the year is a good time to make a fresh start. Don't put off looking after your health any more than you would put off stashing a cheque in the bank. Use it or lose it?
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
Others may be changing their minds, and generally being a bit of a pain. That may irritate you but it is no reason to change your plans. Both you and your colleagues will be glad that you did in the longer term. You may need to find some peace and space for yourself come the weekend.
It happens that energy is sometimes low. Take the chance to read up on why this could be. You may think that you know it all, but in this world there is no chance of that. Maybe you are out of touch generally, or just out of touch with your own needs. Give building your strength priority. How much better you will cope with extra energy.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Looking back over the past few months you will realise that fine adjustments are needed. Both your working life and diet need attention, so be determined that progress made will continue apace. Certainly, you have no qualms about facing any problems straight on. You thrive on responsibility and there is no shortage of that at the moment.
Now that you are feeling much better, it will be tempting to put aside your healthy eating and exercise, but if you remember what a difference it makes it would be silly to stop now. Enlist the help of a friend or two in keeping the momentum going.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
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LEO (July 24 - August 23)
Keep up the pace this week so that you have plenty to discuss and 'write home about’. With your mind so active, you are capable of doing in a day what would normally take a week. By-pass those who try to slow you down. There will be plenty of time to be a plod later.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA 37
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With so much going on, you are in danger of burning yourself to a frazzle. You won't realise until you have done it, so make a point of getting some peace and quiet, preferably both of them at the same time. Relax and don't even think about things that are unchangeable. Time will sort out most things for you.
8
JOKER: 5 462 477
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS
Saturday August 3
IRISH LOTTO
Average: 12
Across:
23
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There are so many things to do or try that you should be spoiled for choice. No, don't settle down in front of the TV. Get out, make some friends and aim to learn something new every day. That may only be the name of your neighbour on the bus but it counts. You are charming and urbane, so don't keep it all to yourself.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) When your feelings are so positive, which they should be now, it is hard to remember that they have ever been any other way. You may have a plan in mind for a new activity to get the adrenalin flowing. How much more enjoyable, though, to find someone to share this with you. Book that course and maybe you will meet them there.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Leave nothing to chance when it comes to your health. Although you are feeling good now you will soon have problems because you are more concerned with others than yourself. This can be good but can also be overdone. You know how good you can feel. Increase this by simply not accepting second-best treatment.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Your tendency to see yourself through the eyes of others can lead you to undervalue your worth. This could see you going pear-shaped, emotionally. Try not to believe everything that you are told because there are always at least two ways of seeing things. Be positive. You are capable of so much. Take care of your needs on a daily basis.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Concentrate on your physical needs this week and spend much more time on yourself. There will be plenty of opportunities to look after others when you are feeling 100 per cent yourself. Stay in control of day-today plans.
QUIZ: HA HA HA All the answers are words that begin with the letters HA 1. According to Greek mythology, what is both the name of the underworld abode of the souls of the dead and also another name for Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone? 2. Begun in AD 122, what is the name of the Roman defensive wall across northern England, stretching from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east (about 120 km, 74 miles)? 3. From the Latin for ‘you shall have the body’, in law what name is given to a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention? 4. Introduced in The Crab with the Golden Claws, what is the name of the merchant marine sea captain who is Tintin's best friend? 5. Originally built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453 and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century, what is the name of the sixth century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul?
6. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country in the Caribbean, occupying the western third of the island of Hispaniola? 7. What name is given to a dealer in small items used in sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread? 8. What surname is shared by the US rock’n’roll singer who was backed by the Comets and the Afro-American author who wrote a fictionalised account of tracing his family roots back to Africa? 9. What was the name of the nightclub and music venue in Manchester that became famous in the Madchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s? Despite considerable and persistent financial troubles, it survived until 1997, mainly supported by record sales from New Order. 10. Which city is the provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia? Not a lot of people know that… Shakespeare’s play Hamlet has given us a whole host of famous phrases, including: to the manner born, cruel to be kind, neither a borrower nor a lender be, brevity is the soul of wit, this mortal coil and hoist with one’s own petard.
Answers: 1. HADES, 2. HADRIAN’S WALL, 3. HABEAS CORPUS, 4. HADDOCK, 5. HAGIA SOFIA/SOPHIA, 6. HAITI, 7. HABERDASHERS, 8. HALEY (Bill and Alex), 9. HAÇIENDA , 10. HALIFAX
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FRIDAY - 9 AUGUST
12:45pmBritain in Bloom 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm 800 Words 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Good Morning Dagenham 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Serengeti 10:00pmFake or Fortune? 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pmMurdered by My Father 12:50am Who Do You Think You Are?
9:00am This Farming Life 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Curious Creatures 2:30pm Getting the Builders in 3:15pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Life Story 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm This Farming Life 10:00pm Broke 11:00pm Vic & Bob's Big Night Out 11:30pm Newsnight
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world. 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm Skies Above Britain 10:00pmOperation Wild 11:00pmFrom Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature Physicist Helen Czerski explores the science of temperature. 12:00am Joan of Arc: God's Warrior 1:00am The Secret History of My Family
11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 10:00pmSecret Teacher 11:00pmThis Way Up 11:35pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmDream House, Nightmare Neighbour 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 9:00pm Britain's Parking Hell 10:00pm Vegas 24/7 11:00pm Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm 800 Words 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Good Morning Dagenham 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Hold the Sunset 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Room 101 Extra Storage
3:15pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Life Story 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pmFosse/Verdon 10:45pmQI XL 11:30pmNewsnight 12:00am Weather
8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories. 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm BBC Proms 2019 11:30pmBBC Proms 2019 12:45am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:15am Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman 2:45am Reggae Fever: David Rodigan 3:45am The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel Djs Rodney P's career as a rapper would not have been possible without the lifeblood of pirate radio airplay in the 1980s.
11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pmThe Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan 12:05am Friday Night Dinner
10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmGPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmThe Wrong Student 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 9:00pm Crossrail: Where Did It All Go Wrong? 10:00pmCelebrity 5 Go Barging 11:20pmDirty Dancing
2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Ross Kemp Living With 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Eat, Shop, Save 10:00pmPolice, Camera, Action! 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmLong Lost Family: What Happened Next 12:45am Tenable
9:30am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pmDress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmThe Hangover Part II 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover Part II
7:00am Coronation Street 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am George and Mildred 11:35am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Coronation Street 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:25pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Law & Order: UK 1:05am Inspector Morse
7:25am The Saint 8:20am Kojak 9:15am Quincy, M.E. 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:30pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm River Monsters 8:30pm River Monsters 9:00pm Fishing Allstars 10:00pm The Living Daylights James Bond crosses the continents to help a KGB agent to defect to the West. 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmThe Living Daylights 12:45am Lethal Weapon
11:25am Rugby Greatest Games England v New Zealand 2nd Test from December 1997. 11:30am Sky Sports News 12:00pm Sky Sports News 1:00pm PGA Tour Profiles 1:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf 4:30pm Live Ladies European Tour Golf 7:30pm Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket Middlesex v Surrey. Coverage of the South Division match from Lord's. 10:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News
10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather
8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 12:15pmDress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmThe Hangover Part III 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover Part III 12:05am Family Guy
7:00am Coronation Street 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmFoyle's War
7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:10am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals Doyle is given a deadly new rifle for testing, but the weapon is promptly stolen. 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm World Series of Darts: Brisbane 12:00am Assassins 1:10am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.
8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:30am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 11:25am Rugby Greatest Games 11:30am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 1:00pm PGA Tour Profiles A look at the career of Anirban Lahiri. 1:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf 4:30pm Live Ladies European Tour Golf 8:00pm Live FNF 11:30pmSky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Sky Sports News
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A BIT of a rant this week (so what’s new, I hear you say!). First off, news that struggling British high streets experienced their worst month in 24 years in May as sales fell at the highest rate on record potentially leading to further closures. Followed by reports that more than 200 Boots stores across the UK could be closed by their American owners in a bid to cut costs, Boots join the list of a string of well-known names suffering in the tough high street environment. Last year, Poundworld, Toys R Us and Maplin all went bust and disappeared altogether. Other household names - Homebase, Mothercare, Carpetright and New Look - were forced into restructuring deals with their landlords, closing hundreds of stores. Changing consumer behaviour as shoppers spend more on experiences and increasing concerns about the economic outlook post-Brexit are continuing to wreak havoc on the industry. Yet if British high streets are being left empty, then Primark, which notched up 50 years in business in June, seems indestructible. Sales increased by 4 per cent in the six months to March, while established brands (such as Debenhams and LK Bennett) were going belly up and, under pressure from online shopping
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LOW POINT: May was the worst month in 24 years. and popular fast-fashion brands, the fate of Sir Philip Green’s Topshop empire was left hanging by a thread (see what I did there?). And it’s even more surprising that the UK’s biggest fashion retailer by volume (though not by value) has succeeded without moving into online shopping. Basically, Primark’s message is: if you want it, you have to get off your **** and go buy it. And clearly mega-crowds do. Its brand-new Birmingham mega-store is almost a tourist destination, day-trippers magnetised by its in-store blow-dry bar, beauty salon and Disney-themed cafe. Primark proves that brands can’t just stay still. Companies have to keep reinventing
themselves with fresh products - trading on past glories no longer cuts it. Nonetheless, it’s sad that with fewer Boots around soon there’ll be nothing much left on the high street bar betting shops and Oxfam... Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and (now) audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Can they pay him less? I am 71 years old, retired, and I receive a state pension from the UK. At the last municipal elections I was elected councillor. I was told that I am not entitled to the retribution of €16,000 per year which the other part-time councillors receive, because this salary is incompatible with my pension. Instead, I am offered a payment of €700 a month for attending the monthly ‘Information Commission’ meetings and €300 a month for attending the council meetings. If I don’t attend, I don’t get paid. I do not receive any expenses or benefits. This sounds wrong to me. Can you please tell me if the decision taken by the town hall is correct? S B (Costa Blanca) In principle, yes, it is correct. Spanish YOU AND THE law states that a LAW IN SPAIN pensioner can earn up to the amount of the legal minimum wage without affecting the amount of his pension. After a big jump last year the legal minimum wage for 2019 is almost €10,000. The councillor’s salary of €16,000 is well above this. Because the Spanish tax man cannot reduce your UK pension, it seems they have found a way around this.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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I READ the news of Spain’s PSOE and Podemos failing to agree to a coalition with despair and I see it as a missed opportunity. I had looked forward to a new government that would serve the interests of workers here in Spain rather than those of big business. As a Brit I have watched as rightwing governments there and in Spain loot and pillage their countries to serve their corporate puppet masters. Taxes for the wealthiest have been slashed while ordinary people have been punished with brutal austerity regimes. PSOE and Podemos had a chance to put an end to this but they failed to take it. Their failure to put aside party politics and unite on a left-wing basis is tragic but it will ultimately be the working class, not they, who pay the price. The two party’s lack of political vision may allow reaction to rear its ugly head. Owen Carlson
Possible backlash DEAR Leapy Lee Totally agree with you on items of your manifesto (Issue 1776). Unfortunately difficult for people that agree with you to be outspoken on these matters as would be called RxxxxT. Good luck. Sue Gell
In support DEAR Leapy It was with great delight we read and re-read your article (What if manifesto, 1776). Our top 10 are as follows 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 18, 23 and in top place should without any doubt be number 9 - regards introduction of two years national service. Keep on with your thinking because we really enjoy your article every week. Best regards, Lynda and Laurence Patterson
Support? No chance I WAS surprised to read a raft of letters backing Leapy Lee’s rightwing daydream ‘manifesto’ so I thought I would restore impartiality by writing in. The article features all the classic hallmarks of the reactionary right which are now being put into practice across the world to ruthless and inhumane degrees. Nationalist tripe including the reintroduction of national service can be dismissed easily. Why any parent would want their teenage children to be taught to kill people in the service of neo-imperialism is beyond me. But what caught my at-
NATIONAL SERVICE: Should it be re-introduced? tention most were points 10 and 12, where the wanna-be führer explicitly advocates that camps be opened for young offenders and ‘illegal’ immigrants. We’ve seen that before and we know how it turned out. But we also see it today, in Leapy’s
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proposed form, on the southern US border. If you are saying you support Leapy’s manifesto then you ought to research those centres where children are caged and separated from their families and women are forced to drink from toilets. Ernest Peters
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A SCHEME which saw 45 children from Africa’s Western Sahara travel to northern Spain for summer holidays shows what can be achieved with global thinking and international solidarity. The ‘Holidays for Peace’ scheme saw children aged between nine and 12 visit Asturias’ Oviedo. They will not only benefit from cooler climes. Such schemes help both the children and people here in Spain look beyond the narrow confines of nations and see that we are all part of one global community. When people from different backgrounds come together they are able to share ideas, experiences and cultures not only to their benefit, but to the betterment of all. The children can learn that the world offers opportunities for exploration and for making meaningful connections in the most unlikely places with the most unexpected people. Barriers of country, religion, culture and society soon evaporate and what is left is one human being enjoying the company of another. The children will also have much-needed respite from conditions in their home countries that are tough to say the least. Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in the late 1970s. The UN and NGOs have repeatedly denounced the occupation and its associated human rights abuses. The children now have a respite from the fear and suspicion living under such conditions produces. Everyone needs to have holidays to rest, but we should think ourselves fortunate that we do not have to return to such situations.
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Human monkey hybrid No, because if it works the monkeys will be killed and the organs harvested but even then they won't know how long they’ll last in a human body. The Chinese abuse every animal in the world except pandas. Their human rights record runs parallel with Saudi Arabia. Thelma Dance This was attempted 70 years ago in the UK, unfortunately it all went pear shaped, the resulting hybrid was Jeremy Corbyn! The UK government has since that day banned this procedure for fear of more nutcases infesting the UK. Jim Feaviour
Man dies jumping from dam It isn’t social media, it is the way the teen brain is developing. Science has shown that there are huge changes going on in the teen brain - changes in chemistry and in
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Dog stabbed to death after attack If it was an unprovoked attack and they acted in self defence, that’s one thing. However, and as I suspect, maybe the question should be: Why are some people allowed to own dogs who have no
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idea how to treat, train and care for them? Steve Walsh Sometimes animals can snap. They are ill, a disease, exactly the same as humans. We don’t always know the reasons why. Such a sad ending, but if the dog severely injured the woman and continued in the attack. I am sure that anyone would have tried to defend themselves however they could.
Man gets goats he rescued put down For heaven’s sake, leave him alone! Raising your own food has been the norm for thousands of years! The law is there for use where appropriate and this is NOT such a case. Use common sense legal eagles!! Brian Photastic
POLL OF THE WEEK Do you enjoy fish in a chiringuito on a Sunday lunchtime or do you prefer a traditional roast of beef or chicken with all the trimmings? • Traditional roast of beef? • Chicken with all the trimmings?
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JORIS PLU TAKING the leap of faith - what does it mean? For instance, the path you have been walking on until now in your life no longer suits you. Taking the leap of faith means you are willing to go forward, taking the next step in your new positive and wonderful chapter of your life. That is why so many photos about the leap of faith are about jumping. Sometimes or may I say most of the time jumping means not really knowing where you will be landing. And that is called trust. A very, very powerful word. Trust. Trusting that the next step you are going to take will be ok will be the step you need. How many times do you see other people doing this and saying to yourself ‘Wow, I wish I had the nerve to do it. But it all looks so scary, so uncontrollable.’ And most people do not take that
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Leap of faith jump, that leap of faith. Staying in a place where they do not belong any more. And it gives them pain. Pain which is in that moment more ok than the belief, the trust that the next step will be even better for them. Who are we to decide that another person needs to change, needs to take that leap. If at that certain moment a human being needs to stay on the rather safer site than that which is ok. We all have our reasons, our fears, our time to take the leap. Or not take it at all. Sometimes it takes a long time before we jump. That is ok too. There is totally nothing wrong with being happy with where you are in life. But if you keep on hearing
that nagging voice in your head that you have to jump… then just jump. If we listen to our body, heart and soul. Really listen. W e
know very well what is good for us or not. Most of the time we do not trust enough that feeling. Fear and trust. Two powerful words. Taking the leap is about trusting, even though you do not see the net to catch you, knowledge that you will land safely. Think for a moment about all
More than skin deep HEALTHY skin, full of vitality tends to be the preserve of the young and beautiful. As we age our skin loses its elasticity. Skin also becomes thinner and more fragile; glands lose their ability to effectively moisturise the skin and it’s therefore common for older adults to have dry skin. Here are our top tips for keeping you and your skin looking at their best and keeping it that way. Use warm water rather than hot when you wash, and avoid taking too many baths or showers. Use mild cleansers rather than harsh soaps and alcohol-based products. Consider using a fragrance-free moisturiser and keep your skin well hydrated to help prevent the cracking and itchiness that can accompany dry skin. Stay out of the sun, whenever possible, during the time when rays are strongest, 10am to 4pm. Remember you can get sunburnt even when it’s cloudy or when you’re in water. Use broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF of 35 or more. Apply it 15 to 30 minutes before going out and reapply every two hours.
When outside in the sun, wear loose, lightweight, long-sleeved shirts and long pants or long skirts, along with a widebrimmed hat. Also wear sunglasses that block the sun’s rays to protect your eyes. Smoking damages your skin in numerous ways, contributes to wrinkles and generally ages your skin. Blood vessels in the outer layer of skin narrow in smokers, reducing blood flow and depleting the skin of nutrients and oxygen. Collagen and elastin, which provide elasticity in skin, are also damaged by smoking. Even minor nutritional deficiencies can cause rashes, skin lesions and other skin changes. Make sure you’re getting a healthy mix in your diet. Make sure you drink enough water - when you dehydrate, your skin does, too. Lastly, put a humidifier in your home to add moisture to the air, particularly if you use air-conditioning, as these units tend to dry the air. BLOCK THE RAYS: Wear a wide brimmed hat.
GO FOR IT: Take the leap of faith.
those people who took the leap, who jumped. If you ask them, most of them, if not all, will tell you that they have should done this much earlier in life. That the jump was totally fine. That they are so happy with their next step in life. Once we master our jumps in life we will be much happier since we are listening to our inner voice, our soul, what it really wants. From that moment on we will love to jump. We now know how it feels. And it feels good. So practice your jump. One step at a time. And if you need help for your first jump, ask for help. You will receive it. Once someone said… When you are at that point in your life that you are scared to jump… then that is the moment to jump. Otherwise you end up staying in the same place for the rest of your life. Enjoy the leap of faith in your life, enjoy the jump.
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SOCIAL SCENE Market PLACE Here we have compiled all of the markets that take place around Mallorca:
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Wednesday
Calvià, Caimari, Lloret de Vistalegre, Manacor and Montuïri.
Andratx, Capdepera, Felanitx, Petra, Port de Pollença, Santanyí, Selva, Sencelles, Sineu, Vilafranca de Bonany and Colònia de Sant Jordi.
Tuesday Alcúdia, Artà, Campanet, Porreresu and Santa Margalida.
Thursday Ariany, Campos, S´Arenal, Consell, Inca, Pòrtol, Sant Llorenç de
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With fresh produce, local handicrafts and plenty of delicious treats, markets in Mallorca should be top of the list of things to do for both residents and tourists alike. What better way to meet the locals, support local businesses, and integrate in a town than by buying straight from the source? Most of the markets take place between 9am and 3pm with Pollensa being the largest and the markets in Santa Maria, Inca and Sineu amongst the most popular.
Cardassar, Ses Salines, Sant Joan, Lloseta and Deià.
Costitx, Esporles (first Saturday of the month), Palma de Mallorca, Santanyí, Sóller, Santa Eugènia and Santa Margalida.
Friday Alaro, Algaida, Binissalem, Can Picafort, Llucmajor, Maria de la Salut, Pont d’Inca, Son Servera and Sa Cabaneta.
Saturday Búger, Bunyola, Cala Rajada, Campos,
Sunday Alcúdia, Consell, Felanitx, Llucmajor, Muro, Pollensa, Porto Cristo, Santa Maria del Camí, Valldemossa and Sa Pobla.
Aside from general markets around the island, there are also municipal markets in central Palma that sell fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, wine and other food to local residents. Santa Catalina Market is one of the most popular in Palma and attracts locals, restaurant owners and tourists in search of fresh produce, local wines or some lunch in one of the many tapas kiosks inside. On Saturdays the market is teeming with people as the famous, or perhaps infamous, ‘Tardeo’, begins here with hordes of Spanish locals beginning a daytime bar crawl from one of the restaurants near the market. In the Old Town of Palma you will find the Mercat Olivar which, similar to Santa Catalina Market, sells fresh produce and local delicacies. Visitors to this market can enjoy a glass of cava and some oysters at the cava bar inside and then pop to the Mercadona upstairs for your general shopping. Interestingly there is a restaurant inside that will cook anything that you buy in the market or Mercadona to order - definitely beats cooking yourself! Foodies looking for a market experience should head to the San Juan Gastronomic Market in S’Escorxador. This converted slaughterhouse offers open, communal dining with over 20 full time food stalls serving everything from tapas to Thai, ponchos to Peking duck. There are activities and events throughout the year to entertain the crowds and often live music is played at the weekend as people dine. Whatever it is you are looking for from a market, Mallorca really does have something for everyone. Be sure to visit a market inland for a true Mallorcan experience, sip cañas and dine your way through the Gastronomic Market at least once.
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Let me entertain you SINGER Robbie Williams sported a daring new look while holidaying with wife Ayda Field in the Balearic Islands. The 45-year-old Williams
donned a military style hat adorned with a picture of a tiger and teeth to match. He wore colourful face paint to complete the look. A picture posted by Loose Women host Field to Instagram bore the caption: ‘This Tiger Ain’t Sleeping Tonight.’ Other pictures showed Williams continuing the big cat theme when he posed for a picture with pal Karl Brazil in a vest featuring a psychedelic lion. Both pictures come as Williams and Field recently enjoyed a family holiday on Formentura with their daughters
ROARING TIME: Robbie donned tiger face paint in Formentura. Teddy, six, Coco, 10 months and son Charlie, four. Williams and Field wed in 2010. Daughter Teddy was a bridesmaid at Princess Eugenie’s wedding in October.
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How hard can it be? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man What a bunch of aerosols! It drives me nuts. I shake the container and hear plenty of swishing so I assume there is plenty in there, which there is. But after pressing the button nothing, except a little puff of air, comes out. I shake it again, I tilt the container – nothing. How hard can it be to make a product that actually works? This is not an unusual occurrence in the Senker household. There’s the sun creams all packed ready to go to the beach. We get there, find our pitch, move the beds this way and that whilst trying not to remove a layer of skin from my feet whilst walking round the bed. The ice box is in position under the shade. I sit down; get the sun cream - a spray bottle of course for a more even application. I shake the bottle as per instructions, point the nozzle at my legs, and pump three times ... nothing, zilch, nada. I check that I’ve twisted the thingy on the nozzle into the on position.
Yeah, everything is in the correct place. Now I’m staring at it, talking to it, trying to unscrew the - what I now find out is a top that doesn’t unscrew. I’ve paid about €20 for this stuff. I’m on the beach. I can’t take it back because it came from the UK with my daughter. So here are the choices. Go and buy another which I’m not doing. Or I force the top off and try and apply it that way. Of course I go for the brute force and ignorant approach as there is no way I’m buying another one. I finally manage to remove the top and as it comes off the bottle semi explodes showering me with more sun cream than would be needed to protect the two rows of sunbeds in front of me. I can tell my family is really concerned for me by the level of screeching laughter I can hear. Oh well, it can’t get any worse can it? Well not until we get home and Mrs S asks me to help her make a tuna and sweetcorn salad. Good idea - pass me the tuna please. It’s a ring pull can. I get it in the upright positon and pull, simplicity itself, and there is the ring pull sitting there on my finger instead of the tin. OK, back to the tin opener. Why, oh why does this happen to me? Or maybe to you too?
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Roman baths in Casares IF you have a nose for history then a visit to the Baños de la Hedionda (Casares, Malaga) might be a good idea. That is if you also have a nose that can ignore the smell of sulphur in the baths which date back to Roman times and are said to be where the devil breathed out after being expelled from heaven. These sulphurous springs are difficult to reach but are still accessible to the public if somewhat tatty as they have been partly vandalised over the past few years. History records that Roman legionaries on the side of Julius Caesar visited the area in 61AD prior to one of the
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SULPHUROUS SPRING: A chamber in the baths. major battles with the troops of Pompey and those suffering from the skin complaint Scabies were said to have recovered after bathing in the waters. Although it is not confirmed
that Caesar himself was a visitor, work was undertaken in the baths over the centuries by the Romans, Moors and Spanish, and the area next to the Rio Manilva has been declared an area of local cultural interest.
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Ain’t what it used to be CASSANDRA NASH A WEEKLY LOOK - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
THE Left can’t get it together and it’s not all that easy for the Right, especially Albert Rivera. He doesn’t want to be seen cosying up to the ultra-Right, but is too ambitious to renounce the power brought by the three-way Partido Popular Ciudadanos and Vox arrangement. Inside his party, Rivera occupies a political no-man’s-land where he calls the shots in splendid and increasingly autocratic isolation. Ciudadanos founder Francesc de Carreras has left the party, likewise C’ Economy spokesman Toni Roldan. De Carreras lamented that the party is no longer what it set out to be, and Roldan said that Albert Rivera puts his own interests before those of the party and Spain. In an informal online poll in the Catalan daily La Vanguardia 84.65 per cent of participants believed that
Rivera would eventually pay - in votes - for his dalliance and ill-disguised alliance with Vox. And a probable November general election will show whether Rivera paid a bargain price for his Vox-enabled elevation or was sold a pup.
Hitting the big time IF Podemos and the party supremo Pablo Iglesias were destined
to hit the big time, it would have happened by now. Iglesias presumably believed that erupting onto the political scene in the European elections of 2014 by taking five seats had set the pattern for Podemos’ national trajectory. Support amongst the undecided and politically-uncommitted has drifted away with each national, regional and local election, but
Iglesias and Podemos nomenclature have not yet received and digested this message. If, as he maintained, Iglesias really did hope for a left-wing progressive government, he would have put his own ambitions to one side and voted in favour of Pedro Sanchez in the investiture debate. The other half of the Unidas Podemos tandem, Izquierda Uni-
Loser takes all
da, increasingly favours backing Sanchez, asking for nothing in return. After all, it is more blessed to give than receive and Sanchez would have been - could still be eternally in their debt. Trouble is, Iglesias knew that a role in a putative Sanchez government, even in the shadows, was his only remaining chance of hitting the big time. He blew it and the small time is all he can expect now.
Genderless offence
THE latest Centro de Investigacion Sociologica (CIS) poll put Pedro Sanchez and the PSOE on 41.3 per cent of the vote. The Partido Popular took second place with 13.7 per cent and Unidas Podemos’s measly 13.1 per cent overtook Ciudadanos’ measlier 12.3 per cent. Vox slid downhill to 4 per cent. Ironically Sanchez’s investiture has defeat hurt him less than his rivals, especially Albert Rivera whose anti-Sanchez veto has done him more harm than good. Anti-Sanchez.
NOT long ago a Vox councillor, observing a minute’s silence after a woman was killed by her partner, stood several metres away from mourning fellow-councillors of all parties. She regretted the death, she said, but insisted that gender played no part in ‘inter-family’ violence. What else to call it when a male kills a female partner? Apart from murder?
Choices , choices: have them both? NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England TWO cars on the horizon are the Lotus Evija and the Mercedes-AMG GT R. Both are looking for buyers now, yet one you may have to wait a little longer for delivery than the other. So time enough to get sated rather than bored before having yet more fun with the second. The Mercedes-AMG GT R is available now for deliveries in the autumn and uses a hand built biturbo four-litre V8 engine to push this supercar from 0 to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds. The Lotus Evija will go a little faster, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves as they are very different cars.
Back to the Mercedes-AMG, its top speed is electronically limited to 197 miles hour. Yes, that’s a lot and there are going to be few roads that will permit the attempt to reach that top speed without winning a long conversation with an angry speed cop and a large fine. Though of course there is always the track if you really must push through the gate. The Roadster has a triple layered soft top whose elaborate structure is fitted with what Mercedes describe as an ‘acoustic mat’ to reduce noise. The soft top is naturally made to be opened and closed and comes in three colours black, red or beige. Why beige? No idea, though thoughtfully the soft top may be deployed while at a standstill to entertain the gawping pedestrian or at speeds of to 31 mph, a very precise and German upper limit. Fully kitted with AMG highlights and enhancements from the Performance Exhaust to the Performance Headlights, ‘climatised seats with a memory package; air
Lotus Evija dihedral doors open via keyfob.
Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster ready for the Autobahn.
scarf with neck level heating,’ the Roadster is on the road from £178,000. The Lotus Evija, emits no carbon at all. It’s also the first British all electric Hypercar meaning it has a top speed of 200mph and will get from 0 to 62 mph in less than three seconds. Weighing in at just 1,680 kg’s the Evija is certainly no MercedesAMG GT R the aesthetic is utterly different while both convey even while stationary the capacity for agility, speed and savage yet controlled acceleration they do so with utterly different sensibilities. The Evija has a range of 250 miles or 400 km and will enter production in 2020 to reserve a production slot, there are just 130 slots as this is a very limited edition will entail a £250,000 deposit with an on the road cost from £1.7 million each. The Evija benefits from a power train developed by the scion of the F1 and Formula E Williams racing team, and Lotus’s technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering. Lotus and WAE have developed a mid mounted power pack immediately behind the two seats that supplies energy to the four powerful e-motors, with a target
weight of just 1680kgs Lotus expect the Evija to be the lightest pure electric Hypercar to go into series production. The Evija incorporates recently developed techniques and technologies tested on the racetrack from the Formula E series as well as Le Mans. Inspired by Le Mans race cars an intriguing exterior element are the Venturi Tunnels which pierces each rear quarter of the Evija, directing airflow through the bodyshell. A visual exclamation mark yet this design element pursues a concept known as ‘porosity’ the delivery of high energy air flow to the rear of the car, this reduces the low pressure behind the car and so reduces drag. The car goes faster! When viewed from the rear each Venturi tunnel is illuminated with red LED evoking the afterburner effect of a fighter jet especially when seen at night. To make the point Lotus fit an extra LED hidden within the tunnel to illuminate its interior. Two supercars with striking exteriors, two super powerful powertrains, two amazing decisions to make or just one. Which to choose? An entertaining time to be hand in making the choice. Nick Horne, London, England
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Landlords’ winter goldmine LANDLORDS are opening their homes to students in record numbers. Spain’s student renters are now among the fastest growing demographics in the property market. The rise in students searching for their own shared flats has not gone unnoticed by homeowners looking for a solution to the seasonality problem. Students fit the mould perfectly. Rents are typically from September to May or June, just when rates can be
dramatically raised for summer. On average students also pay more per month than working tenants for their rent. And it is not just Madrid and Barcelona who are benefiting from the student expansion. Strong student populations exist in Sevilla, Malaga, Valencia, Asturias and Granada. More and more young Spanish are moving to different cities to study, away MALAGA: More and more young Spanish are moving to different cities to study.
Digital housing sector THE digital advance of Spain’s housing sector has seen a variety of new, innovative real estate companies move into the marketplace. Most of these newcomers operate solely online and offer an alternative approach to traditional agents. They offer niche services in the hundreds of minimarketplaces which exist w i t h i n t h e s e c t o r. T h o u sands of Spaniards are now employing normal real estate agents, but searching online for more op-
tions when it comes to legal advice, property searches, market reports and a huge swathe of other related property services. This emergent new sector is growing so popular it even has its own name in Spain. It is dubbed ‘PropTech,’ combining two English words to appear even more modern. It includes a huge range of companies, from those who print nifty attentiongrabbing For Sale adverts, to others offering comprehensive persona l i s e d proper-
DIGITAL: Niche online markets are the new face of Spanish property.
ty advice. Few of these developments would be considered new in the UK, but are a fresh input to a Spanish property market which is enjoying its recovery after losing almost a decade of progress to the crisis. There’s a darker side to PropTech too though. Ironically it can also be used against the millennial generation who are most technologically equipped to embrace it.
Landlords are now employing PropTech companies to scour social media to perform effective background checks on potential tenants or buyers. Wi t h p r i v a c y l a rg e l y a figment of 20th century imagination, it doesn’t take long for a professional to piece together a complete p i c t u r e o f a n a p p l i c a n t ’s employment status, personality, music tastes and liability to fall behind on rent or mortgage payments.
from the parental nest. They also want the independence of distinct accommodation, rather than opting for halls of residence. The halls themselves are being spruced up and advertised to Chinese students at eye watering prices. Landlords are able to demand a reference and a parental guarantee to ensure deposits are paid, the rent is timely and the place isn’t a pit by the end of the contract.
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BARRY DUKE FELLA approaches me in a bar, points at the fearsome demon’s head, all teeth and horns, that I have tattooed on my upper right arm and asks ‘did that hurt?’ ‘Sure,’ I replied, ‘but the pain was exquisite.’ I added: ‘But it was nothing compared to the agony of having a lizard inked on my right buttock.’ ‘Oooh, can I see it?’ was his response. As we were the only people in the place, and because the bartender, polishing glasses, had his back turned to us, I exposed it. There was a long silence before he exclaimed ‘that doesn’t look like a lizard, it’s more like Godzilla!’ The moment I got home, I rushed to a mirror to see what he was on about - and was horrified to discover that time and the loss of skin elasticity had transformed the cute wee reptile into a bloody great monster.
Addicted to ink
EXQUISITE PAIN: ... and even the Pope approves. Gone, alas, was the pert little butt that once won me the ‘Rear of the Year ’ title in a gay nightclub competition 52 years ago. My addiction to tattoos was triggered when my t h e n p a r t n e r, B r i a n , a n nounced on our 15th an-
niversary 31 years ago that his gift to me was a red rose. ‘So, where is it?’ I asked. ‘Oh,’ he replied, ‘we’ve yet to get it. Put on some clothes and I’ll take you there.’ ‘There’ turned out to be a tattoo parlour in Soho,
London. Brian introduced me to Simon, the needle man, and showed me the rose he’d chosen for my left upper arm. ‘You’ll always think of me when you look at it,’ he said. And I still do, 23 years after I lost him to cancer in 1996.
Filled with trepidation, I let Simon get to work, and with the pain came a feeling of exhilaration that I’d before experienced. This, I later discovered, was because needles release endorphins in the brain. ‘Endorphins are your body’s natural pain relievers’ Lisa Barretta, author of Conscious Ink: The Hidden Meaning of Tattoos, says. ‘These chemicals come directly from the brain, flooding your body. Endorphins are ‘feel-good’ chemicals that help us realise on some level that we are more resilient to pain than we think. It can become a deeply therapeutic process, for that very reason.’ She sure got that right. Soon I was back to Simon for more, and in the process discovered to my astonishment that his biggest client base comprised New York Catholic
priests. It started, he said, when one was on a visit to the UK, and was so pleased with the piece he’d had done that word spread like wildfire among his colleagues. ‘I’m guessing they all wanted religious tattoos,’ I surmised. Simon chortled ‘oh no, demons were mainly their thing.’ Seeing the look of surprise on my face, he confided that one an archbishop no less wanted his dangly bits coloured red and blue. Ouch! Then I learned that, in 2018, Pope Francis told aspiring young priests ‘not to be scared of tattoos’ and to use them as a talking-point to encourage dialogue. But what kind of dialogue can be encouraged by having brightly coloured testicles? Your guess, dear reader, is as good as mine.
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THE names of all Lamborghini’s cars are derived from the world of bullfighting. The Diablo and Murcielago are both the names of famous bulls, while the Estoque is the style of sword that Matadors use.
New 2019 Ford Focus ST FORD has released details of the all-new Focus ST, which they claim delivers nimble hot-hatchback thrills in a stylish, comfortable and practical family car. A new generation of Ford’s 2.3-litre EcoBoost all-aluminium engine is the most powerful ever offered for a Focus ST. Using advanced turbocharging technology to deliver 280 PS power at 5,500 rpm and 420 Nm of torque from 3,000 rpm to 4,000 rpm. Alternatively, Ford’s 190 PS 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engine model, delivers peak power at 3,500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque between 2,000 rpm and 3,000 rpm and 360 Nm from 1,500 rpm, which give acceleration of Zero-
ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher HONDA’S Jazz hatchback has been a very popular model in recent years, appealing to those who look for reliability and low running costs, but are not too concerned about sporty performance. However, the Jazz is now available with a more punchy 1.5-litre petrol engine which will widen its appeal to younger buyers who tend to prefer more zesty performance and sharper handling. The previous 1.3-litre 101 hp petrol engine is still available, but the new 1.5-litre unit packs 128 hp, and with a sixspeed manual gearbox (a CVT auto gearbox is an option) delivers a quick 0-100 kph time of 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 190 kph (118 mph). Average fuel economy is 17 kpl (47.9 mpg) and emissions are 133 g/km. With this larger engine in my upper-spec Sport Navi test model, there was not only an immediate performance boost but a whole new persona for the Jazz because it has also had an exterior make-over to
NEW GENERATION: 2019 Ford Focus ST.
100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 7.6 seconds for the five-door model. Ford’s first application of an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD) for a front-wheel-drive vehicle further enhances the cornering and stability. The car comes with a
choice of sixspeed manual or quick-shifting new sevenspeed automatic transmission, and for the first time, a selectable Drive Modes technology is introduced to the Focus ST, enabling drivers to adjust the vehicle’s character to suit the driving scenario.
The Focus ST also benefits from a comprehensive range of technologies introduced for the all-new Focus in 2018, which includes: • Adaptive Cruise Control now enhanced with Stop & Go, Speed Sign Recognition and Lane-Centring for effortlessly negotiating stop-start traffic • Ford’s Adaptive Front Lighting System with new camera-based predictive curve light and sign-based light that pre-adjust headlamp patterns for improved visibility by monitoring bends in the road and road signs • Active Park Assist 2 that operates gear selection, acceleration and braking in addition to steering, to enable fullyautomated manoeuvres at the push of a button • Ford’s first Head-up display helping drivers focus their attention on the road ahead • Evasive Steering Assist, a technology that helps drivers steer around stopped or slower vehicles to help avoid collisions • The Focus ST 2.3-litre EcoBoost delivers from 7.9 l/100 km fuel efficiency, and from 179 g/km CO2 emissions.
Honda Jazz Sport Navi control, auto lights, touchscreen infotainment unit with connectivity and smartphone mirroring, sat-nav, forward collision warning, lane-keep assistance, and auto city braking system. Jazz prices start at €16,290 (£14,600) and there are several trim levels, with my Sport Navi version at €20,383 (£18,250). With the new engine option, forceful new styling and with Honda’s legendary reliability record, the potential market for the Jazz is greatly increased and this sporty version should prove popular.
SPORT NAVI: With forceful new styling. give it a bolder and more potent look, which helps it compete in a tough sector which includes rivals such as the Ford Fiesta, VW Polo and Toyota Yaris. The Jazz also boasts lighter suspension for more agile handling and a new damper system which improves ride quality, so out on the road it excels with responsive acceleration and assured cornering. It is pleasingly comfortable to drive on urban roads and when you leave the city and need more speed, the car revs eagerly and shows it wants to go. Clever use of cabin space means the Jazz is bigger inside than you might expect, and has good occupant space
Facts at a glance Model: Honda Jazz Sport Navi Engine: 1.5 litre petrol Transmission: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 8.7 seconds, top speed 190 kph (118 mph) Economy: 17 kpl (47.9 mpg) Emissions: 133 g/km
Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
front and rear, with wide doors allowing easy access. A large tailgate reveals a 354-litre boot, expandable to 897 litres by folding the rear seats flat. It gets full marks for practicality. And it score highly for equipment too. Standard kit on this model includes fourpowered windows, cruise
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BARCELONA have gone on a mini-tour of the USA without talisman Lionel Messi after he injured a calf during his first training session back after his post Copa America holiday.
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Marquez equals Hailwood record By Dilip Kuner CHAMPIONSHIP leader Marc Marquez reaffirmed his position at the top of the MotoGP standings after another dominant weekend at the Czech Grand Prix in Brno. After equalling Mick Doohan’s 58 career pole positions on Saturday, his win makes him only the fourth rider in modern history to reach 50 top tier victories. The win also means he equals legendary British rider Mike Hailwood’s 76 wins across all classes. Fourth on the all time winner list, Marquez heads to round 11 in Austria with 210 points - 63 points clear of second placed Dovizioso. The race weekend was littered with scattered showers which played right into the Spaniard’s hands. Marquez is rightly known for being fault-
less in mixed conditions. The race start was delayed for 40 minutes after a shower deposited standing water onto the start/finish straight and into turn one. Marquez started from pole after a masterful display in qualifications saw him lead the field by 2.5 seconds. From the start, the factory Honda rider pulled away for a commanding lead and although close rival Andrea Dovioso (Ducatti) would stay with him for the opening stages of the race, he would later drop back as tyre wear came into play. The battle behind the leading two was a close one, with Alex Rins, Jack Miller and Valentino Rossi trading places throughout the early stages. Rossi would fall back leaving the two youngsters to battle for the final position on the podium. Miller managed
to overtake Rins on the penultimate lap for his second podium of the year. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow would cross the line in fifth ahead of Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Fabio Quartararo. Danilo Petrucci was eighth, with Taka Nakagami and Maverick Vinales finishing off the top 10. Marquez said: “I was really concentrated from the beginning as there were still some wet patches, especially at turn one. I knew I needed to keep my rhythm as the Yamaha riders were starting from behind and they were strong in warm up. “Then I saw that Dovi was behind me so I had to keep pushing
and pushing. I had a little warning on lap 10 because that is when I started to push more to try and open the gap. “Delaying the race was the best decision that could have been made because the
track was in a mixed condition and it could have been quite dangerous. A crazy weekend with the weather, but the
whole Repsol Honda Team were perfect and helped me a lot to achieve victory!”
DOMINANT: Marquez racked up his 50th victory in MotoGP.