Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 15 - 21 October 2020 Issue 1841

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15 - 21 October 2020

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AS if Rafael Nadal hadn’t received enough awards and honours, two years to the day after torrential floods that hit the island and killed 13 people on Oc­ tober 9, 2018, he has had a street named after him in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar.

This isn’t because of his tennis success, but because during the major clear­up following the floods, he didn’t make use of his fame and position, but simply turned up and be­ came a volunteer and or­

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RAFAEL NADAL has been awarded Spain’s highest sporting honour, the Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo (the Grand Cross of the Roy­ al Order of Sporting Merit) following his latest tri­ umph at the French Open Tournament in Paris.

He clearly savours the clay surface of the Roland Garros Stadium as this is his 13th win there and he has now amassed 20 Grand Slam singles victories to tie with Roger Federer as the two lead Novak Djokovic (who Nadal destroyed in Paris) with his 17 victories.

Government Minister María Jesús Montero in announcing the decision to grant this award said “We are honoured to give this distinction to one of Spain’s and the world’s greatest athletes of all time. It is a pleasure to do so for a person who is a role model for the young and who makes us all better.”

Former recipients of the award include Vicente del Bosque, manager of the World Cup winning Spanish football team, David Cal, Olympic ca­ noeist, Andrés Iniesta as he retired from football and the late skier Blanca Fernández Ochoa.

Still younger than Federer, if Nadal can keep healthy, there is every chance that he can capture more major tournament wins and become the most successful male tennis player of all time, but first he will look forward to returning home to Mallorca.

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Rafa shows off his latest trophy.

ganised a charity race which raised €1 million.

For this he is also named an adoptive son of the town.

Rafa helping out in 2018.

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Street Names Changed The centre of Llucmajor.

IN accordance with a Balearic law which was first promulgated in 2018, the Llucmajor Council has renamed five streets which had connections with Spain’s Fran­ coist past.

The law also requires that at least one street is dedicated to important altruistic organisations and in this case, the street con­ nected with Admiral Vierna in Bahia Grande is now known as the street of Blood Donors.

Other changes see the disap­ pearance of signs honouring Gomez Ulla, Cardinal Rossell, Ad­ miral Moreno and Moll Duniach Marinera with replacements recognising Monserrat Parets, Street Photographer Toni Catany, Font Obrador and Ses Riveretes.

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Virtual Boat Show ONE of the high points of the Mallorca Boating Calendar is the Palma Boat Show and Superyacht Show which at­ tract thousands of visitors and ex­ hibitors from around the world, but this year they were cancelled due to Coronavirus.

In their place however will be the vir­ tual Balearic Yacht Show a three­day event which will take place on Novem­ ber 18, 19 and 20 with a combination of live and pre­recorded sessions, 3D boat tours, industry workshops, live competi­ tions, destination broadcasts and net­ working events.

A completely secure, online event which enables companies in the nautical industry to reach a wider, international audience through their virtual stands at https://balearicyachtshow.org/.

ONLINE: Virtual boat show guarantees visitor safety.

Crashed Car Catches Fire

EVEN though new lower speed limits have been introduced in much of Mallorca, ear­ ly on Monday morning a driver of a BMW was spotted on a ring road of the Ma­30 near the Fan Shopping Centre travelling at increasing speed.

The driver lost control and the car left

the road, hit the divider and overturned before catching fire.

Luckily a driver in the vicinity managed to stop and help to free the seriously in­ jured man before the fire brigade arrived to put out the fire and his quick and brave action may have saved a life.

The injured man was given emergency first aid where he lay and was then rushed to Son Espaces hospital for further treat­ ment.

Guardia Civil officers are now investi­ gating the possible reasons for the acci­ dent.

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NIBS EXTRA Face masks THERE are reports that the Balearic Government intends to review regulations concerning the labelling of face masks to ensure that consumers are fully aware of the effectiveness and whether they can be reused. Some facilities are already refusing access to those wearing cloth masks.

Deadly accident AN ambulance was called after police discovered that a man riding a moped had come off the road between Magaluf and Santa Ponsa and officers immediately administered first aid but as he was taken to hospital, he had a fatal heart attack.

Tourist accommodation FIGURES issued by the Balearics Statistics Institute demonstrate that whilst hotels had a terrible July and August, private accommodation, whilst down on the previous year, was still far more than successful and got stronger in August.

Away victory IT has been a good start to the season for Real Mallorca who play in the Spanish Second Division as having won two home matches on the trot, they travelled to Lugo in Galicia where they secured their first away victory, winning 1-0.

German flights BETTER late than never, as travel company TUI is now bringing a small number of German holidaymakers over to Mallorca as flights to Palma are being restarted, so at least there is a chance for some extra business for hotels.

Grave decision A DECISION has been made that any mourners who wish to visit relatives’ graves in Palma on All Saints Day will have to register their wishes in advance in order to ensure that there is no overcrowding at cemeteries.

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Spain’s First Female Firefighter IT was in 1980 that a young woman named Magdalena Rigo Lliteras applied to be­ come a firefighter with the Palma de Mallorca Bomberos to a mixture of admiration and dismay in what was a completely male dominated and machismo packed organi­ sation.

Perhaps to the surprise of the other firefighters, she passed all of the tests and in 1981 broke the glass ceiling to become Mallorca’s and Spain’s first female firefighter.

Her career came to an abrupt end when the fire ten­ der in which she was travel­ ling was involved in a serious accident and her legs were damaged so badly that she had to retire from the job she loved, but kept in touch as her

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Respecting the late Magdalena Rigo Lliteras.

husband was a firefighter as well.

Last week, aged 59, she suf­

fered a stroke and although rushed to hospital, she died the following day.

Former colleagues and members of the local council observed a one­minute si­

lence at the Son Malferit Fire Station in recognition of all she had achieved.

50,000 Face Masks Controlled

THE Palma de Mallorca Council is to distribute 50,000 free face masks to charities and organi­ sations that work with those in need in the city.

Those who will benefit are those who use different munici­ pal services that care for vulner­

able people such as Social Wel­ fare and Social Justice, Femi­ nism and LGTBI (10,000 masks).

An Association formed by about 30 organisations that work in the community to erad­ icate poverty and social exclu­ sion such as Caritas, Red Cross

and Naüm, (24,000).

Other charities such as ONCE and (10,000 units).

Food Bank of Mallorca (6,000 units).

The cost of masks was paid for by the government of Spain.

New Extendable Ladder THE Palma Council has approved the purchase of a new 32­metre automatic extendable ladder costing €702, 479 (plus VAT) for the Palma Fire Brigade and this important new piece of kit will take about 14 months to be constructed so should be in service be­ tween November and December 2021.

An existing ladder of similar length has been out of service but has now been repaired after suffering an accident to its basket at the Fire Station and with this back there is a working fleet of three vehicles available for use.

Fruit fly SO worried is the Balearic Government by the increasing problem of damage by the Mediter­ ranean fruit fly that first appeared in 2004, it is spending €146,000 to give 10,000 traps to grow­ ers of oranges and other fruits in Mallorca.

agricultural fires

BIG PROBLEM: Damping down an agricultural fire.

Another of these ladder units is on order.

IN very dry climates with plenty of dead vegetation, fires are a major problem and most of Spain including Mallorca imposes strict regulations concerning all sorts of fires in­ cluding those on agricultural land.

With effect from October 16, Santanyi Council has lifted all restrictions on starting controlled fires in agricultural and forest areas and on its website has a link to a list of dos and don’ts in order to ensure that they do not get out of hand and cause damage.

The matter of fires is handled by the Emergency Depart­ ment of the Santanyi Council as well as the local Volunteer Group of Civil Protection.

Demonstration Fire extinguished FOLLOWING in the footsteps of the Vox political party in mainland Spain, conservative association Foro Balear or­ ganised a car and motorbike parade on the Día de la His­ panidad which travelled through the streets of Palma to complain about the activities of the Spanish government

PALMA’S most famous concert hall, Es Gremi caught fire last Sunday due to a fault in a fuse box and thanks to an alarm system and emergency calls by passers­by, the fire brigade was called out and there was little dam­ age.

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Queens Honours Tourism Safety Campaigner Georgia Hague and volunteer Ian Warren are among three UK nationals in Spain named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List GEORGIA HAGUE, who cam­ paigns to promote safer youth tourism, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the British communi­ ty in the Balearic Islands and Ian Warren, who has brought the Red Arrows to Menorca four times, has been awarded a British Empire medal (BEM) for services to the British Communi­ ty in Menorca, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, published on Friday October 9, 2020.

Following a tragic fall which killed one of her friends, Georgia instigated a safety awareness campaign aimed at young British tourists visiting the Balearics.

Alongside this, Georgia

By Damon Mitchell EWN had the pleasure of speaking exclusively to expat author Jacqueline Carpenter who after the success of her first novel ‘Louisa,’ is back to re­ peat that success with part two ‘Joan.’

Jacqueline lives in Los Al­ cazares on the Mar Menor after relocating from Essex three

worked closely with the British Embassy in Madrid and Con­ sulate in Palma to become a key spokesperson for the FCO’s ‘Stick with your Mates’ cam­ paign, sharing her personal ex­ perience in a video that reached almost a million people on Face­ book.

HMA Hugh Elliott said: “It is wonderful to see some­ one as young as Georgia being recognised for the work they do in the community. Channelling her personal grief into helping to save the lives of others, she has managed to reach millions of young people through social media ­ communicating a mes­ sage of personal safety in a way

that was both compelling and relatable. Her work has made a real difference.”

Georgia Hague said: “I am ex­ tremely grateful and humbled to have been recognised for my ef­ forts in Mallorca. If the cam­ paign helped to save just one life, then that means the world to me. Thank you for the posi­ tive recognition, I am grateful beyond words!”

Ian moved to Menorca in 1988 to set up a car hire busi­ ness with his family. For the last 10 years he has put his retire­ ment to one side to focus on bringing the Red Arrows to Menorca; building relationships with the local military and avia­

tion community, ensuring that whenever The Red Arrows visit the event forms part of the life of the whole island.

In addition, he has put his fundraising and project manage­ ment skills to use in support of the work of the Royal British Le­ gion’s Poppy Appeal and annual Poppy Service in the Anglican Church in Menorca.

HMA Hugh Elliott said: “Ian is truly a force of nature.

Leading the effort to bring the Red Arrows to Menorca, he has created a platform to strength­ en bilateral relationships be­ tween the UK and Spain and promote the historic links be­ tween the UK and Menorca. Ian

Georgia. never seeks publicity for himself, but is ever­present in the life of the British community on the is­ land, selflessly devoting his free time for the benefit of others.”

Ian Warren said: “I am very humbled and most honoured to

growing up in London with a life full of emotion, love, strength, happiness and sorrow.

In the second book ‘Joan,’ Louisa, is now a pretty war wid­ ow, it is the 1950s and she is re­

married and living with her new husband in a beautiful farming village in Kent.

Jacqueline explained he rea­ son for taking up writing, “My nan used to tell me stories about the war.

Inspired by her tales I felt I had to write some of these down so that my grandchildren could also read these stories.”

She continued, “ I wanted to motivate young girls by remind­ ing them how strong and inde­ pendent women were in those days.”

‘Joan’ was released on Octo­ ber 2 and along with ‘Louisa’ is available on Amazon.

be awarded the British Empire Medal from her Majesty. My journey has taken me in many directions, none of which would have been achieved without the help of many friends. My grate­ ful thanks to you all.”

The three UK nationals named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List are: § An MBE to Dr Janet ANSCOMBE, Retired University Lecturer and Historian, Tenerife, Spain. “For services to the British Community in Tenerife”. § A British Empire Medal (BEM) to Miss Georgia Evie HAGUE, Tourism Safety Campaigner. “For services to the British Community in the Balearic Islands”. § A British Empire Medal (BEM) to Mr Ian J WARREN, Volunteer, Menorca, Spain. “For services to the British Community in Menorca”.

Stories of strength

years ago.

The books are part of a trilogy which begins in 1937 when the Second World War is looming.

The protagonist in the first novel is Louisa a 15­year­old girl

Ian.

JOAN: Glamorous writer Jacqueline and her new book.

Scorching SEPTEMBER 2020 was the warmest September on record, reaching the highest in 140 years with records showing the global average was 0.05°C warmer than in September, 2019.

According to a Coperni­ cus Climate Change Service report, Europe was warmer in September this year compared to the 1981­2010 average for the month. The report states that many re­ gions around the world have experienced tempera­ tures well above average including; the Middle East, parts of South America, and off the coast of northern Siberia and Australia.

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15 - 21 October 2020 A SELFISH woman was fined £1,000 for going to the pub 25 minutes after being told to self­isolate.

Instead of going home ­ as instructed by a Track and Trace official at Barrow Bor­ ough Council ­ the woman jumped in a taxi and headed to a bar.

Investigations were car­ ried out by Track and Trace

Encrochat A RECENT ruling by the EU’s highest court found that UK, French and Belgian mass surveillance regimes did not respect priva­ cy, opening the floodgates to sentence ap­ peals on hundreds of Encrochat cases.

In July this year, an international crime sting operation rounded up several Scottish household names in a major crackdown on the EncroChat phone encryption network.

Authorities managed to access En­ crochat, an encrypted platform used by 60,000 people worldwide, the National Crime Agency has ‘successfully penetrated’ a top­secret communications system used by criminals to trade drugs and guns, said a spokesman.

This is just one example of how UK, French and Belgian mass surveillance regimes used modern high­tech software

ENCROCHAT: A top-secret communications system. and equipment to infiltrate and crack high­ class criminal networks. Now, however, all these ‘triumphs of justice’ will be put under the spotlight and it is feared many previous convictions will now be overturned.

To be or not to be THERE has been much debate on whether or not to sell Channel 4. Currently, it re­ ceives its profits from adver­ tising on the television, but with the current climate the channel has had no luck in in­

creasing its viewing figures.

Channel 4 was introduced in 1982 in an attempt to bring a younger audience to television. Over the years the competition for normal tele­ vised channels has increased

and there is now a massive market for streaming ser­ vices.

Channel 4 is still under government control however it is proving difficult to keep it that way.

Cancer Shock for Singer TOM PARKER, the 32­year­old singer of boyband The Wanted, has been left fighting for his life after being given the news that he has stage four glioblastoma, a terminal brain tumour.

The father­of­one said, “I’m still in complete shock, it’s so much to take in.”

The singer suffered a seizure in July, then six weeks later he had another more serious seizure and was rushed to hos­ pital.

Tom told his fans that he had already begun his chemotherapy and radiothera­ py treatment in a heart­break­ ing post on social media plat­ form Instagram.

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Costly drink to confirm the breach and the woman was handed the fine by Barrow police offi­ cers.

According to Cumbria Po­ lice, she was told to isolate af­ ter being in close contact with

someone who had tested pos­ itive.

Superintendent Carl Patrick said: “This was a blatant breach and put all those this woman came into contact with at unnecessary risk.

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NHS Sued AN NHS Trust has been mired in scandal after the death of a seven­day­old child which sees the suit become the first prosecution of its kind.

The Care Quality Commis­ sion (CQC) has ascertained that the seven­year­old, Har­ ry Richford, and his mother, Sarah were the unwilling vic­ tims of ‘avoidable harm.’

The death, which occurred in November 2017, has been identified by an inquest to have been “wholly avoid­ able” and the trust under whose care the child was un­ der now faces two counts of failing to provide safe care and safe treatment to the in­ fant.

CHINA is set to test the en­ tire city of Qingdao with a population of nine million people for Covid­19 in the space of just five days after a cluster of infections sprung up in a local hospital.

Five districts in the port city of Qingdao will be test­ ed within three days, health officials said, while the

UK MPs are set to receive yet another pay rise in 2 0 2 1 o f £ 3 , 3 0 0 a s t h o u­ sands of their constituents find themselves unem­ ployed. This will see them receive a salary of £85,291.

MP’s pay rises are pro­ posed by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) and the

Mass Testing whole city will be tested within five.

It comes after 12 cases of the virus were detected in

Payrise Fury body has recommended that the country’s repre­ sentatives receive a rise.

According to the Office of National Statistics

Lynx Love TWO decades ago, it was hard to see how the Iberian Lynx would survive with fewer than 100 of them thought to still be alive.

However, thanks to conservation efforts, captive breeding and habitat management, their numbers are soaring.

The beautiful creatures dominated the Iberian scrubland for millennia however had you tried to see one in the wild not that long ago you would have found it exceptionally hard. In 2002, there were thought to be less than 100 left in the wild, with only a quarter of those thought to be breeding age fe­ males, according to a report by the New York Times.

As a result of the species devastation, the LIFE+ Iberlince programme was founded with assistance from the European Union which

IBERIAN LYNX: Their numbers are soaring.

has seen wild numbers in Spain and Portugal increase to an estimate of over 900.

As captive breeding programmes became more successful, the animals were started to be released into the wild.

The programme has been so successful that the species has spread well beyond the original 100 square miles release area and has progressed into established populations in the Spanish regions of Andalucia, Castilla­ La Mancha and Extremadura, and across the border in southern Portugal.

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the city, 350 miles north of Shanghai, at a hospital treat­ ing infected people return­ ing from overseas.

The cases were first re­ ported on Sunday, October 11, and health officials say, 140,000 employees, pa­ tients, and personnel linked to the hospital have already been tested.

(ONS), between March and August in 2020, nearly 700,000 employed workers have lost their job with a vast number of self­em­ ployed people losing all their work and their sole means of income.

Rally Tragedy SPANISH rally co­driver, Laura Salvo, has tragically died at the age of 21 in a horrific crash at Rally Vidreiro.

Salva was co­driving for Miguel Socias in a fatal crash during the first stage of the Rally Vidreiro in Portugal.

During the first stage of the Rally the car careered off the road and ramraid­ ed into another vehicle.

It took only two minutes for medics to appear on the scene where they des­ perately tried to resusci­ tate Salva, however, she was already dead at the scene.

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Lost Masked Future COVID Safe Show Love?

VLADIMIR PUTIN’S se­ cret lover gave birth to twins last year, howev­ er, she hasn’t been seen much since!

Alina Kabaeva was rumoured to be Putin’s lover back in 2008 in spite of the fact he was married to his ex­wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva.

Kabaeva is a 37­year­ old Olympic gold medallist, with many more awards under her belt and she announced she was two months pregnant with his chil­ dren in 2018. Since giv­ ing birth in April 2019, she has never been seen in public.

Putin is a very guard­ ed man, and never dis­ closes his private life, in an attempt to keep himself and his family safe.

A TWO­YEAR mask­wearing marathon is expected by a Spanish virol­ ogist as the fight against Covid­19 could continue to run and run. Ac­ cording to Dr Margarita del Val, it could take a couple of years to get Covid­19 under control; with vaccines, treatments and preventives set to help the fight.

Dr Margarita del Val, head of the Spanish National Research Coun­ cil (CSIC) said: “with the many holes in the potential coverage offered by a vaccine, those masks may remain a better tool for some time.”

Papa Scammed

A RECENT investigation has re­ vealed that a millionaire takeaway pizza chain tycoon is suspected of stealing more than €280,000 of taxpayers’ cash by claiming fake Eat Out to Help Out meals.

Raheel Choudhary, who owns 61 Papa John’s franchise restau­ rants is the US giant’s largest UK franchisee, allegedly instructed staff to record thousands of ‘phan­ tom covers’ while the govern­ ment scheme was running.

Because these non­existent meals were classed as ‘Eat Out to Help Out,’ the UK taxpayer footed half the bill. However, most of his restaurants were not even eligible for the offer because they were collection and delivery only.

20,000 chicks AROUND 20,000 chicks have been abandoned at a Madrid airport, prompting an appeal from a Spanish animal welfare group for help to save them.

The little chicks were found in boxes at Adolfo Suarez Madrid­ Barajas Airport, waiting to be shipped, but the planned ship­ ment to Africa was refused.

The boxes remained at the airport for three days, and sadly many died having been left in the hangar.

They are appealing for dona­ tions of heat lamps, cardboard and flat drinking troughs, so that the chicks can be kept warm, have access to water and food.

If you can help, email: contac tar@albinismo.es.

A LIVE music industry trial will be a worldwide first dur­ ing the coronavirus pandem­ ic as Barcelona launches a Covid­19 safe event.

The Apolo concert hall in Barcelona will host a 1,000­ person event after the an­ nouncement on Sunday, Oc­ tober 4.

This will be the first trial of this type of event and the

event will take place towards the end of October.

The organisers said that masks and hand sanitisation will be mandatory, however social distancing regulation need not be followed.

To be allowed to enter the event, attendees must un­ dertake a rapid test, be con­ firmed negative and show no symptoms.

Italian Restrictions UK visitors to Italy are now to produce evidence of a negative Covid­ 19 test on arrival after a clampdown on countries ‘at a greater risk’ which also includes France and Spain.

Travellers now need to show they have taken a test within the last 72 hours of arrival along with a negative result. Those unable to provide evidence will need to take a test in Italy, with anyone test­ ing positive required to quarantine until they are able to provide two negative tests.

10% Global Spread CORONAVIRUS is taking over the world. Over 10 per cent of people have had Covid­19. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that just over 10 per cent of the

global population have been in­ fected with the virus to date.

However, the 90 per cent that have not been infected still have a great chance of being infected.

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Touched hearts

CARLOTA: Funds have been raised to help her treatment.

SINCE the story of Car­ lota, the girl from Vélez­ Malaga, Axarquia whose limbs could be amputat­ ed after suffering sepsis, became public, many have turned to help the family to meet the costs of the operation.

The Asociación de Mu­ jeres ‘La Yedra’ and the Almáchar Town Hall dis­ tributed piggy banks in lo­ cal shops to raise money for the treatment and help in her recovery.

In total, they have raised €1,505.53 “thanks to the help of everyone.”

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School Under Scrutiny THE British International School of Marbella on the Costa del Sol has come un­ der scrutiny for failing to impose mask rules after it was revealed several com­ plaints had been made against the centre for not enforcing government safe­ ty measures.

The complaints were made after the school failed to follow mandatary mask regulations insisting that there was “a little misun­

BRITISH SCHOOL: Not following safety measures properly.

FURTHER HELP THE UK Treasury has announced that it will pay two­thirds of the pay packets of locked down workers up to a monthly value of £2,100 in a varied con­ tinuation of the fur­ lough scheme that has been helping support businesses and work­ ers throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Furthermore, the government will offer aid to businesses in the form of £3,000 grants if they are re­ quired to close due to local lockdowns and the businesses will not be required to con­ tribute to the pay­ ments. The chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “I have always said that we will do whatever is necessary to protect jobs and livelihoods as the situation evolves.”

derstanding” of the rules.

The school, which costs around €1,200 a month, had not been complying with the mandatory rules that state: “People aged six and over are required to use the mask on public roads, in outdoor spaces and any closed space for public use or open to the public.”

The school continued to neglect the rules despite having the information since July.

Rights Infringed

BOE: Specifies new powers.

A BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ES­ TADO (BOE) released from the Spanish government on September 19, 2020, pre­ sents a new change in the law that would see vitally important human rights and freedoms stripped.

The BOE specifies new powers that affect the fun­ damental rights of Spanish citizens and residents by allowing the implementa­ tion of a law that would see the houses and private residences of the public able to be accessed on the demand of the health au­ thorities via an administra­ tive court. Health inspec­ tors would give a very small three­day notice pe­

riod to allow the occupants to appeal.

Under the umbrella of the continuing Coronavirus pandemic, the law would allow health authorities to violate the privacy of resi­ dential premises by gaining authorisation through the administrative court.

An appeals process is in place for residents of premises that receive a no­ tification of entry, however the three­day period can include weekend days. As such, an appeal of the deci­ sion may not be able to take place due to the resi­ dent not being able to find legal representation in time.

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Pedro’s plan

PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Took to the stage in La Moncloa.

PEDRO SÁNCHEZ took to the stage in La Moncloa last week, to present a ‘Recovery, Transforma­ tion and Resilience Plan of the Spanish Economy’ which con­ tains his strategy to face the coronavirus crisis and the chal­ lenges of the next decade for the for the recovery of the economy.

Based on four identifiers (eco­ logical transition, social and terri­ torial cohesion, digitisation and gender equality), the plan will

boost €25,000 million of Euro­ pean funds next year, contribut­ ing 2.7 points of growth to GDP in 2021 and an increase 2 per cent of potential growth in a decade.

These European funds will al­ low the creation of 800,000 jobs in the next three years. A total of €72,000 million of European funds will be made available in the period 2021­2023 with the aim of accelerating the transfor­ mation of the economy.

Banned THREATENING debt letters that cause people to con­ template suicide have been banned following a suc­ cessful campaign by Martin Lewis, founder of Mon­ eySavingExpert.com and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI).

Lewis argued that language used in the 1974 Con­ sumer Credit Act has caused people to think about tak­ ing their own life as a result of debt letters.

New rules are expected to be introduced by the Treasury in December 2020 and will state that lenders have up to six months to make changes to their prac­ tices.

Peace prize THE World Food Programme of the United Nations has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020.

“It is not just providing food, this organisation helps cre­ ate sustainable communities,” highlighted the jury.

Assisting nearly 87 million people in 83 countries every year, the World Food Programme is the leading humanitari­ an organisation fighting hunger in the world, providing food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve health and nutrition.

Its efforts are directed at emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development assistance and special opera­ tions. Most of the work is carried out in countries affected by war, where people are three times more likely to suffer from malnutrition than those living in countries without conflict.

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Two week Update IT is fair to say sterling got lucky, strengthening by an average of 0.3% and adding more than one US cent.

The Bank of England played its part with its Quarterly Bulletin concluding that risks are “skewed to the downside,” with its Chief Economist also saying that the media are too pessimistic about the outlook. Sterling dropped after the news that the EU had begun legal proceedings against the UK for disregarding the Withdrawal Agreement.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’s comment that a no-deal Brexit would be “irresponsible” found support among investors but the UK PM was tight-lipped about such an outcome in his virtual conference speech. Economic data was a tale of two halves - PMI’s for services and construction came in well above forecast, and housing data reported strong demand and upward pressure on prices. But industrial production in August was down, and GDP recovered by 2.1% during August, less than half of the prediction.

The collective EU stimulus package agreed

more than two months ago has yet to get off the blocks and EU leaders are divided about how to link disbursement of the funds to the observance of democratic values. The European Central Bank was mostly quiet this week, with the summary of September’s monetary policy meeting showing that not all members of the Governing Council agreed with the bank’s low-forever forward guidance. However, President Christine Lagarde said separately that monetary stimulus will continue until the Covid-19 crisis is over: “We should guard against the premature withdrawal of these support measures.” Economic data from the euro zone varied between mediocre and uninspiring, leaving the euro on average unchanged against the other major currencies and a third of a cent lower against sterling.

A big few weeks for the US as the presidential election really ramps up. Despite his spell in hospital with coronavirus the US president did his best to remain in the headlines, returning to the White House proclaiming, “Don’t be afraid of Covid.” A couple of days later, after the chairman of the

Federal Reserve had warned that the lack of renewed fiscal stimulus could lead to “tragic” outcomes for the poor, Trump responded by halting debate about new stimulus, to focus instead on securing the confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee. US ecostats were largely ignored and unimpressive, all adding up to a difficult week for USD, losing two thirds of a cent to the euro and falling an average of 0.6% against other majors.

Quiet yet confident, the Canadian dollar has relished the lack of attention as all eyes focus on its North American neighbour, strengthening by 0.4% against the majors and adding three quarters of a US cent, 1%. It has done well in the past month too, beating all the other major currencies with an average gain of 0.6%. Canadian ecostats were not actually very good though, with the pace of recovery slowing.

The Reserve Bank of Australia announced that it was leaving monetary policy unchanged, but it said nothing to disabuse investors of their suspicion that there will be some sort of further policy relaxation next month. The services sector PMI

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The composite PMI, which lumps together manufacturing and services, also made its way back above the breakeven line to 51.1.

The NZ dollar shared last place with the Japanese yen. While the yen’s problem was a lack of appetite for safe-haven currencies, the kiwi’s was a nagging fear that interest rates could go negative, a notion that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand did nothing to dispel. RBNZ officials said during the week that they would rather risk doing too much too soon than too little too late. On the week the NZD is down by an average of 0.8% against the other major currencies.

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Pension age HAVING made women wait until they were 65 in order to claim the UK state pension, the government has now, as promised, increased the pension age to 66 for both men and women and looks to increase again to 68.

VAT added ALTHOUGH it has been forced to abandon many of its taxation targets due to the pandemic and lack of support, the Spanish government is pushing through the introduction of VAT on private health and education services.

Tax evasion AMERICAN anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been arrested in Spain at the request of the US authorities who want him extradited to answer charges of tax evasion as they claim that he has not filed taxes for four years.

SME help THE Madrid Council has announced that in order to assist the small to medium enterprises in the city it will make €30 million available, but the maximum that any one organisation can claim is just €12,500.

Chinese high tech ORIGINALLY planning to launch its European business at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which was an early casualty of the Coronavirus pandemic, Chinese technology giant Vivo is now ready for the market and currently has a small office in Madrid.

Seeing the current fall from grace of competitor Huawei, it intends to confirm towards the end of October what products it intends to launch, but it is anticipated that it will concentrate on Smartphones priced up to €400 in Spain based on market research.

ALTHOUGH this has been going on for some time, UK newspapers have picked up on the fact the world’s second largest re­ tailer, American brand Costco is now selling gold and silver bullion through its UK outlets.

It is not as if you can wander through their warehouse picking up much valued toilet rolls and then stopping for a one kilo gold bar priced at around £24,500 (€27,000) but there is plenty of choice from around 50 grammes to a kilo.

The problem is price as

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€150 million

Buy gold and silver and groceries for the kilo gold bar (which is sold without VAT) the price will change daily but will be in the region of 7 per cent over the daily spot and this is because Costco

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must be purchasing from a third party and there­ fore needs to make a rea­ sonable margin on its in­ vestment.

If you buy 32 single ounce bullion coins like

is the amount that Spanish energy company Soltec Power Holdings hopes to raise by bravely going public during the ongoing pandemic.

Krugerrands you will probably pay around 3 per cent over spot and you can also buy similar bullion bars and at around the same price so whilst it’s a good way for the company to obtain publicity, it’s not great for an investor.

They also offer silver at more than 25 per cent over spot but if delivery is taken within the UK then VAT is payable, so effec­ tively you could be paying 45 per cent over spot and there would have to be a lot of upwards movement to make that worthwhile.

Bounce Back Scheme

Is fire alarm obligatory?

I live in an 11­storey block of 44 apartments and two penthouses on the Costa del Sol. The building is over 40 years old. There is no fire escape and there are no fire alarms. There are fire extinguishers on alternate floors. Fire engines can­ not access the rear of the building. The Administra­ tion state there is no legal requirement for either fire alarms or a fire escape. Can this be true?

Bounce Back Scheme still runs until end of November.

Credit: Chancellor Rishi Sunak Twitter

M G (Costa del Sol) Yes, it is true.

In YOU AND THE LAW buildings put up IN SPAIN before 2006 there was very little le­ gal requirement in national law regarding fire safety.

Even if your own municipality has some stricter regulations in place, but no building inspector has called on you to enforce them, you are not legally obligated.

More modern buildings are designed for hallways and staircases to block direct airflow that feeds fires, but even they are not required to have alarm sys­ tems or fire escapes.

If you wish to discuss this at the AGM, you might want to consider individual smoke alarms in each flat which is a solution favoured by many large buildings.

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Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

A NEW month and a new Chief Execu­ tive, as Ken Murphy takes over the helm at Tesco, Britain’s largest super­ market chain with a promise to keep everything on track with the policy initiated by former boss Dave Lewis.

It was only a few years ago that Tesco hit the headlines for the wrong reason as three of its senior staff were accused of false accounting, but having shaken off that problem, it

ALTHOUGH it was initially be­ lieved that criminals might em­ bezzle up to £1.9 billion (€2.1 billion) from the Government Bounce Back Scheme, the UK National Audit Office (NAO) has announced that it esti­ mates that the scale of loss could be as much as £26 billion (€28.6 billion).

That is an incredible 60 per cent of the amount loaned and the main banks involved, Bar­ clays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander, which provided more than £30 bn (€33 bn) in funding will be protected and should between them earn more than £1 bn (€1.1 bn) in government paid interest.

To summarise, the Bounce Back Loan Scheme provides registered and unregistered businesses with loans of up to

£50,000 (€55,000) or a maxi­ mum of 25 per cent of annual turnover, to maintain their fi­ nancial health during the pan­ demic.

According to the NAO, once the government decided to support small businesses facing cash flow problems owing to the pandemic, it moved very quickly to set up a scheme.

It prioritised one aspect of value for money ­ payment speed ­ over almost all others and has been prepared to tol­ erate a potentially very high level of losses as a result.

The problem is that because of the speed in which it set up and the 1.2 million cases ap­ proved in record time, it didn’t really know who was legiti­ mate and who would be able to pay back loans received.

Social Security cost APPEARING before a Parlia­ mentary Committee, Minister of Inclusion and Social Security, José Luis Escrivá has confirmed that social security payments to Spanish residents impacted

by Covid­19 amount to almost €13 billion up to the end of September.

The largest expense has been on ERTE (furlough) at €5.218 billion, followed by sup­ port for the self­employed at €4.138 billion with €2.2 billion lost by the exemption granted from paying social security with a further €1.369 billion spent on those with temporary ill­ nesses or holiday.

Overall, when taking into ac­ count loss of tax revenue the government is €22 billion out of pocket.

Free beverages RESTAURANT chains and fran­ chises have suffered badly with the Covid­19 restrictions and the Restalia Group, which has brands such as 100 Mon­ taditos and La Sureña, has launched an unusual plan to help all of its franchisees af­ fected by restrictive measures.

For those located in the most restricted areas, the group will supply one month of free beverages, either beer or soft drinks for the month of October based on average consumption.

In addition, it will run ad­ verts encouraging visitors to the outlets even though num­ bers seated are low.

New Tesco boss had a change of direction and has been concentrating more on its core business.

Recently it managed to reach agreement to sell its business in

Malaysia and Thailand for £8.2 billion (€9 billion) which will allow it to con­ solidate its finances and create a spe­ cial profit dividend for shareholders.

Sales for the first half of the year

were up, but with the cost of Covid­ 19 protection and extra staff at more than £500 million (€550 million) prof­ its were down by 15 per cent com­ pared to last year.

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Carry on Regardless CINEWORLD CLOSURES: Not a scene from Carry on Cowboy.

THE news that the release of the new James Bond film No Time to Die - almost certainly Daniel C r a i g ’s l a s t a p p e a r ance as 007 – has been postponed again, this time from November until April 2021 may well have spelled the end for Cineworld which employs 45,000 in the UK and USA. There seems to be a complete dearth of blockbuster movies be­ ing released, in many cases be­ cause so many were postponed due to coronavirus, but without decent films to draw people into the cinema and the additional cost of reducing audiences and keeping them safe is simply caus­ ing problems all round.

The fact that TV generally is

relying on repeats or old episodes of programmes filmed before the lockdown, coupled with the success of the espi­ onage film Tenet which was re­ leased in August suggests that there is an audience anxious to enjoy a night at the movies.

The major distributors howev­ er want to ensure that they re­ ceive the maximum income from theatrical releases, espe­ cially in America, before letting them out for TV and then DVD screening, so there is very little new quality product available to view.

In the UK, Cineworld employs 5,500 staff in 127 venues and it says that the closures are tempo­ rary and it is monitoring the situ­ ation so that once it has more in­ formation about planned releases it will in turn be able to consider when to reopen.

Natural Gas ORIGINALLY planned for April but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz made his first trip to Algeria where he met with its President Abdelmadjid Tebounne in Algiers.

Apart from discussions about migration and dealing with the pandemic, the Prime Minister was on a mission to try to find a way to reduce the price of natural gas supplied by Algeria to Spain.

After dominating the market for 30 years, Algeria has seen an upsurge in Spanish imports from the USA and the Middle East.

In the meantime, Prime Min­ ister Boris Johnson has encour­ aged people to go to the cine­ ma and enjoy the movies that are on offer, although that may be difficult with the Cineworld closures.

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FEATURE

Use your common sense Boat Party LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HERE we go again. Some weeks ago I re­ ferred to Corona deniers as being akin to members of the Flat Earth Society.

Well, despite the derision I took for that statement, my opinion hasn’t changed one iota. Do people truly believe that all the leaders of the free world, including the ‘Kranky’ person, have actually put all their heads together and conspired to cripple all their economies and throw their respective countries into chaos - merely to gain some kind or Orwellian hold over their citizens?

Are you listening to yourselves? You sound utterly ridiculous. Our leaders may be making errors of judgement, some of their rules and regulations may appear to be over the top and ‘unfair,’ some of the ‘numbers’ may be incorrect, but they are doing their darndest to control and eliminate an unprecedented virus that is running riot and killing the population.

To achieve success, they are acting on

the advice of the highest and most expert medical authorities in the land. What suddenly made all those social media posters experts in pandemics and how to deal with them? The minute we began to ease off and allow all the diddums’ to go for drinkie poos and ‘let their hair down’ the numbers began to rise again.

It’s not a fallacy; the infection rate is now increasing at an alarming rate. The front line workers of the NHS are once again under extreme pressure to control and deal with the extra influx of patients.

For those who insist it’s nothing more than a touch of the flu, new figures out today show that between January and August three times the amount of people died from the Coronavirus than died from Pneumonia and Influenza combined!

The areas that are now finding themselves under the strict restrictions has nothing to do with north and south divides, it’s to do with numbers of people not complying with the rules and regulations they were asked to observe.

The sooner people stop crying in their milk and voluntarily knuckle down and follow the rules, the quicker we will see the end of this nightmare. Why should

those who do comply be suffering because selfish numbers of the population decide they are being ‘hard done by’ and know better than the experts?

We are all suffering in one way or another. No one is getting any preferential treatment. If the selfcentered minority would observe the rules, keep their toys in their prams and see a bit of sense, the government wouldn’t need to make and enforce new laws, which have to be implemented by extra police patrols and subsequent arrests.

Make no mistake. Everyone wants this over. Even if you halve the published numbers you have to be totally moronic to deny the world is in the grip of a virus that, if not contained or eliminated, will continue to kill and incapacitate our citizens for well into the foreseeable future.

Wear a mask. Wash your hands, observe social distancing and use your common sense. For all our sakes.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leaplee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland Mon. Wed. Fri.

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AN illegal boat party took place in North London with every­ one invited over WhatsApp and sent the location hours be­ fore attending.

They party goers were made to delete their Track and Trace app before arriving. The app ensures anyone with Covid­19 symptoms will quickly get tested. It also helps trace people who have tested positive, and will advise self­isola­ tion.

Party goers were made to delete the app before coming to the venue, so the location wasn’t disclosed. Staff had to cov­ er everyone’s phone cameras with a sticker in an attempt to keep the party a secret.

The rules were extremely strict and if the sticker was taken off, participants were kicked out.

Double trouble

AS if Covid is not enough, we are on the verge of annual seasonal flu season.

One of the main barriers in fighting Covid is lack of knowl­ edge.

Therefore, doctors use what we know about the flu, which is similar, to identify a possibly infected perosn.

Flu symptoms include fever, headache and a dry cough, however these can al­

so appear with Covid.

Alternatively, coronavirus presents some symptoms of its own, such as loss of smell, taste and difficulty in breath­ ing.

Although we do not yet have a vaccine against SARS­ CoV­2, what we do have is one against the flu. Keeping this disease at bay can be a key fac­ tor in not putting more pres­ sure on the health system.

Amazon Pile-Up AN accident has taken place on the dual carriageway in Sussex after a lorry driver crashed into the central reservation. The lorry was carrying hundreds of Amazon parcels, which flew every­ where.

The driver of the lorry, 63, has serious injuries however, they are not life­threatening. Along with a 50­year­old that was involved in the crash. The vehicle was left lying on its side, spread across both lanes and stopped ongoing traffic for most of the day.

There were five firefighting crews on the scene. Drivers were warned not to drive on the dual carriage way or anywhere sur­ rounding. Some people were stuck in traffic for more than half a day.

Harsh Words AN American has avoided jail in Thailand over a negative re­ sort review posted on TripAd­ visor.

Wesley Barnes posted sever­ al unflattering comments about a recent visit to the Sea View Resort, allegedly accusing them of ‘modern day slavery.’

The resort owner filed a complaint and Barnes was ar­ rested by immigration police and charged under Thailand’s

BAD REVIEW: The resort filed a complaint against the American. strict anti­defamation laws.

If found guilty, Mr Barnes faced up to two years in prison together with a maximum fine of 200,000 baht (€5,440).

However, Koh Chang police said the disgruntled traveller and the resort had reached an agreement, which included an apology to the hotel and to Thailand’s tourism authority.

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Have you tried Fuengirola’s best breakfast?

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President Trump ‘Clear of Covid’ - Dr Sean Conley I don’t believe he had it in the first place. Looking for sympathy votes.

LC

BGT Finalist attracts thousands of complaints I’m a very white female, I thought it was funny, why are people so offended by comedians, they make us laugh, and laughter is good.

Leapy Lee As a regular reader of [Leapy Lee’s] column I agree with most of what you say, particularly this week’s column which gave out about the sentences handed out to young oiks for the crimes they have committed. I can remember back to the 60’s when my younger brother was in a borstal in Rochester for a crime he did not commit, but got six months for the crime was possession of cannabis. He was a local oink known to the CID and had been fitted up by one officer on his way home from work. They found minute traces in his trouser pockets, but that was enough to convict him.

My elder brother at the same time got three months for bouncing a few cheques, which if I remember rightly did

OUR VIEW Sunday Shopping

SUNDAY is closing time in Spain. It is traditionally a day of relaxation, reflection, worship and family.

For most shops this means that they are closed and therefore the public need to ensure that any shopping should be carried out on Saturday.

Sunday shopping has always been a debate subject in many parts of the world.

Many people who agree that shops should be able to choose whether to open on a Sunday argue that the idea of remaining closed no longer fits with the 24/7 global economy of the 21st century.

There is also the argument that Sunday is one of the few days when people are fully available to enjoy leisurely shopping due to working through the week.

However, there are just as many opponents of the full opening of retail environments on a Sunday.

Many see it as a dangerous symbol of commercialism that is taking over the human condition and the full and unbridled opening of shops at all times would see a loss of valuable time and, potentially, see increases in working hours and the destruction of much needed down time.

There are also objections on the ground of religion. Particularly in countries like Spain which still have a highly religious community.

So, with so many arguments for and against Sunday opening, it is clear that there is no specific consensus on the way forward.

We believe that Sunday shopping should be allowed and that it is more in keeping with our modern society, however, you may disagree … and that is okay too.

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PHONE APP: Brings you all the latest news. not amount to more than a few pounds all in, something that nowadays would not even have raised an eyebrow.

Myself I have been convicted of a two driving offences in the 80’s and I was convicted of exceeding 30 miles an hour on an empty road at eight o’clock on a Saturday morning. The princess royal’s husband got a lesser sentence for doing far more than me, in the early 90’s I received a three-month ban for exceeding 100mph on an empty motorway, while in court I watched worse cases regarding illegal immigrants receiving lesser sentences for doing far worse than me, but then I did not have a clever solicitor, no legal aid for me and one person who had been doing the same speed as me got two weeks and a £200 fine. I got three months and a £100 fine. The two weeks and £200 I could have lived with, but three months! Absolutely ridiculous compared with the rest of the sentences I heard being handed down that day, at the end of the day the only thing I can say is that there is no such thing as British justice, unless you are supposedly under privileged or on legal aid.

Billy Hayling, Email

Buy British?

The television licence is a waste of money. There are countless ways of watching events and entertainment without turning to this mind numbing organisation. This is probably the only time that I would say, not to buy British.

Vincent, Online

Spain’s VOX party protests against Madrid’s lockdown Trouble with people from Madrid they never listen to rules, they are back down here near Malaga spreading this awful virus as they did before, how irresponsible can you be.

PB

Legal action launched against the government for failure to disclose £3bn worth of spending Hope it brings this sham of a government down before the country is ruined by them all. Keir Starmer’s vision seems the best imo - rather have someone with a social conscience and a true meritocrat as PM than those who have been in No.10 in recent years that’s for sure!

SO

Breaking News - Family tragedy as three-year-old accidently shoots himself The family should be charged with neglect for leaving the gun out, should have been locked away, a three-year-old should never have been able to get hold of it, I do feel sorry for the family as they have to live with that for the rest of their lives.

CM

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Wild west. We don’t know what led this man to be homeless. But treating any human being like cattle is seriously wrong.

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Are you in the mood for some retail therapy? There are bargains to be had this week. The trend also extends to your personal life where it is possible to negotiate much more easily with a loved one. Suggestions for a busy weekend may be resisted owing to overload.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The more sensitive side of your nature comes to the fore this week. You are likely to find yourself upset but, by looking on the bright side and keeping your sense of humour, brings a balanced view.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is a time to keep your mind sharp, so get plenty of sleep and exercise for sure. Legal matters may be paramount and need specialist advice. So long as you are doing your best in a certain situation, no more can be expected of you.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is a time of the year when new starts and fresh ideas come to you, which is excellent news for those who are looking forward to changes. The weekend brings you courage and determination and you feel confident enough to speak plainly with people.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something said to you in confidence should be respected this week. Should the beans be spilled, it will not be you who is feeling guilty. The need to help someone with legal forms or some other complicated matter will be much appreciated.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A slow start to the week sees you full of beans come Wednesday.

What is the cause of this change of attitude? Something you worked on last week shows signs of progress just when you thought it wouldn't.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is now that you may realise how right you were to keep something in reserve. Certainly, so far as a relationship is concerned, holding back has proved its worth.

Financially, you are entering a period of frugality, but this is more for your own satisfaction than because of any money worries.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Getting more sleep and fresh air last week may show dividends now. The results are a brighter mind and more willingness to be social. Young people will be particularly helpful and fun to be with. Asking for their help makes them feel important in your life and will also bring you great pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Keep a wide circle of friends and constantly seek to add to them.

With such an active mind as yours, boredom is agitating and nonproductive. Autumn gives you the ideal opportunity to visit others and get out in the open. Both your health and finances gain from a day somewhere new as an inspired idea comes to you. An invitation you are tempted to refuse should be accepted if possible.

HEXAGRAM

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (CREDIT) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ABLATE ABORTS ABRUPT BEATEN CELLAR COARSE CREDIT (10) DEARTH HEROIC HOLLER INTONE LEGEND LETTER MOTLEY RANCHO RECALL SHAKEN STREAK TANGLE

LOTTERY

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) News of someone close brings finances into your mind. Perhaps some juggling is needed to keep the balance. There is more than one way to conserve both energy and money, which will give you a head start. Getting involved with a charity, even on a small scale, can bring immense satisfaction and costs nothing.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A shopping trip with a friend makes you realise that there is more to them than meets the eye.

Should you have underestimated them, encourage them to open up. Something you hear this week will be of immense value to you in the future. Decorating and changes at home make a big difference to your life and perks you up.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone new to your circle of friends brings humour and a new lease of life, socially. When something outside your comfort zone is suggested, then be sure that it is not just faint heart that is stopping you. There is nothing wrong with saying ‘no,’ unless there is heartache in doing so and then wishing that you had not.

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

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents S and 17 represents R, so fill in S every time the figure 1 appears and R every time the figure 17 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 Sixty (7) 5 Juez (5) 8 Llama (de fuego) (5) 9 Salchicha (7) 10 Teatro (7) 11 Friend (f) (5) 12 Tow trucks (5) 14 Risa (5) 19 Ocurrir (5) 21 To seem (7) 23 To arrest (7) 24 Valor (5) 25 Narices (5) 26 El más alto (7)

Down 1 Seguridad (6) 2 Agitar (5) 3 Our (f) (7) 4 Respuesta (a pregunta, en examen, test) (6) 5 Cage (5) 6 Dibujo (7) 7 To raise (6) 13 Prescriptions (7) 15 Llegada (7) 16 Dorado (6) 17 Espíritu (6) 18 Cura (6) 20 Frogs (5) 22 Street (5)

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Down: 2 Ovens, 3 Sack, 4 Sorted, 5 Apart, 6 Invested, 7 Selected, 11 Radios, 13 Scare, 15 Agree, 16 Lets.

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1 POTENT 2 SYNDIC 3 ARDENT 4 ENTICE 5 LINDEN 6 LAMBDA 7 INHERE 8 BEADLE 9 COHERE 10 HIDDEN 11 MANAGE 12 ENTIRE 13 AGREED 14 CREAKY 15 ESTEEM 16 TRACER 17 THEIST 18 METEOR 19 FILTER

NEWS NETS WETS WITS WITH WISH

NONAGRAM

KAKURO

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Reposte, 5 Regal, 8 Voter, 9 Distort, 10 Nudge, 11 Dwell, 12 Haunt, 14 Lease, 19 Grieg, 21 Urban, 23 Inspect, 24 Chief, 25 Great, 26 Resolve.

Down: 1 Reveal, 2 Petunia, 3 Shred, 4 Eddies, 5 Residue, 6 Grove, 7 Lately, 13 Neglect, 15 Sundial, 16 Ogling, 17 Custer, 18 Baffle, 20 Issue, 22 Bucks.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Punch, 3 Bacalao, 6 Leñador, 8 Salud, 10 Bride, 11 Abrazar, 14 At home, 15 Niñera, 17 Foolish, 20 Mismo, 21 Norte, 22 Palillo, 23 Embassy, 24 Sixty.

Down: 1 Palabra, 2 Hedge, 3 Barra, 4 Casar, 5 Order, 7 Neighbour, 9 Luz del sol, 12/13 Bunk beds, 16 Apology, 17 Fence, 18 Items, 19 Happy, 20 Males.

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Alicante TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 23-C Fri 27 23 - C Sat 24 17 - Th Sun24 20 - Cl Mon 27 17 - Cl Tues 24 20 - Cl Wed24 20 - Cl

Almeria TODAY: MAX 27, MIN 23-CL Fri 31 23 - C Sat 24 22 - Cl Sun23 17 - Cl Mon 23 17 - Cl Tues 23 17 - Cl Wed23 20 - Cl

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 23-C Fri 27 23 - C Sat 24 22 - Th Sun24 22 - Cl Mon 24 22 - Cl Tues 24 17 - Cl Wed23 17 - Cl

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 20-C Fri 32 17 - C Sat 27 17 - Th Sun24 16 - Th Mon 26 16 - Cl Tues 26 15 - Th Wed25 15 - Sh

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Madrid TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 17 -CL Fri 20 15 - Th Sat 22 13 - Sh Sun24 13 - Cl Mon 25 13 - S Tues 24 13 - Cl Wed25 13 - Cl

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 28, MIN 20-CL Fri 24 17 - Cl Sat 24 17 - Th Sun23 17 - Th Mon 24 17 - Cl Tues 23 17 - Cl Wed23 18 - Th

FUTOSHIKI Fill in the squares so that each digit from 1 to 6 occurs exactly once in each row and column. Greater-than and less-than signs indicate the relationship of the two adjacent squares. There is only one solution, and you can find it without guessing.

BOGGLED How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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S: Sun

C: Cloudy

Th: Thunder

Cl: Clear

Sh: Showers

Sn: Snow

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• Average: 25 • Good: 35 • Very good: 50 • Excellent: 65

4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

KAKURO 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.

CRYPTIC Across 1 Bee is back in, for example, to surround the enemy (7) 5 Intends to have money resources (5) 8 Penny gets poor return for flag (5) 9 Mix cider to make explosive (7) 10 Naughty lads sin on these atolls (7) 11 Small fastener for slow mover (5) 12 Hills in Oslo pessimists avoid (6) 14 Admission made by clubs in unusual cases (6) 18 Some self-indulgent treats for a petite type (5) 20 Noisy talk about a ratchet (7) 22 Rumpus resolved in court (7) 23 Wilbur mad to disguise Asian country (5) 24 Tough English novelist (5) 25 Checks for means of keeping insects out (7) Down 1 Birds used big nuts (7) 2 Group of fish also swimming round husband (5) 3 Writes in river cost (7) 4 Cut out for this type of duty? (6) 5 Horses from the farm are saddled (5) 6 Inspire a Northern Ireland colleague (7) 7 Short period of enchantment (5) 13 Person in authority if force is involved (7) 15 Room in church getting colour (7) 16 Masters vandalised small rivers (7) 17 Plain little cakes in square ice cream containers (6) 18 World consisting of energy, skill and hydrogen (5) 19 Curious about one making a racket (5) 21 During the winter season it's short (5)

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Across 1 Light informal meal (5) 4 Begin (5) 7 Large, important church (9) 8 Appear to be (4) 9 Short moral stories, often with animal characters (6) 12 Armed engagement (6) 13 Floor coverings (4) 16 Underwater vessel (9) 18 Enclosures made of wire or metal bars for birds or animals (5) 19 Assigned jobs (5)

Down 1 Closes (5) 2 Very old (7) 3 Plaything flown in the wind at the end of a string (4) 4 Playground device (6) 5/17 Car safety-device (3,3) 6 Speaks (5) 10 People who rule, guide or inspire others (7) 11 At all times (6) 12 Fundamental (5) 14 Loses velocity (5) 15 Present (4) 17 See 5

WORD LADDER Move from the start word (CLOG) to the end word (FEET) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

CLOG

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

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SPANISH LESSONS How to conjugate the word VIVIR (to live) and give examples of how to put it into a sentence.

Yo… VIVO Tú… VIVES Él/Ella/Ud… VIVE Nosotros… VIVIMOS Vosotros… VIVÍS Ellos/Ellas/Uds… VIVEN

I… live You… live He/She/You… lives We… live You all… live They… live

How to use certain phrases when you are eating out Tengo una reservación/ Tengo una reserva – I have a reservation De tomar, quiero… -To drink, I would like…

Soy vegetariano – I am vegetarian Tengo alergia a… - I am allergic to… ¡Salud! – Cheers!

Days of the week Dias de la semana

Words used to describe the people in your family!

Monday – Lunes

Family Tree/ Árbol Genealógico

Tuesday – Martes

Mother – Madre/ Mamá Father – Padre/ Papá Hermana – Sister Hermano – Brother Abuela – Grandmother Abuelo – Grandfather Tía – Aunt Tío – Uncle Sobrina – Niece Sobrino – Nephew Prima – (girl) cousin Primo – (boy) cousin

Wednesday – Mièrcoles Thursday – Jueves Friday – Viernes Saturday – Sábado Sunday - Domingo

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SPORT Hamilton Equals Record BRITISH racer Lewis Hamilton cruised to victo­ ry in the Eifel Grand Prix to equal the amazing record of 91 Formula One win­ ning races set by the leg­ endary German driver, Michael Schumacher.

The win leaves Hamil­ ton 69 points clear as he remains in pole position to win the season and close in on the German’s seven world champi­ onships.

Schumacher, who was seriously injured in a ski­ ing accident in 2013, won the last of his 91 races over 14 years ago.

Hamilton now leads Mercedes teammate Valt­ teri Bottas by 69 points following today’s result, with 11 of the 17 rounds completed.

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Record Setting SUPER Spaniard Nadal secures his 13th French Open title after suc­ cessfully seeing off Serbian Novak Djokovic and is now equal with Swiss superstar Roger Federer af­ ter winning his 20th Gram Slam ti­ tle.

The 34­year­old Spanish super­ star beat world number one Djokovic, 6­0, 6­2, 7­5 in a game that lasted two hours and 41­min­ utes.

Speaking after the game Nadal said: “This is not the time to think about the big 20 or records, it’s time to think about this tourna­ ment, which is everything to me.

Just being able to play here is a pleasure.”

Rafael Nadal’s recording set­ ting Roland Garros win is equally impressive considering that no­ one has previously raised 13 cups in the same tournament before, with only Martina Navratilova coming close, lifting 12 championships in Chicago.

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AGREEMENT: Footie fans will be able to watch Premier League games until end of the month.

NADAL WINS AGAIN: Spaniard secures 13th French Open title.

THE Premier League has confirmed all fixtures until the end of October will continue to be made available for fans to watch live in the UK. Under these new arrangements, the current live match se­ lections will remain in place and will be broadcast as normal.

In addition, the five matches per round not already selected will be made available to supporters on a pay­per­view basis, accessed via BT Sport Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office platforms.

Clubs agreed this interim solution to enable all fans to con­ tinue to watch their teams live.

The Premier League has worked closely with both broad­ casters to provide this arrangement.

In a statement, the league said: “It will be regularly re­ viewed in consultation with clubs and in line with any deci­ sions made by government regarding the return of spectators to stadiums.

“Football is not the same without supporters at matches.

The Premier League and our clubs remain committed to the safe return of fans as soon as possible.”