Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 13 - 19 January 2022 Issue 1906

Issue No. 1906 13 - 19 January 2022

Encouraging figures UNEMPLOYMENT in Almeria Province fell by 1.91 per cent in December, with 1,101 fewer jobless than in November.

Statistics released by Spain’s Territorial Policies Ministry revealed that 56,467 people were out of work last month, 17.77 per cent fewer than in December 2020.

December was also Alme‐ ria Province’s seventh con‐ secutive month of reduced unemployment, compared both with the preceding month of November and the same period in 2020, the Ministry said.

Last December’s statistics were very similar to the 56,269 unemployed record‐ ed in 2018 although rather higher than the 54,772 regis‐ tered in 2019.

The number of persons re‐ ceiving the Covid‐19 ERTE furlough pay is also continu‐ ing to fall and now stands at 860, according to informa‐ tion published on January 4.

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Turn to page 2 » CHILLY START: Los Bandidos braved a New Year’s dip for PAWS-PATAS.

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Bandidos ran and swam on January 1 THE inaugural Los Bandidos World Run took place on January 1, 2020, but not in 2021 owing to Covid restrictions.

“But we were delighted to be able to hold a second, socially‐distanced event on the Paseo in Mojacar this year,” Los Bandi‐ dos’ Karen Ayers told the Euro Weekly News.

“Although numbers were lower than for the inaugural run, we still had a good turnout with 28 runners, joggers and walkers.”

Los Bandidos Runners, past and pre‐ sent, were encouraged to run five kilome‐ tres wherever they were in the world and share a photo of their activity with the rest of the group online.

This year runners joined in from Mil‐ nthorpe in Cumbria and Brockley in Sout‐ East London, Karen said: “Hopefully the World Los Bandidos Run will take place

every January and grow in popularity.”

The start time was moved to 11am to encourage runners, joggers and walkers to take part in the annual PAWS‐PATAS char‐ ity swim, where Los Bandidos stayed in the cold water for more than the planned 15 minutes, managing a chilly 22 to cele‐ brate 2022.

Los Bandidos is a local group, which was set up by Kevin Rowe in June 2018 and started with a small number of regulars and has grown with runners, joggers and walkers who cover the five‐kilometre Mo‐ jacar Paseo. All ages, nationalities and speeds are welcome and there are also road cycling and triathlon groups.

For more information, contact Kevin on ironmankev08@gmail.com or follow the Bandidos on their https://www.face book.com/pg/elbandidorunners Face‐ book page.

New Year’s rave raided THE Guardia Civil broke up an illegal rave in El Hueli (Sorbas) which had begun on December 31.

Entering the site on Jan‐ uary 1, officers made one arrest while 66 people face fines or charges for possess‐ ing drugs, flouting anti‐ Covid rules, ignoring road safety regulations or ad‐ versely affecting the envi‐ ronment.

Guardia Civil sources quoted in the Spanish media revealed that the courts had previously issued an arrest warrant for the operation’s one detainee, who was wanted on drugs charges.

The rave’s organiser is cur‐ rently under investigation.

Removing the revellers from the privately‐owned site took 50 members of the Guardia Civil’s elite Public

Safety Unit (Usecic) almost three days, not ending until Tuesday January 4 in what a spokesman described as a “hard to control” context.

Owing to the “obvious inebriation” of many of the ravers who had also con‐ sumed drugs, most were in‐ capable of driving the vehi‐ cles, mainly caravans, motorhomes and vans in which they arrived.

Rent-to-buy success ALMERIA’S provincial coun‐ cil, the Diputacion, is pro‐ moting the ‘rent‐to‐buy’ op‐ tion as it strives to halt depopulation in inland mu‐ nicipalities.

Conce Perez, who heads the Diputacion’s Housing department, explained that the scheme applies to the social housing properties owned by the provincial council whose rents range from €150 to €200 a month.

“We are consolidating this system to help resi‐ dents find housing and there are now only 13 prop‐ erties available in Sierro, Gador, Bayarque and Tabern.,” Perez said.

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NIBS EXTRA Covid case ADRA’S mayor Manuel Cortes announced that he had tested positive for Covid, despite obtaining an initial negative result from a lateral flow test. Cortes said he was feeling well and al‐ though he would be isolat‐ ing in accordance with regu‐ lations, he would continue to work as usual from home.

Caught out THREE men were arrested in Huercal‐Overa, accused of breaking and entering two homes in the Santa Maria de Nieva district during the Three Kings parade on Jan‐ uary 5. The Local Police offi‐ cers and Guardia Civil, alert‐ ed by suspicious neighbours, set up road blocks and inter‐ cepted them three hours later.

Raining men

BY December 21 last year, Roquetas’ registered popu‐ lation had grown to 104,924 inhabitants, an increase of 2,503 on the previous year.

The municipality now has 54,443 males and 50,481 fe‐ males, while the 40 to 50 age group is the most nu‐ merous, accounting for 19,825 of Roquetas’ total population.

Second best FIRST prize in the January 6 El Niño lottery went to 41,665 sold exclusively in Logroño (La Rioja) but the five people in Berja, Carbon‐ eras, Almerimar, Las Cabañuelas and Almería City who bought a decimo (10th of a ticket) of the sec‐ ond prize 44,469, have each received €75,000.

Roads closed SOME roads will close with detours on others until Jan‐ uary 21 while restoration continues on the Cables In‐ gles quay once used for loading iron ore from the Alquife mines. Buses leaving Avenida de Cabo de Gata bound for the city centre will also have to modify their routes.

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Ready for more downpours CANTORIA Town Hall is nearing completion of the first phase of its wide‐rang‐ ing project to prevent flood‐ ing inside the municipality.

Puri Sanchez, Cantoria’s mayor, explained that it was necessary to protect the town during the periods of torrential rain that are caused by climate change and regularly affect the Al‐ manzora Valley.

This first phase has centred on reinforcing retaining walls in the Camino Alto zone ad‐ joining the cemetery, Cuesta de La Mina and the football ground. In Almanzora, work

Photo credit: Cantoria town hall

AMBITIOUS PROJECT: Retaining walls and storm drains will protect Cantoria.

has continued along the old railway track and is comple‐ mented by the ambitious network of storm drains in‐ stalled in 2021.

“In recent years we have seen that whenever a cloud‐

burst, a Dana high‐altitude depression or any other freak weather condition arrives, it causes enormous damage,” Sanchez pointed out.

“We have come up with a plan whose different phases

will put an end to the princi‐ pal consequences of these downpours,” the mayor said.

“Both the retaining walls and the Almanzora storm drains will be fully opera‐ tional early this year,” she added.

Sanchez nevertheless ad‐ mitted that the work which has been carried out did not provide unconditional insur‐ ance that the town would emerge unscathed.

“But,” she stressed, “we can reduce the amount of damage that is repeated each time the streams and rivers flood.”

Busy year for Adra Very close shave

ADRA Town Hall made im‐ provements to four kilome‐ tres of 12 rural roads in 2021 amongst other Agriculture department operations.

“Over the last year we have continued to work to‐ wards improving Adra’s agri‐ cultural infrastructure as we are well aware of the impor‐ tance of this sector, which is one of the driving forces of our municipality’s economy,” said Agriculture councillor Francisco Lopez.

“We have been able to help Adra’s agricultural grow‐ ers this year and are commit‐ ted to ensuring that with the town hall’s own funds, or with help from other admin‐ istrations, that all our rural roads are asphalted,” he added.

Lopez’s department had al‐ so issued licences, authorisa‐

tions and agricultural certifi‐ cates necessary for building or modifying 80 greenhouses together with 30 applications for treating agricultural waste.

Meanwhile, the town hall’s Agriculture department had responded to various re‐ quests from other public ad‐ ministrations that included the Carreteras main roads’ network, coastal authority Costas and the Environment Ministry.

Summing up, the councillor also expressed satisfaction that the second phase had begun on clearing and clean‐ ing the River Adra.

“This answers a long‐stand‐ ing need that will make the town safer for the local popu‐ lation as well as agricultural installations and irrigation water supplies,” Lopez said.

A STRAY bullet was found on an Almeria City café ter‐ race during the Three Kings procession on January 5.

A large group of adults who had four babies and three small children with them were on the terrace of a Plaza de San Sebastian cafeteria watching the pa‐ rade.

They said afterwards that they had heard a report, initially assuming that it had been made by a fire‐ work, little suspecting how close they were to a po‐ tential tragedy.

One of the adults, the father of a five‐year‐old and a baby, was the first to realise what had happened after he felt something brush past his leg and, looking down, saw a bullet about 20 centimetres away from his right foot.

There were moments of confusion although not panic, he told the Spanish media afterwards, although the adults were appalled by the potential danger to themselves and the children.

The National Police took charge of the bullet which was handed over to Forensics to to identify the type and calibre of the firearm used.

They are not ruling out any theories at this stage of the investigation that is being carried out by the Judi‐ cial Police criminal investigation section, police sources said.

High cost of desalinated water THE Mesa del Agua de Almeria committee wants to be included in possible government subsidies for desalinated water.

The Mesa, which represents the irrigation syndicates that supply Almeria’s agricultural growers with water, pointed out that the Envi‐ ronment Ministry is contemplating subsidies for areas receiving water from the Tajo‐Segura pipeline. With these transfers cut back, these grants would offset the ‘brutal’ increase in de‐

salinating water owing to the cost of electricity.

They should also apply to Almeria Province, the Mesa argued, calling on Madrid to fix a maximum price of 30 cents per cubic metre of water, as set out in the 2018 Water Law. “We want the same treatment from the Min‐ istry,” the Mesa’s spokesman Jose Antonio Fer‐ nandez Maldonado said. “And Almeria growers do not want to find themselves at a disadvan‐ tage compared with their colleagues in Murcia.”

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Scooter sales soaring ELECTRIC scooter sales soared over Christmas in Almeria City.

“I’ve been selling scores of scooters as Christmas presents,” the owner of specialist shop told the Spanish media. “It was one of the star gifts for young people this year,” he said.

There was increased interest in electric scooters amongst the middle‐aged, he said, al‐ though older clients were also interested in electric e‐bikes.

Another business‐ owner suggested that the pandemic had influ‐ enced sales, as Almeria City residents young and old preferred to make journeys in the open‐air in preference to public transport.

Unlike other munici‐ palities, Almeria City does not yet require scooter‐users to obtain a licence or take out a specific insurance poli‐ cy, although they are still subject to the High‐ way Code.

They are obliged to take a breath and drugs test when required by the police and face a €100 fine for talking on a mobile, wearing head‐ phones or riding on pavements.

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SURPRISE PACKET ‐ A package sent from Huercal‐ Overa was intercepted at Madrid’s Barajas airport after it was found to contain marihuana.

The case is in the hands of an Almeria court and officers from the Guardia Civil’s Judicial Police in‐ vestigation unit are checking whether the sender, traced to Huercal‐Overa, and the central London recipient belong to a criminal organisation.

Sending drugs by transport firms is increasingly used to move small amounts of marihuana, Guardia Civil sources explained, and organised crime rings are paying to use the identities and ad‐ dresses of ‘mules’ with no known links to the un‐ derworld.

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Famed guitarist dies at 80 NATIVE Cadiz guitarist Domingo Villero Jurado died on Monday Jan‐ uary 10 at the age of 80. The mayor of Cadiz, José María González, ex‐ pressed his condolences on behalf of the government to Domingo’s son, Domingo Villero Carro, and the artist’s extended family.

The guitarist was self‐taught and performed alongside many flamen‐ co greats and copla artists including Mariana Cornejo, Chano Lobato, José Mercé, Carmen Sevilla and Mar‐ ifé de Triana.

The mayor took to Twitter to say: “A big hug to the family and friends of the guitarist Domingo Villero Jura‐ do, especially to his son, to the com‐ rade @DomingoVillero. One of those people who built the history of our flamenco through the strings of his guitar is leaving us.”

Andalucians self-sufficient IN the first nine months of 2021, a total of 11,515 An‐ dalucians decided to start producing their own elec‐ tricity. This represents a growth of more than dou‐ ble compared to the same period in 2020, when 5,613 facilities were registered.

This is according to the data of legalisation of instal‐ lations in self‐consumption of up to 100 kilowatts, pro‐ vided by the Ministry of Fi‐ nance, and European Fi‐ nancing of the Junta de Andalucia. The community continues its way ‘without pause’, producing and con‐ suming its own renewable energy in homes, compa‐ nies, and industries, “which contributes to reducing pol‐ luting emissions, increasing economic savings, and achieving greater indepen‐

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Figures more than doubled.

dence from the electricity grid,” said the Ministry.

The current facilities are divided, by provinces, as fol‐ lows: SevillA, 28 per cent; Malaga, 14 per cent; Jaen and Cordoba, 13 per cent each; Cadiz,12 per cent; Granada, 11 per cent; Alme‐ ria, 5 per cent; and Huelva, 4 per cent.

In the period between

October 2019 and Septem‐ ber 2021, there were al‐ ready 20,600 Andalucians generating their own clean energy. This is a figure ac‐ cording to the estimates of the Andalucian Energy Agency, an entity attached to the Departments of the Presidency, Public Adminis‐ tration and Interior, and Eu‐ ropean Finance.

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Post-Brexit farming warning EXPERTS are warning that the post-Brexit farming plan is based on blind optimism and it will increase the UK’s reliance on imports for food. The warning comes as the knife is taken to £1.8 billion of direct payments to English farmers by 2027.

A parliamentary report has referred to the ‘blind optimism’ of ministers saying their plans for the industry could result in many small and tenant farmers being forced out of business. The farmers who currently receive direct payments under the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy, will see these fall to half by the early part of 2025 and be removed completely by 2027.

The government intends to shift to a new plan that focuses on productivity and improved stewardship of the countryside.

The House of Commons committee report said that George Eustice’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has not yet done enough to gain farmers’ trust in its ability to successfully deliver the programme. It continued saying that ministers were over-optimistic about the likelihood of making English farms more productive.

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Costa del Sol photographer on Language of Love

IT was 20 years ago that Mark Beltran (and wife Jasmin) left the UK to settle on the Costa del Sol after spending several years working as a photographer for a number of Britain’s best‐ known newspapers.

Most recently he was contacted by Channel 4 to undertake four days of intensive work shoot‐ ing all of the stills for their Language of Love pro‐ gramme which is currently airing.

It was set in a finca in Casares and he had to take photos of presenters Davina McCall and Mallorca’s Ricky Marino, all of the men and women taking part in the show as well as ac‐ companying them on external visits to vineyards and other places of interest.

Living in Calahonda, on one day alone he drove 250 kilometres and was working on aver‐ age 16 hours a day, but enjoyed every minute.

Asked how he found the two presenters, Mark said “they couldn’t have been nicer. They also had a tough schedule as the entire show had to be completed in two weeks, but were al‐ ways cheerful and friendly and encouraged me to have photographs taken with them as well as of them.

“It was hard work but great fun and I would be happy to get involved again should there be a second series commissioned.”

The original plan when the family moved to Spain was to continue to be a photographer but also to set up a photographic agency, offering on

Photo credit: Mark Beltran

Mark behind the camera on set.

the ground images to his contacts back in the UK and he set up Solarpix with a partner which is still in business today.

Having sold his share in the agency, Mark decided to go freelance offering both still and video photography, forming his company Rocketshot Productions in 2017 and under‐ taking a huge amount of work, for companies, estate agents, book manufacturers, musi‐ cians, individuals and many more, including photographs for a book detailing David Beck‐

ham’s stay with Real Madrid.

As a cinematographer, Mark has been in‐ volved in shooting a number of documentaries, one of which Against the Tides was entered into the 2019 Marbella Film Festival and a further documentary is due to be released later this year.

Speaking about the lockdown, Mark observed that “from my point of view it was something of a disas‐ ter in as much as it was impossible to work but whenever we were allowed out, I found quite a lot to do, especially as am licensed to oper‐ ate video drones “Since Septem‐ ber 2021 things have really taken off which whilst tir‐ ing is very encour‐ aging and I have a number of projects likely to come to fruition in the coming year which will hopefully include more TV and film work.”

Mark with Davina and Ricky.

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Temperature records broken

MORE than 400 weather stations around the world beat their all‐time highest temperature records in 2021, according to a report compiled by a climatologist who has been tracking weather phenomena for more than 30 years.

Maximiliano Herrera keeps track of extreme weather around the world and publishes an annual list of records broken in the previous year. He and many other climatologists

EXTREME HEAT: The past six years have been the hottest.

and meteorologists who follow these issues closely expect 2021 won’t be the hottest year in history.

However, it is likely to be in the top five or six which

continues the long‐term trend of rising tempera‐ tures across the world.

The past six years have been the hottest on record.

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Nuclear warning sent

ARGENTINA has warned the UK it is willing to take further actions if more damaging de‐ tails regarding a warship operation during the Falklands War come to light. The classified Falklands document released showed that Britain shipped 31 nuclear weapons across the Atlantic during the conflict.

The South American country is awaiting more information regarding the weapons be‐ ing in the waters around the ‘Islas Malvinas’ or Falkland Isles and is threatening to escalate the issues if they do not like what they hear.

The classified Falklands document headed

‘Top Secret Atomic’ reveals that HMS Hermes carried 18 deadly weapons into the territory.

HMS Invincible, the ship on which Prince An‐ drew served during the war, transported 12 and the rest were placed on a ship of the Roy‐ al Fleet named Regent.

The now‐declassified reports reveal that there was great concern regarding the trans‐ port of the nuclear weapons by British officials at the time. The Ministry of Defence recorded their concern that ‘nuclear depth bombs’ could be lost or damaged and that the general public would find out.

Giant asteroid close by

A LARGE rocky asteroid about two and a half times the height of the Empire State Building and classified as ‘Potentially Dangerous’ due to its size and its frequent close vis‐ its to our planet, is travel‐ ling near Earth.

The asteroid will pass at 1.93 million kilometres from Earth, approximately 5.15 times farther than the Moon. The calcula‐ tions of its trajectory only come with a margin of er‐ ror of 133 kilometres, so there is no risk of collision in the short‐term.

The closest approach will take place on January 18 at 10.51pm (Spanish Peninsular Time). Known

ASTEROID: Like a star.

as the (7482) 1994 PC1 as‐ teroid, the space rock was first discovered in 1994 by astronomer Robert Mc‐ Naught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.

The last close approach was 89 years ago on Jan‐

uary 17, 1933, at a slightly closer distance of 1.1 mil‐ lion kilometres.

The asteroid will travel at a speed of around 19.56 kilometres per sec‐ ond relative to Earth, which means that it will appear like a star.

Fastest dinosaurs on earth ACCORDING to a recent study, some of the fastest species of dinosaurs on earth inhab‐ ited the La Rioja region of Spain.

Pablo Navarro, a researcher at the Uni‐ versity of La Rioja, had a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, which details some species of theropods (carnivorous di‐ nosaurs of two legs). From the analysis of their fossilised tracks, Navarro established that these creatures could run at speeds of approximately 45km/h.

That is one of the fastest speeds ever cal‐

culated for dinosaurs. Their footprints have been located in two deposits in the La Rioja village of Igea.

They date from the Lower Cretaceous pe‐ riod, between 145 and 100 million years ago.

One of the trails ‐ called La Torre 6A ‐ con‐ tains five tracks and the other ‐ La Torre 6B ‐ has seven, all of them three‐toed, and longer than they are wide.

According to Navarro, it is “very unusual” to find the tracks of such a fast race.

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McCann case collapsing NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Here is a handy list for you to cut out. These are the national holidays of Spain as well as for Andalucia: New Year’s Day

Sat, Jan 1, 2022

Epiphany

Thu, Jan 6, 2022

Andalucia Day

Mon, Feb 28, 2022

Maundy Thursday

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

Labour Day

Mon, May 2, 2022

Assumption of Mary

Mon, Aug 15, 2022

National Day of Spain

Wed, Oct 12, 2022

All Saints’ Day

Tue, Nov 1, 2022

Constitution Day

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Day After Christmas

Likely Thu, Dec 8, 2022 Mon, Dec 26, 2022

A FORMER Surrey police detective leading a team of investigators into the disappearance of the missing British girl Madeleine McCann, is claiming they have un‐ covered new evidence.

If true, it could destroy

the case German prose‐ cutor Hans Christian Wolters has built against convicted rapist, Chris‐ tian Brueckner. The 44‐ year‐old is currently serving time in a German prison on unrelated charges. He has always

Cost of living up CONSUMERS in Spain ended 2021 paying 6.7 per cent higher prices than they did in December 2020, an unprecedented increase in the cost of living over the last three decades.

Within the European Union, only the Baltic coun‐ tries such as Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia ended up paying more for consumer goods, according to data published on January 7.

There was no end‐of‐year inflation data for EU countries with their own currency such as Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, and Denmark. Yet, the Spanish suffered an increase in prices higher than that of the Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Italians, and French.

If the average price increase for all months of the year is considered, Spain (with 3 per cent) is below Germany (3.2 per cent) and Belgium (3.1 per cent), although above the Community average (2.7 per cent).

denied the accusation.

Wolters named Brueckner as his chief suspect in June 2020, and has repeatedly claimed his team will soon have sufficient evi‐ dence against him.

Mark Williams‐Thomas is currently working on a three‐part television documentary for Chan‐ nel 5. During his investi‐ gations into the disap‐ pearance, he says he believes that Brueckner, although residing on Portugal’s Algarve at the time, was not in the vicinity of Praia da Luz the night Madeleine dis‐ appeared.

While the German team seems convinced that Madeleine is dead, British investigators have always maintained that she is still a missing per‐ son.

The Germans are yet to produce any solid evi‐ dence to substantiate their claim.

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Spain bookings take off AIRLINE Jet2.com has increased its reservations to Spain by 150 per cent following travel relaxations from the UK government. Fully vaccinated trav‐ ellers no longer need pre‐departure tests or a PCR test when returning to England.

In a statement, the airline has con‐ firmed the launch of special offers for those who book their flights or com‐ plete holiday packages before January 18 and the result was an increase of

more than double the reservations to Spain in 24 hours.

The CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holi‐ days, Steve Heapy, lamented that the travel restrictions have done nothing to prevent the spread of the Omicron vari‐ ant, “representing the end of dispro‐ portionate and also useless measures.

“The increase in bookings to Spain is a clear demonstration that the desire for a well‐deserved relaxation and to have fun are higher than ever,” he added.

Iberian eagle climbing

UNDOUBTEDLY the most emblematic bird of prey in Spain, the Iberian imperial ea‐ gle, was literally on the verge of extinction. There were known to be only around 30 couples remaining in the en‐ tire country back in the 1960s.

Today, however, thanks to the efforts of institutions, ex‐ perts, and citizen groups, there are already more than 100 couples in the au‐ tonomous community of

Castilla and Leon alone. That figure, added to the rest of the country, consolidates the recovery of this species.

The Monitoring Plan of the State of Conservation of Bio‐ diversity in Castilla and Leon establishes the annual moni‐ toring of the imperial eagle populations as one of its ob‐

jectives. Its aim is to evaluate the trend of both the area oc‐ cupation of the species, as well as the size of the popula‐ tion. Of the 101 territories of Castilla and Leon with the presence of breeding pairs of the species, 45.5 per cent are in some Special Protection Area for Birds.

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Free tests to be scrapped ACCORDING to reports, the British government is poised to stop the hand‐ ing out of free lateral flow testing kits. It is believed that Boris Johnson will tell people they must pre‐ pare to live restriction‐ free, with coronavirus.

“I don’t think we are in a world where we can continue to hand out free lateral flow tests to every‐ body for evermore,” a Whitehall source is al‐ leged to have said. “It’s likely we will move to a scenario where there is less testing, but where we have a capacity to ramp it up if necessary, such as in winter.”

A new system could see free tests only given to those who are in high‐risk areas, such as care home residents, or hospitals, and schools, or those with

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symptoms. Apparently, more than £6 billion has already been spent on mass testing devices. Con‐ tact tracing could be cut back also claimed the source.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scot‐

land’s First Minister re‐ portedly informed Mr Johnson that her Scottish Government did not agree with scrapping the lateral flow tests as a way forward as it was “utterly wrongheaded.”

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The best time to buy your funeral plan THE increased Pound against the Euro and a new January offer from Golden Leaves makes this the best time to buy your pre‐paid funeral plan.

The funeral plan experts at Golden Leaves have announced a reduction on deposits, two years interest‐free pay‐ ments, and payments from €51.43 a month.

This offer, which is available through‐ out January, will also see the payment term on Golden Leaves plans increased to up to seven years, making the monthly payments on their Opal plan €51.43 a month and payments on their Pearl plan €58.23 a month.

Funeral plan deposits will be reduced to €100.

Golden Leaves are experts in funeral plans, ensuring that your wishes are car‐ ried out in full when the time comes and saving your loved ones from having to plan your funeral in another country and another language.

Their plans also ensure that you beat rising funeral costs, making sure that your service is paid in full and that your loved ones are not left with any further costs.

Their experts can help you find the right plan for you, whichever type of ser‐ vice you want and wherever you want to hold it, making sure that you get the ser‐

FUNERAL PLAN: Save money and begin choosing the right one for you.

vice you set out and helping your loved ones.

Golden Leaves offers three funeral plans, the Opal plan, Pearl plan and Gold‐ en plan.

The Opal plan offers a simple funeral service, including a coffin, cremation, urn, hearse and funeral staff.

The Pearl plan offers a traditional fu‐ neral service, including burial or crema‐

tion, and a quality coffin or urn.

The Golden plan is for those who want to be repatriated to the UK and offers all the services for a repatriation and funeral in the UK. When you buy a Golden Leaves funeral plan the funds are held in the Golden Leaves trust, which manages the funds to achieve stable long‐term growth.

The trust is overseen independently by

a board of trustees and fully regulated.

The fund is annually, independently au‐ dited and subject to strict actuarial re‐ porting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all, completely secure.

When you buy one of its pre‐paid plans, they ensure that your money will remain safe.

Whether you purchase your plan by way of a single payment or monthly in‐ stalments, all Golden Leaves Funeral Plan funds once received, are paid directly into the Golden Leaves trust.

The Golden Leaves trust independently manages the funds to achieve stable long‐term growth, specifically to cover the increasing cost of funeral services.

The trust is regulated and is overseen by a board of trustees, who have appoint‐ ed Julius Bar and Quilter Cheviot as the investment fund managers for the trust, and Lloyds as the fund’s banker.

The fund is annually, independently au‐ dited and subject to strict actuarial re‐ porting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all, completely secure.

To save money on your funeral plan and ensure that your loved ones are not left to plan your service or with further costs, contact Golden Leaves before Jan‐ uary 31 and begin choosing the right fu‐ neral plan for you.

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Mum kidnapped kids to avoid jab

MUM Cristina Mariscal Copano kidnapped her own children to ensure that they were not vaccinated. She has now handed her two children over to the courts in Sevilla.

According to the father’s lawyer, the mum handed over the children on January 5. At around 1pm, she appeared at the courts of El Pado de San Sebastián in Sevilla. She made her identity known to the court and then left her children with the court.

At this moment in time, it is not certain whether the mother is in custody after kidnap‐ ping the children. The father of the children has been notified that the youngsters are safe and have been turned over to the courts.

BROTHERS: Returned to their father.

The children had last been seen on December 16, 2021, in Jerez de la Frontera. Diego Kau Mariscal, aged 14, and Hugo Kau Mariscal, aged 12, had been staying temporarily with their mother. The children should have been returned to the care of their father on November 9.

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Shipwrecked IN one of the most original Three Kings entrances seen in a long time in Oropesa (Castellon), the Kings hopped in a boat to reach the coast of the Valencian city.

But metres before reaching the shore a wave engulfed them.

Many adults and children were looking forward to the arrival of Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar on the beach. However, the boat capsized due to a wave and the Kings fell into the water. Viral videos on social networks showed how the Three Kings re‐ covered from the accident and reached the shore on foot to ap‐ plause and cheers. Fortunately, the Kings were able to continue with their scheduled activities on the most special night of the year.

Teletext holidays in administration TRAVEL giants Teletext Holidays and Al‐ pharooms have entered liquidation in a move that could affect tens of thousands of holidaymakers that are still awaiting re‐ funds from the very beginning of the Covid pandemic. Truly Holdings is the company which owns both firms and as of Friday January 7, it has ceased trading according

to the government’s insolvency database.

The move affects more than 4,000 cus‐ tomers. The Travel Trust Association (TTA) has revoked the memberships of both Teletext Holiday and Alpharooms, citing fi‐ nancial concerns. This occurred just before the businesses moved into administration.

The insolvency happened after Truly Hold‐

ings was singled out by the UK’s competi‐ tions watchdog after it failed to pay out millions in refunds for holidays that were cancelled due to Coronavirus.

Entering liquidation means the compa‐ ny has no cash left, all remaining assets will be sold and the money used to pay people it owes money to if there is enough.

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Sidney Poitier passes aged 94 Highest-paid woman on UK TV ON Thursday January 6, a Bahamian gov‐ ernment official announced that leg‐ endary Hollywood actor and the first black man to win an Oscar, Sir Sidney Poitier, had died aged 94.

Sir Sidney made history by receiving the Academy of Motion Pictures statuette for his work in Lilies of the Field, going on to

star in dozens of other films and TV shows.

He had three box office hits with ‘In the Heat of the Night’, ‘To Sir, with Love’ and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’

In the film In the Heat of the Night, the actor delivered the iconic line: “They call me Mister Tibbs.” Sir Sidney also directed several projects.

A SURPRISE name has sur‐ passed Holly Willoughby to become the highest‐paid woman of British TV. Good Morning Britain host, Susan‐ na Reid has reportedly signed a lucrative £1.1 million deal to stay with the show after a tumultuous few months left her as its only full‐time pre‐ senter.

Holly allegedly takes home £730,000 for her role on ITV’s This Morning, meaning Susan‐ na’s deal dwarfs that of her channel counterpart.

Her ITV contract reportedly ended in November and with her taking the hot seat every day on GMB, she was in a great position to ‘dig her heels in’ and bag the amazing new deal.

She is a huge part of the show and is increasingly in‐ volved with day‐to‐day deci‐ sions, alongside her present‐ ing role.

Reid came to GMB after

SUSANNA REID: Has been paired with many co-hosts.

leaving the rival BBC Breakfast show and was paired up with Piers Morgan the year after.

However, Morgan stormed off set and then left the show entirely following comments

made about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Reid was left to hold down the anchor spot and has since been paired with many differ‐ ent co‐hosts.

resolution • Make your lunches instead of buying out.

Fart seller in hospital A REALITY star who made £38,000 selling farts in jars was hospi‐ talised after suffering from heart attack symptoms.

Stephanie Matto from 90 Day Fiancé started her business on a whim. She had no idea that the product would be so popular.

She made a staggering £38,000 selling jars of her farts to her fans. The 31‐year‐old said: “I thought it’d be a hilarious publicity move that would get a lot of people’s attention.” But the busi‐ ness started to make money. The fart jars were selling for around £750 before she started to have chest pains and thought she was suffering from heart issues. She explained: “I thought I was having a stroke and that these were my final moments. I was overdoing it.” The hospital discovered that the issue was caused by her diet. Stephanie revealed: “I remember within one day I had about three protein shakes and a huge bowl of black‐ bean soup.” Stephanie has had to change her business plan as doctors suggested she take medication to suppress her farts.

Labour’s Jack Dromey dies LABOUR shadow minister Jack Dromey’s family have an‐ nounced that he died sudden‐ ly on January 7. The Birming‐ ham Erdington MP and husband of fellow Labour MP Harriet Harman was a former trade unionist and Labour Party treasurer before he was elected to parliament in May 2010. In Parliament, he held a range of shadow ministerial posts, including housing, home affairs business briefs.

He and Ms Harman shared three children together.

His family said in a state‐ ment: “Jack Dromey MP died suddenly this morning aged 73 in his flat in Erdington.

“He had been a dedicated member of parliament for Birmingham Erdington since 2010.”

“He was a much‐loved hus‐ band, father and grandfather, and he will be greatly missed.”

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Dry January warning DRY JANUARY is a cam‐ paign that was started by the charity Alcohol Change UK in 2013.

Those who take part pledge to go alcohol‐free for the first month of the year.

However, experts have warned of the dangers of going ‘cold turkey’ from alcohol, especially after the excess of the festive season. Dr Gillian Short‐ er, a psychologist special‐ ising in alcohol and drug research at Queen’s Uni‐ versity, Belfast, said: “I was actually looking at the official Dry January website and I couldn’t see anything that really said, if you are alcohol dependent, maybe Dry January isn’t for you.

“For people who are drinking several drinks a day for a month or more, or if you stop drinking for a couple hours and you find yourself sweating, shaking, sometimes hal‐ lucinating and maybe

having more severe ef‐ fects like seizures, then it’s really not a good idea for you to stop sudden‐ ly.”

She added: “It’s really, really dangerous, and can result in death for people who do have a physical dependence on alcohol.”

Mayor decriminalises drugs THE mayor of London, Sadiq Kahn, is reportedly putting an end to young people being prosecuted for being caught with drugs such as cannabis, ketamine, and speed.

Khan is set to roll out a new scheme which allows for people under the age of 25 caught with Class B drugs to be offered courses or counselling instead of prosecution.

According to reports, the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley will be part of the ini‐ tial scheme.

The mayor’s plan comes just a month after Boris John‐ son announced he wanted to crackdown on drugs as part of a 10‐year‐plan, even warning middle‐class users of ‘lifestyle drugs’ such as cocaine may have their driving li‐ cences and passports confiscated.

Khan’s scheme will reportedly be led by Lewisham mayor Damien Egan and the plans are based on research which suggests police should be spending their time on more serious and violent crimes.

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It takes 110 silkworm cocoons to make an average tie.

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Wind power

Sustainable Copenhagen

THE year 2021 was a bad one for electricity generated by wind power in Denmark as there was simply less strength in the winds than in previous years according to Energinet with a drop of almost 3 per cent to 43.6 per cent of the national requirement.

ONLINE platform GetSmarter has identified Copenhagen as the world’s most sustainable city in a new report on green lifestyles entitled ‘Sustainability: The Meaning, Changing Perceptions, and Expanding Agendas’. The majority of Scandinavian capitals appeared in the top 20, but Spain was not represented.

THE NETHERLANDS Red light

Special deal

SPENDING a reported €20 million Amsterdam City Council has bought nine buildings in the red-light district of Zeedijk as part of its ongoing bid to discourage cheap foreign tourism by closing sex shops and to persuade locals to return to the area.

IT’S not often that you hear that Jumbos have entered into a deal with the Gorillas but this is what has happened in Holland as the Jumbos supermarket chain has struck a deal with the Gorillas speedy home grocery service to deliver its own brand product.

BELGIUM Lucky bean

Fight Club

IN Belgium, people queue to buy a frangipane tart to eat on Three Kings Day and whoever gets a piece containing a bean can expect good luck. A baker in Brussels who expects to sell 2,500 tarts has spiced things up by producing two containing gold coins.

THE first rule of Fight Club was that you don’t talk about Fight Club but in Belgium the police discovered that this was a real thing organised by extreme fans of different football clubs who used to meet up and film organised fights.

GERMANY Firework ban

Targeting Google

DUE to serious disorder pre-pandemic, 53 areas of Berlin were declared firework free zones on New Year’s Eve and some 2,500 police and fire brigade officers enforced the rule whilst in Alexanderplatz, a previous ‘war zone’ signs said ‘Fireworks banned for a peaceful New Year’ in German and English.

NOW that there has been an amendment to Germany’s competition laws, it has warned Alphabet, parent company of Google that it now has the technology giant within its sights with regards to anti-competitive practices within the German market which it considers unacceptable.

FRANCE Straight talking

Admitting defeat

IN an interview with Le Parisien newspaper, French President Emanuel Macron said “The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off.

And so, we're going to continue doing so until the end. That's the strategy." Whilst many agreed there were howls of protest from his political opposition.

DESPITE managing to send luxury hampers to the frontlines in France during the First World War, the Queen’s favourite grocer, Fortnum and Mason has announced that it is temporarily suspending sales to France and other parts of the EU due to border complexities.

NORWAY Wolves reprieved

Troughiteering

THE WWF and other animal rights organisations successfully took to the courts to argue that the ongoing hunt of wild wolves in Norway was illegal and violated international obligations to protect the animals which have made a surprising recovery after almost becoming extinct.

IT seems that ‘troughiteering’ is not just a UK problem as a number of Norwegian MPs and ministers have been accused of evading taxes and are having to pay back significant amounts of money. One, Justice Minister Emilie Mehl, blames her employers Parliament for not withholding taxes!

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Rising prices CONSIDERED to be one of the most accurate UK sources for the movement of house prices, lender Halifax has announced that the average price of a house in the UK increased by over £24,500 last year, the largest annual rise since March 2003.

Glovo sale IT’S not quite a rags to riches story, but the founders of Glovo the bicycle delivery firm founded in Barcelona in 2015, and based on a similar American operation, has been taken over by German Group Delivery Hero, reportedly valuing it at €2.3 billion excluding debt.

Bouncing Boots UK High Street chemist Boots, currently up for sale by its American owners, announced good results for the last quarter of 2021 with retail sales up 16.4 per cent and analysis showing that although fewer people visited their stores, average spend per person was up.

Buying used THE reported shortage of micro chips which has already affected the manufacture of new cars, leading to a boost in the price of second‐hand vehicles is also spurring on consumers to search Spanish websites such as Wallapop, Milanuncios and even E‐Bay for used bargains in technology.

Selfridges Hotel MANY will remember the Selfridges Hotel which was situated next to the famous department store on Oxford Street which was closed in 2008.

Now the new owners, Thai retailer Central Group and Austrian property firm Signa, who spent £4 billion to take over the group have announced that they plan to update the iconic London HQ and to convert the unused part of the building into a new luxury hotel.

With the West End being a hugely expensive and popular place for the wealthy to be based, they also intend to offer serviced apartments.

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€4.9 billion

is the amount that Société Générale, through its car leasing division ALD, will pay to take over international LeasePlan which includes outlets in Spain and the UK.

Minimum booze prices in Ireland A CAN of the black stuff may be more expensive in 2022 in Ireland as the Republic’s Government has introduced minimum pricing for al‐ cohol with effect from Tuesday Jan‐ uary 4.

Without stereotyping the Irish as heavy drinkers, it is clear that the Government wants to see its popu‐ lation purchasing less booze from off licences and supermarkets and very few countries in the world have taken such a drastic step.

Those of us living in Spain and used to reasonable wine at rock bottom prices may well wince at

the news that the minimum price for any bottle of wine will be €7.40 and a can of beer will go up to €1.70.

Turning to spirits, the white ones like gin and vodka will cost no less than €20.70 and a standard bottle of whiskey (or whisky depending on whether it’s Irish or Scottish) shoots up to €22.

Many prices of popular brands are already in excess of these prices but special promotions and loss leaders to attract customers could become a thing of the past for Irish supermarkets.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Has inheritance tax dropped?

I would like to know if the planned reduc‐ tions in inheritance tax and income tax which were announced last year by the Andalu‐ cian administration are now in effect. If so they will affect my estate planning?

Ironically however, Brexit might just be doing Irish drinkers a favour as alcohol in Northern Ireland has historically been around 10 per cent cheaper than the Republic and it’s more than possible that these price hikes will encourage some people to cross the border to stock up, especially if customs checks are lax.

A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol will establish a price beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and will inhibit the sale of brands that are cheap rela‐ tive to their strength.

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ONE of the many attempts by the UK government to support businesses during 2020 and 2021 was the fur‐ lough scheme whereby it was possi‐ ble to claim significant amounts of money to allow staff who could not work to continue to be paid.

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Ladbrokes keep £101.5m shop workers having to rely upon the support of the government.

Furlough also assisted many in the hospitality trade and the general idea was for companies to only apply for support if their businesses were suf‐ fering and many have since returned the money given to them if their

profits did not drop.

Britain has become a mecca for gambling and one of the companies taking advantage of furlough was Ladbrokes (which also operates the Corals betting company) which had to close its betting shops, but as part of the multibillion‐pound Entain busi‐

Correos Cargo DESPITE regular complaints from customers in Spain about the lack of deliveries and the erratic postal service generally, Correos is launching an international cargo busi‐ ness to take advantage of a boom in electronic com‐ merce.

This operation responds to the significant increase in the parcel business which Correos has been experiencing in re‐ cent years which saw an in‐ crease in revenue of 25 per cent in the first half of 2021, reaching 135 million pack‐ ages, double those sent in the same period of 2020.

This project known as Correos Cargo will be carried out by Iberojet, Ávoris’ airline, which will allocate Correos branded Airbus A330 aircraft operating the Madrid ‐ Hong Kong ‐ Madrid route.

Unemployment figures down THE Spanish Government is delighted by latest unemploy‐ ment figures for 2021 which suggest that the country’s labour market has bounced back to pre‐pandemic levels.

To some extent this has been helped by nearly 800,000 from furlough and a further three quarters of a million finding new work as companies start to expand again.

Unemployment still ac‐ counts for 13.5 per cent of the workforce, but this is claimed to be the lowest na‐ tional percentage since 2007 and many of the newly em‐ ployed are younger people (from the most vulnerable age group) finding work for the first time. ness still operated very successfully online.

Competitors Paddy Power didn’t claim a penny and William Hill repaid £24.5 million, but Ladbrokes who re‐ ceived £101.5 million over two years to support 14,000 staff has not until now repaid anything and in a state‐ ment Entain said that with the virus still active the board would keep the matter under review.

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Most Advanced Bone Biologics Corp. Wt Zynga Inc. Cl A iRhythm Technologies Inc. Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Apria Inc. Crescera Capital Acquisition Corp. Wt RxSight Inc. Molecular Partners AG ADR BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. Tilray Inc. Cl 2

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Most Declined TDH Holdings Inc. Dave Inc. Wt Falcon Minerals Corp. Wt Marpai Inc. Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc. enVVeno Medical Corp. Wt Kidpik Corp.

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AIR TRAVEL: Smurfette leads Brussels Airlines campaign.

ALMOST empty flights hurt airlines and add to pollution due to European Union rules which have to be followed in order to keep landing rights.

As has been seen over the past two years, many airlines across Europe have had to be bailed out by their governments, or alternatively allowed to go bankrupt and this isn’t helped by the European Union.

Prior to the pandemic, there was a requirement for those airlines with routes into major Euro‐ pean airports to run a minimum of 80 per cent of their flights (regardless of passenger numbers) in or‐ der to retain landing rights.

Since the pandemic and outside of lockdown, the requirement was reduced to 50 per cent of flights until the end of March 2022 and will then be in‐ creased to 64 per cent, but

with the drastic reduction in air travel, this is still considered by many air‐ lines as being overly bur‐ densome.

The Belgian Govern‐ ment has recognised this and is aiding a formal at‐ tempt by budget airline Brussels Airlines to have this percentage reduced again as they estimate that they could be running around 1,000 unnecessary flights a month during the start of 2022 as few busi‐ nessmen are travelling around Europe.

In the long term, they expect business travel to recover, but in the mean‐ time are losing money on these flights as well as pumping more pollution into the atmosphere.

To make matters worse for these and other air‐ lines travelling to major European airports, those airlines flying to regional airports are not restricted in the same way and can

Converting CO2 CONCRETE plays an important role in con‐ struction, but comes with its own ecological price, namely CO2 which is emitted into the atmosphere.

LafargeHolcim Spain is a concrete producer based in Almeria and has entered into an agreement with Carbon Clean and Sistemas de Calor to create ECCO2, a business which will capture waste CO2.

The plan is to treat the gas to turn it into useful fertiliser, thus not only reducing pollu‐ tion in the atmosphere but helping to grow useful crops in a safe and more efficient man‐ ner.

cancel or consolidate flights without penalty.

BUSINESS EXTRA Shocking news A DETAILED report by the Bank of America suggests that the overall cost to the Spanish economy caused by the increase in the cost of electricity and gas dur‐ ing 2021 is as high as €9 billion, which equates to around €475 per head of population.

Roaming charges TWO UK mobile phone companies, EE and Voda‐ fone have decided to post‐ pone their new roaming charges within Europe from the beginning of Jan‐ uary to the end of that month in the case of Vodafone and March for EE. So far only O2 has not indicated new roaming charges.

Fish eggs AS top restaurants and cruise ships had to close during the pandemic, caviar producers around the world started market‐ ing their sturgeon eggs to consumers online and managed to attract a new home audience who fan‐ cied a bit of luxury. One such producer Caviar Ri‐ ofrio is situated in Grana‐ da.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT FROM the mid‐70s into the early 80s, I lived in Saudi Arabia. In all I spent some eight years in the country at a time when its rulers had decided to use some of their enormous oil wealth to bring their populace into the 20th century, (or 14th in their case!).

To achieve this, they had devised a 15‐ year plan. The first five years would be spent inviting architects and contractors to advise and coordinate the Kingdoms’ objectives, ie roads, airports, communications etc. The second five years were to be spent implementing the changes, which included importing thousands of labourers and builders from around the world to do the work.

These employees originated mainly from South Korea, the Philippines, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and the Sudan. The final five years of the Saudi’s plan were to be spent concluding the projects and slowly winding down the foreign workforce as each developement was completed.

Bearing in mind satellite TV was virtually non‐existent and most entertainment illegal anyway, I decided that the Western expats could probably do with some light diversions.

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Experience So, I imported several shows from the UK. Ultimately my productions were banned by the then Crown Prince Fahad, basically for allowing unveiled Muslim women into the audience! I subsequently went into other activities and on one occasion, with my Pakistani co‐driver, operated a truck delivering iron reinforcing to a secret Saudi air base in the Yemen mountains. Another time I drove a fire engine some 600 kilometres through the desert from Jeddah to a new airport in Al Wajh.

During the next few years of business, I employed fair numbers of people from many different countries, including Africa, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines. The reason I have this week decided to include this ‐ extremely abbreviated ‐ section of my past existence, is to demonstrate that when I write of Mid‐East and Asian cultures, I do have a fairly broad spectrum of personal knowledge. I am also fully aware how it feels to reside as an immigrant ex‐patriot in a Muslim country!

My personal experience of so many of these cultures ensures I seldom fall into the same trap as the UK ‘do‐gooders’

brigade, who believe that all individuals, irrespective of different countries or backgrounds, encompass precisely the same values and standards as themselves ‐ believe me they don’t! In fact, I’m sure many of the UK’s immigrants are quite bemused by the ease they can take advantage of the local populace and will relentlessly pursue every soft touch they can lay their hands on.

Unfortunately, many who do integrate into British culture, abide large numbers of their compatriots who do not. Many scorn their UK hosts and actually consider lying, cheating and bribery a normal way of life!

To deny these facts is naïve, egotistical and downright dangerous. So, whether you agree with my views or not. Please never accuse me of lacking in experience of different cultures or immigration ‐ I’ve had plenty!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

On Now: Stay Close THE lives of a former‐stripper‐ turned‐mother, a photojour‐ nalist, a lawyer, and a homi‐ cide detective collide in Netflix’s drama miniseries Stay Close. Based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name, Stay Close is the new binge‐worthy drama minis‐ eries on the streaming plat‐ form.

If you’ve watched Coben’s The Stranger (also on Netflix) or one of ITV’s many drama mysteries, you’ll get the idea of the type of narrative this series follows. Each episode reveals more about the characters and the links they have to each other.

The twisting plot is brought to life by a strong cast boasting Cush Jumbo, Eddie Izzard, James Nesbitt, Jo Joyner, Sarah Parish and Richard Armitage.

The puzzle is unravelled slowly but effectively at only eight episodes long. The story begins as bride‐to‐be Megan (Cush Jumbo) is dragged back into her previous life as a stripper.

Then, everything that’s impor‐

Bride-to-be Megan.

tant to her is threatened when former pal Lorraine Griggs (Sarah Parish) leaves an anony‐ mous card on her doorstep.

Next, a young man goes missing at the local Carnival from the same area as another man who vanished 17 years ago. The original case remains the only case detective Broome (James Nesbitt) has ever failed to solve.

This series isn’t really edge of your seat stuff. There is some attempt at social commentary on sex‐workers and gender‐ based violence but unfortu‐ nately, it’s an unforgettable se‐ ries full of clichés. However, it is an easy binge‐watch over a couple of evenings and it was fun trying to work out how the characters were linked.

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Dry, cracked skin WE all know that in the cold‐ er months we should take care to ensure our skin does not become too dry.

But what do you do if all your preventative measures have failed you and you end up with dry, cracked skin on your hands or face?

This common complaint can become sore, uncom‐ fortable and even embar‐ rassing. Cracked skin also means your barrier protec‐ tion is lowered, leaving you more prone to infection and making it important to take measures to heal the area.

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

Next, apply a heavy duty hand cream or barrier cream

regularly throughout the day. The more often you do this, the stronger your skin’s natural barrier will become.

Some of the best products are petroleum jelly and creams designed for eczema. For a more intense hit of moisture, slather your hands in product and wear a pair of gloves over the top overnight.

For the skin on your face you may be less inclined to walk around with noticeably shiny lotions or creams on and too heavy a product could even clog your skin’s pores, leading to break outs.

Instead, why not try using a special facial oil which will hydrate without leaving you greasy, followed by a rich moisturiser designed for the face.

Nourish your skin from the inside too by upping your intake of water and consuming more Omega 3 oils in the form of oil fish, pumpkin seeds or supple‐ ments.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

The foods you can enjoy guilt-free WE all know some foods are better for us than others, and most of us try to stick mainly to a diet of products which support our health, spurning some of our favourites in the quest to look after ourselves.

But did you know that some of the foods we might think of as being traditionally ‘bad,’ may in fact contain surprising health benefits?

There is in fact a whole host of food and drinks we may be unnecessarily depriving ourselves of when in fact ‐ eaten in moderatio n‐ they can ac‐ tually be good for us. On the other hand, there are also supposedly ‘good,’ products which may be harmful.

The humble potato, a staple part of many meals, has been much criticised in recent years for its high carbohydrate ‐ and sometimes fat ‐ content. And while this

DARK CHOCOLATE: Is thought to contain antioxidants.

may be warranted in the case of potatoes served in the form of French fries, crisps or mash, pre‐ pared healthily, potatoes can form part of a nutri‐ tious, balanced diet.

Baked, boiled, or even

roasted, they can leave us feeling fuller for longer, cutting down on the amount of other foods we consume. Pota‐ toes also contain good levels of antioxidants, fi‐ bre, vitamin C, vitamin

B6, potassium, and man‐ ganese.

Whole milk is another product we tend to avoid out of concerns over its fat content. In fact, some experts believe whole milk contains more vita‐ min D and Omega 3 oils than skimmed and semi‐ skimmed varieties. Simi‐ larly, cheese often re‐ ceives a bad reputation, but also contains large quantities of calcium, as well as some amount of almost every vitamin and mineral your body needs to function well.

Even chocolate can hold surprising health benefits. Dark chocolate is thought to contain high levels of antioxidants ‐ the chemicals which help to fight off cancer‐caus‐ ing ones ‐ higher levels than found in even super foods like blueberries.

The same benefits do not apply to milk or white chocolate, however, so these are best avoided.

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Multi-use products for travel AS the cold weather rumbles and the prospect of the sun‐ ny spring and sum‐ mer months still seems far off, many of us start to turn our thoughts to spreading our wings, trying something new, or getting away somewhere.

And whether it is a long weekend city break here in Spain, a trip back home to catch up with friends and family, or even an exotic trip to somewhere further afield, there is one dilemma which af‐ fects us all; luggage space.

As with working out the exact num‐ ber of clothes, un‐

derwear and shoes (or possibly scuba gear if you fall into the exotic break cat‐ egory!)

Needed for a trip, choosing which shampoos, condi‐ tioners, moisturis‐ ers, or cleansers to pack can also be a time ‐consuming task.

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can be used to add glow to cheeks, eye‐ lids and brows.

And for a space‐ saving product to take care of your hair and skin without the need for multiple bulky bottles, why not pack a multi‐pur‐ pose oil?

A dry oil can be used as a pre‐sham‐ poo treatment, slicked through the ends of wet hair as a leave‐in conditioner, and even sprayed on brushes to control frizz and add shine.

It can even be used to moisturise dry bodies and faces, or added to bath water to help wind down after a busy day’s travels.

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to nor‐ mal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky inde‐ pendent 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 produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi‐ nesses can support the local community. You may find 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 sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the

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

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

Remember, your lo‐

cal store is go‐ ing up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your

money lo‐ cally will make a re‐ al differ‐ ence to the local econ‐ omy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of ev‐ ery euro they receive at local level.

They cre‐ a t e locally owned supply c h a i n s and they invest in their em‐ ployees.

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Privilege

CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD IN the news this week, Margaret Thatcher has been brought back into the headlines in a most unlikely way.

Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague was accused of bringing Thatcherite ideology back out to the masses when she took time out of her busy day hustling as an influencer to tell everyone else who has not been on a reality TV show that they aren’t working hard enough to reach their goals.

According to the Instagram celebrity, we all have the same 24 hours in a day, so if you haven’t yet made it to where you want to be, then it is entirely your fault. Spoken truly like someone who doesn’t have systematic oppression to work through before they even make it to the first rung of the ladder.

Molly-Mae seems to be semi selfaware enough to mention that she had been pulled up for saying something similar before, but instead of listening to the past criticism of her words she decided to double down while not really reading the room.

The word privilege is used a lot without an explainer as to what it means in this context. Molly-Mae is speaking from a place of privilege when stating all someone must do to make it big is apply themselves. The same mindset as when Sir Alan Sugar says it, but from a slightly different place of privilege. The same mindset as Jacob Rees-Mogg etc. In a world in which people are treated differently because of who they are, the playing field will never be level when you start.

The main issue people have when they are spoken to about their privilege is that they think it means they have never had to struggle. This isn’t true but it has become the first and therefore usually the only sticking point to any related discussion. Marie Beecham tweeted: “Some people have a hard time recognising privilege, saying “I work hard. I don’t get things handed to me.” I understand that. Here’s how I respond: privilege isn’t bonus points for you and your team. It’s unfair penalties the other

team gets that you don’t.”

These penalties can range from racism to sexism to classism, all barriers to getting to the places you would want to be. As all people who work hard know, obstacles happen when you are pushing forward for something. The difference for someone who has less privilege than someone else is those obstacles can occur before you begin, sometimes they even stop you from being able to start at all. They also pop up no matter how well you apply yourself. For some, they can work twice as hard for half the reward because of how the odds are stacked already.

So no, Molly-Mae, we don’t all have the same 24 hours in a day. Not when the system as it stands steals your time before you’ve even had time to glance at your watch.

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Spain to implement expensive parking

THE Spanish government al‐ ready has a strategy to expel vehicles from cities, which in‐ volves the implementation of low‐emission zones (LEZ) in larger cities, and in those with the highest risk of pollu‐ tion.

But now, it wants to rein‐ force this action by suggesting additional measures to the municipalities that are imple‐ menting their LEZs before the end of 2022.

Extra measures allegedly include charging tolls to enter the bigger cities, along with raising the price of parking.

These are designed to deter motorists from travelling into these places as they would find it financially unattractive.

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The ministry also recom‐ mends that the parking cost per hour in regulated areas, “should be higher than the cost of a single ticket on the public transport network, to promote collective mobility.”

It also asks that the maxi‐ mum parking in these places be limited to two hours. Cur‐ rently in Madrid, the blue zone allows parking up to four hours, thus giving the possibility of solving short trips, “but not allowing the use of the car for daily pendu‐ lum mobility like going to work or university.”

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