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More flights GERMAN airline Lufthansa which owns a number of subsidiaries including Eurowings has confirmed that it intends to increase the frequency of its flights from Europe to Mallorca following a meeting with Minister of Tourism Iago Negueruela in Berlin.
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New car park PALMA will have its first new underground car park since 2007 according to the council saying it will be open by 2022 on C/ Josep Darder Metge where the council will also develop the existing above ground space for pedestrians.
Beach closure WORRIED that celebrations for the Nit de Sant Joan Revetla on June 23 could be a major risk of infection if people head for the beaches, the council is considering closure for the night which is what it did in 2020.
Italian gang A GERMAN couple were strolling along the Paseo Maritimo in Palma when they were attacked by three men who ripped off a watch valued at €75,000 from the man’s wrist. National Police, subsequently arrested six Italians believed to be gang members.
Armengol and Negueruela with the Spanish Ambassador to Germany. THE Balearic Government and the hospitality industry are more than disappointed that Spain has not been in‐ cluded in the initial Green Light list for easy travel from the UK. This means that upwards of an estimated 100 hotels on Mallorca will delay re‐ opening as there will be in‐ sufficient tourists to make it economically attractive to open again during May. On Monday, May 10, Tourism Minister Iago Negueruela made it clear that in his and the Balearic
Government’s opinion, the Balearic Tourist Industry had been harmed by the less stringent regulations em‐ ployed by the community of Madrid and the Basque Country which retained much higher levels of infec‐ tion. With regards to this, he said “They have harmed the Balearic Islands in the deci‐ sion of the United Kingdom not to include Spain in green in its traffic light to facilitate the travel of its citizens.” Both he and President Francina Armengol have
asked that the UK should recognise the fact that the Balearics still retain some of the strictest health mea‐ sures and have some of the lowest incidents of coron‐ avirus, by including the re‐ gion in the Green Light list, even if Spain remains in Am‐ ber. In the meantime, they have both travelled to Berlin, meeting with the Spanish Ambassador to Ger‐ many and asking for his as‐ sistance to promote the Balearics as a safe haven for German tourists.
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PCR test price fixed
IN order to prepare for the end of the State of Alarm, the Balearic Government took steps to pass a decree law to modify Public Health legislation. This is because the Government, unlike many other Au‐ tonomous Regions, intended to retain the ability to con‐ tinue to implement pandemic control measures which have proven effective over the previous several months. In the meantime, the Government is able to continue to have the power to require perimeter confinement of a neighbourhood, a municipality, an island or the whole archipelago, enforce controls at the entrance of the is‐ lands through ports and airports, continue with the re‐ striction of meetings, the limitation to mobility at night and the limitation of numbers in places of worship. All of this is intended to ensure that the number of people affected by coronavirus is kept as low as possi‐ ble and any who breach the regulations are likely to be subject to sanctions and/or fines. The decree includes a single additional provision limit‐ ing the price and rates of diagnostic tests. Until the government of Spain declares the end of the situation of sanitary crisis caused by Covid‐19, it establish‐ es the prices and maximum tariffs that will apply for the performance of diagnostic tests so that PCR will cost a maximum of €75 and antigen testing, €30, with sanctions against anyone who refuses to take tests if so instructed.
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Mallorca Cycling Challenge THE 30th Mallorca Cycling Challenge which has attracted teams from three continents starts today, Thursday May 13 and runs until Sunday May 16. Intending to keep to strict safety proce‐ dures, the logistics centre will be the Alcu‐ dia Garden Aparthotel ‘bubble’ hotel, where cyclists, teams and organisers will stay during the event and with very few spectators allowed. The Mallorca 2021 Cycling Challenge has four trophies to be won and the Calvia Trophy (Peguera‐Palmanova) will be the first starting on Thursday May 13, with a route covering 168.5 kilometres. On Friday May 14 the Serra de Tra‐ muntana Trophy between Lloseta and Deia (158.6 kms) will be contested with
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THE Palma Council has agreed that the Local Police should have a fleet of 66 new vehicles which includes 15 cars, 40 motorcycles, six vans and five electric bicycles. Last year, in September it obtained 20 patrol cars, which cost more than €700,000 as well as 15 electric bicycles and is now tendering to lease 11 new patrol vehicles and four camouflaged vehicles. Budget for this additional 15 vehicles is set at a maximum of €750,000 and the supplier will be encouraged to offer hybrid vehicles and during the course of the contract must make an annual report on the number of batteries and tyres changed as well as the amount of lubricating oil used.
STARTING TODAY: The official launch presentation. the high mountains as part of the route. The third day, Saturday May 15 the Port d’Andratx‐Mirador des Colomer Trophy, covers 161.3 kms and will cross the Serra de Tramuntana from end to end. To finish
the Alcudia‐Port d’Alcudia Trophy, is a mostly flat stage of 175.1 kms that starts from Alcudia and will cross the Levante and the centre of the island and hopefully will end with an exciting sprint finish.
Blue Flags flying at beaches IT’S Blue Flag beach season and Pal‐ ma Council who applied for three Blue Flags received all three at Playa de Palma, Cala Estància and Cala Ma‐ jor. The Blue Flag is a badge that recognises four specific areas: the
quality of bathing waters; environ‐ mental information and education; environmental management and safety, services and facilities. Cala Major had no flag between 2013 and 2017, recovered it in 2018, lost it again the following year and
has now kept it for two years run‐ ning. In addition, Palma has also re‐ ceived the recognition as a ‘Blue Centre’ of the Aula de la Mar de la Petrolera which has among its objec‐ tive’s environmental education on
coastal ecosystems and sustainable development; it is also a space for exhibitions, activities and a library. Whilst the Coastal Route of Palma which connects La Petrolera with Cala Estancia over six kilometres has been declared a ‘Blue Trail’.
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Nurseries expanded THE Capdepera Council has committed €700,000 for this year to allow it to appoint a new contract for the management of municipal nurseries. This means that the Ferreret nursery which has been closed for a year will be able to reopen and start enrolling children shortly with the intention of physically opening on May 24. The Eriçons nursery in Cala Rajada is to expand its classroom and increase the number of children admitted to 72. The councillor for Edu‐ cation, Agustí Nebot, commented that “the Council is very satisfied with the signing of this new contract which al‐ lows us to recover and ex‐ pand an essential service for many families in the town.”
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NIBS EXTRA Wine festival FOR lovers of the grape, the town of Binissalem will be holding a wine festival running from May 13 to 23 with a series of workshops and special tastings every day. Nine wineries will invite guests to taste three different wines at a cost of €10 per person.
5G fears UNDERSTANDING the fears that a number of people have concerning the introduction of 5G technology, the Deia Council has created an evaluation and control plan which it will explain to local residents at a meeting to be held at the town hall at 6pm on Friday May 14.
Tangy taste ALL of May has been designated the Fira de la Taronja de Soller, a gastronomic and cultural event to promote the citrus fruits of the Vall de Soller. Restaurants in the town and port are preparing special menus with oranges as the main ingredient.
Electrical fault EMERGENCY services were called out on Tuesday May 11 to attend a fire in a hotel in the Playas de Muro in the north of Mallorca. Reports suggest that the fire was started by a short in an electrical panel and one man was taken to hospital.
Health centres NOW that the pandemic is nowhere near as virulent as it has been, Health Centres in Mallorca will open their doors again to allow more face-to-face consultations and less by telephone with the expectation that doctors will see between 15 and 20 patients a day.
Speed limit THE Palma Council decided to introduce a 30kmh speed limit in the majority of city roads back in October of last year and now reports that in that time there has been a 58 per cent drop in the number of serious accidents.
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Funding for Irrigation Pond THE Balearic Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has allocated € 239,770 for the improvement of irrigation infrastructure based on regenerated water in Mallorca. This investment includes the start-up of the Peguera irrigation pond, in the municipality of Calvia and work has already started being undertaken by Spanish organisation Tragsa. Director General of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Fernando Fernández, said: “We continue to carry out
IRRIGATION POND: To provide water for local farm land. actions in the irrigation ponds of the Balearic Islands with a firm commitment to take advantage
of the regenerated waters for agriculture and livestock of the Islands.
“Our commitment is to give a boost to existing infrastructure to achieve sustainable irrigation, which will allow greater production and profitability of farms.” The works for the start-up of the Peguera irrigation pond, in Calvia, requires the replacement of the transformer and renewal of all electrical wiring in order to allow the irrigation pond - the infrastructure of which was completed in 2008 to start work again in order to provide water to irrigate 160 hectares of farm land.
Il Trovatore - a great classic THE second presentation in the 35th Opera Season of the Teatre Principal de Palma is Il Trovatore, the great classic that Giuseppe Verdi composed with a li‐ bretto by Salvatore Cammarano. The opera was based on the drama El Trovador by Antonio García Gutiérrez and as Cammarano died before the work was finished, it allowed Verdi to make
numerous changes after he commis‐ sioned young librettist Leone Emanuele Bardare. Lasting three hours, it is a production of the Teatro Villamarta de Jerez and fea‐ tures a number of fine male and female singers including South Korean Soprano Sae Kyung Rim with music supplied by the Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic
Islands and the Cor del Teatre Principal. To make the opera more understand‐ able, there will be subtitles in Catalan, Spanish and English with the libretto in Italian. Tickets cost from €10 to €65 for the three performances on Wednesday May 26 (7pm), Friday May 28 (7pm) and Sun‐ day May 30 (6pm).
Railway New Sopera bridge station plans THERE is to be a new railway station at Inca situated near the Comarca Hospital which will serve two main purposes. In announcing this construc‐ tion plan, the Minister of Mobil‐ ity and Housing Josep Marí, ex‐ plained that not only would it make access for patients and visitors to the hospital easier, it would also benefit local resi‐ dents who wished to travel by train. Another advantage is that the new station will be located next to the Inca‐Llevant bus stop which connects Inca with most municipalities and coastal towns in the area. The stop will have two plat‐ forms, 85 metres long and four metres wide covered with a protective canopy and meets all current accessibility criteria. The tender for construction of the station which will cost in excess of €3 million will be is‐ sued in the summer and it is ex‐ pected that the work will be completed by July or August next year.
COSTING €40,094, a wooden walkway has been installed in the Marc Valley, in the munici‐ pality of Pollensa. It is part of stage seven of the Stone Route in Sec, which connects the So n’Amer (Lluc) and Pont Romà (Pollensa) refuges. The Consell de Mallorca vice‐president Aurora Ribot
and the director of the Envi‐ ronment, Josep Manchado, to‐ gether with political groups from Pollensa Council, inaugu‐ rated the bridge over the Ro‐ maní torrent. Vice President Ribot empha‐ sised that “this bridge is essen‐ tial to guarantee the safety of hikers and ensure the fulfil‐ ment of our goal of promoting
hiking along the Dry Stone Route. We want people to walk the Sierra and, therefore, we invest resources to make the Route more attractive and safer for everyone to use.” At the request of the Moun‐ tain Section of the Pollensa Club and Pollensa Council, the bridge has been named after Miquel Llobera Cerdà Sopera.
Mobile police Rafa visits station opens Mallorca MAKING it easier for residents of Llucmajor who live in urbanisations outside of the centre, the Lo‐ cal Police have opened a mobile office which will serve a number of different areas. Known as OPAC, the office will operate from Monday to Friday in two‐hour shifts in each of the housing estates. In this way on Mondays, it will be in Cala Blava, Bellavista and Son Verí; on Tuesdays in Las Palmeras and Puig de Ros; on Wednesdays in Sa Torre and Tolleric, on Thursdays in Cala Pi and Vall‐ gornera and on Fridays in S’Estanyol and Son Bieló. The mayor of Llucmajor, Éric Jareño, visited the mobile station in the urbanisation of Cala Blava on May 11 to check for himself the operation of the new Police Office for Citizen Services which is aimed specifically at elderly residents who may be unfamiliar with computer technology.
AFTER surprisingly losing to German Alexan‐ der Zverev in the quarter finals of the Madrid Open, Rafa Nadal made a short stop in Mallorca before getting ready to play in Rome. There have been some rumours that his form has suffered recently with a loss in Monte Carlo and a tight victory in Barcelona. He has a bye to the second round of the Italian Open and no doubt found the warm weather and luxury of his Catamaran ‘Great White’ a good opportunity to recharge his batteries and plan ahead for the Roland Gar‐ ros tournament which he has won 13 times. It is likely that he will be seeded No 3 for Paris which could see him meet Djokovic in the semi‐finals if he gets that far with first round matches starting on May 30.
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Religious art restored THREE Mallorcan Baroque style altarpieces in the presbytery of the convent of Sant Francesc de Paula de Campos have been restored after con‐ servation work started in 2017. The work was possible thanks to the collabora‐ tion between the Consell de Mallorca and the Bish‐ opric, within the frame‐ work of the Joint Com‐ mission for the conservation of the eccle‐ siastical heritage of Mal‐ lorca. The three altarpieces which date from the 17th and 18th centuries are known as the Altarpiece of Sant Francesc de Paula, Altarpiece of Blessed Gas‐ par de Bono and the Al‐ tarpiece of the beat Nico‐ la di Longobardi. In this case it will allow the reopening of the church of the old convent of the Minims after being closed for seven years.
Access to toilets THE Palma City Council, will allow access to pub‐ lic toilets located in dif‐ ferent municipal offices in accordance with a unanimous decision made in plenary last February. This measure, has been introduced follow‐ ing a request from dif‐ ferent patient’s associa‐ tions on behalf of those affected by inconti‐ nence caused by differ‐ ent diseases and who need quick and easy ac‐ cess to toilets. From now on, access to the bathrooms locat‐ ed in different municipal facilities will be allowed and these spaces will be signposted rather than kept solely for the use of Council employees. Included in this deci‐ sion are a total of 47 dif‐ ferent locations in pub‐ lic libraries, municipal car parks, public offices and other Council prop‐ erty.
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Ione Belarra Takes Over IGLESIAS announced he was leaving his position in politics following defeat in the Madrid elections last week. Iglesias expressed that he wanted his successor to be female, which placed the ministers’ Irene Montero and Ione Belarra in the running. Both ministers, as well as having
an excellent relationship, are the number two and three of Podemos, respectively. Following his exit from the coalition government, Iglesias pointed to Yolanda Díaz, third vice president and minister of labour, as his successor. However, at the moment, Díaz has refused the training.
She has also said on several occasions that she does not militate in Podemos but in the PCE. Just one and a half months ago, Belarra came to the forefront in the coalition government and in United We Can as the new Minister of Social Rights and the
Happy Constitution Day to our Norwegian friends ON Monday, May 17, we will say Happy Nasjonaldagen to all our Norwegian friends on the Costas. It is Constitution Day, an official public holiday in Norway, which the Norwegians also call Syt‐ tende Mai (May 17) or less fre‐ quently, Grunnlovsdagen (Consti‐ tution Day). Origins ‐ The Norwegian Consti‐ tution was signed on this date in 1814 and declared Norway an in‐ dependent kingdom. It was first celebrated by stu‐ dents and some other groups, and because the King of Sweden and Norway was reluctant to mark the day, it was banned for a few years. This changed in 1829, following the Battle of the Square, although it wasn’t until 1833 that it became
PARADES: Mainly involving children. official. The first Children’s Parade to mark the day was in 1864, al‐ though until 1899, only boys were allowed. Celebrations ‐ The day is not marked in a military manner, but instead with parades mainly in‐ volving children who wave the na‐ tional flag while they walk through the streets, often stopping to visit senior citizens and war memorials,
where flowers are often laid. It is a way of bringing young and old to‐ gether, and explaining to children the importance of the sacrifices that others have made for the country. People wear ribbons with the national colours, red, white and blue, as well as traditional gar‐ ments. The largest is held in the capital, Oslo, and many people come from all over the country to take part and watch, as well as it being televised. The parade pass‐ es by the Royal Palace and the Royal Family greets people from the balcony. A day for children ‐ Parades usually end with the children singing the national and royal an‐ thems and there is also time for them to shout, make noise, play games and eat treats. Some places let off fireworks too. The Norwegian communities abroad often celebrate Constitu‐ tion Day, especially in the United States and Canada, but also in an increasing number of countries worldwide. Poet Henrik Wergeland is cred‐ ited with having made the day a celebration for children rather than an occasion for military or patriotic activities.
2030 Agenda. The decision has not yet been made by Podemos as to whether the replacement will be carried out formally through a new assembly a year after the ‘Vistalegre III’ that re-elected Iglesias for four years.
Ione Belarra is the successor.
Equal Sexes Pay A WAGE register has been created in a bid to close the inequality wage gap between women and men. Currently the gap in wages between the sexes in Spain is thought to be
about 22 per cent. In a bid to see the gap closed, companies in Spain will need to keep a register of salaries provid‐ ed to workers. When the regulation was first ap‐
Bombshell Storyline COMEDIAN, West End performer, and all-round entertainment legend Brian Conley makes his Albert Square debut as character Terry Cant next week on BBC1 soap EastEnders, and fans are being promised a bombshell storyline to go with his appearance, which will apparently involve a huge shock for one of Walford’s principal characters. Jon Sen, the executive producer of EastEnders said back in February when announcing the casting of Conley, “We had been searching for some time, but the moment we met Brian, we knew instantly we had found our man.” Adding, “Brian’s a talented performer whose charm, wit, and charisma are exactly the qualities we want for Terry. We’ve got some wonderful stories in store for him and can’t wait for the audience to see Brian bring him to life.” EastEnders fans have to wait until Tuesday, May 18 for the episode, but you can still catch the soap every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1, and on RTÉ One in Ireland.
proved the Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, commented on how the data will permit workers to fight back against wage inequality. Fines of up to €187,000 can be given out by the Labour Inspec‐ torate to companies found to have wage in‐ equality. According to INE, “The measure affects almost 1.5 million companies, which are those with em‐ ployees, according to the Central Directory of Com‐ panies (DIRCE) as of Jan‐ uary 1, 2020 of the Na‐ tional Statistics Institute (INE), although around 900,000 have only one or two employees.” Many companies though could have trouble com‐ piling the registers, so in a bid to help them the gov‐ ernment developed a tool to use. The tool is free of charge to companies and will also be voluntary as was confirmed to EFE by the Ministry of Labour.
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AstraZeneca Vaccine Contract Speed Control Campaign Contract not renewed.
THIERRY BRETON, the Eu‐ ropean Commissioner for the Internal Market stated on Sunday May 9, that the European commission will not be renewing the con‐ tract for coronavirus vac‐
Parties Begin AS the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the world, Spain finally saw an end to its State of Alarm. As many people still remain cautious of the potentially deadly virus, others took advantage of the end of the State of Alarm and many Spanish cities saw their streets flooded with people in less than an hour. Cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian, Sevilla, Salamanca and Bilbao saw locals rush to the streets in order to party and celebrate the end of the State of Alarm. The scenes across Spain have worried many Spanish and British expats alike as thousands of people rushed into the streets, many of which had abandoned masks and all social distancing. One expat told EWN how the “scenes of partying after the State of Alarm ended were extremely worrying as they feared that the Coronavirus pandemic would rapidly begin to grow again, risking people’s lives and businesses.”
cines with AstraZeneca after June. This news comes only shortly after the European commission started legal ac‐ tion against AstraZeneca as they had been said to not be honouring the contract for the supply of coronavirus vaccines, and that they also did not have a plan which was considered “reliable” to ensure deliveries were made in a timely manner as originally promised. Brussels had already sent a legal letter on March 19 to AstraZeneca which was con‐ sidered to be, “the first step towards the courts.” A con‐ flict resolution process is in‐ cluded in the contract be‐ tween the European Union and AstraZeneca but it has been deemed that this has not given a satisfactory re‐ sult, so the “EU decided to initiate a legal procedure that has led to the termina‐ tion of the contract renew‐ al.”
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S P A I N’S General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) announced in a statement that it was going to launch a speed control campaign between May 10 and 16, a period in which traffic officers will intensify the monitoring of compliance with the speed limits established on all interurban roads.
The DGT has emphasised that road traffic accident data shows that excess speed is a key factor in road accidents, being the prevailing cause in 23 per cent of fatal accidents in 2019, where more than 300 people died in accidents in which speed was one of the concurrent factors. As this will be a preven-
Infoca New Helicopters BRINGING Andalucia to the forefront of firefighting in Spain, Infoca now has three brand new Super Puma helicopters, which will replace their previous Bell 412 helicopters, with the new models capable of carrying more firefighters, and also has a larger capacity water tank for fighting forest fires. Built at the Airbus factory in Cadiz, which has a five-year contract with the Junta de Andalucia, the helicopters cost around €3 million (£2.6m). These helicopters also offer a higher level of security to the firefighters during any incident, and will be located at the three bases of Jerez del Marquesado, in Granada, Cartama in the province of Malaga, and, Madroñalejo in Sevilla, which means that Andalucia has more of these state-of-the-art helicopters than any other autonomous community in Spain. Also, seven new fire engines were unveiled, at a cost of €2.38m (£2.06m), with six more planned for 2022.
tive campaign, the existence of all controls will be made obvious to drivers, either through variable message panels above the road, or circumstantial vertical signage when the road does not have such panels. T hey reiterate that this type of campaign is designed to raise awareness among drivers about the importance of respecting established speed limits, maintaining that such limits are still necessary on the roads given their direct influence on accidents. T he D G T also reminded drivers that on May 11, the modification of article 50 of the General Traffic Regulations will come into force with regard to speed limits in urban areas, whereby the limit will be 20kph on roads that have a single carriageway and pavement, 30kph on roads with a single lane in each direction, and 50kph on roads with two or more lanes in each direction.
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Spain Ramps Up Vaccine Plan THE EU has concluded a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its Covid‐19 vac‐ cine, according to European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. This comes as Spain’s Presi‐ dent Pedro Sanchez is due to present on Friday at a Euro‐
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New Maximum capacities WITH the end of the State of Alarm on Sunday, May 9, the president of the Junta de Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, announced the new maximum capacities for beaches, swimming pools and shows. On Thursday May 6, the head of the regional government explained that municipalities in alert levels one and two will have audiences or spectators separated from each other by one seat in bullrings, shows and theatres. In municipalities that are in alert level three and four, a distance of 1.5 metres will need to be used between people. With regards to swimming pools and beaches, there will no longer be a limit on hours, however, there will be a mandatory distance of 1.5 metres between groups that are out of the water. From Sunday May 9, nightclubs are now able to stay open until 2am, however, the use of dance floors will only be permitted in areas in alert level one and users must wear masks.
pean Union summit in Porto, calls for the removal of trade barriers and logistical hurdles to reduce a global shortfall in vaccine production. Several areas in Spain are now making appointments for people in the 55‐60 age group, who will receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, as a decision has not yet been made on the use of the Janssen drug. “Happy to announce that the EU Commission has just approved a contract for guar‐ anteed 900 million doses (+900 million options) with BioNTech/Pfizer for 2021‐ 2023,” she tweeted from an EU summit in Portugal. “Other contracts and other vaccine technologies will fol‐ low,” she promised. Ms von der Leyen said Eu‐ rope is preparing the next stage of its response includ‐ ing giving booster shots, al‐ lowing for vaccination of chil‐ dren and teenagers, and dealing with possible escape variants.
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£20 COVID Tests TUI has said it is ready to cut the cost of Covid tests to make them more afford‐ able for UK travellers flying to green list countries this summer. The holiday agent
has announced today that it will subsidise the cost of mandatory testing, which could save UK holidaymak‐ ers hundreds of pounds. This comes a day before
Summer Festival 2021 AFTER a year marked by Covid, the Barcelona summer festival returns with an edition marked by optimism, safe culture and a creative drive. “Grec Festival 2021 is characterised by the effort to revitalise the cultural sector and support theatres, companies, local talent and creation, contemporary drama and languages,” said the city council, adding that “special attention has been given to the proposals led by women, who account for 55 per cent of the programme.” From June 27 to July 31 , the Grec 2021 Festival will offer around 100 shows of performing arts, music and cinema in 37 locations around the city. Half of the festival will take place outside the main Montjuïc stage, in museums such as the CCCB, the Macba, the Museum of Natural Sciences and the Ethnological and World Cultures Museum. There will also be shows at public facilities such as the Palau de la Musica, the Mercat de les Flors and theatres such as Borràs, Condal or Tantarantana. To find out more, visit the InfoBarcelona website.
the government is expected to reveal the classification of each country following the new traffic light system that will be in place on May 17, the same day that is set to relax the travel ban from the UK. Those countries allowed on the government’s green list will be quarantine free ‐ this will mean that people can travel without the need to quarantine on return. According to TUI, the packages are targeted at passengers travelling to green and amber list coun‐ tries and will range be‐ tween £20 and £90, de‐ pending on destination. When travelling to and from a green country, the £20 ‐ €23 package will be applicable which will in‐ clude a pre‐departure later‐ al flow test and a PCR test on day two after their re‐ turn.
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Iglesias Leaves Politics Muslims go to church THE Podemos leader and former deputy prime minister Pablo Iglesias has announced he is leaving the political stage for good. Ayuso secured a landslide victory on Tuesday, winning 65 seats in the 136-seat Assembly (up from 30 seats in the 2019 election). Podemos won 10 seats (up
from seven in 2019). Ponytailed Iglesias, 42, said to reporters on Tuesday evening (May 4): “I’m leaving all party politics - I won’t be an obstacle for the renewal of leadership our political force needs. “We have failed, we have been far from putting together a suffi-
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GIBRALTAR has confirmed that UK tourists will not need to be tested for Covid-19 after May 17 which is when international travel is planned to resume. Fabian Picardo, the ‘Rocks’ Chief Minister said the British Overseas Territory is ready to offer a ‘great British staycation in the Mediterranean’ after travel restrictions are eased in Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown. Gibraltar, which is close to the south coast of Spain, became the first nation to fully vaccinate its entire adult population in March after achieving the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe. Gibraltar is home to 33,000 people and has had 4,286 cases as well as 94 deaths. According to data from Gibraltar Government, the last positive resident case of the virus was detected on March 23 and that person had recovered by April 8. After that, there were no active resident cases on the Rock.
cient majority,” said Iglesias. “When you are no longer useful, you need to know when to withdraw,” he added. Speaking after the conservative People’s Party (PP) triumphed in the Madrid regional election in which he had stood as his party’s candidate, Iglesias said the time had come for him to “leave my post and leave politics.” However, the former politics lecturer added that he remained “very proud” to have led “a project that changed the history of our country.” It was not an empty boast as, during the seven years since Podemos was born from the fury of Spain’s indignados movement, the far-left, anti-austerity party has transformed the country’s politics. After breaking through in 2014’s European elections, Podemos - together with the now moribund, centre-right Citizens party - brought an end to four decades of dominance by the duopoly of the PP and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE).
Celebrating Ramadan.
Capital lifts curfew FOLLOWING the end of the State of Alarm at midnight on Sunday, May 9, the regional Madrid government has allowed bar and restaurants to open until 12pm - with last customers at 11pm - and agreed they can reopen at 6am. There will no longer be a curfew imposed at night, and the ban on meeting in private homes has been lifted, reports El Pais. However, the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, has recommended that meetings in private spaces be limited only to cohabitants and has again called for “prudence and individual responsibility” to stop the spread of Covid. The decision to extend the hospitality sector’s opening hours was made to try to tackle and control the problem of illegal parties in homes, streets - known as botellóns - and in established venues. Despite the end of the State of Alarm, the regional government will maintain the perimeter confinements by basic health areas, which will have to be ratified from now on by the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid.
AS reported in Premier Christian News, a church of Santa Anna in the centre of Barcelona has opened its doors to Muslims who are celebrating Ramadan so that they can eat and pray together. The current coronavirus restrictions in Barcelona means that the venues where the Muslim community would usually celebrate the religious festival are closed. Muslims do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan, only breaking their fasting when the sun has set with a meal called Iftar. People are very happy that Muslims can do Iftar in a Catholic church, because religions serve to unite us, not to separate us. However, the campaign has not been welcomed by everyone, with people on social media complaining. The church responded to criticism in a Tweet: “As always when there is novelty there is criticism. As we are still in a pandemic the Association of Moroccan Women asked us for the possibility of celebrating Iftar for the homeless. Because we can do so, we welcome this celebration. Fraternity is about being welcoming.”
A Number 1 Album At 80 AT 80 years old, Sir Tom Jones has become the oldest man to have a number one album in the UK. As reported by the Evening Standard, this is Sir Tom’s fourth number one album and his first since the release of Reload in 1999. Sir Tom is also now the oldest artist to top the Official Charts Company rankings with an album that is new material.
The overall record for being the oldest person to top the charts is the late Dame Vera Lynn, with We’ll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn. Her album was number one in 2009 when she was aged 92. Fans have been celebrating Sir Tom’s achievement on social media, with one Twitter user joking: ‘Congratulations to Tom Jones! Should Top of the Pops be renamed Top of the Grandpops?’
Meghan’s Title THE QUEEN, 95, has been urged to instruct her lawyers to contact the publishers of Meghan’s 40‐ page children’s storybook to have the title of the former working roy‐ al blotted out. Meghan, 39, this week announced she had written a book to mark Archie’s second birthday on Thursday May 6. On the front cover, the author’s name is listed as ‘Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex’ ‐ something which sent some royal fans into a frenzy now that she is no longer a working member of the Royal Family. A year on from Megxit and two months after the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah was aired, many royal watchers said it is high time the Queen put her foot down and removed Harry and Meghan’s titles.
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AS reported by Ideal, on Thursday, May 6, the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV) presented a mask that is capable of inactivating SARS‐CoV‐2, influenza and multi‐ resistant bacteria ‘in less than a minute.’ The presentation took place at the Valencia Carlos Cam‐ pus. The masks have been devel‐ oped in collaboration with Valen‐ cian company Visor Medical and
Covid killer mask the research has been ongoing by the UCV Biomaterials and Bioinge‐ ria Laboratory, led by Professor Án‐ gel Serrano, since the start of the pandemic. Several months ago, researchers from the University and in collabo‐
ration with researchers from the United Kingdom, South Korea and Norway, developed filters for masks that are capable of inactivat‐ ing SARS‐CoV‐2 and multi‐resistant bacteria in less than a minute. An anti‐Covid nasal spray using carbon nanomaterials and benza‐ lkonium chloride is also being de‐ veloped by the Biomaterials and Bioengineering Group led by Serra‐ no and the University of Louisiana.
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Raspberry Flavour Banana T H E exotic fruit that is grown in the Canary Islands is now also appearing on the Peninsula. We are seeing more and more exotic fruits in our supermarkets, such as lychees, passion fruit and tamarinds, but the most recent is the red banana which, unlike the rest, doesn’t come from the other side of the world, but from the Canary Islands. The red banana is not of
From the Canary Islands. the Cavendish variety, like the traditional Canary Island banana, and as well as the exterior colour differ-
Hero rescues his neighbour A MAN in Spain has been called a hero after a dramatic rescue scaling a two-storey building to rescue his elderly neighbour who was about to plunge to her death from a balcony - almost 10 metres from the ground. Twenty-four-year-old Camilo Medina scaled the building to rescue the 80-year-old neighbour who had become stuck on the balcony in Calahorra, in the La Rioja region, on Monday May 3. It is believed that the woman, suffers from Parkinson’s disease.
Medina said of the event: “I was in the store with my mother when my father came in saying that a lady was about to fall out of the window. “Without thinking, I took the ladder from the store, climbed to the first-floor balcony and kept climbing up however I could. Police officers arrived not long after, however, they could not enter the flat due to it being locked from the inside and Medina could not locate the keys. The woman’s son-in-law was called and was able to get into the flat.
ence they also have a different flavour. They are slightly smaller and have a tougher ‘bright purple, between purple and brown’ skin. However, the interior of the fruit looks much like a normal banana, although, there is a slightly pinkish tone to it. T he texture is very similar, but the flavour has subtle hints of red fruits, particularly raspberry. D espite the premier of the red banana on the Peninsula, it is possible to find this variety in S pain outside of the C anary I slands. “In the microclimate of Almuñecar the plant has adapted extraordinarily, in fact, it is much more robust than the other types of plantains and bananas that we grow,” explains Manuel Mateos, head of Tiendade fruta.com. T hey are priced at €3.2 per kilo.
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BELGIUM Two hour curfew FOR several months the curfew in Brussels started at 10pm and for the rest of Belgium at midnight but on Friday May 7, the people of Brussels were required to start curfew as usual at 10pm but then came out at midnight as curfew was cancelled.
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Two week Update I N late April and early May there was no clear theme in the FX market. It was not a matter of risk-on or risk-off: the safe-haven C H F and J P Y headed in opposite directions, with the yen putting in the worst performance among the majors. The Canadian dollar at the front of the field was way ahead of its Australian and NZ cousins. S terling was unchanged against the euro and lost an average of 0.2%. It was not troubled by the U K economic data, most of which were helpful - at least in theory. The purchasing managers’ index readings were strong and the Bank of England upgraded its forecasts for the UK economy. I ntriguingly, a 25% reduction in the monthly pace of asset purchases by the bank did not send the pound higher, as might have been expected. G overnor A ndrew B ailey insisted that the move did not amount to a tapering of quanti-
tative easing. As with most countries, the euro area ecostats tended to look good, flattered by the comparison with what was (not) going on economically a year ago. Confidence was higher in most of the groups surveyed. The manufacturing sector P M I rose to a record high in A pril. P oliticians and central bankers remained mostly out of the picture. T he euro lost an average of 0.2% and added a third of a US cent. America’s dollar was down by an average of 0.5%, losing two cents to the Canadian dollar. Since the end of March it has recovered half the losses it incurred during the earlier part of the year but that rally has now run out of steam. The U S economic data seem not to have much influence on the dollar. Investors are more concerned with monetary policy and the possibility of tightening by the Fed. Every time the
Fed chairman says he will not make that tightening move the dollar takes a hit. Because the Bank of Canada has m a d e t h a t m o v e , r e d u c i n g a s s e t p u rchases by 25%, the Loonie has been on a roll, leading the major currency pack by an average of 1.9% over the last two weeks. It is up by three and three quarter cents against sterling. Although the C anadian ecostats were perfectly respectable they did little for the C A D : I nvestors are simply content that the BoC tapering is going ahead. The success of the Loonie did not rub off onto the antipodeans dollars. T he A U D is on average unchanged against the majors and a third of a cent higher against the GBP. Of the Australian economic statistics, only inflation made a discernible difference to the currency. It came in lower than expected and was seen as a negative. The most spectacu-
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THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local through the lock‐ down and for your all your shop‐ ping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores. During this lockdown, we chal‐ lenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the won‐ derfully quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area. Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic, you may have to support many local businesses by ordering on‐ line and making use of any click and collect services they can oper‐ ate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock‐ down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is ac‐ tually going. By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a lo‐ cal family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor lo‐ cal sports teams and in many cas‐ es the small independent stores are actually much more than just
a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous genera‐ tions and support not just the cur‐ rent owner but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting some‐ one’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 indepen‐ dent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us re‐ vive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur‐ chasing 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 bet‐ ter 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 econ‐ omy. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create
locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐ my, 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 example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its lo‐ cal employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Gary Lineker ACCORDING to Personnel Today, HM Revenue and Customs has accused TV pundit and former footballer Gary Lineker of having a £4.9 million (€5.4 million) tax liability as he should be considered a ‘disguised employee’ of both the BBC and BT Sports between 2013 and 2018.
Fewer jobless SPAIN lost 137,500 jobs in the first quarter of the year, according to a recent survey published by Spain’s National Statistical Institute (INE) but as more people return to work following the easing of the State of Alarm, unemployment fell by 16 per cent.
Garden insurance IT is estimated that British households spent more than £8.5 billion (€9.35 billion) on purchasing items for their gardens during lockdown according to research by MoneySuperMarket but many of those have overlooked the fact that expensive purchases should be declared for insurance and may not be covered.
Increased charges THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has come out strongly against plans by Spanish airport authority AENA to raise charges at its 46 Spanish airports by 5.5 per cent and said that this “could damage Spain’s economic and employment recovery from Covid-19.”
Mercosur talks ONE of the negative aspects for Spain as part of the EU is the fact that it generally has to abide by EU regulations concerning trade and tariffs. This is particularly important to the country with regards to Latin and South America where language and cultural ties give Spain an edge with trade. For several years there have been discussions between the EU and the Mercosur countries (which includes all of the main South American economies) but because nothing has happened the Chinese are gaining ground and Pedro Sánchez has reportedly written to the EU urging this be resolved quickly.
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Diamonds are forever JEWELLERY manufacturer Pandora is phasing out all mined diamonds from its products and will in future be promoting the sale of lab‐cre‐ ated diamonds. The Danish company which employs 26,000 people worldwide and uses mainly recycled gold and silver, has become a top name in rea‐ sonably priced collectable jewellery since 1982. There has been much talk about ‘blood diamonds’
which have been dug up us‐ ing slave labour or stolen dur‐ ing civil wars in Africa but now, it is possible to be abso‐ lutely certain that the dia‐ monds in the new Pandora Brilliance collection are actu‐ ally made in a laboratory. Aiming to transform the market for diamond jewellery with affordable, sustainably created products, Pandora Brilliance is initially intro‐ duced in the UK with global launch expected in 2022.
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The Pandora Brilliance col‐ lection was available from May 6 in the UK with prices starting from £250 (€275) and each stone ranges from 0.15 to one carat in weight. The diamond jewellery market is expected to contin‐ ue to grow, and lab‐created diamonds are outpacing the industry’s overall growth. Lab‐created diamonds are identical to mined diamonds but grown in a laboratory rather than being excavated.
According to Pandora, they have the same optical, chemi‐ cal, thermal and physical characteristics and are graded by the same standards known as the 4Cs ‐ cut, colour, clarity and carat ‐ be‐ fore being set within the Pan‐ dora Brilliance collection. The lab‐created diamonds in the collection have been grown with more than 60 per cent renewable energy on av‐ erage and by 2022 will be 100 per cent carbon neutral.
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Strong passwords needed tect their computers and Apps that need passwords. Among the most common mistakes is the use of per‐ sonal data or obvious words, simplicity, not combining let‐ ters and numbers, and so on. Another common failure is
to use the same password for different services, some‐ thing that more than half of the respondents do. At work, the issue be‐ comes especially tricky in times of pandemic, when many companies have been
SPANISH Minister of Eco‐ nomic Affairs, Nadia Calvino has written a foreword in the Spanish Video Game Associa‐ tion yearbook confirming the government’s support of the video game industry. She says that the situation resulting from the pandemic has accelerated the process of digitalisation in Spain, which means that the pre‐ sent and future of employ‐ ment, trade, commerce, business contacts and leisure are digital. Video games have estab‐ lished themselves as a widespread consumer prod‐ uct almost 16 million video gamers in the country, 46 per cent of whom are women and Spain is in the top 10 in the world in terms of market size, with a turnover that ex‐ ceeds €1.7 billion.
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M G (Costa del Sol) 1. It is, un‐ fortunately, quite normal for any YOU AND THE LAW change in bank ac‐ IN SPAIN counts to produce all the confusion you have described. And when the account is a Community of Property Owners, with various persons having authorised signatures, even more so. 2. The bank’s request for your pension details seems extreme but it is not a violation of the Data Protection Act. Only a mis‐ use of your personal information would be that. 3. Blocking your account without previous warning is also ex‐ treme. 4. As to what you can do now, my advice is to establish a close personal relation with your new administrator and also with your local bank manager. Make sure the bank has your tele‐ phone number.
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FROM May 21 in England, the minimum charge for plastic bags will increase from 5p to 10p per bag, and will be appli‐ cable to all businesses regard‐ less of size. This is already in place in Scotland and Wales and the As‐ sociation of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the long‐ awaited extension of plastic bag charging to all businesses which will provide consistency for consumers and further op‐ portunity for retailers to raise money for good causes. Environment Minister Rebec‐ ca Pow said, “The introduction of the 5p charge has been a phenomenal success, driving down sales of harmful plastic bags in supermarkets by a re‐ markable 95 per cent.” the absence of clear action protocols. Limiting the use of com‐ mon passwords is also im‐ portant so avoid 12345678 and date of birth or name and other similar practices, but do include special char‐ acters mixing uppercase and lowercase and the longer, the safer.
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CHANGE 203,87 2.416,41 3.330,89 255,73 131,26 235,91 241,89 110,67 53,68 54,77 322,94 371,65 339,81 229,70 146,14 58,01 169,18 161,50 235,72 78,66 254,30 139,36 136,03 221,25 690,00 419,02 59,07 233,22 141,72 185,12
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World Cheese Awards
FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL: Cheese is an important export product for Spain. THE Guild of Fine Food has an‐ nounced that the World Cheese Awards will be held in the Spanish Principality of As‐ turias this year, taking place in Oviedo on Wednesday November 3. Having extended Oviedo’s tenure as World Cheese Capi‐ tal following the event’s post‐ ponement as a result of the Covid‐19 crisis, the 33rd edi‐ tion of the competition will now form part of the Asturias Paraíso Natural International Cheese Festival 2021, run by the Instituto del Queso, in partnership with the Principali‐ ty of Asturias and the City Council of Oviedo. This will be an opportunity for the global cheese commu‐ nity to come together after a year of unprecedented chal‐ lenges for cheesemakers and the industry as a whole as the World Cheese Awards will be
at the heart of a four‐day festi‐ val dedicated only to cheese. The competition is set to be bigger and more international than ever before, following the record‐breaking 3,804 entries from 42 different countries judged in Bergamo, Italy in 2019. According to a US Depart‐ ment of Agriculture report, Spain exported $593 million (€492.5 million) in 2020, main‐ ly to Europe but around 20 per cent went to other countries and with some 100 different types of cheese produced in the country the industry uses up around 28 per cent of Spain’s milk production. John Farrand, managing di‐ rector of the Guild of Fine Food, commented: “Following the trials and tribulations of the past 12 months, we’re de‐ lighted to be making plans for the World Cheese Awards’ re‐
Second-hand clothes CONTINUING its commitment to sustainable fashion, George at Asda in the UK has announced it will be launching a new second-hand vintage fashion range in its stores, giving a new lease of life to pre-worn garments. In partnership with vintage fashion wholesaler ‘Preloved Vintage Wholesale,’ the new concept will be rolled out across the UK, with customers able to buy vintage, retro and second-hand branded pieces, preventing thousands of tonnes of garments going to landfill each year. Following a successful trial in Asda’s sustainability store in Leeds, George is now launching the sustainable fashion partnership in a further 50 of its stores.
turn to Spain. The cheese world has felt the economic impact of Covid‐19 in a big way, so this year’s competition holds greater significance than ever before.”
BUSINESS EXTRA Boohoo closures AFTER more than 200 years of trading, the last of the 101 Debenham stores on British high streets and shopping centres will close its doors as the brand, which was purchased by Boohoo in January for £55 million (€60.5 million) goes online only.
Profit boom VALENCIAN based technology multinational Power Electronics which has a very strong presence in the USA has reported sales for 2020 at €490.7 million which is an increase of some 42 per cent over 2019 results. It sees long term growth in the field of battery production.
Buy back THE Frasers Group which is controlled by Newcastle United Football Club owner Mike Ashley and trades under such brand names as Sports Direct and House of Fraser has announced that it is prepared to spend up to £60 million (€66 million) to buy back its own shares.
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Conspiracy theorists abound
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT CONSPIRACY theorists are everywhere. Wearing my columnist hat, I have over the years, researched and investigated large numbers of these theories; from Queen Elizabeth 1 being a man, to Area 51, the assassination of Kennedy, the death of Princess Diana and the Twin Towers attack etc. One thing I endeavoured to do is to always retain an open mind. This can give you a clear advantage over these theorists ‐ it is the one asset they most definitely do not possess! Once a CT has its teeth into something, irrespective of any proof to the contrary, they are virtually impossible to shake off. With this in mind I thought I would delve a little further into the psyche of the compulsive theorists and what makes them actually tick. According to one school of psychiatry the paranoia that drives individuals to constantly scan the world for dangers and imagines the worst from others, is a throwback to Neanderthal times. To mitigate threats from other tribes, these ancient humans needed to be suspicious of everything and everyone,
ONE THEORY: That the earth is flat. merely to survive. The doctors also reached the conclusion that many theorists were people who retained manipulative unusual patterns of thought, practised Machiavellianism, were insecure, lonely or stressed, which made them more inclined to believe in conspiracies and the supernatural. These suspicious people are of course not always in the wrong. Although some of
their theories, ie that the earth is flat or the moon landing didn’t take place ‐ are laughable; there have been a number of instances where they were proven to be correct. That the FBI was spying on John Lennon (True). Project Sunshine, where the US government was accused of stealing dead bodies to test for radiation after a nuclear explosion. (True). That as far back as 1950
tobacco companies were fully aware smoking was lethal and could cause cancer. (True) That you can be spied on through your laptop camera. (True ‐ and worrying!) On the other hand some of their theories can be highly dangerous. Those who believe the Covid pandemic doesn’t exist could, if they were in charge, be responsible for the deaths of millions.
In 2016 the personal mail of John, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager was hacked. He was found to have ordered large numbers of pizzas. The conspiracy theorists decided that these orders were a code for a child sex ring run by the members of the diplomatic party. The shop who supplied the pizzas was subsequently attacked by a man with a semi‐automatic rifle! It was a miracle no one was killed. It ultimately transpired that Podesta really liked pizzas! All I can say to the conspiracy theorists is keep believing what your heart and mind tells you. But please don’t patronise and pour scorn on others who hold a different point of view. What about turning your efforts to the biggest conspiracy theory of all; that we are merely figments of our own imagination? Now that is one I would truly like your views on. Good hunting! Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Lewis Hamilton Wins LEWIS HAMILTON won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sun‐ day May 9, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, for the seven‐time champion to claim a record‐equalling fifth win in a row, extending his lead over Max Verstappen to 14 points, after an almighty battle with the Dutchman, who had to be content with second place in the end. Hamilton had started the race on pole, alongside the Dutchman, but as the light turned green, it was Ver‐ stappen who got the drop on the Brit, firing his Red Bull down the inside of Hamilton’s Mercedes, forc‐ ing him to go wide, and roar‐ ing off in the lead on Turn One, and by the end of the first lap he was al‐
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The seven-time champion.
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CHAMPIONS: Manchester City.
MANCHESTER CITY have been crowned Premier League Champions once again following Manch‐ ester United’s 2‐1 home defeat at Old Trafford by Leicester City on Tuesday May 11, their fifth title in nine years, and in a season where City made their worst start for a decade, and without a regu‐ lar No 9 up front. With a Champion’s League Final coming up against Chelsea on Saturday May 29, City can relax now that the title is decided, but it’s pretty sure that doesn’t mean Pep Guardiola will take his foot off the gas, as he spoke of the success, “This has been a season and a Premier League title like no other. This was the hardest one.” He continued, “We will always remember this season for the way that we won. I am so proud to
be the manager here and of this group of players. They are so special. To come through this season ‐ with all the restrictions and difficulties we’ve faced ‐ and show the consistency we have is remark‐ able.” Adding, “It is relentless. Every single day, they are there, fighting for success, trying always to be better. They have been so, so resilient. That is equally true of each and every member of our backroom staff, who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that our players are fully equipped to take on the unexpected challenges and new routines throughout such a turbulent year.” He concluded, “Not forgetting, of course, all of the staff across our organisation who work to make this club the success it is.”