Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 16 - 22 September 2021 Issue 1889

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16 - 22 Sept 2021

Fast internet FINESTRAT continues its plans to extend fibre optic internet throughout the municipality which has now been extended to the rural areas of L’Alcasser, La Foia, El Fondo and La Torre.

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DENIA Town Hall is compiling a catalogue of the municipality’s remaining vestiges of the 1936-1939 Civil War which includes anti-aircraft machine gun emplacements as well as the former coastguard stations.

High rise THE Benissa fire brigade had to assist a man who climbed a rocky area adjoining the breakwater at Calpe’s ArenalBol beach, but was unable to descend after losing his nerve.

Charge points BENIDORM is to have four more charging stations for electric vehicles, one of which will be installed by the town hall, together with another three set up by a private company.

Photo credit: Benitachell town hall.

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LIONS’ DONATION: A third defibrillator that will help to save Benitachell lives.

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Puig seeks Andalucia alliance NADIA CALVIÑO, Economy minister and vice‐president of the Spanish government, recently visited Valencia.

Speaking after meeting the regional president Ximo Puig, Calviño was asked if the central government regarded as a prior‐ ity the reform which the Generalitat insists is a matter of urgen‐ cy.

“The priority is recovery,” the vice‐president replied.

“It will be necessary to tackle regional funding when the time is right for reaching a satisfactory agreement,” she continued, while declining to fix a definite date.

Despite its size, the Valencian Community is at the bottom of the funding list, receiving €2,582 per inhabitant ‐ behind Murcia and Andalucia with €2,679 ‐ compared with the national aver‐ age of €2,785 per head.

Ximo Puig and Andalucia’s regional president Juanma Moreno, who belongs to the Partido Popular, will join forces in requesting a different funding system.

“The PSOE governs in Valencia but we both agree that we are underfunded,” Moreno said.

The Generalitat considers that Valencia’s problems and An‐ dalucia’s might not be exactly the same, but they are similar and Puig will be travelling to meet Moreno in Sevilla later this month.

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Javea U3A news

BAD STATE: Vehicles need scrapped.

THE Spanish Association of the Guardia Civil (AEGC) has denounced the bad state of repair of its vehicles in the province of Alicante.

The Ministry of the Interior and the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) both stress the im‐ portance of keeping our vehicles roadworthy through the ITV test. Yet, those who enforce the law appear to have some of the vehicles most in need of attention.

The Guardia Civil in Alicante has official ve‐ hicles with more than 400,000 kilometres on the clock. They admit many should have been in the scrapyard years ago. They claim that ve‐ hicles that have exceeded the mileage limit are kept on the road by scavenging parts from other vehicles that have been scrapped.

While others are left waiting for months to find the right parts.

An AEGC spokesperson said: “This is not new, if they were private vehicles they would have already been sent to the scrapyard, be‐ cause, in addition to the kilometres, they lose oil, water, or are held together with staples.”

A collage of pictures of national heroes Captain Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn and the Duke of Edinburgh, put together by Summer Social organisers Angela Chantry and Tony Dearie.

JAVEA U3A put on a grand performance for the Javea Players, boosting the coffers of the amateur dramatic society by €800!

The money was raised at a Summer Social Evening, organised by the U3A’s Travellers’ Tales group leaders Angela Chantry and Tony Dearie, at the Parador de Javea on Tuesday September 7, thanks to members’ donations and a tombola.

The fundraising event was staged in support of the players, who have been hard hit by the pandemic and whose studio in the old town is the venue for the Travellers’ Tales monthly meetings. The money was presented by Angela and Tony to Javea Players chairman Alistair Wallace. The Summer So-

cial was attended by 78 people - U3A members and representatives of the Javea Players.

The event, which included a three-course dinner served by Parador staff, featured a variety of light-hearted and humorous video clips and music with special emphasis on the lockdown.

There was a touching tribute to national heroes Captain Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn and the Duke of Edinburgh, all of whom we lost during the pandemic, and a fitting finale to the evening when U3A member Jackie Jeffries sang her own rendition of Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ to warm applause from the audience.

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Sculpture contest honours Covid victims ALICANTE City Council has announced a sculpture contest in honour of coronavirus victims. Proposals can now be submitted to the town hall and the competition is open to everyone.

The contest has a budget of €100,000 which will be used to pay for the design, transportation and installation of the winning sculpture.

The council hope that the project will allow people to present their ideas for both the design and execution of a sculpture which will honour the people of Alicante who have sadly died from Covid-

19. The contest is already open and the deadline for applications will run until October 8.

According to the City Council, “The competition requires the movement of physical models that cannot be transmitted by electronic means, so the presentation of applications for participation must be made in person.”

All work entered for the competition must be original and more information regarding the competition can be found on the Alicante Town Hall website.

Macmillan fundraiser MIMIS KRU Salon based in Edf Caribe Avda del Pla 129, Javea, are pleased to announce that they will be holding a coffee morning in support of Macmillan cancer sup‐ port on Friday September 24 from 10.00am onwards.

Cake donations are most welcome and everyone is in‐ vited.

There will be a small entrance fee of €4 and you can eat as much cake as you like. Tea and coffee will also be included.

Barbarians Rugby Training Begins Again THE Barbarians have started training for the upcoming rugby season staring in October.

Both seniors, under 14s and under 16s are in full swing working hard on pre-season fitness.

Prior to the leagues starting, the Barbarians will host a mini tournament in Denia on the 25th for both seniors and teams in the academy.More details to follow.

Training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30 till 7.45 for the U14 and U16 teams and from 7.45 to 9.15 for the se-

RUGBY SEASON: The players are working on pre-season fitness. niors. It is also hoped we can start a ladies team in the coming months.

If you are interested in taking up rugby or you played previously then you are more than welcome to turn up to one of

our training sessions and get involved. Alternatively call Mac on 609 646 349 for more information. Training is taken in both Spanish and English and everyone is welcome wherever you come from.

Griffon vulture rescued A DISORIENTATED and malnourished griffon vul‐ ture was rescued in Alicante on Sunday, Septem‐ ber 12. Officers from the Guardia Civil were alerted by a resident in the Alicante town of Novelda. A pa‐ trol headed out from the Local Police station and discovered the wayward bird.

Griffon vultures need plenty of space to fly so the Guardia Civil officers made the decision to call in a local falconer. The expert was able to identify the species and suggested it was malnourished.

Sadly, many vultures die after they collide with wind turbines or electrical infrastructures. Malnu‐ trition is often seen in younger birds too. Poisoned bait also affects the numbers of vultures.

The griffon vulture is one of a few species found in Spain along with black, Egyptian and bearded vultures. The rescued bird will be taken to the San‐ ta Faz Wildlife Recovery Centre. It is hoped that the vulture will be able to return to its natural environ‐ ment as soon as possible.

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Port repairs FOUR HUNDRED metres of Altea port’s eastern arm, which suffered extensive damage during a succession of winter storms, will be reinforced with 120 concrete cubes each weighing between 25 and 32 tons. These will be cast at the port itself to prevent traffic jams and holdups during delivery.

Class conflict THE regional government has not yet completed work on the Music and Dance Conservatoires in the new Cultural Centre. On reopening on September 23, the Dance School will be able to reoccupy its former temporary premises although the town hall is still seeking a location for music classes.

Street wise THE Defendamos Calpe political party called for a roadmap legalising street sales so that vendors were no longer marginalised. This would need input from the town hall as well as all those likely to be affected by the proposed changes, including local shops and businesses, the party said.

More aid DENIA Town Hall has been left with €850,153 remaining from its €2.290 million ‘Parentesis’ fund to help businesses hit by the Covid pandemic.

Municipal sources revealed that the local government will distribute this amongst those who had received earlier aid and are able to provide proof of outgoings.

New school WORK began on Villajoyosa’s new €6.9 million Gasparot infants and primary school. The project is included in the regional government’s €27.4 programme for six La Vila schools, ensuring that none of the prefab classrooms inherited by the local government remain when the 2022-2023 school year begins.

Another approach to fire prevention ABUSOS URBANISTOS NO (AUN) suggested ensuring that town halls do not allow aban‐ doned land to become a fire hazard.

“If the laws aren’t enforced and fire or other environmental damage comes along as a result, concerned or affected property owners could threaten legal ac‐ tion against towns which don’t properly enforce the relevant laws and by‐laws,” AUN’s Charles Svoboda said.

If such damage were to occur, they could actually follow up on the legal process, he added.

He pointed out that beyond whatever rules there are in Spain, the EU has a host of envi‐ ronmental directives supporting action at any level.

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ALFAZ’S Lions Club has presented 52 boxes of clothing and clothes rails to Antonio Viso, president of the local Social Volunteers association. Esteban Velez of ATM Kitchens had donated the clothes to the Lions, who wanted to pass on the items to assist vulnerable local families in Alfaz.

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FOREST FIRE: Always a risk in the Valencian Community.

“And it may be possible to ob‐ tain EU subventions to bolster efforts aimed at fire prevention, for example providing funds for equipment, fire stations or train‐ ing,” he said.

The almost constant roar of firefighting aircraft overhead

Women’s basketball THE Ifach‐Calpe Basketball Club, the AACC cancer charity and Calpe Town Hall are promoting basketball for the over 35s.

“This is particularly aimed at women who have been diagnosed with cancer,” the town hall explained.

“It is directed at improving social relations and promoting safe sport in a friendly atmosphere.”

The project includes two weekly training sessions with monitors from the Ifach‐Calpe club as well as physiotherapy cover and clothes for training.

The Club, the AACC charity and the town hall also hope in future to organise an event where participants can compete.

More information is available from Calpe Town Hall or via a WhatsApp to AACC on 638 948 448.

during the summer and the daily reports of blazes in the Valen‐ cian Community and many parts of Spain highlighted the impor‐ tance of immediate attention to reducing the fire risk, Svoboda stressed.

“In principle, it should be

Last chance for Tango cove JAVEA’S mayor Jose Chulvi hopes to reopen the Cala del Tango beach.

The town hall closed the cove on safety grounds in 2014 owing to rockfalls and the shore has gradually been eaten away over the years.

Chulvi contacted the region‐ al government, asking for help in recovering the Cala del Tan‐ go.

“We aren’t experts and it’s up to them to decide if this is

Free activities in La Nucia LA NUCIA’s Third Age activities include new courses on Comput‐ ing and Japanese Painting.

Longer‐established courses include Yoga, Third Age Gym‐ nastics, Drama, Chess, Cre‐ ative Writing and Active Walks amongst others, an‐ nounced Third Age councillor

Beatriz Perez‐Hickman.

The activities are free but places are limited and readers wishing to enrol should register at the Centro Tercera Edad La Casilla (965 082 179) or via la casilla@lanucia.es.

“After almost a year‐and‐a‐ half we are recommencing activ‐

ities at La Casilla where anti‐ Covid measures will be in place,” Perez‐Hickman said.

“Some open‐air activities which began last April worked well and now, slowly we are hop‐ ing for a return to normality by adding workshops, classes and courses,” the councillor said.

Signed, sealed and delivered IN the current age of instant communication, iPhones and Twitter, Love Letters reminds us of a simpler time. Celebrity names including Alan Al‐ da, Candice Bergen, Diana Rigg couldn’t wait to play the characters of Melissa and Andy when it was first produced.

Love Letters is a rare work whose emotional richness requires no embellishment: all that’s needed are gifted actors capable of tracing the poignant thread of longing and regret that binds half a century of correspondence between people whose relationship is thwarted by hesitation.

The talented actors for the Javea Players’ per‐

more practical and economical ‐ apart from the other benefits ‐ to prevent fires than to pay the cost of damages, or to suffer the enormous and catastrophic loss of flora and fauna habitat as well as human lives and valuable property.”

formance are Jen Kellow‐Ward and Paul Hunter, directed by Cherry Cabban.

The actors relive their friendship through the notes, letters and cards they exchanged and, of course, they reminisce.

It’s simply set, and yet is about everything in life, first love, loss of opportunities and loss of love.

The show runs from September 22‐24 and September 29‐October 1 in the Studio Theatre, with 50 per cent capacity audiences to allow ade‐ quate social distancing. For tickets at €11 visit the www.javeaplayers.com website.

possible and, if so, what should be done,” Chulvi said.

The mayor has now had an online meeting with Arcadi Es‐ paña, who heads the Generali‐ tat’s Public Works department and Maria Luisa Martinez, re‐ sponsible for Ports, Airports and the Coast.

Both have agreed to study the economic viability of re‐ generating the Cala del Tango and the different options for restoring the cove to its origi‐ nal state.

The agreement follows gen‐ eralised rejection of a General‐ itat proposal to reinforce Javea’s storm‐damaged har‐ bour breakwater with 4.5‐ton boulders. Facing the El Tango cove, this plan would lead to its definitive disappearance, critics claimed.

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December date for Solgarden SOLGARDEN’S Haciendo del Sol in Villajoyosa will reopen on December 7.

The Solgarden Foundation (FCVS), together with the works committee and repre‐ sentatives from the UGT and CCOO trade unions, have guaranteed that the Norwe‐ gian residential complex of‐ fering social and health care will be active throughout 2022.

The reopening will be car‐ ried out gradually and with maximum caution to ensure the ‘safety and satisfaction’ of visitors to the centre as well as employees.

“This announcement is great news for FCVS, its em‐ ployees, Villajoyosa and the people of Norway,” said Villa‐ joyosa’s mayor Andreu Ver‐ du, thanking Elvira Rodenas, the Valencian Community’s director general for employ‐ ment Victoria Bastiansen, the FCVS director.

“The willingness to reach this agreement is reflected in the announcement that the centre will reopen and be op‐ erational in 2022,” the mayor added.

The Solgarden board sin‐ gled out the centre’s employ‐ ees, the works committee and the union representa‐ tives for their efforts and ded‐ ication in reaching their com‐ mon objective of a return to work.

The FCVS also thanked the local and regional authorities for input that was decisive in guaranteeing FCVS’s future.

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THANKS for coming. A Calpe publicity campaign is thank‐ ing tourists from Valencia, Madrid. Murcia and Castilla‐La Mancha for visiting the town this summer.

Billboards and information panels at railway and metro stations tell them in Spanish, “Choose your moment. We are waiting for you again in Calpe. Thank you for visiting us at a unique time.”

Tourism councillor Paco Avargues explained that the town hall wanted to thank all the tourists who trusted Calpe as a safe destination for their holidays during such an unusual summer.

“We wanted to remind them that we are waiting for them, as any moment is a good time to visit Calpe, but we are also inviting those who don’t know us to come here.”

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Helping to save lives THE Teuladada‐Moraira Lions Club donat‐ ed an ultra‐modern defibrillator costing €1,450 to Proteccion Civil in Benitachell.

Local mayor Miguel Angel Garcia and Benitachell’s Public Safety councillor Maria Jose Ivars were both in attendance as the Lions president, David Harmer, presented the defibrillator.

This is the third defibrillator that the Li‐ ons Club has donated to the volunteer group and this latest addition will make a great deal of difference, explained Protec‐ cion Civil’s president, as it is voice‐assisted, extremely easy to use and suitable for both adults and children.

“There is always a chance that we are going to be confronted with a cardiac ar‐ rest case,” the Proteccion Civil chief said.

“It is extremely important to be able to count on defibrillators in all of our vehicles, as rapid action is essential when saving a person’s life,” he added.

As well as the defibrillators, the Lions Club has also donated a quick‐to‐assemble tent that has already seen much use as a command post and improvised first aid centre during emergencies.

An excellent relation exists between the Teulada‐Moraira Lions and the Beni‐ tachell’s Proteccion Civil branch.

“We are immensely grateful to both groups,” Miguel Angel Garcia and Maria Jose Ivars said.

“They play an important part in our mu‐ nicipality, setting an example of solidarity, empathy and courage to local society.”

JUGS A GROUP of 21 Ladies enjoyed the Calpe U3A JUGS lunch at restaurant NO. 19. It was a great catch up with lots of laughs and a great time was had by all.

A big thank you to David and Hassan and all the staff.

If you would like to join the ladies at lunch please contact Anita by e‐ mail at tinka.tinkabel@ya hoo.com.

The next Calpe U3A general meeting will be on Thursday September

Ladies enjoying lunch.

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Our speaker will be Chris Hare who will talk about his new book.

Calpe U3A are offering

A great catch up was had.

free membership to all new members in 2021; sign up at the meeting on Thursday.

Check the Calpe U3A Facebook page or www.u3acalpe.org.

Spaniards rated among happiest SPANIARDS are among the happiest Europeans when they are with fami‐ ly and friends, but also rank as some of the most critical of their politi‐ cians, according to Euro‐ pean Union statistics.

In addition to the nor‐ mal indicators used by the EU such as living standards and GDP, a new wider range of statistics has allowed a European well‐being map to be drawn up.

Spaniards have stood out in a positive way due to their satisfaction with their personal lives, but were among the most damning of their politi‐ cians.

People in Europe can now compare their own country to others using a tool developed by Euro‐ stat and published on its website. This provides a range of data such as how safe people feel when they walk alone at

night, income levels and how often people see their friends. It is also possible to look up how much faith people have in their government.

Spaniards rank highly in their regard for family and friends and also for life expectancy. On a more negative side, re‐ sults revealed significant differences between rich and poor and a high level of cynicism in national institutions.

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A new high

THE average price of electricity in the wholesale market start‐ ed the week with a new record of €154.16 per megawatt/hour (MWh), exceeding the figure from last week. The first two weeks of September already had the highest ever prices in the wholesale market.

Prices have continued to set new records through the sum‐ mer. Given these new historical records, the Council of Ministers is expected to take measures to fulfil Spanish President Pedro Sánchez’s promise that this year the average electricity bill will not be more than in 2018.

The package of measures the executive is preparing includes new tax cuts. Among the pro‐ posals is a way of reducing to a minimum the tax on power generation, which accounts for just over 5 per cent of the elec‐ tricity bill of domestic con‐ sumers. Everything so far ru‐ moured by government ministers also indicates that the VAT reduction from 21 to 10 per cent that has been in force since June will be extended for at least another quarter.

Easing off

THE Euro Weekly News has asked its readers whether they think Spain should begin easing its Covid restrictions after it emerged that the country had left the ´high risk´ level. In total, 63.9 per cent of readers said they thought that Spain has had restrictions for long enough and that they should be eased.

A further 34.4 per cent said they felt it was too soon. According to a Spanish Health Ministry report released on Thursday, September 9, the 14-day cumulative number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabitants now stands at 140.43, having fallen below the high-risk level of 150 for the first time since July 1.

On a national level, the figures are also at medium risk in terms of the ICUs, with less than 14 per cent occupation by Covid-19 patients, and low in regular wards, with less than 5 per cent occupation due to the disease.

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MILITARY AIRCRAFT: Deal approved.

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A €2.1 MILLION contract to build 56 C-295 military transport aircraft in Spain and India has been announced by the Indian Ministry of Defence.

The Indian government approved the deal with the European aircraft manufacturer, which will see 16 planes built in Spain and the rest manufactured in India. Airbus is one the world’s leading manufacturers of military transport aircraft and has two sites in the province of Sevilla at San Pablo and Tablada.

Authorities revealed that the 16 Spanish-made air-

New Training Law Approval THE Council of Ministers has approved a new training law aimed at students and workers.

The regulation has a financial schedule of €5.474 billion attached, of which €1.55 billion comes from the European Recovery and Resilience Funds.

The Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegria, has described the future law as “a transforming and modernising project for the country”

which will improve the lives of citizens. She also thanked her predecessor, Isabel Celaa, who presented the regulation on June 15, for her work.

Alegria emphasised that the document has been refined with the contributions of the educational community, employers, trade unions and regional governments, with whom an intense dialogue and negotiation process was carried out. The minister ap-

pealed to parliamentary groups to ensure that the Lower House of Parliament approves the law with the greatest possible consensus.

She proclaimed: “We are ending the two-part model of educational vocational training and vocational training for employment and we are providing our country with a single system, which is much more flexible and accessible.”

Travel companies take on global warming AS travel companies across the world begin to reopen to travellers, Euro Weekly News readers have said that they think these companies should also do more to reduce global warming.

Of the readers who replied to the EWN on the issue, 100 per cent said they thought travel companies should be doing more for the environment.

One reader, Brian Rae, said: “the sea and rainforests… are crucial to life.”

Earlier this year, on Earth Day, companies including Insight Vacations signed up to an environmental pledge to achieve carbon

neutrality by 2030, and to source 50 per cent of power from renewable sources by 2025.

Meanwhile, travel company Hopper also announced it will donate tree-planting funds for

every booking it receives, planting up to four trees for every booking.

The company said it plans to plant around six million trees around the world this year.

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WEAPONS fine. An elderly man in Germany has been fined after the authorities found his stash of Second World War weapons.

The 84‐year‐old man is accused of possessing several weapons from the war and has been fined €250,000 and ordered to hand sev‐ eral of the weapons over to a museum or collector. The authorities charged the man after finding the weapons during a search in 2015.

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Spain’s Airbus boost craft will be delivered ready to fly ‘within 48 months of signing the contract,’ while the local TATA consortium ‘will manufacture 40 aircraft in India within 10 years’ of the formalisation of the agreement.

It will be the first time a private company has manufactured military aircraft in India, a milestone that is being celebrated by the Indian government. The pro-

cess forms part of the ‘Made in India’ initiative and will boost the country’s aerospace ecosystem, as a large number of the parts will be manufactured on Indian soil. The deal also highlights how Spain remains a key industrial base for Airbus which continues to produce commercial and military aircraft as well as helicopters and space components on the peninsula.

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Cabin bag rule confusion UK workplace pension THE new luggage policy for easyJet passengers is reported‐ ly causing confusion among people across the UK. The most recent case involved a traveller at Edinburgh Airport.

The man who claimed to have been caught out by the

new baggage rule said the air‐ port charged him an extra £24 because the two‐inch wheels on his bag meant that it was too big to store in the cabin.

The passenger, who has not been named, insisted he had not a problem with this type

of bag before.

The new policy was intro‐ duced by easyJet in February 2021 in an attempt to reduce queuing times and ensure trav‐ ellers have a place to store their luggage in the overhead lockers. The rule states that travellers can bring one free bag on board but it must fit un‐ der the seat in front of them and be no bigger than 45x36x20cm (including any handles or wheels). Previously, travellers could bring a larger bag with maximum dimensions of 56x45x25cm, which could be stored in the overhead locker.

The airline’s chief commer‐ cial and customer officer, Robert Carey, previously stat‐ ed: “Our new policy will im‐ prove boarding and punctuality for everyone, as well as giving our customers certainty of what they will have with them onboard.” Yet, eight months later, confusion still reigns at the check‐in desk.

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NEW figures released show how the overall use of the Pen‐ sions Regulator’s automatic en‐ rolment enforcement (AE) powers are back to pre‐pan‐ demic levels following neces‐ sary measures introduced last spring to support UK employers through the early months of the crisis.

TPR’s latest compliance and enforcement bulletin comes as the regulator warns employers not to neglect their workplace pension duties as the economy recovers.

The bulletin shows the total use of AE powers between Jan‐ uary and June 2021 increased to 77,032 compared to 41,398 for July to December 2020. For comparison, the total use of powers in the six‐month period before the pandemic (October 2019 to March 2020) was 73,164.

Throughout the pandemic, compliance with the law has re‐ mained high, including maintain‐

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ing pension contributions. Mea‐ sures were introduced last March to ensure struggling em‐ ployers were not unduly fined.

However, TPR has continued to closely monitor compliance and use its powers where necessary to ensure employers remain on track.

TPR’s bulletin comes as new

statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions on work‐ place pension participation show trends in pension contri‐ butions have remained relative‐ ly stable over the Covid‐19 peri‐ od. Employee contribution rates reduced slightly in early 2020 but have since returned to pre‐ pandemic levels.

Catalonia nightclub request ejected THE High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has once again reject‐ ed a request to open up nightlife in the region, arguing that the epidemiological data is “still unfavourable.” This, in addition to hospital pressure, has led them to conclude that the right to life and health must take precedence over economic interests.

In a new appeal, the Catalan Federation of Associations of Restoration and Music Activities (FECASARM), had requested pre‐ cautionary measures against the resolution of the Catalan execu‐ tive that had set the closing hours of venues as 00.30am, along with the closure of all nightlife venues that do not have an out‐ door space available.

According to the contentious administrative chamber of the TSJC: “The existence of risks to public health arising from the pan‐ demic is evident,” and that, “the public interest to be protected is undoubtedly greater than the interests invoked by the appellants of the leisure sector.”

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Emoji communication EMOJI characters could partic‐ ularly enhance interaction with young children, people with disabilities, and patients who speak other languages, a physi‐ cian has claimed.

The opportu‐ nity exists for medical soci‐ eties and physician committees to proactively shape emojis that best repre‐ sent their fields, then work with the standards‐setting body for emojis to get them approved and put into practice.

“The need to listen to pa‐ tients is at the core of our mis‐

sion as physicians, and the use of emojis is a great opportunity to take communication to an‐ other level,” said Dr Shuhan He. “Emoji characters could be particularly important in treat‐

EMOJIS: From Japan.

ing children with still‐develop‐ ing language skills, people with disabilities that impair their abil‐ ity to communicate, and the

Spain Gas reserve increase THE Spanish government is preparing for winter and the high energy prices that are expected by forcing an in‐ crease in gas reserves to avoid blackouts. The minis‐ ter of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, is hoping to avoid shortages of natural gas like those seen when storm Filomena hit.

The Ministry of Ecological Transition has made the de‐ cision to modify the Winter Plan, which has not been updated since 2017. The plan is to ensure that gas suppliers have to increase their reserves by more than 20 per cent next January.

Suppliers are currently

obliged to store 3.5 days’ worth of reserve gas and this will increase to 4.5 days for January. It is also possi‐ ble that once the National Markets and Competition Commission’s report is re‐ leased the reserve quantity obligations will be increased even further.

It is hoped that these new reserve quotas will ensure that problems seen last win‐ ter do not occur again. It is also expected that these measures will help reduce the risk of gas supplies being cut. Additionally, it is possi‐ ble the increased reserves may help regulate prices in the electricity market too.

many patients who speak a dif‐ ferent language.”

Emojis (which mean ‘picture characters’) originated in Japan over a decade ago and today an estimated five billion are used daily on Facebook and Face‐ book Messenger alone. The doctor added: “It’s tempt‐ ing to dismiss emoji as a millennial fad, but they possess the power of stan‐ dardisation, universality and fa‐ miliarity, and in the hands of physicians and other health care providers could represent a new and highly effective way to communicate pictorially with patients.”

PROGRESS with the vaccination roll‐out in Spain has triggered job optimism in Spain as over 50 per cent of managers plan to expand their workforce this year. In Spain, economic recovery is predicted for 2021 and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to rise by up to 6.8 per cent this year.

The excellent progress of the vaccination programme in Spain

Job outlook has reached over 74 per cent of the population. Both these fac‐ tors have boosted hiring expecta‐ tions among managers. Country Manager of Manpower Group Spain, Francisco Ribeiro, said: “It is excellent news that Spanish em‐ ployers expect to expand their teams by 32 per cent, or even 58

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per cent in some sectors, before the end of the year.

“We cannot overlook two real‐ ities associated with this figure: firstly, the construction, catering and manufacturing industries are reversing a trend seen in the last quarters of the study. Secondly, optimism has yet to be trans‐ formed into real employment op‐ portunities for professionals."

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AYUSO: Limited capacity is to end.

MADRID is lifting the ban on clos‐ ing times for hotels and nightlife from September 20. The president of the Community of Madrid, Is‐ abel Díaz Ayuso, has announced the limited capacity in cinemas and theatres will also end.

The president said she will put an end to the time restrictions due

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Nightlife restrictions ending to Covid‐19 that affected the hos‐ pitality and nightlife sectors in the region. The number of diners in a group permitted on terraces will also go up from eight to 10 people.

Ayuso also announced there

will be no cap on capacity in cin‐ emas and theatres. She stressed her intention to “continue ad‐ vancing” to relax restrictions “if the situation continues to im‐ prove,” in reference to decline

in coronavirus cases.

She made the announcement from Milan (Italy) where she had been awarded the ‘The Flame of Freedom’ award from The Bruno Leoni Institute.

UK cancels French vaccine contract

THE British government has cancelled a £1.2 billion contract with French vaccine‐maker Val‐ neva. The French company re‐ vealed the break of agreement for the supply of nearly 200 mil‐ lion doses of coronavirus vac‐ cines and denied British gov‐ ernment claims they had breached their obligations.

The French company manu‐

7.3 billion

facture the vaccine at their West Lothian plant in the UK. They planned on creating around 200 new jobs in the fu‐ ture, as part of an expansion plans. The government alleged that Valneva breached an agreement but the company “strenuously” denied this stat‐ ing: “Valneva SE, a specialty vac‐ cine company, today an‐ The total human population on Earth.

ANDREW NEIL announced on September 13, that he has resigned from his position as chairman of GB News and will no longer work as a presenter. He said he wants to cut back on the amount of professional commitments he takes on at this time of his career but it is believed that in‐house spats between its pre‐ senters speeded his departure. Neil will stay on as a commentator, appearing twice a week.

There have been rumours of a divide in the GB News camp between those who see themselves as traditional news journalists and others who feel they are populist commentators. One half are allegedly

nounced that it has received a termination notice from the UK Government (HMG) in relation to the Supply Agreement for its Covid‐19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001.”

They added, “the contract provides HMG with the right to terminate. HMG has alleged that the company is in breach of its obligations under the supply agreement, but the company strenuously denies this.”

The exact nature of the al‐ leged breach is not clear.

Andrew Neil quits not happy with the direction the channel is taking, following the model of Fox News in America.

In a statement, Andrew said, “I am sorry to go but I have concluded it’s time to reduce my commitments on a number of fronts. Over the summer I’ve had time to reflect on my extensive portfolio of interests and decided it was time to cut back. I wish GB News well in continuing to fulfil its founding promise and mission to reach audiences currently underserved by existing news broadcasters.”

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THE Queen is set to present medals to the ‘heroes’ who helped with the Afghanistan evacuations in the upcom‐ ing New Year’s Honours list.

According to reports, Number 10 has approved the plans, which will honour the heroes who helped with the air evacuations. Opera‐ tion Pitting saw around 15,000 people evacuated in the space of only a few weeks, and involved over 160 flights.

One source commented that: “The PM is fully be‐

hind the idea, it will finally put a bit of honour in what’s been a pretty dis‐ honourable system lately.”

August saw an end to the 20‐year long military inter‐ vention in Afghanistan as soldiers left the country.

The Prince of Wales recently praised the British Parachute Regiment for their outstanding work in the evacuation.

He said: “You are not only an outstanding credit to the Parachute Regiment but al‐ so to this country, which,

without doubt, is more for‐ tunate than it can know in having such dedicated and courageous people as your‐ selves ready to step forward at such a crucial time of need, I could not be more proud of you.”

The Duke of Sussex served two tours in Afghanistan and previously spoke of his time there: “One minute you’re in bed asleep, six and a half min‐ utes later you’re speaking to someone on the ground being shot at.”

More Covid-19 waves unlikely FERNANDO SIMON, the director of the Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emer‐ gencies, said it is unlikely that Spain will have more large waves of Covid‐19. Speaking on Thursday September 9, he explained: “there may be a sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth wave, but they will not be like the previous ones.” Simon made these statements to the media before pre‐ senting at the congress of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) in Leon.

Simon insisted that until everyone in Spain is vaccinated, the coronavirus will not end. He also highlighted the importance of a global coopera‐ tion, stating: “Spain is important, but it is not the navel of the world.” Yet, he also gave a positive message, claiming: “Spain right now is very favourable, and this makes it possible, little by lit‐ tle, to normalise the situation.” He also conformed the government is working to develop a new pub‐

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SIMON: A booster dose is under discussion. lic health agency, but could not confirm if he would be the director or even apply for the role.

Regarding a third booster dose, Fernando Si‐ mon said the matter was under discussion. On the topic of vaccinating children under the age of 12, he said the results of clinical trials and authorisa‐ tions from the regulatory agencies would be known soon.

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Logroño birth switch shock THE extraordinary story of two baby girls who were switched at birth at a hospital in Logroño, La Rioja in 2002 has come to light. The babies were born five hours apart, both underweight, and placed into incubators. They were later removed and handed to the wrong parents.

The incident occurred at the now‐closed Hospital San Mil‐ lan de Logroño.

The mix‐up was discovered in 2017 when the grandmoth‐ er of one girl filed a lawsuit against the father accusing him of neglect. During the DNA testing that followed, it was discovered that the man was not the biological father.

A further test determined that his wife was not the girl’s bio‐ logical mother.

The girl was just 15 at the time, but she became deter‐ mined to find out the truth, which led to an investigation by the La Rioja Ministry of Health. They determined that there was only one other baby with similar characteristics that could have been ex‐ changed by accident and on the same date.

The young woman, who is now 19 years old, is claiming compensation of more than €3 million for moral damages.

However, the Ministry is offer‐ ing her just over €200,000 be‐ cause it considers that the in‐ cident was human error and not unlawful.

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Sanchez electricity promise Spain will have lower prices.

PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has promised electricity bills will average out by the end of the year.

“When 2021 is over, con‐ sumers will have paid the same for electricity as

Negotiations ended RYANAIR has announced that its negotiations with Boeing for a MAX10 order, to follow its current deliveries for 210 B737‐8200 ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft, have ended without any agreement on pricing.

Ryanair will take delivery of over 200 B737 ‘Gamechanger’ air‐ craft over the next five years from 2021 to 2025. These deliveries will see Ryanair’s fleet grow to over 600 aircraft capable of carrying over 200 million guests per year.

Ryanair and Boeing have been in discussions about a large fol‐ low up order for Boeing MAX10 aircraft over the past 10 months.

But last week it became clear that the pricing gap between the partners could not be closed and both sides have agreed to cease negotiations.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said, “We are disappointed we could‐ n’t reach agreement. Boeing have a more optimistic outlook on air‐ craft pricing than we do, and we have a disciplined track record of not paying high prices.

“We have a more than sufficient order pipeline to allow us to grow strongly over the next five years and enable Ryanair to capi‐ talise on the extraordinary growth opportunities that are emerging all over Europe as the Continent recovers from the Covid pandem‐ ic,” he added.

they did in 2018,” he said.

“The government is tak‐ ing charge of the concern among citizens. And we are working on a plan to reach a concrete commitment.

By the end of 2021 Spaniards will look back and see that they have paid a similar and compa‐ rable amount on their elec‐ tricity bills as they did in 2018,” he added.

Sanchez continued: “It is important to clarify in this debate that one thing is the progress of the whole‐ sale price in the market and another is your elec‐ tricity bill. We pay our bills

monthly. What doesn’t make sense is to look at the debate on a daily basis, because we don’t pay our bills daily. What the gov‐ ernment can do is to cush‐ ion the changes in that wholesale price. First, with structural reforms, and with a solid commitment to renewable energies ‐ not just due to issues of climate change, but also because they are cheaper.

“The electricity future markets are already saying that, thanks to renewables, Spain will have lower prices than France or Ger‐ many in 2022 and 2023.”

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AROUND 200 couples got married at a mass wedding in Lima, Peru with brides and grooms seen dressed up and sitting in rows waiting to get wed.

Musicians played the couples in on their way to the venue dur‐ ing a parade, before they later got married at a mass ceremony.

Photographers captured the couples following the wedding, with brides and grooms aged from the young to the elderly.

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Speaking out against Taliban ONE Afghan journalist is still fight‐ ing the Taliban even though she had to flee her country and leave behind her husband and children.

Refugee Khadija Amin initially be‐ came a journalist in Afghanistan to be “the voice of women.”

She spent many years helping women gain equality. She even worked in television until the Tal‐ iban took over again in August.

As soon as they took power she was banned from continuing with her career on television.

Amin explained how she had to flee her homeland, leaving be‐ hind her family. She has spoken out against the hardships that women are facing in Afghanistan now.

She said: “Women are not al‐ lowed to go out on the streets alone. They can’t even go to the doctor if they are ill unless they are accompanied by a man. It’s very hard.”

Amin was at the public broad‐ caster’s newsroom when the Tal‐ iban took over. She explained: “The Taliban held a press confer‐ ence and said that women would be allowed to work, so I spoke to them face to face and asked them to let me continue. They said no. There was no more room for us women on state televi‐ sion.”

Luckily, Amin was evacuated on one of the 17 flights that brought people to safety in Spain.

THE General Treasury of Social Security took to its official Twitter account on Mon‐ day September 13, to warn people not to download any application, or click on any links or attachments included in SMS mes‐ sages purporting to have been sent by them.

This problem with cybercriminals became more prevalent since a lot of businesses moved online. Social Security has expanded its online services in recent months, some of

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Doppelgangers steal politician’s identity I N Russia, opposition party candidate, Boris Vishnevsky, who is running for a municipal posi‐ tion is now competing against two people who have resorted to shady practices, changing their name to match his and have copied his physical appearance in a bid to confuse voters.

The practice of changing names is a common one in Russia, but this normally only extends to surnames. The voting poster for the district has three election candidates side‐by‐side. However, it is difficult to see which one is the original Boris.

The shady tactic is normally used to split votes between two candidates with the same name, however this has been taken a step further. Sur‐ prisingly, it is legal in Russia for candidates to change their names to match that of their oppo‐ nents.

Social Security scam warning which only require the user to identify them‐ selves by an SMS message.

This gives criminals extra opportunities to try and scam people by sending fake SMS messages or emails pretending to be from the official entity, which is how they ultimate‐

ly gather your sensitive information.

According to Social Security, this latest at‐ tempt to scam the public involves a message informing people that they are owed a reim‐ bursement of €945.76. The message states: “Our invoice management system detects that you are entitled to receive this payment.

To accept quick payments online, click on the following link.” People are being urged to ig‐ nore this message in order to avoid being scammed.

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SOME British expats living in Spain must leave the coun‐ try within 15 days or risk be‐ ing classed as living there il‐ legally, according to legal documents. The order from Spain’s Immigration Office was given to Brits who had their residency applications rejected.

The document read: “You will be advised that, unless you have a qualifying docu‐ ment to stay in Spain, you must leave the Spanish terri‐ tory within 15 days from the notification of this resolu‐ tion, unless exceptional cir‐ cumstances occur and you justify that you have suffi‐ cient means, in which case you may extend your stay up to a maximum of 90 days.”

Staying longer than the 15 days is considered a “serious offence” by the Spanish au‐ thorities and can lead to fines of up to €10,000. It could also mean expulsion from Spain and a potential ban from the Schengen area for six months to five years.

Anne Hernandez, head of citizens help group Brexpats in Spain, said: “Applications are being rejected on the grounds of insufficient evi‐

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British expats face expulsion dence of legally residing in Spain before 2021, such as a town hall certificate, medical insurance or other proof.”

If an expat’s residency is

rejected in Spain, it is possi‐ ble to appeal against the de‐ cision. However, correct doc‐ umentation must be provided.

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FREE holiday Covid‐19 tests. Holiday giant, On the Beach, is restarting holiday packages with free Covid‐19 tests for British travellers jetting off to Spain and Greece to enjoy the last of the summer sunshine.

All bookings to Spain and Greece made before Septem‐ ber 30 for departure in 2021 will qualify for the free tests.

The holiday company has collaborated with testing provider Collinson. Tests will be automatically ordered fol‐ lowing the customers’ holiday bookings, and delivered at least 48 hours prior to departure.

One antigen test must be taken on holiday before return to the UK and one PCR test must be taken on or before day two following arrival back in the UK. Company CEO, Simon Cooper, said the “time is now right” to restart holidays after they had “carefully moni‐ tored the ongoing travel updates, the data at home and in key destinations, and the sentiment among our cus‐ tomers.”

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Remuneration to the guardian in Spain. Right to get paid.

Amount. Issues to take into account to fix it. Legal advice.

IN this article we are going to deal with the remuneration to the guardian of a minor or inca‐ pable person. That is, if the tu‐ tor or guardian is entitled to re‐ ceive compensation for his work.

Justification of the payment or remuneration to the guardian Sometimes the guardian of a disabled person or minor can dedicate his life completely to his duty. What happens in the case of great dependents, who need help and assistance full time. Often, children or relatives are guardians, and they take care of their personal hygiene, washing feeding them, etc.

On other occasions, the man‐ agement of the assets of a non capable or minor, may involve an almost exclusive dedication for the guardian. For example, in the case of the incapacitated person having several rented properties, etc.

In these cases, tutors and guardians cannot combine their work and their own work devel‐ opment. Sometimes, they can‐

not access a paid job; or make contributions to have access to a decent retirement.

This is why it is fair, in these cases, that a retribution is recog‐ nised in favour of the guardians.

Incomes and economic ca‐ pacity of the non capable As we have pointed out, it is not only possible, but fair, in some cases, for the tutor and guardian to be compensated for his position.

It is evident that in order to determine the amount of said remuneration, the economic ca‐ pacity of the incapacitated per‐ son must be taken into account.

That is, his assets, value, but also income (rents, etc.) that can re‐ ceive.

Likewise, the work of the tu‐ tor will have to be taken into ac‐ count. That is, what is the work done. If it is complicated, no, if it requires a lot of dedication, etc.

Legal regulation of the remu‐

neration to the guardian ‐ Up to now.

Until now, article 274 of the Spanish Civil Code (Cc), estab‐ lished a limitation. It pointed out that, as far as possible, the re‐ muneration should not be less than 4 per cent, nor more than 20 per cent, of the liquid return of the assets.

Regulatory modification The recent Law 8/2021, to support people with disabilities in the exercise of their legal ca‐ pacity, has modified the regula‐ tion of guardianship. Thus disap‐ pears the regulation and limitation of article 274 of the Civil Code.

Now instead, it says the new article 229 Cc, effective from 9/3/2021, basically: 1. The guardian has the right for a remuneration, provided that the minor or non capable assets allow it.

2. In principle, it corresponds

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to the judicial authority to fix the amount of it and the way to re‐ ceive it.

3. To fix it, the work to be done and the value and in‐ comes, rents, etc, of the assets will be taken into account.

4. It may also be established that the guardian makes the rents, etc of the assets in ex‐ change for paying a mainte‐ nance to the minor or non capa‐ ble.

Conclusion on the remunera‐ tion to the guardian Retribution to the guardian or tutor is in some cases necessary.

With the new regulation, its limi‐ tation in terms of amount disap‐ pears. And it will depend on what the judge fixes, taking into account certain factors.

If you want more information about the compensation to the guardian, or related matters, contact us at www.white‐ baos.com.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, it merely conveys information related to legal is‐ sues.

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New Ryanair routes for Spain RYANAIR have announced their 2021 winter schedule including 10 new routes for Barcelona. The new connections will link Catalonia to a stunning variety of destinations starting in October.

The new routes include Agadir (Morocco), S tockholm- A rlanda A irport ( S weden), B rindisi (Italy), Bristol (United Kingdom), La Palma (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), U chda ( M orocco), Palermo (Italy), Rabat (Morocco) and Tallinn (Estonia).

Eddie W ilson, C E O of Ryanair, said: “We are delighted to announce our 2021 winter schedule with a total of 73 routes, including the 10 new connections from Barcelona.”

“As Spain’s largest airline, R yanair is committed to the recovery

RYANAIR: Have announced their winter schedule. of Catalonia’s tourism industry, jobs and connectivity as we grow across Europe and bring air travel back to precrisis levels.”

He also boasted of the firm’s deal to take delivery of 55 new B oeing 737-8200 aircraft this winter. This move will boost Spanish air traffic this winter as Ryanair operates flights from Catalonia to 73 destinations in 25 dif-

ferent countries.

Eddie Wilson hoped the move would prompt authorities to reduce Spanish airport charges.

“Reducing charges at Spanish airports and introducing long-term incentives for air traffic recovery would facilitate a rapid recovery in tourism and employment thanks to R yanair’s low fares and our growth plan for the coming years.”

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Choking baby saved in Madrid

MADRID emergency services saved the life of a 13-month-old baby who was choking on a plastic bottle top while trapped inside a lift with her parents.

Firefighters arrived just seven minutes after receiving the message from the couple who were stuck inside the lift. After the crew had rescued the family, the medical teams of the Madrid

Sealth Service, who had also been mobilised to the incident, took over and treated the baby girl.

The minor was admitted to the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid. Maria Isabel Lopez, the doctor in charge of the operation, said: “The baby is fine.”

She stressed, however, the importance of calling emergen-

cy services as soon as possible, “The faster they call us, the sooner we arrive. The obstruction of the airway produces a stop in the breathing, so you have to call as soon as possible.

If they had gone to the hospital in their car, they could have found a traffic jam, and with the condition of the minor, his arrival would have been worse.”

Designer brand accused

Microsoft chooses Spain

A TIKTOK user accused Spanish designer brand Balen‐ ciaga of cultural appropriation over a pair of €1,000 sweatpants. The ‘Tropme‐L’oeil’ grey sweatpants with the hefty price tag come complete with an exposed boxer short which is built in over the waistband. This is something made famous during the 90s in hip‐hop cul‐ ture. The item can be spotted at high‐end UK depart‐ ment store Selfridges and caught the attention of a Tik‐ Tok user (@mr200m__) who took to social media to complain. The user, whose real name is Josiah Hy‐ acinth, commented on the sweatpants: “This feels racist. This feels very racist, guys.” He added, “they have woven these boxers inside the trousers.”

The video has been viewed over one and a half mil‐ lion times and was captioned: “You know when some‐ thing feels racist. I have questions.” One user took to social media to back up Hyacinth’s views and said: “Black men being discriminated against and devalued for sagging pants and Balenciaga is profiting off the style.

Crazy how it’s ghetto until they put a price on it.”

MICROSOFT has chosen Barcelona for a new Artifi‐ cial Intelligence research centre. The hub will focus on the research and development of Artificial Intelli‐ gence models and will be the first of its kind in the country. Crucially, the centre will initially house 30 people but it is expected the number of staff will grow to over 100 employees.

The Barcelona site is expected to be one of eight research centres across the world that will be home to a web experiences team. According to Microsoft, the team will focus “on the development of ad‐ vanced user experiences based on the use of Artificial Intelligence and deep learning technologies.”

The hub will be led by Microsoft’s Search & AI team, headed by Microsoft’s corporate vice presi‐ dent in the United States, Jordi Ribas, who comment‐ ed: “I am convinced that setting up this hub in Spain will add a lot of value to Microsoft’s proposition worldwide.”

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Chef donates bone marrow

THE famous Spanish chef Karlos Arguiñano has helped his sister out after she suffered a relapse of leukaemia. Karlos’ sister Loinaz, has been fighting leukaemia for 15 years. When she first became ill the chef donated bone marrow, and he has now done so again.

Karlos said: “This week I donated bone marrow to my sister Loinaz, who has leukaemia. I already did it 15 years ago.” He also explained how you have to be in

good health to donate bone marrow and said: “To donate, they do a lot of tests and the doctor told me: ‘Look, Karlos, keep on living the life you’re living, because you’re great’.” Loinaz has spent her life in relative anonymity compared to Karlos’ other sisters, in particular Eva, his youngest sister who is a pastry chef. The family are said to be very close and they definitely come together when life hits them hard. This was shown in 2020 when sadly Pepi Urkiola passed away.

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DGT warns fake emails THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has again urged the public to be aware of online scams, as more and more cybercriminals take the initiative to steal your personal and financial data, while pretending to be them.

One of the oldest scams is the one which consists of the ‘DGT’ notifying you, usually by email, that you have an ‘unpaid traffic fine’, but they tell you quite kindly that you can pay the penalty there and

SCAM: Ignore the emails. then, by clicking on the link they have provided, which of course, once clicked, could lead you to a phishing-type

scam to fool you into giving your personal info, or, it could install malware in your device.

In addition to the fake traffic fines, cybercriminals are also attacking users through another avenue: their driving licence. Again posing as the DGT they send them an email and inform you that your permit has expired, and then they tell you all the instructions you have to follow to avoid any problems.

Please ignore these emails.

Hiker found in Alicante

AS reported by sources from the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Alicante, the body of an Asturian hiker who had been missing in Alicante Province for a week was found in one of the pools of Barranco del Infierno on Saturday September 11. The area is a popular spot for hikers and nature lovers located in Alicante’s Marina Alta.

Emergency services searched for the man, originally from Langreo in Asturias, but now a resident of Villajoyosa, after he was reported missing by his family. He had sent them photos of himself in that same area, only two

days previously, before stopping all communication with them.

A Guardia Civil patrol found the man’s car parked near the Barranco del Infierno and an intensive search operation was launched in the area of Vall de Laguart, comprising of members of the different specialties of the Guardia Civil, fire brigade, Local Police, USAR-13 Humanitarian Association and numerous volunteers.

Several rescue helicopters had been added to the operation, along with various extra ground units, until his body was discovered.

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The Get Back tour

Benidorm Palace

r e b o t c t his O Beatlemania perform The Magic of the Beatles.

Benidorm Palace fully booked before the pandemic.

He is delighted to be on the road again as so many people have missed live music and the name of this latest tour is appro‐ priately enough Get Back which is selling out across the UK at the moment.

“This show covers the entire

life of the Fab Four and is per‐ formed in four parts, the first two cover the beginnings and the stu‐ dio years of the band and then the second two see the Beatles during their psychedelic period and the final years leading up to Let it Be.”

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ty of everyone’s favourite num‐ bers will be played.

Although the band has been around for some 30 years, there have been a number of changes of members and Clarke who has been a fan since the early days and a performer of their music in one form or another joined some six years ago and says “I have the perfect job, working in the Cavern by day and performing as John Lennon in the evening.

“I suspect that the only time I upset my father was by choosing to be rebellious John Lennon rather than Paul McCartney, but I think he’s over that now.”

Not too many people know that the genesis of Strawberry Fields Forever was created in Almeria when Lennon came over to take part in the film ‘How I won the War’ and he started to remi‐ nisce about fields of strawberries in his hometown.

Clarke flew to Almeria for the celebration of the 50th anniver‐ sary of filming and was pictured sitting on a bench next to a statue of Lennon which is in Almeria City.

To many, the Beatles were the finest pop/rock band of all time and here is a great chance to not only enjoy two hours of top music played by professionals, but to also reminisce about the 60s and 70s.

Credit :Benidorm Palace

The four musicians dress to fit each part of the story and use instru‐ ments which the Beatles used to play on stage, so it’s quite a performance lasting around two hours with a break and they promise that the majori‐

Credit: Beatlemania

GET back to the Benidorm Palace this October as thanks to a trick of fate, it will welcome the first visit to Spain of The Magic of the Beatles show.

Having had to close for so long due to the pandemic, there has been a very careful return to opening with the new spectacular show Terra just running on Friday and Saturday nights since June.

There has been a long tradition of special concerts on a Sunday night at the Benidorm Palace and the first was due to feature the three Simmons Brothers per‐ forming their Jive Talkin’ tribute to the Bee Gees but for various reasons they had to postpone un‐ til next May. This left owner Cristina Cli‐ ment in something of a quandary as she had suddenly lost her first booking for the Sunday events but as she explains, “It turned out to be a piece of good luck as I have always wanted to bring The Magic of the Beatles show to Benidorm, but they have always been fully booked.

“This time however, to my amazement and great pleasure, Beatlemania, the band that per‐ forms this spectacular show, was free for that night only and they will be flying over to perform and then fly straight back to the UK for a gig the following night.”

The number of guests that can be accommodated is much lower than in pre‐pandemic days and the management of Benidorm Palace has made a conscious de‐ cision to even reduce the number of people who can have a table in order to ensure more than the minimum social distancing re‐ quirement.

This means that tickets at €30 or €38 (to include fish and chips or chicken and chips) are already selling fast so reservations are strongly recommended and are available from the Benidorm Palace box office or by calling 965 851 660 and you can ‘table dance’ even if you can’t hit the dance floor.

Knowing that Euro Weekly News readers are always interest‐ ed to learn more about important musical events such as this, espe‐ cially as they have been starved of live music for so long, we contact‐ ed Clarke Gilmour who plays John Lennon.

Clarke is particularly well placed to be involved with a Beat‐ les tribute as not only did his fa‐ ther portray Paul McCartney on the TV show Stars in their Eyes, but Clarke, a true Liverpudlian, is during the day a performer and organiser at the Cavern Club, for‐ mer home of the Beatles.

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Clarke Gilmour is delighted to be on the road again.

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British Airways UK expansion BRITISH AIRWAYS is extending three of its newest domestic routes this winter. The routes, all from Belfast, and flying to Ex‐ eter, Glasgow and Leeds, will continue to link Northern Ire‐ land with key UK cities following a popular summer of domestic travel.

In addition, customers will al‐ so be able to book direct flights from Belfast to Birmingham up to three times a day as the airline further extends its UK travel net‐ work. Booking has already opened for travel between Octo‐ ber 31, 2021 and March 26, 2022.

It is hoped the routes will con‐ tinue to support vital business and leisure links between North‐ ern Ireland and the mainland.

The number of flights to Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds will increase compared to the summer sea‐ son with four, 13 and 10 a week respectively.

Tom Stoddart, Managing Di‐ rector of BA CityFlyer which op‐ erates the routes, said: “This year has shown how much cus‐ tomers want to stay connected with the rest of the UK. We’re responding to the customer de‐

mand we saw over the last few months by extending some of

our newest UK routes from Belfast City Airport.”

Spain supplies New Zealand vaccines

SPAIN has supplied New Zealand with 250,000 extra vaccine doses in a bid to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The purchase of the Pfizer doses was confirmed on Thursday September 9 by New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.

The vaccines had already left Madrid when the announcement was made and will allow New Zealand’s vaccination programme to continue at its expected speed, while the country waits for larger supplies of vaccines to arrive.

Spain’s pre‐existing relationships with New Zealand were one of a number of factors why the country was chosen to supply the surplus doses. The vaccines also match the existing source of batches used in New Zealand.

Ardern has commented on the importance of being vaccinated saying: “If everyone who can be vaccinated is vaccinated, you are po‐ tentially saving the life of someone who can’t be.”

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COWS airlifted. Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bot‐ tom of their meadows in the Alps to take part in a parade.

Around 10 cows were taken by helicopter with farmers using ropes to bring them safely onto the ground before they were moved onwards by vehicle.

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False PCR arrest

A SPANISH travel agency employee was arrested on September 13 for selling false PCR certificates for trips abroad. The N ational P olice arrested the woman in Fuenlabrada, Madrid.

She is linked to a travel agency in the region, and sold false PCR test certificates for €30 to facilitate trips for clients.

To accomplish this, police say that the employee falsified the certificates using the exact same format as a recognised laboratory’s legal test certificate.

The investigation began in mid-August when the head of a laboratory reported at the Central Police Station that someone was issuing falsified certificates of a negative diagnostic test for Covid-19.

The reports appeared in the name of the company the woman worked for but lacked the required QR code. According to the complainant, clients who purchased the results said they had not been duly examined by health personnel, posing a danger to public health.

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Miracle cat survives Spain recovers A C AT miraculously survived 52 days locked alone in an abandoned house in the Dutch town of Vlaardingen.

The lucky feline was rescued after being left with no food or water and being forced to eat paper. He was discovered when the new owners opened the front door for the first time after purchasing the house at auction. T hey were shocked when the malnourished cat rushed past them in a bid to escape from the property.

Animal Shelter Vlaardingen rushed in to help and were able to catch the cat and began a full investigation. They discovered

the former owner had disappeared early in July and the cat had been left to fend for itself.

No one knows if the animal’s former owner had planned to come back for him but according to the animal shelter there was no trace of food having been left. The cat somehow found water, perhaps from a leaky tap somewhere in the property.

The furry survivor has been named Finn and although he is still traumatised by the episode, he is expected to make a full recovery. It is hoped that Finn will be put up for adoption soon.

Racist fan spared jail A FOOTBALL fan who racially abused England’s Euro 2020 stars was spared jail at a court hearing on September 8.

Scott McCluskey pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on Facebook targeted at Mar‐ cus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the fi‐ nal against Italy. In his de‐ fence, he claimed he did not realise his comments were racist and had been smoking marihuana before watching

the crucial game, staged at Wembley in July.

Warrington Magistrates’ Court heard how the 43‐year‐ old thought his comments would make people laugh, and he removed them as soon as other Facebook users hit back.

District Judge Nicholas sen‐ tenced McCluskey to 14 weeks in prison, but this has been suspended for the peri‐ od of 18 months. He has also been given a weekend curfew

which will last for 40 weeks.

Deputy Chief Crown Prose‐ cutor Elizabeth Jenkins said: “Hate crimes such as these have a massive impact on players and their mental health.” She added, “The (Crown Prosecution Service) takes this kind of offending very seriously and this case shows that where offensive content is reported to the po‐ lice we can successfully bring offenders to justice.”

air capacity

T H E number of seats scheduled by airlines on international flights to Spain for the months of September and October reached 14,196,367 seats according to data on air capacity released by Turespaña. The figure is equal to 70 per cent of the same period in 2019 and practically triple that of the same months last year.

Reyes Maroto, the Min‐ ister for Industry, Trade and Tourism noted: “At the end of the summer season, Spain is regaining greater stability in inter‐ national flight schedules, which contributes to the gradual consolidation of the recovery of tourism.”

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He added the figures were, “a result of the se‐ curity offered by our country, with one of the highest global percent‐ ages of polulation vacci‐ nated against Covid‐19, over 72 per cent, as well as the confidence that Spain offers to tourists.”

In August, according to Eurocontrol data, Spain recovered three quarters of the air traffic it had in the same month of 2019, another record year in terms of international tourist arrivals.

Spain’s records are thus above the European average, which in August recovered 71 per cent of the air traffic of the same month in 2019.

For the past thousand years, Earth’s population has grown 22 times bigger.

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Vulture chick found A YOUNG griffon vulture chick was found wandering disoriented in the street in the Sevilla municipality of Utrera on Septem‐ ber 9.

Thanks to the quick intervention of a group of residents, who notified the secu‐ rity forces, the bird was rescued without problems. An emergency firefighter crew arrived to rescue the chick which was on the ground, very close to a busy road

where it was in danger of being run over.

The vulture was in a clear state of disorien‐ tation when the rescuers arrived. With the help of volunteers from Civil Protection, they were able to catch the bird and pre‐ vent it from causing itself any damage.

The bird was transferred to the fire ser‐ vice facilities and gradually calmed down after receiving water and food. Profession‐ als from the Endangered Species Recovery

Expats share thoughts on British monarchy EXPATS in Spain have been sharing their thoughts on the future of the British monarchy after one writer claimed the royal family could be gone in two generations.

In its Sunday debate on September 12, the Euro Week‐ ly News asked readers whether they thought the royal family was a worthy institution or an outdated relic, and replies showed a mixture of feelings.

One reader, Stephen Proc‐ tor, said: “Not a fan of them personally for a number of rea‐

sons, but England is a monar‐ chy at its heart and soul, so they will be around for a while yet.”

Another reader, Linda Mc‐ Garry, told the EWN: “They are a waste of space.”

Author Hilary Mantel had claimed that she thought the British monarchy would only last another two generations.

She said: “It’s very hard to understand the thinking behind the monarchy in the modern world when people are just seen as celebrities.”

Centre of the Junta de Andalucia then came to collect the bird and transferred it to the organisation’s centre in the neigh‐ bourhood of San Jeronimo.

It is not the first time that birds of this species have appeared in the streets of Utrera. The city is located a few kilometres from the rock of Zaframagon, where one of the most important griffon vulture colonies in Europe is based.

GRIFFON VULTURE: Was in danger of being run over.

Pen Farthing Staff Joy

FOUNDER of the Nowzad Dogs charity, Pen Far‐ thing, is ‘so happy’ his staff finally escaped from Kabul and the reach of the Taliban. According to reports, the staff were given approval to enter Pakistan after Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab fought to allow refugees to be evacuated.

Pen took to Twitter to comment on the fantas‐ tic news and said: “You DID it…. #OperationArk was a complete success! The @nowzad staff are now safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commission.”

Speaking afterwards, he said: “I am so bloody happy right now.”

Raab explained how the situation was re‐ solved: “Following my visit to Pakistan and Qatar, alongside our wider regional diplomacy, we’ve got the cooperation in place to help Britons and

PEN: Happy his staff finally escaped Kabul. their immediate family safely out of Afghanistan.”

He continued: “The conditions are still ex‐ tremely challenging, but we’re getting our people home, direct from Kabul and via neighbouring countries, and I am also relieved that we’ve se‐ cured safe passage for Nowzad’s Afghan staff.”

Judge authorises child vaccine A SPANISH judge has au‐ thorised a mother to vac‐ cinate her children against coronavirus despite the protests of their father.

This is one of the first rul‐ ings handed down in Spain regarding children being vaccinated when di‐ vorced parents disagree over the course of action to be taken.

The 51st Court of First Instance of Barcelona ruled in favour of the mother who wanted her two teenage children to be vaccinated. Her ex‐hus‐ band did not want the children to be vaccinated with any of the vaccines that are available at the moment. He also wanted them to miss out on any diagnostic Covid‐19 tests carried out by their school.

Judge Eva Atares made the decision to prioritise the children’s health and that of society over the wishes of the father and the children. The children are aged 15 and 16 years old and had been con‐ vinced by their father to not get vaccinated.

The father claimed there was uncertainty sur‐ rounding vaccines. Ac‐ cording to the court re‐ port: “Their father had been gathering informa‐ tion for many months about the side effects of the various vaccines, with‐ out specifying which ones, beyond generalities.”

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New Spanish Covid test A N E W low‐cost test that detects im‐ munity to coronavirus with a skin re‐ action has been created in Spain. Im‐ munologist Yvelise Barrios, and his team of researchers from the Hospi‐ tal Universitario de Canarias in Tenerife, have developed the new easy‐to‐use test that offers informa‐ tion on a person’s immune response to Covid‐19.

It is one thing to test if we have an‐ tibodies or not, but it is another to measure the neutralising capacity of the antibodies. And the amount of antibodies generated after the vac‐ cine or infection begins to decline, as has happened after six to seven months. To do this, it is necessary to look for T cells, which are the ones that activate memory B cells, the cells that generate a more stable im‐ mune response in the body.

Dr Barrios is also a member of the Spanish Society of Immunology (SEI), and, together with the allergist Victor Matheu, his team has presented the results of their new test that detects specific T lymphocytes for the Spike

NEW TEST: Detects immunity to Covid.

(S) protein of the new coronavirus.

As explained by the Canarian re‐ searchers, these tests are easy to perform, low‐cost, and their reliabili‐ ty is almost 100 per cent. This was shown by the result of tests carried out on immunocompetent health per‐ sonnel from the Hospital Universi‐ tario de Canarias who had already been infected and/or had been vacci‐ nated with the two doses of Pfizer two weeks before.

Now, six months after vaccination, they are re‐evaluating the test with the first test group, with tests also to be conducted on personnel vaccinat‐ ed with other vaccines.

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Spain tourism PCR boost IN what is being hailed as a mas‐ sive boost for Spain’s tourist indus‐ try, double‐vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take expen‐ sive PCR tests when returning to the UK. Many British expats, their friends and family, and even holi‐ daymakers to Spain delayed their holiday plans due to the cost and the hassle of the tests required on their return to the UK. This barrier is now being re‐ moved, potentially in time for the October school half‐term holidays.

Health secretary, Sajid Javid, con‐ firmed that he wants to remove the PCR test requirement, for those returning from some foreign coun‐ tries “as soon as I possibly can.”

On September 13, he said he was aware of the cost for families taking foreign holidays and that the testing measures should not be in place “for a second longer than is absolutely necessary.”

A new survey asked questions to more than 500 people who trav‐ elled outside the UK from January to August. The research found 97 per cent of 486 people said nobody asked to see their day two or day eight PCR test on returning to the UK. It also showed 97 per cent of travellers believe PCR testing

should be removed for fully vacci‐ nated travellers returning from green list countries. While 86 per

cent of travellers think it should be removed for amber list countries and 13 per cent for the red list.

Gender violence suspected GUARDIA CIVIL officers in the Alicante municipality of La Villa‐ joyosa are investigating a possible case of gender violence. On September 13, a 51‐year‐old man is alleged to have killed his 38‐ year‐old wife by cutting her throat before committing suicide by jumping off a bridge into the Amadorio riverbed.

It is reported that the local school had notified the Guardia Civil when the woman failed to turn up to collect her children. Officers went to her home and after breaking down the door, discovered a woman’s body with her throat cut. The man’s body was discov‐ ered in the riverbed. Municipal sources said that the residents of the town are “shocked and very surprised” by what happened, be‐ cause the Local Police had no previous complaint of mistreatment.

The victim was not in the comprehensive monitoring system for cases of gender violence (VioGen).

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MARATHON winner disqualified. A marathon winner was dis‐ qualified from a race in Austria for wearing the wrong shoes.

Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa thought he had won the race after cross‐ ing the finish line three seconds faster than the next runner.

But he was later disqualified after it was discovered that the soles on his shoes were one centimetre thicker than the maxi‐ mum permitted for the race.

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Spain’s hottest town

EVERY summer, the 9,300 inhabitants of Montoro in Cordoba are condemned to the highest temperatures in all of Spain.

Thermometers regularly read 45°C and in 2021 peaked at 47.2°C, breaking the previous record of 47°C set in 2017, ac‐ cording to the Spanish meteorological department AEMET. As well as bearing the honour of being Spain’s hottest town, Montoro is distin‐ guished by a rich historical past, with Iberian remains found nearby, dating the settlement back to at least 4,500 BC. Like many Spanish towns, Montoro has been dominated by Romans, Visigoths and Muslims over the centuries. Some believe the true origin of the town dates back to a Greek colony.

The town’s title ‘Very Noble, Loyal and Patriotic’ was earned during the war of independence. After learning of

MONTORO: Has a rich historic past. the outrages of the Napoleonic troops in Cordoba, the locals adopted a strate‐ gy of welcoming French soldiers with open arms before slaying as many as possible.

The locals are still welcoming today, but don’t worry, the only heat you will feel is from the scorching summer sun.

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Facebook smart glasses FACEBOOK has launched its long‐ru‐ moured smart glasses, built in partner‐ ship with Ray‐Ban. Marketed as Ray‐ Ban Stories, they will be available in 20 variations, including the classic Wayfarer design.

Users can operate the two built‐in cameras by pressing a button on the temple. The device has the capability of snapping a 2592 x 1944 pixel photo‐ graph, or recording 30 seconds of video.

A ‘Hey Facebook’ voice command can also operate the cameras.

Once an image or video has been captured, it can be shared onto Face‐ book, Instagram, and other social media networks using a new app called Face‐ book View and can operate for up to six hours a day, for three days when fully charged.

Fifth wave decline

THE fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic continued to de‐ cline according to for data from many of Spain’s autonomous communities. The vaccination programme in Spain is progress‐ ing well across nearly the entire country.

Andalucia is making good progress with the vaccination pro‐ gramme and so far more than 12 million doses of the various vaccines have been given. This means health authorities have used over 90 per cent of the vaccines received. In Andalucia alone, over six million people are now fully vaccinated.

In Catalonia, the figures on September 12 fell from nearly 1,000 positive cases the previous day to just 620 new cases. Ze‐ ro deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours, but 700 peo‐ ple still remained in hospital due to the virus.

Andalucia also began to vaccinate immunocompromised pa‐ tients with a booster jab. It is expected that across Andalucia over 13,000 patients will fall into this category. It is preferred that the booster vaccine is the same make as that which was originally given. This move is part of the updated vaccination strategy approved by the Public Health Commission on Wednesday September 8.

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Michael Schumacher

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER’S wife Corinna said the seven‐ times world F1 champion is “here but different” as he bat‐ tles to recover from brain injury caused by a skiing accident in 2013.

His intensely private family have guarded him from the me‐ dia since but agreed to cooperate with Netflix in a documentary which was due to air on Septem‐ ber 15 “Everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here, different, but here,” Corinna said. “He still shows me how strong he is every day. We’re together. We live to‐ gether at home. We do therapy.

SCHUMACHER: Recovering from a brain injury.

We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable.

“We’re trying to carry on as a

family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives. We’d always made it through his races safely,” Corinna says in the film.

“Which is why I was certain he had a few guardian angels keep‐ ing an eye out for him. I don’t know if it’s just a kind of protec‐ tive wall that you put up yourself or if it’s because you’re in a way naive, but it simply never oc‐ curred to me that anything could ever happen to Michael.

“I never blamed God for why this happened now. It [the acci‐ dent] was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone could ever have in their life,” she added.

Queen’s lucky streak

THE Queen’s lucky streak with the horses con‐ tinues. So far this year her prize money has reached more than £460,000. Her Majesty’s most recent win came at Kempton Park on September 13. The victory brought her total to 30 wins during the current flat racing season, her most successful years.

The flat racing season continues into the au‐

tumn, giving the Queen plenty of opportunities to up her score and prize winnings. If you in‐ clude wins over the jumps, her current total is 32. The Queen’s last big winning streak came in in 2019 when her horses were first past the post on 29 occasions. She has already sur‐ passed her best ever year which was back in 1998.

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Cantabria cancer hospital planned CANTABRIA is set to have the first public hospital in Spain offering proton therapy for the treatment of cancer. The treatment will be offered by Santander’s Marques Valdecilla University Hospital in 2024.

Proton therapy is a technology used for treating long‐lasting tumours, including in children.

Pablo Zuloaga, the vice president of the regional government, along with Miguel Rodriguez, the Minister of Health, an‐ nounced the news that the contracting specifications for the installation and start‐ up of the centre will be released in the near future.

It is hoped, the unit will be operational in 2024 when it will have the capacity to serve up to 500 patients per year. Valdecil‐ la will become the first hospital in the Spanish public network, and the third in the entire country, to have this therapy.

Zuloaga and Rodriguez described the move as “a new milestone in the long his‐ tory of excellence and progress of the hos‐ pital centre, which has always been charac‐ terised by being at the forefront in cancer treatment.”

PROTON THERAPY: A first for Spain.

Both men exalted the health benefits of this technology, which generates less dam‐ age to adjacent tissues, and, according to estimates by the Spanish Society of Radia‐ tion Oncology, could be used in 11 per cent of all cancer patients, which would repre‐ sent around 15,000 patients a year.

Mr Rodriguez explained that the aim in Valdecilla is to initially treat 500 patients a year, also from neighbouring autonomous communities. Mr Zuloaga also highlighted the value from a research and training point of view and its ability to generate wealth and employment.

‘Pigeon-mad’ M A N Y people splash out on their pets and buy them outfits, but this tends to be for those who have pet pooches. One pi‐ geon owner though has gone to the extreme and aims to give her rescue pi‐ geons a life of luxury. They even have their own wardrobe full of outfits to ensure that they look stylish at all times.

Twenty‐three‐year‐old Meggy Johnson came to the rescue of Sky and Moose after they had sad‐ ly been abandoned when they were only tiny. Meg‐ gy hand reared them around the clock and now they are truly tame.

Commenting on their luxury lifestyle Meggy said: “They have their own converted bedroom which is their space and they have all their little perch‐ es, toys and wardrobe.

They live the life of luxury.

“They are fashionistas and have their own

LUXURY LIFESTYLE: Splashing out on her pigeons. wardrobe with about 17 outfits ‐ each one costs between £25 and £30.

They do look super cool,l

but the outfits are also re‐ ally practical because they catch their poo and help keep the house clean.”

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ECO mermaid achieves record ‐ Merle Liivand, from Estonia, is a competitive swimmer, model and aquapreneur. Most importantly though, she’s an eco mermaid.

On her 30th birthday, Merle swam 30 kilometres off Miami Beach, Florida, achieving the world record for the farthest swim with a monofin.

She swam without using her arms, propelling herself with just her mermaid‐like fin, for a total of nine hours and 19 minutes,ac‐ cording to Guinness World Records.

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Amazon jobs boost for Cadiz AMAZON will open its new logistics centre in the Cadiz municipality of El Puerto, in late September. Set on a plot of more than 41,000m² of the Las Salinas Industrial Park, the El Puerto Council described the site as “a key location in the expansion of the multinational.”

German Beardo, the may‐ or of El Puerto, visited and toured the site, accompa‐ nied by Amazon’s Pilar Balderas.

They inspected the facili‐ ties of the warehouse that will be dedicated to logis‐ tics, packaging, and prepa‐ ration of shipments.

On completing the tour, Mr Beardo described the site as “one of the most impor‐ tant logistics facilities in An‐ dalucia” and “one of the most advanced plants, equipped with the latest technology.”

The warehouse cost €6.5 million to build and is set to generate 120 direct jobs for

locals, along with hundreds more with their delivery partners.

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Royal Family documentary ON September 22, for the first time on television, more than a dozen members of the Royal Family, including Prince Harry, will offer their personal thoughts and reflec‐ tions as they pay a historic trib‐ ute to the extraordinary life of His Roy‐ al Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

All the children PRINCE PHILIP: A historic tribute.

GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Granada Province caught a 59‐year‐old man as he was in the process of trying to dump his dead dog that he had earlier hanged.

The perpetrator was surprised on August 11 when a patrol from Pinos Puente barracks intercepted the van he was driving. After identifying him, they searched the vehicle and found a lifeless greyhound dog in the loading area, with apparent signs of abuse, and a rope

of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Fam‐ ily, have agreed to take part in this unique portrait of the longest‐serving consort in royal history. The Queen, however, is not interviewed. Nor is Meghan Markle.

Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, this landmark BBC documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death in April. The documentary‐makers have been inside Buckingham Palace to meet the Duke’s long‐ serving staff and to capture his study, private office and library, exactly as they were during his seven decades at the heart of royal life.

“There are poignant recollections, plenty of hu‐ mour and numerous fresh insights into the charac‐ ter and legacy of this royal pioneer,” the BBC said.

“With special access to the Queen’s private cine‐ film collection, this film is an unrivalled portrait of a man with a unique place in royal history by those who knew him best,” the corporation added.

Animal Abuse with a slip knot around the neck that presum‐ ably caused its death.

Although the dog lacked a microchip, the investigator recognised that the animal be‐ longed to the man, and from that moment, the Environmental Police team of the Nature Protection Service of the Granada Guardia

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Cadiz asks for tourist tax CADIZ City Council is study‐ ing the possibility of asking the Junta de Andalucia to implement a tourist tax for the area’s hotels.

This tax is already in force in Catalonia and Mallorca, and now in Cadiz the local government is studying the measure in its Strategic Tourism Plan. The tax is nor‐ mally used by councils to put money into the devel‐ opment of tourism in their own locality, improving its infrastructures or acting on the historical culture.

The council has said it will now hold a meeting to ap‐ prove the plan.

Civil (Seprona) took charge of the animal, and launched an investigation into its death.

After the post‐mortem of the dog, a veteri‐ narian certified that he had been dead for several hours by the time the officers found him, and that the cause of its death was hang‐ ing. After confirming the violent death of the greyhound, investigators brought the owner of the dog to court for an alleged crime of ani‐ mal abuse.

NO TIME: The ITV was nine years out of date.

Driver Neglects ITV POLICE in Navarra were stunned to discover a driver they stopped had not carried out a Technical Inspection (ITV) on his vehicle since May 31, 2012.

When quizzed, the man’s classic response was: “I’ve had no time.”

Even the officers couldn’t re‐ sist seeing the funny side of the situation and took to Twitter to post an image showing the re‐ sults of their vehicle search. They joked he might forget to ITV the car for a week, but that after nine years he should have noticed the lapse.

The man was stopped in Ollo‐ ki, Navarra although his car was registered in Sevilla. In his de‐ fence, he did have the car in‐ sured, but was fined the compul‐ sory €200 for not having the ITV. The tweet prompted a lot of humorous replies from Twitter users, most commenting on how smart the driver was, that he was fined €200 but had not paid for any ITV since 2012, potentially saving up to €250 at the higher rate of €50 per test.

Others users noted he could save even more by paying the fine early at a €100 reduction.

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Phil Collin’s health admission

E I G H T I ES pop icon Phil Collins went on B B C Breakfast on Thursday September 9 to talk frankly about his declining health, saying he can “barely hold a drumstick.”

The Genesis singer has been suffering with health issues for 15 years, including nerve problems caused by a damaged vertebrae in his neck.

Collins talked about how his health has restricted his ability to perform and prevented him from joining his son on stage playing the drums. Yet, he is carrying on with his tour.

“I’m kind of physically challenged which is very frustrating because I’d love to be playing up there with my son,” he said.

When asked: “Are you able to do any drumming at all these days?” He replied, “ N o. N o, I would love to but, you know, I mean I can barely hold a stick with this hand.” The iconic singer was then re-

Talked about his health. minded: “You said that this tour is putting it to bed.” Collins replied,

“We’re all men of our age, and I think to some extent, it probably is putting it to bed.”

T he singer had surgery in April 2009, following an injury sustained during the 2007 Genesis tour and lost feeling in his fingers.

In 2010, he battled depression and considered suicide. However, he said he didn’t go through with it because of his children.

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EASYJET autumn flight sale. Low‐cost airline, easyJet, has put its autumn flights on sale across Europe. Nearly 100k flights went live on the company’s website on September 9, serving over 127 des‐ tinations across Europe and providing over one million low‐fare seats.

The sale gave early‐bird customers the opportunity to book a much‐needed getaway or be reunited with friends or family. The launch included 72,709 flights to and from the UK, departing be‐ tween October 2021 and September 2022.

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, explained: “We have some very special prices we hope passengers will take ad‐ vantage of. Our autumn sale will offer our customers in the UK more opportunities to reunite with friends and family across Eu‐ rope.”

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Spain and Portugal cooperate THE Minister for Work and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz, has reinforced her commitment to the S ocial Economy in the P ortuguese city of Coimbra, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of Social Economy with her Portuguese counterpart, Minister Ana Mendes.

It is a proposal “that puts people at the centre, even more so in the current context of recovery after the serious health, social and economic crisis of Covid-19,” said Díaz in the framework of the Iberian Social Economy Summit.

“We have the opportunity to build a different world and the Social Economy, with its

THE new Export Control Regula‐ tion entered into force on September 9, tightening con‐ trols on trade in dual‐use items ‐ civilian goods and technologies with possible military or security use ‐ while enhancing the EU’s capacity to protect human rights and support secure supply chains for strategic items.

Executive Vice‐President and Commissioner for EU Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, said, “We need to better respond to emerging threats in an increas‐ ingly volatile world. That means

AGREEMENT: Between the two ministers. values of equality, social cohesion and improved working conditions, gives us the path, the ideas and the possibility to do so,” she said.

EU export control getting a better grip on dual‐use technologies, including cyber‐ surveillance technologies that can be misused for human rights violations. Thanks to these new EU rules, the EU countries will now also work even more close‐ ly amongst themselves and with allies on potential security risks arising from biotech, Artificial In‐ telligence and other emerging technologies. We will also team up to ensure a level playing field

for companies, for example, in the context of the new EU‐US Trade and Technology Council.”

The new framework allows the EU to take a number of im‐ portant actions to pool expertise and tackle particular challenges, notably in relation to cyber‐ surveillance, where due dili‐ gence guidelines are in prepara‐ tion, but also emerging dual‐use technologies such as advanced computing.

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ECDC €77m award

ECDC has awarded more than €77 milion to EU/EEA countries to strengthen whole genome sequencing and RT-PCR infrastructures within the countries’ national public health programmes.

The immediate objective is to reinforce countries’ capacities for early detection and enhanced monitoring of emergent and known SARS-CoV-2 variants. The support is a response to a request to ECDC by the European Commission to implement a number of activities that were

launched as part of the ‘HERA Incubator’ aiming to support the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants across the EU. The awarded support is based on the individual needs of each country, as described in applications submitted by their public health authorities. Activities are 90 per cent funded by ECDC, while the countries will be required to finance the remaining 10 per cent themselves.

Projects will start in September or October 2021 and run until September 30, 2022.

“Through the implementation of these projects, Member States will be able to significantly scale up their capacity to detect and monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants” said ECDC Director Andrea Ammon.

“In the longer term, it is also expected that this strengthened infrastructure will contribute to enhanced genomic-based outbreak investigation, surveillance and preparedness also of other infectious diseases, and will help address future cross-border outbreaks and pandemics.”

Bishop quits for erotic lover WHEN Spanish bishop Xavier Novell quit last month, the Catholic Church cited personal reasons. It has since emerged he fell in love with a woman who writes Satanic-tinged erotic fiction.

In 2010, Novell became the youngest bishop in Spain aged just 41. He was located in Solsona in the north-eastern region of Catalonia. He previously supported controversial gay conversion therapy, has traditional views on abortion and has also carried out exorcisms.

His resignation came as a surprise as he was

considered a rising star within the Catholic Church. He met with Vatican officials several times and even met the Pope. It came as even more of a shock when Spanish media reported that Novell had fallen for erotic novelist, psychologist and divorcee Silvia Caballol.

The ex-bishop, now 52, was quoted as saying: “I have fallen in love and want to do things properly.” However, he later responded by saying by emphasising that “corroboration or not of this story is a strictly personal matter for him alone.”

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Telecoms league tables revealed OFCOM has published the latest league tables on the complaints received about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and subscription TV firms.

The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom between January and March this year about telecoms and pay-TV providers with a market share over 1.5 per cent.

It covered the third UK-wide lockdown, when millions of people were required to work from home and many schoolchildren had their studies moved online.

Overall, complaints about mobile services remained broadly stable. However, broadband and landline complaints hit a threeyear high and complaints about pay-TV services also increased in the quarter.

This was largely driven by Virgin Media, which was the most complained-about broadband, landline and pay-TV provider and also the most complained-about mobile operator, along with Three. Tesco Mobile, Sky Mobile and EE generated the fewest mobile complaints, while Sky and EE were also the least complained-about broadband and

landline providers. Sky also attracted the fewest complaints for pay TV. Ofcom’s Consumer Protection Director, Fergal Farragher, said:

“We have been clear to providers that we expect performance to now return to at least the levels we saw before the pandemic hit - or even better.”

Scotland battles climate change

COMMUNITIES across Scotland will battle against climate change as part of Scotland’s COP26 community engagement programme which aims to encourage communities to join the fight against cli‐ mate change.

In November, Glasgow welcomes the UN Climate Change Confer‐ ence of the Parties, COP26. It is hoped that communities who have not engaged previously in tackling climate change will be encouraged to join the effort.

According to the government: “The scheme also includes activities for young people, including schools and youth groups such as the guide and scout movements, to help ensure young people from all backgrounds can participate.”

and finally...

ON Sunday September 12, a 40‐year‐old woman fell into the sea while spending the day on a sailboat trip with a group of people in‐ cluding her son, but she then went missing. Amazingly she man‐ aged to make it safely to shore after she managed to swim to a yacht club in Alicante, located next to Albufereta.

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Serious accident cover up

GUARDIA CIVIL officers in the La Rioja municipality of Autol have arrested a 49‐year‐old business‐ man of Moroccan nationality, on suspicion of conducting an alleged crime against workers’ rights, and another of neglecting to help an injured person.

The detainee allegedly took ad‐ vantage of the irregular situation and the economic need of citizens of Moroccan and Algerian origin, offering them work on farms,how‐ ever he restricted all their funda‐ mental rights in terms of accom‐ modation, working hours, salary, extraordinary payments, holidays or medical leave.

On April 1, the Guardia Civil’s 062 received several calls alerting

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His statement was soon taken

THE Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares, has partici‐ pated in the first multilateral coordination meeting on Afghanistan. Minister Albares stressed that the international community’s objective must be to en‐ sure that the people listed by the different nations can leave the country quickly and safely through co‐ ordination between partners and allies. He also high‐ lighted the need for humanitarian aid to reach the most vulnerable stating: “The more united we are, the more impact we will have.”

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DiCaprio’s Diamond factory LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S diamond factory is set to bring 300 jobs to Extremadura. The Hollywood actor starred in the film ‘Blood Diamond’ in 2006, and subsequently became an activist against the way diamond mining was carried out

in Africa, using semi-slavery to fund armed conflicts.

As a result, he decided to invest in the Diamond Foundry, a Silicon Valley company that produces Synthetic diamonds.

Trains for Europe THE Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Isabel Pardo de Vera, welcomed at the Principe Pio station in Madrid the Connecting Europe Express, in what is a celebration of trains in the European Year of the Railway.

She said she is confident that the investment commit‐ ment of Europe and Spain in this means of transport will allow a new centre of Mobility, reaching a second Golden Age of the railway.

“Connecting Europe Express is a symbol that represents the values and objectives pursued by the European Union since its creation. A free, educated, united and connected Europe, a cohesive Europe and a green and sustainable Europe,” said Pardo de Vera in reference to this initiative, adding that railways are also exceptionally safe and allow people and companies to connect all over the Union through the increasingly wide, coherent and coordinated Trans‐European Transport Network.

the gem synthetically.

In a recent interview, cofounder Martin Roscheisen, explained the reasoning behind the company’s decision to open a 30,000m² facility in the Extremaduran municipality of Trujillo: “The availability of solar energy is quite high, and we want our foundry to be powered by renewable energies.”

This new factory will be located on the Arroyo Caballo industrial estate and will be equipped with plasma reactors which will operate 24 hours a day, along with a 120megawatt solar power plant and storage infrastructure producing 60 megawatts of power.

Mr Roscheisen emphasised that the factory will not only be used for jewellery. The diamonds have other industrial purposes and a fraction of the production will also go to the so-called mid-tier diamond industry, driven by large buyers in India that serve the rest of the industries which need diamonds, including jewellery.

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DANISH newspaper Berlingske has discovered that the Danish Government has secretly paid the UK the equivalent of five years of social benefits for accepting 23 interpreters (which it shared with British Forces in Afghanistan) into Britain, but by June had accepted just five former interpreters itself.

A SURVEY by a pedestrian group has damned Paris with its 15,000 e-scooters on the prowl and nearly one million cyclists as ‘mediocre’ when assessing ease of walking in the capital and marked it 8.07 out of 20 for pedestrian safety and comfort.

THE NETHERLANDS Health minister ill

NORWAY Biden blast

CARETAKER Minister of Health and Sport, Tamara van Ark has ironically resigned on health grounds as she announced on Twitter that she had been trying to recover from chronic neck problems, but has not regained her health sufficiently to return to work.

THE Norwegian Government doesn’t agree with US President Joe Biden that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan last month was the “extraordinary success” that he claimed. Indeed, Foreign Minister Ine Erik Søreide suggests more “humility” from NATO about how it spent the past 20 years.

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FINLAND

Mobility week

Water is ours

AS part of the annual mobility week events, Brussels will ban the majority of two, three and four-wheel private vehicles from its streets on Sunday September 19, so the public transport company MIVB has confirmed that its entire bus, tram and underground Metro railway network will be free of charge.

WITH 89,000 signatures, a citizens’ petition entitled ‘Water is ours’ which demands that Finland’s water supply is not privatised has been unanimously approved by the Finnish Parliament and is the first to be unanimously approved by MPs, although two previous initiatives did find favour.

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HUNDREDS of nurses have gone on strike for better conditions in Berlin’s Charité and Vivantes hospitals, which are part of the public health service. They will accept emergency admissions, but some 1,500 hospitals beds will remain empty and the majority of appointments have been cancelled.

SWEDISH DJ Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii who killed himself in 2018 was the recent subject of a Google Doodle (set to his Wake Me Up track) which was unveiled ahead of the performer’s birthday which happened to coincide with this year’s National Suicide Prevention Week.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Production falls INDUSTRIAL production in Spain fell in July for a second consecutive month, due it appears to an ongoing shortage of raw materials or components. June and July each saw a drop of 1.1 per cent in production, although the year-to-date figures are still up on 2020.

Covid tests CONSIDERING the flack that members of the British Government have received for perceived cronyism over Covid matters it probably isn’t surprising that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that the Government needs to apply tougher standards to its list of approved Covid travel test providers.

Carolina Herrera SPANISH perfume company Puig which purchased the Carolina Herrera fashion brand in the late 1980s is seeing significant growth in sales of the CH handbag range throughout Europe and Latin America by offering high quality product at affordable prices supported by competitive positioning.

Pingdemic THE UK economy is still 2.1 per cent below its pre-pandemic peak, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as it revealed that in July growth was a measly 0.1 per cent. This is partially because of the ‘pingdemic’ with so many people told to self-isolate.

5G continued expansion SPAIN was one of the earliest adopters of the 5G network, but expansion has slowed due to the pandemic. Currently Vodafone, Orange, Masmovil, and Telefonica all offer limited 5G contracts and a disagreement over pricing of new bandwidth between the regulator and operators saw a further delay.

An auction in July of this year saw the government earn around €1 billion, even though Masmovil decided not to bid as it was in takeover talks. Now it appears another bandwidth will be offered either later this year or early next.

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£2.2 billion

(€2.5 billion) is the amount that the 888 Group has paid to take over the European arm of the William Hill betting company.

Rumours about EG Group THERE are rumours con‐ cerning the future of UK based EG Group owned by the Issa Brothers who took over ASDA supermarkets for £6.8 billion (€7.8 bil‐ lion).

The EG Group is now one of the largest indepen‐ dent owners of petrol sta‐ tions in the world and was only formed in 2001 when the brothers purchased a single petrol station in Manchester.

By 2015 when a minority shareholding was taken by British private equity com‐ pany TDR the business was valued at more than £1 bil‐ lion (€1.15 billion).

Since then, the two par‐ ties worked together to take over the ASDA super‐ market chain from Wal‐ mart of the USA, but the UK Competition and Mar‐ kets Authority was unhap‐ py with the fact that the EG Group and ASDA owned so

LEGALLY SPEAKING

How to elect president?

I’m president of my community of 75 owners, for the second time. My concern is that Spanish law only allows for nomination of the next president if that person agrees to accept. Unfortunately, 80 per cent of the owners aren’t here all of the time. The owners who are here all of the time are unwilling players.

1) Could we put all of the names in a hat, and keep drawing until we get a full time resident?

2) Could I call an EGA, to request a ballot, to assign presidency to one of the full time resident owners?

many petrol stations.

The new owners offered to sell about 5 per cent of the ASDA sites in order to stall any major delay and ironically, it still looks as if the purchaser could be the EG Group.

Just a few days ago, it was announced that fol‐ lowing a successful trial at five of the EG petrol sta‐ tions, it was anticipated that more than 200 conve‐ nience stores branded AS‐

DA on the move would be opened and that ASDA would act as a wholesaler to supply them with goods.

Now, a report from Bloomberg in North Ameri‐ ca suggests that the ‘con‐ sortium’ is considering plac‐ ing EG Group on the stock market with an estimated value of £10.8 billion (€12.4 billion) which would show a very tidy return for the bil‐ lionaire brothers and their partners.

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SPAIN’S La Liga moves into the digital age with football collector cards which can only be obtained and kept online.

For decades, companies around the world have been making fortunes out of the production of collector cards depicting famous sportsmen.

In the UK and Europe, the most popular have been footballers whilst in the USA it’s baseball and American

ON September 10, two directors of the Bank of England (BOE) Prudent Regulation Authority wrote to the chief executives of British banks and buildings soci‐ eties reminding them of their obligations.

This stemmed from the near collapse of the Co‐Operative Bank and in 2019, the Bank of England told these financial insti‐ tutions that they should supply the BOE on a regular basis.

The Bank required a number of reports containing informa‐ tion on their assets, capital and operations to allow for checks on any evidence of risk of desta‐ bilisation.

Having obtained independent reviews on a number of these fi‐ nancial institutions, the BOE in‐ dicated in its letter that it was disappointed to find that a num‐ ber of reports did not accurately or reliably show the institutions’ real position.

Startup Olé Provide proof of death.

S M (Costa Blanca)

Yes to both your ideas.

Note that a member YOU AND THE LAW who wants to refuse IN SPAIN election as president must give valid reasons for his refusal and he may be called before a judge who can rule to accept or reject them.

Now we have several options. Many Spanish communi‐ ties simply take it in turns to be president. In your case a member’s turn would only come up every 75 years. To miti‐ gate the absentee owner situation, you could vote to em‐ power a resident vice president with all powers needed in a suddden emergency.

Prudent regulation

IF a person dies and has a vehicle which will no longer be used you will also need to inform the General Traffic Depart‐ ment (DGT) if you want to take it out of circulation. If you de‐ cide to definitively take it out of circulation, it will be taken to the scrapyard. The DGT should inform the local town hall so they no longer charge you road tax, but be prepared to pro‐ vide proof the person has died. They may still get a bill, if, for example, the deceased normally paid their road tax in May and they pass away in February, they will be billed as normal, but you can go to the town hall to get them to return the money for the period during which the car was not used.

Generally, only the direct heirs (spouse or children) of the deceased can take their car off the road, unless another heir is named. In any case, all heirs must agree for this to be done.

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Digital collector cards football which are the most in de‐ mand and some rare cards have fetched significant amounts in the collector market.

Now it’s time to move into the digi‐ tal age and Spain is leading the way as La Liga has entered into an agree‐

ment with French fantasy football company Sorare to allow collectors and fans to build digital card collec‐ tions online using the firm’s blockchain‐powered platform.

These are described as collectible digital assets created in small quanti‐

WITH tech startups becom‐ ing increasingly more popu‐ lar and valuable, there was even more reason for new companies to take part in the seventh edition of Start‐ up Olé which was held in Salamanca from September 6 to 10.

The first two days were held online and the last three saw several hundred key investors consider whether there were any new businesses that they could invest in.

There were ‘pitch compe‐ titions’, networking cocktails and face to face meetings at a time when the Spanish Government has made a commitment to promoting and investing in new tech‐ nology. ties, whose ownership is verifiable through blockchain technology.

Under the agreement, fans will be able to trade the cards of players for Spanish top and second‐tier league clubs, according to a La Liga press re‐ lease.

Part of the money earned will be distributed to clubs in Spain and La Liga is the first major national league to agree to sign up with the company.

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CARLOS CUERPO: Recently appointed as Secretary General of the Treasury.

AS has previously been observed, the Spanish Government has lost a number of senior Civil Servants particularly in the area of Finance.

Most recently, Carlos Cuerpo was appointed as Secretary Gen‐ eral of the Treasury and Interna‐ tional Financing to replace Carlos San Basilio who moved to the Eu‐ ropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Now as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears ready to re‐ duce the amount of Government Bonds that it purchases to sup‐ port the borrowing of countries like Spain, it is his job to ensure that there is no panic in the bond market or the economy.

Happily, he announced via Twitter that a new Green Bond was oversubscribed by a mar‐ gin of times 12 and raised €5 billion without the need for sig‐

nificant ECB support.

What he and the Spanish Gov‐ ernment must hope however is that the ECB doesn’t simply ‘turn off the financial tap’ but reduces support on a planned and steady basis.

The European Central Bank started the pandemic emergency purchase programme, or PEPP, in March 2020 and it allows the ECB to purchase different types of as‐ sets in financial markets.

By doing this, the prices of those assets go up and, by exten‐ sion, market interest rates go down. All of this supports the economy by making borrowing cheaper for people, businesses and governments.

Spain has been a major benefi‐ ciary of PEPP but recognises that this support cannot go on forever and is currently in the process of

Takeover grounded EASYJET has rejected the unwelcome takeover bid which it says undervalues the airline despite huge losses caused by the pandemic.

In order to protect its position, it plans to raise more money both by way of a new loan and also by a call on shareholders for £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion) which will also help it to accelerate its recovery plan.

An unconfirmed report from Bloomberg suggests that the predator is Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air. Clearly, it is in easyJet’s best interests to see the skies opening up again so that it can start to recover some of its lost income as soon as possible. easyJet has rejected a takeover approach and announced plans to raise £1.2 billion from shareholders to help its recovery from the pandemic.

getting ready by extending matu‐ rities on bonds and introducing fiscal policies which are aimed at reducing the need to borrow.

BUSINESS EXTRA Four-day week SPANISH clothing retailer Desigual is to ballot its 500 plus office staff in Barcelona to see whether they would like to reduce their working week. The offer is to spend three days at the office and one day working remotely in return for a 6.5 per cent drop in salary.

Going down BRITAIN has been in the top 10 of suppliers to Germany since 1950, but figures for the first half of 2021 released by the German Government show that imports from the UK are down by just under €16 billion which suggests that it will drop to 11th place.

HBO Max HBO Max, the new streaming service from Warner Media, comes to Spain on October 26 and will replace HBO España. It brings together all of the major Warner brands in one place and it will develop new Spanish language product in time.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HOMOPHOBIA is now rife. Racism is rampant and public frustration almost at saturation point. Why? Because these titles have been concocted to discourage the frank discussion of either subject.

The conception is subversive but quite brilliant. Have no doubt, when this piece goes out I will probably be accused of both.

Well I could care less. One of the most frequent observations I receive from readers I meet up with is that they peruse this blurb because I discuss opinions they are not allowed to! Not allowed to? How offensive is that?

The woke and PC brigade can now do just about anything they choose ‐ and the public are afraid to even talk about it! Lives and culture are being changed forever, by minorities that wield such power it appears they can not only ruin reputations, but also devastate law abiding citizen’s livelihoods with impunity.

It only takes one woke to be at the head of a department or company (or University!) and with the threat of dismissal or worse, they can basically control the politics, opinions and even thinking of their subordinates. All they

SPEAKING OUT: The public are afraid to talk about anything they chose. need to do is report any adverse ‘findings’ to a fellow woker high up in law or politics and the target of their vitriol can suddenly find themselves at best on benefits and at worst in the dock. People are petrified to

voice their true opinions in case they lose everything. Personally I think it is already too late.

I recently read of a decision to rethink the advertising of certain shampoos

because it could be offensive to bald people! If it wasn’t all so dangerous it would be comical. Well unfortunately it’s not funny at all. The clear thinking majority are now being manipulated in ways that

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would have brought as a smile to the lips of MaoTse Tung himself. Any organsation that disagrees with these cancel culturists, or tries to bring their wholly unacceptable practices into the public domain (ie the scores of heavily guarded hotels now accommodating thousands of illegal immigrants, all paid for by the British tax payer!) is immediately vilified and pilloried in concerted attacks from all sides.

In fact one such operation has had all their requests for political status ignored or denied for years. This of course means the public are not even being given the opportunity to cast a vote in their direction. When you consider that Screaming Lord Such and his monster Raving Looney Party were actually granted this status, you get some idea of how afraid the lefties are of giving a voice to anyone who endeavours to bring some common sense into the equation.

Democracy is dead.

Gagging or destroying any opposition is now the order of the day.

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MORE OF MY PET PEEVES OF THE SMALL SCREEN to realise that EVERYTHING on TV is fake on one level or another (most celeb ‘game shows’, for instance, are scripted) unless we want to see camera/sound/continuity peo‐ ple and others. Basically, they’re all trying to make TV reasonably realistic within the limits of production.

Finally, on a completely different note, many thanks to all of you who’ve purchased my just‐published thriller, ‘The Sentinel’, now available in audiobook format narrated as before by my good friend Rayner Bourton who created the role of ‘Rocky’ in the origi‐ nal London production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’.

Happy reading and viewing!

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Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WELL, where to start with all the clichés of TV shows? How about characters getting out of taxis and not paying; running through street markets knocking over vegetable stalls; going to pubs where the barman is al‐ ways drying a glass with a tea towel; order‐ ing ‘a beer’ and not specifying which one; never watching the road when driving and presenters knocking on doors with: “Let’s see if he’s in.” Of course he is. Would they be broadcasting it otherwise?

As for detective/cop shows, the person be‐ ing questioned inevitably ends the interview saying: “Are we done here?” Do you really believe anyone ever says that when being questioned in a murder investigation? Again, no one in real life says: “I’ll see you out” when a guest/visitor/detective is about to leave the house. But they say it endlessly in films.

Weirdly, too, even the most competent

TV CLICHÉS: Going to a pub where the barman is always drying a glass. detective seems to have to respond to a killer asking for a few moments alone with “Yes, of course.” Or a late‐night telephone call to discuss an urgent matter with “Come to my office tonight.” However smart, they never seem to learn...

Plus people drinking tea or coffee from

cups that are quite clearly empty and carry‐ ing supposedly heavy suitcases that are equally empty. Want to make a suitcase look heavy? Put something in it! But that would be asking for an H&S injury claim. “Ooh me back, guv’nor.”

The problem for viewers like us is we fail

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I love a bit of caring customer service MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’M back. It’s been a tough couple of months culminating in a short trip to England to see off Patti’s mum who, at the age of 94, sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t been to the UK for two years and haven’t lived there for 17 years and after this trip I won’t be rushing back anytime soon. It’s ridiculously expensive for everything. A coffee was £4 and a packet of ciggies £13! They also have some crazy charges for driving.

The ULEZ operates 24/7 with a £12.50 daily charge for vehicles that do not meet the required emissions standards that need to go into or cross the zone. This means if you drive every day, you would need to pay £4,550 annually. This isn’t even trying to get in and out of Central London; there is another charge for that. This is for popping out locally in the London suburbs. The government would never get away with that here.

Then there was the PCR testing nonsense. I had to have a test before I went

which I’m fine with. Then you have to book a day two test - fine too - and day eight (unvaccinated only) and pay for them in advance and quarantine. This is where it gets silly. Firstly, I’m not there for eight days so I only need the day two test, but you can’t book that on its own. You have to pay for the day eight one too. Then there is the grey area which is if you have the day two test and it’s negative can you use it to fly back to Spain less than 72 hours later?

We were only there for four days. I called the company that we booked the test with and spoke to someone in their customer service department and asked if they would credit the day eight test. They weren’t interested and suggested I take it up with the government. I pointed out that I paid their company not the government and he said that wasn’t his problem and wasn’t prepared to discuss it anymore and that was that. I do love a bit of caring customer service. It’s an absolute con.

This company is taking thousands of people’s money for day eight tests which they are not using. So many people are going to the UK from Spain for less than a week and aren’t vaccinated for many health reasons but are unfairly being penalised.

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British property owners and long-term visitors are now trying to This is causing real problems for the thousands of British owraise awareness amongst Spanish business owners and local poners of Spanish property along with those who choose Spain as liticians of the unnecessary problems they are now facing and butheir temporary winter homes. Both groups do not come to Spain siness cards are currently being distributed all along the coast and to work, therefore do not deprive Spaniards of much-needed emin the Balearics. ployment, they come here to SPEND... in restaurants, bars, superIf you require any further details of the online group (180 days markets and just about any other retail outlet you can think of. in Spain) and its activities or would like to be put in touch with its By sticking rigidly to the terms of the Schengen Agreement, founder, Mr Andrew Hesselden, please let me know. whilst not legally obliged to do so, Spain is depriving its small buMeantime, I look forward to enjoying many more editions of sinesses of much-needed income from British visitors, whilst your newspaper. neighbouring countries such as Portugal are actively taking steps to relax the rules and allow greater flexibility to the British and in A Gawan doing so attract revenue that would otherwise come to Spain.

The current situation is a confusing mess with southern European countries applying different standards and the UK allowing Europeans 180 days visa-free travel to Britain and Northern IreGood day Leapy. land, whilst the obvious solution is for us all to be able to visit Celebrity Gogglebox on Channel 4 on 10/09/21. each other’s countries for up to 180 days without using up our I watched part of the above programme a short time ago and Schengen allowance of 90 days. was astonished that there was not one single Caucasian celebrity The losers in all of this are the British, who are no longer able in the line-up. Whose idea of diversity is this? to visit their Spanish homes at will, and the Spanish who are loRegards, sing income by the restriction of time the British are allowed to coP Gidney me here to Spain (and spend money).

Diversity

KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AS the majority of the world mourned those who tragically lost their lives on 9/11 20 years ago, stories continue to come out concerning the dedication of the emergency services during that time.

All of these heroes, both living and sadly departed deserve every iota of praise that is applied to them and those responsible, whilst probably believing that they were striking a blow for so called freedom, were nothing more than terrorist scum.

Looking closer to home, the past few days saw an incredible inferno on the Costa del Sol with some-

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thing like 45 kilometres of land burned and it is believed that more than one fire was started deliberately. It is hoped that the perpetrator/s will be caught and severely punished if this is true.

In the meantime, it has been so impressive to see how the local community, many of them expatriates from across Europe, have rallied round to offer help and support for those who were evacuated from their homes.

Across local social media were numerous offers of accommodation in safe areas, not only for families but for pets as well and one kind

person said that they could house horses or donkeys if needs be.

Collective Calling, the Marbella charity got together a gang of cleaners who would be ready to assist in cleaning any property that was covered in ash and one or more people went to local beaches and spelled out the word Gracias for firefighter pilots of aeroplanes and helicopters to see as they flew overhead.

Finally, everyone has mourned the death of experienced firefighter Carlos Martínez Haro from Almeria who was tragically killed when the fire blew back on him.

CARLOS MARTINEZ: Lost his life fighting the Sierra Bermeja blaze.

Yolanda Cano RIP you gave you life to save others, what a brave person.

Keith Boyce RIP Carlos, who gave his life in the protection of others.

Beryl Rees-Smith How sad for this young man and sad for his family, friends and work colleagues... RIP Carlos fly high you have earned your wings ...

Hilary Robinson How sad. Rest peacefully Carlos and thank you for your service to your people. Condolences to his family and friends.

Patricia Gray We so often underestimate the bravery of our firefighters, but now and then we are reminded of how they risk their lives in carrying out their job... Our thoughts and deepest sympathy must be with his family and friends... a very brave man.

Mary Kavanagh Kirby Rest in peace Carlos. Condolences to your family and friends.

Vic Parker RIP Carlos your life was cut short saving lives of others, a true hero. X

Susan Trowman RIP, so sad my thoughts are with your family.

At the EWN, we pride ourselves that reports are accurate and fair. If we do slip up, we promise to set the record straight in a clear, no-nonsense manner. To ask for an inaccuracy to be corrected. Email: editorial@euroweeklynews.com

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FEATURE

DAVID WORBOYS ‘GUYS AND DOLLS’ was a musical which opened on Broadway in 1953 and became a film. Its title recognised that Guys were men and Dolls were women. They were attracted to each other by their differences as deter‐ mined by a single Y chromosome. And those differences in 1953 were very marked.

The term ‘you guys’ is now used for people in general, as if there is no longer any distinction. This raises a question.

How long will it be before the male species of the human race, in terms of appearance, characteristics and man‐ nerisms, is virtually indistinguishable from the female?

In 1953, only women wore make‐up, perfume, ear‐rings, necklaces and styled long hair. They dressed in feminine blouses and skirts or full‐length dresses, stockings and high‐heeled shoes. No jeans and very few trousers. Only Dolls had ponytails and older ones had little granny buns. Tattoos were for sailors and fairground artists. And a majority of women ran the home and reared the children while their husbands worked.

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IN 1953: When Guys were men and Dolls were women.

Fashion models and air hostesses were elegant, attractive women.

Guys wore jackets, trousers and hats or caps and were beginning to use after‐ shave lotions. Moustaches were com‐ mon, but beards were rarer, as men looked masculine enough without them. The ‘clean‐cut look’ with short‐ back‐and‐sides haircuts had no need for

Alice bands or bandanas. Only men drove buses and practised sports such as football, cricket and boxing. Firefight‐ ers, postmen, airline pilots and street cleaners (or road sweepers) were al‐ most exclusively men.

Most educated men respected the ‘gentle sex’ by opening doors for them and offering their seats on public trans‐

port. They raised their hats as a mark of respect in the streets and even stood up when a woman entered the room.

Before free‐love became widely practised in the ‘60s, women were more chaste and a man’s approach was therefore more restrained. De‐ layed gratification was accepted and so there was more mystery about

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the opposite sex.

A partner was a business associate or somebody we did the quickstep with. A man’s cohabitant was his wife, fiancée, mistress or girlfriend. Not his partner.

Today there is a growing market for make‐up and jewellery for men and they are beginning to wear lipstick and eye make‐up. Some shave their bodies.

Women are increasingly sporting mas‐ culine hair‐dos (exemplified by sports presenter Okka Gundel) and unisex clothing.

Possibly because of stress or depres‐ sion, there is already evidence of a di‐ minishing interest in sex in the 21st cen‐ tury, especially in the west. Given that the sexes used to be attracted by their differences, this is hardly surprising.

It doesn’t seem to matter much what sex we are anymore. In the same way, the three ethnic classifications of race may eventually be indistinguishable through more adventurous procreation, travel and immigration. The human species may in time all look alike ‐ a kind of transgender and ethnically single race.

To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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

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By Clinica Britannia

Early dementia detection

WHEN dementia starts be‐ fore the age of 60, the cause may be genetic. New Alzheimer’s tests can help with early detection of some aspects of the disease.

Many people with demen‐ tia, and their relatives, wor‐ ry that this may run in their family and want to have peace of mind for the fu‐ ture.

Early‐onset Alzheimer’s disease typically affects peo‐ ple between the ages of 30‐ 60, with less than 10 per cent of all people suffering with Alzheimer’s being affected.

This is caused by an inherited change in certain genes, one of them being the gene APOE. Mutations in these genes result in the production of ab‐ normal proteins that are asso‐ ciated with the disease. Each of these mutations plays a

DEMENTIA: A variety of tests are available for assessment. role in the breakdown of APP, a protein whose precise func‐ tion is not yet fully recog‐ nised. The breakdown is part of a process that generates harmful forms of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

It is essential to have a medical and psychological ex‐ amination. A variety of inter‐

active tests are used to assess thinking abilities, including memory, language, attention and problem‐solving. A genet‐ ic blood test can also help with the diagnosis of the de‐ mentia.

Further scans may be nec‐ essary as developing a treat‐ ment plan for any disease re‐ quires a clear diagnosis.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Walnuts good for the heart

EATING about half a cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low‐densi‐ ty lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as ‘bad cholesterol,’ and reduced the number of total LDL particles and small LDL particles in healthy, older adults, according to research.

Healthy older adults who ate a handful of wal‐ nuts, about half a cup, a day for two years modest‐ ly lowered their level of low‐density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol levels.

Consuming

walnuts daily also reduced the number of LDL par‐ ticles, a predictor of cardiovascular disease risk.

Walnuts are a rich source of omega‐3 fatty acids (alpha‐linolenic acid), which have been shown to have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular health.

“Prior studies have shown that nuts in general, and walnuts in particular, are associated with low‐ er rates of heart disease and stroke. One of the reasons is that they lower LDL‐cholesterol levels, and now we have another reason: they improve the quality of LDL particles,” said study co‐author Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, director of the Lipid Clinic at the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona in Spain.

“LDL particles come in various sizes. Research has shown that small, dense LDL particles are more often associated with atherosclerosis, the plaque or fatty deposits that build up in the arter‐ ies. Our study goes beyond LDL cholesterol levels to get a complete picture of all of the lipoproteins and the impact of eating walnuts daily on their po‐ tential to improve cardiovascular risk.”

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WALNUTS: Have a beneficial effect.

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Light-to-moderate coffee drinking associated with health benefits UP to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease.

“To our knowledge, this is the largest study to systematically assess the cardiovascular effects of regular coffee consumption in a population with‐ out diagnosed heart disease,” said study author Dr Judit Simon, of the Heart and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

“Our results suggest that regular coffee con‐

sumption is safe, as even high daily intake was not associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and all‐cause mortality after a follow‐up of 10 to 15 years,” she continued. “Moreover, 0.5 to three cups of coffee per day was independently associat‐ ed with lower risks of stroke, death from cardio‐ vascular disease, and death from any cause.”

This study investigated the association between usual coffee intake and incident heart attack,

Complicated world of creams MANY leading skin experts claim that terms used by cos‐ metic firms such as ‘hypoaller‐ genic’ and ‘dermatologist‐rec‐ ommended’ are often just marketing tools.

But when it comes to sensi‐ tive skin, they do recommend moisturisers without fragrance or allergic ingredients.

A study of the 100 best‐sell‐ ing whole body moisturisers found that not only did prices vary by 9,400 per cent, but 95 per cent of the products claim‐ ing to be dermatologist‐recom‐ mended had at least one ingre‐ dient that could cause an allergy.

Of the hypoallergenic vari‐ eties, 83 per cent contained a substance on the allergen list of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG).

The most common potential allergy‐causing ingredients were fragrance mix and a preservative known as paraben mix.

So what sort of cream should people with sen‐ sitive skin use.

Dermatologists suggest using

a moisturiser free of additives, fragrances and perfume. But even this is not 100 per cent re‐ liable.

Out of those claiming to be fragrance‐free, around 45 per cent had at least one ingredient that was a fragrance cross‐reac‐ tor and could irritate the skin.

One moisturiser labelled ‘natu‐ ral’ had the highest number of potentially allergenic ingredi‐ ents from the NACDG list.

Researchers pointed out that many of the most affordable moisturisers, such as co‐ conut oil or pure shea butter, have no aller‐ gens.

While lotions are the most popular moisturisers, dermatol‐ ogists recommend ointments for skin which is really dry.

Lotions contain water, so they apparently evaporate quickly on the skin and then don’t do anything useful.

Petroleum jelly is said to the favourite, it may be greasy, but gets top marks for protecting the skin.

VARIETY: It can be difficult knowing which moisturiser is more suitable than another.

stroke and death. The study included 468,629 par‐ ticipants of the UK Biobank with no signs of heart disease at the time of recruitment. The average age was 56.2 years and 55.8 per cent were wom‐ en.

Dr Simon said, “The imaging analysis indicated that compared with participants who did not drink coffee regularly, daily consumers had healthier sized and better functioning hearts. This was con‐

sistent with reversing the detrimental effects of ageing on the heart.

“Our findings suggest that coffee consumption of up to three cups per day is associated with favourable cardiovascular outcomes. While fur‐ ther studies are needed to explain the underlying mechanisms, the observed benefits might be part‐ ly explained by positive alterations in cardiac struc‐ ture and function.”

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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 seden‐ tary lifestyles and spending more time sitting in front of computers or laptops.

And if we haven’t perfected our posture from the outset, this

Sit up straight 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 be‐ tween the desk edge, extra pres‐ sure may be put on joints and back muscles. Slouching should be avoided as this increases ten‐ sion in the muscles.

Leading physiotherapists ad‐ vise sitting up straight by imagin‐ ing 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 ac‐ tivities such as swimming, walk‐ ing, yoga and Pilates are advised as opposed to strenuous sports.

You should also look at your di‐ et, as carrying extra weight can add pressure to the back, and it’s a good idea to add supplements to keep 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.

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By Clinica Britannia

Protruding ears I AM a 19 year old female whose ears stick out like a sore thumb. I have been called names and bullied which has affected my confidence and have always been restrict‐ ed to having the same hairstyle to hide them. Is there anything I can do to treat this?

Protruding ears are more common than you think, very often cleverly hidden by wearing certain hairstyles, but unfortunate‐ ly they can give us the lack of self confi‐ dence and in some cases like yourself be the cause of bullying.

Protruding ears is a deformity that caus‐ es the ears to stick out further than normal from the head. It may be unilateral or bilat‐ eral.

The deformity is formed before birth and can be corrected any time after six years.

Otoplasty is a simple surgical procedure that is used to change the shape, position or size of the ears. It can be done under lo‐ cal or general anaesthetic as an outpatient, with the average time of surgery lasting be‐

OTOPLASTY: Is a simple procedure. tween 60‐90 minutes. It can be performed on both ears or in cases of asymmetry on a single ear.

As there are numerous techniques it is important to seek advice from a Surgeon who can obtain a final natural looking ap‐ pearance for you.

If you have a question, you want answered e-mail Dr Mera personally on 545152@gmail.com.

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Jazz for charity THE nine‐piece jazz band, the Costa Blanca Stompers, are performing at a charity event in Javea on Saturday, September 18.

Raising money at the Gala

Day Padel Tournament for the Javea Feral Cat Associa‐ tion, the band will be one of several performing at the event over the day.

The local band grew up during the pandemic, starting off as a rehearsal band and a way of keeping musicians playing.

Modelling the band on New Orleans street bands, they started off with the name the Jazz Minstrels Street Band and renamed the band the Costa Blanca Stompers Recreating very early New Orleans jazz, the nine‐piece band features trumpets, clar‐ inets and saxophone, banjo, tuba, washboard, trombone, and vocals, with an interna‐ tional group of musicians from Spain, England, France and Germany.

Performing to raise funds for the Javea Feral Cat Asso‐ ciation, the Costa Blanca Stompers will be playing from 3pm to 4.30pm on the charity day.

JAZZ BAND: The Costa Blanca Stompers.

The event will also in‐ clude a tournament and barbecue, as well as perfor‐ mances from other musi‐ cians, including The Song‐ bird, Ian Hunt, Florrie Nicola Wallace.

The Javea Feral Cat Asso‐ ciation Wise are a group of volunteers in the Javea area, working to reduce the num‐ ber of unneutered cats.

Whenever they come across cats or kittens that they think will make good house pets, they advertise

them for adoption, having first made sure that they are vaccinated, blood tested and neutered.

All of this is paid for by the association, which is also al‐ ways willing to give help and advice to cat owners.

The charity raises money to cover vet bills for its ani‐ mals in the Javea area.

The Gala Day Padel Tour‐ nament for the Javea Feral Cat Association will take place from 10.30am on Avenida Paris, 24 in Javea.

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Free guided tour THE Museum of Contem‐ porary Art in Alicante is offering a free guided tour on Sunday, Septem‐ ber 19 at 10.45am.

The tour will also take in some of Alicante’s cul‐ tural areas, including the Plaza de la Basilica de Santa Maria.

During the tour, atten‐ dees will learn about the relationship between the collection and the histo‐ ry of the museum with music and sound art, as well as the relationship that Eusebio Sempere had with the composers Cristobal Halffter, Tomas Marco and Luis de Pablo.

Other stops on the tour will be the historic cen‐ tre of Alicante, different floors of the Museum and its roof.

The Museum of Con‐ temporary Art in Alicante is located in the heart of the city in front of the monumental Church of Santa Maria. In a build‐

FREE TOUR: Learn about the history of the museum. ing of radical architec‐ ture, three permanent collections are exhibited, including the 20th Centu‐ ry Art Collection, the Ca‐ ja Mediterraneo Collec‐ tion and the Eusebio Sempere Collection.

The MACA integrates in its new architecture the old Casa de La Asegura‐ da, converted in 1977 in‐ to a museum thanks to the generosity of the Ali‐ cante artist Eusebio Sem‐

pere, who donated his collection of works of art to the city.

It is a museum that stands out for its collec‐ tions, for its unique ar‐ chitecture and for its great ability to teach and entertain, promoting the dissemination of artistic and cultural interest.

The tour is free and for more information visit www.maca‐alicante.es or contact 965 213 156.

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Swing, swing, swing JAZZ CONCERT: Music of some of the 1930’s greats.

MUSIC fans are in for a treat on Sunday Septem‐ ber 19 when a swing and jazz concert is set to take place in the Los Ar‐ cos park.

Konzertfreunde an‐ nounced that the concert, ‘Swing, Swing Swing,’ will bring attendees music from some of the greats from the 1930s, including Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, who thrilled audiences when‐ ever they performed with their orchestras whether at Carnegie Hall or a hotel hall.

Taking place from 5pm, you can look forward to a ‘swinging’ afternoon in the park of Los Arcos,

N332, km 194 near Pe‐ dreguer.

Tickets are €15 at Proakustik, eAvda Joan Fuster 28 C, Mon‐Fri 09.30 to 14.00, or from Konzert‐ freunde on 965 788 840, info@konzertfreunde.com and at www.konzertfreu nde.com.

Please also remember to reserve so that you can safely choose your seat where it suits you.

Please collect reserved tickets not later than 4.30pm on the day of the concert.

The Konzertfruende has also announced that the International Organ Festi‐ val will be in Pedreguer every Sunday in October from October 3.

The 25th anniversary festival will be opened by founder Vicente Giner on the organ together with string quintet Heritage En‐ semble from Valencia, so‐ lo trumpeter Ernesto Chu‐ lia and soprano Carmen Romero. Sonorous works by Handel, Puccini, Donizetti, Chulia and oth‐ ers will be performed.

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U3A CHOIR: Enjoyed their first practice for the coming season.

Choir practice THE Calpe U3A Choir has met for the first time since the end of 2019 and enjoyed their first practice for the coming season.

The group said: “It was great to be singing again, we look forward to performing at the October General Meeting.”

The group meets every Wednesday at 6pm in the Centro Civico in Calpe, oppo‐ site the Casa De Cultura, and new members of all national‐ ities are always welcome.

For more information con‐ tact Mary Anderton on 645 424 137, or visit www.u3acalpe.org.

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Much ado about purring

PURRING: Is a method of communication among cats.

IF you’ve ever wondered why your cat purrs, you might be in for a surprise.

Research carried out by pet nutritionists Purina has revealed that cats purr when they’re distressed or afraid, not just when they’re happy.

While purring is a method of communication among cats, especially needed by kittens to communicate with their mother and littermates because they are born blind and deaf, it’s also shown to be a defence mechanism

and a way to keep calm in stressful or painful situa‐ tions.

A cat’s purr has a low fre‐ quency which causes a series of vibrations inside the body; that can act as a form of pain relief and heal in‐ juries, ease breathing and build muscle.

However, it is believed that humans could also ben‐ efit from these good vibra‐ tions, as studies have shown spending time with cats and hearing their purrs lowers

blood pressure.

Therefore, those who own cats have a 40 per cent low‐ er risk of having a heart at‐ tack.

The researchers also iden‐ tified a new kind of purr called the ‘solicitation purr,’ which sounds more urgent ‐ not dissimilar to a crying ba‐ by ‐ so owners instinctively come to their aid.

So the next time you take your purring cat to the vet, it may be more stressed than you realised.

How smart is your pet?

DOGS are much more intelli‐ gent than cats, according to a new study in the scientific jour‐ nal ‘Frontiers in Neuroanato‐ my.’

Dogs apparently have 530 million cortical neurons, the brain cells which are linked to intelligence, while cats only have 250 million.

One of the scientists who conducted the study, Dr Suzana Herculano‐Houzel, developed the method used to accurately determine the number of neu‐ rons in different brains and used it to discern how smart some animals actually are.

She revealed the research suggests that dogs are able to process more complicated thought procedures and live a more varied, flexible life than cats. The study also looked at a wide range of animals such as lions, hyenas, mongooses and bears.

It was assumed that meat‐ eating mammals would have more cortical neurons com‐ pared to plant‐eating mammals with the same sized brain, as hunting requires more intelli‐

gence. However, it turned out that the bigger the brain did not necessarily mean the smarter the animal as bears were revealed to have roughly the same amount of cortical neurons as cats even though

they have much bigger brains.

Scientists came to the con‐ clusion that this was because brains take up a lot of energy, so brawnier animals can’t af‐ ford to expend any extra ener‐ gy needed by their muscles.

DOGS: Cleverer than cats.

and finally...

RAT RACE. A rat caught sneaking into a house through a cat flap has been rescued and named Prince Charming.

The rodent is thought to have been looking for food when he entered the home before the person who spotted him called the RSPCA. The animal was brought inside before the RSPCA took it to their Manchester and Salford branch where it will be housed until it is rehomed.

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Leaders of the pack NEW research has suggested that those who own dogs are less at risk from developing se‐ rious illnesses than those who don’t.

Scientists studying heart dis‐ ease came to the conclusion af‐ ter examining data from more than 3.4 million Swedish na‐ tionals between the aged of 40 and 80.

As registering a dog and go‐ ing to the hospital both require Swedes to present their nation‐ al identification number, scien‐ tists were able to analyse the records of people over a 12‐ year period to see if there was any correlation between the two factors.

They discovered those who had registered a dog in the sys‐ tem were less likely to be treat‐ ed for heart disease in the long run if they had not shown any previous symptoms of the ill‐ ness.

Although the research did not draw any conclusions why this was the case, scientists sug‐ gested that it might have some‐ thing to do with the fact that

having a dog gives people more motivation to do exercise.

They also encourage peo‐ ple to be more social and are known to improve hap‐ piness levels, all of which has a positive impact on

physical and health.

It has also been suggested that being in constant exposure to dog’s germs could help to boost the immune system which helps to keep serious ill‐ nesses at bay.

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AIR CONDITIONING

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CHARITY El Campello Christian Community Evangelical Church - Life and Family Sunday Service in English at 10.00 a.m. and a Spanish Service at 11.45am. C / San Bartolomé 35 bajo, No.6 campellocc@gmail.com www.elcampellochristiancommuni ty.org For more information call Juan Zuniga – 686 203 183 (Spanish) or Sue Bishop - 610 63 94 26 (English)

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THE SALVATION ARMY English Speaking Church of Denia Worship Service. Sunday 10:30 am Followed by a time of Fellowship Everyone is welcome. Come as you are! For more information: Dieter Zimmerer +34 698 609 658 or Barbara Zimmerer +34 652 319 810 Email dieterzimmerer@hotmail.com, www.centrosaron.com (10008) www.helpbenidorm.org and on Facebook VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, particularly Spanish speakers for interpreter service, and car owners. Tel President 607 387 040, Welfare 607 386 964, Interpreters 607 385 842, Equipment 663 495 396. We are an English speaking charity that assists residents and tourists of all nationalities in times of crisis, we also organise social events for members. We meet every Thursday at 10.30 in Jose Llorca Social Centre C. Goya s/n. Benidorm. It is opposite the Foietes Car Park where there is a Wednesday market. Everyone welcome. It is 400m from Benidorm tram station and on bus routes 1 and 8. We loan out mobility and medical equipment including oxygen concentrators on a short-term basis.

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Dacia Sandero - a star in the affordable price league ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack WE have all seen new, low price entrants into the car mar‐ ket over the years, but one which is currently making

headlines is Dacia. Part of Re‐ nault, Dacia was originally a Romanian company building models like the Renault 12 un‐ der licence from the French manufacturer in the 1960s. Re‐ nault took a majority stake in 1999. Fast forward and we

now have a modern, keenly priced, three vehicle range and a new seven‐seater that has just been announced.

Our focus for this test is the Sandero that has recently been launched in second‐generation guise. To say it has moved on is somewhat of an understate‐ ment as in both looks and the drive it feels like a more expen‐ sive car than is actually the case.

There are cheaper non‐tac‐ tile interior plastics, as one might expect at this price point, but material trim adorns the fascia, and in Comfort trim as tested the standard equipment list is generous. Keyless entry and start, Bluetooth with Apple Car Play and Android Auto, cruise control, navigation, air conditioning and powered door mirrors all come in the price of €13,979/ £11,995. This makes it somewhat of a star in the af‐ fordable price league. The Sandero range starts from just €10,482/£8,995 for the Essen‐ tial model.

There is just one engine size ‐ 1.0‐litre, three‐cylinder ‐ in

SANDERO: A car that deserves the praise given to it.

Facts at a Glance Model: Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce 90 Engine: 0.9 turbocharged, 3-cylinder, petrol developing 90 hp Gears: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 11.7 seconds/Maximum Speed 178 kph (111 mph) Economy: 5.3 l/km (53.3 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 120 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

three different power outputs including an LPG bi‐fuel version.

The naturally aspirated lead‐in engine has just 65 hp, so unless

you are purely driving in an ur‐ ban environment it’s probably one to avoid. The turbocharged power unit develops a much

more useable 90 hp and the LPG bi‐fuel 100 hp. A CVT auto‐ matic is offered and manual five and six‐speed gearboxes.

The Sandero looks good and with the 90 hp power unit it drives well and feels perky under accel‐ eration, easily keeping up with traffic on A‐ roads and motorways.

There’s the characteris‐ tic thrum from the three‐cylinder engine but it really is a refined and smooth drive. My driving week involved a lengthy journey as well as commuting and the Sandero proved comfortable and very economical.

When you look across the board, in purely price terms, at the range of cars available to buyers, the Sandero offers keen pricing and the back‐up of a large dealer network plus gen‐ erous equipment.

It’s most definitely transport, rather than a car enthusiast dream, but nonetheless it’s a car that wholeheartedly de‐ serves the praise that has been directed its way.

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DGT warns about lending your car!

M A N Y people lend their car to a family member, a relative, or a friend, there is no law against this, as long as that person has a valid driving licence and the terms of the vehicle’s insurance policy allow an‐ other driver in such a cir‐ cumstance.

H o w e v e r , a s t h e D i r e c‐ torate‐General for Traffic (DGT) is quick to point out, any traffic fines committed by the person borrowing your vehicle will automati‐ cally be under your name, and so they recommend that to avoid this scenario, the owner of the vehicle should always notify the authorities of this change of driver, for their own per‐ sonal benefit as much as anything.

This procedure, which is free, can be done online,

through the miDGT applica‐ tion, which you can down‐ load into your mobile phone, or, of course, it can be done in person, but this can only be done by the owner of the vehicle, or an‐ other person can do it on their behalf, as long as they are authorised to do so, and after which, any traffic fine then issued go to the person whose name has been included as the driver for the specified period of time.

“In this way, the adminis‐ trations, and provided that t h e r e g u l a r d r i v e r i s i n‐ formed and gives his con‐ sent, will address him di‐ rectly as a first option, and not the person who ap‐ pears as the owner of the vehicle. In this way, the driver identification pro‐ cess is avoided, which is

mandatory in those cases in which the owner was not the one who was driving the vehicle at the time of the offence,” states the DGT. Once the period of use of the vehicle by the other person has been complet‐ ed, or is about to end, the DGT advises the owner of the vehicle to again inform them of the time and date of the end of the use of the

v e h i c l e , u n l e s s i t h a s a l‐ ready been previously spec‐ ified.

A ‘regular driver’ is un‐ derstood to be one who is going to use the vehicle for continuous periods of more than 30 days, or in the case of rental vehicles, for rentals of more than three days, and it is essential to have the express consent of the regular driver to pro‐ ceed with their registration.

and finally...

THE largest robots in the history of SEAT SA join the more than 2,200 others that work together to build the company’s latest models.

They stand more than two and a half metres tall and are re‐ sponsible for assembling the heaviest parts of the vehicles with millimetric precision. There are two units in the plant, each with a payload capacity of up to 400 kilos and software that enables pre‐ dictive maintenance to be carried out.

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Fantastic achievement for Raducanu EMMA RADUCANU became the first British tennis player to win a major tennis title in 44 years on Saturday, September 11, after beating the 19‐year‐old Canadian teenager Leyla Fernandez in straight sets, to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.

In front of 24,000 tennis fans in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, 18‐year‐ old Raducanu made double history by being the first British player

since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977 to win a Grand Slam, as well as being the only qualifier to ever win a major tennis tournament, in either the men’s or women’s game.

Speaking just before walking out on the court, Raducanu said, “The time has flown here in New York.

I’ve just been taking it one match at a time and it has got me to the fi‐ nal. I’m going to go out there and enjoy it today. It’s so exciting in my

EMMA: Won the US Open.

Ronaldo’s triumphant return CRISTIANO RONALDO made a magnificent return against Newcastle United to Old Trafford on Saturday, September 11, as the crowd welcomed him back with a thunderous cheer even from the moment he left the team bus, and as he first walked out onto the pitch, but when the Portuguese legend opened the scoring in the 47th minute ‐ 12 years on from his first goal at the iconic stadium ‐ the noise was deafening around the ground.

It was not his most memorable goal as far as tech‐ nique goes, but from a statement point, it was mas‐ sive, after Mason Greenwood’s shot was fumbled by Newcastle keeper Freddie Woodman, Ronaldo had the simplest of tap‐ins.

Javier Manquillo pulled the visitors level on 56 min‐ utes, his first goal for the Magpies since joining from Liverpool, but it was the debutant who latched onto Luke Shaw’s pass to fire through Woodman’s legs for United’s second, after 62 minutes, sending the crowd even wilder.

Portugal teammate Bruno Fernandes smashed in the best goal of the match after Paul Pogba had teed him up, curling a magnificent shot from the edge of the box into the top corner of the Newcastle goal after 80 minutes, for 3‐1, with Jesse Lingard, on as a sub, fin‐ ishing the scoring in the 92nd minute, to seal a con‐ vincing win, which to be fair to Steve Bruce’s side, did‐ n’t reflect the way his men had played at times.

second grand slam to be in the fi‐ nal. I can’t really believe it, but I can’t wait to get stuck in. I’m sure the crowd will be great so it will be a really positive experience.”

Picking up a winner’s cheque for £1.8 million (€2.1m), she moves from 150th up to 23rd in the wom‐ en’s rankings, and won the tourna‐ ment without losing a single set, al‐ though the first set was impossible to call as the two girls battled fear‐ lessly, going from deuce back to ad‐ vantage, and then back again to deuce, with some excellent rallies in between, ending the first set with a 6‐4 scoreline.

Fernandez somehow seemed to lose her way in the second set, and the British girl capitalised on some erratic serving from the Canadian to pile on the pressure before ulti‐ mately taking the set 6‐3, and the title of US Open champion.

With an all‐star fan base in her corner, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, Emma Raducana has done Britain proud, and at only 18, who knows what else her career holds in store.

Max Verstappen found guilty MAX VERSTAPPEN will serve a three‐place grid penalty after being found to be the guilty party in the collision that took place between his Red Bull and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton during lap 26 of Sunday’s September 12, Italian GP at Monza.

His punishment for being found ‘predom‐ inantly to blame’ for the incident will be served during the Russian GP that takes place on Sunday, September 26, in Sochi, but the Dutchman stays top of the driver’s table by five points from the British seven‐ time world champion.

In a nasty‐looking crash, the two rivals entered the chicane with neither seeming to wish to yield, resulting in both cars leav‐ ing the track, and Verstappen’s car being launched into the air, with all four wheels off the ground, and coming to rest with its rear end parked on top of the Mercedes, with one tyre actually touching onto Lewis’ crash helmet.

Both drivers have had a continual battle this season, with varying incidents taking place to fire the situation between them, and they were summoned to the stewards to face an inquiry into what had happened, with neither of them apparently wanting to shoulder the blame for the incident.