Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 18 - 24 November 2021 Issue 1898

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The people’s paper 18 - 24 Nov 2021

A voice for Pulpi PULPI is having its say as Territorial Committees discuss strategies and solutions for the Segura Basin’s water.

Pedro Jesus Martinez, Pulpi’s Urban Development and Environment councillor together with Gines Parra from the Urban Development department, took part last week in the vital talks held in Lorca (Murcia).

Issues in the first round of talks included improvements to the badly‐polluted Mar Menor as well as the sustainability of the Tajo‐ Segura pipeline’s irrigation water which is vital to local agriculture.

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Solution for traffic blackspot

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WORK can soon commence in Huercal‐Overa on building the San Isidro bridge.

“We have now acquired the land needed for the bridge after reaching agreement with the owners,” revealed Huercal‐Overa mayor Domingo Fernandez.

The town has allocated €419,000 from the 2022 Budget to cover construction costs, together with more than €200,000 assigned in previous years, Fernandez said. “We want to eliminate this traffic blackspot as soon as possible, making it safer for everybody who uses this access near the hospital to reach the town centre,” he explained.

It has been the scene of many accidents,” Fernandez said, who thanked the owners of the land for their “collaboration and willingness to make it available.”

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Remembrance Day in Mojacar Photo credit: Royal British Legion, Mojacar

TWO-MINUTE SILENCE: Mojacar’s Royal British Legion remembers the fallen.

AT 11am on November 11 the Royal British Legion’s Mojacar branch held a two‐ minute silence at the open‐ air Chapel on Mojacar Playa.

Spectrum, the local radio station, advertised the Re‐ membrance silence and

played the Last Post, which was broadcast over a speaker at the Chapel.

Nick Allbeury dipped the Standard whilst the chairman gave the Exhortation and the branch president read the Ko‐ hima Epitaph.

This was the first time that the branch commemorated the Silence at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, and the event was well supported by both mem‐ bers and the local communi‐ ty. Later that day there was a quiz at Bar Simon in Los Gal‐

lardos where the RBL presi‐ dent and the Poppy Appeal organiser received €500 col‐ lected by the local community over the last year.

The Mojacar branch would like to thank all those bars, restaurants, shops and busi‐ nesses who supported the Poppy Appeal with a tray of poppies and a collection box on their premises and the lo‐ cal community who gener‐ ously donated money for their poppies.

In due course, when all the collection boxes are emptied,

the committee will announce the total amount for Mojacar and send thank you cards to all the premises.

Tony Matthews comperes a monthly quiz for the RBL at Badgers and is organising a special Christmas Quiz at 2pm on Thursday December 9.

The branch is having a tra‐ ditional Christmas lunch for €19 at 1.30pm on December 17 in Shea’s Restaurant at The Kimrick. Non‐members are welcome so do please ring Shea on 950 478 186.

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An injection of optimism JUNTA president Juanma Moreno stressed in Macael that Andalucia is capable of emerging from the pandemic with greater strength.

Moreno cited the importance of innova‐ tion, digitisation, export capacity and com‐ petitivity in achieving this without delay and in the best possible conditions.

The regional president was speaking dur‐ ing his visit to the marble‐producing town for the 34th edition of the Macael Awards, where he accepted the Junta de Andalu‐ cia’s prize.

Moreno declared that the award should be extended to all members of the regional government as well as “each and every” public sector employee striving to achieve the Junta’s objectives.

He also highlighted the efforts made by the marble industry, commenting that the Macael Awards should have been held last year, although the pandemic

prevented this.

“The fact that we are here today is an in‐ jection of optimism and a sign of revitalisa‐ tion,” Moreno said.

The region was gradually returning to normal thanks to a huge collective under‐ taking that was testing Andalucia’s capaci‐ ty, responsibility and adaptability, the re‐ gional president continued.

“During the harshest months of the crisis we shared our worries and efforts but also hope and gratitude,” Moreno said.

“We expressed this with the exquisite applauding hands now seen in Andalucia’s eight provinces,” Moreno said, referring to the sculpture‐homages to the region’s health professionals and essential workers.

“They are made from the solidarity, col‐ laboration and white gold of this land,” he declared, thanking Macael’s businesses owners for their “generous and enthusias‐ tic” participation in the initiative.

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Sporting chance HUERCAL‐OVERA Town Hall has assigned more than €100,000 of its 2022 Budget to upgrades for sports in‐ stallations. These will in‐ clude enlarging the gymna‐ sium at the H20 Sports centre, constructing addi‐ tional tennis courts and making improvements to the beach volleyball court and communal areas at the municipal swimming pool.

Outlet fair ADRA Town Hall and the lo‐ cal Commerce Association are organising another edi‐ tion of the Feria Outlet, sell‐ ing leading brands at the Centro Cultural between November 18 and 20. The fair will be open from 10am‐2pm and from 5pm‐ 9pm, except on November 20 when it closes at 8pm.

Dance on WORK is 26 per cent com‐ pleted on a separate build‐ ing for Almeria City’s Profes‐ sional Dance Conservatoire which until now has shared premises with the Music school. The project, which will cost an estimated €5.5 million, is due to be ready for the start of the academic year in September 2022.

Your fault THE driver of an Alfa Romeo irregularly occupying a dis‐ abled parking space in Almeria City’s Centro Com‐ mercial Mediterraneo crashed into another vehi‐ cle while going in the wrong direction. He was last seen using his mobile before abandoning his vehicle.

No prefabs THE Junta has awarded a €1.6 million contract to en‐ large and modernise Nijar’s Concordia infants’ and pri‐ mary school over the next 14 months. Oncefinished there will be places for 675 pupils and the prefab class‐ rooms currently in use can be removed.

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Boost for local commerce

VERA Town Hall and the Chamber of Commerce agreed to boost local com‐ merce with Bonos al Consumo (Shop‐ ping Vouchers).

The scheme will receive a €100,000 allocation from the town hall which will have an economic impact of €400,000, Vera’s mayor Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanco announced.

Consumers can acquire up to 10 of the €20 vouchers each week, but will only pay €150 instead of €200, as the town hall is making up the difference, Jorge Blanco explained.

Shoppers will be able to use the vouchers in local businesses taking part in the scheme, said Vera’s Commerce councillor Ana Lourdes Ramirez.

“Over the next few days, establish‐ ments interested in joining the initiative

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CONSUMER VOUCHERS: Agreement signed between Vera’s mayor and the Chamber of Commerce. can apply via the www.alcomercio.es website,” Ramirez announced.

“We are also organising an informa‐ tion meeting where we shall explain

Still in fashion MOJACAR’S municipal library is increasing its stock of books with a €5,000 subsidy from the Junta de Andalucia.

Since the library opened to the public in 1989, Mojacar Town Hall has added each year to the original 2,000 books, al‐ so receiving private donations.

With 15,000 books and around 1,000 members, the library offers an irreplaceable service despite modern technology and waning interest in printed books, Culture councillor Raquel Belmonte said. She was very pleased, she added, with the Junta’s subsidy which, for the second year running, en‐ abled her department to buy more books. “Mainly these will be the latest releases although cash is always left over to buy books that are always in demand, especially by the young,” Belmonte explained. This was particularly important for high school pupils when they needed a book not specified at the start of the school year, the councillor pointed out.

Answering modern needs, the municipal library has both Wi‐Fi and computers and although Covid brought all its activi‐ ties to a halt, these can now recommence with even more vigour thanks to the Junta subsidy, Belmonte said. The library opens to the public Monday to Friday between 9am and 1pm and from 5pm to 8pm.

how to join by filling in an application form, although this will also be possible at the Vera Chamber of Commerce in Pasaje Armony,” the councillor added.

Glass recycling

ADRA Town Hall has joined the Invasion of the Ecolatras (Ecologists) campaign.

Created by Ecovidrio, the non‐profit making organisa‐ tion that collects glass for recy‐ cling in Spain, the campaign promotes environmentally‐ aware activities that give more visibility to glass recycling.

These are two elements in Adra Town Hall’s route map, explained Antonio Sanchez and Jose Crespo, respective councillors for the Environ‐ ment and the Mayor’s Office.

“Collaboration from the lo‐ cal population is essential,” Sanchez explained.

“The town hall is doing all it can to promote recycling, as we believe this is key to taking

care of the planet.”

Crespo revealed that the Adra residents were increas‐ ingly committed to recycling, citing the 278 tons of glass they deposited in the Ecovidrio con‐ tainers in 2020.

This latest Ecovidrio cam‐ paign continues until January 30 and the 140 Andalucia mu‐ nicipalities taking part will be in line for one of the €1,000 prizes awarded to each province.

This will go to the municipal‐ ity that has the largest Ecolatra population and submits most initiatives relating to sustain‐ ability, nature protection or re‐ sponsible consumption to the www.ecolatras.es website.

Prize money will go to chari‐ ty for sports equipment.

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New health centre THE head of the Junta’s Health department, Je‐ sus Aguirre, recently in‐ augurated Macael’s new health centre.

The €1.9 million health complex covers a plot of 2,053 square metres with a built area of 1,600 square metres that will attend to 6,000 resi‐ dents, principally from Macael and Laroya.

Now tripled in size, the centre comprises the ex‐ isting building, which has been completely re‐ formed and overhauled, as well as a newly‐con‐ structed block.

There is a new A and E department, so that emergency no longer need to be transferred to other municipalities, to‐ gether with a Nurses’ zone, an Odontology area and a minor surgery room. Other facilities in‐ clude X‐ray, Rehabilita‐ tion, Physiotherapy and Electrotherapy sections and there are now five primary care consulting rooms plus another for paediatrics.

“Residents in Alman‐ zora area and, more specifically, those of our municipality, are very fortunate and we are grateful that this centre has become a reality af‐ ter so many years of re‐ quests,” said Macael’s mayor Raul Martinez.

Relief in Carboneras and finally...

IRON ore from the Alquife mines in Granada will be un‐ loaded at Malaga port and not Carboneras.

Local mayor Jose Luis Amerigo Fernandez ex‐ pressed his relief at the rever‐ sal of earlier plans to send the iron ore to Carboneras.

“We passed on the local population’s opposition to the proposal in the course of sev‐ eral meetings with the man‐

aging director of Minas de Alquife,” Amerigo Fernandez said.

“We made it clear that we would not hesitate to appeal against a regional govern‐ ment authorisation to allow 100,000 tons of iron ore to be unloaded and handled in Car‐ boneras,” he declared.

The decision to unload in Malaga and not Carboneras was clearly influenced by the

intense opposition from town hall, residents and collectives belonging to the Muevete por Carboneras (Get moving for Carboneras) platform, Ameri‐ go Fernandez maintained.

At the same time, the may‐ or warned that should there be another attempt to use Carboneras, the town hall was still on its guard and in‐ tended to use every means at its disposal to prevent it.

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TWICE-SHY. Almeria Province residents in their 20s are not turning up for second Covid jabs. To date, 592,600 people have had one dose of the vaccine although only 580,131 have had both, leaving 12,469 who, for one reason or another, have not completed the process.

Many of the stragglers belong to the 20‐29 age group where 4.1 per cent have received only one dose of the vaccine, together with 3 per cent of the 12 to 19s.

These figures for the young contrast directly with the elderly, where only 0.7 per cent of those aged between 70 and 79 have not received their second anti‐Covid dose.

The Almeria Province situation is similar to those throughout Andalucia, Health department sources re‐ vealed, with 3 per cent per of those in their 20s having yet to receive a second jab.

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Partial pardon for Rivas SPAIN’S Council of Ministers are planning to approve a partial pardon for Juana Ri‐ vas, the mother sentenced for the abduction of her two children in 2018. It means her reduced sentence from a Supreme Court ruling in April of two years and six months in prison would be halved to one year and three months. The mother from Granada would also see her loss of parental cus‐ tody dissolved in favour of 180 days of community ser‐ vice.

Juana Rivas was charged with two offences of child abduction, one for each child, after refusing to return to Italy, where the three were living with Francesco Arcuri, the children’s father.

She disappeared with them

DECISIVE STEPS: Being taken to help mothers like Juana.

for a month during July and August 2017.

Spain’s Minister for Equali‐ ty, Irene Montero, was in favour of the partial pardon, stating that the government was taking “decisive steps” to ensure that women and mothers like Juana Rivas, “are not persecuted or crimi‐ nalised for protecting their children.”

“There are already public policies and a greater social awareness about all forms of gender violence because it involves using children to at‐ tack women where it hurts most, which is with their sons and daughters,” Mon‐ tero said.

Rivas was ordered to pay €12,000 in compensation to the children’s father.

New inhalable Covid vaccine A NEW inhalable vaccine against the coronavirus has been unveiled in China. The vaccine has been developed by Chi‐ nese biotech company CanSino Biologics in con‐ junction with a team of scientists working with the Chinese army’s in‐ fectious disease expert Chen Wei. Scientists have been conducting research that shows that the inhalable vaccine can trigger a similar response to that

produced by the current injectable coronavirus vaccines. At the moment the vaccine is only in Phase II clinical trials. It has though been permit‐ ted to be used for ‘emer‐ gency use.’

Work on this new vac‐ cine began at the Zhong‐ nan Hospital of Wuhan University back in September 2020. This is the same city that was the epicentre of the on‐ going coronavirus pan‐ demic.

Hero officers honoured TWO Spanish police officers in Albox, Almeria were honoured for saving a woman from a Brit fugitive. The officers were decorated with the Green Cross.

In 2017, a local woman had managed to escape from her attacker and call the police. She said that her life was in danger and that someone was trying to kill her.

The two officers rushed to help the woman. One of the officers fought the woman’s assailant who was armed with a knife. The officers were forced to draw their weapons and fire several warning shots to keep the woman safe.

The British National had been wanted for two years.

He was arrested and charged with multiple crimes in‐ cluding attempted murder and illegal detention.

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Scorpions

TORRENTIAL storms have hit the Egyptian city of Aswan, bringing rain, hailstones, and severe flooding. The accumula‐ tion of water has led snakes and scorpions to seek refuge inside the homes of the city’s resi‐ dents. As a result, a plague of scorpions has invaded the city and killed three people who were not able to survive their stings. An‐ other 503 people have had to be treated with an antidote. Doctors have had to be recalled from holiday to meet the de‐ mand for treatment.

Stocks of the antidote have also had to be ex‐ panded. Symptoms of a scorpion sting include se‐ vere pain, fever, sweating, vomiting, diarrhoea, mus‐ cle tremors, and head spasms. The thick‐tailed Arabian scorpion can measure up to 10cm and has a highly toxic venom that can kill an adult per‐ son in around one hour.

No Alcohol WORLD NO ALCOHOL DAY is promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is celebrated each year on November 15. The day aims to en‐ courage people to drink re‐ sponsibly and seeks to raise awareness of the psy‐ chological and physical is‐ sues that can be caused by consuming alcohol. The campaign especially hopes to encourage young peo‐ ple to be responsible with their drinking. Around 3.3 million deaths occur each year due to alcoholism, which has been declared a disease. In Spain, the health authorities were out in force promoting World No Alcohol Day again this year, encouraging people to lower their alcohol con‐ sumption and stay healthy.

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Smoking e-cigarettes doubles risk A R E C E N T report con‐ cludes that consumers of electronic cigarettes are almost twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as

non‐smokers.

As a result of this study, the Spanish Heart Founda‐ tion (FEC) is attempting to put a stop to this new form

Spain considering Covid passports REGIONAL authorities in Spain are considering fol‐ lowing governments and health authorities in other European countries in a bid to curb the spread of Covid‐ 19. This could involve refus‐ ing unvaccinated people access to hospitals and oth‐ er public places. Communi‐ ties in Galicia, Cantabria, and Catalonia already re‐ quire the Covid passport to enter cocktail bars.

Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, is keen not to see a “pattern

that is repeated” in hospi‐ tals if admission rates start to increase. The Interterri‐ torial Health Council last week issued an appeal to unvaccinated people to agree to be immunised against coronavirus.

Data shows that the 20 to 39 age group is the one with the lowest vaccination rates.

Spain currently has 78.9 per cent of the population double‐jabbed, which rep‐ resents 88.9 per cent of those over 12 years of age.

of tobacco consumption, es‐ pecially among the young population. It is asking gov‐ ernments for stricter regula‐ tion and greater supervision of the marketing and sales strategies of these devices.

The World Heart Federa‐ tion (WHF) says that vaping is also known to cause vas‐ cular problems and a possi‐ ble increased risk of blood clots. These devices are ad‐ vertised as an alternative to quitting smoking, although various investigations have shown that this is not the case.

In addition to cardiovascu‐ lar risk, the consumption of e‐cigarettes has a very clear effect on our respiratory health. Although they are advertised as a healthier al‐ ternative to traditional cigarettes, the damage they cause in the respiratory tract is very similar to that caused by tobacco consumption.

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$450.3M

‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting in the world, valued at $450.3 million.

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Probiotic helps Covid recovery

A COMPANY based at Ali‐ cante University claims their probiotic helps Covid recovery. There are many factors that can affect how badly someone suffers from Covid‐19.

Numerous studies show aspects such as age and ge‐ netics can play their role in how long someone has symptoms of the illness.

Now there is growing evi‐ dence that gut microbiota also plays a part.

An Alicante‐based start‐ up named Bioithas, located at the University of Ali‐ cante’s science park has developed a probiotic that researchers claim can sig‐ nificantly reduce the time that Covid patients have di‐ gestive symptoms includ‐ ing diarrhoea, abdominal pain, or irritable bowel syn‐ drome.

Probiotics are foods or supplements that contain live microorganisms that

are created within certain levels to maintain the in‐ testinal microbiota. They also boost the immune sys‐ tem. Researchers of Bioithas deduced that “by helping to maintain the in‐ testinal microbiota, the virus would be eliminated more quickly.”

In 2020, they set out to demonstrate their hypoth‐ esis by monitoring a group of 45 coronavirus patients in Alicante Province. The patients were split into two groups, with one group be‐ ing given the probiotic for a month.

“After 30 days we ob‐ served in the group of pa‐ tients taking the product, the symptoms had disap‐ peared in all but one of them,” said Vincente Navarro, head of Bioithas.

He added that half of the people in the control group had digestive issues a month later.

Wind company lawsuits

EOLICCAT, the employers’ association that represents the wind energy sector in Catalonia, in a move against the new decree of renewable energies of the gov‐ ernment, has announced that it will sue the Generalitat for administrative inac‐ tion. The entity argues that the process‐ ing of new wind turbine parks has been paralysed pending the new legal frame‐ work since the regional Executive was established in March.

This demand could see the addition of others who will claim they have suffered

damage, and it is estimated that the total claims could amount to as much as €150 million. EolicCat is basing this figure on the assumption that each individual com‐ pany has been hit with losses of around €500,000.

Included in this figure are the guaran‐ tees per megawatt requested to guaran‐ tee the right of connection, the cost of preparing the technical specifications, and the fees paid to the regional and lo‐ cal Administration for initiating the 106 projects presented.

Euro scam warning

THE Guardia Civil took to social media to warn about a new scam. They warned: “Watch out!!! These are Turkish lira. They pass for €2 because of their resemblance. #Quenotelacuelen.”

People are aiming to scam others as the coins appear very similar and many people will not even notice the difference. The real value of the Turkish coin though is consid‐ erably less than a €2 coin.

Both coins have a similar size and weight. Reportedly they are being offered up to people and shops and no one has been noticing.

When looked at closely the two coins are easy to tell apart. The €2 coin in Spain has

€2 COINS: Easily mistaken for others.

the face of King Felipe VI or of King Juan Carlos I engraved on it.

The Turkish coins however have the phrase ‘Yeni Türk Lirasi’ engraved. They al‐ so have a Turkish coat of arms and a face.

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Poll reveals Brexit regret THE results of a recent survey show that vot‐ ers in Britain now want to rejoin the EU. The 2016 referendum fig‐ ures are reversed, with 53 per cent now want‐ ing to be a part of the European Union, while 47 per cent are for stay‐ ing out.

Shortages of goods since Brexit, and the continual arguments with Brussels were two of the main reasons given for the change of heart. As head of re‐ search, Chris Hopkins, explained, “Issues such as disrupted supply chains, and spats with fellow European lead‐ ers about fishing and vaccines, may have cut through, although the results are still on a knife‐edge.” He added, “The Brexit story isn’t going away any time soon.”

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Paella given protected status

ARGUABLY Spain’s best‐ known dish, paella has been heralded as food that cele‐ brates the ‘art of unity and sharing’ by its regional gov‐ ernment this week. On Tuesday November 9, the Valencian government praised its history and virtues while giving over eight pages in the official gazette to the dish.

Valencia is the region in which paella originated and the Valencia government has happily taken on the job as

PAELLA: Spain’s best known dish.

its cheerleader. “Paella is an icon of the Mediterranean di‐ et, because of both its ingre‐ dients and its characteristics as a representation of Valen‐

Check your coins RARE Brexit 50p coins are selling for thousands on eBay. Many collectors are eager to get their hands on coins cel‐ ebrating Britain leaving the EU. Recently, two rare 50p Brexit coins sold on eBay for £15,000. It is worth checking if you have one of these coins hidden away somewhere.

The Royal Mint issued the coins to mark Brexit. One side has the saying: ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’. The other side features the Queen’s head.

Ten million of the special coins were released.

Some sellers do not seem to know what they have and are selling them for a few pounds, and others are report‐ edly trying to hit an optimistic price of £50,000.

cian culture,” read the decla‐ ration.

All the ingredients used in its preparation ‐ such as fish, meat, vegetables, the justly famous and healthy olive oil and the complete grain that is rice ‐ are part of the Mediterranean diet.” They go on to add that the fresh and fragrant mix of flavours “make paella one of gastron‐ omy’s most balanced dish‐ es.”

The government assures that the new status be‐ stowed on the food would help promote study and re‐ search into the dish and would safeguard ‘the survival of this cultural item and en‐ sure it is passed on to future generations.’

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Bees survive volcano Women earn less The volcano erupted.

Ebola vaccine trials HUMAN trials of the new Ebola vaccine are set to start. The vaccine can hopefully prevent multiple species of the disease.

The vaccine is based on technology like that used to produce the Oxford coronavirus jab. It is hoped that using this technology will have many benefits. The virus causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

It is estimated that the 2014‐16 outbreak in West Africa caused over 11,000 deaths. An out‐ break in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that ended in 2020 is thought to have killed over 2,000 people.

Vaccines for Ebola are already available, but they only fight one species of the virus. There are four species of Ebola. The existing vaccines only fight the Zaire species.

THOUSANDS of bees have survived more than 50 days buried at the edge of La Palma volcano. The hives had been buried under a layer of ash since the La Palma volcano be‐ gan erupting in September.

The hives were located only 600 metres away from the centre of the volcano which erupted on September 19.

Elías González, president of the Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria (ADS) Apicultores de La Palma explained that of the original six hives belonging to the beekeeper, five had been discovered intact. The bees were rescued alive. The sixth hive’s occupants died but González believes that they may have died “not because of the volcano, but because they were already weak.”

The rescue operation took place on November 6. Officers from El Paso’s Local Police car‐ ried out the rescue mission along with support from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and the Guardia Civil. One of the Local Police officers is a beekeeper.

SPANISH women earn 11.1 per cent less than men, a wage gap that widens considerably in sectors such as science and technology, where the difference reaches 18.7 per cent.

Despite the fact that the average is lower than that of the European Union (14.1 per cent), the data shows that this was a worrying reality before the pandemic and that, according to various forecasts, it has worsened as a result of the crisis.

This situation occurred due to a series of factors that hinder salary equality, according to Vidal. One of them is the responsibility of care, which falls predominantly on women and is the reason why they often work part-time.

This is what Vidal calls “involuntary partiality,” in reference to the pressure that many women feel to have to reduce their working hours due to their other responsibilities.

According to data from the

Women often only work part-time.

National Institute of Statistics (INE), in 2020, 22.8 per cent of women worked part-time in Spain. This is more than triple that of men, whose percentage was 6.7 per cent in that same period. The trend described by Vidal is confirmed

by data such as women tending to choose jobs with shorter hours, due to family or personal obligations (7.9 per cent to 1.7 per cent of men), or because of the care of children or sick adults (14.3 per cent versus 2.9 per cent.)

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MALAGA has been ranked amongst the top 20 most beautiful cities to visit at Christmas time according to the prestigious website European Best Destinations. At Christ‐ mas, the city’s characteristic palm trees are adorned with Christmas garlands and street concerts take place.

“Every year, Malaga offers an exceptional show to visi‐ tors from all over the world who come to discover one of the most beautiful destinations to visit at Christmas.”

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Biddu loves Marbella

PRODUCER Biddu who has sold millions of records loves Marbella so much that he and his wife Sue split their time be‐ tween the Costa del Sol and Kensington in be‐ tween visits to India.

Although born in Banga‐ lore, the young Biddu found himself attracted to British music and with no radio shows in India found himself excited by the Merseybeat which he could pick up on Radio Ceylon once a week.

He joined a local band playing the music of the Beatles and the Stones but decided that he want‐ ed to visit what he saw as the home of modern pop, so set off on a journey and worked his way across the Middle East singing and playing music before arriv‐ ing in England in 1967 aged 23.

He quickly got a deal to

Credit: Biddu BIDDU: Still has his music publishing company and has been married to Sue for 50 years.

record a single Look Out Here I Come which was produced by a young American Tony Visconti, who went on to find fame with David Bowie both as a musician and producer.

It didn’t set the world on fire but laughing he said during the interview “for some reason, the song has been picked up more than 50 years later for the soundtrack of a

documentary ‘The Beatles in India’.”

In the meantime, he was still producing records with what became known as a disco beat and al‐ though they received no

air play, they kept bub‐ bling under the top 40 charts as they were being bought by those into Northern Soul in clubs in places like Wigan.

“I had never even heard of Northern Soul and couldn’t work out who was buying the records, but at the end of the day they helped me to keep going and not give up.”

What really gave his ca‐ reer an enormous boost was producing Kung Fu Fighting for Carl Douglas which was a huge hit, not just in the UK but also in the USA and he followed that with records by Jim‐ my James and the Vagabonds and Tina Charles, being able to claim that he really creat‐ ed the British disco beat.

From there his career really took off around the world with hit singles from the Biddu Orchestra and

then against his better judgement agreed to record a number for an In‐ dian film producer, but he is now pleased that he did.

“I kept saying no be‐ cause I really didn’t under‐ stand typical Indian pop with sitars and high‐ pitched vocals, but in the end, on the understanding that I could write and pro‐ duce as I wanted, I finally wrote Aap Jaisa Koi for the newly discovered Nazia Hassan and it wowed audiences across the sub‐continent as did the subsequent album.”

Now 75 and married to Sue for 50 years, he has given up performing, but still has his music publish‐ ing company and son Zak runs a hugely successful music event company, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Sir Paul McCar‐ ney and Jay Z.

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Criminals go under radar THOUSANDS of foreign criminals go under the radar as immigration checks are bypassed during Covid, according to a new report.

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many immigration controls normally conducted in person have been performed over the phone, and around 70,000 foreign criminals were not properly checked.

According to Migration Watch U K, only 11,000 out of 80,000 high-risk people were contacted in person for checks to be conducted: “The majority of individuals currently required to report are those whom the Home Office considers present the greatest potential risk of causing harm to UK society, often foreign national offenders with previous convictions in the UK.” It is vital changes of address and other details

are recorded. If a person re-offends then this data could prove crucial. The watchdog believes that

the public in the UK could be put at risk due to the ‘minimal’ checks that are being carried out.

Illegal ‘sea cucumbers’ seized MUNICIPAL POLICE officers in Madrid recently seized a total of 2,275 sea cucumbers (Holothurians) in a restaurant in the Usera district of the city. It is prohibited by interna-

tional law to poach the species for commercial purposes.

This action occurred on November 3, in a restaurant on Calle Ferroviarios. Officers who patrol this area

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been saved and a pae‐ dophile arrested thanks to a gesture learnt on TikTok. The girl used the hand ges‐ ture to alert drivers that she needed rescuing.

Officers arrested 61‐ year‐old James Brick of Kentucky, USA, and res‐ cued the young girl. The girl used a signal seen on TikTok that indicates a person is suffering from gender violence.

A car driving behind Brick’s vehicle saw the girl make the sign with her hand and reported the in‐ cident. She had been ab‐ ducted from her home in Asheville, North Carolina.

The sign involves raising

the palm and putting the thumb against it, then lowering their fingers so that the thumb is trapped, resembling a clenched fist.

Brick has been incarcer‐ ated and charged with kid‐ napping the young girl. He was also charged with possessing child pornogra‐ phy.

Spain to finance revolutionary drug Teen saved by TikTok SPAIN’S National Health System, Sanidad, has reached an agreement with Vertex, the Ameri‐ can biopharmaceutical company, over the price of its revolutionary new drug, Kaftrio, that helps treat cystic fibrosis.

KAFTRIO: New drug.

In addition, the Min‐ istry highlighted this treatment will be financed in a combined administration regime. The 150 mg tablets are suitable for the treatment in patients 12 years of age or older.

This is included in the April 2021 extension of the indi‐ cation initially authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). With this action, Spain joins many Euro‐ pean Union member states that finance this treatment, after the approval of the drug by the EMA. Sanidad hopes that the benefits of this treatment will make it possible for patients affected by cystic fibrosis to improve both their quality and life expectancy.

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saw an establishment with the marine specimens hydrating in an aquarium.

Upon inspection, they were verified as sea cucumbers, an animal whose sale and purchase are restricted within the international CITEs agreement.

Those responsible for the premises could not prove their origin, so they could have been smuggled into the country. The authorities are investigating the owner for a criminal offence.

The establishment also failed to comply with various hygienic-sanitary measures contained in the Law of Public Shows and Recreational Activities (LEPAR).

and finally...

EARLY diagnosis of cancer can be one of the main factors which determine a patient’s outcome. Tests can be com‐ plex and time‐consuming, however, researchers have come up with a new blood test ‐ the Galleri ‐ which could be a game‐changer. This new test only requires a simple blood sample from a patient and can detect over 50 types of cancer.

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Xmas food dos and don’ts Biscuits are good to go.

IF you are travelling back to the UK or have friends and family coming to visit you in Spain, the British Embassy has published some links to help you bring the right Christmas food in your suit‐ case.

The rules around what is allowed to travel across the borders with you changed at the beginning of 2021 with the UK’s departure from the EU. Now third country rules apply, and this means differences be‐

Dragon’s Den millionaire reject RACHEL LOWE appeared on the very first series of Dragons’ Den in 2004 hop‐ ing to get their backing for her board game. She was rejected by all the Dragons after asking them for £75,000. Rachel has since

earned an incredible £96 million from the game they turned down. It has even outsold Monopoly.

Needing an injection of cash to help get her board game ‘Destination’ into the high street shops in time for Christmas, the en‐ trepreneur saw the TV show as her final hope.

Rachel was studying for a law degree and working as a cabbie in Portsmouth to help pay for it. In the game, players must navi‐ gate taxis through the streets of a city, while col‐ lecting the most fares.

Rachel faced a humiliat‐

D E S T I N AT I O N : E v e n outsold Monopoly.

ing experience and was told she could never sur‐ vive in such a competitive business. To her good for‐ tune, Hamley’s, the toy re‐ tailers stepped in and of‐ fered Rachel a deal. In its first year alone, the London version of the board game outsold its rival, Monopoly.

tween last Christmas and this.

If you are headed to the UK for a festive visit, you can take Spanish cakes (without fresh cream), sweets and biscuits with you without restriction, if they are for personal use and not to sell. Chocolate is ok too, if not made with lots of unprocessed dairy products. So, your Turron is good to go! So too is deli‐ cious Spanish honey, dates, chorizo, and Jamon.

If you have loved ones coming to visit in Spain, or are heading back after a jol‐ ly good time, here are the restrictions for the UK to Spain leg of the journey ‐ and unfortunately, they are a lot stricter! No meat or dairy products can be taken this way across the borders, so even your Christmas pudding may be out of bounds if it contains suet.

You can bring a small amount of fruit and vegeta‐ bles with you though, as well as eggs and honey.

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Singapore will not pay FROM January 1, 2022, the Singapore Government will no longer pay for any medi‐ cal bills related to Covid‐19 for the unvaccinated by choice. The cases in the southeast Asian island are rising with 3,397 cases re‐ ported on Tuesday Novem‐ ber 9.

Previously, the govern‐ ment covered the cost of any Covid medical bills for all Sin‐ gaporeans, as well as perma‐ nent residents and long‐term visa holders, as long as they did not test positive immedi‐ ately after coming back from overseas. From December 8

this will change and new charges will be brought in for people who have chosen not to be jabbed.

The January 1 deadline is

for the partially vaccinated, so they have time to receive their second dose. Since then, the government will only pay medical bills for fully

vaccinated Singaporeans, permanent residents and long‐term visa holders, pro‐ vided they have not recently travelled.

Xmas toy crisis

THE arrival of Christmas is fraught with uncertainty for the toy industry. The sector makes a large part of its sales in the festive peri‐ od.

On November 9, the An‐ dalucian Regional Minister of Economy, Rogelio Velas‐ co, did not rule out the pos‐ sibility that the current sup‐ ply crisis could also affect the supply of toys this sea‐ son.

Velasco made special ref‐ erence to toys that need technological parts to func‐ tion, which are mainly man‐ ufactured in Asia, where

there are issues with mi‐ crochips.

“In order for the dolls to cry or say mummy or dad‐ dy, they need to have these electronics,” Velasco ex‐ plained in an interview, pointing out Spanish manu‐ facturers produce the toys, but some elements arrive from abroad. It is at this point problems can arise in terms of getting them to the shops in time.

He added, “there may be problems in the supply of toys, among other products, because microprocessors are now in all electronics.”

Another problem encoun‐ tered this year has been the length of the journeys to move the containers from Asia and their price. Specifi‐ cally, some containers have gone from costing $1,500 to around $9,000, while the journey time has gone from an average of 30 days to 50 days.

“It’s not a manufacturing problem, it’s a transport problem,” explained one businessman.

Despite these problems, it is estimated 90 per cent of the toys will be available without any problems.

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Granada cheese success CHEESE factories in the province of Granada have claimed 14 medals, including a prestigious Super‐ gold, at the World Cheese Awards.

The international Cheese

Festival 2021 took place be‐ tween November 7 and 11 in the Asturian city of Oviedo.

There were 4,089 kinds of cheese from all over the world submitted to the com‐

Welsh smoking plans ON November 8, the Welsh Government re‐ vealed plans to end smok‐ ing in Wales by 2030. Part of the scheme will include tackling health inequali‐ ties and helping people quit.

Deputy Minister for Well‐being, Lynne Neagle, announced the target is for less than 5 per cent of the population to be smokers by 2030. A con‐ sultation on the scheme will run until January 31 and will aim to get peo‐

ple’s views on how to cre‐ ate a smoke‐free Wales and set out actions for the first two years of the plan.

According to the Welsh Government, around 14 per cent of the population in Wales are smokers and those in more deprived ar‐ eas are more likely to smoke. Research also shows that people with mental health issues are twice as likely to smoke compared to those who do not suffer from mental health issues.

STATS

19,000

Jumbo jets use 19,000 litres of fuel to take off.

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

petition, with 250 judges giv‐ ing their verdicts, with a good result for the cheese factories of Spain.

The Las RRR cheese factory in Maracena, Granada came out as the top Spanish cheese factory, winning an amazing seven medals: one gold, two silver, three bronze and, most importantly, a Super‐ gold for its sheep’s milk cheese from long maturation ‘Piparra’, smeared in Iberian butter and rosemary. The Su‐ pergold winner weighs two kilos and takes six months to mature.

For Roberto Rivas, owner of Las RRR, this award is a source of pride for the quality of the cheese, but it also has a strong sentimental element as it is a tribute to his grand‐ father, who was known as ‘Piparra’, a purebred farmer.

This cheese is, therefore, one of the best 70 in the world, as credited by the cov‐ eted Supergold. In addition, the famous Pata Negra from Las RRR has won a gold medal.

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Jet2 summer 2023 holidays now on sale

JET2 has put summer 2023 on sale from all its UK bases. Jet2 have never gone on sale for summer this early and normally would start in the spring of the previous year. The move was made due to demand from travel agents and customers, with many people hoping to book well ahead.

The programme from Leeds Bradford air‐

port went on sale on November 11 for desti‐ nations such as Mallorca, Ibiza, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Steve Heapy, Jet2 chief execu‐ tive said: “Customers and independent trav‐ el agents have been telling us how much they want to book something to look for‐ ward to into their diaries, so we have re‐ sponded to that demand by putting our

summer 2023 programme on sale earlier than ever before.

“With Leeds Bradford airport now on sale, we have summer sun on sale from all 10 of our UK bases.

“It is a fantastic programme giving cus‐ tomers and independent travel agents unri‐ valled choice and flexibility when it comes to

reaching their favourite destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands.

“We know our customers will be assured by the fact they are booking flights and ATOL‐protected package holidays with a company they can trust. All of this means we are looking ahead with real confidence and anticipate a fantastic summer 2023.”

Grandparent scam investigated INVESTIGATORS in the Unit‐ ed States are investigating the theft of more than $700,000 (more than €600,000) from an 82‐year‐ old woman in Tampa, Flori‐ da, who was the victim of a ‘grandparent scam.’

The scammers harassed the woman throughout the summer of 2021 by telling her that her granddaughter was in legal trouble and therefore needed money. This is how they managed to get the woman to withdraw money from her bank account and hand it over to them. The money was collected by the car company Uber and inves‐

tigators have requested records of the pick‐ups made at the old woman’s building.

The scammers called the grandmother on the phone pretending to be her grand‐ daughter, telling her that she had been in a car accident and was in jail, court records confirm.

One of the scammers spoke to the elderly lady on the phone and claimed to be the granddaughter’s attorney, convincing the woman to withdraw money 13 times from BB&T branches. They urged the woman to tell the bank workers the with‐ drawals were to make im‐

provements to the house.

The old woman’s defence attorney sued the bank in September 2021, claiming it

was a mistake to allow the woman to withdraw large sums of money without any suspicion.

and finally...

AFTER almost 14 years of conservatorship, the 39‐ year‐old pop star Britney Spears is a free woman again. Judge Brenda Penny, presiding over a court hearing in Los Angeles on November 12, told those present, “The conservatorship of the person and the estate of Britney Jean Spears is hereby terminated.”

Britney had been living under the control of her father, Jamie, and co‐conservators, since 2008, and has endured a long battle in the courts to finally re‐ gain her freedom.

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Beyond the call of duty

TWO police officers used an old fishing rope to climb down a sheer cliff to rescue a man who needed CPR.

PC Mandir Xherija and PC Steve Merritt from North Yorkshire Police have been nominated for a 2021 Na-

Blackout warning assurance

ALMOST two weeks ago, the government of Austria an‐ nounced the risk of a possible major blackout across Europe.

They even went as far as to appeal to the entire population of the country to prepare themselves for a failure in the Euro‐ pean energy supply. Such a failure would leave the entire country without electricity, internet, or heating.

Yet, in Spain, energy companies have assured that this is not possible. Spain does not have a blackout risk, neither by capacity, by generation, nor by distribution. The country’s ca‐ pacity to generate electricity is 107 gigawatts (GW) per day.

In fact, the highest consumption in the history of Spain, be‐ fore the 2008 stock market crash, was on December 17, 2007. On this date, consumers used 45 gigawatts, which is less than half of the available capacity that suppliers can gen‐ erate.

Not even during storm Filomena, when 42 gigawatts were consumed, was there any risk of shortages. The power plants generate twice what the country can consume on any given day. This means there is no risk of a generation collapse, nor is there a risk of nuclear collapse, and if it does, 10 different energy sources are available to back it up every day.

tional Police Bravery Award.

“They administered emergency CPR to the man as the incoming tide began to rush in.

North Yorkshire Police commented: “A Coastguard rescue helicopter was on the way. While [they] waited for the helicopter, they continued to perform CPR on the man for around an hour and a half in challenging and dangerous circumstances.

“Unfortunately, the injuries from the fall proved too severe for the man, and he later passed away. Our thoughts continue to be with his loved ones.”

POLICE RESCUE: The man had fallen down a sheer cliff.

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Rashford receives MBE MARCUS RASHFORD took his mum to collect an MBE presented by the Duke of Cambridge on November 9. The Manchester United striker is being recognised for his work against UK child hunger last year.

Last year, the footballer forced UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to do a politi‐ cal U‐turn in the fight against UK child hunger. He persuaded the government to provide free meals to vulnerable children in Eng‐ land during the 2020 Covid‐ 19 lockdown.

Since then, Rashford, 24,

Marcus took his mum along.

has continued his drive for social change. He has now formed a child food poverty task force, which has linked up with some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food brands.

Over the last year and a half, the England forward has repeatedly called for free

school meals to be extended to all children aged seven to 18 in all households earning £20,000 or less. Also, for chil‐ dren that are undocumented or living in immigrant house‐ holds with no recourse to public funds.

Last month he launched a new fight to end the ‘UK child hunger pandemic’ and urged ministers to act on the growing problem.

His campaigning has al‐ ready led him to become the youngest recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Manch‐ ester.

Parkinson’s cause revealed

PATRICIA GONZALEZ-RODRIGUEZ, a prestigious scientific and medical re‐ searcher from Cadiz, claims that neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease do not die, but rather lose their faculties.

The researcher confirmed that for the first time it’s possible to discover ‘the di‐ rect cause of the disease, leaving the door open to an effective treatment’.

Thus, they can now begin to slow the progression, and even stop it.

There are currently around 120,000 people in Spain affected by Parkinson’s disease. It is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects movement with symptoms that begin gradually, usu‐ ally as inconspicuous shaking in one hand.

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Fraudsters conned bank F R AU D S T E R S conned a bank out of £45,000 by calling customer services thousands of times.

Dario Goncalves and Dwight Watkinson had spent three years repeat‐

edly conning Lloyds Bank. They had opened numerous online bank accounts using different names then set about ringing the customer ser‐ vices line thousands of

times to complain about each account.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how Watkinson had called the bank’s cus‐ tomer services depart‐ ment over 5,000 times.

Goncalves beat this record and rang the bank over 8,000 times. In the period from 2016 to 2020 the pair fraudulently re‐ ceived £44,924 in com‐ pensation from the bank.

Lloyds Bank was not the only bank that Watkin‐ son had been scamming.

The bank uncovered the fraud when it launched an investiga‐ tion into the number of calls received by the cus‐ tomer services depart‐ ment.

The pair were sen‐ tenced to 27 months in prison.

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Pay road denial SPAIN denies having agreed on pay‐per‐use roads. The government has said that it has not promised Brussels that new tolls would be implement‐ ed. New tolls had been in‐ cluded in the Recovery, Transformation and Re‐ silience Plan which was sent to Brussels. The plan was put forward in order to re‐ ceive European funds to help Spain recover from the ongoing coronavirus pan‐ demic. The government have also said on other oc‐ casions that ‘pay per use’ tolls are needed on dual car‐ riageways and motorways.

The potential plans have caused much controversy.

In the document sent to Brussels, it states: “It is nec‐ essary to develop a system of payment for use of the high‐capacity road network to cover maintenance costs.”

Spain has thousands of kilometres of motorways and dual carriageways that are currently paid for by the government. This is not con‐ sidered to be sustainable and cannot be met by the Spanish budget. A ‘pay‐per‐ use’ system would help cov‐ er these costs and according to the document could be implemented from ‘2024 onwards’. Confusion re‐ mains over the possible im‐ plementation of tolls.

Hero cops save baby TWO Local Police officers from the Jaen province of Andujar are heroes among the local community after they saved the life of a nine‐ day‐old baby.

As the officers were circu‐

lating in their police vehicle on their regular patrol of the area they observed a man standing on the street holding a very young baby, he was clearly traumatised, and in need of urgent assistance.

Pulling their vehicle over to check the problem, the two officers were confronted with a baby that was obviously in the process of choking and suffocating, having difficulty in breathing. This led to their po‐ lice medical first aid training coming into play, and there on the street, the officers per‐

formed cardiopulmonary re‐ suscitation (CPR) on the baby.

They managed to get the baby breathing regularly once again, before taking the baby and the father in their patrol car to the Alto Guadalquivir hospital. Health professionals at the facility were subse‐ quently able to stabilise the baby.

A spokesperson for Andujar Town Council congratulated the two Local Police officers for their intervention and quick thinking in saving the life of the baby.

A right old mix-up TWO couples in California gave birth to each other’s babies after a fertility clinic mix‐up.

Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband suspected straight away that the baby girl she gave birth to in 2019 wasn’t theirs due to the baby’s darker complexion.

They learnt about the mix‐up three months later.

Ms Cardinale said during a news conference: “I was over‐ whelmed by feelings of fear, betrayal, anger and heart‐ break.”

The Cardinales have filed a lawsuit against the Los Ange‐ les‐based California Centre for Reproductive Health (CCRH) and its owner, Dr Eliran Mor. Following the mix‐up, both babies have been returned to their biological parents. The families intend to stay in each other’s lives and plan to “forge a larger family,” Ms Cardi‐ nale said.

“They were just as much in love with our biological daughter as we were with theirs,” she added.

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More than 10 people a year are killed by a vending machine.

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Digital Nomads

Corona Pass

ALTHOUGH Copenhagen normally comes very high in reviews of friendliness and work conditions, it only made 43rd place in a review of 80 cities ideal for digital nomads undertaken by WorkMotion, a global HR platform, failing due to high taxes and cost of living.

WITH effect from November 12 for an initial period of four weeks, a corona pass showing vaccination will be required to enter all Danish nightlife venues and indoor restaurants, regardless of their size, as well as venues that hold 200 people inside or 2,000 outside.

THE NETHERLANDS Firework Ban

Royal Visit

AMSTERDAM on New Year’s Eve is relatively quiet until midnight when it feels like war has broken out with the noise of exploding fireworks. The Dutch Government is considering banning them again this year to reduce pressure on emergency services as Covid-19 figures increase.

THERE was a great deal of excitement and ceremony due to relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions as the Netherlands’ King WillemAlexander and Queen Máxima arrived in Oslo for the 100th state visit, hosted by Norway’s own royal couple, King Harald and Queen Sonja.

BELGIUM Dangerous driver

Royal dancer

A TAXI was discovered balancing precariously over a crash barrier above the entrance to the Louisa Tunnel in Brussels with no sign of the driver and firefighters had to remove the vehicle. He was soon identified as he had left his ID behind and was arrested.

IT was only in 2020 after a DNA test confirmed that she was the biological daughter of former king, Albert II that Delphine Boel was given the title of Princess and now she is to take part in Belgium’s Dancing with the Stars.

GERMANY Emergency numbers

Green leaf

EARLY on the morning of November 11, emergency services across Germany confirmed that calls for urgent assistance being made to the police and fire departments were not going through in a number of major cities. Service was eventually restored and the cause is being investigated.

THE words Green Party might take on another meaning, if they eventually manage to form a government in Germany with other Liberal parties, as it appears that they will be pushing to decriminalise possession of cannabis and eventually legalise its recreational use.

FRANCE Friendly talks

Going home

REALISING that in the long-term France will have to accept that it has lost the Australian submarine deal, President Macron has told US Vice President Kamala Harris in Paris that it is vitally important that the two countries continue to have a friendly association.

FRANCE has become the latest country to return looted African antiquities to their country of origin following the lead of Belgium and Germany and although some British universities have returned items, the British Museum appears reluctant to do so, perhaps worried about Greece and the Elgin Marbles.

NORWAY Cables cut

Equal rights

THERE were signs of deliberate sabotage after a unique underwater observatory in strategic waters off the coast of Northern Norway had more than 4.3 kilometres of its specially designed offshore fibre optic and electric cables cut and removed. So important is the observatory that the police and Navy were alerted.

AFTER months of international campaigning following a €1,500 fine on the Norwegian Women’s Beach Handball team for wearing shorts like men rather than bikini bottoms, the International Handball Federation had to give in to pressure and change its rules to allow shorts.

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Door Dash

I Spy

IN one of the biggest corporate financial transactions in Finnish history, Wolt, a food delivery platform which was founded in 2014 and covers much of Europe, is to be merged into American company Door Dash at a cost of €7 billion paid in shares.

THE Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) believes that it has been the subject of espionage by people pretending to apply for work and then following up to see who has been recruited, as applicants may view information on who finally got the jobs.

IRELAND New feed

Restricted leave

FOLLOWING experiments in Australia, farmers in Ireland plan to feed cattle with seaweed harvested from the Irish and North Seas and being added to animal feed to see whether it is beneficial to their health and also cuts down the amount of methane they produce.

IT’S going to be a long year for Irish Garda officers as due to the ongoing pandemic, the upcoming Christmas rush and shortage of officers, only 10 per cent can be on leave from any station rather than the traditional 25 per cent.

ITALY Truffle temptation

Spirited away

THE International White Truffle Fair is underway in the town of Alba and judges are keeping a wary eye out for cheats who might insert fishing shot into them to increase the weight. With a small harvest seeing prices rise to around €5,200 per kilo, temptation exists.

The iconic and easily recognised Ecto-1 car used in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters has gone missing, presumed stolen, after going on display at a comic book fair in the city of Lucca and owners Sony Pictures have taken to social media to ask for sightings.

PORTUGAL Take It

Stella power

A NEW campaign sees takeaway become bring it in, as the Take It promotion by environmental foundation Zero encourages customers to bring their own containers (which is allowed by law) when ordering and collecting a takeaway meal, in order to save using disposable containers.

THE town of Cascais has purchased a piece of equipment named Stella which will convert rubbish into hydrogen in order to ensure that waste no longer goes to landfills and instead be used in the supply of municipal buses and waste collection vehicles.

RUSSIA Romanov jewels

Covid raffle

THREE pieces of jewellery formally owned by the Romanov grand duchess Maria Pavlovna the Elder, which were smuggled out of Russia in 1917, comprising a sapphire and diamond brooch and matching ear clips, sold well above estimate for $900,000 at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.

ACCORDING to the Moscow Times, authorities in the town of Imeni Lazo are giving people who take the Covid-19 vaccination, raffle tickets with the chance to win haircuts, dental services, gym memberships and microwaves whilst top prize, three tons of coal, is worth 15,000 roubles (€180).

SWEDEN Female PM

Borg Jr.

FOLLOWING the second resignation by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson was unanimously elected as the new leader of the Social Democrats (SAP) party and if she passes a vote in Parliament, will become Sweden’s first female prime minister.

TENNIS legend Bjorn Borg was on hand to see his 18-year-old son Leo participate in his first senior ATP tournament in Stockholm having been given a wild card. The teenager, ranked 2,139 in the world, lost to Tommy Paul, ranked 53, but enjoyed the experience.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Permanent contracts THE Secretary of State for Employment, Joaquín Pérez Rey has confirmed that due to irregularities, Spanish companies have been made to convert 267,600 temporary contracts into permanent ones in the first 10 months of 2021, an increase of more than 50 per cent over 2019.

LV= offer THE latest UK business being eyed up by American investors is insurance company LV= with a £530 million offer on the table from Bain Capital. As a mutual company with 1.2 members, they will have to vote 75 per cent in favour and if they want a pay‐ out.

Inflation up SPANISH inflation continues to increase as the consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.4 per cent year‐ on‐year in October, slightly less than forecast by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), but still 1.5 per cent over the September figure, with the blame put on the increase in electricity prices.

More mojitos UK pub chain Wetherspoons is seeing a major shift in customer drinking as it appears that more young people are taking advantage of its lowish prices to enjoy an evening drinking cocktails whilst traditional older clientele are staying home, so beer sales have reduced.

Looking for profit ANGLO-SWEDISH pharma‐ ceutical company AstraZeneca has announced that now the Covid‐19 pandemic is under reasonable control it plans to increase prices. Up until now, it says it has made no profit from the sale of more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccine, but as and when it receives new orders it intends to increase the price marginally to make a small profit.

It is understood it will still supply at cost to countries around the world classified as poor.

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€10 BILLION

is the amount that Spain has asked that the European Union pays over as a first tranche from the European Recovery Fund.

Renault create Refactory project RENAULT GROUP has created a Refactory project in Sevilla to pro‐ mote sustainability a year after creat‐ ing their first hub in France.

The project was announced in the presence of Juan Manuel Moreno, president of Andalucia and the Sevilla Refactory will be structured around four areas of activity, from mainte‐ nance to recycling, in order to support the entire life of the vehicle.

The stages are: • Re‐Trofit: reconditioning of used vehicles.

• Re‐Energy: repairing and develop‐ ing applications for batteries in sec‐

ond life such as energy storage.

• Re‐Cycle: for recycling, resource management and the manufacture of E‐TECH gearboxes.

• Re‐Start: a training and R&D cen‐ tre dedicated to the circular economy.

The project will be rolled‐out be‐ tween 2022 and 2024 and will cover a built‐up area of 5,000 m2 when com‐ pleted.

The Re‐Trofit division will start op‐ erations at the end of 2022, with the capacity to refurbish more than 10,000 vehicles and repair up to 1,000 batteries per year by 2025.

This is part of the ongoing industrial

plan covering 2021 to 2024 for the Group’s Spanish plants, and includes the allocation of five new vehicles and a new family of engines for the Castil‐ la y Leon plants. The plant in Sevilla will also handle the manufacture of two new models of electrified gear‐ boxes for the Group’s hybrid vehicles.

The commitment to sustainability of its vehicles and accessories by the French Group guarantees continued long‐term employment for workers in its Spanish factories and is also in keeping with the Spanish Govern‐ ment programme of increasingly Green industry.

Home insurance from Golden Leaves Complain to bank?

LEGALLY SPEAKING

We live in England, and we have a property in Spain, with a bank account in a Spanish bank.

Last May €211.60 was paid out of our account for someone else’s insurance. With Covid 19 we have been unable to travel to Spain until recently. We have been to the branch and written a complaint to an ad‐ dress we found on the Internet, showing them the evi‐ dence. We have been told that it is too late to rectify.

Surely this cannot be correct. What else can we do now?

R H D (e‐mail) No, it is DAVID SEARL not too late to rectify. If YOU AND THE LAW your visit in person IN SPAIN to your bank has produced no results you then have recourse to the bank’s ombudsman, or defender of the customer, the Defensor del Cliente. Perhaps the Internet address you found was this ombudsman. Finally, if you get no an‐ swer or receive an unsatisfactory reply, after two months you can make your complaint directly to the Bank of Spain. You must do this with full documenta‐ tion. The central bank promises to reply within six weeks. Their website is bde.es.

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

A BOTTLE of Batman inspired Scotch whisky costs £495 and with just 145 bottles of Irishtree Speyside Single Malt available from DC Comics inspired London food and drinks venue Park Row. Who could have imagined when the first Action comic fea‐ turing Superman (now worth in excess of $3 million) was re‐ leased in 1938 that what was ini‐

THE experts at Golden Leaves are able to help expats in Spain with ev‐ erything from pre‐paid fu‐ neral plans to creating a Will and providing all All risks cover available. types of insurance.

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Batman inspired whisky tially aimed at children would some 80 years later become a huge business running alongside rival Marvel comics?

Irishtree is the fictional ances‐ tral home of Batman’s alter ego Bruce Wayne and the restaurant offers a multitude of different

options including The Iceberg Lounge, a bar themed around Batman villain The Penguin, Rogues Gallery, a restaurant de‐ voted to Catwoman, the Old Gotham City bar and Penny‐ worth’s, a whisky bar inspired by Batman’s British butler Alfred.

Charity jobs AS controversy continues over UK MPs second jobs, charity website Civil Society has undertaken a review of those in Parliament who are connected to one or more charities.

They accept that there is no requirement to actually de‐ clare their connection on the register of interests, but as‐ sume that the majority will wish to do so.

According to the review, 130 out of 650 MPs have de‐ clared a current, or recent, for‐ mal role with a voluntary or‐ ganisation which compares to findings from the BBC that around 200 have second jobs.

The larger parties have the greatest number of charitable MPs standing at around 18 per cent and this ignores asso‐ ciation with political organisa‐ tions.

Expansion THE sports equipment distri‐ bution company Decathlon has opened a new continental warehouse in Barcelona which cost €53.4 million to build in just 14 months de‐ spite the pandemic.

This centre has been devel‐ oped using latest Building In‐ formation modelling (BIM) technology, following the strict criteria of energy effi‐ ciency, sustainability and healthy working conditions.

The elements used include PV solar panels for self‐con‐ sumption, an integrated building management system to control the artificial lighting through adjustable low‐con‐ sumption LEDs with presence sensors, and construction ma‐ terials respectful of the car‐ bon footprint.

Already 51 new employees have been added to the pay‐ roll with a further 20 due to be recruited shortly.

Pride of place however goes to the Monarch Theatre which can seat just 20 people and offers a one‐of‐a‐kind gastronomic show, with carefully crafted staging and immersive courses that play with the senses.

Running up to Christmas, the 10‐course menu (which includes a drink) will cost £249 per per‐ son.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.452,00 Abrdn 260,90 Admiral Group 2.953,0 Anglo American 2.851,0 Antofagasta 1.465,19 Ashtead Group 6.370,0 Associated British Foods 2.008,0 AstraZeneca 8.993,7 Auto Trader Group Plc 713,20 Avast 595,00 Aveva 3.303,0 Aviva 403,70 B&M European Value Retail 576,00 BAE Systems 573,60 Bank VTB DRC 1,366 Barclays 195,52 Barratt Developments 684,60 Berkeley 4.313,0 BHP Group 1.937,00 BP 343,80 British American Tobacco 2.616,7 British Land Company 519,80 BT Group 168,22 Bunzl 2.791,0 Burberry Group 1.955,5 Carnival 1.516,6 Centrica 65,79 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.582,0 Compass 1.560,00 CRH 3.774,0 Croda Intl 9.840,0 DCC 6.128,0 Diageo 3.808,0 DS Smith 389,20 EasyJet 610,00 Experian 3.472,0 Ferguson 11.770,0 Flutter Entertainment 12.295,0 Fresnillo 972,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.595,00 Glencore 361,55 Halma 3.121,8 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.537,50 Hikma Pharma 2.359,00 HSBC 435,05 IAG 168,76 Imperial Brands 1.595,96 Informa 538,40 InterContinental 5.084,0 Intermediate Capital 2.375,00

CHANGE(P) 1.457,50 262,60 2.974,0 2.887,5 1.485,50 6.436,0 2.015,0 9.026,4 717,40 597,60 3.359,0 403,70 588,60 573,80 1,382 196,04 684,60 4.319,0 1.959,80 345,80 2.618,0 520,00 170,60 2.802,0 1.958,0 1.522,4 66,04 2.600,0 1.561,50 3.791,0 9.892,0 6.128,0 3.830,5 394,70 610,00 3.491,0 11.820,0 12.315,0 983,60 1.599,20 365,80 3.152,0 1.537,50 2.370,00 436,20 168,88 1.598,00 539,00 5.092,0 2.378,00

% CHG. 1.446,50 260,40 2.924,0 2.844,0 1.457,00 6.340,0 1.991,5 8.849,8 706,20 589,20 3.303,0 399,70 570,40 568,20 1,364 193,04 675,80 4.258,0 1.933,00 338,95 2.593,0 510,80 166,85 2.784,0 1.934,5 1.493,8 65,64 2.582,0 1.530,00 3.758,0 9.828,0 6.072,0 3.808,0 389,20 577,00 3.469,0 11.750,0 12.070,0 972,40 1.592,20 361,05 3.124,0 1.526,50 2.355,00 430,30 160,88 1.551,00 528,00 4.976,0 2.351,00

NET VOL 41,70K 109,18K 69,34K 217,00K 53,84K 60,10K 80,01K 29,63K 313,31K 1,66M 15,75K 676,77K 436,90K 765,91K 167,39K 2,40M 229,29K 14,30K 258,83K 3,55M 167,82K 269,55K 3,48M 36,31K 73,09K 108,90K 1,04M 10,92K 140,70K 40,42K 6,89K 45,31K 430,69K 97,65K 1,16M 56,83K 42,72K 9,28K 46,77K 510,80K 2,91M 27,70K 18,26K 16,60K 2,12M 7,50M 444,55K 294,88K 20,96K 54,46K

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5.140,0 125,25 295,60 2.289,0 710,00 294,60 49,17 6.932,0 746,20 171,30 1.849,00 977,50 219,20 8.158,4 30,46 1.802,50 2.711,0 665,60 1.506,50 6.228,0 2.369,00 633,00 723,24 4.515,0 146,26 8,57 1.675,31 1.675,0 1.684,9 752,00 1.524,00 19,01 3.716,8 1.502,00 1.357,18 2.825,0 1.316,00 1.484,00 16.975,0 1.641,75 1.585,50 470,20 157,93 285,11 231,67 3.907,5 1.071,50 112,34 3.211,0 1.103,00

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5.154,0 126,20 298,20 2.321,0 710,00 294,80 49,53 6.974,0 747,20 171,45 1.866,00 980,50 219,80 8.168,0 30,67 1.823,50 2.719,0 665,80 1.508,00 6.242,0 2.380,00 636,20 725,60 4.564,5 146,38 8,63 1.683,51 1.683,4 1.692,4 755,20 1.526,50 19,36 3.742,0 1.508,50 1.366,50 2.837,7 1.322,00 1.484,00 17.025,0 1.650,50 1.599,00 471,60 158,30 286,25 231,20 3.920,5 1.075,00 113,96 3.218,0 1.106,50

5.110,0 124,00 293,70 2.271,0 701,60 291,20 48,94 6.910,0 744,00 169,70 1.848,00 972,60 216,30 8.110,0 30,39 1.793,50 2.677,0 658,20 1.491,00 6.218,0 2.367,00 633,00 721,38 4.509,5 141,96 8,51 1.645,60 1.639,6 1.650,0 750,60 1.518,00 19,00 3.710,0 1.501,00 1.355,00 2.810,0 1.309,00 1.474,50 16.945,0 1.641,00 1.578,00 457,70 155,95 284,00 223,00 3.900,5 1.068,50 112,30 3.157,0 1.097,50

8,38K 691,71K 262,38K 90,31K 133,28K 543,37K 5,87M 99,03K 32,72K 351,55K 50,20K 320,02K 1,40M 8,49K 130,92K 37,79K 43,79K 99,73K 195,06K 49,14K 166,56K 81,78K 2,33K 217,22K 3,35M 265,21K 1,07M 1,15M 1,13M 134,62K 3,79K 1,46M 3,64K 319,10K 76,33K 2,62K 166,63K 21,83K 3,14K 181,79K 72,04K 1,15M 1,26M 1,03M 384,93K 157,11K 67,92K 7,99M 31,25K 209,56K

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PRICE 181,80 183,66 2.992,9 3.525,15 211,39 149,99 220,96 209,27 114,23 56,82 56,61 404,91 372,63 222,39 118,96 50,31 165,01 166,86 250,67 84,00 340,89 336,72 169,09 146,56 306,65 1.033,42 458,99 52,34 212,09 147,76

CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 183,82 180,95 1,81M 186,30 180,29 4,40M 2.997,20 2.929,10 846,61K 3.540,73 3.447,05 2,63M 212,88 210,38 4,59M 150,40 147,48 62,14M 223,75 218,90 6,29M 210,69 208,30 1,99M 114,31 113,59 8,57M 57,15 56,31 16,59M 56,98 56,55 10,16M 405,10 399,20 1,35M 373,50 366,70 2,74M 222,54 219,50 2,18M 120,64 118,78 5,38M 50,90 50,18 23,70M 167,62 164,61 17,16M 167,74 165,72 7,97M 251,01 248,89 1,62M 84,19 83,05 8,16M 341,86 329,78 25,05M 337,23 333,79 23,42M 169,68 167,40 5,09M 147,08 145,98 5,65M 307,22 301,63 3,78M 1.054,50 1.019,20 25,12M 461,00 457,08 2,57M 52,52 52,29 14,21M 213,58 211,43 7,62M 149,24 147,54 5,96M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A 0.55% Shopify Inc. Cl A 12.02% NVR Inc. 2.03% Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 2.59% Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl B 4.53% Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced 3.52% HubSpot Inc. 2.74% DoorDash Inc. Cl A 8.16% UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN 2.15% Snowflake Inc. 4.70% Unity Software Inc. 7.97%

1.23K 2.84M 10.95K 346.5K 113 107 339.53K 7.37M 440 3M 6.21M

Most Declined Texas Pacific Land Corp.

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. TransDigm Group Inc. Orion Office REIT Inc. Wi Markel Corp.

Globant S.A. Nabors Industries Ltd. Cable One Inc. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Wells Fargo & Co. 7.5% Non-Cum. Perp.

Rex American Resources Corp.

-3.24% -1.24% -2.01% -28.07% -0.67% -2.56% -7.41% -0.40% -12.43% -0.44% -6.97%

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Financial help for Spanish companies

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AGREEMENT REACHED: Spanish family-owned Banca March.

FINANCIAL help is to be giv‐ en to Spanish companies af‐ fected by Covid‐19 with €300 million available through Banca March with the support of the European Investment Fund (FEI).

There is a €210 million guarantee from the FEI and with its own funds involved Banca March will be able to channel up to €300 million in loans to SMEs and mid‐ caps, much of it to the Balearic Islands.

The agreement is backed by the Pan‐European Guar‐ antee Fund (EGF), which is part of the package of mea‐ sures worth €540 billion ap‐ proved by the European Union to alleviate the eco‐ nomic effects of the pan‐ demic.

It is estimated that the signed agreement will facili‐ tate access to financing un‐ der advantageous condi‐ tions for more than 350 SMEs affected by the pan‐ demic, which will also help to safeguard employment

levels and the EIF will guar‐ antee up to 70 per cent of the new loan portfolio.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Ri‐ cardo Mourinho Félix stated: “As early as December 2020, Banca March was the first bank to sign an agreement with the EIB Group within the framework of the Pan‐ European Guarantee Fund.

“This is one more exam‐ ple of the EIB Group’s com‐ mitment to supporting Spanish financial institutions in the creation of new credit lines for small companies in the context of the recovery from the Covid‐19 pandem‐ ic.

“By collaborating with Banca March, we can reach numerous companies affect‐ ed by the pandemic in the Balearic Islands and throughout Spain, providing liquidity to support their in‐ vestment needs for growth in the medium and long term.”

Since the beginning of the

Looking East THE mayor of Romanian town Resita is excited by the fact that he has been approached by a Madrid‐based IT company which is considering opening a data centre in the town’s industrial estate.

According to the mayor, one of the major factors in de‐ ciding whether to open there is the availability of large amounts of electricity as well as easy access to the inter‐ net, both of which are possible. Many university gradu‐ ates have moved out of the town to obtain reasonably paid jobs but the company has indicated that it will look to employ around 100 local staff and pay above the mini‐ mum wage.

pandemic Banca March, a family‐owned investment bank, has reinforced its com‐ mitment to promote and stimulate the role of family businesses.

BUSINESS EXTRA Watching brief THE Bank of Spain, having introduced rules for traders in cryptocurrency is now turning its attention to Spanish banks and will re‐ quire a three‐year plan on what each bank wants to do in that particular market in order keep an eye on de‐ velopments.

Marks and Spencer THANKS to a turn around in sales of clothing and the usual strong performance by food, Marks and Spencer has returned to pre‐tax profit of £187.3 mil‐ lion for six months to Octo‐ ber compared to an £87.6 million loss for the same period in 2020.

Waiting time AS Uber become more popular in Britain and Spain it is interesting to note that the US Government is suing them for discrimination against disabled users who may be charged ‘waiting time’ because they take more than two minutes to get into a car.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WITH all the predictability of the sun sinking in the West, the Christmas deluge of diversity rammed down viewer’s throats by the UK’s left‐wing media has this year reached epic proportions.

Christmas screens are now awash with so much diverse hogwash, the white indigenous population must be more convinced than ever they are living on some parallel planet. Just this week the John Lewis advert, which depicts an all‐black family, provoked a flurry of offended ‘woke toxicity’ accusations from established British sources.

Other commercials, which depict typical British family gatherings on Christmas Day, now contain so many diverse nationalities and cosmopolitan children that the family ‘tree’ is more likely an overgrown hedgerow.

In short, it is all intelligence insulting propaganda.

Racially motivated hate crimes in the UK have increased 12 per cent this year alone.

So much for promoting diversity and racial harmony! These media organisations are not stupid, they have people monitoring social sites; they are perfectly aware that their disproportionate use of black and ethnic actors is raising concerns among

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thousands of the white indigenous population. Subsequently, this agenda, coupled with their unwavering support of the BLM Marxist movement and highly controversial ‘knee’ is widening the gap between the white and ethnic communities even more.

The British left‐wing media and particularly the BBC are perfectly aware that by stirring up as much disharmony as they can before the next general election, they may just stand the chance of a beleaguered public opting for a change to a Labour government. It worked in America!

Their negative reporting and heavily prejudiced coverage of everything the British government has achieved over the past couple of extremely difficult years, has been nothing short of disgraceful. Every opportunity is taken to undermine all their efforts. They have pounced gleefully on the mistakes and contemptuously brushed aside their successes.

It must be remembered high numbers of employees in the British media, particularly the BBC and C4 are recruited from the same schools of thought. Many of them are ex‐ Student Union members from the colleges

and universities. The same left‐wing organisations that are currently removing historic links to the British Empire by taking down patriotic statues and renaming buildings and lecture theatres at their places of learning. It is also common knowledge that the vetting for BBC staff is very stringent indeed. If you’re not of the same mind set or never read the Guardian, you are lucky to get the job. Don’t take my word for all of this public dissent. A recent poll revealed that 42 per cent of the populace considered the BBC biased and 21 per cent ‘didn’t know’. Not the best of results for an impartial company, supported by taxpayer’s money.

I couldn’t help a giggle at reports Joe Biden passed a long unmistakable expulsion of wind in front of Camilla last week. Didn’t surprise me. He’s been doing that from the other end since he came to power!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com. expatradioscotland.com Mon. Fri. 1pm till 4.

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FEATURE

Film Review by Laura Kemp

Streaming Now: Finch

FINCH was released on Apple TV on November 5 and stars Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, and a dog on a heartfelt road trip ‐ what more could you want?

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones), the film follows a man and a scavenging robot (that resembles Wall‐E) on a road trip to the Golden Gate Bridge in a post‐apocalyptic future.

Finch, played by Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) is struggling to survive both physically and mentally in a world that is slowly killing him. He invents an AI‐based robot, Jeff, played by Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) to help him to carry out tasks and ultimately take care of his beloved dog Goodyear when he dies.

I was sure this film was going to be a tear‐jerker, and I was right. It’s a heart‐warming tale of loss

Tom Hanks’ new film. and companionship, with Finch teaching Jeff about life and trust, as age and the effects of radiation slowly catch up with him.

This film is basically a two‐man movie, and the acting is incredible as Jeff begins to learn about trust, life and feelings from the man who created him and who he will ultimately replace. It is a father‐son metaphor set in a hostile and cruel environment, sweetened by humour and an upbeat soundtrack.

The movie doesn’t put you on the edge of your seat, but the two hours flies by as the relationships between Finch, Jeff and Goodyear the dog grow.

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RESIDENT OR NOT? Dear Sirs I refer to your article last week entitled ‘Passport stamp clarity’ in which you refer to UK nationals who can demonstrate that they were resident in Spain before January 1 should not have their passport stamped or be subject to routine questions. A couple of weeks ago I decided to visit Gibraltar and, in an attempt to avoid any complications at the border, took with me my green residence certificate and my vaccination certificates as well as my new British passport.

Having given these documents to the National Police at the border two policemen then spent five minutes on their computer discussing my residence certificate and informed me that it had expired. They explained to me in great detail that the UK had left the EU at the end of last year and therefore my residence certificate had expired and I had to apply for a TIE which replaced the green residence certificate. I knew fine well that the certificate was still valid and that applying for a TIE was optional since even the British Ambassador had made reference to this on several occasions. Despite having been a resident of Spain for 40 years I was beginning to wonder whether it was just my certificate that had expired or had the government had a change of mind and cancelled all green residence certificates.

Unsure as to whether it was still valid or not, over the next few days I put together the necessary papers in order to apply for the TIE at the National Police in Estepona. Once my papers had been accepted I explained my situation to the person handling my application. Following several minutes of discussions I was informed that apparently a new system had been installed for dealing with the green residence certificates, but unfortunately a certain number of them had been rejected by the new system. As a result of this many more people may find themselves in the same predicament as myself when passing through Spanish border controls.

Yours etc Peter Sanderson

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? THE evidence of the last few weeks suggests that there is another surge in the pandemic and the decision by Austria and the Netherlands to enforce some form of lockdown is worrying to say the least.

It seems that whilst infections in Spain are beginning to climb, the rate is not yet more than disturbing and it seems highly unlikely that major new restrictions will be introduced in the foreseeable future.

Whether you approve of the vaccines or not, anecdotal evidence suggests that whilst the inoculated can still spread the dis-

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A right to reply Dear Editor, I believe that Mr Oram is attempting to overcomplicate a straightforward observation of mine; for example, it is minority groups that wish to remove from British history anyone associated with actions which, in the context of the standards of the past were considered to be acceptable but which, rightly so, are considered not to be so today. Cecil Rhodes, Edward Colston, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill, to name but a few, each of whom made an enormous contribution to so many aspects of life in the UK and around the world, although, in the cases of Nelson and Churchill, we owe them our very survival!

Yet it is minorities who would denigrate their reputations and, if they ever had their way, would see them ‘cancelled’ and cease to feature in our past! We are all a product of our history and have a responsibility to learn from errors of the past, not seek to erase them.

The minorities to whom I referred (elderly men, Tories, or MPs who went to Eton excluded), have a democratic right to express their views and to protest, legally; what they do not have is the right to bring business to a halt or to prevent the general public from going about their day-to-day lives, and this, thankfully, has been endorsed by the courts in recent weeks.

As for my remark about ‘not being racist’, it was a personal one and contained no implications for any other person or group; it was merely stated in case anybody should misconstrue my criticism of ‘minorities’ or their composition - one has to be so careful nowadays!

Ken Turner

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ease, the worst affected are those who for one reason or another have not been vaccinated.

The more who can be encouraged to volunteer for vaccination, the better it must be for the majority of people here in Spain and of course in the UK where so many of our readers have relatives.

The concept of a booster third shot also seems sensible but at the end of the day, the number of people who are killed by Covid19 whilst horrifying for those involved, is no longer a huge percentage of those catching coronavirus.

It would simply be unconscionable for Spain or the UK to cripple their economies yet again by introducing new lockdown laws, even assuming in the Spanish case that they would be legal, so the difficulty is knowing what actions could help.

If you make restaurants close at 8pm, why would that be likely to reduce the number of people infected, as customers can catch the virus as easily at 7pm as 11pm?

All we can really do is wait and see how infection progresses and try to be as careful as possible.

MASKS: Should there be stricter regulations put into place?

Gill Reynolds Yes, most of us residents respect the rules, now we are getting another rise because visitors have been ignoring them.

Jenny Trask Absolutely without any doubt - why should someone spread germs just because they think it’s their right to do so . A mask is now an essential accessory!

Adam Boyce We now know the virus is airborne. So what do all the mask fanatics think happens to the air they breathe? Do masks magically filter Covid out?

Rita Turner Yes it’s the same here, a rise in cases and they say are imported ones, visitors walk about as if they are exempt from the law.

Karen McCarrick Evans Yes there should be. As residents living in Almeria, Spain we wear them all the time and get some funny looks walking into bars with them on. We are keeping ourselves safe and everybody else around us. I have no issues wearing a mask and will continue to wear one until we are told otherwise.

Pam Rossiter Yes, definitely. Residents stick to the rules (most of the time): so should tourists. Before they come over to Spain they should check what they need to do and what the law is.

Sheila Allan Definitely, if you can’t follow Spanish law you should be deported!!

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A STUDY has shown people who drink alcohol in modera‐ tion are 11 per cent less likely to go to hospital.

A study by Harvard Univer‐ sity, and published in journal Addiction, found those who enjoyed a small glass of wine a day were healthier than those who avoided alcohol al‐ together.

The research project stud‐ ied 21,000 men and women in Italy over six years and found that overall 13,000 people ended up in hospital.

The average age of those hos‐ pitalised was 56, and those who avoided alcohol were 11 per cent more likely to be‐ come ill than those who drank in moderation and fol‐ lowed a Mediterranean‐style diet.

Dr Ken Mukamal, from the Harvard Medical School, said: “We are absolutely not saying that any teetotaller should start drinking to improve his / her health.” However, red

Fake it ‘til you make it

WINE: Can be good for you in moderation.

wine in particular in modera‐ tion has been shown to have a wide range of health bene‐ fits.

One of these benefits is caused by the high anti‐oxi‐ dant rate of red wines. The drink contains polyphenols, a group of chemicals naturally occurring in plants, which can help to prevent cellular dam‐ age by cancer‐causing chemi‐ cals, such as tobacco smoke or pollution.

These in turn can improve the function of blood vessels,

and help prevent blood clots, as well as potentially helping to protect the body against cancers.

White wine lovers need not fear, however, as although red wine is frequently touted as the healthiest of its com‐ petitors, white varieties also offer benefits. These include slightly lower, but still signifi‐ cant, levels of antioxidants.

White wines also contain fewer calories than red, at around 85 calories per small 125 millilitre glass compared

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to 105 calories in the same amount of red wine.

Finally, one festive favourite, Champagne, also contains antioxidants, and at 90 calories per 125 millilitres is one of the least fattening par‐ ty drinks.

Whichever your favourite, experts are quick to point out these benefits only apply when alcohol is consumed in moderation, for example one 125 millilitre glass per day, and excessive drinking can be harmful.

AS the temperatures plunge and Spain’s usually clear blue skies become cloudier, most of us notice our summer glow starting to fade.

While it is always advisable to reach for the fake tan rather than spending hours in the sun, winter is a particularly good time to take advantage of the wide variety of products promising a safe and natural‐looking colour.

The perfect fake tan begins by exfoliating to ensure the surface of your skin is smooth. Whether you will be tanning your face or body, use a gentle exfoliator, massaging the product in small circles before rinsing it off. Take some extra time on your knees and elbows, which are normally drier.

Now you can wax or shave if you are planning to do so, as doing this after applying your tan may cause an uneven fin‐ ish. Next you can moisturise, which will prevent the fake tan sticking to dry patches. It is important to remember not to remove hair or moisturise within 24 hours of applying fake tan.

Finally, you can apply the product itself, starting at your ankles and using long, sweeping motions to evenly dis‐ tribute the fake tan onto your body. The technique differs slightly for the face, where you should mix fake tan with a moisturiser before gently applying it, while taking care to avoid your eyebrows and hairline.

If you’re stuck for time however, try a tinted moisturiser in a shade darker than your normal skin tone for a quick boost of colour. Alternatively, sweep a bronzing powder over the parts of your face which naturally attract the most sun, like your nose, forehead, and cheekbones.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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Extend the life of your blow dry THE party season is here, and with it, an ar‐ ray of social events, pho‐ tographs, and reunions which can leave even the least vain of us reaching for the hairdry‐ er.

But the constant whirl‐ wind of parties can leave anyone who styles their hair, faced with the choice between endless washing and blow drying or turning to dry sham‐ poo to extend the life of their style.

While dry shampoo was once an emergency‐ only beauty product due to its chalky, white residue and unpleasant smell, today’s dry sham‐ poos are a much more sophisticated product and can be used in mul‐ tiple ways.

DRY SHAMPOO: Save time and money on hair styling.

These new formulas can benefit the hair and scalp and are no longer limited simply to spray cans, now coming in foams, wipes, and pastes, offering variety for those put off by the spray‐and‐rub applica‐

tion.

What’s more, far from simply degreasing oily hair ‐ which in itself can help extend an expen‐ sive blow dry by a day or two ‐ newer formulas can provide other styling benefits.

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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community 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, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses 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 pro‐ duce from known suppli‐ ers. The joy of shopping lo‐ cally means that independent businesses can support the local com‐ munity. You may find

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

something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually go‐ ing?

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 support charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a busi‐ ness, they’re a legacy.

They may have sup‐

ported generations of the same family. Like‐ wise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the fu‐ ture fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains.

They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every eu‐ ro they receive at local lev‐ el. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their em‐ ployees.

So remember.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD T H I S week I received a surprise parcel in a hand-written envelope through the post. This in itself is a rare enough occurrence these days as to cause a little rush of happiness when it arrived. But when I opened it, I was filled with even more joy. It contained honey candy, olive oil soap from a Greek island, and a red string bracelet with an engraved gold coin attached.

There was also a thank you note from a stranger.

A month ago, I had answered a message for help from a friend in Greece. Someone they knew needed assistance with translating some documents and embellishing them with some English words they didn’t know. I had some time on my hands and thought it would be a nice thing to do, so I said I would help. It took up a few hours of my time, we completed the work, and I thought no more of it. The woman asked for my address to send a thank you card, I gave it but said it wasn’t necessary as I was happy to help.

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Kindness Fast forward to this week, I receive my wonderful parcel and it really got me thinking. It was World Kindness Day on November 13 and its purpose is to reinforce that compassion links us all together and that being kind has immense power in this not-so-kind world. An act of kindness can fill our hearts with joy and yet in our busy schedules, it is so easy to forget to take some time out to make a kind gesture for a friend, family member, loved one or even a stranger.

I know a lot of people have a twisted view because the world hasn’t been so kind to them. They are busy, no one would do it for them, they won’t get anything back, so why should they bother?

That’s understandable but practising kindness itself can be the reward. I do think kindness is always in some way a transaction because even if you receive nothing in return, the sheer act of doing something nice makes you feel better.

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It can make you feel like you are being the best version of yourself and honestly when you put that out into the world, you will soon start to see changes.

These changes may not be in the actions of others particularly, as some people do not know how to respond well to kindness. But the changes can be in the way you view the world. You will be able to see that someone tearing down celebrities, or activists or just people going about their lives is not kind and it is not conducive to making that person’s life better, only someone else’s life worse.

These actions add to a world that seems harsh and uncaring enough already, so I think I will look at my little red bracelet today and choose to be kind instead.

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WOODEN WALKWAY: Through a dramatic canyon.

WITH domestic tourism booming, many are discov‐ ering the hidden gems on their doorsteps. Castril is a small village in the north of the Granada Province. It is nestled at the foot of a mountain range, at the top of a valley that carries the river of the same name and boasts a castle that dates to the Almohad period of the Muslim empire. A trip to the top of the monument offers stunning views across the high plains of Granada and towards five different moun‐ tain ranges including the ad‐ jacent Sierra de Castril.

The village is famed for a wooden walkway that takes you through a dramatic canyon to lush riverside

walks. The mixture of cul‐ tures that have shaped the village over the years is evi‐ dent in the architecture and cuisine. The surrounding area is a haven for nature lovers and those fond of out‐ door pursuits, with moun‐ tains, lakes and ravines offer‐ ing a wealth of activities from kayaking and canyon‐ ing to hiking and mountain biking.

Its streets are full of histo‐ ry and offer a glimpse back in time, with tales waiting to be told at every turn. It was this magic that attracted Por‐ tuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, Jose Saramago, to call the village home for many years.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE MATHS BEHIND MOTIVATION AND ENERGY - FOUND YOURS YET? TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond THIS week I ask: Have you ever heard of ‘activation energy’?

Me neither, until a few years ago. It’s another formula, this time not from maths, but chemistry and physics. One thing I realise time and time again is that there are life lessons to be learned from everywhere, I have already shared with you that the model that I developed for personal and business transformation and success (ASPIRE© ‐ Six Secrets to Success) is based on my 30 years of re‐ search, taking in Antient Wisdom, Posi‐ tive Psychology, Neuroscience and shar‐ ing practical tools from everywhere and when I say that I really, really mean it, there’s even Harry Potter Wisdom (I’ll share that with you another time ‐ LOVE

it).

So, this is a tool from old school sci‐ ence.

What is it then, I hear you asking!!

Activation Energy That is the minimum amount of energy that must be provided for compounds to result in a chemical reaction.

A great, but what might seem a mun‐ dane example is WATER: Water only boils once it reaches its activation energy point of 100 degrees Celsius (212°F). Twenty degrees won’t make it happen, 85 de‐ grees won’t do it and not even 99 de‐ grees will do it. Sure, you’ll get lots of sim‐ mering but certainly no boiling.

If you want boiling, you’ve got to get the heat all the way up to 100°. Then the magic will happen, you’ll undergo the ‘specified reaction’ and boil.

Same rules apply with creating fire, 232 degrees Celsius (451°F) is where the mag‐ ic happens here. So if you’re busy rubbing

two sticks together and get to 200 de‐ grees? Nothing. 225°? Nothing. 230°?

Nope. Nothing.

BUT at 232°?

BAM! Let there be light.

BOOM! You’ve got Activation Energy.

And your point is Toni? All of this is to arrive at this question: Are you simmering or are you boiling?

Because if you’re not willing to flip the switch and go ALL IN, you won’t arrive at the necessary Activation Energy required to undergo the specified reaction of step‐ ping into your truly Goddess, heroic po‐ tential.

BTW. As I said this is not a new idea.

(No great wisdom ever is.) Socrates used to tell his students they needed to ap‐ proach life with the same intensity of a man whose face is underwater struggles for oxygen.

Eastern mystics have used the same ba‐ sic metaphor ‐ telling us that we need to approach this whole process of enlight‐ ened living like a wo(man) whose hair is

on fire approaches a pond. YIKES! Let’s do that.

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

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x PS. Want 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

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

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IF you are planning a trip this year you still need to plan ear‐ ly for pet and house‐sitters.

Perhaps you are already mak‐ ing plans for a staycation get away. Even if you are planning just a short trip, you’ll know that you simply can’t travel with some pets. Young pets in particular may benefit from staying behind so they can fol‐ low their routines at home.

So, plan ahead.

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3) Mercedes Clase G (18 %) 4) Porsche GT3‐RS (12 %) 5) Mercedes CLA AMG (10 %) 6) Bugatti Chiron (6 %) 7) Audi R8 (5 %) 8) Ford Mustang (4 %) 9 =) Nissan GT‐R (2 %) 9 =) Volkswagen Golf R (2 %) The Dodge Challenger was tagged by more than a fifth of Instagram users, 22 per cent, who uploaded posts featuring their dream car. The American favourite is the first choice of a host of stars includ‐ ing singer Billie Eilish, legendary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and rapper Snoop Dogg.

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Skoda Enyaq - a winning EV choice ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack WITH so many marques owned by single corporate entities it’s perhaps no sur‐ prise that economics dictate a certain commonality. So Skoda’s Enyaq shares its un‐ derpinnings with the VW ID range and in particular the ID.4. However, there are some subtle but noticeable differences that set the two apart on the style front.

The all‐electric Enyaq is big, very big, so one of the first proper all‐electric, all‐ consuming family vehicles.

With even the entry level model claiming up to 256 miles of range, and from my week it’s pretty close to achievable given the right circumstances, this is one of the most useable EVs I have tried. It’s also one of the more affordable, albeit elec‐ tric cars are still expensive compared to petrol pow‐ ered equivalents.

With five trim levels, two

power options and all‐ wheel‐drive on offer, there’s no shortage of choice. Prices start from €37,366/£32,010 (including €2,918/£2,500 UK government EV grant), other battery options and trims can push the final price well north of €46k/£40k. The lead‐in model is the only one that qualifies for the UK EV grant.

The entry level Loft spec comes with 58kwh bat‐ tery, that 256 mile range and a decent array of standard kit from Blue‐ tooth, navigation and Wi‐Fi hotspot through to keyless stop/start, cruise control and light and rain sensors.

The Enyaq is an imposing vehicle that lacks some of the styling oddities that have previously beset EV designs.

It also has an impressive in‐ terior, with my test car hav‐ ing swathes of cloth across the fascia rather than the usual plastic. Quite how durable this would prove I don’t know but it makes an

impact. One of the first things you notice about the interior is the space, the sheer amount of it, from legroom to height to load area.

On the road the Enyaq is

typically EV quiet with wind and tyre noise very well in‐ sulated. It’s comfortable too and on a 200‐mile journey we emerged with range to spare (no charging re‐ quired), quite comfortable

and relaxed. It also rides well, soaking up the worst excesses of our potholed tarmac, and the handling is decent rather than excep‐ tional. To be fair it’s not the type of car you would buy

A winning EV choice.

Facts at a Glance Model: Skoda Enyaq iV60 Loft Engine: 58 kwh electric developing 179PS Gears: Automatic Price: €40,284 (£34,510 excluding UK government EV grant) Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.4 seconds/Maximum Speed 159 kph (99 mph) Economy: 412km/256 miles combined range - 6.4km/4 miles per kwh - WLTP Emissions: 0 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

for excitement.

The Enyaq is genuinely useable in range terms alone, as a whole package it’s a winning EV choice. It’s only let down only by the poor EV infrastructure in the UK.

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Spain qualify for 2022 Qatar World Cup S P A I N are through to the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals after a 1‐0 vic‐ tory over Sweden in Sevilla on Sunday, November 14. A goal in the 86th minute by Ju‐ ventus’ on‐loan striker Alvaro Morata was enough to secure their passage, and consign the Swedes to the play‐offs next spring.

Needing only one point to top Group B, the Span‐ ish came into this match as favourites to clinch that top spot. Sweden could only top the group with a victory in Sevilla’s stunning La Cartuja Stadi‐ um.

With this win, Luis En‐ rique has continued Spain’s impressive record

VICTORY: Spain beat Sweden 1-0 in the 86th minute.

of qualifying for every World Cup finals since 1974. It will be their 12th appearance in a row at the finals.

The Spaniards were un‐ lucky not to go ahead early on, when Pablo Sarabia curled his 20‐ yeard shot just wide of Robin Olsen’s goal. Swe‐ den grew into the game,

and with the enigmatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in the side, anything was possible. It was Emil Fors‐ berg though who came closest to putting the vis‐ itors ahead on two occa‐ sions.

Janne Andersson’s side pressed the home side after the break. Alexan‐ der Isak will probably be

losing sleep if he thinks back on how he managed to miss a golden opportu‐ nity. Midway through the second half, after some dreadful defending, he found himself clean through on Simon, but somehow managed to scuff his shot.

Just as the match looked like ending all square, a fierce long‐ range effort from Dani Olmo was superbly tipped onto the crossbar

by Robin Olsen.

Unfortunately for the Swedes, the ball dropped in front of Morata, who calmly, and clinically, chipped it into the net over the keeper to initi‐ ate crazy scenes around the stadium.

Hamilton keeps championship alive LEWIS HAMILTON completed one of the great‐ est Formula One drives of all time to win the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday November 14.

The British driver overcame a total of 25 grid place penalties to take the chequered flag ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen. The win came at a time when his title hopes seemed to have disappeared following a disqualification from qualifying on Saturday for a technical in‐ fringement.

That sanction sent him to the back of the grid for the evening’s sprint race. Yet, Hamilton re‐ mained focused and navigated his way to fifth. A further five‐place penalty sent him back to10th on the grid for Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo.

In one of the most spectacular drives seen in years, he steered his Mercedes all the way through the field to take top spot on the podium, passing title favourite Verstappen of Red Bull in the closing stages.

The win was hailed by pundits and ex‐drivers as one of the greatest of all time, given the con‐ text surrounding the weekend. Verstappen’s championship lead was slashed from 21 points to 14 points when it looked certain to go the other way.

With just three races remaining and 78 points still up for grabs, the season finale promises to be one of the most thrilling in years.