Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 1 - 7 July 2021 Issue 1878

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Zambrano lake makeover MARIA ZAMBRANO park in Velez-Malaga is getting a makeover to improve facilities at the popular location. Jesus Perez Atencia, the first deputy mayor and Antonio Ariza, the councillor for Environment, paid a visit to the park on June 23 to inspect remodelling and fencing work.

Describing the lake as “the green lung of our community,” Atencia, said the complete renovation of the entire perimeter fencing of the area “will improve safety, aesthetics and equipment,” stressing that since Ariza took up his position “we have worked to improve all the green areas of the municipality. María Zambrano park, which was a pending issue, has undergone a major transformation in recent years.”

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€27,000 scholarships on offer RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is offering local students €27,000 in scholarships to attend university.

The council will offer 45 scholarships of €600 each to students in Rincon de la Victoria attending university. Councillor Elena Aguilar said: “These grants are intended to offer support to students to meet the expenses derived from university studies. It is very important to continue promoting higher education in the students of our municipality with this type of aid.”

The recipients had to comply with a series of requirements, including taking part in official university education and that the gross annual income of the family unit does not exceed €18,900.

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App takes sting out of jellyfish threat ANDALUCIA now has a new mobile app that warns you if there are jellyfish on the beach.

The arrival of summer and going to the beach have in re‐ cent years become synonymous in Andalucia with the stings of jellyfish painful and a pain for your day in the sand.

Thankfully, help is at hand, in the form of InfoMedusa, an Andalucian mobile app that has been developed for both iOS and Android so that a greater number of users can access the activity and location of these pesky creatures along the coast‐ line, in real time.

Infomedusa was born in June 2013 when businessmen in the tourism sector noted a growth in the numbers of beach‐ goers affected by the stings of these creatures, and so they set about making an application that could be used to combat this problem.

The new app warns of jellyfish in different beach areas, provides information on the numbers and species of jellyfish at each location, and there’s a chat function that enables users to provide comments to all other users about jellyfish activity, the state of beaches, and also the ability to upload photos to InfoMedusa.

The toxic capacity of a jellyfish sting depends on which species stings you, but the general symptoms are itching, the appearance of red or purple marks, sometimes even the marks left by the tentacles, a burning or stabbing sensation, and a slight inflammation of the affected area.

FILMING LOCATION: A panoramic view of Malaga.

A NEW body, Malaga Film Commission, has been set up with the aim of promoting the province of Malaga as a filming location.

The contemporary culture centre of the Diputacion de Malaga, La Termica is coordinating the move along with local officials including S alomon C astiel, the director of the Malaga Film Commission, Carlos Rosado, the director of Spain Film Commission; and Francisco Santos, the

mayor of C oin along with municipal representatives of the province.

Spain Film Commission is a non-profit association that, since 2001, has led the country’s positioning as a destination for audiovisual filming, coordinating the efforts of a wide network of film commissions and film offices distributed throughout Spain.

Following the June 29 move, M alaga will have a headquarters in the

province to promote it as a filming location and support companies and professionals in the audiovisual industry in the logistics of their productions.

La Termica will be the managing body of the project.

The initial meeting looked at good filming practices in the territory and the body plans to create a production guide for audiovisual resources in the province.

JELLYFISH: Their stings can be painful.

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Hiker dies in ravine fall A HIKER, whose identity has not been revealed by the authorities, tragically lost his life on Saturday June 26, after falling down a ravine in El Torcal de Antequera, emergency service officials said.

The incident occurred just after midday when the hiker’s part‐ ner told the operator at the coordination centre that her husband had suffered a fall and had head injuries. The pair were crossing a section of the Via Ferrata when the accident happened about two kilometres from the guest centre.

Emergency services responded with a helicopter and other as‐ sistance and a mountain rescue team. El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in the province of Malaga off the A45 road. It is known for its unusual landforms, and is regarded as one of the most impressive karst landscapes in Europe.

Glass recycling push

THE town hall of Velez-Malaga is working with the Provincial Consortium of RSU Malaga in a bid to improve glass recycling in the town. This new campaign will see over 600 establishments in the hospitality industry visited between June and August.

The visits will help promote glass recycling in the industry and help businesses comply with current rules for appropriate waste management.

The glass recycling campaign was launched in Torre del Mar and the event was attended by the first deputy mayor of VelezMalaga, Jesus Perez Atencia, the councillor for the Environment, Antonio Ariza, and the manager of the Provincial Consortium of Urban Waste, Angel Castillo, Angel Castillo.

Speaking of the town’s commitment to the environment Perez Atencia said: “the munici-

CAMPAIGN: Centred on hospitality industry.

pality of Velez-Malaga is a municipality committed to the environment, where we carry out sustainable work and where we want to emphasise the work of awareness.

“That is why today we are presenting the new campaign that the town hall of Velez-Malaga is adhering to in order to promote the recycling of glass containers in the hotel and catering industry.”

The mayor also said: “Our town, which bases much of its business sector in the service sector, cannot ignore aspects as important as recycling. And that is where we have to focus our efforts. That is why through this campaign, surveys and other actions will be carried out in the hotel and catering industry to find out their glass recycling habits and adapt resources to their needs.”

Nerja promotes gender equality NERJA Town Council and the Department of Equality have started a campaign to promote gender equality between men and women.

As part of the plan, they have set up three landmarks to highlight respect, tolerance, education, diversity and equality.

The aim is to raise awareness among residents, especially in young people in the town.

The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, and the councillor for Equality, Gema Laguna, visited one of these landmarks on Monday June 28, located in Plaza Cavana.

The other two are also located in high-traffic areas, one next to the Health Centre and

the other in Plaza Tutti Frutti.

“With this campaign of visibility and awareness towards equality that we started today, Nerja Town Council wants to send the message that in our municipality, wherever you go, any path leads to equality,” Councillor Laguna said.

The councillor reiterated the municipal commitment to work towards promoting gender equality.

The milestones were installed by staff of the Municipal Services of the town councils with financing from the State Pact against Gender Violence of the Ministry of Equality of the government of Spain, Laguna said.

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Rincon reaches out with music THE Rincon de la Victoria Town Council’s Social Welfare Department has organised a series of musical performances for the municipality’s elderly residences.

The Municipal Band will help with the innovative programme.

Elena Aguilar, the town council’s second deputy mayor and councillor for Social Welfare lent her support for the scheme, saying the elderly will enjoy afternoons filled with music and its “therapeutic properties.”

Clara Perles, councillor for Culture, also expressed appreciation for the Municipal Band’s “collaboration and participation in the musical project for the elderly.”

Javier Perez, president of the Asociacion Musico-Cultural Banda de Musica Rincon de la Victoria, said that the music will “concentrate on pleasant soundtrack compositions according to the tastes and requests of the senior citizens.”

Siente la Musica, Siente la Vida will commence at 6pm on Friday, July 9 at the Almudena Residence in Rincon de la Victoria.

The Bofer Residence will be featured on July 17 at 6pm.

On Saturday July 24 at 5pm, the tour will conclude with the Mara Inmaculada Residence in Rincon de la Victoria.

“This is a fabulous opportunity to go a step further and reverse the situation that the elderly have suffered during the Covid19 pandemic, encouraging them with music that serves to heal the body and mind,” Aguilar said.

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NIBS EXTRA Historic documents THE Almuñecar Council has invested €30,000 in the restoration of 13 documents collected in the municipal archive which date back to the 15th and 17th centuries. The condition of these important historical documents had deteriorated to such an extent that they had to be saved.

AECC THE Salobreña Board of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) took to the streets of the town on June 25 to carry out its annual collection that this year is celebrated under the slogan ‘Cancer and poverty - The other side of the coin.’

Gender violence A TOTAL of 1,500 young people have attended workshops and discussion groups organised by the Department of Equality of Motril Council to learn about the dangers of gender violence as well as seeing certain myths concerning sexuality and sexual stereotypes exposed and debunked with warnings issued about internet violence.

Xmas lights WITH the 2020 Christmas lights being kept at a low profile due to the pandemic, the Rincon de la Victoria Council has issued a tender call for the supply of 2021 lights and decorations with a budget of €60,000 which is €20,000 more than the previous year.

Bus station WORK is progressing at a good pace on the construction of the new, modern central bus and taxi station in Conejito, which will soon be completed and will give a renewed image to this area of Torrox Costa, as both residents and tourists will benefit.

Water cuts DUE to problems with pumps, the Competa Council has advised residents in the surrounding campo that there will be some cuts in the supply of water from the reservoir and until the situation is resolved, they are asked to use water moderately especially during the day.

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Rincon police tune to digital RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Town Hall has provided their Local Police with new radio and communications equipment, helping officers on patrol.

Prior to the change, the police were working on analogue equipment that was 16 years old and the new equipment now takes the force into the digital age.

(PP), “this is a historic proposal of the Local Police unions who demanded the change of the current analogue equipment, which is more than 16 years old, to digital.”

“The correct functioning of communications is essential for the safety of the police itself and the efficiency of the service to the

LOCAL POLICE: New communications equipment will help. public,” said the councillor for Public Safety, Borja Ortiz, adding the municipality wants to moderise the Local Police.

“There’s even a plan to expand and improve the facilities of the local headquarters,” Ortiz said.

The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco said his council aims to “continue working to improve the day-to-day working conditions of our Local Police.”

The new DMR digital transmission method significantly increas-

es the quality of transmissions, enables their recording, and provides a geolocation function on the various devices.

The new equipment includes 55 portable devices equipped with location and Bluetooth technology, two repeaters, and 55 handheld microphones.

The chief inspector of the Local Police, Francisco Javier Casanova, highlighted the importance of this new transmission system “for sound quality, recording of conversations for greater transparency, geolocation of the devices, and that in the event of a catastrophe they are autonomous, independent and functional.”

PSOE wants more paediatricians THE secretary general of the PSOE in Malaga, Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo, has called on the Min‐ istry of Health of the Andalucian Regional Government to tackle the shortage of paedi‐ atricians in Torrox and the town of El Morche.

“We have been pleading for months for the municipality’s basic needs to be ad‐ dressed,” he said.

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Nacho Perez to lead Velez CF? WHO will take over as coach of Velez Club Football? That’s the burning question for sup‐ porters of the club as they wait to find out who will suc‐ ceed Juan Carlos Gomez.

While the Vivar Tellez club is announcing signings with‐ out having a coach, specula‐ tion in mounting locally that the best candidate, Nacho Perez, is the frontrunner. He’s currently a coach at Malaga Juvenil.

Nacho, as he has always been called in the football world, comes from a football family. He is the son of Nacho Perez Fras, a former CD Mala‐ ga player, and the nephew of Juan Carlos Perez, another former Malaga player.

Nacho was a member of the blue and whites’ develop‐ ment academy and was loaned to Levante before joining Malaga CF in the 2005‐06 season.

Nacho went on to have a lengthy professional career with clubs such as Getafe, Re‐ al Sociedad, Malaga and, most notably, Real Betis, where he spent five seasons.

asked regional health officials to provide de‐ tails of resolving the shortage at Torrox health centre on June 2. They have been met with silence since then.

Mr Ruiz Espejo is also demanding expan‐ sion of consultations and health services in El Morche. He expressed concern over health workers’ safety now that face‐to‐ face consultations are being allowed again after the restrictions enforced by the pan‐

demic are being gradually lifted.

Mari Nieves Ramrez, the socialist munici‐ pal group’s spokesman at Torrox Town Hall, criticised the PP’s lack of sensitivity to “the immediate needs of a sizeable segment of the public.”

He said: “We are perplexed as to why the town hall and the Junta de Andalucia are tak‐ ing no action to remedy this situation imme‐ diately.”

Malaga rolls out drinking fountains Malaga is set to double the number of drinking fountains by the end of the year.

The new fountains will be carefully placed throughout the districts of the city and will be dis‐ tributed across the city in areas such as public squares and sports areas.

The number of pedestrians in each area has al‐ so been considered when choosing where to place the fountains.

The provision of 200 drinking fountains throughout Malaga has been put out to tender

by Emasa. Malaga residents already benefit from 150 fountains and these new fountains will see the total rise to 350 fountains in Malaga by the end of 2021.

The new fountains hope to provide a drinking fountain every for 1,400 residents. Large cities such as Paris and Madrid have around 1,000 resi‐ dents to every fountain and this is what Malaga is hoping to achieve in the future.

The plans will cost about €600,000 and will take around five months to be installed.

Velez spruces Gymcosta up public park are on a high

THE Plaza De San Roque in Velez‐Malaga is looking a little more spruced up, thanks to works carried out by the local council.

The first deputy mayor of Velez‐Malaga, Jesus Perez Atencia, and the councillor for the Environ‐ ment, Antonio Ariza, visited the square on June 23 to check out the new work.

The park’s perimeter flowerbeds, the planting of various varieties of flowering plants, and the re‐ placement of the shrub layer, which previously lacked vegetation, has all been worked on.

The irrigation system has been updated, giving the park an automatic system that significantly im‐ proves its water efficiency, the officials said. The park’s furniture has been refurbished, with deteri‐ orating slats replaced and benches repainted.

The drinking water fountain has also been up‐ graded.

THE rhythmic gymnastics competition took place last weekend at the Palacio de los Deportes de Dos Hermanas in Sevilla, and local teams came home with a silver medal and two bronze medals.

The competition is significant for gymnasts at this level, with competitors taking part from across southern Spain. It’s been a difficult year for members of the Gymcosta club but they gave it their best shot.

The Alevin C team of Estela García, Patricia Lopez, Marta Rivas, Ariana Recio and Valeria Recio won bronze medals.

The Cadet C team of Paola Navarez, Alba Nieto, Ela Amanda Cotelo, Lucia Franquelo and Julia Pendon were runners-up in Andalucia, coming home with silver medals.

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Curtains up on Nerja drama festival A NEW edition of the Villa de Nerja Amateur Theatre Festival has ar‐ rived in Nerja which begins today, July 1.

The series of shows will be held at the Cul‐ tural Centre as part of the ‘Festival de Teatro Aficionado Villa de Nerja’ ‐ the amateur theatre festival of Ner‐ ja.

The new edition of the event was launched by the coun‐ cillor for Culture Gema Laguna, along with ac‐ tor Jose Maria Rico and a teacher from the IES El Chaparil, Anto‐ nio Parras.

Event performances will start at 8pm and will only cost €5 for each performance.

The festival has been held since the cultural centre was opened, and theatre enthusiasts from the town and surrounding areas can perform their shows in the au‐ ditorium.

This year’s festival is set to have three com‐ edy plays and starts to‐ day, Thursday, July 1.

The first show will be about mismatched couples trying to stay together and it will be performed by Candile‐ jas Teatro, and direct‐ ed by the actresses of the Veleña company, Maria Zambrano, Ana Ortiz and María José Ruiz.

The second show will be on Friday July 2 and is a funny roman‐ tic comedy about heartbreak and love.

The Festival will fin‐ ish on Saturday July 3 with a performance by the El Chaparil Group.

The show will take the audience on a journey into the mythical past of heroes and gods in Greek and Latin mythology.

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Treasury to axe interns Granada mayor won’t quit Spain extends health care IN the coming months, the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) will dispense with 1,500 interns who have provided emergency assis‐ tance in managing benefits for the unemployed and workers affected

by ERTE. The interns were employed to alleviate the workload in the organi‐ sation after an avalanche of applications for the emergency support programme.

The influx of interns, however, failed to prevent services from col‐ lapsing as hundreds of thousands of suspended workers received their benefits late or the amount they received was incorrect.

Currently, there are half a million more unemployed in Spain than before the pandemic and another half a million workers affected by ERTE. The SEPE staff amounts to 7,000 people who have been warned in recent months that there are insufficient staff for the volume of ser‐ vices they must provide.

The ministries of Finance and Public Function are trying to negotiate with unions to establish a new labour framework that reduces the vol‐ ume of temporary contracts and enables more full‐time staff.

The union complained that the departure of 1,500 workers means that the SEPE will lose 20 per cent of the workforce with which it cur‐ rently operates and that the evolution of the labour market is uncer‐ tain between now and the end of the year when the last interns hired will be let go.

PSOE, PP, Podemos and Vox walked out of the latest plenary session in Granada because the Ciudadanos mayor will not resign.

Political parties in Granada walked out of a plenary session on June 25 as their demands for the mayor to resign failed to unseat Luis Salvador, who is now clinging to power despite repeated calls for him to leave office.

Salvador dismissed the walk out as “theatre”.

PSOE and the Partido Popular (PP) are considering meeting to discuss what, if anything, can be done to remove Salvador.

PP councillor, Cesar Diaz, said, “There is no point in prolonging an untenable situation” while his Podemos counterpart, Antonio Cambril, said the unseemly standoff in the chamber was a “shame”.

Salvador has been mayor of

Granada since 2019.

Earlier this month, the PP accused Luis Salvador, the head of the Ciudadanos, of “entrenching himself” in office, while Salvador refused to resign and indicated he would seek a coalition partner elsewhere and that he is willing to speak “of future scenarios with everyone.” No such partner has been forthcoming.

On June 8, the president of the PP in Granada, Francisco Rodriguez, said the party’s seven councillors had renounced their powers and exited the coalition with Ciudadanos.

The PP said Salvador’s refusal to alternate who holds the position of mayor is their reason for breaking the pact.

“A city like Granada cannot be governed from solitude,” Rodriguez said.

for cross-border workers

THE government has approved extending health care for cross‐border workers who work in Gibraltar but live in Spain. The measure is being extended for four months until the end of October, Madrid said June 22.

The extension will allow officials from both the UK and Spain to continue talks on issues arising from Brexit.

Juan Lozano, the president of Campo de Gibraltar, said he’s satisfied with the extension of health care for the cross‐border workers and other measures such as recognising the British driving licence and the provi‐ sion for degrees from universities and higher educa‐ tion centres and other studies.

“The correct decisions adopted by the government of Spain mean that people … regardless of their na‐ tionality ‐ Spanish and British ‐ are not affected in this negotiation period in which we are currently im‐ mersed,” Lozano said.

He expressed appreciation for “the involvement and firm commitment made by the government of Spain to the Campo de Gibraltar and its citizens.”

Endesa beefs up fraud squad HERE’S a shocker: Endesa fraud inspectors are beefing up against meter fiddlers and power scam‐ mers. And the recent hike in power rates is giving the inspec‐ tors’ fight new momentum.

Jose Antonio Franco is head of Endesa’s energy recovery depart‐

ment, and his team are responsi‐ ble for fighting fraud and to en‐ sure that “all the energy that en‐ ters the system ends up being billed.”

“The detection rate for these losses has varied considerably over time,” Franco said. “We have

Readers support the right to choose WITH the Euthanasia Law having come into effect last week in Spain, we asked our readers if they are for or against it: 95.9 per cent were in favour.

Based on the results of our online survey and the com‐ ments from our Facebook post, we found that almost 96 per cent of our readers who took part support the right to choose death.

Some clarified that only if it is under the right circum‐ stances and pointed out that it must be a decision made by the person themselves, not their inheritors.

Some readers spoke from personal experience of how awful it is to see a loved one suffering until the end and not being able to do anything to help them and in some cases this had been what changed their minds about euthanasia, while others said they had always supported the right for someone to choose how and when to leave this earth.

evolved technically and in recent years we have doubled our best success rate. Fraud is now detect‐ ed in one out of every two inspec‐ tions, which is 25 per cent.”

Endesa is a pioneer in Spain in implementing artificial intelligence in the detection of electricity fraud, thanks to one man ‐ Javier Tejedor ‐ a telecommunications engineer who was already part of the company but in whom they spotted a great potential.

“I am self‐taught, I started in da‐ ta science in 2012, on my own,” Tejedor says. “I was curious and I trained on platforms, many free, where there is a lot of high‐quality content available,” he says, adding Endesa saw the possibilities in fighting fraud.

Franco says that no matter how robust the fraudster is, they look for a way to defraud.

“Before, with the old‐fashioned mechanical counter meters, it was very obvious, very simple, fraud was done by oneself, or by a brother‐in‐law, but now it is done by someone who is prepared, he has become professional, and you even find integrated circuits inside the meters,” he says.

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‘Pride in our Armed Forces’

THE UK’s Ambassador to Spain says he’s proud of the record of service provided by the Armed Forces and be‐ lieves that their dedication to duty underscores their impor‐ tance to British nationals liv‐ ing in Spain.

Ambassador Hugh Elliott said that as envoy to Spain he wears many hats and is in‐ volved in charitable works across the community, but that “one of the roles I am most proud to fulfil is that of Patron of the Royal British Le‐ gion in Spain.”

“As we celebrate not only Armed Forces Day, but the centenary of the Legion, I wanted to reflect a little on what it means to me and why its work is so important to UK nationals in Spain,” he said in a press release.

“On Saturday I was hon‐ oured to attend an event in Orihuela, alongside serving of‐ ficers, veterans, families, re‐ servists and volunteers, to mark this double commemo‐ ration,” he said, adding that just four weeks ago, I was

Defence Attache Ian Clarke and Lieutenant Commander Edward Dunn with Royal Navy and Royal Marine veterans. lucky enough to be able to vis‐ it HMS Kent, while she made a port visit to Alicante ‐ a visible demonstration of the close cooperation between the British Armed Forces and our Allies.

“The work of the Legion is likewise both longstanding and bilateral,” he said. “Over the last 100 years, it has fought to improve the lifelong care and support to serving and ex‐serving personnel and their families, but its achieve‐ ments are wider than many appreciate, both as champion

of the Armed Forces and its contribution to wider society.”

He said the group works very closely alongside Spanish charities such as Cruz Roja and makes every effort to relieve pressure on the Spanish sup‐ port services where they can.

“And speaking at the an‐ niversary event, the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana Galiano, could not have been more welcoming or support‐ ive,” Ambassador Elliott said.

“To many of us, the Legion is only visible during the Pop‐ py Appeal, but as I was able to

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott. hear in person from Don Cub‐ bon, District North Chair, and many others in Orihuela, it provides year‐round support, which goes largely unseen,” he said.

“Over the last 18 months, the fundraising climate and Covid restrictions have made the work of the Community Support Team incredibly tough, but the Legion’s dedi‐ cated volunteers have found ways to deliver much‐needed support to its beneficiaries in Spain, despite the difficult cir‐ cumstances,” he said.

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Mask rule relaxed outdoors

THE law in Spain states it is no longer necessary to wear a mask outdoors if you can keep a safe distance. But this week‐ end, some people could be seen still wearing their masks while others weren’t.

We asked our readers if they felt safe enough to remove their masks.

In general, they responded that they thought it difficult to maintain a safe distance in crowded areas, so they would continue to wear their masks as they did not feel safe in crowds.

The problem, some said, is that other people don’t seem to understand or care about maintaining a safe distance.

The general opinion is that it’s better to be safe than sorry and some readers compared the situation to the UK where masks have not been mandatory outdoors and still have high figures.

One reader commented on the situation in Alicante saying “it’s disgraceful, bars and nightclubs and streets with people in their thousands shoulder to shoulder. I’ve also seen an arti‐ cle from WHO and the Delta variant is managing to infect people in Israel and other countries even though they’ve been vaccinated. Just look what’s happened in Mallorca as the result of a few days of students there.”

Another said that especially with tourists now arriving from different places she would not feel safe.

On the other hand, several readers claimed to feel safe re‐ gardless of if they’d had the jab and one said “I love being outdoors with no mask now.”

Another pointed out “Most masks don’t protect you from others, but will help protect others from you if you happen to be infectious. So while you may FEEL less safe not wearing a mask, you won’t actually be any less safe. So go out and en‐ joy the freedom. Unless you are worried about others infect‐ ing you. In which case, keep your distance.”

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O2 re-introduces roaming fees for Brits LGBT rates highest in Spain BRITISH mobile phone compa‐ ny, O2 has said it will re‐intro‐ duce roaming charges for cus‐ tomers who use their phones while travelling in the EU. A charge of £3.50 will come into force on August 2 on each gigabyte (GB) used over 25GB. Roaming charges were scrapped in the EU in 2017 and O2 said after Brexit it did not intend to re‐introduce them.

The EU scrapped roaming charges across its member states in 2017 after the Euro‐ pean Commission said that they amounted to a “market failure.”

In an email to customers, O2 said, “As your monthly UK data allowance is over 25GB, you can still use your data in our Europe Zone. But it’s now sub‐ ject to a Roaming Limit of 25GB. Once you’ve reached this limit, you’ll be charged an additional cost of £3.50/GB.” A spokesperson for O2 said, “Less than 1 per cent of our Pay Monthly customers reach anywhere near 25GB during occasional travel to Europe.

“If a customer’s UK monthly data allowance is over 25GB, from August 2 they will have a Roaming Limit of 25GB when

BEWARE: Roaming charges are set to change.

roaming in our Europe Zone.

“This means they can use up to 25GB of their allowance at no extra cost ‐ we’ll text them if they get close to the limit, and again if they reach it.

“A customer can still use da‐ ta if they reach our Roaming Limit, but will be charged £3.50/GB,” the spokesperson added.

SPAIN has the largest non‐ heterosexual population in Europe with a total of 78 per cent of Spaniards declaring themselves heterosexual while 12 per cent identify as belonging to other sexuali‐ ties.

Those rates are the high‐ est in Europe and third‐high‐ est globally.

The data, from an Ipsos survey on sexuality, said 6 per cent of Spaniards say they are bisexual, 5 per cent identify as gay and another other 1 per cent identify as ‘pansexual’, attraction re‐ gardless of the sex of the other person, or omnisexual, which is an attraction to all genders. That amounts to 2

Painful Tenerife search continues THE high‐tech oceanographic vessel Angeles Alvariño is now close to completing its first month of deep‐sea searching of the ocean bed off the coast of Tenerife. The task now is focused on locating Anna and Tomas Gimeno, after having already recovered the lifeless body of six‐year‐old Olivia.

Local media announced a few days ago the discovery of a strange mass next to a metallic object, but it is still unknown whether or not it is linked to the case.

The participation of this ship is key in the investigation since thanks to its findings it has been possible to reconstruct the events and learn more about the last steps of Tomas Gi‐ meno and his daughters, who disappeared on April 27.

Equipped with a side‐scan sonar and robot,

the Angeles Alvariño has found several ob‐ jects including a duvet cover and diving bot‐ tle, now known to be owned by Tomas Gi‐ meno.

Within days it located two sports bags, to‐ gether with the anchor of the boat at a depth of 1,000 metres. In one bag was the body of the eldest daughter, Olivia, while the other was ripped open and completely empty.

The investigation is also focused on locat‐ ing an eight‐kilo lead belt, which is suspected of having been used by the girls’ father and Olivia’s alleged murderer, to sink and commit their bodies to the bottom of the sea.

According to the hypothesis of the team in‐ vestigating the case, the lead diving belt and the two oxygen cylinders were used to cause the death of his daughters.

per cent of non‐heterosexual compared to 11 per cent in Germany and the United Kingdom and 10 per cent in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.

The survey, timed to coin‐ cide with World Pride Day on June 25, found 10 per cent of those surveyed in Spain prefer not to express their sexual identity ‐ one of the highest percentages in Europe, only surpassed by Germany with 12 per cent and Poland with 11 per cent.

The survey also found Spain ranked third globally in its support for same‐sex marriage, with 76 per cent in favour, only behind Sweden with 79 per cent and the Netherlands with 84 per cent support.

Spain once again ranks in the top positions when it comes to attitudes towards same‐sex couple being al‐ lowed to adopt children. It found 77 per cent are in favour, only behind the Netherlands with 83 per cent, and 81 per cent sup‐ port in Canada.

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Knows he will be king

PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton told Prince George that he will be King of England “sometime around his seventh

birthday” and despite trying to give him as normal a childhood as possible, George has already realised he is treated differently

Crowdfunding pays for girl’s cancer operation DOCTORS at a hospital in Barcelona have operated for Ewing’s sarcoma on Israe, a 10-year-old Moroccan girl whose treatment was made possible by a worldwide crowdfunding campaign.

Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that begins in the bones or surrounding soft tissues and usually occurs in children and adolescents.

Israe was diagnosed with pelvic cancer last January and, since she could not be operated on in her country due to the high surgical complexity and not being able to afford treatment abroad, her parents sought help. Thousands of people around the world responded to their crowdfunding campaign online.

Soylaiman Izaagague, Israe’s father, launched the campaign.

Within four months and with support from the media, he managed to draw thousands of people from all over the world to collaborate so that Israe could be operated on at the HM Nou Delfos Hospital.

The rare and complicated operation was needed to fix complex bone problems, and help damaged bones regenerate and come back to life.

from his siblings, a royal author has claimed.

Robert Lacey, who released a new chapter of his updated book Battle of Brothers, said William and Kate wanted to break the news to George at a “controlled moment of their choice.”

“William has not revealed to the world how and when he broke the big news to his son,” Mr Lacey wrote. “Maybe one day George will tell us the story himself. But sometime around the boy’s seventh birthday in the summer of 2020 it is thought that his parents went into more detail about what the little prince’s life of future royal ‘ser‐ vice and duty’ would particularly involve.”

Royal commentator Katie Nicholl said the fact that George gets to spend more time with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles makes him understand he is different from Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, de‐ spite the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s efforts to treat their children the same.

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Man tries to drown dog A MAN has been arrested in Madrid’s Coslada after he attempted to drown his dog in the middle of the street.

Luckily for the poor animal, Local Police officers were able to intervene. According to the local council the man was ar-

rested in Coslada by the Local Police after he attempted to drown his dog. He has been arrested for suspected abuse.

The shocking event happened a few days ago, but luckily Local Police officers were on patrol and caught the

man red-handed. The officers spotted the man, who appeared drunk at the time, as he tried to drown a dog.

Thanks to the quick action of the officers the life of Oso, the dog was saved.

The dog had been microchipped so it was possible to find out that the man who had tried to drown him, was in fact his owner.

Oso was taken by the Local Police officers to an Animal Protection Centre, where he is set to stay for a while. The dog’s owner has been arrested for the alleged offence of mistreatment, and he was also arrested for assaulting a police officer who stepped in to stop him from drowning the dog.

The City Council are seeking authorisation from the Community of Madrid to change the dog’s ownership over to the Animal Protection Centre. As soon as change of ownership has gone through the current owner will be disqualified from owning further animals.

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Buckingham Palace says it ‘must do more’ to improve ethnic diversity BUCKINGHAM PALACE has released figures showing the levels of ethnic minority staff and says it “must do more” because levels are “not where it would like to be.” The release of the figures comes after the Royal family became embroiled in controversy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aired racism complaints during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The palace report shows that just 8.5 per cent of staff belonged to an ethnic minority in the year 20202021. It says it will increase this to 10 per cent in the coming year.

T he figures were published by the palace voluntarily. A senior palace source said the report was released so that there would be “no place to hide.” “ W e are not where we would like to be despite our efforts,” the source told the

ROYAL FAMILY: Have been embroiled in controversy.

Evening Standard. “It is not that we have not been progressing diversity and inclusion initiatives during this period, it is that simply the results have not been what we would like,” adding the palace “must do more.” “ O ne of the key points about the publishing of our statistics, which is actually on a voluntary basis, is that there’s no place to hide,” he said. “We fully expect you

to come back and hold us accountable for the progress that we made. A nd if we don’t make the progress, we’ll have to explain why.”

Raj Tulsiani, co-founder of Race Equality Matters, said he believed the palace could do much better. “Amplifying aspirations for future inclusion, it’s nothing,” he said.

“It’s just words. You know if they were serious they’d say ‘Here’s our action plan’.”

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Warning on email fraud A WARNING has been released of a new malicious email campaign pretending to be from Vodafone.

The National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE), based in Spain’s Leon has discovered a new dodgy email which tries to install malware on devices. The phishing email pretends to be from Vodafone.

The phishing email contains two links. The links are supposed to take you to an invoice which has not been paid, but in fact they take you to file meant to infect your device. This is a form of mal‐ ware.

If you have received one of these emails but only

clicked on the link to download the file you could still be safe. In this case it is essential that you find the file and delete it. The phishing email should then be deleted or sent to the trash too.

If you have clicked on the link, downloaded the file and opened or executed the file then you could be in trouble and your device might be infected. In this case users should run a scan of their device with up‐to‐date anti‐virus software.

INCIBE offer a support service for users who are not sure how to remove malware and need assis‐ tance.

Brit licences deadline extended THE Spanish Government has agreed to extend the deadline to exchange a British driving licence for a Spanish one from June 30 to October 31.

Negotiations are also underway between Madrid and London to try and reach ‘mutual recognition’ for holders of British driving li‐ cences in Spain and those using Spanish driving licences in the UK. “We know that many of you have been anxious that the recog‐ nition of UK driving licences was set to end on 30 June,” the UK embassy in Madrid posted on its

Facebook page. “We are pleased that the Spanish Government … announced that UK licences will continue to be recognised until October 31, 2021 for those of you who were resident in Spain be‐ fore December 31, 2020 ‐ even if you did not get your residency document until after the end of the Transition Period.”

The embassy said the exten‐ sion applies “whether you regis‐ tered your intention to exchange your licence with the DGT before 30 December 2020 or not.”

If you arrived after January 1,

your licence will only remain valid for six months from your arrival in Spain, the embassy said.

It says that if you did not regis‐ ter to exchange your licence with the DGT before December 30, 2020 and wish to exchange your UK driving licence now, you would need to follow the DGT process for non‐EU nationals ‐ and that includes taking a driving test.

The talks between London and Madrid hope to make it possible to simply exchange UK driving li‐ cences without taking a test.

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Minimum wage hike on cards? Banned from France SPAIN’S President Pedro Sanchez and Labour and Social Economy Minister Yolanda Di‐ az were due to meet this week to consider hiking the mini‐ mum wage by 10 per cent.

The meeting follows a report from the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Minimum Wage that recommended the 10 per cent hike on June 18.

If approved, the increase could see the minimum wage in Spain rise from €950 per month to €1,045 per month.

The government faces pres‐ sure to approve the increase not only because they face re‐ election in 2023, but because of growing public anger against in‐ creasing living expenses and soaring electricity bills.

Diaz said she is in favour of raising the minimum wage by 10 per cent, but that it is up to the government to decide. “Our position is known, but the gov‐ ernment will decide,” she said on Thursday June 24.

“We have skyrocketing prices for electricity and other basic products. It is very striking that we leave those who need it 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‐

YOLANDA DIAZ: Is to meet with President Sanchez. most with this protection,” she added.

The Bank of Spain said earlier this month that the last mini‐ mum wage hike may have back‐ fired and cost the country 180,000 jobs. It said the in‐ crease impacted young people the most, while those over the age of 45 largely did not receive any benefit.

Young workers on the mini‐ mum wage now face reduced chances of getting a permanent contract and have probably seen their hours per month cut back.

A SOUTH YORKSHIRE MP is fighting back against new Brexit rules which mean pigeons are banned from flying to France.

The rules will stop pigeon rac‐ ing across the English Channel, and the MP hopes that they can be overturned. Wentworth and Dearn MP John Healey has ap‐ proached George Eustice, the environment secretary after pi‐ geon racers got in touch with him.

New Animal Health Regula‐ tions due to come in on April 21

PIGEONS: Not welcome. would have required pigeons to have a health certificate signed by a vet and be in the EU for 21 days before release. The transi‐ tion period for the rules has now

Spanish homes selling quickly A THIRD of Spanish homes for sale find a buyer within one month ‐ just slightly lower than it was be‐ fore the Covid‐19 pandemic began, Spain’s largest online property site reported.

A third of the homes for sale on Idealista during the month of April had been on the market for less than a month, the company said.

However, that percentage is lower than recorded before February 2020, when 36 per cent were sold in less than a month.

The largest increase occurred in Girona, where quick sales grew from 17 per cent in February 2020 to 40 per cent in June. Swift sales in Leon went from 17 per cent to 33 per cent and in Huelva from 22 per cent to 35 per cent; Cordoba went from 16 per cent to 28 per cent, Santa Cruz de Tenerife went from 22 per cent to 33 per cent and Lugo went from 7 per cent to 17 per cent.

The number of houses selling within a month in Palma went from 28 per cent to 32 per cent and Malaga from 38 per cent to 40 per cent. In Madrid the percentage of homes sold in a month dropped from 53 per cent to 43 per cent.

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nesses in your area.

Due to the Covid‐19 pandem‐ ic, you may have to support many local businesses by order‐

ing 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 lockdown 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 on‐ line, consider where your money is actually going.

By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by mak‐ ing a small gesture and shopping in this way.

Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases 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 generations and support not just

the current owner but the gener‐ ation before.

For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting 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 in‐ dependent 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 revive 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 better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult 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 lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buy‐ ing local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Stud‐ ies have shown that local busi‐ nesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and in‐ vest in their employees.

Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐

been extended until October 2021 due to an EU agreement.

France, however, decided to require the animal health certifi‐ cate as member states can apply their own national rules.

Mick McGrevy, 73, is a former chairman and life vice‐president of the National Flying Club and has owned pigeons for many years. The National Flying Club has members across the UK and races pigeons from France and Spain. Normally pigeons quickly return home the same day after completing a 500‐mile trip in on‐ ly a few hours.

“We really want to see this sorted out so we can get back to the racing we enjoy and have been doing for decades,” Mc‐ Grevy said.

“Owners appreciate the need for stringent regulations for movement into the EU, but these birds are low risk and are not being imported, only trans‐ ported then released,” said pi‐ geon racer John Healey.

“This should have been re‐ solved as part of the Brexit terms and now needs an agree‐ ment with the EU.” 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 restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local 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 neighbours and communi‐ ties. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity.

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.

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Why Russia fired on HMS Defender 2M Brits had long Covid WAR SHIP: The UK denied an incident took place.

RUSSIAN claims that it fired on HMS Defender, which was in the Black Sea on a NA‐ TO mission, came just two days after the UK signed an agreement to boost Ukraine’s naval capabilities.

Britain and Ukraine inked a naval cooperation agreement on June 21 onboard the HMS Defender which will include the development of a new naval base in the Sea of Avoz along with eight hi‐tech naval warships for Ukraine.

Russia has been meddling in Ukrainian affairs for more than a decade, since the ex‐ Soviet country made a bid to sign a cooperation agreement

that would bring it closer to the EU. In 2014 Russia an‐ nexed Crimea and has en‐ couraged separatists in east‐ ern Ukraine.

The June 21 agreement for the UK to bolster Ukraine’s naval capabilities was signed

by Minister for Defence Pro‐ curement Jeremy Quin and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Tony Radakin representing the UK and the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Oleksandr Myro‐ niuk.

“The UK and Ukraine have a close defence relationship, and we continue to strength‐ en this partnership to help

deter shared threats,” said Mr Quin, the minister respon‐ sible for naval procurement.

The deal is likely to have angered Moscow as it in‐ cludes the sale of missiles which can be integrated into existing Ukrainian naval and military platforms.

Two days later, on June 23, Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed a coastguard vessel had shot at HMS Defender because it had breached Rus‐ sia’s territorial water. The UK however swiftly denied an in‐ cident had taken place and said Russia was conducting regular exercises and did not fire at the war ship.

OVER two million people in Eng‐ land are thought to have had one or more Covid‐19 symp‐ toms lasting at least 12 weeks, according to one of the largest studies of the virus funded by

the government.

The study is based on self‐re‐ ported data from 508,707 adults aged 18 and above who took part in REACT‐2 rounds three to five carried out between September

Ryanair furious over digital certs RYANAIR launched a blistering attack on Ireland’s Transport Minister Eamonn Ryan who has not yet reopened Ireland to air travel. The low‐cost airline, Ireland’s biggest carrier, on Wednes‐ day June 23 called on Minister Ryan to clarify why, when 18 other EU countries are now issuing the Digital Green Cert, he has failed to do so for Ireland’s vaccinated citizens.

British visitors arriving by air must quarantine for 10 days, but the airline pointed out that if they were to fly into Belfast instead, they can drive across the border from Northern Ireland with no restrictions whatsoever.

“With less than 50 Covid patients in our hospitals, and less than 20 in our ICUs, Ireland continues to delay the recovery of avi‐ ation and tourism due to the bogus and non‐medical fears about a Delta variant in the UK which is not resistant to vaccines,” Ryanair’s Eddie Wilson said. “It is time for Minister Ryan to wake up and roll out the EU Digital Cert at least for those Irish citizens who have been double vaccinated, and this can be switched on today! Negative PCR tests and Covid recoveries can be added lat‐ er.”

2020 and February 2021.

Around a fifth of those sur‐ veyed reported having had a Covid‐19 symptom previously, with over a third reporting persis‐ tent symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks. Around one‐10th of those with symptoms said they lasted at least 12 weeks and were se‐ vere.

The findings suggest preva‐ lence of persistent symptoms, or long Covid, increases with age, with a 3.5 per cent increase in likelihood in each decade of life. It shows long Covid is higher among women, people who are over‐ weight or obese, who smoke, live in deprived areas, or had been admitted to hospital. Persistent Covid‐19 symptoms were lower in people of Asian ethnicity.

“Long Covid can have a lasting and debilitating impact on the lives of those affected,” said Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock. “Studies like this help us to rapidly build our under‐ standing of the impact of the con‐ dition and we are using these findings and other new research to develop support and treat‐ ments.”

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71% more tourists in May Javid promises lockdown will

THE number of airline passen‐ gers arriving in Spain from inter‐ national airports grew by 71 per cent in May ‐ the largest number recorded since August 2020.

Some 1,396,549 travellers ar‐

rived in Spain last month, but the figure is still 84.2 per cent lower than the number of arrivals in May 2019, according to the Spanish tourist board, Tures‐ pana.

Hospital failed to treat TB patient A COURT in Sevilla has ordered the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) to pay €20,400 to the family of a 69-year-old woman who died in October 2018 from tuberculosis that was not diagnosed, nor treated.

The Patient Ombudsman said that the poor medical treatment occurred at Reina Sofía Hospital in Cordoba and dated back to January 2017 when the patient was treated with medication for her Crohn-type inflammatory bowel disease.

The immunosuppressant drug, however, has the ability to awaken bacteria that cause tuberculosis.

Some 15 per cent of Spaniards, especially those over 40, are unaware that they have latent tuberculosis. Medical staff are supposed to carry out a tuberculin test, which must be repeated, to ensure that the person does not have latent TB before administering the drug.

The test was not repeated and a CT scan that showed the TB infection also went unnoticed.

“Although we are still far from pre‐pandemic levels, the data suggest that we have begun a gradual recovery in mobility, which will increase with the ad‐ vance of vaccinations, the lifting of restrictions and the implemen‐ tation of measures such as the EU Covid digital certificate,” Reyes Maroto, the Minister of In‐ dustry, Commerce and Tourism, said on Wednesday June 23.

The largest number of passen‐ gers arrived from Germany with 407,431 travellers or 29.2 per cent of the total; there were 191,035 French passengers and 98,329 passengers from Switzer‐ land.

The Balearic Islands was the main destination with 386,247 international passengers arriving at its airports followed by the Community of Madrid with 351,647 travellers; Catalonia with 196,466 passengers; the Canary Islands with 159,292; Andalucia had 152,292 international ar‐ rivals and Valencia had 136,806.

Adolfo Suarez Madrid‐Barajas and Palma de Mallorca regis‐ tered the most activity.

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end as Hancock forced to quit

NEW UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to lift lockdown by July 19 while Labour has branded his “hapless” predeces‐ sor Matt Hancock “the stupidest man on earth.”

Javid said his task as Britain’s health tsar “is to help return the economic and cultural life that makes this country so great” but he warned the Delta variant is causing a “nar‐ rowing of the race between the virus and the vaccine.”

“In truth, no date we choose comes with zero risk for Covid. We cannot simply elimi‐ nate it. We have to learn to live with it,” he said on June 28.

“Make no mistake, the restrictions on our freedoms must come to an end. We owe it to the British people not to wait a moment longer than we need to. With the numbers heading in the right direction, July 19 remains our target date,” he added in his first address to parliament.

Javid was ushered into the role of Health Secretary when Matt Hancock was forced to resign after The Sun splashed salacious pho‐ tos of him kissing his aide, Gina Coladangelo on June 25.

Within 24‐hours pressure from both inside and outside the Tory party became too much

SAJID JAVID: “We have to learn to live with it.” and the former health secretary was forced to apologise and resign.

The Sun’s exposé featured images taken from CCTV footage inside Hancock’s White‐ hall office. Labour said the leak amounted to a “major security breach” and has called for an urgent investigation.

New VAT rules for online shopping NEW EU‐wide Value‐Added Tax (VAT) rules for online shopping came into force this week as part of efforts to ensure a more level play‐ ing field for all businesses.

The new rules also aim to

simplify cross‐border e‐ commerce and introduce greater transparency for EU shoppers when it comes to pricing and consumer choice.

The new rules came into

force on Wednesday July 1 and will affect online sellers and marketplaces/platforms both inside and outside the EU, postal operators and couriers, customs and tax administrations, as well as consumers.

Under the current system, goods imported into the EU valued at less than €22 by non‐EU companies are ex‐ empt from VAT. As from July 1, this exemption is now lift‐ ed.

Currently, e‐commerce sellers need to have a VAT registration in each Member State in which they have a turnover above a certain overall threshold, which varies from country to coun‐ try. From July 1, these differ‐ ent thresholds will be re‐ placed by one common EU threshold of €10,000 above which the VAT must be paid in the Member State where the goods are delivered.

The EU’s VAT system was last updated in 1993 and has not kept pace with the rise in cross‐border e‐commerce.

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FRANCE

Expensive City

Quelle surprise

THE annual report from Mercer has ranked Copenhagen as the 16th most expensive city for expats to live in, a jump of nine places since last year and as far as Europe is concerned, it is the fourth most expensive after three Swiss cities.

SIX rather embarrassed French football fans discovered only when they arrived in the wrong country that they had confused Bucharest (Romania) and Budapest (Hungary) when they booked their travel to watch France play Hungary in the Euros. They ended up watching the match on TV!

THE NETHERLANDS Night Watch IN 1715, when Rembrandt’s Night Watch was moved to a new home, parts of the original were cut off. Now a computer has created the missing images in the style of Rembrandt so that the entire painting may be viewed at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum.

BELGIUM Undercover officer A PLAIN-CLOTHES police officer on a motorbike which has police markings on the rear has been on the streets of West Flanders looking for motorists who break the law. So successful has he been that he has issued 222 fines in just seven days.

GERMANY Rainbow row HUNGARIAN Prime Minister Viktor Orban cancelled his visit to Munich to watch the Germany v Hungary football clash as by way of protest against new Hungarian antigay laws, the stadium was due to be lit with the rainbow colours, although this was eventually banned

by UEFA.

NORWAY Oil exploration ENVIRONMENTALISTS were up in arms after the Norwegian Government decided on June 23 to issue new oil and gas exploration licences in Norway’s Arctic waters to seven different oil companies. This was just a week after the Government unveiled its green energy strategy.

FINLAND Vaccinating youth THE Finnish Health Authority has now approved the vaccination against Covid-19 of those aged between 16 and 19 years of age within the next two weeks and then plans to follow this up with inoculations for the 12 to 15 age group subject to parental permission

SWEDEN Robot restaurant DUE to open in Sweden later this year is a new robotic ice cream parlour called BonBot, where you order and pay for your ice cream via an App and then watch a robotic arm make it on the spot and hand it over to you.

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Passenger faked PCR test A MAN who tried to fly from Brussels Airport with a falsi‐ fied PCR test has been sen‐ tenced to a year in jail. The sentence is the first handed

down by Belgian courts since authorities announced in April that using a false PCR test would be punishable by prison time.

Venice to ‘danger’ list UNESCO may add Venice to the list of ‘World Heritage in Danger’ after advisors warned the city is facing a series of threats.

“The continued deteriorating effects of human intervention, combined with climate change on the vulnerable lagoon ecosystem, threaten to result in irreversible change,” the body said this week. It said cruise ships are deemed a ‘threat’ to the famous Italian city as they continue to sail through the historic city’s water front centre, despite the Italian government ruling that they should be banned.

“While legal bans already exist for ships over 40,000 gross ton to enter the Venice Lagoon, it has no practical effect, as no alternative exists for the mooring of these large ships,” UNESCO said, adding a long-term solution was needed as a matter of urgency.

Complex impacts of mass tourism, the constant decrease of population and the basic deficiencies in governance and cooperated management have led to a significant loss of historical authenticity within Venice, UNESCO stated. It also said the lagoon’s ecology faces “irreversible change.”

Authorities say that be‐ tween April 19 and June 11, 576 people were discovered with a forged PCR test at Brussels Airport after Bel‐ gium allowed non‐essential foreign travel. Travellers are required to show a negative PCR test result and complete a locator form.

Failing to fill in the form correctly, making a false declaration or attempting to beat the PCR test system can result in an immediate €750 fine or further prosecution.

The man jailed on Tues‐ day, June 22, presented a negative PCR result from a friend who had falsified the test. He had also refused to accept an out‐of‐court agreement and failed to ap‐ pear before judges.

The court said the man’s behaviour was “not only an‐ tisocial” but was also poten‐ tially life‐threatening, and the jail term was appropri‐ ate given the circumstances of the case.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA New strategy TENDAM, formerly the Madrid based Cortefiel Group, which is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers aimed at women aged 25 to 40 is to introduce several new brands and will offer 200 third party products through its website and shops across Europe.

Scottish power SCOTTISH based battery manufacturer AMTE Power is to receive £2.3 (€2.5) million out of a £5 (€5.5) million pot from the British Government over three years in a project aimed at preparing for the switch to electric-powered vehicles in the UK by 2030.

Cryptocurrency AS a number of members of the Spanish Parliament press for the introduction of some form of Spanish cryptocurrency, the head of the Bank for International Settlements and several global Central Banks including Bank of Spain are fighting to keep control of currency away from the ether.

Interest rates THE experts at the Bank of England have left interest rates on hold at a historic low of 0.1 per cent despite concerns that inflation will grow during 2021 as the economic recovery gathers pace.

This doesn’t however seem to make any difference to mortgage and loan rates.

Premium Bonds MANY premium bond holders in the UK loved the concept of a prize cheque dropping through their letter box and were very disappointed when National Savings decided that ERNIE would no longer deliver the prize direct.

Now after research and feedback from bond holders, it has been decided that the cheques will still be posted, although holders will have the option to request that any money won be either credited to their bank account or converted to new premium bonds.

According to BBC Business, Premium Bonds introduced in 1956 are the most popular savings product in the UK.

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€36 billion

is the amount that AT&T is due to receive as it merges Warner Media with Discovery and Spanish Bank Santander will be involved with some of the funding.

5m+ new millionaires IN its 12th Global Wealth Report released on June 22, Credit Suisse, reveal that more than five million new millionaires were cre‐ ated during 2020.

The research showed that despite the economic fallout caused by the Covid‐19 pandemic, there are now 56.1 millionaires worldwide (more than the entire population of Spain).

You don’t have to be cash rich in order to be classified as a millionaire

and rising house prices and a stock exchange boom have increased the value of assets and for some, even cryptocurrency rises have pushed them into the mil‐ lionaire bracket.

Credit Suisse researchers suggest that wealth cre‐ ation has simply ignored the economic problems of the pandemic and the ap‐ plication of low‐cost gov‐ ernment backed loans has also encouraged house‐ hold savings which bumps

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can debtors be named?

Can you advise whether a community presi‐ dent or the appointed administrator is obliged to supply a fully paid owner with a current debtors’ list? Owing to the Covid situation we have not had any accounts or debt lists for two years and have requested a debtors’ list without response.

T A (by email) No, neither the presi‐ dent nor the adminis‐ YOU AND THE LAW trator is obligated to IN SPAIN provide a list of com‐ munity debtors. Spain’s law of data protection prevents this, ex‐ cept in the notification of the AGM. The Horizontal Law estab‐ lishes that the notification of the AGM must include the list of those debtors who are prohibited from voting.

If the members are notified by letter in a sealed envelope, this meets the requirement or if notification is by email, the emails should be sent individually. If there is a notice board, it should be in a closed box opened by key or code.

A recent change because of Covid now permits communities to hold the AGM by email or Internet. This means that the list of debtors would appear with the notification of the AGM.

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.

BRITISH transport company National Express has announced its acquisi‐ tion of Transportes Rober (Rober) in Spain at a cost of €13 million.

The acquisition of Rober, which has operated the urban bus contract in Granada for more than 20 years, represents a further step in consoli‐ dating the regional and urban bus markets, a strategy which Alsa (which it also owns) has successfully

up individual worth.

The report also found that total global wealth grew by 7.4 per cent and wealth per adult rose by 6 per cent to reach a record high of $79,952 (€67,000) and interestingly, overall, the countries most affect‐ ed by the pandemic have not fared worse in terms of wealth creation.

A lot now depends upon the future and whether high share and house prices are sustainable over

the long term.

The regional breakdown shows that total wealth rose by $12.4 (€10.4) tril‐ lion in North America and by $9.2 (€7.7) trillion in Eu‐ rope.

These two regions ac‐ counted for the bulk of the wealth gains in 2020, with China adding another $4.2 (€3.5) trillion, although In‐ dia and South America saw significant falls in individual worth according to Credit Suisse.

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Granada is a major hub for long haul connections and builds on Al‐ sa’s existing urban business in Alme‐ ria and regional services, consolidat‐ ing the group’s leadership position in Andalucia with a combined fleet of 650 vehicles and 1,900 employees.

Alsa, in partnership with Repsol, has started the first pilot test in Spain with HVO, a fuel with zero net emissions.

Twelve buses from the Bilbobus fleet will circulate during the next four months through Bilbao, using advanced biofuels made from waste.

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According to a report from Reuters, when questioned about the future she said “We are currently considering what the strategy should be for the entity from now on.”

Sareb which was set up in 2012 to take on bad loans has been losing money for some time which is a worry for its shareholders, the Spanish State and major banks.

Although it has managed to sell property worth €15.9 bil‐ lion it still holds around €35 billion of debt, much of it in depreciating empty or unfin‐ ished property.

Commonwealth business office WHEN Gibraltar sadly removed the European Union flag from one of its three flag poles at the land border with Spain, it was replaced by the Commonwealth flag.

Now, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) Lord Marland has formally opened the Council’s offices in Gibraltar n the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who has responsibility for relations with the Common‐ wealth.

CWEIC has a mandate from the Heads of Government to promote trade and investment across the organisation which has 53 member nations, a num‐ ber of associated and overseas territories with 2.4 billion peo‐ ple. meets the sustainability certifica‐ tions required by the European Union Renewable Energy Directive and is considered a net zero emis‐ sions fuel.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.190,00 1.193,50 Admiral Group 3.227,0 3.231,0 Anglo American 2.964,5 2.979,0 Antofagasta 1.451,50 1.457,00 Ashtead Group 5.412,0 5.452,0 Associated British Foods 2.282,0 2.291,0 AstraZeneca 8.539,9 8.562,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 648,40 650,40 Avast 492,18 493,45 Aveva 3.724,0 3.727,4 Aviva 416,30 416,57 B&M European Value Retail SA558,00 561,00 BAE Systems 532,20 533,60 Bank VTB DRC 1,356 1,356 Barclays 174,93 175,14 Barratt Developments 700,80 701,20 Berkeley 4.654,0 4.654,4 BHP Group 2.156,50 2.164,00 BP 324,57 326,10 British American Tobacco 2.805,0 2.820,0 British Land Company 521,60 523,40 BT Group 202,94 204,30 Bunzl 2.403,5 2.422,2 Burberry Group 2.033,0 2.153,0 Carnival 1.660,0 1.696,8 Centrica 52,06 52,22 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.659,0 2.678,0 Compass 1.521,70 1.531,30 CRH 3.736,0 3.755,0 Croda Intl 7.256,0 7.280,0 DCC 5.974,0 5.974,0 Diageo 3.475,5 3.484,0 DS Smith 423,00 424,10 EasyJet 934,32 949,02 Experian 2.803,0 2.818,0 Ferguson 9.990,0 10.035,0 Flutter Entertainment 13.605,0 13.810,0 Fresnillo 806,75 809,07 GlaxoSmithKline 1.420,20 1.423,87 Glencore 314,47 315,39 Halma 2.711,2 2.724,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.594,00 1.605,00 Hikma Pharma 2.443,00 2.453,00 HSBC 426,35 426,35 IAG 184,98 188,30 Imperial Brands 1.564,00 1.571,00 Informa 514,90 518,10 InterContinental 4.877,0 4.962,0 Intermediate Capital 2.188,01 2.191,31 Intertek 5.556,0 5.571,4

% CHG. 1.187,93 3.220,0 2.940,5 1.444,00 5.403,2 2.269,0 8.483,4 647,40 492,10 3.722,0 413,50 557,00 531,00 1,348 172,59 697,40 4.608,6 2.145,00 324,57 2.786,5 516,40 201,80 2.403,5 2.031,0 1.659,6 51,40 2.656,0 1.518,95 3.734,0 7.204,0 5.938,0 3.455,5 420,10 932,16 2.802,0 9.968,0 13.545,0 804,35 1.406,50 312,51 2.708,8 1.593,50 2.419,00 424,90 183,02 1.559,00 504,20 4.872,0 2.187,51 5.544,0

NET VOL 22,53K 5,97K 9,00K 22,37K 12,63K 57,53K 22,13K 38,56K 3,41K 0,86K 73,09K 50,75K 124,28K 10,92K 238,89K 70,78K 4,35K 202,55K 212,92K 213,21K 78,49K 840,13K 3,35K 415,66K 56,47K 291,03K 17,22K 7,34K 20,66K 10,91K 2,68K 123,98K 71,95K 206,80K 39,20K 7,65K 8,61K 8,24K 102,36K 401,18K 4,28K 17,15K 18,20K 68,35K 2,61M 61,08K 42,32K 27,23K 1,20K 0,44K

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ITV J Sainsbury Johnson Matthey Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Meggitt Melrose Industries Mondi National Grid NatWest Group Next Norilskiy Nikel ADR Ocado Persimmon Phoenix Prudential Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Rosneft DRC Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B Sage Samsung Electronics DRC Sberbank Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

127,80 271,86 3.077,0 699,73 264,99 47,15 8.224,0 477,90 155,85 1.888,00 924,20 208,30 7.852,0 34,47 1.983,00 2.939,0 676,00 1.441,00 6.408,0 1.936,00 493,27 660,60 6.061,5 105,32 7,71 1.492,90 1.492,8 1.448,2 687,20 1.810,50 17,23 3.575,0 1.293,15 1.105,00 2.514,0 1.567,50 1.593,50 13.571,0 1.518,00 1.490,00 466,20 277,90 160,21 224,15 393,07 4.259,7 994,40 121,91 3.150,4 1.001,50

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127,80 273,36 3.085,0 699,73 265,60 47,22 8.298,0 479,30 156,40 1.896,50 927,30 208,50 7.900,0 34,57 2.007,19 2.952,0 676,80 1.446,50 6.430,0 1.945,00 496,70 665,40 6.088,0 107,00 7,73 1.494,70 1.494,8 1.450,0 690,00 1.816,00 17,28 3.576,0 1.302,00 1.112,50 2.526,0 1.577,50 1.604,00 13.615,0 1.523,00 1.493,00 467,50 277,90 160,68 224,45 400,40 4.270,6 1.000,50 122,73 3.186,9 1.003,00

127,35 271,26 3.058,0 695,20 263,30 46,70 8.212,0 472,70 154,50 1.884,30 922,30 203,50 7.840,0 34,23 1.981,24 2.936,0 669,79 1.436,00 6.386,0 1.935,27 493,03 660,60 6.037,0 105,18 7,71 1.484,50 1.485,0 1.440,8 684,00 1.809,00 17,22 3.555,0 1.291,02 1.104,50 2.502,0 1.565,16 1.593,50 13.550,0 1.515,00 1.485,99 463,27 272,30 159,26 223,55 391,68 4.249,6 993,60 121,44 3.145,6 995,40

166,80K 35,72K 26,66K 6,51K 224,22K 3,09M 23,00K 50,05K 251,86K 3,50K 276,32K 461,84K 6,55K 52,66K 7,48K 21,25K 40,48K 12,78K 71,63K 7,65K 6,58K 39,90K 8,51K 3,17M 19,49K 20,24K 322,81K 489,88K 68,08K 0,99K 62,12K 2,73K 177,78K 6,73K 18,05K 10,60K 13,95K 2,72K 45,61K 4,23K 36,61K 52,65K 69,31K 130,43K 186,73K 17,06K 34,74K 1,13M 4,05K 54,75K

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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.19412 Japan yen (JPY)......................................132.137 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0957 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4361 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................10.145

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PRICE 194,75 2.539,9 3.401,5 242,68 133,11 248,38 216,31 107,30 53,06 54,32 341,37 368,77 313,63 218,74 146,84 55,91 164,21 154,05 232,42 77,20 265,02 154,35 134,92 241,87 671,87 404,95 56,38 237,32 138,53 178,35

CHANGE 195,33 2.550,1 3.464,8 243,65 133,89 252,30 221,75 108,06 53,20 54,47 344,12 371,15 315,46 220,17 146,93 56,41 164,78 154,50 233,41 77,97 267,25 154,59 135,54 244,20 693,81 409,98 56,52 238,48 138,86 179,09

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 193,30 6,18M 2.528,9 1,67M 3.394,2 3,94M 240,11 4,31M 132,81 70,78M 248,25 9,63M 215,27 11,27M 106,78 8,10M 52,65 16,68M 54,01 18,88M 339,68 14,59M 364,54 2,78M 311,55 11,73M 217,33 5,22M 144,95 3,59M 55,75 21,10M 162,89 10,96M 151,67 15,48M 232,34 3,00M 76,05 50,29M 264,76 25,61M 150,48 46,29M 132,95 24,50M 240,99 15,41M 668,70 32,50M 399,02 16,93M 56,19 14,54M 236,32 7,83M 136,92 9,55M 177,49 7,43M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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AutoZone Inc. Markel Corp.

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Most Declined Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A FedEx Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.5% Non-Cum. Perp. Con. ServiceNow Inc. Waters Corp.

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Currency outlook: Hawkish Fed turbocharges the US dollar, reopening delay rocks the pound

EXCHANGE RATES: Remained largely subdued through the latter half of the month.

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

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Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.22 to $1.19 The euro spent the first half of June trad‐ ing in a narrow range, as optimism over the reopening of more parts of the Eurozone offset some dovish forward guidance from the European Central Bank (ECB).

However the euro then suffered a dra‐ matic drop off in mid‐June, as the strong negative correlation in the EUR/USD pairing saw the single currency suffer following a surge in the US dollar.

EUR exchange rates have then remained largely subdued through the latter half of the month, only finding some modest sup‐ port on the back of some upbeat Eurozone PMI figures.

Looking ahead, with the ECB expected to maintain its dovish bias for some time, and indications that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is starting to spread through Europe, any upside in the euro over the next month may prove limited.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.15 to €1.16 GBP/USD: Down from $1.41 to $1.39 The pound has traded in a wide range over the past four weeks, amidst a mix of coronavirus and Brexit uncertainty.

In regards to coronavirus concerns, the rapid spread of the Delta variant through‐ out the UK, and the government’s subse‐ quent delaying of its reopening date dealt a major blow to Sterling.

Renewed Brexit tensions between the

UK and EU over the Northern Ireland proto‐ col has also driven volatility in GBP ex‐ change rates.

Sterling’s attempts to rally towards the end of June were then scuppered by the Bank of England (BoE) as it struck a disap‐ pointing dovish tone following its latest policy meeting.

Turning to next month, the direction of GBP exchange rates will largely depend on whether lifting of the remaining coron‐ avirus restrictions goes ahead on July 19 as planned, with any further delay likely to place considerable pressure on the pound.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.70 to £0.71 USD/EUR: Up from €0.81 to €0.83 The US dollar rallied sharply over the past month, with USD exchange rates strik‐ ing a two month high, following a surpris‐ ingly hawkish shift by the Federal Reserve.

The Fed’s more hawkish forward guid‐ ance came amidst a sharp upturn in US in‐ flationary pressure in May, as the country’s latest consumer price index printed at a dizzying 5 per cent.

However it wasn’t all plain sailing for the ‘greenback’ with some underwhelming US data, mostly notably May’s non‐farm pay‐ rolls, which printed well below expecta‐ tions for the second consecutive month.

Going forward, whether or not the US dollar is able to maintain its positive trajec‐ tory will likely depend quite a bit on June’s payroll figures as another disappointing reading could raise some concerns over an unbalance economic recovery.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IT’S not often I allow myself to succumb to pure unmitigated anger.

I’m a bit long in the tooth for a condition that can sometimes create more problems than it actually eliminates.

But this week I encountered an exception to my own rule. It began with the announcement that poor white schoolchildren were under‐ achieving in UK schools. Oddly the UK media actually gave this news quite extensive coverage. (Deferring perhaps to the new GB channel that is literally plundering their viewing figures!) This announcement was bad enough, but it was watching the young white pupils being interviewed that truly got this old boy’s hackles up. Primarily it was quite a pleasant rarity to see two or three white pupils appear on the screen in succession!

However, that’s where any pleasurable viewing ended.

It was the general demeanour of these youngsters that got to me; they seemed confused and almost reticent to air their views on camera.

FEATURE

Educational opinions SCHOOLCHILDREN: Normally bright, happy and full of hope for the future.

The vast numbers of black and ethnic minority students, who regularly appear on these programmes for a whole cross section of their ‘educational opinions,’ are generally (unless they’re whinging) bright, happy and full of hope for the future. In contrast these white children seemed bewildered and

utterly lacking in confidence. This is a direct result of the woke and PC attitude toward the education of our youngsters; a system of the left which is deliberately concentrating so much on making sure the minorities are put to the fore and given every opportunity, they are neglecting the children of the white indigenous

majority. Instead of instilling them with national pride and confidence, these ‘privileged’ children are being made to feel ashamed of their ancestry and responsible for just about every malady that ails their great nation.

Everywhere they look they witness anti‐white propaganda; from their sportsmen taking the knee to the desecration of their historical statues.

Is it any wonder their grades are suffering and they are developing complexes of inferiority? This week (not for the first time) the BBC advertised jobs where only black and ethnic minorities need apply. This is a disgraceful example of the pure hypocrisy of an organisation that is supposed to be anti‐racist, but is actually steeped in racism and panders to the ethnic minorities purely to make sure Labour gets a favourable result in the next election.

(Some chance!) This is all a part of the insidious woke and Marxist BLM agenda.

Attack British culture, undermine its historical achievements, lower morale, diminish belief in itself and turn the citizens and families against each other. And where better to start than among the young and most impressionable? Have no doubt the aim of this evil ideology is not integration, it is domination. It’s time for the indigenous majority to stand up and be counted and let these people know that the UK is utterly sick of its whole traitorous anti British attitude. If not I’m afraid the white populace will finish up the same way as many have in South Africa.

And believe me, that is not a pleasant proposition at all!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.

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Following in the wheel ruts of driving over lemons CONSULAR MATTERS IT’S fair to say that the vast majority of my work as a lawyer in the last 30 years has been acting for clients as an independent lawyer for purchases of villas and apartments, and now as Consul I am having many requests about having a property here, but what about buying your dream home in rural Spain?

Sandy beaches, convenient English‐ speaking bars and restaurants aren’t something that a small minority of buyers want here in Spain.

What about those of you who wish for example to emulate Chris Stewart in ‘Driving over Lemons’ in the Alpujar‐ ras and make a go of an off‐grid farm or finca as it is called here in Spain?

Well it’s certainly possible, I increasing‐ ly find myself in a rural Notary office signing for a client, but the legal chal‐ lenges you’ll face could be great.

Sometimes with these rural proper‐

RURAL RETREAT: Make sure your home is all you want it to be.

ties there are questions of whether or not the Cortijo or farmhouse is legal.

Does the catastro match the escritura, if any? Does the seller have all the cor‐ rect paperwork? Do you have the right to take the spring water? Can you get a mortgage? Can you find all the owners

of the property? Who is responsible for the upkeep of the track and many oth‐ er potential problems.

One of the biggest mistakes that po‐ tential buyers make is that they as‐ sume that they can simply build a house or renovate a ruin.

Don’t be put off, the key here is once you have had your offer accepted like any other purchase in Spain is don’t sign or pay anything until you have taken some specialist legal advice from a lawyer that you have chosen yourself. That way you will have a

qualified legal opinion as to what you are getting into. The Spanish Solicitor or Abogado will be able to liaise with the authorities, local town hall, your ar‐ chitect and builders to ensure that you have the necessary licences to ensure that your rural retreat is everything that you want it to be.

So if you’re planning a move to Spain, whether it is for a new place in the sun or you plan to retire to Spain, take some independent advice. As with all my articles this isn’t legal advice and myself and many other lawyers are at your disposal. Of course ask the lawyer for their registration number and check with the Bar Association that they are able to practise.

If you plan to open a business like a holiday rental (Airbnb, Booking etc) then other legal requirements for will have to be met and this is something for a future article.

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Just a nuisance, not a benefit MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO that piece of lower than pond life Hancock has resigned. It shouldn’t have been up to him - Boris should have fired him instantly it was confirmed that the photo was genuine. Hancock has been totally taking the piss out of every single person in the UK, especially all the folks that wanted one last kiss with a loved one that was about to die, but his rules wouldn’t allow it. Yes his rules!

Once again a politician has proven that they are all just lying, cheating toe rags.

Please don’t tell me any more what I can’t do or that I might face a £10,000 fine if I break a quarantine rule or get arrested, until he is now arrested and fined.

Never mind the fact he employed this woman just to have his bit on the side on hand for their own reasons, nothing to do with his work as Health Secretary. And how about the arrogance of Johnson saying that Hancock had apologised and that was the end of it - was it heck!

I watch quite a lot of TV for no real reason except I actually quite enjoy it. But being an

OAP with various health problems I do find the advertising on daytime TV a bit depressing. Every other advert is about making arrangements for when I die so my loved ones don’t have to worry about the funeral. I've seen commercials where investors offer to purchase your home with a cash offer so you can avoid repossession.

There are lots of ads for cancer charities.

The assumption is that the daytime TV viewers are in financial turmoil, very sick or unemployed when, in fact, all I want to do is watch a bit of light-hearted TV. So how’s everyone enjoying Brexit? I was criticised a few times for only worrying how it affected me and how I should look at the bigger picture and my reply was I actually don’t give a toss about the bigger picture.

Import duty is putting up prices on products in the UK and sending a parcel to anyone in the UK now comes with the added delight of filling in a customs declaration.

And it’s stopped us travelling back and forth to the UK during the pandemic.

It’s affected trading shares on the UK stock exchange and Marks and Sparks have had problems getting fresh salad stuff in their stores.

Just all a nuisance rather than a benefit.

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DAVID WORBOYS THE Almighty created man in His own image, which means that we humans are aware of His exis‐ tence and, if we feel so disposed, can communicate with Him. As far as we know, a weasel or a horse cannot do this. We were al‐ so given dominion over all other species ‐ which over half of hu‐ manity interprets as a licence to abuse, confine, torture or kill anything from a blue whale to a maggot.

What is clear is that animals are far more sensitive, perceptive and intelligent than we believed at the time when Jack the Ripper was prowling the streets of London.

We now know that dogs can learn to drive a car, but it is un‐ likely that, in my lifetime, they will be piloting Airbuses into Malaga airport. Monkeys can’t write a po‐ em in French on a blackboard, but they are capable of double‐bluff‐ ing onlookers when hiding food.

They have probably had that ca‐ pability for millennia.

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DOG ALMIGHTY! INTELLIGENT ANIMALS: A dog can drive a car but not an Airbus.

Elephants over a large area are able, from a distance, to commu‐ nicate to each other a plan to meet at a specific watering hole that some of them have never vis‐ ited before.

Weeks later those that survive poachers all arrive there at ap‐ proximately the same time. Dol‐ phins can remember incidents that occurred months ago and

friends they have not seen for 20 years. Pigs can sense that they are on the way to be slaughtered.

Crows and ravens plan for the fu‐ ture, invent their own tools and recognise human faces.

Not long ago, it was generally thought that most animals and all fish felt no real pain, so we could treat them as we wished. It is now known that they experience pain,

fear, distress and bereavement. A bird, incarcerated in a cage for life, is aware that he should be free to fly with complete freedom, to socialise and to mate.

A factory cow stares helplessly from her tethered position in her own droppings at the freedom of a nearby meadow. She sees her baby calf freely frisking around (for the time being) and senses

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they will never be reunited.

The human was the last crea‐ ture to arrive on our planet. Be‐ fore us there were living beings such as plants, organisms, mi‐ crobes, insects, marine life, rep‐ tiles, birds and mammals.

Humankind has always taken advantage of the vastly superior powers conferred on them by the Almighty, using them to the detri‐ ment of those less well endowed.

Humans are the only species with the ability to save our planet and, at the same time, the only species to precipitate its demise.

Neglect of the environment in‐ cludes air pollution and the wilful destruction of trees, vegetation and marine life upon which other beings depend for their survival.

It also means the slaughter of whales, rhinos and tigers and the chemical‐poisoning of cattle, chickens and fish for our con‐ sumption.

The Almighty cannot be im‐ pressed!

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by Mark Slack IF you have looked at the price of most new cars you’ll have gathered they aren’t cheap, even small hatch‐ backs are not necessarily in the affordable bracket.

However, value for money can be had from mainstream manufactur‐ ers if you are looking for a family car.

Citroen’s new C4 provided an enjoyable week’s motoring and with prices starting from a smidgen over €24,498 (£21,000) it represents incredibly good val‐ ue for your motoring money.

There are petrol and diesel en‐ gines, manual or automatic gears and even full electric power.

Standard equipment across the board includes 18” wheels, LED lights, Apple Car Play and An‐ droid Auto, Bluetooth, height ad‐ justable front seats, automatic dual zone air conditioning, rear parking sensors, auto lights and wipers and heated and powered door mirrors.

My test model was the mid‐ table Shine version with prices from a still very reasonable €28,011 (£24,010), bringing a sig‐ nificant ramp up in the standard equipment stakes. Petrol power for the range comes from a 1.2‐ litre, three‐cylinder turbocharged unit in two power outputs, 129hp and 153hp. In my case the 129hp

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The great value Citroen C4 DGT Clears Does a great job.

engine mated to a six‐speed manual gearbox.

The first thing that strikes you about the Citroen is refinement, even under hard acceleration, when three‐cylinders generally sound like an over excited lawn‐ mower, the Citroen is remarkably quiet.

It has a feeling of quality, not something that has always been a hallmark of Citroen’s past.

A nice slick gear change and well‐chosen ratios means the C4 bowls along with little extra ef‐ fort required from the driver, and it’s a comfortable place to be seated.

It’s no hot hatch and you cer‐ tainly won’t want to be hustling it along twisty roads, even though the famously comfortable Citroen suspension produces less body roll than you might imagine.

It’s a very modern looking car with swooping lines, especial‐ ly to the rear, but access and egress remains comfortable and most who saw my test car loved the looks. This is a car aimed at the family in my view, and it does a great job of providing practical, well ‐equipped transport at an affordable price.

As with sister manufacturer Peugeot the quality has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years, yet you do get a dis‐ tinctly different car to any Peu‐ geot stablemates.

I loved the C4, it has distinct echoes of Citroen’s quirky past but in a very useable, modern form in a great value package.

Facts at a Glance Model: Citroen C4 Shine Engine: 1.2-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol developing 129 hp Gears: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) Petrol 8.9 secs Maximum Speed Petrol 209 kph (130 mph) Economy: Petrol 5.1 l/100km (54.7 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 135 g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

Up Confusion AS of July 1, the new V‐16 lights will begin to re‐ place the warning triangles that drivers are current‐ ly supposed to use on the roads in the event of an accident, a device which is an orange flashing light that must be placed in the highest part of the vehi‐ cle to signal that the vehicle has been stopped on the road.

Now the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has cleared up the confusion that the V‐16 lights may be used instead of the triangles from July, and that they will become mandatory in 2026, after which point, the only thing allowed to signal incidents will be this luminous beacon with geolocation.

Ana Blanco, the deputy director of circulation of the DGT, already spoke about it a few months ago, when she commented, “people be‐ come vulnerable when they have to leave the ve‐ hicle to place the triangles,” with Jorge Ordás, the general deputy director of Mobility Management and Technology of the DGT, also pointing to the high number of fatal accidents that occurred when drivers got out of their vehicles to place or collect the triangles.

These new beacons can be placed without leaving the vehicle when a driver suffers a breakdown, sim‐ ply by lowering the driver’s window and placing the device on the roof above them, where it will be se‐ cured with a magnetic anchor that the beacon incor‐ porates.

This device will have a parabolic reflector, making it visible over a radius of one kilometre, even in low visibility conditions, without the need for cables, since it works with a battery, as well as giving the possibility for the driver to send a request for assis‐ tance using the device’s connection to the driver’s mobile phone.

The DGT also reminds drivers that, in the event of a breakdown or accident, the new regulations dic‐ tate ‘as a general rule’ that we will only get out of the vehicle if there is a safe place off the road, and always on the opposite side of the flow of traffic, but, if you cannot safely exit the vehicle, then to wait for the assistance to arrive whilst sitting inside with the seat belt on.

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1 - 7 July 2021

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WALKING FOOTBALL’S ‘DO FOR DELLA’ FRIDAY night (tomorrow) Ju‐ ly 2 at the Retamar Sports Centre, Benalmadena (next to the Butterfly Park) the Walking Football Associa‐ tion of Iberia in collabora‐ tion with the Walking Foot‐ ball League host a walking football event to raise funds for local Benalmadena woman Della Hall, who is se‐ riously ill with Motor Nueron Disease.

Appearing will be two of the Benalmadena Ladies teams who will be compet‐ ing with Viñuela Ladies for the WFAI Cup. For the men Malaga WFC will take on a Seniors League Select team.

There will be live music and a party with a raffle and an auction for a Special Edi‐ tion CHELSEA football jersey which commemerates their 2012 European Cup/FA Cup double.

The current highest bid is €200. Bids can be made on‐ line to apalmar2011@hot

mail.com up to 10.30pm on Friday night. Entry is free to spectators with a donation appreciated.

A mention to Malaga WFC golf section who held their annual golf tournament last Saturday June 26 and which was won by Gray Salt’s team. The real winner though was Della’s Fund which is now €250 richer.

In football an interesting friendly took place on Wednesday June 30 at the Finca Naundrup between old rivals Walking Dead and Malaga WFC. Result and de‐ tails next week.

Both won recent friendlies, Malaga doing a double at Viñuela and Walk‐ ing Dead a double at Nerja in two strongly contested games played in the true spirt of the game and WD having the edge on the home side.

It was WD’s first venture outside their Calahonda

BENAHAVIS: A friendly match was played between Scotland and England. quarters and they were suit‐ ably impressed with the Nerja set up and the excel‐ lent meal at Finnegans af‐ terwards in Nerja, courtesy of the host club.

Benahavis played a unique ‘friendly’ match re‐ cently in keeping with the

current ‘Euro Nations Tour‐ nament’ when they used their session for a Scotland v England match. Unlike their seniors, these guys scored goals with the Scots coming out on top 7‐4 in a keenly fought game. Top scorer with four goals was John

Barclay for the Scots. Eng‐ land Captain Rob Fitzgerald scored his side’s fourth goal.

OTHER NEWS. A possible change to the South of Spain Walking Football League could be on the cards with a suggestion from Nerja that there

should be an A and B League, with the B League being for players who can’t get into the A team, but want to play competitive football.

It is currently being dis‐ cussed by all managers with a decision at the next League Management Com‐ mittee meeting on July 6.

Finally while most clubs are now ‘resting’, weekly sessions continue. New members are very welcome.

For session venues, days and times check www.walk ingfooty.com, www.walking footballspain.com or club Facebook pages. Referees / Trainee Referees also re‐ quired. For more informa‐ tion contact Ronnie Waugh apalmar2011@hotmail.com.

And that’s it again for this week except to say many thanks again for the invalu‐ able support for walking football from the Euro Weekly News.