Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 9 - 15 September 2021 Issue 1888

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Madrid date THE Dreambeach techno pop festival held in Villaricos since 2013 will go ahead after all this year, but not in Almeria. It has relocated to La Nueva Cubierta arena in Leganes (Madrid) for a 12-hour event on September 18 for 4,500 people, 40 per cent of the venue’s usual capacity.

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Tiny turtles TWENTY loggerhead turtles hatched at the end of August from eggs discovered on Mojacar’s Granatilla beach last July. The Junta’s Environment department has transferred them to Andalucia’s Marine Environment Centre (Cegma) in Algeciras where they will remain for a year until they have grown sufficiently to survive on being released.

Young jabbed BY early September, Almeria Province had Andalucia’s highest proportion of immunised adolescents, according to the Junta’s Health and Families department, as 58.9 per cent of the 12-19 age group have now received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This left approximately 14,000 who have yet to be vaccinated.

Turn to page 4 » FUNDRAISER: An Almanzora Group of Friends event held earlier this year.

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The No-Feria fundraiser Photo credit: ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS

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ALMERIA City Hall distributed 12,500 fans commemorating the August Feria.

Although the fiestas were replaced by the ‘No‐Feria’ owing to Covid restrictions, the fans were snapped up over two days in Plaza Verde.

Urns installed for donations to the Casa de Nazaret residence for the elderly and the La Milagrosa social dining room raised €13,000, municipal sources announced.

Almeria’s mayor Ramon Fernandez‐Pacheco recently visited the Casa de Nazaret and the dining room, presenting each or‐ ganisation with a cheque for €6,500.

This was the second year without a Feria and although city hall sold the fans in 2020 through Almeria’s Municipal Tourism Company (EMAT), it decided to use them to raise funds this year.

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DESALINATION PLANT: Will end Roquetas water supply problems, Carmen Crespo explained.

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Water problems solved THE contract for Roquetas’ €14.7 million desalination plant will be awarded before the end of this year.

Carmen Crespo, who heads the regional government’s Sustainable Development depart-

ment, was accompanied by Roquetas’s mayor Gabriel Amat and Infrastructures director Sergio Arjona as she detailed the upcoming project. Roquetas will be the first in the province’s Poniente area to be supplied exclusively with good-quality desalinated water. This will bring to an end previous shortages in a municipality whose population of more than 100,000 doubles to 200,000 during the summer sea-

son, Amat pointed out.

“The Junta will be achieving three goals with this desalination plant,” Crespo explained.

“We shall be improving the quality of a basic service like water in a large tourism centre,” she said.

“We shall have better water management, reducing losses in a dry territory that is suffering the effects of climate change. And we shall be putting to good use the

water rates that Andalucia residents pay,” Crespo concluded.

The project is also going to generate 225 jobs while installing the infrastructure will be a huge undertaking as its 12 kilometres of pipeline will cross the municipality from east to west.

Of these, eight kilometres will be entirely new while four more will be rehabilitated: “We’re talking about a pipeline that is 40 years old,” Crespo said.

New home for 300yr old treasure THE town hall of Albox have on their hands, a treasure in the form of a 300-year-old brick that was used to build the Santuario del Saliente. According to reports, the mayor of Albox, Francisco Torrecillas, along with the Rector and the Bishop of Almeria have made the decision to “donate the 300year-old brick which was used to build part of the sanctuary.”

At the moment though it is not yet certain where the brick will end up, but in all likelihood it will be placed at the replica of the Monastery

ALMERIA City Council is spending €10,000 to improve animal welfare Councillor for Environmental Sustainability, Margarita Cobos, said the money will go towards, “animal welfare and supports the work of non-profit organisations.”

She added: “This is €10,000 which we want to use to support the work of many protectors who work for animal welfare in our municipality, a goal that is shared with the local ad-

which has been built on the new roundabout as you enter Albox.

“First we will see where we can place it and then we will study a place to put a plaque describing what this brick means.”

The new roundabout monument uses materials from Albox as does the 300-year-old brick. The roundabout has a replica of the Santuario del Saliente and is utterly stunning, but according to some expats living in the area, the island could potentially be a danger.

€10,000 for animal welfare ministration.”

The grants will go to nonprofit associations who work with abandoned and lost animals.

To benefit from the grants, the associations must be nonprofit, domiciled and registered at the Register of Associations of the Junta de Andalucia.

Almeria City Council had also approved the Municipal Ordinance on the Protection, Wel-

fare and Possession of Pets.

The new measures include a plan to reduce the number of stray cats in Almeria, with the council neutering, vaccinating, deworming and microchipping the animals.

The council approved a budget of €30,000 for the programme and will work with the College of Veterinarians and another with the Animalist Federation of Almeria ‘Animali’ on it.

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More work UNEMPLOYMENT in Almeria Province fell by 4.55 per cent in August, with a total of 64,320 without work, 3,064 fewer than in July, according to Ministry of Labour statistics. This year’s August figures are 17.7 per cent lower than those for last year when 77,650 people were unemployed.

Summer school MORE than 3,000 children aged between three and 12 years of age attended summer schools during July and August in 65 municipalities with populations over 20,000. Part-financed by the Diputacion, the schools, which combined leisure activities and lessons, helped parents to coordinate work commitments with their children’s holidays.

Not yet THE president of the Almeria Business-owners Confederation (Asempal), Jose Cano, has called for prudence regarding the national government’s plans to increase the minimum wage. Some sectors had experienced losses while others were catching their breath after an “extremely hard” 18 months with very narrow profit margins, Cano said.

Shark mania PANIC reined recently on Palomares’ Quitapellejos beach after a shark’s dorsal fin was spotted a few metres from the shore between the Akua and El Chumbo beach bars. Lifesavers said later they did not need to intervene as the swimmers rushed from the water of their own accord.

Smoother ride RESURFACING 11 kilometres of the A-334 will cost €886,243, of which 80 per cent will be financed by Europe’s Regional Development Fund. This section linking Purchena, Olula del Rio and Fines has been constantly used for 30 years and resurfacing will “substantially” improve the road, the Junta said.

Journey’s end in Finisterre RAMON MARIN and Jose Manuel Requena reached their goal of cycling 1,200 kilome‐ tres to Finisterre in less than 85 hours.

The Challenge raises funds each year for the Tijola Book Bank, which promotes reading and provides educational op‐ portunities for disadvantaged and underprivileged children.

Marin and Requena are both from Tijola and have “sold” the kilometres that they had to cover between Tijola and Finisterre (La Coruña) dur‐ ing the challenge.

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ALMERIA group Negocio was the second confirmation for the Rock Albox Fest 2021, due to take place in Albox on November 6, following the announcement that Manolo Kabezabolo would also be a headliner. This will be the 36th edition of the Rock Festival usually held in late October.

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RECEPTION COMMITTEE: Ramon Marin and Jose Manuel Requena reach Finisterre The cash they raise will be used for a park, library and a classroom for young patients at Torrecardenas hospital.

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Running out of space THE rector of Almeria University, Carmelo Rodriguez, will ask for flexibility over social distancing during the academ‐ ic year.

The national government has established a minimum of 1.20 metres between students during in‐person classes but as the rector pointed out, this means that there will not be room for them all in classes or lecture halls.

Speaking to the Spanish media, Rodriguez said that he hoped the Ministry of Universities would authorise excep‐ tions so that students will be able to return to pre‐Covid conditions.

The 1.2‐metre limitation would involve distributing stu‐ dents in “chessboard mode”, he said.

“There will be no problems for some groups, but in oth‐ ers there would not be enough room for all the students, requiring a combination of in‐person and online classes,” the rector predicted.

Fernandez Gallardo, who was waiting for Marin and Reque‐ na at their journey’s end, told a Cadena Ser Levante inter‐ viewer that the Challenge is al‐

No more leaks PROVINCIAL council, the Diputa‐ cion, is spending more than €9 million on water infrastructure for municipalities served by Galasa.

Earlier this year, the Junta de Andalucia came to the rescue of the public sector company with a 15‐year plan to settle the for‐ mer regional government’s €10.319 million debt with Galasa.

“As well as guaranteeing best quality water, the Diputacion took over to save Galasa,” said Angel Escobar who heads the provincial council’s Public

Promoting the past ANTAS Town Hall recently introduced its 2020‐2030 to promote the town through the El Argar ar‐ chaeological site.

After three months of meetings and contacts at provincial, regional and ministerial level, Antas

mayor Pedro Ridao and Culture councllor Pedro Rodriguez explained their vision to Antas residents.

This included promoting the archaeological site and recreating three Algar dwellings that would be a draw for conducted tours,

he predicted.

El Elgar was an early Bronze Age settlement be‐ tween 2200BC to 1500BC, whose influence spread throughout Andalucia and as far as Murcia, Alicante and the Algarve (Portu‐ gal).

Eagle-owl run down AN eagle‐owl was recently run over in the early hours on the motorway between Reta‐ mar and El Pita.

The bird was in the middle of the road and the driver was unable to avoid running into it, he explained on contacting the 112 Emer‐ gency Number immediately after the acci‐ dent.

Eagle‐owls, a protected species that hunts at night, are large and after hitting the bird the car hit the crash barrier and was badly

ways well‐supported by the in‐ stitutions as well as the public.

“The fundraising is going well, perhaps not as well as we’d like, but we’re reason‐ ably happy,” he said.

Speaking as the two cyclists completed the last leg of their journey, Fernandez revealed that they were “suffering a lot.” They had battled through a storm, he said, and one of the two was not in the best of physical conditions.

“But he wanted to finish the Challenge for the children’s sake.”

damaged, although the driver was unhurt.

This was just a few metres away from the spot where an Iberian lynx was run over in July last year.

According to the Almeria Traffic Authori‐ ty, animals have been responsible for around 1,000 incidents since 2015 when records were first kept.

Generally the accidents are caused by wild boars, dogs and occasionally goats, a spokesman said.

Works department.

“To do this we are imple‐ menting an Investment Plan to improve the supply networks’ efficiency, minimise leaks and use every drop of water circulat‐ ing in the company’s water pipes in the Levante and Alman‐ zora areas,” Escobar declared.

Renewing waterpipes has not only reduced potential leaks, but also solves the disruption caused when the water supply has to be cut off, he pointed out.

Arboleas is one of the latest municipalities to benefit from the Diputacion’s plan, with €450,000 improvements that in‐ clude renewing 3,000 metres of water pipes in the town centre and the La Cinta, Rincon and El Prado districts, as well as Calle Huelva and Calle Almeria.

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Forced out SOME days ago, the chief of Cuevas del Almanzora’s Local Police force removed squat‐ ters from an empty house.

To do so, he allegedly used his service pistol to shoot away a padlock and in no un‐ certain terms told the “oku‐ pas” to leave, according to Es‐ pejo Publico (Public Mirror) a magazine programme on the Antena 3 television channel.

“I won’t tell you again.

Yesterday you said you’d be gone by five in the evening and you haven’t,” he is heard to say in a video shot by the squatters.

“Get your things because you’re going. Por mis huevos I’ll get you out of here, por mis huevos you’re going,” he added using a standard Span‐ ish epithet.

This has now led to a for‐ mal complaint lodged by the squatters against the police chief, although the public re‐ action has been one of unani‐ mous support for him.

On his Facebook page Cuevas del Almanzora mayor Antonio Fernandez Liria ex‐ pressed his “absolute confi‐ dence” in the Local Police force “and especially in the police chief with regard to the occupation of a property in the municipality.”

So far, there has been no public statement from the Cuevas police chief, although municipal sources have since claimed that the squatters had police records and were considered dangerous.

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Flamingo doing nicely. Members of local animal protection as‐ sociations had to assist an injured flamingo on Vera’s Playazo beach.

A beachgoer who saw the bird limping and bleeding con‐ tacted one of the charities, but meanwhile two other people on the beach managed to get hold of the bird and removed a fishing hook from its foot before releasing it. Volunteers from the Eleos and SOS Vencejos associations arrived at the beach and with the help of a lifeguard caught the flamingo and ad‐ vised the authorities that they were taking if to an Almeria vet‐ erinary clinic. “The bird is recovering well,” said Maleni Ros from SOS Vencejos, whose volunteers are more accustomed to rescuing swifts.

“It is unusual to see a flamingo on the beach, as usually they remain in the Salar de los Canos wetlands,” she explained.

“Possibly it is part of a flock, but stopped on the shore and trod on the fishing hook. Or it could have left the Salar to go af‐ ter the remains of the fish which anglers leave on the beach in the early hours of the morning.”

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More pay for low paid UK workers THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought that UK workers’ salaries should be raised and a majority said they should.

In total, 85.7 per cent of readers said they think that low paid UK workers should have their salaries raised, while only 7.1 per cent said that salaries were already good in the UK compared to other countries.

One respondent said that all wages, for both the low paid and the well paid, should be raised to increase the amount of money the government could take in taxes to cover the costs of climate change.

It recently emerged that UK workers received on av‐ erage £1,000 (€1,165) less now than in 2010.

Figures released by the government showed that wages had not risen in line

with inflation, costing workers an average of around £1,000 a year.

Airbnb anti-party system AIRBNB have launched a war on illegal parties and have created an anti‐party system that is keeping the peace in Spain and other countries too.

Airbnb are aware that both tourists and locals do not want outrageous parties being held and the platform has received many complaints about parties, but in August 2020 they began a new system for detecting people who plan to have unauthorised parties.

The system is working in Spain and so far they have blocked around 50,000 people from booking with them.

The numbers in Europe are even higher and around 375,000 requests for accommodation have either been redirected or denied.

According to Airbnb the anti‐party system came about “to prevent irresponsible behaviour and reduce unautho‐ rised parties in accommodation in some countries in Eu‐ rope.”

They have successfully implemented the system in the United States and Canada too.

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Open morning in Albox ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS reopen the doors of their Plaza San Antonio centre in Albox on Saturday, September 25.

After closing throughout August, there will be an open morning between 11am and 1pm, Shelagh Murdoch Copeland told the Euro Weekly News.

“Juliet Ryall will be singing for us, and Jeff Groundrill will tell us about his fascinating experiences working in prisons in Africa,” she said.

There will also be a raffle, book sale, tombola and possibly some games, as well as free drinks and snacks.

“Please come along with your friends and neighbours. We promise you an interesting and entertaining morning,” She‐ lagh said.

The Almanzora Group of Friends was originally created in 1998 to share information and provide advice for people who had moved to the Almanzora Valley.

The Group is totally self‐funding and not affiliated to any political or religious organisation.

“We have so many services to help you. Pop into the Al‐ manzora Group of Friends during opening hours and browse at your leisure. We are here to help,” Shelagh said.

The subscription is €12 per annum and includes the Group’s monthly newsletter which can be picked up in the centre.

“Volunteers are always needed, so if you could spare a few hours and would like to spend the time volunteering with some happy people, pop in and have a word with the team,” she added. “Or email us at almanzorafriends@gmail.com to arrange a chat with Sasha.

More information is available from the www.almanzor agof.org website.

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Robles calls on EU THE Minister for Defence, Mar‐ garita Robles, said during an infor‐ mal meeting of European Union defence ministers, “Europe can‐ not be a passive actor, or look the other way, in the future of the people of Afghanistan.”

Robles told her European coun‐ terparts that “the hard lessons learned in Afghanistan must be taken into account in all our other missions” and must serve to “mark a before and after in the way the European Union projects security.”

She insisted that “stabilisation missions can never end abruptly.

The delicate balances they help to create suffer if external actors sud‐ denly disappear.”

She also proposed to EU De‐ fence Ministers “the necessary ac‐ tions to ease the departure from Afghanistan of the remaining fami‐ ly members of our Afghan collabo‐ rators who could not be evacuated and of other vulnerable people, who wish to leave Afghanistan re‐ sume as soon as possible.”

The minister also wanted to pay “a heartfelt tribute to all the men and women of our armed forces, to the soldiers of other countries, and to those who have died in Afghanistan over the last 20 years,” with a fond memory for them and their families, as well as for the 13 US soldiers and Afghan citizens who lost their lives in the attack on August 26 at Kabul airport.

Correos helping rural areas NEW technology for Correos will help rural areas across Spain as they put into operation around 22,000 new portable mobility de‐ vices (PDAs).

The PDAs are said to come with a pioneering technological improvement that will mean a world of difference to rural posties and their customers. Cus‐ tomers will be able to pay for ser‐ vices using a bank card via the portable device.

Over 3,000 new devices have been delivered to its staff which will greatly improve the services that are currently offered by Correos.

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EWN readers back Piers Morgan GMB comeback AN overwhelming majority of Euro Weekly News readers have said they would like to see Piers Morgan back on Good Morning Britain after he was cleared by Ofcom over his criticism of Meghan Markle.

Readers told the Euro Week‐ ly News they wanted to see Morgan back, with many com‐ plaining that Good Morning Britain was less interesting without him.

One reader, Jill Swain, said: “Yes, GMB is boring without him.”

However, others argued that he should not come back to the show following his con‐ frontational interviewing style.

Many said that Piers Mor‐ gan had not allowed guests he interviewed to speak as much as him, while others said he

was too opinionated on the show.

Morgan had previously left his job on the programme af‐ ter he criticised Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah.

The star later won his Of‐ com case following thousands of complaints by viewers over his criticism of the royal.

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Penalty for keeping cash MOST people would consider it a stroke of luck if they were walking down the street and found some money on the ground, however by law you cannot keep the money and could be fined ‐ or even worse, imprisoned ‐ for keeping it!

Article 253 of the Spanish Penal Code states it is punish‐ able. If the amount of what is appropriate does not exceed €400, a fine of one to three months will be imposed,” the article says.

On the other hand, and shockingly, the penalty may be extended up to two years in prison.

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Bungling Bank Robber. Alan Slattery fled empty‐handed from the Nationwide Building Society branch in Eastbourne after tellers struggled to read his threatening note.

Slattery, 67, and a retiree left the bank with no cash earlier this year after employees struggled to read his message demanding they hand over cash, revealed Sussex Police.

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Sarah Harding.

FORMER Girls Aloud star Sarah Hard‐ ing has sadly passed away from breast cancer aged just 39. Sarah was diag‐ nosed last August with advanced breast cancer and had undergone treatments included a mastectomy and chemotherapy, but her mum Marie confirmed on Instagram on Sunday September 5, that Sarah had sadly

Sarah Harding dies of cancer passed away, She said: “It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away.

“Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and that she fought

Immediate increase in minimum wage PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has said that his government wants an “immediate” in‐ crease in the minimum wage this year for workers as the economy is growing and the cost of living is increasing.

“There won’t be an economic recovery if it isn’t a fair recov‐

ery, if it doesn’t reach all levels of society,” the president said at a conference in Madrid on Wednesday, September 1.

The minimum wage in Spain is currently €950 a month.

Last year, Spain suffered the biggest dip in its economy in the euro zone and is now set to be

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one of the recipients of the most European Union recovery funds.

This money will assist the country in closing some eco‐ nomic gaps that have been longstanding between wealthi‐ er countries in the north.

The government expects that the unemployment rate will be 15.2 per cent by the end of 2021, according to Economy Minister Nadia Calvino, who made the claim on July 27.

An economic growth of 7 per cent has been predicted for 2022, in comparison to a 6.5 per cent growth this year.

Sanchez also reaffirmed that his government will continue acting within EU rules to ad‐ dress high energy prices.

so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day.” She slipped away peacefully this morning. I’d like to thank everyone for their kind support over the past year. It meant the world to Sarah and it gave her great strength and comfort to

know she was loved.

“I know she won’t want to be re‐ membered for her fight against this ter‐ rible disease ‐ she was a bright shining star and I hope that’s how she can be remembered instead ‐ Marie x.”

New QR scam THE National Police are warning the public about a new type of fraud that cybercrimi‐ nals are now committing using QR codes, and in a statement issued, they want the entire population to be aware of the pro‐ tection measures that can be taken, as they explain, since the pandemic, “citizens have changed their habits, and its conse‐ quences are having an impact not only on the daily life of the population, but also on different activities that they carry out through the use of technologies.”

They have pointed out that when people go out anywhere, it is becoming more common to have to check prices ‐ gyms, restaurants, cinemas, shops, platforms ‐ by scanning the QR code provided, created with the aim of enabling their content to

be read at high speed, but, according to the National Police, this type of code "”has been exploited by computer scammers to use them in a criminal way, and obtain personal and / or banking data of the vic‐ tims.”

To avoid being victims of this type of crime, the police cybercrime specialists point out that it is very important “not to click on unknown links, links received via emails or SMS, and be very careful when scanning an unknown QR code,” while rec‐ ommending “to avoid falling for the hook of harmful codes” to configure the ‘app’ that scans them “so that it does not auto‐ matically redirect to the page or content they point to, or to install a reader ‘app’ that allows a preview of the link.”

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From soldier to a Paralympic champion A FORMER soldier who fought in Afghanistan has become a Paralympic champion after participating in the Help for Heroes sports recovery programme.

The former Para soldier, Jaco van Gass, sustained severe injuries - including the loss of his left arm - in 2009, during his second six-month tour of Afghanistan, when the helicopter he was travelling in came under enemy fire and was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.

He participated in the Help for Heroes sports recovery programme and developed a pas-

ADAPTIVE CYCLING: Jaco van Gass won the gold.

sion for adaptive cycling, competing in several World Championships and winning silver and gold medals at the Invictus

ABBA announce album LEGENDARY group ABBA, who split back in 1982 after experiencing turbulent times between its four members, announced in a press conference on Thursday September 2, the launch of their new pro‐ ject, ‘Voyage’, which includes their first studio album in almost 40 years, along with a holographic show.

The quartet, featuring the four original members, Anni‐Frid Lyn‐ gstad, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Benny Anderson, has put an end to four decades of musical lethargy by presenting two new singles from the album today in London, titled, ‘I still have faith in you’, and ‘Don’t shut me down’.

Ulvaeus and Anderson announced that the new album will be re‐ leased on November 5, two days before tickets for their shows go on sale, with Anderson admitting to feeling “very proud” of this new album, which will contain 10 new songs ‐ including a “Christ‐ mas” theme ‐ and, showing off his humour, claimed to have learned that “you don’t have to wait 40 years to release an album”.

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Games.

What’s more, in 2011, he was a member of the record-breaking team of wounded soldiers who trekked to the North Pole.

Now, in his first Paralympics, he’s taken gold in spectacular fashion.

Celebrating his achievement with some of the charity’s staff, Help for Heroes CEO, Mel Waters, said: “We are delighted that somebody who has been in our sports recovery programme has gone on to win gold and be the pride of his nation. We’re so incredibly proud of him and of all our veteran athletes in Tokyo.

ABTA Call for evidence THE Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is putting pressure on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, with ABTA Chief Executive, Mark Tanzer, saying: “This summer has been a missed opportunity to kickstart the industry’s recovery.

While international travel is technically open, it is still heavily restricted by government policy.

“Testing and quarantine requirements remain a huge barrier to taking a foreign trip and these requirements are out of step with our EU neighbours.

“We continue to put pressure on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, particularly as we enter a critical period for the industry, with some key milestones coming up - including the government’s strategic review on travel requirements (due 1 October) and the end of furlough.

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New website for EU

CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) have a brand new website.

The two European standardisation organisations said they are “happy to provide all stakeholders interested in European standardisation with an improved digital presence faster, more dynamic and user friendly.”

Elena Santiago Cid, CEN and CENELEC’s Director General, said, “The new website

testifies to our ongoing commitment to making our work accessible, transparent and open to the future. We will be constantly updating the content to enhance the digital presence of CEN and CENELEC and increase our online interaction with our stakeholders and experts.

I sincerely hope that you

STANDARDISATION: An improved digital presence and more user friendly.

THE 2021-2022 academic year begins in the next few days for more than eight million students from all over Spain, but is causing a great deal of uncertainty and anxiousness among parents and children alike.

While teachers strive to make up for lost time, communities around Spain will re-apply the bulk of prevention measures that were put in place last year, although more spaces for relaxation to alleviate organisational difficulties will be opened up.

This is turning out to be a worry for many

Back to school parents due to the rise in younger people of coronavirus - the vaccination campaign has only just targeted 12-year-olds who will undoubtedly be mixing with younger children in break times and play areas.

For example, lower restrictions this year

enjoy the new website and all that it has to offer.”

Among the relevant features of the website, CEN and CENELEC have worked on centralising and providing targeted information to stakeholders and the general public on sectors, news, and events. Furthermore, a dedicated expert area has been introduced, providing a central access to all CEN and CENELEC support tools and applications.

The renewal of CEN and CENELEC’s online presence is part of a wider effort that looks at the evolution and adaptation the European Standardisation System to make it fit for the future. As part of this reflection, CEN and CENELEC recently approved their Strategy 2030, a joint framework that will guide their activities in the next 10 years.

mean an increase in the maximum limit of students allowed in bubble groups, both in kindergarten and primary school, and the minimum distance between tables in secondary school is reduced from 1.5 to 1.2 metres. Each community decides its school calendar, based on its own criteria, needs, contexts and traditions. This year, unlike last year in which the health crisis forced the return to classrooms of the different courses and stages to be staggered much more, it returns to a more classic scenario.

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Tourism in the Pyrenees ACCORDING to reports, the influx of tourists this summer in the Pyrenees has been higher than the most optimistic forecasts that had been predicted, where, in some regions, such as Val d’Aran, or Alta Ribagorça, the data for 2019 (before the pandemic), which were already a record, have been exceeded.

As related by Sergi, who owns the Baliera campsite, just a step away from the border with Catalonia, in the Ribagorza of Huesca, “We can already say that this summer has been one of the best in our entire history,” and the same results have been reported from hotels in the Pyrenean region, who have apparently had to hang

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the ‘no vacancies’ signs up some days.

It is thanks to the national travellers that this situation has arisen, most of whom are known to have chosen this type of destination this summer where sanitary security measures are more guaranteed.

Record numbers have also passed through the doors of the set of Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boi, a treasure declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with reports that a record of more than 62,000 people have passed through these churches between July and August, beating the 55,295 from 2019, and 53,545 in 2018, long before coronavirus.

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Planas praises food distribution Scots need Covid passport

THE Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has praised the food distribution model that makes up the Mercas Network in Spain, an example that is replicated in other countries.

Mercamadrid, the largest

platform for the distribution, marketing, transformation and logistics of fresh food in Spain, is the largest European market for perishable food.

Mercamadrid is one of the 24 food units that make up Mercasa’s Mercas Network , a public company whose

shareholders are SEPI (State Industrial Participation Society) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

According to Minister Planas, wholesale markets were vital in ensuring the supply of food to the population in the toughest moments of the pandemic.

Created in 1982, Mercamadrid concentrates one of the widest and most diverse offers of fresh food, with products from more than 40 countries, to supply a demand that exceeds the area of Madrid, reaching more than 12 million consumers and a radius of influence of 500 kilometres.

The Mercas Network supports more than 3,300 wholesalers of fresh food and complementary services and more than 100,000 businesses. Together, they employ more than 30,000 workers, and annually channel more than eight million tons of fruits, vegetables, fish, seafood and meats, with a value of around €16,000 million.

N I CO L A S T U R G EO N an‐ nounced on September 1, that vaccine passports will be needed for entry into night‐ clubs and large events in Scotland.

The first minister said that the “limited use of vaccine certification” could help to curb the spread of Covid in autumn and winter.

Sturgeon said numbers of new infections are currently 80 per cent higher than the previous week and five times higher than four weeks ago, describing these figures as “extremely concerning.”

The situation has also been made “fragile and serious” by the rising hospital admis‐ sions, according to Sturgeon.

If the new rules are ap‐ proved by parliament in the coming week, they will affect live events with more than 500 people unseated, out‐ door live events with over 4,000 people unseated and outdoor events with more than 10,000 people.

Sturgeon said that al‐ though these events “matter

to our economy, and to our cultural and social life,” they are “not essential services” and bring “many people to‐ gether in relatively small ar‐ eas.”

“By ensuring that people

entering these settings are fully vaccinated, we would be taking a proportionate step to help make these settings safer for everyone attending and, by extension, for all of us,” she said.

Businesses at odds BUSINESSES in Spain say increasing the minimum wage will hinder job creation and slow the economic growth.

The minimum wage is currently €950 per month, even a symbolic rise of €25 extra per month could harm busi‐ nesses as they attempt to recover from the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic, business representatives reported.

In May, the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Minimum Wage suggested a 10 per cent hike to the mini‐ mum wage. If approved, the increase could see the mini‐ mum wage in Spain rise to €1,045 per month.

The Bank of Spain said the last minimum wage hike may have backfired and cost the country 180,000 jobs, an argument now being used against another raise.

Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz however has dismissed linking the two as an “enormous mistake” and “pure ide‐ ology”.

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OFFICERS from the National Police Huelva,have congratulated a very special girl called Nuria, who has been working hard to provide others with ad‐ vice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The police officers have supported the girl who has Williams Syndrome and congratulated her for being ‘especially active’ on social media where she has been ‘providing advice to her followers to stop the spread of Covid‐19.’

The police have said that Nuria is a girl “with an

House prices rise THE average house price in Spain closed in August with a rise of 3.3 per cent com‐ pared to March 2020, the month in which the pandemic broke out and the health crisis began, according to reports. Com‐ pared to August of last year, the rise in prices was 5.2 per cent, and 0.2 per cent in August compared to July.

The report highlights the fact that house prices have recovered strongly af‐ ter the falls they suffered in the second half of last year, explained Andrea de la Hoz, senior analyst at Tinsa’s Research Service. According to the appraiser, the housing market is currently living “in a scenario of a sustained increase in prices, growing demand and limited supply,” which has caused “high inter‐annual vari‐ ation rates” in prices and “an upward trend that is consolidated without set‐ backs month by month for the different geographic areas.”

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Congratulations for Williams Syndrome girl outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic personality” and that she was “very excited” with the special visit that the officers made to her home.

With her mother and sister’s help they surprised the young girl and gave her National Police related gifts and also a personalised diploma to thank her

for “the help received during the pandemic.”

With the visit, the National Police also aimed to ‘help give visibility’ to rare diseases, in this instance Williams Syndrome.

Nuria greatly enjoyed her visit with the police.

This syndrome is a genetic disease due to a loss of

part of the DNA on chromosome 7, which occurs in one in every 7,500 new borns and is characterised by a disorder of intellectual development, hypercal‐ caemia in infancy and supravalvular aortic stenosis ‐ a narrowing of the main artery immediately after leaving the heart.”

Hurricane Larry is on its way

HURRICANE LARRY is expected to mainly hit the United States, Canada and the West Indies, but the effects of Hurricane Larry will also be felt across Europe according to experts. It is expected that Spain will begin to feel the effects from S unday September 12, and will see lower temperatures, DANAs and instability.

The effects are not expected to be anything like the weather seen recently when Spain saw floods in many areas after the last DANA hit.

Hurricane Larry is expected to be a category three Hurricane that will turn into a tropical storm. It is expected that it will bring winds hitting up to 285

kilometres per hour. L uckily though the Hurricane itself is not set to land in S pain, but the country will still feel the knockon effects.

Although Larry will not directly affect Spain, the hurricane is intensifying and next week, it will transform into a deep squall in the middle of the North Atlantic

that will affect the Iberian Peninsula.

From here on, the effects will depend on where this squall is located. I t is expected that the weekend will begin with temperatures rising due to a tropical air mass, before a new DA N A hits the west of the peninsula bringing with it rain and cloudiness.

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Spain donates. The Ministry of the Interior has spent around €100,000 on two purchases of equipment which will be donated to Mauritania with the aim to fight ‘against terrorism, drug trafficking and any other form of cross‐ border crime that is a threat to internal and international security.’

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Lemon sales up

SPAIN has seen a 20 per cent in‐ crease in the purchase of lemons produced in Spain this summer, intensifying commitment to the Spanish countryside. In this way, 100 per cent of the lemons that supermarket Carrefour makes available to its customers this summer, come from the Valen‐ cian Community and Murcia.

Carrefour’s commitment to fruits and vegetables of national origin encourages the promotion of the consumption of seasonal

Lemons grown in Spain. products, regional employment and also contributes to reducing the ecological footprint by facili‐

tating the purchase of local items.

For the development of this campaign, Carrefour has collabo‐ rated with four local producers: Citricos La Paz, specialists in lemon and grapefruit; Frutas Beri, which has more than 30 years of experience in the sector; Frutas Naturales, which started working with the chain this year and Perales y Ferres.

The first three come from the region of Murcia and the last from Alicante.

Spain backs global agreement SPAIN, in line with the common position of the Eu‐ ropean Union and most of the participating coun‐ tries, considers it necessary to move towards a glob‐ al international agreement to tackle marina plastic pollution. At a Ministerial Conference, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Chal‐ lenge has advocated the need to create an Intergov‐ ernmental Negotiating Committee on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution to work on a global agreement to tackle marine plastic pollution.

The Ministry’s Director General for Environmen‐ tal Quality and Assessment, Ismael Aznar, Spain’s representative at the Conference, stressed that it is

essential to work on an agreement that will make it possible to address aspects not covered by existing instruments, coordinate the efforts of the parties, establish new measures focused on prevention and create a framework for the development of nation‐ al action plans.

Aznar highlighted the measures adopted by Spain to tackle plastic pollution, in particular, those aimed at restricting single‐use plastic articles in the Draft Law on Waste and Contaminated Land ‐ cur‐ rently in parliamentary procedure ‐ and the mea‐ sures to combat marine pollution included in the National Marine Strategies.

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First EU country to lift restrictions MAGNUS HEUNICKE, Denmark’s Minister of Health, will make his country the first one in Europe to do away with all coronavirus restrictions when they are lifted on September 10, as he explained in a statement at the end of August.

“The epidemic is under control. We have record vac-

cination levels, that is why we can drop the special rules we had to introduce in the fight against Covid-19.”

Although he was quick to follow this up with a warning that the government will not hesitate to “act quickly if the pandemic once again threatens the essential functioning of society,” even if Denmark

Aiming for 90 per cent mark SPAIN will aim to have 90 per cent of people vaccinated against Covid-19.

After passing the 70 per cent mark at the end of August, Spain will aim to have 90 per cent of people vaccinated against Covid-19, President Pedro Sanchez said.

However, he did not specify a date for the 90 per cent milestone.

“We have shown that when Spanish society unites there is no one to stop us. We are going for 90 per cent,” Sanchez said on Thursday September 2.

“We are closer to overcoming the pandemic. Spain leads the vaccination of the 20 most important economies in the world. In a country like ours in which we do not recognise the merits that we achieve, the success of this vaccination is a lesson from the best of patriotism,” he added.

is in a good place.

Certain restrictions are set to expire earlier, with restaurants and pubs no longer requiring a valid coronavirus pass to enter since September 1, and in addition, discos and nightclubs will also be allowed to reopen, with visitors no longer needing passes after September 10.

Migrant arrivals double S O M E 8,222 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands between January 1 and August 15 this year. In the same period last year that number was 3,364, according to the Interior Ministry.

In 2020 more than 23,000 migrants arrived in islands, eight times more than the number in 2019.

The total number of people arriving in Spain in 2020 rose by 29 per cent and was almost 42,000 people.

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Armed Forces selection processes

IN 2021, the Spanish Min‐ istry of Defence called 51 selection processes, with

a global offer of 9,742 places.

Of these, 1,920 were

Collaborators trapped ABOUT 110 Afghan collaborators who worked for the Span‐ ish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AE‐ CID) in Afghanistan in Badghis province remain trapped in Kabul, a city that has become a place of despair since the ar‐ rival of the Taliban.

The former employees asked the government for an evac‐ uation plan to leave Afghanistan, but neither agency nor For‐ eign Ministry leaders have contacted them, according to re‐ ports.

The number of local personnel who collaborated with the Spanish humanitarian mission in the Central Asian country may be much higher. A large part of the contingent of collab‐ orators have not been able to reach the capital and remain hidden in their cities, some thousands of kilometres from the only exit, Hamid Karzai airport. Among those stranded are doctors, pharmacists, clerks, veterinarians and their fam‐ ilies.

By August 27, Spanish Armed Forces had evacuated a total of 1,900 Afghan aid workers and their families, Spaniards and citizens from other countries such as the US and Portu‐ gal, the European Union, UN, NATO, and Embassy personnel.

for career and comple‐ ment military personnel, 6,500 to the ranks of troops and sailors, and 1,072 for permanent sta‐ tus.

There are also plans for 250 places for volunteer reservists.

The processes are being developed according to established programming and according to the pre‐ vention and protection protocols against Covid‐ 19 prepared by the Gen‐ eral Health Inspection, the government said.

More than 43,000 can‐ didates this year have chosen to participate in the different selection processes called, 7.5 per cent more than the previ‐ ous year.

Women account for 19 per cent of all applica‐ tions, an increase of 2 per cent compared with 2020.

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HUGH ELLIOTT became British Ambassador to Spain in August 2019 and whilst he would have expected to deal with Brexit, the pandemic came out of the blue.

In commemoration of his two years in post, he kindly agreed to speak with Spain’s largest circulating English language newspaper Euro Weekly News and was both friendly and quite open, subject always to the fact that the British Government makes policy decisions.

We spoke first about his role as a champion of British commerce and when asked how Brexit had affected exports to Spain, the Ambassador confirmed that Brexit had affected business as the UK, as a country, is now out of the Custom’s Union which means that there are new procedures for both sides to follow and the Embassy had been very involved in giving advice.

What cannot be quantified is the effect that the pandemic has had on business which clearly saw a significant downturn during 2020, but he was able to say that the trend is now positive with a recent upturn of 13 per cent.

Next came the situation between Gibraltar, the UK and Spain and he

Credit: British Embassy Spain

Two years on EWN speaks with ‘Our Man in Madrid’

Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott. was on the Rock on August 31 alongside the new UK Ambassador to the EU and the Gibraltar Government to discuss the next step towards an agreement with the European Union which will have to be managed by Spain.

Having agreed the framework for the future on New Year’s Eve 2020 which Britain, Gibraltar and Spain

were comfortable with, the matter then progressed to the EU which has its own procedures, but the mandate that was finally forthcoming is not acceptable to Britain or Gibraltar and the matter is being reviewed.

His view however is that he remains confident that agreement which is acceptable to all parties will be forthcoming.

There has been considerable disruption for British passport holders, be they resident in Spain or the UK with regards to travel and many of our readers are anxious to know whether Spain which is seeing a considerable improvement in the number of infections and the increase in vaccinations would soon join the ‘green list’.

Hugh Elliott acknowledged that travel is still not normal and that things can change rapidly as the pandemic still exists, but the important thing for travellers to the UK is the fact that if they are double vaccinated then there is no requirement to undertake quarantine and travel is so much easier now.

Having said this, he urged potential travellers to always check with the UK Gov website for the latest travel advice.

Pensions are another important

topic for those living in Spain and whilst the Ambassador was not able to comment upon the future of the Triple Lock, he wanted to remind everyone that there had been a major step forward following Brexit in as much as those British pensioners living in Spain would continue to enjoy the increases (whatever they be) as if they were living in the UK. As far as residencia is concerned, the majority of British applicants who had applied have been accepted and by the end of December 2020, the latest available figures, it was recorded that 381,348 UK passport holders had been granted residency.

Speaking of residency HMA Elliott wanted to remind readers not to overlook the fact that the entire family, including children should be registered and finally suggested that although not technically necessary, it would probably be more convenient for those with the green paper document to now exchange it for the TIE card.

The Embassy and the consulates around Spain exist to offer advice and assistance to British passport holders and the www.gov.uk website is a good place to start when looking for the latest information.

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Translators’ contest begins SECONDARY schools in all EU countries can now start enrolling for Juvenes Translatores, the European Commission’s annual translation contest.

Schools can register online for their students to compete with peers around the EU. This year, the topic of the texts that young students are asked to translate is ‘Let’s get on track - towards a greener future.’

Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, said, “The aim of the contest is to inspire young people to get interested in a career as translators and, in general, to promote language learning. The topic is in line with one of the EU’s most important political priorities, the European Green

Deal, which is of particular interest to young people.

“In addition to tackling this interesting subject, the aim of the competition is to bring together young people from different countries with a love for languages, to encourage them and help them overcome barriers between people and cultures.

The ability to communicate with and understand one another, regardless of differences, is essential for the EU to flourish,” he added on September 2 Participants can translate between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages, that is 552 possible language combinations.

In last year’s contest, students used 150 different combinations.

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Pesticide obesity crisis

A COMMONLY-USED pes‐ ticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic.

Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned from use on foods in Europe but widely sprayed on fruits and veg‐ etables in many other parts of the world, slows down the burning of calo‐ ries in the brown adipose tissue of mice. Reducing this burning of calories, a process known as diet‐in‐ duced thermogenesis, causes the body to store these extra calo‐ ries, promoting obesi‐

ty.

Scientists made the dis‐ covery after studying 34 commonly used pesticides and herbicides in brown fat cells and testing the effects of chlorpyrifos in mice fed high calorie di‐ ets.

“Brown fat is the metabolic furnace in our body, burning calories, unlike normal fat that is

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used to store them. This generates heat and pre‐ vents calories from being deposited on our bodies as normal white fat. We know brown fat is activat‐ ed during cold and when we eat,” said senior au‐ thor Gregory Steinberg, professor of medicine and co‐director of the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Research at

The percentage of new businesses set up by female entrepreneurs in Spain.

McMaster.

“Lifestyle changes around diet and exercise rarely lead to sustained weight loss. We think part of the problem may be this intrinsic dialling back of the metabolic furnace by chlorpyrifos.”

Steinberg said chlor‐ pyrifos would only need to inhibit energy use in brown fat by 40 calories every day to trigger obesi‐ ty in adults, which would translate to an extra five pounds of weight gain per

4.4 million international tourists visited Spain in July SPAIN welcomed 4.4 million international tourists in July, 78.3 per cent more than in the same month of 2020, while spending reached €5,231 million, according to the Statistics on Tourist Movements on the Border and the Tourist Expen‐ diture Survey prepared by the National Institute of Statistics.

In July the average expenditure per tourist stood at €1,190, 19.3 per cent more than a year ago and the average duration of a holiday in Spain was 8.3 days

“This data reflects the gradual recovery of inter‐ national tourism and shows that Spain has man‐ aged to be perceived as a safe destination by mil‐ lions of travellers. The confidence of international tourists in our country is due to the effective progress of the vaccination process, which places us at the head of world powers, together with the leadership shown by the Spanish tourism sector in the development and deployment of strict securi‐ ty protocol,” said the minister for Industry, Com‐ merce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto.

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

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Ringo Starr releases EP The Beatles’ drummer.

RINGO STARR, the legendary drummer with The Beatles, now into his 80s, will release a new four‐song EP entitled ‘Change The World’ on September 24, featuring guest stars like Joe Walsh and Linda Perry.

In a statement released by his record company, Ringo said, “I’ve been saying that I just want to release EPs right now and this is the next one. What a blessing it has been this year to have a studio here at home, and to be able to collaborate with so many great musicians,

some that I have worked with before and some new friends.”

The first two songs on the EP are entitled ‘Change The World’, which is an ‘optimistic’ piece written by Joseph Williams and Steve Lukather, followed by ‘Just That Way’, composed and performed by Starr himself, together with Bruce Sugar, his engineer for years, with Tony Chen guesting on guitar.

‘Coming Undone’, is Ringo’s first collaboration with Linda Perry, of ‘4 Non‐Blondes’ fame, who co‐wrote this track, in

which Trombone Shorty also participates, while the former Beatle provides the vocals.

Finally, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ will allow you to enjoy the guitar of Joe Walsh, the em‐ blematic guitarist from The Ea‐ gles, with Nathan East on bass, Bruce Sugar on piano, and Amy Keys and Windy Wagner on backing vocals.

‘Change The World’ will be available in digital, CD, and cas‐ sette format from September 24, as well as on 10‐inch vinyl from November 19, as reported by the local Spanish press.

The EU and AstraZeneca agree THE EU and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement which will secure the delivery of the remaining Covid‐19 vaccine doses to Member States under the terms of the Advance Pur‐ chase Agreement concluded on August 27, 2020, with As‐ traZeneca. The agreement will also end the pending litigation before the Brussels Court.

Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyri‐ akides said, “Today’s settle‐ ment agreement guarantees the delivery of the remaining 200 million Covid‐19 vaccine doses by AstraZeneca to the EU. “While this week we reached the important mile‐ stone of 70 per cent full vacci‐ nation of the EU’s adult popu‐ lation, there are significant differences in vaccination rates between our Member States,

and the continued availability of vaccines, including As‐ traZeneca’s, remain crucial.

“And as the strongest sup‐ porter of global vaccine coop‐ eration and solidarity, we will continue helping the rest of the world. Our aim is to share at least 200 million doses of vac‐ cines through COVAX with low and middle‐income countries until the end of this year. Vac‐ cine solidarity is and remains our trademark,” she added on September 3.

2M childcare workers

C H I L D C A R E workers and teachers’ aides are key professions in children’s development as they pro‐ vide care and supervision for children, including family day care workers, babysitters, nannies, out of school hours care workers, pre‐school and teach‐ er’s assistants.

In 2020, as in 2019, there were almost two million childcare workers and teachers’ aides employed in the European Union (EU).

The majority of childcare workers and teachers’ aides were women (93 per cent). By contrast, the age of these workers was fairly evenly split, with just over a third (35 per cent) in both the ‘35‐49 years’ and the ‘50 years and above’ age groups and a further 31 per cent in the ‘15‐34 years’ age group.

The share of childcare workers and teachers’ aides as a percentage of the total employed popula‐ tion was 1.0 per cent in the EU in 2020. Among the EU Member States, Denmark stood out with the largest share of people employed in this profession (3.3 per cent), followed by France and Ireland (both 2.3 per cent) and Portugal (2.2 per cent).

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Med diet a help IN a study to examine a Mediterranean diet in rela‐ tion to prostate cancer pro‐ gression in men on active surveillance, researchers found that men with lo‐ calised prostate cancer who reported a baseline dietary pattern that more closely followed the key principles of a Mediterranean‐style di‐ et fared better over the course of their disease.

“Men with prostate cancer are motivated to find a way to impact the advancement of their disease and improve their quality of life,” said Justin Gregg, assistant profes‐ sor of Urology and lead au‐ thor of the study. “A Mediterranean diet is non‐in‐ vasive, good for overall health and, as shown by this study, has the potential to ef‐ fect the progression of their cancer.”

After adjusting for factors known to increase risk of cancer getting worse over time, such as age, prostate‐

specific antigen (PSA) and tu‐ mour volume, men with a di‐ et that contained more fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals and fish had a reduced risk of their prostate cancer growing or advancing to a point where many would consider active treatment.

The researchers also ex‐ amined the effect of diabetes and statin use and found a similar risk reduction in these patient groups.

“The Mediterranean diet consistently has been linked to lower risk of cancer, car‐ diovascular disease and mor‐ tality. This study in men with early stage prostate cancer gets us another step closer to providing evidence‐based di‐ etary recommendations to optimise outcomes in cancer patients, who along with their families, have many questions in this area,” said Carrie Daniel‐MacDougall, as‐ sociate professor of Epidemi‐ ology and senior author of the study.

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Medieval combat exhibitions

THE Community of Madrid is inviting people to visit the castle of Manzanares El Real, where they will stage a series of exhibitions of medieval combat, in which these his‐ torical struggles will be faith‐ fully reproduced, to take place on September 11, and October 16 and 17, with two sessions a day and free ad‐ mission, by reservation only.

They have announced that the garden of this stunning castle will be transformed in‐ to a unique enclosure where these combats will be recre‐ ated, in which several fight‐ ers and a referee will partici‐ pate, armed and dressed in authentic costumes of the

HISTORIC COMBAT: All dressed in authentic costumes. time, all presented by a com‐ mentator who will explain the different types of com‐ bats, duels, and weapons, as the action takes place.

A full security protocol will be put in place, despite the spectacular nature of

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the combat sequences, complete with authentic sounds recreating the bloody medieval battles, but during which the fight‐ ers will be well protected, using weapons that do not have an edge or edges.

The number of sardines that make up a standard ‘espeto’ (a skewer of grilled sardines, a tradition on Malaga beaches).

Enrique Iglesias retires SPANISH pop icon, Enrique Iglesias, announced that on September 17, he will release what will be the 11th and last album of his musical career, apt‐ ly titled ‘Final’. “It will have volume 1 and volume 2, but it is the last. I am at that moment in my life, that chapter of my life, which I think is the right time to stop,” he explained. Enrique broke the news in a talk broadcast on the internet, where he was accompanied by the Puerto Rican superstar, Ricky Martin, and the Colombian singing star, Sebastian Yatra, with whom he begins a North American tour at the end of this month, and who were both clearly surprised when they heard him make his announcement.

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Russian arrested A HIGH‐LEVEL wanted Russian criminal has been arrested by the National Police in Barcelona as he entered El Prat airport using a fake Ukrainian passport. Levan Sukhumsky escaped from a Russian court in December 2020 while facing 15 years in prison. He took advantage of the guards removing his handcuffs before his trial, to go to the toilet, subsequently making his escape from the building in Vladimir.

The criminal had been placed on the wanted list, and thanks to a collaboration with the Georgia Police, the National Po‐ lice at El Prat had been tracking Sukhum‐ sky’s movements and were aware he was flying in using a fake Ukrainian pass‐ port, with the alleged intention of setting up and continuing his business anony‐ mously in Spain. However, he was arrest‐ ed on arrival in Barcelona.

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Sold for €5 million. The Colt revolver which Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid with has sold at auction for more than €5 million (£4.35 million).

Billy the Kid was one of the most notorious outlaws in the days of the old Wild West, who was finally killed on July 14, 1881, aged just 21, in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

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£730 million investment THE UK is to invest over £730m in the PEACE PLUS programme, which is hoped to bring reconciliation, peace and economic stability in Northern Ireland.

According to the government, “The PEACE PLUS Programme is the successor to previous PEACE pro‐ grammes which have funded targeted initiatives such as the Peace Bridge over the River Foyle and the regeneration of the Girdwood Barracks site in north Belfast, as a shared safe community space where people from different backgrounds can meet, relax and learn from each other.”

Speaking of the programme, Brandon Lewis, Northern Ireland Secretary said: “Today’s an‐ nouncement of more than £730 million to the PEACE PLUS programme is a concrete example of the UK Government’s commitment to helping Northern Ireland reach its full potential as a pros‐ perous and stable part of the United Kingdom.

“As the majority investor in this programme we are determined that the PEACE PLUS projects and activities will promote stability and foster cohesion while also contributing to the economy; building prosperity and supporting the levelling up of North‐ ern Ireland’s economy with the rest of the UK. The funding for the programme will be provided between now and 2027.

SOME 107 people were arrested during an action day on July 13 which involved law enforcement au‐ thorities in Spain, Germany and Al‐ bania.

The criminal group is believed to have been managing cannabis plan‐ tations in Spain where they cultivated and processed the marihuana, before it was transferred to other European countries for further distribution.

On the action day, some 400 police officers on the ground carried out si‐ multaneous raids in 42 different loca‐ tions in Spain, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona and Castellon. An additional nine searches were carried out a few days later.

Albanian gang RAID: 400 officers took part.

These property searches led to 107 individuals arrested, including Albani‐ an, Spanish, Slovak and Greek nation‐ als; 51 cannabis farms uncovered;

25,000 cannabis plants seized; and €70 000 in cash and two‐high end ve‐ hicles seized.

This clan‐based organised crime group was hierarchically structured, with branches operating internation‐ ally. Some of its members arrested have a history of drug trafficking in different countries.

The criminals were diverting the electricity supply to illegally cultivate the plants indoors. It is estimated that the stolen electricity amounts to over €1.6 million in lost utility revenue.

Piers won’t be back TV sources have confirmed that controversial host Piers Morgan will not get his job back on ITV’s Good Morning Britain despite being cleared of breaching broadcast regulations over comments he made about Meghan Markle.

ITV said after the news was announced: “We welcome the Ofcom ruling that GMB did not breach the broadcast standards relating to harm and offence.

“The ruling sets out clearly that it

was the balance and context the programme makers provided which was key in mitigating against the potential for harm and offence which could have been caused by Piers Morgan’s comments.

“It is because of the programme’s editorial decisions and the opposing views which were forcefully expressed by other presenters and guests, that the programme did not breach Ofcom’s rules.”

Following the announcement from

Ofcom, Morgan, tweeted with delight: “@Ofcom rejects all complaints against me over Meghan Markle furore that led to my exit from @GMB. “Verdict says I was entitled to disbelieve her and Prince Harry and to restrict my right to do so would be a ‘chilling restriction on freedom of expression’.

“This is a resounding victory for free speech and a resounding defeat for Princess Pinocchios. Do I get my job back?”

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60,000 year-old Neanderthal camp A TEAM of archaeologists have discovered the existence of a Neanderthal camp of deer hunters that existed 60,000 years ago. The excava‐ tions have been carried out at Abric Romani (Capellades, Barcelona) according to the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evo‐ lution (IPHES).

It is now believed that around 60,000 years ago in the Capellades area, a group of Neanderthals were forag‐ ing for food and performing other daily activities. The exca‐ vation campaign was per‐ formed over the summer by a group of 20 archaeologists di‐ rected by the IPHES‐CERCA and the Prehistory Depart‐ ment of the Rovira i Virgili Uni‐ versity (URV). The team have discovered the remains of at least three deer.

Josep Vallverdu, director of the project and also a re‐ searcher, explained how 15 different households had been discovered.

“This is very common in the Abric Romani record and pro‐ vides important information about the space occupied at this site by Neanderthal com‐ munities and their distribu‐ tion,” he explained.

Further probes for the ex-King PROSECUTORS are investigat‐ ing both withdrawals and de‐ posits that were made to for‐ mer King Juan Carlos over several years and are looking into his account from 2014 to 2018, where he had received his annual allowance of nearly €200,000. According to reports, investigators are checking that payments correspond with those set out in the Spanish na‐ tional budget. Royal officials have been answering ques‐ tions put forward by the in‐ spectors and have provided all information requested.

The inspectors are said to be trying to trace small deposits, that were made to Juan Carlos.

It is thought that these small amounts were meant to pay for store purchases.

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Cycle success

Still controversial

ACCORDING to the Cycle Cities Report compiled by money.co.uk, Copenhagen is the best city for cycling in the world just freewheeling ahead of nearest competitors, the Estonian capital Tallinn and Amsterdam. The high cost of hiring or buying a bike in Denmark was a negative factor.

THE 93-year-old Jean-Marie Le Pen who was considered too extreme for the French National Front party which he founded and was expelled by his daughter, continues to hit the headlines and is due to go on trial for allegedly inciting racial hatred.

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Stop and Search

Winter woes

IN a bid to cut the amount of gun and knife crime committed in Amsterdam, the police are undertaking a trial ‘stop and search’ regime and have given an absolute assurance that there will be no racial bias and all stops will be on a random basis.

STILL not out of the financial woods, Norwegian Air which is currently operating 51 aircraft, has made it clear that if winter bookings are slow and seats are not filled, then it will cancel flights at the last minute in order to save money.

BELGIUM

FINLAND

Copper haul

Brighter lights

AS the price of copper has increased dramatically, thieves in Brussels have been targeting antique style street lights and are climbing the lampposts and removing the copper shades which, once the glass is removed, can be sold as scrap. More than 20 in two streets have disappeared.

THE Finnish Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory in Lapland said that the intensity of the Northern Lights is determined by the sun’s 11-year solar cycle and as the northern hemisphere is now entering a period of higher solar activity, so the Northern Lights will be brighter than ever.

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Festival of Lights

ABBA Voyage

EVERY September, Berlin is illuminated for the annual Festival of Lights (not the religious kind) where some 75 public buildings are illuminated at night with around 100 different art designs and this year unique art light is the theme. Visitors are urged to respect social distancing.

‘THANK you for waiting, the journey is about to begin’ was the cryptic message on a new Twitter account called ABBA Voyage, apparently set up by the four former members of the Swedish mega pop group and many believe that there are new songs on the way.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Twitter news TWITTER Spain employs just 21 people to manage its dwindling 4.1 million users and despite concerted actions by both the Spanish Government and the European Commission to see taxation based on country of service, the American owned company is still invoicing out of Ireland.

Unemployment down THE number of registered unemployed in Spain fell by 82,583 in August (-2.4 per cent) and is the largest decline for the month since records began according to information released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, although there are still 3,333,915 unemployed.

Frankenfish WITH the demand for fish continuing and the fear that stocks will dwindle even more due to overfishing, companies around the world are looking to create vegan versions or to grow fish using stem cell biology and tissue engineering to create the perfect replica.

No sale RYANAIR has announced that it has terminated talks about purchasing up to 250 Boeing 737 Max jets because it considered the price to be too high and Boeing was not prepared to meet the Irish airline’s budget despite the size of the potential order.

Trade with Pakistan DURING a recent visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, Spanish Commercial Attaché Aitor Santiago Garin said that Spain and Pakistan had to do more to encourage imports and exports.

He confirmed the current bilateral trade volume between Spain and Pakistan was quite low with the bulk of Pakistan’s exports to Spain confined to textiles products, when there was so much more in the areas of fruit and vegetables and pharmaceuticals for example which could be developed.

It was agreed the lack of awareness about Pakistani products in Spain was a major trade barrier, which should be addressed to enhance trade ties.

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is the amount that the Expansion newspaper understands is STAT OF being paid by Spanish private equity company Portobello Capital €300 million to take over its infrastructure services division of Ferrovial.

WEEK

Takeover reviewed THE CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, af‐ ter reassessing the merger.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached the provisional view that the merger could result in a worse deal for Footasylum shoppers throughout the UK. This means customers could find themselves facing higher prices, fewer dis‐

counts and less choice of products in store. It could al‐ so result in the merged company investing less in improvements to customer service.

At this stage, the CMA’s view is that blocking the deal, by requiring JD Sports to sell Footasylum, may be the only way of addressing these competition concerns.

Kip Meek, chair of the group conducting the in‐ quiry, said, “Since our origi‐

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Estate Tax Change?

nal inquiry, we have gath‐ ered a significant amount of additional evidence, includ‐ ing on the impact of coron‐ avirus, and we still have concerns about JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum.

“This deal would see Footasylum bought by its closest competitor and, as a result, shoppers could face higher prices, less choice and a worse shopping expe‐ rience overall.

“While many stores were

closed during lockdown, on‐ line sales in this market have been stronger than ev‐ er, and revenue from in‐ store sales is rebounding as people return to the high street.

“JD Sports, Footasylum and others in the sector now have the opportunity to give us their views, on both our provisional deci‐ sion and our suggested rem‐ edy,” Meek added on Thurs‐ day September 2.

Bank accounts

I have been told that Andalucia is going to sharply reduce inheritance tax and include inheri‐ tors who are not direct children in the reduction as well.

Is this correct? If so it would make an important differ‐ ence to my estate planning.

Second-Hand September ACTRESS Sienna Miller is fronting this year’s #Second‐ HandSeptember campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects fast fashion ‐ clothes that are produced in high volume and at relatively low cost to the consumer ‐ have on the planet.

Oxfam’s campaign comes ahead of the UN climate summit COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November, and is a vital opportunity for global lead‐ ers to take decisive action to tackle the climate emergency.

Consumers send 13 million items of clothing a week to land‐ fill, and the textile industry ac‐ counts for up to 10 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions ‐ more than interna‐ tional aviation and shipping combined.

To help reduce emissions, Ox‐ fam is asking UK consumers to only buy second‐hand clothes for the month of September and donate their pre‐loved items.

S D (Costa del Sol) Provide a Will.

Yes, it is correct.

The important YOU AND THE LAW change is not so IN SPAIN much a tax reduc‐ tion because Andalucian law had already lowered the tax to 1 per cent for spouses and children, but the inclu‐ sion of other family members in this reduction, which opens the door for nearly a million Andalucians and resi‐ dents to share in the reduced tax.

The exemptions will now apply to brothers and sis‐ ters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. The change is planned to come into effect in 2022. It forms part of a more general lowering of taxes in Andalucia including in‐ come tax and property transfer tax. The first stages of the tax reform, put into effect in 2018, have already pro‐ duced positive results as the reduced taxes actually pro‐ duced increased revenues

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.

MAKING a complaint about an online purchase in Spain is far more compli‐ cated than if you wish to make a com‐ plaint in store.

It is very well‐known that business‐ es in Spain are required to keep com‐ plaint books and if a consumer has a dispute with that seller or service provider, even if the consumer is in the wrong, then they can demand ac‐ cess to the complaints book.

WHEN someone passes away in Spain, another concern is what to do about their bank accounts. It is best not to withdraw money before the person’s death, even if they tell you to do so, because this could cause problems lat‐ er with other heirs. If you are authorised to use their ac‐ counts, you can do so, but any withdrawals or transfers will show up later. If you are an heir and the Will of the deceased states that you are entitled to the money in their account, then you will need to provide the bank with the Will, the Certificado de Ultimas Voluntades and death certificate to access the contents.

If you are not sure what bank accounts the deceased owned, then you will need to go to the Tax Agency and they will be able to provide you with the information if you prove that you are the heir.

Also remember that direct debit bills will continue to be paid until they are cancelled.

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Online complaints All businesses are required by law to make these available and the complaint can be made formally by completing a form which is signed by both parties and submitted to the Community Consumer Office where the matter will be considered

and a solution recommended.

Often a simple demand to make a formal complaint will be sufficient to change the mind of a business which is trying to get away with something when it is in the wrong, as it may well prefer not to be in‐

More US investment IT’S not just supermarkets in the UK that American investment companies are interested in as investment giant T Rowe Price has taken a 10 per cent stake in the online fashion retailer Boohoo to become one of its largest shareholders.

This investment will now sit with its 11 per cent shareholding in ASOS, another UK online fash‐ ion business which earlier this year scooped up Topshop, Top‐ man and Miss Selfridge brands following the demise of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia business.

As companies start to recover from the lockdown, it seems that the UK is a particularly at‐ tractive market for US investors. volved in a formal dispute.

In theory, consumers have similar rights if they purchase online, but the reality is somewhat different and far more complicated to access, as many major companies do not have the equivalent of an online complaints book.

It can be done and the Consumer Offices of Autonomous Communities will give advice on how to do this.

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5.358,0 113,60 303,00 2.898,0 731,00 280,40 43,31 8.090,0 833,00 189,25 2.036,00 937,80 214,30 7.912,0 33,49 2.000,00 2.859,0 624,80 1.541,00 5.698,0 2.194,53 581,20 726,00 5.367,0 112,20 7,49 1.433,11 1.432,8 1.431,4 743,00 1.670,50 17,96 3.773,0 1.386,50 1.292,00 2.804,0 1.389,50 1.439,00 16.445,0 1.659,00 1.672,00 454,00 177,55 255,75 304,90 3.967,5 1.057,00 120,22 3.202,0 992,00

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Bitcoin is bitten

TAKING ACTION: Cryptocurrency is under scrutiny.

AS the European Central Bank considers introducing a virtual euro, Bitcoin is bitten as Spain takes action to regulate cryp‐ tocurrency.

The Bank of Spain has been warning that investments in all types of cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin, are potentially, very risky, but a significant number of Spaniards have been taking advantage on the until now rel‐ atively tax free profits from buy‐ ing and selling.

This is likely to change very shortly as the Government and the Bank want to protect Spain against the twin evils of terror‐ ism financing and money laun‐ dering as well as making sure that no tax avoidance takes place.

A new registration process for crypto‐exchanges is due by Oc‐ tober so that exchanges, along with crypto‐asset custody plat‐ forms and wallets, will be re‐ quired to register with authori‐

ties in order to comply with le‐ gal requirements.

According to website www.ambcrypto.com, the Na‐ tional Securities Market Com‐ mission (CNMV) issued warn‐ ings to 12 entities on Monday August 30 for remaining unlist‐ ed in the commission’s registry.

Those under fire include pop‐ ular exchanges such as Huobi and Bybit, both of which al‐ legedly don’t have permission to provide investment services.

Once the new registry is es‐ tablished, companies will have until January 2022 to apply for registration and to be accepted.

They will have to be able to prove that they have sturdy an‐ ti‐money laundering and anti‐ terrorist measures in place.

This registry will be shared with other countries within the European Union with the intent of ensuring that all transactions are transparent and above board.

No-shows AS restaurants all over Europe are trying to recover from the problems of closures over the last year and in many cases reduced capacity, a major problem for them is people not turning up for bookings without bothering to cancel.

A report by hospitality company Zonal revealed that as many as 14 per cent of all reservations are ignored by customers and in the UK, 18-34-year-olds were the worst offenders and this was having a dramatic financial effect on businesses. According to Zonal the British hospitality sector alone could be losing as much as £17.6 billion (€20 billion) a year because of this.

Spain isn’t necessarily anti‐ cryptocurrency but it wants to ensure that it takes its fair share of the profits and doesn’t leave any options for money launder‐ ing in any form.

BUSINESS EXTRA Golden welcome GEARING up for the Christmas rush, Amazon in the UK first offered a £1,000 (€1,150) signing on bonus for new staff and now it is promising a £50 (€57) weekly bonus for staff who turn up for work on time.

Inflation up CONSUMER prices in Spain are rising at the fastest pace in almost 10 years, ironically fuelled by massive increases in the price of diesel, petrol and electricity although a report by the European Central Bank says that this spike will be temporary and prices likely to drop in 2022.

Blame Brexit THERE’S an old song about A Pub with no Beer and that’s what has happened to Wetherspoons in the UK who have found themselves out of Heineken, Carling and Coors due to the shortage of HGV drivers due to a combination of Brexit and Covid.

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A favourable result

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, I’m sure it will come as no big surprise that I was delighted with the outcome of the Piers Morgan Ofcom enquiry. As an ardent exponent of the freedom of speech, and lucky enough to contribute to a publication of similar leanings, the favourable result of the Morgan/Markle affair, was not only a triumph for common sense, it was a victory for all those who believe that, irrespective of who you are, and provided it doesn’t cause unnecessary suffering to others, you should be able to air any opinions you so desire.

Of course, this awful woman won’t stop there. No doubt she will put her humiliating defeat down to the biased British hierarchy protecting their monarch. This view in itself is of course offensive, but as I believe we only judge others by our own behaviour, I think this just about sums up the attitude of this wholly unpleasant young lady.

What I also found most interesting was that there were some 57,000 dissenters who wrote in complaining about the programme ‐ a figure that the BBC revelled in; but many thousands more on social media ‘liked’ the final outcome.

OFCOM ENQUIRY: Talk show host Piers Morgan’s recent case was a triumph for common sense.

It goes to prove that it is generally those who don’t agree with an opinion who tend to make the most noise. The majority, who do concur, are more likely to simply nod to themselves, poke a button on their PC and be quietly thankful that some common

sense still prevails. I do however, sometimes wish the majority would make themselves a little more explicitly responsive, after all with the overall lack of public positive agreement, the disillusioned minorities are often of the opinion that they are in fact the

actual majority. Time they were unwoken up! Stop being the silent majority OK? Make some noise. How can we stamp out racism in the game, wail the football big shots?

Well, in my opinion the first thing they should do is ban the taking of the knee. I do

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wholeheartedly agree that the recent racist behaviour at the Hungary/England football match was totally unacceptable. However, knowing Hungary’s record of racism, particularly among its football fans, would it not have made more common sense to have just dropped this controversial ritual, for this one game at least? Anyone with half a brain should have realised that blatantly paying homage to a fascist anti‐white organisation (BLM) at the beginning of the match would be like showing a red rag to a bull. No wonder racism subsequently kicked off in all its repugnant glory.

A few weeks ago I wrote that the true effects of the Covid vaccinations would not be known until we had experienced the passing of real time. I took some quite heavy stick for that particular assessment.

A number of letters accused me of ‘Irresponsibly spreading fear, particularly among the young’ etc. Imagine my surprise, when this week the government announced they were not recommending the vaccinations for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Funny that!

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

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Orthostatic Tremor awareness month MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man OT needs awareness because it’s rare - not many people have heard of it, not many people have it, and when you tell them it means you can’t stand still, not even for a minute, quite frankly, it sounds ridiculous! “Just don’t stand still then.” Imagine that - now who’s being ridiculous?

How do you have a shower, get clothes from the wardrobe? How do you fill your car with petrol, cook dinner, put your make-up on, for the men shave, wait in line for your coffee or queue at the bank or go to the supermarket?

That’s not to mention occupations that involve a lot of standing. And imagine going into a panic just because you walk into a strange place and can’t see any seats, or bumping into a friend in the street and you can’t stop to chat, and no more cocktail parties for you my dear!

Orthostatic Tremor is a neurological disorder and usually needs a Neurologist, one that specialises in Movement Disorders, to diagnose it.

But not all Neurologists have heard of it either, so on average, diagnosis takes five to six years

from the onset of symptoms. My own diagnosis took nearly 10 years and didn’t happen ‘til I was living in Spain. And there is no cure and no medication to stop the symptoms. It is a progressive neurological disorder, it’s an invisible disability and it’s relentless, chipping away at your quality of life, day in day out.

So in September, spare a thought for me, and those few others out there in the world with Orthostatic Tremor, some of whom I have been lucky enough to meet in person and who have become very dear friends.

This is a description from a fellow sufferer, Susie Beard from Australia, but it’s almost identical to every other person I know who has OT. I changed one part which was the time it took her to get diagnosed was three years. I have had this condition now since at least 1999. I now use a wheelchair for every shopping trip and every vacation and would not go anywhere without it. Thank goodness the Spanish medical system recognise it as a disability and have registered me 66 per cent disabled and give me a blue badge to help me park with enough room to get my wheelchair out of the car.

Please Google OT and read about it.

Thanks for reading this and from next week my grumps should be back to normal.

Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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NEWS THAT LEAVES EVERYONE LOST FOR WORDS scribed as suitable for ‘faeces’. The errors re‐ portedly resulted from a poorly designed computer programme unable to cope with multiple meanings of certain English words.

Amazon claimed it was ‘always keen’ to im‐ prove customers’ experiences...

But apology of the year surely came from ‘The Scottish Farmer’ (buy it to keep up with the latest ewes!) which contained the startling revelation that the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland had opened ‘a brand‐new spanking pavilion’. The magazine’s political affairs editor comment‐ ed: “I can only apologise for a faux pas which has brought much joy to our readers.” I bet!

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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AS we try to deal with the grief, fear and anxiety of the past 18 months, mis‐spelt subtitles, misprints and misunderstandings won’t cure the ills of our times, but they’ll hopefully take our mind off them.

Church Service Sheet Typos, a rather eclectic Facebook group dedicated to ecclesi‐ astical misprints, discovered an alarming new way of fighting Covid. Pictured on the site was the following notice: ‘Please Sa‐ tanise Your Hands.’ It also reported the fol‐ lowing unfortunate text message about a pri‐ mary school church service: ‘Please join us for refreshments afterwards and if we can wash your dirty willies, please bring them along.’ Followed swiftly by the correction: ‘WELLIES!’ Another one: ‘The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement’, and: ‘Low self‐esteem support group will meet Thurs‐

FAUX PAS: But misunderstandings will hopefully take our mind off the ills of our times. day at 7pm. Please use the back door.’

For its part, Norwich Cathedral was quick to assure worshippers they would always find a welcome during lockdown: ‘We are still open daily, providing space for silliness, reflection and prayer.’ ‘Silliness’ was later corrected to ‘stillness’, but was the message right first time round? The cathedral had

previously installed a helter‐skelter in the nave, so either would have been accurate.

And the launch of Amazon’s new Swedish website didn’t go as planned due to numer‐ ous cultural gaffes/ mistranslations. Cus‐ tomers saw a swastika‐emblazoned shower curtain for sale, frying pans listed as items for ‘woman’ and a silicone baking mould de‐

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EMMA WALLSWORTH THE fast current changes in climate which many of us have personally wit‐ nessed over the last eight years, always seem to creep up on us. I am sadly not as prepared as I should be in the few oc‐ casions we have to collect rain water.

We have managed to improve some of the ways in which we collect rain water and minimise water waste in our home.

Here are a few simple ways that may help you...

1) Add guttering to your home that leads to collection barrels.

2) Use a bowl in the sink when washing fruit and vegetables, water your plants with it afterwards.

3) Turn off the tap when cleaning your teeth. A running tap uses up to nine litres of water per minute.

4) Wait until you have a full load be‐ fore using your washing machine or dish‐ water, or handwash. Some new machines use less then seven litres per kilogram of clothes. Dishwashers can use 10 ‐15 litres of water each load.

5) Collect your grey water, use a simple filter system to then use on your garden.

6) If possible, have a shower rather than a bath. A five‐minute shower uses around 40 litres of water.

Here comes the sun...

3) Use mulch and use small stones, pebbles, wood chippings etc.

4) Mulch soft fruit bushes with grass cuttings, straw and composts.

5) Place plant pots in the shade.

6) Close plant flowers, shrubs and veg‐ etables in beds to reduce weeds.

Please visit our website to read more about water saving tips and easy ways to make your own mulch to use in your gar‐ dens.

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RAIN WATER: There are many simple ways to collect and minimise waste.

7) Use a watering can instead of a hosepipe or sprinklers. Garden sprinklers can use between 500 and 1,000 litres of water per hour.

In the garden: 1) Plant draught resisting plants.

2) Water with drip feed irritation sys‐ tems.

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SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE Dear Euro Weekly This is a reply to Leapy’s letter to me.Yes I agree there has been some famous Jewish people, but please do not count on Amy Winehouse, a very talented woman who chose drink and drugs.

The new immigrants also opened thriving businesses and there are many in the sport and medical profession.

I for my part have only met one Jewish lady who invited me and a few friends for lunch. We were expats in the Republic of Congo. I helped her with transport to many of our activities. I have had the honour to live and work in many countries, one of them was Prague.

I visited the Jewish cemetery and wrote a wish on a piece of paper, folded it, picked a pebble and put it on a tomb, and visited the little museum. You forgot to mention the wonderful Sir Nicholas George Winston, a banker and humanitarian who rescued 669 children from Nazi Germany and Czechoslovakia. I visited the concentration camp at Terizine.

But nothing prepared me for Birkenau and Auschwitz. One is hit by the smell of pain and suffering. The crematorium and gas chamber. I paid my respects to the men, women and children who suffered horrors there. For that reason I feel that the Jews like to keep themselves to themselves I am not a fan of Muslims, having lived and worked in a few Muslim countries. I too was shocked when I saw the flag waving thugs, what are our government and police doing? Do that in their countries and see what happens.

It is not only Jews who are leaving, but also the English to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.

I still think we live in a wonderful world with many good people, let us say thanks to them, and hope the world will be a better place for our children and grandchildren. I paid my respects to the Jews who had suffered so much, have you Leapy? We are all coming to the end of our life, I am at peace with the world, are you?

Many regards Sheila

Leapy again What’s happened to Lee’s great new news channel GB News that was going to reflect his own selfish opinions or so he thought to millions of viewers? With a miserly 20,000 daily viewers it appears to have fallen on deaf ears. It is ample proof that Lee and his right wing extremist views are very much in the minority.

His friend Trump is also now in the minority after creating a rise in the populist parties across Europe that are now thankfully since his demise losing support.

Farage is another with similar views and he also is now very

BACK TO SCHOOL CHILDREN all over Spain and the UK are returning to school after a very strange 18 months, where they have been in and out due to the pandemic.

Councils here in Spain have made it clear that they have devoted a great deal of time and money to ensure that the majority of classrooms are as safe as possible and many schools did set work for children to undertake during the holidays.

The incidence of infection generally is continuing to fall, but the next few weeks will show whether there will be a spike in children as

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AMY WINEHOUSE: A very talented woman. much in the minority albeit too late after the damage and chaos he has created with Brexit. Typically Lee wants Trump back not because of Joe Biden’s errors with Afghanistan, but simply because he’s a socialist and his Vice President is the wrong colour and wrong religion.

Ramon Osborne

New treaments In the UK news, the Mail and the Mirror the NHS are rolling out Leqvio (Inclisteri) for those with high cholesterol.

It was approved for the 27 members of the EU on December 20, 2020.

My question is when will it be available in Spain?

Regards Barrie Dennís

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they start to mix in larger groups again.

We have to hope that this will not be the case with the youngest, but anecdotal evidence suggests that University students are particularly vulnerable because their lifestyle is much less controlled than for younger children.

The incidence of ‘bottle parties’ across much of Spain and the continued constraints on closing times of certain establishments as well as restrictions on audience numbers shows that the pandemic is far from finished, even though it is under much better control.

The very young in particular do need to have clear guidelines as they grow and it is important that they are now able to settle back into clear routines at school and aren’t finding themselves attending one week and then having to stay at home because classmates or teachers have become infected.

Parents have a responsibility to ensure that their children do attend school and aren’t kept away over trivial matters and with luck and determination this coming school term should be one of the least disturbed since the start of the pandemic.

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PIERS MORGAN: A mixed bunch of replies.

Emma and Kevin Williams Yes yes at least he’s honest to say it as it is.

Linda Stevens A BIG FAT YES!! Have only watched the programme once since he left and it was terrible. Haven’t watched it since. Bring back Piers!

Jackie Leslie Only if he stops obsessing over Meghan. He was great at holding politicians to account.

Wendy Parkin Yes IF he can ask questions of those being interviewed and allow them to respond before he goes into ‘verbal attack’ mode! His lack of respect and consideration for those being interviewed has at times been disgraceful. GMB was NOT - and never has been - the Piers Morgan show! Having said that, GMB is pretty dull without him!

Ellie Mccauley-Cummins Nope ... but he does have entertainment value ... unfortunately his narcissistic self would be impossible to endure. I guess his lawyers are busy preparing the lawsuit against GMB.

David Garcia Absolutely not. He is bad enough now. He would be intolerable.

Eileen Thompson Definitely, someone who says it as it is, come back Piers.

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Listen to your tummy

THE body’s reaction to certain foods can cause stomach bloating, an uncomfort‐ able problem that can be avoided by making food choices that reduce the production of excess gas.

Foods known for their bloat‐inducing qualities include beans, onions and broc‐ coli, but there are things we can eat that help do the opposite.

Five bloat‐blocking foods recommend‐ ed are rice, banana, yoghurt, cucumber and papaya.

Certain foods, especially some carbo‐ hydrates, are only partially digested in the gut, and this can result in gas build‐ up.

But rice is fully digested in the small in‐ testines.

Foods with high sodium intake can be culprits as sodium attracts and retains water in the body.

So to counteract this, experts recom‐ mend eating potassium, high levels of which are found in bananas.

Yoghurt has long been known for help‐ ing balance out gut bacteria. By choosing one with active cultures, the ‘good’ vari‐ eties in the digestive tract can be in‐ creased.

Cucumber is a natural diuretic with its high water and low fibre content, mean‐ ing they lead to increased urination and

EXCESS GAS: Certain foods can reduce risks of bloating. help achieve a flatter stomach.

Studies have shown that shavings of papaya contain a white substance called papain, which when ripe have a laxative quality which helps bowel movement.

As well as the foods we eat, the way in which we eat them is important too for a happy abdomen.

Eating regular meals means the diges‐ tive system can get into a routine, allow‐ ing digestion to flow more smoothly.

Excess gas sufferers are advised to limit their intake of baked beans, cabbage, cauliflower, sprouts, turnips and leeks.

High fat foods and eggs are also notori‐ ous for producing bad smelling gas.

COUNTERACT: Potassium eliminates the negative effects of sodium.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Sit up straight HAVING poor posture can lead to back problems, and most of us are guilty of sitting incorrectly at our desks at work or in home of‐ fices.

More than ever before, a large proportion of us are living sedentary lifestyles and spending more time sitting in front of computers or laptops.

And if we haven’t perfected our posture from the outset, this can result in back issues.

The first thing to do is review the desk space and office chair.

Set your keyboard to be in front of you when typing and leave a gap of around four to six inches between the front of the desk and the keyboard.

If there is too little space between the desk edge, extra pressure may be put on joints and back muscles.

Slouching should be avoided as this increases tension in the muscles.

Leading physiotherapists advise sitting up straight by imagining a piece of string pulling you up from the top of the head, pulling the stomach in and drawing the shoulders back at the same time.

Keeping active and exercising can help to treat back pain if you already have it, and help prevent it in the long run.

This is due to the fact exercise stretches and strengthens the muscles in the back, helping to reduce the risk of flare‐ups of pain.

Low intensity activities such as swimming, walking, yoga and Pi‐ lates are advised as opposed to strenuous sports.

You should also look at your diet, as carrying extra weight can add pressure to the back, and it’s a good idea to add supplements to keep the joints healthy and mobile.

As well as regular exercise, 15 minutes of stretching on a daily basis strengthens abdominal muscles which can help prevent back problems which can be caused by a weak core.

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HEALTHIER: All round benefits to Mediterranean diet.

Making good food choices

WHILE women who enjoy a Mediterranean diet reduce their risk of a stroke, the protective at‐ tributes of fish, oil and vegetables are apparently less effective in men.

Researchers have found that fe‐ males reduce their risk by 22 per cent, but the odds were only 6 per cent lower in males who follow the eating regime.

Cutting down on meat and dairy products, the preferred foods on the continent include fish, fruits, nuts and vegetables.

And there is no shortage of studies which show these food types can boost heart health and even stave off cancer and fatigue.

Experts at the University of An‐ glia led a study of 23,000 people, aged 40 to 77, who were assigned into four groups, based on how closely they adhered to a Mediter‐ ranean diet.

Volunteers were asked to com‐ plete seven‐day diaries of every‐ thing they ate and drank, said to be more precise than questionnaires.

They then compared their stroke risks over a 17‐year period.

The findings showed the overall risk was slashed by around 17 per cent, but with a massive difference depending on sex.

Those at high risk of heart dis‐ ease, leaving them susceptible to a stroke, also had a lower chance of the latter if they opted for the healthier eating regime.

But again, the protection of‐ fered was higher in women.

The universities of Cambridge and Aberdeen were also involved in the study, one of the largest con‐ ducted, and the results were pub‐ lished in the American Heart Asso‐ ciation’s journal Stroke.

Professor Ailsa Welch said that it is unclear why there are differ‐ ences between the genders, but suggested it could be down to the types of stroke men and women experience.

However, she pointed out the study was too small to test for this and called for further experiments to investigate further the link.

Greek scientists have discov‐

ered that people over 65 slept sounder after eating olives, fish and seasonal fruits, major parts of a Mediterranean diet, although the exact reasons are not fully un‐ derstood.

But experts said it could be be‐ cause some foods in the diet are good sources of melatonin, a hor‐ mone that tells the brain it’s time to wind down and go to sleep.

Know the risks WEARERS of contact lenses are being warned to look after their eye hygiene following the detection of cases of a rare infection which can cause blindness.

A preventable condition called Acanthamoeba keratitis causes the front surface of the eye to become inflamed, and contact lens wearers are most at risk.

The Acanthamoeba can survive in the space between the lens and the eyes. To prevent the condition, lenses must be properly disinfected before wearing.

Experts warn that poor hygiene habits while handling the lenses can also increase the risk of contamination. And showering or swimming while wearing contact lenses can further raise the odds.

According to the American Optometric Association, wearers should never sleep in contact lenses, unless pre‐ scribed by a doctor, never put them in the mouth and do not swap with anybody else.

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5 doses. According to reports a man has received five doses of three different vaccinations.

He got his first shot of Pfizer in May. In June he got a shot of As‐ traZeneca, then went on to a Coronavac jab.

In July he allegedly managed to get a second dose of Pfizer and an‐ other Coronavac jab too. Officials initially believed that the man had a glitch on his record, but an investigation is now being carried out by the Municipal Health Department in Rio.

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FEATURE

GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local now that the lockdown has end‐ ed and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores.

We challenge you to redis‐ cover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky independent businesses in your area.

Now that the Covid‐19 pandemic appears to be un‐

der control, it is a good idea to try and support many lo‐ cal businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other restrictions.

The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help support the local community.

Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is actually going.

By shopping at an inde‐ pendent 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 making a small gesture and shopping in this way.

Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actu‐ ally much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, of‐ ten passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner but the generation before.

For those stores which are new, that extra couple of eu‐ ros spent there are support‐ ing someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an

independent store and com‐ pete with the multinational and chains.

So be sure to 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 purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas.

Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path.

As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐ paying a family member’s

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SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy.

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times.

Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the re‐ covery of the local economy.

When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local econo‐ my in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy.

Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees.

Data shows that local re‐

tailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers.

Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For exam‐ ple, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce.

First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers.

The farmer pays its local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neigh‐ bourhood hardware store.

This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in

the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and com‐ munities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community.

Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time.

A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not do‐ nate to your loved one’s favourite cause.

Just remember to still fol‐ low the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep ev‐ eryone safe in the future.

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Chickens have been shown to be very socia‐ ble creatures, are known to have their own per‐ sonalities and like rou‐ tine.

Chicken litter is a great natural fertiliser so if you let them have free range of your garden, your plants will start looking perkier in no time.

They also devour any unwanted pests and bugs in the gardens. Not to mention you’ll get an endless supply of fresh eggs in the morning.

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DGT clamping down ONE of the most common, and irritating, offences on Spanish motorways and dual carriageways, is drivers constantly using the middle or left lane, when the inside lane is empty, a practice that the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) calls ‘left lane syndrome’ and a habit that many drivers surely carry out in a subconscious fashion.

The Law on Traffic, Cir‐ culation of Motor Vehicles, and Road Safety is very clear about this situation, as stated in Article 15, “As a general rule, and espe‐ cially in curves and changes in elevation with reduced visibility, the vehi‐ cle should always circulate on all the roads covered by this law to the right, and as close as possible to the edge of the road, main‐ taining sufficient lateral separation to make the crossing safely.”

That said, when driving on roads with several lanes in each direction, it is mandatory to always travel in the right‐hand lane if you do not want to overtake, since the rest of the lanes on your left are only for overtaking, taking an exit on that side, or for use dur‐ ing a period of encounter‐ ing heavy traffic.

Despite the fact that the DGT always had the right to fine road users who drove in the central and left lanes while the right was free, the truth is that it has not usu‐ ally been a highly sanc‐ tioned infraction, but this has changed, as Traffic has begun to impose the first fines on drivers who habitu‐ ally use the left lane, hin‐ dering other drivers, and causing different dangerous situations on Spanish mo‐ torways and dual carriage‐ ways.

As proof of this, the Twit‐

ter profile SocialDriver post‐ ed online one of the sanc‐ tions that the DGT has im‐ posed on a driver this summer for, ‘driving out of town in a lane other than the one located further to the right, on a road with more than one lane for the same direction of travel, without the existence of traffic or road circum‐ stances that make it advis‐ able.’

The amount of the fine will be €80, but without the withdrawal of points from your licence.

Finally, the DGT asks drivers to remember that you cannot pass a vehicle while travelling on the right of them, when they are travelling slower on your left, as this practice is con‐ sidered serious, and is pun‐ ishable by a fine of up to €200, and the withdrawal of four points from the driv‐ ing licence.

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Guinness World Record for electric lorry

ELECTRIC LORRY: Travelled a distance of 1,099km without recharging.

A F U T U R I C U M electric lorry has broken the Guin‐ ness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an electric lorry on one single charge, after it cov‐ ered a distance of 1,099km, without the need for a Guinness World Records loading stop.

To break the record, a Futuricum electric lorry, equipped with the Conti‐ nental brand tyres was used, which had already been in operation as a de‐

livery vehicle for the pri‐ vate courier and parcel service provider DPD Switzerland for the last six months, proving that sustainable, energy‐effi‐ cient, and cost‐effective electric mobility in the transport sector is now a reality on European roads.

Adrian Melliger, manag‐ ing director of Designwerk Products AG, the company behind the Futuricum brand, explained, “For DPD Switzerland, we have turned a Volvo FH into an electric vehicle. The 19‐ ton lorry now has more than 680hp, and, with a capacity of 680kWh, has the largest lorry battery in Europe on board.”

For this world record at‐ tempt, all three compa‐ nies opted for Continental EfficientPro tyres, which are specially designed for particularly low rolling re‐ sistance, as Hinnerk Kaiser, director of Truck Tyre Product Develop‐ ment EMEA at Continental explained, “The rebound in electric mobility has brought even more atten‐ tion to the importance of tyres optimised for rolling resistance.”

Adding, “Our tyres al‐ low high mileage and ex‐ tremely low rolling resis‐

tance, therefore, they of‐ fer the characteristics es‐ sential for the economic operation of commercial electric motor vehicles.

T h e Ef f i c i e n t P r o i s a proven model that has been developed especially for long‐distance trans‐ port, and focuses on range, and low rolling re‐ sistance.”

To give themselves the best chance of breaking the existing record, the team chose the high‐ speed oval of the Con‐ tidrom in Hannover, Ger‐ many, which is Continental’s in‐house testing centre, a 2.9km long oval test track, where, to beat the record, two drivers completed a total of 392 laps of 4.5 hours each, at an average speed of 50kph, an ac‐ ceptable realistic average speed for daily use.

Weather conditions were not the best, start‐ i n g w i t h a n a i r t e m p e r a‐ ture of 14 degrees, and around 23 degrees on the track surface, accompa‐ nied by a wind that blew at an average of 18kph, with gusts of up to 40kph, but, in just under 23 hours, the record was broken as the lorry com‐ pleted 1,099km, without stopping to be charged.

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Toyota Corolla Touring Sport - a car for all reasons ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack THE term Tourer is used a lot nowadays and essentially means a small estate car. That might seem a bit of a contra‐ diction, but most people don’t need the extra space offered by a traditional es‐ tate car, they just need that little bit of additional practi‐ cality. Whether for family sporting activities, weekends away or that extra load of gar‐ dening rubbish to the local tip, the Tourer offers a neat bridge between a normal car and a potentially larger than re‐ quired SUV or estate.

One of the best Tourers in terms of that additional little bit of practicality is Toyota’s Corolla. The Corolla name has been a mainstay in Toyota’s sales lists for decades, a slight Auris related intermission apart, and a popular addition to many driveways up and down the country. In its cur‐ rent hybrid guise the range of Corolla Tourers start from

TOURER: A smooth performer with decent acceleration.

Facts at a Glance Model: Toyota Corolla Excel 2.0 Touring Sport Engine: 2.0-litre, 184hp, 4-cylinder petrol Gears: CVT automatic Price: €37,272/£31,960 Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.1 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 5.0 l/100km (56.4 mpg) combined driving WLTP Emissions: 112 g/km - WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

€30,036/£25,755 and ends with my top‐line Excel version with 2.0‐litre petrol power costing €37,272/£31,960.

There are seven grades with‐ in the Touring Sports line up and standard equipment across the board includes adaptive cruise, auto lights, LED headlights, dual zone air conditioning, heated front seats, reversing camera along with Bluetooth, Apple Car Play Android Auto.

Engine choices are 1.8‐litre

122hp or 2.0‐litre 184hp petrol engines, both mated to auto‐ matic transmissions. Toyota’s hybrid system starts the car in EV mode and introduces the petrol engine once moving above what might be termed car park speeds. While cruising, the petrol engine and electric motor are used independently according to demand, acceler‐ ate and both cut in to provide power, when decelerating the car goes to electric power only.

It’s a clever system that’s not only efficient but manages, unless you’re constantly using full throttle, to use electric power for a surprising amount of driving. As a hybrid it re‐ moves range anxiety and

makes the Corolla a true car for all journeys, whether long or short.

Inside there’s a feeling of quality in the build and materi‐ als with a usefully large touch screen, unusually for a Japanese car pretty intuitive to use, and some buttons. Hur‐ rah! It’s a smooth performer with very decent acceleration and there’s even a vaguely sporting version.

The only downside was the darker interior of my test car made one of my passengers feel a little on the claustropho‐ bic side, but lighter colours are available. Overall this is an emi‐ nently sensible and practical choice on so many levels.

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Becoming popular. Electric vehicles are increasing in popularity with around 260,000 in the UK according to the latest available da‐ ta. It’s now far more common to see charging points in public car parks, large supermarket car parks and motorway service stations and you can now share your neighbour’s charger too (with their permission of course).

SPORT THE Qatar 2022 World Cup quali‐ fier between Brazil and Argentina was abandoned under the most bizarre and unprecedented cir‐ cumstances.

In an unprecedented turn of event on Sunday September 5, the Qualifier in Sao Paulo, be‐ tween Brazil and Argentina was abandoned, when Brazilian health officials took to the pitch accom‐ panied by Brazilian Federal Police officers just after the game had started, to confront Argentinian players and accuse them of break‐ ing coronavirus rules.

The Argentina team walked off the field, leaving captain Lionel Messi, with the health officials and the managers of both teams, who held a discussion on the pitch, which resulted in the match being abandoned, with CONMEBOL, the South American football con‐

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Brazil v Argentina qualifier abandoned federation confirming that the match was called off by the refer‐ ee.

A disciplinary report will now be submitted to FIFA, and the president of Brazil’s health agency Anvisa, Antonio Barra Torres, has allegedly said that four Argentini‐ an players will be fined and subse‐ quently deported from Brazil for allegedly not complying with coro‐ navirus protocols, after he had ap‐ parently already asked for the im‐ mediate isolation of the four players prior to the game.

Coronavirus rules in Brazil state that anybody arriving from the UK ‐ which was the case with the four Premiership players ‐ must isolate for the mandatory 14 days, and while Anvisa refused to publicly name the players, the only four who play in the Premier League, and who had flown in from Cara‐ cas last Friday with the rest of the squad ‐ are Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham,

ON THE PITCH: Health officials together with police officers stopped the match. and Emiliano Martinez and Emil‐ iano Buendia of Aston Villa.

In a statement issued before kick‐off, Anvisa said, “Anvisa con‐ siders the situation a serious health risk, and so has asked local health authorities to determine the immediate quarantine of the players, who are stopped from participating in any activity, and

should be prevented from re‐ maining on Brazilian soil.”

Anvisa also claim to have been tipped off to the fact that all four players had been in the UK during the last 14 days, but had not stipu‐ lated that on their immigration forms, which is clearly being inter‐ preted as them giving false infor‐ mation to the health authorities.

Max Verstappen becomes a Dutch national hero FORMULA ONE driver Max Verstappen is a national hero in the Netherlands after becoming the first Dutchman to ever win the Dutch Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen started the Heineken Dutch GP at the Zandvoort racing circuit on Sunday afternoon, September 5, in pole position, and led the race from start to the che‐ quered flag, to become the first Dutch Formula One driver to ever win a home Grand Prix, elevating him to the status of a national hero, as the capacity crowd of 80,000, mostly or‐ ange‐clad fans went ballistic, with orange smoke filling the sky as they celebrated.

This victory in the Red Bull car puts the 23‐year‐old Dutch‐ man back on top of the driver’s championship, three points ahead of his rival Lewis Hamilton, in the Mercedes, who fin‐ ished in second position, and now they will head to Monza in Italy next weekend and do it all again, for the season’s second sprint race.

Speaking emotionally after the race, Verstappen said, “Obviously the expectations were high going into the week‐ end, and it’s never easy to fulfil that, but I’m just so happy to win here, to take the lead in the championship as well. It’s just an amazing day. The whole crowd... it’s incredible,” with Toto Wolff, the boss of the Mercedes team conceding, “Credit to him, credit to Red Bull, they were absolutely fault‐ less today.”

Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas finished third, briefly leading the race when Verstappen went in for a pit‐ stop, with France’s Pierre Gasly bringing his AlphaTauri home in fourth spot, as another French driver, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took fifth.