Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 29 October - 4 November 2020 Issue 1843

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RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA has been named ‘The Best Tourist Destination On The Coast’ in the ninth Tourism Award of La Razón.

Rincón de la Victoria was, on Friday, October 23, recognised as the best tourist destination on the coast in the ninth La Razón Tourism Award held in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Accepting the award from president of the Junta de Andalucía, the mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Sala­ do thanked the people of La Razón for their efforts to make the area the best it can be.

Speaking at the award ceremony, he said: “my goal as mayor is clear: I want Rincón de la Victoria to be a friendly city, where the people who live in it find everything to be happy. I have had the luck to be born and grow up in a town of humble, hard­working people, where the neighbours have al­ ways had something very present: from Rincón de la Victoria you are

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born, but you also become one. Be­ cause we have always welcomed everyone who has wanted to make ours their city in which to grow and live.”

The mayor also spoke about the challenges facing the tourism sector in the region in the wake of the coron­ avirus pandemic, but he said he feels hopeful that solutions can be found.

He insisted “that we are going to re­ spond to the problems, to seek solu­ tions to a sector that is waging a real fight against this health crisis.”

Currently 117,000 families or the al­ most 15,000 companies make a living from tourism in Malaga, a sector that generates €14.4 billion.

Other winners on the day were Castilla La Mancha who collected the Interior Tourism Award, Sánlucar de Barrameda who received the Award for the Best Gastronomic Destination and Benahavís who scooped the prize for Best Golf Tourist Destination.

Man’s Solitary Challenge A LOCAL man is raising awareness for prostate can­ cer by embarking on a gru­ elling mountaineering chal­ lenge.

Next month, Basque­born Rafael Sánchez will travel from the Torre Del Mar Lighthouse to La Maroma on foot to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Living in Torre del Mar for 45 years, Sánchez aims to combine his passions for mountaineering and running to help others, by undertaking the gruelling solitary trek on November 15.

A federated mountaineer with great experience, Sánchez, who works as head of communication for the Málaga­Axarquía Health Area, will scale the peak of La Maro­ ma, the highest in the province at 2,069 metres above sea level, leaving from

STARTING POINT: Torre del Mar Lighthouse. the Torre del Mar Lighthouse and ending in the town of Canillas de Aceituno.

Sánchez hopes this chal­ lenge will encourage and give visibility to those suffering from prostate cancer.

As Rafael Sánchez ex­ plained, “for me it is impor­ tant to know that with my ef­ fort in the mountains I help them to be more visible, facili­

tating the way for them to ob­ tain more donations, more

volunteers and a larger budget for research.”

The solitary route will take Sánchez through 42 kilome­ ters of mountains, passing through different municipali­ ties of Axarquía such as Vélez­ Málaga, Arenas, Sedella and Canillas de Aceituno.

The protagonist of this ad­ venture also wants to pro­ mote the spectacular environ­ mental project of the Diputación de Málaga through the Gran Senda de Málaga, a path along which a large part

of this solitary sporting event will run and publicise the envi­ ronmental diversity that exists in the Axarquía region.

Sánchez will depart from the Torre del Mar Lighthouse at 9am on November 15.

There will be breaks at the Río Seco, Arenas, Ermita de Sedella, Collado de la Monti­ cana, Tajo Volaero, and Colla­ do de la Gitana.

Arrival is scheduled for 6pm in Canillas de Aceituno.

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Nerja A smoother ride Caves on country roads A NERJA cave has revealed an ancient secret. The discovery of a tooth in the cave situated in Cueva de Nerja has been identi­ fied as that of an individual that died at 15 years old.

The premolar tooth which was discovered has allowed two skeletons found in the cave to be dated back an incredible 3,690 years. This discovery gives researchers a new and interest­ ing insight into the history of the caves which were discovered for the first time on January 12, 1959.

The two skeletons were found in the cave, now labelled colloquially as the Room of Ghosts, and after their initial dis­ covery went mysteriously miss­ ing.

They have become part of lo­ cal folklore and the discovery of the tooth gives historians greater insight into the origins of the cave and its previous occu­ pants.

VELEZ­MALAGA Town Hall recently finished work on six of the municipality’s rural roads.

Improvements have been made in Collado, Iznate, Casillas, Aldeas Bajas, Valdeinfierno and Bentomiz, announced Agri­ culture councillor Maria Jose Roberto.

The councillor explained that ensuring good communica­ tions for homes and agricultural installations in outlying ar­ eas was a town hall priority.

“Rural roads are also indispensable for farms and cultivat­ ed areas,” Roberto said. “They guarantee access for workers and machinery while ensuring easy transport for produce, particularly the area’s subtropical fruit.”

The €54,154 cost has been covered by the 2019 Pro­ gramme for the Promotion of Agricultural Employment, she added.

Class calls PARENTS in Frigiliana are de­ manding more teachers to open up extra classrooms amid a second wave of the pandemic.

Pupils’ parents, together

Man in roof fall A MAN, 35, was hurt after falling from the roof of his home in Malaga City.

According to the Emergencies 112 Andalucia Service, he was cleaning the roof when he dropped more than three metres at around 4pm on Tuesday, October 27. The Public Health Emergen­ cies Company (EPES) and the Local Police were sent to the scene.

Police confirmed he fell while he was carrying out cleaning work at his home in the in the El Palo area of the city, and was transferred to the Regional Hospital of Malaga with a possible humerus fracture.

with teachers and Frigiliana Council’s PSOE members, are calling on the Junta de Analucia to tackle the issue of large numbers of children in each class at Enrique Ginés public school There are currently up to 27 pupils in each class for in­ fants at the school, and there are concerns there are too many children in one room ‘in the middle of the second wave of coronavirus infections.’

A meeting with the Sub­ delegation of the central Government in Malaga is due to take place today, Thursday, October 29, to dis­ cuss the proposals.

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Terrifying Torrox HALLOWEEN has already arrived in Torrox as the traditional coloured umbrellas of the Plaza de la Constitución look terrifying.

The councillor for Popular Festivals and Tradi­ tions, Salvador Escudero, has regretted that this year’s party, for the first time, will not be held si­ multaneously in Torrox and El Morche, but has stressed that “at this time, health and mass cele­ brations must be postponed until the pandemic is under control.”

However, to make the party appealing to the lit­ tle ones, the Plaza de la Constitución will be filled with pumpkins, witches and brooms, cobwebs, and will have spiders, bats, and cats hanging from the broken coloured umbrellas (reused from last year), which also cast very peculiar and striking shadows.

Having already turned the Plaza into a terrifying­ ly fun setting, people can enjoy a spooky stroll and make the most of the photo opportunities, whilst remembering the importance of avoiding crowds and respecting social distancing safety measures.

SPOOKY: The Plaza has been decorated.

Sprucing up THE cleaning campaign for palm trees continues at the bus station in Almuñecar.

The ‘Washingtonia’ and ‘La Datilera’ tree are the two main variety of palm trees that Almulñecar has. The area continues cleaning and trimming the palm trees sur­ rounding the square, streets, and promenades.

On Tuesday, October 27, the work was focused on the palm trees surrounding the bus station. This coming week the cleaning work will focus on the pavilion ‘José Maria García’ and Calle Guadix as the person in charge of the operation has discussed. The gardening work only goes smoothly when the citizens are involved and they agree with the work.

The Washingtonia has a robust and slender trunk and can reach around 35 metres. The other specimen of palm tree in this area is ‘La Datilera,’ it can reach up to 30 me­ tres and it produces the date fruit.

Dawn raids DAWN raids are being carried out across the region as police crack­ down on hashish trafficking.

Police expect the number of de­ tainees to exceed 20.

Investigators are acting simultane­ ously, raiding properties across Mala­ ga, including Torre del Mar where they believe ‘scores’ of arrests of peo­ ple involved in an organised gang will be made.

The operation is being carried out by specialists from the Rapid Action Group (GAR) with the support of OCON­Sur and the Guardia Civil.

In the last month, several tonnes of hashish has been seized making its way from Morocco to the Malaga coast.

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Squatters leave AFTER being threatened with court action, squatters who had moved into a Norwegian family’s holiday home in Velez-Malaga last September finally decided that it was easier to simply leave rather than to wait to be evicted.

Brush fire MORE than five hectares of land were destroyed in a brush fire in the area of Loma del Gato, part of Almuñecar on Monday October 25 before the local fire brigade managed to bring it under control and then extinguish it.

Abandoned vessel TWO years ago, Russian company MSCO were declared bankrupt and since that time, their vessel the Zapolyarye has been abandoned in the port of Motril, but now a court has approved the seizure and eventual sale of the ship.

Tree pruning THE annual pruning of up to 10,000 palm trees in Almuñecar and La Herradura has started a little later than usual due to the fact that there was some confusion concerning who would undertake the work.

The new Caminito THE Axarquia’s own Caminito del Rey opened on Monday, October 26 to welcome its first walkers.

The so­called ‘Caminito del Rey of the Axarquia’ was offi­ cially opened by the provin­ cial government, Diputación, on Monday.

It is a mountainous path between Canillas de Aceituno and Sedella, in the natural park of Sierras Tejeda, Almi­ jara and Alhama, and where the most spectacular area of the route corresponds to the pedestrian walkways of the place known as El Saltillo.

The highlight of the route is the new suspension bridge in Canillas de Aceituno, which is 46 metres long and suspended 50 metres above the riverbed in an area near

the La Rahije.

The provincial government invested around €600,000 in the project, which the au­ thority’s president, Francisco Salado, has described as “a major attraction” for the area.

The route, which is free to use, was built on an existing path but significant improve­ ments have been made to in­ crease safety and ease of use of the walkways, some of which are 100 metres above ground.

THE Spanish government im­ plemented a nationwide State of Alarm on Sunday, October 25. The State of Alarm means that the public must abide by: A mandatory nationwide curfew for the entire country is now in effect from 11pm until 6am daily.

The autonomous regions of Spain are able to amend the time of the curfew by one hour at their discretion, but the rules will remain in place for a 15­ day period, after which it will be reviewed from November 9.

The initial period will last for 15 days with parliament having to ratify any extensions or amendments moving forward.

The extraordinary meeting of the government council of ministers was held on Sunday, October 25 at midday and ap­

Lux Mundi

THE Lux Mundi Ecumenical Cen­ tre in Torre del Mar is starting to expand its activities again, (but this may change due to the State of Alarm) and is open mornings only Monday to Friday and all visitors are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing.

It is worth contacting the or­ ganisation by phone 952 543 334, e­mail: luxmundi@lux­mun di.org or visiting www.lux­mun

di.org to find out about the vari­ ous clubs and coffee mornings.

A ‘bring and share’ lunch is planned for November 9 aimed especially for those who are alone and hopefully on Thursday November 18, they will be able to restart their monthly coach trip to Gibraltar with only a limit­ ed number of places available at €14 for friends of Lux Mundi and €16 for others.

THE deputy mayor of Torre del Mar, Jesús Pérez Atencia, announced that “on the occa­ sion of the Day of Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADHD) in Spain, the fountain of the Virgen del Carmen, located in the square of ‘Miguel Guerreo Perdiguero’ in Torre del Mar, would remain lit in orange all night on Tuesday, October 27. ” The objective was to draw attention to this disorder, which affects between 7 per cent and 10 per cent of the Andalucian population.

Rural roads THE Velez-Malaga Council has completed the improvement actions on six rural roads in the municipality carried out through the 2019 Agricultural Employment Promotion Programme (PFEA) which has seen concrete laid at a cost of €54,150.

SUSPENDED: Stunning views from the bridge.

SUPPORT: Residents are asked to donate clothes and shoes after fire.

COACH TRIP: Visits to the Rock are always popular.

Booking is essential and may be subject to cancellation.

At 8.45pm on Friday Novem­

ber 27, a Taizé Prayer Meeting is due to be held at the San Andrés Parish Church in Torre del Mar.

ADHD Awareness control and inhibiting inappropriate behaviour.

In Andalucia, it is estimated that slightly more than 7 per cent suffer from the condition between the ages of six and 14, but only 2 per cent of cases are diagnosed, so there would be some 30,000 boys and girls who suffer from it in the region but do not receive any medical at­ tention for this problem.

It is characterised by the fol­ lowing symptoms: hyperactivity, which means a higher level of ac­ tivity with constant movements Clothes and shoes are required and difficulty staying still, impul­ in the first instance. Size 34­36 for sivity so that the child has difficul­ women, a boy of 13, 11 and five ty controlling his behaviours, years old and a girl of seven. emotions, and thoughts, and inat­ Donations can be left at the as­ tention, which involves great diffi­ sociation’s headquarters, located culty or inability to pay attention in the Torre del Mar retail market . and concentrate and, conse­ Telephone 952 545 114. Email: Es quently, difficulty in completing cuelaeftorredelmar@gmail.com. tasks, a high number of errors, A spokesperson said the re­ frequent losses, and forgetful­ sponse so far “has been excellent ness. and we can only be proud of you.”

Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADHD) is a neurological disorder that is visible through behaviour with a strong genetic component, caused by an existing im­ balance between two brain neurotransmitters: norepinephrine and dopamine, which directly affect the areas of the brain responsible for self­

Urgent appeal RESIDENTS in Torre del Mar are rallying round to help a family who lost most of their personal belong­ ings in a fire at their home in the Puerta del Mar complex in Torre del Mar on Saturday, October 24.

As yet the cause of the fire is unknown. Thankfully, nobody was injured in the blaze, but Torre del Mar Football School has launched an appeal on social media to help ‘replace their material losses.’

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State of Alarm

Credit: Gibraltar Government

SALOBREÑA Council has announced that for 2021 it will reduce the amount charged for IBI from 0.75 per cent to 0.71 per cent of the value of the property following a plenary meeting which gave unanimous approval to the decision.

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NIBS EXTRA IBI reduction

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proved the required decree to implement the new State of Alarm.

Until the government is con­ tent the rate of infection has dropped to acceptable levels, they have stated that they will continue to seek extensions to this process until the spread is confined.

At this stage, the govern­ ment has made no indication that it intends to implement a further national lockdown, however, in his speech on Fri­ day October 23, Sanchez would not go as far as to rule it out entirely.

This information was correct at the time of print, however an announcement with specif­ ic details for Andalucia is ex­ pected imminently. Visit www.euroweeklynews.com for up­to­date information.

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investment THE port of Motril is to make a public in­ vestment worth €34 million during the 2020­2024 period.

Among works in the pipeline is the con­ struction of a new fishing and sports dock and the creation of a new Ro­Ro Termi­ nal in the place now occupied by the fish­ ing pier.

In addition, the president of the Port Authority, José García Fuentes, has revealed the private initiative is looking into an “in­ teresting project” for the movement of liq­ uid bulk agri­food.

Fuentes has also proposed a meeting with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) to present a technical and eco­ nomic feasibility study of the Motril­ Granada railway con­ nection project, pre­ pared by the University of Grana­ da.

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Fairground ride A WOMAN is in critical condition after falling 100ft from a fair­ ground ride.

A 25­year­old Australian woman is fighting for her life af­ ter plunging 100ft from ‘The Hangover’ ride at the Cairns Showfest on Saturday, October 24.

Onlookers claim the woman screamed “I’m falling” before she slipped and became ‘en­

trapped’ in the mechanism of the ride, which swings passengers 360 degrees.

Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services freed the woman but she had already suffered ‘signifi­ cant head and spinal injuries.’

It is not known how the woman fell, but police say an in­ vestigation into the safety of the ride is currently ongoing.

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Food Fight

The Hangover ride’s safety is under police investigation.

Going in 1 A Right Royal direction Opportunity H A R R Y S T Y L E S has branched out into the business world with in­ vestment in a new music venue.

The One Direction band mem­ ber and solo artist announced on Monday, October 26 that he has invested a “significant figure” in what is set to become the UK’s largest ever indoor music arena.

Manchester’s £350 million Co­ op Live boasts 23,500 seats, greater than London’s 20,000­ seater O2 Arena, and is set to open in 2023.

PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton are looking for the right candidate for an exciting job opportunity.

William and Kate are looking for someone to work in housekeeping at Kensington Palace and the successful candidate will need to be able to “main­ tain confidentiality and exercise discre­ tion.”

The deadline for the job offer is No­ vember 7 at 11.55pm and the salary for the coveted job starts at £19,140. The successful candidate will be offered the chance to ‘live­in’ at the palace, with all meals and travel expenses provided.

B R I T I S H A I R W AY S has axed its deal with M&S to pro­ vide its in­flight meals and now Greggs is set to bat­ tle Waitrose to win the contract.

Greggs and Wait­ rose will battle it out to see who will be next to provide BA with a selection of salads, sandwich­ es, and snacks after sources dismissed rumours of the air­ line returning to free meals on short­ haul flights, which they stopped in 2016 when their deal with M&S was announced.

A spokesman for M&S highlighted their appreciation for their time work­ ing with BA: “We are proud to have been a supplier to BA’s short­haul food service since 2017.

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THE Garda are back on the Irish border and carrying out checks on drivers after the highest­level lockdowns were imposed on both sides of the frontier.

Irish police have not carried out such stringent checks on drivers from Ulster since the days of the Troubles when the IRA moved guns and explosives into the war­ torn province.

Now they are on the lookout for people making non­ essential journeys, after the Republic this week imposed swingeing Level 5 restrictions which ban people from travelling more than three miles (5km) from their home.

On Wednesday, October 21, when Ireland’s new six­ week national lockdown began, the Gardai were given new powers by Dublin to prosecute people making non­ essential travel, with fines of up to €2,500 and jail for up to six months.

Fabulous Joan JOAN COLLINS looked as fabu­ lous as ever as she and hus­ band Percy Gibson spent time chatting with fans outside their Madrid hotel on Tues­ day, October 20.

The actress, 87, was barely recognisable beneath her face mask, sunglasses and hat, but still managed to look every inch a superstar.

Joan was as accommodat­ ing as ever stopping to have photos with fans as she took some downtime from filming.

The screen icon was in Madrid to film scenes for new medieval series Glow and Darkness, in which she plays Queen Adelaide of Savoy alongside Jane Seymour and Denise Richards.

CELEBRATIONS in Chile have tak­ en place over a vote to rip up the dictatorship­era constitution.

There have been jubilant scenes throughout Chile after 78 per cent voted ‘yes’ to rewriting the country’s dictatorship­era constitution on Sunday, October 25. President Sebastián Piñera praised the peaceful vote, after violent scenes were witnessed at demonstrations during the week in Santiago.

Right­wing President Piñera agreed in November 2019 to

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Border Patrol Chile Celebrations Finnair Jubilant Chileans take to the streets to celebrate. hold the referendum as Chileans called for a reform of the old dic­ tatorship­era constitution, which they argued entrenched inequal­ ities by putting the private sector

in control of health, education, housing and pensions.

The referendum, originally due to be held in April, was post­ poned due to the pandemic.

Aragon circuit-breaker confirmed JAVIER LAMBAN, president of Aragon, announced a re­ gional circuit­ breaker which began at midnight on Octo­ ber 27.

This will last until Novem­ ber 9, a measure that is per­ mitted under the State of Alarm announced on Sun­ day, October 26. Lamban pointed out that the capital cities of three Aragon provinces ­ Huesca, Zaragoza

and Teruel ­ are already con­ fined and this has now been extended throughout the re­ gion. The population may travel freely inside Aragon, but cannot leave the region nor may others enter, with­ out “a justifiable reason,” Lamban said.

“The evolution of the pan­ demic has obliged us to take these measures,” he added, arguing that it would be

“reckless” to soften the blow. The next two weeks ­ together with the previous seven days ­ were key to flat­ tening the curve, he added.

Lamban also announced that Aragon’s 11pm­6am would remain unchanged and rejected the possibility of applying weekend lock­ downs. “This is not some­ thing we have considered,” he said.

Food

FINLAND’S main national airline, Finnair, has been selling its business class meals in a supermarket near Helsinki airport, and following its success, they’re set to be sold in more.

The experiment proved a big hit among customers as over 1,600 meals were sold within days of the launch.

For the takeaway meals, priced at €12.90, customers get the chance to live the life of a business class flier with a choice between: beef with teriyaki­radish sauce served with grilled spring onion and rice, or smoked arctic char with chantarelle risotto, on of­ fer.

As it battles to limit job losses at its catering division in the wake of the Covid­19 pandemic, Finnair has also decided to sell the meals in more supermarkets.

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ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has been crowned Billboard Top Latin Artist of All Time.

The Spanish singer/song­ writer was honoured at the Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony at the BB&T Cen­ tre in Sunrise, Florida, on Wednesday, October 21.

The Latin star, who cele­ brated the birth of his third

Top Latin Artist child with retired tennis ace Anna Kournikova eight months ago, began his career during the mid­90’s and has become the King of Latin Pop. The ceremony had a limit­

ed audience due to Covid re­ strictions and five stages were used which were sani­ tised between acts which in­ cluded Reik, Jessie Reyez, Gente de Zona, Gerardo Ortiz and Carlos Vives.

Spiderman Activist AN activist in his 60s, dressed in a Spiderman costume, scaled Big Ben scaffolding to display several banners.

Just before 8am on Thursday morning, October 22, a man appearing to be in his 60s climbed the scaffolding onto Big Ben where he displayed multiple banners carrying messages to the government.

FACEBOOK Inc has confirmed that its popular messaging app, WhatsApp, would start to offer in­app purchases.

The social media giant, who also own Instagram, bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 bil­ lion and has been looking for ways to boost its revenue after experiencing slow monetisation growth.

In a rush of different sentiments, the Spiderman activist seemed to be urging the government to give northern England an extra £2 billion in funding before putting areas into the tier three ‘very high’ alert level. Scotland Yard confirmed that the man climbed down from the scaffolding at around 10am, where he was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass.

WhatsApp Shopping The company, owned by Mark Zuckerburg, is looking to boost its revenue from the messaging app whilst trying to fuse together its e­commerce

infrastructure across the entire company.

Facebook Shops launched in May and the world’s biggest so­ cial media company has been looking to unify its shopping ex­ perience across its platforms with WhatsApp set to enable businesses to sell products via the Facebook integrated soft­ ware and hosting service.

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Abortion Ruling KING OF LATIN POP: Enrique Iglesias.

AN almost total ban on abortion could be introduced in Poland as a top constitutional court is set to make a ruling.

Poland already has some of the strictest laws in Europe with abortion only being allowed in cases of rape or incest, if the foetus is seriously compromised, or if the mother's life is at risk.

The news has angered human rights groups who are urging the Polish government to reject the plans, which under the new legislation would also ban terminations in cases of foetal defects.

This appears to be the main issue of contention for those advocating against the move as nearly all abortions carried out in Poland are where the foetus has severe disabilities.

Cash Crisis Boring Biden

A SURVEY of more than 7,000 people, conducted by the FCA during the coron­ avirus pandemic, found 12 million people in the UK had low financial resilience, meaning they may struggle with bills or loan repay­ ments.

The data shows two mil­ lion of those who are not fi­ nancially resilient have be­ come so since February 2020.

Due to the impact of the pandemic, many of those who have experienced changes in employment and increased stress are now likely to have low financial resilience, said FCA. These consumers are more likely to fall behind on pay­ ments with those from a Black and Minority Ethnic background were more likely to be affected, with 37 per cent of adults taking an in­ come hit.

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DAD DANCE: Trump dancing on the campaign trail.

DONALD TRUMP has warned politics the world over will be far more boring if he loses next month’s presidential election, before performing his latest dad dance routine, to prove his point.

The President predicted a quick drop in interest in events in Washington DC if Joe Biden wins and then appeared to try and prove his point by awk­ wardly dad dancing to Village People classic YMCA. Speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, on Monday, October 19, Trump said, “This is an election be­ tween a Trump super recov­ ery and a Biden depression.

You will have depression the likes of which you have nev­ er seen. If you want depres­ sion, doom and despair, vote for Sleepy Joe. “Nobody’s going to be inter­ ested in politics any more.”

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Pepper Police in Poland POLICE in Poland used pepper spray to deter protestors objecting to the new abortion laws.

Hundreds of people marched to the home of Deputy Prime Minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in Warsaw on Thursday, October 22 to vent their anger at new abortion laws. The protestors clashed with riot police, leading officers to use pepper spray to subdue the crowd.

It comes after Thursday’s rul-

THE court ruling has caused widespread anger.

ing that the ending of the life of a deformed foetus is unconstitutional; now in Poland, abortion is

Possible deal SIR ROD STEWART could avoid trial and possible jail - for allegedly punching a bouncer.

The 75-year-old singer and his son Sean, 40, both deny battery after an altercation with hotel bouncer, Jessie Dixon, 33, in Palm Beach Florida on New Year's Eve. It now appears their lawyers are close to a deal with prosecutors, a court was told. The resolution could involve a plea deal, with lighter charges or a more lenient sentence in exchange for a guilty plea, reports The Sun, which would avoid the risks and expense of a trial.

only permitted by law in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother’s life is at risk.

50% rent THE Catalan government announced on Wednesday, October 21 that businesses who were unable to carry out their normal function during Covid restrictions - such as bars and restaurants - will be subject to up to 50 per cent rent reduction by law.

Proportional reductions will apply, with those commercial premises forced to cease trading altogether receiving a 50 per cent reduction.

In the cases of other businesses, proportional reductions are now required by law, where an agreement can’t be reached between landlord and tenant.

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Tragic Mum A TRAGIC mum took her own life with the body of her baby son later found at home.

After the body of paediatric nurse Nicola Keane, 34, was found under a toll bridge near Dublin, Gardai went to her house in Lucan where they woke her husband and found sevenmonth-old son, Harry, dead.

The devastated father was unaware that his baby boy was dead in the upstairs room, it is understood.

Detectives found no signs of violence or evidence of a violent

TRAGEDY: Nicola Keane took her own life.

death during a forensic examination of the house, it is reported.

‘Miracle man’ A ‘MIRACLE man’ who battled for 214 days in hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19 has finally gone home.

Richard Misior, 81, spent 214 days in Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia, after contracting coronavirus on the Ruby Princess cruise ship in March.

Doctors feared the Surfers Paradise native wouldn’t survive as he spent his first 77 days in intensive care. Indeed, once on the road to recovery, Mr Misior had to undergo intensive rehabilitation, even learning to walk again.

Mr Misior was finally released from hospital on Thursday, October 23.

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Perfect Day D I S N E Y’S Executive C hairman B ob I ger has invested in vegan company Perfect Day and will also join the board.

Iger, who began his new role at Disney in February after relinquished his CEO title earlier this year, is said to be interested in new ventures to invest in and with the popularity of plantbased or meatless foods increasing in recent years, this seems to be a great move.

Perfect Day aims to make dairy products without using animals in an effort to create a more sustainable product, cutting out factory farming, lactose, hormones and antibiotics.

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Tip of the iceberg LEISURE centres are to receive £100 mil­ lion to keep Britons fighting fit.

But while Swim England has wel­ comed the invest­ ment in public leisure centres “as a good start,” it fears it will only cover the “tip of the iceberg.”

The cash is part of £1 billion worth of funding for councils in need announced by the Prime Minis­ ter earlier this month.

But Swim England chief executive, Jane Nickerson, is concerned that 200 public swimming pools remain closed following the na­ tional lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite being able to reopen since July 25.

Good deeds Mario Kart

GOOD deeds boost overall health and well­being, accord­ ing to new research.

Research assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong and lead author of the study, Bryant P H Hui, PhD, claims “prosocial behaviour” ­ altruism, cooperation, trust, and compas­ sion ­ are all vital ingredients of a harmonious and well­function­ ing society.

He said it is a necessary part of “the shared culture of hu­ mankind” and that the team’s research shows “it also con­ tributes to mental and physical health.”

Hui and his colleagues also found that random acts of kind­ ness, such as helping an older person with their shopping, were more strongly linked with

RECOVERED: Police later found the four stolen go-karts.

HELPING NEIGHBOURS: Spontaneous good deeds are apparently more beneficial to well-being. overall well­being than formal prosocial behaviour, such as scheduled volunteering for a good cause.

VOGUE editor Anna Wintour has split from her investor partner after 20 years.

Anna Wintour, editor of the iconic fashion magazine, split from her part­ ner of 20 years, investor Shelby Bryan. Their relationship caused a stir among New York’s elite when they

Child burns Brave Izabella Reaume.

A CHILD suffered burns to her face as hand sanitiser accidentally caught fire while she was playing with it. Izabella Reaume, 6, from Toledo, Ohio has been left with horrific scars on her face after the FDA warned of a sharp increase in sanitiser products testing positive for methanol contamination.

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The brave little girl was playing with the hand sanitiser in her garden when her cousin ignited a lighter, causing the sanitiser to burst into flames. Izabella’s mom Larrissa said doctors had to cut off her clothes.“I carried her in my arms.

When I saw what had happened to her face I was devastated.”

Invasive touch

SERIOUS concerns have been raised by Australia after 13 Australian women were reportedly subjected to invasive internal exams in Qatar.

The incident happened as the women tried to board a flight from Do­ ha to Sydney on October 2, where according to a Channel Seven report, they were taken to an ambulance on the tarmac and ordered to remove their underwear before being examined.

The women were not told the reason behind the examinations, how­ ever, they reportedly happened after staff at the Hamad International Airport discovered a prematurely born baby, not known whether to be alive or deceased, in a bathroom.

SEVERAL Go­karts were stolen from a karting centre in a shop­ ping centre in Murcia City to race around the streets before being abandoned.

Local Police in Murcia recovered the four go­karts close to the Nueva Condomina shopping centre from where they had been taken.

Witnesses reported seeing young people driving dangerously in the streets around the centre.

When the police arrived at the scene at almost 1am on Thurs­ day, October 22, the ‘racers’ had fled and two of the karts had been abandoned in the centre car park.

The other two go­karts were later found on an industrial estate close by after further reports of reckless driving from residents.

As yet, police have not identified any suspects.

Vogue editor got together in 1999, as Texas­born Bryan, 74, allegedly walked out on his wife to be with Wintour, 70.

The separation sets up the prospect of a multi­million dollar divorce, with

Wintour boasting an estimated net worth of $35million alongside her husband’s sizeable fortune.

The pair have rarely been pho­ tographed together since 2013, when it was revealed that Bryan owed $1.2 million in back taxes to the IRS.

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Rude Al Fresco Covid

A WOMAN has been fined £230 for having ‘al fresco’ sex with a stranger.

Kate Jackson, 40, and Jonathan Pisani, 44, were seen having sex on a pave­ ment in Stalybridge town cen­ tre, Greater Manchester, at 3.43pm on August 10.

A concerned passer­by phoned the police as she thought Jackson was being raped, but later examination of CCTV footage showed the couple kissing and cuddling.

The pair were arrested at the scene and charged with outraging public decency.

In addition to a £50 fine,

Cost Jackson received a fine.

Jackson, who lives at a house on state benefits, was also or­ dered to pay £180 in costs and surcharges.

Pisani is due to be sen­ tenced in December.

Embarrassed A DUTCH researcher guessed ‘maga2020!’ on his fifth guess, gaining access to the US president’s messages and could post tweets in his name and change his profile!

The researcher, Victor Gevers, gained access to the president’s mes­ sages and could post tweets to Trump’s 87m followers in his name. He could even have changed the US president’s profile if he had wanted to.

A privacy researcher at ProPrivacy, Andreas Theodorou, said: “For the President of the United States to use such a weak password is, not sim­ ply an embarrassment, it is clearly dangerously incompetent.”

COVID has cost Ameri­ cans 2.5 million years of life, claims Harvard scien­ tist Stephen Elledge.

The molecular biolo­ gist and geneticist calcu­ lated life expectancy for more than 200,000 Americans who have died of Covid­19.

And surprising find­ ings revealed the virus has cost Americans 2.5 million years of life ­ about the same as from six months of cancer deaths.

He also found that half of the fatalities have been people who died in middle age, not elderly people ‘who may have died soon anyway.’

Younger people don’t die of coronavirus at the same rate as older peo­ ple, but they do die, said Elledge.

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Animal abuse ANIMAL abuse fines have tripled in Spain’s Valencia region.

Hailed ‘the most ad­ vanced animal rights laws’ in all of Spain, the Valencian Community Courts approved new measures to protect the nation’s animals last week.

The new law will see fines for animal abuse of up to €45,000, three times as much as they were before.

Valencian Communi­ ty councillor for Rural Development, Mireia Mollà, told reporters the new law recognises animals as ‘sentient be­ ings’ deserving of ‘digni­ ty.’

The fine structure works from ‘mild’ (€3,000), to ‘serious’ (€9,000) to ‘very serious’ (€45,000).

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Explosive Theft Times Square Lorry

driver

Times Square subway station.

POLICE: Looking at CCTV. AN explosive theft occurred in the seaside Merseyside town of Southport as robbers stole cash from an ATM, in a crime police have dubbed ‘extremely reck­ less.’

Merseyside Police and fire­ fighters were called to the scene in Chapel Street after an alarm was triggered at a WHSmith at

2.10am on Sunday, October 25 following explosives being used on the ATM. The amount stolen has not been confirmed yet.

Detectives are now trying to track down CCTV footage of the area and are performing a forensic examination at the scene.

Space Hub NATO experts are building a ‘space’ hub among threats from Chinese and Russian weapons.

Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary general announced on Wednesday, October 21, that the experts are working on build­ ing a new ‘space hub’ to keep an eye on Chinese and Russian weapons, which Nato fears may try to ‘shoot down satellites.’

Head of the Ministry of Defence’s Strategic Command Gener­ al Sir Patrick Sanders warned that both countries were develop­ ing anti­satellite weapons and Britain, therefore, “is under di­ rect threat, certainly in the cyber domain.”

A WOMAN was shoved onto the Times Square subway tracks in an unprovoked attack.

NYC cops reported that a 28­ year­old woman was pushed off the Times Square platform onto the subway tracks in a random attack on Friday, October 23.

The New Jersey woman was waiting for a train at around

9:40am, when a man who ap­ peared to be homeless pushed her from behind, before fleeing the scene toward Eight Avenue.

The terrified victim was able to scramble back onto the platform before the train hurtled into the station; she suffered minor in­ juries to her arm and was treated at NYU Langone Hospital.

Jihadist terrorist

THE Guardia Civil have arrested an alleged jihadist radical and ter­ rorist in Altea, Alicante.

Officers of the Information Service of the Guardia Civil, support­ ed by EUROPOL detained the suspect on Wednesday, October 20 in the Alicante municipality of Altea. The Moroccan citizen, 50, was arrested for alleged terrorist activities as a radical supporter of the Daesh terrorist group.

Officials report that he centred his activities around searching, editing, commenting on and disseminating Daesh propaganda material. The extremist then identified possible targets on social media, mostly young people, and attempted to recruit and radi­ calise them.

A LORRY driver who overturned his vehicle was six times over the legal alcohol limit.

The accident oc­ curred on the N­334 Almeria to Valencia road within the munici­ pality of Yecla. Guardia Civil were called to the scene when it was re­ ported that a lorry had overturned on the car­ riageway.

The driver of the ve­ hicle is reported to be a 41­year­old Spanish national from Sante Fe in Granada. Emergency personnel at the scene quickly established that the man was un­ der the influence, and a subsequent breath test revealed that he was six times over the legal alcohol limit for professional drivers.

FINANCE Moving out REPSOL has decided that its activities in Ecuador where it has been exploring for oil for the last 20 years are not sufficiently profitable and is therefore (subject to government approval) selling its assets to a Canadian company for €4.2 million.

Trade deal ALTHOUGH it was loudly proclaimed that Britain and Japan had agreed a trade deal, it was actually only finalised on October 23, but despite praise from Boris Johnson it doesn’t seem to be as advantageous as the one recently signed

by Japan and the EU.

Merger progresses AS progress to merge moves forward, the Boards of Bankia and Caixa Bank have called December shareholder meetings to gain formal approval for the proposal which will create a huge new Spanish banking entity.

Veggie burgers ok THE European Parliament has voted to reject a proposed ban initiated by the powerful farming lobby on use of meat terms for vegetarian products such as veggie burgers, but it will stop dairy descriptions like imitation cheese.

Robot tax THE Parliamentary Commission of the Toledo Pact in Spain’s House of Congress wants the government to consider introducing a new tax on companies that introduce robots to replace workers who after losing their jobs could apply for Social Security.

EWMG update AFTER closing 50 stores, Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWMG) has now announced that it has less than one week to find an injection of new capital or at least sell its Jaeger clothing brand or else it could shut down with a loss of 24,000 jobs.

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€600 million

is the amount that Spain’s BBVA expects to invest in its venture capital business over the next three years.

Cheaper face masks

UK vitamin sales £500m AS British Summer Time ends once again and with sunshine in short supply, new research from Mintel reveals the nation’s use of the sun­ shine vitamin (D) is growing faster than any other vitamin supple­ ment.

New product develop­ ment is on the rise as well as according to Mintel Global New Prod­ ucts Database there has been a 20 per cent in­

crease in new product launches containing Vita­ min D from January to August 2020 compared to the whole of 2019, as brands respond to the nation’s insatiable ap­ petite for Vitamin D. By speaking to 1,978 internet users aged 16+ in July 2020 the report established that 24 per cent of those regularly taking vitamins had in­ creased their consump­ tion since the outbreak

LEGALLY SPEAKING

of the coronavirus pan­ demic.

Apart from the popu­ larity of Vitamin D, over­ all sales of vitamins have declined this year with one exception, Vitamin C which has increased by just 1 per cent, but the market is still worth al­ most £500 million (€550 million) and is forecast to grow in 2021.

The report says that consumers are more worried about their

health following the out­ break of Covid­19, and are seeking out preven­ tative measures in the long term, including tak­ ing vitamins and supple­ ments, but not many people decided to start taking vitamins if they hadn’t before.

Those who did howev­ er said that they remem­ bered the benefits that they had been told about when they were younger.

A joint meeting

Same officers for 20 years?

I live in a community of 18 apartments on the Costa Blanca.

Every year the administrator tells us we need to pay an extra €100 on top of the fees. When I ask why, he refuses to respond and has blocked my phone. The community has had the same adminis­ trator and president for 20 years. They have never been questioned. They get work done, but no one sees estimates as they always use the same compa­ ny. I feel that these procedures are not correct. Is there an organisation where I can find out if the ad­ ministrator is in fact legal? Some owners think the president is not an owner and therefore should not be president.

I F (Costa Blanca)

DAVID SEARL

Did the members vote the YOU AND THE LAW surcharge of €100 IN SPAIN at the AGM? If not the matter should be discussed at the meeting. Does the administrator have a contract? If the administrator is licensed he will be a member of the ‘Colegio de Administradores de Fincas’ of your province. However, this is not a le­ gal requirement. If the president owns a property this will be registered in his name at the Spanish Property Registry.

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

ALTHOUGH described as a ship­ builder, Spanish company Navan­ tia has diversified and is now heavily involved in the produc­ tion of offshore energy structures and may well benefit from the large handout that Spain has re­ ceived from the European Union.

As the company specialises in Naval shipbuilding, it can’t be guaranteed regular work, espe­

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The two diplomats have met previously.

THE French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, attached to the Ministry for Eu­ rope and Foreign Affairs, spoke recently with his Spanish coun­ terpart, Xiana Méndez Bértolo.

They discussed measures to be undertaken jointly to strengthen the multilateral trade system, notably within the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the French delegate deter­ mined to use European Union trade policy instruments to de­ fend European interests, and with respect to the Airbus/Boe­ ing dispute.

He also supported the neces­ sary alignment of EU trade agreements with the environ­ mental goals of the Paris cli­ mate agreement and they con­

sidered an initiative aimed at implementing an EU carbon border adjustment mecha­ nism.

The two ministers took part in the second round of the France­Spain Economic Forum, jointly organised by MEDEF (France’s largest business fed­ eration) and its Spanish equivalent, CEOE (Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organisations).

France is the second largest supplier and fourth largest for­ eign investor in Spain with al­ most €50 billion in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and has al­ most 2,000 companies in the country, employing 350,000 people.

It is also the largest export market for Spanish compa­ nies.

It’s an ill wind cially with so many countries suf­ fering financially, so it has had to look at other areas of produc­ tion.

Spain is committed to boost the economy but also to invest in

clean energy and this is where Navantia could reap real finan­ cial benefits as it has been ex­ panding its wind turbine arm which started in 2014 and is ide­ ally placed to produce whatever

AFTER being told by the Euro­ pean Union that contrary to what it has stated publicly, the Spanish government is now thinking about reducing VAT on face masks, but a supermar­ ket group has taken action on its own.

The Mercadona supermar­ ket chain has announced that its 1,600 stores in Spain will re­ duce the price of its packs of 10 non reusable adult masks un­ der the Deliplus range from €5 to €3 which is a 40 per cent re­ duction.

Children are not ignored as their packs of 10 are also re­ duced, but in this case from €4.50 to €3.

Chinese supermarket sale THREE years after entering in­ to an alliance to develop phy­ gital (a combination of physi­ cal and digital marketing) food retail in China, French super­ market giant Auchan Retail (which trades under the Al­ campo name in Spain) has sold its shares in SunArt to Al­ ibaba for around €3 billion.

SunArt has 484 hypermar­ kets, 150,000 employees and the largest market share for food in China, but the pay­ ment to Auchan will allow it to develop existing outlets and move into new markets by 2022.

While Auchan and Alibaba will no longer work together, they remain committed to fu­ ture technological collabora­ tion. is needed for the Spanish market.

Both solar power and land­ based wind turbines are a regular sight across the Iberian Peninsu­ la, offshore wind farms are still very much in their infancy but the company has produced bot­ tom fixed machinery for 10 pro­ jects so far and is now investigat­ ing the possibility of floating versions.

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Spanish economy a roller coaster ride

Pedro Sánchez supported Barcelona New Economy Week with the King.

A REPORT by Spanish bank BBVA suggests that the Spanish economy is likely to be something of a roller coaster ride, but the long­ term prognosis is better than might have been ex­ pected with 2020 seeing an overall contraction of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 11.5 per cent followed by growth of up to 6 per cent in 2021.

The first six months of the year had a dramatic effect on production and sales due to the lockdown, but the third quarter has surprised analysts as it likely, when fi­ nally reported, to show a definite turn for the better due to growth in demand not just nationally but for exports as well.

Much will depend on the fourth quarter and the steps that national and regional governments will take in or­ der to combat the rise in positive infections with Covid­19 and exports could

also be harmed as other countries may move back in­ to sporadic lockdown.

There is of course the Spanish Recovery Plan to be considered which will utilise the significant injection of European Union funds into the economy of which ap­ proximately 50 per cent is a grant and the balance is a long­term loan with reason­ able rates of interest.

The lack of international tourism has caused signifi­ cant problems both from an employment perspective where hotels either re­ mained closed or simply shut at the end of Septem­ ber and this had a three­fold effect as tax revenue was lost, staff were placed in ERTE with the government paying for them and third­ party suppliers lost their usual business.

All now rests on how dra­ matic the spike in the coron­ avirus pandemic is and this is something that makes all

Spend, Spend, Spend, IN 2011, regulations concerning deficit and debt ceilings were added to the Spanish Constitution due to the problems with the economic crisis, but now these have been suspended by the Spanish Parliament.

By abstaining from the vote in late October, the Partido Popular allowed the minority government to ignore deficit targets for two years and to borrow without restriction in order to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to this, the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva effectively encouraged unlimited spending whilst the global problems continued.

financial forecasts potential­ ly unreliable.

BUSINESS EXTRA Closing the Gap THE US retailer Gap is considering closing all of its 129 stores in the UK, France, Ireland and Italy and becoming franchise only which could see the loss of several thousand jobs and its European distribution centre in Rugby could go.

Digital currency AS it publishes its plans for the future of the Spanish economy, the Bank of Spain has indicated that it believes it important to consider introducing some form of CBDC (digital currency) in order for banks to cope with new challenges.

Clucking good news KFC has announced that it is considering using UK government Kickstart funding to create more than 5,000 new jobs for youngsters before the end of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic means that more Britons are eating takeaways rather than going to restaurants.

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Not all doom and gloom LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AT the risk of dripping on like an old tap, I truly do find it difficult to believe that the Covid­19 ‘flat earth’ deniers are still harping on about ‘conspiracies’ and falsified numbers. In all fairness, they do seem to have shifted their stance slightly and albeit reluctantly, now concede that there actually is a problem.

However, never being able to admit they are totally in the wrong, they still maintain the number of cases to be grossly exaggerated. Well, just last weekend I witnessed a young lady from South Yorkshire in tears being interviewed on TV. She was a hospital cleaner.

This plainly distressed young lady, was begging the more cynical members of the public to please take the virus more seriously. Why? Because the hospital cleaners were being traumatised by the ever increasing numbers of body bags

they had to clean for reuse! Last Saturday the whole of South Yorkshire went on to Tier 3. This was after the local authorities had themselves pleaded with the government to raise the level in an effort to contain their huge rise in infections and deaths. Last Sunday there were 3,000 new cases and 174 deaths, in that area alone.

Exaggerated or not, this could still reach around 1,200 deaths a week! I would also like to reiterate to my social media trolls and dissenters, I am not paranoid. I am not a scaremonger and I am not fearful of becoming a victim. In fact, I’m pretty sure, with all my symptoms; I actually had the virus as far back as February.

I’m writing this because I care about other people and consider the sceptics to be misled, naïve and downright dangerous. For all our sakes toe the line, follow the rules, stop blaming the authorities ­ and do all you can to reduce the number of body bags that need to be cleaned for reuse!

Having said all that, I do also believe that in general the virus is on the decline.

(Yaaay). So many have caught it and

recovered, it stands to reason that the disease is unable to spread among communities as easily as it did at the outset. The numbers of re­infections reported are also so small to be almost negligible.

Personally I think we will now only see large outbreaks confined to specific areas. Those parts of the country that have already been hit heavily, will find their number of cases gradually begin to decline.

The important thing is to keep numbers as low as possible so the medical facilities can cope. If this means following the directives of the experts just a little longer, then so be it. I think that come the spring the whole nightmare will be all but over and we will be able to look forward to a New Year slowly returning to relative normality; hopefully without having obscene ‘no jab ­ no job’ experimental vaccines foisted upon us!

See, not all doom and gloom is it?

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Monday.

Wednesday. Friday.

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€1.3 Billion Loss BRITISH Airways owner IAG reports a €1.3 billion third­ quarter loss after having to cut flying schedules for the rest of the year and coron­ avirus restrictions playing havoc with the business.

The announcement of the significant loss far out­ weighed predictions of €920 million and highlights the major task Luis Gallego

has on his hands after be­ ing appointed as IAG’s new boss in September.

Despite the report of the major losses the company said that liquidity was strong having raised €2.74 billion from shareholders and received the funds in early October, raising its total liquidity to €9.3 bil­ lion.

Clock Stop WHEN the clocks went back in Spain on Sunday, October 25, many in Spain were hop­ ing it will be for the last time.

The practice of daylight savings was introduced in the early 20th century as a way of making the most of the natural light and con­ serving fuel, but is consid­ ered by many to be obso­ lete.

This means that European nations must communicate whether they choose sum­ mer or wintertime. If they opt for the first option, the last time change will take place in March 2021, while the clock will be changed for the last time in October 2021 in those nations that decide to stay with winter­ time.

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CANARIES DEAR Reader, Into October and no time to write until now. Excuse this late letter.

Here, just when the weather turned into usual winter Trade Wind mode (blue skies, fluffy clouds, fresh breezes, hot sun), back blasts the Calima from Africa to make us sweat at 33º in the shade, but it’ll be gone tomorrow, whereas our main sweat, the absence of tourist bucks, won’t.

It’s exercising everyone now. Ca­ narian tourist head Yaiza Castilla’s campaign to attract long stay home­ workers, online workers churning out internet fodder or whatever the boss wants, from wherever the biz is based, may alleviate things. Accomo­ dation providers who aren’t still os­ triching reality have dropped prices accordingly for longer stays.

Anybody interested in winter sun, relaxing on beaches, great nature and eating well should book cheap flights and escape down here for a month or so. All the airlines have dropped prices and waived cancella­ tion or change fees. They’re strapped for cash too.

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Here’s the answer Green Puppy been to England since my last mis­ sive and want to reveal that, as far as travelling goes, there are two sto­ ries. The experience may interest you if you’re hesitant about a trip to or from the UK, but I’ve asked around and German, Dutch, French, Austrian and Belgians here have sim­ ilar tales to tell.

One is the official story of restric­ tions, checks and dangers. Two is what really happens. One you know.

Here’s Two: a visit to my elderly mother, unseen since February be­ cause of all the malarky, was over­ due. I hadn’t gone because I thought I couldn’t. Come September, it was evident Covid would outrun the Mousetrap, so I chanced it.

Yes, you download a form for the English health authorites and show it on arrival. Yes, there are fewer peo­ ple in airports and on planes, but that’s lovely.

Theoretically, you’re located and checkable. In reality nobody phoned, or checked in any way, to make sure I was complying. I was, but who knew?

The lack of regard for Covid there: few masks on the street, people

crowding into shops, pubs and public transport, took me aback. Feeling vulnerable, I thought about getting tested, but the total unavailability of tests there was astonishing. I thought I’d get a private test. Not possible. The extraordinary debacle there would be funny if it weren’t sad.

Flying home to the Canaries was the same. There’s a compulsory form for Spanish health authorities, checked on arrival and logged for tracking. Nobody followed it up.

Neither did they need to, as I’d booked a PCR test en route from the airport to the ferry home. OK, I paid €85, but came home knowing I was clear.

Therein lies the answer! Travel re­ sponsibly, mask, distancing, gel etc, and pay for PCR tests to avoid uncer­ tainty and quarantine.

If tourist destinations imposed PCR testing on all visitors immedi­ ately before boarding planes in countries of origin, we’d all be fine. ¡Buen viaje!

Barbara Belt. barbarabelt@gmail.com EWN October 2020

DOG loving Italian farmer, Cristian Mallocci, in Sardinia, who has eight dogs watched on amazed as one of his dogs gave birth to a green-furred puppy, who was instantly named Pistachio!

Green fur on a dog is obviously very rare and is thought to happen when pale coloured puppies have contact in their mother’s womb with a green pigment called biliverdin.

Interestingly, it is the same pigment that causes the green

GREEN PUP: With the rest of his litter.

colour in bruises.

However, the colour will not last forever as it will fade dayby-day as Mallocci looks to train the young pup up to look after the sheep with his mother.

Cash-Saver A CASH­SAVING app which lets parents get free toys from families who don’t want them any more is being expanded across the UK. YoungPlanet is an app that enables parents to put unused chil­ dren’s toys to good use with new families and away from landfill, for free.

Founded by parents to address ‘the inherent waste, product obso­ lescence and cost of raising children’ as well as to help declutter mod­ ern homes.

YoungPlanet was first launched by husband and wife, Jason and Emma Ash, last year, starting off with a trial in London.

They’ve now expanded to several other areas in the UK.

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Stay In Your Shed, Dave! Didn’t You Do Enough Damage First Time Round?

A FURIOUS David Cameron is report­ edly trying to block the publication of damaging details about his handling of Brexit revealed in a new book. A bi­ ography of the former cabinet secre­ tary Lord Heywood, written by his widow, has unearthed a document that he wrote before the Brexit vote warning Cameron about the dangers of holding an EU referendum.

Cameron shouldn’t worry about a book, his reputation is already seared into the history books and the con­ sciousness of the nation. He was warned not to hold a referendum by George Osborne, and apparently many others gave the same warning. He thought he could wing it, just like he has done throughout his life.

So, another old Etonian, out of his depth, promoted because of connec­ tions and a gambler who didn’t have a plan for Brexit. Called a referendum when it wasn’t in the national interest.

With no preconditions. Just in or out.

And lost.

He should have walked away from the pre­referendum ‘renegotiation’ de­ bacle, informing the EU that if that was

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CAMERON: A damaged reputation. the best they could do it’d result in a vote to leave. Maybe that might have concentrated a few minds sufficiently to gain enough concessions, primarily on free movement, to keep the UK in.

It was also Cameron who, when ad­ vised against bombing Libya by the then Chief of the Defence Staff, told

him to get on with the military stuff whilst he did the politics. Well, he did the politics and look where we are with Libya. Classic arrogance of a man who thought he knew best but had no idea why he thought so.

Dave, you don’t need anyone’s help or books to damage your reputation, you managed that all by yourself. Now, retreat to your luxury shed and hum one of your little ditties to make your­ self feel better.

You’ll forever be the PM who chose to roll the dice, ran a dreadful cam­ paign, lost and then scuttled off when things went belly up. For many, that’s exactly what happened. Nothing you can do about it.

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Fake News TRUMP’S personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has hit back at claims that he was filmed in a highly compromising situation for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat movie as ‘a complete fab­ rication.’

Giuliani was filmed in the Mark Hotel in New York City in July where he was tricked into giving a fake interview with an actor playing Borat’s daughter, posing as a TV journalist. In the footage, the former New York mayor appears to recline on the bed and put his hand down his pants.

Giuliani dismisses Borat hotel scene.

Giuliani has said that he thought the hotel meeting was a serious interview about the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Massive Cake THE world’s largest Zuger Kirschtorte cake has been baked by a team of 10 bakers in the Swiss town of Zug. Weighing a hefty 531 pounds (almost 241 kilos), the cake ­ al­ so known as a Swiss cherry cake ­ was created by bakers from the Confiserie Speck bakery who spent 55 hours working on the dessert.

The cherry liqueur­filled cake measured about 13 feet in diam­ eter and was cut into around 3,300 pieces which were given to local residents once it had been officially measured.

THE ITALIAN JOB Fined Big DAVID WORBOYS S O M E people have all the luck!

A nd some countries are blessed with more than others; none more so than Italy. This wonderful land of sunshine and song combines the most delightful features of the most beautiful countries in Europe.

T he ski resorts around C ortina d’Ampezzo may not be quite comparable to the best in Switzerland (or France, Austria and Germany), but the stunning mountain scenery of the Alto Adige in Italy’s far north is almost equal to Austria’s Tirol. The lakes of Garda, C omo and M aggiore are slightly warmer and more colourful versions of the spectacular lakes L ugano and L ocarno of S witzerland’s Ticino. The Mediterranean shoreline of Italy’s Sorrento Peninsular is a rival to that of France’s Cote d’Azur.

The great Spanish cities of Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada are famed for their beauty, their history and their uniqueness. The I talian counterparts are V enice, R ome and F lorence. T hese cities reflect an extraordinary imperial and renaissance past.

The legacies of the great artists, musicians, scientists and inventors are evident in the buildings, the museums, galleries, concert halls and in everyday life, from the Coliseum to the Lambretta.

Germany’s Wagner is Italy’s Verdi. Spain’s Velazquez is answered

by Titian, Scotland’s Bell by Italy’s Marconi, France’s Dior by Armani.

The magnificent historical city of Istanbul is Italy’s Rome.

In the 1960s, while my girlfriend fancied Rossano Brazzi and Marcello Mastroianni, I was mesmerised by Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale and Gina Lollobrigida.

There can be no country in Europe with more beautiful, stylish women. Moreover, Italy is arguably ahead of France and Spain in fashion and taste.

And then there is the food. Personally, I love French, Indian and J apanese food and restaurants but not as much as Italian. French cuisine relies more on (delicious) sauces, Indian is not quite so varied and I find J apanese less consistent. A nd I taly developed the staples of risotto, pizza and pasta to perfection.

French is widely regarded as the most beautiful language but, for me it must come second to Italian.

One of the great regrets of my life is never having persevered enough to progress beyond ‘che bella ragazza!’ and ‘ho mangiato tutti i frutti di mare.’ These words sound musically sublime, even when uttered by me.

I n my experience, the I talians are generous, cultured and humorous. And Italy produced Leonardo da Vinci, almost certainly the most talented and creative human in history.

Okay, England has better beer, more picturesque villages and a better cricket team but, in so many other fields, Italy excels.

FOUR Nottingham Uni students have each been fined £10k for throwing a house party on Tuesday, October 20, against lockdown rules, claiming police ‘spoiled their fun.’

The Nottingham Trent third­years were caught by police last week playing host to over 30 revellers in a property in Kimbolton Avenue, Lenton, and were each slapped with a £10,000 fine. They have also been suspended from university pending an investigation.

Although the students had claimed everybody had left, when police entered the property they found dozens of par­ ty­goers hiding in the kitchen, bedrooms and basement.

A spokesman for the university said that all four have been suspended and could face further disciplinary action.

Birds of Prey A STUDY by the Raptor Protocol (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors), published on Wednesday, October 21, spans 12 years and shows the vast majority of Ireland’s birds of prey have been killed by human attacks or other activity including poisoning.

Just over 300 of the birds were found to have been poisoned or suffered some form

of unnatural death between 2007 and 2019.

The study involved collecting carcasses and injured birds, carrying out X-rays, postmortems, DNA sampling, toxicology, follow-up investigations and data analysis.

In the 12-year period, a total of 338 incidents were recorded, including 214 poisonings which accounts for 71.5 per cent of incidents.

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This week Celebrity & Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala cooks a special Vampire brisket steak to keep the vampires away this Halloween!

It’s Halloween time Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas www.thelittlegeranium.com ALL HALLOWS’ EVE is a Chris­ tianised feast influenced by Celtic harvest festivals with pa­ gan roots. It is also sometimes known as the Day of the Dead.

Many modern pagans cele­ brate the Day of the Dead. This is a happy day (even though it celebrates death). It is the day that some believe that the souls of dead people come back to Earth. Halloween is a fun night and we always celebrate it. Let’s be honest we all love to dress up and be someone or something else for the night!

This year we have been invit­ ed to a party at a friend’s house following Covid restrictions of course!

They know how to throw a party. They own a Vod­ ka called Nero made in London which we stock at the Gerani­ um. It’s totally gluten free and tastes divine so it suits my gluten free clients and people love it, it’s a really cool brand.

Michel and Steven Euesden of the EWN at last year’s Halloween party with my wife, Michele.

I’m sure that EWN will be there re­ porting at the party on Hal­ loween’s evening taking loads of pho­ tos (as I write this the party has­ n’t happened yet). The whole world now seems to celebrate Halloween, but when I was a kid it was a totally different story!

Some school friends who

looked a lot older and were a lot taller than me said they were going out to celebrate Hal­ loween. I had heard about Hal­ loween from the Blue Peter TV show. So, we all dressed up as ghouls and spooks and went knocking on the neighbours’ doors.

The door of the first house opened with a spooky squeak

and there was this old man standing there. “Yes” …. he said in a deep voice… “What do you kids want?” “Well,” I said, “It’s trick or treat.” The man looked confused and replied… “Trick or treat, what exactly is that?” So, I explained.

“It’s easy to understand. We ask for sweets or money and if you don’t give them to us, we play a trick on you.” He yelled out some abuse and slammed the door. So off we trotted with our spooky costumes to the next house. The door opened and there was an old lady standing there looking terrified. She asked nervously what we want­ ed and I explained the trick or treat concept.

“Just wait a minute please,” she said. She closed the door and we stood at the door wait­ ing for about five minutes, hop­ ing to get our treats. Then this police car pulled up and out jumped two officers. “What’s this all about?” they asked... “It’s Halloween,” we replied “and we are just having fun.” I remember that one of them made a tele­ phone call and came back and said “OK off you go, but don’t be

knocking on any more doors or I will arrest you all! Go home now.”

We were petrified. I went home and told my mum about it. My mother told me that we went to the wrong area. We had gone to the old peoples’ home nearby, most were in their late 80’s, they wouldn’t have under­ stood she explained.

The following year I was invit­ ed again. “You have to be kid­ ding,” I said “unless you want to get arrested!” Since then Hal­ loween has been far more recognised. I can’t imagine that experience happening these days unless you said Covid or treat! That for sure would scare everyone!

If you are having friends over this Halloween keep the food simple so that you can enjoy it yourself and this recipe ticks all the boxes, is super delicious and inexpensive. It’s my ex­ perience that the Spanish butchers struggle to under­ stand this cut, so go and see Scott at The Scottish Butcher at the Mer­ cacentro in Fuengirola

near the bus station. He supplies me, so he will know ex­ actly what you want.

There are many good butch­ ers on our coast, but his quality is excellent and he speaks our language! This meat with the re­ duced red wine sauce is to die for ... excuse the pun!

Whether you believe in the living dead or not it’s a really fun and memorable night to do something with friends and fam­ ily. Remember that the head stone in cemeteries was original­ ly created to keep the dead from rising out of the grave!

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

Vampire Steak, bloody red wine sauce Ingredients (serves about six) Approximately 1.5 kilos of flank steak or brisket (you may not get too much choice on the exact size) 6 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped or minced 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika 1 tablespoon of dried oregano Maldon salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons of barbecue steak sea­ soning ½ bottle red wine 500ml of beef stock For the sauce ½ bottle red wine 6 cloves garlic peeled 2 onions peeled and chopped 500 ml of quality beef stock warmed 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar 125 g unsalted butter 2 teaspoons of cornflour

200 ml of tomato frito or tomato puree Method Firstly, rub the spices and seasonings including the minced garlic into the beef and allow to marinate for a mini­ mum of five hours but better overnight.

Take the marinated brisket and pour over the red wine and the warm beef stock. Pre­heat the oven to 150ºC and cover the beef with tin foil.

Now slow cook for four hours then check because the quality of the meat varies and it may need longer. If nice and tender then remove from the oven and rest until required. If not then leave it for another hour.

Make the sauce by sweating off the onions and garlic until starting to colour and now add the balsamic vine­ gar followed by the red wine, the tomato frito (puree) and finally the

beef stock. Bring to the boil and then on a fast simmer leave it to reduce by about two thirds.

To finish the sauce taste it and then mix the butter and the cornflour to­ gether to create a paste. Whisk this in­ to the sauce until it thickens and if too thick add some more red wine. Put sauce back on a slow heat for about 10 minutes. Reserve.

Finally, to serve you can reheat the brisket on the barbecue as a whole piece and colour it all over and then on a wooden chopping board cut into even sized slices about 1cm thick and serve with the reduced red wine sauce.

The reason this recipe is ideal is be­ cause the beef is already cooked and all you are doing is reheating it on the night on the barbecue. Serve with jacket potatoes also finished on the barbecue and a huge leafy salad.

Follow Steven on Instagram ….@saunderschef The Little Geranium, Winner of Best International Restaurant Spain…2020 www.thelittlegeranium.com For bookings: Michele@thelittlegeranium.com

Serve with jacket potatoes and a leafy salad.

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BEER WITHDRAWAL I WAS reading your article online entitled ‘Lidl withdraw a batch of dangerous beers sold in Spain’ and, I am not sure if it’s only me or not, but I get the feeling that there seems to be a lot in the news recently about supermarkets recalling food items. I don’t know if it is because food standards have changed or some extra regulations elsewhere, but I find it worrying that this seems to be an increasing trend of late.

Most of the news I have seen has been focused at shops in the UK, but this is a worrying trend and I surely can’t be the only one to have noticed.

Thank you.

Karen Benalmadena

It’s his daughter for heaven’s sake. People should stop trying to demonise parents for showing love to their children.

DJ

Circuit breaker lockdown in Scotland’s central belt extended by a further two weeks You say circuit breaker, I call it consumption breaker.

JP

More power

Non-essential

WITH increasing coronavirus restrictions everywhere, it is easy to see how people are getting frustrated. Guidance is ever changing and, often, not entirely logical or practical.

Earlier this week a shopper was seen tearing the plastic wrapping off children’s clothes in Tesco in Wales in a rage over their classification as ‘non-essential goods.’

Surely many people would agree that buying new, warmer, clothes for their children going into the winter months is not only essential, but fundamental.

A r e v i e w o f t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t ’s w e b s i t e states that you can go to the shops for ‘food and other essentials,’ however, nowhere on the site is there a definitive list as to what constitutes ‘essential’.

In this instance, it would seem to stand that it is up to the public to use ‘common sense’ when deciding on what is allowed as essential, however, with every individual having different life priorities, it stands to reason that ‘essential’ would be different for everyone.

Furthermore, every supermarket chain, store and corner shop will have different ideas about what is essential to their customer base which would see some items for sale in one environment, but not in others.

Ultimately, if the government expects the public to follow the guidance to the letter … then the letters need to be written.

CORRECTIONS

All this government are bothered about is, lining their own pockets and as long as their stomachs are full, Oh, and they can give themselves a pay rise while children can go hungry. And those that voted them in should hang their heads in shame.

David Beckham divides fans ‘again’ by kissing his daughter

I take time every day to read Euro Weekly News. It is real news for all! Thank you, Spain! My favourite place to holiday!

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OUR VIEW

Tory MPs reject bid to feed more than a million hungry children

VE

Time for News

Just a quick email to say ‘Thank you’ for making my Spanish holidays enjoyable.

I can’t wait to read your column in the Euro Weekly and always agree with your viewpoint.

(Last one read was entitled ‘New Generation of Youngs-

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK

SUPERMARKETS: Are recalling certain food items. ters’ October 8-14.)

More power to your elbow.

Ian (Back in the UK in Quarantine)

Paseo Police As a very regular walker, morning and afternoon on the Paseo in Fuengirola, I am astonished to see the amount of people not wearing masks, while the police just cruise past them and do absolutely nothing. I thought that they were supposed to uphold the law and protect citizens, well they are currently doing neither. Surely a foot patrol on the Paseo and around town issuing fines to the idiot / selfish non-compliant germ spreaders would resolve the problem in a very short period of time, as most of the offenders look quite poor and ignorant. Please ask the police to implement the law, protect the citizens and engage in foot patrols.

DD

New reader I’m on my way to Spain (in France at the moment) to join some friends for the winter. I am new to your paper, but I’m finding it really interesting and helpful.

KO

Malaga Christmas Lights

Living coffin could be good for environment as it turns bodies into compost Death doesn’t have to be bad. We can now at least die in an ecofriendly way, like a compost. Minimise our impact on the environment.

PP

Much loved Benidorm Place announces its temporary closure Such a shame. They always put on a fantastic show. However, in these turbulent times it must be difficult to cover costs with the current restrictions. I wish them good luck for the future and hope things all turn out well for them in the future.

KL

Marcus Rashford shows Tories what compassion is Keep up the good work Marcus. So happy to see someone using their fame to champion the cause. So many innocent children going without food need someone to care.

SP

“Individual responsibility” is needed to curb coronavirus says Sanchez Protect the elderly and vulnerable and let the rest get out and do some herd immunity and get this sorted, will be the only way.

SA

Complete and utter waste of money this year.

David, Online

UK Set for Coldest October on Record Many will be buying thermal clothing just to sit in at home as there’ll be nowhere to go and utility bills will be too high to pay with no income.

David, Online

Stop her - spitting is assault!

If that person that was spat on develops the virus then she should be charged with attempted murder.

PC

Lonely gran begs to see family

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I’m sorry but I would take any fine given to me to see my gran of that age. She knows herself she may not live much longer. This is unnecessary, cruel and against our human rights and freedom.

Treat people with respect and dignity.

TA

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your efforts to get your message across might be best delayed for seven days. Fickle Venus and flighty Mercury will cross swords with other planets, so keep your ideas and emotions grounded. Take nothing for granted on Tuesday, and don’t agree to anything without the facts.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Don’t jump from one financial frying pan into another. Take it easy on all fronts, especially where your money, emotions and other people’s moods are at odds with your ideas. There will be more than one good reason to compromise a little.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will see the advantage of working towards a new location, or even a specific makeover for your domestic scene. Either way, wait for a further green light, especially where money’s concerned.

Monday and Thursday are delicate days, so play it cool.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Refuse to be miffed by whatever disagreements or difficulties clutter your world. The sooner you get on with things, the better for your peace of mind. Even this week’s affrays and dismays are simply passing clouds. Put yourself first, and things will start to change.

There’s no telling what might occur, especially if you explore new options.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Scanning the rest of the star-signs, you’ll see that you have many things in common this week: challenging influences at work and play, and during other clogging capers.

Unexpected events, finances, or the usual everyday frustrations could pile on the pressure.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’re not the only member of the zodiac who’ll have to toughen up. It’ll pay you to chill on Tuesday, be patient on Wednesday, and put your potent insights into orbit throughout the weekend. Although certain set arrangements are liable to veer off track, some discussions and shared commitments are slowly but firmly improving.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The full moon in your own sign is a powerful ally against this week’s planetary fracas. Speak from the heart and reject any ambiguous emotional games. It’s the only way to clear the air and truly know where you’re heading.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There’s a financial theme to many of your plans and ideas. Above all, spend with care and examine all offers carefully. Rely on your sixth sense, especially where close-toyou matters are concerned. Give more thought to what you hope to have achieved in 12 months from now. Be patient, especially over personal stresses and strains.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

Move forward on this week’s positive waves of optimism. Treat yourself, but don’t over-indulge your temptations. The planets aren’t dancing to all your wants and desires. If certain situations or individuals seem complicated, wait until the dust settles, then follow your hunches.

Your emotions, extra expenses and other domestic pressures are on the boil. Put off major decisions until next week. Meanwhile, loosen up, walk into some creative space, and if necessary, talk to someone who understands your ups and downs. There are good things waiting to happen, so refuse to lose your nerve.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

There’s a saying that if it doesn’t rain, it pours, so keep an umbrella of humour to hand. Christmas is around the corner, and with it, a much happier trend for your workaday, social and financial prospects. Strive through this showery emotional week, and the sunshine will surely follow.

Meanwhile, focus on the now.

It’s both a vertical and horizontal week. What goes right somewhere could easily go wrong elsewhere.

Sensitive Venus conspires with touchy Mars to trigger tensions and troubles. If you’re aware of where others are coming from, you’ll be fine. You’ll have fun, but don’t let your spending splurges rule your head on Wednesday or Saturday.

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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 (MARBLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

AMOEBA BEETLE BURIED CARBOY CARROT CARTEL CATCHY ENABLE ERRANT FONDLE MANTIC MARBLE (10) MEAGER NUANCE PEBBLE REJECT RETAIN TRAUMA UMPIRE

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 24 October

13-18-19 47-53-57

BONUS BALL

44

IRISH LOTTO Sat 24 October

1-6-18 29-31-42

BONUS BALL

12

EURO MILLIONS Tue 20 October

BONUS BALL

3

5-6-15 37-42 Fri 23 October

4 BONUS BALL

3

10-15-19 21-23

12

EL MILLON: GDT59080 LA PRIMITIVA Thurs 22 October

BONUS BALL

13-17-31 36-39-43

19 6

JOKER: 5593195 Sat 24 October

BONUS BALL

9-17-24 41-42-47

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JOKER: 7970561

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CODE BREAKER

ENGLISH-SPANISH

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, 4 represents V and 14 represents M, so fill in V every time the figure 4 appears and M every time the figure 14 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 Abad (5) 3 Recetas (de cocina) (7) 6 Lectura (7) 8 April (5) 10 Varied (5) 11 Cenicero (7) 14 Luck (6) 15 Moreover (6) 17 Duodécimo (7) 20 To put (5) 21 Rhythm (5) 22 Flag (7) 23 To hide (7) 24 Levadura (5)

Down 1 Upside down (2,5) 2 Wheat (5) 3 Ruler (measuring tool) (5) 4 Choque (5) 5 Salado (5) 7 Acuerdo (9) 9 Rarely (9) 12/13 Cinturón de seguridad (4,4) 16 Criado (7) 17 Stubborn (5) 18 Parte de delante (5) 19 To have (5) 20 Pensamiento (flor) (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Shake, 4 Spine, 7 Listening, 8 Edge, 10 Debate, 12 Dragon, 13 Gets, 16 Assistant, 18 Tasks, 19 Seems.

Down: 1 Scare, 2/15 All ears, 3 Easy, 4 Sweden, 5 Imitate, 6 Eagle, 9 Glasses, 11 Horses, 12 Draft, 14 Shuts, 17 Toe.

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Legends, 5 Pests, 8 Nerve, 9 Uniform, 10 Rotters, 11 Steal, 12 Resort, 14 Essays, 17 Cynic, 19 Compact, 22 Tardier, 23 Shack, 24 Lasts, 25 Sustain.

Down: 1 Loner, 2 Gyrates, 3 Niece, 4 Squash, 5 Priests, 6 Stole, 7 Samples, 12 Recital, 13 Rockies, 15 Alabama, 16 Icarus, 18 Narks, 20 Moses, 21 Token.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Bolsa, 3 Semilla, 6 Campana, 8 Stone, 10 Carta, 11 Florero, 14 Empate, 15 Abetos, 17 Mustard, 20 Miedo, 21 Susto, 22 Payment, 23 Scratch, 24 Razor.

Down: 1 Bicycle, 2 Araña, 3 Scarf, 4 Museo, 5 Acero, 7 Mariposas, 9 Over there, 12/13 Leap year, 16 Shorter, 17 Mesas, 18 About, 19 Depth, 20 Mayor.

CODE BREAKER

BOGGLED

FUTOSHIKI

rand ramen land lane lame lama blarney bland blame byname admen adman amyl amen amend name jute darn damn dame dace dance marl manly many mane madam madame myna mend mete mace upend open openly acme ament came cent cento tend tent tenet penal pend penman pecan pout potent pent tout tope madman madmen mama enema

NONAGRAM aeon amen anew earn gean gnaw gone gown gran mane mean moan morn mown name near norm omen rang roan wane warn wean worn wren agone among anger argon gnome goner groan grown mange mango manor namer orang organ owner range reran roman rowan rowen wagon woman women wrong enamor engram garner gnawer manger moaner monger morgen narrow onager orange ragmen ranger warner warren groaner regrown wagoner wronger WARMONGER

HEXAGRAM

WORD LADDER

1 STORMY 2 SORTIE 3 POTENT 4 ERRATA 5 INTONE 6 TEDIUM 7 FLORIN 8 EMERGE 9 STROLL 10 FIGURE 11 UPDATE 12 BILLET 13 FOURTH 14 LINGUA 15 TROIKA 16 ETHANE 17 BARREN 18 UPLIFT 19 DARKLE

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ARCHIDONA

WEATHER

CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA RINCON MALAGA DE LA VICTORIA

TOMORROW

ARCHIDONA

CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA MALAGA

SATURDAY

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA

ARCHIDONA

CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA MALAGA

S: Sun

C: Cloudy

Th: Thunder

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA

Cl: Clear

Sh: Showers

Sn: Snow

Malaga TODAY: MAX 23 MIN 15-C Fri 23 14 - Th Sat 23 12 - Th Sun25 12 - Cl Mon 25 13 - Cl Tues 23 13 - Cl Wed23 13 - Cl

Alicante TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 15-C Fri 19 15 - C Sat 17 13 - Th Sun19 14 - Cl Mon 19 15 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed19 14 - Cl

Almeria TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - C Sat 22 16 - Cl Sun23 15 - Cl Mon 23 15 - Cl Tues 23 15 - Cl Wed21 14 - Cl

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 13-C Fri 21 15 - C Sat 21 16 - Th Sun21 16 - Cl Mon 22 16 - Cl Tues 22 15 - Cl Wed23 15 - Cl

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-C Fri 19 13 - C Sat 20 17 - Th Sun18 16 - Th Mon 17 16 - Cl Tues 17 15 - Th Wed16 15 - Sh

Mallorca TODAY: MAX 23, MIN 14-CL Fri 23 15 - Cl Sat 23 15 - Th Sun22 14 - Cl Mon 24 14 - Cl Tues 23 14 - Cl Wed23 13 - Th

Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 -CL Fri 17 15 - Th Sat 16 13 - Sh Sun17 13 - Cl Mon 18 13 - S Tues 19 13 - Cl Wed19 13 - Cl

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - Cl Sat 21 15 - Th Sun22 13 - Th Mon 22 13 - Cl Tues 21 13 - Cl Wed21 12 - Th

Euro Weekly News strives for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for any errors in published forecasts

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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.

TARGET:

SCORING:

• Average: 17 • Good: 23 • Very good: 33 • Excellent: 43

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 Duke and wise man backing artist (5) 4 Stroll round Minehead, having the power (5) 8 A ghoul’s cooked stew (7) 9 Like bad jokes in Cape or New York? (5) 10 Club for the workers (5) 11 Eagles drifting round North African country (7) 12 One who adds to the season (6) 14 Police headquarters that is for a Jamaican criminal (6) 18 Throw some coins around, an act of humiliation (7) 20 Christmas month has gold ornamentation (5) 22 Pole inside grotto temporarily (5) 23 Clipped an ear in the outhouse (7) 24 Try us out, we're in need of practice (5) 25 Small crew for engine driver (5) Down 1 Gets Sid to sort out compendiums (7) 2 Cheese produced by United Dairies in Goa (5) 3 Take elf fans back (7) 4 In Armagh a stoic is dismayed (6) 5 Meat from Jacob, a contractor (5) 6 Crazy, angered, mad, (7) 7 Faithful ally, excited to receive Oscar (5) 13 Keep an eye on nit in back room (7) 15 Speech that may be written on an envelope (7) 16 Title giving lad more trouble (7) 17 Mass attended by Irish beside unknown river (6) 18 Penny at church in plot (5) 19 New house back in French city (5) 21 Swear nothing is taken from path (5)

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SUDOKU

QUICK

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.

Across 1 Provoking fear or terror (5) 4 Plant louse (5) 7 Tried (9) 8 In good order (4) 9 Suitable for growing crops (6) 12 Hat tied under the chin (6) 13 Dull and dreary (4) 16 In complete agreement (9) 18 Brief and to the point (5) 19 Animal trap (5)

Down 1 Fragrance (5) 2 Forsake, leave behind (7) 3 Abominable snowman (4) 4 Esteem highly (6) 5/17 Empty talk (3,3) 6 Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid (5) 10 Coffee shop employee (7) 11 Catlike (6) 12 Not having a sharp edge or point (5) 14 Flat-bottomed canal boat (5) 15 Chief or leader (4) 17 See 5

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

LARK

SPANISH LESSON

BACK DOVE

Discussing pain with ‘dolor’ and ‘tener’ In Spanish when something is hurting, instead of saying 'my stomach hurts', they say 'The stomach hurts me'.

Doler (to hurt)

NONAGRAM

Me duele la cabeza - My head hurts Me duele la garganta - My throat hurts Me duele el cuello - My neck hurts Me duelen los pies - My feet hurt Me duelen los ojos - My eyes hurt Me duelen los oídos - My ears hurt

Tener (to have)

Tengo un dolor en mi espalda - I have a pain in my back Tengo un dolor de muelas - I have toothache Tengo vómitos - I have sickness Tengo un resfriado - I have a cold Tengo tos - I have a cough Tengo fiebre - I have a fever

Important Information:

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 R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

What time is it? / ¿Qué hora es?

Es la una - It’s one o'clock Son las dos - It’s two o'clock Son las tres - It’s three o'clock Son las cuatro - It’s four o'clock Son las cinco - It’s five o'clock Son las seis - It’s six o'clock Son las siete - It’s seven o'clock Son las ocho - It’s eight o'clock Son las nueve - It’s nine' o'clock Son las diez - It’s ten o'clock Son las once - It’s eleven o'clock Son las doce - It is twelve o'clock Es el mediodía - It’s noon / midday Es la medianoche - It’s midnight De la mañana - in the morning De la tarde - in the afternoon De la noche - in the evening Es la una y cuarenta - It’s one forty (1:40) Es la una y cuarenta y cinco - It’s one forty-five (1:45) Son las dos y diez - It’s ten past two (2:10) Son las dos y cuarto - It’s quarter past two (2:15) Son las dos y media - It’s half past two (2:30)

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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Five steps to keep old skin looking younger

Self Care and Self Love - We all need to do more for ourselves?

DIONE LOCKYER

AGEING PROCESS: It is essential to stay hydrated.

WE can protect our skin in or­ der to keep a youthful looking glow.

As we get older, signs of age­ ing become more apparent fa­ cially. Like it or not, it’s a fact of life caused by everyday circum­ stances that takes a toll on skin.

For example stress, sun dam­ age, hormonal imbalances and environmental factors all play an important role in the ageing process.

Skin naturally loses its elastici­ ty as we age, but it can be pro­ tected to keep it as young look­ ing as possible. Here are our top five steps to keeping a youthful glow.

Cleanse, cleanse, cleanse Everyone should cleanse reg­ ularly, but over­65s also need to use a richer, waxier cleanser.

Use a gentle toner to remove the cleanser fully but without aggravating skin.

Protect skin from ultraviolet light Much of our ageing comes from light damage. By using SPF facial sun creams the damaging rays from the sun can be blocked. Even when the sun is not shining, creams will help protect against invisible UV rays.

Have regular facials There is nothing quite as good as a well­performed facial massage to stimulate circula­ tion and tone up the muscles.

Even a mini facial when apply­ ing night creams will help invig­ orate skin.

Eat Healthily ‘Good fats’ protect the lipid parts of your body. Omega oils are essential in helping maintain healthy skin. Typically found in borage, fish and flax. Nuts,

seeds, fruit and vegetables are always rich in vitamins and min­ erals and are good for the skin.

H2O It is essential to stay hydrated for your skin. Drink at least four glasses of water a day, plus an­ tioxidant­rich green, rooibos, white or honeybush tea. Water is essential. Drinking enough water flushes out toxins and plumps up tired skin.

I COULD never be bothered with tak­ ing care of my mental mindset! As a mum, wife, daughter, sister, auntie and friend, I always put everyone else’s needs before my own.

The excuses would come in thick and fast! ‘I don’t have time to read a self­ help book,’ ‘I don’t have time to watch a video,’ ‘I’d rather pull my hair out, than listen to some woman who thinks she’s got her sh*t together 24/7.’

‘I CAN’T BE BOTHERED!!’

These words lead me to some of my

darkest moments.

I would sit around for days, wallow­ ing in self­pity, blaming everyone and everything in the world.

I accepted that this was the way my life was supposed to be and I told my­ self that I have to deal with it!

I was offered help in many different ways, yet never felt worthy of the in­ vestment.

I am now 43 years old and spent way too much time accepting crap that I shouldn’t have accepted, talking to my­ self in such a negative manner and car­ rying a lot of hate and fear.

WTF!!!!!!! Why would anyone want to live this way? Why the hell do us women take on so much, yet put our­ selves last all the time?

WHEN WILL YOU GET OUT OF YOUR

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Here’s the truth.

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I am that friend…

MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED I AM that friend you have to explain to your other friends before they meet me….

Anybody else feel like this?

I am that friend that can turn up to the party dressed all in black, or I can be that friend that turns up in a sequins top and glitzy shoes!

I am that friend that can sit down with you and cry, or I am that friend who can be too loud!

I am that friend that will suddenly have to leave the party, or that friend that needs to be told it’s ‘home time’ I am that friend with an immaculate house, or I am that friend that looks like her house has been burgled.

I am that friend that will text you three times a day or I am that friend that you can go weeks without speaking to.

I am that friend that can be up for an adventure, or I can be that friend that has to bail out last minute because I can’t cope.

My circle is small, and I am lucky to have the friends I have in my world. Obvi-

ously it goes without saying that everyone suffering with a mental illness is different and will struggle with different things, but my perspective on things goes like this.

Yes - we do cancel plans - I know this one can be an awful one to have to deal with as a friend, but I promise you it’s not a decision we want to make. We certainly don’t do it to be rude, awkward or mean!

We do not wake up and suddenly think we don’t want to see you today Quite the opposite - I will often worry and panic about how I am going to turn you down or cancel altogether sometimes for hours, but more likely days.

I will play out every single possible scenario in my head until I am a nervous wreck, the stupid thing is, I do probably want to go and I do want to see you, but I am now in such a state I can’t leave the house!

I am that friend.

Don’t forget you can write to me on the email below or follow me on Facebook @mswillowbipolar.

Love Ms Bipolar x

msbipolar@euroweeklynews.com

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The collar also connects automatically to a mobile app which gathers emotional and physical data on the dog each day and later reports on the intensity of feelings reported, al­ lowing owners to better understand their four­legged friends, Tamaguchi has said.

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Why did I become grumpy?

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man AS I am truly fed up with Covid, Trump, Boris etc, here’s the story of how I be­ came Mr Grumpy. It’s 100 per cent true and about my first wife.

Back in the early 70’s I met this girl Jackie at the Ideal Homes exhibition in Brighton. She was a model there and I was selling non­stick frying pans ­ a sto­ ry on its own, but anyway after just a few months we were married. We bought a house in East London and that was it.

The problem was back then, when I was in my 20’s, I did what a lot of 20­ year­olds did, which involved drugs, al­ cohol and parties.

My neighbour Fred owned a car lot and also raced a Formula 1 stock car and we used to go to race meetings with Fred and his wife.

One day I woke up and asked Jackie why Fred’s stock car was parked on a trailer outside our house.

She informed me that I had got so drunk the night before and bought it off him. I didn’t have a clue how to race but

over the next few months I learned and raced at various tracks around the coun­ try.

I wasn’t very good compared to the experienced racers who mostly were all in the motor trade and had their own mechanics. I had to pay for a mechanic as I was selling dress fabrics in East Ham shopping hall.

Jackie and I had been married about five years at this point and she’d decid­ ed to leave me. But I came up with a cunning plan to make her stay.

I asked her to come to my next race.

My plan was to crash, she’d rush over to save me, fall in love all over again and decide to stay. She agreed to come and all was going to plan until I realised I was in third place and actually had a chance of winning.

Now I had a tough decision to make.

Go for the win and lose my wife or crash and lose the race, but hopefully keep my wife. I fulfilled my dream of stand­ ing on the podium finishing in third place and I’ve never seen my first wife from that day to this! I also never raced again as it was too damn expensive. But things always turn out for the best ­ the current Mrs S and I have been together for over 35 years!

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Grand Tour Winner BRITISH cyclist Tao Ge­ oghegan Hart has won the Giro d’Italia becoming only the second British man to win the title and com­ pletes his first Grand Tour victory.

Twenty­five­year­old Ge­ oghegan Hart, in only his fourth Grand Tour, was in 126th place after the opening stage, but his vic­ tory means he joins Chris Froome (who won the Giro in 2018), Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates as the only Brits to win a Grand Tour.

Speaking after the race, in which he finished 39 seconds ahead of his near­ est competitor in the 15.7km time trail, Geoghe­ gan Hart said: “Not in my wildest dreams did I imag­ ine this would be possible when we started almost a month ago in Sicily.

GEOGHEGAN HART: “It’s going to take a long time to sink in.”

“All of my career I’ve dreamed of trying to be top 10 ­ top five maybe ­ in

a race of this stature, so this is something com­ pletely and utterly differ­

ent to that and it’s going to take a long time to sink in.”

Man City Mourn Loss MANCHESTER CITY mourns the tragic death of their former academy player Je­ remy Wisten who has sadly passed away aged 18.

Tributes flooded in for the young defender, who joined City’s elite develop­ ment squad in 2016 before recently leaving the club.

A statement made by the club on Twitter, read: “The Manchester City family are saddened to learn of the passing of former Academy player Jeremy Wisten. We send our deepest condo­ lences to his friends and family. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.”

Man City players and fans weren’t the only ones to mourn the tragic death of former academy player Je­ remy Wisten.

Former Chelsea defend­ er, Frank Sinclair wrote: “RIP Jeremy Wisten another sad day for football, some­ thing has to be done for the

RIP: Another sad day for football. duty of aftercare for young Professional and Academy footballers in the game. Be it education, job opportuni­ ties, a pathway back in the game or just as basic as in­ teraction and communica­ tion.”

Early reports indicate that the teenager, born in Malawi but raised in the United Kingdom, lost his battle with depression on Sunday, October 25.