Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 4 - 10 November 2021 Issue 1896

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Lessening the impact ALTEA Town Hall will be using two Diputacion grants totalling €295,975 to help small businesses and the self‐employed.

This cash will be used to lessen the impact of the Covid pandemic on the lo‐ cal business sector and will be shared out in direct aid of €900 per applicant, explained Employment councillor Maria Antonia Lavios.

“We have made an ef‐ fort to obtain these funds, which we shall use to complement other pro‐ grammes,” Lavios said.

“We are aware that some businesses and firms are still weakened by the effects of the pandemic.”

This latest round of grants will be allocated to businesses whose turnover dropped by 25 per cent between July 1 2020 and June 30 2021 compared with that of 2019.

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Technology fights crime VILLAJOYOSA’S Local Police was the only police force in‐ vited to attend the AlicanTIC 2021 event in Alicante City.

Organised by the Valencian Community’s Official Col‐ lege of Telecommunications Engineers, the event brought together leaders and innovators in the technology field.

The town’s Local Police force, invited on the strength of its commitment to using technology during investigations and for training, was represented by several officers and Public Safety and Traffic councillor Isabel Perona.

Carolina Pascual, who heads the regional government’s Innovation department and gave the seminar’s closing speech, wanted to know more about the way the Local Police used technology in their work.

The Villajoyosa delegation explained how using drones simplified surveillance tasks, and told Pascual that the force now belongs to Spain’s Cyber Crime Observatory so that officers can assist victims of gender violence who are protected under the Viogen programme.

Villajoyosa officers also use an OCTOPUS virtual reality room in collaboration with a specialist company for in‐ struction and training sessions.

“All these innovations have put La Vila’s police at the forefront in the use of technology for public safety while setting an example for other police forces,” Perona said.

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Javea taxpayers get a break

JAVEA’S Finance councillor, Xi‐ mo Segarra, recently an‐ nounced 2022’s tax breaks for local householders and resi‐ dents.

There will be a 17 per cent reduction on IBI rates while the town hall confirmed that it is maintaining the 50 per cent reduction for large families.

Owners of residential prop‐ erties who install officially‐ap‐ proved systems using thermal or solar energy can expect dis‐

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JAVEA REDUCTIONS: Mayor Jose Chulvi and Finance councillor Ximo Segarra announce rebates.

counts of up to 25 per cent for three years, with a yearly maxi‐ mum of €200.

The existing 75 per cent mu‐

Coffee with the mayor BENITACHELL’S mayor Miguel Angel Garcia has begun a round of talks with local residents.

The first ‘Have coffee with the mayor’ session was held last week, with the next two scheduled for November 12 and November 26 at 10.30am in Benitachell’s Centro Social.

More are planned for the future, said Garcia, who ex‐ plained that the chats will be held in Valenciano, Spanish or English depending on the attendees present.

Groups will be limited to seven or eight people, and those wishing to attend one of the talks should apply to the alcaldia@elpoblenoudebenitatxell.org email address.

“We want to talk person to person with local residents so they can discuss their concerns about the municipality, con‐ tribute ideas and proposals or simply chat about anything at all,” the mayor said.

nicipal car tax reduction for electric vehicles and 50 per cent for hybrids will continue throughout 2022, Segarra said.

“Thanks to modernising the town hall’s computer system, neither large families nor car owners will need to re‐apply for these rebates,” the council‐ lor explained. Municipal debts run up with the town hall can be repaid in instalments of up to 24 months with no need for a guarantor for debt defer‐ ments of up to €12,000.

Rubbish collection fees re‐ main unchanged. These reduc‐ tions will bring a €3 million drop in Javea Town Hall’s 2022 earnings, Segarra said, al‐ though there would be no need to cut back on services, “owing to the municipality’s good financial health.”

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NIBS EXTRA Forced landing BENIDORM’S Local Police rescued a griffon vulture which landed in a central street and stubbornly re‐ mained there. After block‐ ing the road with a patrol car, an officer finally man‐ aged to catch the bird, which was later transferred to the wildlife recuperation centre in Santa Faz.

Flowing again THE fountain in Campello’s Plaza de la Virgen del Car‐ men is again working after it was turned off soon after installation in 2018 when a faulty connection flooded nearby pavements. It func‐ tions at set hours each day to save on both water and electricity, Campello’s In‐ frastructure department explained.

Home grown ALTEA Town Hall is spend‐ ing €9,988 on maintaining the local allotments, which are much in demand ow‐ ing to the municipality’s agricultural traditions, said Environment councillor Jose Orozco. Roughly €3,000 of this allocation will be spent on repairing the irrigation system and paths giving access to the plots in El Barranquet.

More playtime PLAYGROUNDS at Denia schools are to remain open for the use of pupils out‐ side school hours and over the weekends at the begin‐ ning of next year, con‐ firmed local mayor Vicent Grimalt. Addressing the newly‐convened Children and Adolescents’ Council, the mayor also announced plans to build a pump track for bicycles.

Cat snips THROUGHOUT this year, Benidorm Town Hall has trapped, sterilised and re‐ leased 240 of the 900 cats that live in the municipali‐ ty’s 39 colonies, an‐ nounced Health and Envi‐ ronment councillor Monica Gomez. The Diputacion provided €12,000 of the €18,600 cost.

OVER the last 20 months phones and tablets became a vital means of keeping in contact with family and friends.

This has highlighted the need to learn more about our devices, and U3A Marina Baixa’s Computer and Smart Phone group proved to be very popular and now has 30 members. Some are in their 80s but are still keen to con‐ tinue learning new skills.

Due to the large numbers involved, members were di‐ vided into three groups for Windows 10, Android and Apple. There were some ini‐ tial problems with internet

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Never too old Photo credit: U3A Marina Baixa

IT DEVICES: New U3A Marina Baixa group is proving very popular.

connections, but members were not deterred and there have already been three very successful meetings.

The October meeting of U3A Marina Baixa has been moved to Monday Novem‐ ber 8 at 11am in the Casa de

Cultura in Alfaz, as the Audi‐ torium is unavailable on Oc‐ tober 25 and Monday November 1 is Dia de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day) and a national holiday.

“It’s hoped that numbers attending in 2022 will contin‐ ue to increase steadily as they have done over the past few months despite the effects of Covid‐19 on membership numbers,” said U3A Marina Baixa’s Joan Flint.

Further information about U3A Marina Baixa and what it has to offer is available on their website: www.u3amari nabaixa.com as well as their Facebook page.

A good day’s fishing Corruption cash IT was a chilly start for Teula‐ da‐Moraira Fishing Club’s most recent Winter League match on the River Jucar’s Section B3. “But it soon turned into a bright, sunny day with a temperature of 22 degrees and a 19‐degree wa‐ ter temperature,” said the Fishing Club’s secretary Jeff Richards. Overall, it was a good day’s fishing with good results, he added, with a total weight of 93 kilos and 50 fish caught by eight anglers. Best total weight of the day went to Graham Sewell with 24.5

kilos while second‐best total weight went to Jason Lawson with 16.5 kilos. Jack Janssen came third with 12.3 kilos.

The next Winter League match will fish the River Ju‐ car’s Section B on November 10. “We are a very friendly club and always happy to welcome new members,” Jeff said. For further informa‐ tion about the Teulada‐ Moraira Fishing Club, contact Frank Povey on 966 490 338 or frank.povey@btopen world.com or call Ray Craig on 966 492 083.

Remembrance services THERE will be a special Remembrance service on Thursday November 11 in Alfaz’s Forum Mare Nostrum at 11am.

This will be held in the church downstairs, the Costa Blan‐ ca Anglican Chaplaincy announced. “We shall be celebrat‐ ing Remembrance Sunday in all our churches on November 14 as the basis for our Sunday Eucharist,” the Chaplaincy’s press officer Tony Cooke added. All are welcome to both services. For locations and service times, visit the Churches and Services page and click on a chosen church on the http://costablanca‐anglicanchaplaincy.org website.

recouped REGIONAL president Ximo Puig announced that the Generalitat has recovered €13.5 million linked to cor‐ ruption cases.

The Generalitat’s Assets Recovery Office has launched legal proceedings on approximately 40 occa‐ sions “in defence of Valen‐ cian interests,” Puig re‐ vealed during a question‐and‐answer ses‐ sion in the regional parlia‐ ment, Las Cortes.

“Corruption is the worst tax that Valencians have had to pay,” he declared.

Following court cases aris‐ ing from the Fitur, Coop‐ eracion, Emarsa and Terra Mitica scandals, €8.24 mil‐ lion of public money has now returned to the re‐ gional government.

Formalities are currently underway to recoup a fur‐

Name-calling in Calpe CALPE Town Hall’s latest national publicity campaign tells train and metro travellers that they deserve a holiday.

“The break you deserve always awaits you in Calpe,” posters and hoarding declare in sta‐ tions and streets in Madrid, Valencia, Castile‐La Mancha and Castilla y Leon.

“Any time of the year is the right time to visit Calpe,” said the Tourism councillor. “Our cli‐ mate, gastronomy and opportunities for prac‐

tising sport all make us an attractive tourist destination in winter.” The campaign has been criticised for using Calpe instead of Calp, the of‐ ficial version of the municipality’s name in Va‐ lenciano which was introduced some years back. Earlier this year, the town hall began le‐ gal procedures to revert to using both Calp and Calpe, but until formalities have been complet‐ ed, supporters of the Valenciano version main‐ tain that only this should be used.

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ther €5.3 million linked to the IVAM Institute of Mod‐ ern Art scandal and, once again, Emarsa and Coop‐ eracion which includes 21 properties, two of which are luxury apartments in Miami, a yacht ‐ also in Mi‐ ami ‐ and four vehicles.

The regional president also revealed that another €4.2 million is likely to be recovered from the court case that began this week, linked to IVAM’s purchase of fake works of art.

Progress is also being made on two more cases involving Haiti Hospital and arrangements for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. The Accounts Tri‐ bunal has yet to determine the amount involved in the Haiti case, but civil liability for the Pope’s visit has been set at €3.2 million.

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Albir’s earliest residents ALFAZ Town Hall re‐ ceived a €14,000 grant from the Diputacion provin‐ cial council for the Villa Romana open‐ air museum.

This will be spent on restoring the ar‐ chaeological discov‐ eries made during the 2019 and 2020 excavations which unearthed more than 3,000 finds, ex‐ plained Mayor’s Of‐ fice councillor Mayte Garcia.

Enrique Jorda Ca‐ latayud, the expert who will restore the objects, drew partic‐ ular attention to a set of hairpins, coins minted between the fourth and fifth cen‐ tury and a fragment of mural decorated with plant motifs from one of the prin‐ cipal rooms of the fourth century AD Roman villa.

The archaeological site close to the Al‐ bir seafront was dis‐ covered by chance in 1983 although exca‐ vations, in collabora‐ tion with Alicante University, did not begin until 2008.

The museum opened to the public in 2011.

and finally...

UNFAIRLY slewed stats. The Generalitat, the region’s Health de‐ partment and Benidorm’s mayor agreed that Benidorm’s Covid‐ incidence rate does not reflect the real situation.

The resort has a registered population of 68,000 although its floating population brings this figure up to at least 180,000, ar‐ gued Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez.

He also pointed out that the municipality’s two private hospi‐ tals reported cases and diagnoses for patients from outside Benidorm.

Recent figures of 286 Covid cases for every 100,000 inhabi‐ tants are ‘distorted’ a team of Generalitat experts and the Health department admitted.

If Benidorm’s true population were taken into account, the in‐ cidence rate would be halved, they stated.

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Location experts visit Benidorm A GROUP of international movie loca‐ tion scouts recently visited Benidorm following the recent Shooting Locations Market Place trade fair in Valladolid.

The experts in finding the best loca‐ tions included Karen T Salva from the US, best‐known for Joker and Now You See Me, as well as Briton Robert Boake, who won the Location Managers Guild Award for his work on the fifth Game of Thrones season.

The group were welcomed by acting mayor Ana Pellicer who emphasised Benidorm Town Hall’s commitment to providing locations for films and audio‐ visual productions.

The location scouts toured the town’s most iconic settings, visiting the

terrace of Hotel Bali, Europe’s tallest ho‐ tel, and were shown Sierra Cortina which is inland, but still inside the Benidorm boundaries.

They also went up to the Les Caletes tower in the Rincon de Loix and saw the sunset from the Cross, high up on the Sierra Helada.

The Old Town, the remodelled Aveni‐ da del Mediterraneo and even the British Zone in Calle Gerona were also included in the tour.

But, as municipal sources pointed out afterwards, the scouts are looking not only for colourful and interesting set‐ tings but also facilities, accommodation, technicians and logistics assistance, all of which is easily accessed in Benidorm.

DENIA ROTARY CLUB’S Fem Amics (Let’s Make Friends) ini‐ tiative promotes equality, re‐ spect and companionship among children while coping with bullying.

“With collaboration from De‐ nia Town Hall, local schools and sponsors, the idea is to transform the lives of children who feel re‐ jected and friendless,” said Adela Chelet, the club’s local president.

“We want to ensure that they are not isolated and have no‐one to play with,” she added.

The project involves placing a bench inside the school or play‐ ground where any child who feels lonely, unhappy or troubled can sit.

The bench is painted in cheer‐ ful colours with encouraging messages and positive words like ‘respect, hope’ and ‘smile’ so that the pupils will identify it as a place which can help them.

Teaching staff will explain when and how to use the bench

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DENIA PROJECT: Buddy Benches similar to this will be installed in local schools.

although pupils must also be will‐ ing to have it in their school.

Fem Amics will complement coexistence school projects that have been introduced to help pupils resolve conflicts and en‐ sure that no classmate feels alone at break time.

This is not a new idea, as the Buddy Bench was created by a nine‐year‐old girl in the US, but it sets an example for everyone, Denia Rotary Club believes.

“That is why we want to bring

this initiative to Denia,” Adela Chelet said.

The project is due to reach De‐ nia’s state schools as well as state‐aided and private school during the 2021‐2022 school year.

“Most local schools are enthu‐ siastically backing the initiative and the Rotary Club believes that this project is perfect for Denia, which is recognised by UNICEF as a child‐friendly municipality,” the president pointed out.

Historic meteorite recovered Brit angler’s monster catch MORE than 70 years ago in the town of Reliegos in Leon, a historic meteorite weighing more than 17 kilos fell to Earth and created a huge hole on Calle Real. The rock was probably around 4,500 million years old and had travelled through the Solar System before landing in the Spanish town. A miss‐ ing piece of the meteorite recently appeared on the in‐ ternet for €50,000.

On Wednesday October 27, the Guardia Civil an‐ nounced they had recovered this part of the stone and were in the process of hand‐ ing it back to its rightful own‐ er, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Madrid. The piece has been missing for over 50 years.

Captain Marcos Santos, from the SEPRONA arm of the Guardia Civil, confirms the man who put the piece up for sale is charged with the alleged crime of misap‐ propriation. The man assures the Guardia that a worker of a moving company found the

METEORITE: Created a huge hole in a Leon street more than 70 years ago.

historic meteorite in the abandoned belongings of the engineer Manuel Laborde Werlinden. Laborde Werlin‐ den was one of the founders of the Aranzadi Society of Sci‐ ences and died in 1993.

Captain Santos states that this version of events is not confirmed. “The investiga‐ tion is still open,” he ex‐ plained.

The CSIC turned 250 years old in 2021, director Refael Zardoya said: “It is a good birthday present. We are re‐ covering a meteorite that dis‐ appeared in the 60s from our collection.” The Guardia Civil investigation suggests that Laborde Werlinden had the piece in storage for study, but the trail disappeared at some point. It then reap‐

peared in the hands of this seller in 2015.

“Did he lose it? Was it stolen? We are investigat‐ ing,” says Captain Santos.

A BRITISH angler caught a huge 234‐pound catfish in the River Ebro this month.

Mark Steward‐Brown from Norfolk was on an epic fishing trip when he landed the monster fish near Zaragoza. Prior to the catch, Mark’s person‐ al best for this type of catfish was a 48‐ pounder.

Of the catch, Mark said: “The fight lasted 45 min‐

C AT F I S H : Monster fish was caught in the Ebro.

utes. It was a full‐on tug of war. I had to have the drag set very high to keep it away from the snags, but the initial run was still 50 or 60 metres up‐

Police arrested for marihuana trafficking FOUR police officers were arrested for marihuana trafficking. The Mossos d’Esquadra arrested the officers from Llinars del Vallès, Barcelona, for their involvement in a plot for the cultivation and distribution of marihuana.

Since the early hours of Tuesday, October 26, members of the Catalan Corps have carried out some 30 searches in the search of evidence linking police involvement in a marihuana trafficking organisation.

The alleged network was dedicated to the trafficking of marijuana and money laundering and several uniformed members of Llinars police service were involved.

The investigation began in December 2019, when a corporal from this Corps was shot and a third officer killed an informant. The officers met the informant by acci‐ dent after they had been dispatched to an address in the municipality following al‐ leged activity of a criminal organisation.

The office survived thanks to his bullet‐proof vest and is amongst the detainees.

Llinars constabulary expressed their surprise and stressed that they will go to the end “with all the consequences” to investigate what happened.

stream.”

Mark and his friend Bil‐ ly Malcolm Williamson were with a local guide.

The Ebro is known for its population of wels cat‐ fish.

“I enjoy fishing for any species,” says Mark. “But to me, catfish fight harder than any other freshwa‐ ter fish.”

Wels catfish are native to northern and eastern Europe and can live for up to 50 years, reaching lengths of over nine feet.

While Mark’s catch did‐ n’t reach word‐record ter‐ ritory for the biggest wels catfish ever caught, it is still an impressive feat.

The catfish was re‐ leased back into the wa‐ ter following the catch.

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Pope calls for climate progress

RECORDING a message for the BBC, Pope Francis has made a call for the world leaders attending COP26 to provide ‘effective respons‐ es’ to the environmental emergency at hand and of‐ fer ‘concrete hope’ to the world’s future generations.

Pope Francis relayed his message from the Vatican on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day.’ He spoke of the various crises that are befalling the world at the current mo‐ ment, such as the Covid‐19 pandemic, climate change and economic difficulties.

In order not to waste op‐ portunities that these events can create, he urged people to respond with vision and radical de‐ cisions.

“We can confront these crises by retreating into isolationism, protectionism and exploitation,” the pon‐ tiff said, “or we can see in them a real chance for change.” Going further, he pushed for “a renewed sense of shared responsi‐ bility for our world,” adding that “each of us ‐ whoever and wherever we may be ‐ can play our own part in changing our collec‐ tive response to the un‐ precedented threat of cli‐ mate change and the degradation of our com‐ mon home.”

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Readers’ poll

Expats say Queen should retire

QUEEN ELIZABETH: She should now look after her health.

THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought the Queen should retire following ill health, and an overwhelming 66.7 per cent said she should.

Those who said the monarch should step back from her duties argued that she should now look after her health.

Meanwhile, 25.9 per cent said that she should not re‐ tire, arguing that her coun‐ try needs her.

The Queen was last week forced to cancel two weeks of engagements on advice from her doctors.

She was advised by doc‐ tors to rest for at least the next two weeks, a Bucking‐ ham Palace spokesman said.

The 95‐year‐old monarch will now be unable to attend the Festival of Remem‐ brance on Saturday Novem‐ ber 13.

The monarch was said to remain in ‘good spirits’ after

recording a speech for the COP26. Her majesty was forced to pull out of attend‐ ing the upcoming climate summit after a busy recent schedule.

Some royal experts be‐ lieve that the monarch may be overworked and that her packed schedule could be part of the reason why she pulled out of some of her royal engagements last month. The Queen can‐ celled a visit to Northern Ire‐ land on October 18 follow‐ ing medical advice and spent a night in the hospital for preliminary medical checks before returning to Windsor Castle.

The palace said she wouldn’t be attending a cli‐ mate change conference in Scotland in keeping with ad‐ vice to rest. The Queen has retained an active schedule throughout her 69‐year reign, not really slowing down much in recent years.

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UK red list removed

THE British government removed the remain‐ ing seven countries from their red list of travel destinations on November 1. Venezuela, Pe‐ ru, Haiti, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic were the only countries still on the red list.

This action means that travellers entering England from any of those seven countries

will no longer be required to isolate in a hotel.

Previously, all travellers had to pay £2,285 per person to quarantine for 10 days, including the relevant coronavirus tests. A second adult had to pay £1,430 if they were sharing the ho‐ tel room, while it cost £325 for children aged between five and 11. Children under five years were free.

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Meghan Markle for President MEGHAN MARKLE’S half‐brother says the Duchess could run for President. Thomas Markle Jr is not the only one who thinks that the Duchess has her eyes set on a polit‐ ical career.

During Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, the Duchess of Sussex hit out and labelled him ‘divisive.’ The 40‐year‐old Royal also spoke out in 2020 when she urged voters in the US to ‘reject hate speech.’ Joe Biden went on to win the presidential race.

Many people have speculated that Meghan could have her eyes set on a political career. Speaking earlier this year Royal biographer Tom Bow‐

MEGHAN: Set on a political career.

er commented that Meghan is ‘like‐ ly’ to run for president.

He stated: “The prospect of Meghan running for president is possible and I’d even say likely.”

Spain fights boozeless Xmas SPAIN is fighting against the prospect of a Christmas without gin and wine. Trade is booming in the hotel and catering industry after coronavirus restrictions were re‐ laxed and some alcoholic brands have been in danger of running out.

This is particularly true of interna‐ tional brands that have been hit with issues due to Brexit and the lack of lorry drivers.

Bosco Torremocha, director of Es‐ pirituosos España commented: “Seven out of every 10 bottles of spirits are sold in the trade and with the reopening there has been a peak in supply, with everyone or‐ dering at the same time.

“We have had more orders in a few weeks than in the last two years and there have been delivery prob‐ lems, but in two or three weeks it should normalise,” he added.

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Free NHS e-cigarettes IN what would be a world‐first, British smokers, could be offered free e‐ cigarettes on prescription by the NHS. This can happen if the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approves vaping devices as licensed medical products: The manufacturers of these devices can now apply to the MHRA for assess‐ ment, as they only contain nicotine, and not tobacco. Sajid Javid, the health secretary said of the scheme: “Opening the door to a licensed e‐cigarette pre‐ scribed on the NHS has the potential to tackle the stark disparities in smoking rates across the country, helping peo‐ ple stop smoking wherever they live and whatever their background.

“This country continues to be a glob‐ al leader on healthcare, whether it’s our Covid vaccine rollout, or our inno‐ vative public health measures reducing people’s risk of serious illness,” he added.

Rigorous safety checks would have to be passed before e‐cigarettes could become medically licensed. Health ex‐ perts believe they are safer than smok‐ ing cigarettes, but even containing just nicotine, they are not deemed to be to‐ tally risk‐free.

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Smishing scam alert THE Guardia Civil took to Twitter to warn of a new scam. The scam arrives in the form of a text message which asks people to click on a link or call a phone number. People are then asked to ‘verify’, ‘update’ or ‘reactivate’ their bank account.

The Guardia Civil have warned that anyone who receives one of these mes‐ sages should be careful.

They said: ‘Smishing’ (a combination of the words SMS and phishing) is at‐ tempted fraud to obtain personal, financial or secu‐

rity information through a text message.

“The text message will usually ask you to click a link or call a phone to veri‐ fy, update, or reactivate your account. But the link takes you to a fake web page, and the phone num‐ ber is that of a scammer who impersonates some‐ one else.”

The Guardia Civil have asked people to not click on any links. They said: “Do not click on links or images you receive in unsolicited text messages without first checking the source.”

Supermarket goes second-hand SUPERMARKET giant Carrefour is trialling an initiative to stock second‐hand clothes in two stores in Madrid and Barcelona. If successful, the project will be extended to more of its branches throughout Spain. It is part of a bid to promote the recycling of clothing.

More than 4,000 garments have already gone to new homes since launching the plan this summer. This scheme has been carried out in collaboration with Pata‐ pam, the expert circular economy company. After being checked for hygiene and safety requirements, the men’s, women’s, children’s and baby items have all been sold to the public.

This initiative is part of ‘The Fashion Pact’, which was signed by the Carrefour group and other companies in 2019 to help cut the footprint being left by the fashion in‐ dustry. Within the next 10 years, Carrefour has an agen‐ da, which includes a commitment to ensuring all its TEX brand garments will be sustainable, making sure that at least 50 per cent of its cotton items will be ecological by 2025, guaranteeing animal welfare.

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Body found in bin ON Thursday October 28, the Guardia Civil opened an investigation after hu‐ man remains were dis‐ covered in Torrevieja.

The dismembered corpse was found inside a rub‐ bish container.

The Guardia gave in‐ structions to freeze all other rubbish collections to search for the rest of the body parts in other containers.

A homeless person

made the gruesome dis‐ covery at 1.30pm on Calle Luis Canovas next to a commercial and resi‐ dential area and the IES Libertas school. Local Po‐ lice and Guardia Civil of‐ ficers arrived at the scene and an investiga‐ tion was launched. Ac‐ cording to reports, two legs and one hand were found.

The search for more evidence continues.

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BRITISH passport holders are facing more difficulties entering Spain as Brexit changes hit, including one woman who was banned from entering the country af‐ ter border officers noticed a stamp was missing on her passport. The woman was trying to cross the border be‐

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Brit ban warning Stateless toddler recognised

tween Gibraltar and Spain.

Because of changes in free‐ dom of movement due to Brexit, people with British passports now need to have their documents stamped when leaving and entering

EU Schengen countries.

Even though the woman was in Spain in June, pass‐ port officials did not stamp her passport when she left the country. She was trying to visit again in September when she was stopped as she was considered an ‘over‐ stayer’ because of the miss‐ ing stamp.

She said: “I was denied en‐ try to Spain on September 26 due to my passport not being stamped on exit on a previ‐ ous one week visit to Spain which started on June 4.”

“Even though I have proof of returning to the UK via banking activity as well as the test and trace Covid app, the border guards would not ac‐ cept or look at any proof nor let me speak to anyone that could help.

“They just kept insisting that I had no stamp, that I had overstayed and would be arrested as illegal.” She has been unable to resolve the issue, even though she has contacted her MP and the consulate.

A MOTHER gave birth to a baby during a journey from Cameroon to Europe.

The birth was not registered but will now be made legal in Spain to prevent the child from being declared state‐ less. This will also guarantee the child’s full rights under Spanish law, a judge has ruled.

The girl’s birth in March 2020 was never recorded by the relevant Algeri‐ an authorities even though it took place in a hospital in Oran, in the north of the country. The child and her mother then arrived in Spain when the baby was one year and t w o days old.

Since then, they have lived in a humani‐ tarian re‐ ception centre in the southern province of Cordoba.

“We find a child who does not exist for the law because she has not been registered,” Judge Francisco Ortega wrote. “The state of Algeria has no reg‐

istration of her birth. Nor is there any record that the state of Cameroon has done so.”

Ortega explained that “registration is directly required by the international norm that obliges states, including Spain, to immediately register any child born who has not been previously registered in another state.”

If Spain failed to recognise the girl, the judge added, it “would act in the same negligent manner in which the Algerian state had already acted by not registering the child.”

SPAIN: The little girl will now be given full rights under Spanish law.

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Algeria closes gas pipeline ALGERIA has closed the pipeline that transports gas to Spain. Natural gas will continue to be supplied to Spain via ships. The delivery schedule has not yet been decided on.

The decision has been made by the Algerian presidency not to renew the contract for the gas line.

The Maghreb‐Europe gas pipeline transports natural gas into Spain. The gas comes into Spain via Morocco. Diplomat‐ ic relations broke down between the African countries earlier this year. The Al‐ gerian presidency commented on the is‐ sue on October 31: “Taking into account the aggressive practices of the Kingdom of Morocco towards Algeria, the Presi‐ dent of the Republic (Abdelmayid Tebune) ordered the national company

GAS: To be brought in by ship.

Sonatrak to cease commercial relations with the Moroccan company and not to renew the contract.”

Gas shipments will still come into Spain from Algeria. This will be via the Mezgaz pipeline with deliveries of lique‐ fied natural gas (LNG) being brought in by ship. The Minister of Ecological Tran‐ sition, Teresa Ribera met with her Alge‐ rian counterpart. She confirmed that the deliveries will be made by boat.

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Bullfighting death

A 55-YEAR-OLD man was gored to death during a bull fight on Saturday, October 30. He had been taking part in the ‘bous al carrer’ in the town of Onda in Castellon.

The bullfighting festivities had been held on Saturday afternoon and marked the Fira d’Onda. The victim was rushed by ambulance to the La Plana hospital where he was reported to be suffering from a cardiac arrest.

He did not respond to CPR manoeu‐ vres and was pronounced dead.

The man had lost a significant amount of blood during the attack.

He had been gored in his left thigh near to his groin, damaging the femoral artery. The man also suffered from a severe blow to the head. The man, from Vall d’Uixó, was reportedly thrown in the air and knocked uncon‐ scious when he hit the ground.

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For android devices, WhatsApp will stop working if the device is not running a ver‐ sion later than version 4.0.4. Anyone who has a device with an oper‐ ating system at this level or lower will no longer be able to use the popular instant messaging app. iPhone users will need to be running iOS 10 or later. This means that iPhone SE, 6S, 6S Plus or earlier genera‐ tion model owners will be left behind and not able to use WhatsApp.

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Sting catches petrol gang

OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil in Murcia have thwart‐ ed a dangerous gang as part of Operation Fuel Station.

The officers investigated a series of robberies that took place in the region of Alto Guadalentin and have now

The gang’s vehicle was caught after being chased by police.

dismantled the experienced group. The group are alleged‐ ly responsible for seven rob‐ beries committed in Lorca, Puerto Lumbreras and Cuevas de Almanzora.

Three people have been arrested as part of the sting.

Ryanair promises rapid refunds RYANAIR is focusing on improving its cus‐ tomer service. The company has promised to repay customers within five days for can‐ celled flights. During the coronavirus pan‐ demic, Ryanair along with other airlines faced much criticism over how refunds have been handled.

According to the airline, in the future, re‐ funds will be processed using an online wallet function. Customers can expect to receive a refund within 24 hours of a cancelled flight.

This means that customers will be able to quickly book new flights. Alternatively, cus‐ tomers will be able to get the funds trans‐

ferred to them within five working days After the refund controversy, Ryanair has said that they will ensure customers are better informed of their rights in the future.

Dara Brady is Ryanair’s Director of Market‐ ing. She said: “Our first ever Customer Panel meeting in September was instrumental in driving these service improvements and we look forward to receiving further panel feed‐ back at our second meeting in early 2022, to help us develop more ways to improve our customers’ experience while we lower air fares post‐Covid and grow to carry 225 million passengers per annum.”

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They are suspected of com‐ mitting multiple robberies with force and belonging to a criminal organisation. The in‐ vestigation began at the start of October as worries over a series of robberies grew.

The officers were able to view CCTV footage and dis‐ covered several individuals who wore balaclavas to ac‐ cess the petrol station premises. They then stole the takings and other valuables.

Officers suspected the gang had scoped out the ser‐ vice stations in advance. The gang seemed to know the se‐ curity measures and any ac‐ cess routes that could help them.

The Guardia Civil cooperat‐ ed with Lorca Local Police and an operation was set up. Offi‐ cers monitored several petrol stations including one that had not been hit. The opera‐ tion proved successful and a suspicious vehicle ap‐ proached. The vehicle sped away but was caught. Offi‐ cers arrested three people with criminal records.

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British trawler detained THE maritime authorities in France have detained a British trawler during fishing boat checks at Le Havre, while giving out a verbal warning to others in their wa‐ ters. The French Maritime Ministry tweeted on October 27: “Two English ships were fined during classic checks off Le Havre.

“The first did not comply spontaneously. The second did not have a licence to fish in our waters.”

This development comes while an ongoing dispute con‐ tinues between the UK and France over fishing licences within each other’s waters.

France declared this week that it is still waiting for 50 per cent of the licences promised under the Brexit agree‐ ment that would allow them to fish in British waters.

On Tuesday, October 26, France released a list of sanctions that may be brought in starting from Novem‐ ber 2nd if not enough progress is made between the two states.

France has said it can deny fishing boats access to cer‐ tain ports, toughen checks on lorries and ramp up border and sanitary checks on British goods.

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SARA BLAKELY, chief executive and founder of Spanx has surprised her employees with a mega bonus to cel‐ ebrate the company’s success. At a party on Thursday October 21, Blakely awarded every employee with $10,000 and two first‐class plane tickets to anywhere in the world. The party was to celebrate the company gain‐ ing a new $1.2 billion valuation after the investment gi‐ ant Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company.

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Vietnam buys Spanish vaccines THE Catalan pharmaceutical company, Hipra, has signed a deal to supply Vietnam with 50 million doses of Spain’s first vaccine against Covid‐19.

The clinical studies for the vaccine are already underway and once completed, the vac‐ cine can begin its authorisa‐

tion from the Vietnamese government.

Spain’s first vaccine is based on a platform for recombining the proteins of each of the variants of the coronavirus, a system called recombinant proteins. This design of vac‐ cine is made to optimise safe‐

ty and produce an immune response that neutralises the virus. The immune response is boosted by a substance that has been used in other vac‐ cines for over 20 years al‐ ready, a fact that Vietnam is interested in as it shows that it is tested and safe.

The logistics of moving the vaccine and distributing it in countries a great distance away is made easier due to the fact it only needs to be normally refrigerated be‐ tween two and eight degrees.

The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored at ‐70 degrees Celcius, for comparison.

The deal between the com‐ pany and the country was signed off in Helsinki. Part of Hipra’s leadership and several representatives from the Viet‐ namese government had travelled to meet in the city.

Hipra has been in discus‐ sion with many world organi‐ sations and governments to show the advantages of Spain’s first vaccine, make agreements for people to ac‐ cess the dose, and help bring an end to the pandemic.

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Readers’ poll

Demands for more action to protect the elderly

EXPATS in Spain have de‐ manded more action to protect elderly people from scams and other crimes.

The Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought police should do more to pre‐ vent these crimes and 100 per cent said that of‐ ficers should get involved more.

Demands for action fol‐ lowed a police raid of a fraudulent company pro‐ viding home care to elder‐ ly British people in Mur‐ cia.

Officers seized €45,000, £3,600 and various per‐ sonal documents, cards and bank books in the name of elderly people of British nationality living in Mazarron, Murcia.

The investigation began when the Guardia Civil learned of an alleged fraud committed against

SEIZED: Personal documents, bank books, cards and cash.

an elderly person, of British nationality, who lived alone in a residential area of Mazarron.

The 90‐year‐old victim had allegedly been cared for by a person who ran a company dedicated to home care for the elder‐ ly.

The elderly woman lived alone, had no family ties and was vulnerable, allowing the suspect to take advantage and take over her real estate and

economic assets.

Continuing with the in‐ vestigations, the officers were able to find out the identity of the alleged fraudster, a British citizen, also a resident of Mazarron.

The Guardia Civil claim this person seized the house and the savings of the elderly woman, sold her house, became the co‐owner of her bank ac‐ count and spent the mon‐ ey.

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Covid-19 will be seasonal A STUDY into Covid‐19 by ISGlobal published on Thursday October 21 in the scientific journal ‘Nature Computational Science,’ concluded that the virus is a seasonal disease, associated with low temperatures and humidity, like the common flu.

Developed by Spanish sci‐ entists, this research also highlighted the need to adopt measures that pro‐ mote air hygiene, and the important role that aerosols play in the transmission of coronavirus infections.

To build the base of their report, ISGlobal scientists studied what had been hap‐ pening around the globe at the start of the pandemic.

This was a period before any public health policies had been brought into force, and a negative link was discovered between temperature and humidity, and the reported transmis‐ sion rates of the virus.

Higher transmission rates were found in places that

had a lower temperature, or low humidity. This of course is similar to other respirato‐ ry viruses. After this discov‐ ery, the team went on to analyse the evolution be‐ tween climates and trans‐ mission rates over time.

Experts determined that during the first pandemic the waves grew as the tem‐ perature and humidity de‐ creased. In relation, waves decreased with increasing temperature and humidity.

ISGlobal researcher, Ale‐

jandro Fontal, the principal author of the study, ex‐ plained: “All of our results support the idea that Covid‐ 19 is a truly seasonal infec‐ tion, similar to the flu and other common cold virus‐ es.”

Expat disaster BRITS in Spain who bought their Spanish homes before Brexit but do not want to be‐ come tax residents are facing issues. One expert claims that it is a “serious human rights infringement.”

The expert believes that the Prime Minister should step up for British expats. Brits looking to move to Spain and other countries after Brexit came into force are facing dif‐ ficulties.

New rules are in force and everything seems more com‐ plicated. Leon Fernando Del Canto, founder of tax firm Del Canto Chambers commented

on the issue: “This is a serious issue for those not wanting to become tax residents in Spain and who bought their proper‐ ties before Brexit.

“There is, from my point of view, a serious human rights infringement in those cases, as no one must be de‐ prived of their rights to enjoy their property freely. The 90 days Schengen limitation should be waived on those

cases,” he added.

Property expert, Robert Barnhardt, explained that many Brits are selling up in Spain due to Brexit: “A lot of retired British people are starting to sell up. They used to come down here in September or October and then stay until April/May for the six months of better weather. But now they can only come for 90 days.”

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FEATURE

Inherit bank accounts in Spain. Inheritance lawyers. Access to funds. Demands of banks. Freeze the bank accounts.

IN today’s article, we are go‐ ing to talk about how to in‐ herit bank accounts in Spain.

Whether the bank can de‐ mand payment of inheri‐ tance tax. What happens if an heir does not pay the IHT. The freeze of the accounts, etc.

• 1. The blocking and freezing of inherited bank accounts Normally, when the bene‐ ficiaries of an inheritance try to dispose of and access the money in the inherited bank accounts, the bank demands: 1. Documentation proving the acceptance and adjudica‐ tion of the inheritance.

2. That the payment of the inheritance tax is accredited.

Blocking the accounts until this happens.

• 2. The reason why banks demand payment of Inheri‐ tance Tax (IHT) The inheritance tax law, in‐ dicates that the banks can be subsidiarily responsible for the payment of the IHT. This

will happen if they allow ac‐ cess to and disposal of the funds in the inherited ac‐ counts. Without the corre‐ sponding inheritance tax hav‐ ing been paid.

Therefore, in order to avoid this liability, the banks require proof of payment of the tax in order to be able to access the funds.

This possibility is disputed by the doctrine and the courts. Not all courts think that they can deny access to the funds if the inheritance taxes have not been paid. In practice, however, this is ha‐ bitual.

• 3. ‘Debatable’ require‐ ments of banks when inher‐ iting bank accounts 3.1 Withholding of all funds Although the requirement for proof of payment of in‐ heritance tax can be consid‐ ered justified. It is only really justified if the bank retains sufficient funds for the pay‐ ment of the tax. It is there‐

fore questionable whether they do not allow access and retain all the funds and not only the necessary funds.

This is what happens in prac‐ tice.

3.2 Proof of payment of the tax by all heirs It is also debatable whether banks require all heirs or beneficiaries to pro‐ vide proof of payment of in‐ heritance tax in order to ac‐ cess the account.

If one of the heirs wants access to his or her part of the account, it should be suf‐ ficient for him or her to pro‐ vide proof of payment of the IHT. It should be sufficient if he/she can prove that he/she has paid his/her taxes for ac‐ cess to his/her part of the ac‐ count. But it is not justified for the bank to demand that all heirs provide proof of pay‐ ment.

This is what the Bank of Spain itself has stated in its report on claims.

4. Charging direct debit

bills to inherited accounts It is common for banks to allow direct debit bills to be charged to accounts. That is to say, water, electricity, etc bills. And this makes sense, as they usually relate to as‐ sets that are part of the in‐ heritance: properties, etc.

Normally, these charges are only not allowed to get paid, if there is an express or‐ der from the heirs that the bank should not pay them.

Conclusion If you are the heir or bene‐ ficiary of an inheritance. If you have doubts about how to inherit bank accounts in Spain. If your bank makes it difficult for you to access the money. If you need legal ad‐ vice from a lawyer, in relation to the processing of inheri‐ tances, please contact us.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys information relating to legal matters.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White&Baos Tel: +34 966 426 185 info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2021 - All Rights Reserved.

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Monster phone bill A M A N in Murcia was shocked to receive his monthly telephone bill showing a total of €19,500. The bill was eventually cancelled by the telephone company after a consumer organi‐ sation got involved in the dispute.

Due to a glitch in the phone company’s system, the client’s mobile had automatically sent more than 100,000 SMS mes‐ sages. This fault generat‐ ed messages that were sent every second, some‐ thing which was obviously proved to have not been sent by the user.

The client of the phone company, who did not want his identity to be published, explained that he had been at his place of work when he opened the envelope with the in‐ voice, which was for the month of August 2020.

At first glance, he thought that the amount was a little more than

SMS messages were sent.

€19, when his average consumption was usually around €70. When he saw the total was €19,484.60, it made him feel dizzy, and his company col‐ leagues were concerned about his state of health.

He also explained that

the bill had not been charged to his usual ac‐ count. It had been sent to another account that had sufficient funds to pay the bill, yet it was not an ac‐ count he had authorised or provided to Vodafone.

After Vodafone ignored his first two complaints, they cut his line and threatened to place him on a blacklist of defaulters and initiate a lawsuit. As a result, he contacted the association La Defensa del Consumidor, of which his wife is a member and the bill was eventually can‐ celled.

and finally...

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR goes ‘to inifinity and beyond’ in new movie trailer. After four Toy Story movies, Pixar will be releasing a new spin‐off movie, Lightyear, and the new trailer has just been released.

The new film will focus on the astronaut that in‐ spired Buzz Lightyear and will be the first spin‐off film for Pixar.

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Robo-dog revealed A ROBOT dog equipped with 5G technology will monitor the Vigo University campus.

The pioneering project is be‐ ing developed in Europe by Telefonica, in collaboration with Securitas Seguridad Es‐ paña, Alisys, ZTE, the Universi‐ dad de Vigo, and Cisco.

The robot named ‘Spot’ was presented on October 21,

SPOT: A pioneering project.

at the UVigo venue.

Spot comes complete with

Jet2 launch 2023 flights JET2 updated its summer 2023 programme with an addi‐ tional three bases on October 27. The programme covers Jet2holidays and Jet2.com and offers flights from Newcas‐ tle, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports in addition to six al‐ ready announced.

Nine of Jet2’s 10 UK bases are now set for summer 2023. Holidays and flights from six of the bases were added only days ago. Destinations include mainland Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.

Steve Heapy, Chief Executive of Jet2 commented: “Fol‐ lowing the positive response to six UK bases going on sale earlier than ever before just last week, we are very pleased to be adding Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle too.

“We know that customers want something to look for‐ ward to more than ever before, which is why we are putting our exciting summer sun 2023 programme on sale now.”

5G technology and a 360º camera, along with a whole host of other specifications. It will soon be put into opera‐ tion conducting surveillance tasks at the University of Vigo.

The ground‐breaking robot was built by Boston Dynam‐ ics, and is connected to Eu‐ rope’s first‐ever standalone 5G network. Deployed by the project collaborators, this gives him end‐to‐end net‐ work slicing capabilities for the surveillance sector.

In a statement, Mercedes Fernandez, manager of Inno‐ vation at Telefonica Spain, said, “With this proof of con‐ cept, we offer a vision of how ultra‐evolved 5G networks will have a direct impact on the digital transformation of companies and society as a whole.”

A demonstration of Spot’s capabilities at the presenta‐ tion was designed to display to potential clients that this type of technology can easily be adapted to the needs of each individual.

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EXCLUSIVE

Gucci Wars: Marbella’s

BRITISH author Mary Harboe was living in Marbella w spawned a book that has reportedly caught the eye of t STARRING Lady Gaga and Jared Leto, the film focuses on the murder of Italian busi‐ nessman Maurizio Gucci, head of the Gucci fashion house, by his ex‐wife Patrizia Reggiani. And Mary’s book, Gucci Wars: Jenny Gucci’s Sto‐ ry, is thought to have been read by the film’s entire cast.

Based on the fascinating dy‐ nasty of the Gucci family, Guc‐ ci Wars was originally released in 2008 and was even named the Daily Mail’s Book of the Week.

Now set for re‐release, it ex‐ amines the betrayal, intrigue, and ultimately murder, that marks the family’s history, told from the perspective of Jenny Gucci, the wife of Maurizio’s cousin, Paolo Gucci.

Former TRE radio host Mary Harboe told the Euro Weekly News how the book came about, saying that she first met Jenny Gucci at a charity

dinner in Marbella.

Mary told the EWN: “We started talking and she said her name was Gucci, one of the most famous names in the world.”

She added: “Everyone has a story but when she started telling me hers I was amazed.

“She’d been asked to do documentaries about her life previously and always refused.

But when I met her the time was right and she agreed to let me tell her story, which I did in 2008.”

The book was released to rave reviews, however it was when Mary discovered that Ridley Scott was planning a movie based on the dramatic murder of Maurizio that she decided to re‐release her own book, tracing the story of Jen‐ ny’s time living in Marbella and her role in the Gucci dy‐ nasty.

She told the EWN: “When I

MARY HARBOE: Her new book, Gucci W

found out they were doing the film I got back in touch with Jenny and said we should we should consider updating the book, because her story didn’t end in 2008.

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Hollywood connection

hen she first met Jenny Gucci in 2008, a meeting which the cast of Ridley Scott’s upcoming film, House of Gucci.

ars: Jenny Gucci’s Story, is due for release on November 1.

“So this is an update and the new book has a new be‐ ginning and a completely new ending, taking her story from Marbella to London.”

Mary said that her work has

now been used as a source of inspiration by the cast of House of Gucci, with star Jared Leto, who plays Paolo, getting in touch to learn more about the Gucci heir. Meanwhile, the

rest of the cast, and even director Ridley Scott, are also said to have read Gucci Wars.

Mary said she now hopes the new film will revive interest in the story of Jenny Gucci.

She told the EWN: “The film will be re‐ leased in the US on November 26 and in the UK about the same time, so my hope is it will in‐ crease interest in the book.”

Speaking about the much‐anticipated film, she added: “Lady Gaga is amazing in it and I think she could be nominated for an Oscar for her role.”

Mary’s new book, Gucci Wars: Jenny Gucci’s Story, is now due for release on November 1, and will be avail‐ able in Spain on Amazon and at The Bookshop in San Pedro.

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Pandemic poverty

THE coronavirus pandemic triggered an in‐ crease in the poverty rate in Spain at the end of 2020, according to various economic indi‐ cators and studies. One piece of information revealed that in just one year there was a doubling of households that had difficulties in meeting daily expenses. Another distress‐ ing fact showed that more than three million people in Spain cannot afford to eat meat, chicken or fish every two days, or keep the house at the right temperature or do not have the funds to face unforeseen expenses.

The collapse of the Gross Domestic Prod‐ uct (GDP) and the thousands of dismissals and business bankruptcies dragged many Spaniards into poverty. Poverty rates could

Three million are in a vulnerable situation.

ease in 2021 and 2022, when the Bank of Spain forecasts GDP growth of 6.3 per cent and 5.9 per cent, respectively. However, more than three million people in Spain are known to be in a situation of serious vulnera‐ bility.

Fraud fugitives arrested POLICE have arrested a Polish citizen and her son in the province of Huelva. The mother is wanted in her own country for defrauding €218 million. Officers of the National Police de‐ tained the mother and son in the Huelva town of Ayamonte.

The mother and son duo had been on the run for several years. The arrests were car‐ ried out within the framework of the Euro‐ pean Network of Fugitive Search Teams (EN‐ FAST). The pair are wanted by the Polish authorities for alleged crimes of fraud and

money laundering.

They allegedly cheated the money from well‐known people from the media in Poland, as well as other anonymous citizens, taking ad‐ vantage of the popularity and professional prestige of the woman detainee.

The police investigations began in 2019 when officers learned of the presence in Spain of two fugitives classified by the Polish authori‐ ties as ‘most wanted.’ At the moment, both detainees remain in Spanish custody and are awaiting extradition to Poland.

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Renfe’s London-Paris link RENFE, the Spanish state rail company has revealed plans for a high‐speed Lon‐ don to Paris link. They hope to compete against estab‐ lished operators, Eurostar.

The company has its sights set on a high‐speed Channel Tunnel line as it be‐ lieves shuttling passengers between Paris and London could be profitable. The Eu‐ rotunnel route opened in 1994 and has proved to be a success.

They announced their in‐ tentions on October 27: “At the moment, there are

Renfe high speed trains.

available slots and capacity to operate on the high‐ speed line. This high‐speed corridor has high traffic and was growing until Covid‐19, a trend that is set to recover next year.

“According to demand analysis, it would be viable and profitable for Renfe to

compete with Eurostar.”

According to Renfe, in 2019, nine million passen‐ gers travelled on Eurotun‐ nel’s Paris‐London route.

The journey from Paris to London takes just over two hours.

The company added: “Renfe’s aim is to operate its own product, meaning the first step would be the stan‐ dardisation of trains. The business plan is built around the use of at least seven trains, and estimates sug‐ gest a return on the invest‐ ment after four years.”

Prince Andrew exclusion ACCORDING to reports, Prince Andrew, 61, will not be attending any of the Platinum Ju‐ bilee events next year as they could clash with his sexual abuse case in the US. Andrew has been set a deadline for the civil case, which will take place in New York, and all depositions must be completed be‐ fore July 14.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations mark 70 years on the throne for the Queen and

will take place in June 2021 meaning the events could clash with Andrew’s legal obli‐ gations.

If there is a clash, the Duke of York will be pulled from all events next summer and will not be joining his mother to watch the RAF flypast on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

An insider allegedly said that the plan is for Andrew “to be invisible during celebra‐ tions.”

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Pro footballer comes out JOSH CAVALLO of Ade‐ laide United has become the only current top‐flight male professional foot‐ baller in the world to be openly gay.

Cavallo said he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to talk about in my life.”

Only current openly gay footballer.

Twitter hate campaign THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, have often said that toxic messages from social media are a large factor in their decision to step back from roy‐ al duties. Now an analytics service has discovered that there is an organised hate campaign solely about the couple.

Bot Sentinel, a Twitter analytics service, released a report based on tweet activity relating to the pair.

Looking at more than 114,000 tweets, they have re‐ vealed a huge amount of targeted harassment of Meghan, with 83 accounts responsible for around 70 per cent of the content.

The report found that the majority of the misinforma‐ tion and hateful messages about the couple came from a very small number of accounts. It seems that the sole purpose of these accounts is to tweet negatively about them. Between the accounts, there are 187,631 follow‐ ers that actively retweet the content produced.

He posted an accompa‐ nying video in which he stated: “I’m a footballer and I’m gay. All I want to do is play football and be treated equally.”

He admitted: “To live this double life, it’s ex‐ hausting.” He said his mental health had been suffering and his brain had been going “into dark places.”

“At the end of the day I just wanted to be happy.

This is bigger than football, it’s my life. I’d go home and I wasn’t happy,” he confessed.

“It’s been a journey to get to this point in my life, but I couldn’t be happier with my decision to come out.”

He admitted he was scared to come out, feel‐ ing that people would think differently of him when they knew about his sexuality. But he added: “That’s not the case. If anything you earn more respect from people.”

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MPs mask exemption

IN updated guidance is‐ sued by the House of Commons, all staff, visi‐ tors, contractors and press must cover their faces to help stop the spread of Covid‐19. However, it has been left to individual MPs to decide if they wish to wear one or not, and many Conservatives have chosen not to. As MPs are not employed by the Com‐ mons authorities, they cannot be forced to wear masks in the chamber.

The Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has encouraged the members of parliament to don a face covering and

HOUSE OF COMMONS: Staff and visitors must wear masks.

set a good example, but unions representing the workers of the building have urged him to be tougher with his words.

Face coverings are being

worn during debates by the majority of the opposi‐ tion parties. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and the SNP have all voted within their parties to continue the practice. But Commons Leader Jacob Rees‐Mogg said just last week the Con‐ servatives knew each oth‐ er so well, they could do away with the need to wear masks.

Due to their close na‐ ture, this meant they were complying with govern‐ ment guidance. He also claimed that Labour MPs only wore their masks for the television cameras.

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Busy police HALLOWEEN parties or‐ ganised across Spain on Oc‐ tober 31 kept the various security forces busy, al‐ though some rainfall helped to quell the expected num‐ ber of bottle parties.

Valencia ended the cele‐ brations with 32 arrested, while in Sevilla, a total of 2,856 people were evicted from parties. In the capital, Madrid saw 73 underage drinkers getting into trouble with law enforcement.

During the early hours of November 1, Sevilla Local Police had to evict 2,856 indi‐ viduals from just four estab‐ lishments. This was because of serious breaches of safety including emergency doors being blocked and exceed‐ ing the legal maximum ca‐ pacity of customers.

Jose Luis Martinez‐Almei‐ da, from Madrid City Coun‐ cil, had prepared a police op‐ eration for the weekend with 2,045 officers to control the possible bottle parties and another 125 were dedi‐ cated to the inspection and control of leisure premises.

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LOST ‘ghost ships’ have risen from the Pacific Ocean after a vol‐ canic eruption. The seismic activity has caused sunken Second World War warships to emerge around 800 miles from Tokyo.

The warships are said to be from the Second World War. It is be‐ lieved that ships are Japanese vessels. The US Navy had captured the vessels in 1945 during the Iwo Jima battle.

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Pension fund ditches fossil fuel THE Dutch pension fund for civil servants and teachers (ABP), one of the largest in the world, is selling its €15 bil‐ lion worth of holdings in fossil fuel investment. Their portfo‐ lio includes huge names like Royal Dutch Shell. ABP gave the reason as the progression toward decarbonisation be‐ ing too slow, despite persua‐ sion to get faster.

The chair of ABP, Corien Wortmann‐Kool, said pro‐ ducers of oil, gas and coal will no longer be on the company’s future invest‐ ments list and any current

holdings will be sold off by the first quarter of 2023.

The fund is assuring its cus‐ tomers that there will be no negative impact on their ac‐ counts in the long term.

Wortmann‐Kool said: “we want to contribute to min‐ imising global warming to 1.5C. Large groups of pen‐ sion participants and em‐ ployers indicate how impor‐

tant this is to them. The ABP board sees the need and ur‐ gency for a change of course. We part with our in‐ vestments in fossil fuel pro‐ ducers because we see in‐ sufficient opportunity for us as a shareholder to push for the necessary, significant ac‐ celeration of the energy transition at these compa‐ nies.”

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Approximately 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine. That comes to about 2.6 pounds of fruit.

Nightclub boycott over spiking ON October 27, women across the UK boy‐ cotted nightclubs as part of the ‘girl’s night in’ protest. Many university towns and cities joined in. The move came after a shocking rise in the number of needle and drink spiking cas‐ es.

Students from Nottingham, Brighton and Bristol along with many other universities joined in with the online campaign to raise awareness regarding women’s safety. The campaign also calls on the government and

nightclubs to act urgently.

Needle spiking is when people are unknow‐ ingly injected with drugs. Women have re‐ ported being injected in their backs or their legs while at nightclubs. During September and October, the National Police Chiefs’ Coun‐ cil confirmed nearly 200 drink spiking attacks.

They also confirmed that 24 people had re‐ ported being spiked by being injected. Not‐ tingham has taken action and placed extra of‐ ficers on patrol during the weekends.

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Green project’s donkey tragedy Donkey experiment.

LAST August, in the Natu‐ ral Park of the Desert of Las Palmas de Castellon, the Department of Agri‐ culture, Rural Develop‐ ment, Climate Emergen‐ cy, and Ecological

Transition, experimented with what they consid‐ ered to be a great new idea.

An initiative to use ani‐ mals to help prevent for‐ est fires in the Natural

Park of the Desert of Las Palmas de Castellon has ended in tragedy. The pro‐ gramme consisted of gath‐ ering animals such as don‐ keys and setting them loose in the natural park.

By feeding on the plants in the forested area, eventu‐ ally, the animals should, in theory, clean away any‐ thing that could fuel a fire.

Back in August, a total of 52 donkeys from Grau de Castellon, arrived at the location around the hermitage of Les Santes, from where they were taken into the parklands.

The experiment lasted

barely two months and ended in October after the death of 10 of the don‐ keys.

The tragedy was un‐ known until a resident of Cabanes raised the alarm on social networks.

Groups such as Gecen (Group for the Study and Conservation of Natural Spaces), were incensed when they found out.

They denounced the opacity of the Ministry de‐ partment involved and de‐ manded accountability for their negligence in the management of this pro‐ gramme.

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Painting frauds busted THE historical heritage group of the Valencian police have this week seen the culmination of their investigation into a large group of Spanish painting frauds.

Six people have been sent to jail following a deeper look into paintings attributed to Francisco de Goya, Nicolas Falco and others that were being sold online. The police seized 27 paintings in total and 18 of them turned out to be badly rendered forgeries.

The investigation start‐ ed after some doubts rose about the history of one of the pieces being auc‐ tioned. Falco’s The Adora‐ tion of the Three Wise Men had been purchased for €18,000 and was being resold for almost three times that amount. The painting was supposed to be a 16th‐century original but upon closer inspection turned out to be forged.

As police followed the evidence, it led them to a group of forgers who were trying to sell more than 30 other paintings online.

Officers seized 27 of the paintings with a value of €1.2m and uncovered an unsophisticated counter‐ feiting operation com‐ plete with faked certifi‐ cates of authenticity.

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American TV blunder

ONE America TV channel slipped up when reporting on the La Palma volcano in the Canary Islands. The blunder was soon spotted and shared across social media. Many people were amused at the mix‐up.

America’s CBS reported on the volcano eruption.

They showed a clip zooming in on a world map. Howev‐ er, they zoomed in on the Spanish mainland municipal‐ ity of Cartagena with the

La Palma, but not the island.

same name.

This is the first time Mur‐ cia has been accused of hav‐ ing an erupting volcano. The US network CBS aired the

blunder on October 26.

The TV network was shar‐ ing the latest information regarding the Cumbre Vieja de La Palma volcano with their viewers. The US jour‐ nalist reporting on the story had a better knowledge of geography commenting “many people on this vol‐ canic island have lost every‐ thing.”

The mistake of placing the La Palma volcano on the Iberian Peninsula went viral.

Royal birthright

AS part of their Royal birthright, Prince George and Archie will inherit peerages.

However, in Britain, the law of male pri‐ mogeniture is still in place. This means that Lilibet and Charlotte will not inherit their royal birthright. The law ensures that hereditary peerages are passed down the male line.

Constitutional expert Ian MacMarthanne explained the issue: “Archie will on the death of his father become Duke of Sussex.

Presently, he is at liberty by convention to be called Earl of Dumbarton, being his fa‐ ther’s senior subsidiary titles.”

He went on to add: “At that moment, by law, Archie will become, whether he chooses to be or not, HRH Prince Archie of Sussex for life. At his death, the HRH dies too, he can pass on to any male heir the ti‐ tle Duke of Sussex, but not HRH or Prince.

This comes from George V’s letters patent of 1917 regulating the HRH.”

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Senna’s father dies

THE father of three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna died on Wednesday, October 27. Milton Teodoro Guirado da Silva died of natural causes. The death was confirmed by the Ayrton Senna Institute.

Milton was married to Neyde Joanna Senna. Milton was the father of Ayrton, Viviane and Leonardo. It has been said he wanted Ayrton to get involved with the family business rather than heading into the world of motorsport, but Ayrton dreamed of a racing career.

When Milton saw how talented Ayrton was, he was soon converted.

An accident at the San Marino GP in 1994 claimed Ayrton’s life. He had been

leading the race when he crashed his car into a concrete barrier at Italy’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

Milton was born in the

north of São Paulo. He owned a metallurgical company. He also invested in farms and cattle and in civil construction.

Demon possessed teen ACCORDING to reports, a 15‐year‐old boy from Honduras was tied up after he was ‘possessed’ from playing video games. During the pandemic many people have taken to playing video games, some have even become addicted.

Videos shared on social media feature the teen tied up and delirious. The young man has not been named. Alleged‐ ly, he had been ‘possessed’ by a demon after spending many hours playing Free Fire. During the video, people were seen surrounding the boy and praying.

According to local residents, the teen’s family is struggling.

The family are said to have called on other parents to stop children from playing the game. They have called for chil‐ dren to head outdoors and enjoy nature instead.

Some experts believe that video games are important in the lives of many adolescents and children. However, mis‐ use of games can negatively affect health and behaviour. If video games are played for too long it can even lead to ad‐ diction.

STATS Ayrton Senna’s father.

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Junk food ad ban T H E Spanish govern‐ ment will ban the ad‐ vertising of sweets and sugary drinks for chil‐ dren.

The Minister of Con‐ sumption, Alberto Gar‐ zon, announced on Oc‐ tober 28, a ban on advertising aimed at children for sweets, cookies, ice cream, sug‐ ary beverages and oth‐ er food products rich in sugars and fats consid‐ ered harmful to health by the World Health Organisation.

Garzon explained the regulation of this ad‐ vertising of food aimed at children under 16 years of age on televi‐ sion, the media in gen‐ eral and social net‐ works will be done by Royal Decree and will begin in 2022.

Minister Garzon made this announce‐ ment at a press confer‐

ence in Barcelona after meeting with the may‐ or of the Catalan capi‐ tal, Ada Colau.

Colau has also an‐ nounced that the Cata‐ lan City Council will take measures to com‐ bat the overexposure of the child population to the advertising of these foods that harm their health.

The measure also af‐ fects drinks, snacks and sauces with added sug‐ ars or prepared with more than 225 kcal per 100 grams.

“The work is done.

We have the pertinent reports to adapt these nutritional profiles of the World Health Or‐ ganisation (WHO) to the regulatory system and we have already spoken with the Na‐ tional Commission of Markets and Competi‐ tion,” said Garzon.

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Brexit A NEW poll has found that Brexit worries have overtaken those of Covid. Brits have been warned that the lack of lorry drivers could impact Christ‐ mas, with shortages predicted for food and products includ‐ ing turkeys. Brits have also been warned to plan ahead and buy children’s toys early to avoid disappointment.

The UK’s divorce from the EU has caused labour shortages and has hit supermarket shelves too. According to the latest Ipsos MORI survey, around 28 per cent of people believe that Brexit is the main issue for the UK now. This fig‐ ure has risen 8 per cent com‐ pared to last month. Worries over Covid have dropped 10 points in a month.

According to the UK’s fiscal watchdog chairman, Brexit will have a bigger impact on the UK’s economy than the ongo‐ ing coronavirus pandemic.

Brexit was expected to “reduce our long run GDP by around 4 per cent,” according to the Of‐ fice for Budget Responsibility

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concern for Brits (OBR).

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is convinced that the UK is ben‐ efiting from Brexit, despite warnings from the govern‐

ment’s budget watchdog.

Sunak commented: “What I’m doing is making sure that we capitalise on the opportu‐ nities that Brexit has

brought. We’re seeing the benefits that it will bring to the economy, and our ability to sign trade deals around the country.”

Affordable Covid drug

A NEW study, carried out in Brazil, has found that a commonly available drug can cut the risk of hospitali‐ sation due to the coron‐ avirus by a third.

Results show the 29p an‐ tidepressant can dramati‐ cally affect a person’s risk of being hospitalised with Covid. The study involved 1,500 patients.

Half of the patients were given a common antide‐ pressant. The other half were given placebos. The study investigated the ef‐ fects of Fluvoxamine, branded as Faverin in the UK. The research discov‐ ered that the risk of hospi‐ talisation due to Covid

dropped by 32 per cent when given the drug.

The study was co‐led by Edward Mills, a researcher at McMaster University in Canada. Mills explained: “Fluvoxamine is, so far, the only treatment that if ad‐ ministered early, can pre‐

vent Covid‐19 from becom‐ ing a life‐threatening illness.

“It could be one of our most powerful weapons against the virus and its ef‐ fectiveness is one of the most important discoveries we have made since the pandemic began.”

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THE world’s first 100 per cent electric fire engine, called Revolu‐ tionary Technology (RT), has been presented at an event in Madrid. Among those attending were Carlos Novillo, the Vice Minister of the Interior and Directorate of the Madrid Security and Emergencies Agency 112, and Christian Ebner, the Austrian ambassador to Spain. Also present were members of different fire brigades from different autonomous communities, as well as representatives of AENA, the Army, members of the UME, and AIRBUS.

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Car-boot diamond worth £2m A PENSIONER almost threw away a diamond she bought at a car boot sale worth £2 million. The wom‐ an in her 70s cannot re‐ member where she bought the diamond, but thinks it could have been picked up at a car boot sale. After be‐ ing prompted by a neigh‐ bour, she took it to be val‐ ued with a box of costume jewellery while having a clear‐out to reduce her col‐ lection.

The rare diamond that she once thought worthless and almost threw in the bin, has been valued at £2 million. The stone, roughly the size of a pound coin, was certified by experts in Antwerp as a 34.19‐carat colour H VS1, which is ex‐ ceptionally rare.

“The lady came in with a bag of jewellery as she just thought she would bring it in as she was passing be‐ cause she had another ap‐ pointment in the town. It had been in a box along with her wedding band and

RARE DIAMOND: Roughly the size of a pound coin.

a number of low‐value cos‐ tume jewellery items,” said a staff member of Featon‐ by’s Auctioneers in North Shields, North Tyneside.

“We saw quite a large stone, bigger than a pound coin, and I thought it was a CZ (cubic zirconia, a syn‐

thetic diamond lookalike).

It sat on my desk for two or three days until I used a dia‐ mond tester machine. We then sent it off to our part‐ ners in London before it was certified by experts in Antwerp, Belgium, who confirmed it as 34 carats.”

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IN the Sierra Bermeja, Malaga, there is a clear example of the role that bees play in the survival of nature. Not only do they make honey, but they are important because of their pollination function, a task essential for the conservation of nature.

Bees will do a great job in helping the recovery of the environ‐ ment devastated by the tragic fire in September, when flames devoured almost 10,000 hectares.

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Squid Game costume banned SQUID GAME Halloween cos‐ tumes were banned in s o m e schools this year. An

Princess loses fortune UNDER the country’s law, female members of the Japanese royal family forfeit their status if they marry a ‘commoner’ and Japanese Princess Mako has done just this.

She has married her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro, choosing love over the royal title. Male members of the roy‐ als don’t have to make this choice. Princess Mako also de‐ clined a big wedding, plus a large payment usually gifted to females as they depart the family. She is the first female member to turn down both.

As the man who stole the princess’ heart, Mr Komuro is under the spotlight in their native Japan. They are expected to move to the US where he is currently working as a lawyer.

Comparisons have been made between Megan Markle and Prince Harry and the couple are said to be Japan’s answer to the pair.

Newspapers and social media have recently derided Mr Komuro’s ponytail as ‘unbecoming of someone set to marry a Japanese princess.’ There have also been protests against their marriage.

entire school district in New York banned the costumes, while schools in Ireland and Spain also took a stand.

The Netflix TV show Squid Game has become a phenomenon. Many people were hoping to dress up for Halloween as characters from the show prompting concerned schools to act.

The costumes were spotted on sale in stores across the globe including in Spain.

Many schools wrote to parents to warn them about young students recreating games from the show. It was feared that children wearing the cos‐ tumes would be more likely to recreate some of the vio‐ lent scenes from the hit se‐ ries.

A spokesperson for the Fayetteville‐Manlius district in New York said: “They do not meet our school cos‐ tume guidelines due to the potential violent message aligned with the costume.”

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Green future

Stoops to Conker

A DECISION by the Danish Government to confirm that it will outlaw the production of oil and gas from the North Sea by 2050 means that Denmark has become the biggest oil and gas producer in the world to finalise an end date for fossil fuel.

FOR the third year running, reigning champion Liam Duffy reached the Copenhagen Conker Championship at Charlie’s Bar, but on this occasion he had to admit defeat, bowing out to his Lithuanian girlfriend, Kornelija Ralyte, who walked away with the title as well as his reputation.

THE NETHERLANDS High charge

Less meat

THE ABN AMRO bank has decided to increase its charges to some 250 coffee shop clients who sell cannabis from €9.90 per month to €110 per month in order to ensure that it covers all costs involved in policing antimoney laundering laws.

ACCORDING to researchers at Wageningen University, the Dutch ate less meat last year than previously, but they have concluded that this is mainly down to restaurants closing during the pandemic rather than a change in behaviour and it appears that meat is still enjoyed by the majority.

BELGIUM Wolf attack

E-mopeds

THERE is clearly a down side to the protection of wolves as the bodies of 10 deer were discovered in a small semi protected park in Limburg and experts believe that one or more wolves crawled under fencing and killed the deer.

A DUTCH rental company, Go Sharing has placed 500 electric mopeds on the streets of Brussels to be rented by those who need to hop around the city, but with no designated parking areas, it is feared that they will block narrow pavements when they are finished with.

GERMANY German kricket

Christmas markets

THE first recorded game of cricket in Germany took place as early as 1858, but it is only recently with the arrival of immigrants from the sub-continent that the game has started to gather momentum and the German National team is participating in international tournaments.

THE Germans love Christmas Markets and although some are to be cancelled, others will go ahead but in two different styles. A 2G market will allow only people who have received full vaccinations to attend, but unlike some other markets, they will not have to wear masks.

FRANCE Fishing war

Book laws

FORGET the Cod War with Iceland, a new fishing war is closer to home as the French Minister for Europe, Clement Beaune said “we need to speak the language of strength since that seems to be the only thing this British government understands” and threatened trade disruption.

INTENDED to help book shops in France, the French Government has already banned Amazon from offering large discounts on the price of new books and is now looking to implement an additional law which will mean that significant delivery prices will be charged.

NORWAY Munch museum

Too heavy

AFTER years of neglect for his work, the first Munch Museum was opened in 1963, but was already too small when it opened and by 2012, Norwegians held a torchlight march demanding a new museum. Finally. this has been completed and the public admitted.

GOLD medal winner in ski jumping at the 2018 Korean Winter Olympics, Maren Lundby has confirmed that she won’t be able to defend her title at Beijing 2022 as she’s put on weight and can’t undertake the kind of dieting needed.

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Snus news

Early closing

BANNED in most of Europe, Snus tobacco is a variant of dry snuff taken under the tongue which is legal in Sweden and is claimed to be a useful alternative to smoking and vaping.

Finnish customs have seized thousands of kilos of smuggled Snus.

AS the population of Helsinki expands, the need for places for very young children in nurseries is also rising, but staff shortages are so great that many of these day care centres are either not opening or sending children home early.

IRELAND Stop your nonsense

Rainy day fund

A JUDGE in an Ennis Court was so irritated by a man who had been charged with refusing to wear a mask in a shop and then again refusing in the court that she said “Stop your nonsense” before fining him €300.

THE Irish ‘rainy day fund’ which was set up in 2018 with an initial €500 million is dry as all money was removed from the National Surplus (Exceptional Contingencies) Reserve Fund to help cope with the costs of the pandemic and no money will be added this year.

ITALY Axis training

Drone taxis

THE Italian Airforce has just signed a deal with Japan to give lessons to a number of Japanese fighter pilots as both countries operate many of the same aircraft. A new flying school has been set up in Italy which will also train pilots from Germany and Qatar.

ROME’S Fiumicino international airport intends to offer an unmanned drone taxi service to various points in the city centre within the next two to three years, using twoseater electric drone aircraft from Germany thus cutting travelling time as well as carbon emissions.

PORTUGAL Madeira port

Parakeet census

ONE of the important revenue earners for the island of Madeira has been tourism, especially with the arrival of cruise ships, which was until now terminated due to the dangers of the pandemic. Now the Port Authority has confirmed that it is ready to welcome vessels again.

PORTUGAL has seen a steady increase in the number of parakeets arriving and breeding, so the national ornithological society SPEA is asking residents to report the number of roseringed parakeets spotted in the wild to see whether they are impacting on indigenous wildlife.

RUSSIA Long journey

Dutch decision

DISCOVERED in waters near the Russian city of Murmansk some 4,000 kilometres from Ireland was a message in a bottle which it is believed ‘set sail’ from Ireland some 40 years ago as part of an experiment to measure ocean currents before satellite technology was available.

THE Russian Government is furious with a Dutch court of appeal after it decided to instruct the Allard Pierson Museum to return a huge collection of Scythian gold artifacts to the Ukraine rather than a museum in the Crimea which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

SWEDEN ABBA will retire

No Teslas

SPEAKING to The Guardian newspaper, Benny Andersson said on behalf of the Swedish pop sensations ABBA that following the release of their latest album on November 5 and the recording of the 'ABBA Voyage' concert experience featuring ‘Abbatars’, that’s it and the septuagenarians will finally retire.

HERTZ Sweden have confirmed that although Tesla has made a deal with Hertz to supply electric cars for rental, this will not be the case in Sweden, as Hertz there are owned by Volvo which manufactures the Polestar electric car which is part of the Swedish fleet.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA TSB Bank FOR the second time in its history, the Co‐Op Bank has attempted to enter discussions with Sabadell Bank to take over TSB in the UK. The first time it had to withdraw due to financial difficulties and this time, Spain’s Sabadell said it’s not for sale.

On the Beach RYANAIR has always made it clear it prefers customers to book direct rather than through a travel agency, but now online travel agent ‘On the Beach’ has launched legal action against Ryanair claiming that it is being stopped from booking seats for its clients.

Back to work UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain fell by 127,100 people in the third quarter of this year which is the largest decrease in a third quarter since 2018 and means that more than 20 million people are now employed for the first time since the end of 2008.

Graham Norton DUE to the pandemic and reduction of the number of TV shows he was able to make in 2020, Irish chat host Graham Norton saw a 36 per cent reduction in his earnings for the year, even though he still managed to make €2.45 million.

Free gifts A REPORT by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that sophisticated scammers who want to see third party suppliers ‘promoted’ in the Amazon trusted suppliers list are sending inexpensive gifts to different people within the UK. Known as ‘brushing’ it is estimated more than one million households have received free cheaply priced gifts they never ordered with no return address from the supplier. In addition, scammers create false accounts whereby they give exceptional reviews to companies they work with in order to encourage customers to buy goods from them although Amazon say they are working hard to stop this.

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is the amount that Grupo Mutua will spend to take an 8 per STAT OF cent stake in El Corte Inglés, as well as 50.01 per cent of €1.105 billion its two insurance companies.

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UK budget predicts rising inflation ON October 27, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in the Budget meeting that the UK may face a grim winter with prices in shops increas‐ ing and mortgage rate risks as infla‐ tion is expected to rise to 4 per cent.

The Budget predicted a difficult winter for millions of families, with the Office for Budget Responsibility expecting CPI inflation rate will rise from 3.1 per cent in September to 4 per cent over the next year.

This means more prices will rise in shops and threaten mortgage rates for the first time in decades, with an increase in the Bank of England base

rates. Sunak blamed short‐term fac‐ tors, such as recovery from the health pandemic, and insisted that GDP will rise this year to 6.5 per cent which is much higher than expected.

He said: “I have written to the gov‐ ernor of the Bank of England today to reaffirm their remit to achieve low and stable inflation.

“People should be reassured they have a strong track record in doing so. They have a government here at home, ready and willing to act.”

Despite the announcement, the Chancellor said that he expects the economy to return to pre‐pandemic

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can they call AGM? We are a community of 90 mixed houses and apartments. Our problem is that we have not had an AGM for more than two years. Our president lives outside Spain and spends only short periods in his property here. He refuses to contact the elected com‐ mittee members and spends the community funds without any control. He passes orders by telephone or e‐mail solely to the administrator. We wish to elect a new president, but the present president refuses to hold an AGM by referring to Corona pandemic rules.

Most of our members reside in the UK. Previous AGMs were hardly attended in person by more than 15 to 20 owners, which means that the government rules of keeping distance could easily be observed.

D K (Costa del Sol) The first DAVID SEARL point is that rules for com‐ YOU AND THE LAW munity AGMs IN SPAIN have been relaxed.

Meetings can be held by Internet Zoom or other elec‐ tronic means.

In order to call the AGM you will need to enlist 25 per cent of the owners. You must prepare a detailed agenda ahead of time, and then you can call the meet‐ ing without even asking the president.

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

THE Spanish Government has pre‐ pared its budget using optimistic growth figures which are unlikely to be realistic according to internal and external specialist bodies.

One of the measures of a country’s prosperity is growth of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the Bank of Spain now admits that the 2021 fig‐ ures will be lower than forecast.

According to the Governor of the

levels at the turn of the year.

Unemployment is expected to peak at 5.2 per cent, which is lower than the 12 per cent that was ex‐ pected, with two million fewer peo‐ ple unemployed.

Sunak also announced the first successful bids for the ‘Levelling Up Fund’ to tackle disparity in the re‐ gions. The government will spend £1.7 billion on projects in 100 loca‐ tions across the UK, including Ab‐ erdeen, Clwyd South, Stoke‐on‐ Trent, Ashton‐under‐Lyne, Sunderland, Doncaster and West Leeds.

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Each of the plans comes with 24‐hour telephone help, ensuring Golden Leaves’ expert team is on hand to assist you when you need it.

Expert advice Golden Leaves’ new site also offers informative articles helping you through every step of arranging a funeral; from song choices to the different funeral traditions in Spain.

Questions answered And for a quick rundown of the most common concerns you might have about holding and paying for a funeral in Spain, Golden Leaves has also included an easy access fre‐ quently asked questions area on their home page.

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Optimistic growth figures Bank, Pablo Hernandez de Cos, the second quarter figure stands 8.4 per cent down on the final 2019 figure and he blames problems with the global supply chains causing industri‐ al bottlenecks, as well as an increase in material cost and high energy prices.

Spain’s Government is working on a figure of 6.5 per cent growth com‐ pared to the Bank’s latest 6.3 per cent figure (which will be reviewed in December) but Spanish commercial bank BBVA has reduced its forecast to 5.2 per cent, whilst the Interna‐ tional Monetary Fund has cut its ex‐

Cryptocurrency rules updated THE Bank of Spain has re‐ vealed new registration guidelines for cryptocurrency service providers (VASPs) in the country which will apply to banking and financial insti‐ tutions.

Anyone, whether regis‐ tered with another Spanish body or not, will be required to apply to the Bank of Spain for permission to trade (which will take around three months to be reviewed) in or‐ der to show compliance with Anti‐Money Laundering regu‐ lations.

The Governor of the Bank has made no secret of the fact that he considers cryp‐ tocurrency a potentially dan‐ gerous investment if uncon‐ trolled that would allow for ‘dirty money’ to be moved in‐ ternationally and allow in‐ vestors to evade tax if making a profit.

Links with Iraq CONTINUING his ongoing charm offensive with foreign leaders, Spain’s President Pe‐ dro Sánchez complimented his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa al‐Kadhimi during a recent telephone call.

The Iraqi Prime Minister’s office confirmed that during the conversation, Sánchez praised the social and eco‐ nomic reforms undertaken over the past few years and was thanked in turn for the assistance that Spain had giv‐ en to Iraq during the height of the pandemic.

The Prime Minister and President discussed ways to bolster the ties between Spain and Iraq, especially Kurdistan, in the fields of economy, industry, culture, investment and Counter‐Ter‐ rorism. pectations from 6.4 per cent to 5.7 per cent.

The hospitality industry is still not completely back on its feet as it missed a significant amount of tourist income in the early part of summer and although the money re‐ ceived from the European Union Re‐ covery Fund will help future growth considerably, there is still plenty of work to be done on the economy.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.365,50 Abrdn 253,30 Admiral Group 2.879,5 Anglo American 2.688,5 Antofagasta 1.395,50 Ashtead Group 6.188,0 Associated British Foods 1.830,5 AstraZeneca 9.246,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 608,60 Avast 559,00 Aveva 3.555,0 Aviva 401,60 B&M European Value Retail 633,80 BAE Systems 550,48 Bank VTB DRC 1,456 Barclays 196,76 Barratt Developments 653,20 Berkeley 4.271,0 BHP Group 1.851,40 BP 346,10 British American Tobacco 2.576,5 British Land Company 492,90 BT Group 144,05 Bunzl 2.730,5 Burberry Group 1.931,0 Carnival 1.532,2 Centrica 60,88 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.596,9 Compass 1.557,00 CRH 3.546,0 Croda Intl 9.529,5 DCC 6.240,0 Diageo 3.697,0 DS Smith 382,94 EasyJet 614,60 Experian 3.399,6 Ferguson 11.220,0 Flutter Entertainment 13.125,0 Fresnillo 870,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.550,50 Glencore 354,60 Halma 3.000,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.563,00 Hikma Pharma 2.468,00 HSBC 441,90 IAG 164,76 Imperial Brands 1.551,50 Informa 528,60 InterContinental 5.160,0 Intermediate Capital 2.214,00

CHANGE(P) 1.366,50 255,80 2.903,0 2.758,0 1.431,00 6.248,0 1.840,0 9.259,0 608,60 559,00 3.555,0 403,10 637,60 555,20 1,456 200,95 653,20 4.278,0 1.890,40 358,30 2.576,0 495,20 146,95 2.731,0 1.947,5 1.550,4 61,24 2.605,0 1.573,50 3.576,0 9.548,0 6.240,0 3.699,0 383,90 630,00 3.399,0 11.240,0 13.295,0 886,00 1.554,20 360,50 3.000,0 1.564,00 2.466,00 444,90 169,10 1.561,00 530,00 5.190,0 2.217,00

% CHG. 1.353,00 252,90 2.875,0 2.683,5 1.391,00 6.162,0 1.810,0 9.173,0 602,20 558,40 3.506,0 400,00 632,00 549,86 1,452 196,58 644,10 4.230,0 1.846,60 345,20 2.543,0 492,30 144,05 2.690,0 1.925,5 1.529,2 60,68 2.565,0 1.551,50 3.539,0 9.512,0 6.182,0 3.657,5 379,90 614,40 3.372,0 11.145,0 12.775,0 868,80 1.540,00 353,60 2.963,0 1.553,00 2.430,00 440,70 164,76 1.542,50 524,20 5.152,0 2.197,00

NET VOL 63,43K 227,85K 36,00K 515,24K 79,52K 32,57K 74,09K 137,02K 92,00K 61,74K 49,10K 899,43K 92,88K 37,13K 157,37K 6,33M 119,25K 9,99K 1,18M 9,62M 297,31K 88,40K 2,52M 36,16K 83,86K 113,60K 1,00M 119,05K 136,49K 46,89K 9,54K 5,55K 234,42K 370,09K 383,66K 49,58K 29,68K 185,20K 77,94K 1,03M 7,67M 94,77K 23,30K 14,39K 2,80M 3,35M 116,91K 161,67K 37,52K 6,92K

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

5.066,0 106,95 297,60 2.750,0 678,60 291,00 50,92 7.189,0 748,80 157,15 1.831,08 949,65 223,10 8.251,9 30,98 1.723,50 2.692,0 659,00 1.490,00 6.034,0 2.292,26 600,60 703,77 4.421,3 132,12 8,83 1.650,70 1.651,8 1.644,5 714,20 1.523,50 20,75 3.641,0 1.511,48 1.295,78 2.755,0 1.287,28 1.389,00 15.910,0 1.666,00 1.575,50 464,40 153,00 272,90 238,00 3.940,5 1.049,50 108,97 3.287,0 1.050,27

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5.066,0 108,40 298,30 2.754,0 687,80 293,30 51,55 7.190,0 754,80 158,45 1.839,50 950,40 225,50 8.268,0 31,21 1.755,00 2.696,0 663,00 1.496,50 6.044,0 2.293,00 600,80 704,00 4.500,0 134,22 8,96 1.680,00 1.680,0 1.676,2 714,40 1.524,00 20,87 3.658,0 1.515,50 1.298,50 2.759,0 1.290,50 1.389,00 15.910,0 1.679,00 1.578,00 485,70 153,00 273,00 251,90 3.957,5 1.052,00 109,34 3.325,0 1.059,50

5.002,0 106,65 293,60 2.732,0 677,60 290,60 50,92 7.112,0 747,20 156,90 1.824,50 944,10 222,90 8.166,0 30,93 1.718,50 2.667,0 656,00 1.484,50 5.994,0 2.270,00 595,80 690,60 4.400,0 132,04 8,82 1.647,75 1.647,0 1.641,0 706,00 1.518,00 20,55 3.638,0 1.500,00 1.285,00 2.723,0 1.280,50 1.380,00 15.665,0 1.663,50 1.569,00 461,40 150,50 271,65 237,90 3.923,5 1.041,00 108,76 3.282,0 1.048,50

12,21K 455,07K 154,71K 21,58K 192,40K 743,43K 11,00M 55,78K 203,11K 498,26K 38,06K 304,97K 3,32M 25,75K 54,76K 143,11K 32,76K 15,99K 50,83K 70,36K 189,93K 140,57K 91,59K 672,24K 2,04M 430,74K 11,14M 11,14M 1,18M 267,00K 1,48K 306,82K 7,39K 536,20K 143,45K 18,87K 132,64K 19,14K 2,99K 122,02K 31,42K 3,86M 963,50K 1,74M 1,27M 223,26K 137,05K 9,18M 14,33K 20,57K

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PRICE 179,58 2.875,5 3.318,11 209,79 148,96 214,58 205,38 114,53 56,10 56,17 416,70 366,48 219,76 126,28 49,55 163,02 169,80 250,58 87,84 329,98 329,37 166,33 142,64 302,76 1.208,59 454,11 52,95 212,46 149,79 170,19

CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 179,74 177,51 2,01M 2.968,0 2.871,6 1,61M 3.375,86 3.292,02 3,60M 212,09 207,77 3,10M 149,70 147,80 74,36M 214,69 206,81 9,26M 206,88 203,81 3,21M 115,09 114,05 11,21M 56,25 55,50 14,31M 56,40 55,90 11,64M 418,73 413,25 1,82M 373,57 364,70 3,38M 220,05 218,07 1,69M 126,31 123,84 5,89M 49,60 49,00 27,93M 163,98 159,40 5,84M 172,33 169,01 7,43M 251,69 245,34 4,45M 88,63 87,29 10,94M 333,45 326,00 31,46M 331,49 326,37 27,02M 168,80 165,89 3,60M 143,80 142,49 5,03M 304,86 299,72 3,82M 1.209,75 1.118,66 55,60M 465,76 451,18 2,20M 53,37 52,87 14,16M 215,25 211,45 13,20M 150,75 149,35 4,18M 171,25 169,09 8,17M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced Shopify Inc. Cl A White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Texas Pacific Land Corp.

Silvergate Capital Corp.

NVR Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Graham Holdings Co. Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A Affiliated Managers Group Inc. GameStop Corp. Cl A Deere & Co.

4.15% 4.26% 3.11% 21.53% 0.67% 1.25% 3.74% 2.41% 10.70% 9.03% 4.80%

1.55M 21.15K 17.69K 3.16M 13.07K 274.1K 25.79K 81 341.51K 4.94M 2.39M

-0.45% -2.46% -0.88% -2.26% -2.02% -4.09% -0.72% -0.67% -2.32% -1.32% -2.41%

2.3K 114.09K 969 1.16M 215.41K 1.34M 33.51K 658 1.23M 109.77K 551.84K

Most Declined Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mandatory Conv. Pfd. ServiceNow Inc. EPAM Systems Inc. Aon PLC Cable One Inc. Danaher Corp. 5% Mand. Pfd. Series B S&P Global Inc. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A Moody's Corp.

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Currency outlook: BoE rate hike bets boost the pound, Euro undermined by ECB’s dovish bias

The pound was able to mount a convincing recovery throughout October.

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Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.85 to £0.84 EUR/USD: Down from $1.17 to $1.16 The euro has trended broadly lower over the past four weeks, mostly as a result of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) dovish bias as the policy divergence between it and other major central banks has increasingly become a liability for the single currency.

Whilst its peers show signs of starting to tighten its monetary policy, the ECB remains committed to maintaining its ultra‐loose poli‐ cy, much to the disappointment of EUR in‐ vestors. Meanwhile the euro has also been pressured by Europe’s energy price crisis, trig‐ gered by a sharp appreciation of wholesale gas prices, and stoking fears parts of the conti‐ nent could even face some power cuts this winter. Recent Eurozone data releases have also acted as a headwind for the single cur‐ rency in recent weeks as they have generally pointed to a weakening of economic activity in the third quarter. Looking ahead, as the di‐ vergence between the ECB and other major central banks looks to grow wider, the euro could face an uphill battle next month, partic‐ ularly if EUR data continues to disappoint.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.16 to €1.18 GBP/USD: Up from $1.36 to $1.37 The pound has been met by some volatility over the past month, with the currency initial‐ ly tumbling amidst fears over the UK’s ‘winter of discontent’, before rallying sharply amidst signals from the Bank of England (BoE) that it could start hiking interest rates more aggres‐ sively than previously thought.

Driving the collapse in Sterling in late September were a series of crises, including fuel shortages, supply chain constraints and surging energy prices, which stoked concerns UK households could face a difficult winter which may further undermine the economic

recovery. However the pound was able to mount a convincing recovery through Octo‐ ber, courtesy of some hawkish BoE commen‐ tary. This saw multiple policymakers suggest that the BoE may need to act to curb infla‐ tionary pressures in the UK, which was inter‐ preted by GBP investors that the BoE could start hiking interest rates as early as Novem‐ ber. It seems safe to assume that the BoE’s November policy meeting will be the primary focus for GBP investors going forward. This could result in some notable volatility in the pound, if the BoE abstains from hiking rates or indicates future hikes could be spaced further apart than some investors had hoped.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.73 to £0.72 USD/EUR: Up from €0.85 to €0.86 The US dollar enjoyed some notable sup‐ port in late September as concerns over an energy shortage in Europe, the threat of the collapse of China’s second largest property developer and fears the US could hit its debt ceiling rattled markets and sent them flocking to the safe‐haven currency. However the US dollar has gradually relinquished these gains through October, largely in response to im‐ proving market sentiment. Meanwhile, the focus for USD investors is increasingly on the Federal Reserve’s tapering plans, which it is widely expected to formally announce in November. This prompted some volatility in the ‘greenback’ following the release of the latest US payroll figures after they disappoint‐ ed for the second month running, raising some fleeting doubts the Fed would be confi‐ dent in pushing ahead with its tapering of its asset purchases. Unsurprisingly the Fed’s ta‐ pering announcement will be the highlight for USD investors over the next month, with the direction of the US dollar potentially being de‐ termined by the pace at which the US central bank seeks to withdraw its pandemic‐era stimulus.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I DON’T think any occurrence has raised my hackles much more than the event which took place in South Africa this week. After a recent match, Quinton de Koch, an established young mixed race SA international cricketer, was made to deliver a grovelling public apology for refusing to take the knee with his teammates.

It soon became clear that if he didn’t make some serious act of contrition his cricketing career could well be over. Of course, in a place like South Africa, where most of the white and Asian population ‐ many who weren’t even born during the days of apartheid ‐ are treated with appalling disdain, both by the government and local black populace alike, it was not surprising at all. Many white South Africans live in constant fear of serious injury or death daily.

Those who can afford it live behind high walls with guard dogs and guns that are a normal part of their everyday existence.

Those less well‐off often reside in filthy ‘interment’ camps where, unable to find work, they consider themselves lucky to possess a ragged shirt on their backs or

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enough food to keep them from starvation.

This unfortunate young man had no chance whatsoever. Protesting that he wasn’t a racist and was merely in disagreement with the fact that being ‘ordered ‘to kneel removed his freedom of choice, cut no ice with the authorities whatsoever. ‘Toe the line or take the consequences’ is the message that emerges from this incident. It is pure fascism, no more no less.

Naturally the British media gave blanket coverage to this young sportsman’s humiliating public apology ‐ because they wholeheartedly condoned the decision.

Governments refuse to get involved in all this destructive ideology because they are petrified of it costing votes; their lily‐livered attitude consequently gives news channels carte blanche to report only what they consider agrees with their own left‐wing philosophies.

Trial by the media is rife in the UK. Anyone who has anything to lose is completely at their mercy. Although concealed behind a cloak of democracy it is actually no different to the doctrine of

Mao Si Tung and Kim Jon‐un. Love him or hate him, Trump recognised this subversive strategy, which is why he worked relentlessly to cut out the ‘media middle’ and deliver his policies directly through the social outlets. Of course this is why the main media hated him. Well, I hope they are all proud of themselves.

The British propaganda machine is, yet again, so completely out of touch with public opinion they have managed to instill more racist unrest into the country than ever before in its history. I wonder how many British sports people do actually take the knee out of choice, or more out of the fear that a media onslaught could lose them everything. Unfortunately none of them could dare admit it anyway. Yep, I’m afraid the only thing George Orwell got wrong was the date!

Keep the faith.

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Exploring the Granada Geopark THERE are not many places in the world where you can experience 65 million years of history in a visit. But there is one area where you can rub shoulders with geologists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.

One area that shows the tectonic processes that created this land. One area that has evidence of the first humans to settle in Europe. One area with ancient monuments dating back to the earliest farmers. And one that has a continuous record of occupation to the present day.

That area is the Granada Geopark.

The Quaternary Geological Park project, in the northern valleys of the province of Granada, is an initiative to protect the most complete continental geological record of the

Quaternary era on the planet.

Due to its exceptional geological, landscape and cultural richness, 47 municipalities in the Hoya de Guadix and Baza (Guadix Baza Depression) are represented in the Granada Geopark.

The Granada Geopark is a place to explore. Whilst there are a plethora of interpretation centres and museums illustrating all aspects of the Geopark there is no more exciting way of delving into the area than on foot.

You will often find yourself off the beaten track, discovering the hidden secrets of this incredible landscape.

It is a venue for scientists and researchers from all over the world.

We are lucky to live on its doorstep.

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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YOU really can’t switch on the telly with‐ out being informed that this or that is ‘challenging’ or that ‘lessons need to be learned’. A former security minister ac‐ cused Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, of not being better prepared for this sum‐ mer’s Wembley Euro Final: “The mayor has said lessons need to be learnt, but perhaps he should specify what lessons should be learnt and why all the previous lessons haven’t been learnt already, giv‐ en he’s responsible for them.” Ouch!

Sound familiar?

But politicians should always avoid be‐ ing sarcastic with the Westminster press as it can often backfire. In a new book on politics, former BBC political correspon‐ dent, Carole Walker, describes David Cameron getting hacked off on an over‐ seas trip with the press pack who had claimed he was planning cuts to the SAS. “You forgot to mention I’m also going to get rid of the Red Arrows,” the then PM in‐ formed the hacks.

After he left, his press secretary as‐ Nora Johnson’s opinions

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SADIQ KHAN: “Lessons need to be learnt.”

ing ‘Steptoe’ to a 9pm start helped him win (or hold) 20 seats. (His majority was only four.) Indeed, maybe you watched the full rerun last year of the BBC 1964 election night ‐ and the next morning and afternoon? And a memorable line, when interviewed at 3am. Interviewer: “How do you feel, Mr Wilson?” HW: “I feel like a drink.”

I couldn’t have put it better myself!

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sured everyone this was just a bad‐tem‐ persuading the BBC to move the time of pered joke. But the next day’s Daily Mir‐ ‘Steptoe and Son’ on the evening of the ror ran: ‘Red Arrows Face Axe’, quoting 1964 election because he feared it’d give ‘sources with the prime minister’. The fu‐ those at work an excuse not to vote after rious press secretary demanded a correc‐ work. The then BBC director‐general asked tion resulting in the Mirror running a sto‐ Wilson what he would rather they broad‐ To read more articles from our columnists ry declaring victory in its ‘Save the Red cast instead. “Greek drama,” Wilson and to have your say in the comments go Arrows’ campaign. replied. “Preferably in the original.” to www.euroweeklynews.com Walker also describes Harold Wilson Wilson later claimed he reckoned mov‐ are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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#TheWomanBeyond I DO love a simple tool and in this case an equation, to help me get and stay motivat‐ ed. After all, if you are like me, sometimes getting motivated takes a lot of willpower, so if we can make it easy then why not?

As maths has always made me want to curl up in a ball and die, I can imagine you screaming at me, what is she on, AN EQUA‐ TION!!!

Honest bear with me on this, I recommend keeping this little beauty on your notice board and using it to see where your motiva‐ tion may be waning and how to keep it strong. Honestly, this has helped me so many times when I’m just not feeling it.

After analysing hundreds of studies on mo‐ tivation, leading research scientist, Piers Steele, came up with this equation to capture the essence of motivation.

M = E x V (Numerator) I x D (Denominator) Motivation = Expectancy times Value di‐ vided by Impulsivity times Delay.

First thing to notice for us non‐maths ex‐

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THE MOTIVATION EQUATION perts, if you’re after BIG Motivation, you’d better have a big numerator and a small de‐ nominator. What does that mean? We need to hike up our Expectancy and Value and drive down our Impulsivity and Delay.

Expectancy. A better word is Confidence.

You have to expect that you can bring your goal to life. You have to KNOW (!!!) that you can do it.

Now, you may or may not actually achieve your goal, but you have to know in your soul that it’s not only possible but you think you can do it. If you don’t feel that, then you ei‐ ther need to simplify your goal until you can or build your confidence so you can.

Value. I often start here. Before I ask my‐ self whether or not I really think I can have it, I need to ask whether I really (!) want it.

Our DESIRE needs to be extremely high.

Back in the day Napoleon Hill called this a “burning desire”.

So, What do you want to achieve in your life?

Like really, really want?

Is your motivation high?

If not, check in. Are you going after some‐ thing you REALLY want? And, if so, do you RE‐

ALLY believe you can have it? If not, science and my experience says that your motivation will be weak.

Tweak these two variables so they are through the roof and you’ve a shot at a very high level of sustainable motivation.

Now for the things that erode motivation.

Impulsivity. Can you focus your attention on what’s most important? Or, do you find yourself constantly distracted by the latest click bate, email alert or other shiny object? I know I can easily get distracted.

The higher your level of impulsivity, the lower your level of motivation. We need to get really good at eliminating all distractions and focusing on what will move us forward. I have switched off ALL Notifications ‐ End Of!!.

Delay. Another great way to erode motiva‐ tion is to make your goal really far off, delay doesn’t help.

There’s a Solution, however, create micro goals that give you the chance to create a constant stream of tiny wins.

A PERFECT way to fuel the fire as you crush it day in and day out.

In my experience, it’s incredibly powerful, when my motivation wanes, I love to bust

out a piece of paper and write down the for‐ mula and look for little ways to optimise each variable to pump up my motivation. It works, I use this with my clients too. Try it.

Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness!

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x PS. Want to get laser focused on your Vi‐ sion or Biggest Most Audacious Goals? Get a FREE e‐copy of my Book #The Woman Be‐ yond – Six Secrets to Success. https://quantumvantage.co.uk/thewom anbeyond ‐ Want PERSONAL TRANSFOR‐ MATION or BUSINESS SUCCESS? Don’t hold back another moment. Get ready to dive into the experience and explore your BIGGEST MOST AUDACIOUS GOALS. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

Please do get in touch if you have any questions. Follow me, chat and share your thoughts and network with other fabulous women in my Visionary Women Facebook Group.

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School is changing, here’s how

THE Covid‐19 pandemic changed the idea of education dramati‐ cally. It introduced many of us to the power of online learning and the opportunities it brings forth.

Some schools have not only em‐ braced this change, but are pas‐ sionately working towards ele‐ vating the perceptions around online learning, demystifying ‘re‐ mote’ or ‘distance’ learning and continuously increasing the qual‐ ity of the outcomes delivered online. There is a similar conver‐ sation also taking place in the world of work with companies implementing ‘work from home’ policies and hybrid working envi‐ ronments.

A sense of belonging and com‐ munity are key in any school and pastoral support cannot be un‐ derstated. In online school, stu‐ dents are not able to meet in per‐ son on a daily basis as they would in traditional schools. Neverthe‐ less, pupils in online schools do embrace opportunities for en‐ hanced pastoral care, socialising

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would in school. Virtual chess competitions and leadership con‐ ferences are some examples of activities available to students that help foster a sense of school community.

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With students joining the on‐ line school from all countries in Europe and many international destinations, online schools ‐ and the global community that uses them ‐ continues to grow and thrive. Students, teachers and families share a high regard for the British curriculum and the many opportunities it brings for both fulfilling careers and path‐ ways to universities and future studies.

So how is school changing?

King’s InterHigh is one example of a school without walls where stu‐ dents are not constrained to one location and where opportunities for learning are available online and in person. While education should be student centered and focused on learning, schools that bring learning online in an engag‐ ing and effective way, represent a viable alternative for many fami‐ lies now and into the future.

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By Clinica Britannia

Have regular check-ups A SMILE is worth a thousand words, and a healthy smile is worth even more. To preserve your valuable grin, you must protect your teeth by visit‐ ing your dentist regularly. Oral health commonly takes a back seat, and peo‐ ple often see their dentists when they already have pain caused by cavities.

Cavities commonly known as tooth decay or caries are permanently dam‐ aged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. They can affect children as well as adults and are caused by a combination of factors, including bac‐ teria in your mouth, frequent snack‐ ing, drinks with sugar and not cleaning your teeth well.

Left untreated, cavities will increase in size, affecting deeper layers of your teeth, causing severe toothache, in‐ fection and at times tooth loss. Regu‐ lar dental visits and good brushing and flossing habits are your best protec‐ tion against cavities and tooth decay.

You may not be aware that a cavity

CAVITIES: Protect your teeth.

is forming so it is of great importance to have regular dental check‐ups and cleanings, even when your mouth feels and looks fine. However, if you experience a toothache or mouth pain, see your dentist as soon as pos‐ sible.

Your Dentist can clean and treat the cavity and restore it with a composite white filling which is more pleasing to the eye.

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Relaxing warmers PICTURE the scene; candles lit, a warm bath gently soothing away your cares, perhaps even a glass of wine.

Baths are synonymous with winter comfort and may offer the perfect way to relax as the nights draw in.

In fact, regular baths have even been shown to lower stress levels, aid blood pres‐ sure and perhaps even boost our immune systems. But how do you make sure you get the most out of your ‘me’ time?

Cosmetics companies have spent years honing bath prod‐ ucts, producing aesthetically‐ pleasing, and often gorgeous‐ smelling, oils, gels, salts and soaks designed to enhance your bathing experience.

These products come in var‐ ious forms, and first up is the traditional bubble bath. This humble product has come a long way from the familiar sight of a bottle of ‘Matey’ next to the tub, and new formulas offer a much more grown‐up take on this foamy favourite.

Next up are salts and soaks which may not make quite the

RELAX: Into an aromatherapy bath.

same visual impact as bubbles, but can certainly pack a punch when it comes to skin nourish‐ ing properties. Formulas which include natural sea salts contain minerals which your body can absorb through your skin, helping to relax muscles, restore health and promote relaxation.

Varieties include Dead Sea, Himalayan and Epsom salts, all of which soothe rather than strip the skin.

Some products also include a mixture of essential oils which add another dimension to your bath and can relax or energise your senses, depend‐

ing on which you choose.

For those looking for a sen‐ sory experience, a pure bath oil can offer an intense hit of aromatherapy using natural products, which can again of‐ fer a range of mood‐enhancing benefits depending on your preference.

Finally, for anyone who loves a novelty, the bath bomb may have been around for some time but this year has seen some companies take the trend even further, creat‐ ing multi‐coloured, and some‐ times even glittery products, which turn your tub into your very own show.

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(Not so) friendly bacteria A TYPE of bacteria found natu‐ rally on our skin is becoming immune to antibiotics, scien‐ tists have warned.

Staphylococcus epidermis grows naturally on our skin and is normally harmless, but ex‐ perts claim the bacteria is mu‐ tating to defend itself against antibiotics, leaving us more vul‐ nerable to infection.

The bug, which is similar to the hospital superbug MRSA, can make its way into an open wound after surgery, causing infection. Scientists at the Uni‐ versity of Bath are now urging doctors to identify patients who may be more vulnerable to in‐ fection and work to prevent or quickly treat any issue.

Professor Sam Sheppard from Bath’s Milner Centre for Evolution said: “Staphylococcus epidermis is a deadly pathogen in plain sight.” He added: “It’s al‐ ways been ignored clinically be‐ cause it has frequently been as‐ sumed that it was a contaminant in lab samples, or it was simply accepted as a known risk of surgery.”

Professor Sheppard noted: “Post‐surgical infections can be

incredibly serious and fatal,” adding, “infection accounts for almost a third of deaths in the UK so I believe we should be doing more to reduce the risk.”

The scientist concluded: “If we can identify who is most at risk of infection, we can target those patients with extra hy‐

giene precautions before they undergo surgery.”

Experts say help avoid bacte‐ ria in cuts and scratches by washing hands frequently using soap and warm water, keep the skin clean, don’t sharing ra‐ zors, bedding or towels, and keep cuts clean and covered.

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By Clinica Britannia

Dealing with flu season I have been offered the flu jab by my local GP practice but am in two minds if I should go ahead. Can you give me some advice?

Seasonal flu is surprisingly common, with up to 20 per cent of us contracting it every year.

Unlike the common cold, the condition we know as ‘flu’ or ‘influenza’ is potentially far more serious, and can impact the ability for us to perform simple daily activities.

There are a number of reasons why you should have a flu jab. Firstly having the vac‐ cine reduces your chances of becoming in‐ fected, helps with the severity of symp‐ toms and protects others around you.

Additionally, it is important to remem‐ ber that our immunity falls over time, so ‘updating’ your protection to ensure that your body is ready to fight off the very lat‐ est virus strains is essential.

Common signs and symptoms of the flu include: • Fever or chills accompanied with mus‐ cle aches and pains.

• Headache and eye pain.

• Dry, persistent cough with sore throat.

FLU JAB: Protects others around you.

• Shortness of breath.

• Lathargic and feeling weak.

• Runny and blocked nose.

Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic a higher percentage of people are likely to suffer with flu this winter as fewer have built up a natural immunity to it.

Research shows being vaccinated with the flu along with Covid‐19, makes you less likely to become seriously ill if contracting it.

Contact your doctor if you are suffering with any of the above symptoms for further tests and diagnosis.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Cryptic symbols revealed AS we become increasingly smart about the ingredients in beauty products, we spend more time scrutinising the la‐ bels of our creams, sham‐ poos and other essentials.

But what do all of those lit‐ tle symbols on the side and bottom of our products really mean?

Possibly the easiest to deci‐ pher is the number, for exam‐ ple ‘6’, followed by the letter ‘m’ for months.

This is the PAO; period after opening. The symbol identi‐ fies the length of time after a product has been opened, in which it should be used.

A flame symbol means what’s inside is flammable, and should be kept away from high heat and flames at

MOBIUS LOOP: This means the product packaging can be recycled.

all times.

It is more commonly seen on bottles of hairspray, de‐ odorant and nail polish re‐ mover because of the alcohol and propellant gas in these products.

Space on the exterior pack‐ aging can be limited, so man‐ ufacturers put additional in‐ formation on a leaflet or insert. This is why you may see a symbol of a hand point‐

Dry, cracked skin WE all know that we should take care to ensure our skin does not become too dry.

But what do you do, if all preventative measures have failed you, and you end up with dry, cracked skin on your hands or face? This common complaint can become sore, uncomfort‐ able and even embarrassing.

Cracked skin also means your barrier protection is lowered, leaving you prone to infection, making it important to take measures to heal the area.

The problem is caused by a lack of moisture in the skin, meaning first take steps to prevent further moisture loss by avoiding harsh detergent soaps, and thoroughly drying hands after you have washed them, rather than letting them air dry, which allows further moisture to be lost from the skin.

Next, apply a heavy duty hand cream or barrier cream regu‐ larly during the day. The more often you do this, the stronger your skin’s natural barrier will become. Some of the best prod‐ ucts are petroleum jelly and creams designed for eczema.

For a more intense hit of moisture, slather your hands in product and wear a pair of gloves over the top, overnight.

For the skin on your face you may be less inclined to walk around with noticeably shiny lotions or creams on.

Too heavy a product could clog your skin’s pores, leading to breakouts. Take care of the delicate skin on your face by avoid‐ ing washing with water that is too hot, and limit the use of ex‐ foliants until your skin is back to normal.

Try using a special facial oil which will hydrate without being greasy, followed by a rich moisturiser designed for the face.

Nourish your skin from the inside, by upping your intake of water and consuming more Omega 3 oils found in oily fish, pumpkin seeds or supplements.

ing to a booklet.

The Mobius Loop means the packaging can be recy‐ cled, but not necessarily made from recycled materials.

Sometimes there is a num‐ ber inside it, which represents the percentage of the packag‐ ing which comes from recy‐ cled materials.

Although it is often black or white, the ‘green dot’ as it is known, is the interlocking ar‐ row trademark which demonstrates that the com‐ pany is a member of a recy‐ cling and recovery scheme which deals with packaging waste.

Often confused with the re‐ cycling symbol, it instead means simply that the com‐ pany has complied with pack‐ aging waste legislation.

The Leaping Bunny logo is internationally recognised and was created when eight na‐ tional animal protection groups banded together to form the Coalition for Con‐ sumer Information on Cos‐ metics (CCIC).

It means that no new ani‐ mal tests have been used in the development of the prod‐ uct.

You may have noticed a small letter ‘e’ on various packaging. It is a legal require‐ ment to show the net con‐ tents of a product in grams or millilitres.

The ‘e’ mark must be shown if the product is filled according to the ‘average fill system’ which is defined in European weights and mea‐ sures legislation.

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Remember the main message CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD TAKING the knee has come back into the news again this week, with cricketer Quinton De Kock sitting out of a match after his refusal to complete the gesture. Cricket South Africa had issued a directive that all players must join in with the move before their scheduled matches.

These actions, by both player and management, are dividing opinion and being picked up by both sides to justify their way of thinking.

Taking the knee is a symbolic gesture to highlight racial inequality. It came about in this form after the murder of George Floyd in the US, who died when on-duty police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. This in turn sparked Black Lives Matter protests all over the world and resurrected the motion first made by Colin Kaepernick as a protest before NFL games about the racial inequality and police brutality in America. One of the first

representations of this was Josiah Wedgwood putting the image of a black man kneeling in shackles on the emblem of the British Abolitionist Movement during the 18th and 19th centuries - a movement to ban slavery and ill-treatment of people.

But absolutely none of this history matters in the current debate around sportspeople making this show of solidarity now, and I will tell you why.

The outrage, and debate, and the masses of vitriol spouted about this movement is all done on purpose to distract everyone from the main message it represents. This is the way things always go when something gains traction that could upset the status quo.

The more the debate centres on people taking the knee, the less it must talk about the structural injustice that has instigated the need for the motion at all. The more that football fans down the pub can say ‘politics need to be kept out of football’, the easier it is to not discuss the racist chants they hear at the games.

The more that politicians can disparage or celebrate the gesture on tele-

vision the more time they don’t have to answer questions about why their policies are disproportionately negative towards black people. We must keep asking those questions and we also must keep doing more than just a gesture to help change those things.

I am in total favour of people taking the knee when they want to, and I believe that it still can be a valuable tool for change. What we need to do is to keep alight the spark and the information behind the gesture, and to not keep our conversations around the gesture alone. I think that asking questions of the people we know personally who boo the deed or rail against it is important too. Why do eight little seconds taken out of the beginning of a sports game make them so uncomfortable? Could it be that they are uncomfortable with the message it portrays? These are crucial things to discuss!

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

Claire Gordon’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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AFTER a torrential downpour, the Montgo Rose Bowl sponsored by Stella and Simon Fox was played on Friday October 29.

The competition was held in con‐ junction with a charity day to help raise funds for Javea Cancer Care Nurses. They have provided essen‐ tial care for several past members of the Montgo Golf Society over the last year and a field of 25 turned out to support this very worthwhile cause.

A total of €275 was raised and, with Montgo matching the sum, €550 will be presented to Javea Can‐ cer Care Nurses later in the month.

Thanks go to all the members who provided prizes for a Card Draw and who donated so generously.

This week’s winner with a score of a nett 71 was Mick Farmer on count‐ back from Hans Duner.

The Ladies first prize went to Francien Knoops with a nett 75.

Sylvia Adams was next with a nett 76.

Nearest the Pins went to Francien, Sylvia and, to keep it in the family, W i l l Ev a n s . B o t h S t e l l a a n d S i m o n Fox had twos this week.

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ON Friday October 29, 24 members of the U3A Mari‐ na Baixa enjoyed a lunch at Transylvania Restaurant in

Albir.

The occasion co‐incided with the birthday of Colin Butterfield, who was press

officer for six years until his retirement last year.

The U3A Marina Baixa said: “The owner of the

restaurant kindly provided a special candle to top Col‐ in’s dessert.

Not just any old birthday candle but one that went off like a firework and also played Happy Birthday, much to the amusement of everyone dining. Happy Birthday Colin and thanks to Hazel Layt, Social Events Co‐ordinator, for organising the meal and to the staff of Transylvania.”

On Friday November 5 a group of members are off to enjoy some retail thera‐ py at the Nueva Condomi‐ na Centre and IKEA in Mur‐ cia.

The organisation said: “No doubt there will be an abundance of bags in the luggage area of the coach on the return journey.

“A few years ago one member bought a chaise longue which was probably the largest item purchased to transport on the coach!

Never a dull moment with U3A.” There has also been a further change to the date of the next U3A Marina Baixa monthly meeting. It has now been changed to Monday November 15.

The U3A Marina Baixa said: “So if you are not yet a member of U3A Marina Baixa and would like to come along to a meeting please note the change of date from previous publica‐ tions.

“We meet at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi at 11am and non‐members wishing to find out more are always welcome to at‐ tend. Membership is just €10 a year.”

For more information on the U3A Marina Baixa visit w w w . u 3 a marinabaixa.com or call the Secretary, Kath Bailey on 965 845 803 or mobile 615 745 366.

CHARITY group Giving4Giv‐ ing has now donated a total of €211,000 to charity fol‐ lowing three recent dona‐ tions to local organisations.

During October, Giving4Giving handed out thousands of euros to other charities, including a dona‐ tion of €1,000 to Project 4 All. One volunteer, Lorna Smith, did a parachute jump for charity so G4G made the donation to a charity of her choice which was Project 4 All to help the homeless.

The charity´s next donation was another €1,000 to Cora‐ zon Expres, while it also do‐ nated to the men’s shelter in Gandia, with Hazel Layt ac‐ cepting the money on their behalf.

The donations brought the total now given by Giving4Giving to other chari‐ ties and causes to €211,000.

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shops in Altea, Villajoyosa, and La Nucia.

The charity was originally founded to help those with cancer, however it has also donated to animal chari‐ ties, the Red Cross, those with medical problems, and local children’s charities The charity’s shops are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 2pm and is always looking for donations of

clothes, shoes, bags and house‐ hold items.

Giving4Giving is now also looking for volunteers for all of its shops.

For more in‐ formation on getting in‐ volved, contact Gary on 603 137 697.

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GANDIA Council has an‐ nounced the opening of an exhibition focusing on the re‐ pression faced by Valencia at the hands of former Spanish dictator Franco.

The exhibition at the Casa de la Marquesa in Gandia is open until November 28.

Gandia’s councillor for Cul‐

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Franco exhibition opens in Gandia ture, Nahuel Gonzalez, attend‐ ed the opening of the show ‘Prietas las filas. Vida cotidiana y franquismo,’ which was or‐ ganised by the Valencian Mu‐ seum of Ethnology (ETNA), in collaboration with the town

council of Gandia.

Councillor Gonzalez was ac‐ companied by the curator of the exhibition, Jose Maria Can‐ dela, the cultural manager of Gandia Town Council, Luis Romero, the head of travelling exhibitions at ETNA, Estefania Martinez, the two designers of the exhibition and members of LIMO estudio, Rosa Bou and Kumi Furio, and other mem‐ bers of the council.

During a speech, Gonzalez highlighted the work between the town of Gandia and vari‐ ous Valencian cultural entities

GANDIA COUNCIL: Organised opening of the exhibition.

and said that the Valencian Museum of Ethnology (ETNO) was an important tool to teach the public about the area’s cul‐ ture.

She said: “With this exhibi‐ tion we can show a reality that

THE Palau Altea is hosting an exhibition of works by 24 artists at its art centre.

‘Lugares,’ the travelling art exhibition put together by the Frax Foundation, will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Made up of 24 paintings by various artists, the exhibition has already passed through other munici‐ palities and will cover the counties of Marinas Alta and Baixa. Councillor for Cul‐ ture, Aurora Serrat, said the exhibition is part of the ‘Discover our artists’ initiative, which aims to publicise the artistic collec‐

perhaps some have forgotten and that others, like my gener‐ ation, have not even though we were born, fortunately, in democracy.”

She added: “It is the duty of public institutions to correct a

Palau exhibition tions of the Frax Foundation, made up of acquisitions and donations accumulated over years of operation and signed by artists in Spain. The president of Frax, Ma‐ tias Perez Such, said that different paint‐ ings will be included in each municipality, providing a tour of the various tech‐ niques, trends and themes that define the creativity of the hundreds of artists who have hung their works in its facilities.

The 24 artists whose works will be on

nostalgia for the past that we are experiencing from some parts of the population.”

Candela explained that the exhibition sets out more about Franco’s regime and analyses how Francoism went from being a political regime to being common among the public.

‘Prietas las Filas’ also ad‐ dresses the subordination of women in the Franco regime.

The exhibition will be on dis‐ play until November 28 at the Casa de la Marquesa in Gan‐ dia.

display at the new exhibition include Con‐ cha Garcia de Pablos, Goyo Perez, Emilio Rosello Tormo, Pablo Pazos, Bernabe Gomez Moreno, Jose Antonio Hinojos, Is‐ abel Marquina, Evaristo Alguacil, Monica Jover Calvo, Antonio Ballesta, Juan Fran‐ cisco Garcia Cepero, Luisa Atanor, Her‐ minio Ordoñez, Candi Campo, Ivan Albal‐ ate, Rosa Ripoll, Sari Miro, Jose J. Samper Pamblanco, Christier Oleby, Daniel Garcia Moragues, Eva M. Martinez Flores, Pepi Sevilla Ruano, Salvador Garcia Albadalejo and Josepa Gilabert Ballester.

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Moftag winter fayre M O F T AG i s s p r i n k l i n g some Christmas glitter at its winter fayre on Saturday, November 13.

Come along and sup‐ port them at Pub Delfin on Calle Delfin in Calpe from 10am to 1pm, with a raffle drawn at 12.30pm.

The organisa‐ tion said: “The Mof‐ tag elves have been very busy making cakes, mar‐ malades, pickles and chutneys, sewing beau‐ tiful patchwork and quilted goods, and mak‐ ing lovely greetings cards for Christmas and all other occasions.”

It added: “We’ve gathered bric‐a‐brac of the highest quality and hidden lots of bottles behind our bottle tombola.

“And just for fun we have some games for

MOFTAG: Raising funds for Calpe local charities.

the whole family.”

Moftag has also or‐ ganised a raffle with two food hampers and other prizes. All pro‐ ceeds raised from the event will go to local charities.

Moftag (Mighty Oaks from Tiny Acorns Grow), which was founded 43 years ago this year, is Calpe’s

longest‐running club and is also a registered charity.

They fo‐ cus on rais‐ ing money for Calpe char‐ ities and also pro‐ vide company and social events for their members, many of whom are ladies living on their own.

Despite the chal‐ lenges that the Covid pandemic has thrown at them, Moftag was able to stay in touch with all members each week and to continue their fundraising.

New members are al‐ ways welcome and readers who would like to know more about Moftag should contact the charity’s president, Jenny Godfrey on 639 139 518.

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4 - 10 November 2021

Ineos Grenadier a properly impressive off-roader ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack IT’S rare to find a completely

new marque entering the motoring arena. Rarer still when the company behind it has never been a vehicle manufacturer. Ineos is not a

particularly familiar name to many, and for those who are aware known largely for chemicals, including medical applications, and energy generation, including renewables. It has also dipped its corporate toes into the motorsports arena with the Mercedes‐ AMG Petronas F1 team.

One of its consumer brands is the British fashion label Bel‐ staff. The company has a long motor racing and sporting heritage famed amongst many things for supplying waxed motor cycle jackets to Lawrence of Arabia and the actor Steve McQueen.

The Grenadier 4x4 is the first offering from Ineos and a genuine off‐roader that, rather obviously, takes a lot of cues from the old Land Rover Defender. After getting up close with a Grenadier proto‐ type it is a properly impres‐ sive vehicle.

MOTORING GRENADIER 4x4: The first genuine off-roader that takes a lot of cues from the old Land Rover Defender.

Power comes from BMW 3.0‐litre straight six, twin‐turbo petrol or diesel units mated to ZF eight‐speed automatic gears with manual override. The off‐road ability comes from three diff‐locks and a two speed transfer box.

Inside there is a welcome lack of digitisation in favour of buttons and switches that can be operated with a gloved hand. In a touch of aviation appreciation there is an over‐ head console with pre‐wired buttons so that accessories can be installed retrospective‐ ly with ease.

This largely analogue interi‐ or will be welcomed by many,

and especially those who need practical vehicles for work use. And the Grenadier is definitely a working vehicle.

Steel wheels, hose clean flooring and a mechanical rather than technical bias in the engineering underline the planned working credentials of the Grenadier. Along with the use of proven BMW pow‐ er units the Grenadier com‐ forts its occupants with Re‐ caro made seating.

Even while being driven over some rough terrain the seats are superbly comfort‐ able and hold you in position whatever the terrain.

Prices will start from £48,000, which is more than I expected, but certainly in line with this kind of vehicle offer‐ ing from other manufactur‐ ers.

This very capable newcom‐ er is set for full launch around the middle of next year with reservations already being taken.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, and the man be‐ hind the Grenadier, said: “The Grenadier project started by identifying a gap in the mar‐ ket, abandoned by a number of manufacturers, for a utili‐ tarian off‐road vehicle.” Gap filled!

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DGT to make black boxes mandatory UNDER instruction from the European Com‐ mission in Brussels, black boxes will be fitted in vehicles throughout Europe in 2022. In Spain, this task will be overseen by the Directorate‐ General for Traffic (DGT), as part of its endeav‐ our to combine the latest technology to en‐ hance road safety on Spanish roads.

This regulation will come into force alongside the anti‐start breathalyser devices that some ve‐ hicles will need to have installed by July 6, 2022.

This law, along with the black box, or ‘data recorder’, are subject to approval, but as a spe‐ cific date is being given it is clearly a foregone conclusion. By 2024 the devices will reportedly both be mandatory on all new models that come out of dealerships.

These black boxes, doing a similar job to flight recorders in aircraft, will be located underneath the driver’s seat, bolted to the chassis. It will record all the significant data that can be used at a later date in the event of an accident. Informa‐ tion will constantly be recorded then erased, al‐ though the device will not record any video or

audio. The origin of the data will be anonymous.

When a traffic accident occurs, the device will save the information generated during the pre‐ vious 30 seconds and the following five seconds.

This data can then be analysed.

In accordance with an EU regulation pub‐ lished in 2019, the black box will be activated on‐ ly in serious crashes, in the same way as the airbag operates. The vehicle’s speed, steering movements, the final position of the accelerator pedal, the deceleration, the operation of seat‐ belts, and the angle of movement in the event of the vehicle turning over, will all be recorded.

After an accident, an investigator will only have to connect the black box to a computer to download the relevant data. This can be used to help the authorities understand more about traffic accidents, and improve road safety, with‐ out involving the driver’s identity.

The installation of this device establishes the homologation requirements of 2022. It is aligned with the Vision Zero plan, with which the EU in‐ tends to end deaths and serious injuries by 2050.

Solar to recharge electric cars ELECTRIC cars have many eco‐ nomic advantages compared to their fossil fuel counterparts.

Apart from the obvious, the purchase price, which is still sig‐ nificantly higher, they have less need for periodic mainte‐ nance, thanks to the elimina‐ tion of certain components.

The price it costs to recharge their batteries is also a lot cheaper than putting in fuel.

Recent studies keep giving the same results, that an elec‐ tric vehicle is more profitable and cheaper in the medium and long term. But, new re‐ search by a Norwegian photo‐ voltaic company Otovohas, has concluded that zero‐emission cars can be even cheaper to use.

This Scandinavian company has investigated, and confirmed that charging electric vehicles with solar energy, they would be up to 12 times more eco‐ nomically profitable than with fossil fuel.

Their calculations are even more attractive when com‐ pared to the cost of a trip in an electric car charged with solar energy. It claims that the price that would be one cent per kilo‐ metre, compared to the 10 cents that it would cost with a petrol vehicle.

The average annual savings calculated from using this type of renewable energy is estimat‐ ed at €859 compared to com‐ bustion models.

While drivers of petrol cars spend an average of €955.50

annually, owners of electric models recharged with solar energy would pay €95.55.

Recharging with solar energy would also help avoid the fluc‐ tuations in the price of electrici‐ ty, which has been a huge pro‐

tagonist in recent months.

However, although the cost of installing solar panels at home is a great investment, and it is recovered over time, not all users are willing to spend this amount.

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