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Celebrity guest THE Romero Luque family who own and run the very popular El Gamonal restau‐ rant in San Pedro Alcantara were delighted to have a celebrity guest visit them on Saturday November 6 when Mallorcan tennis leg‐ end Rafa Nadal arrived for dinner and posed for pho‐ tographs.

Taizé Prayer LUX MUNDI, Fuengirola invites interested parties to attend a Taizé Prayer meeting at the Parish Church San Jose at 8pm on Thursday November 25 and the Ecumenical Centre in Calle Nueva 3, is open Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm. Please make an appointment on 952 474 840.

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Club Med arrives AFTER more than 20 years of having no properties in Spain, there was some excitement in Marbella when Club Med, in collaboration with Magna Hotel and Resorts chose the city to return to the country.

After the initial ground‐breaking and some delays due to the pandemic, builders have been busy constructing the ho‐ tel, which will cover an area of more than 140,000 square me‐ tres, will have 490 rooms and capacity for more than 1,000 people.

The facilities will include five swimming pools, 10 tennis courts with three surfaces (clay, hard and grass); a basketball court, a beach volleyball court and five paddle tennis courts.

Mayor Ángeles Muñoz visited the site on Tuesday Novem‐ ber 9 to view developments.

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Police save burglar’s life POLICE in Fuengirola saved a burglar’s life on October 29 as he tried to escape arrest.

The event occurred at around 5.30am when the National Police requested the presence of Local officers to assist them in a possible home invasion in a building located on Calle San Miguel.

Once at the scene, one of the municipal officers accompanied the National Police of‐ ficers inside the building to access the roof where neighbours had noticed the intrud‐ ers.

A man fled from terrace to terrace and then hung himself from one of the bal‐ conies when cornered by officers. One of the policemen approached, along with one of the National officers, and grabbed the as‐ sailant, who then released himself from the ledge and remained suspended in the air

A MESSAGE FROM AGE CONCERN THERE are hidden gems to be found everywhere you look and one of these is Age Con‐ cern. This trusted and expand‐ ing charity has local drop‐in centres in Los Boliches, La Cala, Mijas Pueblo and Benalmade‐ na.

We offer weekly get togeth‐ ers, monthly lunch clubs, day trips, concerts and a full social calendar with something for everyone living in Fuengirola, Mijas and Benalmadena.

In addition, we provide free welfare advice, help, support and of course friendship.To join us is absolutely FREE. It’s always a great feeling to meet up with old friends and make new ones in a safe and secure environment. Loneli‐

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NATIONAL POLICE: Continuing search. with the officers holding onto him.

The officers convinced the perpetrator to ascend to the interior from the roof and ar‐ rested him. After conducting an inspection of the area, the officers were unable to lo‐ cate the other burglar, who was identified and is now being searched for by the Na‐ tional Police.

ness and isolation are no longer fixtures in your life when you get older as you have a local Age Concern near to you. So please get in touch without delay.

To find out how close we are, and the services and op‐ portunities we provide, call our Information and Helpline on 652 537 615. We operate an out of hours message service 24/7 for your convenience.

Are you looking for some‐ thing to wear for the festive season, then you must pop into our shop in Calle Francis‐ co Cano 56 in Los Boliches.

Here you will find a fantastic range of pre‐owned quality clothing and stocking fillers at low prices, the latter starting

from just €1!

Our shop is open six days a week from 10.30 until 2pm, with extended hours until 6pm every Wednesday. Our friend‐ ly volunteers are there to help you whenever you visit.

Do you have a few hours a week to be a volunteer? We have various opportunities with something to suit every‐ one. Pop into our shop for an application form and when it’s returned we’ll arrange to meet for a no‐obligation chat and a coffee and together choose the right job that fits your lifestyle Age Concern providing ‘help where help is needed’ to the over 50s English‐speaking communities we serve.

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WORK COMPLETED: Celebrating the reservoir extension.

Benahavis reservoir WORK has been complet‐ ed on the new Benahavis water reservoir at a cost of over €1 million in order to more than double its storage capacity.

The local water compa‐ ny Aguas de Benahavis accompanied by repre‐ sentatives of the local council held an official ceremony to announce the completion of the work on the Pueblo reservoir which means that some 2,600 resi‐ dents in the centre of the town will enjoy a guaran‐ teed water supply.

The new facility almost triples the drinking water

storage capacity for the area, from 550 m3 to 1,500 m3 at a final cost to the council of €1,060,961 which will not only ensure plenty of free‐flowing water even at peak times, but should cater for the future needs of residents for some time to come.

To extend the supply guarantee, the new reservoir also has two in‐ dependent tanks, which will allow maintenance and cleaning work to be carried out without re‐ ducing or limiting the wa‐ ter supply to the popula‐ tion.

MANILVA Civil Protection volunteers have trained in the search for missing people in the rural envi‐ ronment through cours‐ es in map reading and tracking.

The aim of this course was to offer an educa‐ tional resource, so that the volunteers can share knowledge and under‐ stand all aspects related to the search for missing people.

In addition, with vol‐ unteers working along‐ side professionals, this training, related to the management and opera‐ tion of this type of emer‐ gency will ensure the most efficient use of re‐ sources.

Starting with theoreti‐ cal training and then moving on to practical participation as a search team member, those in‐ volved were able to in‐ crease their skill and be‐ come an efficient search team member.

The mayor of Manilva, Mario Jimenez, who is responsible for civil secu‐ rity, took the time to thanks these tireless members of Civil Protec‐ tion for their continuing training which makes them an indispensable unit in the event of an emergency.

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NIBS EXTRA Helping La Palma THE Malaga Provincial Council has announced that members of the Provincial Firefighters Consortium will travel, in principle, every four weeks, to the island of La Palma during the coming months to collaborate in the rescue and cleaning work due to the volcano.

Garage fire ON the evening of Monday November 8, residents alerted emergency services to a fire in a garage in Avenida Suiza de Mijas Golf. Both the Mijas Fire Brigade and Local Police attended and the fire was extinguished with damage to three cars and a motorbike.

Board games ALL four social centres for the elderly in Benalmadena have received gifts from the council of new playing cards, dominoes, chess boards, ludo, snakes and ladders and bingo in order to ensure that those visiting the centres have plenty to occupy them.

Dog friendly ONCE again, Fuengirola has been named as a candidate for the Travelguau awards as the best Spanish destination to visit with pets. Councillor for Tourism, Rodrigo Romero, explained that the municipality is a pioneer with its seven dog parks, dog beach and permitted travel on public transport.

Coastal corridor THE Estepona Council has announced that it has obtained authorisation from the Junta de Andalucia for the execution of four new stretches of the coastal corridor which it is planned will link all of the Costa del Sol beach fronts when completed.

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Fighting addiction TO fight addictions in children Es‐ tepona Council is holding free workshops aimed at families who may need help or advice in spotting a potential problem.

Organised by the Estepona Drug Addiction and Addiction Centre in collaboration with the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción, three workshops will be held at the Padre Manuel Cultural Centre from 10am to noon.

The first of them, called ‘Families and Drug Problems’, will deal with substance addictive behaviour in young people and how to address them at home, dealing with situa‐ tions related to adolescents, roles

A DISORIENTED young griffon vulture was rescued in Marbella’s La Bajadilla Marina by City Veterinary Health team on Monday November 8.

Alerted by the Local Police to the fact that the bird was apparently in trouble and had landed on a pleasure boat at dock in the marina, the veteri‐ nary team managed to immobilise the vulture and take it to the Endan‐ gered Species Recovery Centre (CREAS) of the Junta de Andalucia.

It was reportedly unharmed but did have symptoms of fatigue, hunger and cold and as it was a young speci‐ men, weighing about five and a half kilos. It probably became disoriented

Credit: Pixabay WORKSHOPS: Tackling addiction including smoking.

and leisure times, among others. It will take place on November 10, 17 and 24 and December 1.

The second entitled ‘When play‐ ing is a problem’ will be held on De‐

Griffon vulture rescued

Credit: Marbella Council MARBELLA MARINA: The vulture prior to being captured.

from its migratory route and, as a re‐ sult of exhaustion, descended to the

Ronda de Moda ENJOY three days of fashion as part of the Ronda de Moda promotion which runs from Thursday November 11 to Saturday November 13. This special event which concentrates on fashion outlets seeks to help and encourage lo‐ cal businesses as they are about to start their Christmas campaign.

These three days will see a range of different activities that will seek, to not only publicise the commercial side of the town, but to accompany them with

musical and leisure events as Ronda starts to recover from the health crisis.

There will be street entertainment with music at various points in the Ron‐ da Open Shopping Centre to encourage residents and visitors to walk through the area and browse around the shops.

Two fashion shows will be held in the Santo Domingo Convent on Friday and Saturday at 8pm highlighting different Ronda establishments which will pre‐ sent their collections.

Better late than never HALLOWEEN in Marbella was better late than never for 15,000 people who visited the Haunted Park on Saturday November 6, as the weather forecast meant post‐ ponement from the previous Sunday.

The mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, visited the site and stressed that “now more than ever, after these very tough months of the pandemic, we want our residents to begin to regain normalcy and enjoy activi‐ ties with family and friends.”

cember 13 and will deal with the problem of gambling problems for children and adolescents, as well as addiction to technology and online gambling.

And the last one, ‘New ways of smoking’, on December 15 will ad‐ dress the use of hookahs, electronic cigarettes and vapers, as well as the risk of their use and prevention tools.

For more information and to reg‐ ister, those interested can contact the Estepona Drug Dependence and Addiction Centre, call 952 809 000 extension 1490 or visit the office at Calle Severo Ochoa, Los Corales building I.

“We have wanted to continue with a format that has already had great success on the occasion of the San Bernabé festi‐ val,” she said referring to the fact that the La Represa Haunted Park had a space, with more than 50 free attractions, re‐ served for both children and adults, where they could enjoy passages of ter‐ ror, laser combat activities, a ghost bus, a living cemetery, trampolines and a boat ride.

marina looking for rest and food.

It is the second griffon vulture res‐ cued by municipal employees in the last three months as in August, offi‐ cers from the Fire Station and the Lo‐ cal Police helped a specimen that was injured and had taken refuge on the landing of a staircase in the ur‐ banisation of El Ángel, in Nueva An‐ dalucía.

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Saving dogs FIVE women got to‐ gether to help aban‐ doned dogs on Mijas Costa and formed Sus‐ piros de Cuatro Patas (Four legged sighs).

This not‐for‐profit organisation relies on goodwill, donations and volunteers and al‐ though it does not have a shelter, it man‐ ages to find volun‐ teers to foster the dogs until permanent homes can be found.

The association helps with the cost of food and visits to vets to encourage as many volunteers as possi‐ ble, but is always looking for more, es‐ pecially those who have cars and would be prepared to ferry the animals to vets or foster homes and to collect donations of food.

They are currently raising funds by sell‐ ing the El Gordo lot‐ tery ticket in10ths at a cost of €23, making €3 to support the ani‐ mals for each ticket sold.

To find out more visit www.facebook.com/ suspirosdecuatropatas and see some of the dogs that are in need of a forever home.

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INTERNATIONAL Day of Flamenco. Prepare for the International Day of Flamenco on November 16 as on that date in 2010, UNESCO declared fla‐ menco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Hu‐ manity.

The town of Casares will be celebrating the day by giving local schoolchildren a specially produced publication entitled “‘Vive el Flamen‐ co! Get to know the Casares Fandango’ which tells the story of the music ‐ often referred to as Arte Jondo ‐ as it has evolved in Casares.

Students from the Municipal School of Dance will form three Flash‐ mobs highlighting flamenco dance as well as the Casares fandango which will take place at 4.15pm in the Plaza de Andalucia de Secadero, at 5pm by the roundabout of Playa Ancha (Marina de Casares) and at 6pm in the Plaza España de Casares.

Prior to this, a free show Hospitalidad will be presented at the Casares Cultural Centre at 10pm on Saturday November 13 which combines the music of flamenco with poetry and art.

There will be no tickets for this event and people will be admitted until full capacity is reached.

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First-ever Pizza Express launches in Spain ON November 3, Pizza Express held a well‐attended inauguration party to celebrate its arrival in Alcaidesa, opening its doors to distinguished guests. The atmospheric tone of the evening was set with local mu‐ sician Yusef Moudden who gave an unforgettable acoustic perfor‐ mance.

Founded in London in 1965, the Pizza Express brand is loved around the globe, with nearly 600 restaurants across the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. After 10 years of success in Gibraltar, Pizza Express has finally arrived in Spain.

Alcaidesa has seen millions of euros of investment already this year, and this latest restaurant opening comes from One Eden, a

developer with exciting residential projects on the horizon. Chair‐ man Gregory Butcher commented: “Al‐ caidesa is a place of dreams, its unique topogra‐ phy means that from almost any position you can gaze at the sea. Al‐ caidesa is the jewel in the crown of this part of the coast. We are going to invest in great facili‐ ties, add sports and new projects.

We plan to drive Alcaidesa up‐ wards and this will benefit the en‐ tire area, providing jobs and op‐ portunities.”

Pizza Express in Alcaidesa is

open seven days a week and is also available for takeaway. Make your pizza dreams come true and re‐ serve your table at the restaurant on +34 856 569 014 or visit the website on www.pizzaexpressal caidesa.es.

A CRACKING CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT THERE will definitely be no cat‐erwalling at this Christ‐ mas concert! The concert is to raise much‐needed funds for the ‘Gift of Life’ cat rescue organisation who have experienced one of the worst years ev‐ er.

With the advent of Brex‐

it many people returned to the UK minus their pets, then came the Covid lock‐ down when no fundraising activities could take place.

The organisation now has more than 60 cats in their shelter, many of them needing veterinary treat‐ ment, and funds are des‐

perately short.

This sparkling cabaret‐ style concert will be in two halves, with the first half featuring regular popular songs and the second half packed with some beauti‐ ful and well‐loved Christ‐ mas songs and carols. A talented group of singers will be performing solos and duets, and some beautiful group harmonies will feature in a varied programme of entertain‐ ment.

The event is to be held on Friday December 10 at Venta la Recta, Alhaurin el Grande ‐ Alhaurin de la Torre road. The Venta has laid on a special menu for

those who wish to eat at a cost of €11 (or there is the A la Carte menu). Food will be served from 1.00pm and the concert starts at 3.00pm. If you wish to sit with your friends, why not reserve a table by phoning Cath on 627 293 609.

Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy this light‐hearted and relaxed afternoon.

Tickets are only €10 and are available from Papele‐ ria Cristina in Alhaurin el Grande. Happy Christmas Cabaret everyone! We are sure this will kick‐start your festive celebrations with a bang!

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Malaga on short list for EU award M A L AG A has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 European Capital of Innovation awards from the European Union.

The European Innovation Council promotes the award which offers €1 million funding to the winner. Malaga faces competition from Dortmund (Germany), Dublin (Ireland) and Vilnius (Lithuania), as announced by the Eu‐ ropean Union (EU).

Alongside the 2021 European Capital of In‐ novation award, the EU is also organising the selection of Europe’s first Emerging Innova‐ tive City. In this second category, the chosen locations were Cascais (Portugal), Trondheim (Norway) and Vantaa (Finland).

The European Innovation Council an‐ nounced the finalists on Friday November 5: “The two high‐level juries of independent ex‐ perts selected seven finalists for both cate‐ gories after a very intense selection process which included remote interviews with 16 semi‐finalist cities.”

In addition to the recognition, the winner of the contest for the European Capital of In‐ novation will receive €1 million, while the other finalists will be awarded €100,000 each. In the Emerging Innovative City sec‐ tion, the winner will receive €500,000 and the two finalists will receive €50,000 each.

When distinguishing between the two cat‐ egories, the European body specifies that cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants may be eligible for the awards for the Euro‐ pean Capital of Innovation.

The European Innovation Council stated the award “recognises European cities for their most innovative urban practices within the framework of a developed, multifaceted and well‐functioning urban innovation ecosystem that drives revolutionary innova‐ tion.”

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Captive dolphin shows shunned THE hugely successful trav‐ el company Expedia has turned its back on holidays that include performances by captive dolphins and whales. The move follows campaigning by various animal welfare groups and celebrities such as the UK prime minister’s wife, Car‐ rie Johnson.

The people calling for the banning of shows that involve captive sea crea‐ tures hope to be one step closer to their goal now that one of travel’s biggest companies has disowned the attractions.

The company announced the move on Twitter, stat‐ ing: “We re‐

DOLPHINS: Shows involving performances will be banned.

MEDIA group Prensa Iberica and the Em‐ bassy of the People’s Republic of China are organising an online conference called ‘Trade routes between Spain and China: the relaunch after Covid‐19’, which will take place on November 12.

This virtual event will be streamed through all Prensa Iberica’s Spanish‐lan‐ guage titles. It will be attended by Wu

cently adjusted our animal welfare policy. As a result, attractions and activities that involve performances by or interactions with dol‐ phins and other cetaceans will no longer be available on our sites.”

They added more details on their website: “Seaside sanctuaries that provide captive animals with a per‐ manent seaside living envi‐ ronment are allowed if they are accredited and do not feature interactions or performances.”

Virgin Holidays stopped selling tickets to these kinds of attractions in 2019, and now campaign‐ ers are looking for other companies to follow suit.

COVID jabs are set to be‐ come compulsory for NHS staff in England from April, according to reports.

The NHS has 1.45 million staff in England. It is expected that from April it will be com‐ pulsory for them to be vacci‐ nated against the coron‐ avirus pandemic. The news was announced on Novem‐ ber 9.

The decision will be contro‐ versial, and it is feared that some people may choose to leave the NHS rather than get vaccinated. Health Secretary Sajid Javid has been warned that introducing compulsory jabs would lead to staff leav‐ ing during the winter. This is the hardest time of the year for the NHS with winter pres‐ sures.

The chief executive of NHS

China trade discussions Haitao, the Ambassador of China in Spain, who will give a keynote speech on this topic.

Javier Serra, general director of institu‐ tional cooperation of the Institute of For‐ eign Trade (ICEX) will also participate in

the event, offering a vision of the eco‐ nomic‐commercial ties between the two countries. In the second part of the day, there will be a round table made up of decisive actors in this important commer‐ cial link between Spain and China.

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Compulsory NHS jabs providers Chris Hopson com‐ mented that most hospital bosses believe that compul‐ sory jabs are a good idea.

However, over 90 per cent are worried that it could cause more understaffing is‐ sues.

Brave schoolgirl raises £200k ELIZABETH SOFFE is only seven years old but is al‐ ready an inspiration. She has raised more than £200,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Elizabeth has been receiving treatment at the Birmingham hospital since she was severely burned in a cot fire when she was only six months old.

Elizabeth has undergone around 70 skin grafts and operations at the hospital.

The fire left her with more than 60 per cent of her body with severe burns. She also lost most of her fingers and her hair in the fire.

The inspiring young girl has spent 26 days running a

mile every day to complete a marathon. She set out to raise £130,000 and has smashed this target.

Dad Liam said: “If you told us seven years ago, in the days after the fire, that we’d get to this point, I just could‐ n’t have imagined it. We did‐ n’t expect her to survive, but the team (at the hospital) put her back together.”

Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity congratulat‐ ed Elizabeth and said: “A huge congratulations ‐ and an even BIGGER thank you ‐ are in order for Elizabeth Soffe, who completed her very own marathon chal‐ lenge for our charity.”

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Remembering the fallen Passport stamp clarity THE British embassy has issued new advice over Spanish stamps in British passports. UK nationals that have their residence recognised in Spain have been left worried recently over stamps placed in their passports at Spanish border control. Accord‐ ing to guidance, UK nationals who demonstrate that they were resident in Spain before January 1, 2021, should not have their passport stamped or be subject to routine questions upon entry, exit and transit through the Schengen border.

However, there have been many reports of this still being the case, which has left the embassy needing to issue advice on the matter to worried Brits. They informed through their Facebook page that they are continuing to report these incidents to the Spanish authorities, so more training can be given to their border agents.

They also had this advice for resident Britons: “If you are resident in Spain, you should always travel with both your valid passport and proof of your res‐ idence status (the green paper EU certificate or the new TIE).”

The British embassy wants to assure people that if they have had their passport incorrectly stamped even though they are resident in Spain, there is no need to worry and that it will not affect their rights in the country.

ON Remembrance Day, people unite across cul‐ tures and backgrounds to remember the sacrifice and service of the Armed Forces from Britain and the Commonwealth.

Remembrance Day (Armistice Day), held on November 11 each year, serves to honour the Armed Forces from Britain and the Commonwealth, paying a special tribute and acknowledging inno‐ cent people who lost their lives in wars and acts of terrorism.

Each year, many people wear a red poppy of re‐ membrance, donate mon‐ ey to the Poppy Appeal for the Royal British Legion, participate in a two‐ minute silence, and come together to honour the lives of the fallen and

those who fought to pro‐ tect our democratic free‐ dom and way of life.

The poppy is worn by many as a show of sup‐ port for the Armed Forces community and serves as a reminder of Flanders’ Field in the First World War, a resilient and bright flower which flourished even in the destruction of war.

A two‐minute silence is held at 11am in the UK and the Commonwealth to co‐ incide with the time in 1918 when the First World War came to an end.

This year marks 100 years since the nation’s collective remembrance traditions were first brought together, and the annual Remembrance Sunday will fall on Novem‐ ber 14.

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PEOPLE UNITE: Many wear a red poppy of remembrance.

Unclaimed pension credits THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioners in the UK could be entitled to pension credit but are not claiming for it.

Pension credit can help top up income in retirement, even if the person has another source of regular income or receives a pension.

Some older people are under the assumption that because they have their own home or savings tucked away, they won’t qualify for the Pension Credit. However, this means many are missing out on the extra income.

At a parliamentary hearing earlier this year, Secretary of State at the DWP, Dr Therese Coffey, said that even if some‐ one who applies only ends up receiving an extra two pence per week from the government, this could still entitle them to other additional benefits and discounts.

This is because people who receive pension credit may also qualify for other help with things such as housing benefits or council tax. Over 75s also get a free TV licence which is a sav‐ ing of £159 annually.

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New smoking law demands THE Spanish Society of Pul‐ monary and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) has entered debates around the need for anti‐smoking legislation to be updated and rein‐ forced to help people stop smoking. They have suggest‐

ed five ‘inalienable mea‐ sures’ to the Ministry of Health to reduce the amount of tobacco con‐ sumed in Spain and there‐ fore hopefully bring down the number of related deaths, which currently

Apple’s Spanish inspiration APPLE is using the names of three Spanish islands for its new models of processors.

The names are just develop‐ ment titles for now. Apple is developing its own processors for Mac computers. The chips are third generation and will succeed the previous M1 Pro and M1 Max versions.

The company is working on its own Silicon processors and the development names cho‐ sen are Ibiza, La Palma and Lo‐ bos. The company has been replacing Intel chips in its computers with its own chips

since they were first released in late 2020.

The chips are named after the Canary Islands of La Palma and Lobos, and the Balearic Is‐ land of Ibiza. The chips are ex‐ pected to bring substantial performance gains for cus‐ tomers.

Apple is cutting production of iPads now due to a short‐ age of supplies. Rather than using the available chips in iPads, they are using them in the iPhone 13. The global in‐ dustry currently has a short‐ age of semiconductors.

stand at around 60,000 a year.

The first demand is to raise the price of tobacco, in all ways it is consumed. SEPAR wants the price to go up not just on cigarettes and cigars, but also rolling tobacco, shisha water pipes, electron‐ ic cigarettes and heated to‐ bacco.

For the second require‐ ment, the Ministry of Health has already tabled the idea of tightening restrictions around smoking in public places including terraces, sports stadiums, beaches,

parks, and bullrings.

They are also demanding plain packaging for every brand. The countries that have bought this measure al‐ ready have reported that the smoking rates have gone down. They also want to reg‐ ulate the sale, consumption and advertising of electronic cigarettes and devices that heat but do not burn tobac‐ co.

Finally, they ask for in‐ creased help with healthcare to include stop smoking units and readily financed treat‐ ments for quitters.

SMOKING: The aim is to reduce the amount of tobacco consumed.

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UK tourist entry hurdles REQUIREMENTS for entering Spain and all other EU desti‐ nations since Brexit means Brits need to be more pre‐ pared with several docu‐ ments when travelling.

Travellers are facing more hurdles than previously when entering Spain, including now needing to provide proof of accommodation and health insurance. All travellers are re‐ quired to have medical insur‐ ance that will cover emergen‐ cy treatment and any trips to hospital during their trip.

Most airline insurances cover this. Covid guidelines are a big issue for travellers, and every‐ one is required to fill in a Covid health control form, which is the equivalent of the passenger locator form in the UK. This is done electronically on the Spain Travel Health website or app before arrival.

British travellers also must show proof of vaccination when departing and arriving.

Last week, the UK Govern‐

ment posted an update on the vaccination certificates that are accepted in Spain: “Spain will accept the UK’s Covid‐19 vaccination record.”

“If you are travelling with a printed PDF proof of vaccina‐ tion status, it must date from November 1 to ensure that the certificate can be scanned correctly.”

Brits can travel to Spain if they have not been vaccinat‐ ed, however, they must show a negative test result that has been taken within 72 hours before the trip.

Travellers that cannot pro‐ vide proof of vaccination or a negative test result must un‐ dergo testing and quarantine and could be given a fine.

Brits are advised to check that their passports are valid for at least three months after leaving the UK. If the passport is due to expire soon and offi‐ cials at the border notice, then they could be denied entry in‐ to the country.

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Paper shortage threatens book boom IN the last 18 months, sales of books have increased between 17 and 23 per cent. Un‐ fortunately, various external factors are threatening to put an end to this upward trend.

According to data, the book sector in Spain accounts for 0.8 per cent of its GDP, employ‐ ing around 50,000 people. During 2020, as many as 74,589 book titles were published, and the number of readers in Spain in‐ creased. Around 57 per cent of Spaniards are reported to have admitted to reading a book at least once a week during this time.

With virtually all economic activities now having resumed, the effect on this trend re‐

mains to be seen. The sector is also currently facing several external threats. A sudden scarcity of paper is the first problem, which has seen prices increase as a result.

Secondly, it has been revealed that be‐ tween 20 and 24 per cent of book sales in Spain are now made online through Amazon.

With only around 38 per cent of traditional bookshops in Spain having an online store, this e‐commerce giant is a major threat to their survival. With such a demand by online buyers, this has led the paper industry to di‐ vert its priorities to the manufacturing of cardboard packaging. This comes at the ex‐ pense of the production of paper.

Endangered turtles hatch THREE critically endangered big‐headed turtles hatched at London Zoo on Tuesday November 2. Four aptly named big‐headed turtles (Platysternon mega‐ cephalum) arrived at Lon‐ don’s conservation zoo at the end of 2018, after being rescued from smugglers try‐ ing to illegally import them into Canada labelled as toys ‐ and have been in the care of the Zoo’s expert herpetol‐ ogy team ever since. Having

settled well into their new environment, the turtles ‐ two males and two females, who live in separate cus‐ tom‐built enclosures due to their naturally territorial na‐ ture ‐ were slowly intro‐ duced to each other, result‐ ing in one pair laying the eggs, which hatched last month.

ZSL reptile keeper Kimber‐ ley Carter said: “We knew we had the expertise at ZSL London Zoo to give this soli‐

Big-headed turtle hatchling.

tary species the specialist care they individually need‐ ed, and we’re pleased that this dedicated work has paid off with these three hatch‐ lings.”

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Worker sacked for hijab ‘banter’ A TEAM leader at a Mor‐ risons store in east Lon‐ don was sacked after she pulled down a colleague’s hijab more than once and told her “she looked pret‐ ty without it on.” Natalie McGonigle yanked on the hijab without permission on two separate occasions while working at the store.

McGonigle said she meant ‘no malice or of‐ fence’ and claimed she thought that she was en‐ gaged in ‘banter’ with her colleague, and they were ‘having a laugh’. McGo‐ nigle’s managers at the store suggested she didn’t understand the severity of what she had done.

The team leader denied that she had taken the hi‐ jab down on the second occasion, but other mem‐ bers of staff had witnessed both the events in January.

The victim, known only as S, lodged her complaint in February of this year, stat‐ ing that she felt McGo‐ nigle’s actions were “disre‐

DISRESPECTED: The employee had broken company policy.

spectful towards her reli‐ gion.” McGonigle was then suspended from work for six days as an investigation was launched at their store in Chelmsford, Essex.

Once the employment tribunal was concluded it was found that she had broken company policy

with respect towards other employees. Her claim of unfair dismissal was reject‐ ed, as were further claims of breach of contract/un‐ lawful deduction from wages relating to a ‘Covid Bonus’ she thought she was owed after being sacked.

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JOHN LEWIS has released its Christmas 2021 advert much earlier than expected on Thursday, November 4.

The advert has been named ‘Unexpected Guest’ telling the story of a young alien during their first Christmas.

Lola Young, a 20‐year‐old singer and songwriter from London has provided the soundtrack to this year’s ad‐ vert. The song is a cover of Together In Electric Dreams which was first released in 1984.

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RAISING FUNDS: The weekly Mijas Walking Tours contribute to the overall total.

Simply Surviving Group aims for 20,000 euros in donations THIS charitable platform, based in Mijas and Fuengirola, is contin‐ uing its impressive growth.

Established just a year ago and able to start meaningful ac‐ tivity only in March of this year, the group has now grown its Face‐ book membership to over 1,200 from only 250 in May. They have a winning formula which ben‐ efits everyone involved. Their wide and varied monthly programme of events pro‐ vides welcome income for Costa del Sol entertainers and venues plus smaller cafes as well as a social environment which helps to keep people in touch. In doing so, the group has raised over €17,500 during just seven months’ activity and seven Cos‐ ta del Sol charities have benefited.

Last week local entertainment group A Touch Of Class provided a memorable af‐ ternoon of nostalgia at the Cazbah Live Lounge just outside La Cala de Mijas where 50 Simply Surviving Group mem‐ bers sang along to many wartime favourites.

November’s programme is virtually fully booked, although about 20 places remain for a dinner and entertainment from the fabulous Alexandra Avery at Green Label restaurant on Thursday the 25th. Tickets are €35 with €15 per ticket going to ADANA. A few places remain for the Fun Quiz to be held at Restaurante Verona in Mijas Costa on Wednesday the 17th.

Teams of up to four people are invited and it’s just €2 per person to join in.

Bookings for both these events are es‐ sential please via email to val williams39@yahoo.com or contact Alan Boardman on 610 522 605.

The Simply Surviving Group or‐ ganisers hope to push through the 20,000 euro barrier by the end of November during which all donations received during the month will be given to canine Rescue cen‐ tre ADANA, whose Estepona premises were decimated by the recent historic wildfire.

This level of activity has prompt‐ ed the group to seek registered charity status in its own right but will nonetheless continue to support a different registered Costa del Sol charity each month.

A touch of Class.

Their success has caught the attention of a hit British TV series and its producers were present to film Tuesday’s Mijas Walking Tour, one of the regular events organised by Simply Surviving Group. They have also asked that the group returns to the scene of their recent successful Zipline Challenge at Alhaurin de la Torre’s Sunview Park so that this also can be filmed. The Euro Weekly News has kindly agreed to sponsor ADANA as organisers Val Williams and Alan Board‐ man once again launch themselves along the 1.3 km wire at speeds of up to 100 kilo‐ metres an hour!

If you would like to join the Simply Surviving Group, please join their Facebook group of the same name or if you’re not a Facebook user please send an email to valwilliams39@yahoo.com.

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Clothes recycling initiative MCARTHURGLEN De‐ signer Outlet in Mala‐ ga has launched an ini‐ tiative to give a second life to clothing.

The recycle your fashion project began on November 10 and promotes close collab‐ oration with the local community to reaffirm the company’s com‐ mitment to sustain‐ ability, the environ‐ ment, and our surroundings.

McArthurGlen group centres throughout Eu‐ rope and Canada have already been positive‐ ly received by cus‐ tomers. Javier Men‐ dizábal, manager of the Malaga outlet, val‐ ues the incorporation of the centre in the project.

He explained: “The McArthurGlen Group has always been com‐ mitted to the environ‐ ment. Sustainability is part of our philosophy and is present in our centres through a wide range of actions and initiatives.”

To participate, cus‐ tomers can bring their used clothes to the customer service of‐ fice. There, they will find a deposit point for the garments. Thanks to the collaboration with a specialised partner, the best desti‐ nation for each gar‐ ment will be deter‐ mined later. Clothes in good condition will be donated for reuse.

Recyclable items will be transformed into new clothing and oth‐ er goods. And clothing created from recycled materials will be given a new life.

To encourage visi‐ tors to join in the pro‐ ject, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Mala‐ ga will offer all partici‐ pants a card with an additional 10 per cent discount on a wide se‐ lection of brands.

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La Sala hosts Triple A Xmas luncheon O N Thursday De‐ cember 16, La Sala Puerto Banus will host a Triple A Christmas Lun‐ cheon in support of the local ani‐ mal shelter just before the fes‐ tive season.

Animal lovers will come to‐ gether as one in aid of our many furry friends at Triple A. The after‐ noon will include a three‐course lunch ac‐ companied by free‐ flowing house wine, house beer and water between 2‐4pm.

Live music will be brought to you by lo‐ cal Motown and Gospel singer Simone Lisa, as well as a spe‐ cial appearance by Magic Al and an im‐ pressive Charity Raffle to raise additional funds for the charity.

Triple A Marbella cares for approximate‐ ly 250 cats and 400 dogs with a monthly running cost of around

For animal lovers.

€50,000 per month, making fundraising events like this one crucial for their sur‐ vival. Triple A repre‐ sentative Lily VanTon‐ geren commented “The care for the many animals is an ongoing task and a responsibili‐ ty that we cannot fulfil without your support.

“That’s why we hope you will join us for this great festive event, to enjoy great food and entertainment whilst supporting the ani‐ mals.”

Tickets are priced at just €39 per person and tickets must be paid in full prior to the event by contacting La Sala at: reservations@LaSala Banus.com or by calling 952 814 145.

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Christmas lights in Fuengirola MORE than two million lights will brighten the streets and emblematic buildings of Fuengirola when the Christmas lights are illu‐ minated on the evening of Friday November 26.

Taking pride of place will be a massive LED lit Christ‐ mas Ball in the Plaza de Es‐ paña, which can be walked through as a song dedicated to Fuengirola is played and colours change.

Visitors will also enjoy a brightly lit candle in the Plaza

Pedro Cuevas de Los Bolich‐ es and a large fir tree on Avenida Clemente Díaz.

In all, there will be 100 plus displays placed through‐ out the municipality in order to give everyone a chance to look forward to a bright fu‐ ture and let the last 18 months become a memory at last.

With 2,037,835 lights, more than 1,200 decorative elements to include 16 fig‐ ures (pins, gift boxes, three‐ dimensional stars); eight

RESIDENTS are being advised to a new scam when selling goods online. One Costa del Sol local took to Facebook to see if she was being scammed after receiving strange messages from a potential buyer.

The user posted on a local forum and said: “HELP ‐ AM I BEING TOO CAREFUL? “Just placed an advert for a log burner for sale. Had literally an instant response from someone in Madrid who wants to buy it.

They’ve said they will give my name and number to DHL who will take my card details and pay the money directly on to my card.

“Once I know the money has been paid in, DHL will then pick up the log burner.

“Am I being too cautious? I don’t feel com‐

signs; 434 bows; 645 motifs on street lamps; three ex‐ clusive decorations on the façade (town hall, Iglesia del Rosario and Iglesia del Car‐ men de Los Boliches) the sky will literally light up to welcome Christmas.

The councillor for Festivi‐ ties and Traditions, Isabel Moreno, encouraged every‐ one “to enjoy the festivities and the magic of Christmas, because they are endearing dates to be with family, with friends.”

Scam warning fortable giving my card details to someone over the phone “claiming to be from DHL. Obviously I wouldn’t anyway; I would ask them to identify themselves and give me a number for DHL so that I could ring back. Just seems a bit too fast and a bit fishy, or am I being too cynical and this is common prac‐ tice?”

Locals rushed to advise that this was a scam and bank details should never be given to unknown people or unverified companies.

Please be careful with who you share your personal information with!

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Marathon wheelchair record broken A W O R L D record was broken at the Barcelona Marathon this year when amateur runner, Eric Domingo Roldán, crossed the finish line with his mother Silvia in her wheelchair. Eric pushed his mum around the entire marathon route in an official time of 02:53:28.

Sylvia has spent the last 17 years living with Multiple Sclerosis. She is a fighter who also sur‐

Eric broke a world record.

vived coronavirus. The pair have used their sporting achievements to raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis.

Eric started running marathons in 2016 with

the aim of raising aware‐ ness of the disease. He nearly managed to break the record for pushing a wheelchair last year. Eric commented: “Last year (2020) we tried to break the Guinness marathon record pushing a wheelchair in the Sevilla marathon (02:58:40) and we did (03:00:30). But I made myself a promise: that this record would be named after my mother and multiple sclerosis.”

No beer shortage THERE has been a lot of talk recently of shortages in different sectors including spirits. This is due to transport and sup‐ ply problems from other parts of Europe including the UK. But Jacobo Olalla, the general director of the Cerveceros de España, has as‐ sured that there will be no shortage of

beer. He stressed that even if wines and spirits are in short supply, beer will be fine.

He said: “There may be a temporary problem in a specific brand, but the dif‐ ference is 90 per cent of the beer con‐ sumed in Spain is produced in the coun‐ try.”

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Prison for prostitute swindler A SENTENCE of six years in prison has been handed to a sex worker from a host‐ ess club by the Superior Court of Justice of Cantabria (TSJC). The 32‐ year‐old Romanian woman was found guilty of swin‐ dling almost €1 million from a client during a three‐year period.

The court dismissed the defendant’s appeal in which she had requested her acquittal. She claimed

that there had been an er‐ ror made in the assess‐ ment of her relationship with her victim. According to the woman, she claimed their business was “sexual and commercial,” for which the man had to pay for his services, while he claimed that it was “friend‐ ly and trustworthy.”

As well as finding the de‐ fendant guilty of fraud, the court imposed a fine of €4,320, along with the re‐

payment of a total of €922,000 that the court judged she had defrauded from her victim.

She plotted a series of actions to obtain as much money as possible from the client including telling him that she needed to un‐ dergo surgery. She also claimed she needed chemotherapy and radio‐ therapy treatment and was the victim of decep‐ tion and kidnapping.

Navy ship honours gay icon A NEW US Navy ship has been named after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. The vessel was launched from San Diego Bay on Sunday November 7.

Milk served in the Navy for four years before being forced out due to his sex‐ uality. The traditional bottle of Cham‐ pagne was smashed on the bow by Navy officer Paula M Neira, who is the clinical programme director for the John Hopkins Centre for Transgender Health.

The ceremony was watched by Milk’s

nephew, Stuart Milk, and Navy Secre‐ tary Carlos Del Toro. “The secretary of the Navy needed to be here today, not just to amend the wrongs of the past, but to give inspiration to all of our LGBTQ community leaders who served in the Navy, in uniform today and in the civilian workforce as well too, and to tell them that we’re committed to them in the future,” Del Toro said.

He added that like many others, Milk had to “mask that very important part of his life” while he served in the Navy.

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Who gets Diana’s tiara?

ON her wedding day, Princess Diana wore a gorgeous tiara. It has been reported the heir‐ loom will be inherited by young Princess Char‐ lotte rather than the Sussex’s daughter Lilibet.

When Charlotte is old enough it is expected that she will be given the pick of the palace jewels. Charlotte’s father Prince William is sec‐ ond in line to the throne.

Diana wore the tiara when she married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. The tiara is said to be priceless. The Spencer family owned the tiara for nearly 100 years before the wedding. Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes both wore the tiara at their weddings.

Diana could have chosen to use jewellery

Specsavers Opticas join the Costa Christmas Collections Campaign SPECSAVERS Ópticas help them to ensure has teamed up with that every child has a The Food Fairies to col‐ gift to open and food lect Christmas Gifts for to enjoy over the fes‐ under privileged chil‐ tive period. They have dren along the Costa 1,300 families along del Sol. the Costa del Sol who Specsavers Ópticas are looking to them COSTA CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS: in Marbella and Fuen‐ to make their Christ‐ Help to ensure that every child has girola are official drop‐ mas a happy one, so we a gift to open and food to enjoy. off points for The Food hope that the generous Fairies this year, making it easier for cus‐ local residents will get behind the campaign. tomers and local residents to join the cam‐ “Gifts must be new, wrapped and labelled paign. They are asking people to buy an extra with the age and gender of the child. Please gift, wrap it, and label it with the gender and buy something extra next time you’re shop‐ age of the child. Then take it into one of the ping and drop it into your nearest collection stores or another official drop off point by De‐ point. You’ll be putting a big smile on some‐ cember 5. one’s face this Christmas.”

Nerea Galdos‐Little, store director of Spec‐ Specsavers Ópticas Marbella is located on savers Ópticas Marbella explained: “Unfortu‐ Avenida Ricardo Soriano 12, next to Massimo nately, many families have not recovered Dutti and Specsavers Ópticas Fuengirola is lo‐ from the effects of Covid on their jobs and cated on Avenida Ramon y Cajal 6, near the prospects. At Christmas, it can be even harder bus station. You can drop off your gift any for these families, as they aren’t able to put time during opening hours, until December 5. special food on the table, or give gifts. This is Check the website for your nearest store and upsetting for both the parents and children, opening times www.specsavers.es A full list so we’re delighted to be able to support The of drop off points and more information can Food Fairies Costa Christmas Collection and also be found on Facebook @HadasCaradas.

from the Queen’s collection for her wedding.

Instead, she opted to wear her family heir‐ loom. In 2018, Meghan Markle borrowed jewellery from the Queen.

Royal sources say deliberations regarding the tiara are already underway. The item is currently in the safe hands of Diana’s brother who is reportedly keeping it safe for Charlotte.

One source commented: “William is quite aware the earl has daughters of his own, but the two have agreed that Diana’s iconic piece belongs to her first granddaughter.”

GOOGLE NEWS will be re‐ turning to Spain, after closing its service in 2014, due to new EU legislation on copyrights.

Those in Spain will now be able to have one place to find their news and information on current events. Small local publishers as well as big names will get their content on Google News Showcase. In 2014, Google made the deci‐ sion to close its news service in Spain because of the strict local

PRINCESS DIANA: Wore the tiara on her wedding day.

Google News returns legislation that required com‐ panies like Google to pay a col‐ lective fee to local media for rights to share excerpts and headlines on their websites.

However, in 2019 the Euro‐ pean Union passed the Euro‐ pean Copyright Directive which allows news publishers to require a fee for their con‐ tent to be linked.

Companies such as Google

can negotiate directly with lo‐ cal publishers instead of a stan‐ dard fee for all online media outlets.

Two years later, Spain has made this into a legislation, so Google has decided to now open the news platform again.

Large and small Spanish me‐ dia outlets can now decide how people discover their con‐ tent and how it is monetised.

Indiana Jones crew member dies AN Indiana Jones crew member has died in Morocco. More than 100 staff are working hard on the blockbuster sequel. During film‐ ing, Nic Cupac, 54, was found dead in a hotel in the Morocco city of Fes. Before Nic died he had headed out to Morocco to help film a rick‐ shaw stunt. At this moment it is believed that he died of natural causes.

Indiana Jones’ crew members have paid tribute to Nic. One said: “One of the very best ‐

taught me so much when I was starting out.”

Another added: “I’m heartbroken. Nic was such a lovely man.”

Fans of Indiana Jones had expected the lat‐ est movie to be released in 2022, but the re‐ lease date is now set for 2023. It is expected to be the final movie in the series. The original re‐ lease date was delayed when filming was stopped for three months because Harrison Ford injured his shoulder.

Gold bullion seized OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil seized a kilo of gold bullion at Palma airport in Mallorca.

The passenger had not declared the gold at Customs. The man was discovered to have 45 gold bars worth a staggering €47,000 in his luggage.

Officers from the Guardia Civil were work‐ ing with customs officials when they detect‐ ed the gold at the airport of Son Sant Joan in Palma. The passenger had not declared that he would take the gold abroad. The passen‐ ger had intended to head to Hamburg.

Anyone leaving the country with over €10,000 needs to declare this. The man had his gold bars seized by the officials.

The gold bars will be placed in safekeeping in the Spanish bank in Palma. The bars will be at the disposal of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Mone‐ tary Offences.

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A euthanasia first No face for Facebook ON Wednesday November 3, Javier Serra‐ no became the first person from Madrid to be legally euthanised under Spanish law. He had been waiting four months for the opportunity to pass as the Guarantee and Evaluation Commission that needed to analyse his case was only created two weeks ago.

This commission must look at every case and decide whether to allow the practice to occur under the law that came to pass last June.

Mr Serrano, 58, had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since last year. Over the last few months, he had gone from walking with difficulty be‐ cause he had issues with his legs, to not

walking at all, and then not being able to sleep because of the pain his condition caused him.

He was informed by his neurologist that his case had been evaluated and ap‐ proved by the committee. The doctor asked Mr Serrano when he would like it to happen, and he answered “tomorrow”.

He said: “I did not want and could not take it anymore; the pains are brutal. Ev‐ ery day that goes by they get worse, and I can’t even take them with morphine any‐ more.

“I am convinced that I am going to die for dignity. I’m going, really, happy, hap‐ py. I know that when I lie down in bed and close my eyes ... I’ve had 58 years to live.”

Algeria guarantees gas supply ACCORDING to APS, the official Algerian news agency, published on Sunday, November 7, the gas supply pipeline to Spain is guaranteed to continue. In fact, it stated that the Medgaz pipeline that carries natural gas directly from Algeria to Almeria will increase its capacity. This will apparently enable it to supply 10,700m³ per year by the end of the year.

The entry into service of a fourth turbocharger on the pipeline would make this increase possible said the Algerian government statement. With the clo‐ sure of the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline (GME) at the end of October, due to tensions between Morocco and Algeria, it left Medgaz as the only alternative gas supply for Spain.

FACEBOOK, now known as Meta, announced its inten‐ tion to shut down its face recognition system, on November 2. At the same time, it will remove more than one billion people’s faceprints.

As a result, people’s faces will no longer be automatical‐ ly recognised in photos or videos.

This means that the current function where users can sug‐ gest tagging a person in a photo or video will no longer be available. Manual tags will still be possible.

According to Facebook, ap‐ proximately 640 million users opted into their face recogni‐ tion system. Cutting this sys‐ tem will have an impact on that group of people, while blind and visually impaired users will be also affected, as the alt text system will not function.

Jerome Pesenti, vice presi‐ dent of artificial intelligence for Meta, Facebook’s new parent company, commented

in a blog post, “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recogni‐ tion usage in the technology’s history.”

He added, “More than a third of Facebook’s daily ac‐

tive users have opted into our Face Recognition setting, and are able to be recognised, and its removal will result in the deletion of more than a billion people’s individual facial recognition templates.”

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TWO dogs have been called ‘amazing’ after they helped rescue their 71‐year‐old owner who had collapsed and fallen uncon‐ scious in the Lake District in the UK on Saturday October 30.

The pets worked together to rescue their owner, with one dog staying by its owner’s side, whilst the other set off to find help from passers‐by and the Keswick Mountain rescue.

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CELEBRATE NOBU FLAVOURS AND TASTES THIS

N O S A E S E V I T S E F

THE holiday season is all about celebrating and feasting and where better to enjoy a unique indulgent dining experience than Nobu? Located in the heart of La Plaza, the place to soak up buzzy ambience on the stroke of midnight.

The seductive interiors and high-quality nikkei fare are enough to lure the crowds into the restaurant. But why not stay for the night and turn your night into a full Nobu experience.

An exquisite specially crafted menu created by the talented Nobu culinary team led by Chef Eleni Manousou. The menu showcases dishes including: a Taco selection with caviar, Umami king crab and for the main star of the show, expect tender Wagyu A5 Beef with truffle and foie gas - to name a few.

Of course the night would not be complete without a round of 12 grapes of luck.

While sleek service and a charming list of innovative Japanese fusion cocktails seal the deal. Having savoured the sensational mouth-watering dishes and absorbed the NOBU ambience, retreat to the room and relish in a lap of luxury. Prices start from €1,100 per couple.

To book please call 952 778 585 • For more information: https://marbella.nobuhotels.com/offers/

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New Covid treatment UB40 star Astro passes A GROUND-BREAKING Covid treatment has been authorised in the UK. The new treatment is a simple pill that can be taken at home.

The UK is the first country in the world to approve its use.

The new Covid treatment is

an antiviral drug called Lagevrio or Molnupiravir. It is said to be safe and effective.

According to the Medicines and Healthcare products Reg‐ ulatory Agency (MHRA) the drug can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death in

The world’s best baker ON October 26, the World Baker 2021 competition was held in Munich, Ger‐ many. This is staged by the International Union of Bak‐ ery and Pastry (UIB), to find the best baker in the world. This year’s first prize went to Domi Velez, a 43‐ year‐old from the Sevillian city of Lebrija.

Domi is the owner of the El Horno de Velez bakery, and carries a passion for this food in his veins. He comes from a family with a long tradition of baking, and now he has made his home city in province of Sevilla famous in the world of bread.

BEST BAKER: Domi Velez has a passion for making bread.

One week before Domi won in Munich, a young baker from Catalonia, Enric Badia, was in Nantes com‐ peting in the Mondial du Pain. At only 25 years of age, Enric achieved second place in this Bread World Cup. He is the the last gen‐ eration of Forn Elias.

high‐risk people who are suf‐ fering from a mild case of the coronavirus. The approval was announced on Thursday, November 4.

According to the govern‐ ment: “Developed by Ridge‐ back Biotherapeutics and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), Lagevrio works by in‐ terfering with the virus’ repli‐ cation. This prevents it from multiplying, keeping virus lev‐ els low in the body and there‐ fore reducing the severity of the disease.”

The drug has been autho‐ rised for people who have at least one risk factor and are suffering from mild to moder‐ ate Covid.

Drug keeps virus levels low.

M U S I C fans, and especially reggae lovers, are mourning the sad loss of one of the founding members of U B 40, A stro, who has died aged 64. T he chart-topping band’s percussionist and vocalist passed away on S aturday N ovember 6, after suffering a short illness.

The Ali Campbell and Astro Twitter page showed a statement that read, “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness. The world will never be the same without him.

We ask you to please respect his family’s privacy at this incredibly difficult time.”

Astro had been performing in a revamped version of the Birmingham band, alongside Ali Campbell, and Virtue. He departed from the origi-

nal U B40 back in 2013.

Terence ‘Astro’ Wilson is the second original band member to pass away this

year. In August, Brian Travers, their sax player died aged 62, after battling cancer.

Houses for La Palma homeless THE first of at least 200 modular wooden houses were bought by the Canary Islands government last week to help with the housing emergency caused by the La Palma volcanic eruption. The minister of Pub‐ lic Works, Transport and Housing, Sebastian Fran‐ quis, announced on Thursday November 4 the acqui‐ sition had begun.

The first 30 wooden houses are already available for installation. El Paso City Council have proposed a plot and are now awaiting the results of a report to ensure the land is compliant with building regula‐ tions. The municipality must also complete the cor‐ rect paperwork to cede the land over to the Ministry and formalise the process, the councillor said at the parliamentary committee.

The acquisition of the first lot of wooden houses has been carried out through the Canarian Housing Institute (ICAVI). They examined many proposals in the tender process and have reached an agreement with a company that specialises in this type of hous‐ ing.

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Marathon quota full THE Sevilla marathon has already completed its quo‐ ta for the 2022 race, sched‐ uled for February 20. The 2021 version of this annual run was postponed due to the pandemic. According to organisers, they have cov‐ ered the 10,000 numbers in just 63 days since opening for registrations.

The 2022 event will be the most ‘Spanish’ one in recent history, with 7,536 national participants, equating to 73.65 per cent. Of this total, 2,696 runners are from Sevilla Province. Madrid is represented by 1,033, and Cadiz will have 342 compet‐ ing. Every community of Spain has at least one en‐ trant.

A total of 73 different countries will be represent‐ ed in the 42 kilometre and 195 metres race. Portugal has the highest number, with 521, while the United Kingdom has 433. There will be 398 French, along with runners from as far afield as Hong Kong, New Zealand,

73 countries will take part.

Brunei, Afghanistan, and Singapore.

The marathon has one of the flattest routes in Europe.

It is also at sea level, which means the runners are pro‐ tected from the wind, mak‐ ing it perfect for all stan‐ dards of competitors.

Banknote nanotechnology A C C O R D I N G to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the next batch of Euro banknotes could be made with new materials and nanotech‐ nology developed in Spain. Presented at the CSIC headquarters in Madrid, they claim that the objec‐ tive of the new notes is to improve their safety and durability, while increasing the quality and sustain‐ ability.

A research team from the Madrid Institute of Ma‐ terials Science (ICMM‐CSIC), is responsible for this development, and it works in collaboration with the Bank of Spain. Funding for this comes from the Eu‐ rosystem, the monetary authority of the Eurozone.

The Bank of Spain has been advising and collabo‐ rating in the CSIC research so that the results of the project can be applied to euro banknotes. This pro‐ ject, which began in October 2019, is due to con‐ clude its first phase in 2022, and is subject to strict confidentiality requirements.

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Jet2 Xmas return JET2CITYBREAKS from Jet2holidays is set to delight this Christmas as the Christ‐ mas market programme will return from seven bases across the UK. This winter’s Christmas pro‐ gramme will also include flight‐only options Jet2.com.

The schedule includes 14 trips which will allow travellers to visit six different Christmas market destinations.

This year’s destinations are Berlin (Brandenburg Airport), Budapest, Cologne, Copen‐ hagen, Prague, and Vienna.

The possibility of tailor‐ made Christmas trips is also on offer. Jet2 will be offering pre‐Christmas city breaks and flights to Krakow, Vienna and Prague. Travellers will be able to make their own tailor‐ made trips to see the Christ‐ mas markets in these destina‐ tions.

Steve Heapy, Chief Execu‐ tive of Jet2 said: “On the back of recent positive news about the reopening of international travel, and with many cus‐

tomers missing out last year, we are seeing strong demand from customers looking to vis‐ it some of the best of Europe’s Christmas market destina‐ tions this winter.”

The bases in the UK that will be offering Christmas market trips are Belfast Inter‐ national, Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, and Newcastle.

Farewell Georgie Dann THE popular ‘Song of the Summer’ singer Georgie Dann died on November 3, in Puerta de Hierro Hospital in Madrid where he was due to have a hip operation.

Born in France, the musician became well‐ known in Spain during the 70s and 80s. He was the king of the summer song producing unforgettable hits such as El Chiringuito, Carnaval and La Barba‐ coa.

Georges Mayer Dahan (born Paris, January 14, 1940) was raised in a family of musicians. He came to Spain in 1965 to represent his country at the Mediterranean Festival and settled on the penin‐ sula.

His first great hit was El Cataschok (1969) known for its catchy refrains and spicy lyrics. He was a prolific composer and lyricist with 303 works to his name.

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Scabies on the increase ACCORDING to a study conducted in Madrid by researchers at the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCI‐ II), scabies could be on the increase in Spain. The results were published in the medical journal PLOS ONE. An increase in hospital admissions for scabies since 2014 had been noticed, and that the main sources of transmission were health and social settings. The researchers pointed to ‘cuts in social and health services, in addition to the worsening of living conditions as a result of the 2008 eco‐ nomic crisis, among other reasons.’ Caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, scabies is a very conta‐ gious disease and constitutes a frequent dermato‐ sis. Fortunately, it is easily treated, so it is not asso‐ ciated with serious complications. The Healthy Skin Foundation indicates that the initial and most common symptoms of scabies are itching, which

Scabies is fortunately easy to be treated.

is impossible to control, and that worsens at night.

Initially, the unbearable itching appears in small red rashes, as if they were pimples or small bites.

As the disease progresses, scabs or scaling may appear. These usually appear in the folds and crevices of the body, such as the elbows, between the fingers, the buttocks, wrists, around the nip‐ ples in women, and on the penis in men.

Assisted reproduction for all ASSISTED reproduction for all females is now an option. On November 5, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, signed the Ministerial Order that updates the Portfolio of Services of the National Health System (SNS) so that sin‐ gle women, lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender people can access assisted hu‐ man reproduction (AHR) in the public health system. According to the estimates of the General Directorate of the SNS and the phar‐

macy of the Ministry of Health, around 8,500 women could opt for assisted reproduction techniques within the framework of the com‐ mon portfolio of services because of the draft standard. The measure was first announced on July 6, 2018, coinciding with the celebra‐ tion of LGTBI Pride, by the former govern‐ ment spokesperson Isabel Celaa, a few weeks after the entry into the Executive of Pedro Sanchez.

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Crisp crisis!

STOCKS of people’s favourite crisps could be hard to find over Christmas. The Leicester‐ based crisp manufacturer Walkers has suffered from an IT glitch. This means that the supply of Wotsits, Quavers and ready‐salted Walkers will be disrupted.

The company has boosted the production of other popu‐ lar flavours including salt and vinegar, and cheese and onion crisps. A spokesperson for Walkers said: “A recent IT

system upgrade has disrupted the supply of some of our products. Our sites are still making crisps and snacks but at a reduced scale.

“We’re doing ev‐ erything we can to increase production and get people’s favourites back on the shelves. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

The UK is facing other is‐ sues this Christmas due to the lack of lorry drivers and

A shortage of crisps.

supply chain issues.

People have been warned to get their turkey bookings in early in order to avoid disap‐ pointment. Parents have been advised to shop early for Christmas presents too.

Oxford University name change AN Oxford University college is set to change its name after a donation of £155 million from Vietnam’s richest woman.

Linacre College will ask the privy council for permission to change its name to Thao College after Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, chair of the Sovico Group who gifted the money to the school. Currently, the college is named after Thomas Linacre. Linacre was a Renaissance humanist, medical scientist, and classicist.

The college said: “We have long been one

of the least well‐endowed colleges at the university, so we are delighted that a signifi‐ cant part of the donation will be for our general endowment fund, to help support the daily running of the college. After re‐ ceiving the first donation of £50m, we will approach the privy council to ask for per‐ mission to change our name from Linacre College to Thao College in recognition of this landmark gift.” It also stated that the gift will help to pay for a new graduate cen‐ tre and graduate access scholarships.

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Cop’s Cleo Smith joy

Cleo was kidnapped.

ONE Australian police officer has revealed the moment that he and colleagues dis‐ covered four‐year‐old Cleo Smith who had been missing since being abducted on Oc‐ tober 16. The officer described it as the “best moment” of his working life.

Cleo was discovered in a rundown house in the Carnarvon area in Brockman at 12.45am on Wednesday, November 3 in Western Australia. She was found locked in a bedroom.

Police had to break down the door to rescue the girl who was discovered to be alive and well. Detective Sergeant Cameron Blaine was one of four police of‐ ficers who attended the scene. He was the

first one to ask what her name was.

He revealed: “I wanted to be sure it was her. I said, ‘what is your name?’ She didn’t answer, I asked three times and then she looked at me and said, ‘my name is Cleo’ and that was it.

“Then we turned around and walked out of the house. Not long after that, we got into the car and the officer I was with called Cleo’s parents and said ‘we’ve got someone here that wants to speak to you.

It was a wonderful feeling to make that call. They were ecstatic.”

Cleo was taken to the hospital for medi‐ cal checks and was soon reunited with her parents Ellie and Jake.

Ryanair discount RYANAIR is set to sell discount tickets in a bid to fill its planes during the winter. The compa‐ ny is the largest airline in Eu‐ rope according to passenger numbers. They aim to recover passenger numbers that dropped during the coron‐ avirus pandemic. Ryanair be‐ lieves that this “will require continuing price stimulation.”

The airline revealed its loss‐ es have improved during the first half of its financial year.

During the six months leading

up to the end of September, the airline reported that it had lost €48 million after tax. It ap‐ peared that the airline had made a profit of over €220 mil‐ lion over its second quarter.

The rollout of Covid vaccines saw travel resume and more flights take place.

This is the first time that the company has reported a quar‐ terly profit since 2019. The last profits were seen in the final three months of the year. The coronavirus then hit and the

Discounting tickets.

airline struggled.

Chief executive, Michael O’Leary, believes that the air‐ line can expect a strong recov‐ ery as it heads into the sum‐ mer season next year. But he has predicted winter could be tough. Ryanair hopes to carry 225 million passengers a year by 2026.

Brits still shielding from Covid EXTREMELY vulnerable Brits are still shield‐ ing from Covid despite shielding guidance being dropped months ago.

Official guidance on shielding from the coronavirus was dropped in April. During the worst part of the pandemic in the UK about 3.7 million vulnerable people in Eng‐ land were asked to shield.

When the second wave of the coron‐ avirus waned in the spring, the shielding guidance was dropped. According to official figures, hundreds of thousands of vulnera‐ ble people are still protecting themselves carefully from the virus. The latest polling

data came in on November 2. The data shows that 22 per cent of people asked to shield previously, were still shielding last month. These vulnerable people are avoid‐ ing social interactions and staying inside.

According to the Office for National Statis‐ tics (ONS) data, 68 per cent are still avoiding crowded places and following social distanc‐ ing measures.

The ONS survey involved over 1,000 peo‐ ple who are deemed to be vulnerable.

Around 90 per cent of the survey partici‐ pants were aware that the government had dropped the shielding advice.

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Tourism carbon emissions target DURING the COP26 sum‐ mit, a tourism sector decla‐ ration has been signed by more than 300 companies and institutions committing to transforming their oper‐ ations so that their emis‐ sions have been cut in half by 2030, and they are car‐ bon neutral by 2050.

The companies include the Marbella promotion body, the Bilbao Bureau convention, and the Iberostar group.

“We have known for a long time that our depen‐ dence on fossil fuels, un‐ sustainable land use and excessive consumption pat‐ terns are at the root of cli‐ mate change, pollution and loss of diversity,” the state‐ ment said. Adding, “Covid‐ 19 has increased our awareness of the connec‐ tion between these im‐ pacts and their human risks.”

The World Tourism Or‐ ganisation is the group pro‐ moting the document, which states that according to the latest measure‐

ments, CO2 emissions caused by the sector grew by 60 per cent between 2005 and 2016. Without correction, they say, green‐ house gases could increase by 25 per cent or more in 2030, compared to the records of the previous 14 years.

Now they are aware of these figures, companies and institutions are plan‐

ning to undertake an action plan within the next 12 months and put it into practice. There will be im‐ pact measurement, decar‐ bonisation, restoration and protection of the ecosys‐ tems in which they oper‐ ate. There will also be suffi‐ cient funding for these ideas and they plan to col‐ laborate with their cus‐ tomers on the schemes.

Camels’ night out EIGHT camels and a llama were found walking around the streets of Madrid after escaping from a circus on Friday November 5.

Quiros Circus, the owner of the animals, has claimed animal rights activists released the creatures to sabotage the circus. The animals were spotted at around 5am wandering near where the circus is based in the southern district of Carabanchel.

According to the police, officers secured the ani‐ mals and returned them to the circus ‘safe and sound.’

Circus manager Mati Munoz claimed the electric fence around the animals’ enclosure had been cut. He blames activists who protest the circus every year.

He said he was relieved the llama and Bactrian camels had been found. “Nothing happened, thank God,” he said.

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Cricket racism ban YORKSHIRE CRICKET CLUB has been suspend‐ ed from hosting England matches after their re‐ sponse to an internal in‐ vestigation into racist bullying was found to be failing.

Former player Azeem Rafiq was found to be a victim of racial harass‐ ment and bullying while at the club, but the board said there would be no disciplinary action meted out.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have said the ban will last until the club has “clearly demonstrat‐ ed that it can meet the standards expected.”

Members of the board at Yorkshire Cricket are set to resign before an emergency meeting on Friday November 5.

Pressure has been mounting for the board since they received criti‐ c i s m f r o m t h e EC B,

sponsors and the UK government over their handling of the case.

T h e EC B s a i d i t w a s “clear” that the han‐ dling of the issue was “wholly unacceptable and is causing serious damage to the reputa‐ tion of the game.”

The racism row inten‐ sified as it was revealed that a racist term about Rafiq’s Pakistani her‐ itage was repeatedly used towards him, but the investigation by

Yorkshire Cricket con‐ cluded it was “friendly and good‐natured ban‐ ter.”

Yorkshire’s Gary Bal‐ lance, who admitted us‐ ing racist language to‐ wards his ex‐teammate Rafiq, has been sus‐ pended indefinitely from England selection.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan re‐ vealed he was named in the report, but denied any allegations of racism.

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SALT BAE, the internet sensation turned chef ex‐ traordinaire left London on Sunday, November 7. He is off to Saudi Arabia to open restaurant number 28 in his chain of lavish restaurants.

Many of you might recognise Salt Bae as being an internet sensation. He released videos of himself on social media of him seasoning his food in a very artistic way. Yes! You’ve got it, he’s the Turkish chef who artistically threw salt on his food.

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Python captured A THREE-METRE-LONG python was captured by offi‐ cers from the Nature Protec‐ tion Group (Grupona) of Malaga Local Police on Tues‐ day, November 2. With the assistance of a rural ranger from the Montes de Malaga, the reptile was caught in the vicinity of the MA‐3111 high‐ way, between the towns of

3 METRES LONG: The snake was captured

by Grupona.

Olias and Colmenar. Specifi‐ cally, in the Santo Pita area.

Is it herd immunity?

AS one of the countries hit earliest and hardest by the Covid‐19 pandemic, Spain struck back in big fashion with a hard lockdown as the virus swept through the country.

Since that first lockdown, however, Spain has fared bet‐ ter than a lot of its European neighbours.

Also, following the director of Spain’s Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES) announcement last week that the health system only detected ‘one in 10 cases’ during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, there may be many more people with original immunity than previously thought.

The hospitality sector has managed to stay open in most regions, albeit with reduced operating hours, even with a surge in cases during the winter of 2020‐21. This may be a contributing factor to the country being close to herd immunity.

The large python‐molurus was reported to the Montes de Malaga police by a resi‐ dent who spotted it at around 8am. This station subsequent‐ ly notified Grupona, who mo‐ bilised a specialised unit to the location. They located the snake about two metres from the roadside in some bushes.

Using a chaff and snake‐ catching tweezers, the offi‐ cers managed to snare the creature, holding it by its head to avoid any possible attack.

This way of holding it also minimises any damage to the snake. Its immediate reaction on being grabbed was to try to coil itself around the offi‐ cer, at which point the other cop grabbed the creature’s tail.

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Free blood pressure monitors MORE than 200,000 free blood pressure monitors are to be given out to people with uncontrolled high blood pressure to help prevent heart at‐ tacks and strokes. The NHS has already sent out 65,000 of the monitors that work similarly to the units used in GP prac‐ tices.

Patients wrap the smaller machine around their upper arm, take their readings, and then send them to their GP. They can then get a re‐ view on the numbers by telephone, email, or through a digital remote monitoring platform.

The NHS has a new ini‐ tiative called the NHS Long Term Plan and it is estimated to prevent 2,200 heart attacks and almost 3,300 strokes over the next five years.

Patients are reporting a sense of relief after re‐ ceiving the new ma‐ chines. Davis, 68, from Darlington said he felt

“very anxious” after hav‐ ing a mini stroke in Jan‐ uary. He was left with very high blood pressure after the incident. Now after receiving a unit, he said: “After discussion

with the GP, I feel I un‐ derstand my blood pres‐ sure better and feel hap‐ py I can monitor it at home and send it to the GP without going across town.”

Unlawful landlord fined THE first fine for charging tenants a rent price above the limit set out by Catalan law has been handed out in Barcelona. Esteve and two other colleagues rented an apartment in Barcelona last December, paying €1,200 per month.

That was until they discovered, with the help of the Sindicat de Llogateres (Tenant Union), that the price was €250 higher than the Catalan income con‐ tainment law allows.

Now, Barcelona City Council has imposed a fine on the landlord for exceeding the price set by regula‐ tion. Catalan law that regulates the rental price came into force in September 2020 and is applied in the areas of the housing market.

It has two mechanisms of income containment, the reference index and ‐ if the housing has been rented in the last five years ‐ the price of the previ‐ ous contract.

STATS

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All snow flakes have six sides.

Woman pushed off wall A MAN has been arrested on charges of serious injury and failing to perform rescue duty after pushing a woman off the famous Roman wall in the Galician city of Lugo.

The events occurred at dawn on Sunday, October 31, when the woman met the perpetrator on Rua Nova, to have some drinks. Later, they went to the famous walkway where, according to reports, the man hit the woman who fell from a height of 12 metres into the interior patio of a house around the Plaza del Ferrol.

The individual left the woman lying on the ground, with a broken leg and several fractured vertebrae, without giving her assistance. A passerby heard cries for help and was able to locate the place where the woman was lying and called the emergency services.

Emergency services arrived at the scene and res-

cued the woman, who at first, had no recollection of what had happened.

She was transferred to the Lucus Augusti University Hospital (HULA).

The alleged perpetrator was detained and transferred to the police station.

Lugo Roman wall.

Fishy luggage surprise PASSENGERS on a flight from Cyprus to Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on November 1 were surprised to be met with frozen crates of fish instead of their luggage on the carousel.

Returning from a family holiday, dad Mike Braun‐ holtz said: “One bag did appear and a bloke picked it up, and then it was one blue box, then another. I was thinking ‘Who the hell takes 24, 25, 26 boxes of frozen fish back from Larnaca?’ but then we realised something was up.”

Passengers were concerned about the mix‐up with some having medical supplies and important person‐ al items inside their luggage.

British Airways said of the incident:”We’ve apolo‐ gised to our customers and have been reuniting them with their luggage after realising that some‐ thing fishy was going on.”

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Copenhagen economy

Pandora’s box

YET another negative effect of the pandemic has been the way in which Copenhagen’s important tourism industry has suffered which means that the capital’s economy shrunk by 4.4 per cent in 2020 compared to a nationwide average of 2.1 per cent, according to Danmarks Statistik.

WHEN you open the financial box of Danish jewellery company Pandora, if you are a shareholder, you aren’t in for a fright, as it now expects growth of between 18 and 20 per cent this year thanks to increase in business in Europe and the USA.

THE NETHERLANDS Wendy’s wins

Rentals restricted

IN 1988, Raymond Warrens named his snack bar in Goes after his daughter Wendy and then in 1995, he registered Wendy’s across Benelux. Since 2000 American fast-food chain of the same name has been to court trying to have his rights removed and repeatedly lost.

AMSTERDAM City Council will introduce a new regulation next January which will prohibit any investor from purchasing a property worth less than €512,000 unless they undertake to live in it for a minimum of four years. This is to stop investors from renting properties out.

BELGIUM Poor showing

Petition

WHILST many women are praised for their excellent diplomacy this doesn’t translate into them being appointed as Ambassadors but according to Shecurity which reviewed the performance of 100 countries Belgium came last with just 11 per cent even though its Foreign Minister is female.

AN open letter campaigning against the requirement for children at primary schools in Belgium aged from 10 to 12 to wear face masks has so far collected nearly 20,000 signatures from parents worried about the effect this has on mental stability at this early age.

GERMANY Third Way

Space station

THERE has been a significant increase in the number of undocumented migrants making their way across the border with Poland and now certain small, reportedly right-wing groups such as the Third Way are taking it upon themselves to police the border themselves without permission.

THERE has never been a German woman travel into space and this sexual disparity continues when Matthias Maurer becomes the 11th German male to make the journey to the International Space station some time in November depending upon the weather in Florida.

FRANCE Hunger strike

France torpedoed

PERHAPS in response to a hunger strike by an elderly French priest in Calais against the treatment of migrants, the French Government has confirmed that that it will find shelter for anyone wandering the streets if future camps are pulled down by the authorities.

THE disagreement between France and Australia over the cancellation of the multibillion-euro submarine deal lingers on, with the Australian Government reportedly leaking a message from President Macron to Prime Minister Morrison which suggests that Macron expected the deal to be cancelled.

NORWAY No pair

Fewer commuters

LABOUR Minister Hadia Tajik has indicated that she wants to scrap the role of ‘au pairs’ as she believes that it exploits young people from abroad who work in Norwegian homes, although many have found it a good way of seeing different cultures and learning new languages.

FOR years, Norwegian cities invested large amounts of money to promote their public transport systems in an effort to get people out of their cars but following the lockdown and pandemic, with more people working from home they have found that their income has dropped significantly.

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L I O N E L B L A I R , the leg‐ endary showbiz personality, died on November 4, aged 92. The news was con‐ firmed by his management company, who reported he passed surrounded by fami‐ ly. “He got to a very ripe old age, he was loved by his family, and I think he died

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Lionel Blair dies aged 92 in their company, which is lovely,” commented his agent.

A performer, dancer, choreographer, actor, and presenter, who really was a

national treasure, Lionel was a regular on British television screens through‐ out the 1970s and 80s. He fronted memorable TV quizzes, and was the second

presenter of the British ver‐ sion of Name That Tune in the 1980s. He was also one of the team captains on Give Us a Clue from 1979 until the early 1990s.

Homeowner’s shock A SHOCKED man discovered his house had been stolen and sold for £131,000.

A neighbour rang Mike Hall to warn him that somebody was in his house in Luton.

When he returned home, he discovered that his property had been sold without his knowledge.

Mike made the discovery in late August. A builder was al‐ ready inside working on the house and the locks had been changed when he arrived home. It is not clear how long Mike had been away from the house.

All of Mike’s possessions had been stripped out of the house including carpets and curtains. Mike called the po‐

lice. The new owner’s father made an appearance at the house when the builder fetched him. He greeted Mike telling him that he was tres‐ passing and that he needed to leave.

Mike said: “I went to the front door, tried my key in the front door, it didn’t work, and a man opened the front door for me. I pushed him [the builder] to one side and got in the property. I really didn’t know what he was doing there.”

An investigation discovered the house had been sold using a fake bank account and a du‐ plicate driving licence. Even the Land Registry showed the ownership of the house had changed. Last year around £3.5 million was paid out in compensation by the Land Registry for property fraud.

NATIONAL TREASURE: A regular on TV.

Boy’s crypto confiscated A SOPHISTICATED cyber fraud helped a Lincolnshire 17‐ year‐old boy gather £2 million of cryptocurrency in less than a year, a court has heard. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, set up a fake website that looked just like the official site of Love2Shop and tricked people into enter‐ ing their details believing it was a legitimate voucher site.

The teenager used the funds to invest in Bitcoins and oth‐ er cryptocurrencies, which then ballooned in value. “At the time they were worth £200,000. They are now worth a little over £2million,” said Sam Skinner, prosecuting. The investi‐ gation found 12,000 credit card numbers stored on the boy’s computer and details of 197 PayPal accounts. The teenager has admitted charges of money laundering and fraud.

BITCOINS: The boy set up a fake website.

Can’t chop chops SKILLED worker shortages in the meat industry mean that British carcass‐ es are being sent to the EU for butchering before being reimported for do‐ mestic sale. Beef produc‐ ers are choosing Ireland for processing and pack‐ ing, while pork packers are looking towards the Netherlands, as first re‐ ported by The Financial Times.

This lean towards the Netherlands has come even though the UK gov‐ ernment had announced a post‐Brexit immigration policy U‐turn last month that would temporarily extend the seasonal work‐ er visa scheme to include pork butchers.

The policy U‐turn was to try and prevent a cull of healthy pigs in farms across the country, due to

a lack of capacity at abat‐ toirs and processing plants.

However, the culling has still begun, with 10,000 of the animals al‐ ready killed according to the National Pig Associa‐ tion.

Farmers are still waiting to see the workers now allowed in on the new six‐ month visas. They don’t expect them until the end

of November at the earli‐ est. There is space for 800 pork butchers to come in‐ to the UK, but uptake has been slower than thought.

Another issue facing the pork producers is that any meat that has been ex‐ ported to the EU to be processed cannot be la‐ belled as British pork when it is reimported for sale.

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A YOUNG Danish local election candidate has upset China by putting posters up outside their Embassy demanding that they should give up occupation of Tibet.

Many countries would simply ignore the young man’s efforts, but as far as the Chinese are concerned, the action by Thomas Rohden was like a red rag to a bull, with the Embassy issuing a statement deploring his actions, followed by a member of Em‐ bassy staff tearing down the 10 posters.

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Meat free

Clucking hell

NOT supported by everyone, Helsinki Council has decided to stop serving meat at official functions and replace it with plant-based courses as well as responsibly-sourced, local fish from next year. Coffee and tea will have to come from fair trade sources.

THERE were metaphoric cheers and boos when Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced that it planned to open its first outlet in Helsinki during November with other restaurants to follow but the boos were because it also said that it would import its chicken from Poland.

IRELAND Lockdown booze

Music Generation

FOLLOWING a study of admissions for liver disease at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital it appears that many people managed to while the time away during lockdown by indulging in a good few alcoholic drinks with the figure showing that numbers admitted were up 30 per cent in the past 18 months.

THE Music Generation programme which is all about creating new music has received more than €15 million from the Irish Government as well as millions in donations from supporters such as U2 and is to be reviewed independently to consider whether the investment should continue.

ITALY Prison work

Trevi Fountain

A DECISION has been made to allow up to 100 prisoners serving sentences of no more than four years to work in museums and libraries across Italy undertaking basic public utility duties such as cleaning thanks to an agreement reached between the culture and justice ministries.

AN unusual photo opportunity was created in Rome on Sunday October 31, when many of the world’s leaders attending the G20 meeting in the city were persuaded to stand in front of the Trevi Fountain and toss coins over their shoulders presumably hoping for a happy return.

PORTUGAL Deep Purple

Crypto sale

DESPITE Brexit and supposed problems for British musicians in obtaining visas to perform in Portugal and Spain, Deep Purple who are just about to release their 21st Album, a collection of covers, are due to appear in Lisbon on November 6, 2022

FOR the first time anywhere in Portugal, two properties still being constructed in Madeira have been paid for using a cryptocurrency known as Cardano which exchanges at 1 to €1.83. To comply with the law, contracts will show both Cardano and euro pricing.

RUSSIA Bum deal

Still talking

RITA FOX a Russian adult film star has been sentenced to 14 days in jail for apparent “disorderly conduct” after she published a series of photos showing her naked buttocks in front of the Kremlin, the official residence of President Vladimir Putin.

DESPITE all of the negative rhetoric between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, CIA director William Burns made a rare visit to Moscow on November 2 to discuss US-Russia relations with amongst others, Nikolai Patrushev, a former head of Russia's FSB intelligence service.

SWEDEN Tragic death

Self-driving

THERE was a tragedy at an ABBA tribute concert in Upsala when a man in his 80s fell from a balcony landing on two people beneath, one of whom was also killed whilst the other escaped with slight injuries. ABBA themselves are postponing promotions for their new show.

EINRIDE the Swedish electric self-driving commercial vehicle start-up has now launched operations in the USA and will be selling the vehicles which have no driver cabinet to companies with large complexes where they can operate as these are private properties so no backup driver is needed.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Bank rate AGAINST all odds and an ongoing rise in inflation, the Bank of England decided on Thursday November 4 (to the surprise of many financial commentators) not to raise interest rates but to leave them at their all‐time low of 0.1 per cent for the time being.

Jellyfish alert NUCLEAR power stations are invariably situated by rivers or more often on coasts because they need the cooling power of water, but what has come as a surprise and caused some shutdowns across Europe has been the arrival of large numbers of jellyfish blocking intake pipes.

Spanish budget GOOD news for the Spanish Government as its proposed 2022 budget sailed through its first vote in Congress on November 4, with all seven amendments proposed by opposition parties voted down so at this stage there will be no need for a budget rethink.

Catch 22 IN order to be able to move to a net zero energy position by 2050, the head of Shell has told the BBC that the only way this can be achieved is by continuing to exploit new oil and gas reserves to afford the change.

Fighting hackers CYBERSECURITY is the watchword for Spanish industry in 2020 as companies look to invest more in trying to block cyber attacks and hacking according to a report by consulting firm PwC. During 2021, it seemed that there were reports almost every day of companies and government offices being hacked with the resultant loss of information or theft of people’s account details. As hackers become more sophisticated (and some allegedly receive State support) it will become increasingly more important that valuable client information as well as internal company secrets are protected but that will come at a cost.

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STAT OF €9.335 billion WEEK

in profits declared by Spanish telecoms company Telefónica for the first three quarters of 2021 thanks to a number of subsidiary disposals.

Freephone numbers are a must THE Spanish consumer group says 13 banks don’t comply with the law as they, like many other organisations that offer services to the public, should provide a freephone number.

A review by FACUA Consumidores en Acción has led to a number of complaints being presented to the General Directorate of Consumption as well as consumer protection au‐ thorities throughout the au‐ tonomous regions.

Of the 29 banks reviewed, 16 of them (including the majority of the largest banks) do comply with the law that was introduced last Decem‐

ber and offer a genuine freephone enquiry service.

Of the 13 banks that do not com‐ ply with the regulations, three, Bankoa, Evo Banco and ING do not provide any form of toll‐free tele‐ phone service to consumers.

Five, Banco Sabadell, Bankinter, Wizink Bank, Banco Cetelem and Ca‐ jama do offer some form of freep‐ hone service, but these only apply for certain specific enquiries and therefore, according to the com‐ plaint, breach the law.

Finally, the remaining five, And‐ bank, Banco Caminos, Finantia, Ban‐

LEGALLY SPEAKING

ca March and Ibercaja do offer a free service, but their websites also give other numbers which do have to be paid for when used and therefore they have been denounced due to the potential confusion that could be caused.

In addition, FACUA explains that it is not just banks that have to offer this service but those who supply water, gas, electricity, financial and insurance, postal, air, rail and road transport, health protection, sanita‐ tion and waste as well as any other determined by the law must create a free customer service telephone line.

Funeral plans for expats

Does 90-days ‘roll’?

I have a house on the Costa del Sol. If I spend 90 days in my house in Spain and then go to Morocco for a few weeks, does this mean that, be‐ cause I was outside the European Union, I can start a new period of 90 days upon my return? Would this be what they call a ‘rolling’ period of 90 days in 180 days?

Pick the right funeral for you.

J S (Costa del Sol) No, you DAVID SEARL may not. There YOU AND THE LAW is no ‘rolling’. I IN SPAIN confess that I am still trying to find the best way to explain this clearly. Perhaps it is better to start with the period of 180 days.

Draw a line which starts the day you enter Spain.

This line does not change. Along this line you can mark off segments that total 90 days. It could be 50 days at the start and 40 days at the end of your 180‐day line. However you choose to distribute them.

During these 180 days, you must be outside the European Union or in your home country in the periods not counting for your 90 days of stay in Spain.

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

THE self‐styled world’s leading luxu‐ ry department store has reported a significant loss as Harrods in Knightsbridge, London issued its profit and loss account ending Jan‐ uary 30, 2021.

In the previous financial year, it made £191.4 million before tax but 2020 saw this plummet to a £57.3 million loss in 2020 due to the pan‐ demic and Brexit.

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Harrods posts large loss This means that owners Qatar Holding, the investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund which purchased the 172‐year‐old store in 2010 for an undisclosed sum, thought to be in the region of £1.5 billion, will not be receiv‐ ing a dividend payment for an ex‐

pected two years.

The lack of rich overseas visi‐ tors and the fact that the store had to close its doors for much of 2020 saw turnover drop by around 50 per cent and added to that has been an overall increase in many of its overheads, caused

Global hub FOLLOWING a mass exodus by many large companies from Barcelona, there has been something of a turnaround as the civil unrest which hurt the area has died down significantly.

Now after considering both Berlin and London, US multi‐ national PepsiCo has chosen Barcelona for its first global digital hub, from where the company’s main digitisation programmes will be created and developed.

This new centre of excel‐ lence will hire nearly 400 peo‐ ple by 2024 and will stimulate a change in internal culture, which will help drive long‐ term innovation and the clos‐ ing of the gender gap.

It has chosen Barcelona, thanks to its system of start‐ ups, technology centres, ICT companies and universities, as well as its capacity to cre‐ ate and retain digital talent.

Takeover overturned AS anticipated in September when it gave its provisional opinion, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled against the JD Sports takeover of Footasylum.

The CMA report says that it could lead to a substantial re‐ duction in competition and a worse deal for Footasylum’s customers. Over the course of its inquiry, the CMA found that JD Sports is by far and away the closest alternative for shoppers at Footasylum.

Understandably, JD Sports doesn’t agree with the deci‐ sion that it must now walk away from Footasylum and in a statement said “the decision to prohibit the acquisition de‐ fies logic, given that Footasy‐ lum has a market share of less than 5 per cent.” in part by Brexit.

To add to its woes as it attempts to recover lost ground, it has been advised by trade union United Voic‐ es of the World (UVW) which repre‐ sents waiters and chefs at Harrods that it plans to call a strike during the busy Christmas week to de‐ mand higher pay, as many of its members are undertaking addition‐ al work due to staff cuts.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.370,50 Abrdn 262,20 Admiral Group 2.907,0 Anglo American 2.717,5 Antofagasta 1.378,00 Ashtead Group 6.320,0 Associated British Foods 1.866,3 AstraZeneca 9.359,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 606,00 Avast 565,60 Aveva 3.482,0 Aviva 403,10 B&M European Value Retail 628,65 BAE Systems 571,60 Bank VTB DRC 1,426 Barclays 192,78 Barratt Developments 655,00 Berkeley 4.256,0 BHP Group 1.909,60 BP 349,89 British American Tobacco 2.535,0 British Land Company 509,00 BT Group 158,71 Bunzl 2.740,0 Burberry Group 1.999,0 Carnival 1.664,2 Centrica 63,79 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.575,0 Compass 1.579,50 CRH 3.756,0 Croda Intl 9.442,0 DCC 6.250,0 Diageo 3.772,5 DS Smith 379,47 EasyJet 644,80 Experian 3.444,0 Ferguson 11.323,5 Flutter Entertainment 12.535,0 Fresnillo 917,60 GlaxoSmithKline 1.552,00 Glencore 355,00 Halma 3.008,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.489,50 Hikma Pharma 2.401,00 HSBC 437,55 IAG 176,62 Imperial Brands 1.550,50 Informa 530,40 InterContinental 5.290,0 Intermediate Capital 2.286,00

CHANGE(P) 1.374,50 263,30 2.924,0 2.727,0 1.379,50 6.355,8 1.890,0 9.435,0 611,40 570,20 3.548,0 403,90 632,40 575,80 1,444 192,88 656,20 4.283,0 1.920,00 350,64 2.543,5 519,80 160,55 2.755,0 2.018,0 1.694,6 63,94 2.580,0 1.600,50 3.787,0 9.524,0 6.276,0 3.790,0 380,67 663,20 3.466,0 11.370,0 12.660,0 921,40 1.573,80 355,70 3.017,0 1.502,50 2.416,00 437,70 183,16 1.557,50 547,40 5.358,0 2.305,00

% CHG. 1.354,00 252,30 2.898,6 2.700,0 1.363,00 6.267,4 1.865,0 9.315,0 605,40 564,60 3.481,0 401,60 622,00 568,20 1,426 190,44 648,00 4.245,0 1.903,00 345,57 2.530,5 509,00 157,40 2.730,0 1.995,0 1.633,8 63,28 2.562,0 1.573,50 3.700,0 9.380,0 6.246,0 3.765,0 377,70 644,00 3.433,0 11.270,0 12.460,0 905,00 1.552,00 352,85 2.986,0 1.484,50 2.385,00 434,10 176,00 1.547,00 529,80 5.280,0 2.280,00

NET VOL 64,32K 907,40K 4,91K 289,23K 31,05K 3,77K 74,37K 166,64K 46,51K 77,39K 46,67K 722,62K 251,20K 820,44K 129,06K 4,07M 235,82K 9,91K 516,69K 950,36K 269,84K 204,92K 3,06M 58,99K 70,07K 286,68K 546,34K 21,50K 163,33K 350,65K 15,20K 14,41K 178,32K 58,87K 541,96K 68,03K 21,21K 28,54K 127,16K 1,33M 3,89M 35,83K 45,29K 14,97K 2,65M 9,96M 75,17K 346,64K 37,78K 121,06K

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5.082,0 109,35 287,50 2.721,0 697,20 290,70 49,02 7.134,0 748,20 166,20 1.829,00 951,10 217,10 8.030,0 30,58 1.716,00 2.669,2 660,60 1.477,00 6.043,0 2.342,00 607,60 699,40 4.444,4 141,86 8,84 1.715,01 1.715,4 1.719,2 736,60 1.494,00 20,12 3.690,0 1.520,85 1.319,42 2.768,0 1.351,00 1.451,00 16.340,0 1.645,00 1.611,50 454,90 154,49 275,03 251,70 3.878,9 1.061,21 110,65 3.375,0 1.070,00

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5.114,0 111,90 289,60 2.737,0 709,00 293,00 49,00 7.170,0 752,80 168,45 1.832,00 954,20 217,10 8.104,0 30,64 1.731,15 2.693,0 662,60 1.478,50 6.077,0 2.363,00 609,80 702,80 4.477,0 143,74 8,85 1.715,40 1.715,6 1.719,2 744,60 1.498,00 20,21 3.715,0 1.531,50 1.337,50 2.776,0 1.367,00 1.459,50 16.455,0 1.655,50 1.614,50 456,20 155,60 275,70 255,00 3.909,0 1.066,50 111,49 3.434,0 1.077,00

5.072,0 109,20 285,40 2.711,0 697,20 289,90 48,52 7.116,0 746,60 166,00 1.817,00 948,50 214,80 8.024,0 30,38 1.714,23 2.649,0 658,20 1.467,00 5.992,0 2.337,00 606,00 698,20 4.420,0 140,58 8,78 1.692,11 1.689,4 1.687,2 736,20 1.494,00 20,02 3.657,0 1.518,50 1.319,50 2.754,0 1.345,50 1.434,50 16.150,0 1.638,50 1.599,00 448,70 153,65 274,40 249,50 3.872,5 1.062,00 110,32 3.357,0 1.069,50

10,08K 573,84K 562,53K 19,44K 130,36K 199,65K 17,45M 72,29K 48,71K 222,21K 45,90K 333,60K 2,33M 25,55K 63,58K 20,90K 21,88K 86,97K 157,52K 157,16K 329,73K 173,00K 110,05K 275,93K 8,06M 131,88K 457,80K 494,36K 184,85K 77,17K 2,31K 1,21M 14,81K 394,25K 109,75K 10,28K 233,29K 88,82K 3,75K 76,59K 25,57K 781,40K 395,33K 871,75K 1,47M 296,83K 36,73K 1,27M 44,52K 171,55K

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PRICE 181,80 2.984,80 3.518,99 213,77 151,28 224,46 205,88 114,74 57,07 56,84 407,08 368,40 226,06 123,61 50,92 163,43 168,05 254,71 81,61 341,13 336,06 177,51 146,04 307,25 1.222,09 455,81 52,24 216,67 150,23 175,63

CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 183,82 180,95 1,81M 3.011,40 2.973,0 1,02M 3.566,25 3.476,98 4,99M 217,42 212,73 2,30M 152,20 150,06 65,39M 224,58 217,70 16,89M 208,88 205,23 2,59M 115,05 113,93 8,10M 57,80 56,93 15,64M 57,16 56,59 12,88M 414,45 406,10 2,10M 374,41 367,57 3,09M 227,61 223,82 2,33M 123,77 121,43 6,74M 51,58 50,54 36,72M 164,60 162,20 6,21M 170,09 167,41 7,97M 257,53 254,62 3,22M 84,00 81,35 37,58M 346,79 339,64 26,84M 338,79 334,42 22,56M 179,10 175,49 5,89M 146,37 144,80 6,06M 311,40 303,34 4,68M 1.239,87 1.208,00 21,55M 461,52 454,58 2,90M 52,80 52,02 17,43M 217,63 211,36 14,26M 152,00 149,62 5,02M 176,99 172,33 16,80M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A Texas Pacific Land Corp.

Cable One Inc. Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A Bill.com Holdings Inc. NVR Inc. TransDigm Group Inc. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Alleghany Corp.

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Vail Resorts Inc.

0.21% 10.30% 3.14% 6.90% 13.80% 0.73% 5.72% 2.30% 2.95% 1.77% 4.75%

1.69K 29.49K 24.1K 206 3.46M 10.6K 374.72K 186.47K 50.7K 6.78K 327.33K

-6.12% -4.40% -8.17% -7.36% -6.76% -3.59% -37.07% -2.03% -8.80% -13.06% -4.55%

6.25K 4.02K 1.91K 234.33K 1.09M 2.69M 7.25M 473.46K 2.52M 2.46M 6.8M

Most Declined Danaher Corp. 5% Mand. Pfd. Series B Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mandatory Conv. Pfd. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl B Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Emergent Biosolutions Inc. HubSpot Inc. Avalara Inc. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. Danaher Corp.

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Spanish employment figures on the rise

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RECENT UPSURGE: Tourists helped the employment figures.

LATEST figures from INE show Spanish employment figures continue to rise to 20,031,000 in the third quar‐ ter, the first time it has bro‐ ken 20 million since 2008.

In its review of employ‐ ment, the National Statistics Institute (INE) recorded the fact that employment in the quarter had increased by 359,300 meaning that 50.52 per cent of the population aged 16 and up is now em‐ ployed.

By sex, employment in‐ creased this quarter by 185,400 women and 173,900 men and by nation‐ ality, some 309,400 newly employed were Spaniards and the balance foreign na‐ tionals.

Overall, there was an up‐ surge of employment in the leisure sector due to the fact that more tourists were able to visit Spain thanks to im‐ provements in health condi‐ tions both here and abroad

which meant that the hospi‐ tality industry and hotels were open and needing more employees.

Although there is a long way to go, youth employ‐ ment saw a definite spike with some 132,400 people aged between 20 and 24 finding work and generally there has been an increase in the number of full‐time employment opportunities and a drop in part‐time work.

As the hospitality industry has seen the summer season extended in a number of re‐ gions, it is likely that those taken on in the third quarter will be retained to cope with Christmas and the New Year.

As a natural correlation of the number of newly em‐ ployed, unemployment fig‐ ures have also dropped by 127,100 and the total num‐ ber of unemployed persons stood at 3,416,700 according to the INE release which is

Pension delays MANY elderly people in Britain are still furious that the qualifying age to receive the State pension is now 66 for men and women.

To rub salt into the wound however it appears that many newly qualified pensioners have not been paid what is due or have been paid late.

The problem was apparently caused by staff shortages due to the pandemic and although the Pensions minister Guy Opperman promised that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) would catch up by the end of October, the BBC reports that there are still more than 5,000 unpaid.

still higher in percentage terms of population than many of the EU Member States.

BUSINESS EXTRA House prices ALWAYS a good benchmark for property prices in the UK, the Nationwide Building Society, a major mortgage lender, has announced that a typical UK home now costs more than £250,000 for the first time after prices rose by 9.9 per cent in the last year.

Car sales THE number of sales of second-hand cars has shot up in Spain since many fear that there will be a shortage of new cars on the market due to the ‘chip crisis’ with prices rising and some dealers reportedly holding events to mass purchase vehicles.

Gone bust YET another four UK energy suppliers have closed down due to the ever-increasing cost of wholesale gas prices according to Ofgem. Omni Energy Limited, MA Energy Limited, Zebra Power Limited, and Ampoweruk Ltd who between them had around 24,000 customers join 15 other casualties.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT a self‐righteous piece of work that Greta Thunberg appears to be. Some of the rhetoric spouted by this young Swede does appear to contain more than a tinge of hypocrisy.

“Your generation and generations before you have robbed me of my childhood,” she screams for her adoring pubescent fans ‐ a bunch of school‐ dodging children, who are no doubt toting mobile phones in backpacks full of canned colas, plastic bottles, and wallets with enough parental money to purchase their fast food and deep‐fried Mars bars just as soon as the protest is over. ‘’How dare you,” she rants on. “My planet is dying, and you are letting it happen.” The promoting of this over‐the‐ top, heavily scripted diatribe, in the close vicinity of a venue where world leaders are discussing how they can combat this very problem is not a random occurrence. Not being in the category of world leaders, she wasn’t invited. Almost certainly smarting under her exclusion, this egotistical activist simply had to make sure she hadn’t been forgotten.

After all, both her and her adult

Real truth controllers wouldn’t want the source of their lucrative enterprise to be determined without at least some input from their star investment. They probably don’t want it resolved at all. ‘Killing the golden goose’ comes to mind! So, what about her adoring young ‘fans’?

One statement that emerged made me chuckle. Apparently one of their teachers agreed that the children had a right to protest, but instead of missing lessons, would it not be better to do it at the weekend? Ha! Frankly a teacher with this level of naivety shouldn’t even be in the juvenile ballpark.

And just how clued up are these young demonstrators? One nine or 10‐year‐old I saw interviewed on camera, was excitedly jumping up and down shouting for politicians to ‘save the planet’ and demanding ‘action’ and ‘equality.’ Er ‐ equality? Sorry love, I think that’s the other lot, gluing themselves to the tarmac down the road. If all wasn’t so annoying it would be funny.

Truth of the matter is the spoiled youngsters of today are the worst polluters the planet has ever seen. With

their mobile phones, computer games, air conditioning, limitless use of plastic, one‐ off designer outfits and inability to walk just about anywhere, they are feeding the insatiable CO2 spewing industries of the earth like never before.

By comparison our generations were greener than the abundant grass we trod on! Just about everything we used was recycled; from milk bottles to shopping bags and horse manure.

Nope, I’m afraid it’s time this generation all went back to being children. Enjoy the gloriously innocent and irresponsible period in a lifecycle which will never pass your way again. I know adults are not the most illustrious example to follow, but their troubles will become yours soon enough.

Keep the faith.

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FEATURE

Travel

Early Christmas for Visit-Andalucia.com IN late October, Nick Nutter and Julie Evans were thrilled to receive notice that their website, Visit‐Andalu‐ cia.com had won the Corpo‐ rate Livewire Prestige award for Best Travel Platform of the Year ‐ Spain 2021/22.

Rocky Singh at Livewire said, “The judges were im‐ pressed with the team’s personal touch, consistency of content and community feel.”

Over the last 16 years Cor‐ porate Livewire awards have run on a national or in‐ ternational basis.

For 2021 they have intro‐ duced regional awards to recognise smaller, indepen‐ dent businesses that are ex‐ tremely successful on a local level.

Visit‐Andalucia.com is a regional information site. It explores some of the quirki‐ est places in Andalucia, from an iron mountain in the remotest parts of Sevil‐

la, to a massive geode deep within a mountain in Alme‐ ria Province.

The website actively en‐ courages people to visit and experience the real Andalu‐ cia and is a platform from which local businesses can promote their goods and services to the thousands of people that visit the website every day.

As Julie said, “It is a life‐ time’s work that we really enjoy, who could ask for more?”

Nick said, “Notice of the award will be widely publi‐ cised in a number of maga‐ zines in the UK and Spain and, according to Prestige Awards, will be seen by over half a million people. This will give a huge boost to the website and attract even more visitors to Andalucia.”

The award will be former‐ ly presented to Nick and Julie at a ceremony in Barcelona in the New Year.

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS

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

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

WITH summer now a fading memory and you’re maybe looking at all those snaps/ selfies taken on a staycation somewhere, it’s always instructive to look back at past holidays and ask yourself what made cer‐ tain ones stand out. Perhaps for com‐ pletely the wrong reasons ‐ were they travel nightmares?

One of my first was many years ago as a student on a Greyhound bus travelling around the USA. A youth had a Sony Disc‐ man playing a compilation CD so loud I’m amazed his eardrums didn’t burst. Five hours in, one passenger cracked, leaned over and casually cut through the head‐ phone wire. We all gave him a silent round of applause.

Another nightmare, shortly after my re‐ turn, was standing nose‐to‐armpit for two hours in the dark on a static London Tube on a suffocatingly hot summer’s after‐ noon. That bit was just about bearable, but an American lady piping up that we should all introduce ourselves was tortu‐ ous and, in seconds, had all the passengers Nora Johnson’s opinions

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dant trying to sell you booze and scratch cards.

Now I admit I don’t like flying. Ever since a bad experience as a child in a turbo prop to storm‐bound Malta (the nosewheel bursting halfway down the runway upon finally landing ... that was fun ... sparks fly‐ ing, smoke everywhere) when the pilot announced: “We’ll soon be landing at Luqa airport. Or quite near.”

Actually, “quite near” turned out to be 200 miles away in another continent: Tu‐ nis, North Africa.

So, what’s your worst travel experience?

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on the verge of throwing up. means of a moist towelette and a bag of And what about flights? Let me count nuts. the ways. I recall a 13‐hour flight seated And Ryanair? Where to begin and how next to an engineer called Arnold with an much time do you have? Cramped into To read more articles from our columnists obsessional passion for talking about his seats smaller than those on the average and to have your say in the comments go work. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to bus, even if you try to get some sleep, to www.euroweeklynews.com violence against another person by you’re forever woken up by a flight atten‐ are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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MORE ABOUT MOTIVATION TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond LAST week I talked about motivation and I introduced you to the fab little formula that can really help to get us fired up.

In case you need a reminder: Motivation = Value x Expectancy Impulsivity x Delay Here’s a quick recap: Our motivation will always (and only ALWAYS) be driven by how excited or driven we feel about getting or achieving something (Value) and how confident we are that we can have or achieve it (Expectancy). To the ex‐ tent we REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want something and REALLY, REALLY, REALLY know we can get it, we’re so much more likely to show up and put the hard work in.

Then, of course, we need to make sure we don’t evaporate that motivation by getting distracted by all the shiny click

bate and push notifications constantly flip‐ ping up on our screens and hooking us in‐ to social media and diverting our atten‐ tion!!! (Impulsivity). Plus ensuring that we set and keep micro goals in front of us so it’s easier and we’re always making progress (Delay).

All of this, as I said is super powerful. I often run the numbers, to give me a stronger view of where I am at, give your‐ self a score out of 10 on each of the vari‐ ables and it’s going to give you a very clear indication. Go on, I am serious, look at the data to see where you can make some tiny tweaks to optimise.

HOWEVER… all that being true, here’s what I think that equation should *more realistically* be: Motivation = ENERGY x (Value x Expectancy Impulsivity x Delay) I’ll be honest and tell you my reason behind that thinking. I have had a tough few weeks, I’m sure I’m not alone in that ‐ the world seems a funny place at the moment, everything seems a lot harder to get done and the

truth is, I have really been struggling with my energy. I realised that this is key, if your energy sucks, the whole equation falls apart.

When you’re tired, you just don’t *see* the world the same way. Literal‐ ly. How’s your energy right now?

Not so fun fact. Did you know sleep deprived people have bad memories for good stuff, but good memories for bad stuff? BLIMEY!!! It’s true. I’ll save that for another column.

So, our number One priority is to fo‐ cus on how we optimise our energy. If you have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning, you’re going to have a hard time reaching your poten‐ tial.

So… What’s the number One thing you are going to START doing to Eat/Move/Sleep/Breathe/Focus better and the number One thing you are go‐ ing to STOP doing to build your energy (and as a result improve Motivation) today?

Let’s Plus+1 your energy today!!

Keep me posted.

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

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x P.S. Want PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION or BUSINESS SUCCESS, to get laser focused on your Vision or Biggest Most Audacious Goals? Get a FREE e‐copy of my Book #The Woman Beyond ‐ Six Secrets to Success from here. https://quantumvantage.co.uk/thewom anbeyond ‐ 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

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The climate blame game CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD THE past few weeks have seen the COP26 summit rumble on in Glasgow with world leaders making various headline-grabbing pledges to reduce global warming and tackle the ongoing climate crisis.

However, they soon released caveats, reassuring people they will only do these things if it doesn’t affect their economies. Protesters such as Greta Thunberg have called the gathering a PR event and a failure and in a lot of ways, they are correct.

Progress has been made, but when the bite of capitalism comes around, promises are broken, and things don’t move as quickly as they should. To the individual person, the stakes can look so high and the consequences so dire that it quickly becomes overwhelming.

Campaign after campaign pushes us to recycle, to take public transport, to use bamboo cutlery etc. There is an

urge to do as much as we personally can and turn on others in our social circle who don’t follow the same rules as things don’t seem to improve. That is, however, exactly the aim of the upper echelons who want to turn big corporations’ accountability into personal responsibility and guilt.

One of the big polluter’s best ideas was to blame the climate crisis on the consumer. To turn all eyes onto the user of plastic bags instead of the companies that make that the cheapest option for everyone further down the supply chain. To encourage people to bring their own reusable cutlery and straws to a fast-food restaurant with a turnover of billions and a carbon footprint larger than some countries. These distraction techniques are used time and time again to turn people against each other so that the people doing most of the harm can carry on unfettered. When someone sticks their head over the parapet of infighting to try and shift focus back to the worse offenders of climate change or tax evasion etc, they are vilified at best, or disappear or die in mysterious circumstances at worst.

When pushed by people asking the right questions, big polluters clap back with the claim that they are not responsible for our decisions to use their products, but when the world is structured towards capitalism and our political parties are beholden to the donations and investments big oil and gas bring, this simply isn’t true.

In the same way it is not an honest correlation to compare the action a middle-class person can take to reduce their carbon footprint to someone who is on the bread line, it is a false assertion to say everyone has a choice in how they can live in the world that has been created for them.

To push past this is to understand that while we should still all do as much as we can and help others to do the same without berating them for what they aren’t able to achieve, the main focus should always be on the worst offenders and their true enablers: big oil and gas, and governments.

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Travel

National Parks of Andalucia

CABO DE GATA: With its wonderful coastal formations.

THE biggest decision a visitor must make is where to begin?

Andalucia is the southern‐ most region of Spain with an area of over 87,000 kilome‐ tres, larger than the entire country of Austria. Over one fifth of Andalucia is protected by a bewildering array of al‐ most 100 national parks, nat‐ ural parks, nature sites and nature reserves.

Over half of the region is mountainous with 46 peaks over 1,000 metres, including the highest mountain on the Spanish mainland, Mulhacen.

Its coastline extends 1,100 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean in Huelva Pprovince, through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea and on to the easternmost

province, Almeria, where you will find Europe’s only semi‐ arid zone, the Desierto de Tabernas Paraje Natural and the long extinct volcanic mas‐ sif, the Cabo de Gata‐Níjar Parque Natural with its strange and wonderful coastal formations.

So, where will you begin?

The Del Estrecho Parque Nat‐ ural on the Strait of Gibraltar?

The Sierra de Andujar in Jaen?

The Sierra Nevada? The Sierra de Cazorla? Cabo de Gato? Or perhaps the Montes de Mála‐ ga?

Whatever you choose, An‐ dalucia never disappoints.

Find out more at https://visit‐ andalucia.com/national_park s_in_andalucia.php Author: Nick Nutter

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SAVING OUR PLANET From our Facebook How sad. We went for a bicycle ride along the canal from Los Dolces to San Miguel, and this is a picture of all the plastic bottles dumped at one of the lock gates. Save our planet?? Does nobody care???

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Leapy ask Ken Turner to explain please When Ken Turner refers, in his letter to you, to minorities making the most noise is he referring to elderly men, Tories (see latest Daily Mail poll), or MPs who went to Eton?

Don’t we all belong to a minority group?

When one member of a minority speaks do they speak for everyone in that group? - Or is that only true of people he disagrees with? Neither of you speaks for me, even though we probably are fellow members of one minority group or another.

If I were to stop you from expressing your opinion just because it made me feel threatened, would we not all be poorer for it ?

Also I don’t get why Ken Turner added the piece about not being racist at the end of his letter, is he is implying that the group/s he does/doesn’t want us to listen to are of a different race from him?

I believe climate change is a central issue of our time, but that doesn’t mean I agree with the way some are addressing that issue!

Vincent Oram

Sir/Madam In reply to Leapy Lee’s article on Falling Apart, British history is taught or white history is taught in schools. We as young students accepted it, but where shocked by what happened in the Boer war, in Africa, India and in Northern Ireland. For us it was in the past and hope we would not make the same mistakes.

SILENT REFLECTION ALTHOUGH Spain was not involved in either of the major World Wars of the 20th century, many expatriates living in Spain will be taking notice of the two major commemorations this week.

First on Thursday November 11, there will be a large number of people from the countries that fought in both wars, honouring the dead by observing two minutes silence at either 11am or noon (depending on which clock they wish to follow).

Then on November 14, it’s Remembrance Sunday with the televised march past at the Ceno-

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WATER BOTTLES: Dumped at one of the lock gates.

History is not kind to any nation. Our children are very smart and they will already have a knowledge of black history. They are multi racial and have many friends among the black and minorities. They will take it in their stride.

Way back in history all nations had slaves, in Rome, Greece and in Egypt. These slaves have integrated in the society, and today they are part of the citizens.

Maybe if the white immigrants in America had treated the Red Indians and the slaves better we would not have the racial divide.

I have lived and worked in many countries and learned their history, their people told us the good and bad, but all lived in hope that WE will leave a better life for our children. It is up to all of us to make an effort.

Regards SA

SKIRTS: Should boys have been allowed to wear them to school?

Grant Parkes I believe this came from the boys not being allowed to wear shorts when its hot, but the girls can wear skirts.

Virginia Aspden Apart from these boys wearing their national kilt and looking very smart, wearing a mini skirt to school just doesn’t cut it for me.

Deborah Clynshaw If the boys wore skirts because the girls are not allowed to wear trousers, it’s a point well made.

Gay Stephanie Payne

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taph in London, from not just former and serving military personnel, but all branches of civilian life who were involved in both wars.

Most of the UK Overseas Territories as well as many Commonwealth countries will lay wreaths on behalf of their governments and there will be ceremonies in Gibraltar as well as in many British churches across Spain, many of which will be linked with the Royal British Legion.

This will be a time of reflection, not in memory of those who took part in the two World Wars,

as most are now dead, but for all of the subsequent wars which continue to take place around the globe.

We remember Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and so many other terrible events including Cambodia and 9/11.

With the dreadful effects of the pandemic and the ongoing threats to peace, the saddest thing is that whilst we as individuals may be totally opposed to war of any type, there is little that we can do and must just hope that politicians learn to concentrate on saving lives rather than sacrificing them.

Disgraceful and disturbing trying to take away their identities and make them into something they are not.

Kerry Edwards Seriously stop the world I need to get off!! I don’t care what anyone says I want to go back to when girls were girls and boys were boys... if you want to be something else or wear something else that’s fine, but please don’t label a child when it’s a baby they have their whole life to figure out what it wants to be. BOY GIRL or I dunno.

Celia Emery Oh for goodness sake with all the problems the world has now they are fussing over what they are allowed to wear to school. They are lucky to have good food, warm clothes and a roof over their heads.

Annie Burton It’s the same opinion. For being christened or baptised, why not let them choose when they know what the hell they want to be.

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Are you balanced?

MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING IF you haven’t read Masaru Emoto’s book ‘The Hidden Messages in Water’ you must; please. It was a New York Times best seller and with good reason; it certainly changed my perspective on life. Masaru corroborat‐ ed with photographic evidence that human consciousness can affect the molecular structure of water. As we humans are made up mostly of water, this information is significant. I’ve written more than one column on it and followed up with experi‐ ments myself, as have friends, all again val‐ idating the premise.

Once we understand the principle of Masaru’s findings and appreciate that we are mainly made up of water, we should perhaps take more note of how we treat it.

Let’s consider that the way of knowing if a swimming pool water is safe is by testing the pH and keeping it balanced. The conse‐ quences of not doing so cultivates parasites, mould and bacteria and the proliferation of germs. Swimming in a dirty pool can also lead to severe ear, nose, and throat infec‐ tions, diarrhoea, respiratory infections, rashes, and inflamed eyes and lungs. So

Sorana Filipescu of Biomagnetismo Marbella - Nutrition and Biomagnetism Specialist. perhaps if our own pH is off balance we’re cultivating our own diseases?

According to Nutritionist and Biomag‐

netism specialist Sorana Filipescu, human beings have a pH that is close to neutral and it’s the pH that defines what is acid, alka‐ line, or neutral in our organs. We need to regularly balance the pH to be healthy or to reverse existing poor health conditions.

Sorana is forever extending her studies to embrace the ever‐increasing understanding that traditional medicine is only one side of the coin and that biomagnetism for example can treat health conditions from an energet‐ ic point of view instead of simply from a bio‐ logical perspective. Her fascination with this particular field began when she herself managed to cure an ailment that could not be resolved ‘the old‐fashioned way’.

Apparently, it’s not the magnetic field that is healing the organism, but the correc‐ tion of the altered pH with magnets. By neutralising the pH the immune system is strengthened and the body has the capacity to heal itself.

I personally tried Biomagnetic therapy with Sorana; at first intrigued because she herself emanates such a positive and vi‐ brant energy; I felt a magnetic attraction

you could say (please excuse the pun). I trusted my instincts and I’m very happy I did.

The sessions are non‐invasive and have worked; I no longer feel bloated and in agony after eating and I’ve felt benefits in other aspects too. I can certainly recom‐ mend considering this treatment for gas‐ trointestinal disorders, acid reflux but also effective as I understand it for alleviating chronic headaches, hypertension, joint pains, fibromyalgia and depression to name but a few.

The more I understand the properties of water the more sense this all makes to me.

Similarly rebalancing my pH on a regular ba‐ sis to optimise my immune system should be a priority; and not waiting until I feel ‘off’ to get back my balance.

I hope my experience may help; much love.

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This horrible ageing process MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man JUST lately I hear the word phobic used a lot and I’m not sure that everybody is actually using it for the right reason or context. Phobic means scared or frightened of something like spiders, heights or flying you get my point. So originally it did describe a fear, but then people have started to use the word in a broader sense to include all kinds of aversions and discrimination. So technically the way people use the word today is incorrect. It’s chucked about every time someone disagrees with anyone from a minority group. People are not scared of them, they may just disagree with some of the things they are hearing or reading, but you are no longer allowed your own point of view.

I watched Dave Chappelle’s show which he has taken a lot stick for and been accused of bring transphobic. Quite a few even tried to get him banned from Netflix.

Comedians have to be allowed to joke about stuff and a lot of the time it’s not malicious. Chappelle makes harsh jokes about many different groups, which is his

style, and a reason his fans love his comedy and commentary. Folks can’t keep cancelling people, it’s getting ridiculous. I also like Ricky Gervais and a lot of his stuff on stage is considered, by some, taboo, but it’s the way he delivers it that makes it funny .

Anyone else noticed that in the UK when the weather is wet and windy, cold and miserable, the climate protesters stay home? I went to wear a jacket for the first time this year and the sleeves were too long. I then tried on two more and they were the same. How does that happen?

Have my arms got shorter? The simple answer is I don’t know what’s happening.

Maybe it’s this horrible ageing process.

My hair is thinning on my head but not up my nose, ears, eyebrows, toes and knuckles where it grows at a ridiculous rate these days.

Bacon is a type of cured pork made from different cuts of a pig. It can be smoked or not and is used for all sorts of things. I like mine with eggs or a nice crusty bread to make a bacon sandwich with ketchup. So therefore Richmond’s advert on TV for meat free bacon is a load of codswallop and should not be allowed!! It’s smoked tofu and should be sold as such.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Exercise benefits ‘last days’ Layer WE all know exercise of‐ fers multiple benefits.

From improving muscle tone, heart health, lung capacity, flexibility, and aiding weight loss, there are very few health con‐ cerns which exercise cannot assist.

While it can sometimes feel difficult to fit exer‐ cise in ‐ especially as the days become shorter and cooler ‐ it seems scien‐ tists have now found a new incentive sure to motivate even the most exercise‐averse.

One study has found that exercising, ‘semi‐in‐ tensely’ on one day, can ‘reap benefits which last for days,’ meaning you can enjoy a relatively re‐ laxed weekend following just one bout of physical activity on a Friday.

This news bodes well for anyone concerned that a few days’ rest over the Christmas peri‐ od will throw off their

EXERCISE: Can raise the metabolism for days afterwards.

good work over the rest of the year.

Researchers from the University of Texas

Southwestern conducted studies on rats, which showed their metabolism was boosted

for 48 hours after exer‐ cise.

Results also showed blood sugar levels and

appetite remained stable after activity.

Metabolism dictates the rate at which a per‐ son burns calories, and in turn has a huge im‐ pact on weight gain or loss.

This latest research found a single bout of exercise boosted brain activity associated with reduced appetite, lower blood sugar and greater calorie burning, at the same time reducing ac‐ tivity linked to hunger and lower metabolism.

In the study, rats car‐ ried out three 20‐minute treadmill runs before be‐ ing tested.

Researchers said they believe the benefits dis‐ covered may last longer, the more a person trains. Dr Kevin Williams, who led the study, claimed the results may explain ‘why many peo‐ ple don’t feel hungry af‐ ter exercise.’

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IN the ever‐changing world of beauty trends, the simple beauty regime has come a long way from cleanse, tone, and moisturise, and we are now confronted by experts promoting com‐ plicated routines, some‐ times involving up to 11 steps.

Serums. Facial oils.

Peels. If you do choose to use any of these trendier ‘essentials,’ in which order do you even put them on?

Luckily, there is a quick trick to remem‐ bering what to apply first. After cleansing, simply apply products in order from thinnest to thickest consistency, taking a few moments in between each one to allow them to dry.

HEALTH & BEAUTY WHILE the weather gets colder and wetter, it may seem counter‐intu‐ itive to bring more moisture into your home, but investing in a hu‐ midifier may offer multiple benefits to our health, beauty and homes.

Humidifiers work by infusing moisture into the air and come in different sizes, allowing you to choose a model which will create enough vapour to fill your chosen room. There are three types of hu‐ midifier to choose from, each with its own benefits.

Ultrasonic models move water at a frequency which converts it into a cold vapour. These humidifiers are among the cheapest and most en‐ ergy ‐efficient but can produce a dust which could exacerbate some lung conditions.

Evaporative models use a fan to blow water into the air and are very quiet, while steam based humidi‐ fiers are a highly hygienic option but should always be used away from children as they use hot wa‐ ter. All machines must also be disin‐ fected regularly to avoid bacteria building up and being disseminated around the room.

Used properly, the benefits of these machines are wide‐ranging however, assisting with a range of issues.

Central heating, open fires and air conditioning can all suck mois‐

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Hydration station ture out of the air, leaving us with dry skin and hair. This in turn can encourage our bodies to produce more oil to compensate, giving us skin or hair that is dry in some places and greasy in others. Humid‐ ifiers increase moisture levels, pro‐ viding our bodies with hydration and improving skin and hair quality.

This same effect can also benefit our health and help treat any sinus problems caused by dryness. The benefits of any sinus‐clearing ac‐

ber of other health problems.

But the good news, is that a low fat, high fibre diet, com‐ bined with nutritional supple‐ ments, can help ease the symptoms of this type of hy‐ pothyroidism.

According to Long Life Clinic of Marbella, it is very impor‐ tant to maintain control of the diet, as excess calories and fat interfere with hormonal imbal‐ ance. A spokesperson said: “It is essential to take into account that you should eat a gluten‐ free diet, without sugar, with‐ out grains, without dairy and low glycemic index.”

Vitamin B is vital for Hashimoto’s disease sufferers because its properties ‘exert a regulatory action in the hor‐ monal gland’.

This stabilises the immune system so that it is not ‘per‐ ceived as an enemy to the thy‐ roid cells’. In this way it helps eliminate symptoms of de‐ pression, discouragement, and fatigue, while at the same time

provides the body with en‐ zymes to turn food into ener‐ gy.

It also aids the inflammatory reduction process of the thy‐ roid gland which in turn bene‐ fits the cardiovascular and ar‐ terial system.

A diet based on fruit and vegetables is ideal for strength‐ ening the immune system as they are gluten free and have natural sweetening properties, which reduces the craving for carbohydrates.

Lean meat and seafood con‐ sumption is recommended for

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tions may also be assisted by adding aromatherapy to your ma‐ chine in the form of mint, eucalyp‐ tus or tea tree.

Increased moisture levels in your home can also lower the concentra‐ tions of dust, germs, and allergens, reducing the risk of infection during one of the most illness‐prone times of the year.

Finally, as if the health and beau‐ ty benefits of added moisture aren’t enough, humidifiers can even help raise a room’s tempera‐ ture slightly, meaning you can ease off the heating, while added mois‐ ture will help maintain wooden fur‐ niture, reducing the need for wax‐ ing.

HUMDIFIER: Essential oils could ease sinus problems.

Diet to ease lifelong thyroid disease TO find the best diet to help minimise the effects of Hashimoto’s disease, it is first necessary to understand ex‐ actly what the disorder is, and how it affects the body.

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a lifelong and progressive auto‐ immune disease, in which the immune system turns against the body’s own tissues and at‐ tacks the thyroid gland, caus‐ ing a hormonal deficiency.

The condition primarily af‐ fects middle‐aged women, but can also occur in men and women of any age, as well as children, and often leads to an underactive thyroid, known as hypothyroidism.

Symptoms include: fatigue and sluggishness, weight gain, constipation, a pale, puffy face, dry skin, muscle weakness, de‐ pression and memory lapses.

It is advisable to see a doctor if you begin suffering from the first four symptoms for no ap‐ parent reason, as untreated, the disease can cause a num‐

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the communi‐ ty by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonderful‐ ly quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper on‐ line but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have sup‐ ported generations of the same fami‐ ly. Likewise, brand new local stores

and bars may help the gen‐ erations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is go‐ ing up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your sup‐ port. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the lo‐ cal economy. Local businesses recir‐ culate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They cre‐ ate locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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

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BELGIAN classical pianist Ben Roels is to perform in Estepona at 8pm on Friday November 19 at the Felipe VI Auditorium.

He has the honour of be‐ ing one of the last musi‐ cians to study with the leg‐ endary Italian pianist Aldo Ciccolini and for this show he will be highlighting works by Beethoven and

Beethoven and Chopin Chopin.

He made his concert de‐ but with Rachmaninov’s 2nd piano concerto and presently offers an extend‐ ed concerto repertoire in‐ cluding Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, De Greef, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich

and Gershwin.

This will be the first time that the pianist has per‐ formed in his current home town and he says that he is looking forward to appear‐

ing in front of a local audi‐ ence.

Tickets for this charity concert which cost €10 can be purchased at www.tafestepona.com and at the box office, from two hours before the start of the show.

Credit: Ben Roels Facebook

BEN ROELS: Practising for the concert.

Ruta de la Tapa THE Benalmadena Ruta de la Tapa de Cine runs until Novem‐ ber 14 in preparation for the opening of the 20th edition of FIC‐ CAB, a festival that projects the municipality into the interna‐ tional cinematographic field.

This short film contest to which more than 1,000 shorts from all over the world have been entered this year promises to be very successful.

The idea of linking the Ruta de la Tapa with the festival is to encourage business throughout Benalmadena and to allow lo‐ cal residents to take advantage of a tasty yet inexpensive drink and snack in one of 25 participating outlets.

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Cirque de Siroko THE Food Fairies are back to spread Christmas cheer on the Costa del Sol as Hadas Caradas present the Cirque de Siroko on the evening of Saturday Novem‐ ber 27.

At the height of the lockdown and pandemic last year, the Food Fairies were created to ensure that families suffering financial difficulty along the Costa del Sol were at least able to enjoy healthy and filling food.

With Christmas approaching the Food Fairies have flown back and with the support of sponsors Nero Pre‐ mium Vodka and Roccabox are holding a very special fundraiser at Siroko Beach in Costabella Marbella starting at 7pm.

Guests will be greeted with a glass of cava on arrival and will enjoy a three‐course meal as well as musical entertainment from DJ Dan Costello, Tabitha, Jai Northover, Pablo Morale, Sergio Trumpet as well as circus entertainment.

The cost is €60 of which €25 goes straight to the Food Fairies in order for them to obtain as much food as possible for those still in need of assistance.

To reserve your place, please call 677 650 748 in the knowledge that as you have a great time, you’ll be helping others to enjoy the Christmas spirit and you can take part in the auction as well as by purchasing raffle tickets.

If you can’t make the event then perhaps you would be kind enough to buy a child a gift, wrap it, label it showing age and gender and leave at one of the many collection points.

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Remember the Days THERE will be a Remem‐ brance Sunday lunch to raise funds for Cudeca Benalmade‐ na on Sunday November 14 with doors opening at 1pm.

In keeping with the day, it’s a themed lunch ‘Remember the Days’ organised by the Cudeca Goldies which will in‐ clude songs from the war years performed by local singing group A Touch of Class.

Guests are invited to wear 1930s dress and as an added bonus, there will be a prize of a bottle of Champagne for the most imaginative costume.

For the great value price of

A Touch of Class will be performing.

€20 per person (of which €5 will be donated to Cudeca) guests will receive a compli‐ mentary drink on arrival and a choice of three starters, three mains and three desserts (with vegetarian options in‐ cluded).

The lunch takes place at La Vinea Restaurant on the Paseo Maritimo Rey de España in Fuengirola and reservations may be made with the restau‐ rant on 951 530 498 or through the Cudeca Goldies on 653 916 588 or 619 444 184

Marbepop Festival returns THE annual Marbepop Festi‐ val returns to Marbella on November 20 where five local bands and musicians will take the stage in the La Represa Park.

It will run from 1pm to 11pm and unlike last year which was virtual, this time an audience will be more than welcome to

enjoy the music at the free, open‐air concert which was first put on by the council in 2016.

There will be a special area where young artists will pre‐ sent their work and there will be a collection to raise funds for those affected by the La Pal‐ ma volcano. The line‐up con‐

sists of Los 300, Mayte González, The Lost Bullets, Crackids and Sandro Jeeawock, as well as a circus show created

by Manolo Carambolas.

Of special note are the Crackids who are all of school age and follow Devils in the Sky, another band made up of young local talent.

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Caring in winter THE cooler weather is arriving and pets can be vulnerable over winter and need extra care to keep them healthy and happy.

Providing your dog with an adequate diet adapted to its breed, size, age and weight is important all year round and even more so in winter to ensure it receives the right vitamins and nutrients. However, bear in mind that like humans, it’s probably less active in colder months so be careful not to overfeed.

Skin and coat care is also important to protect dogs from the cold and damp. Dai‐ ly brushing is vital to avoid matted hair and a conditioner should be applied be‐ forehand to create a protective layer on the coat. One bath per month is enough and remember to dry your dog off careful‐ ly afterwards as damp dog hair can be a breeding ground for bacteria.

Unless your dog has extremely long hair, keep clipping to a minimum. Leave most of the coat at its natural length, but clip the hair on its stomach and legs a little shorter to avoid it picking up damp and mud when out‐ side. Keep a pot of natural Vaseline to hand and apply it noses and pads when it’s cold.

This will stop the sensitive skin from drying out and cracking.

Finally, especially if your dog is small or has short hair, buy it a raincoat. It may look a little silly but will be much happier as it will stay drier and warmer on rainy walks. Do remem‐ ber to dry off unprotected areas afterwards though.

Your pooch may dream about you A HARVARD professor has made dog owners’ days by saying she believes pooches dream about their humans when they sleep.

Dr Deidre Barrett, clinical and evolutionary psychologist at Harvard Medical School, ex‐ plained dogs and other mam‐ mals are known to have similar sleep patterns to humans.

During the REM phase hu‐ mans usually dream about what was on their mind during the day and for dogs this is probably their own‐ ers.

Barrett told People magazine: “Humans dream about things they’re interested in during the day, though less logically and more visually.

There’s no reason to think an‐ imals are different. As dogs are attached to their owners, they’re likely to dream about your face or your smell.”

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THE Ark Christian Church. We meet at The Ark Christian School, Calle Río Darro 2 y Plaza Juncal, 29651, Mijas Costa (The road behind the Mijas Aquapark)on Sundays at 11.00am. Pastor, Andrew Seale Tlf 682 713 491 www.theark spain.com (293850)

FLOOR POLISHING

ELECTRICIAN LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs, no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (293499)

FURNITURE FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals.

697 511 071 (293562)

GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@gar den-professionals.com (288828)

IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Lighting Cables. New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying).

Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747 521 (292929)

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GATE REPAIRS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (292658)

GATES ELECTRIC GATES/Garage Doors.

Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hotmail.co.uk www.2waygates.com (291445)

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels.

Call Julian 655 825 931 (292490)

GOLF FOR SALE FULL set of irons never used, plus ping putter. Offers for the lot. 625 908 687 (293391)

GUTTERING GUTTERING: Top Quality.

952 663 141 / 670 409 759 info@envirocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (293903)

HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX & fillers from €95.

Skinny Jab & Fat reducing injections. Cover Coast & Inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086 (293618)

CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice.

652 291 224 www.body work.es (292480)

THERAPIST EMOTIONAL THERAPIST SABINE Spiritual one to one Reading, family constellations.

Proficient & Professional. 18yrs experience. Call / Whatsapp 622 825 153 (293839)

HOME IMPROVEMENTS VINYL WRAP VINYL SOLUTIONS WHY REPLACE WHEN YOU CAN RENOVATE? Modern adhesive vinyl coverings in hundreds of styles and designs can renovate a tired kitchen, bathroom, wall panels, bedroom wardrobes, fridge doors. Turn a tired looking wood designed kitchen into a modern solid colour or metallic look without painting or replacing. Work carried out on site with 10 year warranties Contact Ian 644 546 176 for design brochure and samples. (292272)

HOT TUBS & SPAS HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (292436)

HOUSE CLEARANCES ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals.

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INSURANCE EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (282687)

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MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 309, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 309 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygatein sure.com (291234) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephones, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (293388)

KARAOKE KARAOKE To Buy or Update Your Songs in ALL Languages. 664 540 154 (293700)

LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129) ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SURVEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOFSPAIN .COM CONTACT DAREN

MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

MOBILITY SENIORWORLD (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ‘n’ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (292598)

MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES – Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high-quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (292490) MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated, colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 www.mosqui tonick.ws (293466)

MOTORING FOR SALE – RAPIDO motorhome / Fiat Ducato 2.3L, 2006, 80,0000 miles, RHD, 2 berth, shower, toilet, heater, water boiler, fridge, gas hob and TV. Leather swivel seating. Good condition. MOT April 2022, good service history.

Presently in Malaga. £22,995 ono. Enquiries +44 7921 905209 (293901) SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbrady cars.com

HEATING FIRES: Electric, Gas. Top Quality. 952 663 141/670 409 759. info@envirocare spain.com www.enviro carespain.com (293903)

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Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

CLASSIFIEDS CAR SERVICES MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work.

Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (292503) ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (292645)

WANTED ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects.

Transfer included. 605 109 796 (293389) WANTED, wanted, wanted!!

All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597 (293494) CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, Vans, Bikes wanted.

Any Reg, Anything Considered Call or WhatsApp 687 049 592 (293608) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739) CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739)

IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsinspain@ live.co.uk (290739)

CLASSIFIEDS MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED

BY TOP WEDDING-PLANNERS AND AGENTS. SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. PARTY BAND AVAILABLE ALSO. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (293731)

NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon.

RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 626 245 098 (294236)

PASSPORT RENEWALS UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photo’s. Complete Service. Cath’s Cards.

952 885 759. www.cath scards.es (291992)

PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)

PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddog world.com (294121)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets.

Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736.

Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es.

Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319)

www.euroweeklynews.com ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoun dation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is now open again to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00.

Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre.

Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you.

We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect.

So, if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-ani mals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

PLUMBING

11 - 17 November 2021 PROPERTY WANTED SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call an let us give you an honest and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921. (290739)

TOWNHOUSE 4 BEDROOM Unfurnished Fuengirola El Coto communal pool gated community. €850pm plus deposit 00447949 589 539 (294123)

REMOVALS/STORAGE

WE have many clients actively looking for villas, townhouses & apartments from Torremolinos to Calahonda. Call Joe 626 864 683 (293698)

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PROPERTY TO LET PROPERTY

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (285318)

WWW.INMOANDALUZ .COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (292246)

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LONG TERM RENTALS AVAILABLE and also wanted. Super prices. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland.

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2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Spectacular sea views. Storage, pool and Parking. 800€. To see photos. www.bit.ly/MIJAS. Tlf. 627 642 642 (292529) BANUS Luxury 3 bedroom apartments by Marina. Private Garden. Pools, Garage. Long term. bravoelezovic@gmail.com Owner: 34 637 439222 (294222)

ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service.

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ROLLER SHUTTERS

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND).

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TRANSLATORS OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS All Languages. 952 789 204 Mobile 654 613 094 sanpedrotranslations@ gmail.com (293783)

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Volvo V90 - a very desirable Swedish steed ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack VOLVO’S staple buyer has changed over the last few years with the transforma‐ tion of its range, from safe and worthy to dynamic and fashionable. The Swedish car maker has created a very cool, Scandinavian (even though they’re not all made there now) look to their line‐up. Their high‐ tech march towards electri‐ fication includes plug‐in, mild hybrid and pure elec‐ tric models.

My particular Swedish steed was the V90 Recharge plug‐in hybrid in R‐Design specification. Essentially what that means is a tradi‐ tionally spacious Volvo es‐ tate with a distinctly Scandi‐ navian vibe. Despite the popularity of SUVs Volvo es‐ tates are still in demand, and for good reason. These are load carriers, not in the same league as the square

box Volvos of old but still pretty impressive, they are also packed with luxuries touches.

Standard fare across all V90 models includes au‐ to dimming mirrors, au‐ to lights, high beam assist, auto wipers, keyless start, cruise, electric and power folding door mir‐ rors, leather, heated front seats with electric adjust‐ ment and lumbar support, heated wiper blades, dual zone climate control and as you would expect from Vol‐ vo there is a plethora of standard safety kit.

Prices start from €50,552/£42,995 and my test model, the Recharge plug‐in hybrid, R‐Design, at €67,636/£57,525. Options included a fabulous power glass tilt and slide panoram‐ ic sunroof, cornering light‐

Has the look and feel of a luxury car.

ing, heated rear seats, heat‐ ed steering wheel and wind‐ screen, memory passenger seat, Bowers & Wilkins sound system, adaptive dampers and air suspen‐

sion, parking camera and a retractable towbar. This bumps the price to a not in‐ considerable €78,392/ £66,675.

Power comes from a 2.0‐ litre four‐cylinder unit mat‐ ed to an eight‐speed auto‐ matic gearbox and all‐wheel‐drive for any kind

Facts at a Glance Model: Volvo V90 Recharge T6 AWD Plug-in hybrid in R-Design specification Engine: Petrol electric hybrid – 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder petrol & 87hp electric motor Gears: 8-speed automatic Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 5.9 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 2.7l /100km (104.6 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 47 g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

of weather. With added electric power the V90 passes the bench‐ m a r k 100kph/62mph in just 5.9 sec‐ onds. In pure electric mode the Volvo can take you up to 52 miles, so more than enough for a commute.

Gear changes are smooth, the refinement is excellent giving the V90 an air of unruffled calm. It’s one of those cars that you feel could take you from one end of the country to the other and emerge with no aches or feeling in any way jaded. The interior is modern and minimalist but at the same time has the look and feel of a luxury car.

It’s an object lesson in how interiors can look so classy yet remain practical.

In case you haven’t al‐ ready gathered, I like Volvos and this one in particular.

Compensation claims for cars purchased between 2006 - 2013 BACK in 2015, the National Markets and Competition Commission detected a series of fraudulent attitudes being conducted by a total of 147 concessionaires of cars in Spain. These activities, featur‐ ing 91 per cent of brands sold in the country, were found to

violate anti‐competition regu‐ lations and deemed to consti‐ tute a cartel for the exchange of ‘secret, future, and strate‐ gic’ information.

The large car brands that were involved in this plot have had a series of millionaire fines imposed on them by the CN‐

MC since then. All these fines have been ratified by the Ad‐ ministrative Litigation Cham‐ ber of Madrid.

These ratifications now offer a new avenue for drivers who purchased a vehicle at one of these dealerships between 2006 and 2013. According to the Supreme Court, those af‐ fected may claim compensa‐ tion for the extra expense caused by this fraudulent net‐ work of establishments.

It is estimated that approxi‐ mately 10 million buyers paid between €2,000 and €9,000 more than they should have done for these vehicles, due to the practice being operated between these establishments at the time.

These were not only private individuals, but also VTC com‐ panies, taxis, and car rental companies, and all are entitled to make a compensation claim for the extra they paid need‐ lessly.

This ball was started rolling last April after the Commercial Court of Cadiz ruled in favour of an individual who sought to claim his money back from

one of the dealers attached to this network.

Claims can be processed in‐ dividually or by contacting one of the associations or plat‐ forms that have already set up collective mechanisms to de‐ mand the return of the monies. All that is needed are

the legal documentation of proof of purchase of the vehi‐ cle, or proof of the rental or leasing of a vehicle. The techni‐ cal sheet is also required. Cur‐ rently, buyers are being re‐ funded 10 per cent of the purchase price they paid.

If you think your vehicle falls

into this bracket, then organi‐ sations such as the ‘Group of People Affected by the Car Cartel (AACC)’ have developed verification tools. Their website has a form that can be filled out, from which you can verify if your vehicle is one of those affected.

1,400 drivers fined for the same offence THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) does not mess around when it comes to controlling road safety and monitoring the actions of drivers behind the wheel. They continually have Guardia Civil traffic cops patrolling the roads of Spain to detect habits and risky ma‐ noeuvres that could put other traffic at risk.

Regular campaigns are carried out aimed at dif‐ ferent sections of the traffic that uses the roads.

During the last of these campaigns, the DGT revealed an infraction that some drivers seem to carry out quite frequently. Out of 1,349 lorry and bus drivers stopped, every one of them was guilty and fined for the exact same offence ‐ exceeding the legal driving limits.

This figure was reportedly 52 per cent of the total number of 2,593 drivers who were con‐ trolled by the police checks during ‘Operation TruckBus’, which was conducted between Oc‐ tober 11 and 17.

Another 31 lorry drivers had their vehicles immobilised for various reasons, some due to

the fault of the driver, others, the vehicle. These drivers were not allowed to continue their jour‐ neys. Of the 1,349 fined drivers, five were bus drivers, the remainder, lorries. Out of this total, 210 drivers were fined for issues relating to their tachographs, 202 in lorries, and eight with buses.

Infringements with the Technical Inspection were also detected (230), while 427 were driv‐ ing with administrative irregularities in either their personal, or their vehicle’s documentation (400 lorries and 27 buses).

Three hundred more drivers were fined for their vehicles carrying excess weight, or of hav‐ ing an improper load arrangement (293 lorries, and seven buses). Infractions relating to seat belt use were 87 (80 in lorries, three in buses).

A total of 17 lorry drivers were found to be under the influence of alcohol, while 11 others were tested positive for psychotropic sub‐ stances. Two bus drivers tested positive for drugs.

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Walking football ‘Nerja break their duck-twice’ IN the Hidromaster Premier and Championship matches played on Sunday November 7 at Viñuela, the Nerja Nomads A and B teams followed the trend of shock wins by defeating the home sides A and B teams to record their first wins of the season. “Down to at last having pretty much a full squad” was the quote from the Nerja management: “We knew we would be competitive if we could get all our players available.”

Results: Aston Viñuela A 1 Nerja Nomads A 4 Aston Viñuela B 1 Nerja Nomads B3 Up for the cup: Last week saw the Live Draw for the first round of the Baha Whisky Cup with 12 en‐ tries, including a ladies team for the first time. As part of WFAI’s aims to bring women into walking football, Benalmadena Ladies WFC were in‐ vited to take part. And the draw was kind to them as they drew WFC Calahonda, who have still to settle into the Hidromaster Cham‐ pionship. The blues did get a boost from their last game when they had a surprise 3‐1 win over title favourites Walking Dead B. The ladies are determined to

Johny Gracie, Grigor Madycki and Robin Beith (Calahonda WFC).

make an impression and will be putting in extra training/tactics ses‐ sions in an attempt to oust their male counterparts from the Cup. Another interesting tie will be the ‘local’ derby between the Viñuela and Nerja B teams. They met on Sunday November 7 with Nerja coming out on top to record their first win.

Other first round ties: Walking Dead A v Nerja Nomads A // Aston Viñuela A v Walking Dead B

Aston Viñuela B v Nerja Nomads B // Sporting Benahavis v Malaga B Malaga A v Atletico Benahavis Match dates to follow The Calahonda penalty shoot‐out competition in aid of Princess Lara’s Fund is nearing completion with Holland’s Paul Deening leading the tournament in scoring. Paul is back home at the moment watching nervously to see if anyone can beat his score.

This tournament is part of Cala‐ honda’s fundraiser for 12‐year‐old

Nerja Nomads A (top) and B teams.

Lara Gracie who needs €50,000 for an operation to straighten her spine. The family are in Barcelona at present where medical staff are carrying out preliminary tests.

Lara’s father Johny took penal‐ ties in the penalty shoot‐out at the Finca Naundrup recently and scored all three in the first part, but failed to beat visiting goalkeeper Grigor Madycki from Poland with his next five penalties to go to the finals.

The next part of the fundraiser

will be a Dinner/Dance at Olivia’s Restaurant on Wednesday Decem‐ ber 10 at 1.30pm.

The Princess Lara Fund has al‐ most reached its €50,000 target to allow the only specialist surgeon in Spain who can perform the opera‐ tion to go ahead once the prelimi‐ nary tests prove positive.

In other news the Walking Foot‐ ball Association of Iberia have filled all but one post in the committee elections.

The Secretary is ex‐Walking Foot‐ ball Spain owner Brian Gregory, the Commercial Director/Interim Trea‐ surer is Jack Egan (Malaga) and the Sponsor/Events Manager is Pete Davis (Formentera). The Tourna‐ ment/Events Manager post is cur‐ rently being contested between Mark Bishop of Esquina Park Rangers and Phil Holme of Lubins WFC. When that post has been de‐ cided, the committee will convene to develop the strategy to take WFAI to the next level.

A proposal will be put to the committee to appoint a woman to the committee to assist WFAI in their aim to bring more women in‐ to walking football and in time set up a woman’s league.

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