Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 12 - 18 November 2020 Issue 1845

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12 - 18 November 2020

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WHERE AND WHEN

NEW restrictions in Andalucia mean that from Tuesday, No­ vember 10 there are restrictions on where we can go and when, unless the reason can be justi­ fied. Travel between municipalities (towns) is not permitted unless for esssential needs. A municipali­ ty is determined as the area cov­ ered by the town hall that you are registered as living in. It will help people to carry doc­ uments to prove their reason for travelling between towns, cities or villages, or within their munici­ pal boundaries, is justified. We are allowed to travel to an­ other municipality for the follow­ ing reasons: Attend health centres, phar­ macies or health care services ­ show the doctor’s referral note or receipt for the medicine pur­ chased. Meet professional, business, institutional or legal obligations ­ Companies can provide their em­ ployees with a document which proves they need to go to work. Travel home ­ Returning to your place of residence can be

Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Junta de Andalucia made the announcement. proved by having the correct ad­ dress on any ID that you carry, however, you may need to prove to the police that you have left the town for one of the above jus­ tified reasons. Taking care of a dependant person ­ the Certificate proving their condition can be shown. If you do not have it, you can re­

THE mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, has decreed a 25 per cent reduction in the beach fee for this year, based on a report from the Head of the Local Po­ lice of Torrox. The report explains that this measure is intended to reduce expenses in a sea­ son in which income has been signifi­ cantly reduced due to the pandemic. Óscar Medina pointed out: “It has been a very hard summer and from the council we want to support our beach hoteliers,” explaining that the Covid­19 crisis, “has not only meant a lower num­ ber of visitors, but has also affected the measures to allow compliance with the social distancing rule and that it has af­ fected both the hammock space or nau­ tical facilities as in the beach bars them­ selves. “The City Council has evidence, thanks to the report of the Local Police, that indeed that area has been reduced, therefore, in my opinion, there is no doubt that it should also be applied to the fee to be paid,” explained Medina.

quest that police accompany you to the home of the person you are looking after. Travel to banks, insurance of­ fices or petrol stations in adjacent areas ­ If you go to get petrol, keep the ticket, but you will also have to prove that you are travel­ ling due to one of the justified reasons. For banks or insurance

offices, carry documents to prove where you have been which have the date. Attend urgent procedures at public, judicial or notary institu­ tions, sit exams or official tests, renew permits and official doc­ uments, amongst other admin­ istrative procedures which can’t be postponed ­ As above, carry

Beach Fee Reduction

TORROX MAYOR: Wants to support the beach hoteliers after a very hard summer.

proof of appointments or simi­ lar. Go to school, college, infant school or other education centres (except universities, unless it is for practical lessons) ­ Carry proof that you or your child attends the centre, this can be issued by the school. Situations of necessity or force majeure. Travelling between towns or cities for other reasons, such as shopping, going to a restaurant, visiting friends and rel­ atives, is not permitted. For further information on which restrictions apply in each town or municipality, visit the website www.mapacovid.es.

Curfew is from 10pm to 7am, again, unless there is a justified motive, such as working a night shift for example, heading home from work, reporting an urgent crime or other situation, going to hospitals or health centres for medical emergencies. At 6pm non­essential activity will close, this EXCLUDES: driving schools, soup kitchens, ITV sta­ tions, restaurants with home de­ livery, launderettes, online or phone­based companies, vets and pet supply shops, telecom­ munications equipment, book shops, stationery shops, morgues, outdoor sports facilities, tobac­ conists, petrol stations, newsagents, hairdressers, phar­ macies, opticians, orthopaedic shops, industrial activities, house­ hold assistance, family meeting points (for custody situations), car hire, shops selling food, drink, cleaning products and other first necessity items. For now, these measures will remain in place in the region (An­ dalucia) until Monday, November 23. Although not imposing home confinement, the Junta de An­ dalucia recommends that people stay at home as much as possible as a precautionary measure. Granada Province, that is, the city of Granada and all towns and villages belonging to the province, is in total lockdown.

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A WOMAN, 25, was arrested by Local Police in Malaga on the Costa del Sol for driving more than one kilometre on the metro tracks while three times over the legal alcohol limit. The officers found a car on the tracks with three blown out tyres after it got stuck at the en­ trance to a tunnel on Saturday, November 7. Malaga Metro security guards

Dangerous driver

had requested the presence of the police who had to call a tow truck to remove the vehicle from the tracks. It was taken to the municipal vehicle depot, while the owner, who was very obviously drunk, was charged with a crime against road safety while driving

under the influence of alcohol. She was given a breathalyser test, which showed she had 0.85 milligrams of alcohol per litre of air in her system. Malaga Metro reported that only slight damage was caused to the tracks, however, the ser­ vice was cancelled for two

hours, much to the dismay of passengers who said they in­ tended to claim compensation. The woman had driven the wrong way along Boulevard Louis Pasteur, before going round a roundabout in the wrong direction and had crossed the metro stop near Malaga Uni­ versity Hospital and arrived to the University stop before stalling.

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ON THE TRACKS: The woman was over the limit.

Wise Family feud move? MALAGA City Council has suspended the 2021 Three Wise Men parade fearing it would attract huge crowds. The traditional ‘Reyes Magos’ procession was due to take place on Janu­ ary 5, 2021. The decision has been made in light of the evolu­ tion of the pandemic, “as it is a public act that would generate incompatible crowds with current regu­ lations and the recommen­ dations of the health au­ thorities,” said the Consistory on Tuesday, No­ vember 10, in a statement. The city and 11 district councils are now working to­ gether to organise an event to allow children and fami­ lies to enjoy Christmas in some form on or before Jan­ uary 5, and are consulting with schools.

POLICE: Have stepped up surveillance in the area. A FAMILY feud has led to three arrests in Malaga City. National Police arrested three young men, one a mi­ nor, on Tuesday night, No­ vember 9, after they alleged­ ly threatened a member of another family with sticks, stones and an axe. The detainees reportedly chased the victim to his home in the La Trinidad neighbourhood, where he

took ‘refuge to avoid being attacked.’ At around 11.45pm, the Intelligent Centre for Com­ munication and Control Command received reports of a fight between families. Investigations revealed ‘it’s not the first incident of this kind between the two feuding families,’ and as such police have stepped up surveillance in the area.

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NIBS EXTRA Farm tragedy A 59-YEAR-OLD local man tragically died on Monday, November 9 after he was attacked by a bull at a farmhouse in Velez Malaga. Local Police attended the scene at 5pm after being advised by health officials that the bull was still loose and contained the animal shortly afterwards.

Safe crossing JESUS PEREZ ATENCIA, who heads Torre del Mar Council, recently visited the crossing over Avenida Cipriano Maldonado to check improvements made to the link between Viña Malaga to Cerro del Aguila, as well as repairs to 50 metres of damaged fencing in response to requests from residents.

In work THE Governing Board of the Nerja Council has approved the hiring of 20 unemployed workers to cover the need for temporary hiring of the corresponding Municipal Services. Sixteen cleaning labourers, a janitor and three public building cleaners have been given a three-month full-time contract.

Street works NERJA has allocated €400,000 to the redevelopment of two of its streets, with the Provincial Council set to contribute 75 per cent and the council to finance the remainder. The works on Calle Zuloaga have been given a budget of €113,218.96 and works on Calle Córdoba some €245,899,96.

Not impartial THE Andalucian Union of Firefighters is taking legal action against the Motril Fire Brigade on behalf of members, alleging it has committed a Crime of Administrative Prevarication by effectively supporting favourites for positions rather than the best candidate over a period of years.

Dope found RINCON DE LA VICTORIA police station received a call on Saturday, November 7 from a resident advising that there were a number of suspect packages on a beach nearby. Officers found a wrapped bale weighing 32 kilos, which contained 30 packages each containing 10 packs of hashish.

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Virtually Violet

TORROX Town Hall chose Con­ tigo Aqui Ahora (Here with you now) as the theme for its anti­gender violence campaign throughout November. November 25 marks Inter­ national Day for the Elimina­ tion of Violence against Women and Torrox is demon­ strating its condemnation of gender­related abuse with a virtual ‘Violet March’ on the social media. The town hall hopes that this can give a voice and visi­ bility to fighting machismo now that circumstances pre­ vent events and activities in­ volving large gatherings. Torrox mayor, Oscar Medi­ na and Equality councillor Veronica Muñoz gave details of their extensive programme of virtual activities via munici­ pal broadcaster, Radio Torrox and the town hall’s social me­ dia. It was essential, Medina stressed, for the public insti­

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Chart topper Photo credit: Torrox town hall

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CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Rincon de la Victoria

NEW VIDEO: Nuria Fergó chose the Axarquia town as the backdrop for her new video.

GENDER VIOLENCE: Oscar Medina and Veronica Muñoz want to give a voice and visibility to its eradication. tutions to join together in eradicating gender violence. “The town hall, as the insti­ tution closest to the local population, has continued working to eliminate sexism to guarantee a truly equal so­ ciety,” the mayor said. The local government has had to reinvent itself this year to ensure that the battle

Zebra mussel THE regional government’s Agriculture de­ partment confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in La Viñuela reservoir. Preventive measures are now underway in an attempt to prevent the spread of this inva­ sive species from the Black Sea. Spain’s authorities have been fighting for more than 20 years to eliminate this intruder which was first detected in the Conde del Guadalhorce, Guadalteba and Tajo de la En­ cantada reservoirs in 2014. Zebra mussels reproduce quickly and as they have few specific predators, they can soon colonise a reservoir, destabilising its ecosystem while damaging infrastructure and electrical installations.

against gender violence was not overlooked, Veronica Muñoz explained. “I am confident that Torrox residents will all join the vir­ tual Violet March that began on November 9 and contin­ ues until November 25 and culminates with a Manifesto against Gender Violence,” she said.

CHART­TOPPING singer and actress Nuria Fergó has filmed the music video for her new single Quererme solo yo (Love Only Me) in Rincon de la Victoria. The video, directed by Alberto Pons at the weekend, was created in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and photographer Delia Márquez. Malaga artist Nuria said: “Due to confinement I had to stop the production of my new album. I decided to record a single thinking of my fans as a gift to make the wait more enjoyable, which will be very different from everything I have done so far. “It is a very special single because I wanted to share with them a personal story, a moment of my life, a reflection. With the distance, with the woman that I am now, with the calm, the serenity I wanted to say, ‘Loving only me’.”

Motril criticises Flights to Gibraltar MOTRIL’S mayor Luisa Garcia Chamorro an­ nounced that the town hall was prepared to pre­ sent amendments to the Spanish government’s 2021 Budget. The local government is hoping for “real in­ vestments” for Motril that will help to defend the coastline and provide channels from the Rules reservoir, Garcia Chamorro said. If the draft Budget is presented to the Spanish parliament in Madrid without including alloca­ tions for both projects, Motril would present amendments, the mayor confirmed. She has already asked the central government to rectify and “stop punishing the Costa Tropical and Motril’s population,” Garcia Chamorro re­ vealed.

The Show Must Go On

ROCK THE LOCK DOWN brought together more than a million active members around the world when the State of Alarm began on March 14 for British expats in Spain. And through the joy of music and being the first to provide live enter­ tainment beamed directly into the homes of those feeling lost, lonely and vulnerable ‘Rock the Lock Down’ (RockTLD) is still helping those in need. Raising much needed funds. And now they have released a new charity single which they are urg­ ing the public to download and share. Aside from the charities already helped, with the kind permission from Sony/EMI and Queen Limited the new single was recorded during lockdown by 24 different artists and musicians from around the world. The single ‘The Show Must Go On’ was released worldwide on Friday October 30, 2020 with all proceeds going to charity to support the well­being and mental health of artists that have struggled during this incredi­ bly difficult time as well as the UK No1 Cancer charity. “It is important to us that we reach as many people as possible to download the single to raise much need­ ed charitable funds for causes close to our hearts,” said a spokesperson for Rock The Lock Down. You can download the single at: https://music.apple.com/.../the­show­must.../1535151782... https://www.amazon.co.uk/.../dp/B08KY5RXKG/ref=mp_s_a_1_4

CONTINUING: British Airways aircraft on the Rock. THE government of Gibraltar confirmed on Monday, November 9 that it has reached an agreement with British Airways to continue to provide a service to Gibraltar during the current lockdown in the UK. After discussions with the government, the airline will be operating a service from London Heathrow to Gibraltar on a twice weekly basis, on Tuesdays and Fridays from November 13 to December 1. easyJet however has ceased all flights to the Rock although they will review their reinstatement as soon as the British government con­ firms its intentions with regards to allowing international travel after December 1.

Take Care

WITH a growing number of unfortunate job losses, desperation is leading more people to crime to survive. Whilst it is not excusable, desperation does strange things to people. So, whilst it shouldn’t be necessary and it would be lovely if we could all leave our doors open, with a new lockdown in place and Christmas around the corner it’s time to be a little more vigilant. It’s also time to check on your neighbours, keep an eye open for each other and if you see something or someone that doesn’t look right, be sure to say something and communicate with other members of your community. Staying vigilant is a team effort. By remaining vigilant, we in­ crease our public safety and domestic security. We are all in this together.

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MADRID parties have kept the Local Police busy over the long weekend. The police have been to 400 illegal parties in Madrid, over the La Almudena long weekend. The parties have been both in estab­ lishments that have ignored the new curfew rules and private parties at peoples’ homes. A worrying theme is that social dis­ tancing rules seem to have been

Madrid Parties forgotten at the Madrid parties and masks were not being worn either. Also, there were many breaches of the number of peo­ ple allowed to be together. The number of Local Police in Madrid has doubled over recent months to enable them to police the restrictions in place due to Covid­19.

A YOUNG woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for locking her grandmother in a room at the home they shared in Valencia for two years. The 72­year­old was reportedly not allowed to use the bathroom, and police are looking into whether she was forced to steal by her grand­ daughter, 22, and her 18­year­old boyfriend. The couple allegedly put a padlock on the el­ derly woman’s bedroom door in 2018, and sealed the window to prevent her from leaving the home she owns. The elderly woman managed to escape when her granddaughter apparently forgot to lock the door. The victim went to a nearby pharmacy and told a member of staff what had happened. Investigators from the Family and Women’s SPAIN is sending humanitarian aid to help those affected by Storm Eta in Nicaragua. Storm Eta hit Nicaragua ear­ ly November and has also dev­ astated Costa Rica, Panama

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Attention Unit (UFAM) said the pensioner was al­ lowed into the living room on ocasions but could­ n’t access the rest of the house, “not even the bathroom, so had to wear a diaper to relieve her­ self.” It’s also claimed the granddaughter and her partner ‘slapped and harassed’ the elderly woman. Police are investigating allegations the grand­ mother was forced to steal from commercial es­ tablishments by the detainees. In addition, they are looking into whether the pair withdrew money from the victim’s account.

Spanish Aid

and Guatemala amongst other places. The victims of Storm

Eta have seen flooding and landslides and many lives and homes have been lost. There are also numerous people missing. Europa Press reports that AECID, the Spanish Agency for International De­ velopment Cooperation, “will send humanitarian aid worth €150,000 to support people affected by the passage of hurricane ‘Eta’ in Northern Nicaragua.” There is much work to be done to help the victims of Storm Eta.

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Lost time IN a legal first, a court in Spain has compensated a dad for not having custody of his daughters during lockdown. The Court of First In­ stance and Instruction number 1 of Igualada, recognised the right of a father to ‘recover’ the days of weekly custody of his two daughters he missed during confine­ ment. The court heard he ‘could not enjoy this time with his children’ after his former partner ­ with whom he has joint cus­ tody ­ decided to leave the family home during the mandatory confinement period, from March to June, and a week in Sep­ tember due to a possible contagion. The court ruled it is nec­ essary to ‘rebalance’ the ‘32 days the father lost with his daughters.’

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Cost to be cut

THE Spanish government is consid­ ering lowering the cost of masks. The government now considers that the fixed price of 96 cents per unit remains too much for many families. Consumer Minister Alberto Garzón explained that they have been very concerned about the price of masks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. It re­ calls that the government estab­ lished a ‘maximum price control,’ which is an ‘anomaly in a market system’ to ensure that there were no cases such as masks at €10 per unit. Garzón said setting the price of masks to 0.96 “is reasonable, but for many families, it is still out of reach.”

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Pope Controls funding THE pope has tried to contain the fallout from the London property scandal by stripping the Vatican’s Secretariat of State of control over its own funds. Pope Francis has moved the funds to the supervision of its economic offices, ac­ cording to reports on Thurs­ day, November 5, as he at­ tempted to control the luxury

London property deal scan­ dal. The announcement that the pope is transferring all the assets to a Vatican de­ partment called APSA, comes after an investigation into the London deal that led to the suspension last year of five Vatican employees, the resignation of its police chief, and the exit of the former

head of its Financial Informa­ tion Authority. Francis fired Cardinal Ange­ lo Becciu in September as he was number two at the Sec­ retariat when it purchased a building in London as an in­ vestment. However, Becciu has con­ sistently denied any wrong­ doing after the pope alleged embezzlement and nepotism.

Visit ban for prisoners A NATIONWIDE ban on prison visits and a restriction on inmate calls have been announced by Spain’s General Secretariat of Penitentiary Institutions to curb the spread of Covid­19. Jails in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands are exempt from the new measures which will last three weeks. A letter has been sent to all the centres outlining the

new measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the prison population, considered a high­risk group, and prison workers. As well as a suspension of visits, inmate telephone calls are restricted, with a maximum of two calls per prisoner a week. Prisons will be obliged to disinfect booths after each call.

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Lower Mask IVA IN a positive move from the Minister of Finance in Spain, the government is set to lower IVA on masks and is looking to also put a new ceiling on the final sale price of these disposable products. During an an­ nouncement in Con­ MONTERO: Lowering gress of Deputies on prices. Wednesday, Novem­ ber 11, María Jesús Montero said measures to lower IVA on masks from the current 21 per cent to 4 per cent would be approved at next Tuesday’s Council of Ministers meeting. The measure would then be made a royal decree­ law according to the Finance Minister during today’s debate on the new General State Budgets. The inter­ministerial commission will study the measure put forward by the government which pro­ poses a new ceiling be placed on the final sale price of these disposable products.

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MADRID has updated its restriction measures to advise that homes should have no visitors after midnight. The regional government in Madrid has backtracked after previously advising that meetings of up to six people were allowed in a home, as long as no one left before the end of the curfew at 6am. Now, on Friday, November 6, the

No visitors Madrid government has advised that only those cohabiting should be in the house after midnight. Government officials have also reiterated the importance of ventilation, recommending that establishments

increase their terrace areas, stating that “the more exterior, the better.” They have also urged establishments to install CO2 meters, advising that they have not ruled out making this mandatory.

According to data provided by the Deputy Minister of Public Health and Covid Plan, Antonio Zapatero, Madrid has seen a downward curve in the rate of infections since the measures were introduced. He advised that the restrictions would remain in place in the coming weeks, since they appear to be helping to bend the contagion curve.

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Colombian caught Serious

A COLOMBIAN drugs cartel trafficker has been arrested by police after a raid on a luxury villa in Marbella. In a joint operation with Dutch police, the National Police have arrested a drug trafficker said to be from the Cali cartel (Colombia). The man, initials MAH, of Dutch nationality and Colombian origin, had taken refuge on the Costa del Sol after fleeing from police in the Netherlands. He had lived in a Marbella luxury house since the summer of 2018 until an operation culminated with his arrest. He is credited with laundering more than €6 million through cryptocurrencies. The money came “from cocaine trafficking,” as explained by the police force. MAH had recently turned from drug trafficking to money laundering. To do this, he had specialised in cryptocurrencies and had created a company to market them. In his Marbella home, several electronic devices were discovered along with a collection of credit cards connected to accounts with cryptocurrencies. The Dutch authorities estimate that the drug dealer could have laundered more than €6 million in his new job.

Swingers’ party at train station NATIONAL POLICE shut down a swingers’ party being held in commercial premises at the Delicias AVE train station in Zaragoza. The location was equipped with a bar, tables, sofas and rooms separated by curtains and had been set up by an association for liberal sexual relations. Officers went to the station following a call from the security guards when music was heard in the middle of the night. They found several people inside who were charged with non-compliance with anti-coronavirus measures, as the party exceeded the permitted number of people on private premises, and was being held after the 11pm curfew.

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NEIGHBOURS denounced a party of 30 people without masks on the Costa del Sol. Residents of a property in Benalmádena, Malaga alerted police at around 6pm on Saturday, November 7 to a party in the building of at least 30 people, all apparently foreigners, where nobody was wearing a mark or observing social distancing regulations. This is, of course, completely prohibited under the current State of Alarm. One of the residents told police: “My parents live below and the noise is unbearable.” Another neighbour said while there are problems in every community, the ones who lose out are the ones who “end up in tubes,” implying that the blatant flouting of rules could lead to a spread of coronavirus. Police sources confirmed they attended the scene after several complaints and issued warnings to everyone involved. Officials will now fine each participant for a serious infraction under the State of Alarm.

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No patient zero exists THE Coronavirus in Spain did not have the traditional ‘Patient Zero.’ It has been confirmed that originally in Spain there were over 500 entry points for Coronavirus. Several events held in February 2020 have shown to be how the Coronavirus took such a devastating hold over the country, which lead to the national lockdown in March. According to El País, researchers led by Iñaki Comas, from the Valencia Institute of Biomedicine, found that ‘Patient zero doesn’t exist.’ Some of the main events identified as the source of infection were the February football match between Valencia and Atlanta, that saw over 2,500 people visit Milan, and the international contemporary art fair that was held in Madrid.

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Valencia Solidarity Co-op Embezzlement Smoking

THE 70 students who train at the VCF Football School in Samos, Greece, are learning the values of solidarity and the importance of helping and collaborating in times of difficulty, as the Valencia school helps earthquake victims. A week ago an earthquake of 6.7 degrees on the Richter scale with its epicentre in the Aegean Sea hit both Turkey and Greece. One of the places that suffered the most was the island of Samos where two young people lost

their lives and several hundred people lost their homes. The Valencia Academy has made its facilities available to the authorities. On the artificial grass, tents have been set up to accommodate families who cannot return home. The situation in Greece is also more problematic because of the limitations caused by Covid-19. For now, the academy has postponed training however, Valencia expects sports activity to return in the middle of December.

Female first EMILY HARRINGTON has made history and become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan in a day. She joins just three other climbers who have managed to scale the 3,000ft granite wall in Yosemite national park in California in less than 24 hours. The 34-year-old reached the top in an incredible 21 hours, 13 minutes and 51 seconds on Wednesday, November 4. Talking to the San Francisco Chronicle about her achievement in a male-dominated sport, Harrington said she spent years feeling like she didn’t belong and hadn’t earned her place to be a Yosemite climber. “But throughout this experience, I learned that there is no belonging or not belonging, no formula to achievement up there. I was creative and experimental and I found my own way,” she added.

A FORMER Co­operative manag­ er has been ordered to repay £4,500 he embezzled from an Aberdeen city store. Forty­two­year­old Darren Watt had been employed as store manager at the Co­opera­ tive on Sclattie Park in Bucksburn, however, it was discovered he had stolen thousands of pounds over a period of two months. In an initial charge, the man from Cloverfield Court in Bucks­ burn, Aberdeen, was said to have embezzled goods worth £1,636 and £13,500 in money. However, the Crown accepted a guilty plea to an amended charge of embezzling approxi­ mately £4,500 from the store be­

ban MONEY: Is to be repaid. tween January 16 and March 16 2017. Sheriff Graeme Napier or­ dered him to pay the first £2,250 within 14 days, another £1,125 within four months, and the re­ mainder within eight months.

Fireworks hurled FIREWORKS were hurled at police as hundreds gathered for an illegal bonfire party. At 8.50pm on Wednesday night, November 4, it was reported that large crowds of people had gathered at a bonfire in Woodchurch. Officers from Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended and on arrival ‘a number of youths threw fireworks towards them, which thankfully resulted in no injuries.’ Two 36­year­old men and a 43­year­old woman, all from the Wirral area, have been issued with a fixed penalty notice to pay a £10,000 fine each.

NORTH KOREA has banned smoking in public places to to protect lives and health. According to the staterun Korean Central News Agency, the aim is to create ‘more cultured and hygienic living environments.’ The anti-smoking regulations, introduced at a meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly on Wednesday, November 4, outlaws smoking in health facilities, restaurants, theatres and on public transportation. KCNA said the new law will see a tightening of the ‘legal and social controls on the production and sale of cigarettes and on smoking.’ WHO data in 2019 showed almost 50 per cent of men in North Korea smoke, with leader Kim Jong Un frequently pictured holding a cigarette.

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Widow could face jail AFTER the death of James Bond franchise superstar Sean Connery, his wife Micheline Roquebrune, 91, has allegedly landed in hot water, however she denies any involvement in a scam over the sale of the couple’s Marbella home. Micheline faces a trial. The scam saw Connery’s lawyers jailed in 2016. However, Connery’s widow has dismissed claims that say she might be facing a €27 million fine over alleged tax fraud over the sale of that villa in Spain as “nonsense.” After Connery’s death, a Spanish judge has now decided that the French-born Micheline should face trial related to the case and must be heavily fined if found guilty of tax fraud. However, she has dismissed allegations as “nonsense.” Sources in Spain claim that the case will ‘not disappear’ as before and that ‘someone has to pay the tax or face the penalties.’

€80m cushion aid HOTELIERS in Valencia have re­ quested €80m aid from the Generalitat to ‘cushion’ Covid restrictions announced on Fri­ day, November 6, by the Min­ istry of Health. With capacity limitations of 50 per cent, the Business Con­ federation of Hospitality and Tourism of the Valencian Com­ munity (Conhostur), said it is “not feasible to reach the prof­ itability threshold and you will

see financial chaos at the end of the year.” The employer’s association, made up of the federations of Alicante (Fepha), Valencia (Hostelería Valencia) and Castellón (Ashotur), said it is still waiting for a response to the request for a meeting with the ‘president’ of the Generali­ tat, Ximo Puig, to present the situation faced by the 34,000 companies in the sector.

A Rare Sighting

OPAH: The first warm-blooded species.

A HUGE red sunfish weighing 35 kilos and 1.45 metres in length was discovered washed up at the Regional Park of Cal­ blanque in Murcia at the week­ end. The species, called ‘lampris guttatus’ or more commonly Opah, is the first warm­blood­ ed species capable of keeping all its organs at a stable tem­ perature and is normally found in tropical waters. The cause of the creature’s

death is still unknown. The tyre­sized Opah, also known as the moonfish or sun­ fish, is a deep water predatory fish with relatively small red fins adorning its large, round body, which can grow up to 1.8 metres long. These fins, which flap rapidly as the fish swims, turn out to be important in generating body heat for the Opah, often found swimming with tuna schools.

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Buy now Mercadona Recall INVESTMENT opportunities are to be found in Malaga and Mar­ bella amongst other areas for those with the capital to buy a hotel. Even in the current times of the worldwide Coronavirus pandem­ ic, if you have the money ready, there is the chance to invest and reap the benefits. Hotels with 80 rooms are the best bet to buy, with on outlay of anything from €15 to €50 million. Miquel Labor­ de said that “As in all crises, invest­ ment opportunities are emerging for all those players who have liq­ uidity.” Investors that are willing to take the risk and move quickly are most likely to see the benefits ac­ cording to consulting firms.

THE famous Spanish super­ market Mercadona has is­ sued a recall due to a Salmo­ nella warning for ‘Paprika de la Vera Dulce.’ The recall is for ‘Paprika de la Vera Dulce’ made by Ha­ cendado, Lote number L150719, with a best before date of October 2021. The Canarian Weekly reports that “Mercadona has decid­ ed to remove it immediately from their shelves for pre­ cautionary measures, after being informed by the health authorities of Aragon that this batch could contain sal­ monella.” Returning the product is

RECALL: No receipt needed.

easy and no receipt will be required at your local store. Both the supermarket and the supplier Orencio SL have apologised to customers.

Madrid president isolating THE President of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is in ‘preventative quarantine’ at home. The Madrid president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, was unable to attend the celebration mass for the La Al­ mundena festival on Monday, November 9 as she has come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid­19, government sources revealed. Ayuso is currently quarantining at home as a preventative measure. The capital celebrated on Monday a mass in honour of the patron saint of Madris, the Virgin de la Almudena. Although she has tested negative for coronavirus herself, Ayuso did not attend the festiv­ ities. Sources have indicated that the regional president is waiting to know the result of the rest of the tests “and thus continue with her normal agenda.”

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FEATURE

GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com­ munity by going local through the lockdown and for your Christmas shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and super­ stores. This lockdown and festive period we challenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky indepen­ dent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid­19 pan­ demic, you may have to sup­ port many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock­ down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than Christ­ mas to give back to your com­ munity by making a small ges­ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actu­ ally much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, of­ ten passed down through nu­

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community. merous generations and sup­ port not just the current own­ er, but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of eu­ ros spent there are support­ ing someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an independent store and com­

pete with the multi­national and chains. So be sure to pre­order your turkey from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks,

thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a

glamourous gift perhaps pre­ paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create lo­ cally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local re­ tailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the

local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For exam­ ple, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn pre­ pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employ­ ees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour­ hood hardware store. This ex­ ample illustrates how the re­ circulation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and com­ munities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job oppor­ tunities for people within our community. Studies show, lo­ cally owned businesses em­ ploy more people per unit of sales and retain more em­ ployees over time. While buying local is finan­ cially compelling to our com­ munities; the benefits to our environment are equally im­ pressive. Buying locally re­ duces the processing of goods, packaging and trans­ portation waste, which leads to less pollution. There’s a massive cultural shift underway redefining the way people make buying de­ cisions. We’re seeing more in­ dividuals concerned about the environment, about how products are made and sourced, where materials come from, and a company’s overall social and environ­ mental impact. Many businesses are join­ ing our Go Local campaign by offering customers special of­ fers and discounts through­ out the festive period, more details to follow here soon. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.

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Baltic tunnel

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THE Fehmarnbelt tunnel which will connect Denmark and Germany and cost more than â‚Ź7 billion to build has now been approved and once constructed will see a journey time by rail, under the Baltic Sea, of just seven minutes.

EVEN Germans admit that their legal system is not always easy to understand, so there is good news for companies and individuals unable to understand what is going on, with the opening of two English language courts in Mannheim and Stuttgart.

NETHERLANDS Holiday island AFTER the Dutch Prime Minister announced that the Antillean Island of Curaçao was not considered a Coronavirus risk, holiday company TUI has reported a huge jump in bookings from Holland to the Dutch-speaking island in the Caribbean.

FRANCE No takeaway THE home of epicurean delight, Paris, has banned the sale of takeaway food as well as delivery between 10pm and 6am. In addition, the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks in public spaces during the same hours is prohibited.

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Black magic

Doctors strike

POLICE had to be called to the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels to stop a street protest against a so-called male witch, an astrologer, who was allegedly practising a form of Moroccan black magic, condemned by Islam.

AN ongoing strike by 23 doctors in small communities throughout Norway has been ended by order of the government, but it highlights the problem that does exist with many doctors being made to work excessive overtime.

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Fjording ahead SPANISH firm Acciona has been prequalified to carry out the construction of a major road in Nor way that will cross the fjords. The successful bidder will receive a contract worth €250 million and will have to complete by 2024.

Online sales EL CORTE INGLÉS doubled its online sales between June and August and was also given a significant boost by the reopening of stores, but profits are still troubled as its large travel business has lost the bulk of its revenue.

Stamp duty ALL of those involved in the buying and selling of property are appealing to the UK government to extend the current stamp duty holiday by a further six months, as homebuyers face a race against time to get their moves completed.

Brexit deal creeping closer DOWNING STREET has revealed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed during a phone call on Saturday (November 7) to ‘redouble efforts’ to reach a trade deal. It revealed that Johnson had told the President that there remained “significant differences” in the negotiations between the UK and the EU negotiations, as both sides had opposing positions over fishing rights and the so called ‘level playing field’ agreement. As time to final divorce gets ever closer, it is understood that additional talks had taken place between the UK’s chief negotiator David Frost and his EU equivalent Michel Barnier so that their two leaders could try to come to some form of agreement in London later this month.

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STAT OF WEEK

€344.269 billion

is, according to the Bank of Spain, the amount of lending made by Spanish banks in the first nine months of 2020.

More fraud in Britain

ACCORDING to an arti­ cle published in the Mail on Sunday, it has discovered that fraud­ sters are getting ready to recruit people through the dark net to share profits by de­ frauding banks (and eventually the British taxpayer) as the fur­ lough schemes are ex­ tended. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak is encouraging

high street banks to continue to offer ‘bounce­back loans’ underwritten by the Government and it seems that the crooks are ready to pounce. His policies have been criticised by many as has his adap­ tation of the Conserva­ tive Party logo where the word Conservative has been replaced by his name.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Approval of accounts The first item on the agenda for our commu­ nity AGM is: Approval of sub community ac­ counts for 2019. What happens if you vote against the approval? The monies have already been spent so where does that leave things? D P (Costa Blanca)

You seem to be un­ der the impression YOU AND THE LAW that you are vot­ IN SPAIN ing to approve ex­ penditures. This is not so. The expenditures for 2019 have already been paid, as you say. They were ap­ proved at your previous AGM. Now in 2020 you are only voting on whether the accounts are a correct re­ flection of those expenditures. If you feel they are in error you can vote not to accept them or even go to court to impugn them. The same goes for the min­ utes of the meeting of the previous AGM. These min­ utes constitute a legal document and if they are not accurate, problems can arise. These minutes ­ the ‘Li­ bro de Actas’ ­ are officially registered in a special section of the Property Registry. And now at the 2020 AGM you will vote on the 2021 budget of ex­ penditures.

DAVID SEARL

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

SPAIN is preparing legislation that would see a 5 per cent tax on stream­ ing giants like Netflix with the funds used to boost Spanish cinematic pro­ duction, the government has claimed. The law, which would tax online entertainment platforms on the basis of earnings generated in Spain, seeks to bring existing legislation “in line with the reality of the market where

As previously ex­ plained in Euro Weekly News, it is believed by the British National Audit Office that as much as £26 billion (€28.6 billion) of the initial loans will never be paid back, in some cases because genuine borrowers have gone bankrupt, but in many cases because the loans were made to fake companies.

The scheme itself has already been ex­ tended until January 2021 and that may be extended again whilst more banks are being asked to make loans to new customers who have no track record with the bank in­ volved, which could make it even easier for the fraudsters who will share the monies with those they recruit.

Investment by Iberdrola

THE energy company Iber­ drola has announced what it calls the “largest investment programme in the history of a Spanish company,” saying that it intends to invest €75 billion from now until 2025 in support of a green eco­ nomic recovery. The bulk of the new in­ vestment is expected to fo­ cus on renewables projects as well as upgrading net­ works hoping to almost dou­ ble its electricity production over the next five years. It hasn’t said where the funds will be coming from al­ though the company expects to increase its net profit to €5 billion in 2025, from €3.4 billion last year as a result of this growth. Ninety per cent of this new investment ­ €68 billion ­ will be organic and will be aimed at consolidating its business model, based on more renewable energy, more networks, more stor­ age and more intelligent so­ lutions for its customers. The balance of €7 billion corresponds to the recently announced acquisition of American company PNM Re­

Ignacio Galan, CEO Iberdrola. sources and this unprece­ dented rate of expenditure will represent an average in­ vestment of €10 billion per year between 2020 and 2022, and €13 billion per year in the period 2023­2025. Investments and procure­ ment of goods and services from its more than 22,000 suppliers will contribute to sustaining up to 500,000 jobs worldwide by 2025. Also, nearly 20,000 new recruits will join the group during the period The company said it would increase investment in its home market of Spain by 60 per cent to nearly €14.3 billion with a further significant boost in the UK where it owns Scot­ tish Power.

Ceuta and Melilla A REPORT by Morocco’s Eco­ nomic, Social and Environmen­ tal Council has concluded that closing the land borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will not end smug­ gling due to the lack of invest­ ment in the surrounding area. “The closure of the Ceuta and Melilla crossings by Moroc­ co, and the ban of commercial operations in the port of Melil­ la since July 2018 are effective measures in the short term,” said the report. “However, the closure does not focus on ad­ dressing the deep causes that allowed the spread of smug­ gling.” Morocco does not recognise Spain’s right to occupy the two enclaves and wants them re­ turned.

Czech GDP overtakes Spain THE latest International Mone­ tary Fund (IMF) survey shows that the Czech Republic is now ahead of Spain for Gross Do­ mestic Product (GDP) per capi­ ta following the onset of the Covid­19 pandemic. According to the IMF, gross domestic product per capita in the Czech Republic for 2020 equates to 38,120 internation­ al dollars (the IMF converts salaries into international dol­ lars as at 2017 to compare GDP per capita between countries). The calculation for Spain shows its GDP per capita is at 36,086 international dollars and Czech government spokesman Lukáš Kovanda, believes that Spain is unlikely to recover its previous advan­ tage.

Streaming companies to pay new tax new audio­visual players have multi­ plied as a result of new technolo­ gies,” an economy ministry state­ ment said on Friday, November 6. The text “extends the obligation to fund European audio­visual produc­ tion to those providers offering ser­ vices in Spain even if they’re not

based there” in a nod to platforms like Netflix, HBO, Disney and Amazon Prime Video. “Providers with a turnover of more than €50 million generated from ser­ vices in Spain must allocate 5 per cent of these revenues to finance Eu­ ropean audio­visual works or as a

contribution to the Cinematography Protection Fund,” it says. Of that amount, 70 per cent must be used to finance audio­visual works by independent producers, and a minimum of 40 per cent must be used to fund independent films “in any of Spain’s official languages.”

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HOVIS BREAD: One of Britain’s favourite adverts. H O V I S w h i c h i s s y n o n y­ mous with brown bread and has been a name in British households for 134 years has now been sold by joint owners Gores Group and Premier Foods (who own the Mr Kipling brand). It had originally been wooed by an Italian food company Newlat but when private equity firm Endless started a bidding war, the I t a l i a n s p u l l e d o u t a l­ though their offer was ex­ pected to be in the region of £100 million (€110 mil­ lion) so Endless were the winners for an undisclosed sum. Hovis is a favoured con­ sumer bread brand and is supported by its key cus­ tomers and suppliers. It has seen strong growth in its branded market share

and the business is well placed to capture a further share of the UK’s £4 billion (€4.4 billion) overall bak­ ery category. With headquarters in High Wycombe, the busi­ ness employs around 2,700 people and operates eight bakery sites, its own flour mill and a distribution net­ work spanning the UK and Northern Ireland. Explaining the reason for making this purchase, End­ less have said that under the current management team, Hovis has seen a sig­ nificant upturn in trading in the last four years and will continue to drive its strategy focused on deliv­ ering great quality prod­ ucts, customer value and service. Further investment

Spanish GDP AS the majority of analysts as well as the Spanish government forecasts that the drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2020 will be between 11.1 and 11.5 per cent, the European Commission has taken a much gloomier view of the health of the Spanish Economy. It has now revised its autumn forecast by 1.5 per cent to suggest that because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and increasing confinement that it could be as high as 12.4 per cent. A return to high unemployment is an additional factor in helping it make this decision.

agreed as part of the deal with Endless will allow the Hovis management team to make significant invest­ ment into the business in­ frastructure, growth of its branded range and other bakery products.

BUSINESS EXTRA Co-op bank STILL in the red, the Co-operative Bank reduced its losses in the third quarter to £23.5 million (€25.85) and it appears that it will have a much better year than 2019 when it showed pre-tax losses of £152.1 million (€167 million).

Venture fund A RECORD for the most money raised on debut has been set by All Iron, a Spanish investment company owned by the founders of Ticketbis (which was purchased by eBay in 2016) by attracting €66.5 million in Madrid for its first venture capital fund.

Fraud probe CANADIAN airline manufacturer Bombardier which has manufacturing resources in the UK is to be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office over suspected bribery concerning aircraft and parts sales to Garuda airline of Indonesia.

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Meghan under fire MEGHAN MARKLE has insisted that she will continue to encour­ age people to get involved in poli­ tics, and that her political activism “won’t end after the US election.” The Duchess of Sussex, 39, has come under fire recently for failing to remain politically neutral, with Republican Jason Smith going so far as demanding Meghan and Harry be stripped of their royal ti­ tles after they urged the public to “reject hate speech, misinforma­ tion, and online negativity” in a Time 100 video special. However, a spokesperson for the Sussexes said that Meghan re­ fuses to back down from political

activism, telling Insider: “Part of be­ ing an active member of society is to take part in the democratic process. So encouraging people to get involved in politics is something that is important.” Meghan spoke to Marie Claire in August about the importance of voting, saying: “I know what it’s like to have a voice, and also what it’s like to feel voiceless. I know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard. “And that opportunity, that fun­ damental right, is in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all of our voices heard.”

Elsa Raven dies, 91 ACTRESS Elsa Raven, best known as the ‘clock tower lady’in Back To The Future, died at her home in Los Angeles, aged 91. During her lengthy TV and film career, the actress appeared in series like The A­Team, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Quincy ME and Everybody Loves Raymond, and also filmed several scenes for block­ buster Titanic, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Other credits include roles in The Amityville Horror, In The Line of Fire and The Moderns. But viewers are likely to remember Raven most for the scene in Back To The Future with Marty McFly and girlfriend Jenny where she shakes a donation box and pleads with them to “save the clock tow­ er.”

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We simply have no choice LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT I do find quite remarkable, is how quickly references appertaining to major terrorist attacks disappear from the main media. (Unlike George Floyd style incidents that get rammed down our throats for months). The horrific Viennese massacre is a case in point. Within a few days, the whole appalling incident seems to have been quietly relegated to the domain of under carpet sweepers and ‘see no evils.’ What also happened to Khairi Saadallah, suspected of killing the three gay men in a Reading park? Or the toe­ rag who killed the police officer in Croydon? Just how long do the authorities think they can ‘gaslight’ the public into believing these are all unrelated events committed by perpetrators with ‘mental problems’? We simply cannot afford to continue ignoring the fact that we are under a concerted and continuing attack from a sole fanatical enemy. The laxness of the

authorities in the Viennese massacre is almost beyond belief. No doubt they are also hampered by the same ‘politically correct’ dangerous nonsense that affects us all ­ but they really should have been on to this one. This perp had served 22 months for trying to reach Syria and join IS jihadists. He worshipped in a mosque that intelligence services suspected of promoting extremism and a few hours before the attack, appeared on an Instagram post swearing allegiance to IS while holding an assault rifle, a handgun and a machete across his chest. He really couldn’t have been more obvious about his intentions had he announced it on national news! The West need to completely forget about ‘offending’ anyone, shut the PC brigade down completely and take up a serious offensive against these murderous insurgents. The first thing that needs to be done is to stop any more of them coming in. A multi­ national security border force should be set up, physically preventing every able bodied male from the Middle East entering the West ­ full stop! For eight years I lived among these people and I can state quite

categorically that most of them simply cannot be trusted. They interpret kindness as a sign of weakness and, despite what they say, a large number of them hate and envy the West and its ‘infidel’ inhabitants. Deportations must become a priority. As a deterrent, whole families of convicted or suspected terrorists need to be removed. Camps must be set up to house and vet immigrants that do manage to breach security, and separate prisons built for Islamist extremists. ‘No go’ areas operating under ‘sharia law’ must be freed up and made safe for all indigenous citizens and, if necessary, enforced by military armed personnel. The provocative burka must also be banned. If these tough measures lead to confrontation, so be it. At least we will know who our enemies are! It is of course a tragedy that innocent and genuine refugees have to suffer for the sins of others, but, if we are to survive this war, I am more than convinced that we simply have no other choice. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 4.

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DAVID WORBOYS THIS is not about the glorious city of Granada, but its glorious province. Of all the provinces that I know in Spain; of all the regional units in Europe and beyond, Granada must have the most varied scenery in such a small area. And what scenery! We could start at the historic coastal town of Almuñecar and take the slow mountain route (A4050) to Suspiro del Moro. The well­surfaced road passes through the fruit­packing suburbs and then past vast orchards of avocado, mango and peaches and through the vil­ lages of Jete and Otivar. As it twists its way upwards towards the heavens, thick pine forests give way to barren white indestructible mountains and massive valleys, hundreds of metres down from the side of the road. Then, far in the distance behind us, the sea comes into view. Higher and higher, we feel we are getting closer to the sky. Eventually the road reaches its peak. Then, immediately, round the corner the landscape changes dramatically. Here is a long, straight flat road through forests of Aleppo pine until suddenly hilly pastures, wheat fields and aban­

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Such varied scenery to admire. doned farmhouses appear. Then it be­ comes flatter and drier again until we reach the Suspiro del Moro with its view of the snow­capped Sierra Nevada. But this is just one of many stunning drives in Granada ­ all completely differ­ ent. There are fabulous views from the fine mountain road from Lanjaron via Orgiva and Pampaneira (A348) to the sublime village of Capileira ­ second highest in Spain and almost touching the blue sky. The lower mountains are clothed in green, although a little parched right now, but never white. The autumn colours in this area are marvel­ lous. East of the city, towards Guadix (A92), we pass through the Sierra de Huetor with meadows, waterfalls, with snow in

the winter and almond blossom in spring. Pine forests dominate the olive orchards. Beyond Guadix (A92N) with its great cathedral, cold in the winter, the terrain soon becomes lonely, arid and featureless as we approach the province of Almeria. The steep, winding road to Venta de Zafarraya (A402) also offers spectacular views of towering mountains and deep valleys, remote villages and scattered houses. Once you reach the top, and pass through this village, turning right for Alhama de Granada, the change is unexpected. The road passes through flat land­ scape, ideal, at this altitude for the huge plantations of tomatoes, lettuce and various other vegetables. Here they are grown, packed and transported, mainly towards the coast. Then we pass road­ side clusters of palm trees past ‘Lake’ Bermejales to meet the A4050. Starting from Granada City we are heading for the Sierra Nevada (A395), once again a different topography. Be­ yond Pinos Genil, we ascend towards the ski resort of Pradollano. This is Alpine Granada, culminating in Spain’s highest peak, Mulhacen, at almost 3,500 metres.

THE number of children and teenagers who have run away from home or are registered as missing in Spain has risen 21 per cent compared to the same period last year. There are currently 2,839 missing minor cases being handled by social and police authorities. According to the ANAR Foundation for children and teenagers, the coronavirus has ‘exacerbated the disappearance of minors.’ It said around 70 per cent of children and young people have admitted suffering fear, anguish, loneliness and a lot of uncertainty during the months of confinement and afterwards. The foundation wants to influence prevention and raise awareness, while offering support through its aid lines, 116 000.

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SAFE BUT CLEAN Dear Editor I’M not one to grumble but feel I have no choice but to have a rant about the ‘new wave’ of littering. It appears empty cans and crisp wrappers have been replaced by masks supposed to be worn on the face, not strewn on the floor. While I totally accept we are in the middle of a health crisis and the well-being of the nation is paramount, I don’t see how that should be at the expense of the environment. I’m fortunate enough to live by the sea on the Costa del Sol and love walking along the beach. But this morning I came across four discarded masks in a short stroll. We each have a responsibility to protect ourselves and others by wearing a face mask, but surely we also have a responsibility to keep the streets and beaches clean. Unhappy walker

I empathise with BA in this week’s EWN I’ve previously had very good treatment at Velez-Malaga Comarcal hospital. However, last week the consultant I saw was rude, totally unhelpful and dismissive of my extreme pain. As I was leaving the room he said something and made what was to me an insulting gesture. I’ve lear-

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IN the wake of former Vice President Joe Biden’s tight victory in the presidential race, it will be tempting to look at the razor thin margins across the map and declare the nation a house divided. But there are other more cheering conclusions to be drawn. American democracy is alive and well. Votes were counted (and will be recounted), courts will field litigants, state officials will do their jobs. The process was far from smooth, and beyond frustrating to watch, but that is a democratic system in action. Better still, and despite strenuous efforts to pigeonhole Americans into their hyphenated identity groups, people of all races walked into their voting booths with diverse ideas about the best man to lead the nation... and voted for Republicans in unprecedented numbers. They did not vote by tribe, they voted for and against policies that mattered in their lives. Are there still divisions among us? Of course, there always will be. But more than 65 per cent of eligible Americans believed in the power of their vote, and our democracy. In 2020, decency was on the ballot, and more Americans voted to defend it than have voted for any candidate in history. In a year when hundreds of thousands of Americans have perished to a global pandemic, and millions more fear for their livelihoods, they have elected a President whose empathy and capacity to sit with suffering rank among his chief hallmarks. On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president, the two embodying a series of ‘firsts’ in their new roles. Finally, how heartening it is to be reminded that journalistic, tech and business elites do not call elections, and that money notwithstanding the hundreds of millions wasted in trying to do so cannot buy a seat in Congress.

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ned now that it is known as the ‘forearm jerk’ or ‘Iberian slap - corte de manga,’ an obscene gesture that communicates moderate to extreme contempt and is roughly equivalent in meaning to ‘f*** me’ ‘f***you.’ Unbelievable! Tricia Gabbitas

Hi Leapy I do want to know what’s going on? I believe the non white population in the UK is under 10 per cent, yet 99 per cent of adverts have non-white folk in them! Believe you mentioned this some while ago? Why?! It would seem the world is going mad in all ways? Keep up the good work. Perhaps your column in Euro Weekly should be in the Daily Mail or would you be arrested for speaking the truth?! Cheers Alan

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Political Correctness in the UK Totally agree. The police get berated for stop and search, but statistically young black males in certain towns and cities are the culprits of the crime so why are they not allowed to do their job. Simple, accusations of racism. If police want to do their job let them. Always a racist card played. You don’t see young white males that get stopped banging on it’s because I’m white. Sick and tired of it.

TA Bang on it Leapy! The voice of sense & reason. Why are we still allowing our country to be taken over by these hateful foreigners!!

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POLITICAL HYPOCRISY ? a. The Brexit vote wins with a 4 per cent margin The Remainiacs screamed ‘the electorate were fooled, they were lied to, they did not understand...’ b. Democrat Biden wins with a 4 per cent margin The crowds howl with joy that democracy is the winner ! To which bunch of clowns, if either (or both ?), did you belong ? John G Deacon

The Show Must Go On Just wanted to say well done to the Rock the Lock Down team. I read online they have released a new single to raise money for charity. I’m a singer who hasn’t worked for much of the year because of the pandemic, and I loved Rock the Lock Down. I felt as though I wasn’t on my own. They have raised awareness as well as money good on them. And they haven’t given up, they are keeping going with the new single The Show Must Go On, which I will definitely be downloading. Great job! Happy singer

Queen seen wearing mask for first time I’m glad she’s being safe. At her age, she’s very vulnerable.

LJW

Police fine party organiser 10 Grand for two-bed rave So £10,000 fine to the organiser, so why not £1,000 fine to each of those COV-IDOITS that attended... Ahhhh!

HW

JOE DONE IT! Biden declared winner of the US election Guess all those cheering have not read Agenda 21/30 or been through the World Economic Forum Covid Action Platform website... (some horrors for humanity in that one) or have any clue about the Biden family in cahoots with the CCP... or indeed any knowledge on any of the Cabal/Illuminati/Bilderberg Group/Council of 300/Kazarians etc. ‘Lambs to the slaughter’ springs to mind, if Biden gets in.

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The Royals Family Christmas Likely to be Called Off Just the same as everyone else then.

HJ

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Hopefully her speech as well.

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn’t it? Or is it more? This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you. The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple. Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person. An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against. Your good humour is unlikely to deflect them but being openly insistent may.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed. You know more of the circumstances than I do, but there is someone you can call on as an ally, isn’t there?

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.

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

BUTLER CERIUM DEARTH HEYDAY HUMPTY IMBIDE LARIAT MIRROR NARROW PEOPLE (10) PRAISE SERIES STANCH TEETHE TEMPER THIRST TINGLE TUMULT UREMIA

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 7 November

3-33-45 50-52-56

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is… talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. Humour will not help.

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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, 2 represents G and 21 represents Y, so fill in G every time the figure 2 appears and Y every time the figure 21 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 Billete (6) 4 Attack (6) 9 Desk (in school) (7) 10 Barba (5) 11 Tren (5) 12 Mothers-in-law (7) 13 Raincoat (11) 18 Parade (procession) (7) 20 To hunt (5) 22 Despierto (no dormido) (5) 23 Problema (7) 24 Adviser (consultant) (6) 25 Isla (6)

Down 1 Tablecloth (usually lace or embroidered) (6) 2 Copy (5) 3 Shelf (7) 5 Mesa (5) 6 Pelea (discusión, riña) (7) 7 Mayor (6) 8 Pansy (11) 14 Mensaje (7) 15 Anclas (7) 16 Customs (border office) (6) 17 Amigo (6) 19 Unhurt (5) 21 Cebra (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Boots, 4 Still, 7 Furiously, 8 Solo, 10 Reveal, 12 Finger, 13 Adds, 16 Whispered, 18 Rigid, 19 Maybe. Down: 1 Beams, 3 Sore, 4 Shower, 5 Instead, 6 Loyal, 9 Longing, 11 Helped, 12 Fewer, 14 Seize, 15 Trim, 17/2 Day off.

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Kestrel, 5 Carps, 8 Merge, 9 Calypso, 10 Neptune, 11 Shade, 12 Larks, 14 Upset, 19 Awash, 21 Amiable, 23 Montana, 24 Avoid, 25 Ditty, 26 Steamer. Down: 1 Kimono, 2 Scrap, 3 Roebuck, 4 Lichen, 5 Calls, 6 Replace, 7 Shovel, 13 Against, 15 Private, 16 Jammed, 17 Harass, 18 Welder, 20 Heady, 22 Broom.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Climb, 4 Spear, 8 Lie-down, 9 Hands, 10 Deseo, 11 Arrives, 12 Rabbit, 14 Fabric, 18 Cortina, 20 Sabor, 22 Medio, 23 Landing, 24 Miser, 25 Etapa. Down: 1 Colador, 2 Items, 3 Brócoli, 4 Sunday, 5 Echar, 6 Renovar, 7 Vasos, 13 Boredom, 15 Ausente, 16 Cirugía, 17 Sailor, 18 Camas, 19 Irons, 21 Boina.

CODE BREAKER

BOGGLED

FUTOSHIKI

oiled oiler deli dell dermic drill dire dice dicey aide aider aired holier hole holed holt holm hied hilt hill hire hired lied lire riel rile riled rill redo ride rice thole third tulle turn lump lumpy mire mired mice cried cred credo cider ciao code coder coda coir eider mull mulled muller geode ruth rummier rump prim

NONAGRAM arch arco carl cart char craw crow faro fora fort frat frow hart hoar oral orca raft rota taro torc trow wart wort actor carol chart coral craft crawl croft flora forth froth horal larch orach ratch roach throw torch trawl wharf whorl worth wrath wroth choral factor harlot FLOWCHART

HEXAGRAM

WORD LADDER

1 TURRET 2 NEATER 3 LETTER 4 STRATA 5 NUTRIA 6 PLANET 7 TEASEL 8 REPEAL 9 WEALTH 10 SILVER 11 DELETE 12 TEETER 13 LARVAL 14 TETHER 15 STEREO 16 MOTLEY 17 RESCUE 18 BREATH 19 ENCORE

DOLL DOLE DOME (DALE) DAME (LOME) LAME LAMP

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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 21 MIN 15-C Fri 19 14 - Th Sat 18 12 - Th Sun18 12 - Cl Mon 20 13 - Cl Tues 21 13 - Cl Wed19 13 - Cl

Alicante TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 15-C Fri 19 15 - C Sat 17 13 - Th Sun17 14 - Cl Mon 16 15 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed19 14 - Cl

Almeria TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 14-CL Fri 20 15 - C Sat 19 16 - Cl Sun19 15 - Cl Mon 21 15 - Cl Tues 21 15 - Cl Wed20 14 - Cl

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 13-C Fri 20 15 - C Sat 21 16 - Th Sun19 16 - Cl Mon 21 16 - Cl Tues 21 15 - Cl Wed20 15 - Cl

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-C Fri 19 13 - C Sat 18 13 - Th Sun17 12 - Th Mon 17 11 - Cl Tues 17 13 - Th Wed16 15 - Sh

Mallorca TODAY: MAX 23, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - Cl Sat 20 15 - Th Sun19 14 - Cl Mon 20 14 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed20 13 - Th

Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 -CL Fri 17 15 - Th Sat 15 13 - Sh Sun15 13 - Cl Mon 16 13 - S Tues 17 13 - Cl Wed17 13 - Cl

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-CL Fri 19 15 - Cl Sat 19 15 - Th Sun17 13 - Th Mon 17 13 - Cl Tues 19 13 - Cl Wed19 12 - Th

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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.

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SCORING:

• Average: 19 • Good: 27 • Very good: 39 • Excellent: 50

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 Has drink in clubs up Soho (4) 3 Answer given by troubled soul? Not I! (8) 9 Escape eagle circling around a kid's head (7) 10 Districts of Poplar East? (5) 11 It's metal crime, reportedly (5) 12 Set out to marry drunk (6) 14 Take in sailor's sphere (6) 16 Swing end of rod to try to catch fish (6) 19 Shape made by tipsy cleric (6) 21 Follow husband in lawsuit (5) 24 Doctor, that is, registered household appliance (5) 25 African port built from granite (7) 26 Being soundly defeated must be a change for harsh Ted (8) 27 Due to include king or nobleman (4) Down 1 Mean lass confused one taking orders (8) 2 Illustration on page 50: a hollow tree (5) 4 Ukraine port some passed over on the way up (6) 5 American period of employment (5) 6 Some nice Bergen sandwiches contain lettuce (7) 7 Common food that comes from no shops (4) 8 Austrian composer of Harlem Shuffle (6) 13 Practise about a funeral car (8) 15 Hotter? Odds against colder (7) 17 A child's first coin, in a manner of speaking (6) 18 Tax already removed before the French sting (6) 20 Spades, for example, for California roads (5) 22 A stamp used initially for a farewell (5) 23 Prepare to publish current returns (4)

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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 Clergyman (6) 4 Faucets (4) 8 Tired of (3,2) 9 Little (5) 10 Go against, as of rules and laws (10) 13 Situated directly below (10) 17 Not decorated or elaborate (5) 18 Wild dog of Australia (5) 19 Look for (4) 20 Refuse to take notice of (6)

Down 1 Small, inexpensive restaurant (4) 2 Exhibition of cowboy skills (5) 3/18 Person who is in charge (3,3) 5 Ornamental quartz (5) 6 Gloomily angry and silent (6) 7 Run away from confinement (6) 11 Chair of state (6) 12 Uproar (6) 14 Male duck (5) 15 Ballroom dance from Argentina (5) 16 Deal with successfully (4) 18 See 3

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

WARM

SPANISH LESSONS BACK DISH

Any word ending in a vowel (A, E, I, O, U): Add -s. Cabeza [head] - Cabezas Mono [monkey] - Monos Bota [boot] - Botas Manzana [apple] – Manzanas

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

Words ending in a consonant: Use -es Ciudad [city/cities] - Cuidades Jardín [garden/gardens] - Jardínes Color [colour/colours] - Colores Examen [exam/exams] – Exámenes Words that end in S: Use -es but not all the time Autobús [bus/buses] - autobuses Mes [month/months] - meses Crisis [crisis/crises] - crisis Rompecabezas [puzzle/puzzles] – rompecabezas Words that end in Z: lose the z and use -ces Lápiz [pencil/pencils] - lápices Raíz [root/roots] - raíces Luz [light/lights] - luces Actriz [actor/actors] - actrices

TARGET:

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• Average: 9 • Good: 12 • Very good: 17 • Excellent: 22

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SKEWED SUBTITLES THAT LEAVE EVERYONE LOST FOR WORDS IN these uncertain times, at least TV subtitles have a way of helping us to stay cheerful! A debate on the BBC’s Victoria Der­ byshire show complained that media coyness on gynaecological issues put at risk women’s health. Well, call me old­fashioned, as Dame Edna might say, but the debating panel should have consulted the programme subti­ tles, which avoided embarrassing words and spoke instead of ‘Ghana logical problems’ and something called the ‘regina.’ And how about Keir Starmer as ‘ke­ fir starter’? David Attenborough as ‘David Attaboy’? And ‘sight loss’ as ‘people with sidelocks’ during an RNIB appeal indicating it was a difficult time for people with sight loss? There was, too, an unexpected pitch invasion in a recent online Com­ mons when Mr Speaker called on Cris­ tiano Ronaldo to ask Matt Hancock a question. At least that’s what ap­ peared on Kirsten Oswald’s screen. It was an own goal: the auto­caption function on the SNP MP’s computer

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

had misheard and it was her views on testing that were being sought not, alas, the Portuguese footballer’s. Whatever would her computer call Je­ remy Hunt? And then, there are all the misun­ derstandings. “We’ve seen lots of doggers. Lots of... not doggers, of course. Lots of dog walkers and jog­ gers” ­ as the BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood quickly corrected her unforgettable forecast from Green­ wich Park. In the last Irish general election campaign, Leo Varadkar, the Fine Gael leader, listed his local accomplish­ ments in a leaflet, but some recipients found some words indecipherable.

Asked as an experiment to read it aloud, one woman detected the words ‘burner and traitor,’ In fact, the former taoiseach was referring to ‘buses and trains.’ Finally, in his infamous ‘Barnard Castle press conference,’ Dominic Cummings claimed, had he stayed in London, he would have had to hire childcare ­ unfortunately subtitled as ‘higher childcar.’ What? University­ level childcare for his four­year­old? Andrew Marr’s called it ‘Castle Barnard,’ BBC announcers called it ‘Bernard’s Castle,’ while BBC subtitles insisted it was ‘Castle Bar Not.’ We should be thankful the Cummings family didn’t drive to Cockermouth. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place,’ ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no­ ra­johnson.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Styles in lockdown HARRY STYLES has been forced into 14­day lockdown during filming of his new movie Don’t Worry, Darling. New Line, the studio behind the Olivia­Wilde directed film, has suspended production af­ ter a crew member tested posi­ tive, forcing Styles and others into quarantine. The flick also stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan and Nick Kroll with Wilde playing a support­ ing role. According to Deadline, the studio has been following

strict protocols, and the posi­ tive test came up during rou­ tine testing. The person who tested posi­ tive is not believed to be a member of the principal cast but ‘someone who was in close enough proximity to them.’ The publication was told that everyone on set has begun isolating for the required 14 days and no one else on pro­ duction ‘has tested positive at this point.’ Filming will be paused for 14 days in line with safety guide­ lines.

A Hellish year TOWIE star and GC’s ex James Argent is broke after spending the last 12 months in and out of rehab for drug addiction. Argent, who split from Gemma Collins in July, has spent up and is skint after the year from hell, reports The Sun. Papers filed to Companies House show James Argent Ltd has ‘zero cash in the bank’ for 2020 compared to £63,867 in 2019. The pandemic and Argent’s personal issues saw his earnings slump and the company made a loss of almost £24,000. He suffered two overdoses in May when paramedics reportedly had to force their way into his home to save his life. His battle against drug addiction has put people off hiring him, he has admitted in the past.

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rambling on, stating they could not justify him the air time when he was just blatant­ ly lying. Twitter was putting notices on his tweets saying they were not factual. Did he do some good stuff? I don’t know, maybe? Republicans of standing are saying he should accept defeat. His own family are saying it. I saw Rudy Giuliani outside the Four Seasons, the garden centre in be­ tween a funeral home and a sex shop, not the world famous hotel which had already put out a statement saying he was not go­ ing to be at their premises. He’s saying it was all going to be decided in court and they were going to sue everybody in sight. If you want to see what Giuliani is all about look at his ‘performance’ in the new Borat movie. Eventually Trump will make a concession speech and my guess is that it will not be done with dignity like every other outgoing POTUS before him. It’s over. It’s done. Hopefully Joe Biden will be a great Presi­ dent and will bring the country back to­ gether. I’m sure he won’t spew the hate that Trump did causing the biggest divide the USA has ever witnessed. Who knows, maybe for whatever reason, the USA could have a non­white female President soon too. Now there’s a thought! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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MALAGA A CLOSE THE GAP AS THE JUNTA CLOSE THE ACCESSES

THE BAHA Whiskey mini League got hotter at the weekend when Malaga A defeated Athletico Benahavis 3­2 to remain unbeat­ en and close the gap on League leaders Aston Viñuela. The local team didn’t have it easy though. After their high pressing game saw them take a 2­0 lead through newcomer Shaun Duffy and Ian Salt the ‘Bees’ subsutituted Smith for Adam Chandler. This proved to be an inspired move as the ‘Bees’ got them­ selves back into the game and from 2­0 down they got it back to 2­2. However the Malaga team again stepped up the pres­ sure and Marcelo sealed the win to take Malaga A to within three points of the League lead­ ers with three games in hand. In Saturday’s other League game Malaga C and Sporting Be­ nahavis played out a 0­0 draw. The League games were followed by two friendly match­ es with Malaga A beating Sport­

Malaga A team (above) defeated Athletico Benahavis (right) 3-2 at the weekend. ing Benahavis 3­2 and Malaga C drawing 0­0 with Athletico Be­ nahavis. The League has now been suspended due to the latest re­ strictions introduced on Sunday November 8 by the Junta An­ dalucia in an attempt to combat Covid. It is hoped the league can be completed as soon as possible after the new restrictions are eased, hopefully in two weeks time. These latest measures will have a slight effect on the ‘local sessions’ at Finca Naundrup and

Benalmadena. Members living outwith these municipalities will be unable to travel to them. The Walking Football League looking to their official opening to the season on January 17

next year are recruiting referees. Experience preferable though not essential as full training will be given. Generous expenses paid when qualified. Contact walkingfooty.com or apalmar 2011@hotmail.com. Finally Best Wishes from all Walking Footballers on the Cos­ ta go to Gordon Cooper for a speedy recovery after breaking his collar bone in an accidental collision during a Malaga v Be­ nahavis game. There will be news next week of two new League Competi­ tions and a Foreign visit.

Sakho Wins EX­LIVERPOOL player Mamadou Sakho has been awarded ‘substan­ tial’ damages over drug test error. Sakho was briefly sus­ pended in 2016 after he tested positive for a fat­ burning substance called higenamine after a Eu­ ropa League game for Liv­ erpool against Manches­ SAKHO: Has accepted an ter United in March of apology from the drugs agency. that year. The result of that botched test, for which he has now accepted substantial damages from the World Anti­Doping Agency (WADA), cost the 30­year­old de­ fender a place in the Liverpool squad for their Europa League Final game against Sevilla. Sakho, who now plays for Crystal Palace, was cleared in July 2016 by UEFA’s disciplinary body after they found that higenamine was not on WADA’s banned list. The body also found that the agency’s own laboratories were un­ sure about its status, but despite this WADA still issued two further statements, one in August 2016 and one in April 2017, again stating that the player was guilty of taking a prohibited performance­enhanc­ ing drug. Finally, at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday, Novem­ ber 4, a jubilant Sahko accepted an apology from the agency and was awarded damages over the drug test error.