Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 17 - 23 February 2022 Issue 1911

Issue No. 1911 17 - 23 February 2022

A €1.12 M I L L I O N fund has been announced to protect Almeria’s tortois‐ es, following concerns a protected species may have been under threat by the new Almeria‐Mur‐ cia high speed train line.

Officials at Adif, Spain’s track operator, have committed more than a million euros to study the current state of the Tor‐ tuga Mora, Almeria’s na‐ tive species, and how to recover animal numbers in the province.

The report will also in‐ clude drafting a project to determine the mea‐ sures needed to compen‐ sate the effects of con‐ structing the track, using the latest technical and scientific information re‐ garding the species.

Despite its name, the Greek tortoise is native to Almeria Province where it is known as the Tortuga Mora (Moorish tortoise).

IT ALL ADDS UP! Photo credit: Christine Logan

€1.12M tortoise fund

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Turn to page 2 » JOURNEY’S END: Christine’s friends cheer her on for the final lengths.

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ADRA Town Hall has re‐ ceived €12,000 for im‐ provements to OMIC, the municipal consumers’ in‐ formation office.

The allocation from the Junta’s Health and Fami‐ lies department covers 40 per cent of the office’s running costs, while the town hall will provide the

Cash for OMIC office

remainder, explained Consumer Affairs council‐ lor Pedro Peña.

“This is good news be‐ cause OMIC supplies an essential service by de‐ fending consumers’

rights,” Peña said.

Adra’s OMIC office pro‐ vided personalised advice for approximately 1,000 queries from local resi‐ dents. Of these, 346 cases were taken further with

30 passed on to the Con‐ sumer Arbitration Sys‐ tem.

Most of the claims and complaints were linked to mobile telephone opera‐ tors as well as energy and

water supply companies, Peña revealed.

“Insurance companies, banks and financial insti‐ tutions were also high on the list of consumer dis‐ satisfaction,” he added.

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Target almost reached CHRISTINE LOGAN, who is 59, believes that age is just a number.

That was why she decided to undertake a new fundraising challenge for the PAWS‐ PATAS Animal Shelter.

As recently reported in the Euro Weekly News, Christine kicked off ‐ or jumped into ‐ 2022 by completing 10,000 metres in her Mojacar swimming pool.

Starting on January 1, this worked out to 1,250 lengths, 15,000 strokes and meant plunging into the water on days with temper‐ atures of 13 degrees. Christine had hoped to raise €500, but by the time she took her final dip on January 31, this had already grown to an amazing €1,661. Christine explained to the Euro Weekly News that she has kept her Facebook donation page (https://www.face

book.com/donate/493419715361665/?fund raiser_source=external_url ) open until Febru‐ ary 28, hoping to reach €2,000.

At last count she was just €270 short of her target: “This will help the charity enormous‐ ly,” Christine said. The PAWS‐PATAS shelter lo‐ cated between Turre and Los Gallardos re‐ quires at least €10,500 per month to cover general running costs and overheads. Vet bills alone can be as high as €6,000 per month and with almost 165 dogs and puppies to care for, plus 57 kittens and cats, medical bills can be exceedingly high. Meanwhile, Christine has al‐ ready had a great ‘light bulb’ idea for her next challenge. “It will be bigger, bolder and a great deal of fun,” she revealed. “So watch this space!” Check www.paws‐patas.org for fur‐ ther information about the animal charity.

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Idling buses ‘a health risk’ ALMERIA City residents complained about pro‐ longed noise from ‘pollut‐ ing buses’ that wait up to 20 minutes with their en‐ gines running.

Stops in Calle Gregorio Marañon, adjoining the La Salle school, Rambla Obis‐ po Orbera and Rambla Federico Garcia Lorca were the principal culprits, the Asociacion de Vecinos Bastetani claimed.

Members have now asked Almeria mayor, Ra‐ mon Fernandez‐Pacheco to put an end to a problem that city centre residents are obliged to endure each day.

They also called on him to be stricter in applying regulations introduced to cut down on pollution.

The city buses created noise and air pollution, not only endangering the health of residents living near the bus stops, but the public in general, the asso‐ ciation maintained.

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NIBS EXTRA Safer entry ACCESSING the Valle del Al‐ manzora industrial estate in Cuevas from the A‐332 crossroads has been modi‐ fied and made safer. Im‐ provements have involved widening the 300 metres of secondary road that links the estate with the main road as well as the addition of pavements and a bicycle lane.

Flu season BIRD FLU is currently con‐ fined to Huelva and Sevilla although the Junta is taking preventive measures in Almeria and other Andalu‐ cia provinces. The authori‐ ties are centring their at‐ tentions on farms to stop the spread of the disease which, although infrequent in humans, is highly conta‐ gious amongst intensively‐ raised poultry.

No help YOUNG Adra cyclist Carlota fortunately suffered only minor injuries on being run down on a roundabout by a hit‐and‐run motorist in a bright blue Citroen Xsara.

She later told the Spanish media that although the driver did pull over, it was only to insult her before speeding off.

Doubled up HUERCAL DE ALMERIA councillors all voted in favour of converting 620 metres of the N‐340a in‐ side the town centre into a dual carriageway. Much of the €1.6 million project will be carried out at night to cause as little inconve‐ nience to traffic as possible, the extraordinary plenary session heard.

Short staffed DAVID PRADOS, president of the Partido Popular in Arboleas, has registered a written request at the town hall, asking the local mayor to cover Local Police vacancies. He pointed out that with one officer away, there was only one left to deal with thespate of ‘con‐ tinual robberies.’

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Nijar takes action NIJAR Town Hall is spending €2.4 million from its own bud‐ get on a 3.7‐kilometre bike lane.

“It was obvious that we couldn’t wait forever for out‐ side solutions,” declared Nija mayor Esperanza Perez Fe‐ lices. Not when we are talking about safety and advancing in our plans for positioning our‐ selves in a good competitive position socially and environ‐ mentally,” she added.

The lane between Campo‐ hermoso and San Isidro will link Nijar’s most heavily‐popu‐ lated districts, providing more

Another plaza for Albox ALBOX Town Hall has pur‐ chased a house in the San An‐ tonio neighbourhood to make way for a new plaza.

Mayor Francisco Torrecillas explained that this and an ad‐ joining property which already belongs to the town hall will provide the site for another open space in the town centre.

This new project will bring the number of plazas created in recent years up to three, Tor‐ recillas said.

One of these, the Plaza de los Alfareros (Potters’ Place), which was completed in 2017, pays homage to one of Albox’s historic trades and features ce‐ ramic murals created by the Al‐ box potter, Antonio El Punta.

“What was formerly an un‐ inviting plot of land has been transformed into an area where residents and visitors will be able to relax and enjoy the surroundings,” Torrecillas said.

Photo credit: Nijar town hall

TAKING ACTION: Esperanza Perez Felices inspects the site of the bicycle lane.

safety for the dozens of cy‐ clist, many of them agricultur‐ al workers, who use the nar‐ row but busy AL‐3111 each day. Starting work on the bike lane coincided with a state‐ ment from San Isidro’s parish

church, maintaining that hun‐ dreds of Nijar residents were “exasperated” by this unsafe section of road without pave‐ ments. “ We are also improving road safety with two roundabouts

that we built ourselves while hoping that other administra‐ tions would decide to make improvements,” the mayor explained.

“To help them, we have in‐ cluded an outline in the EU’s subsidy programme to assist territories in a future where competitivity isn’t defined by prices but the conditions where they are produced,” Perez Felices said. “If provin‐ cial or regional administra‐ tions don’t understand this, we’re here to convince them, but in the meantime we are using our own resources.”

Campervans flout rules CAMPSITES and autho‐ rised campervan parking areas are half‐empty in the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar national park while mo‐ torhomes jam seafronts.

Francisco Garcia, presi‐ dent of the park’s busi‐ ness‐owners’ association

Asemparna, declared to Almeria’s provincial me‐ dia that it was time to take a firmer stance and ensure that parking regu‐ lations were not flouted.

“Motorhomes in rural lanes and paths or in out‐ of‐the‐way spots are not

Mojacar art exhibition SEVILLA artist Enrique Ferreira Martinez is showing his work a Mojacar’s La Fuente art centre until Sun‐ day February 27.

Entry is free and the pictures can be visited be‐ tween 10am and 1pm from Wednesday to Friday and from 10am until 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

The 30 works on show include landscapes and por‐ traits in oils, watercolours and charcoal.

There are also meticulous copies of works by Span‐ ish artists including Joaquin Sorolla and Julio Romero de Torres.

Sevilla‐born Ferreira, who studied Fine Arts in Sevil‐ la and is a lover of hyperrealism, currently lives in Cuevas del Almanzora where, he explained, he con‐ tinues to work on his lifelong passion of painting.

Restored to former glory THE Junta intends to spend €9 million on re‐ habilitating Velez‐Blanco’s 16th century cas‐ tle.

Due to be carried out this year, the first phase will focus on restoring the Torre del Homenaje tower and improving accessibility for visitors. For the second phase, the Junta hopes to involve the province’s marble com‐ panies in reconstructing the Patio de Honor.

Sold in 1904, this is now displayed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The third restoration phase will centre on turning the castle complex into a museum.

Patricia del Pozo, who heads the Junta’s Culture and Historic Heritage department, gave details of the project during her visit to the castle on Friday, February 11.

Del Pozo was accompanied by Carmen Cre‐ spo, whose Sustainable Development depart‐ ment is collaborating in the rehabilitation project.

Stressing the importance of collaboration between the regional government’s different sections, Crespo compared the project to “closing a wound and paying a debt owed to Almeria and the castle”.

the best image for a na‐ tional park,” Garcia point‐ ed out. “They choose strategic zones with good views, privileged places not intended for them.”

Motorhome tourists should spend the night in the zones set aside for them, the Asemparna president argued: “In‐ stead some of them are using wasteland to empty their rubbish and sewage.”

Garcia also maintained that caravanners soon learnt that in the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar national park they could do what was not permitted in Tarifa or the Sierra Nevada.

“The Junta should en‐ sure that the rules are complied with in protect‐ ed areas and the town hall needs to step up vigi‐ lance in urban zones,” he declared.

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Increased patient violence ALMERIA’S healthcare professionals revealed that aggressive be‐ haviour from patients increased in 2021.

This had diminished noticeably when in‐ person consultations practically ceased dur‐ ing lockdown but the CSIF union which rep‐ resents medical staff reported that there were 88 attacks in Almeria last year.

Sixty‐seven were verbal assaults but 21 professionals were subjected to physical violence, a CSIF spokesperson re‐ vealed.

Despite the 25 per cent rise on 2020’s to‐ tal of 70 acts of vio‐ lence, there was less physical aggression to‐ wards medical and nursing staff in Almeria last year than in any of Andalucia’s eight provinces.

But, as happened throughout Andalucia, more women were tar‐ geted in Almeria than men last year, with 70 health professionals accounting for 80 per cent of the total.

The issue of aggres‐ sion towards health‐ care workers has gained prominence fol‐ lowing the role of doc‐ tors and nurses during the pandemic in Spain and across the world, including in the UK.

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THE Regenera Berja project is organising a reforestation day on Saturday February 19.

Volunteers will be helping to replant the Sierra de Gador which was devasted by a five‐day forest fire in January last year, concentrating on the area adjoining the Cerezo area and the ravine at the Azogue mine.

Volunteers will meet at the Mirador de Castala lookout point at 10.30am and all those who have registered will be able to leave their vehicles free of charge in the Periurbano car park.

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€500 donation Dames president Lesley Barlow (left) presents the cheque to Vera Walsh (right) who received it on behalf of Turre Food Bank.

Crash at Heathrow Airport A FIRE engine crashed at Heathrow Airport on Monday, Febru‐ ary 14, leaving its driver rushed to hospital. The incident at 9.40am involved a private airport fire engine.

Social media users shared footage of the crash where the en‐ gine was lying on its side. Emergency vehicles were at the scene.

Despite the crash, Heathrow Airport was able to carry on as nor‐ mal. Officers from the Metropolitan Police attended the acci‐ dent and confirmed that the driver had been taken to hospital.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “At around 9:40am on February 14 a fire engine overturned on the airfield at Heathrow Airport. “The driver was taken to the hospital as a pre‐ caution. No reports of other injuries. No arrests were made.” A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said: “Our teams responded to a traffic incident involving one of our airside fire engines. No passengers were injured and the airport is operating normally.”

AFTER almost two years of Covid restrictions, the Dames in Turre held their first meet‐ ing in 2022 at the Hostal Rural in Turre. The group was happy to present the Turre Food Bank with a cheque for €500.

Meetings will now be held on the last Tuesday of the month at 12pm, and will in‐ clude different speakers and events. This month’s speaker on Tuesday, February 22 is from Trex animal sanctuary.

Their first day out is to cele‐ brate International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8 when they have a morning in Torrecardenas shopping centre followed by lunch at a seafront restaurant in Carboneras.

Members and guests are welcome to join. Contact secre‐ tary Moira on mogsy2000@ live.com.

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Cave paintings vandalised S E P R O N A , the Nature Protection Service of the Guardia Civil, is investigat‐ ing who may have van‐ dalised a set of 6,000‐ year‐old cave paintings in Spain.

The paintings, consid‐ ered to be of historical im‐ portance, are located on the Peñón del Muerto, in Solana del Pino, between

Ciudad Real and Jaen.

According to Seprona, vandals painted a large Spanish flag over the paint‐ ings that are visible from the passing road that con‐ nects the area with Andu‐ jar (Jaen).

The mayor of Solana del Pino said that this is not the first time the paintings have been targeted, “15

ANDALUCIA has abandoned the mandatory use of masks during school breaks and PE classes. Jesus Aguirre, Andalucia’s Minister of Health and Families confirmed the move on Thursday, February 10, with the measure coming into force the following day.

Mr Aguirre said: “We do not want restric‐ tions. Neither in this, nor in sporting events.

We want children to be able to be without a mask, but with responsibility.” He added that the elimination of masks would also apply to

years ago some interested party already took a piece of stone with some very unique paintings.”

Continuing, the mayor explained that she hopes the investigation can find who undertook this “unfor‐ tunate cultural attack” that has been carried out with “premeditation and cruel‐ ty.”

Masks in schools physical education classes, because “they are also usually outside,” although if taught in‐ doors, “there will have to be more sanitary and hygienic measures.” He added that in An‐ dalucia “here are no restrictions in the open air” except for at large events or sporting events and said that the intention of the Junta is “not to want restrictions.”

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Covid survivors wanted A NEW appeal has been launched asking Covid sur‐ vivors in Andalucia to step up and support research into the virus.

The research will help find effective treatments for Covid and scientists want to take samples of hair, nails, sweat, urine and blood. They would also like to take skin biopsies if possible.

The Junta de Andalucia ex‐ plained: “In the Andalucian Reg‐ istry of Sample Donors for Biomedical Research there are more than 2,000 registered donors whose samples have supported 13 research projects, not only in the field of Covid‐19.

“Donations of biological sam‐ ples, in general, are essential to facilitate the viability of biomed‐ ical research projects that help to advance scientific knowl‐ edge, disease diagnosis, thera‐ peutic efficacy and access to drugs.”

Anyone who wishes to regis‐ ter should head to www.soydo nanteparainvestigacion.es or email registro.donantes.csalud @juntadeandalucia.es.

COVID RESEARCH: Trying to find effective treatments.

UK petrol at record high THE AA has said that the average petrol prices in the UK have surpassed 148p/litre for the first time, rising above the previous record high of 147.72p/litre on November 21 last year.

The new high piles further pressure on already stretched motorists who have faced a string of price rises over the last few months, both in the UK and elsewhere.

Spanish petrol prices reached a record high of €1.538/litre on February 3.

Expectations are that prices will continue to rise in the short term as the world returns to normal and demand rises. That coupled with the ongoing tensions in the Ukraine will continue to drive prices up as investors look to take profits and countries concerned about supply look to stock up.

Efforts earlier this year by the USA and others to en‐ courage OPEC to increase output has done little to slow down the rise in prices, that despite countries like the USA releasing some of its stores to try and deal with some of the demand.

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A COUPLE claim Ryanair flew them 1,200 km from their intended destina‐ tion. The couple from the UK had a massive surprise on their romantic get‐ away when they landed in the wrong country.

Simon Forster and Em‐ ma Schofield from the UK had been heading to Copenhagen from Manch‐ ester Airport and have de‐ manded an apology from Ryanair after landing in Paris. The couple claim that when they reached Manchester Airport they were hit with terrible queues but say that their passports and boarding passes were checked at the departure gate by Ryanair crew and they were allowed to board.

Ryanair mishap

FLIGHT: Landed in Paris rather than Copenhagen.

The UK couple told one publication how they boarded “the only waiting plane on the runway.”

Simon explained that

on boarding cabin crew told them “Oh don’t wor‐ ry about it” when they tried to show their board‐ ing passes.

The pair were rather surprised when they touched down and at passport control were greeted with “bonjour.”

The couple’s romantic getaway to Copenhagen ended up with them land‐ ing in Beauvais in France.

Ryanair commented: “It is each passenger’s re‐ sponsibility to ensure they board the correct air‐ craft.

“There are several touchpoints throughout the passenger journey which inform passengers of the aircraft’s destina‐ tion.”

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EU parcel problems EXPATS across Europe have been complaining of issues receiving their parcels following Brexit.

One expat in Spain told one publication: “For Christ‐ mas my mum sent me a couple of books and some cards with a declared value of about £35, on top of which I then had to pay the post office €20.”

They added: “The breakdown on the receipt said half of it was from customs fees with VAT added and the other half was just listed as additional.”

Another person shared a similar story from Italy and said: “I live in Italy and I have been charged every time something from the UK arrives.

“If you don’t have the cash there and then to give the delivery driver you are then given a form to head to the post office, which, as you can imagine, is never a joy.

“A birthday card sent on October 11, 2021 from the UK arrived this week ... I have stopped buying things from the UK and have asked friends and family to stop sending parcels.”

£109,915,000 EuroMillions win

AN eye‐watering £109,915,000 EuroMillions jackpot was paid out to a UK winner on Valentine’s Day. One lucky person in the UK walked away with the 10th biggest National Lot‐ tery win in history. Accord‐ ing to Camelot, the person would have to decide to go public for their identity to be released. At the moment the person has decided to stay anonymous. The Na‐ tional Lottery’s Senior Win‐ ners’ Advisor Andy Carter revealed: “We’re absolutely delighted that the winner of this amazing EuroMillions jackpot prize has come for‐ ward and we hope that they will enjoy their win.

He went on to add: “What an incredible moment for this lucky ticket‐holder and it’s safe to say that it’s likely to have been the best Valentine’s Day ever for them!”

The highest ever EuroMil‐ lions jackpot came in at £170 million. The draw was held on October 18, 2019, and the winner then also wished to remain anony‐ mous.

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GARETH HUGHES was due payment for Storm Arwen‐re‐ lated damages, but never expected it would be for a mon‐ strous £2,324,252,080,110.

The accountant from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire took to Twitter to jokingly thank the provider for his cheque. He posted an image of the cheque made out in his name, showing the obviously ridiculous numerical error.

As soon as the clerical error was identified, the cheque was stopped so it could not be cashed.

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An eye on the money

ROYAL COUPLE: Are more welcome in the USA.

MEGHAN and Harry have their ‘eye on the money like pal James Corden’, accord‐ ing to a royal expert.

Since moving to America, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have grabbed lucra‐ tive deals with Netflix and Spotify, with one epxert say‐ ing that the pair are “very driven by money.”

Journalist Richard Min‐ eards writes for The Mon‐ tecito Journal, which is Harry

Jab less effective A STUDY performed in the United States has revealed that the Pfizer and Moder‐ na booster jabs against Covid become less effec‐ tive after four months.

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the effec‐ tiveness of the antigens provided by the booster in preventing hospital admis‐ sion is 91 per cent for the first two months after it has been given. However, it drops to 78 per cent after four months.

According to the study, it is predicted that the level of protection will drop to 33 per cent by the fifth month, although it is still too early to know the ex‐ act percentage, as not all the results have been ob‐ tained.The CDC recom‐ mends, for now, that ev‐ eryone over the age of 12 receive a booster dose five months after receiving the second dose of the vac‐ cine.

and Meghan’s local paper.

The former royal corre‐ spondent told one publica‐ tion: “They’ve obviously got their eye on the money like their good friend James Cor‐ den, who now earns some‐ thing like $12 million per season of The Late Late Show.

“I think they’d like to get on that sort of level where hopefully they can earn lots of money and get their views

across, but also do good things with The Archewell foundation as well.”

The expert believes that Meghan and Harry will stay in the US long‐term. He com‐ mented: “I don’t think they’ll move back to the UK at all.

“The British people see [Meghan] as the Wallis Simpson stealing the golden prince. They are much more welcome on this side of the Atlantic.”

‘New way to be in love’ GOOD MORNING BRITAIN host Kate Gar‐ raway has revealed she’s found a ‘new way to be in love’ with husband Derek who spent more than a year in hospital after he was hit with Covid.

Kate said that a “new path is emerging” for the pair.

She explained: “I’m not sure that we’ve ever fallen out of love, but I think a new path is emerging, a new way to be in love. He puts huge trust in me.

“He just says, ‘Whatever you think’, which is wonder‐ ful, but I do get quite tearful

A new path is emerging.

about it. I think, ‘God, I hope I’m worthy of that trust’.”

Kate shared details about the pair’s relationship and said: “I’ve got his back. That is a relationship in itself, isn’t it? How many times do cou‐ ples have doubts about each other? That’s a positive thing to come out of this, to have that certainty of each other.

He and I are very close.”

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A TOURIST playing a slot machine in Las Vegas has been tracked down after he hit the jackpot of $230,000 (€203,000) but a malfunction meant he wasn’t notified that he was a winner. After a long search the Nevada Gaming Control Board have tracked down the winner, Robert Tay‐ lor from Arizona. Taylor is understood to be delighted with the news of his winnings, and was amazed to find that the gaming board had tracked him down to tell of the ma‐ chine’s malfunctions.

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South terminal reopens Free UK holidays

A F T E R being closed for almost two years, Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal is to reopen in March as travel restric‐ tions due to Covid are lifted.

The announcement was made on Friday, February 11, the day on which travel restrictions for those arriving in the UK have been relaxed significantly, as fully vac‐

cinated passengers no longer need to provide negative Covid tests.

Gatwick Airport said: “Flights have been oper‐ ating solely from the air‐ port’s North Terminal since June 15, 2020 to save on costs, but activi‐ ty will return to the South Terminal from Sunday, March 27, as Gatwick enters what it expects to be a busy summer season.”

British Airways has al‐ ready announced it will reopen its short‐haul ser‐ vices from Gatwick from March 29, with 35 new European routes added.

BA’s low‐cost sister air‐ line, Vueling, will also be expanding its operations, adding five new short‐ haul routes and basing three aircraft at Gatwick. easyJet, Gatwick’s biggest airline, has also taken up more slots and plan to fly their busiest flying schedule ever from the airport.

MORE than 800 UK families having difficulties with money, illness, loneliness or bereave‐ ment will be offered holidays and trips over the next few months thanks to the govern‐ ment’s new ‘England for Everyone’ fund of £600,000.

The government said: “The fund will support parents, carers, and young people experiencing difficult times to get away, relax and enjoy themselves on a weekend break in England.

“Families who may never have had a holiday can be referred to the charity for a weekend trip and will have a choice of where they will vis‐ it. From campsites to chalets and caravans to lodges across the country, children could dis‐ cover new creatures in rock pools, fly kites for the first time or build sandcastles on the beach.

A STUDY has revealed that side effects from the Pfizer vaccine occur in almost twice as many females as males.

The School of Public Health in the University of Haifa, in Israel, found the proportion of women who reported side effects after re‐ ceiving their first, second, or third dose of the Pfizer vac‐ cine, is almost double (1.9 times) that of men.

FAMILIES: Will be offered holidays.

“Referees could include people such as social workers and teachers, and holiday vouchers would be provided to help cover transport, ac‐ commodation and food. VisitEngland is also working closely with holiday parks to include free onsite activities.”

Men less affected by jab “We don’t know what mechanism is involved, but it may be related to differ‐ ences between the sexes in the immune system, or in the perception of side ef‐ fects,” said Professor Man‐ fred Green, principal investi‐ gator of the study.

The professor explained that one possibility is that

women’s immune systems “respond more strongly than men’s to foreign antigens.”

Vaccination is sometimes accompanied by side effects, manifested, for example, in pain at the site of vaccina‐ tion, or in the entire arm, fever, weakness, fatigue, and paresthesias in various parts of the body.

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Media Markt slashes prices

COMPUTER GLITCH: Some users took advantage to buy cheap video games.

ELECTRONICS retail com‐ pany Media Markt acci‐ dentally cut the prices of all its computer games to under €1 in a computer

glitch on February 10.

It is not known why the website had the problem, but Media Markt may end up cancelling the orders.

CIA spy claims CONCERNS have been raised by two US Senators who believe the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is spying on Americans, carrying out unwarranted surveillance on unwitting people.

The accusation was made by Senators Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich in a letter to intelligence officials and the two Democrats called for declassifying details of the clan‐ destine programme. Government data collection has been the subject of much controversy in the US, although domestic spying is prohibited by the CIA’s 1947 charter.

Officially the organisation and National Security Agency (NSA) have a foreign surveillance mission. But in 2013, a programme of data collection using extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence was dis‐ closed to the public by Edward Snowden, a CIA contrac‐ tor‐turned whistle‐blower.

An analysis of the leak found some 90 per cent of those being monitored were ordinary Americans.

Royal pay rise THE salaries of King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia will rise by 2 per cent this year, according to the General State Bud‐ get.

This means that Felipe VI will receive around €259,000 and Queen Letizia just over €142,000.

Queen Sofia will receive €116,525 in 2022, some €2,000 more than last year.

The Royal Household’s budget for 2022 is published on their official website.

The General State Budget for 2022 in‐ cludes a current transfer to the King ‘for the support of his family and the Royal House‐ hold’ amounting to €8,431,150, the alloca‐ tion of which is decided by King Felipe.

Unlike last year, when the Royal House‐ hold decided not to apply the 0.9 per cent salary increase to civil servants, they have applied the 2 per cent increase to all salaries provided for by the General State Budget.

Despite this, some users took advantage of the glitch to buy video games at a price of one cent, in‐ cluding all shipping and handling.

The brand will probably cancel the items pur‐ chased during the few minutes that the incident lasted.

However, there have been similar cases with other companies where sellers have had to deliver their discounted products due to similar problems.

An example of this was the case of the French chain Fnac in October 2019, which listed a Huawei P30 at €139.90 when its retail price was €699.90. During the time that the accidental offer lasted, 13,000 orders were made for the prod‐ uct.

1st Beijing Games medal SPANISH athlete Queralt Castellet is thrilled to have brought home the first medal for Spain at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Castellet from Barcelona walked away with the silver medal in the snowboard halfpipe test.

Castellet was “excited” and “very happy” to finish in second place. She was beaten by the favourite to win, the American Chloe Kim. Via the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Feder‐ ation (RFEDI) Castellet told one publication: “I am excited, I am very happy; it has been an incredible day, I have won the medal! It has been incredible, I started a little bit bad and then all the nerves came, but I was able to get the round I wanted, in the second round; a round I have been working towards for a long, long time. Many years. I’m very happy.”

This is the fifth games for the 32‐year‐old from Sabadell.

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Compulsory black box for cars

ALL new cars in Spain will have to include a black box from July 6. The boxes will record relevant infor‐ mation if an accident oc‐ curs.

The black box also known as EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) could potentially impact in‐ surance prices, according to insurance comparator Acierto.com. This will de‐ pend on what data insur‐ ance companies have ac‐ cess to though.

In the event of an acci‐ dent, the black box will store the data which was recorded within the 30 sec‐ onds before the accident took place. The box will al‐ so store five seconds worth of data from after the acci‐ dent. The data will then be available for relevant au‐ thorities to help determine the cause of an accident.

Reportedly all this infor‐ mation will only be made available anonymously. No personal data such as gen‐ der, age or name of the driver is expected to be

Information on accidents.

recorded.

Details such as vehicle

speed, engine revolutions and whether the brakes were applied will be recorded. Other informa‐ tion such as the position of the accelerator, frontal and side‐impact forces and any steering movements will be recorded too.

Allergy sufferers multiplying WHEN thinking about al‐ lergy season, many peo‐ ple associate it with spring and flowers. How‐ ever, itching and inflam‐ mation is becoming in‐ creasingly common in winter thanks to climate change and droughts.

Dr Ana Perez Montero, head of the Allergology Service of the Quiron‐ salud Madrid University Hospital said: “Most peo‐ ple know spring plants, but in winter there are others such as Cupres‐

saceae (Arizona and Cy‐ presses belong to them) that pollinate in winter.”

According to research published in 2021, pollen seasons now start 20 days earlier, are 10 days longer and have 21 per cent more pollen than in 1990, meaning more days of trouble for aller‐ gy sufferers with itching, sneezing and a runny nose, according to the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Beagle testing

AN online petition against the use of beagles in experimenta‐ tion by the Vivotecnia laborato‐ ries commissioned by the Uni‐ versity of Barcelona (UB) has collected around 1,300,000 sig‐ natures.

This initiative began a month ago as the idea of Ruben Garcia, and Cristina Espinach, who to‐ gether, on Thursday, February 10, symbolically ‘delivered’ the results of their change.org campaign to the facilities at Barcelona Science Park. It was a ‘symbolic’ act in that no one from the laboratories, or the UB wanted to receive them.

Next March, the project will be carried out at the Vivotecnia headquarters in Madrid, and in the first part of the study, the drug will be administered to six dogs, which the UB has agreed to put up for adoption when the study ends.

However, in the second part of the study ‘it will be imperative to carry out a study of the tissues of 32 dogs, by means of post‐ mortem’.

“Currently there is no known

BEAGLES: Being used for research.

alternative method to the use of these animals that can replace the methodology of this type of research,” pointed out scientists from both the Park and the uni‐ versity.

They highlighted that the Con‐ federation of Scientific Societies of Spain recognises that the use of animals is ‘a necessary practice to advance the study of treatments, surgical techniques or vaccines.’

Sweden’s pandemic over SWEDEN has scrapped almost all of its pandemic re‐ strictions and has stopped most testing for Covid‐19 with the health minister claiming that the pandemic is over.

The statement from Minister of Health Lena Hal‐ lengren comes despite pressure on the healthcare systems remaining high and some scientists begged for more patience in fighting the disease.

Sweden’s government, which has opted against lockdowns in favour of a voluntary approach throughout the pandemic, announced it will scrap the remaining restrictions as vaccines and the less se‐ vere Omicron variant have cushioned severe cases and deaths.

“As we know this pandemic, I would say it’s over,” Minister of Health Lena Hallengren told Dagens Ny‐ heter. “It’s not over, but as we know it in terms of quick changes and restrictions it is,” she said, adding that Covid‐19 would no longer be classified as a dan‐ ger to society.

As of Wednesday February 9, bars and restaurants will be allowed to stay open after 11pm again, and with no limits on the number of guests. Attendance limits for larger indoor venues were also lifted, as was the use of vaccine passes.

French cave housed Neanderthals A PAPER published in the journal Science Advances says that fossilised remains found in a French cave showed that Neanderthals and early humans were in the area long before they were thought to have been.

The researchers described finding fossilised homo sapiens remains and tools sandwiched between those of Neanderthals in the Mandrin Grotto, named after an 18th‐century French folk hero.

The hillside dwelling overlooks the picturesque Rhone Valley in southern France, which researchers say: “The findings provide archaeological evidence that these hominine cousins may have coexisted in the same region of Europe during the same time period.”

With new techniques available to date remains, the researchers put those found at around 54,000 years ago, almost 10,000 years earlier than previous finds in Europe, with one exception in Greece.

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OTC DRUGS: Are subject to very strict controls.

SCIENTISTS have discovered a previously‐unknown side effect of common painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and as‐ pirin.

Although over‐the‐counter medicines are almost always safe and are subject to very strict controls, there is always a small risk of side effects. Scien‐ tists have recently discovered a new adverse effect that could affect those who regularly use a

Painkiller side effect

common type of OTC drug.

The medicines in question are acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), paracetamol and non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen. The potential side ef‐ fect that they may cause is tinni‐ tus, which causes irritating nois‐ es in the ear. The noises may be constant or intermittent. Tinni‐

Pensioner ‘thrown in air’

A PENSIONER who was thrown in the air during Ryanair flight ‘turbulence’ has settled a court action.

Australian pensioner Lynette Peucker, 72, from Gisborne, South Victoria had been heading from Italy to Belgium on a flight in September 2015 when the Ryanair flight was hit by turbulence, she fell and fractured her ankle.

The pensioner alleged that the airline failed to warn her of the impending turbulence. She claimed that passengers had been walking freely in the plane and that the seatbelt sign was turned off. Due to the incident, Lynette has said that she suf‐ fered from an extreme and immediate psychological reaction.

She is now afraid of flying. Ryanair had disputed the claims and said that if the accident took place it was not due to an act of negligence on behalf of the airline. Ryanair also said the pas‐ senger had flown many times and should have been aware of the possibility of encountering turbulence.

tus may cause ringing, buzzing, high‐pitched or low‐pitched noises, tingling or throbbing, and may be temporary or chronic. Its exact cause is some‐ what uncertain and possibly varied (some think it may be

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caused by muscle contractions, others by signals generated by nerve cells in the ear). At pre‐ sent, there is no really effective way to treat it and it may be de‐ bilitating. Now, research pub‐ lished in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has conclud‐ ed that frequent use of these drugs can cause chronic tinnitus.

€4bn grants

A STUDY has revealed that despite not paying taxes in most countries including Spain, Amazon has received more than €4 billion in public subsidies since 2012.

The e‐commerce giant, which achieved record sales in Eu‐ rope in 2020 of €44 billion, has been identified as having re‐ ceived grants and allowances from 13 countries to build warehouses, data centres and even in one case audio visual production units.

Large companies like Amazon are well known for their tendency to seek the most advantageous tax situations, of‐ ten at the expense of traditional businesses like Zara’s par‐ ent company Iniditex that paid five times as much tax as Amazon did in 2020.

Many are already unhappy that the likes of Amazon were favoured during the pandemic, but this news will do little to appease them.

Amongst those is the international trade union UNI Global Union and the American pro‐transparency organisation Good Jobs First, who conducted the investigation. They were able to detect 407 Amazon facilities in 13 countries that have been subsidised with public money.

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Koala endangered species

THE once thriving marsupi‐ al, the koala, has been list‐ ed as an endangered species as numbers drop drastically all along the country’s eastern seaboard. The decline is ac‐ cording to authorities a re‐ sult of land clearing, bush‐ fires, drought, disease and a number of other threats.

The listing by the federal government covers Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with many believing that the authority is doing too little to protect the species from diminishing habitats and the effects of climate change.

Proof of that claim comes as the species has gone from being listed as ‘vulnerable’ to endangered within 10 years According to Environ‐ ment Minister Susan Ley: “This listing adds priority when it comes to the con‐ servation of the koala,” however she has been ac‐ cused of dithering when it

The koala once thrived.

comes to protecting the animal.

She said officials were designing a recovery plan, and land development ap‐ plications would now be assessed for impacts on the species.

Reduced reliance THE European Union (EU) has announced a €42 billion plan to reduce the bloc’s reliance on China for microchips used in motorcars and other electronic devices.

Known as the ‘Chips Act’, the plan is to build Europe in‐ to a major semiconductor producer and in the process remove its reliance on the Far East.

Semiconductor chips are used in almost everything from powering cars to hospital ventilators to phones to game consoles. Chips have however been in short supply since the start of the pandemic, holding back the eco‐ nomic recovery in many areas and of many companies.

The current issues around supply as well as the natural gas shortages, have highlighted the EU’s reliance on the Far East and Russia. With the political risks rising the union has acted to boost its economic independence in the critical semiconductor sector.

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Only 3 mammals experience the menopause.

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Rocky start

Top 10

JUST a month after the first spade moved earth to mark construction of the artificial island in Copenhagen harbour, it has been revealed that the first phase alone is going to overshoot the budget by some 66 per cent, an additional cost equivalent to €27 million.

THE Danes seem to relish international polls which show them to be in the top 10 and this time it’s the 2021 Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit where Denmark ranks six, although it was beaten by neighbours Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.

THE NETHERLANDS Janssen vaccine

Blind eye

AFRICAN countries are worried that a decision

by Johnson & Johnson to temporarily stop production of the Janssen vaccine and switch to production of a more lucrative vaccine in Holland will mean that they will not receive the number of doses ordered, but Janssen say they have large stocks.

FOUR Dutch police unions who are campaigning for a new pay and conditions agreement have urged their members not to issue fines to clubs and cafes which opened late on Saturday February 12 in defiance of the coronavirus rules.

BELGIUM Top dogs

Beer money

THE most popular names for dogs registered in the Belgian province of Flanders were Max for males and Luna for females, although with a total of 113,000 canines added to the 2021 database Dog ID, the number of different names was enormous.

BELGIUM is famous for the number of beers it produces, but there is bad news for lovers of the hop as prices are rising steeply due to a surge in the wholesale cost of aluminium which has rebounded to 2008 levels, so canned beer is rising also.

GERMANY Child abuse

Charging points

WHILST not accepting personal blame, frail former Pope Benedict has admitted in a letter issued by lawyers that errors occurred in handling sexual abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, adding that he felt profound shame, deep sorrow and sought forgiveness.

ACCORDING to the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA) the country is likely to be way behind its target of installing one million charging points for electric cars by 2030, as it needs to fit 2,000 each week, but currently manages just 250.

FRANCE Freedom convoy

Les Hijabeuses

APPARENTLY inspired by the Canadian freedom convoy, some 200 vehicles are setting off from Nice en route to Paris and then Brussels in order to protest about the imposition of the need to show Covid passports to enter premises, whilst more set out from Perpignan.

A GROUP of 100 women planned to play a game of football outside the National Assembly building in Paris wearing hijabs, to show their disagreement with a proposed law which would ban wearing the covering whilst playing sport, but the protest was itself banned.

NORWAY Bank row

Unmasked

IT was assumed that NATO would ask current chief Jens Stoltenberg to extend his role due to the Ukraine crisis, thus diverting controversy over being appointed Head of the Norwegian Central Bank, this was not to be and questions about his new job are being asked.

THE Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that as all members of crew and passengers on its vessels have to be double vaccinated, it will, from next month no-longer require passengers to wear face masks on board, although they may do so if they wish.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Foreign relations LATEST foreign dignitary to be wel‐ comed to Spain by President Sanchez was Chairman of the Pres‐ idency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljko Komsic on February 9 to dis‐ cuss their economic relationship as well as potential membership of the European Union in the future.

UK economy DESPITE gloomy predictions, the UK economy bounced back in 2021 with growth of 7.5 per cent even though December saw a slight reduction caused by Omi‐ cron. This is the best growth rate since 1941, although it still hasn’t got back to 2019 figures.

Easy export A UKRAINIAN based company No‐ va Poshta Global, is encouraging residents there to visit its website to order goods from Spain which it will then deliver. It appears that there is a better choice of goods at cheaper prices than can be ob‐ tained in Ukrainian shops.

Vodafone bid AS Vodafone UK, one of the coun‐ try’s major suppliers of mobile phone technology, looks to merge with other European suppliers, it has just rejected an €11.4 billion takeover bid from an Italian con‐ sortium as not being in sharehold‐ ers’ best financial interests.

Organic takeover ALVINESA NATURAL INGREDI‐ ENTS, an industry leader in its pro‐ duction process based on circular economy principles, has an‐ nounced the acquisition of Cades Penedes.

Based in Penedes, one of the most renowned wine‐producing regions in Spain it is the leading Catalan manufacturer of sustain‐ able ingredients.

Alvinesa markets a wide range of natural ingredients made from grape pomace (skin and pips) for use in the food, beverage, nutri‐ tion, animal feed and oenology in‐ dustries, so the acquisition of Cades Penedes provides Alvinesa with access to a source of raw ma‐ terials from high‐quality organically produced grapes.

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€40 billion

is the current value of energy supplier Naturgy, which plans to recreate itself as two separate companies on the Spanish stock exchange.

I’m old not stupid petition ‘I’M old not stupid’ is the headline of a petition by Spanish pensioner Car‐ los San Juan, a 78‐year‐old man who is asking for more humane treatment in bank branches.

The retired Valencian doctor sim‐ ply explained on change.org “I am al‐ most 80 years old and it makes me very sad to see that banks have for‐ gotten older people like me.

“Now almost everything is online... and not all of us understand ma‐ chines. We do not deserve this exclu‐ sion. That is why I am calling for more humane treatment at bank branch‐ es.”

He went on to complain that more and more bank branches were being closed and it was becoming increas‐ ingly necessary to use difficult to un‐ derstand cash machines to do more than simply withdraw cash.

Perhaps unexpectedly, he was in‐ vited to visit the Ministry of Finance in Madrid to discuss the matter and he arrived to much excitement from the press on Tuesday February 8 ac‐ companied by 610,000 signatures.

Following this he was surprised and delighted that Minister Nadia Calviño came to talk to him and she promised that something would be

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done and even gave an undertaking that this would happen by the end of February.

Next on the agenda was a walk past a number of Spanish banks fol‐ lowed by the press, a call to the Bank of Spain and then a meeting with the three banking associations who also promised to take action to review the situation.

This seems to have had some im‐ mediate success as already San‐ tander has announced that it would extend personal appointments from 10am to 1pm, so for once, people power seems to be working.

Where there’s a will…

Can he stop drain?

We live in a rented ground floor apartment and we have a neighbour who lives above us who al‐ so rents their apartment.

When they water the plants on their balcony the dirty water pours onto our patio from the drain hole. I have spoken with them on several occasions but they just ig‐ nore this. I have contacted the rental agent and the Man‐ agement company of the apartment block. They have written to the owner of the apartment above but the situ‐ ation still exists. What should I do to stop the dirty water from falling on to our patio? I attach emails from the Man‐ agement company. This will be the third time they said they would contact the owner.

G H (Costa Blanca) You seem DAVID SEARL to be un‐ aware that you live YOU AND THE LAW in a registered Com‐ IN SPAIN munity of Property Owners. This community is regulated by Spain’s Law of Horizontal Property. Its chief officer is the president elected by vote at the Annual General Meeting. Your owner is a member. Your way forward is to contact your owner and explain the problem. Perhaps the president can help. The drain is supposed to connect directly to the main downpipe, not flood onto the terrace below.

The owner of the flat above may be held responsible.

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

IT is expected that on February 22 the Spanish cabinet will approve an in‐ crease in the minimum wage back‐ dated to January 1.

Newspaper reports concerning the actual amount involved have been confusing with some stating the amount will be €1,000 per month and others €1,167, but surprisingly both figures are correct depending on how many months there are in a year.

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Minimum wage explained The actual annual amount is to be €14,000 which if divided by 12 con‐ verts to the higher figure, but many companies and organisations in Spain work on a 14 month year as they give bonuses in summer and at Christmas.

Taking the latter calculation, the in‐ crease is €35 per month when com‐

pared to the 2021 figure and is actual‐ ly €4 a month more than originally anticipated in order for the govern‐ ment to meet the unions’ demands of €1,000.

When the government came into power in 2018, it stated its intention to increase the minimum wage to be 60 per cent of the average annual

Poundland grows ALTHOUGH at one time ap‐ pearing to be suffering finan‐ cially, Poundland (which now sells some goods at more than one pound) has bounced back and has just opened a new flagship store in Nottingham.

It’s three times bigger than the average Poundland store at 18,000 square feet and will employ some 75 new mem‐ bers of staff whilst stocking the shop with a large range of frozen food as well as a num‐ ber of new ranges only avail‐ able there.

If successful the plan is to open more larger outlets across the country and as in this case, taking over proper‐ ties previously run by now defunct companies such as Arcadia.

Mental health AROUND one in four workers in Spain (27 per cent) are con‐ sidering leaving their job this year, mainly due to mental health reasons or economic conditions.

This percentage is higher than the 23 per cent recorded in 2021, according to an Info‐ Jobs survey.

For workers thinking of quitting, the main reasons for leaving their jobs are mental health (32 per cent), econom‐ ic conditions (27 per cent), the desire to do something different (26 per cent) and work‐life balance (24 per cent).

Mental and physical health become the main reasons for leaving the workplace among older employees. wage in the country and although it has upped the minimum annually from an original starting base of €735 it still has a long way to go.

Not unsurprisingly, the employers’ associations opposed the increase ar‐ guing that the economy would not be able to support this additional cost which will benefit nearly two million workers, but will have to comply with the decision.

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TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT: Al will be used to track assets.

BIG BROTHER will be watch‐ ing you through the Spanish Tax Agency as the Ministry of Finance unveiled its Annual Tax and Customs Control Plan.

Basically, having been slapped on the wrist by the European Court of Justice over disproportionate fines for not declaring overseas as‐ sets and with the likelihood of having to amend the legis‐ lation, the left‐leaning gov‐ ernment has come up with a new plan.

Still determined to crack down on the hiding of assets abroad, the government in‐ tends to invest in expanding the technological strength of the Tax Agency in order to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to try to detect attempts to either defraud or avoid pay‐ ing tax.

In theory, this is aimed at wealthy Spanish individuals and companies who use tax havens and other financial loopholes to either avoid tax

or to hide their overseas as‐ sets, many of which are be‐ lieved to currently be based in Andorra or Portugal which are more generous as far as taxation is concerned.

It won’t just be traditional assets that will be on the Tax Agency radar as it expects and intends to track holdings of cryptocurrency which is why new technology has to be introduced (as are laws concerning companies trad‐ ing in these ‘currencies’ in Spain) as many holders are protected by the complexity surrounding their undeclared assets.

It looks as if expatriates who formed a significant number of people penalised

by Modelo 720 fines will not in the first instance be under the Tax Agency microscope unless they have significant holdings overseas, but once the AI is working efficiently (and this could take some time) then who knows what could follow.

Amazon grocery arm AS the grocery arm of Amazon in the UK continues to grow, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) there has decided that the company as well as any subsidiaries must now comply with the Gro‐ ceries Supply Code of Practice.

This requirement which applies to all grocery re‐ tailers with an annual turnover in excess of £1 bil‐ lion must be fair to their suppliers and must not try to change contracts at unreasonably short no‐ tice.

In addition, they are required to explain the rea‐ son for dropping any supplier and give them suffi‐ cient advance notice of their intention to terminate thus allowing the supplier to find other outlets.

BUSINESS EXTRA Greater control SPAIN, in the form of Economy Minister Nadia Calviño, wants more con‐ trol over setting its own fiscal targets rather than having the eurozone dic‐ tate goals on borrowing in order to protect the value of the euro, espe‐ cially now with so much post pandemic debt.

Russian imports DESPITE the tension be‐ tween Russia and Spain caused by the Ukraine sit‐ uation, there is still a huge amount of business between the two coun‐ tries especially to the benefit of the Spanish economy according to Ambassador Marcos Gomez Martinez with ris‐ ing exports of wine, olive oil and industrial equip‐ ment.

Looking good DUTCH Bank ING sees strong signs of growth for the Spanish economy in the second quarter of 2022 despite the fact that Omicron stifled tourism in the first quarter but with more visitors mean‐ ing more jobs and greater public investment, the only foreseeable down‐ side is rising inflation.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT OF one thing we can all be assured ‐ none of us will emerge unscathed from the life altering events of the last couple of years!

It truly is akin to slowly emerging from some kind of surreal nightmare. How easily we came to accept stipulations and rulings that a few short months earlier would have been confined to the fictional script of a Stephen King horror movie.

Can you recall that first lockdown in Wuhan; with masked inhabitants and the Chinese police enforcing the curfew and manning barriers to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the town?

I remember turning to a friend and derisively observing that it would be interesting to see the reaction if they dared to try anything like that over here!

Just how wrong can you be? Within weeks, following horror stories of Chinese bodies piling up in the streets and rumours of an unknown killer virus on the rampage, we almost incredulously began to witness similar scenarios evolving in the West.

One particular series of occurrences was the most traumatising of all ‐ people had actually begun to die! Hospitals

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Lest we forget! quickly began to overflow. Images of ambulance medics and hospital staff clad in suits only previously observed after nuclear radiation leaks began to appear in the media.

Fear, particularly of the unknown, motivated a rapidly growing terrified public to passively comply with a whole host of rules and regulations. Dissenters who insisted that their human rights were being violated were quickly brought into line by new emergency rules and threats of serious punishment for non‐ compliance. Confusion reigned. Toilet rolls were at a premium!

Even world leaders were at odds with each other’s opinions as to the seriousness of the situation. Conspiracy theorists abounded. We then became a part of the most extraordinary surreal event of all ‐ a scenario only previously envisaged in the writings of science fiction ‐ total lockdown. And it truly did appear to be the end of society as we knew it.

The most vulnerable cowered behind closed doors, while young volunteers and members of their families ventured out for supplies, many of which were then

carefully bleached before being stored away. For families living in confined home facilities, particularly those with children, it became a living nightmare. Personally I was one of the ‘privileged,’ able to walk a short distance with the dog. Those daily outings were rather like furtively slinking through an eerie twilight zone; somewhat comparable to a deserted film set. On one of my excursions I was in fact pulled up by the police, who sternly requested my ID and address. I meekly obliged, but when you consider I was simply walking my dog, you get some idea of just how subservient and acquiescent to the authorities we had actually become. As we slowly and hopefully emerge from this horrifying pandemic, one thing has been made abundantly clear; when push comes to shove, the authorities have many vays and means of controlling us all!

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

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Inventing Anna : Fake heiress cons NY’s elite

INVENTING ANNA follows the true story of a fake heiress who conned her way into the lives, and the parties, of New York’s elite.

Inventing Anna tells the sto‐ ry of how Anna Sorokin (better known as her fake name, An‐ na Delvey) pretended to be a German heiress to defraud hundreds of thousands of dol‐ lars from banks, hotels and wealthy friends.

This nine‐part drama has a critic rating of 58 per cent and an audience rating of 28 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes and, I have to say, I expected more from this Netflix series. Anna Delvey’s story went under the radar in New York at first, be‐ fore her antics were covered by journalist Vivian Kent (based on the real journalist who picked up the story, Jessi‐ ca Pressler) at ‘Manhattan Magazine’ (New York Maga‐ zine).

Vivian secretly visits Anna at Rikers Island where she is be‐ ing held until her trial, and the

story begins. I remember being enthralled when I first read about Anna Delvey running around in the circles of Man‐ hattan’s super‐rich and jump‐ ing from hotel to hotel without paying the huge bills she had accumulated living her fake lavish lifestyle. I read the Vani‐ ty Fair article written by one of Anna’s former friends Rachel Deloache Williams and I would say I found reading about An‐ na slightly more riveting than this long‐winded drama.

I felt the series focused too much on Vivian Kent rather than Anna herself, as she was clearly an intriguing person. Vi‐ vian is still an interesting char‐ acter, however, and her band of colleagues assisting her on the case are a humourous touch. Inventing Anna is still worthy of a watch if you want something to binge over a weekend (be warned, the episodes are around an hour‐ long), but this series fell short of the mark for me.

Released on February 11.

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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times.

Now things are heading back to normal, we chal‐ lenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character.

They are convenient. And they offer excellent pro‐ duce from known suppli‐ ers. The joy of shopping locally means that inde‐ pendent busi‐ nesses can

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

support the local community.

You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local fami‐ ly’s table and there is noth‐ ing 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 business, they’re a legacy.

They may have supported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the future 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

s u p ‐ port. Spending your money locally will make a real differ‐ ence to the local economy.

Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level.

They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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PARDON, WHAT A TURN UP FOR THE BOOKS! codswallop! But maybe another at‐ tempt to obliterate our cultural her‐ itage and replace it with woke interna‐ tionalist gibberish.

‘All things considered’, I think I use pretty much all of the above. However, I do find myself these days using other ‘endangered’ words and simple terms, such as: ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘male’, ‘fe‐ male’, ‘normal’, ‘commonsense’ etc.

Maybe I’m just flogging a dead horse that I’m still using such terms?

Just sayin’.

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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ACCORDING to a recent survey, tradi‐ tional phrases such as “know your onions” and “pearls before swine” are among those barely used by modern speakers and risk being sent to the, err, “knacker’s yard”.

How I remember being drilled at pri‐ mary school in idioms like “too many cooks spoil the broth”, “a rolling stone gathers no moss” plus ‘“look before you leap” versus “he who hesitates is lost” ‐ which is more helpful? Discuss’, because part of the 11‐plus exam re‐ quired you to complete such sayings.

Though I’m pretty sure “you can’t have your (Birthday) cake and eat it” will forever have a special meaning now for Boris…

But the naval ones are the best. I re‐ member an aunt throwing open the curtains every winter morning, reveal‐ Nora Johnson’s opinions

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A trusty favourite: The power of Vaseline SINCE its invention by chemist Robert Chesebrough back in 1870 to its current boom in popularity, Vaseline is a product that takes care of our skin perfectly ‐ there’s a rea‐ son why old‐school products never go out of style!

Dermatologist and associate pro‐ fessor of dermatology, Joshua Ze‐ ichner, said of the wonder product: “It can be used from your nose to your toes, and it’s particularly use‐ ful for areas like the elbows, knees or feet. It can even be applied around the eye area or cuticles.”

Some favourite uses for Vaseline An overnight treatment for dry hands and nails Some people swear by applying a generous amount of Vaseline on their hands, putting gloves on, and then leaving it to sink in overnight.

If you can’t keep gloves on overnight, a few hours will do a good job.

Skin discolouration Specifically on ethnic skin, Vase‐ line can work in a similar way to bio‐oil and prevent discolouration

(post‐inflammatory hyperpigmen‐ tation) after cuts, scrapes and pim‐ ples. Wash those areas with a gen‐ tle soap and then apply Vaseline to help the area heal and help to avoid skin discolouration.

Beauty uses We all know Vaseline helps with dry lips and can be used as a lip‐ gloss, but it can also be used to groom brows, for eyelash growth and can even be used under eye‐ shadow or highlighter to help it stay on longer.

All‐round skin saviour Vaseline can help a wide variety of skin ailments for all ages, such as preventing chafing, soothing cracked skin, treating nappy rash and helping to heal scrapes. It can be used on all areas of the body from cracked elbows to the delicate skin on our face, sealing in moisture ‐ did you know Vaseline is also non‐ comedogenic, which means it does‐ n’t clog pores?

Applying Vaseline onto damp skin also really helps seal in the moisture!

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The 3 exercises that benefit older brains

A STUDY from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society dis‐ covered that older adults who participate in exercises which engage the mind and body can show improvements in several important characteristics of brain function including memo‐ ry, learning and verbal afflu‐ ence.

Clinical psychologist and assis‐ tant professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences, Neda Gould Phd, said of the findings: “A novel aspect of this study is the way it combined several therapies that incorporate both the mind and the body.”

Researchers found that tai chi, pilates and different forms of dance engage both the mind and body, keeping people healthy and improving cognitive function.

Researcher at the University of Chinese Medicine in Guangzhou, Chunzhi Tang, said: “We found out that mind‐body

exercises, especially tai chi and Another is task shifting, which dance, are beneficial for improv‐ is being able to unconsciously ing global cognition, cognitive shift our attention from one task flexibility, working memory, ver‐ to another. bal fluency, and learning in cog‐ These types of exercise can al‐ nitively intact or impaired older so help with balance and body adults. strength.

“Moderate intensity is recom‐ For anyone who is looking to mended as the optimal dose for try new forms of exercise that older adults.” Moderate intensi‐ help the mind, as well as the ty is defined as 60 to 120 min‐ body, tai chi, pilates and dance utes of mind‐body exercise each have all proven to be the superi‐ week. or options for older brains.

Researchers noted that “Good executive function can help older adults make appro‐ priate decisions, focus on impor‐ tant details, store information in working memory, and shift tasks.”

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4 tips for great nails TAKING care of your nails is as simple as eating right, keeping them mois‐ turised and cutting them carefully ‐ take a look at our steps to strong nails that keep on growing!

Moisturise nails with oil Moisturising our hands is something we should aim to do regularly to keep them soft and sup‐ ple, however, nails also need a little extra nutri‐ tion. Using castor oil (which is particularly ben‐ eficial for weak nails) or olive oil is great for keep‐ ing nails hydrated, strengthening them in a natural way and promot‐ ing growth.

Pamper your nails and cuticles with a 10‐minute nail bath using a container and little oil of your choice each week.

You are what you eat We hear this a lot and just like the rest of our bodies, nails suffer from nutritional deficiencies.

PROTECT NAILS: Wear gloves to clean and wash up.

So, if you’re not eating the right things, your nails will become brittle or grow at a slower rate.

Some of the best things to eat for healthy nails are nuts, which contain seleni‐ um that strengthens nails.

Shellfish is another great source as it is rich in zinc and reduces white spots on nails. Supplements are also an easy way to intro‐ duce nutrients, with colla‐ gen anti‐ageing formulas working a treat.

Cut carefully Try not to cut nails ex‐ cessively and expose the skin that is below the sur‐

face. Doing so exposes your nails to chemicals and external substances that can cause infections.

And don’t cut your cuti‐ cles! Instead, soften them with oil and use a cuticle stick to gently push them back.

Wear gloves It may seem obvious, but wearing gloves to clean and do the washing up will protect your nails from chemicals and from being exposed to warm water for too long ‐ both responsible for weakening the nails and causing breakages.

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FEATURE

IN REMEMBRANCE OF A LEGEND

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond AS you may know by now, the legendary abundance teacher, bestselling author, movie star Bob Proctor passed away on Thursday (Feb 3, 2022) at the age of 87.

Today I am so sad, honestly, this man’s work and teachings truly changed my life, I have tears pouring from my eyes as I write this, so profound how someone I never met can mean so much, and you know what, I didn’t realise just how much until I heard this news.

Bob died the way he lived ‐ on HIS terms, without fear, in a high vibration. One of the last things he said before dying was “I’m ready to fly the Concorde to heaven now.”

WOW, I mean ‐ do final words get any more boss than that?!

In my small tribute to his life’s work and as a thank you for coming into my life, many years ago, I was in my early 20s and his work in‐ spired me to venture into the world of Person‐ al Growth, Success and Mastery. I thought that today I would share some of his wisdom.

His materials have always emphasised the need of having a good self‐image in order to achieve success, with many references to the

Law of Attraction. You may have watched his film The Secret, if not, you really should.

Like many of us, and certainly like me, Proc‐ tor had low self‐esteem and lacked desire as a youngster, dropping out of school after sus‐ taining a thumb injury from a bandsaw and having no goals for the future.

At the age of 26, Proctor was working in a fire department in Toronto when he met a man who gave him the book Think and Grow Rich, which was the first book he had ever read. Again, inspired by Bob, one of the first Personal Growth books I added to my collec‐ tion ‐ if you have not read this, then please do.

Soon after, his life began to alter as a result of this book’s influence. To assist paying off his debt, he started cleaning floors and earning money.

Proctor went on to launch a cleaning service firm, which made him over $100,000 in his first year despite having no formal education or business experience. He went out to study more about this subject after realising the book’s true worth.

Best known for his inspirational narrative and his ability to inspire others all around the world to achieve their goals, through his New

York Times best‐selling book ‘You Were Born Rich’ and his role as a consultant on the film The Secret.

Bob’s set up in business with the equally amazing Sandy Gallagher with the vision to sig‐ nificantly improve the quality of lives globally by elevating the quality of thoughts individual‐ ly. Now that is what I call a BIG HAIRY AUDA‐ TIOUS GOAL!!!

I leave you with Bob’s 10 Rules: 1. Move into Action 2. Have a strong WHY 3. Start with a vision 4. Improve your self‐image 5. Develop awareness 6. Make decisions 7. Get out of the box 8. Grow yourself 9. Surround yourself with greatness 10. #BELIEVE

RIP my friend and mentor.

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond PS. Talking of your WHY! Imagine how great it would be to get clarity on your Purpose, your key goals for the next year. How would it feel to break down the barriers and limiting beliefs that have been holding you back for years!!!

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Feb 16 18.00 ‐ 21.00 (GMT) or Feb 23 10.00 ‐ 13.00 https://quantumvantage.co.uk/5‐ways‐to‐ a‐better‐you 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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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD I AM all about showing up for things that you think are important. It is, in fact, why I write this column.

I sit and I write what I

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feel so that other people can engage with those musings and hopefully connect in some way with them, whether they

agree with me or not.

I do it more for the people who will find something they will agree with though, be‐ cause I want to let those people know they aren’t alone in thinking or exist‐ ing in the world in the way that they do.

When facism is on the rise again in almost every country in the world, is rife in media, and the same rhetoric is rehashed time and time again in the name of ‘free speech’, it is important for people to know they are not alone. That it isn’t everybody who wants to repeal rights and take things back to ‘the good old days’ of overt racism, sexism and hostility, and it isn’t ev‐ eryone that wants to kill

the planet in the name of profit.

It is also important to share your ethics and views because it is exact‐ ly what the people up‐ holding the status quo don’t want you to do.

They don’t want people talking openly about their thoughts, experi‐ ences and visions for a better world because the more connections people make with each other over shared goals, the stronger those people be‐ come and the more tangi‐ ble the goals get. They don’t want people exist‐ ing openly in ways that deviate from the stan‐ dard, in case it inspires more people to be their individual selves and not hide away quietly.

Like bosses who don’t

want employees dis‐ cussing salaries, less they figure out they are worth more, people with privi‐ lege don’t want anyone being open about any‐ thing that is different from the ‘norm’, in case they recruit more person‐ nel to the cause.

Whether the people with the upper hand do this through blatant silencing of minorities, or more the more subtle “do what you wish, just don’t shove it in people’s faces,” it has the same aim. Don’t let people know there is another way that varies from the one we tell them about, because once that knowl‐ edge is out, it’s very hard to hide or back away.

People being unapolo‐ getically themselves,

sixsecretstosuccess when who they are and how they think is railed against, is a brave and revolutionary act. How many stories of radical change start with some variation of “I saw some‐ one who was like me standing up for them‐ selves, and realised I could do it too?” And how many times have you heard those that would rather people don’t stand up for them‐ selves, say “kids don’t need to learn about that”, “that’s in the past and we should move on”, or “stop pushing your agenda at me?”

These are all common phrases used to squash the sharing of informa‐ tion and the inspiration behind being different, make no mistake. Keep watch for them, and keep being different!

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Snails are quiet, they don’t take up much space, they don’t need to be taken for a walk, and it does not cost a lot to feed and care for them.

They can be kept in a special clear terrarium made of plastic or glass.

A layer of soil is need‐ ed at the bottom of the container, approximately 4cm deep, so they can bury themselves in it and it is also where they lay their eggs. Rather than earth from the garden, it is recommended a spe‐ cial terrarium earth is used, which can be bought from local pet stores, as garden soil

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As snails do not like ex‐ treme temperatures, keep them protected from the cold and the heat. A terracotta pot on its side gives them a good place to hide if there is sun.

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No ITVs in force

ACCORDING to data from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), two out of 10 cars involved in acci‐ dents with victims in 2020 did not have a valid ITV in force. This represents an increase of seven percent‐ age points compared to the 10 per cent recorded in 2019.

Also, 15 per cent of mo‐ torcycles involved in road accidents with injuries or victims during 2020 did not have the ITV in order, compared to 12 per cent recorded in 2019.

In the case of industrial vehicles of up to 3,500kg, almost 33 per cent of the units that were involved in accidents with victims did not have the ITV in force, a figure that is dou‐ ble the 15 per cent regis‐ tered the previous year.

Spain’s vehicles have a reported average age of over 13 years, making it one of the oldest in Eu‐ rope, with one year above

the average. These are fig‐ ures that, according to the Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities of the Administration in the Technical Inspection of Vehicles AECA‐ITV, “should concern us”.

This association points out that in recent months absenteeism in the ITV has increased by up to 40 per cent. For this reason, AECA‐ITV has highlighted the ‘fundamental’ impor‐ tance of checking cars, to reduce or avoid risks on the road.

Guillermo Magaz, the managing director of AE‐ CA‐ITV, indicated that ve‐ hicles begin to have de‐ fects over time, so that, regardless of proper main‐ tenance, controls at ITV stations are “necessary” to detect faults, and be able to correct them.

AECA‐ITV has also em‐ phasised the relationship between the age of the vehicle involved in an acci‐

dent, and the state of its technical inspection. Thus, the older there is, the higher the percentage of vehicles with the ITV ex‐ pired at the time of the road accident.

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WALKING FOOTBALL ALMERIA LAST week we met Alman‐ zora Valley WFC who play their walking football at Alfo‐ quia.

This week we feature Lubin WFC. Founded in 2014 by six ‘senior’ gentlemen nuts on football who met on a Thurs‐ day night in July, it came about through a chance re‐ mark of “anyone know any‐ thing about this walking foot‐ ball lark” and from there Lubrin Leg‐ends WFC had its very own walking football club.

Their name Leg‐ends came about from looking for a name to go with Lubrin so a play on legends saw the name being adopted.

That is the club’s history and a distant memory now, and the club progressed fur‐ ther recently becoming members of the Walking Football Association of Iberia (WFAI).

They have close association with neighbouring clubs Al‐ manzora Valley and Los Ami‐

The original six, from left to right,Phil Home, David Frear, Geoff Cook, Mike Moran, Peter Clivard and Bryan Fisher. What? Six names, only five in the photo?

Bryan is taking the photo! gos of Turre (Mojacar), and over the years have partici‐ pated in Walking Football Tournaments and events in‐ cluding the Pulpi August Fies‐ ta.

During the lockdowns, the team still managed to contin‐ ue their sessions following the guidelines and restric‐ tions, something which helped the considerable bonding already in the club.

But it’s not all about ‘living

the dream again,’ as after each session the players re‐ tire for refreshments and banter which adds to the ca‐ maraderie between the play‐ ers as they enjoy banter in lo‐ cal bar La Tasca in Lubrin.

Social events are also or‐ ganised with the most recent being a fantastic night out in neighbouring Arboleas where family and friends enjoyed food, refreshments and bowling.

The team meets every Wednesday morning at 11am in Lubrin’s Recreational Area where everyone is wel‐ come, regardless of age, abili‐ ty, gender or ethos.

Now in its eighth year, the club has a membership of 30 players, but would welcome new players.

The sponsorship by Tim and Jo of Olive Properties helps sustain the club, as well as donating the Olive ‘Lubrin’ Cup. There are your three Alme‐ ria teams, so what are you waiting for. For gentle exercise as well as active social activi‐ ties, get along to a session at Almanzora (Alfoquia), Los Ami‐ gos (Turre, Mojacar) or Lubin.

For further session details, contact Phil Holme at phil holme2@gmail.com, www.wfai.info, or club Face‐ book pages.

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Djokovic: I’d rather give up Grand Slams TENNIS ace Novak Djokovic in his first major interview since being booted out of Australia revealed that he would give up on Grand Slams rather than get vaccinated against Covid.

There was much controversy earlier this year after Djokovic was deported from Australia.

Speaking to the BBC the tennis player explained that he believes individuals have the right to choose and that he is not in general an anti‐vaxxer.

He was quizzed over whether he would happily miss Wimbledon and the French Open due to his lack of being jabbed. He replied: “That is the price I’m willing to pay.

“The principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else, I’m trying to be in tune with my body as much as I possibly can.”

Djokovic revealed that he has: “always been a great stu‐ dent of wellness, well‐being, health, nu‐ trition.

“I was never against vaccination. I understand that, globally, everyone is trying to put a big effort into han‐ dling this virus and seeing, hopeful‐ ly, an end soon to it.”

Djokovic is still open to the possibil‐ ity of being vaccinated against Covid in the future.

Was deported from Australia.