Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 21 - 27 October 2021 Issue 1894

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Medal ceremony THE Spanish Government delegate in the Balearic Islands and former mayor of Palma, Aina Calvo was presented with the French National Order of Merit for her contribution to the building of the new French school by the French Ambassador to Spain during his visit to Palma.

Passenger refund A COMMERCIAL Court in Palma has not only ordered Air Europa to pay a passenger €600 compensation for the cancellation of a flight without reason, but has also criticised the airline for its bad faith in not making the refund in the first place and making the passenger sue.

Suicide squad THE Suicide Observatory is organising special courses run by trained firefighters and emergency psychologists for 40 professionals from SAMU061, the Primary Care Emergency Service, and other emergency bodies to explain the best types of intervention to be considered when the possibility of potential or attempted suicide arises.

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SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Active tourism

IN Spain, about 25,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed every year and the sooner it is caught the more chance there is of saving a life.

Due to this, the Balearic Parliament supports the ‘Recycle glass for them’ campaign, which aims to mobilise people to recycle glass in order to take care of the environment and contribute, at the same time, to a charitable cause, the prevention of breast cancer.

The campaign was launched in Sant Josep de sa Talaia in Ibiza on World Breast Cancer Day, October 19 and not for profit organisation Ecovidrio will install 18 pink containers in nine municipalities within the Balearic Islands: Manacor, Felanitx, Santanyi, Marratxi, Sant Llorenç, Ferreries, Es Castell, Formentera and Sant Josep de sa Talaia.

All the glass collected in these containers will be translated into a donation from Ecovidrio to the Sandra Ibarra Foundation for Solidarity with

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The launch of the first container in Ibiza.

Cancer.

The campaign is nationwide and extends to 170 cities where about 500 pink containers will be installed and to complement the campaign, the designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has designed a special mini-container which high-

lights the motto of the Sandra Ibarra Foundation (‘Full of life’) and which can be purchased through the website www.miniglu.es.

The proceeds from sales will also go to the foundation to contribute to cancer prevention and research.

DETERMINED to continue to encourage new visitors to the island, the Consell de Mallorca will be returning to the annual World Travel Market in London in early November.

UK holidaymakers are considered to be the second largest potential market for Mallorcan tourism but for this visit, the intention is to promote the many different sporting activities that the Island can offer.

The plan is to promote the island as a preferred destination for lovers of cycling, hiking, golf and sailing as well as being a centre for active tourism.

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Calvia economic aid

T H E C alvia C ouncil has announced €127,858 of annual aid for the promotion of economic reactivation in the field of commerce. This represents a 27 per cent increase compared to 2020.

This is in response to the economic situation the sector has endured due to the pandemic.

T he aid includes both aesthetic improvements and promotion of actions aimed at innovation and digitisation.

The aid for aesthetic improvement is 80 per cent of invoices or budget presented, up to €9,000.

In the case of innovation, the level is 80 per cent of the budget up to €6,000.

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Energy efficient housing

AFFORDABLE housing contin‐ ues to be a problem which is why the Balearic Government is continually trying to im‐ prove the situation by taking over empty property or build‐ ing new.

The president of the Gov‐ ernment Francina Armengol visited the town of Santa Euge‐ nia on Wednesday October 20 to lay the foundation stone on a development of six two‐bed‐ room homes, one of which has been adapted for those with mobility problems.

The land was given to the Government by the local coun‐ cil and the Government is un‐ dertaking the cost of construc‐

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KEEP IN TOUCH: Writing the first postcard.

President Armengol laid the foundation stone.

tion of what will not only be the first public housing devel‐ opment in the municipality, but will also be the most ener‐ gy efficient building that the Government has had con‐

THE magic of Tchaikovsky returns to the Mal‐ lorca stage on November 10 as the Ballet de Moscu performs Swan Lake at the Palma Audi‐ torium. The iconic Swan Lake is one of the great Tchaikovsky compositions which tell the story of good and evil with the battle between the White Swan and the Black Swan which signifies the two major opposites in life.

The Ballet de Moscu is one of many profes‐ sional companies from the former USSR who undertake regular international tours and was founded in 1989, when dancer and now chore‐

structed.

This year, 201 homes will be finished, which are currently in the last phase of construction throughout the Balearic Is‐ lands.v

Swan Lake

ographer Timur Fayziev followed other dancers committed to the promotion of the art of Rus‐ sian ballet. In 1991 it was the only Russian Bal‐ let Company to take part in legendary dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev’s last tour of England, Norway and Sweden.

Tickets for this performance starting at 9pm cost €35 and €45 and may be purchased online from https://auditoriumpalma.koobin.com/

Reviving postcards

VERY few individuals use the mail nowadays as it is quicker, cheaper and faster to send an email, but the Consell de Mallorca wants to change that.

Their new campaign, ‘The future of heritage, in your hands’ features a number of postcards showing different aspects of the history and culture of Mallorca and not only are they free from local libraries, but they even come pre-stamped.

Everyone enjoys sending and receiving postcards and there is a double advantage to this programme as the stamp will cover delivery across Spain, so tourists can send multiple cards back home whilst residents can keep in touch with loved ones and remind them of their shared heritage.

In launching the campaign, the vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca, Bel Busquets, said as she wrote the first postcard; “These are postcards created specifically for the campaign with images of some representative elements of the industrial, ecclesiastical, architectural, archaeological and intangible heritage.”

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NIBS EXTRA Germans rescued FIRE BRIGADE officers from the Bombers de Mallorca were called out on October 18 when four German residents who had left at 10am to explore the Torrent de Pareis were not heard from by midnight. They were found at 2am and helped out before being escorted home.

Race for charity THE eighth Carrera del Siurell de Marratxí road race will take place on November 6 with different length courses for younger and older athletes as well as a children’s circuit. Entry is €7 and proceeds will go to Aspanob (Association of parents of children with cancer in the Balearic Islands).

Abandoned child NATIONAL POLICE in Palma were presented with an unusual case after receiving a call from a worried woman who believed that the mother of a child that her daughter had been playing with had abandoned the child and after investigation the police found the child’s grandmother.

Paracycling Tour A NUMBER of international athletes will take part in the sixth Mallorca Paracycling Tour which runs from October 22 to 24 and for this year’s event, riders may use adapted hand bikes, tricycles, tandems and bicycles to cover the more than 150 kilometre route.

TaPalma 2021 THE latter part of November is going to see a new tapa route as TaPalma 2021 will be held with the aim of boosting the restaurant sector and a number of bars and restaurants will offer individual tapa and cocktails throughout the city from November 24 to 28.

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Shorter working week NOT aligned to any traditional political party, MÉS for Mal‐ lorca has a number of seats in the Balearic Parliament and is able to push forward its own, sometimes radical, proposals.

On October 17, deputy leader and MP Joan Mas ‘Col‐ let’ proposed that the National Government be invited to study as soon as possible the feasibility of the implementa‐ tion in the Balearic Islands of a four‐day working week, espe‐ cially in the hospitality area which employs so many in the labour market.

“Working conditions in the

Credit: MÉS for Mallorca Joan Mas ‘Collet’ - “Fear of change must be overcome.”

hospitality industry are often inadequate and public admin‐ istrations must be proactive in finding solutions,” he ex‐ plained and went on to argue that the application of the

four‐day working week “is an imperative in this sector.”

Mas added that “the fear of change must be overcome.

Throughout history we have examples of profound

changes in the labour market that were labelled inoppor‐ tune or catastrophic, but be‐ came steps forward both eco‐ nomically and in improving working conditions.”

According to the MP, the initiative recognises that the health of workers, family rec‐ onciliation and even the de‐ gree of happiness with which workers face work are key ele‐ ments in increasing their pro‐ ductivity and consequently in‐ creasing their productivity and the competitiveness of the companies for which they work.

Second excavation in Manacor Cemetery WORK has started on the second excavation in Mana‐ cor Cemetery of Son Coletes with a first find. Within min‐ utes of starting work, the base of the cross from the old funeral home was uncov‐ ered. Excavators returned to the Son Coletes cemetery on Monday October 18 with the aim of continuing the ex‐ humation and identification of the bodies of the people

who were killed during the great executions at end of August and September 1936.

During the Francoist re‐ pression in Mallorca, Mana‐ cor was one of the places with the most victims on the whole island and this work will now continue until De‐ cember 31.

In November, Manacor Council will organise new guided tours so that the fam‐

Friends of the Earth THE Mallorca ‘chapter’ known as Amics de la Terra demands that the construc‐ tion of a leisure park in the Bellver Forest, part of Pal‐ ma, be halted and that the felling of trees be stopped It considers that there are more suitable locations within the municipality of Palma which do not ob‐ struct the protection of na‐ ture and the preservation of Palma’s green lung.

The environmental or‐ ganisation also demands that municipal projects al‐ ways be undertaken re‐ specting the trees, and takes the opportunity to express its concern about the possible fate of some

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Amics de la Terra hold regular meetings with the public.

specimens located in what will be the pedestrian zone of Nuredduna.

Environmentalists want responsible politicians to assume once and for all that trees are not street furniture, but a source of life, CO 2 sinks and air puri‐ fiers and a mature tree takes dozens of years to grow.

Credit: Manacor Council FIRST FIND: The base of the cross was uncovered.

ilies of the victims and those interested can follow the ex‐ cavation work and view any discoveries.

Thanks to the excavations of the first phase, carried out between July 14 and August

PALMA Council confirmed on Wednesday October 13 that it would be prepared to assist the city’s licensed taxi drivers to make their vehicles more accessible to those with mo‐ bility difficulty.

In addition, if the drivers are able to demonstrate im‐ provements to the safety of the vehicle, (such as a rear‐ view camera) they will also be able to apply for a share of the €40,000 in the budget.

Despite this nod towards the industry, it is argued on social media that there are simply insufficient taxis avail‐ able now and that new li‐ cences should be granted.

Whist acknowledging there can be a delay when trying to get a taxi at a rank, the Council recommends that

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14, 2020, 25 bodies of victims of Franco’s repression were located in Son Coletes, of which five people have been identified and their remains handed over to their rela‐ tives this summer.

Taxi news people use the mobile appli‐ cations to order a cab and in‐ dicates that it is unlikely to al‐ low more licences to be issued, as there will inevitably be a reduction in demand during the winter.

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This horse was tethered to a sentry box.

Unattended horse and carriages ANIMAL protection party Progreso en Verde contin‐ ues to protest about the al‐ leged lack of control and en‐ forcement of regulations over horse and carriage drivers in Palma.

Recently, the president of the party, Guillermo Amengual spotted a num‐ ber of serious infractions which saw one horse left alone with its carriage tied to a sentry box outside the Royal Palace of La Almu‐ daina.

He also saw a further three unaccompanied horse and carriages in an‐ other area with drivers nowhere in sight, but when he reported these infrac‐ tions to nearby officers from the Palma Local Po‐ lice, they declined to take any action.

Apart from the fact Pro‐ greso en Verde argue that the treatment the horses receive is generally cruel, they believe that there is a danger to both the animals and passers‐by if any horse and carriage is left unat‐ tended on the streets.

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SUCCESSFUL show. The first Modelling and Radio Control Show held at the Luc Sanctuary on Sunday October 17 was such a success the organisers had to open an additional two car parks.

More than 5,000 people, mainly from Mallorca but some as far afield as Catalonia and Valencia turned up to enjoy displays and competitions from some 26 different associations in the show that was organised by the Trial Club RC Mallorca.

The range of different displays was enormous, with pond yachts, miniature aircraft, radio‐controlled vehicles of all types, indeed anything and everything connected with modelling and the radio‐controlled world. Funds raised will be donated to the Aula de Natura project of the Santuari de Lluc Foundation and by all accounts, the event which even saw a life size version of KITT from Knight Rider is likely to return to Escorca next year.

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Expat residency rejections

E X P AT S a r e g e t t i n g frustrated at the rising rate of rejections oc‐ curring during the post‐ Brexit Spanish residen‐ cy application process.

Recent statistics show 2,400 applica‐ tions were rejected so far this year. The origi‐ nal deadline to apply and still be covered un‐ der the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU was December 2020.

Many expats were based in Spain at the end of the year, but for

some of them the time ran out.

However, those who consider they are cov‐ ered by the Withdraw‐ al Agreement may still apply.

Fo r t h o s e n o t c o v ‐ ered who are looking to make a fresh resi‐ dency application, the process must begin in England, through the Spanish Consulate. But according to legal ex‐ pert Diego Echavarria, the Consulate is being very strict and “turning

down a lot of applica‐ tions for stupid rea‐ sons.” He says English citizens now have the entry requirements of other countries not in the EU and these are very tough to achieve.

The deadline was widely reported, but some Britons did not think the ramifications would be so big. If you can prove that you resided in the country before the deadline there is still an oppor‐ tunity to apply, but the

mountain of paperwork is more than some peo‐ ple can acquire. Diego said some applications have been turned down for reasons he considers “nonsense.”

He hopes the two countries can reach an agreement so that Spain can welcome Britons again. He said: “Spain is a touristic country, it’s a big part of the economy. At the end of the day, the Brits are spending their pension here.”

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Boris Johnson’s controversial Marbella trip provokes outrage

Autonomo payments up in 2022 THE General State budgets for the next fiscal year include a rise in the minimum autonomo pay‐ ments due from self‐employed workers. This is combining the usual yearly inflation‐based in‐ crease with any amounts that were delayed by the pandemic.

The government has decided that the amount will be 1.7 per cent ac‐ cording to the ‘inflation forecast.’

The minimum now moves to €294 a month for the general self‐

employed, a €96 increase over the year. The corporate self‐employed can expect a higher increase of €18.7 a month, €225 more across the year.

It was acknowledged that the in‐ crease bases ‘do not rise in real terms,’ as it matches the expected rate of inflation for the following year.

The smallest contributions for the self‐employed are due to be‐ come even more mismatched to

those of salaried workers, which are based on the minimum wage.

Autonomos will still be able to choose to pay in the minimum next year before the government instigates its new sliding scale sys‐ tem. Under the new system, the self‐employed will also pay ac‐ cording to how much they earn.

The Executive is expected to ap‐ prove these reform plans next year, but will not roll them out un‐ til 2023.

BORIS JOHNSON: Was he right to go on holiday at the moment?

THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought Boris Johnson was right to go on holiday to a €29,500 a week villa in Marbella last week while the UK was suf‐ fering fuel and food shortages, and the overwhelming majori‐ ty said he was not.

In total, 82.4 per cent of readers said Johnson should not be on holiday while the UK was facing so many problems, while just 17.6 per cent said ev‐ eryone should have a holiday.

Several readers said they thought the prime minister had left the country to avoid back‐ lash from a damning report into the UK gov‐ ernment’s handling of the pandemic.

Brian Francis said: “He always runs away from damning re‐ ports.”

Meanwhile, Brenda Jones said: “He’s just

run away to Spain to avoid the damning re‐ port out today… that’s the only reason he’s here. And it’s his third holiday this year.”

Other readers had more sympathy for Mr Johnson however, ar‐ guing that everyone should be able to have a holiday with their family.

Colin Carter said: “Everyone expects a holiday each year so why shouldn’t the PM have one.”

Home Office minister Damian Hinds also de ‐ fended the PM’s need to get away. He com‐ mented that the holi‐ day is “important for the whole country” as the prime pinister needs time to wind down. He also said that the time would never be right.

This is the first for‐ eign holiday that John‐ son has taken since the beginning of the pan‐ demic.

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Police QR scam warning No kids allowed THE National Police has re‐ leased tips on how to avoid QR code scams. In recent weeks, the media have also echoed this warning.

Fraudulent activities that cy‐ ber criminals carry out through QR codes have existed for years. However, there has been a boom in their use during the months of the coronavirus pan‐ demic, when they have been used in places such as restau‐ rants, airports, concerts and theatres.

The National Cybersecurity

QR CODE: Increase in use.

Institute (INCIBE) lists the risks to which we can expose ourselves when scanning a QR. These are possible cases of phishing, the download of malware or mali‐ cious code injection and session

hijacking. Cybercriminals trick victims into scanning a code that impersonates the original to covertly access information within their account.

Tips include having an an‐ tivirus installed on devices. Be‐ ing wary of offers accessed by scanning a QR code. Making sure that a QR code has not been pasted on top of another.

Not allowing direct file down‐ loads when scanning a QR code. They also suggest busi‐ nesses use a secure QR genera‐ tor service.

UK Government app launched PLANS to make it easier for the public to access online services via a GOV.UK app have been set out by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Steve Barclay.

The move means that the public will no longer have to remember multiple user‐ names and passwords to access services such as free school meals, support for dis‐ abled family members and changing driver licence details in the future.

Currently, there are 191 different ways

for people to set up a variety of accounts to access different services on GOV.UK, with 44 different sign‐in methods. This is in stark contrast to the private sector, where people expect to be able to log into and access a variety of different services via their smartphone.

Steve Barclay said: “Now more than ev‐ er, it is important that the government re‐ sponds to people’s heightened expecta‐ tions about the services they use.”

A RESTAURANT in Bilbao has decided to ban chil‐ dren, causing much con‐ troversy.

The FACUA‐Consumers in Action Association has hit out at the Balicana restaurant after it im‐ posed the rule, which is clearly stated on their website.

The consumer associa‐ tion claims that banning children is discriminatory abuse based on age. It al‐ so says the move goes against the law as chil‐ dren can enter bars and restaurants when accom‐ panied by a responsible adult. FACUA is calling on members of the public to report bars and restaurants that ban children. They have demanded that the restaurant be fined too.

Many other restau‐ rants and bars in Spain have banned children.

Journalist Berna Iskan‐ dar has commented on

the fear of children and how spaces should be made more child friend‐ ly: “Childphobia has existed since the beginning of time.

Kids are the most vulner‐ able members of society and cannot defend them‐ selves.”

“There is a real igno‐ rance among adults sur‐ rounding the needs of our youngest children who are supposed to meet ex‐ pectations that do not correspond to their age.

Childhood is a stage of in‐ tense development dur‐

Childphobia exists.

ing which they have to ex‐ periment,” she added.

She explained that soci‐ ety needs to build “more child‐friendly spaces where their rights and needs are taken into ac‐ count. Cities and bars need to adapt to them, not the other way around.”

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FUENGIROLA ZOO, in the province of Malaga, on the Costa del Sol, is celebrating the arrival of a new addition to its collection of animals, with the birth of a new species at the Bioparc facility. The new mouse deer is the smallest ruminant in the world, as well as being the most primitive, weighing barely 300g, it is not much bigger than a mobile phone.

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Primark recruits for Xmas CHRISTMAS is nearly here and with it comes one of the busy shopping periods of the year. As a result, Irish low‐cost fashion chain Primark is now recruiting in Spain with over 80 jobs on offer.

The firm is recruiting shop assis‐

tants/retail assistants and trainee/department managers.

The Managers’ posts are up for grabs for anyone looking for a more specialised career who can meet the minimum require‐ ments.

The company is offering salaries of €1,239 per month for full‐time shop assistants, but most of the jobs though will be part‐time posi‐ tions for 20 hours a week. The part‐time jobs will offer a salary of around €600.

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Expats’ anger over Hollywood strike BRITISH expats in Spain have expressed their anger over a planned strike by Holly‐ wood workers with 100 per cent saying they did not agree with the industrial ac‐ tion.

The Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether the workers should be able to use a strike to demand better work conditions after many claimed they were being asked to work too many hours.

Readers rejected the planned strike, how‐ ever, and instead said that the workers al‐ ready had a good job.

The entertainment industry’s main union, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, (IATSE), announced the plans, with 98 per cent of the union’s nearly 60,000 agreeing to a strike.

IATSE represents a large number of all the people who work behind the scenes of movies and television shows across America and the stoppage could have been a disaster for the companies that run the filming.

Members demanded better hours and more rest, alongside penalties for produc‐

FILM INDUSTRY: Workers claim they are working long hours.

tions that don’t stop for lunch breaks. They said that the boom in production over the last 10 years has led to longer hours and dangerous conditions on set.

They demanded a 10‐hour turnaround between shifts, and a new provision to en‐ sure enough time away from the set on weekends.

The president of IATSE, Matthew Loeb, spoke of a lack of urgency from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with whom they are bargaining. He said, “our members deserve to have their basic needs addressed now.”

Primark said: “We are look‐ ing for enthusiastic people to join our shop as shop assis‐ tants on a part‐time or week‐ end basis.”

Applications can be made via the Primark website.

Phone theft tip THE Guardia Civil is increas‐ ingly aware of possible crimes related to technology and so they are providing in‐ valuable advice on how to deal with mobile phone theft.

This week, through their official Twitter account, the Guardia Civil advised: “If you dial * # 06 # on your mobile, the IMEI number will appear on your screen. Save it and in case of theft your operator will be able to block the ter‐ minal.”

The IMEI is a code that identifies the device uniquely worldwide and is transmit‐ ted to the network when connecting to it. This code is known to the telephone companies.

The IMEI allows functions such as the blocking of mo‐ bile phones in case of theft.

When given to mobile phone operators, the handset can be blocked which will pre‐ vent the thieves from making calls.

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Murderer jailed A MAN who murdered a British grandmother by beating her to death in her villa in Granja de Rocamora near Elche has been sentenced to 25 years in jail.

Margaret McNulty’s trusted Dutch handyman beat her to death just weeks before her 71st birthday after going to her house to borrow money. Nicolas Pieter Pijnenborgh had known the widowed grandmother for four years. He grabbed her by the neck as she made him a coffee and then beat her repeatedly. He finally killed the elderly ex‐ pat by strangling her and leaving her to die with brain trauma, a broken jaw, several broken ribs, a fractured sternum, a broken spine and myocardial rupture. Pijnen‐ borgh made a partial confession after his detention, how‐ ever, he later claimed he had suffered from memory loss after consuming crack cocaine and alcohol. Judge Joaquin Maria Orellana Piera delivered his sentence in a 51‐page written ruling made public on October 15. He revealed Pij‐ nenborgh had been arrested for multiple alleged street muggings on women in Spain between January and February 2018. He also had 19 criminal convictions in the Netherlands for the possession of drugs and weapons.

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THE government of Spain may ban the Legion goat parade due to animal abuse laws. The general director of Animal Rights, Sergio Garcia Torres (Podemos), has prepared a text that limits animal par‐ ticipation in parades and processions. The Legion goat is a symbol of the history of Spain, however, the parade held on Tuesday October 12 could have been the last if the law of the Central Executive is ap‐ proved in its current terms.

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Netflix pays only £4m Licence exchange AS the stay at home orders hit the UK in 2020, the subscriber numbers for streaming service Netflix soared. More than two mil‐ lion new viewers signed up for the service, bringing the total number of customers to around 13 million. These numbers are thought to have brought in an estimated £1.15bn in revenue. They added 36 million subscribers worldwide, meaning they reach more than 200 million across the globe.

Despite this increase, the UK branch of Net‐ flix only paid £4m in corporation tax to the Treasury last year. The monthly fees paid by fans are sent through separate accounts from its headquarters based in the Netherlands.

Netflix has begun a shift away from this prac‐ tice, and in January started declaring its in‐ come in the UK to the correct tax authorities.

concerns

STREAMING: Subscriber numbers soared.

This may make a huge difference to the amount of tax paid to the UK, but the exact figures won’t be known for a while yet. The amount paid will depend on the profits made before the financial report of 2022. A lot of revenue Netflix earns is ploughed straight back into its expanding British‐made produc‐ tion arm.

Sergeant’s body located OFFICERS of the Special Group of Underwater Activities (GEAS) of the Guardia Civil have locat‐ ed the body of the Army sergeant, Mario Quiros Ruiz who disappeared on Tuesday October 12.

Ruiz was carrying out an immersion practice in the El Grado reservoir, in Huesca.

The young soldier ‐ who would have been 23 on Friday, October 15 ‐ was confirmed to have disappeared at around 3am on October 12, while on the military diving exercise in the El

Grado reservoir in the Huesca region of Aragon.

It is believed that the divers were operating in pairs, but that sergeant Ruiz somehow got sepa‐ rated from his diving partner and did not sur‐ face.

Sources close to the investigation have indi‐ cated that the body of the military man has been found at 1:50pm on October 16, by Geas troops from the Aragon area with the help of a robot at a depth of 65 metres.

THE Brits in Spain Consulate & Embassy Facebook page has recognised that many Brits are concerned over the long‐term arrangements for exchanging their driving li‐ cence in Spain.

At the moment residents with valid UK licences only have until October 31 to use them.

Brits in Spain said: “We recognise that many people are concerned about the long‐term arrangements for UK driving licence exchange here in Spain. Negotiations continue between the UK and Spanish governments on this issue.

“However, under current Spanish law, residents with valid UK licences will only be able to use these to drive in Spain until October 31, 2021.”

It is hoped that an exten‐ sion to the date will be agreed. Brits in Spain ex‐ plained: “We are asking the Spanish Government for an

extension to the October 31 date and will update you as soon as we know the out‐ come.

“In the meantime, UK li‐ cence holders could, if they wished to, apply for a Span‐ ish licence. This includes tak‐ ing both a practical and the‐ ory test. You can find more information here: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/ p e r m i s o s ‐ d e ‐ conducir/obten cion‐reno vacion‐duplicados‐per miso/permiso‐ conducir/in dex.shtml.”

He added, “If you suc‐ cessfully registered your in‐ tent to exchange your li‐ cence by December 30, 2020, your UK licence will al‐ so become invalid on Octo‐ ber 31, but you will still be eligible to exchange it for a Spanish one until December 31, 2021 without having to take a practical test. We rec‐ ommend you get an ap‐ pointment as soon as possi‐ ble.”

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UN role for Spain THE United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CSA) has elected Gabriel Ferrero as its new president, who until now served as Spain’s ambassador to the Special Mission for Food Security.

The election took place during the 49th meeting of the CSA and the candidacy of Gabriel Ferrero ob‐ tained 73 votes, while the Cameroonian rep‐ resentative Medi Moungui received 48.

The Committee on World Food Security, based in Rome, is an international and in‐ tergovernmental plat‐ form created in 1974 that aims to cooperate to eliminate hunger, and to guarantee food security and nutrition for the world.

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Forest-planting drones in Spain DRONES are being used in Spanish provinces to enable the reforesting of selected areas. The drones are sup‐ plied by the start‐up CO2 Revolution, which is used by many Spanish companies to offset their carbon footprint.

Reforestations throughout Spain are certified by the Ministry for Ecological Tran‐ sition, which offers guaran‐ tees of rigour in these ac‐ tions.

Pontevedra, Palencia, Guadalajara, Burgos, Cac‐ eres, Valencia, Sevilla, Sala‐ manca, Avila, and Leon will see new forests grow thanks

to this CO2 Revolution tech‐ nology. Using a drone, it has been proved possible to dis‐ perse seeds more quickly and efficiently.

The result is that trees can be planted up to 100 times faster than using traditional methods and at a much low‐ er economic cost.

Each drone can launch 10,000 seeds in a single day.

These seeds are contained in a small pack that carries the pre‐germinated seed, to‐ gether with all the elements it needs for its growth and development.

This method of repopula‐ tion has already been carried out in Guadalajara and Bur‐ gos in the first three months of 2021. Pontevedra started on September 20 and the others will begin between November 1 and January in areas that have been de‐ stroyed by fires or have be‐ come deserts.

Native tree species are used in all cases.

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Heathrow price hike THE cost of family sum‐ mer holidays could spike by £100 in 2022 as Heathrow Airport eyes a price hike, an ex‐British Airways boss has warned.

Willie Walsh has claimed that the UK’s busiest airport wants to increase the charges air‐ lines pay by more than 90 per cent from January.

If agreed, it would mean a spike from £19.36 to £37.63 per passenger, as airlines would have to add the charges to ticket prices.

As an example, a fami‐ ly of five could pay al‐

most £100 more for a flight from Heathrow if the Civil Aviation Author‐ ity regulator decides to approve the changes.

Mr Walsh has accused Heathrow of acting like a “greedy monopoly” and said that their wealthy shareholders need to “step up” to provide in‐ vestment after years of generous dividend pay‐ outs.

The Irishman, who now runs the International Air Transport Association trade body, has joined BA and Virgin Atlantic in lobbying to block the hikes.

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PRINCESS CHARLOTTE is only six years old, yet she has come top of a young royal rich list. She even beat her older brother. According to a new study, Charlotte’s net worth is a staggering £3.6 billion.

George came in with a net worth of almost £2.2 bil‐ lion. Charlotte’s younger brother Louis is lagging be‐ hind. His estimate came in at only £720 million.

Fertility treatment extension FERTILITY treatment avail‐ ability is set to be extended to single women in Spain.

The Minister of Health, Car‐ olina Darias, announced on October 16, that the avail‐ ability of assisted human re‐ production is set to be ex‐ tended. Single women, lesbians and transsexuals will soon be able to benefit from fertility treatments in Spain.

Darias made the announce‐ ment when she spoke at a roundtable discussion at the 40th PSOE Congress on sci‐ ence. Darias commented on the objectives of making “a more decent society” and “giving rights to those who do not have them.” The Minister of Health has also said that she is committed to shielding the health service from fur‐ ther cuts. Darias went on to speak about the coronavirus pandemic and the fantastic progress made by the Spanish vaccination programme.

According to Darias, the current low infection rates are “incredible and spectacular.”

At the moment, almost 90

SINGLE WOMEN: Will soon benefit from fertility treatment.

per cent of people more than 12 years old have been fully vaccinated against the pan‐ demic.

“We are world leaders, we

have 37 million vaccinated and we want the entire popu‐ lation to be vaccinated, it is a commitment,” Darias pledged.

Lottery income revealed HAVE you ever wondered how much money is generated by the Spanish State Lottery (otherwise known as Loterias y Apuestas del Estado)? All is revealed in an annual government document.

The lottery in Spain has been promoted by the State since 1763 when King Charles III created the Royal Lottery. In 1812, the Christmas Lottery known as ‘El Gordo’ (the Big One) was created and has now become the biggest lottery draw worldwide.

On October 13, Maria Jesus Montero, Spain’s Minister of Finance, delivered her accounts of the new General State Budgets (PGE) for 2022 to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. The document stated that the government foresees the State Lottery earning €1.8 billion in 2022, after taxes. That’s compared to a revenue of €1.639 billion in 2021, an increase of around €200 million.

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Under-16 bullfight ban Brown Sugar axed UNDER-16s could be banned from bullfights in Spain. Thousands of bulls die each year in what is classed by many as an essential part of Span‐ ish culture. However, opposition against bull‐ fighting is growing.

Bullfighting could be phased out under plans that are being supported by left‐wing politicians in the country. And new rules could see children under 16 years old banned from the traditional sport. The future of bullfighting will be discussed next week by delegates of the Federal Congress in Valencia. Various plans are being considered including stopping promoting bullfighting as part of Spanish culture and cutting funding for the ac‐

Opposition is growing.

tivity. Many people now see bullfighting as out‐ dated. This is especially true for people living in cities rather than in rural areas of Spain.

Left‐wing politicians seem to be favouring phasing out bullfighting, even though it attracts thousands of fans each year.

Shatner’s space age record STAR TREK icon William Shatner has become the oldest person to visit space. He was in tears as he touched down on Earth after his monu‐ mental flight into space on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

Shatner said of the trip: “The little things, weightlessness, but to see the blue colour whip by. And now you’re star‐ ing at the blackness.

That’s the thing, the cov‐ ering of blue… this com‐ forter of blue we have around us.”

“Then suddenly you shoot through it all, you whip off the sheet and you’re looking at the black ugliness. There is Mother Earth, comfort, and there is… is that death? I don’t know? Is that the way death is?”

Shatner called it the “most profound experi‐

ence I can imagine.”

The man behind Cap‐ tain James T Kirk was seen ringing the bell be‐ fore being strapped into the rocket, which took off from the Texas desert on October 12.

He reached zero‐G and entered space at 107,000 metres altitude, experi‐ encing several minutes of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth.

BRITISH band the Rolling Stones have cut goes.’ We might put it back in.” one of the most famous songs in their back Other people are mad at the group for catalogue from their concert playlist. It’s being ditching the song. Presenter Piers held up as a victory by people who oppose Morgan accused them of the insensitive lyrics. giving in to the ‘woke The 1971 song was a huge hit for the brigade’ and Stones, with fans raving over the guitar riffs called the de‐ and the musicality. This somewhat over‐ cision deeply de‐ shadowed the ‘crude and offensive’ pressing. The song was lyrics, say critics. last performed live in 2019, The track is one of and has been streamed 170 million the band’s most times on Spotify. The upcoming played songs while tour is the first since the death of they are on tour, but drummer Charlie Watts in August. the wording has been ROLLING STONES: described as “gross, The 1971 song was a huge hit. sexist, and stunningly of‐ fensive to black wom‐ en.” Guitarist Keith Richards isn’t sure why the song receives so much flack. He says it is about the horrors of slavery, and peo‐ EARLY politicians required feedback from the public to ple are trying to “bury it.” determine what the people considered important.

Mick Jagger said the deci‐ Since there were no telephones, TVs or radios, the sion to drop the song is one politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, of logistics only as it is tough and bars. They were told to ‘go sip some ale’ and listen to put together a set list. He to people’s conversations and political concerns. Many said: “We’ve played Brown assistants were dispatched at different times. ‘You go Sugar every night since sip here’ and ‘You go sip there.’ The two words ‘go sip’ 1970. So sometimes you were eventually combined when referring to the local think, ‘we’ll take that one opinion and, thus we have the term ‘gossip.’ out for now and see how it

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Alzheimer detection clue

SPANISH scientists are one step closer to using saliva to detect Alzheimer’s.

The Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) estimates that 80 per cent of early Alzheimer’s cases are undiagnosed. In Spain, around 800,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease al‐ ready. This number is expected to grow as the population ages.

At the moment there are no effective treatments for Alzheimer’s. There are no early detection tools either. Spanish scientists have been working for years following a clue that could help them understand the disease. They also be‐ lieve that this clue could lead the way to early detection.

A protein called lactoferrin is present in human saliva. Scientists discovered that the lower the level, the higher the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They be‐ lieve that this protein could lead the way to detecting the disease before it develops.

Gorka Orive, associate professor of

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PROTEIN: Is present in human saliva.

Pharmacy at the University of the Basque Country and founder of Geroa Diagnostics explained that lactoferrin is “the only protein with the potential to help diagnose Alzheimer’s in saliva.”

Scientists from the Pablo de Olavide University in Sevilla and Ciberned, led by researcher José Luis Cantero, have conducted a new study. This study has proven the link between levels of the protein and damage in the brain. Fur‐ ther work needs to be done, but this study could help pave the way for an Alzheimer’s test in the future.

Baker’s illegal sprinkles rant A BAKERY owner could not believe his ears when he was told of a customer reporting one of his colourful toppings to the council. When he let rip on social media, the ensu‐ ing posts went viral. Accord‐ ing to the baker, the UK ver‐ sion of his forbidden US sprinkle tastes ‘like crap’ and he refuses to use them. The shop will be on ‘sprinkle strike’ until he can get his way.

Rich Myers owns ‘Get Baked’, a popular bakery in Headingly, Leeds. A trading standards officer went into the store two weeks ago to follow up on a complaint that had been made by a customer.

They ruled that the imported sprinkles are indeed banned.

The reason for the ban is the additive E127, which is ‘not permitted’ for this use in the UK. As Rich documented the ex‐ changes online, his unusual take on the proceedings left people in stitches. “To whoever reported us to Trading Stan‐ dards (Dan?), all I have to say is dear Lord, what a sad little life Jane,” he wrote, referencing

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the famous quote from the Channel 4 programme, ‘Come Dine With Me’. “My daughter, who is now seven months old,

has to live with the fact that daddy can’t take her to Disney‐ land, because man can’t sell any ****ing cookies.”

Wages revealed for the government HOW much does the president of Spain, Pedro Sanchez earn?

The draft version of the 2022 budget shows the salaries that the government can expect to receive next year.

Surprisingly, Pedro Sanchez does not receive the highest amount in the government. The salaries of the Constitutional Court come in as the best‐paid jobs among the high positions of the State. The president of the Constitutional Court, Juan José González Rivas, has the best‐paid position of all. His salary comes in at €160,728.12. Sanchez is only expected to receive a salary of €86,542.08.

The draft law of the General State Budget for 2022 was sub‐ mitted to the Congress of Deputies on October 13. The docu‐ ment shows salaries earned by public posts. It also shows that all these positions will have a salary increase on last year.

The three vice presidents will receive €81,341.16, while gov‐ ernment ministers are set to receive €76,355.28. Civil servants had been awarded a 2 per cent pay rise for 2022. The salary in‐ crease of government members is just 0.9 per cent higher than last year.

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Start-up capital

Fartkontrol

A NEW report by money.co.uk has declared that Copenhagen is the most accommodating and affordable city in the world in which to launch a start-up and coming second in the poll was another Danish city, Aarhus, although having said that, they both have a poor record of success.

IF you don’t speak Danish and are a tourist driving from, say the airport into Copenhagen, you would probably be excused for having a quiet chuckle when you see a number of Fartkontrol posters on the route. In fact, this is a police speed warning.

THE NETHERLANDS Memorial ceremony

Tell the truth

A MEMORIAL ceremony has been held for seven wartime airmen whose plane was shot down in 1943. The first piece of wreckage of the plane was recovered from the bed of the Markermeer lake in 2008, but only now has its identity been confirmed.

THE Dutch Government plans to implement a new law next year which means that web shops and digital platforms which place fake reviews on their sites or remove bad ones will be committing an offence. The aim is to protect consumers from misleading information.

BELGIUM Flying pickets

Record pumpkin

DUE to what unions refer to as unreasonable pressure on employees, industrial action is being taken against Lidl stores in Belgium and as the company managed to stop a protest outside a distribution centre, the unions will be picketing stores without prior announcement.

AS previously reported, growers across Europe had been getting ready for the Belgian pumpkin championship, but the title remained in Belgian as Jens Segaert of Bruges triumphed with his mega pumpkin which weighed 781 kilos, not only a Belgian record, but also a European one.

GERMANY Speed limit

Roman holiday

GERMAN Autobahns have no speed limit which has, over the years, not only encouraged Germans to drive at high speeds, but has created a situation where foreigners visit and hire high performance cars. This could be a thing of the past due to EU environmental regulations.

NOW that Angela Merkel is due to retire as soon as a new German Coalition Government can be agreed, it appears that she is taking the time to visit some of her favourite countries. Hence trips to Rome and the Vatican City to be followed by Israel.

FRANCE Confessional secrets

Resistance fighter

A SENIOR Catholic Church leader in France, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, who is archbishop of Reims has reversed his original position concerning the sanctity of the confessional box and has now agreed that it should not take precedence over French laws on sex crimes against children.

HUBERT GERMAIN, the last surviving member of France's most distinguished group of Second World War Resistance heroes, known as the Order of Liberation, has died at the age of 101 and will be buried at Mont Valerien, where many resistance fighters were executed by the Germans.

NORWAY Healthy meal

Oil deal

THE new coalition government in Norway has announced that it plans to give every child a free healthy school meal every day and also to introduce some form of daily physical activity, although the actual content will be left for each school to decide.

AS Libya heads towards normality with a relatively secure government, it is looking to Norway to assist the country in reestablishing its important oil industry and to help it bring some of its oil fields back into production, as well as assisting in new exploration.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA More than stamps ENERGY company Repsol has teamed up with the Spanish Post Office, Correos to offer customers who visit 1,000 of its post offices, the chance to sign up to obtain both gas and electricity in an easy manner without the usual problems of bureaucracy.

UK economy AT a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, which was attended by members of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom as well as representatives of the Spanish Government, the Ambassador said that despite exit from the EU the economy was strong.

Public listing ALTHOUGH many football clubs in the United Kingdom and Italy have successfully launched themselves on the stock exchange, this has not been the case in Spain, although now a semi-professional team from Sant Joan d’Alacant, CF Intercity will go public on October 22.

Big Brother IN a landmark court case in the UK, a judge has ruled that a homeowner who installed security cameras and a Ring doorbell with a camera breached the 2018 Data Protection Act as they allowed the owner to see images of their neighbour’s property and garden.

New regulations IT was a good day for Telefónica on October 15 when the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) announced new regulations for the Spanish broadband market. Up until now, there were just 66 cities and towns throughout Spain where it was considered that Telefónica had sufficient competition that it did not have to keep rates reduced. Now this has risen to 696 areas (supplying 70 per cent of the population) where no reductions need be made although they will still have to allow access to fibre lines by their competitors across the country.

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Sánchez proud of record SPAIN’S President Pedro Sánchez was proud of the government’s record as he spoke to Parliament about his achievements on Wednes‐ day October 13.

He highlighted the fact that his ad‐ ministration is implementing an in‐ crease in the Minimum Wage (SMI), the revaluation of pensions in line with inflation, the commitment to scholarships which reach 850,000 students and the creation of the concept of a Minimum Basic In‐ come.

He took issue with the main oppo‐

sition party, Partido Popular (PP) ac‐ cusing them of being too negative about the state of Spain and they should promote the fact that “Spain is growing and creating jobs, we are at pre‐pandemic employment levels, and Spain has a low‐risk premium.”

Much has been made with re‐ gards to the massive increase in en‐ ergy costs and he defended the gov‐ ernment’s actions, saying that European funds will be directed at reindustrialisation to create work as new energy policies are introduced.

In the meantime, he pointed out

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can he use SatNav? There was a report in Euro Weekly con‐ cerning use and holding of mobile phones in cars. What is the situation when the phone is held in a bracket on the dashboard with Google maps being displayed? I find that Google maps are more accurate than the SatNav which is at‐ tached to the windscreen or built into the dash‐ board. Will they also be illegal?

T D (Costa Blanca) The Traffic DAVID SEARL Depart‐ YOU AND THE LAW ment has issued IN SPAIN detailed instruc‐ tions on the legal use of mobile units in vehicles. It is legal to use units that are built into the dashboard or mounted on it.

This would include your SatNav unit or your mobile telephone in a mount, to answer your specific ques‐ tion, because you cannot use your hands. Any type of headset that goes over the ears is not allowed.

Holding the mobile telephone in your hand, even if you are not using it, will draw stiff fines and loss of points. You can be caught by traffic cameras or from helicopters. The loss of six points has brought com‐ plaints because it is in fact the same loss as charged for reckless operation.

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

BRITAIN used to be the creative hub of the world’s textile industry but as cheaper sources became available following the end of the Second World War, manufacturers of clothing looked to the East in par‐ ticular for supplies.

Many people who enjoy the BBC’s Sewing Bee will recognise judge, fashion designer and Saville Row tailor Patrick Grant, but few

that the VAT on electricity bills has been reduced and other taxation measures are being put in place in order to ensure that energy compa‐ nies don’t make larger than normal profits due to the increase of whole‐ sale energy prices.

Repeating a statement that he had made previously at the EUMED9 meeting in Athens in September, where he made it clear that in his opinion the energy crisis should be dealt with on a combined basis of all member states in the Eu‐ ropean Union.

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Using traditional methods will know that he has set up a spe‐ cial new environmentally friendly company, Community Clothing.

This business says they have a simple goal; to sell great quality af‐ fordable clothing and by doing so create jobs and help restore eco‐ nomic prosperity in some of the

UK’s most deprived areas and have teamed up with two other groups, to create Homegrown Homespun.

Their mission is to plant two of Britain’s overlooked fibre and dye crops; flax and woad, on urban land in the heart of the North West’s his‐ toric textile industry and to create

Domino’s recruits POSSIBLY anticipating a rush to buy turkey pizzas for Christmas, Domino’s Pizza said it is looking to take on 8,000 additional staff in the UK and Ireland to cope with the Christmas rush.

Earlier this year it saw an exodus of temporary staff who had signed up for jobs during the pandemic, but many left once their old positions opened up again, so in June it recruited 5,000 staff.

Alert to the fact that there seem to be more jobs than applicants, the company said that the ma‐ jority of new jobs will be permanent and highlights the fact that a very high proportion of its managers started either as kitchen workers or delivery drivers.

New Inditex charges INDITEX is to charge for bags in Spanish stores from Octo‐ ber 18 and this will eventually expand across its worldwide divisions.

Having moved from plastic to paper bags last year, the world’s most successful fash‐ ion chain has decided that the next step in sustainability is to charge for paper bags in the hope that customers will bring their own bags with them when shopping.

The cost will differ be‐ tween stores as they use dif‐ ferent sizes of bags, but the company said that it will make no profit from the charges and will funnel monies back to charities in each area where they oper‐ ate. clothes locally from the results of their labour.

They argue that with our reliance on synthetic fibres, which involves the use of petrochemicals, the harm caused by non‐renewable materials that don’t biodegrade, makes it feasible in the long term to revive native textile crops, which have the potential to benefit both ecology and the economy

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2.98% UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN 1.54%

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Most Declined NVR Inc. Domino's Pizza Inc. Boston Beer Co. Cl A Cable One Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Graham Holdings Co. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. Public Storage Doximity Inc. Arista Networks Inc.

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More Xmas shortages possible

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WORLD’S LARGEST: Maersk container vessels may divert from the UK.

CHRISTMAS gifts bound for the UK may not make it in time due to delivery problems caused by the ongoing shortage of deliv‐ ery drivers.

Britain’s largest con‐ tainer port based at Fe‐ lixstowe in Suffolk which handles more than 35 per cent of all incoming con‐ tainers simply can’t deal with the volume arriving as there are insufficient HGV drivers available to deliver the containers around the country.

So worried is the Labour Party about the shortage of drivers, lead‐ er Sir Keir Starmer who visited an HGV training centre in Greengate, Manchester was given the chance to get behind the wheel of a lorry with an instructor, but within minutes of trying to re‐ verse the vehicle, he struck a bollard and heard the words “You’d have failed your test.”

The turn around time for a container at Felixs‐ towe has jumped from an average of four days to nearer nine and there is a steadily growing backlog of empty containers which are taking up room normally used for full containers.

The Danish Maersk Shipping Line is the largest in the world with some 705 container ships and it has now admitted that it will be diverting a number of its largest ships to other European ports, where containers may be reloaded onto smaller vessels and dis‐ patched to other UK ports, but this is not guar‐ anteed.

Many British companies have been trying to stock up with toys and elec‐ tronics in advance of Christmas, but unless something can be done to unblock the jam, there may be a large number of

El Salvador criticised AS the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns about the acceptance of cryptocurrency, the Bank of Spain has issued its own document concerning adoption of Bitcoin

by El Salvador last September.

In essence, it criticises the Latin American country for introducing Bitcoin which is managed via the internet, when only 50 per cent of the population have access to the web directly and less than half have their own smart phones.

El Salvador argued that with many people working overseas it was cheaper and easier for them to transfer funds home via the cryptocurrency.

disappointed faces around the Christmas tree on December 25.

BUSINESS EXTRA Discount deal THE Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar together with Haya Real Estate are offering some 9,700 properties for sale across Spain with discounts of up to 40 per cent from estimated market value. The offer will last until December 31 or earlier if all properties are sold.

Birthday pawtie THE Brewdog bar and restaurant in Milton Keynes UK has come up with a new way of generating business by offering to host pawties for canine guests and for just £5 each dog receives their own hat, whilst the top dog gets a special ice cream.

September inflation THE National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed on Thursday October 7 that its initial forecast for Spanish inflation in the month of September was correct at 4 per cent, which is the highest September figure for 13 years due to increases in electricity, fuel and clothes prices.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT OH how the UK remoaners would just love to blame Brexit for the nations present transportation predicaments.

Unfortunately for the left wing propaganda machine, the main reasons for the hold up of goods in ports and places of entry in the UK are not due to Britain’s exit from the strangle hold of the creaking EU, but mainly due to the global supply chain snarl up of all deliveries and supplies.

The whole of Europe, and now even the Americans are basically in the same laden boat. Just wondering what the stockpiling of turkeys and Christmas pud is going to look like! Don’t worry about ‘saving Christmas’; if the wokers have their way even the term itself will soon be a distant memory. Think it’ll never happen? Ha! Did you ever foresee that our young children would be taught by morons, who would tell them that if they wished they could choose from no less than 175 genders? Have no doubt, with the help of the UK’s leftist and biased media, these idiots are actually managing to take over.

Gird your loins for yet more looney woke directives. Loughborough School has now ordered the words ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to be

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removed from the classroom vocabulary.

They are to be replaced by the words ‘skilled’ and ‘unskilled’. So committing any wrongdoing is now actually not classed as bad, its being unskilled ‐ Whaaa? This ludicrous ruling has been implemented by the school head to ‘take the emotional heat out of managing discipline’. You really couldn’t make it up.

There is also a current John Lewis ad on TV which depicts a boy of around nine or 10 twizzling effeminately around wearing a dress, smearing on make‐up and throwing various objects, and coloured liquid all over the furniture. And do you know what the commercial is for? Wait for it. Not cleaning substances. Not boy’s frocks. Not out of control youngsters, it’s actually for home insurance! What a great; typical woke message, that particular commercial delivers to our children. Innocents, now being deprived of their childhood, who will probably grow up as one of the most confused generations the civilised world has ever seen.

And finally, in the light of the tragic murder of Sir David Amess, what the pussy footing

media has naturally failed to mention, is that Sir David was against many aspects of immigration. These included his opposition to giving asylum seekers permission to work if a decision on their application took over six months. Restricting support available to failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants and a large number of other government immigration measures he disagreed with.

His death was not incomprehensible at all. It was a deliberate planned terrorist assassination ‐ whatever the ‘trying to make sense of it all’ slant the pathetic authorities try to put on it. Before unrestricted mass immigration, these incidents simply never took place. The authorities weak, woke, and appeasing attitude, coupled with the usual inanities from the UK’s utterly useless Home Secretary, will one day be the death of us all.

Keep the faith.

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Travel

Little Vatican of Burgos

IN the province of Burgos in northern Spain, you will find the municipality of Hornillos del Camino. It is a small town with less than 100 registered inhabitants.

The town is known as the ‘Little Vatican’, due to the fact the majority of its residents are involved in religious activities, either as a priest, or a nun. It has the highest concentration of priests in Spain.

Located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, in the Arlanzon region, this tiny municipality gained its name many decades ago.

As the town’s mayor, Pedro Mayor said: “It is called ‘little Vatican’ because 60 or 70 years ago, of the 300 or 400 people who were in the town, there were about 60 religious workers.

We are the town with the most priests per inhabitant in Spain,” he enthused.

He added, “With the Camino de Santiago, the people found their spiritu-

In Castile and Leon.

ality, or perhaps they went to seek studies in times with fewer economic resources, and found their vocation here.” In order to open up its economy, the municipality has recently been expanding businesses.

The town features a 14th-century Gothic-style parish church and an old Roman settlement.

The Fiesta del Gallo, which takes place at the end of July, is based on an old local legend. It tells of how some French visitors came to the town at the time of the War of Independence and stole all the chickens.

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TOTALLY AGREE IN response to the letter by SH in last week’s edition 14-20 October.

SH in my opinion you are 120 per cent right and have had your same thoughts for years.

I would like to think some politicians and thinkers agree with us that it will not be long before overpopulation brings the world to its knees and wars are fought over water, food, space to live and the yawning gap between the haves and have-nots.

The UK is a perfect example of overpopulation and overcrowding. Wall to wall people, wall to wall vehicles, infrastructure cracking, as from an earthquake, education system, health system, housing system and any other system all going to pot and unable to cope with rising demand.

How to reduce population is a problem no one wishes to face.

The Chinese and Indians tried and failed (I don’t think a free transistor radio will be enough this time around), but it has to be done and obviously many difficult and delicate decisions will have to be made and if they are not I’m glad I won’t be here to see the total ruination of the planet.

If the powers that be can spend the same money, time and energy as they have on COP22 on trying to solve the problem of this nuclear population explosion, there may be a chance, but one wonders whether the great and good have the brains and determination to tackle the seemingly unsolvable.

PC

Balderdash Hi Leapy I completely agree with your comments, the world has gone completely mad, problem is we have got too many tree huggers and snowflakes. When does all this rubbish stop, I now feel for the younger generation.

Regards Keith Moore

Thank you One of your best yet Leapy, as a Yorkshire man living on the CDS for the last 32 years with no racial tendencies, I agree totally with what you say, thank you and keep on writing for us.

Best regards, Michael Glew Keep the faith

Britain not accepting Spanish vaccination Could anyone please let me know if it is correct, that if pinged by test and trace in the UK after arriving by flight from Spain that even having both vaccinations (in Spain) that you have to isolate as the British government are not accepting our vaccinations.

This happened to friends and we are returning to Wales for Christmas for seven days and are concerned about this. Please could anybody clarify as not getting results on gov.uk.

Regards NW

WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY FOR many of us, politicians are considered as selfseeking know-alls, many of whom use their positions to benefit themselves, their families and friends financially either whilst in seat or once they leave office.

The embarrassment caused by the activities of the so-called ‘troughiteers’ is just another example of how our elected rulers can and have behaved and no doubt there are still major revelations due to come out about who made how much out of the pandemic in the UK. The tragic killing of Sir

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David Amess at his surgery however does put into perspective the fact that many constituency MPs put in a huge amount of hard work and commitment to try to help those they represent.

Sir David had been an MP for 28 years and although he had not served in any senior government posts, he was considered a conscientious and hard-working Member of Parliament, so his murder was pointless and achieved nothing other than contempt for his killer.

This of course is not the first murder of an MP with

the most recent before Sir David being that of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2015 and prior to that the attempt on the life of Nigel Jones in 2000.

Much as we may be cynical about the intentions of many MPs in the UK (and in Spain as well), we can only express our deepest sympathy to the family of each and ever y victim and hope that although many MPs will continue to receive threats and abuse on the internet in the future, that it will be a ver y long time before another is attacked in this manner.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Was involved in the recent space mission.

Jojo Jojo Sjojo Such a waste of money!

Allan-Janice Snow Ball Just vanity projects, money could be better spent helping people in need now or helping research illnesses.

Pete Stimpson Should have left him up there. If you have lots of money the world’s problems are not your concern.

Steve Townend Probably what people said about the first aeroplanes.

Colin Carter Definitely vanity projects with people with more money than sense.

Bonnie Sparks Robeson It doesn’t matter as long as the taxpayers don’t pay for it.

Angie Ellacott What an absolute waste of money - when half the planet doesn’t have food or clean water??? It’s all about the haves and havenots!!

Byron Sherlock Why is Greta not there protesting climate.

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#TheWomanBeyond I AM sure, most of us know that Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four‐minute mile, 3:59.4 to be exact.

Even the smartest scientists and doctors of his era said that it was an ‘impossible dream’ to run a mile in under four min‐ utes and that the human body was not capable of such a feat, Period, End of Story. And he, of course, wasn’t so sure!!

But here’s what’s so awesome, can you guess how Roger trained to do the impos‐ sible?

The answer is simple really: He broke down his goal into bite‐sized pieces.

And here’s exactly how: First, he trained until he could run a quarter mile in a minute. (Wow, Nice job!) Then he trained until he could run half a mile in two minutes. (Well done!) Then he trained until he could run three‐quarters of a mile in three minutes. (Sweet!) Then he trained and trained until he thought he could run the full mile in less than four minutes.

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HOW TO DO IMPOSSIBLE STUFF MICRO GOAL… BIG GOAL… And, voila!!

On May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, the timekeeper looked down and saw the magic numbers: 3:59.4.

Roger achieved the impossible by breaking his ‘impossible’ goal into little bite‐size, doable pieces ‐ so simple, yet we all forget what a great idea this is. (As Henry Ford once said, “Nothing is particu‐ larly hard if you break it into small enough pieces.”)

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YEAH. That one.

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words.

Now, let’s chunk it down and give you your next bite‐size doable target. Baby steps is all it takes.

One of my favourite sayings when I find myself getting paralysed by the thought of a big goal or something that may seem a little (or a lot) overwhelming is “Inch by inch is a sinch, yard by yard is hard.”

What’s the very next micro‐goal you need to hit en route to that BHAG?! The thing that, once you achieve, will make it possible to hit your next target?

Got it? Awesome.

Now… What’s your next baby step?

And, most importantly: Is now a good time to take it?

PS. Want to watch the iconic moment where Bannister breaks the record and his take on the miracle mile? Share the moment itself, nearly 70 years on, I find this incredibly emotional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTX

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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE ECONOMY & HEMLINES NORA JOHNSON

the age of 30 look better in a suit than in anything else. Slimmer, too. Far preferable to the sight of a pot belly in a too tight t‐ shirt hanging over the low slung waistband of a pair of baggy track suit bottoms.

But all this talk of food shortages re‐ minds me of that old gag about the mess sergeant in the French Foreign Legion who comes to his general in the desert with some good news and some bad news.

“What’s the bad news?” asks the gener‐ al. “There’s nothing left to eat but camel dung,” replies the guy. “And the good news?” “There’s lots of it.”

Nuff said.

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WITH some reports that UK supermarkets are encouraging people to start their Christmas shopping immediately as some products may be rationed to stop panic buying, we read elsewhere that some su‐ permarket aisles are stripped bare of meat, fruit and frozen goods with cus‐ tomers already panic buying.

McDonald’s earlier reported running out of milkshakes, Greggs and Nando’s gaps in their menus and Tesco warning about ‘shortages’ at Christmas. Some of the many businesses contending with supply chain disruption compounded in the UK by acute labour shortages affecting the ser‐ vices sector.

But yet, with empty supermarket shelves, dry fuel pumps, warnings about rapidly increasing inflation and a winter of discontent, miniskirts, weirdly, are making a comeback. Experts theorise that skirts are the economy’s bellwether. Since 1926

SHORTAGES: Shelves stripped bare.

the ‘Hemline Index’ predicts that when the economy is in good shape women wear shorter skirts; when it falls they resort to 1970s‐style maxis. The Hipster Beard In‐ dex, anyone?

Maybe designers reckon women are sick of lockdown leggings or those whimsical Little House on the Prairie flouncy, ruffled

confections that did the rounds this sum‐ mer. Let’s face it, because of all the rain you couldn’t wear most of those dresses in the UK except for one or two weeks in July!

This comes as news that half of Marks & Spencer clothes shops have stopped selling men’s suits, preferring to shift jogging bot‐ toms. Personally, I think most men over

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DOGS’ brains understand not only what we say, but also how we say it and are able to distinguish the words and tones we use when speaking to them, a new study has revealed.

Led by Attila Andics, pro‐ fessor at the University of Lorand in Budapest, the study, the results of which were published by Science magazine, played recordings of their trainers using differ‐ ent words and tones to 13 different dogs while using magnetic resonance scan‐ ners to study how their brains reacted.

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World Cup 2030 bid looks set to be rejected ACCORDING to sources in UEFA, and the Irish govern‐ ment, the joint bid to stage the 2030 World Cup by the UK and the Republic of Ire‐ land looks ready to be reject‐ ed by UEFA. These sources have claimed that as soon as Spain and Portugal proposed their joint bid for the same tournament, there was only ever going to be one winner.

It is believed that in an ef‐ fort to appease the football authorities of both nations, UEFA will try to offer the Eu‐ ro 2028 tournament to the UK and Ireland. The sources claim that if the countries agree to accept this alterna‐ tive then Europe’s governing body will throw its full weight behind their bid for Euro 2028.

With a feasibility study un‐ derway by both the Irish and UK governments, along with stakeholder partners, word

has allegedly reached Ire‐ land’s Department of Sport, conveying the message that “the UK and Ireland bid was effectively over before it be‐ gan.”

“It’s accepted that this isn’t going to happen, and the sooner that message is delivered, the better,” said the insider, adding, “I’m not sure it was ever that realistic once Spain and Portugal had declared their intent to host the tournament, and for many reasons, not least ge‐ ography, and easy access be‐ tween the two countries, this one makes more sense.”

Scenes beamed around the world of the appalling behaviour of drunken Eng‐ land fans at the Euro 2020 fi‐ nal have probably killed any chances of staging the tour‐ nament.

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Suspended sentence for crash spectator THE unnamed spectator who caused a huge crash during this year’s Tour de France, after a trial in the French city of Brest, has been given a four‐month suspended prison sentence. After standing in the path of the peloton of riders during the first stage of the race, waving a cardboard sign at the television cameras that read ‘Allez, Opi‐Omi’, the 31‐year‐old started a chain reaction that saw around half of the field taken down.

She claimed to have been unaware that the riders were approaching as she stepped into the road, but then German rider Tony Martin from the Jumbo‐Visma team clipped into her, sending him to the ground. This caused a multiple pile‐up behind Martin, with one Team DSM rider, Spain’s Marc Soler, being so badly hurt that he had to retire from the race after breaking his arms.

She initially fled from the scene, but four days later, after being hunted by the police, she handed herself in.

The judge charged her with endangering lives and caus‐ ing unintentional injuries. Addressing the court, she said, “I am ashamed. I am a quiet person. Everything that has happened is the opposite of who I am.”

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