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A MAN jailed for a crime he claims he did not commit has spoken of his hell behind bars. British man David Todd claims he was wrongly identified as an offender and convicted despite his friend finally owning up to the crime. David was on holiday in Magaluf when a fight with a club bouncer resulted in him serving three years for GBH. The TV programme, Young, Dumb and Banged Up in the Sun, features the story of David, from Bristol, who says the experience ruined his life. On the last night of his holiday, a fight broke out between his friend and a bouncer in which the bouncer was blinded when his friend hit him with a bottle. As the fight broke up the bouncer targeted David as he believed that he was guilty of the attack. David was beaten and, when the police arrived, was arrested and subsequently taken to court where he was charged with grievous bodily harm and faced a prison sentence of up to 13 years. David was jailed in Palma, along with murderers and hard-
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Man’s jail hell RUINED: A man was jailed for three years for a crime that he did not commit in Magaluf. ened criminals, and faced beatings during his time there. The friend who had actually attacked the bouncer ultimately confessed to David’s father and flew over to Mallorca to set the record straight. David thought the confession would result in his release
but during an identity parade, the bouncer pointed out David as he believed he had carried out the attack. His friend returned to the UK and David was told he would face 13 years in prison unless he paid £65,000 for a shorter sentence.
David’s father managed to take a loan and sell everything to raise the money and David spent two months in a Madrid jail before serving the remainder of his three-year sentence in the UK. David missed out on his son’s first three years, he missed his wife, and went through hell for a crime that he did not commit. In the programme he says: “I’ve got a message for the doorman: you got the wrong guy and totally ruined my life. I don’t know if I could ever forgive you.”
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Snap election bid fails LAST night Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s motion for a snap general election failed to achieve the required number of votes to win. Johnson was 136 votes short for an early election. The Fixed Term Parliament Act requires a two-thirds majority of the whole House of Commons. MPs voted 298 for and 56 against. Some 434 votes were needed to win. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn had made it clear he would not support the motion last night. He wanted the new Brexit Bill passed into law before fighting a General Election. At the time of going to press, peers in the House of Lords were still voting on amendments to the business motion which aims at ensuring the no-deal bill has time to become law before the suspension of Parliament. We’ll be keeping you up-to-date with the very latest news online. Visit our website, euroweeklynews.com.
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NEWS EXTRA La Nit de l’Art PALMA’S annual art festival is set to take place on September 19. Galleries, museums and art studios stay open later to show off their art with events happening all over the city. People from all over the world come to buy and exhibit art.
Classic Week PORT ADRIANO will host the first Mallorca Classic week from September 1922. The five-day event will showcase classic cars, motorbikes and yachts for the public and people can also participate. Entry to the event is free for all spectators.
Spain protest A PROTEST has been scheduled for October 12 at midday in Plaza de España to defend the right to speak whichever language people wish to on the island. More information can be found on www.hispanohablantes.com
Building collapse A COLLAPSING building brought traffic to a standstill in Palma quay. The old building of the Port Authority, located on the Palma quay, suffered a partial collapse on Monday morning. The building is completely empty inside due to the renovation works that are being carried out and only the façade remains. One of the building’s ledges has given way and fortunately, nobody was injured. A total of 40m of the ledge of the south façade and 15 metres of the east façade collapsed with the debris falling to the ground, although it only caused minor material damage. Firefighters arrived at the building to assess the situation and determined the structure of the building was safe. Two lanes of traffic were closed which caused substantial traffic jams in the area. Work is now being carried out to ensure the building is stable.
COLLAPSED: Firefighters determined the structure of the building was safe.
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Islands top crime rate CRIME per head of population in the Balearic Islands is the highest in Spain. The islands have recorded the highest crime rate in Spain in the last 12 months with 68.4 criminal offences per 1,000 inhabitants reported in the community which is substantially higher than the national average of 46.6 offences per 1,000 inhabitants. Mallorca recorded the largest increase with 68 criminal offences per 1,000 inhabitants in the last 12 months. The crime rate also increases during the summer months due to the influx of millions of tourists.
Food poisoning affects 91 people FOOD poisoning has left 91 people ill in Palma. The Public Health Department have declared that a total of 91 people have been affected by food poisoning, allegedly from Dragon Sushi in Calle Blanquerna in Palma.
Of the 91 people, 19 have tested positive for salmonella and the others have visited hospitals around the capital with severe cases of gastroenteritis. According to the latest data from the Epidemiology Service, of the 91 people,
42 are women and 49 are men, seven of the victims are under the age of 14. The restaurant has been closed down by the authorities amid reports it had no hot water, and that cooked meat and raw meat was stored together.
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THE Cala Nova Cancer Charity Shop is hosting a coffee morning at Heroes in Portals on September 27 at 11am for Macmillan Cancer Support. A light lunch will be available for those that stay and a tombola and all proceeds go to charity.
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A 70-YEAR-OLD tourist has drowned at the beach in Alcudia. The man was pulled out of the water on Wednesday at 1.30pm and a lifeguard tried to resuscitate him. Paramedics arrived and tried unsuccessfully to save the man.
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Climber falls FIREFIGHTERS rescued a 30year-old climber on Tuesday who had suffered a fall on the climbing route of Gorg Blau, in the Escorca area. Troops from the Mountain Rescue Group of Inca and Soller took part in the rescue.
Annie in Palma THE sun will come out tomorrow. After five successful seasons in Madrid, the spectacular production of the Broadway musical, Annie, will be at Palma Auditorium September 13-15 for the audience to sing along with. Tickets start at €28 and are selling fast.
Kyle Eastwood KYLE, the eldest son of Oscarwinning actor and director Clint Eastwood, will return to Mallorca on November 2. The composer of soundtracks such as ‘One Million Dollar Baby’ and ‘Invictus’ will perform at the Jazz Voyeur Festival. Tickets on sale from September 9 at mallorcatickets.com.
Obsessive calls A MAN who called his ex-partner 518 times in a month and a half was sentenced on Monday to 60 days of community service and a two and a half year restraining order after reaching an agreement with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution.
Yacht fire FOOTAGE has emerged of a 33metre Bilgin motor yacht named d’angleterre on fire in Mallorca. A dramatic video shows plumes of smoke billowing out from below deck before flames begin to engulf the entire aft portion of the yacht.
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MAYHEM: For one day a year, the streets of Buñol turn red for the annual La Tomatina Festival.
World’s biggest food fight THERE was food glorious food in the village of Buñol in the Valencia region last week. Thousands of revellers took to the streets to compete in a unique spectacle, the La Tomatina Festival. Dubbed as the world’s largest food fight, nearly 22,000 people showed up dressed in goggles and old clothes, armed with over 180,000 freshly ripe tomatoes, ready to cause mayhem. The festival started in 1945 when a street fight broke out in a vegetable market in the Valencian village.
The local youth decided that they had so much fun throwing the vegetables at each other they did the same again the following year, only this time they were armed with tomatoes, and so the tradition began. This year, nearly 145 tonnes of tomatoes will be transported in via six lorries, ready to be hurled at fellow party goers. Due to the huge popularity of the event, this year’s festival was ticketed, with 17,000 going on general sale, with another 5,000 for village residents free
of charge. Extra security was also drafted in after the recent violent attacks in Valencia, ensuring the event ran without incident. The tomatoes in the festival come from Extremadura, lauded for their cheap price, low quality and inferior taste, meaning that participants don’t feel too bad about squandering one of Spain’s most prized foodstuffs. And what happens after the streets empty and the clean-up starts? The town looks brand new as the acidity of the tomatoes acts as a disinfectant.
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Beaten unconscious British man stabbed A YOUNG man was brutally beaten and left unconscious by four men of North African origin on the Paseo Maritimo in Palma in an attempt to rob him. The events took place on Sunday morning at around 4am, at the gates of two well-known establishments on Avenida Gabriel Roca. It is reported that the victim left the establishment to get some air when he was surrounded by the men who began to beat him. When he was unconscious he was robbed of his belongings. Some tourists came to help the man and called 112 who sent the police and an ambulance. The paramedics checked the man at the scene before transferring him to Son Llatzer Hospital. National Police are investigating the incident and checking CCTV and taking witness statements in order to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
A BRITISH man was stabbed in Magaluf in the early hours of Monday morning. It has been reported by the police that four British tourists were on the beach near the Magaluf strip when they caught a thief trying to steal their belongings. As they approached the man and attempted to protect their belongings he broke a bottle and stabbed one of the men in the abdomen with it. The 18-year-old man was attended by paramedics at the scene who managed to stabilise him before he was taken to Son Espases Hospital in Palma with serious wounds to the stomach where he remains in intensive care in a serious condition. The Guardia Civil in Calvia have launched an investigation into the attack and are working with witnesses to find the suspect.
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NEWS EXTRA Emirati Royals in Palma SHEIKH Sultan bin Khalifa al Nahyan, son of the President of the United Arab Emirates is currently in Palma on board his super yacht, Moonlight II. The 92-metre yacht boasts top-of-the-range facilities.
Soul weekend ES BALUARD Contemporary Art Museum in Palma is hosting the Mallorca Soul Weekend on September 6 and 7. The festival will feature live music by artists such as Speedometer from the UK.
Charity event THE Calvia Lions Club is throwing a charity event at the prestigious Castillo Son Vida in aid of the Dolly Cancer Fund. The event will feature top entertainment and a three-course meal. Tickets are €150.
More anti-tourism graffiti in Palma ANTI-TOURISM protestors have once again taken to the streets to spray hateful slogans across buildings in Palma. Neighbours on Calle dels Olms in Palma woke up to fresh slogans such as ‘Tourists go home. Refugees welcome,’ ‘Fora del barri Especuladors’ (speculators out of the neighbourhood), and ‘Stop lloguer turistic’ (holiday rental) sprayed on some of the buildings. By the end of the day, the council had painted over the graffiti, but this is the latest in a series of graffiti protests across the island that are carried out by campaigners who believe the tourism in Mallorca is unsustainable and damaging to the environment as well as local culture.
Beach closure solution MILLIONS of euros have been allocated to prevent sewage contaminating beaches in Palma. The separation of the rain and sewage networks in Palma is an urgent measure that Emaya must take to avoid discharges that cause extensive pollution in the bay of Palma, a technical report has concluded. At the moment, almost half of the network is combined
and, as there is no separation at the source, when it rains the extra volume of water causes the infrastructure at the treatment plant to overflow. The report states that only sewage water should reach the treatment plant and rainwater should flow directly in to the sea. Following the continuous closures of beaches and widespread protests by citizens and business people in the affected
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areas, the president of the municipal company, Ramon Perpinyà, insists that €26 million has been allocated to this separation of the networks of rain and sewage in areas such as Palma and the Poligono de Son Castello. Work is currently at the planning stage but there is still no starting date for the work or an estimate of the cost. However, previous reports set at about €80 million the cost of separating the networks throughout the city.
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Thieves jailed THREE members of a gang of thieves accepted sentences of four years and three months in prison for committing 37 burglaries in homes in Llucmajor, Calvia and Marratxi in the summer of 2018. The gang stole hundreds of thousands of euros and the damage to the homes was extensive. The suspects pleaded guilty to the crimes after reaching an agreement with the prosecutor’s office. Three others were sentenced to between nine months and two years in prison for knowingly buying stolen goods. The three perpetrators of the robberies, two Chileans and one Spaniard, carried out the burglaries between July and November 2018. The thieves always broke into by forcing doors and windows after surveilling the buildings to make sure that no one was inside. They stole jewellery, cash, watches, sunglasses, cameras and various electronic devices. Some of the stolen goods were sent to Chile and could not be recovered, although some items were sold in Mallorca. The investigations were completed at the end of November 2018. One of the alleged perpetrators of the robberies was arrested aboard a plane that was to take off from the island.
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A MANSION in the prestigious Son Vida development in Palma has been targeted by thieves twice in just 10 days. The mansion, estimated to be worth €10 million, was targeted by the thieves whilst the owners slept in the house and they made off with a substantial amount of
Bull fight back… again! PROTESTS against bullfights returning to Mallorca have failed to deter supporters. All over the world people were talking about bullfights returning to Mallorca. Newspaper headlines were condemning the return of bullfighting to the Coliseo Balear in Mallorca. Protesters took to the street and on the evening of the fight itself there were clashes between animal rights campaigners and the people attending the fight. It seems, however, that all of these protests and the negative press had no impact on the organisers of these events as another one is scheduled to take place soon. Although no date has been set, an announcement is imminent. The bullfight, organised by José Barceló ‘Campanilla’ has been announced as an ‘evening of bullfighting for the National Day’ and will take place in Lloret with the full backing of VOX, the council and Palma Town Hall. The poster advertises a traditional Mallorcan dinner and live music to accompany the bullfight.
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Burglaries in Son Vida jewellery. Ten days later, another break-in occurred at the property whilst the owners were present with some friends. The Son Vida estate has
private security 24-hours a day but this proved to be of no consequence to the thieves. Police have been alerted and are searching for the perpetrators who
they believe are part of a network. They are not ruling out that maintenance staff on the development could be involved by providing information to the
criminals. Residents of the estate are concerned that the security measures in place are not sufficient and patrols need to be increased to guarantee
their safety. With many wealthy residents, Son Vida is a prime location for such crimes and measures should be taken to ensure that all houses are protected.
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Secrets of the caves of Arta CREDIT: TripAdvisor
A STUDY of the caves of Arta has revealed that 3.3 million years ago the sea level was 16 metres higher than it is now, although temperatures were only between two and three degrees warmer. The caves of Arta have been hiding key data on the effects of climate change that could occur over the next century. Analysis of a series of deposits found within the caves have shown that 3.3 million years ago the sea level was 16 metres higher than it is today when changes in temperature still had no human influence The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, was carried out by an international team of researchers including members of the
Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), the University of New Mexico and Columbia University. The findings show that, if the sea level rose again by 16 metres, the bays of Palma and Alcudia would be completely under water. The caves offer clues as to what may happen in the medium and long term, and quantify the extent of a n e ve ntua l r i se i n sea l evel acr oss t he world.
WARMER: Research at the caves of Arta have found that the sea level was once 16 metres higher than it is now.
Drug dealers jailed woman were arrested on Friday and two were sent to prison without bail and two can avoid prison if they pay fines of €4,000 and €5,000. The suspects were arrested
with 4,000 ecstasy tablets, two kilos of speed and cutting substances that they had been selling at concerts and events to local people on the island. The investigation was
launched in December when police suspected that drugs were being distributed in several locations popular with young people. The ringleader, a 40-year-
old man, had taken over the leader position of the gang from his brother who had to flee the island due to mounting pressure from the authorities. CREDIT: Policia Nacional
FOUR people were sent to prison on Monday for their involvement in the ‘Operation Klein’ drug investigation in Mallorca. The three men and one
SUBSTANCES: Four people have been sent to jail after the discovery of over 4,000 ecstasy pills.
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A C O N C E RT h a s been shut down after neighbours complained of disturb a n c e f ro m l o u d m u sic. Local Police, with the support of the Nocturnal Unit, raided and closed down a concert on Sunday September 1 at Sa Possessio in the Son Rossinyol Industrial Estate in Palma. The police came to the popular venue at 4am after receiving numerous complaints from neighbours. Upon arrival the police conducted a sound test and determined that the volume exceeded the legal limit by 24 decibels. The police also asked the promoter at the venue for the relevant licence for the concert which they could not provide and the venue was shut down and the revellers all sent home without incident. The licence infringement can result in a fine of up to €300,000.
Unemployment numbers increase JOBLESS numbers are on the rise in the Balearic Islands. The number of unemployed people that have registered at the offices of the Public Employment Services (SEPE) has increased by 214 people in August. That is 0.55 per cent more than the same month last year. This figure is up 3.56 per cent compared to July, with 1,336 more unemployed to a total of 38,841. Of the unemployed registered in the Balearic Islands, 20,909 are women and 17,932 men, according to data published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security. In Spain as a whole, unemployment increased in August by 54,371 people compared to July, the largest increase in August since 2010. According to Ministry data, the total number of unemployed individuals in August in Spain stood at 3,065,804.
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Indecent behaviour A MAN has been fined €3,240 and handed a restraining order for masturbating in front of a young woman in his car in Palma. The man prevented the woman from leaving his car and attempted to touch her before pleasuring himself in front of her. Once the
man was satisfied, the woman was able to leave the car and report the incident. The man has been given the fine, via courts in Germany, and is not allowed to be within 500 metres of the woman or communicate with her for a minimum of three years.
Drug traffickers arrested WOODEN TRAIN: An important part of residents’ lives in Soller.
Bid to buy Soller train derailed A BID to take over a historic community railway has been rejected. A bid of €25 million was launched by Mundra Invest SL, through a company called Goros made to buy the Ferrocarril de Soller, the traditional wooden train from Palma to Soller. On Tuesday, the board of directors of the train rejected the offer through a statement
from all of the shareholders. The votes were cast with a 10 to one vote against the takeover bid. The shareholders of the train company are predominantly local residents whose families were involved in building the train line many years ago and is an important part of their lives in Soller.
THE National Crime Agency in the UK, together with the National Police of Palma, have closed a major drug trafficking operation. The investigation began in December when police in Mallorca received information from the National Crime
Agency that two members of a known drug trafficking network would be travelling to Mallorca by boat and then use it to transport drugs from South America to Spain. The boat, ‘SY Atrevido’ sailed to Suriname to buy the drugs before making its re-
turn journey. It was intercepted off the coast of Wales with approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine on board. Six people have been arrested so far, all apparently with extensive police records. The operation is still open in Mallorca and the UK as the authorities search for more people that may be involved.
Lottery win for festival THE Lottery ONCE will dedicate next Monday’s lottery ticket to the most famous festival in Calvia, the Rei En Jaume, which takes place in Santa Ponsa. Josep Vilaseca, territorial delegate of ONCE, and Alfonso Rodriguez, mayor of Calvia, presented this special ticket on Wednesday, accompanied by Maria del Carmen Soler,
president of the Territorial Council of ONCE. The Rei En Jaume festivities are held in Calvia from August 28 to September 8 and commemorate the conquest of Mallorca by King James I in 1229, specifically the landing on Santa Ponsa beach. The festival includes cultural and traditional activities such as a parade of Mallorcan giants, nit de foc, and the battle of Moors and Christians.
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SKY BAR: Will host the popular charity event. THE Red Carpet Charity Party is returning to the Sky Bar at the OD Port Portals Hotel on September 20 in aid of the JoyRon Foundation. The popular charity event with the best views in town is back with fantastic entertainment from some amazing singers, the talented Larrick Ebanks and the gorgeous Charley Hamblyn, dancers from Tito’s Nightclub and a DJ set from Radio One Mallorca’s DJ Diablo V. The annual event is hosted by Real
Estates United and the JoyRon Foundation to help children in need across the Balearic Islands. All proceeds from the party and the raffle go to the charity. Entrance is free with a minimum donation of €50 and includes a welcome drink, finger food, an open bar from 810pm and plenty of entertainment. Tickets can be reserved online at www.joyronfoundation.org/redcarpet or by emailing news@realestatesunited.com.
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BBC spotlight on Brexpats BBC Breakfast TV has thrown the spotlight on the worries and concerns of British expatriates in Spain. The programme has been in Spain to talk to members of the expat community and report to viewers the very real problems that thousands of people could face after Brexit. Anne Hernandez, who set up the non-political group Brexpats in Spain, was one of the people interviewed in a series of interviews. Speaking to the Euro Weekly News after the filming she said: “It is important that people in the UK know about what is going on in Spain. But the problem is it is probably too little too late. “It is nice to give our point
INFORMATION: Anne Hernandez and Brexpats in Spain have been taking Brexit news to meetings around Spain. of view, but I really think that Boris (Johnson) has been taking us for fools.” She added: “Really this at-
tention, and asking these sort of questions, and the debate about health care, letting us move back to the UK with
EU spouses, and pensions should have happened before the vote.” Featured in the video were several expats who were damning about the state of play when it comes to Brexit. These included Dave England and Lisa Burgess who outlined their worries, although Neil Hesketh of Support in Spain was more confident of a reasonable outcome to Brexit. He said no government would abandon people without their rights to such things as healthcare and workers’ eights. He pointed out that before Spain joined the EU Britain and Spain had lots of agreements covering these areas.
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UK State Pension guarantee THE UK government has announced that it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the next three years. The UK State Pension has already been uprated in the EU for the year April 2019 to March 2020. The government has now committed to uprating the UK State Pension paid to those living in the EU each year until March 2023, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The government plans to negotiate an agreement with the EU to make sure UK State Pensions for those living in the EU will continue to be uprated in the longer term. The UK basic and new State Pension is uprated by either 2.5 per cent, average wage growth or by prices growth as measured by the Consumer Price Index - whichever is highest. There is no need for individuals to take any action unless your circumstances change between now
and October 31, in which case you should contact the office that pays your pension/benefit to let them know. For information on pensions go to www.gov.uk/brexit-pensions. British Consul for Barcelona and the Balearic Islands, Lloyd Milen said: “From the many outreach events that we have held across Spain and the Facebook live sessions that we’ve done for UK nationals, we know that the uprating of pensions is an issue of great concern to many people living here, so I hope that the news will provide reassurance that their pensions will continue to rise.” For the latest information on how Brexit will affect UK nationals and the actions you need to take, do visit gov.uk/brexit, sign up for email alerts to the Living in Spain guide on gov.uk and follow Brits in Spain on Facebook. Advice for UK nationals living in Spain, including on pensions, can be found at: https://www.gov. uk/living-in-spain.
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Worrying statistics CREDIT: Policia Nacional de Almeria
Six child stowaways found under lorries
DANGEROUS: The youngsters hide under lorries. POLICE dogs discovered six underage stowaways in just four days hiding under lorries or on the ramps of ferries arriving from Nador in Morocco at Almeria port. Police reported this brought the
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number of unaccompanied non-EU foreign nationals aged under 18, or MENAS, caught trying to get into the country at the port during the current special ‘crossing the straits’ campaign to 17.
TWENTY motorcyclists have died on Andalucian roads this summer, the worst figures in the last five years. A total of 20 motorcyclists have died on the roads of Andalucia during the months of July and August, which are the worst figures during the summer period in last five years. In 2015 there were 15 recorded fatal motorcyclist accidents, 11 in 2016 and 10 in 2017. Last year the data rose to 16 deaths. July has been the worst month with 11 registered deaths. Several of these fatal accidents were due to accidents with crash-barriers, though the principal motive of these fatal accidents are collisions with other vehicles. Mopeds, motorcycles and scooters
AN elderly man from Valencia has been arrested for threatening to kill his 83-year-old wife if she didn’t have sex with him. The 87-year-old man was in prison from 2004 until three months ago when he was released on parole. He was originally jailed for murdering his son-in-law with a shotgun in the street.
ROAD DEATHS: Twenty motorcyclists died in July and August. are frequently used vehicles in Spain, especially Andalucia where the weather permits motorcycles to be used almost all-year-round. Mopeds are also frequently used by young adults. From the age of 15,
you are entitled to ride a moped up to 50cc (45kph maximum speed), but must first pass a simple road safety test and obtain written permission from a parent or guardian. A provisional driving licence is required.
Man jailed for threats
beit in separate sections. The man reportedly forced himself on his wife and demanded that she have sex with him and then threatened her by eluding to ‘the cemetery awaits,’ or words to that effect. The authorities in Alicante took the threat seriously due to the violent history of the man and arrested him after his wife reported the incident.
Sources close to the victim’s family state the wife was in the process of getting a divorce from the detainee, but the pair still lived in the same building in San Joan d’Alacant, al-
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Murder suspect held at airport A SPANISH citizen was arrested on suspicion of killing a man after trying to enter the United States from Mexico. The 19-year-old was intercepted at LAX airport in Los Angeles after trying to enter the country as a tourist, however border control found him to be very nervous, fidgety and carrying a second passport. He was taken for further investigation and it was found that he had a video on his mobile phone of him kicking a man whilst he was on the ground. According to reports the man confessed to having caught the victim with his girlfriend. It is alleged that he then struck him over the
head with a heavy object and kicked him whilst he was incapacitated on the ground. It is alleged that, after realising he had killed the man, he placed the body in the boot of his car. American officials contacted the Mexican police and gave them the location of the alleged crime and they found a body in the boot of the vehicle. The suspect was denied entry to the US and FBI and CBP officials escorted him back to Mexico City. Carlos Martel, CBP director of field operations in Los Angeles, described the officers’ work as, “an extraordinary story of vigilance that underscores our critical border security mission.”
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UK Government announces £3 million grant to help expats prepare for Brexit UK nationals who may struggle to complete their residency applications will be helped by measures announced by the UK Government. Up to £3 million is being provided for organisations who will inform UK nationals who live in EU member states including Spain, about the need to register as resident and support them as they complete their applications. The Government wants to support those who may find it harder to complete all the paperwork - focusing in particular on pensioners or disabled people, those living in remote areas or with mobility difficulties, and those needing assistance with language translation or interpretation. BRITISH Consul of Barcelona and the Balearic Islands, Lloyd Milen said: “The UK will be leaving the EU on October 31 and we want to help UK nationals living in Spain to be fully ready for Brexit, whatever the circumstances. This funding will ensure people get the support they need to protect their residency rights and access to services.” Organisations working with people who might be affected and who might require additional support can apply for project funding from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from September 19 at gov.uk/fco. The fund’s programme team, based in London, will be running a series of webinars to provide bidders with a fuller understanding of the fund and an opportunity to ask questions
on the bidding process. Interested organisations can find further detail at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/3million-grant-to-help-uk-nationals-in-eu-forbrexit. Organisations can also contact their nearest consulate for an initial conversation. Individuals wanting to access support with their residency applications will be able to contact those organisations who are successful in their bid, once the funding has been awarded. We will provide details of the providers for Spain in due course. Meanwhile, UK nationals living in Spain should continue to prioritise registering as a resident by October 31. Advice on residency for UK nationals living in Spain can be found at: https://www.gov. uk/living-in-spain.
Teen stabs parents in front of tourists A BRITISH teenager has stabbed his parents in Tenerife before jumping from a considerable height, according to reports. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in the heart of a popular tourist area in the town of Costa Adeje, which is in the south of the island.
The family are British nationals who live on the island. All three family members are in hospital with considerable injuries. Police are describing the attack as very violent and have launched an investigation. However the investigators believe this is not a typical case of family violence and may be linked to mental health problems
the teenager is thought to suffer. After the stabbing, the boy threw himself down a ravine, the equivalent of five storeys. In the area there are several rocky ravines, without barriers despite being in the centre of the tourist area. The suspect is under police guard in hospital, but has not yet been formally arrested.
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Two week review Commentary by Moneycorp IT’S been a rollercoaster of a ride for sterling. Driven primarily by Brexit highs and lows, right now it’s all about deal or no deal. There are doubts that opposition leaders can also put party political differences aside to legislate against a no deal when Parliament reconvenes. Investors are none the wiser from the start of the week to now, with the pound slightly ahead of majors, but only by a whisker. It lost half a US cent and added a sixth of a euro cent this week. Meaningful UK economic data has been pretty non-existent, so it’s all eyes on Brexit and Boris for now. The breakdown in Italy of Luigi Di Maio’s Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini’s Lega had threatened to provoke a general election, but that problem has been avoided. An interesting coalition has been created between Five Star and centre-left Democratic Party. Investors responded with approval to this hopefully coherent approach to fiscal policy and potentially less
friction with the EU. While Italy’s political sphere brightened up Europe, Germany’s data releases did not. A country once known as Europe’s industrial locomotive and latterly as its anchor, German business confidence has plunged amid recession fears according to the IFO survey. Companies are increasingly pessimistic and the sentiment index fell for an 11th time in 12 months. The Jackson Hole Symposium took place last weekend, where the annual meeting to discuss economy policy is typically tipped to provide an indication of whether the US Federal Reserve will capitulate to the President or continue on its current path. A morning that saw China announce additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods set a tense mood among investors, with all eyes firmly on Chairman Jerome Powell, waiting to see if he had revised his approach to fiscal policy in light of the latest forecasts. His speech
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902 887 243 mallorca@moneycorp.com. gave little away, with Powell acknowledging that ‘trade policy uncertainty seems to be playing a role in the global slowdown and in weak manufacturing and capital spending in the United States,’ however refusing to elaborate on the Fed’s plans going forward or commit to another rate cut. The US dollar is half a cent stronger on the
week against sterling, and up by quarter of a cent against the euro, but the yen and the Canadian dollar have both done better. The Loonie put in the week’s second best performance behind the Japanese yen. It added a 10th of a US cent and went up by more than four fifths of a cent against sterling. Some of that was the result of higher oil prices: WTI crude rose a net 2 per cent despite a two-dollar dip last Friday. Some of it related to the very recent softening of the trade-war standoff between Washington and Beijing. Australian economic data hasn’t given investors much to work with, and those new tariff sanctions on China, Australia’s biggest export customers, the Aussie dollar is caught right in the middle. Losing a third of a US cent on the week, it is a third of a cent lower against sterling.
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Body found in Expats Guide to search for ex-skier Spanish Life POLICE have found a woman’s body in the area where a search has been underway for missing former alpine skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa. Press reported the body was located yesterday (Wednesday) in the Guadar-
rama sierra in Madrid on the La Peñota mountain about a two-hour walk away from where her car was parked. Fernandez, who became Spain’s first female Winter Olympic medallist after winning a bronze medal at the 1992 games in Al-
Super-rich on the rise THE number of super-rich people in Spain is on the rise, figures from the Spanish Tax Agency suggest. Recently released statistics related to wealth tax declarations for 2017 shows that 611 taxpayers declared assets of €30 million or above that year. This compares with 352 six years earlier and 233 in 2007.
bertville, went missing 11 days earlier. The 56-year-old’s family last saw her on August 23, but did not alert the authorities about her disappearance until six days later because it was not out of the ordinary for her to go off on hikes for several days in the area, according to media reports. The mother of two was captured on supermarket security cameras buying food on August 24 and her car appeared in a car park in Cercedilla on September 1, the area from which the search for the skier was based. For the last four days hundreds of police officers, firefighters, forest rangers and volunteers have been combing the zone for signs of her.
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What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. IN Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc.
The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 health emergencies 080 - firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.
091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm
Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.
Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.
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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CROSSING: Migrants breached the border fence.
Mass illegal border crossing at Ceuta A TOTAL of 153 migrants have entered the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta in a mass border crossing that left 11 Guardia Civil with ‘minor’ injuries. Around 250 people of sub-saharan origin - all described as ‘young’ - are thought to have made the attempt to enter at the sea-border wall at Benzu, where the 8.2km long double fence ends and where the Ministry of the Interior executed works at the beginning of 2018 to try to waterproof it. The immigrants who made it all headed straight for the Centre for Temporary Stay of Immigrants (CETI). According to some of the immigrants, the group had been preparing for entry for five months. They executed their plan through the perimeter gates, taking advantage of intense early morning fog to pass without being seen.
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Brits arrested for drugs smuggling FOUR British men in Marbella have been arrested for smuggling hashish from Morocco to Spain. Officers of the Guardia Civil also seized 1,500 kilos of hashish and €100,000 in cash. The alleged ringleaders of the network had a pleasure boat called ‘Caleteada’ which they had moored in the marina of Marbella. It had a false bottom built in, under which they stashed drugs they picked up in North Africa. The first investigations took place when police became aware of the existence of a criminal organisation based in Marbella dedicated to drug trafficking. Police managed to identify the alleged ringleaders of the network, which they described
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SEIZED: Fifty-one bales of hashish were discovered.
as perfectly organised and with a clear distribution of tasks. They all lived in the Guadalmina area of Marbella. After a surveillance operation, police saw the boat returning from a voyage sitting lower in the water than normal. They moved in to search the yacht and found 51 bales of hashish hidden in a double bottom. The three crew were arrested, and a fourth man, alleged to be the leader, was also detained.
FINANCE Kenyan windfall
SPANISH renewable energy compa ny Abengoa has won a €38.23 mil lion windfall from Kenyan state owned electricity company Ketraco. A conflict started after the sign ing in 2013 of a project to extend an electrical substation and build a 132km high voltage line between Kenya and Uganda, a project esti mated at €32m. Abengoa alleged nonpayment and breach of con tract. Now a Kenyan court has ruled against Ketraco awarding €80.8m plus interest and costs.
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STAT OF WEEK
-0.354%
Was the average Euribor rate in August, the lowest ever.
€30bn of EU fines
THE European Commission has opened 870 sanctioning proceedings under Eu ropean competition law since 1990, imposing total fines of €30 billion. That works out at almost €1 billion per year, according to a European Commission report analysed by finan cial and European law specialist lawyers Navas & Cusí. The period 20152019, was one of the busiest, with 137 cartel cases opened with penalties of €8.276 billion imposed across the EU nations. Navas & Cusí managing partner, Juan Ignacio Navas said: “The work of
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the European Commission is consis tent over time in terms of both the number of cases and the number of sanctions. “The conclusion is that Brussels has taken seriously its role of ensuring real competition in the market, avoiding abuses and cartels.” Practically all industrial sectors have been affected, but the biggest fine was imposed on a cartel of truck manufac turers who were hit with penalties of €3.807 billion, followed by manufactur
ers of televisions and computers, with a fine of €1.409 billion. The biggest fine for a single compa ny was the €1.008 billion handed to Daimler. Scania was punished with €880 million and DAF with €752 mil lion. In other sectors such as banking there have also been high fines, includ ing the €465 million Deutsche Bank had to pay. The report shows that more than 50 per cent of fines are less than 1 per cent of revenue, but in around 5 per cent of cases the fine amounted to 10 per cent of company turnover.
Inflation falls THE Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded another slow down in August by marking a yearonyear rate of 0.3 per cent. This was twotenths lower than in July and the lowest level since September 2016, according to the National Sta tistics Institute, which attrib utes decline to a fall in elec tricity prices. Prices started the year with a 1 per cent rise in January, 1.1 per cent in February, 1.3 per cent in March and 1.5 per cent in April. In May the inflation rate fell to 0.8 per cent.
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Jobs cost of overtime THE Spanish economy could create 180,000 more full-time jobs a year if overtime was not worked, according to estimates which have been released by the UGT trade union, with unpaid extra hours costing workers €2.3 billion in lost wages.
STARTED: Construction of the wind farm has begun.
BBVA going green ENDESA, through its renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has begun construction of the 35 megawatt (MW) Primoral wind farm, which will supply energy to BBVA from the end of this year. The plant, which will be able to generate 108 gigawatt hours per year when it comes into operation, is located in Villamayor de Gallego (Zaragoza) and the investment amounts to €34 mil lion. The construction of this plant is the result of a longterm ener gy purchase and sale agreement signed by the energy company and the financial institution last year. The wind farm will supply 30 per cent of BBVA’s energy con sumption in Spain, while Endesa will supply the remaining 70 per cent using the traditional green certificatebased supply model, both for corporate buildings and in the bank’s branch network.
Prices down AVERAGE fuel prices fell last week with a litre of 95 petrol costing an average of €1.309, according to data published by the EU’s oil bulletin. Diesel was €1.198, the first time it has been below €1.200 since the end of June.
Brexit threat A HARD Brexit could cost 70,000 Spanish jobs according to a study by the Catholic University of Leuven, although the UK itself stands to lose 526,830 jobs, Germany 291,930, France 141,320 and Italy 139,140.
Spending power down THE purchasing power of the average salary in Spain has fallen by €133 in the last two years ac cording to Adecco analysts. The salaries of seven autonomous communi ties have improved in terms of purchasing power compared to two years ago, especially the Balearic Islands, where the average wage now has €400 more purchasing power and Galicia (€251).
The others to show an improvement are Navarre (€199), the Canary Islands (€163), Cataluña (€118), Extremadura (€22) and As turias (€9). In the remaining 10 regions the purchasing power of wages has been reduced in the last two years, mainly in CastillaLa Mancha, followed by Murcia, Andalucia, La Rioja, Madrid, País Vasco, Valencia, Cantabria, Aragon and Castilla y Leon.
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C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 2
COMPANY ADMIRAL GROUP
PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 21,56 -0,1
% CHG. -0,02
NET VOL 41.140
COMPANY
PRICE(P)
CHANGE(P)
% CHG.
NET VOL
LEGAL & GENERAL
2,206
-1,15
-0,03
2.667.082
ANGLO AMERICAN
17,64
-1,14
-0,2
509.214
LLOYDS BANK
0,494
-1,83
-0,01
24.417.236
ANTOFAGASTA
8,442
-1,36
-0,12
257.378
LONDON STOCK
69,96
0,09
0,06
29.398
ASHTEAD GROUP
23,05
0,78
0,18
182.010
MARKS & SPENCER
1,868
-1,82
-0,03
947.813
ASTRA ZENECA
74,55
-1,04
-0,78
176.177
MEDIA CONTEN
3,388
-0,18
-0,01
68.377
BABCOCK INTE
5,04
0,52
0,03
75.941
4,52
0,02
0
401.923
BARCLAYS BANK
1,365
-0,94
-0,01
1.312.263
MICRO FOCUS
10,996
1,1
0,12
280.112
BARRATT DEVE
6,229
-1,51
-0,1
438.013
MONDI PLC
15,985
0,16
0,02
124.024
1,821
-1,51
-0,03
476.501
59,1
-0,73
-0,43
43.534
PEARSON
8,474
0,76
0,06
101.419
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-1,23
-0,24
114.256
THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
29,15
0
0
172.189
MORRISON SUP
17,531
-0,71
-0,12
966.559
NEXT
BP
5,061
0,45
0,02
5.309.334
BRIT.AEROE
5,544
-0,28
-0,02
262.344
PERSIMMON
18,81
BRITISH FOODS
22,86
0,01
0
77.851
PROV.FINANC.
3,897
0,57
0,02
44.853
PRUDENTIAL C
13,6
-0,88
-0,12
645.581
RAMBLER MED.
2,055
-0,89
-0,02
333.064
BAT INDUSTRI BILLITON
BRITISH LAND
5,1
-0,8
-0,04
491.472
1,66
-0,54
-0,01
1.197.265
BUNZL
20,52
0,21
0,04
54.216
RECKITT BNKR
65,27
0,67
0,43
126.519
BURBERRY
21,75
-0,46
-0,1
61.701
REED INTER
20,22
0,85
0,17
452.295
CARNIVAL PLC
35,03
0,14
0,05
54.041
RENTOKIL GRP
CELLTECH
27,83
0,98
0,27
80.730
RIO TINTO
CENTRICA
0,701
-0,6
0
2.244.686
CGNU
3,532
-0,7
-0,02
1.011.577
BRITISH TELECOM
4,609
0,49
0,02
246.375
41,235
-1,43
-0,6
506.497
ROLLS ROYCE
7,674
-1,11
-0,09
258.470
ROYAL & SUN
5,252
-0,61
-0,03
107.029
1,826
-2,1
-0,04
1.780.431
CONVATEC GROUP
1,759
-0,35
-0,01
139.012
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
CRH
27,68
-0,32
-0,09
152.444
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL B SH
22,825
-0,1
-0,02
1.000.524
CRODA INTERN
47,44
0,04
0,02
28.377
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL CL.A
22,96
0,04
0,01
604.009
DCC ORD IEP0
70,66
0,31
0,22
10.503
SAGE GROUP
7,054
0,34
0,02
85.037
DELLING GRP
2,841
-0,21
-0,01
239.490
SAINSBURY
1,952
-0,79
-0,02
479.077
DIAGEO
36,197
0,8
0,29
288.460
SCHRODERS
27,48
-0,5
-0,14
27.922
EASYJET
9,15
-4,17
-0,4
443.512
SCOT.& STH
11,441
-0,73
-0,08
563.504
26,11
0,72
0,19
142.758
SEVERN TRENT
20,735
0,01
0
58.963
25
-0,87
-0,22
28.569
EXPERIAN GROUP LTD FRESNILLO
7,486
-0,35
-0,03
146.886
SKILLSGROUP
GLAXO WELLCO
17,46
0,31
0,05
746.265
SLOUGH EST.
7,906
0,41
0,03
208.517
GLENCORE INTL
2,355
-0,94
-0,02
3.792.077
SMITH & NEP.
19,96
0,3
0,06
83.306
GROUP 4 SECU
1,744
-0,03
0
144.855
SMITHS INDU.
16,93
0,79
0,13
61.915
HAMMERSON
2,264
1,98
0,04
1.298.538
ST JAMES S P
9,226
0
0
96.055
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN
18,96
0,08
0,01
50.230
STAN.CHART
6,264
-0,32
-0,02
1.013.578
5,949
-0,1
-0,01
5.863.649
STANDARD LIFE
2,506
-0,67
-0,02
715.673
21,527
0,16
0,03
88.779
TAYLOR WOOD.
1,456
-0,91
-0,01
1.526.172
INFORMA GROU
8,672
-0,68
-0,06
286.352
TESCO
2,219
-1,04
-0,02
1.423.475
INTERCON.HOT
51,97
0,69
0,35
39.725
TUI
8,318
0,51
0,04
110.769
INTERTEK GROUP
55,96
0,21
0,12
14.575
UNILEVER
53,23
0,77
0,41
316.155
INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRL GRP 4,184
-1,65
-0,07
494.079
UN.UTILITIES
8,184
0
0
321.882
ITV
1,161
-0,41
0
694.456
VODAFONE GRP
1,575
0,97
0,02
3.874.840
JOHNSON MATT
29,73
1,52
0,44
65.270
WHITBREAD
44,06
0,12
0,05
24.208
KINGFISHER
1,948
-0,87
-0,02
502.232
WPP GROUP
9,714
0,38
0,04
111.530
LAND SECURIT
7,765
-0,8
-0,06
145.185
3I GROUP
11,203
-0,11
-0,01
121.737
HSBC IMPERIAL TOBACCO
0.91282
1.09551 Units per €
US dollar ................................................1.09397 Japan yen...............................................116.052 Switzerland franc ...................................1.08383 Denmark kroner .....................................7.45624 Norway kroner........................................10.0068
DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 2
COMPANY AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CATERPILLAR CHEVRON TEXACO CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACH HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL JOHNSON & JOHNSON JP MORGAN CHASE MCDONALDS MERCK MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER & GAMBLE ST. PAUL TRV UNITED TECHNOLOGIES UNITEDHEALTH VERIZON VISA CLASS A WALGREENS BOOTS WAL-MART WALT DISNEY 3M
PRICE 120,37 208,74 364,09 119 117,72 46,81 55,04 68,48 203,91 227,91 135,53 47,41 128,36 109,86 217,97 86,47 137,86 84,5 35,55 120,23 146,96 130,24 234 58,16 180,82 51,19 114,26 137,26 161,72
CHANGE% CHANGE -0,31 -0,37 0 0 0,37 1,35 1,04 1,23 0,17 0,2 0 0 -0,02 -0,01 0,07 0,05 0,23 0,47 0,26 0,59 0,48 0,65 0 0 0,09 0,12 0,59 0,64 -1,17 -2,57 -0,29 -0,25 0 0 -1,03 -0,88 0,62 0,22 -0,78 -0,95 0,01 0,02 0,56 0,73 1,47 3,38 0,38 0,22 -0,19 -0,35 0 0 0,16 0,18 -0,42 -0,58 0,85 1,36
VOLUME(M) 747.103 3.304 615.122 779.016 1.849.203 5.987.016 3.454.760 3.820.462 475.665 1.080.133 1.011.807 6.376.872 2.382.043 3.142.987 1.002.264 2.452.723 2.143 1.707.834 6.476.144 2.088.450 402.813 806.665 1.260.489 3.142.463 1.330.719 1.634.193 1.809.468 1.705.770 706.235
M - MILLION DOLLARS
NASDAQ C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 2
COMPANY
PRICE
CHANGE NET / %
Most Advanced SeaChange International, Inc. Ambarella, Inc. Inseego Corp. I.D. Systems, Inc. OptiNose, Inc. Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Evolus, Inc. UroGen Pharma Ltd. PRGX Global, Inc. So-Young International Inc.
$ 2.32 $ 55.87 $ 4.44 $ 5.41 $ 7.66 $ 5.56 $ 3.74 $ 17.24 $ 33.95 $ 5.39 $ 12
0.39 ▲ 20.21% 8.50 ▲ 17.94% 0.66 ▲ 17.46% 0.63 ▲ 13.18% 0.81 ▲ 11.82% 0.54 ▲ 10.76% 0.35 ▲ 10.32% 1.49 ▲ 9.46% 2.91 ▲ 9.38% 0.45 ▲ 9.11% 0.96 ▲ 8.70%
$ 21.90 $ 237.73 $ 6.01 $ 2.20 $ 24.60 $ 3.38 $ 4.03 $ 19.85 $ 100.76 $ 2.48 $ 2.40
9.49 ▼ 30.23% 99.72 ▼ 29.55% 1.67 ▼ 21.74% 0.49 ▼ 18.22% 3.64 ▼ 12.89% 0.49 ▼ 12.66% 0.50 ▼ 11.04% 2.26 ▼ 10.22% 11.41 ▼ 10.17% 0.27 ▼ 9.82% 0.25 ▼ 9.43%
Most Declined Afya Limited Ulta Beauty, Inc. American Outdoor Brands Corporation Internap Corporation Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd. Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. Cortexyme, Inc. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Marin Software Incorporated Gulfport Energy Corporation
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday
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Currency outlook: Brexit uncertainty intensifies volatility in the Pound
Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.09 to €1.10 GBP/USD: Steady at $1.21 THE pound nosedived at the start of August, with increased Brexit jitters and a shock contraction in UK Gross Domestic Product driving GBP exchange rates to new multi-year lows. However, things were quick to improve. A stream of resilient economic data and a few choice words on the subject of the Irish backstop from German C h a n c e l l o r, A n g e l a M e r k e l , provided a much needed lifeline for Sterling in the second half of the month. But investor sentiment in the Pound slammed on the metaphorical brakes at the end of August as an unyielding
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BREXIT JITTERS: Driving GBP exchange rates to new multi-year lows.
Boris Johnson revealed his intentions to prorogue parliament. Expect to see volatility in the pound persist through September as the suspension of parliament and resulting political un-
certainty keeps GBP traders on edge. Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.91 to £0.90 EUR/USD: Down from $1.11
to $1.10 Tr a d e i n t h e e u r o r e m a i n e d mixed last month, with EUR investors narrowing their sights on European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy. EUR exchange rates enjoyed some positive movement through the first half of August - mostly at the expense of weaker peers - but talk of a ‘substantial’ stimulus package from the ECB in September and mounting fears for a German recession subdued the single currency through the second half. All eyes will turn to the ECB in September, the extent of the bank’s dovish tone likely to exert significant pressure on the euro one way or the other. US Dollar
USD/GBP: Steady at £0.82 USD/EUR: Up from €0.89 to €0.90 The US dollar remained one of the strongest performers in currency markets throughout August, but still faced considerable headwinds. Probably the largest hurdle came when the US bond yield curve inverted for the first time in a decade, stoking fears for an imminent US recession. Additional volatility resulted from heated and heightening USChina trade tensions, though these appeared to mellow toward the end of the month. Looking ahead, the Fed is widely expected to implement another rate cut this month, with the US dollar vulnerable to additional losses if the bank signals further easing.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
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They are traitors!
OTHERS THINK IT OH the pure irony. During this latest wave of civil disruption the protesters were screaming for democracy, while actually demonstrating against a democratic decision! A total of 17.5 million UK residents voted to leave the EU. There was no talk of deals or conditions. It was in or out. Any ‘deals’ were supposed to be negotiated in the two/three year preparatory period between the vote and complete withdrawal. Since the re mainers unexpectedly lost the referendum, they have managed to stall, stymie and generally pre vent UK companies from exploring a whole gam bit of untapped world business markets lucra tive ventures which could have resulted in vast trading expansion and beneficial results for the UK. With their lies, false rumours and factors of fear, they have plunged the UK in to a morass of indecisions and red herrings, which have utterly wasted three years of its precious time. This has undoubtedly cost the country billions in lost revenue and profits. These people would n’t know democracy if it jumped up and slapped them in the face. In my opinion they are not pa triots, they are traitors, who have done, and are continuing to inflict, possibly irreparable damage to the United Kingdom. Ninetynine per cent of these ovine street demonstrators were remain
INDECISION: Has undoubtedly cost the country billions in lost revenue and profits.
ers, disgruntled left wing losers, whose selfserv ing leaders will use any excuse to promote their own hard left ideals and must actually take re sponsibility for Johnston’s decision to suspend parliament. Their whole uninformed biased opinions were to me summed up by the young pink haired
woman who was interviewed on TV recently. Would she accept the result of a second referen dum if it still voted to leave? ‘No, I would not’, she spouted haughtily. Why is that, asked the in credulous interviewer? ‘Because I believe in a democracy,’ she replied.’ The mind boggles! I don’t know how the rest of this week will pan
out, but despite the BBC informing its viewers in great detail the times and routes of the impend ing London demonstrations, the numbers were nowhere near those anticipated. Oh, and sur prise surprise, arch popularity seeker Jeremy Cor byn has just popped up to inform us that democ racy and free speech are the bedrocks of society; the two great qualities that his leftwing sympa thisers have virtually managed to completely eradicate from our once great country. Give us a break. By the time you read this, the socalled ‘Moth er of all governments’ will have been sitting for two or three days. The ‘moaners’ actually want Boris to ask for a further extension! How much more time do these people actually think it will take to sort out. A week a month a year? What about 2069? That’s a good figure. It’s already taken three years to come up with zilch. For all our sakes, get some cojones, get behind Boris and get away from the shackles of Europe’s fourth Reich. It’s already crumbling. Do you really want to be aboard a sinking ship that is already up to the gunwales!? Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Legal Aid in Spain CONSULAR MATTERS WHEN I first started my legal prac tice I worked as a Spanish ‘Legal Aid’ lawyer (abogado de oficio) for the first 20 years of my career combined with the work in my own law firm and my duties as a member of the board of directors of the Malaga Bar Association. I don’t accept these cases any longer, but I accept extraordinary pro bono cases. I fully support legal aid because it remains an important part of the Spanish legal system en abling those people who cannot af ford a lawyer the opportunity to be represented and have their case heard before the Spanish Courts. In this article I will give an expla nation of the Spanish legal aid sys tem for private individuals. Of
YOUR RIGHTS: The Junta de Andalucia decides if you qualify for legal aid. course, like all my articles and Face book posts this isn’t legal advice and if you find yourself in a position where you need legal advice then you should contact an expert. In Spain there are instances where you have to have a lawyer, so in some cases if you don’t want a lawyer the court will appoint one regardless of your wishes. The disadvantage of the legal aid
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scheme are that you do not get to choose the lawyer who represents you, the lawyer is chosen by the Bar Association, but they are competent to carry out the work for you and have passed an exam to be a legal aid lawyer. The Bar Association can only appoint a lawyer if you have a case that will be heard in court for example a criminal case or a di vorce.
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Once the lawyer has been ap pointed they have to provide the same service as a lawyer that you choose and pay for yourself. Whist the Bar Association ap points the lawyer they don’t decide if you have the right to have legal aid, this is done by the Junta de An dalucia here in Andalucia. To qualify for legal aid you have to be Spanish or a citizen of the EU or a foreign - info@justlaw.es
person who is legally here in Spain. Your income will be taken into ac count according to an index called ‘IPREM,’ which is set by the govern ment. This year the government has set the monthly ‘IPREM’ at €548.60. If you are single and earn less than twice the ‘IPREM’ you qualify to ap ply for legal aid. If for example you are married and have up to four members of the family then if you earn less than 2.5 times the ‘IPREM’ you qualify and for more than four members it is three times the ‘IPREM’. Of course, your assets are taken into account. There are excep tional cases where everyone quali fies for legal aid, for example people with disabilities, minors, victims of domestic violence and terrorism. To apply for legal aid you have to get in touch with the Bar Association in the city where the legal claim is made and you have to send your personal financial information and the circumstances of the case. - Tel. 952 666 045
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CASSANDRA NASH A WEEKLY LOOK - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
THE PSOE Organisation secretary Jose Luis Aba los has no worries that the party’s voters might not turn out for a November election. Jose Luis Abalos is also the man who man aged to get Pedro Sanchez through the desert after October 2016. The PSOE secretary general, Sanchez be came famous and then notorious for pro nouncing ‘No means no’ in October 2016, in tent on preventing Mariano Rajoy from forming a government after the second incon clusive general elections in six months. Sanchez’s refusal to allow the PSOE’s MPs to abstain would have forced a third election and his own party, already haemorrhaging seats, said ‘no thank you.’ The party executive took away Sanchez’s power and he began his long trudge across the desert as the party pariah. He was accompanied by Abalos, an MP for Valencia hardly noticed outside the region, but a fixer and a doer inside the party. In late 2016 and early 2017 Sanchez began popping up in places where he was sure of a warm welcome. The pair did so well that Sanchez slayed Susana Diaz in the May 2017 secretary gen eral primaries and the rest, as they say, is re
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T-junction ahead cent history. Sanchez’s inability or reluctance to coax allies into backing his July investiture could lead to a November election, but Abalos claims that neither he nor the party is apprehensive. He’s shown himself to be astute so far and has ensured that Sanchez has travelled further along the road than once appeared possible. But there could be an unseen Tjunction up ahead just round the next corner.
right because of his pretty face and policies. The Partido Popular is where it is now thanks to Ciu dadanos and Vox and yes, Casado could pull off it with their help in November. But flying solo? He hasn’t a hope.
Fear of flying solo PABLO CASADO is another who’s not bothered about a November general election. He believes he’s in a strong position now that the Partido Popular has Madrid City Hall and Madrid’s region al government tucked under its belt once more. He’s definitely in a better position than after the dismal general elec tion results and the slightly less dis mal municipal and regional results. All the same, he’s kidding himself if he believes that he and the Par tido Popular are where they are
Ransom note PABLO CASADO is giving Vox the glad eye with indirect requests to join his hypotheti cal Partido PopularCiudadanosVox voting alliance, España Suma. Ciudadanos has already turned down the request and Vox could follow suit. It would rather wait until after a hypo thetical election before holding the PP and Cs to ransom for its meagre but vital share of the poll.
Try it SPAIN’S transition following Franco’s death in 1975 was always held up as an example of how to transmute dictatorship into democracy. Nevertheless, there’s still one thing that its politicians haven’t tried out and that’s forming a coalition government. Unfortunately, none of them is giving signs of wanting to give it a go and this is one experience that could remain forever virgin. CONFIDENT JOSE LUIS ABALOS: A fixer and a doer. CREDIT: commons.wikimedia.org
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Cryptic Across 1 Stopped work and went to bed (7) 5 Out of tune harps are incisive (5) 8 Persist in training fathers (7) 9 Gather it's good without fat (5) 10 Shelter one thousand small vegetables (5) 11 Fickle Eric acquires unusual art (7) 12 Humble fashions start trend (6) 14 A violin scam (6) 17 Report about art near building (7) 19 In which small beers are discounted? (5) 22 Female sheep leaves the weird bronze position (5) 23 Good to everyone, little creature being brave (7) 24 Let Ms Duff fish (5) 25 Shorten damaged royal seats (7) Down 1 Drive away the Spanish salesman first (5) 2 String trio start on Burgundy perhaps (5) 3 Is held by supports and doesn't cave in (7) 4 Awfully sad about, she destroys one's hopes (6) 5 Some tiramisu, garibaldi biscuits etc are sweet (5) 6 Rave about Ted only to be turned aside (7) 7 Severely criticise a revolutionary flamboyance (7)
12 Record of meeting taking a short time (7) 13 Little rodents in sleeping quarters freeze (7) 15 Is lunar disturbance isolated (7) 16 Importance will start with rowers (6)
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18 Carry out financial check of German car on 3rd of October (5) 20 Grasp King then Knight (5) 21 Satisfies asset management (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 5 represents G and 22 represents T, so fill in G every time the figure 5 appears and T every time the figure 22 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 Bearskin hat (5) 4 Stiff (5) 7 Satisfied (9) 8 Profound (4) 9 Pullover (6) 12 Person who has general authority over others (6) 13 Part of the eye (4) 16 Free to go or do as one pleases (9) 18 Derive from evidence (5) 19 Find an answer to (5)
English - Spanish
Across 1 Broken (4) 3 Pair of pliers (8) 9 Dummy (for baby) (7) 10 Goat (5) 11 Comienzo (5) 12 Cheerful (6) 14 Café (6) 16 Accent (6) 19 Escuela (colegio) (6) 21 Roast (5) 24 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 25 Hyacinth (7) 26 Teclado (8) 27 This (4)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
Down 1 Lacking taste, flavour or tang (5) 2 Accomplishment of an aim or purpose (7) 3 Pull with a jerk (4) 4 Cannabis cigarette (6) 5/17 Alight from (3,3) 6 Papa (5) 10 Dreamlike, bizarre (7) 11 Basement (6) 12 Civilian clothing (5) 14 Range or extent (5) 15 Large number or amount (4) 17 See 5
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Mochila (8) 2 Truffle (5) 4 To carry (take) (6) 5 Ciclo (en hechos repetidos) (5) 6 Shark (7) 7 Jabón (4) 8 Escarabajo (insecto) (6) 13 Painful (8) 15 Fábrica (7) 17 Puddle (6) 18 To move away (6) 20 Opal (5) 22 Tías (5) 23 Oscuro (4)
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting involving business with a senior person brings great benefits. You are wrong to be afraid of asking for what you want because it is necessary. Do not bottle things up. Consider that you have little to lose. When dealing with legal matters, you are well advised to read the small print and look at the timescales involved.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) A recent journey has revealed possibilities. It is in this week that you will realise their potential. Nowhere is this truer than your romantic life, which is on the up. Someone who would not normally attract you comes into your sphere or may have done so last week.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Being at odds with someone close has given you pause for thought. This would be a good time to change the situation for the better. Offering the olive branch is your best approach, but be sure that you are sincere. Sometimes, you are a book easily read.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Such a time of expansion comes rarely, but now you are being handed opportunities. Be sure to make the most of them by being organised enough to take full advantage. With your energy high, you are in a position to steam ahead with plans. Should others feel left out you can find a place for them.
Saturday August 31
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A strong romantic flow to your week could be interrupted. This is because there are some business matters that really do need your attention. Although it is not a particularly good time to make firm financial commitments, there are areas to work on. These are mainly associated with saving money and reorganising.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This really is a week to get to grips with any healthy eating or exercise regimes. Owing to the influence of Mars, you are in a vigorous and determined mood. You find that your added confidence and healthy glow are attractive to the opposite sex.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is a spiritual week and you will be likely to want comfort. Give yourself time alone to look at the world around you and enjoy what it has to offer. As the weekend approaches, you will be able to get more into the mainstream and enjoy the company of others.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) All may not be what it seems this week and you need to be a little more realistic. This is particularly true when it comes to romance and close ties. Having the wool pulled over your eyes is not desirable and could even see you trip up. A different kind of trip, possibly over a long distance, may bring you face to face with an old friend or relative.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Some difficulty in your love life will need to be handled carefully. Unforeseen developments could take you by surprise (especially if you haven't read this in time). Your need is to avoid telling white lies to get out of a situation. Given time, most situations in this category will ease.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Meetings and travel dominate this week. Being with those who stimulate and inform will be even more worthwhile than usual. A trip that you are not looking forward to can bring added bonuses. Looking to further education at this time, could see you starting a course.
Nonagram
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Saturday August 31
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40
BONUS BALL
47
EURO MILLIONS Tuesday August 27
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35
1 9
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43
Friday August 30
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27
45
4 6
49
46
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Have you been too busy to spend time on yourself? Get your looks and health back on track by using this week to good effect. Revamp your diet and exercise as required. Spend time with people who are supportive and share the same interests.
EL MILLON: VFH03723 LA PRIMITIVA Thursday August 29
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JOKER: 4 251 483 Saturday August 31
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JOKER: 9 082 989 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday September 1
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29 49
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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 12 Very good: 17 Excellent: 21
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abed bade band baud bead bend date daub dean debt dent duet dune need nude teed tend anted bated daunt debut endue tubed tuned attend batted betted bunted butted debate detent netted nutted tented abetted abutted attuned dentate taunted battened tautened DEBUTANTE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Bark, 3 Rapid, 8 Coal miner, 9 Liver, 10 Less, 14 Open, 15 Vases, 18 Strangest, 20 Twist, 21 Edge.
Down:
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having had such a busy time recently you may be craving a quiet period. I am afraid this will have to wait at the moment. Small snatches at tranquillity are possible but the pressure is still on.
BONUS BALL
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15
8
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
23
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Bank, 2 Receive, 4 Aims, 5 Inn, 6 Eager, 7 Arise, 11 Elected, 12 Moose, 13 Saves, 16 Ends, 17 Mare, 19 Raw.
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Snub, 3 Volcanic, 9 Orifice, 10 Elgar, 11 Event, 12 Loners, 14 Govern, 16 Diwali, 19 Stodge, 21 Codes, 24 Baron, 25 Absence, 26 Sinister, 27 Sewn.
Down: 1 Stone age, 2 Unite, 4 Openly, 5 Clean, 6 Nigeria, 7 Curl, 8 Filter, 13 Einstein, 15 Veteran, 17 In case, 18 Beware, 20 Dunes, 22 Dance, 23 Ibis.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:
Across: 1 Bostezo, 5 Women, 8 Sting, 9 Patinar, 10 There is, 12 Raise, 13 Paloma, 15 Farola, 18 Later, 19 At least, 21 Vigilar, 22 Citar, 23 Rosca, 24 Lápices.
1 Bus stop, 2 Shine, 3/22 Egg cup, 4 Oppose, 5 Waterfall, 6 Mendigo, 7 Nurse, 11 Esmeralda, 14 Latigos, 16 Autores, 17 Barrel, 18 Lavar, 20 Attic.
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Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote 9:45am On the Buses 10:20am On the Buses 10:50am Rising Damp 11:20am The Darling Buds of May 12:25pmAgatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Vera 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Law & Order: UK 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
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One moment with Mum MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man THIS article is being written on August 28. To most this doesn’t mean a thing, but to me it means a lot. It’s my Mum’s birthday and she would have been 93 today if she hadn’t been tak en from me on February 25, 2012. That date is significant too as it’s Dr S’s birthday. I often think of my Mum but par ticularly today and recently as I was asked if I could have anything in the world, what would I have. After much thought, and dis missing material things, I decided I would settle for one more cup of tea and a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel with my Mum. One more chat about all the stuff we talked about her grandchildren, what TV shows she had seen, her surviving family members. She was one of 10 brothers and sisters. It makes me very grumpy and sad that I can’t do that any more. We talked about all sorts of things. She was a very kind woman. I had never heard
her say a bad word about anyone and if Mrs S would ever dare say anything that may be considered a complaint about me, my Mum would always just respond, “Oh but he works so hard and smells so lovely.” I was the youngest and her favourite. I know that because she told me and I could do no wrong in her eyes and believe me when I was a kid I was a handful, but not to my Mum. But if I could have that one last sit down with her, I would have begged her to have the treatment that was offered to her to see if anything could be done to help cure the cancer she had but refused because of many reasons, none of which was because the type she had was untreatable, because it was. So, if you are fortunate enough to have a Mum and maybe you haven’t called her as often as you should or you’ve made an ex cuse not to pop round and see her do it. Don’t put it off because one day she won’t be there any more and then you will regret it like I am right now as I write this. So that’s my grump this week. It’s dedi cated to all the Mums out there that read my ramblings each week. You are all the most amazing people and I salute you all.
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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Mary Berry Quick Cooking 1:00pm Football Focus 1:30pm The Transplant Games 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Athletics 3:45pm Athletics 4:45pm Maleficent 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News; Weather 6:30pm Weather 6:35pm Who Dares Wins 7:20pm Pointless 8:10pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Sliding Doors 12:55am The Rap Game UK 1:55am The NFL Show 2:25am Weather for the Week Ahead
8:10am Ali-A's Superchargers 8:35am Mustangs FC 9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Curious Creatures 10:00am The Animal's Guide to Britain 11:00am Robot Wars 12:00pm International Rugby Union 1:00pm Nigel Slater: Eating Together 1:30pm The Battle of The River Plate 3:30pm Coast 4:30pm Jungle Atlantis 5:30pm This Farming Life 6:30pm Saving Lives at Sea 7:30pm Born to be Wild 8:00pm Proms Encore 8:30pm Rise of the Nazis 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Monty Python: Almost The TruthThe BBC Lawyers' Cut 11:00pm Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails 12:00am Monty Python's Flying Circus
8:00pm Britain's Secret Seas The team visits Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth, home to one of the world's largest gannet colonies. 9:00pm The Private Life of Pigs 10:00pmDarkness: Those Who Kill 10:45pmDarkness: Those Who Kill 11:25pmThe Vietnam War 12:25am The Vietnam War 1:15am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:50am Popular Voices at the BBC 2:50am Britain's Secret Seas 3:50am The Private Life of Pigs
6:15am Gok's Fill Your House for Free 7:10am King of Queens 7:35am King of Queens 8:00am Frasier 8:25am Frasier 8:50am The Simpsons 9:20am The Simpsons 9:50am The Simpsons 10:20am The Simpsons 10:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 11:55am Four in a Bed 12:25pm Four in a Bed 12:55pm Four in a Bed 1:25pm Four in a Bed 2:00pm Four in a Bed 2:30pm Live International Rugby Union 5:10pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 6:00pm The Dog House 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Skeletons of the Mary Rose: The New Evidence 10:00pm Split 12:15am Everest 2:40am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
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8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm BBC Proms 2019 10:40pm Jerusalem: An Anthem for England Lovers of the hymn, including members of the Women's Institute and politicians, explain the appeal it holds for them, and give their opinions in the debate about whether Jerusalem should become England's official national anthem. 11:30pm The Sky at Night 12:00am Horizon 1:00am Storyville 2:25am Art on the BBC: The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci 3:25am Natural World
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Motorsport UK The Professionals Made in Britain Cycling: Vuelta a Espa単a Cycling: Tour of Britain Cycling: Tour of Britain Live Columbo: Short Fuse River Monsters Silverstone Classic World of Sport: TV Firsts Cycling: Vuelta a Espa単a Cycling: Tour of Britain Magnum Force FYI Daily Magnum Force Scream 4 FYI Daily Scream 4 The Sweeney ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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3:05pm The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 5:45pm Talking Pictures 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Born to be Wild 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmRise of the Nazis 11:00pmI Love 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather
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3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The Great Hotel Escape 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie's Meat-Free Meals 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pmCop Control 11:00pmStath Lets Flats 11:30pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:30am Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
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3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Capture 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather
12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:45pm Home Away From Home 3:30pm Heir Hunters 4:15pm How to Build... 5:15pm Shark 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Born to be Wild 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 10:00pm Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth 11:30pmNewsnight
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 9:00pm Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts 9:30pm Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History 11:00pmSquaddies on the Frontline 12:00am Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy 1:00am The Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom
1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find It, Fix It, Drive It 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm The Great Hotel Escape 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:15pmSink or Swim 11:15pmHigh Society: The Cannabis Cafe
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11:20am The Darling Buds of May 12:30pmAgatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmDCI Banks
11:45am Cycling: Tour of Britain Live 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Cycling: Tour of Britain 10:00pmWorld Superbike Highlights 11:00pm Banks of England 11:30pm Firefox 12:35am FYI Daily 12:40am Firefox 2:15am The Sweeney 3:15am The Protectors 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen
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Our changing planet DEAR Leapy, First the usual gush, I agree with quite a lot of your opinions, though not all by any means, just a tad too right wing some times, and certainly not about Brexit. Immigrants definitely, living in Felanitx we are on the front line. Twenty plus years ago not an Arab to be seen around town, now in some areas it is hard to find a Mallorcan. Regarding climate change, full marks for including the background science. However I am amazed how you brush it off as a natural phenomenon we have to put up with (Issue 1782). Surely in your research for the piece you must have read the fact that the real problem is not that change is happening. The real problem is the rate of change which has rapidly increased over the last 200 years, since our industrial revolution started pumping things into the atmos phere that were not there before. The science, the records, the intelli gence we have created in our best scien tists all point to inescapable facts we are rapidly screwing up our planet and have little time to do anything about it. Never mind the fact that properly doing the right things mean a change in lifestyle for the developed world that will be very hard to implement until the crisis is loom ing too close to avoid. You and I, our generation had the best the world had to offer in so many ways. Those born in a developed country be tween 1945 and 1960 are the luckiest people alive. Those coming along behind will be stuck with more problems than I care to list here. Please send my regards to Char lene, we tenpin bowled in the same team for a while. John Little
Pool closures IN Gran Canaria they have a policy to only close pools for two hours and section twometre areas off after defecating inci dents. If you look on the Facebook pages it’s a regular occurrence. It happened twice in the same day in the same pool recently! Faye Firth
INDUSTRY: Prompted a rapid rate of change.
Speaking ‘slanglish’ I RARELY if ever comment on issues raised, but your piece on ‘slanglish’ (Nora Johnson 1782) touched an issue that seems to pass by most people. The example you gave of a reporter, and we know who that is for Sky news, I think it’s Sky not BBC unable to pronounce.
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‘Ing’ at the end of a word illustrates the lack now of any management of diction by their pre senters or reporters. They should be setting the example of proper pronunciation. Similarly the response to a ques tion by most of them is ‘yeah.’ I could say a lot more but I’ll leave it there. I doubt it will change. Peter French
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Diana would be so proud of her boys and a doting Nannie to her grandchildren. Bev Taylor So so sad a beautiful woman taken far too soon. RIP our Diana. Pat Reid She was lovely, gone too soon she was our lady Diana, she was the people’s princess RIP. Eve Guest Good, glad now let justice begin. Debbie Harrison
ONE thing the UK and Spain has in common is the lack of a stable government. The days are long gone when the British people could cast their eyes across to Europe and sigh at the ‘strange’ systems that led to minority governments. Ever since the Brexit vote the UK’s political system has been in turmoil. In Spain, where the old two-party system was effectively broken in 2015 by the rise of Cs and Podemos, it mostly boils down to the economy, in the UK Brexit can be blamed. The deadlock in Spain has allowed regional parties, such as those from Cataluña, to hold the key to whether an effective government can be formed. Over in the UK a similar scenario over Brexit is being played out. Without the votes of the DUP the Conservatives would not have a majority. Without the support of the SNP (by no means a given) Labour has no (or little) chance of taking the reins. In Spain this instability means that central government cannot release more than €5 billion of funds to regional governments, heralding a return to austerity. In the UK, government has been paralysed in terms of legislation - Brexit business has gone on interminably as politicians squabble. The lesson both countries need to take is quite simple. Tone down the confrontation and work together to find solutions. All politicians always say they are on the side of the people perhaps they should remember this and come up with solutions that will work for the people and not their own political careers.
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Puppy Smuggler on the run for 2 years has been arrested Let’s hope they both have all their assets taken from them and locked up for a long time. Barbara Ann Mellor
This is one reason I always choose a rescue dog Jeff Harding Great news.... hopefully they will be locked up for a very long time and they will never come close to any animal... Peggy Meijer
Spectator gored to death by bull during Spanish festival It’s his own fault! This ‘festival’ is cruel. Shouldn’t even be allowed to take place! Hope the bull was
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Oh dear, what a shame... never mind! Take your life in your own hands.. these beautiful creatures have no choice and are literally fighting for their lives. God bless you.. tourists.. please don’t attend these atrocities... Teresa Tracey Ramsey I would like to understand why Spain can continue with its argument for cultural rituals, giving them the right to torture animals. We’ve evolved from many horrible rituals like burning witches and buy ing and selling slaves through education, higher un derstanding and living in the present time!! So, are we saying Spain continues with its traditions and cultures because they are less educated? Silvia Rohm Slanina
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JORIS PLU CHARLIE CHAPLIN once said that a day without laughter is a day wast ed. I suggest you read this again. In deed. Not just try, but just do it every day. Make it your and others’ habit to laugh at least once a day. And if you do not know (any more) how to do this, start with a little smile. Smile to yourself in the mirror. I know, sounds weird. But it will help you in the long term in many positive ways in your won derful life. Smile to others around you. Even people you do not know. It can happen that they are not used to it themselves any more so they will look back at you sometimes with a big question mark on their forehead. Do I know this person? What is he or she up to? Maybe you have to run away one time. But let those things not stop you at all. Keep on practising the daily habit of smiling. Build it up and af
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POSITIVE: Laughter benefits body and soul. ter a while move on to laughing. Yes, you can do this. Even laughing with oneself can be very healing. I do not know if he wrote this… but on the internet it says that Shakespeare wrote that laughing at your own mis takes can lengthen your life. Believe it or not but myself I am becoming an expert at laughing at and even with myself. For me it
works. And yes, I will keep on doing this and even when one day I would meet you I will introduce you, you will not even notice it I think, to the laughing method that will pro long your life. When we laugh more, we will be much happier. No one I think will argue with this. I found on the internet the following:
Laughter benefits the body and soul in many ways like: increases immune system is the best work out is good for our lungs in creases serotonin and endorphins in our brains relaxes muscles eases tension in the body re duces stress hormones in the body improves the blood flow eases feelings of depression just makes you happy etc. I mean… do you need another reason to laugh? Go now and spread the word of laughter. Make it your daily com mitment to put laughter in your life and to put laughter in the life of the people you interact with each day. See and feel how all those lives will change for the bet ter. Drive in your car and start laughing out loud, specially at the traffic lights and crossroads. Let people see you laughing. Some of
A healthy glow?
LATE DINING: One study shows there could be risks.
Risky late dinners? DURING the summer months in particular it is not unusual for Spanish families to be seen dining out and eating after 10pm. Whilst they are clearly used to it, it may be more difficult for expats to follow suit and in fact, a study claims that changing your body clock and eating a late dinner, could have neg ative effects on the skin and make it more vul nerable to sun exposure leading to burns and ultimately, skin cancer. A study by the O’Donnell Brain Institute and the University of California Irvine, in the USA, carried out on mice, has shown that eating
poorly could have negative effects on the skin and make it more vulnerable. People who de lay their evening meal would be more vulner able to such effects as their biological clock of the skin is affected. This change can throw the daily cycle of an enzyme responsible for re pairing skin damage by ultraviolet (UV) rays, out of sync. However, despite these findings, the re searchers have said that further research is needed to understand feed patterns and UV damage in people, especially how they affect the pigment cycles.
FROM rosy cheeks to patches under the eyes, experts say your com plexion can reveal a lot about your lifestyle. Facial colouration seems to be the most im portant in determining how healthy someone looks. Research has iden tified that faces with lighter, redder, and yel lower skin were seen as the healthiest and there is some biological processes associated with these colours.Lighter skin is as sociated with the ability to absorb more vitamin D. Greater redness may indi cate more efficient circu lation and blood supply to the skin and people with yellower skin tend to have healthier diets, rich in fruit and vegetables. Tanning also increases skin yellowness and makes faces appear healthier, but the yellow ness brought about from a healthy diet is obviously preferred to tanning.
them will start laughing too! How wonderful is that. You can make someone happy (and yourself) without even speaking one word. Make yourself happy in an easy way. Teach your brain what happi ness is, what laughter does to your brain. Some quotes about this won derful tool: Life is better when you’re laughing Laughter is an instant vacation Life is too short to be serious all the time, so if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me, I’ll laugh at you Laugh until your belly hurts and then just a bit more. Joris PLU - Marbella - Malaga Life, Relationship & Move Forward Coach all info on www.jorisplu.com Helpline 24/7 - Phone & WhatsApp +32 472 401 611 +34 666 030 428
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A Homage Project NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England WHAT might successfully engage an enthusiast to spend? Big time. One a story, second a history a provenance and third an object. Of course the object may also be perceived as a work of art. An object that occasions a heartthumping excite ment. One such is a car, a homage to the spirits of Ettore Bugatti and Romano Artioli. The first is the progenitor of Bugatti, the manufacturer of hyper sports cars while Romano Artioli built the extraordinary EB110 to mark the 110th birthday of Ettore Bugatti in 1991. Powered by a 550 bhp engine and a quad turbo V12 engine the EB110 was a super sports car of the 1990s one of the fastest cars of an era that included McLaren F1. Centodieci is Italian for 110. To mark the 110th anniversary of the founding of the legendary marque the modern Bugatti Automobiles SAS has designed the Bugatti Centodieci with echoes of the former super sports car of the 1990s. In stead of the V12 the Centodieci has an eightlitre W16 engine with 1,600 bhp and springs from 0 to 100 kph in 2.4 seconds , to 200 kph in 6.1 sec
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MOST people have a fear of one kind or another. While some suffer from Arachno phobia (fear of spiders), Agoraphobia (fear of open spaces) and Glossophobia (fear of public speaking), there are many more weird phobias. Apparently, many suffer from Macro phobia (fear of long waits) for whom doc tors’ waiting rooms, Bank Holiday travel on jammed motorways and crowded airports with cancelled flights (yes, Ryanair and British Airways pilots, I’m looking at you!) are a nightmare. Likewise the fear of riding in cars (Amaxophobia) for those living in builtup areas and Bathmophobia (fear of stairs) for Donald Trump. Remember him fervently clutching Theresa May’s hands at the White House? Not all phobias have been around for thousands of years. While Astraphobia (fear of thunder and lightning), Pyrophobia (fear of fire), and Herpetophobia (fear of reptiles) have probably existed since the Middle Ages, others like Motorphobia (fear of vehi cles), Electrophobia (fear of electricity) and Pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying count me in!) are naturally quite recent.
The front drops very low,the iconic Bugatti horseshoe has been reduced accordingly. onds and to 300 kph in just 13.1 seconds; the top speed is electronically limited to 380 kph. A sensational power to weight ra tio is achieved of 1.13 kilograms per horsepower. “The increased power and lower weight further improves performance for better acceleration at high speeds. The Centodieci offers our customers an improved power to weight ra
Newly developed and very narrow headlamps with integrated LED daytime running lights.
Do you suffer from phobophobia (a fear of phobias)?
MACROPHOBIA: A fear of long waits, including at crowded airports. After the Second World War, a brand new phobia escalated dramatically in the Cold War that followed: Nucleomituphobia (fear or nuclear weapons). Current pho bias? Cyberphobia (fear of computers), Hel lenologophobia (fear of confusing, highly technical terminology) and especially Nomophobia (fear of losing mobile phone contact). Unsurprisingly, phobias can severely im pact your life. Someone with Aichmophobia (fear of needles or pointed objects) or Algo phobia (fear of pain) probably won’t make it to the dentist’s, even assuming they don’t already suffer from Dentophobia (fear of dentists). A person with Mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) or Obesophobia probably hasn’t eaten for ages and could easily die from anorexia.
If you have a phobia, though, don’t de spair! There’s still hope. Phobias can be cured! Remember when you were a child and suffered from Scolionophobia (fear of school) because of Arithmophobia (fear of numbers) and Logophobia (fear of words)? Not to mention Ablutophobia (fear of washing) and maybe Ichthyophobia (fear of fish). The chances are good that you’re now quite happy to hop into the shower and that you enjoy your sardinas a la plancha af ter a hard day’s work. Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Bac,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Cleram bault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) avail able online (€0.99;£0.99). All profits to Cos ta del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
tio and more dynamic handling,” says Stephan Winkelman, CEO of Bugatti Automobiles. Achim Anscheidt , Bugatti Director of Design , explained the design process, “The challenge was not to allow oneself to be captivated too much by the design of the historic vehicle and work solely in retrospect, but instead to create a mod ern interpretation of the shape and technology of that time.” More extreme than the Chiron and Divo, time less as the La Voiture Noire, the Centodieci is one of a kind Bugatti for the enthusiast. The front of the Centodieci drops very low, its depth revealed only in profile, with the newly de veloped deep seated front spoiler and the three section air intakes providing a perfect match to the flat horseshoe shaped radiator. The rear of the Centodieci relies on a wide air outlet opening bringing to life the flying tail light elements. Owners may select any Bugatti colour, for the special edition Bugatti Centodieci to be hand crafted in Molsheim, France. Revealed at the Concours d’Elegance Pebble Beach, extraordi nary , exclusive, a select series of 10 vehicles will be built, nine to be delivered in 2021 to owners. Base prices start at €8 million plus tax. Nick Horne, London, England
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he spend the money? I have lived in the same community for 30 years. I was told years ago that the president has a right to spend a percentage of the community fees without asking the residents. Is this still the case? Our president has spent all our money and has left us with little in the bank. W S (Costa del Sol)
DAVID SEARL
The Law of Hori z o n t a l P r o p e r t y YOU AND THE has never set out LAW IN SPAIN a specific percentage which the president can freely spend without asking the residents. The members vote at the AGM to ap prove the budget for the coming year, based on the income from community fees and the necessary ex penses, including the 5 per cent required as a reserve fund. The president is authorised to sign cheques or make bank transfers for these amounts. In some cas es it is the administrator who handles the budget. If an urgent and necessary expense suddenly arises, the president may make payment for it, and he should rapidly inform the community members. If he has used part of the reserve fund, a special assess ment may be necessary the following year.
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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Here we have compiled all of the markets that take place around Mallorca:
Monday Calvià, Caimari, Lloret de Vistalegre, Manacor and Montuïri.
Tuesday Alcúdia, Artà, Campanet, Porreresu and Santa Margalida.
Wednesday Andratx, Capdepera, Felanitx, Petra, Port de Pollença, Santanyí, Selva, Sencelles, Sineu, Vilafranca de Bonany and Colònia de Sant Jordi. Thursday Ariany, Campos, S Arenal, Consell, Inca, Pòrtol, Sant Llorenç de Cardassar,
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
MEL GIBSON, one of the biggest and bestpaid ac tors of the 1990s is one of those Hollywood stars who prefers quiet Spanish towns to the glitz and glam our of Spain’s popular hotspots like Ibiza and Mal lorca or Marbella. Mel Gibson is a particu lar fan of northern Spain which he describes as “marvellous.” A LISTER: Mel Gibson.
He has been spotted in Santo Domingo de la Calza da, a municipality in La Rio ja, and later in Oviedo in Asturias. The Hollywood star was happy to have his photo taken with admirers and lo cals. The actor was then seen eating at a local restau rant in A Fonsagrada in Lugo, and later in Santiago de Com postela, where he visited the cathedral and stayed in the historic Hostal d o s Reis Católi cos.
Ses Salines, Sant Joan, Lloseta and Deià. 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,
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
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It’s marvellous Mel
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.
IT is common to see interna tional stars and influential fig ures travelling to Spain’s most popular tourist destinations but there are some interna tional celebrities who prefer the charm of a traditional Spanish village over more rock star places like Madrid or Barcelona. Olivia NewtonJohn, the star of Grease who sold over 100
Costitx, Esporles (first Saturday of the month), Palma de Mallorca, Santanyí, Sóller, Santa Eugènia and Santa Margalida. Sunday Alcúdia, Consell, Felanitx, Llucmajor, Muro, Pollensa, Porto Cristo, Santa Maria del Camí, Valldemossa and Sa Pobla.
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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Olivia in Spain million albums thanks to hits like Physical, has enjoyed a few days relaxing under the Span ish summer sun. Despite re cent treatment for cancer, where she had to learn to walk again after the operation to her lower spine, Olivia Newton John has not only demonstrat
ed her recovery, but also her will to enjoy life with a recent family holiday to Ribeira Sacra. An area located between the provinces of Lugo and Ourense in the northwestern region of Galicia, it is famous for its wines, in particular Ferreira de Pantón.
ICON: Olivia Newton-John.
Robbie relaxes with family
ROBBIE WILLIAMS and Ayda Field re cently enjoyed a sunsoaked break in Formentera. The singer and TV presenter, who have three children to gether, have been enjoying their holiday on the Spanish island and been sharing plenty of videos and pictures from their trip. Images of Robbie jumping off boats and Ayda looking fabulous in her holiday outfits.
Ayda treated fol lowers to an adorable picture of their youngest, baby Coco, who will turn one this month, looking out to the beautiful Spanish beach and blue sea. Ayda captioned the post: ‘She Likes It Like That.’ Ayda and Robbie, who married in 2010 in Beverly Hills, start ed dating in 2006 and have two other children, daughter Ted dy, six, and son Charlie, who is four.
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Stay and be true to yourself ROBERT SHALLIS ‘BIRDS of a feather flock together.’ There’s certainly something to be said about that phrase. In many ways the company you keep can define who you are, we’re usually drawn to mak ing friends with those who like the same things or have similar traits, we’re also drawn to people we aspire to be like, or at the very least possess qualities that may resonate with us. It has been said ‘you eventually be come the average of the people you spend most of your time with.’ How ever, I believe that it has more to do with the amount of time we spend with people which has the greater im pact, thus moulding a large part of the person you become. What happens when you find your self spending time with people who are not actually like you? People that don’t share the same views or values? Or have a different moral standing? If these people disempower you, surely the question to ask yourself is,
DON’T COMPROMISE: Be yourself. ‘why I am spending time with these people?’ Failing to be your true self will inhib it true friendships as you’re not ex pressing the real you. If the real you is hidden and a false personality created to fit in, in order to please others, this will certainly lead you to feel impris oned as the creative wonderful poten tial you have is simply locked away
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and those who deserve to appreciate and welcome it are deprived of it. Do you find yourself: concerned by what others think, trying to please others, fearful of their disapproval, conscious of your mannerisms and what you say? Shyness, lack of selfconfidence, nervousness, or fear of criticism can all be contributing factors to hiding your
true personality and stop you from naturally getting along with others. Moreover, you’ll be missing out on people who would be better suited to the real you and enable you to be your real self. A good way to start is to invest in people who are investable and not those that you feel you have an oblig atory allegiance to. Who or what are
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By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com AUGUST’S wildfire in Gran Canaria, with 10,000 evacuated, destroyed 9,200 hectares of protected natural space, homes, livings, livestock, ways of life. It could happen again. We’re very vulnerable. Experts and politicians are meeting (and lunching) now to produce the final cost figure, without which no disaster is complete. New Canarian president, Ángel Víctor Torres, said: “It’s too early to be exact, but it’ll be millions.” The relevance of these damage assessments is questionable, given the limited comparisons they invite, like ‘fire x was worse than y.’ What’s dangerous (though safer ground for politicians) is that these interpretations distract attention from more important issues. Can money anyway reboot lost communities? Doubtful, especially for those which were horribly aware that, with no help to clear tinder around their villages, they’d burn. Requests for help fell on deaf ears. They burnt. But the big, really important, never asked question, is: ‘How much would it have cost to avoid this disaster, compared with what it’s cost
investable people? These are people who genuinely care about you, remain loyal and accept and love you for who and what you are. They are people who no matter what their status is in life know they are no better than you. Some may say these type of people are hard to find, look closely, they’re everywhere, but you will never notice or meet them if you are not aligned to them, simply put, if you are spending your time and energy on relationships that do not really serve you, you will miss investable people. Compromising your true self, char acter and nature will not give you the fulfilment you so very much deserve. You can make a good impression on people by not concerning yourself as to what he or she may think of you. This can be difficult at first but when someone judges you remember, they are simply defining themselves, not defining you. Refuse to get caught up in who you think you should be, relax and be who you are. You are just one decision away from ‘taking action’ and becom ing your true self. So I urge you, make that choice today and watch the mira cles of life start to unfold.
WILDFIRES: It could happen again, we are very vulnerable. to suffer it?’ Here’s a conversation I had in California (still shaky after a big fire here): Friend, helicopter pilot Mike: Hey Barbara. What happened in the fire on La Gomera? Me: Dreadful... I thought of you often, the firemen and plane and helicopter pilots were heroes...The problems came at night... You know... Everybody has to pull out when it gets dark... the wind changes...the fire picks up. Mike: What? Pull out at night? Why? Me: Erm, well... you can’t fly at night...
can you? Mike: Whaaaat? You’re kidding? Only by day? No way! No NVT? Me (shocked): No! What’s NVT? Mike: Night vision technology. Me: Is it new? Mike: Naah, the infra-red’s old. We’ve had it since the 70’s, fitted into old Huey choppers from the Vietnam war. There’s a bunch of newer stuff too. So there it is. Californian firefighters have special night
flying equipment, but ours don’t. NVT of course exists in Europe, but is mostly used by airforces to hit targets and kill people more efficiently in the dark, while firefighters exhaust themselves all day fighting fires, then night comes and the fire’s left to do its worst. A kind of one step forward, two back cha cha. To get things in perspective, we don’t even have a single hydroplane based in the Canaries, let alone one with NVT, although a fleet of 20 F18 Hornet fighter planes is based at Gando, should we feel a sudden desire for war. A www.change.org petition for a permanent hydroplane and helicopter base quickly attracted a quarter of a million signatures, unsurprisingly. Fires are an exponentially increasing risk, everywhere. Even the Artic’s burning. Why are we ostriching reality and not tooling up for the obvious? A bigger Gran Canaria fire in 2007 (19,000 hectares burnt, 20,000 animals killed, 400 homes lost) ‘cost’ €80 million. Demands then for hydroplanes or helicopters were brushed aside in favour of spending €127 million on a new transport system for capital La Palmas, Metroguagua. The money could have bought 5 CL215T Canadas hydroplanes at €26 million each, on hand to fight this summer’s fire immediately.
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€33.4bn of rental income missed OWNERS of empty properties in Spain are missing out on an estimated €33.4 billion a year in rental income. Of the 25 million homes in Spain some 13 per cent are lying empty for a variety of reasons. Many are second homes used for just a few weeks a year by their owners but a failure to let them out is proving costly according to the real estate portal pisos.com. A rented house would lead to an average profit of €9,732 per year 15 per cent more than last year. Owners of empty properties in Madrid (€16,740 per year), the Basque Country (€13,512 per year), the Balearic Islands (€13,308 per year), Cataluña (€11,784
per year), and the Community of Valencia (€11,052 per year), are the ones who theoretically would gain the most by letting their empty properties. Madrid is the Autonomous Community with the most expensive rental price, €15 per square metre. “The rental market is facing a particularly difficult time in some regional capitals, where the supply of rental housing should be increased. Not only would the current shortage be alleviated and the demand from tenants eased, but also the profitability obtained would help to improve the finances of many families in posses sion of unproductive housing,” said Ferran Font, Direc tor of Studies at pisos.com.
CATHOLIC authorities have been accused of a land grab after laying claim to property they claim belongs to the church. The church is claiming prop erties through a law that per mits them to declare owner ship of buildings and areas that have roots in religious enter prises. The government has de cided not to put forward the documents which they say are not yet clear enough to go to congressional hearing. The College of Registrars compiled the list of acquisitions or claims that the church has made since the Aznar Law was passed in 1998 and until 2015 when it was revoked. This Aznar law, which is named after the Aznar govern ment of the 90’s, replaced an earlier law passed in 1956 con cerning land rights of the church. It was periodically updated to incorporate more modern developments. The last update was in 2007. The College of Registrars note that the church has claimed over 30,000 buildings, plots of land or structures in the period from 1998 to 2015. These include places and things that are directly linked to the church such as religious monu ments, parishes and rectories. The church has now gone a step further to legally procure
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San Jorge Church in Madrid. fountains, houses and public squares that previously be longed to the government, lo cal authorities or the public. The Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez has yet to chal lenge the church as he believes that there are inconsistencies with the current information that would be used as evi dence. The legal team has been advised to proceed with caution as it may be a long time before the case reaches a congressional hearing again if it is thrown out. Those affected in the case have found their properties being taken by the church and they want to push on with legal proceedings. However, it may be a while until they get their property back if ever as everything that would be taken away from the church will go straight to the government.
LOSSES: 13 per cent of Spanish homes are empty.
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AHEAD of Benidorm’s ninth Pride event, which culminates in a pa rade of thousands in the resort on September 7, a row erupted on Facebook when someone de scribed the event as ‘onesided’ and lamented the fact that no events celebrating ‘straightness’ ever take place. People responded by pointing out that the event was being pro moted simply as ‘Pride,’ and that it was a familyfriendly celebration open to all who value tolerance and inclusivity and enjoy wearing wild, wacky and extravagant cos tumes. Why, even pooches with rainbow ribbons relish the outing, as my photograph taken at Pride 2018 so clearly illustrates. I was about to join in the in creasingly acrimonious debate when the thread disappeared. I in tended pointing out that ‘Straight Pride’ events ARE taking place. It’s a uniquely American phenome non, at least for now, but horrible
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POSH DAY OUT: A happy pooch. trends that surface in the US re grettably don’t stay in the US. Why is ‘Straight Pride’ bad? Be cause the organisers are nasty, white supremacists who use their rallies to generate vicious intol erance towards LGBT communi ties, people of colour, immi grants and anyone who thinks
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Homosexual Movement toward our founding principles.’ Ironically, the coalition’s na tional motto is ‘normal, natural, healthy, sane’ the very antithe sis of what it actually is. This loathsome outfit, headed by a ninnyhammer called Don Grundmann, was due to hold a ‘Straight Pride’ event in Modesto, California last month, but city officials laughingly re jected the event. They had good cause to guf faw. Grundmann, arguing before the council to be allowed to stage his hateful march, acciden tally let the cat out of the bag by describing his coalition as ‘a to tally peaceful racist group.’ Apart from his involvement with the coalition, Grundmann is a member of The Proud Boys, a farright neofascist organisation that admits only men as mem bers and promotes political vio
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher VOLVO’S XC40 is the company’s first compact S U V and is described as ‘perfect for youthful people who want a car which reflects their personality.’ Slotted in beneath the larger X C 60 and X C 90 models in Volvo’s range, the XC40 is priced from €31,884 (£28,965) and comes with two or four-wheel drive, manual or auto gearboxes, petrol and diesel engines and also a plug-in hybrid version. M y test model was a T 4 in entry level M omentum trim costing €36,750 (£33,385) with a potent 2.0litre petrol engine and eight-speed auto transmission. This combination delivers a 0-100 kph time of 8.1 seconds and top speed of 209 kph (130 mph). Average fuel economy is 12.4 kpl (35.1 mpg) and emissions are 154 g/km. O n the road, the X C 40 performs impeccably with
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SPORT FOLLOWING the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Spanish F1 driver Carlos Sainz has spoken about the death of French F2 driver Anthoine Hubert. He said: “What happened on Sat urday puts everything into perspec tive. It was the toughest reminder that motorsport is extremely danger ous and everyone needs to be aware of the inevitable risks it involves. “Our whole community is going through a very tough and emotional moment and all my thoughts go out to Anthoine’s whole family and his friends. We will always carry his memory wherever we race. It is the best tribute we can pay to our fellow driver. Rest in peace.” The race was a bittersweet affair for winner Charles Leclerc. He claimed his first Formula 1 victory of his career and Ferrari’s first in the 2019 less than 24 hours after his friend Hubert passed away after a crash in Saturday’s F2 feature race. The Monegasque dedicated his win to Hubert, with whom he had grown up racing. He said: “It is diffi cult to enjoy a first victory on a week end like this. I grew up with An thoine, and we competed in our first karting race together with Pierre (Gasly) and Esteban (Ocon) in 2005.
REIGNING multiple Mo toGP World Champion Marc Marquez has chal lenged fivetime F1 Champi on Lewis Hamilton to an on track duel. In an interview with the Daily Mail ahead of last weekend’s British Grand Prix, the fellow fivetime champion challenged the Brit to an ontrack challenge, firstly on a MotoGP bike then in a Formula one car. It didn’t take Hamilton long to accept his offer, so we could see the clash of the titans sometime this year!
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BITTER-SWEET: Leclerc celebrated his win while paying respects to his friend Hubert (inset). “These are memories I will keep forever. Losing him on Saturday was a huge shock, not only to me but to everyone in motorsport. In a way, I am satisfied having won today to re member him in the way he should be remembered. He was a champion, and this victory is for him.” In the race itself, Leclerc demon
strated his talent to take his Ferrari from pole to the chequered flag de spite a rapidly closing Lewis Hamilton putting the pressure on in the final few laps. Although he lost track position to teammate Sebastian Vettel during the pit stops, Ferrari instructed Vet tel to move aside for the young man
from Monaco. He then controlled the race from the front relatively comfortably until Hamilton’s late charge made him re focus. Leclerc said: “The last few laps weren’t easy. I saw Lewis coming closer and closer in the mirror, so I put my head down and tried to fo cus on the work I had to do in the car. “At the end, I managed to cross the line in first place and I’d like to thank the team for the hard work they have put in to make this possi ble.” It was Ferrari’s first victory since Kimi Raikkonen took the honours at last year’s United States Grand Prix. It also made Leclerc the Scuderia’s 39th winner and Monaco the 23rd nation to win an F1 race. The 21 yearold also became the third youngest winner in F1 history. Hamilton spoiled the prospect of a Ferrari onetwo when he passed Se
bastian Vettel, who was struggling with tyres after pitting early. Vettel then pitted again, which allowed Valtteri Bottas in the second Mer cedes to complete the podium. Sainz’s teammate at McLaren Lan do Norris looked to have sealed fifth spot but he was forced to retire on the last lap with suspected engine failure. That position was inherited by Red Bull’s Alexander Albon, who passed Sergio Perez via the grass on the final lap to take fifth from 17th on the grid in his first race with his new team. Racing Point’s Sergio Perez equalled his best result of the sea son in sixth, with Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat seventh. Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg crossed the line eighth after Antonio Giovinazzi crashed on the last lap. Next was Pierre Gasly, who was visibly emotional on race morning following the death of Hubert. Lance Stroll made it two Racing Points in the top 10 by rounding out the points. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen failed to finish in the top five for the first time since last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he collided with Ki mi Raikkonen on the first corner and then crashed at the top of Eau Rouge.
All’s not well for La Liga GIANTS ALL is not well at La Liga’s ‘Big Two.’ Barcelona are off to their worst start in the league for 11 years after coming away from Osasuna with a 22 draw IT is a bit early to be talking about crisis at the Catalan club though. Back then Barca went on to win a treble under Pep Guardiola. Their poor start to the sea son shows just how much they rely on Lionel Messi, who has missed every match so far with an injury picked up in presea son. Osasuna’s goals both came from Roberto Morales. The sil ver lining for Barcelona is 16 yearold Ansu Fati, who be came the club’s youngest player to score in La Liga. The left winger was brought on in the second half, and added some much needed penetra tion and firepower to the frontline. Barcelona host Valencia next, while Osasuna hope to continue their positive run against Real Valladolid. Barca’s arch rivals Real
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BALED OUT: Real Madrid were grateful to Gareth Bale. Madrid are also struggling af ter picking up a 22 away draw, this time at Villareal. They were indebted to Gareth Bale who scored both Madrid’s goals, although he now faces a ban after picking up a late red
card. Bale opened his account with the final touch of the first half, converting a pass from Dani Carvajal. His second goal came when he found himself inside the box with the ball on his preferred left foot. He
placed the ball past Andres Fernandez. Moi Gomez and Gerard Moreno scored for Vil lareal. Now Real Madrid host Lev ante without Bale, while Villar real look for their first win of
the season against the league’s bottomplaced club, Leganes. A last second goal from Thomas Partey handed Atleti co Madrid a 32 win at home to Eibar. Joao Felix and Vitolo also scored in reply to Eibar’s two first half goals. This means Atletico are clear league leaders despite whole sale changes to their squad over the summer. They travel to San Sebastian to take on Real Sociedad next following the conclusion of the international break. Eibar host an equallystruggling Espanyol. Real Betis are finally on the winning trail. They beat Leganes 21 after suffering backtoback losses. Elsewhere Valencia had a 2 0 win over Mallorca while Granada travelled to Espanyol and returned with all the points after scoring three unanswered goals.